ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1146 Landing in Messenia (continued)

"Understood!" Muklu responded.

Ionicus was puzzled when he heard this: How did the warship attack the army on land?
After a while, he saw a dozen triremes lined up side by side, heading straight towards the coast where the Spartan army was. The warships stopped on the sea less than one mile away from the Spartan army. Because it had hit the bottom, the crew on the deck immediately threw the anchor into the sea to fix the ship, and then a piece of equipment was lifted onto the deck from the cabin - a ballista.

Some of the gunners are responsible for fixing the mount of the ballista, some are responsible for mapping target parameters, some are responsible for installing spring groups, and some are responsible for carrying stone bullets... Not only this ballista team performs their duties and cooperates with each other tacitly, but also others The same is true on warships.

At the end of the Western Mediterranean War, when the Dionysian army besieged the city of Carthage, naval warships entered the lagoon and placed ballistae on the deck to assist the army in siege and achieved considerable results. So far, the use of ballistae on ships has become A project of naval military training.

Dolios saw the Dionian warships rushing straight towards the beach, thinking that they were going to land soon, and immediately commanded the army to spread out in a loose horizontal formation facing the direction of the dozen or so warships, with the front It was a helot holding a javelin, ready to attack the Dionian soldiers with a javelin first when they waded ashore.

However, these warships stopped when they were approaching the beach, and there was no movement for a while. Dolios was feeling strange when he suddenly saw small black dots flying out of the warships one after another...

When he saw clearly that these small black dots were large round stones, they had already fallen from the air. Some fell into the sea water in front of them, raising water columns rising into the sky, and some fell to the beach behind. Sand and dust flew everywhere. Although no one was killed or injured, the Hittites' momentum caused a commotion in the team, especially the Helots.

Ballista!A word popped into Dolios' mind. Although this kind of weapon had never been used in wars in mainland Greece so far, for the Spartans who had always been paying attention to the Western Mediterranean, they were This is not unknown.Agesilaus once made a suggestion to the Council of Elders, hoping to create such a powerful siege weapon. The Council of Elders also agreed to his proposal, but a man who had no other profession except a warrior and was keen on military training did not A city-state that abandons science, literature, art and entertainment simply does not have the technical ability to produce it.

The Spartans also wanted to secretly invite the people of Syracuse for advice, but unfortunately after the Battle of South Italy, Dionia captured the entire engineering team of Syracuse and took them completely for themselves. As a result, Syracuse itself also lost this technology, and in the end the matter fell into disrepair.

Dolios never expected that he would witness the rumored ballista on such a special occasion, and for a moment he didn't know how to deal with it.

At this moment, another round of stone bullets was ejected, and only one of the dozen stone bullets hit the target on the shore. After all, the warship fluctuated with the waves, and it was difficult for the ballistae to aim.But the effect of the stone bullet that hit was very obvious. It smashed the head of a helot into pieces. The death was terrifying, and the surrounding helots were frightened and immediately turned around and ran away.

Dolios hurriedly ordered the Spartans to kill the first black slaves to escape. This frightened the other slaves and managed to maintain the array.

Not long after, the sound of bugles sounded on the sea, and hundreds of troop transport ships originally parked behind the warships began to move forward against the receding tide, and the landing of the Dionian army began.

The troop carrier that Max was riding happened to be heading in the direction of the enemy's position on the shore. He himself had landed on the coast of Africa and also on the coast of Alpine Gaul. He was no stranger to landing, but this was the first time he had landed on it. Facing enemy interception, he did not follow the previous two methods and asked the soldiers to assist the sailors in rowing so that the ship could reach the coast faster. Instead, he asked them to put on their armor and pick up their weapons as soon as possible and sit quietly on the ship. , conserve physical strength.

The troop transport bumped forward in the tide and was not very fast. This was actually a good fighter for the Spartan army on the shore, but it was a pity that the Dionian army came suddenly and Sparta itself did not produce bows and arrows. It was too late to recruit the allies, so it was impossible to fire arrows at the troop transport.

The troop transport finally ran aground near the beach, less than a hundred meters away from the Spartan troops on the shore. Just as Max urged the soldiers to disembark, the Spartan soldiers on the shore also ordered the helots holding javelins to attack those who had not yet landed. The enemy attacks.

The helots waded forward cautiously, paying more attention to the stone bullets whizzing by in the sky.

Max led the soldiers to jump into waist-deep water one after another, and walked to the shore in no hurry. While he called on the soldiers to gather, he observed the positions of other units on the warships on the left and right sides.

"Forward!" Under his command, 50 soldiers waded forward in a loose and small square formation.Then he saw the Helotus javeliner running from the shore: "Raise your shield!"

As soon as he shouted the words, the soldiers had already raised their long shields and blocked the front.

The helots who lacked military training faced the approaching Dionian soldiers. The javelins they threw in a hurry were neither accurate nor powerful, and did not pose any danger to the Dionian soldiers at all.

On the contrary, after wading forward for a certain distance, the soldiers of the Dionian Legion also threw the javelins in their hands, which immediately caused many helots to be shot and fell into the water, scaring other helots to retreat hurriedly. .

After the direct threat from the front was eliminated, the soldiers of the detachment led by Max slowed down. They moved closer to the surrounding detachments and gradually became one.

Dolios, who was on the shore, originally thought that after jumping into the sea, the Dionian soldiers in the boat would speed up and rush to the shore, and their strength would be dispersed. This would help him concentrate his troops and defeat them one by one, but he did not expect that Dionian soldiers would speed up and rush to the shore. The Onian soldiers were so steady and experienced that they gradually formed an array while wading slowly through the water, and the array continued to thicken and extend...

Dolios turned his head and looked to both sides again. Countless Dionian soldiers had already come ashore on the beach in the distance and began to surround them...

Dolios felt nervous, but he only hesitated for a moment before resolutely making a decision: "Quick, retreat! Retreat!!"

Although some Spartan warriors were unwilling to give up, they were known in Greece for their discipline. As soon as the order was issued, all the warriors quickly began to retreat, and the helots dispersed in a rush.

Max and the soldiers originally expected to have a fierce battle with the Spartan army on the beach, but they did not expect that the enemy in front ran away before the battle!Is this really the Spartan warrior who dominated Greece? !

In order to prevent fraud, although the soldiers accelerated their pace, they still maintained the integrity of their formation. However, under the command of the team officer, they began to shout in unison: "Messenians, you are free!!! …”

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Leoticides set foot on the land of Messenia with an indifferent expression, but his mood was a bit complicated: he was no stranger to this land. He had received military training here when he was young, and had also attended the coming-of-age ceremony. Together with his companions, he killed Helots like wild beasts, and even stationed in Pylos for a while...

He originally thought that these memories had been forgotten, but the moment he stepped on the beach, these memories kept popping up.

Leoticides led dozens of guards step by step, stepping on the soft sand, and walked forward slowly. Tisias and Ionicus who were originally following him had already disappeared. They were anxious to appease and recruit the black laborers.

An officer with a purple tassel on his helmet came running towards him. He rushed to Leoticides and gave him a military salute.

"Adoris, what was the result of the battle?" Even when facing the adopted son of King Davos, Leoticides still looked as indifferent as he did to other officers.

Adoris replied with some frustration: "It is said that the Spartans are the bravest warriors in Greece, but I think that is a lie! They are as timid as rabbits, they run away before they fight, and they run very fast. , before we could form a siege, they rushed into the mountains to the east... It would be great if the cavalry could attack!"

"Lydes told me that their horses were bumpy on the ship for several days and were in very bad condition. They had to rest for a few days before they could go into battle, otherwise problems would occur." Leoticides said calmly: "Look Did you get nothing this time?"

"When we pursued the Spartan military camp, there was a Spartan officer and several soldiers guarding the door -" When Acharis said this, his face became more solemn: "They asked to fight with us. The soldiers fought alone and wounded several of us. Finally, we killed those Spartans and captured the officer."

Leotychides didn't pay much attention to such trivial matters, but asked: "What are the conditions in that Spartan military camp?"

Adoris immediately understood what he meant and replied: "It is very complete and has not been damaged in any way. However, it is not very large and can barely accommodate a legion."

Leoticides looked at the sky, and then looked around: naked helots could be seen everywhere, obediently following the Dionian soldiers...

He lowered his head and pondered for a while, then echoed: "Muklu, you immediately inform Sekerian that the landing battle is over, and ask him to lead all the warships to dock on the beach and build camps. I will send the fourth and sixth legions. The soldiers provided full assistance."

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