ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 447 The Conspiracy of Dionysius
After hearing this, Axilita and Gaba were very excited. This is what they are best at and what they want to do most.

Phoebidas was silent. In his heart, he did not completely agree with Dionysius's plan, but he also suddenly realized: Sparta should probably learn how to siege cities like Syracuse.

At this time, Dionysius said again in a subtle way: "Before we attack Crotone, let's see how Asprostum responds to the next incident..."

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In the city of Asprostum, Felicius was comforting the more than 500 legionnaires who were exchanged by Dionia for more than 500 Locri prisoners.He had great regrets in his heart because he failed to replace Dracos, the commander of the Fifth Legion, the elder of the Dionysian Senate, and even Dionysius, the captain of the First Brigade of the Fifth Legion, Bisi Brim, an important leader of Nia and also a senator of the Senate, did not release them, but insisted on exchanging prisoners on a one-to-one basis.

Felicius noticed that the returned soldiers were all the Brutes of the Fifth Army. Since the Fifth Army was the last to retreat, the Fifth Army had the most prisoners, but he didn't think about it.

In fact, Dionysius deliberately released these Brutians, and he released the Brutians in a friendly manner in front of other Greek soldiers and Lucanian soldiers who were captured in Dionia, and even he They are also preparing to quietly release some Dionian Legion soldiers who were observed by intelligence personnel and found to be resentful in a few days.

Felicius reorganized these more than 500 soldiers into the Fifth Legion. Although he felt regretful, he was also slightly relieved, because half of the returning soldiers were Bithynia, and Bithynia was a cloth. The Bruti tribes in the Luti region most firmly rely on the alliance. Since Bruti was incorporated into the alliance, it has never had any riots, and it has also responded to some bills enacted by the Senate for the Bruti region that are not beneficial to the tribes. There was no objection, and Felicius had a good relationship with Baguilipi, so he felt better when more Bissenians came back.

At this time, the messenger hurried over: "Your Majesty Commander, the commander of the Epithenes Army asks you to go to the top of the city immediately. What the people of Syracuse are doing outside the city makes it impossible for him to make the decision, and it can only be done by you." Decide."

Felicius was shocked after hearing this.

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Dracos wakes up from a nightmare.

Since he led the first battalion to intercept the enemy's cavalry and was heavily surrounded, he led the team to fight desperately. In the end, his lungs were pierced by the enemy's javelin, and he fell to the ground and was captured.Although he was treated by doctors from Syracuse, he still had a high fever and was sometimes in coma and sometimes awake.

At this moment, he tried hard to open his dry and heavy eyelids, and heard a shrill scream. However, someone beside him shouted angrily: "Don't come over! Don't come over! Asinu, I beg you to protect them... …”

what happened?Dracos struggled to open his eyes, and the blurry image in front of him gradually became clearer. He found himself lying on the ground mixed with stones and soil. There was a city standing a hundred meters in front of him. The appearance of the city was very familiar to him—— Asprostum.

Why are you here?His mind was groggy and he couldn't remember anything at all.He wanted to stand up on the ground, but found that his hands and feet were tied behind his back with ropes, and he couldn't use his strength at all.

He struggled a few times, but to no avail. Instead, the severe pain from the wound almost made him faint again.

Obviously, the people next to him saw his movements and said in surprise: "Commander of the Dracos Army! Commander of the Dracos Army, are you awake?!"

"You...who are you? What...is going on?..." Dracos asked weakly, opening his dry lips.

"Reporting to the Commander of the Army, I am Ertulu, captain of the Third Brigade, Fourth Detachment, and First Team of the Fourth Army. The Syracuseans escorted dozens of captured soldiers of our Fourth Army, as well as you, to In front of the city of Asprostum, they tied everyone's hands and feet, dug a stake beside each person, and tied the binding rope to it. They also sent people to shout outside the city and tell them, " You and the captured soldiers of the Fourth Army are here.' Then, the Syracuse army retreated a hundred meters, but every time the comrades in the city rushed out... rushed out to save us, these damn Syracuse If they stab people, they will... shoot at them with javelins and bows and arrows..." At this point, Ertulu burst into tears.

When he cried, the other kidnapped soldiers also felt sad.

What? !When Dracos heard this, he immediately became anxious. He endured the severe pain and pushed his body up with his shoulders.Excessive exertion made his eyes black and his head dizzy. He gasped for breath and tried his best to control his shaky body... After a while, he finally knelt on the ground stably.

When he opened his eyes again, what appeared before him were more than a dozen corpses covered with arrows and javelins. The nearest deceased was only one meter away from him.Looking at the ashen face, Dracos recognized him: Hajik, a soldier of the Fifth Legion. This Bruti young man from the small tribe of Cosenza has a naughty and stubborn character.When he first joined the Fifth Legion, he repeatedly violated military regulations and was punished many times by the strict Dracos, but he repeatedly refused to accept it.One time, he and Dracos actually clashed on the training ground.Eventually Draco made a wrestling bet with him and beat him cleanly.Haggai was angry, and he started training seriously and performed well. Dracos finally promoted him to the squad leader. Unexpectedly, he died here...and died for him!

A surge of anger surged into his heart, and the cry of the soldiers next to him made him even more irritated, and he yelled: "Why cry! There is nothing to be afraid of in death, we will meet at the Hall of Valor!"

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Felicius looked solemnly at the row of people who were tied and kneeling on the ground below the city. He did not expect that he would see such a scene when he came to the city: "You...are you sure those people are Dracos and the captives?" soldiers?"

Epithenis, who was usually outgoing and flamboyant, frowned at this moment and said in a heavy voice: "Before I came up, the soldiers... had confirmed it with their lives! I have now strictly prohibited the soldiers from leaving the city privately, but there Not only Dracos, but also soldiers from the Fourth Legion. Look at the people under my command. They all want to rescue their teammates, neighbors, and possibly relatives... So they all hope to send out the Fourth and Fourth Legion. The fifth legion, so that even if the enemy comes, they can resist it and successfully rescue Dracos and other soldiers."

Felicius looked at the shocking nearly a hundred corpses stretching all the way down the city towards the kidnapped prisoners, as well as the Syracuse army phalanx that seemed to be resting a hundred meters behind the prisoners.

He looked back at the soldiers of the Fourth Legion stationed at the top of the city. They all had anger and anxiety on their faces.

Felicius' eyes finally fell on Epithenes: "What's your opinion?"

"I think we can give it a try." Epithenes hesitated for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "The people of Syracuse did this because they wanted us to rescue them. So when we leave the city, the people of Syracuse may not We will immediately step forward to stop them. We have time to form a good position, and then slowly approach Drakos and the others, blocking their attack while rescuing Drakos... Although there are more people in Syracuse than us, the terrain here is It’s narrow, with cliffs on the left and mountains on the right. No matter how many troops they have, they won’t be able to deploy them, and they won’t be able to outflank our retreat. We... we should be able to return to the city safely."

Felicius was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Since you know that the people of Syracuse want us to go out of the city for rescue, you still insist on leading troops out of the city, because the people of Syracuse can really allow us to return safely. ?!" Felicius showed a painful expression and said with hatred: "A few days ago, it was because everyone was lucky enough to think that we could defeat the Syracuseans, but I didn't insist...The result! In the end, we failed The coalition forces were defeated, and we also lost more than 3000 soldiers, causing the situation in the entire Magna Graecia to become so bad! Haven't we paid attention to this lesson! Dionysius is not so easy to deal with, since he has already Having designed this scene below the city, he must have a plan to deal with us going out of the city to rescue people. For the safety of Asprostum City, and even more for the safety of the Alliance, we...we cannot leave the city!"

Felicius rarely shouted to people as loudly as he did now. This was an outlet for his suppressed emotions during this period, so Epithenis was also a little stunned, and his face became gloomy: "Are we just watching? Dracos and the soldiers were humiliated and did not go to the rescue! Don't forget, Lord Davos once said when he was in Persia, 'Everyone in the team he leads must be as close as a family and never abandon anyone easily. people!'"

Epithenes' words were slapping Felixius' guilty heart. He pressed his hands against the battlements and dug into the cracks in the stones. The rough gravel stung his palms... Although he and Dracos had a common relationship, But as a senator of the Senate, the commander of the army, and a comrade for many years who has been bullied by the enemy, why would he not want to rescue Dracos and the soldiers? But as the highest military commander on the southern front of Dionia, he has important responsibilities. In such a critical situation, his first priority should be the safety of the alliance.He has failed once before, and he cannot allow himself to make another mistake. Otherwise, if something goes wrong in the city of Asprostum, the people of Syracuse will be able to march forward, and he will really become the sinner of the alliance!

"Strictly guard the city. No one is allowed to leave the city. This is an order!" Felicius said firmly: "I will bear all the consequences!"

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