Chapter 343 The Battle Is Stalemate

After seeing this, the warships also docked one after another, lowered the drawbridge, and groups of soldiers from the Dionian Legion boarded the embankment one after another to join the battle.

Other warships bypassed Stepakas' ship directly and landed on the embankment further ahead, in an attempt to allow the legionnaires to surround the enemy from the rear.

In just a few minutes, hundreds of Dionian soldiers appeared on the natural breakwater embankment, and many warships were approaching the embankment one after another. There were only a few dozen soldiers in the base, and they were still surrounded.

Ragnaca, who saw this scene on the city wall, was shocked and realized that he could not prevent the Dionians from landing on the embankment. He immediately stopped the soldiers from continuing to go down the city, and decided to defend the wall of the natural breakwater first.

Then, he saw through the fire on the city wall: The Dionian soldiers who came up later formed a loose queue along the city wall in front of the lighthouse, and then they all made throwing movements, and countless javelins flew up the city. , and then screamed again and again.

Only then did Ragnaca remember in a panic that the Dionian heavy infantry could throw javelins. He had to change his mind again, asking the troops to quickly withdraw from this section of the city wall and concentrate their forces to guard the entrance of the natural breakwater - the tower gate.

The Carthaginians retreated, and the mountain scouts who were struggling to support finally breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't have time to feel sorry for their dead comrades in arms, but took the time to treat the injured comrades, clean up the bodies in front of the entrance to the lighthouse, and then watched them come up from the tower. The legionnaires continued to charge towards the city head.

One of the team members gripped the shaft of the arrow sticking out of his arm, and the other teamed up with a sharp dagger aimed at the arrow. Terentus gritted his teeth and nodded at him.

A cold light flashed, and the entire shaft of the arrow was cut off. Terentus breathed a sigh of relief, and gently shook his aching left hand. Although the tip of the arrow was still in his arm, at least it was not in the way of movement.

"Terentus!" There were heavy footsteps behind him. After Terentus turned to see who was coming, he hurriedly gave a military salute: "Commander of the Martonis Legion!"

"Congratulations on your great contribution to the kingdom again! Next, the task of attacking will be undertaken by our Second Army Corps. You and your subordinates are recovering well here, and the medical battalion will come to treat you soon." Ma Tony looked at the arrow wound on his arm and said with concern.

"Yes!" Terentus responded respectfully, he thought for a while, and then reminded: "Captain Martonis, the tower gate on the aisle of the city wall ahead is more difficult to attack than what the Carthaginian prisoners described. The long-range attacks on the towers on both sides are a great threat to the soldiers, so be careful!"

"It's not good to attack, but we have to attack. We are very tight now!" After Matonis said this, he strode up to the city.

Terentus understood the meaning of Matonis's words: Liliba was too important to the Carthaginian army, and the attack of the Dionysian army was bound to alarm the Carthaginian military commander outside the city of Serinus. Marco, if the city cannot be captured as soon as possible, the reinforcements from Carthage will surely come from Serinus after dawn, and the night raid will be in vain.

Thinking of this, Terentus couldn't wait any longer. He followed the steps of Matonis, and wanted to watch the Second Army conquer the tower gate with his own eyes.

Ragnaca led the Carthaginian soldiers to retreat to the gate of the tower, and Imisere rushed in angrily. When he saw him, he asked him face to face: "Why did you retreat before you fought for a long time?! It was so easy to let the enemy Take control of the lighthouse! Ragnaca, you are afraid of battle, abandon the breakwater, in case Lilibe misses,

Aren't you afraid of being interrogated by the Senate and crucified? ! "

"My lord, the people of the Margonid family regard honor as their life, and they will never be greedy for life!" Ragnaca responded sternly: "The reason why I ordered the army to retreat is because of Dionia who landed on the embankment. There are too many people, and it is very bad for us to fight there. In the short battle just now, we lost nearly 200 soldiers. If our troops lose too much on the breakwater, there are enough troops to defend the whole city. Why! So why don't we go back and defend here, no matter how many people the Dionysian warship brings, as long as we stick to it until tomorrow, Lord Margo leads the army to arrive, and we will be victorious!"

Ragnaca's words reminded Imisere, who asked, "How many soldiers have Dionia come?"

"Nearly 10,000!" Ragnaca said as much as he could.

Imisere was startled, thought for a while, and said decisively: "I will hand over the command of the entire Lilibe garrison to you, you must resist the attack of the Dionysians and hold on until Lord Margo leads the army. Until it arrives!"

"Please rest assured, my lord, I will do my best to defend Lilibe!" Ragnaca said immediately.

As soon as he finished speaking, the defenders in the artificial breakwater tower sent people to come and shouted eagerly: "Report, sir, a large number of Dionian warships are coming from outside the port!"

"What?! Are the Dionians really planning to concentrate their forces on the city of Liliba from the port?!" Imisere was panicked.

Not only him, but the surrounding officers and soldiers all felt nervous.

Seeing this, Ragnaca smiled confidently: "The Dionians came by boat, it is impossible to carry large-scale siege equipment, and the port area is narrow, even if they have more soldiers, they will not be able to use it. Take a good look at us, we have such a tall and strong city wall and perfect defense facilities, let alone a day or a month, it will be difficult for them to break into the city from the port. "

"Furthermore, it is a good thing that the Dionysians are attacking from the port. We all know that during this time, Lord Magog wanted to have a decisive battle with the Dionysians, but the Dionysians huddled in the cities and camps. We have always been able to avoid the battle, but now they are finally here. This gives Lord Margo the opportunity to lead the army to annihilate them, and also gives us the opportunity to make merit. This battle may determine our victory in Carthage in Sicily. !"

Ragnaca's words inspired the confidence of those around him, and also made Imisere feel that his decision just now was not wrong.

"General, the Dionians are here!" shouted the commander on the tower.

"You, immediately lead 500 soldiers to carry a large stone and completely block the gate of this tower!"

"You, lead four teams of soldiers to collect a large amount of asphalt, wood, and stones, and take them to the tower."

"You, have your archers line up behind the gate of this tower, ready to shoot!"

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Just as Ragnaca was making detailed arrangements, a detachment of the Second Dionysian Corps was slowly approaching the tower gate in a tortoise-shell formation on the city wall walkway, and countless arrows bypassed the tower gate like raindrops. Hit on the long shield, can not damage it.

On the contrary, the javelins thrown hard by the Carthaginian light infantry on the tower smashed against the long shield, and even sparked in the dark night. A few javelins penetrated the long shield, accompanied by the muffled groan of the legionnaires. But with the mutual support of the Dionian soldiers, the entire formation was still kept intact.

Approaching the tower gate and enduring another round of javelin throwing, the Dionysian squadron shouted: "Remove the shield and throw to the left!"

It was too late, but it was fast. The legionnaires withdrew their long shields with their left hands, and the javelins they had already held in their right hands flew out. Dozens of javelins flew to the left tower, and the Carthaginian light that was sticking out of the tower and threw down. The infantrymen were caught off guard and were stabbed one after another, screaming again and again, and some even fell out of the tower and smashed to the ground of the port.

After the Dionysian detachment threw the javelin to the left tower, it did not see the result at all, and quickly threw the second javelin to the right tower, and the javelin attack of the Carthaginian light infantry on the right tower also attacked at the same time, so The close distance and the shield protection were too late, and six soldiers in the Dionian Legion detachment were shot and fell down.

"Raise your shield and retreat!" The squad leader hurriedly ordered.

The Dionian soldiers raised their shields and dragged their wounded comrades back.

At this time, several Carthaginian soldiers appeared again on the left tower, and they threw the clay pots in their hands at the retreating Dionysian soldiers.

The jar shattered and the liquid splashed.

The expressions of the Dionian soldiers changed: "It's asphalt! Rewind, rewind!"

Just as the Dionian soldier Queen Cang was retreating, a few burning torches fell near the clay pot, and a wall of fire suddenly ignited, and the several Dionian soldiers who fell behind turned into firemen...

Matonis, who was standing in the distance, saw the progress of the detachment's attack in his eyes, and felt a lot of anxiety. He shouted loudly: "Go and inform Tritias (the second army light infantry captain) immediately, let him He led the archers to the corner of the city wall, and attacked the enemy on the two towers for me! And... hurry up and bring me the sapwood!"

"Legion Commander, the soldiers have carried the wood into the lighthouse, but the stairs are too narrow, and it is difficult to move up... They are trying to find a way." The adjutant explained.

"I don't care what method they use, what I want is as soon as possible! Listen clearly, it is to transport the wood to the top of the city as soon as possible! If you delay, don't blame me for military punishment!" Matonis roared anxiously.

"I'm going to inform them now!" The adjutant also felt the urgency of the situation, and turned around to run into the tower, but was stopped by Matonis: "You also have to inform the engineering battalion, let them speed up and assemble the ballista, Then carry them up to the city, and I will use them to attack those two towers!"

"Yes!"

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The warships of the Third Fleet entered the port of Lillibe, and Midorades let out a sigh of relief. It must be known that the Third Fleet had just arrived in the western waters of Sicily, and was not familiar with the sea conditions here. There are many islands on the route of Lilibe, and it is sailing at night. Midorades is afraid that the warship will hit the rocks and sink, so not only the entire fleet sails at a slower speed, but each warship is equipped with Palermos's. The old sailor, who was in charge of navigating and guiding the way, was finally able to rest assured that he could successfully reach the port of Lilibe.

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