While they were talking, a part of the light infantry of the Eighth Legion had approached the city walls, firing bows and arrows at the city, and under their cover, the other soldiers formed a small group to move forward quickly, and since there were no trenches or moats dug in front of the walls of the port area, they soon came to the city, and while raising their long shields to defend against the attacks on the city, they set up the ladder on the head of the city, and the siege began......

The Ionian legionnaires concentrated on two sides of the walls of the port area and attacked. The first is the tower gate at the junction of the natural breakwater and the land on the southernmost side, and the soldiers of the second legion tried to break through it and rushed directly into the city wall walkway; On the other hand, in the northernmost part near the harbor, the Eighth Army mainly used ants to attack the city, pinning down a large number of the Lilian defenders. The two were about a mile apart, and the Dionian army, one on the city and the other under the city, could not cooperate with each other at all, and if the attack of the Second Army was still fierce at the beginning, after being informed by Leotizides, the attack of both armies became more steady and less aggressive, and of course the casualties of the soldiers dropped sharply.

Misare, who was frightened at first, was confident after seeing the soldiers repel the besieging Dionians several times, and he even began to think that with about 8,000 soldiers on the city walls, he could easily repel the Dioonians' siege without even the arrival of Margo's reinforcements.

Until one of the team officers ran up to the city in great panic and reported to him in a panic: "My lord, there are many ...... A lot of Ionians...... The Ionian soldiers have entered the city!! ”

Emitherre first gave him a powerful slap in the face, and then roared angrily: "Are you dizzy! The Ionians are on this side! If you talk nonsense again and shake the morale of the army, I will cut off your head! "Since the signing of the peace agreement with Dionia, Lilipi's maritime trade has become more and more prosperous, and it has also prompted more and more residents of Lilipi, but due to the high threshold to settle in the city, many people from Gataiki and the Philippine allies choose to live in the port area, because the granules have very little farmland outside the city, and the grain is completely self-sufficient, so the demand is great, relying on the grain trade at sea to solve, mainly from the home machine, although the family is too anxious to rely on the vast land of Lumibia, and the food is sufficient every year, But grain is shipped to the grain skin, the price is not low, and the competition is fierce. Lalala is also a member of the Hanluo family, 10 years ago to settle in the Lilipi port area, mainly engaged in grain trade, in a few years of shopping mall competition he did not benefit much, so he racked his brains to find other ways to make money, as a result he found that the supply of military food in Chen Lei's military camp is very sufficient, there is a lot of surplus at the end of each year, just at this time the general of the garrison is also a member of the Hanno family, the two used to have a good relationship, so he came to him to secretly discuss cooperation. After Leo asked Sides solemnly, he walked into the warehouse with the captain of the guard. There were a lot of things piled up in the warehouse, and a dim light flickered in a corner ahead, and Sekrian and seven or eight soldiers formed a circle, and a few soldiers guarded the two prisoners. Hearing the sound of footsteps, Sekrian turned his head to look back, and then said proudly: Prosous, come and see, I have brought you a good opportunity to make a great contribution! Ignoring his smugness, Leoticides strode over, and the soldiers hurriedly made way for Leotisides to see not a dark hole as he had imagined, but more like a cellar, with a stone staircase, a wall lamp, a hard floor, stacked stone walls and iron pillars, and a straight underground passage leading to the dark front...... Leochides stood at the entrance of the passage, which was wide enough for three adults to walk side by side, and observed for a long time before stepping on the stone stairs and going up to the warehouse, and the first thing he said was: such a tunnel could not be excavated in a short time. Of course not. Sekrian looked disdainfully at the two gagged captives next to him: these are the masterpieces of greedy families and merchants! …… It turned out that granulochondria was originally established by Hilmic, and later rebuilt by Ma Ge, which was originally centered on him and established a military defense system to resist the attack of the Greek Kuza, but I didn't expect that not long after, the Greek expansion was defeated by Dionia, and the hegemony was lost. The status of a military town was retained, and with it, the garrison was retained, but the number of citizen soldiers was greatly reduced. At this time, the family was too anxious to go home, the Margery family was far away in Belgium, and Hanlo was in power, and under his vigorous promotion, since Jiatai began to advance inland, massively encroaching on the land of the Lumibians, the family was too anxious for the citizens to share the fruits of the war, and no one wanted to be drawn to Lilibi to defend the city, even if it was only on duty. Therefore, Jia Taiji gave Lili enough logistical support and additional salary to the defenders, so that they could fulfill their obligations with peace of mind. Even so, it was still a chore to go to Lilibi to defend the city in the hearts of the Taiji citizens at home. Seven years ago, a member of the Hanluo family was appointed as the general of the Lilibi garrison, he was reluctant to go, and even went to Hanno to intercede, but it was unsuccessful, because the position of Lily's defender general became a big problem, and no one in the Taiji aristocracy wanted to take office, and Hanno, as the person in power, of course, had to be an example. He could only come to Lilibi with a stomach full of resentment, and after a few days of staying, Lalala in the port area came to visit, and after a secret conversation between the two, the defender general was completely dissatisfied, and conscientiously fulfilled his duties. After Leo asked Sides solemnly, he walked into the warehouse with the captain of the guard. There were a lot of things piled up in the warehouse, and a dim light flickered in a corner ahead, and Sekrian and seven or eight soldiers formed a circle, and a few soldiers guarded the two prisoners. Hearing the sound of footsteps, Sekrian turned his head to look back, and then said proudly: Prosous, come and see, I have brought you a good opportunity to make a great contribution! Ignoring his smugness, Leoticides strode over, and the soldiers hurriedly made way for Leotisides to see not a dark hole as he had imagined, but more like a cellar, with a stone staircase, a wall lamp, a hard floor, stacked stone walls and iron pillars, and a straight underground passage leading to the dark front...... Leochides stood at the entrance of the passage, which was wide enough for three adults to walk side by side, and observed for a long time before stepping on the stone stairs and going up to the warehouse, and the first thing he said was: such a tunnel could not be excavated in a short time. Of course not. Sekrian looked disdainfully at the two gagged captives next to him: these are the masterpieces of greedy families and merchants! …… It turned out that granulochondria was originally established by Hilmic, and later rebuilt by Ma Ge, which was originally centered on him and established a military defense system to resist the attack of the Greek Kuza, but I didn't expect that not long after, the Greek expansion was defeated by Dionia, and the hegemony was lost. The status of a military town was retained, and with it, the garrison was retained, but the number of citizen soldiers was greatly reduced. At this time, the family was too anxious to go home, the Margery family was far away in Belgium, and Hanlo was in power, and under his vigorous promotion, since Jiatai began to advance inland, massively encroaching on the land of the Lumibians, the family was too anxious for the citizens to share the fruits of the war, and no one wanted to be drawn to Lilibi to defend the city, even if it was only on duty. Therefore, Jia Taiji gave Lili enough logistical support and additional salary to the defenders, so that they could fulfill their obligations with peace of mind. Even so, it was still a chore to go to Lilibi to defend the city in the hearts of the Taiji citizens at home. Seven years ago, a member of the Hanluo family was appointed as the general of the Lilibi garrison, he was reluctant to go, and even went to Hanno to intercede, but it was unsuccessful, because the position of Lily's defender general became a big problem, and no one in the Taiji aristocracy wanted to take office, and Hanno, as the person in power, of course, had to be an example. He could only come to Lilibi with a stomach full of resentment, and after a few days of staying, Lalala in the port area came to visit, and after a secret conversation between the two, the defender general was completely dissatisfied, and conscientiously fulfilled his duties. After Leo asked Sides solemnly, he walked into the warehouse with the captain of the guard. There were a lot of things piled up in the warehouse, and a dim light flickered in a corner ahead, and Sekrian and seven or eight soldiers formed a circle, and a few soldiers guarded the two prisoners. Hearing the sound of footsteps, Sekrian turned his head to look back, and then said proudly: Prosous, come and see, I have brought you a good opportunity to make a great contribution! Ignoring his smugness, Leoticides strode over, and the soldiers hurriedly made way for Leotisides to see not a dark hole as he had imagined, but more like a cellar, with a stone staircase, a wall lamp, a hard floor, stacked stone walls and iron pillars, and a straight underground passage leading to the dark front...... Leochides stood at the entrance of the passage, which was wide enough for three adults to walk side by side, and observed for a long time before stepping on the stone stairs and going up to the warehouse, and the first thing he said was: such a tunnel could not be excavated in a short time. Of course not. Sekrian looked disdainfully at the two gagged captives next to him: these are the masterpieces of greedy families and merchants! …… It turned out that granulochondria was originally established by Hilmic, and later rebuilt by Ma Ge, which was originally centered on him and established a military defense system to resist the attack of the Greek Kuza, but I didn't expect that not long after, the Greek expansion was defeated by Dionia, and the hegemony was lost. The status of a military town was retained, and with it, the garrison was retained, but the number of citizen soldiers was greatly reduced. At this time, the family was too anxious to go home, the Margery family was far away in Belgium, and Hanlo was in power, and under his vigorous promotion, since Jiatai began to advance inland, massively encroaching on the land of the Lumibians, the family was too anxious for the citizens to share the fruits of the war, and no one wanted to be drawn to Lilibi to defend the city, even if it was only on duty. Therefore, Jia Taiji gave Lili enough logistical support and additional salary to the defenders, so that they could fulfill their obligations with peace of mind. Even so, it was still a chore to go to Lilibi to defend the city in the hearts of the Taiji citizens at home. Seven years ago, a member of the Hanluo family was appointed as the general of the Lilibi garrison, he was reluctant to go, and even went to Hanno to intercede, but it was unsuccessful, because the position of Lily's defender general became a big problem, and no one in the Taiji aristocracy wanted to take office, and Hanno, as the person in power, of course, had to be an example. He could only come to Lilibi with a stomach full of resentment, and after a few days of staying, Lalala in the port area came to visit, and after a secret conversation between the two, the defender general was completely dissatisfied, and conscientiously fulfilled his duties.

The team officer covered his face and hurriedly defended: "My lord...... It's true! The Ionians suddenly appeared in the southwestern barracks and attacked our garrison! I managed to escape! ”

"Shut up!" Misherre raised his hand angrily, and the officer hurriedly stepped back.

"This man is crazy, hurry up and arrest me!" Imisore glared at the officer and gave orders to the soldiers beside him.

Seeing that he was tied up and also gagged, Imisore sneered in his heart: suddenly appeared in the southwestern barracks? Hmph, do you think the Dioonians are gods who can fly over these high walls?!

At this moment, "Woo! ......" suddenly sounded in the city with a high-pitched trumpet, which was distinctly different from the Carthaginian trumpet, and caused a great shock in the heart of Misare.

And this is the panicked shouting of the soldiers in the city: "Oh my God! Look, Dionians! The Dionians are coming from behind! ……”

Imisre brushed aside the soldiers beside him, staggered a few steps to the battlements, and hurriedly looked into the city: I saw that many soldiers in black helmets and black armor rushed into the light of the fire, and there were more figures surging behind them, in the dim night, like a terrible black tide about to destroy the wall.

Imisaret felt that his whole body was weak, and fear made him almost unable to stand, and at this time he had only one thought in his mind: Lilil was finished!

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Leotizides first asked the soldiers of the detachment who followed him to quickly find digging tools from the houses in the residential area, and then entered the tunnel and hurriedly dug the exit. At the same time, according to the plan drawn up, he divided two-fifths of the strength of the Eighth Army to attack the city head-on and attract the attention of the defenders, while the rest of the soldiers quietly entered the mansion of Lampkuba as he had previously ordered.

In addition, he sent someone to inform Matonis, telling him to immediately bring half of the soldiers of the Second Legion gathered on the embankment and infiltrate the city together, and of course inform the thousands of soldiers of the Third Fleet, who quietly entered the tunnels in batches.

The exit of the tunnel is the baggage warehouse in the southwest camp, which is already in a remote location, and the soldiers of the southwest military camp have basically gone to the city to defend, leaving a guard team of only a few dozen people who did not pay attention to the baggage warehouse at all.

After digging tunnels and entering warehouses, the advance troops of the Eighth Army did not immediately launch an attack with great fanfare, but lurked around and protected the exit of the tunnel. It was not until the number increased to 1,000 that the guards discovered the traces, and the Dionian army also took advantage of the situation to attack, almost completely annihilating this small force, and then occupying the entire southwestern military camp.

Dionynian soldiers continued to emerge from the tunnels, and by the time Leotizides arrived at the barracks, the number had increased to 2,000, and he immediately gave the order to attack.

The Dionian soldiers quickly launched an attack on the defenders of the inner wall not far from the barracks, and the sound of the trumpets also invigorated the Dionian troops fighting in the harbor, and they also intensified their attack on the walls.

The Lilian defenders, who were defending at the head of the city, were caught in a two-sided attack. The 2,000 soldiers of the Southeast Army Camp who remained in the city heard the news and hurriedly rushed to reinforce them, but they were quickly routed by the surprise attack of the soldiers of the Second Army and the infantry of the Third Fleet who then drilled out of the tunnels.

The Carthaginian soldiers at the head of the city saw more and more enemies coming from the city, and the number was amazing, and their hearts were already frightened, plus because their attack caused the city to explode like a pot, countless residents fled in panic, and shouted in horror in the night, echoing the people in the port area, and it made the Carthaginian soldiers worry, they could ignore the lives of the people in the port area, but they could not abandon the families in the city, so they gave up the defense in the city and chose to save the families in the city. However, the stone stairs of the inner wall had been blocked by the Ionian soldiers, and they fled east along the walkway of the wall, and the entire defense line of the city collapsed.

Seeing that nothing could be done, Imisore and Ragnarca fled eastward under the protection of the guards.

Under the orders of Leotizides, the Dionian soldiers after the rendezvous did not cut off the return of the Carthaginian rout, but pursued closely in the rear, not giving the Carthaginians a chance to breathe and regroup, and expelled the remaining Carthaginian soldiers and civilians from the city along the aisles of the city and the streets of the city......

After daybreak, the Dionian army captured the city of Lili, and except for a part of the Carthaginian soldiers and the people of the city who surrendered under siege, the rest fled from the city.

Leotizides and Matonius did not have time to celebrate this important victory, nor did they have time for the soldiers to recuperate, but took the time to clear the battlefields in the city, familiarize themselves with the city's defenses, and arrange the defense areas of the various armies.

Secrean sent a swift ship to Minoa to report the good news of the victory to King Davos, and at the same time the Sicilian fleet was to arrest all the people in the port area, escort them to the Minoan camp, and then transfer them to the rear by the fleet, so as to avoid resisting the attack of the Carthaginian army, and at the same time, to take care of the port people, who could cause trouble at any time, and the Third Fleet would escort them to prevent the Carthaginian fleet from raiding.

Only dock laborers who were willing to join the Kingdom of Dionya remained in the port area, who were required to load and unload cargo for the Dionian fleet that would later be in the port of Lilipo.

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Because it was night, and the road could not be seen clearly, the messenger of Lilipa did not dare to let his horse gallop, so it took nearly two hours to reach the Carthaginian camp.

Margo was shocked when he learned of the attack on the port of Lilibal and accused Misse of dereliction of duty.

Lilili was too important to the Carthaginian army in Sicily, and Marco decided to let Pomilcar take the camp for him, and he personally led 30,000 soldiers to reinforce him.

In the middle of the night, it was not easy to gather the soldiers who were still asleep, and it was still such a large number, even after these months of training, the discipline of the whole army had been greatly improved, but it still took more than three hours for Margo to lead the reinforcements out of the camp.

By this time, it was already dawn, and in order to ensure that the soldiers had enough strength to fight after arriving at Lilibal, Margo did not give the order to march hastily, after all, he had confidence in Lilibal's city defense, and the worst he could expect was that the Dionian army would destroy the port of Lilipol and then flee. Of course, the best idea was that by the time reinforcements arrived, the Dioonians were still besieging the city, and then he could wipe out "more than 20,000 elite Dionian soldiers", according to the messenger, and thus inflict a heavy blow on the main Dionian army and restore the morale of the Carthaginians.

Halfway through, he saw a large number of Lilibal soldiers and civilians fleeing in front of him, and learned that the city of Liliba had been occupied by the Dionians, and Marco was struck by five thunderbolts and almost fell from her horse.

Finally catching his breath, he didn't say a word, and asked the soldiers to arrest Imisore and Ragnaca, who had come forward to complain, and then ordered the whole army to speed up.

When he arrived outside the city of Lilipo, he saw the drawbridge, the closing gates, and the Ionian soldiers at the head of the city, and the last trace of luck in Margo's heart was shattered.

He rode his war horse, and walked up and down in front of the demoralized ranks, and for a moment he was at a loss in his mind: because when he set out with his troops, he did not consider that the city of Liliba would fall, so he did not bring any siege equipment with him, and the city of Lilibal, as an important military town of Carthage in Sicily, had high walls, many towers, and wide and deep moats, which could never be easily captured; If he returns to the camp and brings more troops here, and the Dioonians in the city have more time to prepare for the defense, then he will have to re-plan the siege, start making new siege facilities again, and spend more time to conquer the fortified city, but will the Carthaginian army still have enough time?