Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Guerni used the events in Naconia to declare that he wanted to prevent the invasion of the Samonei coalition. He called for ethnic people in the territory and engaged in military martial law. However, on the agreed day, only 1,000 soldiers remained in the territory. He With 3,000 soldiers, quietly entered the Dionysian territory south, but did not enter the city of Copsa, because the north of Copsa city is likely to have spies from the coalition of Samona, so Abenerum’s army Hiding in the Potentia territory south of the city of Copsa, meeting with its troops, and sending some personnel back to the mountains of Samone to investigate the enemy.

Copsa is located in the uppermost part of the Ovanto River and south of Lake Consa. The topography of the Ovanto River is somewhat special. In addition to the relatively flat terrain around Copsa and Lake Consa, the north bank of the east rises from the high mountains. It is difficult to climb, and the terrain on the south bank is relatively flat, which is why the Samoan coalition forces converged in the Copsa area during the Civil War and invaded Potentia.

When Alexis led the army into the mountains and camped in the river bay, he sent a messenger, walked west along the south bank of the Ovanto River, and finally entered the Potentia territory, notifying the responsible coordination and command of Potenti Zantiparis of the Allied Armenia of Abenerum.

Zantiparis, Pollet, and Gellney, who had been watching the enemy's movements carefully, were rewarded by spies in the early morning of the next day: six or seven thousand Samoni warriors appeared in the mountains to the north, marching southeast .

They immediately led the 15,000 soldiers northward into the upper Ovanto River and along the south bank towards the east.

Copsa was more than 30 miles away from the river bay. After more than four hours, the army reached the west of the river bay. The north bank here has been relatively smooth. Just in Zantiparis was preparing to order the army to cross the Ovanto River. When entering the North Shore region, Galney made a suggestion.

Because he was familiar with the terrain of Aquilonia, he thought that the Dionysian army would lure the Samonei army into the valley, but their army rushed to Aquilonia from the south together. This led the Samonei coalition to escape earlier from the northwest of the easier-to-climb valley, so he suggested that the Abenerum army first go north and quietly circle a large circle to reach the northwest of Aquilonia, Launch an offensive and join forces with the Samantha army with the Potentia army.

In this regard, Pollet expressed his opposition, but he did not explain the reason, but quietly glanced at Zantiparis. In fact, he was not assured that the Abenerum people would act alone, fearing that they would report the news.

However, Zantiparis agreed with Guerney’s proposal through careful consideration. After all, such a large army defeated this Samoney coalition is a breeze, but the Ministry of Military Affairs hopes that if the Samoney are really If there is an army in the mountain, it is best to take advantage of this huge number of Potentias-Abenirum coalition forces to keep the Samones in the mountains as much as possible without their knowledge. The siege is conducive to the next attack of the Dionysian army.Although Zantiparis didn't know much about Gellney, Gellney's proposal was most in line with the requirements of the Military Department, so he decided to take risks.

Half an hour after the Abenerum army left, the Potentia forces began to cross the river...

For these reasons, this army was almost an hour late.

After listening to the three people's explanation, Alexis looked slightly pale. After all, the final result did prove that the action they took was correct, so he deliberately looked at the sky and then directly said: "It will be soon It's dusk, we should immediately lead the army back to the south camp, and let the soldiers who have been fighting for a day rest well."

All three agreed with his opinion. After all, the main force of the Samone in the mountains has been completely destroyed, but the harassment of small enemies and the sneak attack of the beasts may still exist. It will be safer for several troops to camp together. It's just that such a large army rushed to the Hewandi, and it is impossible to squeeze into the existing barracks. It is also necessary to simply build a new camp next to it.

At this time, Zantiparis looked at the mountains to the east and asked, "What are your plans for tomorrow? Do you want to capture Aquilonia first? It looks like the city is not easy to attack."

Alexis has a slight lip in his mouth, and despite his low voice, his tone is still full of confidence: "In my opinion, with today's victory, even if it does not occupy Aquilonia, it will not be a big deal for the entire battle. Impact. My opinion is that all troops will march directly to Beneventum tomorrow!"

After today's observation of Aquilonia, it has not been moving, especially when the Samonei Army arrived and surrounded the Dionysian army, the Aquilonian army did not come down the mountain and took the opportunity to confront Onia carried out a double attack, and Alexis judged that there were not many defenders in Aquilonia.

"I agree with General Alexis's plan!" Pollet, who knows the Samonei, expressed his support: "We want to use this victory to expand our advantage and not give the Samonei a gasp Opportunity, as soon as the Beneventum is captured, the Hippini are over! And we can also directly threaten the central town of the Kautinis, Kautim, through Beneventum!"

Zantiparis certainly agreed, and only Gellney was in deep thought.

"Is Chief Galney regretting that he should not leave the Samonei Tribal Alliance?!" Pollet said sarcastically.

Guerny came back and explained quickly: "I was wondering if I could persuade Aquilonia, because there were many tribes of Aquilonia among the previously captured Hilpini warriors (because It is close to Dawn and Pucciti, and naturally contributed the most in the previous attack on Dawn), and now they have witnessed the failure of the Samonei again... I know the leader of Aquilonia, he is a The old guy who doesn't talk about friendship but only value strength——"

Speaking of which, Gellny gritted his teeth: Before the Italian-Italian War, the leader of Aquilonia was his father's most loyal supporter. After the Southern Italian War, he immediately fell to Les Guk and was targeting Abbe. Nirum fully supports the issue.

"Under such circumstances, the Aquilonians are very likely to surrender," Guerney said at last.

Being able to persuade Aquilonia can save a lot of things. Of course, Alexis will not object. He immediately made a promise: "If Aquilonia is willing to surrender, Dionia can allow it to become a kingdom. Free City."

This is not because Alexis is advocating, but when the Military Department briefly notified the five rotating chairmen of the offensive plan, everyone seriously considered "Under the force of force, if there is a town in Samona who demands surrender," Problem, in view of the harsh environmental conditions of most of the towns in the Samone Mountains, the output is very limited, and the direct integration into the kingdom will consume administrative resources. It is better to let it take care of itself. For example, Aquilonia is located at such a high level. Above the mountains, the transportation is very inconvenient and can only rely on grazing for a living. The vast majority of Dionysian veterans and officials will probably refuse to come here as chief executives and hold public office.

"I'll send someone up the mountain to persuade the surrender now, and when we get to the estuary, there will be results." Guerni finished, and was ready to arrange.

"Wait a minute!" Pollet stopped him and said, "I suggest that it is better to bring him, and to convince the Aquilonians!"

He waved his hand, and a corpse came over him.

Gurney took a closer look and couldn't help breathing. He knew this dead man. The leader of the large tribe of Kautim, Usibic, had a high reputation among the Kautini tribes, and was once Kautini. A strong candidate for the chief, but he voluntarily gave up competition with Segowani.

"Listening to the captives saying that he is the commander of this Samone coalition. When they broke through, he rushed to the front and was finally stabbed to death by the warriors under my hands! I want to send the messenger to take him and let Ah The Quelonians understand their current situation better!" Pollet said aloud, not only preaching his merits, but also secretly warning Garni.

While Gellny was silent, Alexis said, "I think this is a good idea."

Gellny immediately wiped a trace of sadness from his heart and said simply: "I immediately let his men carry him up the mountain!"

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In the evening, the Dionysian coalition soldiers were still camping in the estuary, and the messengers sent by Gellny brought back more than a dozen hostages from Aquilonia, including one of his chief son Aquiles Lonia dropped.

Alexis rejoiced in his heart and immediately comforted the people of Aquilonia, and promised that after they went to Turri, Dionia will soon release the Aquilonian soldiers who were previously captured .

Although Aquilonia's retreat made the entire southern territory of Hilpini a safe area, Alexis did not relax his vigilance and still ordered the camp's sentries to strengthen their patrols.

This evening was safe.

The next day, the 20,000-person Dionysian army directly pulled the camp westward, along the south bank of the Ovanto River, and first reached Copsa.

Here, Alexis separated 2,000 soldiers, escorted the captives, and escorted Aquilonia's hostages back to Turij. He also discussed the supply and transportation of military food with Kepsa, the chief executive of Copsa.

Zantiparis also left the coalition at this moment and continued to drive westward to Enona, re-leading the half of the reserve corps stationed there, preparing to show his strength in the next battle.

In the afternoon, the Dionysian coalition left Copsa, bypassed Lake Consa, marched northwest, and entered the territory of Abenirum at dusk.

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At this time, outside the city of Naples and in the Samone Alliance camp, the chiefs of the four tribes sat in the big tent, all expressions were solemn, because they had just received "the army left in the mountains was defeated" News.