In Minoa, after reading a battle report sent from the Ministry of War, Davos said to his clerk in a very relaxed mood: "Tegetinos led the Ninth Legion and the Third Cavalry Corps to completely defeat the enemy who invaded Apulia, and also captured the former prince of Puchetti named Vadarkara. ”

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

Davers nodded.

The staff officers in the tent cheered, and peace and tranquility had been restored to the core of the Dionian Kingdom, 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?" Tolmide asked.

Davers pondered for a moment and shook his head: "We have made a plan before, and we will take a defensive posture to confront the Carthaginian army for the next period of time, and the current strength is completely sufficient, and the focus is to see the performance of the navy." It's a bit of a waste to bring them in at this time, I think...... It is better for them to go to Midorades and work with the Third Fleet to strengthen the attack on Sardinia, strive to capture the whole island, completely cut off its support for Carthage, and at the same time free up the Third Fleet to support Sicily.

As for the defense of Apulia...... Judging from the current situation, there is no longer a major battle there, so let the Eleventh Army take charge of the defense of the entire area. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will convey your instructions to the Ministry of War." Tolmid agreed, remembering something, and reminded: "Do you want to send an official commander to the 11th Legion, Master Cappuse has been acting as the commander of the 11th Legion for almost a year, and the Military Department is busy now, and Shilos has reported to you several times, hoping to reassign him to his original position and relieve their pressure......"

Davers thought for a moment, nodded, and said: Okay, let Kaps return to Turiyi and continue to serve as the quartermaster, and let the commander of the 11th Legion be decided by Shilos, but as soon as possible, the stability of the 11th Legion must be guaranteed! ”

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"Woo! Woo! Woo! ......" With the sound of the military trumpet, the Dionian soldiers gave up continuing the siege and began to retreat.

After a day of hard fighting at the head of the city, the Syracuse soldiers shouted victory, and many of them lay down directly on the aisles of the city wall, too tired to stand up.

Teagenis looked more excited, he took off his helmet, wiped the sweat from his face, and then, despite his fatigue, went down the aisle to pay his respects to the soldiers, thanking them for their bravery in their battles and protecting the city of Syracuse.

In the event of victory, the citizen soldiers will naturally pay tribute to the commander of the defense of the West City.

It didn't take long for his adjutant to rush over: "My lord, the casualties have been counted, we have 352 killed and 517 wounded. ”

After hearing this, a smile appeared on his face, and he said excitedly: "Today should be the most fierce attack of the Dionians, but it has not caused us much pressure or casualties, and if it continues like this, we can completely defend our city!" On the contrary, the Dioonians must have suffered more casualties today than ours, and with an offensive like this, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for a few days! ”

"Your Excellency, you're right!" The adjutant responded: "It's a pity that the Dioonians took their dead and wounded soldiers with them when they retreated, and it is impossible to know exactly how many of them were killed and wounded, but they left a lot of siege equipment outside the city......"

"Send a small group of soldiers out of the city and burn them all—no!" Halfway through his words, Teagenis suddenly stopped, thought for a moment and then said, "Tearing down a small part of the siege engines of Dionya and bringing them into the city to show them as trophies will give them more confidence." ”

The adjutant rushed to supervise the work.

Teagenis held the battlements, overlooking the battlefield under the city, and his heart was full of pride: when the Dioonians set up camp outside the east and west cities, everyone knew that the enemy outside the west city was stronger, and when the general's executive committee discussed who would command the defense of the west, even Falekus, who had many experience in leading the army, hesitated, and as the chief general, he took the initiative to ask for the defense of the west city, which was naturally easily approved. Judging from the battle situation in the past few days, he was more and more sure that his adventure was correct, the western wall was tall and strong, close to the main city, and could be reinforced at any time, so it was completely able to hold it. When this war is over, he will be able to wash away his regret of not being able to participate in the rebellion against Dionysius with the great merit of defeating the Dionians, establish a higher prestige among the people, and completely overwhelm the neutrals led by Falekus, so as to free his hands and feet, and exert the retribution in his heart!

At this time, Teagenis 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 Dionya as soon as possible!

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The people of Syracuse had begun to get used to this kind of warfare, with sentries patrolling back and forth over the long city walls late at night; After a day of hard fighting, the citizens who had exhausted their physical strength slept very soundly, and the whole city was unusually quiet.

Theagenis was no exception, and he hastily ate his supper and fell asleep until he was woken up by the servant: "Master, it is not good! The Ionians are in the city! The council sent someone to get you to the military meeting right away! ……”

Taiagenis, who was still sleepy, suddenly woke up in fright: "What, the Dioonians have entered the city?!" Sling the bull! How is this possible! ”

There was no time left for him to think about, so he hurriedly put on his clothes, mounted the horses prepared by his servants, and hurried to the council, escorted by several cavalrymen of his people.

At this time, the sky is slightly bright, and it is usually the time when people are asleep, but at this time, the lights in the houses in the city are one after another, and there is a hustle and bustle of people everywhere: "Oh no! The Dioonians have come in, and we're finished! ”

"Panic what! I've already said it, that's a rumor! ”

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Bring me my armor, the town hall is urging us to assemble! Take good care of your children, hide at home and don't walk around! ”

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Crying, yelling, barking and neighing...... The whole city soon boiled over, and the streets soon became more crowded.

Teagenis finally arrived at the council, and Falekus and other generals were already discussing it fiercely.

"What the hell is going on?!" Teagenis asked anxiously.

Falekus looked at him and said with a solemn expression: "The fortress of Yurialus Peak has been captured by the Dionians!" ”

"How is this possible?!" Teagenis thought he had misheard: "That's the fortress of Yurialus, the most difficult place to take in Syracuse!" ”

"That's just the way it is." Falekus looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers who escaped from there told us that in the middle of the night when the soldiers in the fortress were asleep, hundreds of Dionians quietly climbed the city wall, although they were discovered by the sentinels, they quickly rushed into the fortress, although the soldiers counterattacked, but they responded in a hurry, and many of them did not even have time to put on their armor (in fact, the soldiers of the Dionian Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade did not wear armor either, but compared to the untrained citizen soldiers of Syracuse, These Diorians' most elite soldiers were simply wolves in the melee), only to be routed by the Dionians, and only a few of them escaped......"

"Send an army to take it back!" Tyagenis shouted anxiously.

"I said Chief General, I don't need you to remind you of this." Kuchias said without a hint of emotion: "We have asked Stasikors to lead the army of the Eastern City Barracks to rush to recapture the fortress of Yurialus!" (The Executive Committee of General Syracuse took into account that in case the Dionian army suddenly attacked the city at night or in the early morning, the citizens of Syracuse would be able to go up to the city in time to defend and avoid the delay and confusion caused by the emergency mobilization, so when the Dionian army was camped outside the city, the Syracuse people also built two improvised camps near the east and west gates, and 2,000 citizen soldiers camped here every night to respond to emergencies) I remember who said here a few days ago, He will definitely stop the Dionians' attack on the walls and hold the western city, now what? ”

The corners of Kuchias's mouth curled slightly, and he continued to sneer: "War is not so simple and easy, in the end, it is up to us to defend Syracuse!" ”

The fortress of Yurialus is located at the intersection of the east and west city walls, and the reason why it is assigned to Taiagenis is in charge is because it was considered that the enemy in the west is large in number and strong, so there are more citizen soldiers under the command of Taiagenis, and the fortress of Yuriarus, which is naturally remote and far away, is also commanded by him, and Taiagenis did not raise any objections at that time, after all, the terrain is dangerous, it is difficult to attack and defend, and considering the difficulty of military food supply there, he only sent 200 people to garrison, and it has been calm these days, If it hadn't been for tonight's incident, he would have almost forgotten about this fortress.

Listening to what Kucias said, and seeing that several generals were focusing their strange eyes on him, Teagenis only felt a surge of blood all over his body, and he tried his best to suppress the urge to explode, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Sending 200 soldiers to the fortress of Yurialus is a matter of unanimity, and I don't remember anyone else who realized that the Dioonians might attack from there, and specifically emphasized the need to strengthen the defense there." But now that it's happened, we must take it back now! I'm going to lead the 2,000 soldiers of the Westside Barracks to support Steisickos now! ”

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