Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

At this time, the sentinels in the city of Adi also heard the footsteps of "wow, wow", but they did not arouse vigilance. After all, Adi was far from the center of the Latin city-state, and also far from the Helniki, Equa, and Ma in the east In the past, apart from having some territorial conflicts with Walsey, the Westerners rarely experienced major wars.And now there are more Antium and Saturnikum belonging to Rome in the south. During this time, the war in the south has subsided. The Adi people think that they are safe, and they have no idea that they will be enemies. It was the Roman army that was mobilizing, so no scouts were sent at all.

After passing the city of Adi, the first and third army of Dionysia began to approach the coast. This black army was only discovered by the merchant ships and caravans of the Latins passing by. They were taken aback and hurriedly went to the neighboring town to call the police, more organic The police merchant ship turned directly south and was ready to notify Antium who had heavy soldiers stationed.

In fact, this is no longer necessary. After more than two hours, Antium defended Paulus at the head of the city, and finally decided to send one of the few reconnaissance rides again, venture out of the city and probe the Dionyan army. Movement.

At this moment, the men suddenly shouted: "General, fireworks are ignited on the port lighthouse!"

Paulus was startled and looked back, seeing a straight black smoke rising in the direction of the port.

Has an enemy attacked from the sea?!Paulus was tense again, and then he saw a cavalry rushing in the city, shouting under the wall: "General Paulus, there are countless warships and troop carriers on the sea outside the port! !"

Paulus was shocked: Do the Dionyans want to repeat the last battle against Antium?!

"Immediately dispatch 500 light infantry and 2,000 heavy infantry to the port to arm!" He gave the adjutant command without hesitation.

"Yes, general!"

Paulus finished, quickly got out of the city, mounted his horse, and rushed to the port with the guard.

There has been panic in the city, especially in the inner city gate leading to the port. There is serious congestion at the gate of the port. The people of countless ports are rushing to flock into the city, and some even screamed in panic: "The enemy's army is coming! Run!..."

Paulus and the escort spent nine years and two tigers before squeezing out. They rushed to the towering lighthouse on the breakwater.

When he got on the lighthouse, what he saw in his field of vision made him awesome: At this time, it was past noon, the sea outside the port was sparkling, and the endless sails appeared in the distant sea beyond his line of sight, It is connected with the sea and sky in the far distance... These sailboats have a characteristic, and the side of the ship is golden, which is very dazzling.

Although the Romans were not strong in the navy and had rarely fought large-scale naval battles, Paulus, who had served as a military and political officer for several times, had rich experience and often humbly consulted Camulus, so he could judge that it was Most of the terrible fleets this time are troop carriers, because the troop carriers have a feature. After the soldiers board the ship, they should hang the shields on both sides of the hull. This not only frees up the space inside the ship, it is convenient to take, and at the same time It can also defend against long-range attacks by enemy ships.

How many reinforcements did the Dionyans send?!!Paulus was shocked and asked with a slightly trembling voice: "Is the chain of the port... put down?"

"It has been pulled up."

"What about the outposts on the anti-bottle? Are the soldiers already in place?"

"General, you can rest assured that the archers have already boarded the tower, and the asphalt, arrows, and rags are well prepared."

"That's good!" Paulus felt a little comfort in his heart, and he said again: "The army in the city will arrive soon, don't panic."

"General," the port official said: "According to the observation of the lighthouse sentry, this huge fleet is probably not directed at Antium, it should go north!"

Paulus froze, looking again at the distant sea surface: Although the fleet was too far away, it was not clear, but compared with some ships that were fleeing to the port of Antium, the pieces of white sails showed only The side, plus the flashing light on the side of the ship, and the distance between their fleet and the coast did not seem to change much during the time they spoke... Obviously, the Dionysian fleet is continuing to sail north!

"Don't the Dionyans prepare to land on the coast north of Antium?" Paulus murmured uncertainly.

The person in charge of the port reminded him: "General, the Dionysians landed in the north, it is better to land in the south. The last time they landed on the south coast, the last occupied Antium."

Paulus remembered this: between Antium and Adi is a low hilly area. Although it is fairly flat, it is obviously not convenient compared to the south, so...

Paulus thought of this and suddenly changed his face: The Dionysians were preparing to land on the farther north coast, attacking the Latin allies, and possibly attacking the weakly defended hinterland, and finally approached Rome...

Thinking of this, Paulus was sweating coldly because he immediately thought that the Dionysian army from the south that appeared in the early morning was probably to meet this huge number of fleets. They had already passed through Rome. The blockade line set up on the border of Walsey entered the hinterland of the Latin city-state!!

It’s no wonder that Paulus did not think about this in advance. He still had the original message in his mind that “Dionysia’s army in Volsey only had nearly 10,000 people”, and he did not get Dionysia’s troop increase to Walcy. News (because the Third Fleet has completely blocked the sea route south of the Latham region during this time), so he subconsciously believes that an army with an unpopular number of troops passes through the blockade and penetrates behind the enemy, even if it can occupy It is cheap for a while, and it is difficult to escape the fate of the encirclement and suppression. Such an attack tactic is suitable for the fast-moving and portable mountain races, but it is not suitable for the Dionyan regular troops that are mainly heavy infantry.

Although he had been taught by the Dionysian navy once, it was impossible to liberate his imprisoned brain by Paulus, a former Roman military officer who was used to traditional land combat.

"Send a scout immediately, track along the coastline, find out where the fleet is landing, and report immediately!" Paulus eagerly issued an order: "Send a messenger again to notify Satnikum and Willet Lei’s defender told them that the Dionysian army had entered the hinterland of the Latium region, and that their navy would land on the coast to prepare them for the attack! And... send another messenger and quickly rush to Rome, inform the Senate and prepare them!"

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The combined forces of the First and Third Legion of Dionysian passed through the latinium by the sea.

This city is small, but it has a very important position in the minds of the Latins, because in the legend of the Latins, they are far behind Hector in the powerful city of Troy in Asia Minor in the ancient Mediterranean era. Descendants of the hero Aeneas (he is said to be a Trojan).

After the Trojans were occupied by the Greeks, Aeneas took part of the Trojans, fled to Italy by boat, landed in the Latium area, was welcomed by the Latin King, and married his daughter Lavigne to him, so Aye Neas built a new city on the Latin coast, named after his wife, this is the origin of Lavinim.Later, the sons of the two men established a new city called Albalonga near the volcanic lake north of Lavinim, called Lake Alba. Later, the city became the center of the Latins until the royal family. The twins born to Princess Sylvia fell into the wild, were fed by the she-wolf, established Rome, and eventually destroyed Albalonga.

Although Lavinium was the place of origin of the Romans, it was really a small city-state, low walls, and few residents. When it was seen that Dionyan’s army was passing by outside the city, the city’s head The sentries were trembling with fear, and the people in the city were terrified.

However, the Dionysian army did not stop the march, they continued north along the coast.

"The two corps leaders, the 1st Cavalry Corps and the 2nd Cavalry Corps have rushed back--" Before the reconnaissance was finished, a rumbling horseshoe sounded behind him.

"Amintas, Lizaru, our cavalry legion is back on time!" Lades shouted immediately.

"How is it going?" asked Amintas.

"At least before we left, we did not see any army out of Antium and Sutnikum." Ledes said patting the horse's neck slightly, and said slightly complacently: "During this period, they sent no There are few scouts, but they have not escaped our interception. What about you? Have you reached your destination?"

"It's past Lavinim, and it's almost time." Amintas wiped the sweat from his face, and then flicked his hand, saying with a little complaint: "I started to gather and set off before dawn, never I’m afraid I’ve walked for seven or eighty miles. The brothers are already very tired. If it’s not because they have been on a flat road, we may not be able to complete the task given by His Majesty."

"I don't think the brothers will complain." Ledes looked at the legionary soldiers passing by, and said with relief: "They should all be able to participate in the battle that will begin. Excited."

"Not only are the soldiers excited, we are also excited!" Lizzaru interjected.

The heads of the legions laughed at each other.

The Dionyan army finally stopped.Under the command and arrangement of several legion chiefs, 20,000 legionnaires backed up against the silver-white flat sand beach, and arranged a four-mile-long, eight-column army formation without any hassle.