Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Although we failed in the battle of Crotone, we can at least organize another 10,000 to 20,000 civic soldiers. If Dionia wants to storm the city, we will definitely inflict heavy damage on them! At that time, Dionia will attack for a long time. If not, we can only ask for peace talks, and then we will take the initiative. Maybe during the defense of Crimesa City, we may find some opportunities to attack and defeat the Dionysians!”

After Miron finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.

Eurycopus said: So, the city of Crimea will become a battlefield again.

This sentence awakened the top management of Crimissa, but Miron quickly replied: Yes, Castellon City is the key to the next war, but it will be the soldiers of Crotone who will defend it. If the people of Stron feel it is dangerous here, they can take a boat to Crotone to take shelter, and we will provide them with a good life guarantee until the end of the war before returning. If there is any loss of houses and properties in the city, Crotone Thonet will also pay compensation...

Miron was so thoughtful that he left everyone speechless, and his words implicitly reminded them that Castellon was full of Crotone soldiers, even if they privately wanted to talk to Dionysus. In the Asia Peace Talk, you have to ask whether the shields and spears in the hands of Crotone soldiers agree, which angered Crotone, and the situation will only get worse!

General Miron, Crimisa will fully support you in fighting Dionia here! Antaoris quickly made a clear statement on behalf of the council.

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In the early morning of the next day, the Davos machine and two corps and two reserve brigades totaled about 16,000 people (this refers to the number of combat soldiers, excluding engineering battalion, medical battalion, baggage battalion, cavalry, trumpeter and drummers) etc.) marched towards the city of Crimea.

In the morning, the Dionian army reached the swamp.

Davos left a regiment's engineering battalion to investigate the geography of the swamp, fill the swamp as soon as possible, build a road, and build a bridge over the Rakoeli River to facilitate the smooth passage of future transport convoys. Castellon-Crimissa Avenue is taken into account. In order to prevent being attacked by the Crotones, he also left two reserve brigades to build a camp here. In addition to protecting the engineering battalion and the Castellon people who participated in the construction, he also protected this transportation line.

Then, Davos took the lead and walked through the swamp with the soldiers.

In the afternoon, the Dionian army entered the territory of Crimea.

At this time, more than 5,000 soldiers of Crotone on the city wall of Crimesa were already in full formation.

Davos approached the city of Crimea on horseback. After observing for a while, he gave up the idea of ​​attacking immediately and ordered to camp.

The captain of the Legion Siege Battalion immediately came to ask Davos's requirements for the camp. Davos pointed to the city of Crimea and said, Encircle it from the north first.

The engineering battalion captain understood and immediately led the engineering technicians to inspect the topography, water sources, calculate the area of ​​the camp based on the number of troops... and so on, to select a site for the camp. Not long after, he took his men 400 meters away from the city and began to insert a thin wooden pole every 20 meters...

At the command of the two legion commanders, Capps and Drax, except for the two brigades responsible for vigilance and Ryders' cavalry, the rest of the soldiers immediately became builders, some responsible for logging, some responsible for digging trenches , Some are responsible for building the soil wall... The entire army is running in an orderly manner, and even Davos took the pick and participated in the digging...

Miron noticed on the wall that the Dionysian army did not immediately attack the city, which made him a little fortunate in his disappointment. But then, the scene of the Dionysian army building the camp was so lively and spectacular, and the camp was so close to the city that he was beyond his expectations, and he couldn't help but have an idea in his heart: to sneak out of the city.

However, Dionia's two teams of heavy infantry, who were fully armed and waiting for work, and the cavalry cruising under the city, made him give up his mind, and he did not think that the Crotone soldiers who had just experienced the defeat had the courage to leave the city, and the number of them Numerous Dionians fought in the field.

He could see that the Dionians wanted to besiege Castellon,

However, as long as he could delay the time, he raised his hands in favor of the other party's approach.

The Dionians are very efficient at building camps. By dusk, they had dug a trench three miles long and built an earthen wall to encircle Castellon City on three sides to the east, west, and north. Now, some soldiers set up deer villages in front of ditches, while others set up tents inside earth walls... Originally, the trucks of the engineering battalion had wood that could be quickly disassembled and assembled, which could quickly build camp gates, outposts and fences (this is Diver The modularity proposal that Sylvester put forward to the engineering battalion, the result of trial and error by engineers and carpenters), was not delivered to Crimea in time because the pack trucks were prone to getting stuck in the silt in the swampy area.

Even so, Miron was amazed. Of course, he didn't know that there was a special camp building in Dionia's military training program. Seeing the more nervous expressions of the soldiers, he finally made up his mind.

In the middle of the night, he decided to send 500 soldiers to attack the camp when the Dionysians fell asleep due to the long march and construction of the camp to create chaos. morale.

According to the observation of the warships at sea during the day, a trench was also dug north of the Dionysian camp. Miron was afraid that he would land and attack from the coast north of the Dionysian camp. This side of the sea.

500 Crotone soldiers quietly approached Camp Dionia, and when they were carefully passing through the Luzhai area, they were discovered by a dark post hiding behind the earth wall by the light of the torches inserted into the earth wall, and he quickly touched it back. Camp, quietly wake up the squad leader, and wake up the other people in the camp one by one.

Laris, you've done a great job! Now, take my nameplate and rush to the rear camp to inform the cavalry that there is an enemy attack here! Squad leader Cutips praised the recruit who was still a reserve citizen, and at the same time he An egg-sized three-headed dog iron statue engraved with the numbers of the legion, company, and division was handed to him.

Yes! Laris turned and ran out.

Ctipps asked his subordinates to continue to notify other detachments and company captain Trotiras, while he took a few soldiers to check the situation under the wall, and found that the number of enemies was not too many, so he had an idea.

Crotone soldiers passed through the Luzhai area, climbed over ditches, and climbed over dirt barriers. Seeing that the enemy camp was still silent, they couldn't help being excited. They began to light the kindling they were carrying. There was still some distance between the enemy's camp and the wall, and they cautiously continued to speed up.

Suddenly, the soles of the soldiers walking in front suddenly sank, and the soles of the sunk feet were immediately pierced by sharp objects, and they couldn't help screaming. It turned out that after the earthen fortress, the Dionians also set up a barrier belt. When the enemy broke through the battalion wall, it could block the speed of the enemy's breakthrough, so as to rearrange the defense and counterattack.

While the enemy was in a panic, the Dionian soldiers ran out from behind the camp and threw dense javelins at the Crotone soldiers. Many people fell screaming, and the rest of the soldiers had the courage to fight. Frightened, he turned and ran away...

The Dionysians continued their pursuit through the safe passage of the barrier.

In the middle of the silent night, the sound of the fighting was particularly clear. Davos was awakened and quickly dressed and went out, just as the captain of the guards, Martius, came to report: Report, Lord Commander, the Crotones attacked and were attacked by the people of Crotone. The Third Brigade of the Second Army was repelled, and Ryders' cavalry had already attacked, I believe the enemy could not escape.

Davos nodded, and the distribution map of each legion, brigade, and company in the camp immediately appeared in his mind: The third brigade of the second legion is Georgris' brigade... I remember his brigade was placed in the most important part of the camp. To the east, near the sea exit.

Yes, Lord Commander.

Giogris' brigade performed very well, strictly implemented the sentry duty system of the Military Law, and after discovering the enemy, it responded quickly and should be rewarded! The sentinel who discovered the enemy's situation in time should be rewarded! Davos turned back to Gang The clerk Aristocrates said.

Aristocrates hurriedly recorded it and reported it to the military judge tomorrow.

How about the other battalions? Davos asked again.

Every brigade was notified in time, and there was no major disturbance, Martius replied.

Davos was very satisfied with the smooth communication and order of the troops in the dark, and the strict training on weekdays played a role. He smiled: Crotone wants to learn from us to carry out sneak attacks, but unfortunately we are not Crotone. Everyone, go to sleep, refresh your mind, and you will be busy tomorrow. After speaking, he turned around and entered the tent, and soon fell asleep.

Martius said a few words to the guards who were guarding the tent, and then left.

Only Aristocrates, who had just entered the battlefield, was still unable to calm down. He stared at the flaming brazier in front of the tent, and stared blankly for a while. When night comes, it is required to erect a brazier in front of the tent of the supreme commander of the camp, which is stipulated in the Dionysian Military Law. According to Davos's explanation: first, it is for the convenience of reporting the situation at night, and secondly, when the night is attacked. When unexpected incidents such as rioting, battalion roaring, etc. occur, the soldiers in the chaos can find the commander's location at a glance, which is convenient for stabilizing their morale and reorganizing the troops. All in all, the commander is the morale and hope of the whole army. In the dark, soldiers can see the commander's tent anytime and anywhere, which helps to eliminate their fear of the dark.

I heard Davos's soft snoring coming from the big tent, and the body felt the heat from the brazier, and the nervousness in Aristocrates quickly dissipated...

Of the 500 people who left the city, only a few dozen escaped the interception of the Dionian cavalry and fled back to the city.

After Miron found out, he stood there for a long time. The seemingly crude and unfinished camp of the Dionysian people was so heavily guarded that it was beyond his expectations. This lesson made him finally throw away the last bit of luck and admit from the bottom of his heart: this Dionysian army Troops are a well-trained army!

He decided not to take any chances and went all out to defend the city of Crimea.