v6 Chapter 159： Dionya's march and Syracuse's deliberation

When the Second Legion was about to arrive at the wooden bridge of the Lacoeli River, several of the detectives sent out were slightly panicked and returned from the front: "The head of the reporting army, the enemy cavalry was found in front, the number is about -"

The voice of the detective ride has not fallen. The enemy plane has appeared on the other side of the Lakoel River. They have dark skin, black hair, only a thin short-sleeved linen dress, a javelin in their hands, bare feet, and some There are no cushions on the horses, but the horses are flexible and flexible. They had about a hundred rides, facing the huge army that was marching toward them, and they were without fear. They stood quietly by the river and looked at the other side... Amintas could feel the gaze they had brought. Some blackmail and haze.

This is the Numidian cavalry? ! Amintas recalled the description in the previous report, and looked at them curiously. What was raised was not fear, but excitement: "Let the light infantry brigade send 200 archers to the river and the enemy cavalry on the other side. Drive away. Other light infantry followed the first brigade, waiting for my order, quickly crossing the bridge!"

The Second Army quickly acted, and the archers rushed to the river. They had not waited for them to put their arrows. The Numidah cavalry on the other side immediately ran away, and the Second Corps easily spent the wooden bridge.

Just when Amintas considered whether to deploy the Second Corps in the form of a detachment, it was a two-line "two" formation with a fish scale, and it was pushed forward with the Seventh Corps to swim around like a fly. When the enemy was chased away, the commander arrived with the orders of Daves: Do not take control of the cavalry, continue to march on the avenue, must arrive at the Crimea before dusk!

Amintas had to dispel the attempt and march again in a column.

The Numisbian cavalry had just rushed from time to time on both sides of the boulevard, screaming a few times and throwing a javelin, but after being lighted by the light infantry with several bowers, they became more cautious.

I was so entangled for a while, suddenly there was an enemy riding in front of me, shouting something, and then the cavalry began to retrace.

Soon, in the sight of the Second Legionnaires, there were no more "obvious" Umibia figures.

The soldiers didn't know what was going on. Amintas could vaguely guess the reason: it might be that the expedition of the Dionia fleet won another naval battle. These hiring cavalry worried that the Dionynian fleet controlled Crotone. Near the sea, the warship will be used to break the pontoon built on the Nato River and block the Nato River. These hiring cavalry raging in the territory of Dionia will not be able to return to the Syracuse camp and be isolated. An abandoned son will surely be strangled by the anger of the soldiers.

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This is also true. When the Numidian cavalry and the Celtic cavalry in the northern plains of Croton escaped from the Nato River, there were already Deonian warships appearing in the estuary.

The Numisians returned the information they had discovered to Dionysius.

"Dyonia's reinforcements are coming? So fast?!" Fassi Pissas was surprised. Yesterday the troops had just broken Crotone's city. Today, the Dionyns rushed.

“How many people?” Astagras asked urgently.

Axi Rita stretched out three fingers: "About 30,000 people."

“30,000...” Astagras earnestly estimated: “There are more than 10,000 Dionian soldiers in the city of Asprostum, and there are nearly 10,000 in the city of Crimea... In this way, when Dionia arrives at the territory of Crotone, it will gather more than 50,000 soldiers, which is not a small number!"

"Don't forget to count the heavy infantry on the Dionian warship." Fassi Pissas reminded Atta Grasse: "Diaonia has at least 60,000 troops!"

"The soldiers on the Dionian warships have been fighting with our soldiers for a long time, and they can't have many people left." Astagoras retorted.

"You have to admit that the Diaonians can capture so many warships of ours that the loss of their soldiers is not too great." Fassi Pissas insisted on his opinion.

Pfeidas silently listened to the number of quarrels between the two Syracuse generals, and couldn’t help but raise a hint of envy: Syracuse and Dionia, the powerful forces of the two Western Mediterraneanes in the war, The number of soldiers dispatched is more than 50,000, which is what Sparta and its allies cannot achieve.

At this time, another Nuomibian who was next to Axi Rita spoke a few words in the Nubian language.

Faxi Pesas immediately stopped his argument with his peers and curiously asked, "What did he say?"

Axirita replied: "My men said, ‘some of the enemies are wearing black armor, some are wearing the same armor as you, and some are not wearing armor at all, and they don’t have weapons.”

In the original reinforcements led by Duffus: the Second Legionnaires were all full-time citizens wearing standard black helmets, black armor, stab guns, long shields, short swords, and javelins; most of the soldiers of the Seventh Corps were preparatory citizens and The registered free people did not have enough money to buy the Dionysian equipment, so the weapons and equipment they carried were very messy until they annihilated and captured the soldiers of Tarantum. All the soldiers of the Seventh Army were able to change from the tower. The heavy infantry equipment pulled out by the Rantum soldiers, the Corinthian helmet, the linen breastplate, the round shield, the armor, the stab gun, the saber, and the rear squadron also loaded thousands of pairs also from the Tarantum prisoners. Heavy infantry equipment, it is ready to be replaced by the Sixth Corps stationed in Crimea; and for the spear brigade, in order not to reveal the secret, the Syracuse people are known and prepared beforehand, after all, four meters long The spears were so squinting, so they were allowed to march empty-handed, and the spears were transported to the port of Crimea by cargo ships, so the illusion of the Numidians was given.

"I said, how can there be so many civic soldiers in Dionia! It turns out that they have recruited the free people, but they have no ability to equip them with all the weapons. Even if there are more people, it will be useless!" Aspen Tagores glanced at Fassi Pissas and laughed.

Faxi Pesas did not quarrel with him any more, and his face looked a lot easier. As an opponent, he certainly hoped that the Dionian army would be as weak as possible.

"Apollo bless, Deonia's reinforcements come exactly!" At this time, Dionysius, who had been contemplating, spoke. Ever since he witnessed the disastrous defeat of the Navy, he has been sullen, and his men thought he was angry at the failure of the Navy, but he knew that he was worried about the fate of this huge army because he thought of a key issue.

Even though the Syracuse army continued to attack the Crimea, Castellón, and even the city of Turiname, with strong offensive pressure, the Diaonians temporarily did not dare to divide their troops into their fleet, in Syracuse. The weak rear of the army is landing, but as long as the Dionyns burn the wooden bridge over the wide river of the Clady River, the Syracuse army, which has lost its naval advantage, cannot cross the Krati River and attack Diony The heart of the Asian League - the northern city of Turui, and once the army stops at the Krati River, Diaonia, who has been slowing down, may stick to the river defense line and send a fleet to attack the rear of the Syracuse army. It will inevitably make the Syracuse army exhausted and eventually will fall.

As soon as I thought about this possibility, Dionysius was cold and sweaty, and my heart had already started to retire: simply... let Fibidas go to Turri to discuss?

In the big account, Dionysius has used his eyes to sneak over the Spartans who are straight and silent, and Sparta hopes that Syracuse can quickly end the war and then assist them. He helped them quickly defeat the anti-Spartan alliance, and he was very clear in his heart, but he would never do so.

If you say that the Spartans need to support him in the period when he was the lord, the current wing is rich, and there is no need for a strong ally to dictate. On the contrary, Sparta, who is caught in the war, will lower their arrogant heads and let Syracuse gain more benefits.

At this moment, Dionysius does not mind using this eager psychology of Sparta to achieve his goal. What kind of arguments and conditions are proposed? The current occupation of the region as a sphere of influence between the two sides to implement a truce That young people in Dionia will accept? Still returning to the West Chamber and handing Crotone to Dionia?

Despite the empty treasury and the fact that such a large army could not occupy a city in Dionia, Dionysius was really unwilling. However, as a person who is very good at weighing the gains and losses of power, he can completely drive out the power of Carthage on the island of Sicily in the case of the defeat of Carthage and the absolute advantage of Syracuse in Sicily. I can also temporarily insult this time.

And this time, the expedition, occupied so many large Greek city-states, almost controlled the southern part of the Great Greece, prevented the expansion of the Dionyrian forces to the south, and the strength of Syracuse has not increased, In fact, the purpose of Dionysius's expedition has been achieved in half. As soon as I go back, I will strengthen the Navy. After the treasury is full, I will attack the Great Greece again. I believe I can ruin Diaonia!

However, just as he retired and wanted to stop the war with the Spartans to Dionia, he heard the news that the Daonian army came to help. After listening to his arguments, he changed again. The idea: Although the Syracuse Navy has failed, the impressive number of Army troops is Lien Chan, the morale is high, and they are all experienced civic soldiers and mercenaries. Unlike Dionia, they can use the free people to make up the number. In comparison, if you can defeat the Diaonians completely with a battle, you can reverse the battle and let Dionia pay a higher price!