But he also knew that Alenia was not easy to attack, according to the information he learned from the intelligence services, the city had more than 3,000 citizen soldiers, and there were 67-meter-high walls, in the event of a battle, the city would be held by the Third Fleet, which only had 6,000 fleet infantry, and it would be very costly to capture it.

Moreover, Midorades was good at naval warfare and had no experience in land warfare.

Midorades knew what he was capable of, so he didn't act blindly, but gathered his men to counsel.

The captain of the fleet's infantry, Maiontid, made his own suggestion: to lure Alenia's citizen soldiers out of the city and destroy them, so as to weaken the city's defenses, and then attack the city easily. (There are 4 captains of infantry in the Dionian army, who belong to the four fleets respectively, and are the second person in the fleet, who needs to obey the command of the fleet commander, and have the power to manage and train all the fleet infantry of the fleet in peacetime, and command the troops to land on the coast in wartime to carry out surprise operations and invasions of the enemy's territory, and the number of infantry in his fleet is not fixed, depending on the number of crow ships in his fleet.) ), and the way to lure them is to disguise themselves as Etruscan pirates and attack the silver mines of Alenia.

For a hundred years, the two most famous pirate groups on the Italian peninsula were the Illyrians of the Adriatic Sea on the east coast and the Etruscans on the west coast. Unlike the Illyrian pirates, who were mainly engaged in piracy for survival, the Etruscan pirates were originally privately formed by the Etruscan city-states, in order to combat the Greeks who were constantly colonizing the Italian peninsula and beginning to threaten the Etruscan hegemony in north-central Italy.

Thirty years ago, however, Etruscan pirates were on the rise again, not because of official organization, but because the Celts of northern Italy began to invade south and seize Etruscan lands. Especially more than ten years ago, the Celtic army swept through the entire Etruscan territory, and even captured Rome, many Etruscans fled to the sea and became pirates, even if the Gauls were defeated later, there were still some Etruscans who tasted the sweetness of unearned gains and wanted to continue to raid the west coast of Italy.

However, during this period, due to the establishment of the Dionian Third Fleet, the cruising of the coasts of the Dionian Kingdom and its allies was intensified, and the frequently attacked Etruscan pirates were once again greatly reduced, and they could only retreat to the north of the west coast of Italy, not daring to go south. Although Carthage was once allied with Etruscan and still maintained a tacit understanding of non-aggression against each other, Alenia was not less attacked by Etruscan pirates in the past.

After Maiontide's suggestion was accepted, Midorades began to prepare carefully, and he even went to the newly occupied Etruscan city of Kesrera to learn more about the Etruscan pirates, and borrowed several Etruscan cargo ships and the armor and weapons of his soldiers.

Two days later, dozens of ships of the 3rd Fleet, laden with fleet soldiers, quietly approached the beach between Alenia and the Etruscan town of Mariana in the north, and 4,000 fleet infantry landed and dived into the mountains.

On the second day, several Etruscan ships burst into the waters off the coast of Alenia and landed on the northern beaches of Alenia, where more than 200 "Etruscan pirates" landed and rushed to a famous silver mine in the mountains of Alenia in the northwest.

Ever since the Dionian army landed in the Latium region, the Alenians have been worried, but a month or two has passed, the Dionian army has not landed on the land of Corsica, and there is no trace of the Dionian warship even near the sea, the Alenians have temporarily relaxed, they think that the Dionian army is still stuck in the war with Rome and cannot get out, but at this time the hateful Etruscan pirates appeared, and they want to plunder a large silver mine in Alenia, That was an important source of revenue for the Alenia treasury.

After a detailed investigation by the clipper, no other anomalies were found in the offshore waters, and considering the difficulty of the Etruscan pirates, for the sake of safety, the Carthaginian division of Alenia decided to deal with them as soon as possible to avoid other accidents, so he urged the town hall to quickly gather 800 Alenian citizen soldiers, and he led this army out of the city and quickly rushed to the location of the silver mine.

As they attacked the Etruscan pirates, who were plundering the silver mines, 4,000 infantry suddenly appeared behind them and surrounded them.

The Alenian army was quickly routed, the Carthaginians were killed, and the soldiers were either killed or captured.

The infantry of the fleet first separated their detachments for interrogation, and then together they escorted them in the direction of the beach. On the way, the Alesian captives at the front of the line suddenly rioted and knocked down the soldiers who were escorting them, and then the captives, whose faces were covered in blood and filth, turned back to save the rest of their comrades.

Suddenly, the entire escort team was thrown into chaos, and many Alesians seized the opportunity to escape, and by the time the infantry of the fleet had quelled the disturbance, more than 200 captives had fled to Alenia City.

So, the fleet soldiers began to catch up.

The captives fled to the city despite their fatigue, shouting hysterically: "Open the door!" The Ionians are here!! Open the door!! ……”

For a hundred years, under the protection of Carthage, the Alenians had been living a peaceful and peaceful life, except for sometimes fighting pirates, when they suddenly heard the news of "the Dionians were killed", the defenders at the head of the city were a little overwhelmed, and saw the disheveled and embarrassed compatriots under the city, and the people who shouted were all familiar people, and the dust and smoke were billowing in the distance, and it was obvious that the enemy was rapidly approaching.

So, without hesitation, they opened the gates of the city and urged the deserters to come in quickly.

As soon as the captives ran into the city, the dozens of fleet infantrymen hidden in them drew their daggers, which were tied to their backs and concealed by loose linings, and stabbed the captives beside them.

The gates of the city were thrown into chaos, causing a blockage that could not be closed immediately.

A large force of the fleet's infantry then arrived and took advantage of the situation to fight into the city......

After a period of fighting in the city, Alenia was captured.

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At dusk, the sound of a heavy and low trumpet resounded outside the city of Satnikum, and the Dionian soldiers who were besieging the city receded like a tide.

In the big tent in the barracks, Tolmide was reporting to Davers: "Your Majesty, in the past few days we have launched a series of attacks on the city of Satnikum, and the Romans' defense is quite stubborn, so that our offensive has not made any progress, the casualties of the soldiers have approached 3,000, and the soldiers are tired and demoralized after days of hard fighting."

"Tolmid, you're not right, the morale of the brothers is still high, and they are eager to storm the city and avenge their dead comrades! And we have casualties, the casualties of the Romans are not small, they are much fewer than us, and after a few more days of onslaught, they will not be able to withstand it! Amintas retorted loudly.

Tolmid didn't argue, just looked at Davers.

Davers' face was grim, his fingers tapping on the table.

After a moment, he said: "The Romans are different from other enemies, they are disciplined and stubborn, and they are no less than our legionnaires. Moreover, their commander, Camillus, is very capable, and they have caused us a lot of trouble with several sudden sorties in the defense in the past few days.

For a stubborn army, the more fierce our attack is, the fiercer the resistance will be. And Tolmid is right, how many big battles have our soldiers fought in a few months since they landed in Latium, siege battles, surprise battles, pursuit battles...... In just a few months, it is time to defeat Rome and conquer such a large territory! The soldiers are fleshy, not made of iron, and even if they are iron, they will bend after constant impact...... So, I decided to stop the siege and continue the siege of Satnikum starting tomorrow.

I think...... The last time the rugby match was played in the city of Rome, it was very popular with the soldiers, you can continue the rugby and football matches in the camp, and expand the scope of the game a little more, first from the teams of the legions, the winning team will participate in the confrontation of the legions, whether it is the team that wins the final victory within the legions, or the team that wins the championship between the legions will be richly rewarded, so that the soldiers can relax and be happy. ”

When it came to the favorite sport of the legionnaires, several legionnaires smiled, even claiming to be.

According to the military concept of the Romans, war is the most important event related to the survival of the city-state, and the citizens gather to go out to fight and return to kill the enemy, always going all out, and there has never been a game in the camp to have fun, but since the last time he participated in the game, Sextus has always been fascinated by this new game, and at the moment his face is full of joy, and specially asked: "Your Majesty, are you still taking us to play this time?!" (According to Sextus's military position, he could not have appeared at the military meeting of Davers, but now the Roman reserve has become a force to be reckoned with in the Dionian army, whether for military or political reasons, and every time Davers holds a military meeting, Tolmid must inform him.)

"It's absolutely not going to work!" Mattonis objected loudly and resolutely: "Your Majesty, you can't participate, otherwise other legions won't be able to compete seriously!" ”

"Don't worry, this time I'm only acting as an audience." Davers smiled at the anxious white-faced Mattonis, and then looked at the disappointed Sextus: "However, it is true that the reserve soldiers are not very good at playing rugby, let alone football, and your legion is not very fair to play against them......