Vol 8 Chapter 346: reason

当然 "Of course not." Sekarian looked scornfully at the two captive Carthage captives next to him: "This is a masterpiece of the greedy Carthage merchant! ..."
It turned out that Lili was originally built by Shimirko and later rebuilt by Margo. Originally, Carthage was going to use it as a center and establish a military defense system to resist the attacks of the Syracuses. But I didn't expect that it didn't take long for Syracuse to be defeated by Dionia, and hegemony was lost. Carthage and Dionia then signed a peace agreement, and since then Sicily restored peace, and the original defense plan was also Abortion.
However, due to the natural vigilance of Dionysian, the emerging Greek kingdom, Lili ’s position as a military town in Sicily was retained, and the remaining garrison was also included, but the number of militias was greatly reduced. .
This period coincided with the departure of the Magonid family in Carthage from Iberia. The Senate was ruled by Hanno. With his vigorous promotion, the Carthages began to advance inland and occupied Numiby on a large scale. The land of the Asians, the citizens of Carthage, are busy sharing the fruits of the war, and no one wants to be drawn to Lili to defend the city, even if it is only by rotation. Therefore, Carthage gave Lilly the defenders adequate logistical guarantees and additional pay, in order to allow them to fulfill their obligations with peace of mind. But even so, in the minds of Carthage citizens, travelling to Lili to defend the city was still a chore.
Seven years ago, a member of the Hannover family was appointed Lili ’s defending general. He was unwilling to go, and even asked Hano to intercede, but was unsuccessful, because the position of Lili ’s general was a The big problem is that no one of the Carthage nobility wants to take office. Of course, Hanno, who is in power, must set an example. He could only come to Lilichen with anger, and after a few days, Lampbuba in the port area came to visit. After the two had a close talk, the garrison general dissatisfied, seriously. Come and fulfill his duties.
Since the signing of the peace agreement with Dionia, Lili 俾 's maritime trade has become more prosperous, which has also led to the increase of Lili 俾' s residents. However, due to the high threshold to settle in the city, many came from Carthage. The people of the Commonwealth and the Phoenician Alliance can only choose to live in the port area. Because Lilicheng has very little farmland outside the city, the food is not self-sufficient at all, but it is in great demand and can only be solved by relying on sea food trade. From Carthage, although the Carthages rely on the vast land of Numibia and have sufficient food every year, the price of grain to Lili by sea is not low, and the competition is fierce.
Lamphuba is also a member of the Hannover family. He settled in Liliqi Port District 10 years ago. He also mainly engaged in food trade. He has not benefited much in the competition in shopping malls for several years, so he racked his brains to find Earning money in other ways, but he found that the rations in the barracks in the city were very sufficient, and there was a lot of surplus at the end of the year. The defending general who took office at this time was also a member of the Hannover family. The two had a good relationship before, so He came to him to discuss cooperation in secret.
重 It is not a shame for the merchants of Carthage to use their power to obtain money. Lili ’s generals naturally agreed, but there was a problem: when transporting rations from the city to the port, they must pass a strict check of the city gate post, which would make the world known. Private sale of military supplies is Violated Carthage's laws, and the then Lord of Lili was a Magonite, and it was hard to guarantee that he would not make such a fuss. At that time, the garrison generals and Rampkuba would inevitably be detained by the Senate. Punishment, so after discussing it, they decided to adopt an unknown method-that is, to dig the tunnel.
In fact, at that time, it was very difficult for the Gentiles to enter and exit Lilicheng District. Due to various needs, several authentic tunnels have appeared in the port area, quietly sending people in, serving as officials, servants of the rich, and temporary labor ...
It was just that the two of them were more secretive: Lampbuba paid a large price for the land near the southwest barracks city wall, built tall walls and warehouses, and let his servants secretly dig tunnels; the garrison general let his own The confidants and their own servants used training as an excuse to make the heavy barracks in the barracks a forbidden area and quietly dig the tunnel. Working together, the two sides dug it out in less than half a year, and continued to improve this tunnel in the process of smuggling military food to the port area.
The generals of the defensive army passed a large number of surplus military rations by faking soldier lists, increasing the number of soldiers, and generously approving long vacations for the drafted civic soldiers who were unwilling to benefit from duty. Ramp Kuba enriched his own grain depot with these military grains that did not need money at the same time, and also reduced the price of grain for sale, making other grain merchants in the port unable to compete with it, and eventually he monopolized the profitable grain. The market became the richest man here.
Wu Shoujun general made a lot of money, naturally reluctant to leave again, repeatedly asked to continue to hold this position. Some of the Carthage veterans knew that some of them might be tricky, but many people were bribed by him. In addition, besides him, the candidates for the generals of Liliyu had always been difficult to deliver, so everyone opened their eyes and closed A glance.
As a result, the garrison general stayed in Lili for four or five years. Until last year, relations with Dionia were tense and the cloud was overcast. The Senate ordered the cities in western Sicily to increase vigilance, rectify armaments, strengthen training, and prepare. Combat.
Lili 俾 The new town owner Imisere sent a patrol to completely block the well-known tunnels that have been around for many years. He also issued a notice: If someone found another tunnel, he would be sentenced to death for treason!
The defending general felt the situation was not good, and after consulting with Lampbuba, he let his confidant close the tunnel at the barracks, then bribed the elders with heavy gold, and transferred himself back to Carthage to avoid becoming an upcoming one. Victims of war.
Lamp Kuba still retains the authentic side, waiting for the war to end before continuing to use ...
这么 "So the end of the tunnel has been blocked?" Leotizides asked when he heard this.
Sekarian pointed at the two captives and said, "According to them, they only blocked the exit there, and there were not many places. I have sent soldiers to investigate ..."
Xun Zheng said, there were footsteps in the tunnel, and several mountain scouts quickly appeared in front of them.
大 "Sir, go forward more than 150 meters in the tunnel, and you can see the blocked place. It is indeed like the captive said. It is blocked with soil. I don't think it will take me long to dig to see the exit."
The words of the Laoshanling reconnaissance team excite Selician, he said with a smile: "Master Prossius, you can now bring your army over and follow this tunnel to the city!"
At this moment, it seemed calm that day: "Don't worry, we must make some arrangements first to divert the attention of the Carthage defenders."
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大 "Master, look! The Dionysians are ready to attack the city!" A team official pointed down the city and shouted.
Without him reminding, Imisere has noticed: Thousands of Dionysian soldiers with black helmets and black armors appeared in front of his right side in the area illuminated by the city's fire on his right side. Holding a long cloud ladder, it seems to be ready for ant attachment project ...
He probed outwards and wanted to look more carefully, so he listened to his men and shouted, "Master, be careful!" He dragged him behind the dust, and heard a bang, a few stones The shell was hitting a wall not far from him, and flying stones caused injuries to several defending soldiers.
The frightened Imisere shouted immediately: "Go and call Ragnaca, the Dionysians are going to attack the city!"
When Ragnaca was forcibly called, her heart was a little angry, because the Dionysian soldiers at the gate of the tower attacked violently, and the gates were deformed by the cypress. If it was not blocked by a large number of stones at the back, I am afraid they It had already rushed in, and the long-range attack of the Dionysian light infantry was also very severe, resulting in a lot of injuries and deaths of the Carthage archers behind the tower gate. They also carried the crossbow gun on the gate of the city gate for firing to both sides. The javelinmen on the tower caused a huge threat. The light infantry had changed several times. Ragnaca was now nervously commanding the soldiers to defend with all their strength, and there was no extra energy to take care of others.
So after seeing the enemy situation under the city ~ EbookFREE.me ~, he rebuked badly: "The enemy is so close to us, why not use bows and arrows to attack?"
Imisere replied in a cold voice: "The light infantry have been removed by you from the tower door. Where are there archers ?!"
Ragnaca then remembered what he had done before. He saw the city owner was dissatisfied, and he coughed twice, his tone softened: "It is okay without light infantry. The Dionysian crossbow cannon seems to be terrible. , But they cannot destroy our thick and tall city walls. If they want to attack the city, they have to rely on those wooden ladders. When they come down, we can use wood, stones, asphalt ... to attack them and cause them. Casualties, but— "
Ragnaca looked at the place where countless people hedgehogs gathered more than 100 meters to the left-where the city gate was located, and he reminded: "Be careful of the Dionysians to disperse the people and smash into the city gate with cypress and rush in. Therefore, to strengthen the defense there, it is better to send someone to block the gate of the city. "
米 Imisere, despite some concerns, thought about it, but shook his head and refused: "You can't block the door, or Master Margaret's army will not be able to quickly attack the Dionysians."
"Then leave an army under the city, in case the enemy breaks through the gate, they will stop ..." Ragnaca hurriedly rushed to the tower gate after finishing the defense measures on this side.

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