ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 330 Hegesitus

Looking at the enemies coming in like a tide, Pangelu looked grim. The fearful expressions on the faces of the soldiers around him worried him. He suddenly drew his sword and shouted loudly: "Warriors of Knapetia, you have succeeded. We have blocked the powerful enemy for nearly a month, and now the biggest test has come. Think of your parents, wives, and children. They are behind us and need our protection. Use your courage and fight in the cloth With the blessing of Lutus, we will be able to defeat these cowardly enemies! We Bruti warriors will never be slaves!"

"The big leader is right! We cannot be defeated, and we must never be slaves!"

"We fought the Greeks!!"

The Knapetian warriors boosted their morale under Pangelu's encouragement and began to pull their bowstrings against the enemies approaching the trench...

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As a representative of Crotone, Diolidas, a member of the Crotone Hundred Council, came to Trina with tons of grain and dozens of sheep to express condolences to the Dionian Fourth Army in the name of the South Italian Alliance. Mainly to observe the progress of the war between Dionia and Bruti, I happened to witness this siege battle with my own eyes.

Later, he returned to Crotone and described the situation that day to the council with a look of surprise: "...The Dionysians invented a terrible siege weapon. They called it a ballista. It was like a ballista. Like a bow and arrow, it can shoot stone projectiles weighing more than ten kilograms hundreds of meters away, and can hit the city wall more accurately. After several days of continuous bombardment by this new siege equipment, the stone wall of Knapetia appeared. There was a big gap.

The Dionians also built something called a siege tower, which was like a movable wooden tower that was taller than the walls of Knapetia. As the city of Pythia approached, the archers on the top of the tower had been shooting arrows at the enemies on the walls.When they got close to the city wall, a heavy suspension bridge was immediately put down on the siege tower and placed on top of the city. The Dionian soldiers rushed to the head of Krapetia City through the suspension bridge of the siege tower.

The Dionians not only use ballistae and siege towers, they also use a large number of ladders to climb city walls like us.I saw every one of their soldiers rushing to attack, rarely flinching because their teammates fell off the wall. Their courage was no less than that of our citizens in Crotone.But the Knapetian warriors are not as fierce as they were when they faced us in the past.Maybe their number was too small, or maybe they were intimidated by Dionia's terrifying siege equipment... In short, the battle only lasted until the afternoon, and Dionia's fourth army captured Knappe. In Tia City, Pangelu, the great leader of Knapetia, also died in battle..."

After Diolidas finished speaking, the meeting fell silent.

Not long ago, I just received news that Dionia had captured the city of Bithynia, and now the city of Knapetia has been captured again... When did the Brutians, who gave Crotone a headache, become so weak? !Or has Dionia's army become more powerful, beyond the reach of the Crotone citizen soldiers? !The Crotone people were at a loss: when they saw the war break out, they hoped that Dionia could make a big mistake in front of the Brutian people so that Crotone could take advantage.But now it seems that this is just Crotone's beautiful fantasy, and the strength shown by Dionia makes the people here feel scared.

"This is a good thing!" General Sisprotus stood up and said loudly: "The nightmare that has plagued the people of Crotone and other city-states for hundreds of years is finally over! The people of Crotone know, You will be very happy!”

The words of Sisprotis made people with other thoughts realize that even if they wanted to hold back Dionia, their suggestions might not be able to pass the citizens' assembly.

At this time, the chief general Lysias stood up and said: "As a member of the South Italian Alliance, we should be happy for Dionia's victory! Although Dionia did not invite Crotone to participate in the battle, we also In the South Italian Alliance, Crotone should unite other allies to donate sufficient military supplies to Dionia to show our support for Dionia!"

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On the day when the Fourth Army launched a massive attack on the city, the army led by Daves still stayed in the camp on the bank of the Punate River.

The soldiers were busy sending the wounded and sick back to the city of Bisignia, while the baggage battalion transported the military rations that Thurii had transported to the city of Bisignia back to the camp.

Davos was staring at the map of the Bruti Mountains in the military tent, thinking about the next move.

At this time, Thormid came in: "Sir, there are many Brutians outside the camp. The leader, a man named Hegesitus, wants to see you."

Davos's heart moved and he immediately said: "Let him in quickly!"

It turned out that the previous riot in Cosenza was instigated by Hegesitus. As Pialen's army that attacked the fortress returned, these rebel tribes who knew they were outmatched fled the city of Cosenza in a hurry.At that time, Pianlun was busy dealing with the Dionian army and had no energy to attack them. However, these tribes brought their families and not much food with them. They went into the mountains and suffered a lot. In two days, For a long time, the food was almost exhausted.

As a result, these tribes began to complain to Hegesitus and looked at him with increasingly unkind looks.

Just at this time, the tribesmen who went out to inquire about the news brought back a surprising news: the Bruti Alliance and Dionia had a battle on the Punate River. As a result, Bruti was defeated, and Pianren set off from the city of Cosenza. The huge army he led at that time, but when he escaped back, there was not much left.

This news immediately caused these tribes to change their attitude towards Hegesitus.

Hegesitus made a prompt decision and led these tribes to seek refuge from the Dionian army.

Davos didn't care too much about the sudden increase of more than 2000 mouths that consumed military rations. He was interested in Hegesitus. This was a casual chess move he used when he had an idea. Unexpectedly, Hegesitus The first answer sheet that Situs submitted exceeded his expectations.

He looked at this man who had a Greek appearance, but had a different height and build, and long messy hair, and asked curiously: "How did you convince them?"

"Master Consul." Hegecitus knew that his opportunity was coming, and he explained in detail: "Before the establishment of the Bruti Tribal Alliance, the Cosenza tribe headed by Pialen was constantly forcibly annexing The surrounding weak tribes. Since the establishment of the Bruti Alliance, in order not to arouse the resentment of the big leaders such as Vig and Bixinia, Pi Anlun proposed that this alliance establish a "Leadership Federation" organization, and all voluntary Or the tribal leaders who were forced to surrender gathered in it, saying that they are unified to manage and decide the affairs of the alliance. In fact, these tribal leaders have no power at all. decision (that is, the council of seven elders). And the people of these tribes were completely dismantled and forced to form a family, which was directly managed by the alliance, and of course they also paid taxes directly to the alliance every year.

Of course, the tribal leaders would not be willing to lose all their rights, and the warriors in the tribe were not used to it either.Sir, you should know that each tribe of these indigenous people basically has the same bloodline and has been reproduced for hundreds of years. They are all related by blood. They usually help each other if they have any difficulties. Now they suddenly separated from the tribe. To rely on others and to live independently, the lives of many soldiers are worse than before.Moreover, in the city of Cosenza, they were easily bullied by the warriors of the large tribes.Therefore, both leaders and warriors will of course be dissatisfied..."

Davos listened carefully and nodded from time to time.He felt: In fact, this set of measures taken by the Bruti Tribal Alliance goes further than the original system of the Lucalia Tribal Alliance. It is preparing to completely dismantle the old tribal system and highly centralize power to the top of the alliance.If they are allowed to do it, they will be a great enemy of Dionysia.

"Sir, in order to protect the Xilu tribe, you did not hesitate to go to war with the Bruti tribe alliance!" Hegesitus flattered Davos a little, and then said: "In order to fight, the Bruti alliance had to suspend the war. The tribes that later surrendered were dealt with, so after I sneaked into Cosenza, I said to them, 'Dionia will defeat the Bruti Alliance and restore the rights and freedom of your tribes!'" At this point, Hegecitus took a careful look at Davos, a little worried that his self-assertion would be criticized by Davos.

"You did it right!" Davos praised.From the depths of his heart, he also hopes that like the Bruti Alliance, he can seize the power of each tribe and bring all the Bruti people directly under the rule of Dionia, but he is rational and knows that such a reckless move The result can only intensify the conflict between the Greeks and the Brutians and undermine the stability of the region, which is not worth the gain for Dionia.As an organization of the same race, the Bruti Alliance is far more powerful than other tribes, but it still allows these small tribes to obey and even riot.If the Greeks, who have always had a grudge against the Bruti people, implement this centralization measure, I am afraid it will not bring good results. Therefore, after conquering the Bruti people, Davos still decided to implement the same measures as in Lucania. The strategy of boiling frogs in warm water ostensibly promised the tribe's privileges, but secretly exerted a subtle influence on the Bruti warriors through the army and culture, and finally made them escape from the control of the tribe.

"These tribes were initially tempted by my proposal, but they were hesitant. It was not until your army suddenly captured the city of Bithynia and shocked the whole of Cosenza that they made up their minds!" Hegsitus was excited! Said: "Now your army has once again severely damaged the Bruti army. I think this victory will have a huge impact on the situation in Cosenza City!"

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