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Chapter 1022 The decisive battle with Selinus ([-])

Later, Mago's heart was hanging again: the cavalry was the biggest basis for his confidence that he could defeat the main force of Dionia in the battle. Now the Numibian cavalry, which makes up the majority of the entire cavalry army, actually rebelled. This cannot but be Make him anxious!
"Did the Mauritanian Cavalry and Lusitanian Cavalry also participate in the rebellion?!" Mago first thought of this question.

"Their camps have remained quiet. They have not participated in the rebellion, but they have not assisted us in quelling it."

"These damn barbarians!" Mago cursed secretly. In fact, he knew very well that temporarily hired troops like the Mauretanian and Lusitanian cavalry could not be very loyal to Carthage, but they were watching from the sidelines. His attitude made him feel the urgency of the situation, and he immediately said: "Tell Stikamo immediately and let him lead the army to quell the rebellion of the Numibian cavalry and prevent them from escaping the camp as much as possible! In addition, he We must also detach a force to guard our baggage camp! And...please rest assured, the reinforcements led by Kisgo will return to the camp soon!"

Mago watched the detective knight Juechen leave with an anxious look on his face.After a while, he saw the army led by Kisgo filing out of the city gate. Just after taking a breath, he saw cavalry running towards the city: "Report to Master Mago, the Dionian army was found in the east. , is approaching the camp!"

East of the camp? !The Dionian army entrenched in Minoa finally came out? ! ...This has always been Mago's expectation, but now it makes him feel nervous. Apparently the Dionians want to take advantage of the chaos in the Carthage camp to launch an attack.

"How many people are here?" Mago asked anxiously.

"We didn't get a report from the scouts in advance. It was discovered by the sentry at the top of the camp. We can't make an accurate judgment, but it looks like there are a lot of people."

The reconnaissance cavalry used by the Carthaginian army to go out to explore are basically Numibian cavalry. Now that they are in rebellion, I am afraid they have colluded with the Dionians. By the time the sentries in the camp discover the traces of the Dionians, , indicating that the enemy is already very close to the camp, so the situation is a bit critical... Mago thought of this and said eagerly: "Go find Kisgo immediately and ask him to lead reinforcements to defend against the Dionians' attack on the camp. "

Then, he said to his adjutant: "Send someone to inform Hasdrubal and ask him to lead the army back to the camp!"

After giving the order, Mago had no time to stay at the top of the city. He and Pomilka led a group of people to hurriedly down the city and rushed to the camp. As the commander of the army, he must sit in the camp to stabilize the morale of the army and prevent defeats. Enemy conspiracy.

When he was about to enter the camp, Mago suddenly reined in his horse and looked at the towering earth wall in front of him, and then at the entourage surrounding him. They all looked anxious, including Pomilka, who smiled. , said confidently: "Don't panic, everyone, the Dionian conspiracy will not succeed! We have already purged the Numibians a few days ago, and there are also experienced Iberian team officers, so There was no chance of chaos in the Numibian camp.

As for the Numibian cavalry, they cannot function in a narrow camp, Stikamo will easily defeat them!I am very happy to see the Dionian army that has been hiding like mice on the Minoa Mountains appearing here. In this way, we can not only block their attack with the built walls, but also wait until all the troops gather. You can take the opportunity to launch a counterattack, defeat them, and reverse the situation on the entire battlefield!Everyone, this is a great opportunity, you will have the opportunity to become the hero who saves Carthage! "

Mago's words were like a ray of sunshine that drove away the gloom in the hearts of the surrounding followers. Their eyes began to shine, and they were eagerly looking forward to the next battle...

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To the east of the city of Selinus, the Dionian army formed a long dragon and slowly advanced along the coastal road.In the center of the team, under the two shining golden kingdom flags, was King Davos of Dionia. He was riding a horse, talking and laughing with Henipolis beside him, as if he were on an outing, and Not going into a fight.

Thormid behind him couldn't help but remind: "Your Majesty, we are about to enter the territory of Selinus. Should we not get close to the Carthaginian camp first? What if the Carthaginian army attacks us? , we can also retreat easily.”

"Hasn't the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade already figured out the enemy's situation! Today, Mago has sent the main force to attack the inner city of Selinus. There are not many troops left in the Carthage camp, not to mention -" Davos pointed to the sky ahead. He raised a bunch of black smoke and said sternly: "The Numibians have started taking action according to the agreement. Of course, we must also implement the agreement in order to attract the attention of the Carthaginians and cause Mago to make mistakes. judge."

"Yes, His Majesty always keeps his promises!" Henipolis interjected from the side.

Tormid glanced at Henepolis and thought: You said it easily, but although the army led by His Majesty looks like a large number, in fact it is only a Roman reserve group of 6000 people (they are temporarily wearing The black helmets and black armor of the injured and dead soldiers of the Dionysian legions), a small amount of Potentia and Samnite reinforcements, and the first, second, fourth, and three cavalry legions, the total is no more than Thousands of people, but the "soldiers" behind the team were disguised as laborers from the supply camps of various legions and sailors from transport ships. They had no combat effectiveness at all. Once the Carthaginian army really went out to fight back, he couldn't help but feel comforted by His Majesty. Worry.

At this time, Davos turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much, we can see the black smoke in the Carthage camp, Alexis, Amyntas, Matonis, Proso Us and the others must have seen it, and I am afraid that they have already started to act according to the plan. Can the Carthaginians still allocate their forces to attack us? I doubt it."

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There is a thick city wall between the city of Selinus and the largest port. This was built by Dionian soldiers and fleet sailors during this period to heighten and thicken the original inner wall. , after Mago's Iberian army broke through the inner city wall of Selinus with all its strength, it became the last line of defense for the Dionian defenders to protect the port.

Hasdrubal felt regretful. He felt that without this wall as an obstacle, his army would definitely pursue the victory, completely defeat the remaining troops of Dionia, and completely occupy the entire city of Selinus and the port.

But if he can pass through the city wall and enter the port area at the rear at this time, he will be surprised to find that what he thought was the defeat of Dionia's remnants is a complete illusion. At this time, the entire port area is densely packed with Dionia. Occupied by the soldiers of the Leah Legion, there are black surges everywhere, with a clear boundary with the blue sea water of the port.Among them are not only the First Army and the Second Army, which have endured hard battles for days and suffered a lot of losses, but also the Third Army and the Lucania Reserve Army, which had been staying in the mountains of eastern Sicily before and were stationed in Minoa. The Fourth Army, the Sixth Army, and the Tenth Army were all quietly transported to the port of Selinus through the Sicilian fleet and the Catanai transport fleet in the dark nights of the previous two days.

At this moment, a huge army of more than 5 people gathered together, of course not just to guard the port of Selinus. The fully armed soldiers were eagerly waiting for orders from the legion commanders.

At this moment, many senior generals of the kingdom well known to the people of Dionia are standing on this wall, Alexis, Amyntas, Epithenis, Matonis, Lizaru, Olivers, Trotilas and Melisandar's battle-hardened and accomplished kingdom commanders and legion commanders were all staring ahead, turning a blind eye to the Carthaginian soldiers swarming under the city, and the deafening sound of fighting was completely ineffective. affect their concentration.

Suddenly, Melisander shouted excitedly: "It's on fire! The Carthage camp is on fire!"

Amyntas immediately followed the direction of his finger and looked with wide eyes, but seemed to find nothing. Just as he lowered his face, he was about to scold Melisanda for lying about military information. Before he could say anything, a curl of smoke rose from the northwest. Black smoke, one, two, three...

"Young people have good eyesight!" Alexis smiled gently.

"Boy, I think you are more suitable to be a lookout on a warship." Amyntas punched Melisander with a slight embarrassment.

Excitement filled the faces of every legion commander, and Olivers said loudly: "Everyone, Hatis bless you, the Numibian cavalry has acted according to the plan, shouldn't we start taking action too?!"

"I think -" before Amyntas finished speaking, Alexis quickly said: "Wait a little longer, wait for the Carthaginian soldiers under the city to retreat, so that it will be easier for our soldiers to launch an attack. "

Amyntas coughed dryly. Although there was no single commander in the attack plan on the port side, what Alexis said was indeed reasonable. The generals agreed and decided to suppress their excitement for the time being. , waiting for changes in the war situation.

In fact, they didn't have to wait long before the Carthaginian army under the city began to retreat.

"We can start the attack!" Amyntas' words received enthusiastic response from everyone.

In order to implement this offensive plan, the defenders of Selinus specially opened two more entrances and exits on the city wall in the past few days: the left side was in charge of Martonis, commanding the Second and Sixth Legions; The center was commanded by Alexis, who had the Third, Fourth, and Tenth Legions under his command; the right was commanded by Amyntas, who commanded the First Legion and the Lucalia Reserve Army.The center has the largest number of troops and the most complete legion organization, because it will serve as the main force of the attack, and at the same time, it must coordinate the friendly forces on both sides at any time.

(End of this chapter)