Although Fasipezas secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he was still a little uneasy in his heart, but he also did not show it, on the contrary, he remembered his gaffe just now, and hurriedly said: "The Dioonians think that the expedition across the sea is too simple, unless they can send tens of thousands of soldiers and can supply sufficient military rations, they may cause some trouble for our homeland, but with the strength of Dionia, it is obviously impossible to do it. ”

"You're right!" Dionysius loudly agreed, and then showed a hint of concern: "But...... In the letter, Felistos said that Gela, Carmanlina, Agrigento...... The city-states on the south coast of Sicily shirked his demands and refused to provide soldiers and ships, and he complained that Jerolis had repeatedly opposed him during this time, affecting his management of the city-states, and he could not provide us with reinforcements and fleets in time, so-"

Dionysius said in a deep voice: "After much thought, I have decided to return to Syracuse by boat in person and bring reinforcements to Great Greece as soon as possible!" ”

"Your Excellency, you're getting out of here?!" Fasipesas changed color again: "And what about the soldiers here?!" ”

"Apollo is above, bless me for being able to bring reinforcements back in ten days to save you!" Dionysius solemnly said, "And in these ten days, you will be in charge of this army!" The attention of the Dioonians was on Medmar and Lockry, who did not have enough troops and would not risk heavy casualties to attack Cilitin, which was defended by tens of thousands of our troops, and our army was enough to sustain such a long time...... Fasipesas, you are my most trusted general! He is also the most trusted general of the soldiers! Only you can bear the burden! Wait for me to arrive with reinforcements, and we will return to Syracuse without a hitch! ”

......Fasipesas, who was accustomed to obeying the orders of Dionysius, was under great pressure and had many thoughts in his mind, but the word "refusal" was unspeakable.

"I will make the other generals obey your orders, including my younger brother, and if anyone does not obey your orders during the time I have not returned, you can deal with them according to military law!" Dionysius refused to let him say anything more, and forcibly gave him the right to command the army.

Fasipezas reluctantly accepted the appointment and wished Dionysius a safe return to Syracuse.

Next, Dionysius talked to several generals separately and asked them to actively cooperate with Fasipezas, control the troops, and guard the Cilicourt.

In a secret conversation with the intelligence chief Androstius, Dionysius gave him a secret letter, asking him to spy on Fasipesas and other generals, and once he found that Fasipesas was behaving abnormally, he immediately contacted Reptines in the port, read the letter in front of the generals, and take down Fasipesas.

Finally he called Phoebe Das.

"I heard that Syracuse suffered heavy casualties in this sortie, and it seems that even without my intervention, you have not defeated the Dionians!" As soon as he entered the house, Phoebidas mocked. Now he has really become an idler, not only does he no longer have the opportunity to lead troops, but even this attack on the Dionian camp, Dionysius did not consult with him, and Phoebidas has completely become a bystander, so he has no scruples to express his dissatisfaction.

Dionysius understood the character of this Spartan, and although he was a little displeased, he said bluntly: "Davers has sent thousands of soldiers to land in Sicily and captured a town, I must immediately return to Syracuse by boat, I hope you will come with me!" ”

"Davers even dared to divide his troops to attack Syracuse at this time?!" Phoebidas was as shocked as Dionysius before, but soon turned into a look of admiration: "His courage is too great!" ……”

After exclaiming, Phoebidas glanced at Dionysius: "Are you going to leave these soldiers of yours behind and flee from Great Greece alone?" ”

Dionysius did not answer his words directly, but said with a little worry: "I'm afraid that Davers will not just send a few thousand men to attack Sicily, it will only send them to death, and I am afraid that Syracuse and the allies will be unstable, I need your support!" "As a tyrant who can see power as the sword of Damocles, he has a political instinct and wants to be prepared for a rainy day.

Phoebedas's expression became serious, and he understood that the "support you mentioned" by Dionysius was actually the support of Sparta. A few years ago, when the Carthaginians were in the city, the people of Syracuse wanted to coerce Dionysius to step down, and Phoebitas once made the people of Syracuse make concessions as the messenger of Sparta, so that Dionysius returned to power.

Could it be that there is another riot in Syracuse? Phoebidas looked at Dionysius and thought about it: the defeat of the Syracuse navy, the defeat of the Battle of Crotone, the defeat of the attack on the Dionian camp, the defeat of Dionysius was much worse than the last time, and the people of Syracuse were indeed likely to express their anger at Dionysius......

Although Phoebidas gloated, he knew that once Dionysius was overthrown, not only would Sparta's efforts to support Syracuse over the years be in vain, but also the Syracuse riots would inevitably lead to a great weakening of its power, so that there would be a vacuum in Sicily's hegemony, and the expansion of Dionysia or Carthage was not what Sparta wanted to see, so Sparta could only support Dionysius.

Phoebidas glanced at Dionysius again with dissatisfaction: this cunning guy probably saw this and asked him unscrupulously!

Thinking of this, Phoebe Das stopped being verbose and asked directly, "Is it safe to go back by boat?" Outside the harbor, there was a blockade of Dionian warships. ”

"Felistos has sent the best helmsmen and sailors in my caravan, who had easily sailed into the harbor in a clipper." Dionysius replied.

"When are you leaving?"

"Tonight."

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Not long after the last siege tower collapsed in front of the walls of Medma, the Dionians sounded the call to retreat.

Looking at the tide of the enemy, the Maidmar people, who had fought hard for most of the day, cheered that they had survived.

Shiros, who was commanding the battle from a distance, was not too frustrated, and he said to his subordinates seriously: "Go back and tell the engineers that the wheels of the siege tower are too inflexible, it is very difficult to push, and the tower is not very strong...... Hope they improve soon! ”

"Yes, General."

"And ...... Our soldiers are not familiar with these new siege equipment, and they are a little unfamiliar with the cooperation between them, and we hope to strengthen their training in this area in the future! Hieronymus also offered his opinion on the sidelines.

"You're right, just do it." Shilos listened carefully to his opinion, and then said expectantly: "I hope that after the improvements, when the next siege of the city is carried out, the Maidmars will not be able to laugh." ”

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After the attack and defense of the Cilitin camp, although Dionia won a great victory, he also killed more than 500 people and wounded 2,700 people, so after Davers assigned the completed tasks to the various commanders, he cremated the dead with the soldiers, and then went to comfort the wounded, and was busy until the evening before returning to the big tent, only to see Tolmid standing in front of the big tent.

"Any urgent news?" Davers asked busily.

As soon as Tolmid was about to speak, a strong southerly wind suddenly blew, and suddenly the ashes poured into the mouths and noses of the people, and several people hurried into the big tent in embarrassment.

"Phew! Bah! ......" Henipolis slapped his body while spitting out the black ash in his mouth, and then scolded: "Damn the Syracuse can't beat us, they will only burn our camp to get angry!" ”

Only the left camp separated from the ditch and the deer was burned to ashes, and black smoke can still be seen in some places, and the strong wind just now kicked up the dust in the sky, so that the Chinese camp also suffered, which is why Henipolis complained.

"In exchange for tens of thousands of casualties in Syracuse, I think we earned it." Tolmid laughed.

"It's just a pity that the soldiers are going to sleep together tonight." Henipolis also laughed.

"There is plenty of open space in the right battalion, but there is a lack of tents."

"There will be no shortage of tents, and don't forget that we also captured the big camp in Syracuse in Krotone, and we have captured enough tents that we just need to bring them in tomorrow."

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While the two of them were chatting with each other, Davers had already cleaned the dust off his body and asked again, "Tolmid, what's wrong?" ”

"Midolades sent someone to report that a clipper ship from the south had broken into the port of Sirittin in the afternoon."

"So many warships can't stop a clipper?!" Henipolis said dissatisfied.

Neither Davos nor Tolmid answered.

Davers knew very well: the clippers were small and nimble, and if there was a wind, experienced helmsmen and sailors could play with the three-layer oars, so the fleet was generally used by the clippers to scout and deliver messages.

Henipolis did not know anything about the navy, but Davers did not explain it to him, but hoped that when Henipolis's words got out, he would be able to knock on the admirals who had recently been somewhat complacent because of their successive victories.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Why do you think this clipper broke into the port of Siriting?" ”

"Surely they have come to tell Dionysius that our First Legion has landed in Sicily." Henipolis replied preemptively.

The news of the occupation of Meyaro by the First Army had been transmitted back to the camp a day earlier, and Davos had intended to convey the good news to the commanders and senior officers, which had greatly increased their confidence and made them have no complaints about the continuation of the siege of Siritin, so Davers was not surprised that Henipolis was able to answer so quickly. Looking at Tolmid's expression, it was clear that he thought so too.