ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 410 Rescue Poseidonia

"Alas... Tina, the army of Syracuse is approaching Trina. I think it will be difficult for the troops of the South Italian Alliance to stop them on the north bank of the Ramato River." Asistes said truthfully.

"Then... isn't Knapetia where we are in danger?!" Tina was shocked.

Asistes did not answer. He sat on the edge of the bed and put his arms around his wife: "Is the child asleep?"

"Mza has taken him to sleep." Tina pointed to the bedroom next to her.

Asistes hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice, "You will take your children to Cosenza tomorrow."

After hearing this, Tina immediately widened her eyes and said loudly: "I won't go! I am the daughter of Vespa, the senator of the Senate, my brother is the administrator of Grumentum, and I am Knapetia. The wife of the chief executive! When all the people of Knapetia are starting to defend themselves against the Syracusans invading their homes, what will the people here think if I leave with my children! They will still listen to you with all their strength. The command?"

Asistes stayed for a while, then he hugged his wife tightly and gritted his teeth and said, "You're right! I was just thinking about the safety of you and your children, and I forgot about this! Our whole family... is staying here, all here .”

Tina in turn comforted her husband: "With the blessing of Hades, Knapetia will definitely be able to hold on! And when Master Davos comes back, the people of Syracuse will definitely be driven away!"

Asistes looked at his Lucania wife, but he didn't expect that she was more confident in this war than he was. He just didn't know what the situation was like with Master Davos in Lucania now?

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The messenger sent by the Samnite army stationed in Poseidonia traveled all afternoon and night, and finally arrived at the Samnite camp not far from the city of Potentia in the early morning.

"What did you say?! The Dionians surrounded Poseidonia!" Torek, the leader of Pentney, couldn't sit still when he heard the news. After all, he had left a garrison in the city of Poseidonia. 3000 Pentney warriors.

"Have you checked clearly? Which army of Dionya is it?" Wilani, the leader of Shirpini, asked the messenger carefully.

"It's Dionia's third legion, we can be sure! And when they were building the camp, the soldiers were almost all shouting in Lucanian." The messenger answered confidently.

Villani knew that the third legion of Dionia was mainly composed of Lucanians. After listening to the messenger, he felt relieved: Think about it, he has not led his army to invade the territory of Potentia until now. In ten days, based on his many years of experience fighting the Greeks in Campania, the Dionysians needed to mobilize citizens, assemble troops, prepare supplies in Thurii, and then lead the army through the rugged Lucanian mountains. It would take more than half a month to get here at the fastest. Just like they themselves had been mobilizing and preparing after reaching an agreement with the people of Syracuse two months ago, and they had today's huge momentum.

"How many are there?" Tolek asked urgently.

"Including Elia's army, the total number exceeds 1."

"Vilani!" Torek looked at the leader of Shilpini.

Villani looked at Torek with bright eyes, and of course he knew what the Pentney leader wanted to say.

At this time, Gairni interjected loudly: "The third Dionysian army ran very fast! Father, it was not easy to wait until Uncle Torek led the army back. With the crossbows from Syracuse, tomorrow If we attack with all our strength, we might be able to capture Grumentum!..."

The more Garni talked, the more anxious he became: "The cunning Dionians dare not fight us head-on and want to disrupt our plan by attacking the city of Poseidonia. We can't-"

Villani interrupted him loudly: "Poseidonia stores a large amount of food to supply our army. It is vital to us. We must not let the Dionians capture it. We must rescue Poseidonia!"

Vironi's words made Tolek's expression brighten: "Vironni, I will lead our warriors to rescue Pitney and the others now." After he finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to go out.

"Don't worry, Torek." Villani turned to look at the leader of Cavutini's army: "The third legion of Dionia is a slippery fish. I'm afraid they will run away again this time. Continue Adding trouble to us. Chief Quiduink, can you lead the warriors of Kautini and the warriors of Puntney to net this fish and completely eliminate it together with Elia's reinforcements!" Villani His right fist waved vigorously in the air: "You can even continue to march towards Aelia and try to capture this Greek city. In this way, the safety of Poseidonia will be more guaranteed. "

"The Kautini warriors will agree to your request." Quindoc immediately agreed. Of course he was very excited to be able to rob the Greeks, and he immediately got up and went out with Torek.

When only the leaders of the Shirpini tribe were left in the big tent, Gairni complained loudly: "Father, we finally gathered the army and prepared to launch a fierce attack on the city of Potentia. Now, you Not only did he agree to Torek leaving, but he also asked Quinduk to help. With so many soldiers gone at once, when can we take the city of Potentia?!"

His words were echoed by some leaders.

"Gairni, if the big leader doesn't let Torek leave, won't he leave?! Don't forget that there are 3000 Pentney warriors in Poseidonia. Torek is Pentney's chief The leader is not the leader of Shilpiri, how could the big leader stop him! If he were to stop him forcefully, it would only cause a quarrel between our two tribes, which would be detrimental to the entire war! So the big leader had to do this." Benevento. The leader of Mu, Lescuq, defended Velani.

Galni snorted, still a little unwilling.

Villani smiled and nodded to Lesguk to express his gratitude. The leader of Beneventum was favored by many tribal leaders and considered to be the best candidate for the next big leader.Villani explained: "If the third Dionian Army had not arrived too quickly, the Pentney warriors in Poseidonia would not have had time to repair the city defenses, otherwise Tolek would not have been so panicked. That's why I asked Quinn Duke took the Kautini warriors with him, so that the total number of the entire rescue force was 25000, which was enough to crush the third legion of Dionysia, so as not to let these Dionysia people continue to look for us. trouble.

Villani said, then looked around at the leaders in the account, and said: "They are fighting in Poseidonia, and we can't be idle. Didn't the people of Syracuse say that the city of Potentia has a high terrain and sloping mountain roads? Well... isn't it difficult to place and aim the ballistae? Let's take this time to build a platform for the ballistae according to what the Syracuseans said, and at the same time continue to expand the camp and step up the attack on Potentia. Siege…”

"I know." Gailni responded weakly.

Villani glanced at him and said with a smile, "It's actually good for us not to attack Potentia now!"

This sentence successfully aroused doubts in everyone, including his son.

"A few days ago, when the people from Syracuse brought food, they told us, 'Dionysius' army will launch an attack on Magna Graecia within a few days.' If this is true, we will slow down the offensive. Let the city of Potentia be temporarily safe. Do you think the Dionians will choose to fight the army of Syracuse on the flat seaside? Or risk the emptiness of their territory, send reinforcements, and travel across mountains and rivers to Potentia? , to deal with us who will not threaten Dionia for the time being?"

"Of course we must turn the main force to attack the Syracuseans, because they pose a greater threat!" Lesguk said loudly.

At this time, Garni also understood and said excitedly: "So, we don't have to worry about Dionia's reinforcements and can steadily eat Potentia and even Lucania into our stomachs!"

Seeing that the atmosphere in the big tent became heated, Villani took advantage of the situation and said: "So we must tighten our pockets and never let anyone in Potentia City slip away, because they are all our wealth!"

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Since the tribesmen of Potentia retreated into the city, the Samnites did not launch an attack on the city of Potentia during this period, but this did not make the people in the city feel relieved.Anyone who sees the newly built Samone camp at the foot of the hillside, standing on the top of the mountain overlooking the endless military tents extending far to the west, and the bonfires lit at night are like countless stars in the sky, will feel in their hearts I can't help but feel scared.Not to mention the trenches that surround the entire hill and are constantly deepening and extending, as well as the deer villages erected in front of the trenches... The Samonites want to catch them all in one fell swoop!

The enemy is so powerful, but there has been no news of reinforcements during this period. The city of Potentia is like an island isolated from the world. Panic and uneasiness are gradually devouring the courage of the people who share the same hatred with the enemy.

Puamot tried to stay calm on weekdays to inspire people's confidence, but he woke up from nightmares every night.In less than a month, he actually lost more than ten pounds.

And he couldn't sleep last night because the Samnites had a new siege equipment that could shoot helmet-sized stones like arrows from a hundred meters away, crossing the city wall and destroying several wooden houses.

Puamote still remembered the panic in the eyes of every warrior around him so clearly, that even he himself had doubts about whether he could hold on to the city.

At this time, he had no appetite at all to drink the broth served by the slaves. He just took a few random bites of rough wheat cakes, then steeled himself and prepared to continue the work he must do every day - patrolling the city.

Just when he had just put on his armor, the gatekeeper hurried into the hall and shouted excitedly: "Big Chief, Master Pollet is back!"

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