Then, Margo's heart hung again: the cavalry was the greatest basis for him to be confident that he could defeat the main army of Dionya in the battle, and now the Numibian cavalry, which accounted for the majority of the entire cavalry army, actually rebelled, which could not help but make him feel anxious!

"Did the Mauritanian cavalry and the Lusitanian cavalry also participate in the rebellion?!" Margo thought of this question first.

"Their camps were all quiet, and they did not participate in the rebellion, but they did not assist us in quelling the rebellion."

"These damn barbarians!" Margo scolded secretly, in fact, he knew very well in his heart that temporary hired troops like the Mauritanian and Lusitanian cavalry could not be very loyal to Carthage, but their attitude of watching made him feel the urgency of the situation, and he immediately said: "Go and tell Sticamo immediately, let him lead the army to quell the rebellion of the Numibian cavalry first, and prevent them from escaping the camp as much as possible!" In addition, he must detach a force to guard our baggage camp! And also...... Rest assured that the reinforcements led by Kisgow will be back to camp soon! ”

Margo watched anxiously as the detective rode away. After a while, he saw the army led by Kisgow rushing out of the city gate, and just after breathing a sigh of relief, he saw a cavalry galloping to the city: "Report to Lord Margo, the Dionian army has been found in the east, and it is approaching the camp!" ”

East of the camp?! The Dionian army entrenched in Minoa has finally come out?! …… This had always been Margo's expectation, but now it made him nervous, and it was clear that the Dioonians were trying to take advantage of the chaos in the Carthaginian camp to attack.

"How many of them came?" Margo asked urgently.

"We didn't get a report from the scouts in advance, it was discovered by the sentries at the head of the camp, and they couldn't make an accurate judgment, but it looked like there were a lot of people."

The Carthaginian army's scouts were basically made up of Numibian cavalry, and now that they are in rebellion, I am afraid that they have long been in collusion with the Dionians, and when the sentries in the camp find the traces of the Dionian army, it means that the enemy is very close to the camp, so the situation is somewhat critical...... Thinking of this, Marco said eagerly: "You go and find Kisgow at once, and ask him to lead reinforcements to defend against the Ionian attack on the camp." ”

Then he said to his adjutant: "Send another man to inform Hasdruba that he should quickly lead the army back to the camp!" ”

After giving the order, where did Margo still have leisure to stay in the city, he and Pomilka led a group of men to hurry down the city and rush to the camp, as the commander of the army, he must sit in the camp, stabilize the morale of the army, and thwart the enemy's conspiracy.

As he was about to enter the camp, Margo suddenly reined in his horse, looked at the towering earthen wall in front of him, and then looked at the entourage gathered around him, all of them looked anxious, including Pomilka, he smiled and said confidently: "Don't panic, everyone, the Dionians' plot will not succeed!" We have already purged the Numibians the other day, and we have experienced Iberian officers, so there is no possibility of a major disturbance in the Numibian camp.

As for the Numibian cavalry, they couldn't make a difference in the cramped camp, and Sticamo would easily defeat them! I am glad to see the Dionian army, which has been hiding like rats on the Minoa hills, appear here, so that we can not only stop their attack with the walls we have built, but also take the opportunity to launch a counterattack when the various forces have gathered, defeat them, and turn the tide of the battlefield! Ladies and gentlemen, this is a great opportunity for you to become the heroes who saved Carthage! ”

Margo's words were like a beam of sunlight to drive away the gloom in the hearts of the surrounding entourage, and their eyes began to shine, and they eagerly looked forward to the next battle......

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To the east of the city of Selinus, the Dionian army marched slowly along the coastal road in a long line. In the center of the procession, under the two glittering golden flags of the kingdom, was none other than Davers, King of Dionia, who was on horseback and laughing with Henipolis beside him, as if he were on an outing rather than going to a battle.

Tolmides behind him couldn't help but remind: "Your Majesty, we are about to enter the territory of Selinus, should we not approach the camp in Carthage first?" In the unlikely event that the Carthaginian army attacks us, we can also retreat conveniently. ”

"Didn't the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade find out the enemy's situation! Today, Margo has sent the main force to attack the inner city of Selinus, and there are not many remaining troops in the Carthaginian camp, not to mention-" Davers pointed to the beams of black smoke rising in the sky in front of him, and said with a straight face: "The Numibians have already started to act according to the agreement, and of course we must carry out the agreement according to the agreement, so as to attract the attention of the Carthaginians and make Margo misjudge." ”

"That's right, Your Majesty has always kept his promises!" Henypolis chimed in.

Tormide glanced at Henipolis and thought: "You are talking lightly, but although the army led by His Majesty seems to be quite numerous, in fact there is only a Roman reserve brigade of 6,000 men (they are temporarily dressed in the black helmets and black armor of the wounded and dead soldiers of the Dionian legions), a small number of reinforcements from Pothenia and Samone, and the first, second, fourth, and three cavalry legions, which add up to no more than 10,000 people, and the "soldiers" behind the team are the labor of the baggage battalions of each legion. As well as the sailors of the transport ships in disguise, not at all capable of combat, as soon as the Carthaginian army really came out of the camp to fight back, he could not help but worry about the comfort of His Majesty.

At this time, Davers turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much, we can see the black smoke in the Carthaginian camp, Alexis, Amyntas, Matonis, Prosus They must have also seen it, I'm afraid that now that the operation has started according to the plan, can the Carthaginians still divide their forces to attack us?" I doubt it. ”

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Between the city of Selinus and the largest port lies a thick wall, which was built by the Dionian soldiers and sailors on the basis of the original inner wall, which became the last line of defense for the Dionian defenders to protect the port after Margo's Iberian army breached the inner wall of Selinus.

Hasdruba regretted it, and felt that without this wall as an obstacle, his army would have taken advantage of the victory, completely defeated the remnants of Dionia, and completely occupied the entire city and port of Selinus.

But if he was able to pass through this wall and enter the port area in the rear, he would be surprised to find that the defeat of the remnants of Dionya that he thought was completely false, and the entire port area at this time was occupied by dense Diorian legions, and there was a black surge everywhere, and the blue water of the harbor was clearly demarcated. Among them were not only the 1st and 2nd Legions, which had endured many days of hard fighting and suffered many losses, but also the 3rd Army and the Lucanian Reserve Corps, which had been in the mountains of eastern Sicily, and the 4th, 6th, and 10th Legions, which had been entrenched in Minoa, all of which had been quietly transported to the port of Selinus in the dark of the night in the previous two days through the Sicilian Fleet and the Catanay Transport Fleet.

At this moment, a huge army of more than 50,000 people was gathered, of course, not only to hold the port of Selinus, but the heavily armed soldiers were eagerly waiting for the orders of the legion commanders.

At this moment, many of the high-ranking generals of the kingdom known to the people of Dioonia stood on this wall, and Alexis, Amintas, Epitenis, Matonis, Lizaru, Oliverus, Trotilas, and Melisanda all stared ahead, and the battle-hardened and accomplished kingdom commanders and legionnaires stared ahead, ignoring the Carthaginian soldiers who were swarming below the city, and the deafening sound of the battle could not affect their concentration at all.

Suddenly, Melisanda excitedly shouted, "It's on fire!" The Carthage camp is on fire! ”

Amintas immediately followed the direction of his finger, looked wide-eyed, but did not seem to find anything, just sank his face, ready to reprimand Melisanda for lying about the military situation, before the words could be spoken, black smoke rose in the northwest direction, one, two, three......

"It's still a young man's eyesight!" Alexis smiled softly.

"Boy, I think you're more suited to be a lookout for a warship." Amintas punched Melisanda slightly in embarrassment.

Excitement filled the faces of each of the legion commanders, and Oliver said loudly: "Everyone, Hathis bless, the Numibian cavalry has acted according to plan, shouldn't we also start acting?!" ”

"I see—" Before Amintas could finish his sentence, Alexis hurriedly said, "Wait a little longer, wait for the Carthaginian soldiers under the city to retreat, so that our soldiers can attack." ”

Amintas coughed dryly, although there was no single commander in the attack plan carried out on this side of the port, Alexis was indeed right, and the generals agreed, and decided to suppress their excitement for the time being, and wait for the situation to change.

In fact, they didn't have to wait long before the Carthaginian army under the city began to retreat.

"It's time to attack!" Amintas's words received an enthusiastic response.

In order to carry out this offensive plan, the defenders of Selinus in recent days have opened two more gates in and out of this wall: its left route is in charge of Matonis, commanding the Second and Sixth Legions; The central route was commanded by Alexis, and there were the 3rd, 4th, and 10th legions; The right route is in charge of Amintas, commanding the 1st Army and the Lucalian Reserve Army. The center has the largest number of troops and the most complete corps, as it will serve as the main force of the attack, while also having to respond to friendly forces on both sides at all times.