"Attack! Attack me! ......" the Campanian officers eagerly urged the distracted soldiers.

The Dionian hoplites, who had been ready for a long time, were already shouting excitedly, holding their long shields overhead, blocking the stones and logs hastily thrown by the defenders of the city, and rushed in a loose line to one of the breaches in the wall. The Campanian light infantry in front of the trench also intensified their assault on the head of the city.

After the wall collapsed, a slope was formed on either side of the breach, and the Dionian soldiers stepped on the rubble and jumped over the gap that only allowed three people to pass. When the defenders of Loranan saw the city wall collapse, they immediately sent some soldiers down to intercept it.

In close combat, the Ionian soldiers armed with short swords had the upper hand, but the Lola warriors were not afraid of casualties in order to defend their homeland, and the narrowness of the gap made the Ionian soldiers' attacks swift but unable to make progress in a short period of time.

"Woo! ......"Just as the Dionian and Campanian soldiers poured into the two openings in the wall, the trumpets of the attack were duly sounded outside the western city.

The Campanian light infantry in front of the trench immediately put down the arrow board and spread it on the trench only three meters wide, and the remaining coalition soldiers rushed up from the rear with ladders on their shoulders, stepping on the "wooden bridges" made of arrow boards, easily bypassing the sparsely arranged deer barricades, and erecting the ladders on the city wall.

Part of the original Xicheng defenders were taken away to rescue the southern city, and part of them were driven down the city to block the gap, and there were not many soldiers left at the head of the city, and they had to assist in attacking the enemy at the gap, they could not give great damage to the enemy close to the city wall, and it was also difficult to stop the enemy's ant attachment to attack the city, so they had to ask for help.

But now the Dionian coalition army in the southern city is attacking fiercely, and the armored Lola warriors are not as protective as the other side, and they often win less and lose more in the frontal battle, so they can only barely support. The defense of the castle on the east and north sides mainly relied on the people in the city, and it was a great sacrifice to be able to fight until now without being broken by the enemy. Now that the entire city of Lola has been attacked on all sides, the whole city is tight, and there are no extra troops to send.

The battle continued until noon, when Zantiparis, who was watching the situation outside the southern city, received the long-awaited good news: the coalition soldiers had captured the western city!

Zanti Pariston let out a sigh of relief and relaxed: Lola City has finally been taken!

Although this was the first time he had led an independent army since joining the Kingdom of Dionia, it was possible for him to fulfill his original desire to become a true Legion Commander and wash away his previous shame in his lifetime (referring to the case of Laodisian, when he was the Inspector of the Ministry of War, but he did not do his duty, resulting in poor supervision and promotion of some incompetent officers).

But at this moment, he was a little unhappy: from the siege of Lola to the present, the army he led has suffered more than 500 casualties, although most of them are wounded, but for a team of only 4,000 people, this proportion is already very high, and I am afraid that it will be criticized afterwards.

Therefore, he gave an order to the heralds: "Inform the brigades, after entering the city, do not rush too much, slow down the attack, pay attention to protect yourself, and reduce casualties!" ”

The recruits are inexperienced, so they can only keep reminding them...... Watching the herald leave, Zantiparis sighed lightly, rubbed his somewhat sore old waist with his hand, and said, "Go and bring me a chair." ”

The defenses of Lola City were like a swollen bubble of pig urine, which was broken at one point, and soon the whole line collapsed. However, Zantiparis's fears were soon fulfilled, and the Lola defenders and civilians who had retreated from the city did not surrender, and they continued to stubbornly resist the advance of the coalition forces in the city, which angered the coalition soldiers who had already suffered a lot of casualties during the siege, especially the Campanian soldiers who had been poisoned by the Samonai army, who not only intensified their attacks, but also killed all men, women and children in the city as enemies.

Outnumbered and without the acropolis that were common in Greek city-states for a final defense, Laura was almost entirely killed and completely occupied by the coalition forces by the afternoon.

However, the leaders of the coalition forces did not rejoice in victory, because a spy from Abenirum brought them bad news: several thousand Kautini warriors had left Benevenum early in the morning and were marching west.

The coalition generals led by Zantiparis and Aealos immediately became nervous, they were worried that this Samonai army was rushing to rescue Lola, but fortunately they no longer needed to worry about the unstable order in Lola.

After deliberation, the coalition generals decided to let the soldiers hurry up and eat rations in order to recover as soon as possible. The entire battlefield was cleaned, the military camps outside the city were uprooted, and the materials inside the city were counted...... It was all put in charge of the Enona officials, and the people of Enona, Campania, and Naconia were in charge, which in fact gave the administration of the city of Lola to Dionia.

For the Campanians, there is no way either. The large-scale invasion of the Samonian coalition, killing and plundering a large number of Camparians, destroying towns and villages, the city of Naples has almost become a wilderness within a radius of dozens of miles, and now the population of the Campania Alliance is simply not enough to fill these wastelands, where will they covet the land of the eastern plains of Campania, not to mention that it is close to the mountains, it is more likely to be attacked by the Samonians, and the Dioonians are stationed here, which can become a security barrier for the Campania Alliance.

For Dionia, after the Third Legion defeated the invasion of the Kautini against the Campanian League, the punitive plan to occupy Lora, Thessala and Capua was only a matter of picking it up again. Adrianx sent the Aeona officials to lead the people here, not only to help the coalition forces siege the city, but also with the intention of taking Lola and taking the city quickly.

The Kingdom of Dioonia and the Campanian Alliance naturally reached a tacit understanding in silence, each taking what he wanted. But now, the arrival of Samonai reinforcements at any time is likely to undo the victory they have earned with the blood of their soldiers.

Fortunately, there were about 90 miles from Beneventum to Lola, half of which was still mountainous, so several Campanian League generals thought that it was impossible for the Kautini to reach Lola in one day.

As the saying goes, you can come when you are afraid, and when it was almost dusk, the scouts who had been sent to the north to keep an eye on the enemy's movements hurried back to report that a Samonai army had left the Abella Pass and was heading for Lola, with about 10,000 soldiers.

The generals of the Campania League were surprised when they heard the news: I heard from the Abenirum spies that the enemy was only a few thousand people, but how could it be that after a few hours, it became 10,000 people?!

Immediately, some generals questioned: "Have you properly probed the number of enemies?!" Check it again! ”

Another general suggested: "The Samonai are fierce, and our soldiers are not only very tired after a fierce battle, but also have suffered some casualties, and are in urgent need of rest, and now the walls of Lola are broken and cannot be defended, so it is better to ...... It's better to lead the army to retreat first, and then come to battle after being fully prepared......"

His suggestion was actually agreed by several generals, and even Aealos hesitated, unable to make a decision for a while, and could only set his eyes on Zantiparis.

Zantiparis looked around at the Campanian generals, and he knew in his heart that although he had captured the city of Lola and won a victory over the Samonai, the constant defeats of the Campanian League in the face of the Samonai people for decades had made them fear the Samonai in their hearts, and once the situation was unfavorable, their first thought was to retreat, and he must give them the courage to fight!

Zantiparis pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Everyone, if we want to retreat, there are a few issues that you should consider first. First, what about these tens of thousands of people? They were not soldiers, they were young, strong, and disciplined, and there were many old men and women, slow in movement, and unorganized, and if they were allowed to retreat, the scene would be chaotic, and the Samonai marched so fast, and it would be a disaster if they caught up with them!

Secondly, this war launched by the Samonai people has caused the Campanian Alliance to suffer huge losses, we finally captured Lola, and it seems that we can keep the Samonai people in the mountains and prevent them from invading again, but now we have to give up Lola, once we give up, if we want to retake it again, it will not be so easy, the Samonai people will inevitably learn a lesson and deploy enough warriors here, which will form a stalemate.

The main force of our Dionian army is fighting in the east, in the mountains, which is the homeland of the Samoneans, and its battles must be hard, and it is impossible to achieve any results in a short time, and I cannot get new reinforcements here, for the kingdom is also fighting a greater war in Sicily and Latium.

Once the tide of the battle is deadlocked, it will be detrimental to you. Because the Samonai can use the methods they do best, after the Samonai invasion, you will need to lead the people to rebuild their homes, harvest and cultivate the destroyed farmland, and graze the few cattle and sheep...... But once the Samonai return to the Campania plain, will anyone dare to leave the town? Food is scarce, lodging is difficult, people have no homes to return to, and their hearts will be filled with dissatisfaction and complaints, and the governance of your city-state will become even more difficult in the future......"