After the retreat of the light infantry, the soldiers of the Dionian phalanx on the right flank and in the center quickly threw two rounds of javelins, and while the military formation on the opposite side of Syracuse was somewhat disorganized, they armed with long shields and bayonet guns, shouted the name of "Hades", and rushed towards the enemy......

At this point, the two armies of Dioonia and Syracuse were in full combat.

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The news of the battle between the two armies was transmitted back to the Acropolis by Crotone's spies, which attracted the attention of all the people in the city, after all, the victory or defeat of this general battle was not only related to the life and death of the thousands of Crotone citizens who went to fight, but also related to the survival of all the people in Crotone, so many people wanted to go to the battlefield to watch the battle with trepidation, including many council members.

After deliberation, the remaining hundreds of citizen soldiers in the acropolis continued to stay behind to protect the women, children, and elderly people in the city, while tens of thousands of Crotone people, led by Lucias, Sisplotis and other members of the General Executive Committee, descended the hill in horror to the ruins of the city of Crotone, which was already a rubble.

Before they reached the north city wall, the deafening sound enveloped them overwhelmingly, and many people listened to it, their faces turned pale, their legs trembled, and they needed the support of others to move forward.

Due to the burning of the fire and the wanton destruction of the people of Syracuse, the northern wall collapsed one by one like an old man's teeth, and there were gaps everywhere, only the section connecting the city gate was still relatively intact......

With a heavy heart, Lucias stepped on the stone steps, went up to the top of the city, held on to the battlements, and looked out anxiously: in the far distance, dense soldiers fought together, filling the vast fields of the Croton Plains, and the great horror they made was like the earth roaring, stirring the dust and sand, and even the heavens and the earth changed color......

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In the southern waters of Crotone, more than 80 Raven ships led by Midolades confronted the remnants of nearly forty Syracuse ships led by Lyptinius.

What gave Midorades a headache was this: as soon as his fleet approached the Syracuse, the Syracuse fleet retreated quickly, and with the special construction of the Raven ships, they could not catch up with the ordinary ships of Syracuse in terms of speed; But as soon as the Midorades fleet approached the coast, the Syracuse fleet pressed again......

While Midorades hesitated, the troops left behind in the camp in Syracuse sent a few hundred soldiers with thousands of Sicilian freedmen who were usually responsible for transporting the baggage, armed with weapons, and rushed to the seashore, so that Midorades' attempt to send sailors to land in order to disrupt the rear of the Syracuse army failed.

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Since Trina was captured by Syracuse, there were more than 3,000 Syracuse soldiers, more than 1,000 Hibernian soldiers, and 1,000 Coronian soldiers. Far from the front line, the defenders of Trina lived a quiet life, until two orders from the camp of Crotone received orders from Dionysius in the past two days: let them strengthen their defenses and keep an eye on the city of Knappetia to the north!

The defending generals immediately cheered up and intensified their reconnaissance to the north.

This afternoon the Scouts received astonishing news: a fleet of ships had landed on the beach on the plains of Euphimea, about five or six thousand Dionian soldiers had landed, and the Dionian troops were marching towards the city of Trina!

Then came the news that more than a thousand Dionian soldiers had come out of the city of Knappetia and had entered the plains of Opimia!

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The news made Trina's Syracuse general fidget, although he was eager to make meritorious contributions, but the attack of six or seven thousand men was obviously not something that his troops could defeat, and he immediately ordered: close the city gates, pull up the drawbridge, and the soldiers of all units should go to the city wall to defend according to the deployment of the previous exercise, and immediately prepare sufficient arrows, javelins, stones, and asphalt......

In addition, he sent two messengers to rush to Siriting and the camp of Crotone.

Shiros led his troops to the city of Trina, and after carefully observing the defense of the Syracuses, he did not immediately attack the city, and in fact time did not allow.

He ordered the army to begin building camp in the northwest direction, a mile from the city, and await the arrival of reinforcements from Knappetia.

At the same time, in order to prevent the main army of Syracuse in the east from attacking, he sent out the few cavalry squads and mountain reconnaissance squads in his troops to reconnoiter the movements of the Siracusa camp in Siriting and Krotone.

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"Attack! Offensive!! ...... "Mattonis, who was standing at the rear of the phalanx, was eager to go into battle in person and fight happily, but unfortunately he was already the commander of the regiment, and due to the restrictions of the "Ionian Military Law", he could only order the drummers to beat non-stop, urging the soldiers to intensify the onslaught.

Although the Seventh Legion was newly established and most of its soldiers were new recruits, the victory of Heraclia gave them victory and honor, and it also gave them more confidence, and they were not afraid to launch a fierce attack on the enemy.

Cregenis had been a freeman who had just arrived in Turiy four years earlier, but he was fortunate enough to be one of the 5,000 freedmen's light infantry at the Battle of Trionto, contributing to the defeat of Crotone's division, and finally participating in the triumphal ceremony, which gave him a goal to strive for.

At the beginning of this year, he became a full citizen. In recent years, the Dionian army has been expanding, but when the instructors of the Ministry of War in various places select the recruits of the regiment, he is always eliminated, on the grounds that he is too thin to serve as a melee infantryman, and the instructor recommends that he become a light infantryman. However, he always dreamed of becoming a heavy infantryman, so he was always a reserve soldier of the legion, but he was not discouraged by his tenacity, and insisted on exercising his body and honing his combat skills until the outbreak of war and the formation of a new legion.

Originally, based on his status and seniority (full citizen, three years of regimental reserves), the regiment commander Martonis was ready to make him a company commander, but he refused, because he felt that he had never been an officer in the regiment and was suddenly promoted to a middle and senior officer, he had no experience, and at the same time could not fight in the front line, and could not show the results of his hard training, and finally he became a squad leader in the 7th Regiment.

Now, he is at the forefront of the battle, the long shield in his left hand firmly protects his body, and the bayonet spear in his right hand hangs above his head, almost immovable, but once the enemy shows a flaw, it stabs out like lightning, and every time the stab is fierce and accurate, it brings a great threat to the enemy, and he stabs several people in a short period of time.

He seldom shouted and gave orders to some of his officers, but his leadership greatly encouraged his soldiers and boosted their morale......

Olivers, who has always been unconvinced by Matonis and always wants to compete with him, will certainly not let the Seventh Army dominate the front. Under his strict orders, the Sixth Army also stormed ......

More than half of the two new Dionian legions were fought by Sicilian city-state soldiers, such as Catanay, Leotini, Gera, and Camanlina...... These city-states are said to be allies of Syracuse, but in fact they are vassals, and the rulers of their city-states are tyrants directly appointed and supported by Dionysius, so it was not the will of these soldiers to attack Greater Greece, but during this period of time, they won one after another, and captured a lot of booty, so their morale was not bad, and because of the incentive of "victory can go home", their fighting spirit was second only to that of Syracuse soldiers.

But the ranks of the left flank of Syracuse included the soldiers of Syracuse's allies in the Great Hellenic states, the Locli, the Medema, the Hibernians, and the Coronians. The Corennias, in particular, were forced by the situation to submit to Syracuse, and they were reluctant in their hearts. Dionysius, of course, was well aware of this, so he left 1,000 Coronians in Trina, 1,000 in Silitine to replace his own troops, and 2,000 Coronnian soldiers, which he scattered in the front line of the left flank, forcing them to fight in order to survive, but their fighting spirit can be imagined.

Originally, Dionysius saw that Dionia's right flank was basically soldiers wearing Corinthian helmets, armed with round shields and bayonet guns, and thought that they were not the main force of Dionia, so he dared to make such an arrangement.

Who knew that the two new legions, which were not afraid of tigers, with a total of 14,000 soldiers, attacked bravely, so that although there were 20,000 people, the left flank of Syracuse, which had a complex composition and weak fighting spirit, was forced to retreat slowly......

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Syracuse is retreating on the left flank, as is the centre.

The soldiers of the 4th and 5th Legions of Dioonia had experienced the crushing defeat of the Cilitin, and witnessed the tragic death of the commander and his comrades, and they had come to fight the enemy today with the purpose of washing away their shame and revenge, so they were not only brave, but a little crazy, all with hideous expressions, desperately trying to get close to the enemy and engage in close combat.

The Bruti soldiers who fought alongside him were also infected by it, and showed the ferocity of the mountain people. The turmoil in the Bruti region some time ago has greatly affected the perception of the other Dionians towards the Brutis, and today they need to show their loyalty to the Alliance with their performance.

At the head of the middle of Syracuse were the Campanian mercenaries, who had learned the power of the Dionian hoplites in close combat after the last battle, so they tried to keep the Dionian soldiers at a distance from them, using their bayonets to block the enemy's approach. At the same time, they were well aware that the reckless onslaught of the heavy infantry was physically exhausting, and they waited patiently for the moment when Dionia's strength was exhausted before counterattacking. As a result, the Campanian mercenaries and 10,000 other Syracuse citizens retreated both forcibly and deliberately.