v8 Chapter 247： Approaching Gera

Pomirka sighed and asked: "Don't we first attack the city of Sellinus?"

Marco’s old face was red, and he said seriously: “After this period of siege, I believe you know that Serenus is not only strong in the city, but also the main force of Dionia is in the city of Serinus. Their morale is very good, even though our soldiers are far better than them, but we have to spend more time to attack the city, and time is very important to me!"

Pomirka remembered the promise made by Margo in the Senate. He no longer hesitated and immediately expressed his willingness to go.

Marco showed a few smiles and said generously: "You will lead 10,000 Carthage civic soldiers, 15,000 cadres from the Phoenician League, 25,000 Numibian soldiers. There are 50,000 people in total, which is 10,000 more than when Monte Adeno attacked Minoa! I hope that you will lead the army to Minoa tomorrow, and don’t make the mistake of Monte Adno as soon as possible. Take down the city of Minoa!"

Pomirka didn't get excited because he was about to lead such a huge army. Instead, he asked: "Ma Ge, according to this arrangement, there are not many soldiers left around you, in case of Dionys in the city. The Asians went out of the city again -"

Although Pomirka did not say anything more, he has already expressed his concern. In his opinion: if he left the army according to the proposal of Marge, there will be less than 20,000 from Iberia. The army brought by Asia, this multi-ethnic mixed army seems to be very combative, but not well managed, but also lacks loyalty. There are also nearly 10,000 cadres who have been formed by the western allies of Sicily. These Sicilian people lack training and are more suitable for carrying heavy loads, building camps, etc. instead of fighting; the remaining 10,000 Namibia The soldiers were the soldiers of the camp that had been hit by the night attack. Obviously, the attack of Dionya scared the dark-skinned Numidians. In order not to let their panic affect the morale of other troops, Ma Ge They were specially divided and they have been busy training for the past few days, and even prepared to send them to Lili to replace the defenders there.

But Marco is not worried about this. He confidently said: "If the Dionyns act as you said, that is what I hope."

Pomirka no longer persuaded, he accepted the order. In fact, even if he does not accept it, Marge will force him to accept, because he forcibly replaced a lot of Carthage generals, taken over by the team members of the Iberian army he trusted, not only let the army formed by Carthage The soldiers felt very uneasy. After the news reached Carthage, it also caused criticism from the Senate. The Hanno faction even attacked him. He claimed that he did this and wanted to turn the entire army into Magoni. The private army of the German family to facilitate his dictatorship.

Marge let the neutralist Pomirka temporarily take over the army of Carthage, both to appease the soldiers and to reassure the veterans.

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On the second day, Pomirka led the army and marched east along the coast.

Marge did not disguise this military action, so the large-scale transfer of the Carthaginians in the military camp was clearly seen by Leotizides on the city. He was anxious because he could guess this. Why did the Carthaginian army leave? He did not think about it: He took the opportunity to lead the entire army out of the city to attack the Carthage army in the camp, but the previous night attack has already sounded the alarm for the Carthaginians. Since I dare to do this, it is obviously a defense.

Leo Tizides holds the only main force of the Kingdom of Dionia in Sicily. In the case of the enemy, he can only take action with great chances, so he is anxiously looking forward to it. The arrival of the Katana fleet.

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Hasdruba allowed the soldiers to plunder and slaughter the city of Agrigento, on the one hand to pay homage to his father Himirko (Himilko also led the occupation of Agrigento) and let him kneel down. After marching through the tough mountainous areas and fighting hard, the soldiers can be released and harvested; on the other hand, they must get enough food.

His purpose has been achieved. Agrigento’s territory is not mountainous or hilly. Although it is not known for its agriculture, it is a famous animal husbandry city in Sicily. Therefore, Hasbrodaba has acquired a large number of livestock, enough to maintain 20,000 people. The army eats for half a month.

So after a day of rest, while Pomerka marched into Minoa, Hasdruba left 1,000 soldiers in the city of Agrigento, led 16,000 soldiers and marched east along the coast. The goal is Gera.

The army was going through the city of Econom on the way forward. Why did Leopoldes not send the reinforcements to the city before, and Hastadruba did not target the city? Because this is a small Greek town, its size is only a little larger than that of Germe. The low wall can only be used to stop the beast, and it can't stop the enemy's attack. Therefore, Leo Tiddides does not have hope for it. Sderuba did not see it as a hindrance. (Note: Historically, after 100 years, Agrigento’s lord built a new town in the Cape of Econom, in the first Punic War decades later, in the cape of the city. The largest sea battle in the history of Western history occurred nearby. Carthage and Rome invested a total of 680 warships, carrying about 290,000 crew members and soldiers, and eventually won in Rome.)

Sure enough, when Hasdruba arrived, the residents of Econom had fled, leaving only one empty city. The Carthaginian army entered smoothly.

After a restful night, continue marching east on the second day and entering the Gera territory at noon.

The city of Jela has a long history. It is only four or five years later than the establishment of Syracuse. It was founded by the colonists of Rhode Island and Crete and named after the city of Jela in the territory.

As the Jela River washed a large amount of mud from the mountains, forming a fertile river plain in the Gera territory, after the successful transformation of the Gera people into the river swamps for decades, Gera became prosperous. When the city of Agrigento was just established, the city of Syracuse was confined to the island of Ortigia, so Gerbera, the leader of the sacred grain, and his successor, Dillon, launched eastward. After conquering the war, the Greek colonial city of eastern Sicily, from Messina to Kamanina, all surrendered to Gera. Dillon took a fancy to the geographical location of Syracuse, moved to there, and let him Brother Xilong took over Gera and moved half of its birthplace, Gera, to Syracuse, which created the beginning of the prosperity of Syracuse. After Dillon’s death, Hilong moved to Syracuse... After that, the lords of Gera gave up the original city and made Syracuse the center of their rule. Gera was also the strongest in Sicily. The big Greek city-state began to decline. But at this point, Gera has also established a very close relationship with Syracuse.

The first contradiction between Gera and Syracuse was that more than 20 years ago, Carthage commander Chimilco led the army on the way to Syracuse, first to occupy Agrigento, and then surrounded Gera. Dionysius promised to send reinforcements, but eventually the reinforcements did not arrive, and Gera was also occupied. The deepening of the contradiction is that after the Gera people returned to their homes, Syracuse has become the hegemon of the Greek city-states of Sicily. Dionysius is very oppressive to the exploitation of the allies. This includes, of course, Jela, Jay. The people are very dissatisfied with it, but they are afraid of their powerful force and can only obey.

Until Deonia defeated Syracuse, the Gera people were grateful to the Diaonians and kept on guarding the outsiders who entered Sicily. Dionia lived with the city-states around Sicily for 10 years. Only then made the Gera people finally let go of their guard. In this war between Dionia and Carthage, Gera also actively provided material assistance and sent troops to participate in the war.

Now, the Carthaginian army has been forced to the city, which not only makes the Gera people nervous, but also shakes Syracuse and Katane After all, compared with a series of battles that took place in the west before. Gera is very close to them and is more attractive to the public.

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"Commander, Calcidis is coming." Mukhlu reported to Leo Tiddides.

"Please come in."

A middle-aged team officer wearing a purple crown helmet strode into the hall of the city's main mansion.

His name is Carl Sidis and he was born in Kataney. After Dionysius broke through Katanay, he became a refugee. He once fled to a settlement in the mountains for a while. Later, he quietly returned to the port of Katanai to make a living by selling labor. He is not afraid of violence and assistance. Weak and small, and fair, so the prestige of the refugees and free people in the port of Katanai is very high. In the Nanyi War, Antrapolis was lurking in the port of Katane, and he was greatly assisted. In the riots that Katanai later set up, the free people he led were also one of the main forces. After the successful recovery of Katane, he also led the troops to assist the First Corps in chasing the squad of Masias.

However, after the end of the war and the integration of Kataney into the Kingdom of Dionia, the hero of the Katanei refused to become a member of the kingdom or a member of the city council, but volunteered to be a civil servant. Every year, because of the outstanding performance, Katanai people voted to participate in the Kingdom's Guardian Officials Conference. At the same time, he was also the captain of the first brigade of the Eighth Army, and he was deeply reliant on Leotizides.

"Commander, Calcidis came to report!" Carthidius performed a powerful military ceremony.

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