Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

At this time, the sentinels in the city of Adi also heard the footsteps of "squeaky, slap", but they did not cause vigilance. After all, Adi was far from the center of the Latin city, and also away from the eastern Helsinki, Equi, and horses. Westerners have rarely had a major war in the past except for some territorial conflicts with Wolsey. Nowadays, there are more Antibes and Saturnicum belonging to Rome in the south. During this time, the war in the south has subsided. The Adi people think that they are safe. They don’t think they will be enemies at all. It was the Roman army that was mobilizing, so there was no detective riding at all.

After the passage of the city of Adi, the first and third legions of the Dionya began to approach the coast. This black army was discovered by the merchant ships and caravans of the Latin people passing by. They were shocked and hurried to report to the neighboring towns. The police merchant's merchant ship turned down south and was ready to inform the Antioch who was heavily stationed.

In fact, there is no such necessity at all. Antioch’s defender, Paulus, was uneasy for more than two hours in the city. He finally decided to send another few detectives again, venture out of the city and explore the Dionyrian army. The trend.

At this moment, the man suddenly shouted: "General, the fireworks on the port lighthouse!"

Paulus was shocked and looked back, only to see a straight black smoke rising in the direction of the port.

Are there enemies coming from the sea? ! Paulus was in a tight heart, and then he saw a cavalry rushing in the city, shouting under the wall: "General Paulus, there are countless warships and troop ships on the sea outside the port! !"

Paulus was shocked: Did the Daonians want to repeat the last battle to capture Antiuum? !

"I immediately dispatched 500 light infantry and 2,000 heavy infantry to the port to arm!" He gave an order to the adjutant without thinking.

"Yes, general!"

After Paulus finished, he quickly went down the city, rode the horse, and rushed to the port with the guards.

There has been panic in the city, especially in the inner city to the port of the city gate, there is a serious congestion, the people of countless ports rushed into the city, and some even panic shouted: "The enemy's army is coming! Run fast!..."

Paulus and the escorts spent a lot of effort to squeeze out, and they rushed to the towering lighthouse on the breakwater.

When he got on the lighthouse, the sight he saw in his vision made him feel awkward: At noon, the sea outside the port was sparkling, and there was an endless sail in the distant sea beyond his sight. It meets the sea and the sky at a great distance... These sailboats have a special feature, and its ship's side is golden and very glaring.

Although the Romans were not strong, the Navy had never played a large-scale naval battle. However, the experience of the Paulus war, which had served as a military and political officer, was quite rich, and he often consulted Camillaus with humility, so he could judge Most of the horrible fleets are transporting ships. Because of the characteristics of the troop, the soldiers have to hang their shields on both sides of the hull after they board the ship. This frees up the space inside the ship and makes it convenient. It can also defend against long-range attacks by enemy ships. It is a two-pronged one, so it has become a common tradition of transport ships in the Mediterranean countries.

How many reinforcements did the Dionyns send? ! ! When Paulus was shocked, the voice trembled and asked: "Is the chain of the port... put down?"

"It has already been pulled up."

"What about the sentry tower on the anti-wave? Are the soldiers already in place?"

"General, you can rest assured that the archers have already boarded the tower, and the tar, arrows and rags are all ready."

"That's good!" Paulus was comforted a little, and he said: "The troops in the city will arrive soon, you don't have to panic."

"General." The person in charge of the port said: "According to the observation of the lighthouse sentinel, this huge fleet is probably not directed at Antiuum. It should go north!"

Paulus glanced and looked at the sea again in the distance: although the fleet was too far away to see it, it was not clear, but compared with some of the ships that were escaping from the port of Antigua, the piece of white sail showed only The side, plus the flash on the side of the ship, and the distance between the fleet and the coast during the time they spoke did not seem to change much... Obviously, the Venetian fleet is continuing to sail north!

“Is the Dionys ready to land on the coast north of Antiuum?” Paulus whispered indefinitely.

The person in charge of the port reminded him: "General, the Daonians landed in the north, it is better to land in the south, the last time they landed on the south coast, and finally occupied Antigua."

Paulus thinks this: between Antioum and Adi is a low hilly area. Although it is fairly flat, it is obviously not convenient compared with the south, so...

Paulus thought of this, suddenly his face changed: the Dionys were preparing to land on the more northerly coast, attacking the Latin allies, and even attacking the weak hinterland, and finally forced Rome...

Thinking of this, Paulus was cold and sweaty, because he immediately thought that the Deonian army from the south in the early morning was probably going to meet this huge number of fleets. They had already passed through Rome. This blockade line on the Wolsey border has entered the hinterland of the Latin city-state! !

It’s no wonder that Paulus didn’t think about it in advance. In his mind, the original message was that “Diaonia’s army in Worthy was only nearly 10,000 people.” He did not receive a flight from Dionia to Worthy. The news (because the Third Fleet has completely blocked the sea route south of the Latin region during this time), so in his subconscious mind: a number of undominant troops pass through the blockade and go deep into the enemy’s back, even if they can It’s cheap for a while, and it’s hard to escape the fate of being destroyed by the encirclement. This kind of attack tactics is suitable for the fast-moving and light mountainous races, but it is not suitable for the regular Danian regular troops with heavy infantry.

Although it has been taught once by the Danish Navy, it is impossible to let the former Roman military politician Paulus, who has become accustomed to the traditional land battle, liberate his imprisoned brain so quickly.

"Send the detective immediately, follow the coastline, find out where the fleet landed, and then report immediately!" Paulus eagerly issued the order: "Send another messenger to inform Saturnic and Willit Lei’s defenders told them that the troops of Dionia had entered the hinterland of the Latin region, and that their navy had to land on the coast to prepare them for the attack! And... send a messenger and rush to Rome, inform the Senate and let them be prepared!"

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The joint force of the First Army of the Dionynia and the Third Army also took the lavinium, a small Latin town on the seashore.

The city is small, but it has a very important position in the minds of the Latins, because in the legend of the Latins, they are far behind Hector in the city of Troy, a powerful city in Asia Minor in the Mediterranean era. The descendants of the hero Aeneas (it is said that he is the king of Troy).

After Troy was occupied by the Greeks, Aeneas took some of the Trojans, fled to Italy by boat, landed in the Latin area, was welcomed by the Latin kings, and married his daughter Lavigne, so Nias built a new city on the Latin coast, named after his wife, which is the origin of Lavinim. Later, the sons of the two men established a new town near the lake of Lake Alba, in the volcanic lake north of Lavinim, named Albalonga. Later, the city became the center of the Latin until the royal family. The twins born to Princess Sylvia lived in the wild, were raised by the female wolf, established Rome, and eventually destroyed Albalonga.

Although Lavinim is the origin of the Romans, it is really a small city, a low wall, a small number of residents, and when the army of Dionia is swaying from outside the city, the city’s The sentinels were scared and shivering, and the people in the city were even more alarmed.

However, the Dionysian army did not stop the army, they continued north along the coast.

"The two captains, the First Cavalry Corps and the Second Cavalry Corps have already rushed back -" The detective's words have not been finished, and he rumbling rumbling behind him.

"Amintas, Lizaru, our cavalry regiment returned on time!" Ledes shouted at the moment.

“How is the situation?” Amintas asked.

"At least before we left, we didn't see Antrim and Saturnicum have an army out of town~www.novelmtl.com~ Ledes patted the horse's neck and said with a little pride: "In the meantime, They sent a lot of detectives, but they did not escape our interception. What about you? Have you arrived at your destination? ”

"It’s already past Ravi Nim, it’s coming soon.” Amintas wiped the sweat from his face, then slammed his hand and said with a slight complaint: “The day is not bright, it starts to gather, never When I stop walking, I am afraid that I have gone seven or eighty. The brothers are already very tired. If it is not because of the road that has been taken, it is impossible for us to complete this task."

"I don't think the brothers will complain." Ledes looked at the tired army soldiers who passed by, and said with relief: "You can participate in this big battle that will start, they should be very Excited."

"Not only the soldiers are excited, we are also very excited!" Lizaru interjected.

Several army leaders looked at each other and laughed.

The Dionysian army finally stopped moving forward. Under the command and arrangement of several military leaders, 20,000 legionnaires leaned against the silver-white flat beaches, and arranged a queue of four miles and eight columns of thickness.