After listening to Davers's words, Agacia looked at the fleets in the distance, remembered the complaints that Criano and the others had complained about him during this time, nodded and said, "You're right! ”

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Half an hour later, the convoy was moving away from Turii and heading south on the shipping route to Syracuse.

At the command of Timason, who was sitting in the first ship, the soldiers on the ship immediately took action, restrained the captain and sailors, and said loudly: "We will not hurt you, but we just want you to turn a course!" ”

While calming the frightened captains and sailors, they hoisted the red flag on the mainmast, and the officers, who had been secretly informed by Timason only a day before they had left, saw the signal flag flying on the first ship, and immediately took control of the forty ships.

"Go to the beach between Crimesa and Castelón!" Timasong gave orders to the captain.

"What do you want to do?!" The captain shouted in a panic, daringly.

The soldier who held him immediately gave him a kick: "Hurry up and do what the leader instructs!" ”

Seeing that the captain was humiliated, the sailors began to agitate, and after being stabbed down by the mercenaries, they finally retreated.

"We are all registered freedmen of the Dionian Alliance, aren't you afraid of attracting the wrath of the Alliance?!" The captain looked at the wounded sailors who were struggling on deck and shouted in grief.

This is indeed a problem! Timazon had been in the League for more than two months and was well acquainted with the laws of Dionia: even sailors like these who had only registered and had not yet become prospective citizens were obliged by the law to negotiate with the city-states concerned, not to mention the protection of full citizens, if they were treated unjustly in a foreign state. If they were really killed, the veterans of the Dionian Senate, who had been comrades-in-arms, would have said that they would probably anger the guy who 'only talked about the law and not personal feelings', and his desire to use the power of Dionya to keep Crimea would probably be frustrated.

He had the wounds of the two wounded sailors bandaged, and said to the captain as kindly as possible: "In the name of Zeus, I mention that Masong has no intention of encroaching on the alliance, and as long as you send us ashore, you can sail away!" ”

The captain will be suspicious and let the helmsman turn the rudder.

Timasong whispered and hurriedly instructed his men, "Find a way to inform the rest of the ship's companions, try not to hurt anyone!" ”

Why do you say as much as possible? Because this is a makeshift team, and it is a mercenary, it is only because he does not want to be bound by the alliance, and because of the high prestige of the two leaders, Timasong and Criano, that he is willing to obey their command.

Another half an hour later, led by two heavily bribed guides, the flotilla, thwarted by the Crimesa, chose to dock on a sparsely populated beach closer to the Casteron side, in order to avoid being discovered by the Crimesa.

While the captain was still worried about whether there would be damage to the bottom of the ship, the soldiers pushed them off the boat.

"You said you were going to let us go!" The captain shouted at Timasong in panic.

"I said that. But not now, in case you rush back to report the news, I'd better stay here a little longer! Timasong said coldly. He ordered the soldiers to tow the boat to the beach, and then tied up the captain and the sailors and threw them in the grass on the shore, of course, there would be sailors to resist during the implementation, and naturally there would be casualties, but he didn't have the heart to worry about these at this time, he, Crianlo and the other officers quickly gathered the mercenaries, and then took out some of the wood hidden under the tent given by Davers and his former comrades, and everyone worked together to quickly make a long ladder.

Timason knew that Davers was cautious, and that he had asked for tents and food not only to hide some siege equipment, but also to paralyze Davers, and at this moment, when each soldier had carried two days' rations, he again said to the captain lying in the grass: "The supplies on your ship belong to your consul Davers, and don't forget to return them to him when you return." ”

Then, ignoring the loud pleas of the crew, he led the mercenaries to rush south.

The 1,700-strong contingent moved on the plains during the day, and it was difficult to hide any traces, especially during the sunny season of spring sowing. Timason's original idea was to land at night, but that meant that the flotilla, which numbered more than forty ships, could only roam the sea during the day. Too close to the coast could easily arouse the vigilance and suspicion of the patrol ships of Crotone, the Crimea and the merchant ships passing through; It is too far from the coast, and it is difficult to discern the direction in the dark of night, make an accurate landing, and it is prone to accidents.

So, Timasong and they were preparing to raid and hit Crimesa by surprise, the key is to act quickly! So that even if Crimesa gets the news, it will not be able to react quickly.

There is a large marshy area between Casthlon and Crimesa, which has been caused by the long-term flooding of the Lacoeli River and its tributaries. At the beginning of last December, Timasong had crept over to inspect the terrain, which was perfectly accessible on the coastal side, and that ferries and pontoon bridges had been built to facilitate land travel and trade between Crimesa and Castelón.

However, what Timasong did not expect was that at the end of December, spring came, the snow melted, and the river swelled much more than usual in January this year, and the swamp area was of course very much larger than in previous years, which brought great difficulties to the mercenaries' rapid march.

As Timasong and his men were trudging through the swamp with a foot deep and a shallow step, farmers or slaves could occasionally be seen driving livestock, chickens and ducks to the edge of the swamp to graze and feed on the edge of the swamp at first, and they spotted the mercenaries marching in the distance and ran away in panic. Later, scattered cavalry began to appear in Timasong's field of vision, letting them know that the raid was only in vain.

Timasong immediately summoned Cleano, Tolikos and a number of other officers to the swamp for an urgent discussion: should the plan to attack Crimesa be cancelled?

Most of the people, such as Cleano and Tolikos, insisted on moving on, they all thought that it took so long to wait and carefully prepare to get such a good opportunity, if they gave up easily and returned to Dionia, being ridiculed was only secondary, and more importantly, their intentions were exposed, Davos would definitely be wary of them, and the Turians would not give them a good face, and then they would only be forced to leave Great Greece, and they would never encounter such a good opportunity again!

Seeing that everyone was on the same page, Timason immediately said his revised plan after thinking about it: to speed up the march, to rush to the city to attack before the Crimezans could defend themselves, to capture the Crimesa in the shortest possible time, to defend against possible Crimean reinforcements, and to obtain the approval of the Dionian League as soon as possible for their request to join the Dionian League after they possessed the Crimesa. With the protection of the great power of Dionia, their safety is guaranteed!

The officers had no objection to his new plan, so everyone took action.

"Brothers, hurry up! Speed up!! As soon as we get out of here, Crimesa is like a delicious olive waiting for us to pick!! Timasong loudly encouraged the frustrated mercenaries.

Criano, Tolikos and other team officers are also urging repeatedly.

The battle-hardened soldiers also knew that the situation was urgent, and they could not tolerate the slightest hesitation, and they cursed the terrible environment as they struggled forward...... Finally the large army came out of the swamp.

At this time, the cavalry, who had been watching, stepped forward and shouted: "I am the patrol leader of Crimesa, Timayatis!" Strangers, you have invaded the territory of the Crimea, please at once-" His voice stopped abruptly, and a javelin pierced his chest, and he fell under his horse, causing several horsemen not far away to pull their horses and run.

"Damn, who threw the javelin?!!" Timasong, who was rushing forward, saw this scene and cursed. He wanted to coax the Crimsians to buy them a little time for their attack, but he didn't expect to be destroyed by these murderous mercenaries who like to do things on their own.

"Since it's already happened, don't blame them anymore, so as not to affect the morale of the brothers!" Criano reminded in a whisper.

Since he landed, Timason was very depressed due to a series of unpleasant encounters, but he had to forcibly hold back: Crianno was right, he had to hurry!

He struggled to spit out a mouthful of phlegm, turned back and asked the guide: "How far is Crimesa?" ”

Seeing his distorted and hideous expression, the guide was so frightened that he swallowed his saliva quietly, and said in a trembling voice: "...... Approximately...... About ten miles to go......"

Timason looked at the sky and said to the herald: "Let the brothers work harder, continue to hurry, and rest when we reach Crimesa!" ”

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There was no one to be seen along the way, and the farmers and slaves who had been working in the fields had apparently been informed and had fled into the city.

Half an hour later, Timasong faintly saw the city of Crimesa in the distance, and he immediately ordered his troops to stop their rapid march and advance slowly.

The city of Crimesa is located south of the Aliche headland, on the north bank of the Wembria. More than 200 years ago, it was originally inhabited by indigenous peoples, and then it was occupied by the Cybaris people and built the city of Crimesa, which was attached to Cybaris as a sub-state until the defeat of Cybaris a hundred years ago, and the weak Crimesa had to take refuge in its strong neighbor Crotone. A few decades later, thanks to the establishment of Turii, Athens reached an agreement with Crotone, and the two brothers of Crimesa and Castelon gained independence. However, last year's war between Turiyi and Crotone broke Crimea's neutrality, and it wanted to join the powerful Crotone and share at least a little of the fruits of victory, but it did not expect that Crotone would be defeated by the weak Amendolara, and Crimesa would pay a heavy price of nearly 2,000 casualties.