Chapter 128 Hegsitus
Looking at the enemy coming like a tidal wave, Pangailu had a grim expression, and the fearful expressions on the faces of the soldiers around him worried him. He suddenly drew out his saber and shouted loudly: "Knapetia warriors, you have succeeded. We have blocked the powerful enemy for nearly a month, and now the biggest test has come. Think about your parents, wives, and children. They are behind us and need our protection. Show your courage and put on the cloth Under the protection of Lutus, we will be able to repel these cowardly enemies! Our Bruty warriors will never be slaves!"
"The big boss is right! We can't be defeated, we must not be slaves!"
"We fought the Greeks!!"
The Knapetian warriors, encouraged by Pangellus, began to draw the bowstring on the enemy approaching the trench...
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As a representative of Crotone, Diolidas, a member of the Council of Hundreds of Crotone, came to Trina with tons of grain and dozens of sheep to condolences to the Fourth Legion of Dionia in the name of the South Italian Alliance. The main thing is to observe how Dionysian's war against Bruti is progressing, and he happened to witness this siege battle with his own eyes.
Later, when he returned to Crotone, he described the situation to the council with a look of amazement: "...the Dionysians invented a terrible siege weapon, which they called the ballista, which resembled a Like bows and arrows, stone projectiles weighing more than ten kilograms can be shot hundreds of meters away, and can hit the city wall more accurately. The stone wall of Knapetia appeared after several days of continuous bombardment of this new siege equipment. A big gap.
The Dionians also made something called a siege tower, which was like a movable wooden tower, higher than the walls of Knapetia, and when the Dionians pushed it towards Kna As the city of Petia was approaching, the archers at the top of the tower kept shooting arrows at the enemies on the city wall. When it was close to the city wall, a heavy drawbridge was immediately placed on the siege tower and placed on the top of the city, and the Dionian soldiers rushed to the top of Clapetia through the drawbridge of the siege tower.
The Dionians didn't just use ballistas and siege towers, they used ladders to climb walls as much as we do. I saw each of their soldiers rushing to attack, rarely flinching when their teammates fell from the city, and their courage was no less than our citizens of Crotone. But the Knapetian warriors were not as fierce as they used to be against us. Maybe they were too few in number, or maybe they were intimidated by Dionysian's terrible siege equipment... In short, the battle only lasted until the afternoon, when Dionysian's Fourth Army figure attacked Knape The city of Tia, the great leader of Knapetia, Pangelu, also died in battle..."
After Diolidas finished speaking, the council fell silent.
Not long ago, I received the news that Dionia had conquered the city of Bisinia, and now the city of Knapetia has been conquered again... When did the Brutians who gave Crotone a headache become so weak? ! Or did Dionia's army become stronger than the Crotone civic army? ! The Crotones were at a loss: when they saw the outbreak of war, they hoped that Dionia would throw a big somersault in front of the Brutes, so that Crotone could take advantage. But now it seems that this is just a beautiful fantasy of Crotone, and the strength shown by Dionia makes the people present feel terrified.
"This is a good thing!" General Thesprotis stood up and said loudly: "The nightmare that has plagued the people of Crotone and other city-states for hundreds of years has finally ended! The people of Crotone know, Must be very happy!"
The words of Thesprotis made those with other minds realize that even if they wanted to hold Dionysian back, their proposal would probably not pass the Citizens' Assembly.
At this time, the chief general Lycias got up and said: "As a member of the South Italian Alliance, we should be happy for Dionia's victory! Although Dionia did not invite Crotone to fight, but the same In the South Italian Alliance, Crotone should unite with other allies to donate enough military supplies to Dionia to show our support for Dionia!"
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On the day the Fourth Army sieged the city,
The army led by Davos remained in the camp on the banks of the Punat River.
The soldiers were busy sending the wounded and sick back to the city of Bisinia, while the baggage battalion transported the rations that Turii had sent to the city of Bisinia back to the camp.
Davos was staring intently at the map of the Bruti Mountains in the military tent, thinking about his next move.
At this time, Thormid came in: "My lord, there are quite a few Brutians from outside the camp, and a man named Hegestus at the head asked to see you."
Davos moved in his heart and immediately said, "Let him in!"
It turned out that the previous riot in Cosenza was instigated by Hegsitus. With the return of the army of Piaren who attacked the fortress, these rebel tribes who knew they were invincible fled the city of Cosenza in a hurry. At that time, Pian Lun was busy dealing with Dionia's army and did not have the energy to attack them. However, these tribes brought their families and mouths and brought little food. They got into the mountains and suffered a lot for two days. Food has been exhausted for a long time.
So the tribes began to complain to Hegethetus, and looked at him more and more badly.
At this time, the people who went out to inquire about the news brought back a surprising news: the Bruti Union and Dionia fought a battle on the Pounat River, and Bruti was defeated. The huge army he led at the time, but when he escaped back, there was not much left.
The news immediately caused the tribes to change their attitude towards Hegethetus.
Hegelsitus acted decisively and led these tribes to seek refuge with the Dionian army.
Davos didn't care too much about the addition of more than 2,000 mouths that consumed military rations all at once. He was interested in Hegsitus. The first answer that Gesitus handed in exceeded his expectations.
He looked at the man with the appearance of a Greek, but with a height and physique different from that of the Greeks, with long messy hair, and asked curiously, "How did you convince them?"
"Your Excellency Archon." Hegesitus knew that his opportunity was coming, and he explained in detail: "Before the establishment of the Bruti Tribal Alliance, the Cosenza tribe headed by Piaren was constantly forcibly annexing The surrounding weak tribes. Since the establishment of the Bruti Alliance, in order not to arouse the resentment of the big leaders such as Vig and Bisinia, Pianren proposed that this alliance should establish a 'Leaders Federation' organization, which will bring all voluntary leaders together. Or the tribal leaders who were forced to surrender gathered in it, saying that they were unified to manage and decide the affairs of the alliance. In fact, these tribal leaders had no power at all, and the affairs of the alliance were all composed of several chief leaders and high priests. The elders of the alliance Decision (ie, the Council of Seven Elders). And the tribes of these tribes were completely dismantled, forced to form a family, directly managed by the alliance, and of course, paid taxes directly to the alliance every year.
The tribal leaders lost all their rights, of course they would not be reconciled, and the warriors in the tribe were not used to it. Your lord, you should know that each tribe of these indigenous people is basically the same bloodline, which has been multiplied for hundreds of years. They are all related by blood, and usually help each other in any difficulties. Now they suddenly leave the tribe. To rely on, to live independently, many soldiers' lives are not as good as before. And in the city of Cosenza, they are vulnerable to bullying by the warriors of the great tribe. Therefore, whether it is a leader or a warrior, of course there will be dissatisfaction in their hearts..."
Davos was a serious listener, nodding from time to time. He felt: In fact, this set of measures of the Bruti Tribal Alliance went a step further than the system of the original Lucaria Tribal Alliance. It was preparing to completely disintegrate the old tribal system and centralize power to the top of the alliance. If they do, it will be a formidable rival to Dionysus.
"My lord, in order to protect the Siru tribe, you are willing to go to war with the Bruti tribe alliance!" Heggsitus flattered Davos a little, and then said: "The Bruti alliance had to suspend the war in order to face the war. The disposal of these tribes that surrendered later, so after I infiltrated Cosenza, I said to them, 'Dionia will defeat the Bruti Alliance and restore the rights and freedoms of your tribes!'" Having said that, Hegsitus gave Davos a careful look, a little worried that his self-assertion would be criticized by Davos.
"You did the right thing!" Davers praised. From the bottom of his heart, he also hoped to be able to seize the power of each tribe like the Brut Alliance, and put all Brutians directly under the rule of Dionia, but rationally he knew that this was reckless The result can only intensify the conflict between the Greeks and the Brutians and destabilize the region, which is not worth the loss for Dionia. As an organization of the same race, the Bruti Alliance has far greater strength than other tribes, and it has allowed these small tribes to act against each other, and even riot. This centralized measure was implemented by the Greeks who had always had hatred with the Brutes, and I was afraid that it would not have a good result, so after the conquest of Bruti, Davos still decided to implement the same as in Lucania. The tactic of boiling frogs in warm water ostensibly promises the tribe's privileges, and surreptitiously exerts subtle influence on the Brutian warriors through the military and culture, ultimately taking them out of the tribe's control.
"These tribes were a little tempted by my proposal at first, but they were hesitant. It was not until the army of the Lord suddenly captured the city of Bisinia and shook the whole of Cosenza, and they made up their minds!" Hegesitus was excited! He said: "Now your Lord's army has once again hit Bruti's army heavily. I think this victory will have a huge impact on the situation in Cosenza City!"