Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

At this moment, the originally quiet Dionysian army fought, and the light infantry of the various regiments quickly ushered in front, using the javelin and arrows to strike the first round of the marching Roman soldiers. The two-wing cavalry regiment has begun to move forward and soon collided with the Roman cavalry...

A moment later, the cavalry regiment defeated a small number of Roman cavalry and pursued it, while the light infantry also smoothly retreated to the rear of the regiment.

"Javelin preparation!" The long queue of military officers rang the commanders of the team officers.

The Roman soldiers who have already understood the tactics of the Dionys have raised their long shields against the javelin that has been flying.

After two rounds of javelin, the Dionian soldiers rushed forward and collided with the roaring Roman soldiers...

Killing the sound became the only voice in this world.

Klotok Kataks felt that his breathing had stopped. He widened his eyes and looked through the dusty fog to bring a scene of intense battle into his mind. His expression was both nervous and mixed with excitement. .

And next to him, the Royal Staff Chief of Staff Tommy, the court clerk Henipolis, the Fourth Army Corps Chief Olives, the Fifth Army Corps Chief Gio Gris, etc., these generals who participated in the expedition We are all paying close attention to this battle. They all know that Davis pays attention to Rome. Therefore, they must come to see the battle in advance and understand the combat power of the Romans in order to make a correct judgment in future battles.

The heavy infantry battle on the front of the military array is still in a fierce stalemate. There have been detective rides coming over to report: "Report! The first cavalry regiment has completed the pursuit and is returning to attack the enemy's right wing side!"

"Report! The Second Cavalry Corps is attacking the back of the enemy's left wing!"

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After listening to the report, Daves gently patted the horse's neck and said: "Amintas, after the Romans defeated, you have to chase after them, to completely disperse them and drive them to the south. Go, so that they can't hinder our actions tomorrow. If you can take Veni, you will not need to build a camp, and stay there tonight, so that the soldiers can rest well."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Amintas responded with a salute.

After Daves returned, he turned the horse's head and went to the beach.

The Palace Guard is close behind.

Croto Kataks looked at the battlefield with some reluctance, and then he left.

Oliver and Gio Gris, after congratulating Amintas, left in a hurry. In their view, the soldiers of the Daiyan Army blocked the enemy's onslaught from the front, and also slightly prevailed, and the cavalry returned to the enemy's wings. In this favorable situation, even if the battle is still going on, the victory is already over. Not far away.

As it was expected, after the battle lasted for more than ten minutes, the Roman soldiers began to retreat and soon became a great defeat.

The Roman army was so easily defeated, and in fact it was related to the source of the soldiers of this army. Most of its soldiers were born in the Roman civilian class. They were not assigned to Willetley and Saturnic, not long ago. The land of Antiuum, which used to be a light infantry aid, but only because of the reform of the Roman military system and the generous assistance of Carthage in the past few years, the Roman Senate gave them a heavy infantry. Equipment, and began to carry out heavy infantry training, but obviously they are not enough for the combat skills of the heavy infantry, or their combat experience, but for the first time as the main battle, they encountered a strong enemy.

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Just as Amintas led the first, second, third legion and two cavalry regiments to chase the squadron, King Duffus led the fourth, fifth and sixth legions that had been assembled on the beach. Marching north along the coast, his goal is to have already fixed the port of Ostia. As the only port of Rome for foreign trade and the acquisition of important materials, the capture of Ostia will not only cut Carthage’s assistance to Rome, but also gain a foothold for the Dionysian expedition in the Latin region. It can provide great convenience for the military's logistics supply and material transportation. This is a good thing in one fell swoop. Davis has locked the first target to be hit before he leaves.

Ostia has been a colonial city of Rome for decades, but it has been the focus of the Roman Senate for nearly a decade. Because of the closer alliance with Carthage, in order to protect Carthage’s aid to Rome, the Carthaginian proposal began to strengthen the city defense of Ostia and the protection of the port. Especially after the war with the Diaonians, due to the strongness of the taboo of the Dionysian fleet, the Senate also sent a garrison to Ostia, but they did not expect that Dionia would lead the army at this moment. Attacked, and bypassed the Romans' defense system on land, directly attacking Ostia from the sea.

Therefore, when the army of Daves arrived outside the city of Ostia, the defenders in the city were only 3,000. They had already received news of the enemy’s attack. They sent messengers to Rome for help, and the soldiers also Prepared for the defense, but when they saw the huge number of Dionysian troops outside the city, they felt chilling.

The defenders will encourage them loudly: "Citizens, time is not early, the enemy's attack will not last too long, take your courage to fight off the enemy's attack, tomorrow the Roman reinforcements will arrive!... ..."

His words gave the Roman soldiers a greater encouragement, because it is already in the afternoon, and it is not enough time for the Diaonians to attack the city.

So after the three legions of the Dionynia each entered the predetermined position and quickly started, Daves did not delay the offensive command.

Despite the fact that Duffus has gone on a trip with more than 500 engineers, but because of the rush of time and the time to build a large siege equipment, the ready-made siege equipment is just a few dozen guns and ships. After countless ladders were quickly assembled by the engineers, the guns were pushed to the front and slammed against the walls.

For a time, the mid-air stone bombs roared without stopping, the walls of the city roared, and the stone fragments flew.

The Roman soldiers who have never experienced this kind of horror strike are hiding in the back of the city, and they almost dare not move. Morale is one of them.

After more than ten minutes of continuous bombardment, the sorghum's military horn sounded and the rifle attack stopped.

The Roman soldiers had just breathed a sigh of relief and carefully plucked their heads out of the city wall. They saw the black-pressed Dionysian siege team 100 meters away from the city accompanied by the screams of the tremors, like the raging tides from east and south. Both roared towards the city of Ostia.

"Citizens, the enemy attacked, their guns will stop throwing stones, fight your spirits, take your weapons, teach them well, let them taste the power of our Romans!..." The generals of the army kept encouraging the soldiers, and the Devonian guns did not fire the stone again, which made them calm down.

"Archer! The archer is ready to shoot!..." The Roman team officials also began to issue orders.

The reason why the artillery unit did not raise the elevation angle of the rifle bracket, let the stone bombs rise above the city wall and bombard the city, because there are many port warehouses in the city of Ostia, and Daphus worried that they would be destroyed and affected. usage of.

Davers sat firmly in the back, watching the battle progress with ease.

Klotok Katex couldn't sit still. After getting his father's permission, he rode forward and got closer to the battlefield, so that he could see it more clearly. Of course, Martius followed some of his court guards to protect his safety.

The siege warfare is different from the positional battle. Although the scale is huge and the killing sound is shocking, it is difficult to see the death and injury of both sides in the fierce battle because of the obstruction of the line of sight. The siege war is different. The soldiers of their own side fall from the city and climb the ladder. The soldiers were thrown down by javelins or scorpions, and even the entire ladder was pushed down... These pictures were clearly reflected in the eyes of Klotok Katex, and the constant appearance of these scenes made him feel sad, he Tight double fists, a whisper of a sigh: "Crash up! Fast attack! Hades, please protect them and occupy the city!..."

But Hades apparently did not respond to the prayers of his descendants. Klotok Katex jumped for a while, but he was a bit afraid to look at it. He looked back and looked at the stable Dave of the distant army. Then, after looking at the fourth army that was still in the distance and still resting, he could not help but wonder: "Why don't you immediately send the Fourth Army to ~www.novelmtl.com~ to increase the intensity of siege? ”

Martius explained next: "Austia is a small town, unable to accommodate too many soldiers to attack the city. If they are sent, it will cause crowds and increase casualties."

Klotok Katex is a soldier of the Legion Reserve team and he has been working in the Military Department for a year. Of course he knows that the Fourth Army is called the most capable army of the Dionynia. At this time, he can only Anxious lame: "I knew that I should send the Fourth Army to attack the city first!"

Klotok Katex can question his father's military arrangements. Martius, who is devoted to his duties, certainly can't go on and say that he can only comfortfully say: "Siege is very time consuming, and the battle has just begun. The Romans’ defense is still very tenacious. We can’t be too anxious. I believe that His Majesty will have a clear tactical arrangement for the Fourth Army...”

"Really?!" Klotto Kataks' eyes brightened.

"Of course, your majesty never fights with uncertainty!" Although Martius did not know the specific plan of action, he clearly had confidence in King Davers.

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