Chapter 127 Persuasion

He stretched out his palm and stopped Sedorum, who wanted to speak again: "In this battle, the Brutians were killed and wounded 5,000 people, and with the help of the Bisinian warriors, we have confirmed that most of them are Cosenza. At the same time, more than 5,000 people were captured, and most of them were Cosenza people.” During the battle, Pianlon arranged the main Cosenza soldiers in the middle and the right flank, and the focus of Dionia’s counterattack was also on the enemy’s side. Right wing and center, so it will lead to this result.

"Other casualties and captives are also Vig and Ambarians. That is to say, the important power of the Brutian League to maintain your rule and subdue other small tribes has been greatly weakened. As far as I know , the Cosenza people forcibly placed many small tribes in the outer city of Cosenza, as long as I make the Bixinians promise to these tribes, give them freedom and more benefits. You tell me, these tribes will Won't you take the opportunity to resist and help us capture Cosenza?!"

When Davos said this, Sedorum was shocked and lowered his head: Two days ago, there was a riot in Cosenza, and the words of the Dionysian consul could really become a fact!

"Besides, after I lead the army to reach Cosenza, I won't attack the city immediately! I heard that the city of Ambalia is extremely simple, I only need to send three or four thousand people, maybe I can easily take it. And Vig City—" Davos mentioned the word "Vig", and Sedorum was shocked again.

"How many soldiers have you taken from there? Do you think I'll be able to take the city of Vigo by sending 10,000 soldiers to Vigo, with the assistance of Laos?"

Sedorum clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, his expression was painful, but he still didn't say a word.

"Wait until I've got Ambalia and Vig, then attack Cosenza. Oh, by the way, you must be wondering why I didn't attack Knapetia?"

Davos paused for a moment, then continued: "Because Knapetia will soon be captured by the Dionysian Fourth Army, don't you believe it? I think Knapetia must have asked Cosenza for reinforcements, For the stone walls of Knapetia cannot withstand our ballistas and siege towers."

"Ballista?" Sedorum finally raised his head in confusion.

Davos gave him a brief introduction to the siege equipment newly developed by Dionia.

Sedorum's face became ugly. In his memory, Pianlon did not take the initiative to tell him about Knapetia, but Cosenza sent two thousand reinforcements to Knapetia. He knew it, he had also raised objections to Pianlon, but Pianlon made a tough decision, which was completely unlike his previous style of doing things... According to various signs, he felt that Davers said It is very likely that the words were true. Pian Lun had long known that Knapetia could not hold back, and was afraid of the panic of the people of Bruti, so he chose to hide it and decided to go to war.

Sedorum's heart was cold, and he shivered and said, "Did Dionia want to kill all the Brutus?"

"Kill them all? No, we Dionysians are not that cruel." Davos said seriously: "In my eyes, Brutians, Lucanians and Greeks are no different."

Sedorum glared at him in disbelief.

"You may ask, if that's the case, why attack Bruti?" Davos sighed, he picked up a weed in his right hand, and wrapped it around his fingers: "For a hundred years, the Bruti people have With the Greeks, they regard each other as enemies, and they will never stop killing them. If the tribal alliance of Bruti is formed, the conflict with the Greeks will only intensify. Dionysus has to attack first, not to destroy Bruti Instead, I hope that the Brutians can be included in the Dionysian Alliance and become a part of the alliance. The Mediterranean Sea is large enough, and there is enough space for us Greeks and Brutians to explore and plant. , grazing...why do you have to fight to the death for such a little bit of barren land! …”

Sedorum was silent for a long time, and said tentatively in a low voice, "Do you want the tribes of Bruti to become allies of Dionia?"

"Dionia paid a great price,

Giving the lives of so many citizens just to make the Brutians an ally? ! Davos' face changed, and his voice suddenly increased: "The people of Dionia will not agree, and neither will the Senate!" "

"Could it be... let's be like the Lucanians in Niutum..." Sedorum said bitterly, Vig City is not far from Niutum, and he still has some understanding of the situation there .

"Bruti was merged into Dionia, the Brutians became citizens of Dionia, and the tribal leaders remained in charge of their own tribal people, but Vig, Cosenza, Knapetia, Ambalia, etc. The administrators of the towns are appointed by the Dionysian Senate... Bisinia has agreed to join the Dionysian League, and Baclipi and Brim will also be members of the Dionysian Senate, you can go to the cloth Reem to learn more."

Davos's words shook Sedorum's heart, but he still asked unwillingly: "Can't we... manage our own town by ourselves? The Brutians are not used to letting foreigners Come to command, I'm afraid there will be trouble..."

Davos's words were firm: "All the territories of Dionia are subject to the unified governance of the Senate, and this will never change! But if you join the Senate, one day you will also be elected as Corson by the Senate. The chief executive of Zaza, and possibly even the chief executive of the whole Bruti..."

Davos drew a big cake, which made Sedorum's resistance somewhat less. He pondered for a while, and reluctantly shied away: "...I'm just the big leader of Vig City."

"It doesn't matter, you just need to decide the ownership of Vig City." Davos saw that he was still bowing his head, hesitating, and said, "You go down and think about it, don't rush to make a decision."

Sedorum hurriedly responded and prepared to leave in disbelief.

"Please wait a minute, there is one more thing I need your help with."

Davos's words made Sedorum panic, staggered a few steps, and almost fell.

"Please go and appease the captured Brutite warriors and tell them, 'As long as they do as we ask, the Dionysian soldiers will never harm them, and they will be able to go home safely after a while .But if they get together and try to escape, our soldiers will never be soft! Moreover, after Bruty belongs to Dionia in the future, their families will also be punished!" Davos said sternly.

"...I'll go and tell them." Sedorum looked melancholy, and the wrinkles on his face deepened. After the conversation with Davos, he seemed to be a few years older.

Seeing the unsteady Sedorum being escorted away by the soldiers, Martius asked a rare question: "My lord, will this old man surrender?"

Davos smiled: "Just now he agreed to my request, which is a good start. However, if he can't hurry up, we won't need it by then."

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The siege of Knapetia has reached its most critical moment. The city wall has become dilapidated after days of attacks by ballistas, and many trenches have been filled in. The soldiers defending the city were attacked by ballistas and archers attacking the top of the city tower, causing many casualties.

The Third Corps also paid a price. Five ballistas were damaged due to long-term wear and tear, and two engineering towers were burnt down because the Brutians attacked with fire. More than 400 soldiers were killed and injured, mostly archers. But Hiros still maintained high-intensity offensive pressure on Knapetia every day. He always remembered saying when Davos personally gave him an order, 'Now in the Mediterranean, whether it is a Greek city-state or another country, attack The city is a huge problem. I hope that after you go to Knapetia, don’t be afraid of the difficulties and the number of casualties of the soldiers. You must capture that kind of stone city and sum up a set of experience in siege for Dionia. ’

In the early morning, the soldiers of the Fourth Army and Trina lined up two hundred meters south of the city of Clapetia. In front of the huge army formation were five ballistas and three siege towers lined up in sequence (requirements for making ballistas). It is very high, and its key components are very fine, especially the spring group. The Mathematical Research Institute spent a lot of time and money to build ten, not engineers can repair it in three or five days. However, although the siege tower is large, as long as There are enough people, it is not complicated to make).

The Knapetian warriors, who had been exhausted physically and mentally, had never seen so many enemies under the city before, and could not help but feel terrified.

The crow, who had been circling in the air, looking for the carrion, seemed to sense the danger, and flew away with a "quack" cry.

"Legion Commander, everything is ready!" Hiros heard the report of his subordinates, and immediately said: "Ballista!"

"Prepare the ballista!" the commander ordered.

The axle rotates, the bowstring is drawn, the stone bullet is put into the chute, the angle and range are set...

"put!"

Five live bullets flew out with a strong wind noise and concentrated on the most broken section of the city wall, opening the prelude to the siege.

Then the second round, the third round... The continuous bombardment made the cracks in the city wall more and more and bigger...

The city wall, which had been repaired overnight, was finally overwhelmed, and the stone walls fell down one by one... In the end, with the roar of "crashing", the entire section of the stone wall collapsed downwards, and a cloud of dust rose in an instant.

The Dionian soldiers cheered, and the Knapetian warriors groaned and paled.

"Attack!" When the morale of the soldiers was high, Hiros gave an order in time.

Immediately, the bugle trumpeted, the battle flag was waved, and the battle drums were beating. The soldiers shouted in unison. Under the leadership of the team officers, they carried the ladders, and the squads formed the siege echelons one by one, advancing in loose queues. The huge siege tower was also driven by the full force of dozens of laborers, and rumbled along the flat causeway to the city wall.