ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 495 Invitation to Battle

Under the protection of his men, Henipolis took a sharp breath while avoiding the incoming arrows, and shouted with all his strength: "I, Henipolis, the real consul of Laos , I solemnly swear in the name of Hades and Asinu that as long as you help me kill these evil rebels, I will allocate land to you, so that you have the right to participate in politics, hold public office in the city-state, and have real rights. free!"

The soldiers at the top of the city heard it clearly. Land, rights, freedom... these were all things they dreamed of. Most of them found it credible when hearing it from Henipolis, because the rumors spread in the city a few days ago had already been confirmed. Let them know that it was precisely because this young man wanted to improve their situation that he was usurped by officials and leaders who wanted to continue to oppress and exploit them.

Now there was a great commotion among the soldiers on the city, and even the number of soldiers shooting arrows at Henipolis was greatly reduced.

Just as they were discussing and their morale was fluctuating, the spies placed in the team by Stratus shouted loudly: "We want land! We want freedom!..."

These shouts resonated with everyone, making the city even more chaotic.

Seeing this, Xiros, who was under the city, was overjoyed and immediately ordered an attack.

The bugles continued to sound, and the soldiers carried the ladders and advanced toward the city.

The chaos on top of the city not only did not subside, but actually expanded.The leaders and team officers came to scold the rioting soldiers and told them to concentrate on defense, otherwise they would be punished.Some soldiers, instigated by thoughtful people, beat up these big shots who usually treated them like pigs and dogs.

Among the more than 5000 fighters on the head of the city of Laos, except for one-third of the fighters who were the personal guards kept by the tribal leaders and officials, most of the rest came from the poor in the tribe and the poor in the port. Henipolis' words moved the main force.The city is in chaos and it is getting out of control.

Seeing that the Dionian soldiers were already quickly clearing the traps under the moat, Arobumas saw it and was anxious in his heart, but could not think of a good way to change this critical situation.

At this moment, a messenger hurried up to the city: "Lord Arobmas, it's not good! It's not good! The poor people at the port are rioting! There are too many of them, and most of the troops in the city have been transferred. Come to defend the city, the rest will either be defeated or surrender voluntarily, and now they have occupied the city hall and are attacking your mansion!"

"What?! What did you say?!" Arobmas's eyes suddenly went black as if he was struck by lightning, his body swayed a few times, and he fell to the ground.

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Davos led the army and stepped on the solid foundation on the Crimesa-Asprustum Avenue. He soon arrived a mile away from the north bank of the Neto River and began to build a camp.

At this time, he had the First Legion under his command (after the victory of the naval battle, the Dionysian fleet entered the Crimea Port Battle, and the First Legion soldiers on the warship and the captured Syracuse sailors all came ashore. These prisoners would As slaves, provide labor for the Crimesa people to rebuild their homes, and then the damaged and captured ships continue northward and return to the military port of Thurii for rapid repairs), the Second Army, the Sixth Army, the Seventh Army, and the Spear Brigade, A total of more than 4 people.

In addition, Felicius, who had received the news, left 3000 soldiers to cooperate with more than 1000 reserve soldiers organized by Agalia to defend the city of Asprostum. He and Epithenes led the fourth legion and part of the third legion. A total of more than 12000 soldiers from the fifth legion also came through the road to join Davos's army.

Hieronymus has quelled the rebellion in the Bruti region and is leading the more than 5000 Bruti reserve soldiers he summoned before on their way to the Croton Plains (this is why Hieros only brought more than 2000 soldiers). The reason why Brutian soldiers attacked Laos).

Naval Commander Sekerian also led one hundred crow warships and 40 conventional triremes to sail to the sea near Crotone again.

On this day, several armies from Dionia rushed to the north bank of the Neto River one after another, and the number of troops led by Daves grew rapidly.

Thousands of soldiers were naked to the waist, wielding shovels and pickaxes, digging trenches, building walls, and setting up camps... What a spectacular and lively scene it was.

The new king of Dionia, Davos, and several legion commanders, Antonios, Amyntas, Epithenes, Felicius, Olivers, Matonis, and Cappus, were in the temporary military tent. Prepare to discuss the next battle plan.

Just then, Dionysius sent the messenger Damocles.

After meeting Davos, Damocles presented him with a letter from Dionysius.

"To the young consul of Dionia, I have won many battles since I led the army to Magna Graecia. Trina, Silitium, and Crotone were all captured one after another, and Coronia also expressed its surrender. Jim was hiding behind the mountains and trembling with fear. His destruction was just a matter of a wave of my hand. Now, there is only one enemy left in front of me: Dionysia. Do you have the one who was praised by the ignorant Greeks as a 'victorious general'? Dare to have a real, face-to-face battle with me. No matter who wins or loses, this long war with countless casualties will end. I look forward to your answer! Signed - General Plenipotentiary of Syracuse, Master of Sicily , Dionysius, the conqueror of Magna Graecia.”

After Davos read the letter written by Dionysius, he sneered in his heart: Is this a letter of challenge from Dionysius? !This tyrant really regards himself as a young and energetic child, and wants to use such a clumsy way of provoking himself to accept the battle, hum...

Damocles, the envoy of Syracuse, saw that Davos looked calm after reading the letter, and immediately said: "Dear Lord Davos, our plenipotentiary general also sent you a gift, but it was blocked by the guards. Out of the tent."

Davos became somewhat interested and glanced at the guard captain Martius standing beside him.

Martius understood, and immediately walked out of the big tent, and soon brought in an entourage from Syracuse, holding a beautifully decorated wooden box in his hand.

"Is this the gift from Dionysius?" Davers glanced at the wooden box and asked.

"Yes."

Davos nodded to Martius.

Martius took the wooden box, placed it on the table in front of Davos, and then opened the lid, revealing a human head inside.

"Take it out." Davos said calmly, he already had a rough guess in his mind.

Martius carefully took it out and placed it on the table.

Although the head was covered in lime powder and slightly rotten, Davos could still tell who it was.

Amyntas, who was looking curiously on the left side of Davos, had already exclaimed: "It's Dracos!"

These words immediately shocked the other legion commanders, and they rushed over to take a closer look. There was some confusion in the big tent.

Damocles, the messenger of Syracuse, said at this moment: "Master Dionysius asked me to bring you a message, this is only the first one!"

Amyntas stepped forward angrily, grabbed Damocles, and punched him hard.

Damocles fell to the ground, his nose bleeding profusely.

"Go back and tell your shameless and cruel tyrant, he will be the second one! We will chop off his head and play it as a football, and tell him to wash his head clean so that it is easier for us to chop it off!" Aminta Si pointed his finger at him and yelled angrily.

General Dionia's anger was expected by the Syracuse envoy. The crooked nose did not increase Damocles' fear, but made him a little happy. He covered his nose with his hands and slowly He slowly stood up, looked at Davos who was looking at him coldly in front of him, and said angrily: "Lord Davos, when are you going to fight? I can go back and tell General Dionysius that it's best to prepare."

Davos said calmly: "Let him wait."

Damocles was stunned: This response was too vague.

But he had no chance to ask again. Martius drove him and his followers out of the big tent, blindfolded him by the guards, and escorted him back to the south bank of the Neto River.

At this moment, in the big tent, Davos and the army commanders bowed respectfully and deeply to Drax's head to express their grief and respect.

There was a broken bloody hole on the forehead of Dracos' head on the table, silently narrating the bravery and unyieldingness of the deceased, which reminded everyone present of the tragic scene at that time.

"Your Majesty, when will we have a decisive battle with Syracuse?!" Felicius, who was usually steady, couldn't hold back his emotions at this moment and asked Davos.

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Legion has requested to be the main force in the battle!" Epithenis, who usually jumped around, also asked Davos for a battle with a serious expression.

"Epitenes, please don't rob me! Our Second Legion was formed by Drakos himself during his lifetime. Revenge for Drakos is the strong desire of the brothers. I hope that Your Majesty can meet their demands and send the Second Legion to the throne. The legions are positioned where the Syracusans may attack the most violently!" Amyntas shouted, looking like he would choose no one else.

"Speaking of the legion formed by Dracos, the Fifth Legion is also the same. And it was just to cover the retreat of the Fifth Legion's large forces that Drakos was injured, captured, and died in the hands of the enemy! So please give the Fifth Legion to your Majesty An opportunity for revenge——" Felicius actually took the initiative to fight for it.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the tent became more and more enthusiastic, Davos interrupted Felicius loudly: "Who said I would fight with Syracuse now!"

As soon as Davos finished speaking, Antonios, who had always been relatively quiet, showed an expression of "Sure enough," and the silent Capps also flashed his eyes.

Although the younger of the two legion commanders, Matonis and Olivers, had not fought for each other before, they were eager to give it a try and were discouraged at this moment.

Not to mention, the three legion commanders were still arguing.

(End of this chapter)