ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 400 The Syracuse Army Attacks
"Although it is impossible for Carthage to do anything from now on, don't relax your vigilance! There are also... Gela, Leotini, Camanlina, Agrigento... once these subsidiary city-states If there are signs of rebellion, ask Macias to send troops to destroy them immediately!" Dionysius ordered again in a deep voice.

"Understood, sir." Felicistus nodded intently.

Dionysius stared at him for a moment, then stepped forward and gave him a strong hug: "Everything here is up to you, my friend!"

Philistus was about to answer when he heard Dionysius whisper coldly in his ear: "These are extraordinary times. Once you find any abnormal movement in the city, arrest and behead them immediately to deter those with delusional thoughts." The traitors who disrupted this great expedition, do you understand?!”

Dionysius' cold words made Philistus' heart tremble.

At this time, Dionysius happened to see Herolis not far behind Philistus talking to others, and added in a low voice: "And - don't trust Herolis too much." Si, don’t let him get involved in any city-state affairs during my absence!”

"Uh... Got it, my lord." Philistos was taken aback for a moment, and then responded.

Dionysius, Phoebus and his party boarded a trireme.

Dionysius waved to the people on the pier with great ambition: "Everyone, you will get news of my victory soon! Next year I will bring Syracuse a country whose wealth and land area are no less than those of Sicily." Greece!"

After saying this, he put on a purple cloak and received a golden helmet decorated with colorful feathers from his attendants. After putting it on, he looked even more heroic.

"Let's go!" He gave the order amidst the cheers of the ministers.

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On this day, almost all merchant ships sailing in the Strait of Messina witnessed this unprecedented spectacle: thousands of warships, merchant ships, and passenger ships headed northward, with fleets ranging from Sicily to The southeast corner stretches all the way to the toe of the Apennine Peninsula, almost cutting off the eastern route of the Strait of Messina...

The sails of each ship are painted with eye-catching "three-legged" patterns, so that no ship dares to cross this seemingly endless fleet, lest it be regarded as an intruder and be sunk.

Many experienced ship owners immediately had a premonition that something big was about to happen, and they all turned around or detoured, and hurried to their city-states to deliver this amazing news.

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The messenger from Henipolis quickly returned to Laos and conveyed to Arobomas the order that "the army of Dionysia should go to Pikosis through the port of Daolaos."

Arobmas was really nervous when he learned that Davos suddenly changed his marching route.He immediately agreed and went to supervise the matter with all his strength.

Therefore, by the time Dionia's army arrived in Laos, the hundreds of temporarily requisitioned merchant ships and the Laos army accompanying them to the war were basically ready.

"Lord Davos, welcome to Laos!" Arobmas led the important officials of Laos to greet him at the city gate.

Davos sat on the horse and saw Arobmas leading a group of people to salute him. He couldn't help but have an illusion in his heart: Arobmas was the master of this city, and this little guy next to him...

He glanced at Henipolis, suppressed this weird thought, then jumped off the horse, took off his helmet, and handed it to the guard beside him: "Lord Arobmas, thank you for providing Dionia. Help!" He returned the greeting to Arobmas seriously.

"This is the responsibility of Laos as an ally!" The man in his 40s answered respectfully with his head lowered.

Henipolis shouted on the horse: "Uncle, this time I will go to Potentia with Lord Davos!"

Arobmas raised his head and looked at him, a complicated look flashed through his eyes: "I have no objection to this matter, but you have to discuss it with your mother."

"I know, I'll go tell her right away." Henipolis immediately drove his horse into the city.

At this time, Davos said: "Henipolis is still a child and lacks experience in political affairs. This period has brought a lot of fluctuations to Laos. Thanks to you, Laos can maintain its stability." Stablize!"

"Henny and you are not much different in age, but look at him..." Arobmas heard this and blurted out impulsively. When Davos looked at him with a slightly surprised look, he realized Realizing that his tone was a bit harsh, he quickly changed his words and complained: "Oh, Heni has been a willful child since he was a child! But running a city-state is not something you can do whatever you want! During this time, the officials were all treating him badly. A little resentful!..."

"He is still young and needs time to hone himself before he can gradually become familiar with the affairs of the city-state. Therefore, your uncle's help to him is very important! Of course, during this expedition, I will also enlighten him more." Dai On the surface, Firth was comforting Arobmas, but his words revealed support and defense for Henipolis.

Of course Arobmas could hear the meaning of his words, and he felt a sense of loss in his heart. At the same time, the thought that was suppressed in his heart was slowly loosening.

"Lord Davos, I heard that tens of thousands of Samnites invaded Potentia this time. Is it difficult to repel them?" Arobomas asked suddenly.

Davos glanced at him and said: "As long as the allies are in trouble, no matter how difficult it is, Dionia will help with all its strength! What's more, for Dionia, repelling the Samoni people is only a matter of time. question."

"Yes, yes." Arobmas smiled and said repeatedly: "Master Davos, you are a famous general who has won every battle."

Davos smiled, turned around to see that the troops were ready, and asked, "Can we enter the city?"

"Of course." Arobmas said hurriedly: "600 cargo ships are already waiting at the port, uh... Lord Davos, your march was also very hard this time. I held a banquet at home to celebrate your arrival. , please finish your meal before leaving, there is still plenty of time."

"Lord Arobmas, thank you for your invitation! But now that the war situation is urgent, it is better to wait until I return from victory and come to your banquet. Then you will have to prepare more sumptuous food, because it is not only me, but also Several legion commanders will also participate," Davos politely declined as if joking.

"Then I'll wait for you to come back victorious as soon as possible!" Arobmas said with a smile. In fact, he had no intention of treating him, he just said casually because he was inexplicably flustered when standing in front of Davos.

The bugle began to sound, the war drums beat rhythmically, and the Dionysian army began to enter the city. At the front was a brightly armored flag bearer, holding a large flag high, with a black hair drawn in the center of the flag. The entwined double fork, surrounded by colorful gems, is the flag representing the Dionian city-state alliance.

Then came the cavalry. Since the number of Dionian cavalry increased greatly after the Bruti region was merged into the Dionian Alliance, the number of cavalry has increased to 2000, and it was officially promoted from a cavalry brigade to a legion.Although the Potentia mountainous area is not conducive to cavalry operations, and although it is said that the Samnites do not have many cavalry, Davos still brought a thousand cavalry, led by Ledes, the commander of the cavalry corps.

The leading cavalry held high the "Pegasus" battle flag, and the following cavalry lined up in three rows, all with black leather helmets and black leather armor. They held a bayonet in their right hand and a black "raindrop-shaped" leather shield in their left hand. Formation into the city.

Then came the First Corps…

Although the Dionian army entered the city of Laos before when they conquered Bruti, today, a few years later, when the legionnaires with unified equipment and clothing were displayed in front of the people of Laos, they gave The people here were quite shocked: the whole army was almost in darkness, and even the shields, which the Greeks loved to display their free nature, were all uniformly painted with a "double cross" pattern, consistent, neat and orderly. Coupled with the huge number and high fighting spirit, when the Dionian army in front of them walked on the main road in the city of Laos in a procession-like manner, whether it was the nobles, officials, civilians, or slaves of Laos, Everyone was stunned and frightened, including Arobmas who accompanied Davos.

He quickly said goodbye and left in a hurry on the grounds that he had to "arrange the expedition for Henipolis", and then hid on the roof of his mansion and watched Dionia's army marching towards the port with a complicated expression. During this long period of time, he was always thinking about a question: The Dionian army is so powerful, can Syracuse really defeat it?

He finally breathed a sigh of relief when all the Dionian troops left the city.

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The news of the invasion of Syracuse's army first reached Lijim, which not only caused panic among the people in the city, but also caused chaos in the council meeting in the city hall.

"Lord Atilicruz, what should I do? The people from Syracuse are coming to kill me!!"

"According to the shipowners who reported the news, Syracuse's fleet covered the entire sea! Oh, how terrible! It is estimated that the number of soldiers transported is no less than 10!!"

"Lord Atilicrus, you must immediately request reinforcements from the Diorian Alliance and the South Italian Alliance!! Otherwise, when the Syracuseans land in Magna Graecia, we Lijim will be finished!!!"

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At this moment, the guard hurried in and reported: "My lords, the port lighthouse is reporting urgently. A fleet has sailed out of Messina, and about 80 warships are attacking our port!"

This new message is like adding fuel to the fire, causing the whole city hall to explode: "By the way, Mr. Atili Cruz, our fleet! Where is our fleet?! I have already said, don't We handed our warship to Dionia, but you refused to listen! Look what you will do now!!"

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