He stretched out his palm and stopped Sedorum from wanting to speak again: "In this battle, the Brutis were killed and wounded 5,000 people, and with the help of the Bessinian warriors, we have confirmed that most of them are Cosenza. At the same time, more than 5,000 people were captured, most of whom were Cosenza. "During the battle, Pianlen placed the main Cosenza warriors in the center and on the right flank, and the center of gravity of the Dionia counterattack was also on the enemy's right flank and center, so this will lead to this result.

"The rest of the dead and wounded and captured were also Vigs and Ambarians. That is to say, the important power of the Bruti Coalition to maintain your rule and subdue the other small tribes has been greatly weakened. As far as I know, the Kosenza forcibly settled many small tribes in the outer city of Cosenza, if only I would get the Bissinians to make a promise to these tribes to give them freedom and more benefits. Tell me, will these tribes take the opportunity to rebel and help us capture Cosenza?! ”

When Davers said this, Sedorum was shocked and bowed his head and was silent: two days ago, there was a riot in Cosenza, and the words of this Dionian consul could really be true!

"Besides, when I arrive in Cosenza with my army, I will not immediately attack the city! I have heard that the city of Ambalia is extremely rudimentary, and I only need to send three or four thousand men, and I may be able to take it easily. And Vig City—" Davers mentioned the word "Vig", and Sedorum was shocked again.

"How many fighters did you take from there? Do you think I can take Vigo if I send 10,000 soldiers to Vig, and with the help of Laos, I can take Vigo? ”

Sedorum clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said nothing.

"After taking Ambalia and Vig, then attack Cosenza in general. Oh, by the way, you must be wondering, why am I not going to attack Knappetia? ”

Davers paused, then continued, "Because Knappetia will soon be captured by the Fourth Legion of Dionia, don't you believe it?" I think Knappetia must have asked for reinforcements from Cosenza, for the stone walls of Knappetia could not withstand our ballistas and siege towers. ”

"Ballista?" Sedorum finally looked up in confusion.

Davers generously briefed him on the new siege machine that Dionia had developed.

Sedorum's face became ugly, in his memory, Pianren did not take the initiative to tell him about Knappetia, but he knew about Cosenza's sending 2,000 reinforcements to Knapatia, and he also objected to Piamon about it, but Piamon made a strong decision, which was not at all like his previous style of doing things...... According to various indications, he felt that what Davers said was very likely to be true, and Pianren had long known that Knappetia could not hold it, and he was afraid that the people of Bruti would panic, so he chose to conceal it, and decided to fight desperately.

Sedorum's heart was cold, and he shuddered and squeezed out a sentence: "Is Dionya trying to kill all the Brutis?" ”

"Kill the light? No, we Dionians are not so cruel. Davers said seriously: "In my eyes, the Brutis, the Lucanians, and the Greeks are no different. ”

Sedorum glared at him in disbelief.

"If that's the case, you may ask, why attack Bruti?" Davers sighed, pulled a weed from his right hand, and wrapped it around his fingers: "For a hundred years, the Brutians and the Greeks have regarded each other as enemies, killing each other and killing each other endlessly. And if the Bruti tribal alliance is formed, the conflict with the Greeks will only intensify. Dionya was forced to attack first, not to eliminate the Brutis, but to include the Brutis in the Dionian alliance and become part of the alliance. The Mediterranean is big enough for us Greeks and Brutis to explore, to grow, to graze...... Why should we be caught in a death struggle for such a small amount of barren land! ……”

Sedorum was silent for a long time, and then whispered tentatively, "You want the tribes of Bruti to become allies of Dionia?" ”

"Dionya has paid so much for the lives of so many citizens just to make the Brutis allies?!" Davers's face changed, and his voice suddenly increased: "The people of Dionya will not agree, and the Senate will not agree!" ”

"Could it be...... Let's ......be like the Lucanians of Niutum," said Sedorum bitterly, as Vig City was not far from Niutum and he still knew something about the situation there.

"Bruti were incorporated into Dionia, and the Brutis became Dionian citizens, and the tribal chiefs remained in charge of their tribesmen, but the administrators of the towns of Vig, Cosenza, Knappetia, and Ambalia were appointed by the Dionian Senate...... Bissinia has agreed to join the Dionian League, and Bachilipi and Brim will also be members of the Dionian Senate, so you can find out more about Brim. ”

Davers's words made Sedorum's heart shake a little, but he also asked a little unwillingly: "Can't you let us ...... Run our own town? The Brutis are not accustomed to having foreigners in command, and I am afraid that there will be chaos......"

Davers was firm: "All Dionian realms are subject to the unified rule of the Senate, and this will not change!" But if you join the Senate, one day you will also be elected by the Senate as the Administrator of Cosenza, and maybe even the Administrator of the entire Bruti region......"

Davers drew a big pie, which made Sedorum less resistant, he pondered for a while, and said helplessly: "...... I'm just the Grand Boss of Vig City. ”

"It doesn't matter, you just have to decide where Vig City belongs." Seeing that he was still bowing his head and hesitating, Davers said again: "You go down and think about it carefully, and you don't have to make a decision in a hurry." ”

Sedorum hurriedly answered, unbelievably ready to leave.

"Please wait a minute, there's one more thing you can help me with."

Davers's words caused Sedorum to panic, stumbling a few steps, and nearly falling.

"Please go and appease the captured Bruti warriors, and tell them, 'As long as they do what we ask, the soldiers of Dioonia will never harm them, and in a while they will return home safely.' But if they gather together and try to escape, our soldiers will not be relentless! Moreover, when Bruti belongs to Dionia in the future, their families will also be punished! Davers spoke sternly.

“…… I'll go talk to them. Sedorum looked melancholy, the wrinkles on his face deepened, and after the conversation with Davers, he seemed to be a few years older.

Seeing the unsteady Cerdorum being escorted away by the soldiers, Maltius asked a rare question: "My lord, will this old man surrender?" ”

Davers smiled: "His promise to me just now is a good start. However, if he can't hurry, we won't need it then. ”

………………………

The siege of Knappetia has reached its most critical moment. The walls of the city had been shattered by the ballistae, the ditches had been filled in many places, and the soldiers defending the city had suffered many casualties from the long-range attacks of the ballistas and the archers on top of the siege towers.

And the Third Army also paid a certain price. Five ballistae were damaged due to long wear and tear, two engineering towers were burned down by the Buruti people, and more than 400 soldiers were killed and wounded, mostly archers. But Shilos still maintained a high intensity of offensive pressure on Knappetia every day, and he always remembered that when Davers gave him his personal order, he said, 'Now in the Mediterranean, whether it is a Greek city-state or other countries, the siege of the city is a huge problem, I hope that after you go to Knappetia, you will not be afraid of difficulties and the number of casualties of the soldiers, and you must capture that kind of stone city, and summarize a set of siege experience for Dionia.' ’

Early in the morning, the soldiers of the Fourth Army and Trina lined up two hundred meters south of the city of Klapettia, and in front of the huge army formation were five ballistas and three siege towers lined up in order (the production of ballistae was very demanding, and its key components were very fine, especially the spring group, and the Institute of Mathematics spent a lot of time and money to build ten, which could not be repaired by engineers in three or five days). However, although the siege tower is large, as long as there are enough manpower, it is not complicated to make).

The Cornappetia warriors, who were already physically and mentally exhausted, had never seen so many enemies under the city before, and they couldn't help but shudder secretly.

The crow, which had been hovering in the air and searching for carrion, also seemed to sense the danger, and flew away with a "quack".

"Legion Commander, it's all ready!" When Shilos heard the report from his men, he immediately said, "Ballista! ”

"Ballista ready!" The officer gives the order.

The axle rotates, the bowstring is pulled apart, and the stone bullet is put into the chute, and the angle and range are set......

"Put!"

Five live bullets flew out with a strong wind sound, and concentrated on the most broken section of the city wall, kicking off the siege.

Then the second round, the third round...... The continuous bombardment caused more and more cracks in the city wall to become bigger and bigger......

After overnight repairs, the city wall was finally overwhelmed, and the stone walls fell down one by one...... Finally, in the roar of "bang-la-la", the entire section of the stone wall collapsed downward, and a cloud of dust and mist rose in an instant.

The Dionian soldiers roared with joy, and the Knappetia warriors sighed and looked earthy.

"Attack!" When the morale of the soldiers was high, Shilos gave the order in time.

Immediately, the trumpets sounded, the battle flags waved, the war drums sounded, the soldiers shouted in unison, and under the leadership of the officers, they carried the ladders, and marched in loose formations with small teams as siege echelons one by one. The huge siege towers also rumbled down the leveled causeway to the city wall, driven by the full force of dozens of laborers.