#361 Decisive Battle Serinus (2)

Afterwards, Margo's heart hung up again: the cavalry was the biggest basis for him to be confident that he could defeat the main army of Dionia in the battle, and now the majority of the Numibian cavalry in the entire cavalry army actually rebelled. Make him anxious!

"Did the Mauritanian cavalry and the Lusitania cavalry also participate in the rebellion?!" Margo first thought of this question.

"Their camps were kept quiet and neither participated in the rebellion, nor did they assist us in quelling it."

"These damn savages!" Margo scolded secretly. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that temporarily hired troops like Mauritanian and Lusitania cavalry could not be very loyal to Carthage, but their bystanders like this could not be very loyal to Carthage. His attitude made him feel the urgency of the situation, and he immediately said: "Go and tell Sticamo immediately, let him lead the army to quell the rebellion of the Numibian cavalry first, and try not to let them escape from the camp! In addition, he We must also separate a troop to guard our baggage camp! And... please rest assured that the reinforcements led by Kisgow will return to the camp soon!"

With an anxious look on his face, Marco watched the detective ride Juechen away. After a while, he saw the army led by Kisgow file out of the city gate, and just after he breathed a sigh of relief, he saw cavalry galloping down the city again: "Report, Lord Margo, that the Dionysian army is found in the east. , is approaching the camp!"

East of camp? ! The Dionian army entrenched in Minoa finally came out? ! ... This has always been Margo's expectation, but now it makes him nervous. Obviously, the Dionians want to take advantage of the chaos in the Carthaginian camp and launch an attack.

"How many are they here?" Marco asked anxiously.

"We didn't get the report of the scout in advance. This was discovered by the sentry at the head of the camp. We can't make an accurate judgment, but it looks like a large number of people."

The reconnaissance cavalry of the Carthaginian army going out to explore are basically the Numibian cavalry. Now that they have rebelled, I am afraid they have already colluded with the Dionysians. When the sentinels in the camp found the traces of the Dionysian army , indicating that the enemy is already very close to the camp, so the situation is a little critical... Thinking of this, Marco said eagerly: "Go find Kisgo immediately and let him lead reinforcements to defend against the Dionysian attack on the camp. "

Then, he said to the adjutant: "Send someone to inform Hasdruba, let him quickly lead the army back to the camp!"

After giving the order, Marco had no time to stay in the city. He and Pomilka led a group of people hurriedly down the city and rushed to the camp. As the army commander, he must sit in the camp to stabilize the morale of the army and defeat it. The conspiracy of the enemy.

When he was about to enter the camp, Marco suddenly restrained his horse, looked at the towering earth wall in front of him, and looked at the entourage around him, all of them looked anxious, including Pomirka, who smiled. , said confidently: "Don't panic, the conspiracy of the Dionysians will not succeed! A few days ago, we have purged the Numibians, and there are also those experienced Iberian team officers, so There is no chance of chaos in the Numibian camp.

As for those Numibian cavalry, they couldn't function in the cramped camp, and Sticamo would easily defeat them! I am glad to see the Dionysian army here, who have been hiding like mice on the Minoan hills, so that we can not only stop their attack with the built city wall, but also wait for the various troops to gather. You can take the opportunity to launch a counterattack, defeat them, and reverse the situation on the entire battlefield! Ladies and gentlemen, this is a great opportunity,

You will have a chance to be the hero who saves Carthage! "

Marco's words were like a ray of sunshine that drove away the haze in the hearts of the surrounding followers, all of them began to light up, and eagerly looked forward to the next battle...

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To the east of the city of Serinus, the Dionian army formed a long line and marched slowly along the road of the coast. In the center of the procession, under the two golden flags of the kingdom, was King Davos of Dionia. Not to go to a fight.

Thormid behind him couldn't help but reminded: "Your Majesty, we are about to enter the territory of Serinus, should we not approach the Carthaginian camp first? In case the Carthaginian army attacks us , we can also retreat easily."

"Hasn't the mountain reconnaissance team already figured out the enemy's situation! Today Marco has sent the main force to attack the inner city of Serinus, and there are not many troops left behind in the Carthaginian camp, not to mention—" Davos pointed to the sky ahead A bunch of black smoke rose, and he said sternly: "The Numibians have already followed the agreement and started to act. Of course, we have to follow the agreement to attract the attention of the Carthaginians and make Margo wrong. judge."

"Yes, Your Majesty has always kept his promises!" Henipolis interjected.

Thormid glanced at Henepolis and thought to himself: You said it easily, but although the army led by His Majesty looked quite large, it was actually only a 6,000-strong Roman reserve brigade (they were temporarily wearing The black armor and black armor of the wounded and dead soldiers of the Dionian legions), a small number of Potentia and Samone reinforcements, and the first, second, fourth, and three cavalry legions, all add up to no more than Ten thousand people, but the "soldiers" behind the team are the labor of the various legions' cargo camps, and the sailors who transport the ships pretend to have no combat effectiveness. worry.

At this time, Davos turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much, we can see the black smoke in the Carthaginian camp, Alexis, Amintas, Matonis, Proso Uth and the others must have seen it. I am afraid that it has already started to act according to the plan. Can the Carthaginians still divide their forces to attack us? I doubt it. "

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Between the city of Serinus and the largest port lies a thick city wall, which was built by Dionian soldiers and fleet sailors on the basis of the original inner wall during this period of time. , which became the last line of defense for the Dionian garrison to protect the port after Margo's Iberian army broke through the inner walls of Serinus with all their might.

Hasdrubal felt regretful. He felt that without this wall as an obstacle, his army would definitely pursue the victory, defeat the remnants of Dionia, and completely smash the entire city and port of Serinus.

But if he can pass through the city wall and enter the port area at the back, he will be surprised to find that what he thinks of Dionia's remnant defeat is an illusion, and the entire port area at this time is densely packed with Dio Occupied by Leah Legionnaires, there are black surging everywhere, and the blue water of the port is clearly demarcated. Among them, there are not only the First and Second Corps, which have suffered hardships and suffered many losses, but also the Third Corps and the Lucania Reserve Corps, who have been staying in the mountains of eastern Sicily, and have been stuck in Minoa before. The Fourth Army, Sixth Army, and Tenth Army, all of them were quietly transported to the port of Serinus through the Sicilian fleet and the Catane transport fleet in the dark night of the previous two days.

At this moment, a huge army of more than 50,000 people gathered together, of course, not only to defend the port of Serinus, and the heavily armed soldiers were eagerly waiting for the command of the army commander.

At this moment, many high-ranking generals of the kingdom known to the people of Dionia are standing on this wall, Alexis, Amyntas, Epithenes, Matonis, Lizaru, Olivers, Trotiras and Melisandar, the battle-hardened and illustrious kingdom commanders and legion commanders, all stared ahead, but turned a blind eye to the swarming Carthaginian soldiers from the city, and the deafening sound of fighting was completely unacceptable. affect their focus.

Suddenly, Melisanda shouted excitedly: "It's on fire! The Carthaginian camp is on fire!"

Amyntas immediately followed the direction of his finger and opened his eyes wide, but he didn't seem to notice anything. He just lowered his face and was about to reprimand Melisanda for lying about the military situation. The black smoke, one, two, three...

"Young people have good eyesight!" Alexis said with a gentle smile.

"Kid, I think you are more suitable to be the watchman of the warship." Amyntas punched Melisanda with a slightly embarrassed punch.

Excited on the faces of every legion commander, Olivers said loudly: "Everyone, Goddess of Hattis, the Numibian cavalry has already acted according to the plan, shouldn't we also start to act?!"

"I think—" Before Amyntas finished speaking, Alexis said quickly: "Wait a little longer, and wait for the Carthaginian soldiers under the city to retreat, so that it will be beneficial for our soldiers to attack. "

Amintas coughed dryly. Although there was no single commander in the attack plan implemented on the port side, what Alexis said was indeed reasonable. The generals agreed and decided to temporarily suppress the excitement. , waiting for the change of the battle situation.

In fact, they didn't wait long, and the Carthaginian army under the city began to retreat.

"It's time to start the attack!" Amyntas' words got a warm response from everyone.

In order to implement this offensive plan, the defenders of Serinus specially opened two more entrances and exits on the city wall in the past few days: the left side is in charge of Matonis, commanding the second army and the sixth army; In the middle, Alexis was the commander, and there were the 3rd, 4th, and 10th corps under his command; on the right, Amyntas was in charge, commanding the 1st Corps and the Lucalia Reserve Corps. The middle lane has the most troops and the most complete legion, because it will serve as the main force of the attack, and at the same time, it will also support the friendly forces on both sides at any time.