ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 396 The Attack of the Samnites

His question made Galni raise his head, and also made other leaders in the wooden house become interested.

Dionians!At this moment, when Garni heard the name, a sense of hatred arose in his heart. He tried his best to recall the scene at that time: "...their soldiers were mostly heavy infantry, but their heavy infantry was different from what we had before. The Greek heavy infantry we saw were different... Their helmets were very similar to ours, and they were not holding round copper shields, but long shields similar to ours..."

"Ah?!" The Samoni leaders were all surprised.

"What's especially important to note is that their heavy infantry is the same as ours... they can throw javelins!" Garni recalled the painful scene.

But the leaders became commotion: "When did the Greeks start learning our tactics?"

"The Dionians have never been in contact with us, how can they learn our tactics?"

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While the leaders were discussing, Villani asked with concern: "So, do the heavy infantry of Dionia have other equipment the same as our heavy infantry?"

"It's different. Their breastplates are more tightly protected. Their arms, chest, back, crotch and thighs are all covered, and they also have greaves on their calves..."

"That means we will suffer a loss when throwing javelins face to face." Capos leader Ruthani said worriedly.

"We only need long shields. No matter how thick the armor is, it will be injured by javelins. On the contrary, the Dionian heavy infantry is overly equipped and is not conducive to operations in mountainous areas," said Lescu, the leader of Beneventum. K didn't care too much about it.

"What Chief Lesguk said is right!" Quinduk, who was responsible for leading the Cavutini warriors to join the battle this time, said confidently: "We have fought many battles with the Greeks in Campania. Their heavy infantry looked cumbersome in the mountains and had difficulty walking. They could not catch up with us at all. Instead, they were not flexible enough to avoid the javelins we threw around their sides and rear. And we would never easily fight with the Greeks on the plains. fight."

"What Chief Quinduk said is our decades of experience in dealing with Greek heavy infantry. The mountainous area belongs to our Samnite people. If the Dionians dare to come in, we will make them never get out again!" "Ruthani encouraged loudly.

"You're right! Kill the Dionians! Let them know how powerful our Samnites are!" Many leaders responded.

"But... the Dionians do not only have heavy infantry." Gairni had to remind these overconfident leaders: "They also have archers, harpooneers without armor and shields, and a kind of Light infantry armed with small shields and short swords, they are also walking very fast in the mountains. I guess they may be Lucanians... And what should attract our attention is that no matter the heavyweights in the Dionian army, The infantry, archers, javelin soldiers, and light infantry all work together very well, obviously after a long period of training, and are obviously different from the temporary citizen soldiers of the Greek city-states in Campania. ..."

After Gairni finished speaking, the leaders all fell into deep thought.

At this time, Villani pondered and said: "The Dionians arrived at Potentia so quickly, then this force must not be the main force from Thurii, and the number of people must not be too many. Since they have the courage If you dare to come, then we will let them have a taste of the power of Samnite warriors!"

His words cheered up the chiefs.

"Quinduque, you lead 7000 Kautini warriors to stay in the camp, and the other leaders will lead all of your warriors to attack the incoming Dionians with me."

"Big leader, you mean all the Shirpini warriors?" Lesguk asked in surprise.

"Yes, 25000 Hirpini fighters!" Villani said clearly.

"Is it too much?"

"That's not enough for me. If Tolek hadn't brought his 18000 Pentene warriors to attack Poseidonia, I would have asked his Pentene army to go with us." Villani said with a look on his face. He said proudly: "This time, I will eat this Dionysian force that dares to enter Potentia alone!"

"What if the Lucanians in Potentia suddenly come out, what should we do?" Luseni asked a little worried.

"I'm worried that they don't dare to come out." Quinduk looked at Veronny and said with a smile.

Villani nodded and said: "There are only ten thousand soldiers in Potentia City. If they dare to come out - hum, Quinduk, don't rush to fight them off, but entangle them. I I will lead my troops back as soon as possible, attack you from both front and back, and annihilate them!"

"Understood." Quinduk's eyes flashed with cold light.

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"Felicius, I hope you are back." Davos happily greeted him out of the living room, took Felicius's hands, and said with a smile: "I heard that you did a good job in Cosenza. The leaders of the Bruti tribe and the herdsmen line up in front of your official residence every day, wanting to see you... Haha, I have been the chief executive for more than a year, I can’t bear to get rid of it!"

"Sir, please stop making fun of me. Next time, no matter how much you try to persuade me, I don't want to go to the Bruti region to be the chief executive." Felicius smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The people there don't believe it at all. Judge, no matter how big the dispute is, you come to me as the chief executive. If it weren’t for the full assistance of Hegesitus (the former leader of the Silen tribe), I don’t think I would have been able to stay in Cosenza for three months.”

"However, you have been in Cosenza for more than a year, and after several investigations by the Senate Public Office Management Committee, you all think that you have done a very good job in Cosenza. I believe that it will be a good thing for you to be appointed as the chief executive of other cities. It's very easy." Davers praised him with a smile: "Come on, let's go in and talk about it."

The two parties sat down, and the slave offered syrup.

Felicius was not in the mood to drink, and immediately said to Davos: "Sir, this time you propose that I serve as the commander of southern Dionia and command the fourth and fifth legions. There is no problem. But I have to be the commander of the entire south of Dionia. As the commander-in-chief of the Italian Allied Forces, I find it too difficult to direct the operations of this coalition! Can big city-states like Crotone and Legim willingly obey my command?!"

After listening to Daves, he seriously persuaded: "Felicius, this task is indeed a bit troublesome. But even if it is troublesome, you have to do your best to do it, and try your best to do it well! You have to know, although The agreement of the South Italian Alliance states that 'all city-states, regardless of their size, will be treated equally.' But all the allies understand that in fact we, Dionia, are the leaders of this alliance. We are not the commander-in-chief of this alliance. We are not Responsible for organization, not command, which city-state dares to serve as this leader! So don’t have any worries, boldly manage and command the coalition forces! And I have already written to the councils of Crotone and Lijim. I received a letter asking them to actively cooperate, and the envoy has been sent. At the same time, the Senate has also arranged for Mr. Ansitanos to serve as your diplomatic liaison officer, responsible for coordinating matters with various city-states."

"Great!" Felicius felt confident in his heart, and the expression on his face was much more relaxed, but he continued: "My lord, you asked us to fortify ourselves in Coronia and Trina, but now Scylla Cuza has not declared war. Will Coronia and Trina allow us to set up camps on their land in advance? And if Syracuse declares war, the army will quickly land in Locri, but our coalition forces come from various city-states , just gathering together is very time-consuming, not to mention rushing to Corunnia and Trina to build camps. What if the camp has not been built yet, and Syracuse's army has already broken through Corunnia? manage?"

"This is indeed a problem. After the war, there will be many unexpected factors, and no one can make accurate predictions." Davos tapped the armrest with his fingers, thought for a long time, and finally said: "You try your best to follow the original plan Go ahead and do it. If nothing can be done, try to preserve our strength and don’t fight blindly. But there is a bottom line that you must keep in mind!"

Daves tapped heavily on the table with his fingers, and said firmly: "Defend Knapetia and Asprustum, and help the Crotones defend the city of Crotone! As long as this line of defense Without loss, we can keep the enemy out of the territory, accumulate strength, and wait for a counterattack!"

"Okay, sir, I will guard the southern territory and wait for you to come back!" Felicius promised, but he asked again: "What if the Syracuseans use their fleet to bypass Crotone? What about our rear landing?”

Felicius's hesitation made Davos a little disappointed. He said impatiently: "How easy is it to land tens of thousands of soldiers on our land? Don't we have two new legions? And this is not The issue you should be concerned about is Sekerian’s matter.”

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"Seclian, once the war breaks out between Dionia and Syracuse, what preparations does your navy have?" Daves asked with a serious expression.

Sekerian said very confidently: "Sir, we hope to gather all the warships of the allies first and put them under our direct command... Since Lijim took the initiative to hand over 35 triremes to our navy, Cullen Nea and Trina have also merged their fleets. Siliting has expressed its agreement, but has not yet taken action. Only Crotone is still hesitant, but I think they will agree soon... to At that time, Dionia had a powerful fleet of nearly 200 large and small warships. I will install all three-layer propeller warships on the 'Crow'..."

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