ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 215 The three armies join forces

"Commander, you can rest assured and leave the rest of the battle to us! Our brothers in the Third Army have long been eager to participate in the battle and make meritorious deeds!" Bagule said loudly, patting his chest.

"Don't worry, don't worry, there are plenty of battles for you to participate in!" Davos said jokingly: "You should report to your legion commander first. He, the legion commander who is short of major generals, wants you to be here in your dreams. Calling your names!"

Everyone laughed, and Hieronymus, who was usually expressionless, also grinned.

"Lord Avinogis, thank you for your full support of Dionia! Personally lead the army to participate in the battle!" Davos stepped forward and saluted Avinogis to express his sincere gratitude.

"Sending troops to join the war is the responsibility of my Laos as the Dionian Alliance!" Avinogis hurriedly replied: "In Turui, I heard that Lord Daves defeated the Crotone army again. Brilliant record, this is another miracle of winning more with less! I am amazed by Lord Davos' military talent, and I believe that the fighters of Laos can follow Dionia to win more victories!"

"As long as our Dionia Alliance is always united, there will be no lack of victory!" Davos replied passionately.

"You are right, Lord Davos!" Avinogis immediately nodded in agreement seriously.

At this time, Asistes interjected: "Commander, I almost forgot one thing. When we led the army through the swamp area, the engineering battalion was almost repairing the road through the swamp area. They will be able to do it tomorrow. Bring the luggage here."

"Great!" Davers said happily.

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Those who followed Davos into the big tent were: Captain Capos of the First Army, Captain Drax of the Second Army, Hieronymus, the Commander of the Third Army, Bagule, the First Captain of the Third Army, and Pictured are the adjutant Asistes and the consul Avinogis of Lars.

In the middle of the big tent was an unusually smooth wooden table, with a large map of southern Magna Greece drawn on it.

"Capps, please introduce the latest battle situation to the newly arrived comrades." Davos said.

"Okay, sir." Capps came to the wooden table, found the Crimesa mark on the map, pointed at it and said: "After the Crotone army failed in the battle, based on the information obtained from interrogating the captured soldiers, , it is estimated that about 7000 people fled the battlefield, and they probably all fled back here -" Capps glanced at the people who were listening to his story attentively, and then said: "Subsequently, a total of 14000 people from our first and second armies rushed back. Go outside the city of Crimesa, build a camp, and surround Crimesa from the east, west, and north. Today, when we were building a bridge over the Umbria River, the troops on the south bank were attacked by nearly 7000 light infantry. This shows that Crimesa was reinforced by Crotone during this day, and the number of troops in the city may have reached 14000. And your arrival has brought the total number of our soldiers to 22000."

Avinogis and the others gathered around the wooden table, listening to Capps speak and staring at the map.

"It would be difficult for 22000 people to capture a city defended by 14000 soldiers!" Avinogis said based on his past experience.

"We don't necessarily have to capture the city of Crimesa." Capps' words stunned the newcomers.

"How can we attack Crotone without capturing Crimesa?" Bagule asked in surprise.

"Surround it." Capps pressed Crimesa on the map with his right hand, and then drew a circle: "If we attack Crimesa by force, with the defense of 14000 soldiers from Crotone, not only will there be heavy casualties, but also Once Crimesa cannot be defended, the Crotones may flee back to the city of Crotone by boat and huddle in the city, making our next attack more difficult. Leave them behind and let the city of Crimesa disperse. Crotone’s strength, and we can divide our forces—” Capus’s finger slid to the south of the Crimean city, where is the plain north of Crotone.

Avinogis, Bagule, Asistes, and Lizaru stared at the map with wide eyes, lost in thought.

"What if the Crotones find out that our numbers are reduced and go out of the city to attack the camp?" Avinogis asked worriedly.

Several others laughed at the same time.

"We are welcoming them to attack and taste the power of our Dionia camp's defense facilities!" Drax said confidently.

"If we don't attack Crimesa, the Crotones may be aware of our intentions. What if they take the initiative to withdraw Crotone's defense?" Asistes also raised his own question.

"Who said we won't attack? We will attack appropriately to put pressure on the city of Crimesa. By the time they realize that something is wrong, the troops we sent have already messed up the territory of Crotone, and when they withdraw When it comes to Crotone, we can easily capture Crimesa! In short, according to what the Commander said...that is...we have to actively mobilize the Crotone people to run back and forth, but we are still unable to concentrate our forces to fight against us... …” Capps explained.

"That's great! I think this must be a plan conceived by Lord Davos. This is the first time I have seen such an ingenious military plan! We can easily achieve our goals without fighting hard!" Vinogis praised half-complimentally and half-sincerely.

His words were unanimously approved by everyone.

Davos smiled and said seriously: "What I'm most worried about now is one thing -"

"Our food supply?!" Hieronymus, a taciturn person, interjected. As the commander of the Polish Legion, he had been staying with the army's supply camp for the past two days, so he knew something about it.

"That's right." Davos glanced at him appreciatively and said seriously: "The rations carried by the soldiers are about to be exhausted. Next, they have to rely on the rear to transport food to meet the needs of 22000 people. The amount of food is absolutely huge! The distance from Thurii to Crimesa is nearly a hundred miles. It is impossible for us to fully protect such a long transportation line! If Crotone realizes this, their warships can Landing on any coast, attacking our grain convoys, and even destroying villages and killing our people will cause us a lot of trouble! So we must complete our plan as soon as possible and leave Crotone overwhelmed."

"Hieronymus!"

"exist!"

"You immediately lead the Third Army to build a camp on the south bank and besiege Crimesa!"

"Yes!"

"Drax!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"Detach three brigades from the Second Legion to assist Lord Avinogis's troops in setting up camp on the south bank. I ask that you must initially build the camp before tonight and completely besiege the city of Crimesa!"

"clear!!!"

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That afternoon, more than 1 Dionian soldiers crossed the wooden bridge and began to take turns building camps on the south bank of the Umbria River.

Milon did not rush to send troops to attack again.

By evening, the camp on the south bank was initially completed.At this point, the Dionia camp forms a huge semicircle, surrounding the city of Crimea. Except for the port, which faces the sea and cannot be enclosed, the rest is surrounded by the Dionia camp.

By the early morning of the next day, the Dionysian soldiers continued to improve their camp facilities, and Crotone's messenger Lysias arrived at the northern camp of Dionysia. He was masked and brought into Davos military account.

"Lord Lysias, I'm very sorry! You and I are warring parties, so we have to take this approach." Davos apologized, but there was no apology on his face. Instead, he showed excitement like a hunting dog seeing fresh meat. The look on his face: "I remember we just met four days ago. I didn't expect to meet again so soon. You won't bring any harsh conditions to threaten us Dionia, right?"

Of course Lysias could hear the strong sarcasm in Davos's mouth, but he didn't seem to hear it, and said directly: "Lord Davos, I came here for peace talks. Crotone is willing to negotiate with Dionis Asia signed an armistice agreement and compensated Dionia for its losses in the war. I only hope that the war between Crotone and Dionia can subside and restore peace and tranquility in Greater Greece!"

Davos laughed loudly: "You Crotones can start a war if you want, and stop a war if you want. Do you think this is children playing a war game?"

Lysias asked calmly: "So what conditions are required for Dionia to be willing to accept a truce?"

"Conditions?" Davos snorted coldly, dissipated the impulse on his face, walked back and forth a few steps, and when he looked at Lysias again, his bright eyes had regained his previous shrewdness: "Remember last time? What did I say when you left last time? My conditions are the same as the conditions you proposed in the Grand Chamber of the Senate of Turiyi before, very simple!"

Hearing this, Lysias' heart "thumped".

"First, Crotone must compensate Dionia for 5000 talents of silver in one go; second, dissolve the Crotone Alliance, and Crotone must not ally with any other city-state in the future; third, Crotone must Rimisa merges into the Dionia Alliance!..."

After listening to each one, Lysias' face became more ugly. Finally, he simply shook his head: "The conditions you proposed are too harsh, and the Crotone Council will not accept them!"

"It's better not to accept it! The Dionian soldiers also want to win more victories to get more rewards from the alliance!" Davos looked indifferent, but his words contained more threats.

"I admit that Dionia's previous victory made us panic, but the panic also prompted us Crotone people to take action and work together to fight against enemies who may invade the Crotone territory! In the future, you Dionia The battles faced by the Nians will only become more and more difficult! Lord Davos, I want to remind you that grapes must be sold at a good price when they are fresh, otherwise they will be worthless when they are ripe. " Lysias's words also became stronger.

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