Also on the flagship of the Third Fleet was Leotizides, who had been appointed as the temporary commander of the operation, even though the commander of the Second Army, Mattonis, had a higher level of seniority in the army, because he had proposed and planned this night attack to King Davos, and because he had more knowledge of the city of Lilibal through the interrogation of the Carthaginian captives.

As soon as Leotizides entered the port, he kept observing his surroundings and comparing them with what the Carthaginian captives had revealed: the bay of the port was surrounded by walls more than 10 meters high, and the walls were about forty meters apart with a tower, illuminated by clusters of torches at the head of the city, which were full of Bucharthaginian soldiers, and if it had not been for the natural breakwater taken by the Second Legion, the ships that had now entered the harbor would have been subjected to rockets fired from all directions.

However, even if he had successfully invaded the port of Lilib and successfully captured the lighthouse, Leotizides did not think that the Dionian army would be able to capture Liliba in a day, so his original plan was to attack the port of Lilib at night and destroy it, so that the Carthaginians could not use it for a short time to continue to transport baggage and troops for the army.

However, King Davers replied with an attempt to capture the city of Lilipia as much as possible, and wrote at the end of the warrant that Sekrian might have a way to break the city.

What can Secrean, who is good at naval warfare, do about sieges on land?! …… Leotizides had been thinking about this question for a long time, and his eyes turned to the natural breakwater to the west: the ships of the Sicilian fleet were docked next to the embankment, and the embankment was densely packed with countless legionnaires, most of whom were waiting in line, and only a few soldiers were led by the officers to run quickly towards the lighthouse, and at the same time, the lighthouse was constantly carrying out the wounded comrades...... From time to time, the commanders of the troops sounded on the walls of the embankment, and countless black shadows also swayed, and flames rose in the city farther ahead, illuminating the arrows flying in the air, and also illuminating the legionnaires in black helmets and armor and carrying sassholes, who were preparing to cross the wall of fire......

Seeing this, Leotizides couldn't help but sweat, in his opinion: the capture of the tower gate is indeed a key to open the defense of Lililian, but the corridor on the city is too narrow after all, the army cannot be deployed, once the Carthaginians strengthen the defense there, it is difficult to capture it in a short time, unless there is a miracle! Alas...... Or is the time too short!

"Go and ask where Sekrian is?" Leotizides whispered to Adjutant Tagru.

Tagru immediately asked several ships of the Sicilian Fleet that were passing by, and the crew all replied in the same way: "Lord Secrean is in the port area." ”

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The members of the Mountain Scouting Brigade did not understand why they were ordered to arrest all the workers on the dock after they boarded the dock, but to minimize injuries.

Despite their doubts, the mountain scouts faithfully carried out their orders, and in fact the task was easy to complete, because the laborers had gathered at the dock to unload their cargo, and when the tower keeper sounded the alarm, the dozen or so cargo ships moving at the front had quickly approached the trestle, and the mountain scouts who had come out of the linen quickly jumped ashore, and the hedgehogs gathered at the wharf became prisoners before they could figure out what the situation was.

Guarded by ten members of the mountain scouts, the laborers were escorted to the trestle, where they were frightened to see the Dioonians with their blades in their hands throwing the port area into chaos.

At this moment, the Dionian soldiers, who had been staring at them like fierce gods, suddenly stood up straight, struck their left chest with their right fists, and shouted, "Lord Seklian! ”

"Brothers have worked hard!" With this deep voice, a group of people appeared in front of the laborers, led by one wearing a black helmet with a purple and red crown and a black cuirass, his sharp gaze slowly swept over the faces of the laborers.

The laborers bowed their heads in fear.

"Are all the dock laborers here?" Sekrian asked in a deep voice.

"Except for a small number who did not heed the dissuasion and tried to resist and escape...... Stabbed by us. The team member replied.

Sekrian removed his helmet and handed it to his men, then strode over the laborers.

The laborers were so frightened that they pushed their heads even lower.

Sekrian stopped in front of a thin young laborer, and suddenly his voice became hoarse: "Setonus, raise your head and see who I am!" ”

When the laborer heard this voice, he trembled, and subconsciously raised his head, only to see the person in front of him with his back bent, his eyelids drooping, and his eyes looking at him blankly.

"Furcoles! You're Furcoles! It's great that you're alive! ......" The young laborer screamed and jumped with joy, and involuntarily grabbed Sekrian with his hands.

The soldiers who followed Secrean immediately guarded his hand, and the young laborer immediately woke up from his excitement, looked at the other party and the soldiers gathered around him in astonishment, and became panicked again.

"Don't worry, they're all my lifesavers!" Sekrian straightened up again and spoke to the soldiers beside him, asking them to stand farther away and not worry about his safety.

Then, when he turned to the laborers again, the laborers who had been secretly looking at him curiously lowered their heads again.

He whispered with a sincere expression, "I am Vercoles, and I am Seklian, the captain of the Dionian Sicilian fleet. You all know that storm destroyed many of the ships of Carthage and our Dionia, and I was blown by the wind and waves near the port of Lilipoli, and I might not have survived without your care during that time, you are my savior! ……”

Secrean's sincere words caused a commotion among the laborers, and the young laborer named Setonus could not help but ask, "Are you...... Are you really Sekrian?! The one who was called the 'Undefeated General in the Naval Battle' Sekrian?! ”

"There are so many Ionian soldiers here, do I dare to lie!" Sekrian laughed.

"Oh my God, it's unbelievable that I've lived for some time with the noble General Seclian, who is favored by Poseidon!" Setonus was excited again.

"General Secrean, you know, none of us are Carthaginians, and when you are in this port...... We are also friendly with you, you ...... You're not going to let these soldiers hurt us, are you?! An older laborer asked boldly.

"Uncle Argeth...... General Sekrian is so good, how can he hurt us! Setonus immediately defended it.

Sekrian took over the conversation and said with a smile: "Of course I will not hurt you who have suffered and suffered with me!" Instead, I will apply to His Majesty the King to join the Kingdom of Dionia! As I am sure you know, being a citizen of Ionia gives you access to land, military service, and public office much better than if you were oppressed by the Carthaginians here! ”

"If it weren't for Lili's soldiers staring at us every day, we would have found a chance to get out of here! Lord Sekerian, we are willing to follow you to Dionia! One worker immediately replied loudly, and the others nodded in agreement.

Secrean was not surprised by the reaction of the laborers, who had lived here for some time and knew that there were Greeks, Greco-Phoenician descendants, Numibians, but there were no pure Phoenicians and Carthaginians, and these laborers did not have any sense of belonging to Carthage.

Thinking of this, he said loudly: "According to the provisions of the Ionian Law, in order to become a Dionian citizen as soon as possible, one must contribute to the kingdom. So, now I need your help to take this town as soon as possible! ”

"Let's ...... Attack the city of Liliba together?! Setonus pointed to the towering walls in front of him, a look of fear on his face.

The other laborers had similar thoughts, and they were excited a moment ago and now lowered their heads, not daring to make eye contact with Sekrian.

"Of course not for you to fight like our soldiers." Seclian immediately denied it, his gaze searched the crowd, and finally fell on a middle-aged laborer with an obscene figure: "Calmilus, I once heard you accidentally mention that there is a tunnel in the port area that leads to the city, where is this tunnel?" ”

"Ahh You...... When did you hear me say that? Calmilus was startled and subconsciously wanted to deny it.

"Just after I invited you to the tavern for a drink, and you got drunk." Sekrian stared at him, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

This Calmilus has a habit of stealing and drinking, and often sneaks into the homes of people in the port area in the middle of the night to steal, exchanging stolen objects for drinks, and was caught by the port patrol twice for this, cutting off an ear and a finger, and the other laborers despise him and do not approach him, only Secrean considers that this person often sneaks into the homes of people in the port area, and may know some secrets that others do not know, so he intends to deal with him, but he did not expect to really obtain such a precious secret, and he has always kept this matter in his heart.

There are tunnels in the port area that lead to the city?! …… When the laborers heard this, they were all very surprised, and some immediately expressed their suspicions: "Calmilus, you are lying, we have never heard of this, how is this possible!" ”

"With your identity, how could you know such an important secret!" When Calmilus heard the questioning, he immediately felt that it was the contempt of others, but straightened his chest and proudly retorted: "I have risked my life to obtain this important secret"