ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 488 The army is dispatched
As a battle-hardened Spartan warrior, Phoebus has been observing the entire siege process. He can roughly estimate that the casualties of the Syracuseans may be nearly [-]!Such a huge number of casualties is far beyond what Sparta can bear. Even if Sparta organized all its allies to form a large army, they would not be able to use such bloody methods to attack the city, because it would inevitably This caused the allies to rebel, so this was where Phoebus was helpless and frightened: Dionysius, the tyrannical and cruel Sicilian tyrant, had too strong control over his troops!

"There are no obstacles in front of us, and it's time to attack Dionia next!" Dionysius, who had captured Crotone and felt a stone fall in his heart, turned to look at the north in the dark night, his confident words full of expect.

By the way, there's Davos!Dionysius's words reminded Phoebias that he was also full of expectations: But without the help of Crotone, can Dionysia, which is at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, withstand a battle? !
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It was already four o'clock in the morning. Except for the patrolling sentries, the soldiers in the Turiyi military camp had already fallen asleep, but a rapid knock on the door broke the silence of the military camp.

"Your Majesty, urgent military information! The people of Syracuse have captured the city of Crotone!" Martius, the captain of the guard, said urgently.

"The city of Crotone has been breached?!" Davos' sleepiness was completely driven away by this shocking news. He felt a little unbelievable: "Who sent the news back? Is it true?!"

"A message from the Mountain Scouts. Also, Aristillas has brought the same message."

Syracuse captured Crotone in one day, which had a ten-meter-high city wall and enough soldiers. Syracuse's siege ability was so strong that it shocked Davos. During the day, because The joy of receiving the news that "Bergam was killed by his tribe and his tribe came down the mountain to surrender" was swept away. He immediately made a decision: "Martius, you immediately call Antonios and Amyntas." , Matonis, and Cappus are here to discuss matters! Send someone else to call all the senators!"

"Yes!" Martius accepted the order and hurried away.

Davers does have the intention of "let Crotone and Syracuse consume each other and buy more time for Dionia", which will give him more time to train the newly formed troops better. If the logistics supply is more fully prepared, and waiting for the stabilization of the situation in the Bruti region and the resolution of the Laos defection problem, then more citizen soldiers in Dionia will join the expedition, and Dionia will It will also be more stable, and he will have more confidence to defeat Syracuse.

However, plans always fail to keep up with changes, Dionysius...Davos stood outside the house, looking at the endless night in the south, clenching his fists...

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Early the next morning, the usually empty large training ground in the Turiyi military camp was now occupied by the First Army Corps, the Second Army Corps, the Seventh Army Corps, the Spear Brigade and the logistics transport team. Whether they were soldiers or transport personnel, Everyone stood upright and looked silently at the training platform in front of them.

Davos, dressed in military uniform, stood on the stage, looking around at the tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience. He said loudly: "Dionian warriors, since the outbreak of this war, you have followed me around, not afraid of hard work. You sacrificed yourself, fought bravely, repelled the fierce Samnites, annihilated the cunning Tarantums, and ensured the security of the alliance's northern border. You are the heroes of the alliance!

A grand triumphal ceremony should have been held for you, but the war is not over yet. The culprits who started this war - the Syracuseans have captured the city of Crotone yesterday, and they are about to set foot on our land and will The flames of war are burning into our homeland, trying to turn us into their slaves!As Dionians, what should we do? ! "

As soon as Davos finished speaking, a shocking roar erupted from the field: "Defeat the Syracuseans!!!"

"Defeat them!!! Kill them all!!!..."

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When Davos waited for the excited soldiers to calm down a little, he took a sudden breath and shouted loudly: "Warriors, we are about to go south to face the evil Syracuse people. In order to thank you for your contribution, Daionia Regarding the great contributions and sacrifices made by the Alliance, I discussed with the Senate and decided——"

Daves paused for a moment, took another breath, and shouted loudly: "After the victory of this arduous war is over, the free citizens who participated in the war will become reserve citizens, and all reserve citizens will become full citizens, and city-state citizens will become citizens." Get double rewards according to your achievements!!"

The playground was boiling with excitement again, and this time there were overwhelming cheers: "Dionia is victorious!!! King Davos is victorious!!!..."

After all, the reason why free people and reserve citizens are willing to fight for the Dionysian Alliance in the face of powerful enemies is because they feel that the existence of this alliance can protect their rights and bring benefits to their future.And Davos's ability to deliver what they want in advance will inevitably make them fight more bravely to achieve this goal as soon as possible, especially the spear brigade, which is mainly composed of freedmen.

In the face of the powerful offensive of the Syracuseans, Davos did not hesitate to use any means to enhance the fighting spirit of the soldiers and increase Dionia's chances of winning.As for where the "land" needed to be allocated to so many new citizens and old citizen-soldiers will come from, Davos doesn't have to worry at all: After defeating Syracuse, is he still worried about not having land? !
After Davos finished his lecture, he immediately announced his departure.

The gate of the camp opened, and the soldiers of the First Army, Second Army, Seventh Army, and Spear Battalion walked out of the barracks in order and marched eastward.

The free people of the transport team will rush to the Turui granary, where there are mountains of military rations donated by the Dionia people and allies in the past two days. The cargo ship then transported it to the port of Crimesa for unloading.Due to the victory in the Battle of Taranto, Dionia has won the control of the sea in the territory, so with sea transportation, logistical transportation is much more convenient.

Before the long marching column reached the city of Turii, countless people were ushered in. They stood on both sides of the avenue and asked curiously: "Where are you going? Are... are you going to attack the Syracuse people?" ?!……"

After receiving affirmative answers from the soldiers, the people became excited. After successive major victories, they no longer felt the terror of the Syracuse army to the south. Instead, they hoped that the Dionysian army could drive them away as soon as possible and let the alliance Restoring peace soon.

After hearing the news, the people kept arriving, with more and more people coming, but they consciously did not block the road and affect the progress of the team. Instead, they formed a long parallel flow of people on both sides of the road, extending to the wooden bridge over the Kraty River. .

While they cheered for the soldiers who went on the battle, they looked for their relatives, prayed to Hades for him, and offered their best wishes.

Amid the attention and wishes of the people, the soldiers became more energetic, especially the freedmen of the spear brigade. They enjoyed this honor for the first time. They all straightened their backs and held their heads high.

"Oh, is this a newly formed legion?! Why haven't I seen them before?!"

"Why aren't they carrying weapons?!"

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Of course, the curious people would not know that Davos was afraid that the long-distance march would reveal the secrets of the spear brigade and would not be able to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, so he wrapped the spears together with the army rations and transported them to Crimea by sea. Sa, then appoint Olivers to receive it.

Among the people's doubtful inquiries were mixed with greetings from relatives.

"Tapirus! Tapirus!..." An excited voice clearly reached the ears of Tapirus, the captain of the spear brigade (he was awarded the title of "Tapirus" for his outstanding performance in the subsequent training) in the noisy sound. was promoted), he quickly turned around and saw the person he was looking for at a glance in the dense flow of people - Mysia, his wife.

She was waving her arms excitedly and shouting affectionately: "Tapirus, I will go to the Temple of Hades to pray for you day and night, so that you can come back safely as soon as possible!"

Tapirus said nothing, but waved his arms in response, but his heart was filled with passion.He and Mysia were both slaves and met in Christoya's restaurant. The same experience brought them close and supported each other.In the second year after Tapirus was freed, Mysia also escaped from slavery because of her outstanding performance and was praised by Christoya. Soon the two got married under the witness of the goddess Hera.

At this moment, Tapirus looked affectionately at the figure of his wife who was still chasing the team on the avenue, and a voice echoed in his heart: Wait for me, Mysia!When I return, we will be citizens of this great union!We will have our own land!We want to build a nice looking house!There are still four or five children to give birth to! …”

When the team quickly marched to the city of Thurii, the First Legion broke away from the main force and headed straight east.They are going to the naval base on the Craty River, board the "Crow" warship, and go south with the fleet to find the Syracuse Navy and have another confrontation with it at sea.

The main force turned towards the wooden bridge over the Kraty River.

In front of the wooden bridge, the senators also came to see the troops off. They were not as optimistic as the people, because the people did not know the news of the fall of Crotone, but this news weighed on every senator's heart like a big stone. , which made them toss and turn last night and not sleep well all night, their hearts filled with worries about this war.

"Your Majesty!" Cunogorata, Cornelus and other veterans once again bowed deeply to Davos as they did before the naval battle: "The battle with the Syracuses is up to you Got it!!”

(End of this chapter)