Chapter 73 The Wrath of Dionysius and the Hatred of Phoebe Das

"Sobokos, what happened?" Felixius asked hurriedly when he saw his serious expression.

"Lord Commander." Sobokos, who was in his 50s, was still agile and had a loud voice, and gave a military salute: "My reconnaissance cavalry reported that about 500 cavalrymen came from the south and were approaching the camp. ."

"Is it a Syracuse?" Felixius asked in a deep voice.

"I think it should be... Those cavalry have no protection and are good at throwing javelins, which is very different from the previous Greek cavalry." Sobokos replied seriously.

"Then what are you waiting for! Hurry up and send your cavalry to drive these Syracuses away! Don't let them interfere with our soldiers' construction of the camp." Drakes said immediately.

Sobokos was a little embarrassed and said in a low voice: "Our cavalry is not necessarily their opponent... According to the report of the scout, their horse control skills are very high, and their javelin throwing is also very accurate. Our ten cavalry were defeated by them. Chasing, at a distance of 50 meters, they were chased by them, they threw a round of javelins, and we lost... five brothers..."

"Syracuse's cavalry is so powerful?!" Epithenes was a little surprised. He knew the strength of the Dionysian cavalry regiment. Due to regular training, whether it was riding, fighting, or tactical execution, He felt much stronger than the cavalry of those Greek city-states.

"It may have been a cavalry hired by Syracuse. When Syracuse and Carthage were at war, it is said that they had hired Celtic and Numibian cavalry, all of whom grew up on horseback. , it's normal for your riding skills to be better than ours... Lord Davos reminded me before I came." Felixius said with a solemn expression.

"Then let the light infantry brigade of our Fifth Army go out with your cavalry, Sobokos, and drive these cavalry away!" Drakes suggested immediately.

Philisius nodded in agreement.

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Dionysius led his men to move forward, and when they approached the city of Corenia, they saw a spectacular scene a few hundred meters away: thousands of men were wielding iron picks and shovels on the vast flat land. Digging trenches, transporting soil, building earth bases, and building wooden fences and sentry towers... Everyone is busy, but they seem to be in good order. Such a hot construction site is not the only one in front of it. It has been extending eastward and westward, and it has the potential to block the passage of the coast on this side of the entire mountain range.

Dionysius, Phoebus, Fasipesas, and Astagras fell silent for a while when they saw this.

After a while, Dionysius pointed to the Dionysian camp that was under construction ahead.

With a tone of reproach, he said to Fasipesas and Astagras: "Look at them, and look at the army you lead!"

Fascipedas and Astagras were ashamed, and they understood what Dionysius meant: the same hastily arrived, the Dionians were able to build camp despite fatigue, and Syracuse The army's camp is not called a camp at all, it is messy and disorderly, and the soldiers sleep soundly in the tents erected randomly...

"My lord, the Dionysians tried their best to build camps to defend us from attacking, but no one dared to attack our army, so—" Astagras was about to defend a few words, when Dionysus was attacked. Hughes interrupted sharply: "So the troops you lead can sleep peacefully and wait for the great Greeks to surrender!"

The reason why Dionysius was angry was that in the past few years, on the one hand, he had learned some of the strengths of the Dionysian army based on the information from Dionysian; on the other hand, Syracuse and Carthia had Some problems in the base operation also prompted him to reform the Syracuse army. He clearly divided heavy infantry, cavalry, infantry, cavalry, siege troops and navy into separate preparations, and fought together under a unified and more effective command. In order to enable generals and soldiers to use new tactics proficiently, he also studied Dionysus, increased the number of military trainings of citizens, and formulated stricter military regulations to ensure that the army could implement them. After this reform, Syracuse will always have the upper hand in the second war with Carthage. But the scene in front of him made him feel the gap between his army and the Dionian soldiers in terms of spiritual will and order execution, so this fire came from his jealousy and anxiety, and Astagras was just a tool for him to vent his anger That's it.

This was indeed a bit of an injustice to Astagras, but when he wanted to defend himself, another important general of Syracuse, Fasipesas, tugged at his clothes and said respectfully: "Sir. Don't worry, we will gather our troops when we go back and let them rebuild the camp."

Dionysius' expression changed slightly.

At this time, the leader of the Numibian mercenaries, Akilita, stepped forward and said as if asking for credit: "Sir, the enemy is building a camp now.

Dionysius has not answered yet, and Phoebe Das, who has been closely observing the Dionysian camp, said: "Don't rush, the Dionysian army is coming."

I saw several groups of cavalry and infantry pouring out from the passages reserved for the Dionysian Camp under construction, and quickly formed a formation in front of the camp. Hughes and the others marched.

"No matter how many Dionians come. Your lord, please allow me to lead my people. I will let my warriors go around their flanks first, attack their cavalry, disrupt their formation, and then Take advantage of the chaos to attack the light infantry among them, and let them taste the power of the Numibian cavalry!"

"It's time for us to go back!" Phoebe Das said suddenly, with a little panic in his voice.

Dionysius glanced at him in surprise. It was the first time he had seen this indifferent and straightforward Spartan since he set out from Syracuse. However, as the commander-in-chief of the army, he has more important things to do, and it is not necessary to entangle with the enemy's small units at this time. So, he obeyed Phoebe Das's advice and ordered to return.

Although Akirita was rebellious, he was still full of awe for his employer who was not happy or angry. He reluctantly called back the eager Numibian cavalry and followed behind Dionysius.

When Felixius learned the news of the enemy's retreat, he said to the two army commanders with a serious face: "You have all seen that the army of Syracuse will attack soon, and we must build the camp as soon as possible!"

Epithenes had no objection this time.

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On the way back to Locri, Dionysius asked: "Phoebedas, now the Dionysians are building a camp in Corenia, obviously wanting to defend us from attacking north, do you think we will next How to do?"

"The Dionians must not be allowed to build strong camps here and use the narrowness of the terrain to offset the advantage of our numbers, thus wasting our time! We must invade the territory of the city-states of Trina and Siridin as soon as possible, where The terrain is wide, which is beneficial for our army to fight, just to force them to engage in a frontal battle with us, then defeat them and occupy their city! In this way, Dionia has no helpers, and the main force is still trapped in Potentia. , it's our good chance to destroy them!" When he said the last sentence, Phoebe Das's expression was even a little hideous.

Dionysius looked at him curiously, although he didn't understand why Phoebe Das suddenly had a bad feeling towards the Dionysians, but this was exactly what he wanted.

So, after pondering for a long time, he made up his mind, called the leading general, and gave an order in a deep voice: "Astagras, Fasipesas, immediately reorganize the army after you return. Tomorrow! I will be able to do it tomorrow. Attack on Colonia and Trina!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Phoebe Das listened to their conversation and was happy to see that Dionysius made arrangements according to his own suggestion, but the situation he had just seen was reproduced over and over again in his mind: whether it was cavalry or light infantry, The Dionysians are all uniform black, and he can even vaguely see that the leather shields of their cavalry seem to have the same pattern drawn. Although the Dionysian heavy infantry is not seen, the light infantry and cavalry are still like this. , The attire of the heavy infantry must also be quite uniform.

Dionysius had obtained detailed information on Dionysian army beforehand, and was not too surprised. But for the Spartan Phoebe Das, through Dionysian uniforms and oppressive black, he sees something deeper.

When the citizens of Athens, Corinth, Thebes and other city-states showed off their colorful artistic aesthetics and entertainment, they even painted various exquisite patterns on the dusty round shields that had not been used once in half a year to show their individuality and personality. While savoring, the Spartan snickered in secret. Because since the regent of Sparta came to Kugu to carry out reforms a hundred years ago, they have been trained under whips and clubs since childhood, and they have long since summed up the essence of war in a hundred years of war: that is, do not care about any means, only for the end victory!

The Spartans claim to be the descendants of Hercules, but in fact they worship wolves more. Their army fights like a pack of wolves, emphasizing discipline, overallness, and psychological deterrence. Even if everyone has a strong ability to kill, they are never allowed to fight alone.

So, when other city-state armies fought against Sparta, they saw rows and rows of dazzling copper walls (because Spartans had to polish their shields and lances in battle) and dyed The scarlet cloak with the same color as blood, and the unified "∧" symbol on the round shield.