The system has to be used even if it is pulled

The Greeks, who had hoped to make a fortune in the war, learned that not only did they not get Pyxus, but Croton was even occupied by the Romans. The archon of Tarentum, as the leader of the Greek alliance, was naturally furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Because the Sicilian Greeks, led by Syracuse, started a war, the fully-strength legion that he had sent out had to evacuate in a hurry. On the one hand, he denounced the behavior of the Romans, and on the other hand, he had to guard against the anger of the Samnites who had been deceived, because a fully-strength Samnite legion had already begun to advance towards Tarentum.

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Time passed quickly, and another two years passed. There was no further fighting between Rome and the Samnites, but the Greeks continued to attack Tarentum.

Rome is worthy of being the future hegemon of the Mediterranean. Somehow, Zhao Yuanlang now has a fully staffed legion and a fully staffed navy. Not including the garrison, the force has reached more than 10,000 people. Even the Senate has asked him to temporarily take charge of all military affairs in the Greater Greece region. As long as Zhao Yuanlang breaks through Tarentum, the last city of the Greeks on the Apennine Peninsula, Zhao Yuanlang will become the governor of the Greater Greece region.

It's time to launch an attack. Zhao Yuanlang received news that the Greeks in Tarentum have reached the end of their rope. Their sea and land access to the Balkan Peninsula are blocked by the Greeks in Sicily, and the Samnites are also eyeing them covetously. He can launch a final attack on them.

In the evening, Zhao Yuanlang summoned all the officers and held a combat meeting. The next morning, the Roman legion set out.

Zhao Yuanlang rode Nemian on the high ground outside Croton, watching the Roman soldiers marching slowly down the hill, and then looked at the Roman warships sailing out of the city. He couldn't help but clench his fist happily, pinched Nemian under him, and quickly ran towards the marching Roman legion.

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The Greek archon of Tarentum was not so happy. He was furious in the executive hall. The Romans began to attack! The damn Greeks in Sicily blocked all seas to the Apennines. They were simply traitors to the Greeks. And those damn Samnites kept harassing the towns below.

The Greeks in Tarentum were not only exhausted, but also had many resources that were beginning to fall short. It was estimated that in a while, even without the enemy's invasion, the people under them would launch a coup and offer themselves as sacrifices to Zeus.

It was a mess. The consul of Tarentum had already seen the horrific scene of himself being killed. He shook his head dejectedly, trying to erase the bad scene from his mind. In the end, he could only helplessly hold the wine glass with trembling hands and continuously pour wine into his mouth.

Why bother! The consul of Tarentum collapsed in his seat and slowly fell asleep. In his dream, he was so powerful that he not only repelled the Romans, but also broke through the city of Rome, and made the entire Samnites his subordinates.

But his sweet dream did not last long, because a centurion hurried into the hall, woke the consul with difficulty, whispered a few words in his ear, and followed the staggering consul to the city gate.

Tarentum, the pride of the Greeks, was the first city built by the Greeks after entering the Apennine Peninsula. After hundreds of years of construction, the city was tall and strong. Last year, the Samnites' attack was ultimately unsuccessful, and they had no way to deal with this city.

Zhao Yuanlang looked at the nearby city of Tarentum and did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, he set up camp and blocked the entire west side of the city of Tarentum, leaving them only a north gate that could lead to the Samnite region.

Zhao Yuanlang rode Nemian slowly into the city gate, looked at the Greek consul on the city wall and shouted: "Hello, Consul of Tarentum, I bring you greetings from the Roman Senate. As long as you surrender and submit to Rome, you and your people will be treated kindly by Rome, and the Senate will allow you to continue to rule Tarentum. But if you don't surrender, don't blame me for being rude after the war!"

A large rock on the left side of Nemian was smashed into pieces by Zhao Yuanlang swinging the mace in his hand.

The Greeks on the city wall stared at the Roman commander below the city in amazement. The Archon of Tarentum was so angry that he snatched a javelin from the guard beside him and threw it fiercely at Zhao Yuanlang.

The archon of Tarentum was drunk. Although he had once served in the army, the years of drinking and carnival had already corrupted him. The javelin was caught accurately and easily in Zhao Yuanlang's hand.

The consul of Tarentum seemed to be humiliated and shouted: "Shoot him! Quick! Shoot him!"

After receiving the javelin, Zhao Yuanlang turned his lion head and shouted to the Greeks behind him while retreating: "It seems that your consul has made an answer! This is an insult to me and an insult to Rome. After Tarentum is captured, the Greeks will shed blood like a river!"

Unfortunately, Nemian's speed was too fast. Although the Greeks fired several rounds, they failed to hit Zhao Yuanlang who was getting farther and farther away. The archon of Tarentum was furious on the city wall.

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Tarentum was easy to defend but difficult to attack, with its high and strong walls. Zhao Yuanlang had no good solution for the time being and could only wait for the siege equipment to be built before attacking. However, he did not sit idle easily, but ordered his 20 trebuchets to continuously shoot at Tarentum, causing huge losses to the city.

Moreover, the Roman spies who had entered the city of Tarentum in advance were constantly stirring up trouble.

The Greeks in the city hated the Romans and insulted their own consuls and army.

Finally, chaos broke out, and many Greeks surrounded not only the executive hall, but also the barracks in the city.

The archon of Tarentum did not appease the people. He himself was in a state of confusion and did not know what to do. He actually ordered his troops to launch a bloody suppression against the unarmed Greek people.

Although the rebellion was successfully suppressed, the entire Tarentum was full of resentment towards the archons, and many Greeks even hated their archons because their relatives and friends lost their lives that day.

Finally, the Greek people, unable to bear the oppression, together with many Greek soldiers, launched a coup, and the entire city of Tarentum fell into chaos.

Of course, Zhao Yuanlang would not miss this good opportunity. He ordered the army to launch an attack immediately, and with the help of spies in the city, he successfully opened the city gate of Tarentum.

In theory, a general is responsible for executing military orders, commanding the three armies, and capturing cities and strongholds; a commander is responsible for strategizing, coordinating the overall situation, and aiming to rule the world.

As a commander, Zhao Yuanlang was really irresponsible, but as a general, Zhao Yuanlang had nothing to say. Riding on Nemian, with a lion in the lead, waving the mace in his hand, he led the cavalry behind him and rushed into the city of Tarentum.

The battle lasted a short time because after Zhao Yuanlang led the cavalry into the ruling hall of Tarentum and killed everyone inside, the leaderless Greeks chose to surrender.

Zhao Yuanlang was very dissatisfied. The massacre he had imagined did not happen. If the elders had not strictly ordered him not to massacre the prisoners again, Zhao Yuanlang would probably have launched another wave of solo massacres against the surrendered Greek prisoners.