Chapter 313

Leotidides said, looking at the front of the city. The enemies on the city are closely arranged, and there is no obvious gap. It is impossible for him to see the distribution of the troops behind him, but he still seems very confident: "Since the defense capabilities of the Syracuses are weakening, you should personally tell the captain of the Seventh Army, let him ignore the casualties, continue to increase the intensity of the attack, and impose greater pressure on the defenders of Syracuse. pressure!"

"Uh... yes!" Tagloo had to take orders and go.

Leotidides turned his eyes to the northeast. Although he could not see the fortress of Yuriarus, he was looking forward to Diocassis to lead his army to repel the enemy's attack. That's when he sent these 3,000 soldiers as reserve to the fortress of Yuriarus.

He was contemplating when a scout galloped from the south: "Report Commander, about 40 Syracuse warships are leaving the port and heading for our camp!"

Leotidides was taken aback for a moment: Are the Syracuses going to raid my camp from the sea? !

Then he thought: Could the weakening of the Syracuse defenses be due to the fact that they had recruited soldiers to raid my rear when I was in a hurry to attack the city? !

Since Camp Dionia was only four miles away from the western city of Syracuse, there were only 200 soldiers stationed in the camp, and a large amount of food was stored in the camp, of course, it was not to be missed.

However, Leotidides was not nervous, he even hoped that the Syracuses would come to attack the camp, so that he could annihilate the opponent's living force more, so he sent messengers to inform him to recharge his batteries not far away Rui's 3,000 soldiers, let them return to the defense camp, but the marching speed should be slow.

Just as he gave the order, another small group of cavalry came galloping from the south, and the captain of the guard beside Leotides led the guards to meet him, and soon he returned with a few men, the first one. When people saw Leotizides, they immediately shouted: "Lord Commander, I am the subordinate of Lord Serofenes, and I have very important information to report to you!"

Although this person was unfamiliar to Leotizides, he could not help but move when he heard the name Xenophanes: Xenophanes, as the head of Dionysian intelligence in Sicily, whether it was a few years ago He was a great help to Leotizides in quelling the Sikelian rebellion, and in this war with Carthage.

So, Leotidides suddenly had great expectations in his heart, but he didn't show it, and he was a little cautious, and said lightly: "I haven't seen you, how can you prove it?"

The man quietly took out a thumb-sized thing from his arms, handed it to the captain of the guard, and whispered, "Bal Harmon."

Before, when Leotizides led his army to the west of Sicily, it was impossible for Serofannis to follow him all the time and provide information, so he told Leotidizides: In Western Sicily, as long as someone holds the Sleeping God Hyup North's iron statue, and can say the password at that time, then he is a member of the intelligence department, and you must believe the information he provides.

Leotides met several times in the West, and he benefited a lot from the information they provided, and this time he went to Syracuse, and Serofenice also warned him and told him The name of the head of the intelligence service in Syracuse.

According to Serofenice, just as the legionnaire's emblem is the three-headed dog, the intelligence service's emblem is Hypnos, the god of sleep, because the god of sleep can make people fall asleep unnoticed,

Then do whatever you want, which is in line with the style of the intelligence department.

He looked at the iron statue of Hypnos, the god of sleep, and found that there was also a set of "Davos numbers" at the base. It was said that it represented the identity of the owner and the area he was responsible for, and the other party also said the correct password. .

Leotides handed the statue back to him, and asked, "Your name?"

"Artemis, in charge of Syracuse."

All right! Leotidides looked at him, his appearance basically matched what Serophanes described, and then asked, "What is the important information?"

"General Siracusa has decided to lead the people of the port area to join the kingdom. He now leads more than 2,000 soldiers who follow him to control the front of the military port, ready to fight against the army of Syracuse. For this reason, he sent All the warships, ready to dock on the beach not far from our camp, take our soldiers into the military port of Syracuse, reinforce them, and then attack the city of Syracuse together..." Artemis was excited. Finished what happened in his breath.

Leotidides was shocked: Syracuse was in conflict, some of the Syracuses fell, the naval port was opened to the Dionian army, and the soldiers could enter the city of Syracuse on their warships... These words surprised the usually calm Leotidides in disbelief: The great opportunity to attack Syracuse was so easily placed in front of him? !

When his mood was fluctuating, he heard Artemis say again: "This is Zamoratis, the nephew of General Hiktas, who played an important role in persuading Hiktas to join the kingdom!"

Zamoratis stepped forward, nervously looking at the Dionysian Commander wearing a black breastplate and a purple-red crown helmet in front of him, feeling a little excited.

The Syracuses hated Dionia for taking away their glory, but it also prompted them to pay more attention to this powerful neighbor, and Dionia's victorious army attracted the attention of young people. And in the past few years, the Dionian general who has been talked about most by young people in Syracuse is the Leotizides in front of him: he conquered the troublesome Sikel people, and defeated Gaia with fewer victories. The Taichi army even led the army to the west to wreak havoc in the territories controlled by the Carthaginians... In recent months, in the talk of the Syracuses, the rumored indifferent Dionia The general has outlived King Dionysius, who had completely defeated Dionysius and led to his demise.

Facing the sharp eyes of Leotidides, Zamoratis said nervously and eagerly: "Respect...General Prosous, Syracuse's army will soon... We will arrive at the military port, our people are not well equipped, most of them are light infantry, it is difficult to resist their attack, so please... send reinforcements as soon as possible!"

"Okay, I'll send reinforcements here." Leotidides said immediately.

Artemis was a little stunned. He didn't expect Leotidides to agree so simply without thinking, which seemed to be a bit inconsistent with the rumored image of being cautious and thoughtful.

Zamoratis thanked him happily.

In fact, Leotidides had nothing to hesitate. The ships of Carthage were all docked on the shore, and after the Dionysian soldiers got on the ship, it was equivalent to controlling the entire ship. If this is a conspiracy , the risk of taking thousands of sailors and the entire Syracuse navy as bait is too great, and in the situation that Syracuse is facing today, Leotidides does not think that Syracuse is Zaren has the courage and courage, and it is even more difficult to convince their council to carry out this plan.

Leotidides decided to let the 3,000 reserve soldiers take the warship of Syracuse and land at the naval port. At the same time, he also sent someone to inform the resting Eighth Army to rush to the beach as the second wave of landing. The troops of the military port, compared with the distant Yuria Rus fortress, the port is a better springboard for attacking the city of Syracuse. Now that he has made up his mind, he simply sent all the surplus troops to the past. .

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After paying a lot of casualties, the Syracuse army who attacked the fortress of Yuria Rus finally broke through the wooden planks blocking the entrance of the cave with sapwood. The soldiers roared excitedly, and swarmed into the cave entrance. Kill all the enemies who have invaded the city.

However, just after rushing into the fortress, the soldiers who were running at the front suddenly stopped, because in front of them there was an earth ditch about three meters wide and two meters deep, which extended to the stones on both sides. wall, and on the opposite side of the ditch is a dense spear formation of Dionian soldiers.

The Syracuse soldiers in the front stopped moving forward, but the soldiers in the rear kept pouring in, and immediately pushed the soldiers in front into the earth ditch. When the Syracuse soldiers who fell in the ditch struggled in panic and wanted to get up, a new group of soldiers fell on them, and then the next group of soldiers was involuntarily pushed and stepped on the ground. On the body of the teammates, they finally crossed the ditch, and they were greeted by countless thorns with cold light...

The Dionian soldiers on the stone walls kept throwing javelins, stones, and even cups.

Screams and groans filled this small fortress. It didn't take long for the Syracuse soldiers to pay heavy casualties, and they were quickly defeated.

After the army led by Diocassis repelled the enemies on both sides of the city wall, they defeated the main force of Syracuse attacking from the south. According to the previous plan, he should continue to garrison the fortress and wait for the arrival of reinforcements. It is not a pursuit alone to prevent being surrounded by the enemy, but not long ago, the messenger brought new news: Dionia's reserves landed in the port of Syracuse, and the people of the port area of ​​Syracuse who had just joined the kingdom Together, fight the army of Syracuse.

At the same time, Leotidides gave him a new order: when the enemy who attacked the fortress retreated, no longer needed to stay behind the fortress, and immediately marched to the city!

Therefore, Diocassis gave the order of "all-army pursuit" without hesitation.