ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 420 Dionysius’ Ambition
"But Siliting is outside the protection of Hades..." Cardeas looked slightly gloomy.

"This is the mission you will undertake in the future!" The reason why Plessinas looked at Chaldeas, who came from a foreign country, in a different light was because he was a key figure in the development of the unique Temple of Hades in Dionia overseas. : "But now let us pray together, let Hades bless Lord Daves and lead his army to defeat the Samnites as soon as possible, return to Thurii, and then go to Coronia, repel the Syracuse people, and ensure that the Peace in Greece!”

"You are right!" Kaldeas looked up at the statue of Hades, and his belief became even stronger: I must let the power and kindness of Hades shine in the city of Xiliting.

When Chaldeas left the temple, Plessinas swept away his previous solemnity and quickly turned around to close the temple door.

He was the only one left in the temple. He knelt respectfully in front of the statue and repented devoutly: "Hades, forgive me for what I did! This is for your descendants! It is also to give you greater glory!" …”

After saying this silently, Plesinas raised his head and felt that the appearance of the statue was no longer so terrifying, so he began to arrange it...

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Although the Dionians are not as afraid of war as other Great Greeks, the two battlefields, one south and one north, are not only large in scale, but also far away from them. Of course, they are also very worried about the safety of their relatives.The number of people who go to the Temple of Hades to pray for blessings has more than tripled than usual.

But starting from this day, some people claimed that when he put the oil lamp on the altar, he saw the words "Bring my blood as the king, keep the alliance safe" appearing on the table, but it disappeared soon!

Some people also said: He also saw this line of writing, but it was not on the altar table, but on the pillars in the temple!
Some people said: She heard a low roar from the statue while praying, which seemed to be calling 'Davos'...

At first, this was just a sporadic rumor, and the Dionians only regarded it as a joke. However, as time went by, more and more people said that they had witnessed this magical phenomenon with their own eyes, and things moved in the same direction. Rapid development...

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Also on the morning of this day, Dionysius received the envoys sent by the South Italian Alliance in the big tent.

When he saw the letter of challenge submitted by the messenger, he felt secretly happy.

It turned out that Dionysius had no intention of taking Coronia first, as Plethenis and Askamas had speculated.

Dionysius was far from being as arrogant in commanding battles as the Magna Greeks imagined. On the contrary, he was very shrewd.Although he had never fought on the land of Magna Graecia before, from what he learned from Locle and what he observed with his own eyes, he believed that the walls of Colonia, a city that had been besieged by Locle many times, were as high as ten meters. It's not that easy to capture.

He is experienced in sieges and knows that once he devotes his troops to a siege, it will take a lot of time. Time is very precious for himself and the army of Syracuse at this moment. He must break the battlefield as soon as possible. The stalemate, seize the chance of victory in the entire Magna Graecia battlefield.

Therefore, after careful thinking and discussions with Phoebus and the others, he once again used the trick of "hiding the truth from the sky" that he had used when defeating Himilko under the city of Syracuse.

A messenger was sent quickly back to Locri, with an order: to mobilize 2 free people who had landed with the army and were responsible for transporting baggage, equipment, and food. Then they disguised themselves as soldiers and quietly rushed to Scylla, which was besieging Coronia last night. The Cuza-Lockry coalition camp replaced more than [-] Syracuse soldiers.

The Coronians were besieged in the city, and the reconnaissance cavalry of the South Italian Alliance could not play a role in the dark night. The Fourth and Fifth Dionian Legions had just arrived at Siliting. The generals were busy meeting to discuss, and the soldiers were eager to build The camp has not sent out a reconnaissance team to explore the surrounding situation.

On the second day, the number of Xiluo coalition forces remained unchanged, and they continued to use ballistae to attack the city of Corunnia, and then began to cut down trees with great fanfare, build siege towers, etc., which actually hid the South Italian coalition forces from discovery. The anomaly in this.

At this time, the Syracuse army, which had returned to Lochry, led by general Fasipesas, passed through the ancient mountain pass, quietly reached the west coast, and quickly marched north...

Only Ligem's general, Fidon, who was stationed in Taurina, discovered the enemy's movements. However, at this time, both sea and land routes to Ligium and Taurina were under the control of Syracuse and had been cut off. Their information links with the South Italian League.

At this time, Feidun did not know that the Fourth and Fifth Dionysian Legions had retreated. In a hurry, he had to take the risk and pick out a dozen death squads, hoping that they could pass through the blockade of the mountain road and reach Corunnia. Report this important information to the coalition forces to prevent the Syracuseans from suddenly increasing their troops to break through the Ramato River defense line (Fei Dun also thought that the Syracuseans were still blocked south of the Ramato River, so he increase military strength).

In fact, Dionysius quietly replaced these 2 troops and rushed to the Euphemia Plain, which not only increased his military strength in this area to nearly 8 people, giving him an absolute advantage in numbers, but it was also all because of him The troops he usually leads are quite convenient to command.

His original priority target of attack was Trina. Although this small city is located in the Euphemia Plain, it has never been able to develop and grow due to the continuous invasion of the Brutian people from the north. The river acted as a barrier and it was far away from Locri, so when Locri's allies invaded, most of them attacked from the Coronia side.The invasions of the Brutians were mostly based on looting. They lacked siege skills and rarely attacked the city of Trina. Therefore, the Trina people were not as crazy as the Coronians in building up the city walls. The thickness was increased and the moat was widened. Therefore, the city of Trina, which was less populated, had low walls, and was located on a plain, became fat in the eyes of Dionysius.

The plan she initially discussed with Phoebus and others was: after Fascipesas led his army to Hibernian, he would draw 2 people from the camp to attack Trina, and the South-Italian coalition forces would see him Divide the troops and lead the army to rescue, but Dionysius secretly allows Fasipesas' army to reach Trina by sea, thereby taking advantage of the strength of the troops to defeat the reinforcements. Syracuse's army will completely control this area. area, and continue to pursue northward; if the South Italian reinforcements do not rescue them (this option is less likely, because it will cause the coalition forces to separate up and down), the Syracuse army will take advantage of the opportunity to capture the city of Trina, weakening the enemy's strength. Continue to advance against the South Italian Allied Forces...

After reading the letter of challenge sent by the Silitian envoy, Dionysius laughed with joy: Now, these arrogant Magna Greeks actually want to fight with themselves. They really think that they can defeat them with just their few people. Me, just let me catch them all!
Dionysius was proud in his heart, but there was a hesitant look on his face, and he did not reply for a long time.

The coalition envoy said impatiently: "Tyrant of Syracuse, I heard that you are very decisive every time you execute the citizens of your own city-state. You have not even shed a tear! Why are you facing the Magna Graecia that you are planning to enslave today? Instead, you are afraid of an army composed of human beings! If you only have so much courage, you should go back to the small island on the other side of the strait and become king as soon as possible, otherwise the anger of the Magna Greeks will devour you and your army! "

Faced with the messenger's ridicule, Dionysius' eyes glared and his face flushed. He angrily picked up a pen and wrote on the tactics: Decisive battle tomorrow morning!
Then he threw it at the messenger and shouted angrily: "Since you Greeks want to die early, pray to Hades more today! You can suffer less pain when you go to Hell tomorrow!"

"We still don't know who will win and who will lose. What's more, Hades, who likes death, is the patron saint of Dionia, the most important ally in the South Italian Alliance!" The messenger picked up the letter of challenge and did not forget to retort.

"What's your name?" Dionysius looked at him grimly.

"Thalisius, son of Skoras from Silitium." The messenger answered with his head held high.

"Thalisius, I remember it!" Dionysius spat out his name sinisterly, with threats in his words.

Salisius was not afraid at all, but smiled contemptuously: "It is an honor for me to be remembered by the tyrannical dictator of Sicily!"

After the messenger left, the anger on Dionysius's face immediately disappeared. He paced back and forth in the tent excitedly, then waved to the guards and said, "Go, call me that Spartan!"

Seeing Phoebedas stepping into the big tent, Dionysius immediately said, "Just now, Cilitium sent an envoy to challenge me."

Seeing his happy face, Phoebe Das asked directly, "So you agreed?"

"I didn't agree immediately. I wanted the messenger to think that I was hesitant and scared..." Dionysius was obviously quite satisfied with his performance just now and said proudly.

"Actually, there is no need to fight with the South Italian coalition forces." Febidas immediately poured cold water on him: "We can mobilize the South Italian coalition forces by attacking Trina, and let them be killed without understanding the military situation and without sufficient preparations." We defeated with superior force. If it were a battle, a face-to-face battle, your soldiers would suffer more casualties!"

"Phoebidas, you are an excellent general, but sometimes when leading a battle, you can't just think about winning." Since this Spartan likes to be straightforward, Dionysius was too lazy to be polite to him: "We Scylla Cuza spent huge sums of money to prepare an army, not just to come here to win a few battles and show off his force for Locri. I need a huge battle! An upright and glorious victory! To scare the Magna Graecia. , let them know who is the real owner of this land in the future!" Dionysius said proudly, and he revealed his ambition unabashedly.

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