His questioning raised Gherney's head, and the other leaders in the cabin were intrigued.

Ionians! At this moment, when Geurney heard the name, a wave of hatred rose in his heart, and he tried to make himself remember the scene: "...... Their soldiers were mostly heavy infantry, but their heavy infantry was not quite the same as the Greek heavy infantry we had seen before...... Their helmets are very similar to ours, and they hold not round brass shields, but long shields similar to ours......"

"Huh?!" The Samonai chiefs were amazed.

"It is important to note that their heavy infantry is just as much as ours...... Javelins can be thrown! Guerney recalls the painful scene.

But the chiefs were in an uproar: "When did the Greeks also begin to learn our tactics?" ”

"The Dioyans have never been in contact with us, so how can they learn our tactics?"

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As the leader was talking, Villani asked with concern, "So are the other equipment of the Dionian hoplites the same as ours?" ”

"It's not the same. Their cuirasses were more tightly protected, covering their arms, chest, back, crotch and thighs, and they also had shin armor on their calves......"

"That means when we throw a javelin face to face, we lose." Lusenny, the leader of the Capuz, said worriedly.

"We can have a long shield, and even the thickest armor will be injured if it is thrown by a javelin. On the contrary, the Dionian heavy infantry was over-equipped and not conducive to operating in the mountains, "the chief of Benevenum, Lesguk, did not care too much about this.

"Leader Lesguk is right!" "We have fought many battles with the Greeks of Campania, whose heavy infantry is so heavy in the mountains that it is difficult to walk and cannot catch up with us, but because they are not agile enough to avoid the javelins we throw around their flanks and rear, we will not easily fight the Greeks on the plains," said Quinduk, who was in charge of leading the Kautini warriors to the battle. ”

"What the chief of Quiinduk said is our decades of experience in dealing with Greek heavy infantry, the mountains are the domain of our Samonai, and if the Dioonians dare to come in, we will let them never get out again!" Luxeny exclaimed with a loud encouragement.

"That's right! Kill the Ionians! Let them know how good we Samonai are! Many of the leaders followed.

"But...... The Dionians were not limited to heavy infantry. Gherney had to remind the overconfident chieftains: "They also had archers, javelinmen without armor or shields, and a kind of light infantry with small shields and daggers, and they were also very fast in the mountains, I guess they were Lucanians...... And what should draw our attention to is that the Dionian army, whether it is heavy infantry, archers, javelinmen, or light infantry, is quite tacit and obviously trained for a long time, and is markedly different from the citizen soldiers of the Greek city-states that have been improvised in Campania......"

When Gherney finished speaking, the chiefs fell into deep thought.

At this time, Villani muttered and said: "The Dioonians have arrived in Pothenia so quickly, then this force must not be the main force from Turii, and the number will definitely not be too many. Since they have the guts to come, let's give them a taste of the power of the Samoneh warriors! ”

His words lifted the spirits of the leaders.

"Quinduk, you lead 7,000 Kautini warriors to stay in the camp, and the other leaders lead all your warriors and me to attack the incoming Dionians."

"Grand Chief, you mean all the Hilpinee warriors?" Lesgouk asked in surprise.

"Yes, 25,000 Hilpiney warriors!" Villani said clearly.

"Isn't it too much?"

"I'm too little. If Torek hadn't gone with his 18,000 Pentney warriors to attack Poseidonia, I would have asked his Pentney army to come with us. Villani said with a proud face: "This time, I want to eat this Dionian army that dares to enter the territory of Pothenia alone!" ”

"What if a wave of Lucanians in Tentia City suddenly comes out?" Luseni asked, a little worried.

"I'm worried that they won't dare come out."|Quinduk looked at Veloni and smiled.

Villani nodded and said, "There are only 10,000 warriors in the city of Pothenia, if they dare to come out - hum, Quinduk, don't rush to repel them, but entangle them, I will lead the army back as soon as possible, and fight you back and forth, and annihilate them!" ”

"Understood." Quinnduk's eyes gleamed.

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"Phellisius, I hope you come back." Davers happily greeted the living room, took Philicus's hands, and said with a smile: "I heard that you are doing a good job in Cosenza, and the leaders of the Bruti tribe and the herdsmen are lining up in front of your mansion every day, wanting to see you...... Haha, I've been the chief executive for more than a year, and I'm reluctant to get rid of it! ”

"Don't make fun of me, sir. Next time, no matter how much you persuade me, I don't want to go to the Buruti area to be the chief executive. Phellisius smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The people there don't trust the judge at all, no matter how big the dispute is, they come to me, the administrator, if it weren't for the full assistance of Hegesitus (the former leader of the Siren tribe), I don't think I would have been able to stay for three months when I took root in Corson." ”

"But you have been in Cosenza for more than a year, and the Senate Public Office Management Committee has investigated several times, and it has found that you have done a very good job in Cosenza, and I believe that it will be very easy for you to make you the chief executive of other cities." Davos smiled and praised him: "Let's go, let's go inside." ”

The two sides sat down, and the slaves offered the slurry.

Phellisius didn't have the heart to drink, and immediately said to Davers: "My lord, this time you proposed that I be the commander of the southern part of Dionia, commanding the fourth and fifth legions, and there is no problem. But to be the commander-in-chief of the entire coalition of the South Italy Alliance, to command the operations of this coalition army, I think it is too difficult! Can a big city-state like Crotone and Ligem willingly obey my command?! ”

After hearing this, Davers seriously persuaded him: "Phellisius, this task is indeed a bit troublesome. But even if it's troublesome, you have to do it with all your might, and you have to do your best to do it well! You see, although the agreement of the South Italian Alliance says, 'All city-states, big or small, shall be treated equally.' But all the allies understand that in fact we Dionia are the leaders of this alliance, we are not the commander-in-chief of this alliance, we are not responsible for organization, we are not responsible for command, and what other city-state dares to be the leader of this alliance! So don't have any worries, be bold in managing and commanding the coalition forces! Moreover, I have written letters to the councils of the allies, such as Crotone and Ligem, asking them to cooperate actively, and the messenger has already sent them. At the same time, the Senate has also appointed Lord Ansitanos to act as your diplomatic liaison officer, responsible for coordinating matters with the various city-states. ”

"Great!" Philicus had a bottom in his heart, and the expression on his face relaxed a lot, but he continued: "My lord, you asked us to fortify Coronia and Trina, but now that Syracuse has not declared war, will Coronia and Trina allow us to set up camp on their land in advance?" And if Syracuse declares war and the army quickly lands in Lokry, but our coalition forces come from various city-states, and it will take a lot of time just to assemble together, not to mention rush to Coronia and Trina to build camps, what if the camp is not yet built, and Syracuse's army has already broken through Coronia? ”

"It's really a problem. After the war, there will be many unexpected factors, and no one can make accurate predictions. Davers tapped his fingers on the armrest, pondered for a long time, and finally said, "Do your best to do what you originally planned, and if you can't do anything, try to preserve our strength, and don't fight blindly." But there's a bottom line that you have to keep in mind! ”

Davers tapped his fingers heavily on the table, and said resolutely: "Hold Knappetia and Asphorustum, and assist the Crotone people to hold Crotone City!" As long as this line of defense is not lost, we will be able to keep the enemy out of our territory and gather strength for a counterattack! ”

"Alright, my lord, I will defend the territory in the south until you return!" Phellisius made a promise, but he asked again: "What if the Syracuse bypassed Crotone with the fleet and landed in our rear?" ”

Felicius's foresight made Davers a little disappointed, and he said impatiently: "How can it be so easy to land tens of thousands of soldiers on our land, don't we have two new legions." And it's not something you should be concerned about, it's a Sekrian thing. ”

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"Sekelian, once war breaks out between Dionya and Syracuse, what are the preparations of your navy?" Davers asked with a serious expression.

Sekrian said confidently, "My lord, we hope to gather all the warships of the allies first, and put them under our direct command...... Since Ligem took the initiative to hand over 35 three-layer oars to our navy, Coronia and Trina have also merged their fleets. Siriting has already expressed his consent and has not yet put it into action. Only Crotone is still hesitating, but I think they will agree soon...... At that time, Dioonia will have a powerful fleet of nearly 200 large and small ships, and I will load all three of the paddle ships with 'crows'......"