ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 445 Doubts about Laos

"I know." Henipolis walked out happily.

Davos watched him leave with a smile on his face.Henipolis has lived in his home for several years. Although he has an out-of-touch personality, he is straightforward and not delicate. He is very popular with the Davos family, and Davos also treats him as a younger brother, so what follows is He didn't want Henepolis to know about it.

The team officer responsible for defending Lahe Fortress was called in.

"I remember your name is Taglu, right?" Davos said pleasantly.

The originally nervous company captain did not expect that Davos, the life-long governor of Dionia and the commander-in-chief of the army respected by the soldiers, actually remembered the name he said when he saluted and reported to him when he first arrived at Lahe Fortress more than ten days ago. .

"Yes, Commander!" he replied excitedly.

"I remember you are from Grumentum, are you a tribe or an independent?" Davos continued to ask, and motioned for him to sit down.

"I am already independent. I just need to work hard for my family." Taglu straightened his chest and answered in fluent Greek.In the past year, there has been a popular perception in the Lucania region: Only independent Lucanians are real Dionian citizens and have real freedom!In the last war, many tribes in the Lucania region (except Potentia and Galaguso) were destroyed and weakened, so the remaining tribes were alone and heavily dependent on the alliance. The people who broke away from the tribe could only let it go, and their reaction was far less strong than that of the leaders of Bruti.

"It seems that you are married. Do you have children? How is your life?" Davos chatted with him about daily life.

Although Tagul was a little surprised by this, he felt kind at the same time: "Blessed by Asinu, I already have two children, and both are boys. They are both healthy!... Lord Bagule gave me five acres at the beginning. The land, however, is all mountainous and not suitable for growing wheat. The agricultural officer suggested that I plant apple trees, which I did. The trees have grown up this year, and they said they will bear fruit next year, and then I can sell the apples to the city. Go, they also said that the price of apples is higher in Turii City, but it takes several days to walk to Turii...

The year before last, I borrowed money from a bank in the city and bought 20 lambs and two cows. Now the number has doubled.In the summer, I sold six sheep and one cow to restaurants in the city. Not only did I pay off the loan, I also made an extra 30 drachmas.I have decided to buy some more cattle and sheep next year, so that I can drive hundreds of cattle and sheep up the mountain every day... Sir, I am not afraid of your laughter, this is my dream. In the past, there were only so many cattle and sheep in the tribe..."

"Haha, you have such a great ambition!" Davos clapped his hands and laughed, then asked with concern: "You are on a mission at Lahe Fortress, what about your family affairs?"

"My wife is a capable woman who can take good care of the children and fruit trees. And I also borrowed money from the bank to buy a Thracian slave to help me herd cattle and sheep. When I am busy, my neighbors will come to help. My lord, Where I live, a village has been built..."

After listening to this, Davos said seriously: "Standing in the Lahe Fortress, far away from the city and home, not only the daily life is very monotonous, but also you can't go home to take care of your family for a long time... Originally, this most difficult task was to register, The training of freedmen and reserve citizens is an important task to shorten the probation period for them to become citizens. But before the war breaks out, I propose to replace them with real citizen soldiers stationed here. Do you have any complaints? "

"Sir... well, to be honest, it's a little bit." Taglu hesitated and said truthfully.

"Because you have received stricter training, you are citizens of Dionia. When faced with danger, you will defend this fortress at all costs to ensure that your homeland is not trampled on! And the Lahe Fortress is the only one connected to Lucca The land passage between Turiyi and Turiyi, and the space here is small and the troops cannot be deployed. Once occupied by the enemy, the connection between Turiyi and Lucania will be cut off, which is very dangerous!" Dai! Firth said solemnly.

"Sir, you mean...someone will attack here?!" Taglu's eyes widened in surprise.

You must know that Lahe Fortress is now within the hinterland of the Dionysian Alliance. There is nothing else to do except checking on passing merchants and travelers and providing them with simple food and accommodation.Some senators once proposed in a meeting the suggestion of "abolishing Lahe Fortress and turning it into a post station", but it was finally rejected by Davers.

"During the war, dangers may appear at any time, and dangers often come from the dark... From now on, you must be more vigilant and do not allow any caravans or travelers to stay or stay in the fortress or outside the fortress, nor allow any Troops without a warrant from the Ministry of Military Affairs enter or pass through Lahe Fortress, do you understand?!" Davos solemnly urged again.

"Yes, Commander!" Taglu stood up and saluted.

"Tagru, you are not an official legionnaire yet, are you?"

"My lord, I'm just preparing soldiers. My tribe joined the alliance too late, and there are too many Lucanians who signed up to join the Third Legion." Taglu said a little frustrated.

"I hope that after this war, I can see your name in the merit book of the Third Army!" Davos encouraged him seriously: "In addition, once the enemy attacks Lahe Fortress, you should not fight alone. Go and notify Lord Hermon in Niutum in time so that you can get his assistance, do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!" Tagru saluted excitedly again. Although he didn't know where the enemy would come from, he was no longer frustrated by being sent to such a wilderness. He made a loud promise: "Sir, , don’t worry, I will definitely defend Lahe Fortress until the end of the war!”

Davos nodded.After Taglu left, he stood up and walked to the south-facing window and looked out.

It is impossible to see the city of Laos at the mouth of the La River from here, so Davers can only guess what Arobmas, who does not have the name of a consul but actually acts as a consul, is doing at this moment?
Since Arobmas twice acted out of character and did not take the initiative to come to Lahe Fortress to meet the Dionysian army, and the troops he sent to Henipolis were all troops loyal to Avinogis, plus Davos In Niutum, a tip from the intelligence department was received, "It seems that traces of Syracuseans have been found in the city of Laos."Davos had a bit of a bad premonition in his heart: when Dionia was at a disadvantage and faced danger, this man who had gone east alone and joined forces with Thurii helped Avinogis take back La in one fell swoop. What choices will Russian men make?

Although Davos could only wait quietly, he took Henipolis away and was prepared.

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Just as Davos led his army from the Lahe Fortress into the mountains and embarked on the return journey to Thurii, Dionysius had already led an army of 9 to the banks of the Tachinadi River (this army included Dionysius More than 7 Sicilian troops from Sri Lanka, as well as Locri, Hibernian and Corunian troops who had just joined Syracuse), set up camps on both sides of the Tachinadi River.

The camp stretched for more than ten miles, and thousands of military tents covered the southern part of the Croton Plain and the lower reaches of the Tachinadi River.The engineers of Syracuse also commanded more than 4000 Coronian soldiers and Siritin slaves to build a simple wharf at the mouth of the Tachinadi River, so that food and supplies could be transported to the camp by sea, and the logistics Supplies provide greater convenience.

While the army was busy building the camp, Dionysius led the generals to the city of Crotone to inspect its defenses.

At this time, Crotone City set up deer villages on both sides of the moat under the suggestion of the Dionia ballista team officer, and began to set up traps, but it was not completed because Syracuse's army came too fast.This is the second time in five years that the city of Crotone has been attacked by soldiers. The people of Crotone are even more horrified than last time, because standing on the top of the city and looking west, you can see the far west. The endless white color formed by the continuous military tents blends with the skyline.

After hearing the news, Lysias, Sisprotus, Ascamas, and all the members of the Crotone Council and soldiers on the top of the city watched intently as hundreds of cavalry surrounded the city. The brutal Sicilian tyrant in the center had a hint of fear in his angry eyes.

Dionysius, however, regarded the people on the top of the city as nothing but air. He walked and watched as if strolling in a garden, exchanging views with the people around him from time to time.

"Look at the city walls in Crotone, which are ten meters high. They are made of large stones. There are moats and deer villages outside the city. The whole city is so big. They have enough people to defend it. I think it will It will be very difficult to capture this city!" Phoebidus said without any scruples the words that discouraged his allies.To be honest, the Spartans were formidable in field battles, but they made few achievements in siege. In their previous wars, they had not captured any large cities, and even few small cities.In the past Peloponnesian War, which lasted for decades, the Allied forces led by Sparta were stationed outside Athens for many years, destroying the Attica Peninsula into ruins, but they never succeeded. Assault on the walls of Athens.So after the war was won, one of the first things they did was to let the Athenians tear down the city wall.

"We can't even capture the city of Crotone, and the city of Asprostum has a narrow terrain, which is not conducive to the deployment of troops, and it can't be captured. Why are we leading our troops here?! Is it just to besiege them?! "Astagras said sarcastically, he was very dissatisfied with this arrogant Spartan.

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