ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 85 Contradictions
The enemy's flying rocks were blocked by the round shields and did no harm to them. The soldiers were still thankful that they had found the right method.After advancing another ten meters, we were already less than 50 meters away from the camp gate.

At this time, the four sentry towers behind the wooden wall on the west side of the mercenaries began to shoot arrows at them. The arrows pouring from different angles were not so easy to block, and the round shields were moved to guard against the bows and arrows fired from both sides. They were about to be hit by flying rocks, but they all gathered in the middle. The mercenary archers and slingers could concentrate their firepower. Arrows and flying rocks struck like hail from all directions, killing dozens of people in an instant. It was almost empty, and the others were so frightened that they forgot the lessons of Pixis and fled in all directions. As a result, the mercenary trap was used again, and the Vig people suffered hundreds of casualties in a short period of time.

No matter how much Xinsinaga urged, Cedorum said nothing and would not attack.

The mercenaries were very happy when they saw the enemy fleeing in panic, but then they were dissatisfied when the enemy stopped attacking.After all, repelling the enemy's attack mainly relied on light infantry companies and traps. They didn't even touch the enemy's hair, so they started to yell and curse loudly...

Seeing this situation, Davos nodded secretly: The military spirit is available!

He also did not expect that the enemy's hot pursuit and aggressive attack would end so quickly without even breaking through the trench in front of the camp.If you think about it carefully, you will understand: after the previous war, the Lucanians have consumed a lot of physical strength and energy. It is probably because of the stimulation of victory and revenge that they can continue to maintain a strong desire to attack.In fact, these mountain tribes are not very good at siege. After suffering setbacks in front of the well-defended camp of Davos mercenaries, they will naturally calm down.

Davos analyzed the battle situation and added experience for future defensive operations.At the same time, he sent Asistes to pass through the tunnel and rush to Dracos and his camp to inspect the situation of the battle.

The news in return was also gratifying: influenced by the enthusiasm of the expeditionary soldiers to build the camp, Dracos, Adrianx, and Cesta led the soldiers to dig deeper trenches outside the camp and reinforce them. Although there are no cumbersome and complicated traps (which require certain technical abilities and experience), it is enough to cause the chasing enemies to suffer.After all, Tarantum's reinforcements also retreated into their camp, which helped the defeated mercenaries and quickly restored their morale.

The warriors of Niutum and Laos attacked for a while, and after suffering some casualties, they found that the mercenary defenses were too tight and could not be defeated at once, so they naturally gave up the attack. They were obviously more powerful than Pi, who was bent on revenge. Corsis is smart.

After safety was guaranteed, Davos no longer paid attention to the battlefield that had gradually calmed down. He needed to calm down and think: What should the mercenaries do next?
The battle failed, and it would be very difficult for the Lucarians to capture the city of Thurii.Davers has inspected it many times. The six-meter-wide moat and ten-meter-high city wall are already very difficult for the Lucanians who lack siege equipment and siege experience.What's more, they don't have boats yet, so they can't come and go freely on the Craty River.

The Lucanians would never mobilize an army just to win a battle. Their goal should be to occupy the Subali Plain, build camps, graze cattle and sheep, and grow wheat on this flat and fertile land...

The Turii people suffered huge losses in the two battles and were obviously unable to fight back the Lucanian invasion for the time being. However, they still had the plains on the south bank of the Craty River, where they could temporarily endure, accumulate strength, recruit soldiers, and Figure to fight back...

But for the Davos mercenaries on the north bank of the Craty River, the situation was not good.The failure of the battle not only affected his next plan, but the mercenaries also became the focus of the Lucanians' next attack. At the same time, Davos did not want to become a pawn of Thurii and contain them on the north shore. Lucanian attack.But asking him to lead his army out of here and leave Magna Greece was something he couldn't accept!His nascent hopes, his dreams, his ambitions are all here!Davos couldn't bear to leave without achieving anything, and went back to fighting for survival! ……what to do?what to do? …

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Also worried about what to do was Vespa, the Lucanian leader who occupied the city of Amendolara. He was taking chances and did not respond to Grumentum's order after all. He sent troops to join the battle and wanted to wait for the two armies. He would decide whether to stay or not based on the outcome of the battle, so when he learned that the strength of the Lucanian tribal coalition actually exceeded 5000 people and easily defeated Thurii, he panicked and hurriedly summoned several elders to discuss countermeasures. , and asked the priest to predict good or bad luck, and the result of the divination was actually: no danger.This calmed Weisba, who had made preliminary countermeasures after intense discussions.

He sent an envoy and a small group of warriors to drive towards the Sybari Plain with a pack full of wine and food, hoping that this friendly way of rewarding the Lucalian tribal coalition would gain some understanding from the leader of Grumentum. , laying some foundation for the subsequent confession and begging for mercy. If the envoy finds that the situation is not good, then they can only escape back to the mountains at night.

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Xinsinag was still unwilling to accept the setback and sent people to conduct reconnaissance on the east, south and north sides of the mercenary camp. The results were discouraging: not only were there traps, trenches, guard towers, and deer villages, but there were also traps on the north side. The corridor is connected to the camp next to it, so you can receive support at any time.

Only then did he give up, and withdrew his clansmen, waiting for Akpiru's arrival.

After waiting for a long time, Akpiru finally arrived with his army.After all, six thousand troops were sent out to pursue Thurii's defeated troops. It was not easy to regroup these warriors who had risen from the killing.

The soldiers of Grumentum killed every single one of the defeated soldiers outside the city of Turiyi. Some of the soldiers even became so jealous that they crossed the moat and came to the city of Turiyi. As a result, they were met by the Turiyi people on the wall who shared the same hatred. Angry with arrows, javelins, and stones, they fled back in embarrassment, which calmed them down a bit.

Seeing this situation, Akpiru temporarily gave up his luck in taking the city of Turiyi in one fell swoop. He had no choice but to reorganize his team and rush to join the other teams.Seeing that most of the Picosis warriors were injured and depressed, they couldn't help but be surprised and asked why.

Xinsinag told him how his people fought bravely, but the mercenaries they faced were very despicable and cunning... and so on. At the same time, he sadly accused the Vig people of being passive and lazy in fighting, and even killed and injured Lucanians during the battle. Evil deeds.

The chief leader of Vege City, Sedorum, did not expect that Xinsinaga would be the first to complain. He immediately became anxious and shouted out his injustice. He also argued with the same grief and anger: "Chief Akpiru, you must know that it is not me who is unwilling to do my best. In the battle, the chief of Cincinnag was really overconfident. He thought that the bravery of the Picosis warriors alone was enough to defeat the Greeks' left wing, so he placed the Vig warriors in the rear. He made the decision on the right wing, and I didn't. Method. On the contrary, when the front line of Picosis was about to collapse, it was our Vig soldiers who attacked bravely, helped Picosis stabilize the fighting situation and saved our right wing, so we Vig soldiers fought for this He made a huge contribution to the victory of the battle! As for the killing of the Pikosis soldiers, it was because the defeated troops of Pikosis were disrupting the formation of the right wing. In order to prevent the defeat and at the same time force them to fight again, it was a last resort. In fact, not many Picosian soldiers were actually injured due to the choice they made. It was through such emergency measures that the right wing finally repelled the enemy. And when attacking the Greek camp, our Vig soldiers were also killed and wounded. Hundreds of people..."

"You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense! If you Brutians hadn't been unwilling to contribute at the beginning, how could we have fought with such difficulty! Even just now, when we attacked the Greek camp, you Veg people arrived last!" Xinsinag roared angrily: "Gneinat, tell everyone, how many of our soldiers have been killed by the Vig people?!"

Gnainat hesitated for a moment, and under his father's gaze, he hesitated and said: "About... about 150 people, all stabbed in the back... with spears."

After Gnainat finished speaking, the Picosis warriors and the Vigor warriors were already glaring at each other, and the atmosphere was quite tense...

(End of this chapter)