In fact, the military attack planned by Midorades and Tegertinos this time was a replica of the last time the Third Fleet used a strategy to capture Alenia. Midorades had long had the idea of attacking St. Ibinia, a financial processing center, but the failure of the previous attack on the island of Sardinia made him realize the lack of his own strength, and the special terrain of St. Ibiña made it difficult for the fleet infantry to escape from the attack of the Phoenician coalition forces that arrived later, but later with the addition of the Ninth Legion, his strength was greatly enhanced, and he decided to implement this plan.

After consulting with Tegatinos, the plan was further refined in order to achieve a greater victory. They learned carefully about the specific situation on the island from the mouths of the prisoners captured in the previous raid on Sardinia, and on several occasions when they cruised the island of Sardinia, they surveyed the topography of the coast and worked out the method of landing, and after many drills in Alenia, they began to implement it.

The first few cargo ships to enter the port of St. Ibiña were captured by the previous Third Fleet, but the crew of the cargo ships were from Alenia, all of whom were of mixed Phoenician and Greek descent, and although they were no different from the Phoenicians in appearance and accent, they were of a lowly status in Alenia and had no social status, so they could only sell coolies in the port. After the Third Fleet occupied Alenia, they were allowed to apply to become citizens of Dioria, and they could lease land before becoming full citizens, and after becoming citizens, they could have a share of land, which naturally won their support and desire to make meritorious contributions.

There were no soldiers on the decks of the ships of the Third Fleet, which had been hovering near the coast, except for the fleet infantry, which made the spies of the city of St. Ibiña misjudge, and in fact the soldiers of the Ninth Legion were hiding in the cabins until the ships had crowded into the harbor, and they did not get out of the cabins and go ashore.

The attack on the city of St. Ibienia was just a means for Midorades to lure the Phoenician coalition army to come to help, but for the capture of it, Midorides and Tegertinos did not have this idea for the time being, after all, St. Ibinia was far away from the core area of Sardinia by the Phoenicians, and the communication with other Phoenician towns was not convenient, if it was just to destroy the supply of precious metals from Sardinia to Carthage, the capture of St. Ibenia would undoubtedly achieve the goal, but since the Phoenician coalition army had been severely damaged according to the plan and a large number of routs had been captured, Moreover, the return route was cut off, so that the other defeated troops could not flee back to the south in time, resulting in the current empty defense in southern Sardinia, and the appetite of Midorades and Tegatinos naturally increased, and they immediately aimed their attacks at Salos, once they captured this important town of the Phoenicians in Sardinia, obtained excellent ports and abundant supplies, which would be more conducive to the next battle of the Ninth Army in Sardinia.

With the experience of the last capture of Alenia, the Dionian soldiers, after some preparation, followed the plan.

In order to allow the Alenians who joined the Kingdom of Dioonia to do their best, Midorades also promised that if this plan was successful, he would apply to the Registrar's Office, so that they would immediately obtain the status of a pre-citizen citizen.

So the Alenians happily steered 15 cargo ships parked in the harbor of St. Ibinia, loaded with dazzling silver ingots, and sailed out of the harbor.

In order to ensure its sufficient cargo capacity, the Carthaginian cargo ship that transports precious metals has a wide hull and a long hull, and needs at least 20 sailors, and the number of Alenians involved in this operation is simply not enough, not to mention that some Alenians want to pretend to be officers of the Phoenician coalition, so most of the sailors are served by the fleet infantry, and the Alenians mainly serve as captains and helmsmen.

Fifteen cargo ships slowly moved south at the speed of the Ionian army posing as a Phoenician coalition on the coastal promenade.

In the evening, when it was dark, the fleet arrived at the port of Saros.

Faced with the interrogation of the Carthaginian patrol ship, the captains, who had already had an experience, calmly replied: "The coalition forces have routed the Dionian army attacking St. Ibinia, and for the sake of safety, Master Gizhebe (commander of the Phoenician coalition forces) has asked us to transport all the smelted silver nuggets to the city of Saros for storage." ”

The crew of the patrol ship was thrilled to hear the victory of the Phoenician coalition, and the dazzling silver nuggets of the ship, which were not only completely unsuspecting, but also did not notice the sailors played by the Greeks hidden by the night.

As a result, the flotilla was allowed to enter the port.

The city of Salos is located in a very special location, it is built next to a large lagoon, which has a narrow waterway that communicates with a large bay outside, so there are two ports in Salos, one in the bay and one in the city, and considering the importance of these silver nuggets, the patrol ship decided to let these fleets enter the inner harbor.

But from the bay to the inner harbor, the distance was eight miles, and it had to pass through a narrow waterway and two water gates, because it was night, and the patrol ships leading the way in front were slow, and the crews of the flotilla following them were very anxious, but they did not dare to show it, because according to the original plan, this convoy docked at the outer harbor, and then occupied the port, opened the water gate, let the Third Fleet full of soldiers of the Ninth Army in, and then rushed to reinforce the troops of the deception.

Now that the plan was disrupted, the captains of these Alenians were all at a loss, and the sailors of the fleet infantry were a little panicked at first, but they came ashore many times to harass the Phoenicians, and they were very bold, and soon calmed down, whispered comfort to the Alenians, and began to prepare for emergencies.

…………………………………

At the same time, the sentinels at the head of the city of Saros saw thousands of Phoenician soldiers, escorting more than 100 captives, and drove them to the city with punches and kicks, and then their officers told the city guards: "Lord Gizhebe has led his army to defeat the Dionians, and is on their way back, and they, as the vanguard, have returned first to tell the people the good news." ”

By this time, the news of the "victory of the coalition forces" had already come from the water gate of the lagoon, and the sentinels did not suspect him, and not only opened the gates, but also ran down the city in a hurry, wanting to inquire about the victory of the whole battle, and they were greeted by sharp spears.

After the 1,000 fleet infantry disguised as Phoenician soldiers killed the sentries at the head of the city, they left 100 and the 100 or so disguised as prisoners to control the northern gates, and sent the remaining 900 men along the streets, slashing and slashing the Salos they encountered and creating chaos as they rushed into the center of the city.

Most of the people of Saros did not sleep peacefully during the night, because they were thinking about their loved ones in the Phoenician army on the outing, when they suddenly heard the sound of sudden killing, and heard the fleeing people shouting everywhere: "The Dionians have come in!" "They were all very panicked.

At this time, the alarm bell in the central square of the city was also sounded, although the Phoenician coalition army conscripted many Salos citizens, but some remained in the city, they heard the bell of emergency mobilization, subconsciously put on armor, took up arms, and quickly rushed to the city square.

Salos was a large Phoenician town, and at night, the infantry of the Third Fleet had taken a lot of wrong paths, and by the time they reached the town square of Salos and the town hall next to it, more than 400 Saros citizens had gathered in the square.

As a result, a fierce battle ensued between the two sides.

The Salos were outnumbered, but they fought so valiantly to defend their homeland that the infantry of the fleet, twice as large as the opposing side, could not be routed in a short time, and the people of the Zaros, after an initial panic, rushed to the square from all sides, organized by the officials of the town hall, and instead surrounded the infantry of the fleet.

In order to hurry, the infantry of the fleet wore the light armor equipment of the Phoenician coalition, only a leather helmet, a round wooden shield, a spear, no cuirass, and its defensive power was not strong, but they were not afraid at all, and under the command of the officers, they quickly lined up into a defensive circle to fight the enemy on all sides.

The people of Salos were stabbed from time to time, but soon there were people from the rear to take over, and the sounds of fighting and screams continued to sound, but the people of the city gradually calmed down, and under the constant running and informing of the officials of the town hall, the square became the focus of attention of the people of Salos this night, in order to drive out the foreign enemy, the people who constantly mustered up courage came to the aid with rusty spears and wooden sticks.

The whole square was illuminated by torches, and the infantry of the Dionian fleet was surrounded by three layers of water inside and three layers outside.

……………………………………

The fleet of Dionians in disguise was finally anchored in the inner harbor, and although it was already night, considering that the cargo ships were carrying precious silver nuggets, they had to be unloaded at night, transported to warehouses, and stored for safety. So the port officials went to inform the wharf laborers who had rested, and at the same time asked the crew of the cargo ship to help unload the cargo together.

Alenia's captains were afraid that a refusal would cause a quarrel and arouse the vigilance of the other party, so they agreed, but deliberately delayed the time.

At this moment, the crew saw a group of people walking towards the dock, they were wearing their upper bodies, as if they were laborers who had come to unload the cargo, but many of them had spears and shields in their hands, and they immediately became alert.

There were 15 cargo ships, with an average of 20 sailors per ship, and a total of more than 300 people, including 240 fleet infantrymen. As the actual commander of this fleet, the company commander of the infantry of the fleet decisively shouted: "Prepare for battle!" ”