ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1007 Shortcuts
Having said this, he looked at Sekerian, a flattering smile immediately appeared on his face, nodded and bowed and said: "Ser... Sir Sekerian, if I tell you where the tunnel is, you... you will give it to me. What reward?”

Sekerian suppressed the displeasure in his heart and said with a smile: "If it can be proven that what you said is true, you have made great contributions to the Kingdom of Dionia, and you will become Dionia in at least two years. As a formal citizen, you enjoy many rights granted to you by the kingdom!”

"It will take another two years..." Kalmulus was still a little dissatisfied, but when he saw Sekerian glaring at him fiercely, he immediately said loudly: "Of course that tunnel is real! It is in Lampukuba at home!"

His words aroused the curiosity of the laborers: "Which Lampukuba?"

"Of course it's Lampcuba of the Hanno family! Lampcuba, the richest businessman in Lilibi!" Carlmulus straightened his chest, looking proud.

"You're lying! The Lampukuba family is so high up there, how could you come into contact with them! It's even more impossible to know such a secret!" The young Setonus expressed doubts, which was recognized by many workers.

"Of course it's true!" Seeing that Sekerian was also doubtful, Kalmulus hurriedly explained: "One night three years ago, I was bored and wandering around the port area... Well ...Somehow...I walked into Lampukuba's house——"

At this time, Setonus snorted coldly, and the sarcasm on his face clearly said: Why are you approaching unknowingly? You obviously want to go in and steal something!

Carmulus was thick-skinned and didn't care, and continued: "His house is too big. I got lost. I couldn't go out for a while, and I was afraid of bumping into their guards, so I had to find a place to hide, and I happened to overhear it. The general manager of his family and his subordinates were talking quietly, 'We need to transport the military rations from the southwest military camp through the tunnel at home'... I heard that Lampukuba has great status and power in Carthage, and his slaves are in Lilibi. No one dared to mess with me... I knew this big secret. If they knew it, would I still be alive? I was so frightened at the time. After I finally came out, I kept this secret in my heart and no one dared to tell it. They don't even know..."

He pointed at the workers with disdain, then immediately changed to an expression of admiration, and said to Sekerian: "I didn't expect that you are so powerful, sir, and got this secret from me so easily!"

The excited Sekerian didn't have time to pay attention to his flattery, and immediately asked: "Where is that Lampkuba's house?!"

"I know, I will take you there!..." Many workers rushed to answer, hoping to make meritorious service and obtain rewards.

"Wait a minute!" Kalmulus yelled: "Lord Seclian, the Lampcuba family's house is very big, and it will be very difficult to find the tunnel! It's better to interrogate Lampcuba and his family directly!"

Sekerian looked at him and felt that although this guy had a bad character, he had a pretty good mind, so he turned around and said to the soldiers: "Take him and get Lampukuba immediately!"

"Yes!" the soldiers responded loudly. They were already so excited that they could not contain themselves: Lord Sekerian's seemingly joking order actually held the key to the door to victory!
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The warships of the 3rd Fleet docked at the pier one after another. Leotizides disembarked and prepared to gather the soldiers of the Eighth Legion who were going ashore one after another, but he saw the soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade running towards him in a hurry.

"Sekerian wants me to see him? What's the matter?" Leotizides was surprised after hearing what the team members said.

"General, it's a very important thing about capturing this city. You'll know it after you go there!" The team member said seriously, but couldn't hide the excitement in his tone. He also reminded: "It's better to bring less people, Avoid attracting the attention of the enemy at the top of the city."

Leotizides' interest was aroused. He asked Taglu to be responsible for gathering the troops. He took a detachment of soldiers from the flagship, followed closely by the members of the mountain reconnaissance brigade, and quickly headed to the port area.

Although Lilibi is a strategic military town of Carthage in Sicily, as the only town that is truly directly under Carthage in Sicily, the Carthaginians have poured a lot of money and manpower into it over the past 20 years, which has also promoted the development of the city. It is prosperous in maritime trade, so the area of ​​the port area is not small. Warehouses, shops, and markets are lined up in rows. The streets are straight and dense. The residences are densely packed but neatly planned. The further you go in, the area of ​​the houses becomes larger and larger. , are becoming more and more luxurious...but now there are almost no people in such a large place. Most of the people in the port area have been driven near the city gate. This is of course not only the result of the soldiers of the Mountain Scout Brigade, but also the Sicilian Fleet. The role of infantrymen.

After Sekerian learned that the tunnel was hidden in Lampukuba's house, while he sent people to arrest the insider, he also quickly dispatched thousands of fleet infantry on the Crow Warship to completely wipe out the people in the port area. Evicted from the port area to avoid leaks.

Therefore, Leotizides and the others were walking in an empty neighborhood. Because there was no light and it was too dark, they tripped over dead bodies on the road from time to time.

"Why haven't we arrived yet? Where are we going?" The squad leader couldn't help but ask. He fell twice along the way, his helmet was crooked, his nose was swollen, and he inevitably felt a lot of resentment in his heart.

Leotizides did not stop him at this time, because he was still thinking about what the previous mountain scout team had said about "capture Lilibi", and for a moment he did not notice that he was approaching the city wall of Lilibi.

The mountain scouts leading the way kept saying: "We're almost there! We're almost there!"

After walking more than 10 meters, he stopped, pointed to the open door on the roadside and said, "Here we are, let's go in, Lord Sekerian is still waiting for you inside."

However, Leotizides stopped and observed the surrounding environment carefully. He suddenly discovered that the walls of this house were much higher than the walls of other houses, more than four meters high, and although the texture of the gate could not be clearly seen, , but very thick. The people living here are definitely not ordinary people! …”

At this moment, someone came out to greet him: "Lord Leotizides, you are finally here. Lord Sekerian has been waiting for you in a hurry!"

This man was the captain of the fleet infantry of the Sicilian fleet. Leotizides had met him before. Only then did he feel completely relieved. He stepped forward and said, "What on earth did Sekerian discover? mystery?"

"A tunnel leading to the city!" the captain whispered excitedly: "Master Sekerian learned about it from the mouths of those dock workers, and he specially asked the mountain reconnaissance team to arrest the people in this house and killed several He was a prisoner and was forced to question him."

It turns out that this is the method His Majesty said! ... Leotizides perked up and said immediately: "Take me to see it quickly!"

The area of ​​​​this house should be quite large. The captain took him into the courtyard. He did not go into the main courtyard, but passed through the side door. There was a corridor here, which was wide enough to pass a large carriage. It was close to the courtyard. The wall faces directly east.

Leotizides looked at the city wall getting closer and closer in front of him, and he could even hear the deafening shouts coming from the side and in front, and he seemed to have some understanding in his heart.

After walking a few dozen meters, tall, warehouse-like buildings appeared in front of them. The captain pointed at one of them and said, "Master Sekerian is inside."

Leotizides did not go in immediately. He looked around carefully again, then pointed to the left and asked: "Is the gate from the port to the city over there?"

The captain didn't expect him to ask this question. He turned to look to the left and then said: "Yes, it's over there. Thousands of people gathered there. In order to drive them away, the mountain reconnaissance team and our fleet infantry It took a lot of effort, but the effect is obvious. Before you arrived, the Carthaginians did not dare to open the city gate..."

Leotizides turned his head and looked to the rear on the right. The flames were still burning on the city head a few hundred meters away, where the tower door should be.

Leotizides recalled the map of the city of Lilibi that he drew after interrogating the Carthaginian crew. He could now make a clear judgment that behind the city wall in front of him was probably the southwest military camp of Lilibi.

Leotizides looked at the scattered torches on the city top dozens of meters away in front of him, subconsciously took off his helmet, covered the purple and red crown with his body, and at the same time said to the squad leader beside him : You go and guard the gate of the courtyard. If any troops want to come in later, tell them that they must not light torches or make any noise. They must advance in a single column and must take off their crowned helmets..."

After some solemn instructions, Leotizides followed the captain into the warehouse.

There are a lot of things piled up in the warehouse, and a dim light flickers in a corner in front of it.Sekelian and seven or eight soldiers formed a circle, and there were a few soldiers guarding the two captives.

Hearing the footsteps, Seclian turned his head and looked back, and then said proudly: "Proseus, come and see, I have brought you a good opportunity to make great achievements!"

Leotizides ignored his pride and strode over.

The soldiers hurriedly made room, and what appeared in front of Leotizides was not the dark hole he imagined, but more like a cellar, with stone steps, wall lamps, Supported by hard ground, stacked stone walls and iron pillars, a straight underground passage leads all the way to the dark front...

Leotizides stood at the entrance of the passage, which was wide enough for three adults to walk side by side, and observed it for a long time. Then he stepped on the stone stairs and went up to the warehouse. The first thing he said was: "Such a tunnel is definitely not It can be excavated in a short time.”

(End of this chapter)