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Chapter 314 Fortress Attack and Defense (Please subscribe)

"Everyone, Cosenza's army has entered the Bruti military camp two miles away. According to spies, the number of enemies may be more than 2." Dracos said to everyone. After receiving the enemy's information, not only did he not feel Nervous, but relieved.

It turned out that two thousand Biscinian warriors voluntarily surrendered, and Dracos was having a headache on how to deal with them. Baguilipi gave a suggestion, on the grounds that Nikuru would soon lead Cosenza's army back for revenge. Except for a few injured warriors who can return to the city of Bisignia to recuperate, everyone else must stay in the newly built fortress to assist the Dionians in defending against Nikuru's attack.In order to prevent Dracos from suspecting that he had too much military power, Baguilipi also took the initiative to propose that the warriors of each tribe should be led by their leaders.

Dracos was very grateful to Baguilipi for his understanding, but after all, not long after the battle between Dionia and Bithynia, some family members of Bithynia soldiers died at the hands of Dionia soldiers. The hatred between the two clans could not be eliminated so quickly. In the small fortress, conflicts between soldiers from both sides were inevitable. Dracos and Bajilipi were worried about this.Drax, who had never been good at handling such matters, was eager to divert the soldiers' attention to defending against the enemy's attack.

After Dracos finished speaking, Adepigis translated his words in Brutian again, and the captains were eager to try.

Although Kereru is nervous, he knows that he must assist the Dionians to block the attack of the Bruti coalition. Otherwise, if the enemy attacks, Nikuru will probably be the first person to kill him.

Baguilipi sat still, but his thoughts were roughly similar to those of young Krem.

Only Bream covered his abdomen with one hand, which had been stabbed with a spear by a Dionysian soldier and then tightly wrapped with a cloth by a doctor. He waved his other hand and said in shock: "Twenty thousand Cosenza soldiers! Now! Does Cosenza have so many fighters?!"

"I think Pianlun should also have gathered warriors from Ambanians and other tribes." Bajilippi said.

Bream's astonishment subsided a bit, but he still sighed: "Twenty thousand soldiers! This is a powerful army that Bruti has never had before!"

"What is this! There are more than 2 city-state troops who have been defeated by my Dionia. Crotone in the south! The Messape and Puchetti people across the bay!... We are not afraid of more enemies. , I’m afraid that there will be too few enemies!” Trotilas stood up and said impassionedly. This son-in-law of “Broken Arm” Anticorris was only a squad leader when he arrived in Thurii with the mercenaries. Now he is a captain commanding 1000 people.

His words were echoed by the other captains.

Brim was unconvinced and wanted to say more, but Bajilipi held him down with his hands.

Seeing this situation, the first battalion captain Adriankos looked at Drax and found that the legion commander seemed to have no intention of speaking. He knew the temper of his old friend well, so he came out to smooth things over: "Although Cosenza's team It's huge, but we also have tens of thousands of soldiers and a fortress as a barrier. According to Lord Davos, 'If the attacking side does not have several times the strength of the defending side, it will be difficult to easily win.' What’s more, the army led by Lord Davos will arrive soon!”

Obviously, the loudness of the name Davos made Breem lose his desire to refute.

At this time, Dracos saw that silence had returned to the hall and began to say: "Zpit, how is the current training situation of the two thousand newly arrived Dionian free people under your jurisdiction?"

Zipit said with satisfaction: "These freemen sent by the Senate seem to have been strictly selected. They have all undergone many military trainings and can obey orders better. Archery and javelins are their strengths. They can withstand it for a while. I have organized them into a team, and they can fully play their role in defending the city."

"That's good." Although Dracos was satisfied in his heart, there was no smile on his face. He continued with a sullen face: "In view of the narrowness of the newly built wooden wall walkway, it cannot accommodate too many soldiers. When the enemy attacks, the battle will , you lead the light infantry brigade and the two thousand free people on the wooden wall to conduct continuous long-range attacks on the attacking enemies until the enemies approach the city wall. You immediately command them to retreat to the wall and let the archers continue to use their weapons. Projectile to kill the enemy and disrupt their offensive rhythm."

"Legion commander, don't worry! Hades will protect my brigade. I'm afraid that before it's your turn to go into battle, the enemy will be repelled by my brothers!" Zipit said confidently.

Dracos was happy to see his men have such fighting spirit, but he would not praise and encourage him like Davos, or even make jokes and liven up the atmosphere. He just nodded slightly, did not respond, looked around at the other captains, and continued to speak. His own battle plan: "After Tsipet's troops retreated to the city, the [-]st and [-]nd Battalions and the Bissinian soldiers quickly went up to the city! The [-]st and [-]nd Battalions guarded the wooden wall in the south, and the Bissinian soldiers defended the north, and no one was allowed to attack the enemy. The attack leaves no opening!

The third and fourth brigades serve as reserve teams and are waiting under the city. Once danger is discovered, they will immediately go to support!

The fifth and sixth brigades stayed in Bithynia City! ...Everyone, do you all understand your tasks? ! "

"Understood! Brutus is above, we Bisinian warriors will never let a Cosenza climb the wooden wall!" The young and patriotic Krem responded first. He also represented Bajilippi and Silence. Bream made a promise to Dracos.

"Legion commander, this is unfair! Our fifth and sixth battalions also want to go to the fortress to kill the enemy!" Trotilas, captain of the sixth battalion, shouted loudly.

Although the fifth captain did not speak, the disappointed expression on his face said everything.

Dracos looked hesitant and said forcefully: "This is an order!"

"But -" Trotilas wanted to refute, but was interrupted by Adriancus: "Trotilas, you have to understand that the city of Bithynia is very important to us! What if Cosenza People have broken through the fortress, and the Bithynia city you are stationed in will be the last line of defense to stop the enemy from blocking the mountainous area, and it will also be the forward base to welcome the army led by Lord Davos!"

In order to wake him up, Adriancus did not hesitate to become a "crow's mouth". Trotilas was just impulsive, not a fool. He immediately understood what Adriancus meant: if the city of Bithynia Without the testimony of the Dionian soldiers, if there is a recurrence and the Third Army's retreat is cut off, it will not only be in great danger, but also the attack plan formulated by Lord Davos will completely fail!
"I...accept the order." Trotilas replied immediately.

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"Woo!...Woo!..." Bruti's horn sounded in the distance.

Zipit held on to the crenellations of the wooden wall and looked out: he saw that the originally yellow-green grassland in front was covered by dense enemies, like a black tide rushing towards the city wall...

It should be said that the Brutians' array is relatively neat and compact, not as loose as the Lucanians.200 meters away from the fortress, the Brutians stopped advancing.

"Catch the slaves up and fill those traps for me!" Pian Lun ordered expressionlessly.

Two thousand slaves, mainly Greeks, who had been plundered from Magna Graecia by various Bruti tribes over the years, were threatened by the warriors with spears. They came to the front of the battle carrying sacks filled with earth and began to shake. Moving forward slowly...

"Captain, they have entered the trap area!" the soldier next to Zipit reminded slightly anxiously.

Zipit looked at him, smiled, and said: "You are a new recruit, don't worry, let more enemies enter the range."

One of the slaves dropped the sack from his back and ran away.Another slave then threw the sack into the gap next to him... One after another, the scene was both tense and chaotic.Occasionally, a slave would accidentally step on the trap and let out a shrill scream, prompting the slaves to release the sacks even more nervously.

But the Bruti warriors who supervised not only whipped slaves who were perfunctory, but also stabbed them to death with spears in severe cases.

Faced with the threat of death, the slaves did not dare to be lazy. They ran to the back of the array, then picked up the sacks and continued to pave the way.

"Archers, prepare!" Zipit felt that the time was ripe and raised his right arm.

More than 500 archers of the Seventh Brigade and two thousand free people stood on the four-meter-high wooden wall, one after another drawing their bows and setting arrows.

80 meters, exactly within the range of the bow and arrow!After Zipit recited several Hades hymns silently, he waved his right hand downwards forcefully: "Let go!"

"Swoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..." Continuous bowstrings sounded, and more than 2000 sharp arrows shot straight into the sky, whizzed down in an instant, and evenly scattered among the slaves. …

Pian Lun couldn't help but be moved when he saw this scene.It wasn't because of the casualties of the slaves, but that there were so many Dionian archers, and judging from where the arrows fell, the level of the archers was not bad.

Could it be that the Dionian army here is not a random patchwork, but a main force of the enemy? !You must know that the Bisignians who had fled to Cosenza told him that there were not many enemies attacking the city of Bisignia, and they should not exceed a thousand people!In his narrative, Nikuru, who fled back to Cosenza yesterday, increased the number of enemies by 2000... This information gave him considerable confidence in "retaking the city of Bisignia".However, when he came here, he was surprised by a fortress that was beginning to take shape. The Dionysians only fired one round of arrows, which made her wary again.

"Big boss, the enemy has quite a lot of archers!" Petalu obviously realized this and said with some worry.

Pianlon maintained his apparent calm: "Let these Greek slaves continue to consume the Dionian bows and arrows, even if they all die!"

Bruti warriors executed a dozen runaway slaves, shocking the rest.The slaves were once again forced to fill in the soil, while ruthless arrows continued to be shot from the city walls...

(End of this chapter)