Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

In the Senate of Carthage, the offensive faction headed by the Margonides family, which has received strong support from the people, strongly criticized the conservative faction headed by Hanno, who proposed to attack Syracuse and rebuild the security of the north for Carthage. Barrier's proposal was eventually passed.

So the Carthaginian Senate re-appointed Similko, the patriarch of the Margonid family and one of the Carthaginian Sufis (similar to the consuls, but also two) as commander-in-chief, and began to recall what had just been sent to open up the Iberian Peninsula. The army, whose commanding general is Shimilko's younger brother Marco, also began to prepare rations for the army.

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A big event happened a day ago in Grummentum. Two small tribes in the north of it, Lud and Brina, clashed over territorial issues, and even had a fight. When he was besieged by his tribe's warriors, Bagule was completely unprepared. Thanks to his bodyguards desperately breaking through the siege, he escaped back to Grummentum City. The gates of the city were closed, and the city was heavily guarded, but no troops were sent to attack the two tribes who raised their flag against them.

Outside the city for a while, the tribes under the jurisdiction of Grummentum panicked and rumors spread.

Word soon reached Picocis and Potentia.

Son, the old fox Puamot finally shot! We can't wait, we must send troops immediately to attack Grummentum! Cincinnager said both excitedly and anxiously.

Father, didn't you say before that we would send troops after Potentia sent troops! Seeing Cincinnager's excitement, Gnainath asked inexplicably.

The situation is different now! Although Potentia did not send troops, they have already moved. Didn't you hear just now, 'The city lord of Grummentum was ambushed and seriously injured', that's for sure It was Puamote who secretly provoked the Grummentum tribes adjacent to Potentia to do a good thing! Logically, the Dionysians should send troops to carry out bloody revenge against those tribes, but Dionia No one, they locked the city gate instead, what does this mean?!

Cincinnagar waved his arms and said excitedly: It means that the Dionians have no extra troops to suppress those rebellious tribes, and their soldiers have been dispatched to attack Bruti. Bruti who came yesterday. Why was the messenger less nervous than when he begged us to join last time, he has made it very clear, 'Dionia sent an army of nearly 20,000 people to attack the Bruti Mountains from the north, but was unable to attack Weig. down the city, and suffered heavy casualties; and ten thousand of them attacked Knapetia from the south, and were likewise kept out of the mountains, unable to advance.' The Dionians here just want to hold the city of Grummentum. Now, the tribes of Grummentum are as terrified as calves that have lost their mothers. We must snatch the Ahead, immediately dispatched the army, quickly rushed to the territory of Grummentum,

Those tribes are bound to surrender one after another, and our ranks will grow rapidly. By the time Puamote arrives, it will be too late, Grummentum will have the final say for us, the Picosses! Thinking of the brilliance, Cincinnager couldn't help but giggled.

Father, I'm going to assemble the warriors! Gennaat was so excited by his father's words that he immediately strode out of the living room, and behind him came Cincinnager's hateful voice: The cunning Dionia People, dare to take away my Grummentum, I finally waited for the day of revenge! God Asinu, I, Cincinnagar, will sacrifice the blood of the Greeks to you, hoping to receive your blessing!

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Brother, what are you still hesitating about! Paulette shouted anxiously: The Picosses have already started, and it must be the cunning Cincinna who gathered the tribes of Grummentum and designed heavy damage. Bagulle of Dionia! Now, the army of Picocis must have set off, and if we do not go out again, Grummentum will go to Picocis!

Compared to the irritable Paulette, Puamote, the great leader of Portentia, who was over fifty years old, sat on a wooden chair. Hearing these words, his eyebrows did not move, and he slowly moved. Said, I'm still saying that--wait.

Big brother, you don't want to take risks, why don't I bring some soldiers to Grummentum first-- Paulette was so anxious that he wanted to say more, Puamote's expression became serious, he looked at his brother, cold He said, I am still in charge of Portentia. If you want to give orders, wait until I am dead.

Polert didn't dare to speak any more. He was nearly 20 years apart from Puamote, and his father died early. He was actually raised by this elder brother, so although he was a brother, he was more like a father and son.

Pollet. Puamote's tone became milder: Don't forget how we lost Grummentum.

Polert didn't speak, but he was obviously a little unconvinced by the look on his face.

Puamote sighed and his face became a little more solemn: I know that you have been complaining that I have been too cautious all these years, and have not interfered in the internal disputes in Lucania. We refuse to attack Grummentum's fat... But you must know that we Portentia are different from Picocis and Grummentum. They are surrounded by Lucanians. And to the north of us are the terrifying Samonites, don't forget what our ancestors always told us, 'We were driven to this mountain from the north by these Samonites', don't look now These Samonei tribes didn't fight with us because we had enough warriors and they had to deal with the Greeks in the west, so they were fine. But if our strength weakened, you thought the hungry wolves would Have you spared Poseitia!

Pollard's expression shifted slightly.

At the beginning of the year, I did not resist your repeated requests to send troops to Grummentum, and in the end you and the soldiers were captured by the Dionysians... Did you know... During that time, the Samonais sent messengers to I expressed my willingness to use troops to help me defeat the Dionians.

This time Polert was moved, and he couldn't help asking anxiously: Is there such a thing?! You agree?!

Agree? Puamote sneered: If I agree, Potentia should have belonged to Samone. Fortunately, we made peace with Dionysus and put you back, and I counted. I'm relieved. Now, the situation in Grummentum is complicated, and the war between Dionia and Bruti is not sure what it will end up like. I can't see clearly... If you can't see clearly, don't send troops lightly. Cincinna If Greg wants to snatch Grummentum, let him snatch it, the Dionysians are not so easy to deal with.

After listening, Polert was silent for a while, and asked a little unwillingly: Since this is the case, why did you agree to form an alliance with Bruti again?

A gleam of light flashed in Puamote's cloudy eyes: The alliance is also for another way out, Asinu's blessing! In case a good opportunity arises... So we have to calm down now and wait...

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Pianlon hurried back to Cosenza, just in time to intercept Nikuru, who was in a hurry to return from Knapetia, and finally persuaded him to stay in Cosenza, and then attack Bisinia together after gathering the army. .

But it didn't take long to receive a report from the scout: the Greeks built a fortress on the road leading to the plateau in Bisinia.

Pianlon could no longer sit still, and if the Greeks were allowed to repair the fortress, it would undoubtedly add more difficulties to the recapture of Bisinia. He had to let Nikuru lead his soldiers to obstruct, and added a thousand soldiers from other tribes to him, and repeatedly told him not to fight recklessly with the Greeks.

After three hours of anxiously leading the troops, Nikuru could vaguely see the Greeks ahead, and his eyes widened: they turned the exit of the mountain road into a large construction site, digging holes, driving piles, moving wood... ...a scene of fire, and a wooden wall three meters high and tens of meters long stands there impressively, with city gates, crenels, trenches, and deer villages. All the facilities that a fortress should have are basically complete.

Nikuru's action was also fast, but it had been a day and a half since the Second Corps occupied Bisinia. Legion Commander Drakes seized the favorable opportunity of the day and a half to divide his 7,000 soldiers into three teams, regardless of Day and night take turns to step up the construction of the fortress. The soldiers also knew that the time was short, and they sold all their energy. Coupled with some simple defense facilities assembled by engineering operations, when Nikuru arrived, the fortress had begun to take shape.

After the reconnaissance cavalry that was sent out found the Brutite team, they immediately rushed to report the letter. The bugle blew in the fortress, and the soldiers who were working slowly retreated.

Although Nikuru was amazed at the speed with which the Dionian soldiers built the fortress, knowing that it took seven or eight days for Bisinia to remove the fortress facing Cosenza, he was even more angry that the Greeks were doing whatever they wanted on his territory.

Kill the Greeks who are outside the city! he ordered, the horn sounded, and the soldiers under him hated the enemy for taking their homeland, and rushed like fierce wolves to the unarmoured and unarmed Dionian.

Under the command of the team officer, the Dionysian soldiers passed through the city gate in an orderly manner and withdrew to the wall without panic. The soldiers at the end of the team even turned their heads to look back, expecting good things to happen.

At a distance of 50 meters from the city wall, the charging Bissinian soldiers suddenly screamed and fell to the ground. When they pulled out their feet, they were all bloody, not the spikes buried in the grass. Wearing the foot plate is to be cut by the meat hook, and the narrow foot pit can twist the ankle...