Chapter 228 Meeting

In the town of Meyaro, the soldiers of the First Corps took the prisoners back one after another, and the families of tens of thousands of exiles rushed back to the town from the port eagerly to reunite with their relatives after the fierce battle. Many people I cried when I learned that my relatives died in battle...

The sound of the fighting in Mayaro town just subsided, but the battlefield full of rubble and corpses kept playing scenes of tragicomedy... This night, Mayaro was destined to not be calm, but fortunately nothing happened.

Early the next morning, one of the leaders of the exiles of Naxos, Laodyssian, followed the orders of Antonios, and led 500 soldiers, taking some of Tauromenian's prisoners, to the north, where there were almost no soldiers. The mountain city, urge it to surrender, or kill those mercenaries.

Lexi Peratus, another leader of the exiles of Cattanai, led a thousand warriors to Sikuli to assist the rebellious Sikuli in the capture of the Acropolis.

Antonios led 3,500 soldiers of the First Legion and a thousand soldiers of the exile aboard the ships of the Dionysian Fleet, while the remaining soldiers and civilians cared for the wounded in the town and re-treat this desolate place. small town.

The Dionysian fleet sailed straight south without encountering the Syracuse fleet, which was naturally much earlier than when the rout of Syracuse led by Marcias reached Taunis.

At this time, the situation in Taunis was relatively complicated. The democrats who wanted to overthrow the dictatorship and the dictators who supported the tyrant and were close to Syracuse were equally powerful. The two sides each occupied half of the city and fought endlessly.

After the defeat of the Naxos naval battle, Palonisus led the fleet to retreat to the port of Taunis, and did not immediately return to Syracuse, which is not far from Taunis, because he had strong self-esteem and did not want to be defeated by the army. He was criticized by Philistos and criticized by the people, so he wanted to wait for Marcias to annihilate the Dionias and return to Syracuse together, so that he could also get some glory of victory, so as to avoid too many accusations.

Unexpectedly, it was only a day later that news of the riots in Syracuse came, and Taunis riots followed.

Paronisus, who received the bad news, panicked and was overwhelmed. Regardless of the fact that he led a fleet, there were more than 6,000 sailors alone, but when he was about to punish the sailors of the first escaping warship in the port of Taunis and was boycotted by the sailors, he had already lost his right. The entire fleet was under control, so Taunis officials went to the port to ask him for help, hoping that he could lead the army to suppress those rioting democrats, but he could only express his helplessness.

After the sailors learned that the people at the port of Syracuse had also participated in this riot, they didn't want to stay in Taunis, and they all shouted to rush back to Syracuse. Paronisus could not stop it, nor did he Dare to stop it, so the entire fleet left Taunis at dusk yesterday.

This is why the Dionysian fleet reached the sea near Taunis unimpeded and with good wind.

Although the port of Taunis was in disarray and defenseless, the Dionian fleet did not force its way in, but landed on a nearby beach, sent the troops ashore, then reversed course and headed for Catanay, led by Frari. Os informs Antrapolis about the landing of the I Corps.

Antonios, who got ashore, made some adjustments to the troops, and immediately asked Xenophanes to rush to Leotini with the few cavalry he had, to get in touch with him.

Antonios clearly overestimated the retreating army of Syracuse. The soldiers of the First Legion and the exiles waited from morning to afternoon for six hours, during which they ate lunch and slept a little. Feeling, nourishing the spirit and strength.

Antonios also got in touch with Catane and Leotini several times through the scout, and thus got a general understanding of the movements of the Syracuses.

When Antonios had everything set up, Syracuse arrived.

Before the Syracuses could react from their shock, Antonios gave the order to "move the army."

First legionnaires and exile warriors in armour, armed with shields and spears, lined up neatly and strode forward, each with a gleam of hatred in their eyes, to avenge their comrades who died in yesterday's hard battle, Revenge of the city-state destroyed by the Syracuses!

Facing the approaching enemy, Macias was already timid in his heart. Although his team consisted of more than 4,000 people due to the containment along the way, they all lacked armor and armor, and the army was not in good shape (yesterday, in order to facilitate escape, many soldiers threw them away weapons).

Moreover, on this journey, they entangled with the Katanai rebels for a long time. How could the exhausted soldiers still have the fighting spirit to fight the enemy who was waiting for work? Before Marcias gave the order to "retreat", the uneasy soldiers They had turned and ran back.

But the soldiers did not run a few steps and stopped again, because a team of about 1,000 people also appeared in the rear.

The Syracuses already understood that they were in an ambush at this time, and the team was even more flustered.

"Run to the mountain!..." The soldiers shouted in panic, scrambling to run towards the mountains to the west, as if this was their only way out.

But when they ran to the foot of the mountain, countless javelins and arrows were shot from the jungle.

In the screams, the Syracuses were panicked and found that there were also enemy ambushes on the mountains. Yes, the light infantry battalion of the First Legion and the Leotinians had been waiting in the mountains for a long time.

The fighting spirit left by the defeated soldiers in Syracuse was completely wiped out, and the team became a mess of scattered sand and fled in all directions...

Then it was time for the Dionian soldiers to capture the captives.

At this point, Antonios finally breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't care about the dignity of the legionnaire. He sat on the ground and watched with pleasure as the soldiers chased the fleeing enemies like eagles catching chickens.

"Commander, someone is here!" Suddenly, the guard reminded him in a low voice.

He took a closer look and saw a group of people walking in front of him.

He stood up unhurriedly and adjusted his helmet and breastplate.

"Master Antonios, congratulations, you defeated the Syracuse coalition!" The familiar-looking man at the front raised his arms and congratulated him excitedly.

"Antrapolis?!" Antonios looked at him and asked loudly.

"It's me, Lord Antonios. In fact, we used to be in Lord Davos' mansion--" Before Antrapolis could finish speaking, he heard exclamations from the people around him, and he was immediately slapped on the face. A heavy punch, a stagger, and almost fell to the ground.

With the salty taste in his mouth, Antrapolis stretched out his hand and found that the corners of his mouth were already bleeding, and his heart suddenly burst into flames.

"This punch is for the soldiers of the First Legion who died in Mayaro yesterday! It is also to vent the anger of the soldiers who have been running around under your command these days!"

Antonios' cold voice entered Antrapolis' ears, not only dispelling his anger, but also making him feel a little uneasy: as an ordinary citizen of Dionia, he was writing to a high-ranking man. Although the word "hope" was used in the letter from the powerful elder of the Senate and the commander of the First Legion, under the banner of Davos, of course he knew that it was impossible for Antonios to reject him, and his special The identity can't be used in formal occasions, so there is a strange phenomenon of "the commander of ordinary citizens of Dionia mobilized a legion commander". If other legion commanders know about it, I am afraid they will laugh out loud, and it is no wonder that Antonios will fight. he.

"Since Dionysius invaded Great Greece, countless Dionysian people have died in this war... Sicily is the rear of Syracuse that has been operating for many years, with numerous allies, a large population, and rich resources. The First Legion is facing danger alone, with many dangers... I have to do this in order to carry out His Majesty's order and end this war as soon as possible! In fact, we have won, haven't we! Lord Antonios, you are now Sicily Conqueror of the Southeast!" Antrapolis's words were soft and hard, and the meaning of the words: If there is no help from me, how could you Antonios be so brilliant, I'm afraid it's over!

Of course, Antonios could understand what he meant. Among the generals of Dionia, he had a higher emotional intelligence, so Davos sent him to Sicily, not Amyntas, Antonius. He knew very well the great help Trapolis had given him. He was just venting the frustration of being under his command for the past two days. In fact, when he punched, he had withdrawn his strength, otherwise Trapolis would have been beaten to the ground. not get up.

"Yeah, it's not easy to win!" he sighed, expressing his gratitude to Antrapolis politely.

Then the two fell into silence, making the Catanes who rushed to defend Antrapolis and the guards who stopped them at a loss.

After a while, Antrapolis, who had a lower status, spoke first: "Lord Antonios, what plans do you need us to cooperate with next?"

The low profile of Antrapolis made Antonios uncomfortable: "I wonder how the situation in Syracuse is now?" he asked.

"According to the information received so far, the rioting people of Syracuse have occupied the entire city and the port, and Dionysius' men and mercenaries have retreated on the island of Ortigia. As far as I know, it is Dio The lair of Nisius, facing the sea on three sides and connecting with the city of Syracuse on one side, was built with tall and thick walls and fortresses, and the island was full of his supporters, and it was impossible for the rioting people to capture it.” Antra Polis said thoughtfully.

"It seems that the next mission of the First Army is to march into Syracuse, assist the people of Syracuse, and capture Ortigia Island." Antonios' seemingly calm tone could not suppress his inner excitement.