ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 554 The Battle of Mayaro ([-])
Mathias pointed to the three-story consul's residence standing in front of him dozens of meters away, and said coldly: "Don't worry about hurting our soldiers, because the target is it."

The towering roof is not only easy to be hit by crossbows, but can also crush the Dionian light infantry who are conducting long-range attacks from above, clearing their damage to the dense array of Syracuse, and Mathias felt that Syracuse The commander of the Zha army is on it, and bombarding it can destroy the morale of the Dionians. This will kill three birds with one stone!The adjutant quickly understood this and immediately said in admiration: "General, you are right! The messenger! The messenger! Go and notify the ballista unit outside the town and bring the ballista here immediately!..."

Mathias looked at the building in front of him. He seemed to feel that the other party's commander was also overlooking him. He admitted that he underestimated the combat effectiveness of this Dionysian army and caused unfavorable consequences to the Syracuse coalition. There were small casualties, but the trouble they had planned ended here. The Syracuse Allied Forces surrounded them on this unprotected flat land with twice the strength. As long as they continued to attack, victory would eventually come!

Mathias was confident of this...

Just as the armies of both sides were engaged in a fierce frontal fight, a loud shout came from behind the generals supervising the battle such as Mathias: "General Hybagris! General Hybagris!..."

In the corner of Mathias's dissatisfied eyes, the guards of the Siculian tyrant hurriedly led the man over.

"What's wrong, General! There are riots in Sikuli City and the port!" As soon as the man saw Xibagris, he shouted in panic.

Everyone around was shocked.

Sibagris grabbed his chest tightly with both hands and asked eagerly: "What are you talking about?! When I left Sikuli yesterday, everything in the city was calm. Where could there be any riot!"

"It's true, sir!" The man said with a sad face and panic: "This morning, the freedmen and slaves in the port rioted and attacked the city of Sikuli. When Lord Seltas was preparing to lead the soldiers to defend, some The citizens suddenly attacked them from behind and opened the city gate. Lord Seltas had to lead his troops to retreat from the acropolis. Your family members also hid in the acropolis... Now only you, my lord, led the troops back and defeated them. Only those thugs can save our Sikuli City!"

When Hybagris heard this, he shouted anxiously: "Calilatus, quickly recall our soldiers, we must return to Sikuli immediately!"

"Yes, sir!" A Sikuli general hurriedly ran forward.

"Wait a minute!" Mathias shouted hurriedly: "Lord Hipbagris, I don't know whether the news of Sikuli being attacked is true or false. Why not send a scout to investigate first, and then send the army after it is confirmed? It's not too late." Finally, the coalition forces restarted their attack and gained a slight upper hand. Mathias did not want this good momentum to be interrupted, so he wanted to delay for a while.

Unexpectedly, Hipbagris saw through Mathias's intentions. He pointed at the messenger and said seriously: "Dillas is my slave steward and has been with me for decades. There is no need to doubt his words! I'm sorry. , Lord Mathias, I must rush back immediately to eliminate those thugs, not only to save my family, but also for the dozens of tons of grain stored in the city to feed the army!"

After being reminded by Hybagris, Mathias's face changed drastically. He no longer stopped Hybagris from leaving, but instead said: "When the enemies here are eliminated, I will immediately lead the troops to Sikuli to assist you!"

Sikuli only had more than 1000 soldiers participating in the battle, and considering their low combat effectiveness, Macias did not place them in the front line to contact the enemy, so it was relatively easy to withdraw.Seeing Hybagris leading his troops away in a hurry, Mathias felt a little uneasy, so he ordered: "Blow the bugle again to urge the soldiers to step up the attack!"

"I have long said that this Hipbagris is an incompetent guy. Lord Dionysius should have destroyed Sikuli and let us mercenaries manage the small city, so that there would be no such troubles... …" Beside him, Pablos, who was once a mercenary leader and now became the tyrant of Catanai, mocked without any scruples, causing the expressions of the generals of other city-states nearby to change.

Mathias warned him in a low voice without hesitation: "Don't talk nonsense!"

The officer in charge of the ballista came over: "Sir, the ballista has been brought!"

Mathias was refreshed by the report of the ballista unit officer: "Find a place to place your ballistae and bombard that house for me!" Mathias pointed at the consul's residence and said energetically.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone from behind was heard shouting: "Lord Pablos, it's not good! Katanai is occupied by thugs!"

Mathias was shocked when he heard this. The tyrant of Catana who had made sarcastic remarks before had already run to the rear anxiously, while other city-state generals were whispering.

Pavolos quickly came to Macias and said anxiously: "Macias, I must lead my brothers back immediately!"

Macias forced himself to remain calm. He did not use any other means to deal with his comrades in the same trench, but seriously analyzed: "Pavlos, Katanai has been lost. If you rush back now, even if you capture it, When you come back, it has also been damaged. But if you leave now, it will destroy this battle that we have put in a lot of effort and are about to win. You have also seen the power of these Dionian soldiers. Once they are allowed to If they escape, they will create even greater trouble for us!"

Mathias could let the Sikuli leave, but he could not let the Katanai troops leave, because their 3000 mercenaries were one of the main forces in this battle.

After listening to his persuasion, Pablos hesitated, and his tone was no longer as firm as before: "I'm afraid this battle will last until dusk before the winner can be determined... We return to Catanai, and I'm afraid we won't be able to attack until tomorrow... ...In such a long time, those thugs will strengthen their defenses and cause great difficulties for us to attack the city! And...and if the brothers know that I did not lead them to retake their home in time, I am afraid that I will not be able to hold this position for long... …”

"With the support of Lord Dionysius, what are you afraid of!" Mathias encouraged him: "As for the brothers' losses, Syracuse will make up for them!"

Pablos was still hesitating, when another messenger arrived from behind on horseback, shouting anxiously: "General Phraotes, it's not good! Leotini..."

The tyrants and generals of the allies beside Mathias have already started to commotion. Anyone who can sit in this position is not a fool: Sikuli riots!Riots in Katanai!Leotini's riot! ...This is no longer an isolated riot, it is most likely a storm rising across southeastern Sicily against Syracuse!

The people here have been dissatisfied with Syracuse for a long time!Everyone present knew it well, because they were all the beneficiaries of Dionysius's rule in Sicily. At this moment, they no longer cared about the face of the leader, and expressed to Mathias that they wanted to lead the troops back to the city-state. Stabilize the situation!
Without waiting for Mathias' reply, they all went straight to withdraw their city-state troops.Mathias could make the nobles of these allies bow to his orders before because of the power of Syracuse. Now that disaster is approaching, they are still willing to obey the orders of a man born as a mercenary.

Mathias tried to persuade Zola, but he still could not stop their unauthorized actions. Just when he was at a loss, Pablos said coldly beside him: "Macias, I also want to lead the troops. When you go back, I advise you to withdraw your troops immediately. Riots have broken out in these city-states of ours. Can Syracuse be avoided? Don’t forget that both Sir Dionysius and you will use Syracuse’s defense force. After taking it away, it’s quite empty there!”

Mathias was shocked when he heard this. He only wanted to destroy the enemy in front of him, but he forgot the most important responsibility he shouldered!He watched in confusion as Pavolos called his men to rush to the phalanx formed by Katane's army, and his heart was half cold. He knew that this battle was over...

He looked up at the consul's mansion in front, as if he saw the enemy commander sneering at them: There was a large-scale riot in Sicily at this time, and it was definitely the Dionians who were causing trouble!
Thinking of this, he became angry and shouted angrily: "Ballista, bombard that house immediately!"

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"Lord Commander, the enemy seems to be retreating!" the adjutant shouted excitedly.

There was no need for him to remind him. In Antonio's overlooking field of vision: generals wearing bright crowns rode towards various positions in the enemy's formation, shouting something loudly, and then there was a commotion in the enemy's array, and then they saw groups of The soldiers withdrew from the array and were led by the generals to retreat to the west.The thick circular formation that originally tightly surrounded the First Legion and the exile soldiers now had many gaps, and their evacuation also seriously affected the Syracuse soldiers next to them. They no longer attacked, but looked around. , shouting to each other, conveying their uneasiness to other soldiers, and soon the entire ring array fell into chaos...

Could it be that the news of the riots in the city-state led by Antrapolis and the others has been known to the enemy? !Antonios looked at Serofanis subconsciously.

"Master Legion, I think we can take this opportunity to launch an attack!" The adjutant's words brought him back from his thoughts, but he saw several stone bullets flying towards them from a distance.

"Be careful with the ballista!" the guard behind him exclaimed, blocking the long shield above Antonios' head.

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