Chapter 169 The Invisible Contest

Davos moved again in his heart.

"Olivers, I don't think this situation will happen. Calculate the time, unless Hiros can break through Laos in one day, and immediately take a boat to Knapetia, and then quickly attack Trina. Attacking...we are all battle-hardened people, is this possible?!" Antonios expressed serious doubts about Olivers' speculation.

"Even if it's impossible, we should have a decisive battle with the Syracuses here as soon as possible to create an opportunity for Hiros to attack the enemy's rear!" Amintas took the opportunity to say.

"If we have a hasty battle here, if we lose... What's the point of Hiros taking Trina back!" Capps reminded.

"How could our legion be defeated!" Amintas roared.

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The army commanders in the big tent were arguing fiercely.

In addition to Alexis, the commander of the 3rd Legion, who was far away in the Lucania region, and the former commander of the legion, Hiros, who was still in Laos, this large tent gathered all the commanders of Dioria, the commander of the 1st Legion, Antonio. Armintas, commander of the second army, Epithenes, commander of the fourth army, Philisius, commander of the fifth army, Olivers, commander of the sixth army, Matonis, commander of the seventh army, commander of the spear brigade Officer Kapus (former legion commander), and former legion commander Hieronymus, who arrived in a hurry with 5,000 Lucania reserve soldiers at dusk yesterday, can be said to be full of stars in the tent.

In the past, these senior generals with rich experience in war had the backing of a powerful army and a strict Dionysian military system. Facing the enemy, it was often a matter of arguing about how to attack. But today, with the exception of the taciturn Hieronymus, everyone has their own opinions, and some even disregard the past fighting friendship, and develop to the point of swearing, which just shows that they are afraid of the Syracuse army across the river. It is a force with nearly 10,000 more soldiers than Dionia's army, and it has also experienced countless battles and also has a powerful commander. They knew very well that this was not an army that could be easily defeated.

At the same time, the legion commanders were arguing endlessly, and because Davos never expressed his opinion, it was not that he pretended to be reserved, but that he did not make up his mind, so he did not stop the fierce debate among the legion commanders. I hope this kind of The collision of ideas can help him sort out some ideas. Although the Dionysian fleet already had an absolute advantage in the battle between the two armies, he would not be arrogant to think that the same was true for the army. For such a war that is related to the rise and fall of their respective countries and the life and death of the people, even if he has made a lot of careful preparations, he still needs to be calm and cautious.

At this time, the captain of the guard, Martius, came in to report: "Your Majesty, there are several messengers from Crotone and Trina from the other side."

The legionnaires stopped arguing,

Qi Qi looked at Davos.

Davers pondered for a while and asked a key question: "Although the city of Crotone was burned, the cavalry of Syracuse are still cruising on the other side. How did they get here?"

"According to the team officer who accompanied them, it seems that the Syracuses did not intercept them." Martius said.

"Your Majesty, this is obviously a conspiracy of the Syracuses!" Antonios reminded loudly.

"Is it a conspiracy, we won't save our allies?!" Amintas asked loudly.

Davos glanced at the two of them, and asked the captain of his guard: "Have you asked what they are here for?"

"Of course I came to ask for help." Martius showed a trace of disdain, and then felt disrespectful to the allies, and said with a stern face, "Oh, they also said that there is not much water in the Acropolis, and it won't last a few days. ."

Davos nodded, lost in thought.

Everyone's eyes moved with Davos' pacing, but no one was talking, so as not to disturb Davos' thinking.

After a while, Davos stopped and stared at Martius: "Go out and tell those messengers to let them go back, I won't see them."

Everyone was stunned.

Felixius just shouted: "Your Majesty—"

Davos waved his hand and said firmly: "I have made a decision, don't say it anymore!"

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"Have the captured Crotones all explained?" Dionysius asked when he saw Astagras come in.

"My lord, they all said that Davos didn't meet them at all and drove them away."

"Haven't seen them at all?! Are you sure they're telling the truth?" Dionysius was suspicious.

"Of course, I can be sure. Several of the Crotones were so frightened by my torture tool that they drenched their feces. They didn't dare to lie." Astagras said confidently with a wide grin.

Dionysius thought for a while, then said with a sneer: "Put them all back, and let the Crotones in the Acropolis know how much the Dionysians they expect are afraid of us Syracuse. Zha, dare not cross the river to rescue them!"

"Yes, my lord." Astagras turned to leave.

"It seems that the Dionias will not fight with us. My lord, what should we do next?" Fasipesas asked worriedly.

Dionysius did not answer immediately, but turned to look at the silent man in the corner of the military tent: "Phoebedas, what do you think the new king of Dionysius wants to do?"

"How can I guess what a cunning person like you is thinking?" Phoebe Dasjian said bluntly and sarcastically: "According to our Spartan practice, we either attack or retreat, and we will not hesitate too much. ."

Dionysius didn't show displeasure at Phoebe Das's taunting, he turned to look at the intelligence officer Androstini: "How is Bruti's situation?"

"My lord, since Dionia's elder Sedorum became the chief executive of Cosenza, he used bloody means to suppress the tribes that wanted to rebel, and summoned the leaders of the tribes and killed Petaru in front of them. And Bogam, none of the tribes of Bruti dare to express their dissatisfaction with Dionia. For this reason, my subordinates have not found any good methods for the time being..."

In the end, Androstini's voice became weaker and weaker. Recently, the performance of the Great Greek Intelligence Service he led was really unsatisfactory: first, the sudden military control of the Sixth Army in Crimea caused him to lose his inability. The lack of capable personnel also cut off the news of Crimesa; then the total martial law of Turii made him no longer know anything about the central area of ​​Dionia; when the naval battle failed, he was also attacked by Dio Nisius' rebuke, and now even Bruti, the only one who can understand the situation, his subordinates can't play any role...

"I'm asking you about the mobilization of Dionysian troops in the Bruti region!" Dionysius glared at him and asked impatiently.

Androstheni was still in a cold sweat, and said hurriedly: "Since the Dionysian senator named Hilorimus recruited 5,000 Lucanian warriors to go to Turii; another senator Hiros led the After more than 2,000 people rushed to Laos, there was no troop movement in the Bruti area, and Bruti's troops seemed to be somewhat depleted."

"Where's Laos?" This was what Dionysius was most concerned about.

"Because the Vig people have strictly blocked the entire mountain road, our people can't find out the battle situation of Laos, and there is no news about the spies in the city of Laos..."

As soon as Androstini finished speaking, Fasipesas said: "My lord. Laos is also a big city on the west coast of Greater Greece. Arobmas has ruled Laos for many years, Dionia It may not be so easy for people to attack the city of Laos."

Although Dionysius did not answer, he also agreed with this view in his heart. In this way, at least he doesn't have to worry about the rear for the time being, so he doesn't need to think about the issue of withdrawing the army back to the Sirius for the time being.

Dionysius knew very well in his heart: to give up Crotone, which he had won with great sacrifice, and return to the Sirius, this would not only greatly dampen the morale of the soldiers and cause dissatisfaction among the generals, but also mean that Thera Kuza gave up the offensive since the landing, and took the defensive, handing over to the Dionians to take the initiative in the war, which will only make the situation of the Syracuse army in Greater Greece worse as time goes on. Oops, so Dionysus must be forced to fight again as soon as possible!

"Fasipesas, you immediately lead 2,000 people to launch rockets and firelights at the Acropolis of Crotone on the hill with belly bows and ballistas!" Dionysius gave the order, and the generals and ministers in the tent all stunned.

"Sir, there is a temple of Apollo in the Acropolis!" Damocles reminded loudly.

"I don't think Apollo would allow Hades to occupy Turii for a long time, so he blessed us to capture Crotone in a short time, and allowed us to burn the city of Crotone, and now of course he I don't care too much about our offense to his temple..." Dionysius sneered in his heart, but he patiently enlightened them on the surface: "Besides, I don't plan to burn down the Acropolis, but just want Crow The Thonet panicked and consumed their water, forcing them to turn to Dionia again."

Dionysius' orders were promptly carried out, and dozens of ballistas and abdominal bows were carried to the bottom of the hill by thousands of Syracuse soldiers, and began to shoot fireballs and rockets into the acropolis.

In order to save water, the terrified people of Crotone turned to the ground to put out the fire, and many people were burned.

Under the deliberate indulgence of the Syracuses, they once again sent messengers to Dionysian for help and successfully crossed the Neto River, and Davos's answer was still: "No!"