Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Of course I understand what they think." Daphes smiled confidently: "They want to be the hero of Rome again, then I will give them this opportunity to see if their fantasy can finally be realized!"

Henripolis listened, and immediately no worries, and wished to write down this situation immediately, as an important material for his biography.

Puglius is in a complicated mood. On the one hand, he is happy for fulfilling his promises but his heart is on the other hand. On the other hand, he is also disheartened by Davis’s chest and pride, and he is even less struggling with the remaining Roman forces. Have any hope.

In fact, what the two of them did not know is that Davers made this decision mainly because Daves considered the following factors: First, the Capitolin Mountain is located in the city, and there are five or six thousand people on the mountain. Many, if he really starved to death because of the food, he was afraid that it would cause a plague, which would cause great trouble to the Dionysian army during the war, and it would not be conducive to the rapid recovery of the Roman city;

Secondly, the deaths of thousands of people in the city were too tragic, not only did Daphes feel unbearable, but also the Romans who had surrendered to Dionysia would be sad and desolate, which would affect the Kingdom of Dionysia. The perception is not conducive to their integration;

Third, he had learned from Publius before that most of the families of noble soldiers in the army of Camulus were on Capitoline Hill. It's time to deal with the Roman army that retreated to Sutnikum.

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After getting Davos's consent, Pulius went up the mountain again, and the two sides soon reached an agreement.

The next day, the people on the mountain were repatriated down the mountain, and the Roman veterans also allowed the soldiers of a unit of Dionynia to enter the mountain in accordance with the agreement and supervised the entire process (mainly to see whether the Roman veterans abide by the agreement and only left 500 people).

The Roman people who came down the mountain were escorted (more supported) by the Dionysian soldiers to the designated place and imprisoned. Their faces had sorrow, but it was more of a relief. After all, the day of starvation finally passed. Too.

Roman civilians also came to the square to see the excitement. When they saw these noble family members they had envied in the past, they are now with a blank face and a trance, and they are very happy when they are happy.

Portitus, Maruguiressis, etc., who were all old Romans, and hundreds of remaining Roman civic soldiers stood on the top of the cliff, watching their loved ones step into the city occupied by the enemy, until the entire Kapi On the Torin Hill, the empty silence was restored again, and they still stood like a stone statue for a long time...

It took a long time before the coughing of several old veterans broke this deadly silence.

Scipio shouted loudly to the soldiers: "Citizens, we shall guard this place with all our strength! Guard the temple of our Romans! Waiting...waiting for the final victory!"

"Roar!!!" The soldiers roared in unison, more of which was tragic.

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Aquilonia, one of the three major towns of Hilpini (the other two are Beneventum and Abenirum), it is located in the city of Vinosa in the Puchti region of the Kingdom of Dionysia The distance of more than 50 miles northwest (this is only a straight line distance, in fact, the distance to walk is doubled), the southwest of Askurum in the Downey region is less than 50 miles away. The Pini invaded the forward base of the Apulian lowlands (including this time), and it also benefited from it, becoming the strongest tribal joint settlement in the southeast of the Hippini territory, and also becoming the Hippini tribe A powerful barrier to the southwest.

Its city is built on a hill up to 500 meters high, surrounded by rolling hills with an average height of about 300 meters. Not to mention the offensive, let alone the army to get there, it takes a lot of effort.

Since Alexis was determined to capture Aquilonia, he naturally made some careful preparations. He transferred the light infantry and light armor of the 11th Corps, and then added two heavy infantry of the 10th Corps. The brigade and the light armoured infantry and light infantry brigade, plus the engineering battalion, the medical battalion, the battalion battalion, the mountain reconnaissance squad, a total of more than 6,000 people, and there is a large number of pack packs, which carry more than a dozen of the army The food of the sky, and ten Abeniroms sent by Galni as guides.

At dawn, he led his army from Vinosa, headed north to the south bank of the Ovanto River, and then marched up the Ovanto Valley. The march was smooth and unharmed by the Samonais.

It is also understandable that in the first two battles, the Samonei suffered severely. Now they are focusing on attacking the Campania League. How many young and middle-aged people can fight in the entire territory.So the success of this march made Alexis even more confident in winning Aquironia

In the afternoon, the Dionysian army arrived at a bay in the upper part of the Ovanto River, which is exactly where Ovanto meets a larger tributary, so the terrain is flat and the area is relatively open, which is just right for Ten miles south of the city of Aquilonia, this is also a campsite chosen by Alexis to learn the surrounding terrain from the guide of Abenirum in detail before departure, because the north of this river bay It is also facing the narrow lowland between the mountains (the height of this lowland is also tens of meters), through which it can be approached to the mountains below Aquilonia.

So he ordered the army to hurry up and build a camp on the south bank of this estuary.

The soldiers of the whole army immediately began to act quickly according to the division of labor in advance: the engineers surveyed the surrounding terrain to determine the main area; the soldiers used a sickle and an axe to cut off the wild grass in the area, cut off the trees, and then leveled the ground to build Starting from the wooden fence... The most important thing is to burn the thatch in the swamp area on the shore as much as possible, and smoke away the mosquitoes hidden in it.Fortunately, the Ovanto River is not a large river and rarely floods, so the swamp area of ​​the estuary is small, but the fire and smoke will certainly attract the attention of the surrounding Samone tribes, but to ensure that the soldiers have enough rest and Healthy, with enough physical strength and energy to cope with the next hard battle, Alexis thinks it is worth it.

In order to construct the camp initially and lay the foundation for the next attack, at dusk, Alexis also let people set fire around the camp to illuminate the hard work of the soldiers.

The soldiers also know that this place is not elsewhere. The terrain is unfamiliar and complex. There are not only beasts and snakes in the mountains, but also fierce enemies. Therefore, they don’t need to be urged by the team officers and they are regardless of the tired construction of the camp because they know that only the camp is built. So that they can sleep well in this dangerous mountain.

After the evening, the camp began to take shape: a wooden fence was built on the periphery, a deer village was simply tied outside the wooden fence, and a patchwork sentry tower was erected inside the wooden fence and at the four corners of the camp. In a rectangular tent, these tarpaulins sewn with animal skins are strong and have a large coverage area, which can completely cover the space in the tent, which can not only prevent snakes and insects from biting, but also block wind, frost, rain and snow.Each tent can accommodate a small group of soldiers to rest. This is the same as the army barracks in the territory. This allows extremely familiar comrades to relax and sleep quickly in a strange battlefield environment. It is also convenient for the team leader to manage.

One brigade occupies an area within the camp and has a large gap from the tent area of ​​the other brigade. The six brigades are arranged in a circle, enclosing the medical care camp, the engineering camp, and the heavy camp in the middle (usually because of the heavy camp The pack animals in the camp have a strong smell and are noisy, so they are often arranged on the side of the camp, but this time because the camp is not perfect and the defense is weak, it is extremely vulnerable to attack outside the camp, and it is difficult to fight in the mountains and food transportation. The pack is extremely important). At the center of the camp is the commander’s large tent. A large brazier stands outside the large tent. The continuous burning flame allows the team officers and soldiers in the camp even in the dark. Find the commander.

While the soldiers were building the camp, Alexist arranged for a company to take a full rest. When the soldiers of the whole army began to sleep, the company began to stand guard, sentry, and patrol the camp in the dark.

Lakelesis, Mesapi, the hero of the triumphant Turrii triumphant two years ago, is now a company captain.As the company commander on duty tonight, he asked his four teams to be responsible for the guard posts in the east, west, south, and north directions of the camp. He also solemnly told the four team leaders: "Be sure to open your eyes and observe the outside of the camp. Everything is abnormal and report the situation immediately! If anyone is careless or even lazy to sleep, I will definitely be punished by military law and will never be merciless!"

After arranging the mission, he personally followed the first unit to patrol the north of the camp, because he knew that there was a high possibility of the enemy appearing in this direction.

In the middle of the night, the soldiers had already fallen asleep, but the camp was not quiet, the wolf howling in the forest, the frog singing in the river, the birds chirping in the swamp, various insects in the grass Naruto and the gurgling sound of running water... This is the most beautiful melody of nature.

But this harmony will soon be broken, the waterfowl tapping on the water in panic, the frog stopped alerting, and the noisy footsteps sounded across the river...

"Captain company, there are enemies!" the soldier reminded on the outpost.

"Don't worry, see how many enemies there are!" Rakeless said calmly. He couldn't disturb the commander's rest just because there were only a few enemies to harass him. That would only leave Alexis. The impression of incompetence.