Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

But he also knows that Alenia is not easy to attack. According to the information he learned from the intelligence department, there are more than 3,000 civilian soldiers in the city, and there are walls 6 to 7 meters high. Once a battle occurs, according to the city and For the Third Fleet, which has only 6,000 fleet infantry, it will cost a lot to capture.

Moreover, Midolades is good at naval warfare and has no experience in land warfare.

Midolades knew his ability, so he did not act blindly, but called his men to discuss.

The Fleet Infantry Commander Myontide made his own suggestion: that is to lure Alenia's civic soldiers out of the city and destroy them, thereby weakening their defense force and then attacking the city.(There are 4 Fleet Infantry Officers in the Dionysian Army sequence. They are each part of the four fleets. They are the No. 2 character of the fleet. They need to obey the command of the fleet command and have all the fleets that manage and train the fleet in peacetime. Infantry, the power to command the troops to land on the coast during wars and to assault and invade enemy territories. The number of infantry in his fleet is not fixed, depending on the number of crow warships in his fleet.) The way is to dress up as an Etruscan pirate and attack the silver mine in Alenia.

In the past 100 years, the two most famous pirate groups on the Italian peninsula-the east coast is the Illyrians of the Adriatic Sea, and the west coast is the Etruscans.The pirates and the Illyrians were mainly for survival. The Etruscan pirates were originally privately established by the Etruscan city-state. In order to fight the ongoing colonization of the Italian peninsula, they began to threaten Etruria. The Greeks who had hegemony in central and northern Italy, with the weakening of the Greek colonization towards the Western Mediterranean and the determination of the ultimate sphere of influence of both sides, Etruscan pirates decreased significantly.

But 30 years ago, Etruscan pirates increased again, not because of official organizations, but because the Celtics in northern Italy began to invade south, seizing Etruscan land.Especially the Celtic army swept the entire Etruscan territory more than a decade ago, and even captured Rome. Many Etruscans fled to the sea and became pirates. Even if the Gauls later retreated, there are still Some Etruscans tasted the sweetness of nothing, and wanted to continue to plunder Italy's west coast.

But during this period, due to the establishment of the Dionysian Third Fleet, the cruise to the coast of the Kingdom of Dionyssia and its allies was strengthened, and the Etruscan pirates that were hit frequently decreased significantly again, only to shrink on the west coast of Italy North, dare not go south.Although Carthage once formed an alliance with Etruscans and still maintains a tacit understanding of its neighbors and non-aggression, Alenia has not been attacked by Etruscan pirates in the past.

After Meontide’s proposal was adopted, Midolades began to prepare carefully. He even ran to the newly occupied Etruscan city of Keslera to learn more about the Etruscan pirates. The situation also borrowed armor and weapons from several Etruscan cargo ships and their soldiers.

Two days later, dozens of warships of the 3rd Fleet, fully loaded with fleet soldiers, quietly leaned on the beach between Alenia and the Etruscan town of Mariana in the north, 4,000 fleets The infantry landed ashore and sneaked into the mountains.

On the second day, several Etruscan ships suddenly broke into the sea off Alenia and landed on the northern beach of Alenia. More than 200 “Etruscan pirates” landed and rushed towards Alenia is a famous silver mine in the mountainous northwest.

Since the Dionysian army landed in the Latham region, the Alenians have been worried, but after a month or two, the Dionysian army has not landed in Corsica’s land, even offshore. Seeing no traces of the Dionysian warships, the Alenians temporarily rested their minds. They thought that the Dionysian army was still caught up in the war with Rome. They did not expect the abhorrent Et at this time. The Luria pirates appeared, and they wanted to rob a large silver mine in Alenia, which was an important source of revenue for the Alenia treasury.

After a detailed investigation by the Clippers, no other anomalies were found offshore. Considering the difficulty of Etruscan pirates, for safety reasons, Alenia’s Carthage judges decided to resolve them as soon as possible to avoid Other accidents happened, and he urged the city hall to quickly call out 800 Alenia civic soldiers. He led the army out of the city and quickly rushed to the location of the silver mine.

When they attacked the Etruscan pirates who were looting the silver mine, 4,000 fleet infantry suddenly appeared behind them and surrounded them.

The Alenia army was quickly defeated, the Carthage judges were killed in battle, and the soldiers were either killed or arrested.

The Fleet Infantry first separated their units for interrogation, and then escorted them together towards the beach.On the way, the Alesia captives at the front of the line suddenly rioted, knocking down the soldiers who escorted them, and then the captives with bloodstains and filth on their faces returned to rescue other companions.

Suddenly, the entire escort team was in chaos. Many Alesian people seized the opportunity to escape and waited for the fleet infantry to quell the riots. More than 200 prisoners had fled to the city of Alenia.

So, the soldiers of the fleet began to catch up.

The captives ran away regardless of fatigue, and fled to the bottom of the city. They also shouted hysterically: "Open the door quickly! The Dionysians are coming!! Open the door quickly!!!"

For centuries, under the protection of Carthage, the Alenians lived in peace and tranquility except for sometimes beating pirates. Suddenly they heard the news of "The Dionysians killed." They were all at a loss, seeing their countrymen in disorganized and embarrassed clothes, who shouted again were all familiar people, and in the distance the smoke was billowing, obviously the enemy was approaching quickly.

So they opened the city gate without hesitation, and urged the deserters to come in quickly.

As soon as the captives ran into the city, the dozens of fleet infantry hidden in them drew out their short swords tied to their backs and hidden by the loose lining, and thrust at the captives around them.

The gate of the city suddenly fell into chaos, causing a blockage that could not be closed immediately.

The large force of the fleet infantry arrived later and took advantage of the situation to kill the city...

After a period of fighting in the city, Alenia was captured.

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At dusk, the heavy and low sound of the horn sounded outside the city of Satnikum, and the Dionyan soldiers who were siege retreated like tide.

In the large account in the barracks, Tolmed is reporting to Davers: "Your Majesty, we have launched an offensive against Satnikum in the past few days. The Romans' defense was quite tenacious, making our attack unsuccessful. With any progress made, the casualties of the soldiers are close to 3,000, and the days of hard work have made the soldiers feel tired and morale has fallen—"

"Tormid, you are not right. The morale of the brothers is still very high. They are eager to attack the city and avenge the dead comrades! And we have casualties, and the Romans are not small. They are more than us. It’s much less, and after a few more days of attack, they can’t stand it!” Amintas retorted loudly.

Tolmed didn't argue, just looked at Davers.

Daveus looked calm, tapping his fingers on the table case.

After a moment, he said: "The Romans are different from other enemies. They have strict discipline and tenacity, and they are no less than our legionnaires. And their commander Camulus is very capable. These days they are in defense. This sudden attack caused us a lot of trouble.

For a tenacious army, the more violent our attacks, the more violent our resistance will be.And Tolmed is right. Since our soldiers landed in Latham, how many big battles have been fought in a few months, siege, raid, chase... Within a month, it is time to take down Rome and conquer such a large territory!The soldiers are all flesh-grown, not iron, even if it is iron, it will bend after continuous impact... So, I decided to stop the siege from tomorrow and continue to besiege Satnikum.

I see... The last time a rugby match was held in Rome, it was very popular with the soldiers. Can you continue to play rugby and football matches in the camp? Let’s expand the scope of the match a little bit. The winning team is participating in the confrontation of the various legions. Whether it is the team that wins the final victory within the legion or the team that wins the championship between the legions, they will receive rich rewards, so that the soldiers can relax and be happy."

When talking about the favorite sports of the legionnaires, several heads of the legions all smiled, even claiming to be.

According to the military concept of the Romans, war is the most important event related to the life and death of city-states. Citizens gather to fight and return to the enemy. They always go all out. They have never played games in the camp, but since Since last participating in the game, Sextus has always been fascinated by this new game. He is also full of joy at the moment, and he specifically asked: "Your Majesty, are you still taking us to play this time?" (According to Seck The military position of Stus, he could not have appeared in the military meeting of Davers, but now the Roman reserve has become a force that cannot be ignored in the Dionysian army, whether for military considerations or For political considerations, every time Davers holds a military meeting, Tolmed must inform him to come)

"This is absolutely not enough!" Matonis objected loudly and his attitude was extremely determined: "Your Majesty, you can't participate, otherwise the other legions can't compete seriously!"

"Relax, this time I will only serve as an audience." Daveus smiled and looked at the anxiously white-faced Matonis, and then looked at the somewhat disappointed Sextus: "However, the reserve soldiers are not really good at playing. Rugby, not even football. It’s not fair to play with your team..."