Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Yasisters took him to a map of northern Etruria on the table, pointing at the map and saying, "At dusk, I received Hasdrubal from Florence The messengers sent by the runner-up camp, where a large number of Gauls appeared, the specific number is not yet clear, Hasdruba is estimated to be no less than 20,000. Then I received another dispatch from the Luka camp Messenger, they also have Gauls there, and the number is more than 10,000. In addition, no other information has been received...the current situation is like this."

"No news from Aretium Barracks?"

"Not yet."

Patroclus went to the Border Corps to inspect and understand the military quality of the soldiers. He believed that if the Gauls appeared near the Aretium barracks, they would react quickly. It was impossible to send even the messengers, so He pondered a little, and made his own judgment: "It seems that this time the Gauls invaded from the north of the northern border of Etruscan, and it is likely to be the Senonese tribe of Gaul again!"

"The possibility of the Senonis is very high, but there are also Salves tribes that have harassed Etruria in recent years. If the number of Gauls invading this time is too large, the Salvis are not excluded. May also be involved."

Patroclus nodded.

Since Dionia entered the area of ​​Latium, Yasistes began to collect a lot of information about the Gauls, the greatest threat to the kingdom in the north, and finally understood the Gauls in Italy. origin.

The Gauls originally lived in the north of the Alps. Many years ago (the Gauls had no age, no text, and no specific date), the Gauls in the north of the Alps ruled under the wise chief Abigattus. The peace, peace, and affluence of life have led to a surge in population, and the output of the original land cannot support the overpopulated population, so Abigattus decided to let the extra population colonize the new land, and finally selected a few young promising Young people as leaders, and by lottery to decide where they will each colonize.

Belavius, the son of Sister Abigatus, was drawn south of the colonial Alps. This was undoubtedly a very bad luck for the Gauls at that time, because the Alpine mountains were inaccessible and the road was difficult to cross over it. This is a huge risk, not to mention that no one knows what it will be like in the south of the Alps.

Belovius was young and courageous. With the encouragement of the young tribes of the six tribes he should lead, he was also not afraid of difficulties. They resolutely went south.After all the hardships and difficulties, the famous Taurini Pass was discovered, which traversed the Alps and entered northern Italy.They drove away the original owner, the Etruscans, centered on mediolanium (modern Milan), settled down, proclaimed themselves as "Salves", and gradually turned outward expansion.

Years later, the Gaul tribes north of the Alps heard that Bellovius had a good life after taking people to the south to settle down, and was also a little bit emotional. Then the Gauls headed by the Knomani tribe were in Etito. Under the leadership of the Vieux leader, he also crossed the Alps and entered northern Italy, and with the help of the Salves, settled in the east with Verona as the center.

Over the next decade, these two tribes quickly expanded around, repeatedly defeating the Etruscans in the north, forcing them to migrate south, which also led to the original Etruscan overlord in north-central Italy People began to decline.

Ten more years later, another large Gaul tribe, Senonis, to the north of the Alps, decided to move south into northern Italy, but at this time the Po River plain had no more vacant land.The upper reaches are occupied by the Ligurians (liguria), the lower reaches are occupied by the Venetians (veneti), the most extensive and fertile central area is occupied by the two Gaul tribes Salvis and Knomani. The Nonesse had to cross the Po River, enter the hilly mountains in the south, drive the Etruscans further south in the mountains, and settle down with Bonoma as the center (bonoma, or modern Bologna).

In the years that followed, the Senones south of the Po River did not think of occupying the plains of the lower Po River occupied by the Vineti people. They had waged wars against the Vine People many times. It also seized some land of Vinaithi, but in the end, there was no way to get the Venetian. This is because at this time the waves and downstream swamps are all over, the water network is vertical and horizontal, and the land is muddy. The Gauls who are originally from the mountain race are here Fighting is very unsuitable, and although the Vinaitia are not native natives of the Po River Plain, but they have migrated from Illyria on the other side of the Adriatic Sea, it has been hundreds of years, and they have been familiar with the environment here, so After suffering a lot of losses, the Senones finally decided to restore peace with the Venetians for a long time.

The upstream Ligurians are also said to be a member of the Celtics. They moved to the Italian region along the coast very early, but they never achieved unity. The tribes often fought each other, but they also Extremely exclusive.The Salvis invaded many times, and they were stubbornly counterattacked. As a result, the Salves found that the Ligurians were shorter than them, but as strong as they were, and more fierce than them.After suffering several major failures and discovering that the Ligurians were not easy to provoke, the Salvis eventually had to restore peace with the Ligurians.

As a result, Gauls looked around and it was better to bully the Etruscans in the south.

At this time, after several decades of development and the occasional addition of small Gaul tribes who crossed over from the north, the population of Gaul in the south of the country has multiplied several times, especially for Senonie, who lives in hills and mountains. As far as the Slovak tribes are concerned, they occupy less land and are more barren, and there is a greater need to expand their territories, and their gathering places are also closer to the Etruscans.

Therefore, around 390 BC, under the leadership of Chief Blenum, the Senonis overwhelmed the mountains, invaded Etruscan territory, and defeated the main force of Rome in the battle of Aria. Occupied the city of Rome, but then they fell into the mire of war.When Brenum finally decided to lead the people to retreat from Rome and return to his hometown, he was forced to engage in a hurried battle with the chasing Camillas led by the Latium Allies, and the Senonese defeated , Attacked by the Etruscans all the way, less than half of the people fled home.The chieftain Brenlum was also seriously injured, and died shortly after returning to Boloma, causing the Celones tribe not only to be greatly damaged, but also to fall into a period of chaos. After that, the northern border of Etruscans was quiet for many years. A lot.

It is said that during that period, even if the Senonis tribe wanted to plunder south, they generally had to pull up the Salvis tribe to support it, thereby making the relationship between the two tribes of Gaul in Shannan more intimate.

After more than 10 years of rest and recuperation, the strength of the Senones should have recovered a lot, so in recent years, they have begun to strengthen the invasion of Etruscans.The invasion of a Senones alone did not worry Yasisters, but if the more powerful Salves also joined, it would have to attract the attention of the kingdom.

"I believe that by tomorrow, we will get more news about Gauls and it will be more helpful for us to formulate countermeasures. But what I worry about is that there are so many Gauls invading, the Border Corps led by Lord Hasdrubal... …Can we hold on to the barracks before our reinforcements arrive?” Yasisters said with some concern, and he said something in his heart: Hasdrubal was a relative of His Majesty, and had just returned from him as soon as he returned If the Carthage can directly serve as the regiment leader, it can be seen that King Daphes attaches great importance to him. In case of death in this Gaulic invasion, I am afraid it will attract King Dapheus' anger.

"Adults, don’t worry. The three military camps on the north are built as strong as fortresses, and the defensive facilities are also very good. They are as good as those in Paragonia. As far as I know, the Gauls are not strong in siege. Even if they have a large number of fighters, it is not easy to break through the barracks. The commander of the Hasdrubal Army is fully able to stick to the arrival of our reinforcements!" Patroclus said confidently.

"I hope so, but we must also hurry to send troops. The 14th Legion and the soldiers in the Roman area will gather. How many people can there be?" Yasistes asked seriously.

"33,250 people." Patroclus immediately said a number.

More than 33,000 people are enough to form 4 legions. This number is indeed amazing for a region that has not been incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionia for a long time. However, the Roman area (especially Rome) had a young and middle-aged population when it returned to the kingdom. Quite a lot, at that time, it was easy to form an army of tens of thousands of people (Roman reserve brigade and Roman noble soldiers) to follow the main force of the Dionysian army, and later Davis made Latium a region where the kingdom needed to be developed. The newly transferred formal citizens and the citizens of the newly-established Kingdom are given priority in this area, so in recent years, the Roman area has been the fastest growing area in the entire Kingdom.

As the chief executive of the region, Yasisters was not surprised. He pondered: "If all the alliances give their full support, about 50,000 or 60,000 people will come, even if there are 20,000 or 30,000 people in the half, plus Our own army, I think it is possible to rely on the strength of the Roman region alone... to repel the invading Gauls, which was the goal that His Majesty established the Dionysian League in Central Italy."