ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 211 After the Battle of Trionto River

During the Peloponnesian War, Athens sent a large army to Sicily, but was eventually defeated by the coalition forces of Syracuse and Sparta, and captured more than 6000 people. At that time, Sparta was faced with being passively beaten at sea and unable to attack Athens on land. In the embarrassing situation of the long wall, they did not allow these 6000 captives to attack the city of Athens. If Davos did this, it would be a precedent. I am afraid that the words "insidious and cruel" would become his label, which would not only make everyone These city-states in Greece are secretly wary that even the Dionian people who originally respected him will gradually alienate him, which will undoubtedly be a major blow to Davos's prestige.Therefore, with his lofty goals, he will certainly not make the mistake of losing the watermelon and picking up the sesame seeds.Anyway, he already had a chance to win, so he didn't mind taking Crimesa later.Therefore, as soon as the battle was over, he ordered a reserve group and more than 5000 free people to escort the prisoners back to Thurii, leaving only two legions and two reserve groups stationed in Castellon.

Compared with last night, the people of Castellon, who were delighted with the victory, were very happy to vacate the room and prepared a sumptuous dinner to invite the Dionian soldiers to stay.Compared with the legionnaires who entered the city of Castellon, the soldiers and free people who were also tired and hungry, had to escort the prisoners, and then walked an hour or two at night to return to Thurii, had a much harder time.However, it was their first time to participate in a battle, and it was such a large-scale battle, and they were able to win. As participants, they were all proud of it. Not only did they walk with their heads held high, but they even scolded the prisoners sonorously and forcefully. They wished they could return immediately. In the city, find an acquaintance to brag about their heroic deeds.

The Crotone people who were prisoners were in the most miserable condition. In order to prevent them from escaping, all their armor and clothing were stripped off, and they were walking naked in the dark. When a gust of sea breeze blew, they who had already exhausted their body heat seemed to be shaking. , trembling non-stop.Once he walked too slowly, the spear shaft of the escorting soldier's bayonet hit his body like a whip, causing unbearable pain.

Colbus was also one of the prisoners. Although he secretly lamented his bad fate when he became a prisoner again, compared with the comrades around him who either died in battle or drowned, he was still grateful that he could survive, so he comforted those crying compatriots. Said: "Although the Dionians are hateful, they keep their word. As long as we follow their requirements, we will definitely be able to return to Crotone alive!"

Even at night, the whole city of Thurii still came out to welcome the triumphant team. After a day of restless waiting, they saw the returning soldiers and many more Crotone captives than last time. Understand: It is an undoubted fact that the Dionian army won the battle!

Unlike Castellon, the Turui people shouted the name of "Davos" more to celebrate this hard-won victory, because they all knew that it was the consul who was in the Senate. He overcame all opinions and triggered this battle in advance, and finally won the victory!
The senators also breathed a sigh of relief, especially Felicius. As the military commander appointed by Davos to stay in Thurii, he did not have a single soldier in his hands. He was always worried about the fleet in Crotone. Will see through the disguise and land at the port.Now, the return of the three reserve brigades and the freedmen finally gave him confidence.Moreover, after this tragic defeat in Crotone, I am afraid that self-protection is not enough, so how can they dare to land and fight in the territory of Dionia.

Kunogorata and some Turiyi elders asked the soldiers about the entire battle. As Turiyi people, the Dionysian Alliance defeated Crotone, giving them a sense of proud revenge.

On this night, those who participated in the battle, whether they were reserve citizens or free citizens, were regarded as heroes by the people of Dionysia and enjoyed enthusiastic cheers and generous rewards. While they felt proud, they were also determined to become Dionysia. Sub-citizen confidence.

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Antaolis, the chief general of Crimesa, was sleeping soundly at home when he was woken up urgently. When he heard the news of "the defeat of the Crotone army" from someone who came to report, he couldn't believe his ears: Yesterday, He saw with his own eyes Crotone's huge fleet and nearly 4 troops in the port (he included the freedmen and slaves transporting baggage) - such a huge number that Magna Graecia had never seen before. army!It was supposed to sweep the Dionia League, but why was Crotone defeated just one day later? !How could Dionia have more soldiers than Crotone? ! !Could it be that Tarantum joined the war? ! ! ! ..."

Antaolis, who had countless doubts in his mind, hurriedly put on his clothes and hurried to the north gate, where Eurippus, Pleiades and others were already waiting there.

Under the illumination of the fire, I saw the Crotones running from the north one after another like bereaved dogs. Their steps were sloppy, their minds were in a daze, their faces were full of panic and exhaustion, their helmets were gone, and their breastplates were thrown away. , I don’t know where the shield and spear were lost. I stumbled into the city gate, lay down on the ground, and shouted feebly: "Is there anything to eat? Is there anything to eat?..."

Seeing the tragic situation of the Crotone people, Antaoris and the others suddenly felt worried.

Finally, they waited for Milon who had returned from the retreat. Although he was in a very embarrassed state, he was in good spirits.

"General Myron, what should we do next?!" Antaoris asked eagerly, which was what the people of Crimea were most concerned about at the moment.

Milon did not answer immediately, but asked: "Is there anything to eat? I'm starving!"

When Antaoris and the others watched Milon and the soldiers who had returned from wolfing down the dry and cold bread, they felt more or less contempt in their hearts.

Milon was not in the mood to observe what the Crimesa people were thinking at this time. While eating, he was thinking about how to appease the Crimesa people.After trudging through the swamp, without the enemy chasing him, he gradually regained his composure. On the way back, while regretting that he had made a series of mistakes before the battle because he underestimated the enemy, which led to the defeat of the battle, he also kept thinking Thinking about how to deal with the victorious Dionian attack next... Corimisa is undoubtedly the most important link to save the defeat!
He wiped off the crumbs from his mouth with his hand, stood up and took the expressions of the people around him into his eyes: "Everyone... I'm sorry, we were ambushed by the Dionians, and in the battle with them... suffered We failed. Although I don’t know how many people were lost...but it will definitely not be less..."

Countless soldiers struggling in the water appeared in Miron's mind. He secretly clenched his fists in pain, and let his nails pierce his palms with blood: "The casualties of Dionia's soldiers are much less than ours..."

What? ! !Everyone was shocked: Tens of thousands of troops went out to fight, but they only caused little losses to Dionia's army, but they themselves suffered heavy losses. It's unbelievable!How did this battle happen? ! !

"Did the Dionians send a lot of soldiers, more than us? Or did Tarantum also join the war?" Antaoris asked urgently.

Milon smiled bitterly. He didn't want to tell the truth, but even if he didn't tell it, when the Dionysians arrived, the Crimesa people would soon discover that they would be even more dissatisfied with Crotone by then. Be honest and let Crimea prepare early so that the two sides can help each other.Therefore, he said truthfully: "Dionia should have dispatched about the same number of people as us, and Tarantum did not participate in the battle..."

"Are you Crotones all made of flour?! It's always so easy to be defeated by the Dionians!" Pleades roared angrily.

He shouted out the voice of the top management of Crimesa: The last failure made it difficult for Crimesa to do anything. The envoy of Crimesa finally made a promise: He would never be an enemy of Crimesa again. Return those prisoners!But this time Krimisa broke its promise and assisted Crotone in attacking Dionia, which had spared Krimisa. If Krimisa failed again, what should Krimisa do?
Milon opened his eyes wide and stared angrily.He was a multiple Olympian champion in his youth, and later served as the chief general of Crotone for a long time. The power he possessed frightened Pleiades, and he avoided Myron's sharp gaze. , boldly said: "If it weren't for you Crotone insisting on launching a war against Dionia, saying that 'it will definitely teach Dionia a painful lesson!' Our Crimesa out of concern for our allies Trust (the last agreement between Crotone and Dionia stipulated that Crimesa existed as a neutral city-state. However, Crimesa was deeply influenced by Crotone and considered itself to be Crotone's Allies) before declaring war on Dionia. Now you have lost, and you have lost so miserably! What should we do in Crimesa?!"

"That's right, if it wasn't for your coercion, how dare we provoke Dionia!" Someone in the crowd echoed loudly.

What forced!Don't you Crimeans want to follow Crotone and get some benefits from Dionia!Myron sneered in his heart, but he couldn't say this, otherwise it would only intensify the conflict.

"So what do you want? Go to peace talks with Dionia?" Milon looked around at everyone and said solemnly: "Now that Dionia has the advantage, they only want more. Davos will After capturing the city of Crimesa, will he massacre the people of Crimesa to avenge his mercenary comrades? Will he turn Crimesa into a sub-state controlled by them like Niutum? ?”

After Milon finished speaking, the faces of the Crimesa people, including Attalos, turned ugly.

"What we can do now is to hold on to the city of Crimesa! There is no fleet in Dionia, and the sea is under our control. We can use the fleet to transport food and more soldiers at any time. The Dionia people cannot trap Kill us!" Milon said emotionally.

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