"That's right, it's to besiege them! Then take the rest of the troops across the Neto River and go straight to Rimisa! Phoebidas looked at Dionysius and said his advice: "Now that the main force of Dionya is still in the Lucania region, and Tarantum has just recaptured Metapontum, the Dioonians will definitely strengthen their defense to the north. There are also two ...... of Dioonia in the city of Asphorustum Belch...... What the remnants of the legion, I think the territory of Dionia is already very empty! I heard that Crimesa is only a small city, and it will not be much difficult for you Syracuse to take it.

After taking Crimesa, the army will go all the way north, and if you take another small city, Castelón, you can go straight to the city of Turii and join forces with Tarantum to besiege Turii! When the time comes, Dionya will surrender, and it will be useless for the Crotone people to hold on to this city, and the whole of Greater Greece will surely be conquered by you, Syracuse! Speaking of this, even Phoebidas was taken aback by the prospect he described, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: in this way, the entire Western Mediterranean is really in Syracuse, and which city-state can govern it?

The eyes of the others were lit up by what Phoebidas said, and Dionysius was also a little moved, but he knew two things that the others did not know: first, Davers's army won a great victory in Lucania, and it is said that more than 20,000 Samoneans were wiped out, although with his understanding, the Samoneans would not easily admit defeat, but the time for the return of Dionia's main force to Turiyi was greatly advanced (he had not yet received the news of the rout of Samone's army); Second, a new Dionian legion was stationed in Crimesa, and Dionysius had already seen the power of the Dionian legion on the battlefield, although he didn't know how good it was to defend the city, so it wouldn't be too bad. In this way, the number of defenders of Crimesa will not be less than 10,000, which is not so easy to capture.

More importantly, the city of Crimesa was originally the target of the intelligence services of Syracuse, which used to be one of the most unstable places in Dionia outside of the Bruti region. Before the war, Syracuse's intelligence chief, Hipparinus, had sent several of his men to the city, and the "protests of the people of Crimea calling for a citizens' assembly" and the subsequent assassination of Davers had been the work of them a few months earlier. Later, when the matter was exposed, under the vigorous pursuit of the Dionians, some were captured, while others were hidden. When the war broke out, especially after the victory at the Battle of the Ramato, espionage in Crimesa became active again.

Dionysius also received the latest information from Crimesa on Dionia, such as the creation of two new legions in Turiy, and the secret training of Dionia's fleet on the Krati River...... And they also sent a message: as soon as the army of Syracuse reaches Crimea, they will be able to open the door for the army.

It really gave Dionysius a big surprise. But since the arrival of the new regiment in Dionya in Crimesa, by yesterday afternoon news from the north was abruptly cut off. Not only was the whole city of Crimesa under martial law, but the port was also closed.

Dionysius knew in his heart that such a decisive approach by Crimesa would inevitably lead to the failure of the intelligence services' efforts, and he was also quite jealous. He was a man who liked to plan carefully and prepare before acting, whether it was attacking west along the southern coastline of Sicily as far as Motia, or along the eastern coastline to the north and then west to Sorus, the strategy was always gradual and hardly bold.

The series of rapid maneuvers implemented after landing in Greater Greece this time was also due to the strong sea supremacy and a larger army than the other side. Even so, when he and the South Italian coalition army battle, the news that the Ligems suddenly sent troops to besiege Madema really shocked him, but fortunately, he was basically sure of the battle, and there were tens of thousands of troops in Lockley not far from Madema, so he was calm.

And now, in order to attack Dionia, he concentrated most of his forces here, except for a few thousand soldiers stationed in Medma, Trina, and Siritin. If you follow the method of Phoebeidas, you must first trap the two cities of Tarantum and Asprarustum, which have many enemy troops, and the army that needs to stay behind may account for more than half of the total strength, even if you take Crimesa and Castron, the city of Turiyi is not so easy to attack. As far as he knew, after the capture of Polyxis and the others, the city of Turriy was already monolithic, not comparable to the first time Crotone attacked Turii, and the main forces of Dionya could return at any time.

In this way, once the Syracuse offensive was blocked, the troops were divided everywhere, resulting in the dispersion of troops everywhere and the emptiness of the rear. After a long time, any problem with Medma, Trina, Asprarustum, Crotone, and Turii would be a disaster for him, so he resisted this seemingly beautiful suggestion of Phoebidas.

At this time, Fasipesas, who had been silent when he saw Dionysius, said: "My lord, I do not agree with the words of General Phoebidas! Motia - Carthage's most important military town in Sicily, and across the bay, we can take it, not to mention other cities in Sicily. Although the city of Crotone was larger, it was far less difficult to attack than Modia, and the city was too large for them to defend. It is also located on the plains, which is more convenient for us to besiege. Look, my lord—"

Fasipesas drove his horse to the city wall and approached a little closer, and when he saw Dionysius following closely, he pointed to the wall a hundred meters away, and continued: "Its wall is still the old wall, the gap between the stones should be relatively large, the mortar is not filled tightly enough, and the stones look old, it seems that they have not been repaired regularly, and in some places there may have been loosening, which is not as good as the cities we have captured in Sicily (because of the frequent wars between Carthage and Syracuse in Sicily, and the two great states are very capable of attacking cities, Therefore, in order to save their lives, other city-states are very careful in repairing the city walls, unlike in Great Greece, where siege battles occur very rarely, and the city walls are maintained in the same way as the defense siege of a few decades ago), as long as our ballista continues to bombard, it will definitely cause it to collapse! And we now have enough manpower to build earthen ramparts to approach the walls, and at the same time build siege towers and battering rams to destroy their walls and occupy their heads...... Using a variety of methods together, you will be able to break through the city of Crotone and open the way into Diony's territory! ”

After hearing this, Dionysius's heart moved, and he carefully observed the city wall in front of him, his expression became more and more relaxed, and then he turned his head and asked, "Phoebeidas, what do you think of this siege plan?"

Phoebeidas' expression remained unchanged, and he said stubbornly: "I still insist on my opinion, there is no need for us to waste time under the city of Crotone, Dionia is conquered, and Crotone will naturally surrender." ”

"My lord, you don't need to discuss with the Spartans how to attack the city, they even have to besiege Platia, which is only defended by a few hundred people, for more than two years to take it, what other good advice can you have!" Astargrass scoffed.

Phoebe Das's face changed.

In the fifth year after the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, Sparta led a coalition army that could not break through the Great Wall and broke into Athens, and had to turn to attack Pradia in the Piosia region, an ally of Athens. Seeing that something was wrong, the Platians evacuated a large number of people, leaving only a few hundred to defend the city.

As a result, it took more than two years for the Spartan coalition, which outnumbered the defenders of Platia dozens of times, to capture the city, and finally the Spartans killed the defenders and handed the city of Platia to its ally Thebes. The key lies in the most important battle of the Greco-Persian War decades ago - the Battle of Plataea, the Greek coalition with the full support of the people of Pratea finally defeated the invading Persian army, and the Spartan king Pausanias led the Greek coalition army to make an oath after the victory: to jointly maintain the independence and freedom of Plataya forever!

Therefore, when Platia was destroyed, the Spartans personally broke their oath, which immediately caused an uproar in the entire Greek world, forcing Sparta to discuss the matter as well, and the Council of Elders had to send an ombudsman to question the king of Sparta who was on the expedition...... Therefore, it was still a child, and Phoebidas was impressed by this, and Astargrass could be said to be revealing the scars of the Spartans.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Dionysius glared at Astargras, and then said to the seemingly angry Phoebidas, "No city-state dares to go to war with Sparta. However, in terms of siege, I do have more experience in Syracuse, and I decided to take Crotone City first! ”

Phoebidas snorted and stopped talking.

After Dionysius finished his polite words, he didn't bother to care about the mood of the Spartans, and said in a deep voice to everyone: "Fasipesas and Astagoas, you have organized all the siege technicians, craftsmen, and soldiers to start making siege equipment and building earthen embankments, and try to measure the thickness of their walls...... Get ready for the siege! ”

"Yes, sir!" The two generals responded excitedly in unison.

Dionysius looked at the two alien leaders again, and his eyes were full of sternness: "Leader of Archirita, and chief of Gaba, you cannot help in the siege of the city, but you cannot be idle, you can lead your men across the Neto River, rush into the territory of Dionia, burn their villages, plunder their people, and rob them of their wealth, I will make the Dioonians uneasy day and night, complaining about the incompetence of their Senate and the consuls!" Dionysius said grimly. 8)