ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 471 Continued Fighting ([-])

"The orderly! The orderly!"

"General, what's the matter?"

"Hurry up and notify Eumarchus, and ask him to lead the soldiers who are still carrying food into the warships to return to the camp immediately, and first cooperate with the defenders in the camp to repel the enemy!" After Diomeras said, he added Feeling uneasy, he ordered again: "Let the troops stop crossing the river, unload their bags, and return to the camp to fight!"

As soon as the order was changed, the Tarantum soldiers who were walking towards the pontoon became a little reluctant: Why can others stay leisurely on the other side, but they have to go back and fight to the death? !
With this mentality, they moved lazily and gathered very slowly.

Diomelas was extremely anxious. Although he left 4000 men in the outer camp for defense, he heard the shouts of killing becoming more and more intense. Not only was he worried about the troops left behind, but he was also angry when he saw the troops in front of him moving so slowly. I finally made up my mind to issue strict orders to let them go back to defend themselves, even if they offended these citizens.

Just before he led the escort team to the pontoon bridge, a fast boat shuttled through the Agri River, which was almost blocked by trireme warships, and docked on the river bank. The captain jumped off the boat and ran towards Diomelas in a stumbling manner. While running, he shouted: "General, it's not good! Dionia's fleet is coming! There are many troop carriers behind them, full of soldiers!..."

Diomelas's mind suddenly buzzed, and there was no time to think in his mind for a moment: Why didn't the Dionia fleet rest after the war?

At this time, Diomelas had only one thought in his mind: The Dionysians want to surround us!

The soldiers crossing the river all around heard the captain's shouting, and there was an uproar. "Cross the river quickly! Cross the river quickly!..." The soldiers shouted in panic, pushing each other, and the team began to commotion...

Diomelas calmed down, and seeing the chaotic scene, he immediately gave up his decision to return to the camp for defense. He still had some hesitation in his heart: Should he abandon the 4000 soldiers and retreat immediately? !
But soon he didn't have to think about it.

"The Dionians are coming in!!"

"Let's run!"

"The camp has been breached!!"

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Frightened and chaotic shouts came from the east of the camp, and the sound became louder and louder. Even Diomelas could see the broken troops when he turned around. This surprised him: The camp was captured so easily? ! !
In fact, the reason for the rapid defeat of the Tarantum garrison troops is very simple: the Seventh Army of Dionia had carefully prepared in advance, and when attacking, Matonis, as the head of the army, charged forward, and the soldiers stimulated by him before No one of them wants to fall behind. Their quick and violent attack made the remaining Tarantum soldiers feel very difficult to defend. At this time, their fighting spirit had already been taken away by the retreating troops, and they did not have sufficient mental preparation at all. When encountering a setback, the first thought that comes to mind is: Why are we still fighting here when they have retreated? !

So when the Heracleian army followed and surrounded the garrisoned soldiers from both sides of the camp, the Tarantum soldiers were almost defeated at first touch.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!!..." Diomelas had the only choice at this moment.

In fact, there was no need for him to give orders at all. The soldiers had already seen that the situation was not good and were already retreating...

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Midorades led 70 triremes and rushed to the sea near Heraclea when he received a report from the clipper: Tarentum's warships were gathering at the mouth of the Agri River.

Midorades was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered the fleet to fan out, preparing to capture all Tarentum's warships.

The Tarantum warships panicked and wanted to leave the river bank, and even squeezed and collided in the river because of the panic, and even small warships capsized in the river, and the fleeing fleet had no intention of salvaging the fallen companions at all. They have only one idea: to escape from the siege of the Dionian fleet and escape back to Tarantum port!

However, the cabins of many Tarantum battleships have too much grain piled up, which greatly affects the flexibility and speed of the warships. Compared with Dio, who has installed the "crow drawbridge" and loaded heavy infantry, he seems a bit cumbersome. As far as the Nia fleet is concerned, there is not much advantage.However, with the rapid approach of the Dionia fleet, the sailors of Tarantum could not even spare their manpower, throwing away the grains that were like a burden, waiting for their fate to be captured.

Davos's ship did not participate in the battle between the fleets. It landed on the coast not far north of the mouth of the Agri River along with the subsequent troop carrier fleet.

As soon as Amyntas jumped off the boat, he immediately ordered the trumpeter to blow the attack horn. Then, instead of waiting for all the soldiers to arrive and reorganize their formation before attacking, he directly led the 50 detachment soldiers on the same boat towards the not far away Kill the retreating Tarentum army.

The Dionian fleet commanded by Sekerian has achieved a great victory with the help of the First Legion, but the Second Legion has not shown any performance so far. How can the always competitive Amyntas endure it.

The ferocious momentum of the detachment of soldiers led by Amyntas actually frightened the already panicked Tarentum soldiers on the north bank of the Agri River, making them completely forget that their numbers were much greater than the oncoming enemies. .Just as they were organizing a resistance in a hurry, other detachment soldiers of the Dionian Second Army also arrived one after another, like sharp daggers piercing the weak body of the troops crossing the river on the north bank of Tarantum. Tarant The Tumu soldiers collapsed and fled in all directions. Some soldiers even wanted to cross the river and flee south in a panic.

Amyntas commanded his troops to take advantage of the situation and pursue them southward, and Tarantum soldiers were constantly pushed into the river...

Panic will only lead to more panic. When the bridge plate of a pontoon bridge breaks due to overload, the entire pontoon bridge falls apart. Hundreds of people panic and fall into the river, sinking and floating... All Tarantulas who see this tragic image Soldier Mu's heart was completely cold.

A 12000-man coalition composed of the Seventh Army and the Heracleian Army on the south bank continued to pursue the fleeing Tarantum people northward.

The Tarantum soldiers, who had completely lost their fighting spirit, scrambled for their lives, and the entire army was in complete chaos.Even if the two consuls shouted in the crowded crowd, it would be difficult to organize them to stop the attack of the Dionian coalition.So they retreated again and again, and finally they were all driven to the banks of the Agri River.

When several pontoon bridges were completely blocked, and faced with the fierce pursuit of the Dionian coalition forces behind them, some Tarantum soldiers even took off their armor in desperation and jumped into the river. For a while, the river was full of eyes. It was a human head floating and sinking, as if it had been thrown into a large ant nest in a small puddle, which was shocking.

When the soldiers who had not yet entered the river saw the same panicked teammates on the other side, with the black army gradually arrayed and surrounding them behind them, the Tarantum people were completely desperate. They shed tears and threw down their weapons in despair. , turned around and surrendered to the equally fearsome Dionia coalition forces that were attacking them...

By dusk, Tarantum's army was pursued and fiercely pursued by the legions led by the two most courageous generals in the Dionysian army, and was finally surrounded on both sides of the Agri River pontoon. In addition to thousands of people who escaped, a total of more than 12000 people were captured, more than 2000 people were killed or wounded by shields and spears or trampled on each other, and more than 2000 people drowned alive in the river.

In addition, the Dionian fleet also captured more than 50 Tarantum warships, including 35 triremes.Since the Tarantum fleet had no intention of fighting and the resistance was weak, its sailors did not suffer heavy casualties, and nearly 7500 sailors were captured.

At the same time, the Dionian army also seized a large amount of materials, including dozens of tons of grain.

The Dionian army suffered little loss in this battle, and it can be said to be another hearty victory.

Therefore, after Davos learned about the battle situation, he was in a very happy mood. When he saw Triphias, the chief general of Heraclia, he had a sincere smile on his face and said, "Triphias Lord Si, I thank you on behalf of all the people of Dionia! If you, Heraclia, hadn't bravely blocked Tarantum's attack, I'm afraid Tarantum's army has rushed into Turui's territory!"

Triphias quickly said humbly: "Master Davos, we Heraclea are just defending ourselves. But we should sincerely thank Dionia for sending reinforcements in time under such difficult circumstances. In order to defend Heraclea, the land of Amendolara was destroyed. I really don’t know... how to..."

At this time, Davers had no choice but to comfort him and said: "We are an alliance, and we should have helped each other. Fortunately, Hades blessed us, and the Tarantum people have been basically wiped out, and none of us have suffered major losses. This is the most worthwhile thing." What a joy!”

"Yeah, I didn't expect the victory to come so quickly!" Triphias looked at Davos with admiration and exclaimed: "Master Davos, I didn't even expect that you Dionia would defeat Syracuse Navy, that’s amazing!”

Davers smiled slightly, and said in a relaxed tone: "If the Syracuse fleet dares to attack again, we will defeat it! From now on, the Gulf of Taranto should also change its owner!"

Daves' domineering words made Triphias completely relieved of the safety at sea: "Master Davos, when are you... going to attack Tarantum?" Triphias asked tactfully, He actually wanted to know Davos's general battle plan in the future.Since Davos returned to Thurii, in just two days, the situation in the entire Great Greece has changed so much, which restored the confidence of Dionia's allies.

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