Chapter 88 Meeting with Potentia

Phoebedas stopped talking, and Dionysius' arrogance made him, a warrior from the Greek overlord Sparta, uncomfortable.

"Phoebedas, I need your help, the best warrior of Sparta, for the biggest battle in the history of Greece that is about to begin, so that we can win this battle more easily!"

For Dionysius' invitation, Phoebe Das could not refuse, and the phrase "the largest battle in Greek history" was enough to attract him with the greatest enthusiasm.

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On the same day, Davos asked Lizaru, the First Brigade of the Third Army, to lead three heavy infantry brigades, a total of 3,000 men, and a thousand men of Elia to be stationed in Poseidonia, while guarding the nearly 10,000 men. captive. For this reason, Davos also sent fast horses to Picocis and informed Antaoris to arrange manpower to escort these prisoners to the rear of Lucania.

He then led another part of the First, Second and Third Corps, totaling some 24,000 men, eastward along the Sele Valley.

The march was not smooth, not only was the road difficult to walk, but also encountered Samonais from time to time.

At first, receiving the report from the spies, Davos thought that the Samonais wanted to use the complex terrain of the mountains to harass the army, so he sent out light infantry and light armored soldiers from the three legions to escort the two flanks of the army. .

Unexpectedly, when the soldiers rushed up, they found that the enemy's resistance was weak, and they were even easily captured.

The first thing the captured Samonaites did was to open their mouths to eat. They called in soldiers who could understand the Samonei language. Only after inquiries did they find out why they were here, and immediately reported to Davos.

It was only at this moment that Davos knew that the Samonai army outside the city of Portentia had been defeated by the night attack. This was a big surprise!

Originally, Davos just asked Izam to send a lot of mountain scouts to pretend to be the samonai defeated soldiers, intending to infiltrate the samonai camp at night, spread rumors, shake the hearts of the army, of course, if it is possible to burn the samonai people Then the next battle with the Samonites can be regarded as a solid victory. For this reason, he wrote a secret letter to Potentia, hoping to get some help... Of course, this is just an idle move. , he did not have high hopes for success.

Unexpectedly, the Samonais were defeated like this! This made Davos, who had a clearer understanding of the history of "the Samones were early Roman enemies" in his previous life, a little unbelievable.

But soon the army encountered the scouts who came back from Portentia to report the news. Davos confirmed the news that the Samonais had been defeated.

And also learned that in the operation last night, the captain of the mountain reconnaissance brigade, Printols, played an important role. He planned the night attack and took the initiative to take the risk to contact Polet in the city of Potentia. ...

After listening to the night attack, Davos couldn't help but admire it greatly, and praised the reconnaissance team captain repeatedly: "Lizam, you have a very good subordinate!"

Lizam said seriously: "He is better than me!"

"When the country is in crisis, it's when heroes are born!" Davos was full of emotion, and at the same time kept the name Printoles in his heart.

Look at these Samonei people who are so hungry that they can barely walk, think about how they went through a night of chaos and fright, the camp was burned down, washed away by the heavy rain, and they ran all the way, tired, hungry, and frightened, where else is there? Half of the fighting power, the battle in Portentia is basically over! Davos made a judgment, and he felt a lot easier in his heart. He immediately ordered: The light armored soldiers and light infantry of the Legion should attack the Samonaites decisively and expand the victory!

At the same time, they sent people to the city of Potentia quickly, and asked Puamote to prepare the camp for the army in advance. Originally marching in the war zone, the Dionysian Legion would normally stop advancing in the afternoon and start building a camp, but today Davos is going to march boldly and try to reach the city of Portentia within a day.

In the evening, the vanguard arrived outside the city of Potentia, and they were surprised to see: under the dim sky, two "fire dragons" extended parallel to the west mountain pass from Potentia, a full two miles. long. It was the people of Potentia who raised torches and came to greet the Dionian army and light the way for the troops...

After Davos knew the situation, he rushed forward immediately, and happened to meet Puamot with a group of tribal leaders to meet him: "Dear Davos, all the people of Potentia warmly welcome you to lead the army! "At Polert's prompt, Puamote respectfully saluted Davos, and the leaders behind him also saluted.

Davos did not sit on the horse and accepted the respect of his allies, but hurriedly jumped off the horse, quickly returned the salute, and said apologetically and excitedly: "It's so late to lead the army to disturb your silence, it's really me. It's your fault! I didn't expect you to welcome us in such a warm way despite your own safety when the territory of Portentia is not very safe. Thank you! Heartfelt thanks to the people and leaders!!"

"No, Lord Davos! It should be us Potentians expressing our gratitude to you Dionian soldiers." Puamot could feel his painstaking efforts to Davos, and felt that this hardship was not enough. He did it in vain, but he did not show it, but said emotionally: "Compared to Dionia's great kindness in saving Potentia, what is this little thing we did!"

"We are allies." Davers smiled gently: "Allies should help each other like brothers!"

"That's right! That's right!" Puamot nodded again and again, and wanted to say more. Polert interjected next to him: "Lord Davos, will our words here affect the progress of the soldiers?"

Davos was reminded, and when he looked back, the army had stopped advancing. He hurriedly said, "I'm so sorry, leaders! Please come here with me."

"Oh, it was our negligence." Puamot hurriedly led the crowd out of the way of the army.

"Thormid!" Davos shouted back.

"grown ups!"

"Send the order for the drummers and trumpeters to play the Victory March and celebrate this moment of victory with our allies!" Davos exclaimed.

"Understood!" Thormed turned away immediately.

The Dionysian Legion paid great attention to the smoothness of military orders, and strictly stipulated the use of bugles and snare drums to convey instructions. Therefore, there were dozens of trumpeters and snare drummers, and here are two and a half legions, a huge force of 24,000 people. Hundreds of drummers and trumpeters came out. After receiving orders from Thormid, they all retreated to the side of the road.

As members of the legion who do not participate in combat, they are not only tasked with conveying military orders during the battle. During the march, in order to cheer up the soldiers and forget their fatigue, they will play music to help the march.

For this reason, in the military training of the alliance in peacetime, in addition to training with the soldiers in the phalanx training, at other times they have to gather together to practice music. Of course, they are also indispensable in the various large-scale celebrations of the alliance, so although they do not directly participate in the battle, they are still respected.

At this time, some of the trumpeters put on bamboo flutes around their waists, and some of the snare drummers put on small copper sticks. Everyone performed their duties and began to play music.

"Victory March" is Davos humming the familiar march melody that he remembered from his previous life, and asked the musicians of the alliance to compose and arrange the music. Although it does not have the changeable melody and momentum created by the various instruments of the symphony in the previous life, but in this era It is rare music.

In the silent night, when the lively and cheerful but rhythmic melody was played, it soon resounded over Potentia...

When the Potentians heard it, they felt relieved. During this period of time, the sadness of the loss of their loved ones and the worries about the destroyed homeland seemed to be temporarily put down, and they could enjoy the joy and joy of defeating the strong enemy and winning the victory.

The tired Dionysian soldiers lifted their spirits, straightened their chests, and greeted the review of the Allied people with the best mental outlook.

"The Legion Advances!"

At the forefront of the parade are the 300 Guards of Davos, headed by the acting captain Rodom (Martius was recuperating in Turii), who held the flag representing the supreme commander of Davos with both hands. At the top of the flag is the golden statue of Hades wearing a crown, sitting firmly on the throne, holding a double fork in one hand, holding a ball in the other, and with a serene demeanor. Show the dignity of a king. The name of "Davers" is embroidered directly on the black flag under the statue with golden silk thread.

The escort was followed by the corps flag-bearer of the First Legion, who followed not the heavy infantry, but the light infantry and light armour. This is because the fast-moving light armour and light infantry brigade can respond quickly once they encounter an enemy on a mountain road. In fact, most of the Samonites captured on the way are their credit.

After the 1st Corps was the Baggage Corps, then the 2nd Corps, and the hundreds of Samonites captured on the way, then the 3rd Corps, and finally some light infantry and light armour and cavalry brigade, the reason why the cavalry was arranged In the end, that is because some sections of the mountain road cannot be ridden at all, and horses must be led on foot, and the mountain road is narrow. If thousands of horses pick up feces and urine, it will seriously affect the marching speed of the troops behind, and light infantry is mixed with them. Prevent the Samonites from attacking their rear.

The Dionysian army had a clear flag and a strict military appearance. With a relatively neat pace and high spirit, they were arranged in a seemingly endless long dragon. From this "road of fire" built by the people of Potentia with enthusiasm and cheers pass through. Although they were wearing black helmets and armor, they were quite stressful, but the smiles on their faces made the Potentians feel relieved.