ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 142 Surprise Attack ([-])

Originally, Timaras saw that the baggage was too much, so he suggested loading some of the loot on ships and transporting it back to Crotone in advance.

He was rejected by Melanthius. His reason was: Castellon and Crimesa joined our Crotone Alliance for the first time. We need to show them the results of the capture of Thurii and the battle with Crotone. Serious consequences of doing it right!
In fact, there was another reason in his mind that he kept secret: he was afraid that the supplies shipped back would be secretly divided up by the people in the city hall, and then the wealth he would get would be much less.

As for why the pontoon was not burned?Davos's worries were completely unnecessary. Melantheus did not take Amendolara seriously at all. He believed that with the destruction of Thurii, there would no longer be anything in the north of Magna Greece that could survive. Threatening the power of Crotone, the pontoon bridge was retained for the convenience of the Crotones who would soon move to Sybari.

Crotone's march column was more than ten miles long, and most of them were fully loaded pack cars, so the march was extremely slow.At dusk, the front team had just arrived in Castellon City.

The people of Castellon were indeed afraid. The chief general Amycles led the city-state's top officials with smiles on their faces. They opened the city to welcome Melanthius, who had returned victoriously, and planned to hold a grand victory banquet for him, as well as a banquet for Crow. Tone's generals.At the same time, they tactfully told Melantheus: Castellon is too small to accommodate such a large army, and with so much baggage stored in the city, it would be bad if any were lost and a conflict broke out.

They also said that the city of Castellon had prepared a large amount of fine wine and food for the Crotone soldiers to celebrate their victory and make up for Castellon's apology for not allowing them to enter the city.

Melantheus was not a person who could think about the soldiers. Seeing that the Castellon people were so thoughtful, he readily agreed and led Timaras and a dozen other senior officers into the city with Amycles.

On the way into the city, Melantheus heard the spies' report: the people of Amendolara rushed to the Subari Plain to rescue the Thurii people.He immediately laughed and said: "Amendolara is doing this in vain. We will be back soon. The Sybari Plain can only belong to Crotone!"

When the soldiers in Crotone heard that there was wine to drink and meat to eat, they immediately accelerated their march.It was getting late, so they started camping. They just set up tents, and then they couldn't wait to start drinking and eating meat, celebrating their victory. They continued to be noisy until late at night. Their tired bodies could not resist the invasion of the god of sleep, and they fell into a deep sleep...

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Ansitanos did not write in his book: On this day, the citizens of Amendolara changed from their usual training habits. They roughly set up tents, briefly built the camp, and then all started to sleep.In fact, the people who rescued the Turiyi people outside in the afternoon were mainly women, teenagers, and elderly people from Amendolara...

Amendolara mobilized almost the entire city for this battle.

That night, Davers did not allow the people of Turiyi to enter the newly built camp for accommodation. The exhausted people of Turiyi fell asleep under the curtain.At this time, the Amendolara citizen soldiers in the camp were being woken up by their team officers one by one. In their sleepy eyes, they began to silently eat the prepared freshly baked bread and drink hot lamb soup. , and a little bit of lamb and cheese.Although they had eaten dinner a few hours ago, these foods would reserve more protein and calories for them to consume during the long march and fighting.Then, they began to put on the breastplates and greaves taken out of the pack car, and checked the bayonet, knives and bucklers.

At this time, there were several torches erected in an open space in the center of the camp. Davos and the captains, company captains and squadron captains used the faint light of the fire to carefully observe the intelligence obtained by Yizam and the others. A terrain model of the Crotone camp simply made from clay.

"Melanthius was a little cautious. He let his troops cross the Trionto River and camp south of Castron City, thinking that they would be safe with Castellon City blocking them, but This will just make his soldiers more defenseless." Davers used a wooden stick to point at the model of the Trionto River that separated Castellon City from the Crotone camp: "But Izam The leader repeatedly tried on different sections of the river. He said that there was a section of the river that could be forded on foot because it was located in the middle reaches, far away from the Crotone camp and would not be discovered. Moreover, he also sent People reported that, 'The Crotone people have been drinking and partying in the camp all night long.' I believe that when we attack tomorrow, they will still sleep like dead pigs." Davers' words made everyone laugh knowingly.

"They didn't dig trenches, set up fences or deer camps, and I'm afraid there won't even be sentries by tomorrow morning. Do they think they're walking in their own courtyards? It's so easy!" The team officers listened to the situation introduced by Davers, and not only They were not amused, but were irritated. They secretly became fierce and determined not to let these arrogant Crotone people go.

"The only troublesome thing is that their tents are very scattered and widely spaced. A large piece of the southern part protrudes outward, because the supplies they looted are concentrated here." Davers used a wooden stick to A large circle was drawn above the camp model, and he said cautiously: "Our citizen soldiers plus the Lucanian brigade led by Bagule only have about 5000 people (Artenis sent people to the Eastern Mediterranean to recruit some Serais one after another. There are about 500 free people from Sri Lanka, Rhodes and Crete, which makes the Seventh Brigade more complete). In order to fully surround the camp in Crotone, our attack formation can only have a single row of soldiers."

"Legion Commander, don't worry, one column is enough! Dealing with people is more troublesome, but isn't it easier to deal with a group of sleeping pigs?" Amyntas' words made everyone cover their mouths and laugh.

Davos smiled slightly, and said to Capps beside him: "The south of the camp is handed over to your first brigade, and you will attack first. Since the south area is relatively large and there are many pack carts and supplies blocking the advance, how to solve these problems? Difficult problem, you and your subordinates discuss a solution. I only have one request, whether the first brigade can become the number one in the army depends on whether you can keep up with the attack speed of other brigades, or even faster than them!"

Capps, who is usually steady, also looked excited at this moment: "Region Commander, don't worry, the First Brigade will never disappoint your expectations!"

Davos nodded and turned to Drax: "The second group goes to the east of the camp. After the first group launches the attack, you can start the attack. The east side of the camp is close to Castellon City and was panicked after being attacked. The enemy's first thought is to escape into the city, so you have to use the most violent attack to make them give up this idea!"

Drax glanced at Capps and said, "Legion Commander, our second brigade will use actions to prove that we are no worse than the first brigade!"

"Okay, you have to have this kind of confidence!" Davos praised, then turned to Hieronymus: "The Third Battalion attacked from the west. Although most of you are recruits, I believe the Third Battalion will perform well. .”

Hieronymus clenched his fists and said, "Don't worry!"

"Epythenes."

"exist."

"You and Zipit will lead the light shield troops of the seventh group to attack from the north."

"Legion commander, are our attacking numbers smaller?" Epithenis immediately asked.

"Don't worry. Is Bagule here?" Davos asked.

"I'm here!" Bagule said from behind the crowd.

"Come to the front." Davos waved him to come closer, and then said in a deep voice: "The Lucanian brigade you led joined the attack from the north, and the commander is Epithenis."

Bagule glanced at Epithenis hesitantly, and Epithenis gave him a friendly smile. He lowered his head and said, "Okay."

"The light shield soldiers are good at close combat, and the impact of you Lucarian warriors is also very powerful. Moreover, the enemy may not consider escaping to the north at first because the Trionto River is blocking it. I am not worried about you. When it comes to attacking, I'm only worried about your lack of coordination and your sudden advance, which may lead to gaps, so when you come down, you should communicate with each other and solve the problem of how to improve coordination and control the rhythm of the attack."

"There is a more important point!" Davos emphasized his tone and said with a serious look: "Bagule, I have told you before, and I would like to emphasize it again. Before fighting, whether you are marching or lurking, you must You must keep quiet and do not alert the enemy! You must warn your tribesmen and keep their mouths shut. If anyone disobeys orders and affects this operation, the serious ones will be executed according to the "Amendolara Military Law"! "

"I know." Bagule was secretly frightened, and decided to go back and immediately discuss with Asistes how to prevent the tribesmen from making mistakes.

"Legion Commander, aren't our archers and catapults participating in this operation?" Alpoens couldn't help asking anxiously when he saw that there was no place for him in the deployment of the battalion.

"Of course you are indispensable." Davos smiled and said: "Alps, you lead the archers and slingers to ambush beside the road leading to Castellon City east of the camp. Once someone comes out of the city to rescue, give them the maximum The killing!"

"Yes!"

"According to Izam's intelligence, the soldiers who followed Crotone in Castellon did not return to the city because they wanted to celebrate their victory in the camp. There should not be many soldiers in the city who can fight, and their combat effectiveness should not be strong. Oh...and those Crotone generals who are having fun in the city, it is estimated that their legs will be weak by tomorrow morning, and they will not be able to use their weapons..." After Davos finished speaking, everyone laughed ambiguously.

"After you go down, deploy your subordinate companies on the attack line, but please remember - there can be no gaps in the attack line between detachments, companies, and brigades!"

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