The commanders, captains, company captains, and detachment commanders of the Ionian regiments all made elaborate arrangements, and the Neto River began to become lively at this moment, and nearly 60,000 Dionian soldiers who had been lined up for a long time began to rush to their destination under the leadership of their respective officers.

As the commander of the first company of the fourth brigade of the first regiment, Leotizides led 200 soldiers of the company, lined up in a neat column, waiting on the shore, and in front of them stood a three-layer oared war ship with a length of 30 meters and a height of six meters.

"Hey, Prosous (Leotizides' pseudonym in Dionia), let's see whose company will be the first to reach the other side and get in formation!" The company commander of another company next to him, Hait Barrus, shouted loudly.

Before Leotizides could reply, the soldiers shouted first: "The second company does not look at its own level of training, and dares to compare with us!" ”

"Compare to whom, who is afraid of whom! But if you lose, you will be punished for frog jumping! ”

"Hey, what's going on! Before we get on the boat, they're already leaving! ”

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"Give me silence and stay focused!" Leotizides roared, and the entire company immediately became silent.

Leotizides' company was extremely rigorously trained, and he was also a stern and rigid person, punishing soldiers who were not trained seriously with corporal punishment and beating and scolding. Many citizens who had just joined their company could not stand it and asked to be transferred to another company. However, in every regimental competition, Leotizides not only personally ranked first in the competition and tactical competition of the officers, but his company also often ranked first in the competitions of various events such as queues, attack, defense, camping, siege, etc., so there were many citizens who admired him and took the initiative to join his company, and the soldiers respected and feared him.

"It's time to get on board!" The captain of the battleship shouted loudly to the company on the shore.

"Upload by the first team and the second team!" Leotizides immediately shouted.

The soldiers in the front of the two detachments quickly put the ten-meter-long ladder on the side of the ship, and after the hook at the top hooked the wooden railing, the soldiers quickly climbed onto the deck one after another, and soon the two detachments and a hundred people all got on the warship, and the waterline of the entire warship also sank a square, fortunately, this was near the sea, the river was deep, and each company was also temporarily responsible for building a short simple wharf.

The ship lifted its anchor, turned its rudder, stretched out its oars, and its massive hull began to glide southward, getting faster and faster. Even downstream, the Neto River was no more than 80 meters wide at its widest, and the ships quickly reached the opposite bank, and when the soldiers disembarked, the ships returned at an even faster pace.

In less than ten minutes, the entire company had completed its formation on the south bank of the Neto.

At this time, Leotizides showed a slight smile, clearly pleased with the performance of the soldiers.

"Pisias!" He shouted.

"In!" The captain of the first detachment responded loudly.

"You go and ask the second company, are they lined up?"

"Yes." When Pisias ran over, the soldiers of the company laughed.

Soon, there was a shout from the side: "Didn't your company not agree!" That's why we've slowed down! ”

"You're cheating!" The soldiers of the first company laughed even louder.

Leotizides actually liked the lively atmosphere of cooperation and competition in the Dionian Legion, allowing him to relive the intimate scenes of fighting with other warriors in Sparta, and to forget the painful events that had suffocated him in the past.

He looked ahead and thought to himself: Captain Kteppus should blow the trumpet of the company's assembly.

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On the north bank of the middle reaches of the Neto River, Davers rode high on the riverbank, overlooking the thousands of soldiers on the riverbank.

Led by the military flag, they stepped on the pontoon bridge in an orderly manner and headed towards the south bank.

I don't know which officer came up with the idea to make the company under his command sing the Hades song aloud to overcome the soldiers' fear of the shaking pontoon bridge when crossing the river, but soon the song resounded throughout the river, and each regiment and company sang its own song, as if it was a competition to see who sang well and loudly would be more combative......

On the four pontoon bridges, the four "long dragons" quickly advanced to the unknown south bank, waving flags and singing......

This scene made Davers, who was looking down, also excited, and his face flushed: after his hard work in the past few years, the Dionian Alliance actually has such a large army!

"Your Majesty, it's time for us to go, right?" Cappus reminded from the sidelines.

"You can't wait?!" Davos smiled.

Davers arranged for the spear brigade led by Capps to cross the river last, and although Capps knew that he must have a deep meaning, the soldiers saw that the other legions had crossed the river with a hula, and naturally they were impatient to cross the river as well. This time, the newly formed team was not as good as the orders and prohibitions of other legions, so it was normal.

Davers didn't embarrass Cappus either, turning around and saying, "We've crossed the river too." ”

The guards burst into cheers as they surrounded Davers, and hundreds of horsemen rushed down the river bank in the dust mist......

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"My lord, the cavalry of Dionya is coming!" The scout rode all the way to the urgent report.

Dionysius, who was at the tail of the army and slowly marching towards the Celestium, heard the news and immediately perked up: "How many cavalry are there?" ”

"About 1,000 cavalry."

"No matter how many of Dionia's cavalry come, they will be killed, and I will lead my men to kill them all now!" Ashirita shouted to fight.

"Don't worry." Dionysius, however, was relieved and smiled: "Dionysa crossed the river at once, and so many cavalry must have crossed the river with him. If you lead the cavalry at this time, you will scare back the enemy whom I have so managed to lure across the river. ”

"And what are we Numibians going to do?" Ashrita still didn't understand what Dionysius meant.

"Your cavalry continues to retreat!" Dionysius looked at Achirita, then at Gaba, who was silent, and gave clear instructions loudly, until the two nodded unwillingly, he relented, and then said to the attendant: "Let the herald rush to the front of the line, and inform Fasipezas to begin to lead the army back!" ”

"Yes!"

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In the port of Laos, more than 6,000 Dionian soldiers are boarding ships one after another.

"Lord Bagul, Laos has to be wronged for a few more days." Shilos said to Bagul, who had come to see him off.

"Don't worry." Bagul replied solemnly: "Although I also desire to go to the battlefield with you and participate in the battle, as a member of the Senate, I understand the importance of Laos to the Alliance, and I will take care of the affairs here until someone sent by the Senate arrives to take over!" ”

Shilos also said solemnly: "Lord Bagul, I also ask you to rest assured! Whether it's a Buruti soldier or a Lucanian soldier, I will treat them equally. When the war is over, I will try to get them all home safely! ”

Bagul smiled heartily: "I will hand over my brothers to you, Lord Shiros, and I am the most assured!" I have already warned them that they must strictly obey your orders, and that if they do so, you will be punished according to the Code of Martial Laws! ”

"Thank you!" Shilos expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Bagul.

At this time, the herald arrived: "My lord, the soldiers have finished boarding, please instruct!" ”

When Shilos heard this, he immediately looked towards the city, his face was slightly impatient, and he said to Bagul again: "Your Majesty is anxiously waiting for our action, yesterday has been delayed for a day, and time is very tight!" Master Henipolis has not yet come, so I will not wait for him, and you will convey my apologies to him on my behalf. ”

"Hmm...... Well...... Wait, he should be here soon......" Bagul said with a strange expression, "Henipolis said...... There is something very important to tell you. ”

"Something very important?" Shilos looked at Bagul with a strange face suspiciously, and asked, "What is the matter?" ”

"Well, wait for him—" Bagul was thinking about how to prevaricate when a clear voice came from behind him, "Lord Shiros, I've kept you waiting!" ”

Hearing this, Bagul breathed a sigh of relief.

Shiros's eyes widened, for it was Henipolis in full armor walking towards him.

Do I need to wear armor to see me off? Shilos remembers: even when Raos was recaptured and the army entered the city, the young consul wore civilian clothes.

Just when he was a little confused, Henipolis came to him with 50 warriors who were also heavily armed: "Lord Shilos, let's go!" ”

"Go? And you? Shilos thought he had misheard.

"When I left Turiyi, His Majesty Davers had promised me to be his scribe and witness the war, and Laos, as an ally of Dionia, had a duty to participate in the ensuing battle, so I am now on my duty!" Henipolis said with a serious expression, but there was a hint of small joy in his words.

"You...... But what about Laos? "The fact that the consul of Laos left when he was in ruins, which is why Shiros found it incredulous.

"Yesterday you and Bagul handled the affairs of the city very well. I've already spoken to Lord Bagul, and I've got Ariandos to cooperate with him, and that's no problem, right, Lord Bagula? Henipolis winked his eyes at Bagul.

Bagul shrugged helplessly in the face of Shiroth's questioning gaze: "I have no way, if I don't agree to Lord Henipolis's request, I won't be able to gather so many ships. ”