ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 329 Persuasion
He stretched out his palm to stop Cedorum who wanted to speak: "In this battle, the Brutians suffered 5000 casualties. With the help of the Bisinian soldiers, we have confirmed that most of them were Cosenza. At the same time, he also captured more than 5000 people, most of whom were Cosenza." During the battle, Pianren placed the main force of Cosenza warriors in the center and right wing, and the focus of Dionia's counterattack was also on the enemy's side. Right wing and center, that's why it leads to this result.

"The other casualties and prisoners are also Vig and Ambalians. In other words, the important force used by the Bruti Alliance to maintain your rule and subdue other small tribes has been greatly weakened. As far as I know , the Cosenza people forcibly settled many small tribes in the outer city of Cosenza. As long as I make the Bisinians make a promise to these tribes and give them freedom and more benefits. You tell me, these tribes will Won’t you take the opportunity to rebel and help us capture Cosenza?!”

When Davos said this, Cedorum was shocked and bowed his head silently: Two days ago, a riot just broke out in Cosenza. The words of the Dionia consul may really become a fact!
"Besides, after I lead my army to Cosenza, I will not attack the city immediately! I heard that the city of Ambaria is extremely simple. I only need to send 4000 people, and maybe I can easily capture it. There is also the city of Vig ——" Davos mentioned the word "Veg", and Cedorum was shocked again.

"How many soldiers did you take away from there? Do you think I can capture the city of Vigo if I send [-] soldiers to Vigo with the assistance of Laos?"

Sedorum clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, with a painful expression on his face, but still did not say a word.

"Wait until we capture Ambaria and Vigo, and then attack Cosenza. Oh, by the way, you must be wondering, why don't I attack Knapetia?"

Davos paused and then said: "Because Knapetia will soon be captured by the Dionian Fourth Army, don't you believe it? I think Knapetia must have requested reinforcements from Cosenza, For the stone walls of Cnapetia cannot withstand our ballistae and siege towers.”

"Ballista?" Sedorum finally raised his head in confusion.

Davos generously gave him a brief introduction to the new siege equipment developed by Dionia.

Sedorum's face became ugly. In his memory, Pianren did not take the initiative to tell him about Knapetia, but Cosenza sent two thousand reinforcements to Knapetia. He knew it, and he even raised objections to Pianlun on this, but Pianlun made a tough decision, which was completely different from his previous style of doing things... According to various signs, he felt that what Daves said What he said was very likely to be true. Pianlun had known for a long time that Knapetia could not be defended, and he was afraid that Bruti's people would panic, so he chose to hide it and decided to fight in a desperate manner.

Sedorum's heart felt cold, and he trembled out: "Does Dionia want to kill all the Bruti people?"

"Kill them all? No, we Dionians are not that cruel." Daves said seriously: "In my eyes, there is no difference between the Brutians, Lucanians and Greeks."

Cedorum stared at him in disbelief.

"You may ask, if this is the case, why attack Bruti?" Davos sighed, picked up a weed in his right hand and twisted it around his finger: "For 100 years, the Bruti people and Greece People regard each other as enemies, and they will kill each other endlessly. And if the Bruti tribal alliance is established, the conflict with the Greeks will only intensify. Dionia has no choice but to attack first, not to destroy the Bruti people , but hope that the Brutians can be included in the Dionian Alliance and become part of the alliance. The Mediterranean is big enough, and there is enough space for us Greeks and Brutians to explore, plant, and herd. ...Why get into a fight to the death for such a tiny piece of barren land!..."

Sedorum was silent for a long time, and whispered tentatively: "Do you want the tribes of Bruti to become allies of Dionia?"

"Dionia spent a huge price and paid the lives of so many citizens just to make the Brutians become allies?!" Davos's face changed, and his voice suddenly increased: "The people of Dionia will not agree, The Senate won’t agree either!”

"Could it be that... let us be like the Lucanians in Niutum..." Sedorum said bitterly. Vege City is not far from Niutum, and he still knows something about the situation there. .

"Bruti merged into Dionia, and the Bruti people became citizens of Dionia. The leaders of each tribe are still in charge of the people of their respective tribes, but Vig, Cosenza, Knapetia, Ambalia, etc. The managers of the towns are appointed by the Dionian Senate...Bisinia has agreed to join the Dionian Alliance, and Baguilipi and Brim will also become members of the Dionian Senate. You can go to Busignia Reem for further information."

Davos's words made Sedorum feel a little shaken, but he still asked unwillingly: "Can't we... be allowed to manage our own towns by ourselves? The Brutians are not used to letting foreigners If you come to take command, I'm afraid there will be trouble..."

Davos spoke firmly: "All Dionia territories must be governed by the Senate, and this will never change! But if you join the Senate, one day you will also be elected as Corson by the Senate. The chief executive of Zha, and may even become the chief executive of the entire Bruti region..."

Davos drew a pie, which somewhat reduced Cedorum's resistance. He pondered for a while and reluctantly said: "...I am just the big leader of Vig City."

"It doesn't matter, you just need to decide on the ownership of Veg City." Seeing that he was still lowering his head and hesitating, Davos said, "You can think about it carefully after you go down. There is no need to make a decision in a hurry."

Sedorum responded hurriedly and prepared to leave in a distracted state.

"Please wait a moment, there is one more thing I can ask you to help me with."

Davos' words made Cedorum panic, staggered a few steps, and almost fell.

"Please go and comfort the captured Bruti warriors and tell them, 'As long as they do what we ask, the Dionyian soldiers will never harm them, and they can go home safely after a while. . But if they gather in chaos and try to escape, our soldiers will never be soft! Moreover, when Bruti belongs to Dionia in the future, their family members will also be punished!" Davos said in a stern tone.

"...I will go tell them." Cedorum looked melancholy, and the wrinkles on his face deepened. After the conversation with Davos, he seemed to have aged a few years.

Seeing the unsteady Thedorum being escorted away by soldiers, Martius asked a rare question: "Sir, will this old man surrender?"

Davos smiled: "The fact that he agreed to my request just now is a good start. However, if he can't seize the time, we won't need it by then."

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The siege of Knapetia has reached its most critical moment.The city wall has become dilapidated after days of ballista attacks, and the trenches have been filled in many places. The soldiers defending the city were attacked by ballistas and archers on the top of the siege tower, causing a lot of casualties.

The Third Army also paid a certain price.Five of the ballistae were damaged due to long-term wear and tear, and two engineering towers were burned down due to fire attacks by the Brutians. More than 400 soldiers were killed or injured, mostly archers.But Xiros still maintains high-intensity offensive pressure on Knapetia every day. He always remembers what Davos said when he personally gave him an order, "Now in the Mediterranean, whether it is a Greek city-state or another country, attacking The city is a huge problem. I hope that after you go to Knapetia, you will not be afraid of difficulties and the number of casualties of soldiers. You must capture that kind of stone city and summarize a set of experience in siege for Dionia. '

In the early morning, the soldiers of the Fourth Army and Trina lined up 200 meters south of the city of Krapetia. In front of the huge military formation were five ballistae and three siege towers (the requirements for making ballistae were very high). High, its key components are very delicate, especially the spring group. The Institute of Mathematics spent a lot of time and money to build the cross. It cannot be repaired by engineers in three to five days. However, although the siege tower is large, as long as it has It’s not complicated to make with enough manpower).

The Knapetian warriors, who were exhausted both physically and mentally, had never seen so many enemies below the city before, and they couldn't help but feel secretly frightened.

The crow, which has been hovering in the air and looking for carrion, seemed to sense the danger, and flew away screaming "quack".

"Legion commander, everything is ready!" Xiros heard the report from his subordinates and immediately said: "Ballista!"

"Prepare the ballista!" the team officer ordered.

The wheel axle rotates, the bowstring is stretched, the stone bullets are put into the chute, the angle and range are set...

"put!"

Five live ammunition flew out with a strong sound of wind, and concentrated on the most damaged section of the city wall, kicking off the siege.

Then the second round, the third round... the continuous bombardment caused more and more cracks in the city wall to get bigger...

The city wall that had been repaired overnight was finally overwhelmed, and pieces of the stone wall fell down... Finally, with a roar of "crash", the entire section of the stone wall collapsed downwards, and a cloud of dust cloud instantly rose.

The Dionian soldiers cheered thunderously, while the Knapetian soldiers sighed and turned pale.

"Attack!" When the morale of the soldiers was high, Hilos gave the order in time.

Immediately, bugles blared, war flags waved, war drums beat, and the soldiers shouted in unison. Under the leadership of the team officers, they carried ladders and moved forward in a loose formation with small teams as siege echelons.The huge siege tower was also driven by dozens of laborers, rumbling along the smooth causeway towards the city wall.

(End of this chapter)