Chapter 19 Declaring War on Dionia? (1)

Lizaru came to the center of the battlefield: it was full of wounded soldiers and corpses. The more corpses went to the center, the more tragic the battle was before. In the very center, stood more than 20 Dionysian legionnaires, all of them were wounded, bloodied, and their military appearance was uneven.

But when Lizaru came to the front, they still tried to salute him: "Report to the commander, the first division of the fourth brigade of the third army has completed the blocking task!"

Lizaru returned to the military salute very solemnly, and said in a choked voice: "You guys did a great job! Without your blocking, there would be no victory!"

After speaking, he hurried forward, supported the crumbling Taglu, grabbed his right hand, and raised it high: "You, Taglu, blocked Laos's attack with a small amount of troops in the La River Fort more than ten years ago. Attack! Today you once again blocked the attack of thousands of Samonai warriors with one company, you are a tough wall!"

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!! Wan Sheng!!!..." The surrounding soldiers cheered in unison.

In the cheers, Taglu and his soldiers all tried to straighten their chests, and Taglu has been nicknamed "Iron Wall" since then.

How could the generals of the Campania alliance, such as Aeros, who followed Lizaru, have ever seen such a tragic battlefield, let alone such a terrifying army. When facing the attack of an enemy dozens of times their number, they actually fought to the death. If you don't retreat, this is simply a replica of the rumored battle at Hot Springs!

The shock in the hearts of these generals can be imagined: it is no wonder that Dionia was able to defeat Syracuse and become the hegemon of the Western Mediterranean. With such an army, which city-state would dare to rival!

At this time, the legion medical battalion also rushed over, rummaged through the corpse piles for the surviving soldiers, and carried out emergency rescue.

After a while, the captain of the Dionysian cavalry came to report: "Commander Lizaru, we have captured the great leader of Kautini, Segovani!"

Lizaru was not surprised at all: it would be a miracle to escape under such a tight siege of the Third Legion and its allies.

On the contrary, the Dionian messenger Karias, who had followed Lizaru all the way, hurriedly asked, "Where is he?!"

"Bring him up!" the cavalry captain turned around and shouted with some contentment.

The dusty Segovani limped up and was pushed up. When he was escaping, he was knocked down by the Dionian cavalry, injured his right foot, and his escort was also scattered. Seeing that it was impossible to escape, he consciously took the initiative to become a prisoner.

"Captain Segovani,

I didn't expect us to meet under such circumstances. "

Hearing the familiar voice, Segovani turned his head to look, but it was Karias' face full of ridicule.

"Dionysians, you violated the covenant and quietly attacked your allies, the Kautinis! Are you trying to start a war with our Samona alliance?!" Segovani roared.

"Who the hell is violating the covenant?! It was you Kautini who violated the covenant first, and the hundreds of corpses of Campania people in the city of Atela are the evidence of your crime! Dionysus is upholding the sacred covenant. , it is in response to the request of the loyal allies, the city-states of the Campania Alliance, to send a large army to protect the lives and property of the Campania people in the territory of the Campania Alliance! If you Kauti The Nepalese did not violate the covenant, did not invade the territory of the Campania Alliance, how could they possibly have a fight with us!!..." Carrias asked repeatedly.

Segovani was speechless, but continued to shout: "You release me and my warriors, I will persuade the compatriots in the mountains to resolve this conflict peacefully! Otherwise, the entire Samonai Alliance will call upon all the warriors, Form an army and invade your Dionysian territory!  …”

When Karias heard it, he wanted to say more, and Lizaru next to him roared: "Let them come! Our Third Army is worried about no battles!"

Looking at Segovani who was forcibly pressed down, Karias soon lost the anger he had when he was humiliated in Kautim, and he pondered: "I don't know how Your Majesty will fight this battle. How to deal with it?"

"It's better to order us to take down Lola, Sasella, and Capusa!" Lizaru said confidently.

The two looked at each other and laughed.

In this battle, more than 5,000 Kautini warriors led by Segovani, plus other tribal warriors who invaded the territory of the Campania Alliance, totaled more than 12,000, while Dionia The Third Army plus half of the Dionysian Second Cavalry Corps, and the Campania Confederation's army totaled about 20,000 people, defeated most of the invasions under the circumstance of mental calculation and lack of preparation. The Kautinis, especially the main force led by Segovani, were almost surrounded and annihilated.

After the war, the battlefield was cleaned, and about 3,000 Kautini soldiers were killed and wounded, and more than 2,000 Kautini soldiers were captured. The casualties of the Kautini soldiers who fled back to the mountains are unknown. For this victory, the coalition forces of Dionia and Campania also paid a certain price. There were more than 1,500 casualties in total, of which the 1st Company of the 4th Brigade of the 3rd Dionysian Army was almost killed and wounded. The Second Cavalry Corps also suffered a lot of casualties when blocking the retreat of Segovani's troops. But this battle gave Kautini a heavy blow, and also shocked the entire Samonay region.

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In the Senate of Carthage, the senators engaged in a heated debate over the news just returned from Rome.

"Everyone, we can't back down any more! A year ago, because of our concession, the Tarcanian tribe that was close to us was completely wiped out, allowing the Dionysians to completely control the Sikel area, let us help Gold, silver and supplies are wasted in vain! Now the greedy Dionians are targeting our ally in central Italy - Rome. We can no longer watch the Dionians conquer Rome. Then it successfully occupied the whole of Italy. At that time, which country can stop the vast territory of Dionia! And is such a powerful kingdom of Dionia still willing to live in peace with us Carthage!  …” Magoni Pretakuba, the leader of the German faction in the Senate, waved his arms excitedly and shouted loudly.

His passionate words moved some of the elders.

Okleton stood up and said calmly: "Calm down, Preta Cuba, you are too excited. I remember the news that came back just said that the Dionysian messenger hoped that Rome would stop dealing with Wall. The West's offensive has no intention of going to war with Rome. Rome has annexed too much land over the years, so it should stop and rectify its own internal affairs. The contradictions between the nobles and the common people in its country are so fierce that the people have even been for many years. If you refuse to choose the consul, if this continues, Rome will have a big problem sooner or later."

"Okriton, I think you are really confused!" Another Margonidian senator, Santipur, stood up and rebuked: "We spend so much gold, silver and materials every year to make Rome a A prosperous city-state?! We are here to make Rome a powerful force in central Italy, able to stop the expansion of the Dionysian kingdom to the north! Now that the Volscis have suffered a crushing defeat, it is a good time for Rome to conquer them and grow stronger, If Rome stopped attacking and reduced its power, it would have given the Volsci people a chance to breathe.

Now that Dionysus is aware of the dangers of Rome, they are trying their best to help Volsi, and they may also join forces with other opposing Rome to increase their influence in central Italy. With Dionia's support, these races will continue to oppose Rome, and eventually Rome will be conquered by the Dionysus just like the Tanikian tribe!

I don't think that's what any wise old man here wants to see! It's also totally against the interests of our Carthage! So we must fully support the Romans and let them reject the Dionian proposal! "

"Santipur, please note that when you say all-out support for Rome, you mean to let them continue to attack Wolsey, and eventually lead to Rome and Dionysian war in advance?!" Sophie Tepanlako stood up, loudly asked.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the venue.

"Yes, it is very likely that such a situation will eventually occur." Santipur replied calmly.

There was another commotion in the venue.

"Rome alone cannot compete with Dionia. At that time, as allies of Rome, should we Carthage join the war?!" Taipanlako asked.

"Whether it is to keep the oath, fulfill the covenant of the military alliance, or to safeguard the interests of our Carthage, we must declare war on Dionia!" Pretakuba said decisively.

The elders were in an uproar, and there was controversy in the venue.

"When we agreed to support the Tarcanian tribe and Rome in the hope that they would restrain Dionia's expansion, didn't we already see Dionys as an enemy in our hearts?! Don't you still have fantasies at the moment? , looking forward to the future, the kingdom of Dionia, which has wiped out one race and another force and has become extremely powerful, can continue to live in peace with us?!" Pretakuba asked loudly, making the noisy venue quieter. a lot.

"Declaring war on Dionia?! Did you know that we just sent troops to Cirta a few months ago to crush the Numibian rebellion, and it has not been completely settled yet?!" Taipanlako shouted reminded.

"There are also rebellions in Dionia, the Messapi people, the Puchetti people, the Downey people... There are only a lot more than us, but this does not prevent them from continuing to wage wars and conquer other forces!" Takuba looked angry and said loudly: "What the Dionysians can do, we Carthaginians have ruled this land for so long, and we should be able to do it!"