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Chapter 469: Continuous Fighting ([-])

"Dionia is victorious!!!..."

"The Dionia Navy is victorious!!!..."

"King Davos is victorious!!!..."

"Hades is victorious!!!..."

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The people cheered at the top of their lungs, venting out the humiliation and fear that had been accumulated in their hearts during this period. At the same time, this would also make them feel that they were not only bystanders but also participants in this victory, because it was their efforts. It was only through persistence that Davos became king, Hades protected the alliance, and achieved this immediate victory! ! !

Davos will always be the king, and our alliance will always be safe!This belief began to be implanted in the hearts of the people.

At this moment, the boulder that had been weighing on the hearts of the people suddenly disappeared, and how many people behaved crazy for this: some wept loudly; some knelt on the ground and sang the hymn of Hades devoutly; Huh; some excitedly hugged the people around them, regardless of gender, to share the joy in their hearts.Even the little guy Patroclus took the opportunity to hug Cynthia, whom he had always had a crush on.

What’s even crazier is that some female branch girls in the crowd claimed: In order to celebrate Dionia’s hard-won victory, the night is free.

Even the person in charge of Kristoya's restaurant in Turiyi excitedly announced to the crowd: In the evening, all Kristoya's restaurants in Turiyi will provide free drinks to guests celebrating their victory.

The cheers of the Dionian people along the entire coast reached their peak.

Just as the people were cheering for victory, the Dionysian fleet rescued the sailors who fell into the water, and at the same time separated half of the warships, gathered them together, and under the leadership of Davos, immediately turned around and headed north.

When passing through the mouth of the Craty River, 300 cargo ships filled with most of the soldiers of the Second Legion also joined them and sailed toward the coast of Heraclea in a mighty manner.

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Since yesterday, Diomeras and Eumacasi outside the city of Heraclea have been a little confused: The Dionians suddenly strengthened their blockade of the territory and built a A checkpoint was set up and a company was posted to guard it. No one could enter but not leave.

In fact, Turiyi also took the same measures at the wooden bridge of the Kraty River and the southern city of Turiyi. Even the port was blocked and no ships were allowed to leave the Kraty River and enter the sea.

These harsh measures caused Tarantum to be suddenly cut off from news from Thurii, which made the two leading Tarantum consuls feel a little uneasy: What happened to Thurii?

After repeated analysis, they finally guessed: The most likely possibility is that Davers is back, because only he has the right to implement such a tight blockade.

But speculation is just speculation after all. Without conclusive evidence, a decisive decision cannot be made, and the two consuls even had a dispute because of this.

Umacus requested: Immediately withdraw the troops besieging Heraclea and retreat to Metapontum to avoid being attacked by the main force returning from Dionia.

Diomelas objected. He believed that Tarantum spent a huge price and finally reached the city of Heraclea. He was able to invade the territory of Dionysia and could not take the initiative to withdraw from the siege just because of the wind and shadow. , If you do this, you will be laughed at by the people of Tarentum, and you will even be impeached by the Senate!

After some debate, the two finally reached an agreement: to send a large number of reconnaissance cavalry across the Sinni River every day, and while destroying the land of Amendolara, they would also detect whether there was a large force of Dionia in the south.At the same time, more pontoon bridges were built on the Agri River to facilitate the retreat of the troops.

They also sent people back to Tarentum, hoping that the Senate could send spies to the city of Castellon, which they had previously looked down upon, in order to learn about the current situation in Thurii City.

The day passed smoothly while watching anxiously.

The next morning, it was Tarantum's fleet that sent news: The Dionia fleet suddenly sailed out of the Craty River and encountered Syracuse's navy at sea, and the two sides had already fought.

The general of Tarantum's fleet also asked: Will Tarantum's fleet also participate in the battle?

The two consuls were greatly relieved when they heard the news.They all know that Dionia's risky move is obviously an act of courting death without thinking about it, but they are very happy to see Dionia's "heroic action" because it will reduce the psychological burden on the Tarantum army .After all, there are more than 100 triremes hidden in the Kraty River. Who knows which day they will suddenly come out.Syracuse can easily win, but that doesn't mean Tarantum can do the same.Therefore, for the two consuls, the pressure at sea was still a bit high.It's just that now the Syracuse Navy dominates the Gulf of Taranto, sharing the pressure on Tarantum.If this naval battle can severely damage the Dionian fleet, Tarantum will have no pressure at all on the sea.

But both consuls refused the fleet's request.Since the Tarantum fleet suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of the Maple Alliance a few years ago, after years of accumulation, the fleet has finally managed to have 35 triremes and 20 other warships. There is no need to invest in They knew they would win a naval battle, and even if Tarantum's navy joined, the people of Syracuse might not appreciate it, and they might even think that Tarantum was trying to steal the credit.What's more, although Tarantum and Syracuse joined forces to deal with Dionia, Tarantum, as a powerful Magna Graecia, has its own dignity.

The two consuls rejected the fleet's request and told them to report on the situation after the naval battle was over.

Then he stopped caring about this matter and started thinking about how to capture the city of Heraclea.

These days, the coalition forces of Dionia and Heraclea are quite calm, allowing Tarantum soldiers to wreak havoc on the land of Amendolara, and even the soldiers led the stolen cattle and sheep under the city Despite shouting and cursing, they still closed the city gate tightly and refused to come out.

This gave the two consuls a headache: they wanted to use nearly 1 troops to storm a city defended by more than [-] soldiers. They asked themselves that they did not have the ability.I heard that the people of Syracuse have a powerful siege weapon. The Senate has sent people to the Cili Court to ask for a lease. I wonder if the arrogant Sicilian tyrant will agree?If Dionysius did not agree, Tarantum's army could only besiege the city until Heraclea ran out of food.Not to mention that this takes time, not to mention that the main force of Dionia may return at any time, so Heraclea, which is closest to Turiyi, must be the first target of their rescue.

Is it true that Tarentum really has to wait until the Syracusans capture Crotone and the army approaches Thurii before Tarentum has a chance?Diomelas thought unwillingly...

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In the city of Heraclea, Triphias, who had been busy appeasing the people, worrying about city defense, and arranging reinforcements for the past few days, had a rare sleep. As soon as he got up and prepared for breakfast, he heard the servant reporting: Dionia The general asked to see him.

To be honest, Triphias was a little afraid to see the legion leader of Dionia-Matonis, in order to defend Heraclea, the Dionia people even suffered from Syracuse's territory. The destruction of human beings, every time I saw Matonis' angry eyes breathing fire on the city wall, but clenched his fists and forcibly suppressed the painful expression, this made Triphias feel guilty soaring.

Matonis strode into the living room, while Triphias was still holding wheat porridge and drinking wildly: "Commander Matonis, have you had breakfast? Do you want some for you?"

Through this period of contact, Triphias knew that the mercenary-born commander of the Dionian Army did not like those vulgar etiquette. The more casual you are, the more relaxed he will be.

"I've eaten." Matonis said, reaching for a wooden chair and sitting down next to Triphias: "I'm here to tell you a very important thing!"

"Oh, tell me!" Triphias quickly put down the porridge and wiped his mouth with a linen towel.

"The messenger who sneaked into the city from Thurii last night told me a very important news!"

Triphias immediately pricked up his ears. Of course he knew that someone sneaked in last night, but that person came to find Matonis, and he couldn't force him to ask, but he has been disrespectful to Heraclea for the past few days. The indifferent Tulii suddenly sent an envoy and took the risk to sneak in. I am afraid things will not be simple.

"His Majesty Davos has led his army back to Thurii!"

"Davos is back, that's great!" Triphias shouted excitedly, and then he was stunned again: "Wait... what did you just say? Your Majesty Davos?!"

"The people of Dionia received the oracle of Hades and elected Lord Davos as the king of Dionia!" Matonis said with pride.

O king!Triphias touched his chin. This is an internal political matter in Dionia. He has no right to question it, not to mention that now is not the time to consider this issue: "So Davos... the king will be able to lead the army soon." Go north and repel the Tarantums?!”

"The messenger told me that His Majesty will lead the Dionysian fleet to sea this morning, looking for an opportunity to have a decisive battle with the Syracuse Navy, and let us be ready to attack. Once the naval battle is won, we will immediately attack the enemy camp and drag the tower Tarantum people, so that His Majesty’s army can arrive from the sea and surround and annihilate the Tarantum army here!” Matonis said excitedly.

"This plan is... very good." Triphias looked shocked and said hesitantly: "But can Dionia's fleet defeat the Syracuse Navy?! You must know the Syracuse Navy But it’s much more powerful!”

"I believe in His Majesty Davos. He always does what he says!" Matonis looked firm. He stood up and said loudly: "If Lord Triphias is unwilling to send troops, I will lead my army when the time comes. Fight out!"

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