v8 Chapter 338： Palermos surrender

Engineers and carpenters are assembling and building siege devices as soldiers build camps outside of Palmers.

When Leo Tiddides piled the body of the Lusitania warrior outside the city of Palermo and asked him to surrender, the Palemos convened an emergency meeting for discussion.

However, Leo Tizids saw that the Palermos did not make a clear reply in the morning, and immediately launched an offensive. Tens of thousands of fully armed army soldiers were arrayed in front of the city to promote various attacks. City equipment, began the siege.

The people of Palermo hurriedly organized and defended against the city. The battle continued from the afternoon to the evening. The total duration lasted more than four hours. The Dionyrian army did not attack the city with full force. It was only a temptation by force, so the casualties were Not big, but also calm when retreating.

But for the Peremos, the four-hour defensive battle is like a nightmare: the Dionys attacked the defenders in the city on the towering mobile tower; the archers and the javelinmen were in the archery Under the cover, directly approaching the city, covering the city with arrow rain; the stone bullets fired by the guns continue to fall into the city, smashing the houses and injuring the people; the iron arrows from the belly bow can make the defenders of the city head Deadly and terrible... Not to mention, every time the Diaonian heavy infantry who uses the ladder and the ants attach to the city to board the city, the Palermoes defenders have to pay a lot of casualties to drive them down. .

So after the retreat of the Dionysian army, the Palermos did not be happy for the victory. Their casualties exceeded one thousand. Among them, the number of young and middle-aged citizens who were the main defenders of the city was more than half.

At the sea, the Devonian fleet was blocked, the land was surrounded, the Carthage reinforcements were also annihilated, and their own defending forces were weak. The Palemos had lost their confidence in defending the city. They quickly convened in the evening. The Citizens' Congress and quickly passed the resolution: surrender to the Dionysian army!

All the citizens present are deceiving themselves: this is only a temporary surrender, in order to preserve Palermos, just as the Syracuse army attacked the west more than 20 years ago, they surrendered to Dionysius, waiting for the Katai After the great army regained its advantage, they could return to the family of the West Phoenicians who were centered on Carthage.

So on the morning of the second day, the Palermo messenger went to the Daonian military camp and officially presented to Leo Tizides: Palermos is willing to surrender!

When Leo Tiddides and Sipros, Zantei Parris, and Midolades discussed the attack on Palermo, they also discussed the question of "if Palermois surrendered."

In this war, until now, Dionynia has basically adopted the “Pennial towns” and the entire town was completely integrated into the Kingdom of Dionia. The way, Alenia is like this, Saros is like this, and Serinus is also the same. A little different is Saint Ibania.

After the Ninth Army captured San Ibania, Stromboli personally appeased the captured Ibn Ibnens and made a promise: as long as they did their best to cast precious metals for the kingdom, waiting for the war to end, not only giving them freedom. And support them to apply to become citizens of the Kingdom of Deonia.

Cipros, who has rich political administrative experience, believes that: Palermois is different from Sardinia and the Phoenician city state of Corsica. It is not controlled by Carthage, but is an ally of Carthage. This is true of independent city-states, the Phoenician city states of Sicily and the continent of Afrika. For its surrender, the way of disposal is of course different from the Phoenician towns on the two islands.

Sipros proposed: Incorporating Palermos into the Dionysian League, so that both sides can accept it in order to reach the front line of the current army of Dionya and Carthage, and the situation is very tight. The purpose of recruiting the other party's forces, saving time, and weakening the other's strength, but also set an example for other Phoenician city states to avoid future battles.

His proposal was endorsed by three senior generals, so when the Palermo messenger came to discuss the surrender, Leo Tiddides proposed "letting Palermos join the Dionysian League", which is indeed Surprise the Permos.

Moreover, Leo Tizides also proposed that in this war, the grass will not be collected from Palermos, and the Palermo corps will be recruited less, but the Palermotes must find an opportunity to persuade them to The Palermo civic soldiers in the Taiji army returned.

The Palermo messenger was full of promises, but then another request from Leo Tiddides made him hesitate: the Dionysian army must enter Paramus!

The messenger objected to this, but Leo Tiddides was determined because the Dionysian army needed to use Palermoes as the base for the 7th and 8th Army, and to use its port as the third fleet. The presence of the army is a necessary condition. If the Palermos cannot agree, then the surrender cannot be achieved. The Dionysian army will immediately launch an attack, capture the city of Palermo and completely control it.

In the face of the strength of Leo Tizides, the Archer of Palermo retreated.

Of course, Leo Tizides also made a promise in the name of Hades: the Dionysian army stayed in Palermos, never interfered in the internal affairs of Palermos, did not violate the laws of Palermos, did not occupy Housing, not harassing people...

The Palermo messenger brought the conditions of Leo Tiddides back to the city, and the Citizens Congress had no objection to "Let Palemos become the ally of the Kingdom of Dionia", but in "Let Dionys There has been a heated debate on the issue of the arrival of the Asian army in the city of Palermo.

But at this time, the Dionysian army once again rushed in front of the city of Palermoes, murderous, threatening: Palermos must make a decision within half an hour, otherwise it will attack the city.

Man-made knives, I am a fish, the Palermos people have no choice but to surrender under pressure, and hope that the Diaonians can keep their promises.

Leo Tizides asked Zandiparis to lead the Seventh Army in the camp, warning the Carthage army in the south of the mountain, and led the Eighth Corps into the city of Palemos.

As soon as the army entered the city, it quickly took over the defense of the entire city wall and the entrance and exit of the city gate. It took over the management of the port. The army of more than 8,000 people was divided into two places: one in the city square and one in the port.

The people of Palermoes hid in the house, and the restless peeks lined up in a neat queue, the high-spirited Dionya soldiers who entered the city, although the reputation of the Dionyns to keep their promises was well-recognized in the Western Mediterranean, but Paler Moss City is now like a woman who has taken off all her clothes, even if she is faced with a look and a brawny man, she will tremble with fear.

But what they feared did not happen. The Dionysians focused on building tents, building new camps, and taking over the points in each city... There was no looting and violent incident. More than a decade of military training has made Diaonian citizens accustomed to obeying military law, not to mention the fact that their army chiefs are notoriously harsh. How can they just get a battle and they can be destroyed for a small indulgence? I have a great future in Deonia.

Even a very small number of Katane people complained: "Before the Carthage army destroyed their homeland and destroyed the Catania plains, we should not treat these Phoenicians as accomplices so much!"

The team officers will comfort them: "There are no Palermos among these Phoenicians who are accomplices. They did not follow the Carthage army to the east, but stayed outside the city of Sellinus. In the camp. (Of course this is what the Palermo messenger said, Leo Tiddides is willing to believe him at this time), which shows that the Palermos and our Dionia have no hatred... ..."

The good performance of the Diaonian soldiers in the city slowly eliminated the fear of the people of Palermos. Gradually, people tried to walk out of the house and met the soldiers of the Dayon on the street. Nothing happened. And even the Dionysians cast a smile on them, which also allowed more people to let go of their guards and go to the streets... throughout the day, the city of Palermo has remained calm, Diaonia The soldiers and the people of Palemos do not interfere with each other.

In the evening, Leo Tiddides, who lived in the camp of the square, was awakened by the team officer stationed in the port. He learned that the Carthaginians had brought in reinforcements through the sea and wanted to enter the port.

Leo Tizides immediately had an idea. He sent people to several high-ranking city-states in Palermo and asked them to help and lure the reinforcements into the port.

These city-state executives got the news, and they may have regretted surrendering too early, but now the woods have become a boat. The people in the city are under the control of the Dionyrian army. They have to listen to but they are When the vast majority of the soldiers in the Aids were made up of their own city-state citizens, their actions became more proactive.

So when the reinforcements soldiers were on the dock and surrounded by the Eighth Army, they quickly stepped forward and persuaded them.

Of course, the reinforcements soldiers have no more choices.

The fleet of transport reinforcements found it and immediately wanted to escape from the port, but the Diaonians stationed at the port had closed the water gate and pulled up the chain of the sea. The entire fleet became a shackle.

Not only did he earn 4,000 soldiers, but he also captured a Carthage fleet. The Eighth Army was said to have gained a lot this evening.

However, after asking about the Palermo reinforcements soldiers and interrogating the Carthage crew, Leo Tizides suddenly had a very bold and crazy idea in his mind. He immediately issued an order: martial law throughout the city. No one is allowed to go out.

Then they sent people to call Zantitipis outside the city and conquer the city of Syracuse, the commander of the half-mountain reconnaissance brigade, Tagus, who had been discussing the day in the big account in the city. Repeatedly interrogated the Carthage crew.