Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"I was very happy after receiving the order from Lord Cypros in Herna!" Breru said sincerely: "Lazaru, Epitanis, you don't know that the Carthaginians took Sikel The tribe has suffered misery! Your arrival has given us the opportunity to avenge the Carthaginians! Everyone has longed for you to come!" said Crelu, pointing to the Sikel soldiers who followed him behind, one of them All of them were eagerly looking at the Dionyan marching troops with military flags, neat military appearance and magnificent appearance.

The two regiment commanders were also looking at the auxiliary forces recruited by Kreru: most of them were light infantry Scykels wearing short-sleeved singles and javelins, and a small number of them were wearing leather shield spears and wearing Light armoured soldier in black leather helmet.

Seeing that the two regiment leaders were puzzled about the dress of these light armoured soldiers, Krerou explained: "They are all citizens of Sikel who joined the kingdom in the past few years, and they are usually called to participate in military training at the Katanai Barracks. Counted as a reserve soldier of the legion."

"How many people do you have?" Lizaru asked directly.

"A total of 4700 people, 780 people have become Dionysian citizens, and the rest are all ethnic groups of all tribes," Kreru replied.

Lizaru and Epidene looked at each other, a smile appeared on their faces.Previously, King Daveus said that Crelu would summon the Sikels and assist them in combat, but they did not expect that Crelu would summon so many soldiers, counted as the full number of the Third Army and the Lucania Reserve Corps. The 16,000 men, plus the nearly 1,000 Roman soldiers who were added to the legion, add up to a total strength of 23,000.

For them, this is already a huge number, giving them confidence in defeating the enemies in the mountains.

"Adults of the two legions, it is not too early, let's let the soldiers into the city quickly." Kreru reminded.

"I think it's still camping outside the city. We have two legions. I'm afraid this city can't live." Epitanius shook his head and said that he had been there when he saw the city in the distance. Observe that although Aguirion was once the central town of the Sikels, the city walls are not too high, and they are still wooden. It seems that the area is not too large. Considering that there are still residents in the city, this proposal is only made.

Who knows, Breru said bitterly: “You don’t know that the Carthaginians forced the Sikel tribes in Agilion and the surroundings to follow them to the west, and all those who resisted were cut off by them. Head... Now Agilion is already an empty city, and there are enough empty houses to house the soldiers..."

No wonder the eyes of these Sikel warriors are so ardent!Epidene again glanced at the soldiers standing behind Kreru, he thought it was a good thing, because hatred would bring strength, and in the future, these Sikel soldiers would fight with the Carthage go.

"Do you know where the Carthaginians retreated?" Lizaru was more concerned about the movement of the Carthaginian army.

"According to some Sikel tribes, the Carthaginians retreated to Enna. What was the specific situation? I just called up the army and haven't done more detailed investigations yet," Kreru explained.

"Take ten Sikel warriors who are very familiar with the mountainous terrain from your team and lead our reconnaissance team to investigate the details of the enemy as soon as possible so that we can make an attack plan as soon as possible." Lu asked for it, and he also said to Epitenius: "We still don’t rely too much on Izam. He has to serve His Majesty first, and then he will convey information to us. There will inevitably be a delay. We might as well get the information ourselves. Come faster."

Epitanius nodded in agreement and said, "Let's go to the advanced city. The soldiers have been marching for most of the day, and they should stop and rest."

"Into the city!" Lizaru waved back.

The third legionnaire standing at the forefront of the march waved the legionnaire's flag and led the soldiers into the gate of Agilion.

The Sikel warriors standing on both sides of the city and the road expressed their welcome in their way.

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Later, the army led by Davos arrived in Gera.

This famous Greek city-state on the south coast has now been burnt into ruins by the Carthaginians. This is Marco’s idea. Even if he led the army to evacuate, he did not want the Dionysians to use these empty cities.

Not only was Gera suffered this tragedy, but Ekonum, Agrigento, and Minoa did not escape the same doom, only Agilion was an exception. This was due to the leader of the Sikeltanikian tribe. Konice’s request, after all, Agilion was a town where his fathers lived. He also looked forward to the future when the Carthaginians drove away the Dionysians, and he will re-establish Agilion as the king of the Sikels. Of course, I don't want it to be destroyed, and it is also not conducive to his establishment of prestige among other Sikel tribes.

In order to continue to receive the allegiance of Akonis, the Carthaginians agreed to his request.

Daveus knew in advance the destruction of Gera, but because the Carthaginians retreated more hurriedly and did not patiently and thoroughly destroy the city after burning, the wall of Gera was still standing intact .

Yesterday, Daphes had ordered Sectrian to send ten warships to land here, and the crew carried out a relatively thorough cleanup and simple repairs to the entire city.Therefore, although Daveus led the army to arrive at dusk, the tired soldiers of the various legions did not need to build camps and entered the city directly. They entered the allocated areas and set up tents to rest.

What's more, Davers learned from the news continuously sent by the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade that there were no traces of Carthage's army within a few tens of miles, and the only possible hostility was the presence of more than 1,000 troops in the city of Kamalina. Syracuse soldiers cannot threaten the Dionysian army.

However, Daveus still reminded the heads of the legions to strictly lay out the necessary defense facilities, arrange outposts and patrols in strict accordance with the requirements of camping in the enemy-occupied areas during wartime, and prevent the enemy from attacking at night.

And on this day, after the Apulia theater commander Alexis completed the defensive deployment of the area he was responsible for (the eleventh legion warned the Dawn area to deter the Samone who had just surrendered, while preventing The Adriatic attack on the shore, the Ninth Army is responsible for the defense of Mesapi and Puchti at the same time), leading the 10th and 3rd Cavalry Corps, which is fully complemented by personnel, and Four reserve brigades, with a total of nearly 14,000 people, took a boat at the port of Tarantum and sailed to Sicily.

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After nearly a year of war, the casualties of Dionyan citizens are not rare. Even the Turi region with a population of nearly 30 has also been affected. After all, it provides the first and second legions. The source of the soldiers, and these two legions are precisely the main force of the battle. The casualties have been not small. Over a period of time, a group of ashes tanks of soldiers killed in battle and seriously injured soldiers were transported to the port by passenger ships.

At this time, the people in the Turiri region are most afraid of being approached by officials of the household registration department, because it means that their relatives have left.

The Ministry of Military Affairs will inform the next group of citizens according to the roster to be ready to be called out at any time. Their family members will no longer be as disturbed as they were at the beginning of the war. .

The people wearing black veils inside and outside the city began to rise, and the cry of weeping echoed on the Subari Plain from time to time. The people who went to the Hades temples every day were endless: there are souls who can pray and die to loved ones. Those who arrived at the Elysee Paradise safely, there were also those who prayed that their loved ones who were fighting could return home safely, and those who prayed that the war could end as soon as possible...

The priests of Hades were also very busy. They not only had to perform a grand ashes placement ceremony for these citizens who died for the country, but also comforted the relatives in grief, and solemnly assured them: Elysee Park are these heroic warriors The final destination of the soul!

More often, they will use divination and oracles to comfort the restless people.

Trades in several markets within and outside the city began to decline significantly, mainly because relatives of the deceased apparently had no strong desire for consumption in a short period of time, which was of course also related to Dionysia’s funeral culture.

Although the sea route was basically kept smooth due to the strength of the Dionysian navy, the prosperity of the market also directly affected the prosperity of the port. The reduction in the number of merchant ships arriving in the port directly affected the income of the port people. Affecting their purchasing power, resulting in a weakening of spending power... This is a vicious circle caused by war.

The only luck is that this year's harvest has just happened and people have enough surplus food in their homes, and fluctuations in food prices on the market have little effect on them.

Only two markets have become more prosperous at this time.

One is the weapon and ironware market.Because the military won the final victory in several battlefields, most of the weapons seized were sold to domestic weapons merchants at low prices. The merchants sold them directly or after fused casting, and the prices were lower than usual.In order to establish merits for the future development of the kingdom, most Dionysian citizens will purchase some weapons and equipment to be used as backups on the battlefield.

Another is the slave market.Among the captives captured by the Dionysian army, a small number were eventually unreleased for various reasons, such as crossing the Adriatic Sea by boat, attacking the former Mesapi, Puchetti in the Apulia region, Soldiers recruited by Downey's fugitives...these slaves were eventually resold to slave merchants.