Lizaru came to the center of the battlefield: it was full of wounded soldiers and corpses, and the further you went to the center there were more corpses, which showed the horror of the previous battle. In the very center, there stood more than 20 Ionian legionnaires, all of them wounded, bloodstained, and disorganized, and even had some difficulty standing up, so they could only support each other......

But when Lizaru came to the front, they still tried to salute him: "Report to the Commander, the first detachment of the Fourth Brigade of the Third Army has completed the blocking mission!" ”

Lizaru returned the military salute very solemnly, and at the same time said in a somewhat choked voice: "You have done a good job! Without your resistance, there would have been no victory! ”

After saying that, he hurriedly stepped forward, supported the crumbling Tagru, grabbed his right hand, and raised it high: "You Tagru blocked Laos's attack with a small number of troops in the Lahe Fortress more than ten years ago!" Today you once again blocked the attack of thousands of Samonai warriors with a company, you are truly an iron wall! ”

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng!! Victory !! ......" The surrounding soldiers cheered in unison.

Amid the cheers, Targlu and his soldiers struggled to straighten their chests, and from then on Targrew earned the nickname "Iron Wall".

Where have the generals of the Campanian Alliance, such as Aearos and others, who followed Lizaru to see such a tragic battlefield, let alone such a terrible army, in the face of an enemy attack dozens of times their number, they actually fought to the death and did not retreat, this is simply a copy of the rumored battle at Hot Springs!

The shock in the hearts of these generals can be imagined: no wonder Dionia was able to defeat Syracuse and become the overlord of the Western Mediterranean, with such an army, what other city-state would dare to match!

At this time, the legion medical battalion also rushed over, rummaged through the pile of corpses for the surviving soldiers, and rescued them urgently.

After a while, the captain of the Dionian cavalry brigade arrived and reported: "Commander of the Lizaru Legion, we have captured Segovani, the chief of the Kautini!" ”

Lizaru was not at all surprised: it was a miracle that he could escape under such a tight encirclement of the Third Army and its allies.

However, the Ionian emissary Karias, who had followed Lizaru all the way, hurriedly asked, "Where is he?!" ”

"Bring him up!" The cavalry captain shouted back with some smugness.

The dusty Segovani limped up. As he fled, he was knocked down by the Dionian cavalry, wounded in his right foot, and his escort was scattered, and seeing that it was impossible to escape, he consciously took the initiative to become a prisoner.

"Grand Leader Segovani, I didn't expect us to meet under such circumstances."

Segovani heard the familiar voice and turned his head to see that it was Carias's mocking face.

"Dionians, you have broken your covenant and quietly attacked your allies, the Kautini! Are you trying to wage war with our Samonai Alliance?! Segovani roared.

"Who the hell is breaking the covenant?! It was you Kautini who broke the covenant first, and the hundreds of corpses of the people of Campania in the city of Athla are evidence of your guilt! Dionya is defending the sacred covenant, and in response to the request of its loyal allies, the city-states of the Campania League, a large army has been sent to protect the lives and property of the people of Campania in the territory of the Campanian League! If you Kautini had not broken the covenant and invaded the territory of the Campanian League, how could you have fought with us!! ......," Karias asked repeatedly.

Segovani was speechless, but continued to shout: "Quickly release me and my warriors, and I will persuade my compatriots in the mountains to resolve this conflict peacefully!" Otherwise, the entire Samonai Alliance will gather all the warriors, form a great army, and invade your Dionian territory! ……”

When Karias heard this, he wanted to say more, but Lizaru next to him roared angrily: "Let them come!" Our Third Legion is worried that there is no fight! ”

Looking at Segowani, who was forcibly suppressed, his face was depressed, and Karias soon lost his anger when he was humiliated in Kautium, and he thought about it and said, "I don't know how Your Majesty will deal with this battle?" ”

"It's better to order us to take Lola, Sasera, and Kapsa!" Lizaru said confidently and loudly.

The two looked at each other and laughed.

In this battle, more than 5,000 Cautini warriors led by Segovani, plus other tribal warriors who invaded the territory of the Campanian League, totaled more than 12,000 people, and the 3rd Dionian Legion plus half of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of Dionia, as well as the army of the Campanian League, totaled about 20,000 people.

After the battle, about 3,000 Kautini warriors were killed and wounded, more than 2,000 Kautini were captured, and the casualties of the Kautini warriors who fled back to the mountains are unknown. For this victory, the combined forces of Dioonia and Campania also paid a certain price, with a total of more than 1,500 soldiers killed and wounded, of which the first company of the 4th Brigade of the 3rd Dionian Army was almost completely killed, and the 2nd Cavalry Corps also paid a lot of casualties when it stopped the retreat of Segovani's troops. However, the battle dealt a heavy blow to Kautini and shocked the entire Samonai region.

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In the Carthaginian Senate, the senators were engaged in a heated debate about the news that had just arrived from Rome.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we can't back down any longer! A year ago, because of our concessions, the Taknian tribe close to us was completely wiped out, and the Dioonians completely controlled the Sikel region, so that the gold, silver and supplies we helped were wasted! Now that the greedy Dioonians have set their sights on our allies in central Italy, Rome, we can no longer watch the Dionians conquer Rome and then successfully occupy all of Italy, when there is no other country that can stop the vast territory of Dionia! And is such a mighty kingdom of Dionya still willing to live in peace with our Carthage! ......" Pretakuba, the head of the Magonides in the Senate, waved his arms excitedly and shouted loudly.

His impassioned words moved some of the elders.

Okliton stood up and said unhurriedly, "Calm down, Pretakuba, you're too excited. I remember that the message came back only that the Dionian emissaries hoped that Rome would stop their attack on Wolsey and had no intention of going to war with Rome. Rome has annexed too much land over the years, and it should also stop and straighten out its internal affairs, the contradictions between the nobles and commoners in its country are so fierce, and even the people have refused to elect consuls for many years, and if this continues, Rome will have big problems sooner or later. ”

"Ocriton, I think you're confused!" Another Magonian patriarch, Santipur, stood up and accused: "Do we spend so much gold, silver and supplies every year just to make Rome a prosperous city-state?!" We are here to make Rome a powerful force in central Italy, able to stop the expansion of the Kingdom of Dioonia to the north! Now that the Wolsy people have suffered a crushing defeat, it is a good time for Rome to conquer them and increase their strength, and if Rome stops its offensive and shrinks its power, it will give the Wolsy a chance to breathe.

Now that Dioonia is aware of the danger to Rome, they are trying to help Wolsey, and they may also unite with other opposing forces to increase their influence in central Italy. With the support of Dionia, these races will continue to oppose Rome, and eventually Rome will be conquered by the Dionians, just like the Thanian tribes!

I don't think any of the wise patriarchs here want to see! It is also completely not in the interests of our Carthage! Therefore we must fully support the Romans and make them reject the Dionians' proposal! ”

"Santipour, please note that what you mean by giving full support to Rome is to let them continue to attack Wolsey, which will eventually lead to an early war between Rome and Dionia?!" Sophite Tepanrako stood up and asked aloud.

There was a commotion in the venue.

"Yes, it could well lead to that eventually." Santipur replied calmly.

There was another commotion in the room.

"Rome alone cannot compete with Dionia. By that time, as an ally of Rome, will we Carthage go to war?! Tepanrako asked.

"Whether as an oath, as a covenant of military alliances, or for the interests of our Carthage, we must declare war on Dionia!" Pretakuba said categorically.

The elders were in an uproar, and the controversy at the venue rang out.

"When we agreed to support the Taknian tribe and Rome in the hope that they would restrain Dionia's expansion, didn't we already see Dionyas as an enemy?! Are you still holding on to illusions at the moment, expecting that in the future, the Kingdom of Ionia, which has destroyed one race and another and become incomparably powerful, will continue to live in peace with us?! Pretakuba's loud questioning made the noisy venue a lot quieter.

"Declaring war on Dionia?! Did you know that we sent our troops to Cirta a few months ago to suppress the Numbian rebellion, and it hasn't been completely quelled?! Tepanrako reminded loudly.

"There were also rebellions in Dionia, the Mesapi, the Puchetti, the Daoni...... It's a lot more than us, but that doesn't stop them from continuing to wage war and conquer other powers! Pretakuba looked furious and said loudly: "What the Dioonians can do, we Carthaginians have ruled this land for so long, and we should be able to do it!" ”