Chapter 307: The Fall of Yuriarus Fortress

In Minoa, after reading a battle report sent by the Ministry of Military Affairs, Davos said to his secretary in a very comfortable mood: "Tigertinos led the Ninth Corps and the Third Cavalry Corps and completely defeated them. The enemy who invaded Apulia also captured the ex-Prince Puchetti named Vadarka."

"So the war in Apulia is over?!" Henepolis asked in surprise.

Davers nodded.

The staff in the tent all cheered, and the core area of ​​Dionia Kingdom was restored to peace and tranquility, and they could finally devote themselves to the war with Carthage without any worries.

"Your Majesty, do you need to transfer the Ninth Legion and the Third Cavalry Legion to Sicily?" Tormid asked.

Davos pondered for a while and shook his head: "We have made a plan before, and we will take a defensive stance to confront the Carthaginian army for the next period of time. The current strength is completely sufficient. The key is to see the navy. At this time, it would be a waste to transfer them. I think... it is better to let them go to Midorades, and together with the Third Fleet, strengthen the attack on Sardinia, and strive to capture the whole island, Completely cut off its support for Carthage, while also freeing up the Third Fleet to support Sicily.

As for the defense of Apulia... Judging from the current situation, there is no major battle there, so let the Eleventh Army take on the defense of the entire region. "

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will convey your instructions to the Ministry of Military Affairs." Tormide agreed with this, he remembered something, and reminded: "Would you like to send an official regiment commander to the 11th Legion? Lord Capos has been acting as the commander of the 11th Army for almost a year, and the Military Affairs Department is busy with business now. Helos has reported to you several times that he hopes to reassign him to his original position to relieve their pressure..."

Davos thought for a while, nodded, and said, "Okay, let Kapus go back to Turii and continue to serve as quartermaster, and Hiros and the others will decide on the 11th legion commander, but as soon as possible, The stability of the Eleventh Army must be guaranteed! "

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"Woo! Woo! Woo!..." With the sound of the bugle, the Dionian soldiers gave up and started to retreat.

After the Syracuse soldiers who had fought hard for a day at the top of the city gave out cheers of victory, many people lay down on the aisle of the city wall, too tired to stand up.

Theagenis seemed rather excited. He took off his helmet, wiped the sweat from his face, and then, regardless of fatigue, went down the aisle to offer condolences to the soldiers one by one, thanking them for their heroic battle,

Protected the city of Syracuse.

In the event of a victory, the civic soldiers would naturally pay their respects to the defensive commander of the West City.

It didn't take long for his adjutant to rush over: "Sir, the casualty statistics have been made. We have 352 killed and 517 injured."

After hearing this, Te Argenis had a smile on his face, and he said excitedly: "Today should be the most violent attack by the Dionysians, but it did not cause us much pressure, nor did it cause much damage to us. Casualties, at this rate, we can completely defend our city! On the contrary, the Dionysian casualties must be greater than ours today, and I am afraid that they will not last for a few days with an offensive like this!"

"Sir, you are right!" the adjutant responded, "It's a pity that the Dionians took their dead and wounded soldiers away when they retreated. It is impossible to know how many casualties they have suffered, but they have left behind a lot of attackers. The city equipment is outside the city..."

"Send a small group of soldiers out of the city and go and burn them all!" Theagenis stopped abruptly, thought for a while, and said, "Take down a small part of those siege weapons of Dionia. , bring it into the city and show it to the people as a trophy, which gives them more confidence."

The adjutant hurried to supervise the matter knowingly.

Theagenis leaned on the battlements and overlooked the battlefield below the city, and his heart was filled with pride: when the Dionysians set up camp outside the east and west cities, everyone knew that the enemy outside the west city was stronger and the generals were stronger. When the executive committee was discussing who should command the defense of the west, even Falecus, who had many experience in leading troops, hesitated. As the chief general, he took the initiative to request the defense of the west city, which was naturally easier to pass. Judging from the battle situation in the past few days, he is more and more sure that his adventure is correct. When this war is over, he will be able to use the great feat of defeating the Dionysians to wash away the regret that he failed to participate in the rebellion against Dionysius, establish a higher prestige among the people, and completely overwhelm the people of Dionysius. The neutral faction, headed by Falecus, let go of his hands and feet and displayed the revenge in his heart!

At this time, Theagenis stared at the blood-red sunset in the west, and there was only one hope in his heart: the Carthaginians could defeat the main force of Dionia as soon as possible!

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The Syracuses have gradually become accustomed to life under this kind of war. In the middle of the night, a group of sentries patrolled the long city wall back and forth; The city is unusually quiet.

Theargenis was no exception. He ate dinner in a hurry, and fell asleep until he was awakened by his servants: "Master, it is not good! The Dionysians have entered the city! The council has sent for you to go immediately. Attend a military meeting!  …”

Tai Argeniston, who was still sleepy at first, was startled and woke up: "What, the Dionysians have entered the city?! Nonsense! How is this possible!"

Time did not allow him to think too much. He hurriedly put on his clothes, rode on the horse prepared by the servants, and rushed to the council under the escort of several clan cavalrymen.

At this time, the sky was twilight, and it was usually the time when people were sleeping, but at this time, the houses in the city were lit up one after another, and there were loud voices everywhere: "It's not good! The Dionysians came in, we Ruined!"

"What's the panic! I already said it, it's a rumor!"

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Bring my armor, the city hall has urged us to gather! Take care of the children, hide at home and don't walk around!"

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Weeping, scolding, dog barking and horse neighing... The whole city soon boiled up, and the number of people on the street quickly increased.

Tai Argenis finally arrived at the council, and the generals such as Falecus were already discussing fiercely.

"What happened?!" Theagenis asked anxiously.

Falecus looked at him and said solemnly: "The fortress of Yulia Rus was captured by the Dionysians!"

"How is this possible?!" Teagenes thought he had heard it wrong: "That is the fortress of Yuriarus, the most difficult place to capture in Syracuse!"

"That's the truth." Falecus said solemnly, "The soldiers who escaped from there told us that when the soldiers in the fortress were asleep in the middle of the night, hundreds of Dionians quietly crawled. On the city wall, although they were discovered by the sentries, they quickly rushed into the fortress. Although the soldiers fought back, they responded hastily, and many people did not even have time to wear armor (actually, the Dionysian Mountain Scout Brigade The soldiers were also not wearing armor, but compared to the untrained Syracuse civic soldiers, these Dionian most elite soldiers were like wolves in the melee), and were defeated by the Dionians, Only a few soldiers escaped and returned..."

"Hurry up and send the army to take it back!" Theagenis shouted anxiously.

"I said Chief General, I don't need you to remind me." Kuchias said indifferently: "We have already asked Staceykos to lead the army of Dongcheng Barracks to retake Yuriarus Fortress! The Executive Committee of General Lacuza took into account that in the event that the Dionysian army suddenly attacked the city at night or in the early morning, the citizens of Syracuse could go to the city in time to defend and avoid the delay and confusion caused by emergency mobilization, so Dionys When the runners-up camped outside the city, the Syracuses also built two simple camps near the east and west city gates. Each night, 2,000 civilian soldiers camped here to respond to emergencies at any time.) I still remember a few days. Who the day ago said boldly here that he would definitely block the Dionian attack on the city wall and defend the West City, now?"

The corners of Kukias' mouth were slightly raised, and he continued to sneer: "War is not so simple and easy, and we have to rely on us to defend Syracuse in the end!"

The fortress of Yuriarus is located at the junction of the east and west city walls. The reason why it was placed under the responsibility of Theagenis was because the number of enemies in the west was considered to be large and strong, so it was assigned to the citizens under the command of Theagenis. There were more soldiers, and the fortress of Yuriarus, which was naturally remote and far away, was also commanded by him to defend. At that time, Teagenes did not raise any objection. After all, the terrain there is dangerous, difficult to attack and easy to defend. Difficult, he only sent 200 people to garrison, these days there has been calm and calm, if it wasn't for this incident tonight, he would have almost forgotten this fortress.

After listening to the sarcastic words that Kukias said, and seeing that several generals were focusing on him with strange eyes, Te Argenis only felt blood rushing up all over his body. "It was unanimous to send 200 soldiers to the fortress of Yuriarus, I don't remember anyone else who realized that the Dionians might attack from there, and emphasized the need to strengthen the defense there. . But now that it has happened, we must take it back immediately! I will lead the 2,000 soldiers of the West City Barracks to support Staceikos now!"