Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Leotizides said, looking at the front of the city, the enemies in the city were closely arranged, there was no obvious gap, and he could not see the distribution of troops behind him, but he still seemed very confident: "Since the defensive ability of the Syracuse is weakening, you personally tell the captain of the Seventh Legion to prevent him from taking care of the casualties and continue to increase the offensive force, imposing greater force on the Syracuse defender. pressure!"

"Uh... yes!" Taglu had no choice but to leave.

Leotizides turned his eyes to the northeast. Although he could not see the fortress of Juliarus, he was expecting that Dioccass could lead the army to repel the enemy's attack. It was when he sent these 3,000 soldiers as a reserve to the Yuryarus fortress.

He was contemplating, a scout riding from the south: "Report Lord Commander, about 40 warships in Syracuse are sailing out of the port and approaching our camp!"

Leotizides listened for a while: The Syracuse people are about to raid my camp from the sea?!

He then thought: Is it because the defensive power of the Syracuses is weakened because they mobilized the soldiers and raided my back when I was in a hurry?!

Since the Dionysian camp is only four miles away from Syracuse, there are only 200 soldiers stationed in the camp, and there is a lot of food stored in the camp. Of course, it cannot be lost.

However, Leotizides was not nervous. He even hoped that the Syracuse people would come to the battalion so that he could annihilate his opponent’s vitality more, so he sent a commander to inform him to raise his body not far away. The sharp 3000 soldiers let them return to the defense camp, but the march is slow.

Just as he gave the order, another small group of cavalry galloped from the south. The captain beside Leotizides led the guards to meet him. Soon he returned with a few people, the first one. When people saw Leotizides, they immediately shouted, "Master Commander, I am under the hands of Lord Shelovinice. There is very important information to report to you!"

Although this person made Leotizides unfamiliar, he couldn’t help but hear the name Xenophonis: Xie Luofennis, as the head of Dionysia’s intelligence service in Sicily, whether it was a few years ago In order to calm the Sikel rebellion, he also provided a lot of help to Leotizides in this war with Carthage.

So, Leotizides suddenly had great expectations in his heart, but he didn't show it, and he was a little cautious. He said lightly: "I haven't seen you, how can you prove it?"

The man quietly took a thumb-sized thing from his arms and handed it to the captain of the guard, then whispered, "Barr Harmon."

Previously, when Leotizides led his army to march west of Sicily, it was impossible for Sherofennis to always follow him and provide intelligence, so he told Leotizides: in West Sicily, as long as someone held the sleeping god Shup North's iron statue, and able to speak the password at that time, then he is the person of the intelligence department, to believe the information he provided.

Leotizides had met several times while in the west, and the information they provided benefited him a lot, and this time he went to Syracuse, Sielofennis also advised him and also told him The name of the head of the intelligence service in Syracuse.

According to Xie Luofennis, just like the legionnaire's logo is a three-headed dog, the intelligence department's logo is the sleeping god Xiupnos, because the sleeping god can make people fall asleep unaware, and then do whatever they want, which is in line with the intelligence department's style.

He looked closely at the iron statue of the sleeping god Xiupnos and found that the base also had a set of "Daveus numbers". It is said that it represented the identity of the owner and the area he was responsible for, and the other party also said the correct password. .

Leotizides returned the statue to the other party and then asked, "Your name?"

"Artemis, responsible for Syracuse."

All right!Leotizides looked at him, and his appearance was basically the same as that described by Xie Luofennis. Then he asked: "What is the important information?"

"General Syracuse of Syracuse has decided to lead the people in the port area to join the kingdom. He now leads more than 2,000 soldiers who follow him to control the military port in front, preparing to fight the army of Syracuse. All the warships are ready to dock at the beach not far from our camp, pick up our soldiers into the military port of Syracuse, reinforce them, and then attack the city of Syracuse together..." Artemis excited one The tone finished the story.

Leotizides was shocked: Syracuse's infighting, some Syracuses descended, the military port was open to the Dionysian army, and soldiers could take their warship to enter the city of Syracuse... These words surprised the always calm Leotizides to be a little unbelievable: the great opportunity to enter Syracuse was so easily placed in front of him?!

When his emotions were fluctuating, he heard Artemis again: "This is General Hikta's nephew Zamoratis. He played an important role in persuading Hitax to join the kingdom!"

Zamoratis stepped forward, looking nervously at the commander Dionysia wearing a black breastplate and a purple-red crown helmet, feeling a little excited.

The people of Syracuse hated Dionia for taking away their glory, but also prompted them to pay more attention to this powerful neighbor, and the army of Dionysia's victorious battle attracted the attention of young people. And in recent years, the Dionysian general who has been the most talked about by young people in Syracuse is Leotizides: he has conquered the troublesome Sikels and defeated Ga The Taiji army, even led the army to the west, wreak havoc in the territory controlled by the Carthaginians... In recent months, in the discussions of the Syracuses, this rumor has been ruthlessly ruthless Dionia The general's limelight has surpassed the king of Dionysia who once defeated Dionysius and led to its demise.

Faced with the sharp eyes that Leotizides looked at, Zamoratis said nervously and eagerly: "Dear...General Prosius, the army of Syracuse will soon... soon We will rush to the military port, our people are not well equipped, most of them are light infantry, and it is difficult to resist their attack, so please also... send reinforcements as soon as possible!"

"Okay, I will send reinforcements here." Leotizides said immediately.

Artemis was a little stunned. He did not expect that Leotizides promised to be so simple without thinking, which seemed to be somewhat inconsistent with the rumored and thoughtful image.

Zamoratis expressed his joy and thanks.

In fact, Leotizides did not hesitate. Carthage’s warships were docked to the shore. After the Dionysian soldiers boarded the ship, it was equivalent to controlling the entire warship. If this was a conspiracy. , Taking thousands of sailors and the entire Syracuse navy as bait, the risk is too great. In the current situation of Syracuse, Leotizides does not think that Syracuse It has the courage and courage to strike people, and it is even harder to persuade their council to carry out this plan.

Leotizides decided to let the 3,000 soldiers as a reserve take the Siracusa warship first to land at the military port. At the same time, he also sent someone to inform the rest of the Eighth Army to rush to the beach and land as the second wave. The military port’s troops are a better springboard for attacking the city of Syracuse than the far-reaching Yuryarus Fortress. Since he has made up his mind, he has simply sent all his surplus troops to the past. .

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After paying a lot of casualties, the Syracuse army attacking the fortress of Juryalus finally hit the wooden board that blocked the hole with the bark. The soldiers roared excitedly, and a swarm of bees poured into the hole. They To kill all the enemies invading the city.

However, as soon as he rushed into the fortress, the soldier who ran at the front suddenly stopped, because in front of them was a ditch about three meters wide and about two meters deep, which extended to the stones on both sides. The wall, and across from the trench is a dense spear array of Dionyan soldiers.

The soldiers in front of Syracuse stopped, but the soldiers in the rear kept pouring in. They suddenly pushed the soldiers in front into the trench. Although there was no sharp thorns in the trench because of the short time, When the Syracuse soldiers fell in the ditch struggling in panic and wanted to climb, another batch of new soldiers overwhelmed them, and then the next batch of soldiers was pushed involuntarily and stepped on the ground The teammates finally crossed the trench, and they were greeted by countless cold spears...

The Dionysian soldiers on the stone wall continued to throw javelins, stones, and even cups.

The screams and moans filled the small fortress, and it was not long before the rush into the fortress. The Syracuse soldiers suffered heavy casualties and they quickly collapsed.

The army led by Theocassis repulsed the enemies on the two sides of the wall walkway, and then defeated the main force of Syracuse from the south. According to the previous plan, he should continue to stay in the fortress and wait for the arrival of reinforcements, and It’s not that the lone army pursued to prevent the enemy’s siege, but the herald recently brought new news: Dionysia’s reserve team landed at the port of Syracuse, and the people of the Syracuse port area who just joined the kingdom Together, fighting the Siracusa army.

At the same time, Leotizides gave him a new order: When the enemy who attacked the fortress retreated, he no longer needed to stay in the fortress and immediately marched into the city!

Therefore, Diocassis gave the order of "all army chase" without hesitation.