Miltias listened, thoughtful.

"As one more thing, you'd better arrange a couple of clippers in the harbor of West Pentum City, so that I can quickly notify you if I need the assistance of the Fourth Fleet."

After hearing this, Miltias shouted dissatisfiedly: "Our Fourth Fleet has only a hundred ships in total!" It is necessary to patrol such a long coastline, to stop any hostile forces that come from the sea, and to assist you in the battle...... There are absolutely not enough of my ships and sailors! ”

"If the Fourth Fleet performs well in this war, I think the War Department will definitely consider increasing the size of the Fourth Fleet." Alexis could only say that.

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Plegulus quickly assembled the 4th Cavalry Corps, and Alexis immediately led the 2,000 cavalry out of Brindisi and quickly north into the Pcheti region.

In the evening, they finally arrived at the military camp near the city of Silvim.

When the commander of the Fourth Army, Melisanda, personally welcomed Alexis into the barracks, Alexis, who had been running around for a day and had hardly stopped, was so tired that he walked a little shaky, after all, he was over 50 years old and did not have the vigorous energy of a young man, but he was still asking with concern: "Has the Tenth Army been gathered?" ”

"The brothers are in the barracks." The youngest regiment commander said in a loud voice: "Just wait for your order, commander, and we will immediately rush to the battlefield." ”

"Arrange the accommodation of the cavalry regiment, and also arrange a sleeping place for me, so that I can sleep well." Sleepiness welled up, Alexis couldn't help but yawn: "Tomorrow...... Early in the morning, we set off! ”

The soldiers around who heard this were all excited.

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Early the next morning, the camp's trumpet sounded.

The soldiers of the 10th and 4th Cavalry Corps, as requested, did not wrap their armor and weapons on their shoulders, but hurriedly put on their clothes, walked out of the barracks, and rushed to the playground.

And in the camp room, Alexis urgently convened a brief military meeting with Melisanda and Plagulus.

"Now, what is the hostile situation in the Downey area?" Alexis asked.

As the 10th Legion in the immediate vicinity of the Dauni region, Melisanda naturally knew the most and the most timely, and he immediately replied: "According to the report of yesterday's scouts, the large forces of the Samonai are still besieging the cities of Ascurum and Vibingrum, and the enemy occupying the city of Gruum has not yet left, but a small number of Samonai have rushed into the hinterland of Dauni and plundered ......"

In fact, it has only been more than two days since the Samonai invasion, and it is impossible for the Samonai to move to attack new targets so quickly.

Alexis then asked, "Where is the Eleventh Legion?" ”

"There's still a barracks stationed." Melisanda replied.

By the time he captured the Dauni region two years earlier, Alexis was already familiar with the terrain.

The central town of Dauni Lusenia is not located in the center of the Dauni region, but is more northwest, closer to the Samonai mountains, and there is no big town on its west side as a barrier, the Samoni people raided from the mountains, if the speed is fast, it only takes more than half a day to reach the city, so after the Daoni area was conquered and Antonios became the administrator of Lusenia, the chief of the army wrote to Davers to suggest: The military camp in the Dauni area is located on the west side of the city of Lusenia, Serve as a fortress to protect the safety of the city of Luthenia.

The suggestion was approved by Davers.

Therefore, with Ascurum, Wibingrum, and Gruum all under attack, and the city of Lusenia likely to be attacked from three sides, it was safe for the newly built Eleventh Army to garrison the barracks and wait for reinforcements.

Alexis pondered for a while, and then made a decision: "The 10th Legion and the 4th Cavalry Corps crossed the river from the upper reaches of the Ofanto River and went directly to the rescue of Ascurome!" ”

"Yes!" Both Plegulus and Melisanda were excited.

Adjutant Eumattheus reminded: "Commander, we don't know exactly how many enemies there are in Ascurome? Was there an ambush? …… Wouldn't it be too risky to rely on just one legion and cavalry to attack? Be wary of the lessons of the First Legion! ”

"I believe in the combat effectiveness of the 10th and 4th Cavalry Corps! I also believe that the Samonai people would not have expected our reinforcements to attack them so quickly, which would leave them defenseless! Alexis raised his head slightly, and said confidently: "Even if Ascurom really has a large army of Samonai, it can surround us. As long as we can hold on, I'm sure Cappuz, Antonios, and Tegaltiros will come to the rescue with all their might, just in time to defeat the main force of the Samonai in one fell swoop! ”

Alexis had read the battle report of the First Legion, and he knew very well that although the troops and troops he was leading now were very similar to Amintas, who rescued Wolsey not long ago, unlike Amintas, who fought alone, he was fighting in the country!

He firmly believes that once there is an abnormality, Capuz, Antonios ...... These old comrades-in-arms will definitely do their best to rescue, even before, he and Antonios still had some minor contradictions.

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The siege of Ascull Rom was mainly by the Putney tribes. It should be said that their attack was very sudden, and when they entered the territory of Ascurome, the Asculom were still grazing cattle and sheep or planting farmland, completely unprepared.

Upon learning of the invasion of the Samonai, many people ran into the city in panic, and the Samonai warriors followed closely behind, trying to take the opportunity to rush into the city.

But the administrator of Ascurom is Hegesitus, the former leader of the Siren tribe who bravely resisted the oppression of the Bruti tribal alliance and set off the war of Dioonia to conquer Bruti, and later assisted Shilos to participate in the Southern Italian War, and then served as the city administrator of the Bruti region, Mesapi region, and Puchetti region for more than ten years, until he was transferred to the Daoni region the year before last.

A few months ago, he had received a warning from the Ministry of War: Towns in Douni had been asked to be on higher alert and beware of attacks by the Samonehs!

He did not regard it as child's play, not only mobilized the people to strengthen the city defenses, increased the number of patrol teams to strengthen the patrol of the city, but also gathered the citizens who had participated in military training in the city square every few days to practice a one- or two-hour procession and fighting, and also organized the citizens with horses into a small team, which took turns patrolling the foot of the western mountain every day......

Dozens of days have passed, everything is normal in the Samonai Mountains, there is no trace of war, due to the repeated advice of his subordinates (after all, frequent military training is not conducive to the upcoming spring sowing), he slightly relaxed his vigilance and reduced training, but he did not expect that at this moment, the Samonai people were killed.

The Ascurom scouts, who were out of town on patrol, soon spotted the enemy and shouted, "The Samones have been killed!" "In order to inform the people of the villages passing through to evacuate, they rushed into the city.

When Hegesitus got the news, he didn't panic too much, he ordered: close the city gates, pull up the drawbridge, and at the same time ring the alarm bell, let the young and middle-aged citizens who were still in the city pick up their shields and spears, and go up to the city for defense.

At the same time, he had the soldiers at the head of the city shout at the fleeing crowd outside the city, advising them to flee further east to Hedorum, where the gates of Ascurom would never be opened in the event of an enemy attack!

It was because of these measures that when the Samonai army, mainly composed of Pentney warriors, arrived at the city, they saw that the city of Ascurom was already prepared.

Although there were not many citizens in the city at this time due to the raids of the Samonai, Ascurom was also a large city in the Dooni region, with an eight-meter-high wall.

The Samonai rushed to attack without siege equipment, and Badani could only have tens of thousands of soldiers lined up under the city, roaring in unison, trying to intimidate the Aschyromes into surrendering.

How could Hegesitus be frightened by such a battle?

Badani had no choice but to camp outside the city.

Over the course of a day or so, Badani ordered his warriors to cut down trees, make a large number of ladders and mullets, and launch an assault on the city of Ascurom, in an attempt to take advantage of the outnumbers to capture this important town in the southwestern part of the Dauni region and restore the prestige of the Pentney tribe and his great chieftain.

So at the very beginning, Badani ordered the troops to launch a fierce attack.

Carrying ladders and sassal logs, Samonai warriors braved the risk of being shot with javelins and arrows to attack the city from the north, west, and south.

Hegesitus, as the chief executive, came to the city and led the citizen soldiers to resist bravely.

The Samonai attacked like a tide, one wave of setbacks, one wave after another, and the continuous attack made the under-armed Ascurom citizen soldiers gradually unable to resist.

In the afternoon, the western wall of the city had allowed the Samonai to attack the head of the city several times, and Hegesitus hastily gathered the few remaining reserve soldiers, and finally drove them out of the city again, and another soldier hurried from the southern wall: "Lord Hegesitus, the enemy has attacked the city, and the inspector of Kobakus has asked you for help!" ”

"Where do I have any reinforcements here?!" Hegesitus smiled wryly, stretched out his hand to wipe away the blood splashed on his face and obscured his vision, looking at the tired citizen soldiers around him, the deafening roar of the Samoneh warriors came from under the city, and the timidity in his heart flashed, he resolutely turned back to the administrative adjutant and said: "You immediately rush to the city, gather the old people, and rush to reinforce the southern city!" Hang on! Tell Colpacas to hold on! As long as today we hold on! Reinforcements will arrive tomorrow! ”