ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 332 Victory is in sight
"These guys are so bold, do they want to riot?!" Petalu had recovered after a night's rest, and he angrily begged Pi Anlun: "Boss, I will take a thousand soldiers to kill them first." Take him back!"

Pianlun's wrinkled forehead formed deep ravines. He shook his head, unclenched his clenched fists, turned to look at High Priest Philotalu, and said in a deep voice: "High Priest, I have to ask you to go to a meeting." Go...ask them what they want, and try to stabilize them."

"Big Chief!" Petalu shouted hurriedly: "Don't be weak to these guys! Otherwise... otherwise they will escape our control, and may even... threaten the safety of Cosenza City!"

Because there were only three people in the meeting hall: Pianlun, Petalu, and Philotalu, there was no taboo for Pianlun to speak. He looked at the two of them with a heavy look of sorrow and sighed heavily. Tone: "The failure of this battle is all my responsibility! I...I shouldn't have a lucky mentality to fight the Dionians. I originally thought that we couldn't win. With our familiarity with the terrain, the soldiers The equipment is lighter than that of the Greeks, and we can easily leave the battlefield, return to the city, and just defend the enemy's siege with all our strength... Sigh... I didn't expect... I didn't expect that a battle would cost us so much. ! Dionia is really very different from other Greek city-states such as Crotone! I'm sorry to the people!..."

"Big leader, this is not your fault alone. The decisive battle with Dionia is a collective decision of the Presbyterian Church." Petalu comforted his father-in-law. He hesitated and whispered: "It's better... we Sue for peace with Dionia?"

As soon as these words came out, Pianlun and Philotalu were both stunned.

"Under such circumstances, will Dionia agree to a truce with us?" Philotalu expressed doubts.

"No! You can give it a try!" Pianlun's eyes lit up, and he was inspired by Petalo's words. He thought more: "Petalu, you send an envoy to the Dionia camp and talk to them about it. A consul said, 'Cosenza is willing to become an ally of Dionia, just like Laos.' If peace can be achieved, Cosenza will temporarily become a subsidiary of Dionia, which will allow the captured warriors to When they return, there is still time to slowly restore our strength. If not, we must patiently negotiate with them. As far as I know, the governor of Dionia is not a very tyrannical person, so he has forgiven Ka Strom, Crotone, then why can't we loosen the rope around Cosenza's neck! At least let us buy some time to deal with those people in the outer city. The current Cosenza city can no longer withstand it. There’s a riot!”

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Cosenza's envoy rushed to the Dionia camp. After hearing about his intention, Daves immediately pointed out: Cosenza can only be completely integrated into the Dionia alliance, and there is no other way to go!

He flatly refused the envoy's request for further details. How could he give Cosenza a chance to breathe when he had an absolute advantage.

On the third day after the battle, the entire Dionia army broke out of camp and marched westward.The cavalry spread out six or seven miles away to detect the surrounding movements; the first legion served as the vanguard, armored and strong; the second legion was on both sides of the middle of the team, protecting the baggage battalion, medical battalion, and engineering battalion in the middle... And Under the supervision of the Dionian soldiers, the half-full and half-starved Bruti prisoners carried supplies, pushed the pack cars, and looked after the livestock; the legion reserves and allied forces served as rearguards...

The entire marching team was so majestic that even on the vast plateau, the end could not be seen at a glance.

Three hours later, Davers saw the big city standing in front of him - Cosenza.

At this time, the cavalry captain Ledes hurried over from the front of the team excitedly: "Commander, the Fourth Army is coming to us!"

"That's great!" Davos was overjoyed. He excitedly clamped his horse's belly, and the horse spread its hooves and ran forward.The escort followed closely, and then the cavalry gathered around to prevent accidents.

After receiving the news, the commander of the Fourth Army, Siros, also came on horseback from the south. When he saw Davos, he immediately reined in his horse and saluted: "Sir Commander, the Fourth Army has captured Knapetia and has been ordered to arrive. !”

"Thank you!" Davos returned the greeting solemnly. The Hilos in front of him was no longer the ordinary mercenary he was when he first met in Persia. The long period of commanding troops and handling government affairs made him more majestic and less dignified. Very humble, he is already a qualified commander of the Dionysian Army.

"Sir, I'm late. The defense of Knapetia City is very tenacious. It not only held back our Fourth Army for a long time, but also cost us the lives of more than 700 brothers!" Xiros looked slightly sad. The gentleness in his bones has not changed much.

"My strategic plan was the main reason why the Fourth Army took Knapetia so late, and I can't blame you. The sacrifice of the soldiers is worth it, because you really captured a city from the front. A well-defended city will be Dionia's most valuable military asset!" Davos encouraged him and said: "Moreover, the Fourth Army came at the right time!"

After finishing speaking, he pointed forward vigorously: "Go, take me to see the warriors of the Fourth Army!"

Davos and Hilos took the lead in galloping forward, followed by two hundred escorts wearing red cloaks (including one hundred warriors from Bithynia).

Rodom held the reins with one hand and held high the glorious military flag given to him by Martius with the other hand. He followed closely behind Davos's horse and galloped past the marching column of the Fourth Army.

I saw the soldiers of the Dionian Fourth Army in front stopped, stopped talking, and looked at their supreme commander with burning eyes.Davos looked solemn at the moment, raising his right arm above his head and straightening it forward in salute.

Suddenly, the soldiers cheered thunderously: "Dionia is victorious!!!"

"Davos wins!!!"

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This scene made Luodom's blood boil, and at the same time it also made him envious. He deeply felt that living in obscurity in the mountains was so boring!A man should fight on the battlefield like a commander!
"Listen, that's the yelling of the recruits of the Fourth Legion. I heard that they came from Trina's side. It seems that they have captured Napetia. No wonder they are so energetic. If we hadn't defeated The main force of Bruti, how could they break through the city so easily! These little guys are still far behind! These days, we have to let them know that among the Dionia army, we are the most powerful in the First Legion! … "The soldiers of the First Army looked down at the cheers of the Fourth Army like veterans.

On the top of the city, the Bruti warriors watched the scene outside the city in fear: the "long dragon" coming from the northeast and the "long dragon" coming from the southwest gathered together and gave out loud cheers. The momentum is so majestic!

Pianlun's face was solemn. Yesterday, he received the news of "The Fall of Knapetia" and specially implemented a blockade. Unexpectedly, the Dionians actually made such a move outside the city. Look at the soldiers. With their expressions, he knew how much this would hit them.

At this moment, Tagli's voice came from behind: "The Dionysians are so powerful, our number is too small! The city of Cosenza is too big, and it is impossible to achieve comprehensive defense. It is better to Good job surrendering!”

When Petalu heard this, his face turned livid and he wished he could beat the old guy, but he still held back.Yesterday, under the mediation of High Priest Philotalu, Pianren, he and Tagli and the others reached a settlement: the Bruti Tribal Alliance returned the original tribesmen of Tagli and the tribal leaders, and they could no longer be deprived of them. and interfered with their rights, and they finally agreed to join Pianren in fighting the Dionians in the city of Cosenza.

There is only one issue that is still being debated. Tagli and the others demand that the Council of Elders be abolished and the power to handle alliance affairs be delegated to the Federation of Tribal Chiefs.

For Pianren, agreeing to their request means that the highly centralized Bruti tribal alliance he has been pursuing will become a loose tribal federation. This is something he cannot tolerate, so He postponed this important issue on the grounds that "Bergam was away and Sedorum was missing", which aroused the dissatisfaction of other tribal leaders. Now the two sides are at odds with each other.

Facing the Dionian army pressing the city, Cosenza is in such a situation. How to resist the enemy's attack?Pi Anlun was also worried.

Fortunately, Davos did not order an attack on the city, but began to build a camp. Relying on the absolute advantage of 3 troops, he directly ordered construction to begin one mile away from the city in preparation for the siege of Cosenza.

The prisoners were taken to dig trenches. The [-]st, [-]nd, and [-]th legions, legion reserves, allied troops...Davos had enough labor to build a huge military camp, and he also had enough manpower to maintain vigilance.

Just when Davos was riding his horse and preparing to conduct a detailed exploration around the city of Cosenza, Capps came to report: Cedorum asked to meet him.

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"Have you decided? Let Vig join Dionia?" Davos suppressed the joy in his heart and looked at Sedorum calmly.

"Yes, the Archon of Dionia." After Cedorum saw the arrival of the Fourth Legion of Dionia, he immediately realized that what Davos had told him before was true. Ya does have strong siege capabilities.So he finally stopped worrying, made a decisive decision, and relieved the troubles he had been having for many days. At this time, he felt much more relaxed.

Davos looked at the Bruti leader who had not seen him for a few days and looked even older, and asked slowly: "Then what are you going to do?"

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