In the bay, there were warships preparing to land, and in the river, there were warships going against the current … Cypross was in a dilemma. He could only hate the fact that Xilieting was a small city with too few citizen soldiers, so he couldn't care less if he wanted to. But in the end, he made a decision. He sent 2000 men to track the enemy ships on the north bank and prevent them from landing.
But when the troops reached the confluence of the two rivers, they had no choice but to take a detour. The Ramato River flowed from north to south and was in their way. They could not cross the river, so they could only detour to the north.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Syracuse's warships approached the east bank of the Koerta River, which flowed into the Ramato River from the south. In fact, the sailors were exhausted from paddling all the time, so the soldiers on the ships hurried ashore.
Dionysius was already dissatisfied with the army's lack of formation after nearly an hour. The main reason was that reinforcements kept arriving. He immediately gave the order: Don't wait, attack!
The exhausted Syracuse soldiers stepped into the cold Koerta River and charged towards the Siletinian defensive line on the other side.
Although the Siletinians were few in number and their defensive line was thin, they had an absolute advantage in terms of stamina. For a moment, the Syracuse army was stuck in the river and could not advance.
On this four-mile stretch of river, the Siletinians fought with their lives to protect their homeland. They fought with the Syracuse army, which outnumbered them four to one, for more than half an hour. The entire river was dyed red …
It was only when the Syracuse soldiers arrived from the west and attacked the flank of the Siletinian formation that the morale of the Siletinians began to waver and they finally collapsed …
Dionysius heaved a sigh of relief. He had finally led his army to break through the Southern Italian defensive line and entered the flat and wide Euphemia Plains …
But at this time, the Syracuse soldiers were exhausted and had no strength to pursue the defeated army.
After occupying the temporary camp abandoned by the Siletinians, Dionysius ordered his army to rest and reorganize.
… …
The Asistes who were about to reach Trina received news that Syracuse's army had crossed the Koerta River. The shocked Asistes immediately led his troops back and sent someone to explain the reason to Triene.
It was only in the afternoon that Crotone's reinforcements arrived at the West Courtyard.
Not only did the chief general of Siletan, Prythinis, and the upper echelons of the council not welcome the arrival of the army of the former mother state and alliance leader, but they blamed them for their late arrival, allowing the people of Syracuse to occupy the northern bank of the Koerta River and putting the city of Siletan in danger.
Ascamas and the other Crotone generals did not defend themselves in the face of the accusations, because the situation had indeed reached a dangerous stage.
… …
In the evening. The winged cavalry from the north broke the silence of the Diónia barracks. Epithenis and Dracos received an urgent message from the messenger and hurried to the main tent.
"Commanders, I have just received an urgent report from Siletan. The people of Syracuse have broken through the defensive line of the Koerta River and entered Siletan territory," Felicius said with a serious expression.
"I have already said that the army of the Southern Alliance is unreliable!" Epithenis spat on the ground angrily. "We have won this battle for nothing!"
"How many people from the Syracuse army are in Siletan?" Dracos asked anxiously.
"According to the letter from Siletan, more than fifty thousand." Felicius picked up the letter on the table. Dracos snatched it and opened it to read. One had to know that he was illiterate when he became the leader of the mercenary army. In the past few years, in order to be able to lead the army and understand the 'Military Law' and military orders, he had specially attended the adult study class in Tuliyi School. He had studied very hard and improved very quickly. Reading letters was no longer a problem.
"More than fifty thousand people?!" Epithenis exclaimed and immediately thought of something. "This means that the focus of Syracuse's attack is on the west coast. The army here is only there to restrain us."
"That seems to be the case …" Felicius nodded calmly. He was a little depressed that he could not figure out Dionysius's intentions in time.
"In the letter, the people of Siletan asked us to retreat to Siletan immediately and join forces with them to fight against the army of Syracuse." Dracos looked at the two of them.
"In fact, Lord Ancitanos also wrote a letter suggesting that we retreat to Siletan." Felicius took out another letter.
"Other than retreating to Siletan, do we have any other choice?" Epithenis shrugged. "If we continue to defend here and allow the people of Syracuse to defeat the armies of the other allied city-states on the Euphemia Plains, and then allow them to take over Siletan City, our twenty thousand people will really be fish in a net."
Felicius sighed. "But if we do that, Correnia will be in trouble …"
In order to let the people of Diónia defend with peace of mind, the people of Correnia provided them with abundant food every day. After repelling the enemy's attack during the day, the people of Correnia, including the council and civilians, came out of the city to express their gratitude. They even held a banquet for the commander and commander of the Legion of Dionysia, and sent wine to the soldiers … and so on. Felicius declined the kindness of the people of Diónia, but every soldier of Diónia felt Correnia's gratitude and hospitality.
The three of them were silent for a while. Dracos said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do under such circumstances. We can only hope that Hades will protect us and let Correnia defend its homeland. When we gather our forces and repel the people of Syracuse, Correnia's siege will naturally be lifted."
"Repel?" Epithenis caught on to what Dracos said and asked, "Do you think we can repel Dionysius's army in the Orfemia Plain?"
"Why not?" Dracos pointed at the letter and asked, "According to the letter, Syracuse only has around fifty thousand people there, and our two legions together with the troops of Crotone, Siletina, and Triene probably have around fifty thousand people. Do you not have confidence in our legion? You should know that the soldiers of Diónia are the best soldiers in the Mediterranean Sea! "Dracos glared at Epithenis angrily.
"Who said I don't have confidence in our legion? Don't slander us! "Epithenis was furious when he heard that. If word of this got out, how could he lead his legion in the future?
"Alright, stop it, both of you!" Felicius yelled. "Look at the situation now, and you're still in the mood to argue? If Lord Devers knew what you're doing now, he'd regret making you two commanders! "
At the mention of the Devers, Epithenis and Dracos quietened down.
"I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said just now. Forget it too! I don't want to hear any rumors about this among the soldiers, understand? "Felicius looked straight at the two.
Epithenis pursed his lips at Dracos, and Dracos nodded reluctantly.
Felicius secretly heaved a sigh of relief. "Alright, let's discuss how we're going to retreat tomorrow morning …"
… …
That morning, the Samonai leader stationed in Poseidonia, Piccini, who had been worrying the whole night, did not expect a miracle.
The Diónia army still appeared outside the city. They were divided into two groups: one was building a camp, and the other was in formation outside the city.
"You want to take my Poseidonia with just 4,000 men?" Piccini felt humiliated.
At that moment, he saw something pushed to the front of the enemy's formation by the soldiers. His eyes widened in shock, and he could not help but hold the battlements with both hands and lean forward, trying to get a better look.
Then, he saw seven or eight small black dots fly up from the enemy's formation and hit the city wall. "Bang! Bang! Bang! " The loud noise dispelled Piccini's hope. The people of Diónia also masturbated!
For the rest of the time, the Samonai people stared at the stone bullets flying in the air, afraid that they would hit them. The already broken city wall, which had only undergone simple repairs, became even more dilapidated after the continuous bombardment of the cannons …
Piccini only hoped that reinforcements would arrive as soon as possible.
The day passed in the bustle of the Diónia soldiers and the unease of the Samonai defenders.
The next morning, the bugle of the Diónia camp was blown. The soldiers who woke up in the tents did not care about their sleepiness and sat up. They urged each other to quickly put on their armor.
"Report, Commander. A large number of enemies have appeared in the north of the camp. It is estimated that there are more than 20,000 of them, and they are advancing towards the camp!" Scout Captain Kriglu reported to Alexis.
"More than 20,000 people!" Alexis was not surprised, but rather happy. With the help of the guards, he dressed neatly and walked two steps in high spirits. He said loudly, "It seems that the Samonai people are very ambitious. They want to eat us in one bite! Haha, we still don't know who will eat who in the end! "
He was about to leave the tent when the tent was opened. The first captain, Lizaru, came in and shouted excitedly, "Commander, the enemies have taken the bait, and there are more than 20,000 of them!"
"This should be enough for you!" Alexis said jokingly.
Lizaru chuckled. Previously, because Alexis took the initiative to retreat from the Samonai army in Potentia, he was not very satisfied and had been sulking. Now that he was no longer angry, he only had a strong desire to fight.
"Don't be anxious. Let the brothers eat their fill. Today's battle may last longer! Because Sir Devers's order to the Third Legion is to stick to the enemy and tire them out, so that they can put all their forces into attacking our camp! "Alexis reminded again.
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