Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Attack! Hurry to attack me!..." Campania officers urged these distracted soldiers anxiously.

The Dionysian heavy infantry who had been preparing for it already shouted in excitement, protecting the long shield over the head, blocking the stones and wood that the city guards hurriedly dropped, and rushed towards them in a loose queue. A wall gap.The Campania light infantry in front of the trenches also stepped up their attacks on the city head.

After the city wall collapsed downward, a slope was formed on both sides of the gap, and the Dionysian soldier stepped on the gravel of the foot and hurriedly jumped into the gap that only three people could pass.When the defenders of Lola South City saw the wall collapse, they immediately separated some soldiers to go to the city to intercept.

In the close fight, the Dionyan soldiers with short swords have the advantage, but the Lola warriors are not afraid of casualties in order to defend their homeland. The narrow gap makes the Dionyan soldiers attack quickly, but in a short time. No progress can be made.

"Woo!..." Just as the Dionysian and Campania soldiers poured into the gaps of the two walls, the attacking bugle sounded outside the West City at the right time.

The Campania light infantrymen in front of the trench immediately fell down the arrow shield and laid it on the trench that was only three meters wide. The remaining coalition soldiers rushed up from the rear on the ladder and stepped on the arrow shield. One by one, the "wood bridges" easily bypassed the sparsely arranged Luzhai and placed the cloud ladder on the city wall.

Some of the original defenders of the west city were pumped to rescue the south city, and part of them rushed down the city to block the gap. There are not many warriors left at the head of the city. They also have to assist the enemy who attacks the gap. Killing, it is also very difficult to stop the enemy's ants from attacking the city and have to ask for help.

However, the Dionysian Allied forces in the South City are now attacking violently, and the Lola fighters in the armor are not as good as the other. They often win more or less in frontal fights and can only support it.The defense of the city head on the east and the north mainly depends on the people in the city, and it is a great sacrifice to be able to fight until it is not broken by the enemy.Now the whole Lola city has been attacked on all sides, and the whole city is tight. There is no more troops to send.

The fighting continued until noon, and Zantiparis, who was paying attention to the development of the war situation outside the South City, received the long-awaited good news: Allied soldiers had captured the west of the city!

Zante Pariston took a long breath and relaxed his body: Lola City finally won!

Although for him, this was his first independent battle after joining the Kingdom of Dionysia, but the first battle won such a big victory. It may be possible to realize his original desire in his lifetime- —Become a real legionary, and wash away his previous stigmatization (referring to the case of La Odisian, when he served as an inspector in the military department, but did not do his due diligence, resulting in weak supervision and making some incompetent The team officer is promoted).

But at the moment he was a little unhappy: from the siege of Lola City to the present, he led more than 500 casualties. Although most of them were injured, for a team of only 4,000 people, this ratio is already very high. , I am afraid to be criticized afterwards.

Therefore, he issued orders to the herald soldiers: "Notify the various brigades, don't go too aggressive after entering the city, slow down the offensive speed, pay attention to protect yourself and reduce casualties!"

The recruits are inexperienced and can only keep reminding... Watching the herald soldiers leave, Zantiparis sighed softly, rubbing his sore old waist with his hand, and said, "Go and bring me a chair. "

The defense of Lola City was like a bloated pig urine bubble, which was broken a little and soon collapsed across the board.However, the concerns of Zantiparis were quickly fulfilled. The Lola defenders and the people who retreated from the city to the city did not surrender. They still stubbornly blocked the advance of the coalition forces in the city, which angered the capital during the siege. The coalition soldiers who paid a lot of casualties, especially the Campania soldiers who were previously poisoned by the Samonei army, not only increased their offensive strength, but also treated all men, women and children in the city as enemies and killed them.

The Lola people are outnumbered, and there is no final defense in the city like the acropolis that is common in the Greek city-states. In the afternoon, Lola people almost died in the city and were completely occupied by the coalition forces.

However, the coalition leaders did not have the joy of victory, because an Abenerum spy brought them bad news: Thousands of Kautini fighters left Beneventum early in the morning, Marching west.

Allied generals headed by Zantiparis and E'Alos immediately became nervous. They were worried that this Samonei army was coming to rescue Lola. Fortunately, they no longer need to worry about the instability of Lola's city.

After deliberation, the coalition generals decided to let the soldiers rush to repair and eat rations at the same time in order to restore physical strength as soon as possible.The cleaning of the entire battlefield, the removal of military camps outside the city, and the inventory of materials in the city are all entrusted to the officials of Enona to manage, and at the same time, the people of Enona, Campania and Naconia are responsible for the fact. This is equivalent to handing over the management of Lola City to Dionia.

For the Campanias, there is no way.The massive invasion of the Samonei forces, killing and looting a large number of Camparias, destroying towns and villages, the city of Naples is almost a wilderness dozens of miles away, and now the population of the Campania Union is insufficient. In order to fill these wastelands, where can I covet the land in the eastern plains of Campania, not to mention the proximity to the mountains and the susceptibility to the attacks of the Samonais, the Dionysians stationed here can instead become Campa The security barrier of the Allianz League.

For Dionia, after the previous third army defeated the Kautini invasion of the Campania League, he had formulated a punishment plan for occupying Lola, Cesar, and Capua, but now It is just to pick up this plan again.Adrians sent Enona officials to lead the people here, on the one hand to help the coalition forces to attack the city, and on the other hand, after taking Lola, he quickly took over the city.

The Kingdom of Dionysia and the Campania League reached a tacit agreement on nature naturally, and each took their own needs.But now, the Samonian reinforcements that may come at any time are likely to make their victory in exchange for the blood of the soldiers into a bubble.

Fortunately, there are more than ninety miles from Beneventum to Lola, half of which are still mountain roads, so several generals of the Campania League believe that it is impossible for the Cautini people to reach Lough in a day. Pulled.

As the saying goes, if you are afraid of anything, come at dusk, and the reconnaissance dispatched to the north and pay close attention to the enemy's movements hastily hurried back to report: a Samonei army came out of the Abella pass and was heading towards Lola When he arrived, the number of soldiers was about 10,000.

The generals of the Campania League were surprised when they heard this news: I heard from the spies of Abenerum that the enemy had only a few thousand people. Why did it become 10,000 after a few hours?!

Immediately, a general expressed doubts: "Have you properly probed the number of enemies?! Give me a second check!"

Other generals suggested: "The Samonei are coming fiercely, and our soldiers have just gone through a fierce battle. They are not only very tired, but also suffered some casualties. They are in urgent need of rest, and now Lola's city wall is broken and cannot be maintained. It’s better... It’s better to take the lead in retreating first, and wait until you are fully prepared to fight again..."

His suggestion was accepted by several generals, and even Elalos appeared hesitant, unable to make a decision for a while, and turned his attention to Zantiparis.

Zantiparis looked around the generals of Campania around him, and he knew in his heart that despite the victory over the city of Lola and a victory over the Samonais, the Campania League faced Samo for decades The continuous failure of the Nai people has made them fear the Samonais in their hearts. Once the situation is unfavorable, the first thing they think of is retreat, he must give them the courage to fight!

Zantiparis pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Everyone, if we are going to retreat, there are a few questions, you must first consider. First, what do these tens of thousands of people do? They are not soldiers, young and strong There are also disciplinary constraints. Many of them are elderly and women. They are slow in movement and lack of organization. Once they are retreated, the scene is bound to be chaotic. The Samonei march is so fast, once they are caught up It was a disaster!

Secondly, the war waged by the Samone has already caused huge losses to the Campania League. We finally captured Lola, and at a glance, we can block the Samone in the mountains and stop their Once again invading, now we have to give up Lola. Once we give up, it is not so easy to recapture it again. The Samonians will inevitably learn the lesson and arrange enough soldiers here, which will form a stalemate. .

The main force of our Dionysian army is in the east, fighting in the mountains. That is the home of the Samoan. The battle must be very difficult. There can be no success in a short time, and I can’t get new reinforcements here. , Because the kingdom is also fighting a bigger war in Sicily and Latium.

Once the situation is in a stalemate, it is not good for you.Because the Samonet people can use their best offensive method-harassment, after experiencing the massive invasion of Samonet, you originally needed to lead the people to rebuild their homes, harvest and cultivate damaged farmland, and graze very little The cattle and sheep...but once the Samone returns to the Campania Plain, will the people dare to leave the town?The lack of food, the difficulty of accommodation, and the difficulty of returning home to people will inevitably be filled with dissatisfaction and complaints. The subsequent governance of your city-state will become more difficult..."