Chapter 14 Rescue the Campania League

On the third day, the fully-staffed III Corps left Grummentum, sailed to Poseidonia, and entered the port of Naples by sea.

Naples, a pearl in the colonial city of the Greeks in central Italy, is the second colonial city built by the Greeks in Italy after Kumai, with a long history. But at first it was nothing more than a small port called Partenope (meaning pure eye, which was the name of a siren in ancient Greece), and over time it continued to expand and eventually became Campani The largest city-state in Asia was later renamed Naples, which means "new city".

Syracuse was a great help in the development of the city of Naples. A hundred years ago, Dillon, the tyrant of Syracuse, sent a large army to help Cume and Naples repel the attack of the Etruscans. Later, the Syracuses sent troops many times to help Naples resist the invasion of the Samonais. Therefore, in the past, Naples and Syracuse had close relations and were close alliances.

But since the rise of Dionysus and the complete destruction of Syracuse's hegemony in the South-Italian War, Naples, who had strongly supported Dionysius in the South-Italian War, had to turn to Dionysius ( A large number of Campania mercenaries under Dionysius were provided by the Campania League headed by Naples).

In the process of expanding the city of Naples, the Samones also helped it a lot. For hundreds of years, the Samonites have been continuously invading from the eastern mountains to the western lowlands, capturing many towns established by Etruscans and Greeks in Campania, and even the ancient city of Kumai was destroyed. Pua was also occupied by them, and a large number of fleeing people poured into Naples, which they thought was the safest, which made the population of Naples surge and flooded, which was why there were so many Campania mercenaries in the Western Mediterranean in the past.

Under the constant invasion of the fierce Samonites, the Campania League, which was originally formed for the purpose of defending the indigenous people and defending the city-state, has only a few towns lined up along the coast. If the Campania Alliance did not form an alliance with Dionia in time, I am afraid that within twenty or thirty years, most of this land will be owned by the Samonais.

On this day, the Neapolitans, who had been notified in advance, vacated half of the port to allow Dionia's nearly 1,000 passenger ships carrying soldiers to dock.

Many Naples people came to the port with their families and watched curiously.

"I heard that this time it was Dionia's Third Legion who came to Naples..."

"What does this 'legion' mean?"

"It's a unique army of Dionia. It's very different from our other city-states. I heard that this kind of army has many advantages, so it has an advantage in battle..."

"Since it's the Third Army,

Then there must be the First and Second Corps. Why didn't the First and Second Corps come to us in Naples? You must know that Naples is the leader of the Campania League! "

"Idiot! It's not that Dionia looks down on us, it's that its Third Legion is the closest to us. It is stationed in the Lucania region, and it is most convenient to come to our Campania. And don't underestimate this Third Army. The three legions, in the South-Italian War more than ten years ago, they defeated the army of the Samonites who invaded Potentia, and also captured Capusa and Enona alone, so they dealt with the Samonites, They are very experienced!"

"The third legion is so powerful, isn't Dionia's first and second legions even more terrifying?!"

"I heard that there are ten legions in the kingdom of Dionia, and each of them has won a lot of military exploits in the past wars. I think any legion is enough to fight against the fierce Samonais."

"Ten legions?! My God, how many soldiers does Dionia have to have with Apollo!"

"So the Campania Alliance and the Kingdom of Dionia are all right! With Dionia's help, we will no longer fear those Samonais who are like wolves."

"Look! Look! The Dionian soldiers have begun to come ashore. Why, why is the armor on their shoulders black?"

"I know this. Dionia regards Hades as the protector of their kingdom, advocating black 'color', and their king is said to be a descendant of Hades."

"Speaking of Hades, a temple of Hades was built in our city last year. It is said that the priests were all sent from Turii. They were very enthusiastic about the people who came to worship, and they not only took the initiative to answer various questions. , and also provide free medical treatment to believers and provide some useful help...

I just went there a few days ago, and a well-known priest spent a lot of time listening to me about my distress and enlightening me... So, other temples can't be compared with the Temple of Hades, no wonder this A deity would be so popular in southern Italy, I heard that even the Samonites in the city of Narsera began to believe in him. "

"Is it really that good?! Then I will also go to the Temple of Hades tomorrow to worship!"

"Stop talking, look at the Dionysian soldiers have already started to form a team. Wow! They move really fast, and almost no soldiers are talking, it's like our citizen soldiers are assembled, the sound will be so loud that even ten miles outside the city. You can hear it, this is the army that can fight against a strong enemy!"

"Oh, you see! There are so many flags in the Dionian Legion, and they are all glittering with gold, so beautiful!"

"Idiot, those flags are for commanding battles, not for looks."

"Look! The Dionysians even sent so many cavalry, which probably exceeds the number of cavalry in our Campania alliance."

"What's so strange, I've heard that Dionia had four cavalry regiments, each with nearly 2,000 cavalry."

"Oh, Apollo is above, Dionysus is such a mighty nation!"

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The people of Naples commented and talked a lot about the Dionysian III Corps who landed in the port, but few people accused the third legion of so many aliens (mainly Lucanians), because Naples Since its establishment, it has been surrounded by many alien races, the Oronchi and Etruscans to the north, the Samones to the east, the Lucanians to the south, and the Philippians of Sardinia to the west. Nicky people. Hundreds of years of life have made them accustomed to living next to these alien races, and their cultures have penetrated each other and have a deep influence, so the Neapolitans are far less exclusive than the Greeks in other city-states, and many people in their city-states are still mixed races. , the tolerance of aliens can be imagined.

For the first time, the army of the Kingdom of Dionia set foot on the territory of the Campania Alliance, and the Third Army immediately won the applause of the surrounding Naples people with its strict discipline and mighty military appearance. It can be said that it was a successful initial establishment of Dai Image of the Onian army.

Just as the battalions of the Third Army and some of the cavalry from the Second Cavalry Army were lined up in neat columns, Lizaru, the commander of the Third Army, and Carias, an official of the Dionysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were meeting with the former. Come meet them for their Naples high-level talk.

"Welcome, great Dionysian ally! Thank you very much for your timely arrival, we can be relieved! These two days, Kautini warriors have been crossing Lora () and Sarsera () to the east , makes the people of the entire Campania alliance very uneasy!" Naples chief general Onosius said excitedly.

"Has Kautini's army started to attack?" Lizaru asked immediately after hearing the words.

"Not yet. However, based on past experience, they may break into the land of the Campania Alliance in the next two days. This time the scale of the Samone invasion is probably far greater than before!" A member of the prestigious council in Naples Mitedus replied with a gloomy expression.

Dionia's messenger Karias also looked bad. He is a Turian and a student of Ancitanos. A few years ago, he was studying history at Dionysian Academy while serving as a teacher at Turian School. After Ancitanos became Minister of Foreign Affairs, due to lack of manpower, he recruited several of his students from the academy to serve as public officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Before, Karias had also been sent to foreign countries several times, and successfully completed the tasks assigned by the kingdom, but he did not expect to be humiliated in Kautini, and Kautini then launched such a big attack, obviously A warning to Caoutini before retaliating against him.

Lizaru smiled: "The Kautini people came just in time, and the soldiers are eager for a big battle!"

"This must be the commander of the Lizaru army, I have heard of your name for a long time!" Onosius said flatteringly.

"Have you heard of me?! I haven't fought a big battle, am I that famous?!" Lizaru's face sank, and he subconsciously thought of the joke he had made at the Corinthian Games. This is his heart disease.

Onosius was stunned, he didn't know why his enthusiasm was exchanged for the other party's cold face.

"Commander Lizaru, who doesn't know that you played an important role as the first captain of the Third Army when the Samonais were defeated! We are all looking forward to you in the fight against the Kautini invasion this time. The Dionian 3rd Legion led by them has made a name for themselves in Campania!" Mitedes said sincerely, obviously he knew about the army sent by Dionia beforehand.

At this time, Lizaru was a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, another Neapolitan general, Aeros, diverted his embarrassment with a timely question: "Excuse me, General Lizaru, how many reinforcements did you bring this time?"

"Ten thousand people." Lizaru replied simply.

Ten thousand! Several generals in Naples were a little surprised. Mediterranean hegemons of ancient Greece