ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 411 Critical: Ramato River Defense Line
"The second brother is back?!" Puamot accidentally knocked his helmet to the ground. He didn't care and asked excitedly: "Where is he?!"

"Brother, I'm back!" With a majestic shout, Pollet's stout figure appeared in the hall.

Pu'amote hurriedly came forward and held him tightly with both hands: "Second brother, you are back! Great, you are back!" Pu'amote's excited voice was actually choked with sobs. He had never been like this before. , I missed my war-like younger brother strongly: Yes, balancing the interests of various tribes and managing towns are what Puamot is good at, but when it comes to marching and fighting and boosting morale, it must be this person who grew up with him. The younger brother who loves to cause trouble is none other than him.And more importantly...

"Has Turiyi sent reinforcements?" he asked urgently.

"Here it comes! Led by Lord Davos himself, they are the two strongest legions in Dionia, with a total of 2 people!" Paulet said equally excitedly.

"Great! It's finally here! Blessed by God Asinu!" Puamote covered his chest with his hands in relief, and his pale face became brighter: "Where have they been?"

"They did not come directly to Potentia, but went to Picosis, preparing to attack Poseidonia..." Seeing that his brother was so happy, Paulette unconsciously lowered his voice.

"Attack Poseidonia?" The smile that had just appeared on Puamote's face froze, followed by anger: "Our city of Potentia is about to be breached by the Samnites, that Dai Foss actually led the reinforcements to a small seaside town a hundred miles away from here that we don't even care about! What sinister intentions does he have?! He wants to see us wiped out and then come back to take advantage. ?!..."

It was rare for Pollet to see his calm, always gentle brother get so angry, but at the moment he was not in the mood to watch the joke: "Brother, listen to me! Listen to me! Davos My Lord, the purpose of attacking Poseidonia is to end the Samnite siege of Potentia, or even defeat them!"

Puamote, who was preparing to throw down the wooden chair in the hall, heard his younger brother shouting and dropped the chair with a "bang", but still asked suspiciously: "Really?"

"Yes." Poirot did not avoid his gaze and said solemnly: "After I received your urgent message, I wanted to return to Potentia from Thurii immediately, but Lord Davos sent someone to Because he wanted to personally lead the troops to come to the rescue, he needed a guide who knew Potentia and Samonai to provide him with useful suggestions, so I set off with the Dionian reinforcements...Davos After Picosis finally determined the action plan of the Dionysian army to repel the Samnites, Your Excellency asked me to rush back to Potentia as soon as possible in order to cooperate with him in future military operations. He originally wanted to send The team escorted me back, but I refused.

This is the place where I played since I was a child. Every hillside, every trail, every cave, and every big rock is very familiar. The Samonite people have sealed it tightly, and I can sneak in.It would be dangerous if you take them with you..."

Listening to Paulet's story, especially after learning about Davos's plan, Puamote gradually calmed down: "So the Dionians have now begun to march towards Poseidonia, and What we have to do now is to pay close attention to the movements of the Samoni people under the mountain..."

"Yes." Paulette nodded again.

Puamote let out a long breath and relaxed his whole body: "Second brother, since you are back, I will leave the important task of leading the Potentia warriors to fight against the Samnites to you!"

Pollet shook his head, "Not yet, brother."

"Why?" Puamote was a little confused.

"Because there is too much movement. If the Samnites know that I am back in Thurii, they may guess that Dionia's reinforcements may have arrived. Then Lord Daves' plan It might fail! I even suggested that you hide the news of my return for the time being!"

Puamote thought for a while and couldn't help but said: "Second brother, you are right! I didn't expect that after a trip to Turiyi, you have become more careful in thinking about things!"

Pollet felt a little embarrassed: "This is all a reminder from Lord Davos."

"Lord Davos?" Puamote then felt something strange in Paulet's words: "I remember you didn't call him that before." Puamote said slowly.

Pollet recalled in his mind the scenes of operating with the Dionysian Army these days and having many contacts and conversations with Davos, and replied seriously: "He is indeed an amazing person!"

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Sipulos also hoped that the Syracusans could take a rest the next day after a day of forced march, thus giving Trina, Crotone, and Siritin some buffer time so that they could prepare Ramato. Defense on the north bank of the river.

But the Greeks all underestimated Dionysius' determination. When he went all out, his mobility and wisdom were terrifying.I think back then, the Carthaginian commander Himilko led a large army to defeat the Syracuse army and approached the city. If it were not for the support of the Spartans, Dionysius would have been driven off the throne of the tyrant by the angry people. , and it was at this critical moment that Dionysius developed his strategy to the extreme: he took advantage of the fact that the Carthaginians were deeply troubled by the plague, led his army out of the city in the dark, advanced by sea and land, attacked in the east and west, hiding the main force, As a result, the experienced Himilko made errors in judgment and ultimately suffered a disastrous defeat.

This time, in order to conquer Magna Graecia, Dionysius prepared an extremely large army and a huge amount of supplies. In order to attract some forces to cause trouble to Dionia, Syracuse paid a heavy price.Therefore, if this expedition failed, Dionysius's rule in Syracuse would also be shaken.So he has been tense these days since he set out from Sicily. Don't look at his disdain for Dionia on the surface. It was to give the soldiers confidence, but he has always had deep fears in his heart.

To this end, he certainly understood the importance of time to Syracuse's army.Before marching yesterday, he asked Lockley to urgently notify the Hibernians in advance and roughly build a camp in advance. After the army arrived, although it was chaotic, it was much better than when they landed in Lockley, at least most of them. The soldiers' sleep is basically guaranteed.Therefore, early the next morning, Dionysius began to assemble his troops. Although the soldiers complained constantly, under his authority, they had to break camp and go northward.

At the same time, he ordered Syracuse's fleet to also sail north from the Hibernian port and sail into the Ramato River.

By noon, the large, poorly formed army reached the confluence of the middle section of the Ramato River with its tributary, the Corta River.

Trina had spies watching Hibernian day and night, and Hibernian also had spies watching the north bank of the Ramato River, so Dionysius knew that a large section of the Colta River could be forded, and the river There were not many defensive forces on the other side, so the army turned around and headed south toward the middle reaches of the Corta River.

The reconnaissance cavalry on the other side of the river quickly reported back, and Sipulos, the chief general of Trina, secretly complained after learning of the actions of the Syracuseans.He was anxious about this, but he did not dare to act rashly, because the port lighthouse sentry also came to report urgently: countless Siracusa ships appeared in the bay where Trina was located. Warship, many soldiers can be seen on the ship.

Sipulos was worried that they would land on the northern coast of Trina, so he had to remain vigilant at all times and did not dare to rashly divide his troops to assist Siliting.

After receiving an urgent notification from Trina and the garrison on the shore last night, Siriting hurriedly increased the number of troops on the north bank of the Corta River to 12000 this morning.But they didn't expect that Syracuse's army would arrive just after they were stationed.

Acesias, the commander-in-chief of the Xilitian army, saw Syracuse soldiers appearing on the other side, and the number was getting larger and larger. They were vast and boundless. He couldn't help but feel frightened in his heart. He kept cursing: Crotone Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet? ! !The troops in his hands are too thin if they are spread on this long stretch of river bank that can be walked on foot! !
And Crotone, who he cursed, received a request for help from Trina's messenger Starry Night last night and realized the seriousness of the situation. He sent soldiers late at night to inform all citizens of appropriate age inside and outside the city.

Early this morning, citizens came to the square to report one after another.

By morning, 14000 people had gathered in the square, and citizens were arriving one after another...

But Lysias and the generals could not wait any longer, so they asked Astamas to lead this part of the army first, and the rest of the citizen soldiers and baggage arrived later.

While Arcesias was cursing the Crotones, the Crotone troops were anxiously on their way to Silitium.

But Dionysius was obviously not prepared to give the South Italian coalition any breathing space. Under his urging, the Syracuse army quickly rushed to the south bank of the Corta River and began to form an array.

While the army was in line, some of the Syracuse warships entered the Ramato River.

The city of Trina does not straddle both banks of the river like Thurii. The city of Trina is located on the north bank of the river, and the land on the south bank belongs to Hibernian. Therefore, the Ramato River is the boundary river between the two city-states. Since the two cities were previously divided They belong to different alliances, and the Crotone League and the Locle League are mortal enemies, so there is little communication between the two cities, and it is even impossible to build a pontoon bridge on the river.Most of Trina's original warships were handed over to Dionia. Of course, even if they all existed, they could not be an opponent of the powerful Syracuse Navy. Therefore, the Trina people watched the enemy helplessly. One after another, the warships sailed upstream of the Ramato River, but the gods were also helping the Syracuse people. The wind was blowing from the southwest at the moment, which saved a lot of money for the Syracuse sailors to paddle against the current. force.

(End of this chapter)