Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Giorgris brought four heavy infantry battalions and one light infantry battalion, and he let 4,000 heavy infantry quickly form an arc-shaped defensive line in the gap in the city wall, just like a tough fishing net will rush into the gap of Rome Soldiers hold on.

As more and more Roman soldiers rushed into the defensive circle, the space was squeezed, and the number of people became denser, which was conducive to the attack of the defenders at the head of the city.

Especially when a can of tar fell, many Roman soldiers struggled in the flames, and the tragic image of the gap in the western city wall of Rome reappeared a day ago, but this time the roles were reversed.

Coupled with the powerful attack of the soldiers of the Fifth Legion on the front, the disorganized and extremely tired Roman soldiers were finally overwhelmed by fear and obsession, and they were defeated.

After receiving the urgent news from his subordinates, Titus issued an order to retreat even though he was extremely unwilling and painful, so as to avoid being counterattacked by the enemy along the city wall, which would lead to heavier losses.

In fact, the soldiers of the Fifth Legion, after breaking through the gap in the city wall, continued their pursuit, only to be counterattacked by the Etruscan allied forces in formation.

Although they were intercepted, the attack of the Etruscan soldiers was not strong and did not cause any damage to the soldiers of the Fifth Legion. After receiving the news, the cautious Geocles immediately ordered the troops to stop the pursuit, because in the dark night The situation outside the city is unknown, and he is afraid of being ambushed by the Romans again, especially the prince Clotokatax in the team. Although this valuable young man is very knowledgeable, he has always followed orders and always fought at the back of the team. , did not cause trouble to Geogris, but was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, and finally Geogris withdrew the chasing troops back to the city.

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Not long after the battle in Ostia ended, the next morning came, and the city hall of Rome held a public meeting in the square according to Davos' proposal.

Davos commended the brave behavior of the Roman civilian soldiers headed by Sextus to break away from the Roman army and turn to Dionia, especially the reward with more land allocation, which inspired the public to join in. Dionysius, his enthusiasm for doing meritorious service for Dionia, of course, also deepened the resentment of the noble families against the Roman commoners.

During the meeting, Davos received a report from the defenders at the head of the city: there was a change in the Roman military camp outside the city, and there seemed to be signs of pulling out the camp and leaving.

Although the movement of the Roman army outside the city was a major concern of Davos, he believed that it was more important to accelerate the return of the civilians in the city of Rome, so he still insisted on finishing the meeting before rushing to the south of the city.

It was noon now, and most of the camps that the Roman army had worked so hard to build yesterday had been demolished, and hardly anyone could be seen walking around.

According to the soldiers' report: Throughout the morning,

There was constant noise in the camp ahead, and there were even sounds of fighting.

And according to the news returned by the reconnaissance cavalry: the army of Rome is divided into several roads, slowly marching westward.

Several army commanders such as Amyntas and Matonis demanded that they should send troops to pursue and pursue while the enemy was retreating and people were in a panic, and even forced the enemy to rush into battle.

Davos, after careful consideration, did not accept this proposal, because he did not think that Camelus would be negligent in the retreat of the army, and he did not want to let the various legions who had just experienced the war to meet even if the division had been divided. The Roman army with few troops and its strength has been greatly weakened. After all, the Romans, who are the underdogs, are likely to break out a powerful fighting force, causing the Dionysian army to suffer huge losses.

However, Davos recruited Sextus, the new captain of the Roman reserve team, and asked him to select Roman soldiers with good riding skills, ride horses collected from the city, and follow the cavalry legion out of the city to perform special tasks.

After giving this order, Davos needed to convene a military meeting urgently to discuss the issue of massive reinforcements to Ostia with Tornides, Printoles, and the legionnaires, because the army marching from Rome In terms of direction, their target is undoubtedly the small town at the mouth of the Tiber River.

At the same time, not far west of Rome, two cavalry legions caught up with the advancing Roman army. They lured away more than 1,000 Roman cavalry in charge of flanking protection, and then Sextus led dozens of them. Civilians eager to make new contributions rushed to the vicinity of the Roman army.

Then, the Roman soldiers were surprised to see these enemies dressed in Roman soldier costumes approaching within twenty or thirty meters of them on horseback, and then began to shout: Citizens of Rome, I am Sextus (I am Sextus). Yes ###), used to be a Roman commoner, but now has joined the kingdom of Dionia, why should you join them?! Because the kingdom of Dionia has allocated me more and better Roman land, more luxurious and spacious houses and more equal rights, which once belonged to the Roman aristocracy, now belong to us!

Civilian soldiers, don't hesitate, get out of this hopeless army and join us! Join Dionia! You will get everything you have ever longed for! You will also have a smooth reunion with your family! Don't hesitate! leave now...

Sextus and their shouts made waves among the Roman soldiers...

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In the chief mansion of Abenirum, Gellney was sitting in the living room, his expression was solemn, but he did not have the worries of the previous days, and his eyes were staring at the door.

Before long, several of his trusted subordinates came one after another.

I have decided to send messengers to the Shilpini tribes in other regions, as requested by the Dionysian messenger!

Hearing this, everyone else understands that when Gellney said that he was sending messengers, he actually sent people to sneak into other areas of Shilpini to spread the accusation that Lesguk disregarded his faith, broke the covenant, and launched a campaign without authorization. The war against Dionia caused the tribes to suffer heavy losses and demanded punishment, while trumpeting that the Garni leader of Abenerum can help the tribes to redeem them from Dionia captive nation.

After all, according to the decision of the previous Shirpini Tribal Alliance meeting, Abenirum had been excluded from the Tribal Alliance, and any Shirpini tribe was prohibited from interacting with them.

That's great, Chief! We've been waiting for you to make this decision! Tatoni exclaimed excitedly: We've had enough of this time, Cautini, Pentney, and Caracheni. The tribe frequently sends emissaries to warn us not to mess around during the war! Bah, it's time for these oppressors to taste the wrath of the Abenirom!

Leader, we really shouldn't wait quietly for this war to end. Although the Samonite priesthood has also sent people several times to say, 'As long as we support Lescuk, the past mistakes will not be investigated.' However, Everyone understands that as long as they win this war, without the obstruction of the Dionians, Leskuk will definitely use force against us! For our safety, we must seize the favorable opportunity now and strike them first ! Maione also expressed support for Gellney's decision.

Of course I understand Leskuk's conspiracy and the dangerous situation we are in now. Galney sighed: The reason for hesitating before was that if we did this, not only would we possibly have a war with Leskuk, but And it will worsen the relationship with other tribes, and the priesthood, causing even greater wars.

Tatoni shouted again: Do we have a good relationship with other tribes and priests now?! Chief, do you still remember when you were almost united by them to demand sanctions at the tribal sacrificial meeting a few years ago! If If there is a war, it is just enough to wipe them all out, and then...then the leader will be us...the first great leader of the entire Samona!

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the living room changed.

Galney glared at him: Don't talk nonsense! With our strength, it is very difficult to even defeat Leskuk, let alone other tribes. All we have to do now is to help Dionia. , in return for Dionia's help all the time! To be honest, Gellney envied Tatoni's straightforwardness in doing things, with the style of his youth, but since he became the leader, after several setbacks, for the sake of the family There are many issues to be considered in order for the people to survive better, and it is impossible to do whatever they want.

Gellney's eyes swept across the faces of everyone in the hall, they all showed a kind of excitement after being suppressed, he took a deep breath, and said loudly: Since you all agree with me, then we will The relationship between Abenerum and Dionia needs to be reconsidered, as you all know King Davos suggested to me a few years ago, 'Let Abenerum be a free city like Portentia ', at the time I did not agree.

And now, if we carry out Dionysian's plan, it means we will be fighting the Beneventum and the rest of the Samonite clan, and it will be a very difficult war! We need the full support of Dionia to win, so I decided - let Abenirum join Dionia as a free city in this kingdom!

As the words came out, the hall became silent.

This aggravated Gellney's worries, he coughed dryly, and then said hurriedly: If you don't agree—

Ha! Ha! Ha!... Tatoni laughed: Boss, you finally made this decision, and we are all relieved! When I participated in the Dionysian Rugby Finals last year, and The Gera players in our game also asked me strangely, 'You Abenerum and Portentia are both free cities in Dionia, why are all the players in Portentia able to speak Greek, but most of you don't? Will it?' Now some city-states and forces see us as part of Dionia, and they envy us, but this often makes us feel embarrassed because we are not, and now we can finally rest assured!

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