Chapter 168 Fight or Not Fight

As a Crotone general who had fought against Dionia, Miron was quite familiar with the tactic of "sending warships to harass the coast of Dionia's territory". He was shocked that Dionia People actually defeated several powerful enemies in a row, got out of the predicament of being surrounded on all sides, and had the opportunity to fight against Syracuse with all their strength, especially the great victory in the naval battle was completely beyond everyone's expectations!

How did the young man do it? ! After Miron was exiled, he did not sit idle. During his time in seclusion in Greece, he collected a large amount of intelligence information on Dionia and studied the military and politics of Dionia. He thought he had a good understanding of this rapidly rising alliance. Thinking of this war with Syracuse, Dionia's performance subverted his cognition again.

"So the Dionians are really here!" Lycias was excited, but he remembered something, and the joy on his face turned into anger: "They should have come! If Asporus had come before Toum's defenders can go out to help us when the Syracuses attack the city, and the city of Crotone will not be broken so quickly!"

Miron did not speak, the inaction of the Asproustum defenders was a thorn buried in the hearts of Lycias and the Crotone high-level officials.

"Miron, even if the Dionysian reinforcements arrive, but now that the Syracuse army is so strong, can Dionysus repel them? If...then we are all over!" Lycias was worried again. .

It's no wonder he would. After all, the Syracuse army was terrifying. They had witnessed with their own eyes that the fortified city of Crotone was breached in such a short period of time. The Dionians were able to resist such a huge and fierce The army of Syracuse? In case the Dionians are also defeated, the only hope for the Crotones is gone! Many Crotone people have this ambivalence.

"From what I know about Davos, since he dares to lead the army, he must have the confidence to win." Although they were besieged in the acropolis due to the city being breached, they could not get any news from the outside for a while, but Mi Long has more confidence in Davos than any Crotone people. As the saying goes, "the one who knows himself best is always the enemy." He suggested loudly: "What we have to do now is to send sentries after the fire is extinguished. Go out of the city, find out the situation, and if you find Dionia's army, ask them for help immediately!"

"You're right." After listening to Miron's words, Lycias calmed down a little. He thought about it and added: "We also need to inform Cypros and let him also send someone out of the city to investigate."

Trina's army also suffered heavy losses on the day the city was broken, and finally Cypros led the remnants and retreated into the acropolis with the Crotones. Lycias reminded Miron that his prudence was exactly what he lacked, because Trina and Dionia were far closer than Crotone, and they asked for help, Dio The Nians will definitely take it more seriously.

Lycias and Miron, two well-known political figures in Crotone, fought for more than ten years. When the war forced them to work together, they realized that they complemented each other's advantages.

It's really sad...

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Davos was watching the training of the spear brigade in the camp grounds, and suddenly news came at noon: there was a change in the port of Crotone.

After receiving the news, Midorades immediately led more than a hundred crow warships to the mouth of the Neto River, quickly picked up the soldiers of the First Army, and rushed to the port of Crotone, just in time to meet the Syracuse fleet rushing out of the port. , trying to escape.

The cunning Syracuses threatened the captive Crotone sailors to drive the remaining merchant ships and sailboats out of the port, and their more than 40 warships were mixed with these ships, and immediately fled south after leaving the port.

Midorades' fleet was obstructed by these ships, no one completed the blockade of the port, and once the Syracuse warships who had no intention of fighting, once sailed at full force, they could not catch up with the crow ships full of soldiers, so The Dionian fleet captured only a few warships, and watched most of Syracuse's warships successfully escape to the south.

Due to the few results, the soldiers of the First Corps were all listless after disembarking.

"Melisander!" Melisander, who was leading the soldiers ashore, heard the shout and turned to look: Felixius was standing not far away and waving to him.

Melisanda hurriedly ordered a few words to her subordinates and ran over: "Father, is there anything?"

"It's nothing, come and see you." Felixius said lightly, without showing his concern: you must know that this adopted son fell into the sea twice in the previous naval battle, which really made him Worried for a day: "How was the result today?"

"Let them escape." Melisanda said unwillingly.

Felixius was about to comfort him, when the herald Thormid came on horseback: "Captain of the Felixus Legion, Your Majesty is going to convene a military meeting, please rush to the big tent immediately."

"Understood." Felixius asked casually, "Tormid, what is your Majesty calling a meeting at this time?"

Thormid glanced at Melisanda, then smiled: "I guess... is it going to discuss why Syracuse's fleet suddenly escaped from the port of Crotone?"

Melisanda's heart moved.

At this time, the soldiers who went ashore suddenly became restless, and someone shouted: "Look! There is a fire over there!"

I saw wisps of black smoke reaching the sky south of the Neto River and out of sight...

After a while, the black smoke combined into a thick plume, and the firelight reflected the sky there red...

Felixus and Thormed looked in that direction.

"Is it Crotone?" Tormid asked uncertainly.

"It's Crotone City!" Melisanda said in a deep voice. He had fought on the sea near Crotone twice by boat, and he knew where the city was.

Felixius and Thormid looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Soldiers from the camp and sailors from the estuary rushed to the north bank of the Neto River, looking at the red-hot sky in amazement...

When the news of "the city of Crotone was burned" spread among the crowd, many old citizens of Turii cheered loudly, and some even shed tears in excitement, kneeling on the beach, praying to the goddess of revenge, thanking She finally responded to their years of pleas.

Such a big movement in the camp naturally alarmed Davos and the legion commanders in the tent. By the time they arrived at the north bank of the Neto River, the clippers at sea had already observed the sight in the port of Crotone. The situation returned to the camp.

The soldiers were just watching the fun, while Davos and the others were thinking about why the Syracuses did this.

"Your Majesty, the fleet of Syracuse fled, and they burned the city of Crotone, which they finally captured, which means that they could not cross the river to fight us in a decisive battle after losing the naval superiority. In order to prevent our fleet from attacking His rear, cut off his food transportation, it seems that they have decided to retreat." Amintas first expressed his judgment.

"Your Majesty, we can't let them retreat back to the Sirius easily! If such a huge force is to defend against Sirius, it is simply not something we can capture. Moreover, if we return to Sirius, Trina and Colonia will be captured by Syracuse. Complete control, the Lochry Alliance is their ally, and fighting there is very unfavorable to us!" Matonis reminded loudly and eagerly.

"Then you think you should fight the Syracuses here?!" Antonios, as Matonis' senior officer, reminded in a scolding tone: "When the Syracuses are prepared, cross the border. Cross the river to fight them, that's what Dionysius wanted! Didn't the news say that Crotone was burned except for the Acropolis, and Dionysius was Want to take advantage of our eagerness to rescue Crotone in order to achieve the purpose of a decisive battle with us here!"

"But we led the army here, not to fight the Syracuses, is it to compete with the Syracuses to see who consumes the food faster?!" Amintas expressed his dissatisfaction without hesitation .

"There is nothing wrong with the consumption of food in the competition." Capps said seriously: "Our fleet has cut off the connection between this Syracuse army and Sicily, and Syracuse cannot provide assistance to the army in Greater Greece. , I am afraid that Dionysius can only rely on the Lochry Alliance to provide him with military rations, but Lochry is not a city-state rich in grain, how could it be able to meet the food needs of such a huge army! And we are backed by the vast land of the alliance, there are With the full support of the people and allies, and Ancitanos has already gone to Carthage to discuss the sale of grain, how could the Syracuse army cost us more! I think the Syracuses will be gone within two months. They will collapse on their own due to lack of food, and then we will easily eliminate them!"

"Lord Kapus, don't forget that it is not only our soldiers who consume the rations now, but also the people of Aspurustum and Crimesa. Due to the burning, killing and looting of the enemy's cavalry, they also We are receiving aid from the alliance, so the number of people we consume military rations is greater than that of the Syracuses. Even with the aid of the allies, we can still buy food, but these are all the savings donated by the people, and we can use them helplessly. Is it all used up!" Epithenes bluntly retorted, as a legion commander who has been fighting on the front line, he naturally understands the situation better than others.

"Don't forget, the people of Crotone in the Acropolis, they are still waiting for our rescue! Although Dionysius may be taking advantage of this, he wants to gain some initiative in the battle, but this is a battle An unprecedented huge war, not only the great Greeks and Sicilians are concerned, but also the Greek mainland, Carthage, and other countries in the Mediterranean Sea. We Dionia have always kept our promises. Facing the allied people who are in urgent need of saving, this is the case. Are we going to die once?" Felixius was a cautious character, but this time Drax also aroused his revenge.

Davos's heart moved, and he knew that Felixius' words were mainly aimed at himself.

"Your Majesty, my lords, is it possible..." Olivers saw everyone's eyes converge, and his heart was a little nervous: "He... The Lucanian soldiers led by the commander of Helos are attacking Trina, so he forced Xi The Rakuza have to retreat?"