Chapter 74 Rescue Askrum (2)
At this moment, Hegesitus heard the rapid sound of the trumpet coming from the city, and he couldn't help but feel nervous: Are the Samonaites going to step up their attack? !
But just when he reminded the soldiers at the head of the city to be on the defensive and prepare for the enemy's next attack, he saw the Samonai people at the bottom of the city slowly retreating in dissatisfaction...
After all, the Samonites once suffered a disastrous defeat in Dionia and fought against the Dionias again, and the great leaders of various tribes were vigilant. When Badani was attacking the city, he still sent spies toward the southeast and northeast. At this time, he had just received an urgent report from the spies: "In the southeast, there are quite a few Dionian cavalry heading towards the city of Askurom. March, its forward is not far from here!"
"Dionia's reinforcements came so quickly!" It has only been more than three days since Samone declared war and raided. Based on Badani's previous experience of fighting against the Greeks, the map of the central town of Dionia at this time I am afraid that Lie has just received the news, maybe he is arguing about the war in the Senate, maybe he is eager to mobilize the citizens of his country to participate in the war, I am afraid it will take several days, so he feels that there should be plenty of time to capture Askurum , but he didn't expect the situation to suddenly take a turn for the worse, making him a little overwhelmed, because at this time, apart from more than a hundred guards, other soldiers were involved in the siege battle, trying to capture the city in one fell swoop.
"Fortunately, only cavalry came. Chief, quickly withdraw some of the siege warriors and organize defenses!" the tribal leader next to him reminded.
"Withdraw? How to withdraw?!" Badani looked at the soldiers who were huddled in front of the city and were fighting bravely. Under his anxiety, he remembered his father's warning to him before he died, he hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I'm afraid It's not just cavalry that the Dionians are coming... We must retreat! Retreat now!!"
Seeing Badani's resolute attitude, even if the leaders were unwilling, they knew that even if victory was in sight, they could no longer attack the city. Otherwise, the Dionysian reinforcements would really come, and their army would be defeated by the enemy. .
The horn of retreat sounded, and the siege army began to retreat...
Seeing that several Samonai warriors jumped directly from the city head, the leaders sighed in pain.
"Woo! Woo!..." There was a high-pitched bugle sound from the south, and Badani shuddered immediately.
Soon, the ground began to tremble, like a giant drum beaten by countless wooden hammers, making a "rumbling" sound, accompanied by a cloud of dust.
"The Dionian cavalry is here!" A Pentney leader beside Badani exclaimed.
I saw countless cavalry in black helmets and black armor galloping out of the dust and fog, one of the big flags was raised high, and the flag was fluttering in the wind.
Above is the pattern of Pegasus and a large Greek numeral "four" embroidered below.
"Sir, reinforcements are here! Our reinforcements are here!!..." Above the city, the citizens cheered.
Hegsitus finally breathed a sigh of relief...
The Fourth Cavalry Corps did not directly attack the middle section of the retreating Samonei army, but circled under the southern city wall, quickly dispersed the formation, and began to attack the rear of the Samonei retreating army. Taking advantage of the fact that the Samonais were busy retreating and lacked effective organization, and were afraid of the surprise attack of the Dionian cavalry, they could not make a collective counterattack for a while. Within a distance of ten meters, investing in a short javelin is almost a hit, causing a lot of damage and causing chaos.
Taking advantage of the chaos of the enemy, the cavalry rammed their horses again, which finally led to the defeat of the Samonais.
Then, they were very experienced in driving these rout soldiers to attack the Samonais.
When the panic spread rapidly in the team, no matter how brave Samonai warriors were, they couldn't help but flee with their comrades around them.
The retreating team was like the snow falling from the top of the mountain, which was getting bigger and bigger, and even the team sent by Badani to intercept the Dionysian cavalry was wrapped into the fleeing crowd.
Badani finally gave up his efforts and led the Guards to flee first, guiding the direction of the retreating soldiers behind.
The 4th Cavalry Corps did not last long in the pursuit of the rout of Samona, not because the cavalry did not want to achieve greater results, but because the city of Askurom was located on the south bank of the upper reaches of the Calapelle River. At the foot of the mountain, it was less than six or seven miles away from the vast mountains, and the terrain along the way was uneven. No matter how brave the Dionian cavalry was, they couldn't ride horses and chase the enemy through the mountains, and they could only return bitterly.
This short rescue battle is over. In the previous siege and the subsequent raid by the Dionysian Fourth Cavalry Corps, the Samonites suffered more than 2,000 casualties, while the Fourth Cavalry Corps suffered more than a hundred casualties. The Dionysian Eastern Theater gained Rescue Downey's first victory.
It was not until evening that Alexis and the Tenth Legion rushed to the city of Askurom. After all, leading an infantry march was different from riding a horse. To the Karapele River, along the smooth road along its banks, we accelerated our journey, and walked for almost a day before arriving at the city of Askurom. If it wasn't for the cavalry corps marching fast and arriving in time for rescue, otherwise by the time the tenth corps arrived, I'm afraid the city would have changed hands.
Hegesitus opened the gates to welcome reinforcements, and thanked Alexis. But that's all, the siege of the Samonaites caused a lot of casualties to the people of Askurom. Hegsitus was busy dealing with the aftermath of the war this night, and it was impossible to have any thoughts. Throw a banquet for their saviour.
Of course, Alexis didn't care about this either. Instead, he ordered the soldiers of the Tenth Legion to help clean up the battlefield, burn corpses, and even dispatch medics to rescue the wounded.
On the second day, Alexis will lead his army to continue northward. Because he is worried that after leaving, the Samonites who have fled into the mountains will make a comeback. Currom City.
All Hegesitus needs to do now is to send cavalry to the east and quickly recall a large number of Askuromites who had not escaped into the city before, in order to strengthen the town's garrison.
Alexis led the army to the besieged city of Vibinroom in the afternoon. The Samonai army who had been besieging the city obviously knew the news of the arrival of the Dionysian reinforcements. They retreated early and returned to the mountain range. middle.
Two days later, the reinforcements arrived in the central city of Downey region - Lucerne City, the wartime governor of Downey region and the administrator of Luceria Antonios, the commander of the Eleventh Army Corps Capps, and Lutheran. The middle and senior officials of Senia City, as well as a large number of people came out of the city to greet them, with great momentum.
"Thank you Commander Alexis for leading the army to come to the rescue in time, we Dawny can be considered saved!" Antonios said with a smile, the appointment of the wartime governor and the trust of Davos swept away his past hearts. Haze, even if the army of Samonais is under pressure, he is still in a cheerful mood these days.
"During the war, you ran out of the city with so many people. If you were raided by the Samonais, it didn't matter if you were captured or caught, the order in the Downey area would be thrown into chaos." Alexis Half joking and half serious.
Antonios laughed and said: "With you, the famous commander, the Samonais will only hide far away, but you have brought us a victory before you are here!"
Alexis said humbly: "On this land, only your majesty will be famous! You and I are just trying to fulfill our responsibilities."
"You're right!" Antonios nodded immediately, then stepped forward and gave Alexis a strong hug: "My brother, thank you very much for your timely rescue!"
Alexis froze for a moment, and immediately responded to the warm hug. Some small grievances between the two of them in the past few years completely disappeared in this hug.
At this time, Caps next to him gave a military salute, and said jokingly, "Lord Alexis, Commander of the Eleventh Army, Caps, is reporting to you!"
"I said, Lord Capps, don't scare me! The legion commander is only your part-time job, and you are the quartermaster of the Military Department. We all have to obey your command, otherwise we will starve!" Alexis said Then, he tapped Caps' chest lightly with his fist, and the embarrassment of commanding and being commanded was eliminated in laughter.
Plagulus watched the three high-ranking adults in the kingdom of Dionysian chat and laugh freely and intimately, and couldn't help but feel both happy and envious.
Melisanda met and explained: "Antonios, Alexis, and Capus fought side by side in the mercenary army when they were young, and also assisted His Majesty in the smooth withdrawal from Persia. They have been around for decades. friendship!"
Prekulus glanced at him and asked in blunt Greek, "I heard that your father was also their comrade-in-arms?"
"It's the adoptive father!" Melisanda solemnly corrected, he didn't want others to think that he got where he is today because of his father's relationship.
At this moment, Alexis pointed his hand at the two of them: "This is the commander of the Fourth Cavalry Corps, Plegulus."
"I don't need your introduction, I am very familiar with Pregulus. The appointment of him as the commander of the cavalry regiment was drafted by me!" Antonios said with a smile, after all, he had served as Minister of Military Affairs. Then, he praised loudly: "However, Ryders has always praised you Plegules, always saying 'there is a great figure in the cavalry', I still don't believe it. But now it seems that he did not Lie, you led the 4th Cavalry Corps, alone won the battle of Askurom, and repelled the army of tens of thousands of Samonais, great! Great!" ()
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