v8 Chapter 204： Samonai's night attack

Not long after, a personal shadow entered the range of the torches inserted on the camp's wooden gate. They were wearing thin clothes, most of them were not armed with armor, holding javelins or bows and arrows, wading towards the camp... At first glance, there are hundreds of people, and there are still enemies entering the fire.

Lake Laisis did not dare to neglect, immediately sent soldiers to rush to inform the Chinese army big account.

Alexis did not sleep at all. After receiving the news of the enemy attack, he immediately sent two light infantry battalions to reinforce.

When they gathered and rushed to the south of the camp, Lake Laisis was carrying the squadron of his squadron with a long shield to protect himself, and then some difficult to use the javelin to fight back, many soldiers have long shields There are several javelins.

Because the time was too hasty, the army did not have time to dig trenches and build earth walls. A simple wooden fence could only serve as a blocking force, and could not give the soldiers soldiers a high level of defense, so when the Samonais approached the camp 20 meters After the middle and long-range attacks, the Legionnaires lost their defensive advantage. On the contrary, the Samonais used a javelin to suppress Lake Laisis with their many people. The latter Samonai bowed his hand to the machine. The rocket was launched inside the camp.

According to the provisions of the "Dianian Military Law", "the construction of the field camps is required to be 20 meters above the wall in accordance with the requirements." This will ensure that the soldiers can pass smoothly during the defense and avoid being attacked remotely by the enemy easily.

Considering that the camp did not build a wall, Alexis also increased the distance between the tent area and the wooden fence to 30 meters, but the Samonna archer was too close to the wooden fence, and the rocket was fired several tents, resulting in the camp. There was inevitably some confusion, and the soldiers had to climb up to fight the fire.

After the arrival of the 2000 Dionysian light infantry, the situation changed quickly. The Samonais withdrew dozens of dead and wounded people back, but they did not stay away, but around the Camp of Dionia. Sending weird screams, from time to time with a javelin sneak attack on the sentinel, or launch a rocket into the camp, the whole night can not be disturbed in the camp.

But the next morning, they disappeared without a trace.

The Legionnaires were tossed for one night, and many people did not rest well. In view of this, Alexis issued the order: the soldiers of the whole army will continue to build the camp, and it is necessary to excavate the trenches and build a solid earth wall before dusk. Set up a few whistle buildings... At the same time, the captains should arrange the rest of the soldiers reasonably to ensure that they have plenty of energy.

In this regard, the deputy official Matthews has doubts: "Commander adults, why don't we immediately attack Aquironia? If you spend more than one day here, you will spend one more ration, and you will let Aguero The Nigerians have time to prepare for the defense and increase our difficulty in attacking..."

"Even if Aquilonia prepares for one day, it will not have much impact on our offensive." Alexis looked at the vast mountains on the other side of the River Avento, with a deep radiance in his eyes: Compared with the hasty attack, I am more concerned about the status of the soldiers. They are all from the Apulia region. Although they have been trained in mountain combat in the military camp, they have never had the experience of living in the mountains. They need a little. Time to adapt quickly, keep their physical strength and energy in order to cope with the hard battles that may be encountered next. ”

"Strongly fighting..." 攸Matthess carefully pondered the meaning of this unclear.

At dusk, with the joint efforts of more than 6,000 soldiers, a three-meter-high earth wall and a trench outside the wall were built on the outskirts of the camp, so this evening, even though there were still Samonets, they were on the camp. The threat was almost negligible, and the soldiers slept relatively well.

After dawn, Alexis left 500 heavy infantry in the camp, carrying 5,500 soldiers and some assistants, carrying five days of rations, crossing the Orfanto River and heading towards Aquitaine.

Although it is marching in the lowlands between the mountains, this lowland is not low, and the more northward, the higher the terrain. The soldiers trudged between the rugged mountain roads, and they could see the narrow blue sky split by the mountains on both sides.

In order to prevent the ambush or sneak attack by the Samonais, Alexis sprinkled all the 100 soldiers of the Mountain Investigation Team and walked against the large forces on the mountains on both sides, while scouting the surrounding anomalies.

Except for the 1,500 heavy infantry who did not wear armor but carried forward, the other soldiers were fully armed (of course they did not have multiple protections). Even so, the journey was not halfway, and most people began to scream. Take a breather.

Fortunately, this mountain road is not a no one to pass by. On the other hand, Akulianians often take this road to the river to go fishing, bathing, drowning, grazing cattle and sheep... So, almost on the mountain road There are no headaches, thorns and rocks.

Although it has already reached June, the temperature has begun to rise, but marching in the mountains, not only does not feel very hot, the more forward, the cooler. But for the Puchetti and the Danny soldiers who lived in the plains of Apulia from a young age, the march of this mountain road made them feel that they were guilty: high and low, winding mountain roads forced them to walk cautiously. It was very labor-intensive; the bites of mosquitoes and the constant scraping of the weeds of trees quickly made them feel itchy... The soldiers began to complain.

Lake Laisis was in a very focused way. He had a fire in his heart. In the attack of the Samonai the night before, his company was killed five people, 12 people were injured, and several tents were burned... ... He has been blaming himself for thinking that he is calling the reinforcements late, which led to such a bad result. In the two battles between Ascurum and Venosa, the Daonian army easily won a big victory, which gave him the illusion that the Samonets were easy to deal with.

However, in the attack last night, the heavy javelin thrown by the Samonet was stunned and accurate. When the long shield was hit in front, it could penetrate from time to time. This is the main reason for the soldiers’ death and injury, although Alexis He did not criticize him, but he made up his mind to make sure that he must attack Agueronia and avenge his dead and wounded brothers!

Therefore, along the way, he constantly cheered the soldiers, encouraged them to refuel, and even saw some soldiers tired and left behind, he will take the initiative to help each other with armor.

Aquilonia was ten miles from the new camp in Dionynia, but the Dionysian army had traveled for nearly four hours before finally coming out of the narrow lowlands and into a small semi-circular valley: on the east side. There is a mountain in the mountains, and the westward **** is gentle. Unlike other lush and lush mountains, there are few trees on the hillside, but some houses are scattered in the mountains. You can also see dozens of sheep in the mountains. Leisurely grazing on the mountain.

The sharp-eyed soldier looked up and could see the wooden wall on the top of the mountain. It was the city of Aquilonia. Although the mountain where it is located is shorter than other mountains and not steep enough, it is also a few hundred meters high! The soldiers just looked at this height, and they were a little worried, not to mention the siege.

Alexis first looked at the mountain where Aquilonia was located for a while, then carefully observed the valley.

The engineer came over and told him that the ground in the valley was mixed with gravel, but it was still soft.

"Then build a camp." Alexis said a touch.

The command can be conveyed to the whole army, and the lamentations of the soldiers are one after another.

However, before the camp was built, the soldiers first had to eat dry food and take a break to supplement the physical exertion of the march. Then, under the orders of the team officers, they picked up the tools and began to dig the ground.

At this time, the captain of the mountain investigation team rushed to the front of Alexis: "Commander adults, our investigators saw thousands of Samonais on the mountain and rushed from the west to here!"

When Alexis heard the news, he was not shocked. Instead, he seemed relieved. He asked without hesitation: "How many people are there? How far is it from here?"

"Because of the shadow of the mountains, I can't see the whole picture of the enemy team. It is estimated that... no less than 5,000 people. When I came over, they were at least three miles away from here." The investigation captain estimated and replied.

Alexis turned to look to the west of the valley: the mountains there are not only relatively low, but also easier to climb, and there is also a mountain road leading to the west between the mountains.

"Commander adults!" Deputy official Matthews reminded: "If the Aquilonian reinforcements arrive, we will be enemies on both sides and should immediately withdraw the camp to avoid fighting the same number of Samonacs in the mountains. !"

"The Shamones really hid an army in the mountains to lure us to the hook!" Alexis showed a sneer and said to his adjutant: "Hey Matthews, you know that I have been these days. What are they communicating with Zandiparis, Politet, and Gailney?"

In the brain of Matthews, a flash of light exclaimed: "Don't -"

"I will immediately inform the soldiers to stop building the camp, put on the armor, get the weapons, and prepare to fight!"

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In fact, the Samonna coalition’s abandonment of the harassment of the Tony area and the attack on the Campania alliance are not only to avoid weakening, but also to continue to increase trouble for Dionia, and also to be a deep leader of several tribes. Realizing that you can no longer fight the Dionysian army on the plains, even if it is just an harassment, but you should use the advantages of the Samonets to fight in the mountains.

However, the Dionyrian army is very cautious and has not marched into the mountains. Therefore, after deliberation, they decided to let the coalition forces attack Campania and want to achieve another purpose: to cause the Daonian army in Dani to "the main force of Samona in Campania, the defensive deficiencies in the mountains. The illusion of tempting the Dionyrian army into the mountains.

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