Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

On this day, the Dionysian army that landed on the territory of Palermo, in addition to the defense of the southern mountain path and the coastal path, was building camps and carrying cargo ships, and was busy until the evening.

This night was all right.

On the second day, Leotizides did not rush to attack the city of Palermos, but continued to let the more than 10,000 soldiers build camps.The Third Fleet guarding the fleet near the sea did not reappear yesterday, and the lively camp did not return to calm until evening.

However, in the mountains south of the Dionysian army camp, it was not calm. The Carthage army was blocked in the mountain road leading to the Palermoes territory. The strong attack may not be successful but it will cause heavy casualties, but Hasdrew Pakistan did not give up. He knew that once the Dionysians occupied Palermos, he would further compress the activity space of the Carthage army, not to mention that he was not a person who easily bowed his head in front of difficulties.Now the time is very tight. He is worried that the Palermos who lacked soldiers can’t even defend for a few days, so he repeats his old tricks and sends 4000 Lusitania tribe warriors to let them cross the mountain. Go to support Palermos and repel the Dionysian army.

The Iberian army led by Hasdrubal had been stationed in Palermo for a few months, and was familiar with the terrain there. After walking east from the south entrance of the mountain road, after crossing several tall mountains, the surrounding mountains The streams of the river converge into a small lake, the lake flows eastward to the low-lying land, and gradually forms a small river. After the river flows ten miles to the east, it bends northward and bends into the sea all the time. The place it flows through forms a narrow valley. Although it is difficult to walk, it can enter the territory of Palermos through it.

The Lusitania warriors traversed the mountain valleys throughout the day, and it was not until dusk that they saw the small river flow out of the mountains and into the flat territory of Palermos, located east of Palermos, away from Palermo There are more than 10 miles of road in the city.The Lusitania warriors stopped advancing. They hid in the wooded forest. After eating the rations they lay, they lay down on the grass and rested to restore their physical strength during the day.

In the middle of the night, the still-sleeping soldiers reluctantly climbed up under the urging of the leaders, and stumbled out of the mountains.

As they moved eastward, they gradually recovered their sobriety, especially by the moonlight, and saw the blurred outline of the Dionysian camp in the distance, and many soldiers began to get excited.

This time they came to Sicily to fight, they first followed Hasdrubba to capture Seidium, and then slaughtered Agrigento, Econom and Jera, looted a lot of loot and enjoyed Greece Women, killing a lot of Greek men... And they have few casualties themselves, the main reason is that Hasdruba never let them participate in the difficult siege battle, like attacking Enna, attacking Paragonia, they They all stood idly by, and only once in the frontal battle, and they still faced the soldiers of the Greek city-state on the south coast, and did not feel much pressure.

Although Hasdruba once said, "The Dionysian army is a strong enemy!" But they did not care too much. On the contrary, they were eager to defeat the Dionysian army and cut off the head of the Dionysian soldiers. Prove their strength, and now is the opportunity.

The Carthaginians, Greeks... These so-called civilized people fear the night, and they are not afraid. On the contrary, they like to use the night to cover their tracks, quietly approach the enemy, and then launch a lethal attack.In Iberia, they dealt with the Carthaginians in this way, and finally forced the Carthaginians to sign a peace agreement, and now they want to apply this tried and tested attack to the poor Dionysians. You can taste the blood of the Dionysians, and the Lusitania warriors clenched their short swords and accelerated their pace.

But during the march, except for the footsteps, almost no one made a noise, so 4,000 people approached the Dionysian camp so quietly.

The large Dionysian camp was also very quiet. A burning torch was erected on every section of the wooden fence to illuminate the surroundings, but there was no sentry patrol. On the towering towers behind the wooden fence, it was Sentinel can be seen, but they are all in a deep sleep.

The Dionysians thought that they blocked the mountain road, they could attack Palermos with confidence, and they wouldn’t be threatened by enemies any more. They could attack Palermos with confidence, and the camp’s vigilance would be so lax. !...After discovering that the situation in front of him was beneficial to him, the leaders of Lusitania were very happy. They led the soldiers to no longer hide and approached the camp with a loose formation.

Due to time constraints, the Dionysians had not placed traps around the camp, so the Lusitans easily reached the trench in the east gate of the camp, and then some soldiers carefully climbed over the trench and came under the wooden fence .

Some of them piled up and climbed up; others took out the lasso, threw it on the wooden wall, accurately caught the top stake, then grabbed the rope and climbed up...In a little while, a dozen The warrior turned over the wooden fence and opened the barracks door quickly.

The Lusitania fighters waiting outside the camp rushed into the camp eagerly. They screamed loudly and killed a tent, but the soldiers who rushed into the tent found that there was no one in the tent.

While being surprised, a high-pitched horn sounded suddenly in the camp. Black surged ahead. Countless Dionysian soldiers appeared in the passage between the tents with long shields and spears. They lined up in a dense queue. A shield wall was formed and forced towards the Lusitania warriors.

The first reaction of the Lusitans was not to go forward to fight, but to realize that they were fooled. "Unsuccessful sneak attack, immediate retreat, next time" is their traditional tactics, so the leaders of Lusitania immediately Shout: "Withdraw team! Let's withdraw!"

The soldiers turned around and wanted to run outside the camp.

However, the previous trumpet sound not only allowed Dionysian soldiers to stop the enemy from sneaking in the camp, but also notified the troops ambushing outside the camp in advance to take action, so when the Lusitania soldiers rushed out, they found the camp Numerous black helmet and black armoured Dionysian soldiers also appeared outside the gate, completely blocking their return.At the same time, soldiers came from the passage inside the wooden fence, cutting off their last outward path.

"Master Commander, we have completely surrounded the enemy!" Taglu, standing on a sentry tower in the camp and observing the situation in the camp, said excitedly.

Although Leotizides did not speak, he also had a somewhat relaxed look on his face. He and Zantiparis had long expected that the Carthaginians might send mountain races to support them, so He dispatched the soldiers of the mountain detection team in both legions to closely observe the anomalies in the surrounding mountains.

The specially trained reconnaissance soldiers were evenly distributed in the south mountains. As a result, at noon, someone found this Lusitania army trekking in the mountains. They did not fight the grass and startled the snakes. The people returned to the camp and informed Leodichides, so the Lusitans thought they were acting secretly, but they did not know that their movement was completely under the control of Leotizides. Waiting for their ignorant moth to hit.

Seeing hopeless retreat, the Lusitans decided to use force to kill a bloody path. They carried a wooden shield and slammed their Dionysian shield wall with all their strength, and then used Facara's short sword to pierce the defense. Dionysian soldier in the gap.

The Dionysian soldiers tried their best to maintain a dense formation, using the bayonet to force the enemy not to get close, and at the same time, with the strong support of the rear teammates, the long shield with strong defensive force pressed the enemy inward.

The real killers are the light infantry behind the heavy infantry of Dionia. They throw rounds of arrows and javelins at the enemies in the circle.

Most of the Lusitania warriors have no other protection except for helmets and wooden shields, so the long-range attacks of Dionia have caused them considerable damage.

But the warriors who were falling down constantly inspired the bloody courage of their companions. They were like wounded beasts, violently impacting the shield wall composed of Dionysian soldiers, using wooden shields, short swords, fists, and Teeth... use all available methods to kill the enemies who are blocking them.

Therefore, although Dionia has surrounded the Lusitans with nearly four times the strength, the battle has continued.

The Palermos were awakened by the movements outside the city, and anxiously went up to watch the city, and they only saw the bright lights and the killing in the Dionysian camp.

Not only were they excited about the arrival of reinforcements, but at the same time they were worried about their safety. Almost all of them were praying for them at the head of the city, but they never thought of sending troops to the city to support them.

Of course, even if they have the courage to send troops out of the city, the 1,500 light armor reserved by Leotizides will be useful.

The prayers of the Palermos did not work. At dawn, the fighting sounds from the Dionysian camp gradually disappeared. 4000 Lusitania warriors died or were wounded, but no One person surrendered, and the eastern gate of the camp was covered with corpses, and the Dionysian army also paid nearly 600 casualties.

Early in the morning on the second day, Hasdrubah led the army to the wooden cottage at the exit of the mountain road with anticipation. Instead of waiting for the door to open, it was a surprise to see the head of hundreds of Lusitan fighters. It became a hill, and Hasdrubal and his men were shocked.