Therefore, Leotizides, who had a cold and arrogant face towards everyone, only had respect on his face when facing Pamanius.

"Help him." Leotizides said, stretching out his hands, grasping the end of the spear and pulling it outward.

However, the force of the belly bow was so strong that Leotizides was unable to pull out the spear.

"Another one with great strength!" As he spoke, he squatted down and tied his horse, ready to use all his strength.

At this time, another detachment leader hurriedly shouted: "Company Captain, listen! The enemy attack is coming again, and when you dodge this round, you will come and pick up the body of the captain of the Parmannius detachment! ”

Leotizides ignored it.

The detachment leader shouted helplessly: "Shield array defense!" ”

The soldiers hurriedly and skillfully stacked their long shields to form a shield array, protecting Leotizides in the center.

"Captain Hete Barruth Company!" With this shout, Hete Barrus rushed in and stood opposite Leotizides, the company commander who had also been a soldier under Parmanius and also held the short spear with both hands.

In the sound of the stone bombardment of the wooden wall, the two of them worked hard at the same time, and finally pulled out the short spear, fortunately this time the belly bow did not fire the short spear in this direction, otherwise the long shield might not be able to block it.

Leotizides laid down the body of Parmanius, took off his helmet, reached out and closed his anguished eyes, and whispered: "May the Elysée be open to you." ”

After speaking, he stood up and said, "Sitarcis, you take over the position of the captain of the Parmannius detachment and send two people to send the body of Parmanius to the rear. ”

"Yes!" Sitarcis, who had been Leoticides' direct prefect, saluted and replied.

"Prosous, we will honor Parmanius with the blood of countless Syracuse!" Haite Barruth said hatefully.

Leotizides did not speak, but his face was equally gloomy and terrifying.

After this round of stone bombardment, the sentry ran forward to observe the enemy's situation, the wooden wall had basically collapsed, and the vision ahead was wide: "Report, the enemy's ballista has moved forward!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard "...... Squeak Quack...... Rumble! There was a bang, and the crumbling watchtower finally collapsed, and the dust flew up.

Leotizides glanced at the dense Syracuse army on the south bank of the Alcantara River and gave the order: "The whole squad immediately retreats!" ”

It's not just his company, it's other companies doing the same thing.

And on the south bank, Macias was giving an order to the ballista troops: "Push the ballista forward another 10 meters!" ……”。

As the general appointed by Dionysius to guard the city of Syracuse, Macias was not only experienced in combat, but also used his troops with great care, he once learned about the combat experience of the Syracuse army in Great Greece from the messenger who came back to ask for help, so he also had some understanding of the combat characteristics of the Dionian army, and also paid enough attention to the combat effectiveness of the Dionian army. Despite Felistus' urges to eliminate the invaders as soon as possible and ease the unrest of the Sicilian allies, he decided to proceed according to his battle plan.

According to the constant messages from the spies, Masias estimated that the Syracuse had about 6,000 soldiers, and that the total number of exiles might be seven or eight thousand. Although the troops he led were much larger than the opponents, he did not intend to attack rashly, but followed the method summed up by Syracuse in the continuous siege battles, first concentrated the ballista and continued bombardment, weakened the defense of the opponent's city, and damaged the morale of the defenders, and finally sent his army to attack.

Even though the wooden walls and towers on the south side had been swept away, Macias did not launch an army attack, and his plan was to continue to bombard the town of Mejaro for a day to completely reduce the town of Mejaro to ruins, so that the Dioonians and Sicilian exiles would consume their energy in anxiety and panic, and then annihilate the Dioonians in one fell swoop when reinforcements from the allies such as Gera and Camanlina on the south coast of Sicily arrived, and the troops were strengthened again. Therefore, one of the most common words of Macias on this day is "Move forward!" Keep moving forward! Meyaro! ……”

Syracuse did not wait for the attack of the Syracuse army, but the leaders of the exiles frequently came to complain, because it was not only the Dionian soldiers who kept retreating, but also these exiles and their families, and the whole town was filled with the cries of children and the screams of women, as Tollius even hoped that Antonios would lead his army to attack the Syracuses.

After Antonios' categorical refusal, he was so angry that he scolded the Dionians for being cowards.

Antonios didn't care, although Syracuse's ballistas gave him a headache, but their non-attack also bought time for the First Army, and Anterapolis's suggestion gave him hope that the other side must be planning something, but he wouldn't put all his hopes on these spies who hid in the shadows like rats and snooped on secrets.

Antonios was pleasantly surprised by these Sicilian exiles, who, in addition to young children and women, were able to remain calm, maintain order, and not panic in the face of the powerful ballista bombardment, and actively demanded to fight. It is rare to be able to continue to carry out his orders after he refuses.

It was only through Laodisian's explanation that after the destruction of their homes, these Sicilian exiles fled to the inland mountains and gradually established settlements, but they had to face the raids of the Syracuse allies and the frequent attacks of the Sichaels. Over the years, the surviving exiles developed their courage, improved their fighting skills, and developed the habit of obeying the collective, because in a dangerous situation surrounded by enemies, disunity could only lead to destruction.

The exile's performance gave Antonios more confidence, and he was most worried about two things right now.

The first is grain, Antonios collected after the capture of Mejaro and the grain transported by the Lijim fleet are concentrated in the barn near the center of the town, now the landing point of the stone bullet is constantly moving forward, the barn will not be long before it will also enter its strike range, he can only order Laodisian, Lesipellatus and others to organize the exiles to urgently transport the grain to the north of the town of Mejaro.

The second is the Dionian fleet......

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Compared with the beginning of the land battle, the battle at sea is raging.

Syracuse originally had 50 three-layer oared warships, and on the way north, they gathered the warships of the city-states such as Taonis and Katanay, a total of 65 three-slayer oared warships, which looked not much different from the 60 three-sculled warships of Dionia, but the Syracuse Navy also had 16 other small and medium-sized warships, and the strength of the 21 warships of the Dionian fleet should have gained the upper hand in this engagement, but from the perspective of the battlefield situation, the two sides were evenly matched.

Although the Dioonian fleet has few ships, under the leadership of Seklian himself, other warships have carried out a crazy attack on the Syracuse fleet, both the speed of the warships and the reaction are much faster than the Syracuse fleet, especially the Syracuse's own warships seem to be dull, only relying on the experience of handling ships more than the other party, and they are passively maneuvering with it.

Seeing this, Paronisus, who was at the rear of the fleet, was in a hurry but could not do anything, and what he feared finally happened: the resentment of the people of the port of Syracuse against the city-state during this time seriously affected the fighting spirit of the sailors!

At this time, the lookout on the mast shouted excitedly: "My lord, the enemy's flagship has been hit by our ship, and it is sinking!" ”

"Great!" Paronisus shouted excitedly.

Although naval warfare is different from land warfare, due to the vast combat area, it is more about catching and killing, and the flagship of one side is sunk, unlike the killing of the commander of the land army, which will lead to the defeat of the troops, but it will also have a certain impact, perhaps this is the turning point of this naval battle! Paronisus excitedly ordered loudly: "Blow the horn of attack and urge all the warships to step up their attack!" ”

The sound of the trumpets pierced the fog of war on the sea, and the first thing that spurred it was not the ships of Syracuse and its allies, but the sailors of Dionia, whose eyes saw the red battle flag fluttering high in front of them......

Lord Sekrian is in danger! Whether it was the captain or the sailor, such a thought came to their minds.

As the hero of the victory in the Bruti War and the first sailor to carry the flag at the triumphal ceremony, Sekrian can be said to make the sailors proud and regarded as the pride of the navy! Later, Secrean became the commander of the navy, and although he was young and vigorous, and sometimes scolded his subordinates because of their poor performance, he was cheerful and straightforward, and he was able to get along with the sailors, and for the sake of the navy, he dared to fight for His Majesty Davers many times, so he was deeply supported by the sailors and his generals.

As a result, each of Dionia's warships began to attack more frantically, because every sailor knew very well: it was impossible to rush to the wrecked place of the flagship immediately, and only by ramming and sinking the enemy ship in front of him as quickly as possible, winning the naval battle, and forcing the enemy to retreat, could he have a chance to rescue Sekrian who had fallen into the sea!

Inspired by such mental strength, the sailors seemed to forget their fatigue, and the pulp speed returned to the peak level of the first engagement, with short sprints, emergency stops, reverse strokes, and circles...... The Ionian sailors worked together to control the ship as if it were their own bodies.

The sudden increase in the speed and agility of the Syracuse warship made the Syracuse warship have no time to react, "Bang! …… Boom! Boom! ...... "In the period after the sinking of the Dionian flagship, the situation of the Syracuse fleet did not improve, but worsened.

When Paronisus was in a hurry, the lookout exclaimed, "My lord, there is a warship...... A ship has escaped! ”

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"Tessites, I command you to turn the rudder back at once! Otherwise, I will accuse General Paronisus of deserting from the army, and you will be punished by military justice! The captain roared at the ship's helmsman, Tesitis. ()

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