Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

In fact, this planned military attack by Midolades and Tigtinos was a copy of the last plan by the Third Fleet to capture Alenia.Midolades had long thought of attacking the financial processing center of Saint Ibania, but the failure of the previous attack on Sardinia made him aware of his lack of strength. The special terrain of Saint Ibania made Even if the Fleet Infantry attack was successful, it was difficult to escape successfully under the attack of the Phoenician Allied Forces that arrived later, but later with the joining of the Ninth Army, he was greatly strengthened and decided to implement this plan.

After negotiating with Tigtinos, the plan was further refined in order to achieve greater victory.They carefully understood the specific conditions of the island from the prisoners captured by Sardinia, and they surveyed the terrain of the coast many times while cruising the island of Sardinia. After a number of drills, Lenia began to practice.

The first few cargo ships that entered the port of St. Iberia were seized from the previous Third Fleet, but the crew driving the cargo ships were from Alenia. They are all Phoenician and Greek descent, although regardless of appearance, They still have the same accent as the Phoenicians, but in Alenia they have a low status, no social status, and can only sell their coolies in the port.After the Third Fleet occupied Alenia, they were allowed to apply to join the citizens of Dioria. Before becoming a full citizen, they could lease land and become a citizen and then have a share. Naturally, they were supported and eager to make contributions.

On the warship deck of the Third Fleet, which was hovering near the coast, there were no other soldiers except the Fleet Infantry, which caused the spies of St. Iberia to make a wrong judgment. In fact, the soldiers of the Ninth Army were hidden in the cabin. Here, they didn't get out of the cabin until the battleship squeezed into the port.

Attacking the city of St. Iberia is just a means for Midolades to lure the Phoenician coalition to aid, but for the capture of it, Midolades and Tigtinos do not have this idea temporarily. After all, St. Iberia is far from the Philippines In the core area of ​​Sardinia, the Niki people have inconvenient transportation with other Phoenician towns. If you just want to destroy the precious metal supply of Sardinia to Carthage, the capture of Saint Iberia can undoubtedly achieve the goal , But since the Phoenician Allied Forces have been hit as planned, a large number of defeated soldiers have been captured, and the return route has been cut off, so that other defeated soldiers cannot escape back to the south in time, resulting in the defense of emptiness in southern Sardinia, Midolad The appetite of Sis and Tigtinos naturally increased, and they immediately pointed the target of the attack at Saras. Once they captured the Phoenician town in Sardinia, they obtained an excellent port and The abundant materials will be more conducive to the next battle of the Ninth Army in Sardinia.

With the last experience of capturing Alenia, the Dionysian soldiers did what they wanted after some preparation.

In order to allow the Alenians who joined the Kingdom of Dionysia to go all out, Midolades also promised: As long as this plan is successful, he will apply to the household registration department so that they will immediately obtain the status of reserve citizens .

So these Alenians happily manipulated 15 cargo ships parked in the port of St. Ibania, the ship was filled with bright silver ingots, and left the port.

In order to guarantee its sufficient cargo capacity, this Carthage cargo ship transporting precious metals has a wider hull and a longer hull. It needs at least 20 sailors. The number of Alenia participating in this operation is not enough, let alone Some Alenians are going to fake Phoenician coalition officers, so most of the sailors are served by fleet infantry, and the Alenians mainly serve as captains and helmsmen.

The fifteen cargo ships were slowly heading south, referring to the speed of the Dionysian army on the coast avenue, which was a fake Phoenician coalition.

When it was dark in the evening, the fleet arrived at the port of Saras.

Faced with the cross-examination of the Carthage patrol ship, the experienced captains once calmly replied: "Allied forces have defeated Dionysia's army attacking St. Iberia. Considering security, Lord Gizbe (Phoenicia) Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces) Let us transport all the smelted silver to the city of Salos for storage."

Hearing the news of the victory of the Phoenician Allied Forces, the crew of the patrol ship was excited, and the dazzling silver nuggets of the ship also attracted their attention. Not only were they completely unsuspecting, but they did not even notice the reason that was hidden by the night. The sailors played by the Greeks.

As a result, the fleet was allowed to enter the port.

It is important to know that the location of the city of Saros is very special. It is built next to a large lagoon with a long and narrow water channel that communicates with a large bay outside, so there are two ports in Saros, one built in the bay. , A built in the urban area, considering the importance of these silver blocks, so the patrol ship made a decision: let these fleets enter the inner harbor.

But from the bay to the inner harbor, there is a distance of eight miles, and it has to pass through a narrow water channel and two water gates, because at night, the patrol boat leading the way is slow, and the crew following the team are very anxious, but they are not Dare to show it, because according to the original plan, this fleet docked at the outer port, then occupied the port, opened the water gate, let the third fleet full of soldiers of the 9th Legion enter, and then rushed to reinforce the city’s troops.

Now the plan is disrupted. The captains of these Alenia pretend to be all helpless. Although the sailors of the fleet infantry pretend to be a little panic at first, they go ashore and attack the Phoenicians many times. He calmed down, comforted the Alenia quietly, and began to prepare for the emergency.

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At the same time, the sentinel at the head of Salos saw thousands of Phoenician soldiers, escorting more than 100 captives, and kicked them to the bottom of the city with punches and kicks. Lord Zhebe has led his army to defeat the Dionysians and is on the way back. As a pioneer, they will come back and tell the people the good news first."

At this time, the news of the "Allied victory" had been heard from the water gate of the lagoon. The two sentiments were compared. The sentries did not doubt that he had not only opened the city gate, but also rushed down the city and wanted to ask the whole After the victory of the battle, they were greeted by sharp spears.

After 1,000 fleet infantry pretending to be Phoenician soldiers killed the city-head sentry, 100 people and more than 100 people posing as captives controlled the North Gate, and sent the remaining 900 people along the street while hacking the encounter The Saros, creating chaos, rushed into the center of the city.

On this night, most of the people of Sarros did not fall asleep because they were thinking about their loved ones in the Phoenician Allied Forces. They suddenly heard the sudden killings, and they heard the fugitives shouting: "The Dionysians came in!" Both were very panicked.

At this time, the alarm bell in the central square of the city was also sounded. Although the Phoenician coalition recruited many Salos citizens, some of them remained in the city. They heard the bell of emergency mobilization, subconsciously put on armor and picked up Weapons quickly rushed to the town square.

Salos is a Phoenician town with a large urban area. In addition, at night, the infantry of the Fleet of the Third Fleet was pressed according to the map, and as a result, they took a lot of wrongdoings. They waited until they rushed to the urban square of Salos and the municipal At the time of the meeting, more than 400 Salos civics had already gathered in the square.

So the two sides fought fiercely here.

Although the Sarros had fewer soldiers, they fought to defend their homeland and acted very bravely, making it impossible for the fleet infantry, which was twice the number of the opponent, to defeat them in a short period of time. After the initial panic, Under the organization of city hall officials, they came to the square from all sides, but instead surrounded the fleet of infantry.

In order to hurry up, the infantry of the Fleet were wearing light armored equipment from the Phoenician Allied Forces. They only had a leather helmet, a round wooden shield, and a spear. They had no breastplate on them, and their defense was not strong, but They were not afraid at all, and under the command of the team officers, they quickly arranged into a defensive circle to fight against the enemies on all sides.

The people of Sarros were stabbed from time to time, but soon people in the rear took over, and the sound of fighting and screaming continued to sound, but instead let the people of the city gradually calm down, under the constant running and notification of city hall officials The square became the focus of the public in Sarros this night. In order to drive out the foreign enemies, the courageous people constantly came to help holding rusty spears and wooden sticks.

The whole square was illuminated by torches, and the infantry of the Dionysian Fleet was surrounded by three layers of inner and outer layers, and there was no water.

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The fleet of the Dionysians pretended to be anchored in the inner harbor. Although it was already night, considering that the cargo ships carried precious silver nuggets, in order to ensure safety, they must be unloaded at night and transported to Keep it in the warehouse.Therefore, the port officials went to notify the rest of the terminal labor, while asking the crew of the cargo ship to help unload together.

The captains of Alenia were afraid of arguing after the refusal and caused the other party to be vigilant, so they agreed to come down, but deliberately tossed the delay time.

At this moment, the crew saw a group of people approaching the pier. They were naked and appeared to be the labor to unload, but many people were armed with spears and shields, and they immediately became alert.

There are 15 cargo ships, with an average of 20 sailors per cargo ship, and a total of more than 300 people, including 240 fleet infantry.As the actual commander of this fleet, the company captain of the fleet infantry shouted decisively: "Ready to fight!"