Vol 8 Chapter 222: Fighting Kautini reinforcements

"Offensive! Give me offense!..." Campania team members eagerly urged these distracted soldiers.
The Diaonian heavy infantry, who had been prepared for a long time, had already screamed with excitement, and protected the long shield from the top of the head, blocking the stones and wood that the city’s defenders had hurriedly dropped, and rushed to it with a loose queue. A city wall gap. The Campania light infantry in front of the trench also strengthened the attack on the city.
After the wall collapsed down, a formed on both sides of the gap, and the Dionian soldiers stepped on the crippled stone, and hurriedly jumped on the gap that only three people passed. The defenders of Lola South City saw the collapse of the city wall, and immediately separated some of the soldiers to the city to intercept.
In the close-fighting fight, the Dionian soldiers armed with short swords have an advantage, but the Lola warriors are not afraid of casualties in order to defend their homeland. The narrowness of the gap makes the attack of the Dionian soldiers rapid, but in a short time No progress can be made.
"Oh!..." When the Dionysian soldiers and the Campania soldiers poured into the gaps of the two walls, the attacking military number also sounded outside the West City in due course.
The Campania light infantry in front of the trench immediately laid down the archery and laid it on a ditch that was only three meters wide. The remaining coalition soldiers rushed up from the rear with the ladder and made it made of a shield. One of the "wood bridges", easy to bypass the very sparsely set up Luzhai, the ladder is placed on the wall.
The original part of the Xicheng garrison was taken away to rescue the South City, and some of them rushed down the city to intercept the gap. There were not many soldiers left in the city. They also needed to help attack the enemy at the gap. They could not give the enemy close to the wall. Killing, it is also difficult to block the enemy's ants attached to the siege, have to ask for help.
But now the Diaonian coalition in Nancheng has a fierce attack, and the Lola warriors in the armor are not as protective as the other side. In the frontal slaughter, they often win less and more, and can only support them. The defense of the city on both sides of the east and the north relies mainly on the people in the city. It is possible to fight until now and not be attacked by the enemy. It has already paid a lot of sacrifices. Now the whole city of Lola has been attacked on all sides, and the whole city is tight. There is no extra force to send.
The battle continued until noon, and Zantiparis, who is paying attention to the development of the war outside of Nancheng, received good news for a long time: the coalition soldiers have captured the western city!
Zandi Pariston took a long breath and relaxed all over the body: Lola City finally won!
Although for him, this is the first time he has independently led the battle after he joined the Kingdom of Dionia. However, the first time he led the battle, he won such a big victory. In his lifetime, it may be possible to realize his original wish. A true head of the army, washing away the shame before him (referring to the case of La Odrian, when he served as the ombudsman in the military department, but did not do his duty, resulting in poor supervision, let some incompetent team officers Get promoted).
But at this moment, he was a little happy: from the siege of Lola city to the present, he suffered more than 500 casualties in the army. Although most of them were injured, for a team of only 4,000 people, the ratio is already high. I am afraid I will be criticized afterwards.
Therefore, he issued an order to the commander: "Notify the various battalions, do not make too much rush after entering the city, slow down the attack speed, pay attention to protect yourself and reduce casualties!"
The recruits lacked experience and could only keep reminding... As the commander left, Zantitip sighed and sighed with a sore old waist and said, "Go and give me a chair."

The defense of Lola City is like a swollen pig's urine, which is broken and quickly collapses across the board. However, Zandiparis’s worries were quickly fulfilled. The Lola defenders and the people who retreated from the city to the city did not surrender. They still stubbornly blocked the coalition’s rush in the city, which angered the attacking city. The coalition soldiers who have paid a lot of casualties, especially the Campania soldiers who had been poisoned by the Samonai army, not only increased their offensive strength, but also regarded the men, women and children in the city as enemies and killed them.
The Lola people were outnumbered, and there was no last-class defense in the city like the acropolis in the Greek city-state. In the afternoon, Lola was almost killed by the whole city and was completely occupied by the coalition forces.
However, the coalition leaders did not have the joy of victory, because a spy of Abenirum brought bad news to them: Thousands of Kautini soldiers left Benetintum early in the morning. Marching west.
The coalition generals headed by Zantei Parris and Ealos immediately became nervous. They worried that the Samonai army was coming to rescue Lola, but fortunately they no longer need to worry about the instability in Lola.
After deliberation, the coalition generals decided to let the soldiers hurry to repair and eat rations in order to restore their strength as soon as possible. The cleanup of the entire battlefield, the removal of the military camp outside the city, the inventory of the material in the city... were all managed by the officials of the Enona, and the people of the three places of Enona, Campania and Naconia were responsible for the facts. This is equivalent to handing over the management of Lola City to Dionia.
For the Campanias, there is no way. The invasion of the Samonah coalition forces, killing and plundering a large number of Camparias and destroying several towns and villages. The city of Naples is almost a few miles away, and now the population of the Campania Union is simply insufficient. In order to fill these wasteland, there will be land in the eastern plains of Campania, not to mention the proximity to the mountains, which are more likely to be attacked by the Samonets. The Dionians are stationed here, but instead can become Campa. The security barrier of the Nigerian League.
For Dionia, after the third legion defeated the Kautini’s invasion of the Campania League, it had formulated a punishment plan for Lola, Sesara, and Capua. It is to pick up this plan again. Adrians sent an Enno official to lead the people here, on the one hand to help the coalition attack the city, on the other hand, there is also the mind to quickly take over the city after taking down Lola.
The Kingdom of Dionia and the Campania League have naturally reached a tacit agreement in their silence. But now, the Samona reinforcements, who are likely to arrive at any time, are likely to let them win with the blood of the soldiers.
Fortunately, there are about ninety miles from Beneventum to Lola, and half of them are mountain roads, so several Campania generals believe that it is impossible for Kautini to arrive in Luo in one day. Pulled.
As the saying goes, I am afraid of what comes, and when it is near dusk, the detective who is sent to the north and pays close attention to the enemy’s movements rushes back and reports: There is a Samonai army out of the Abella Pass, which is going to Lola. In the meantime, the number of soldiers is about 10,000.
The generals of the Campania League were surprised to hear the news: Before listening to the Abenirum spy, the enemy said that there were only a few thousand people. How did it take a few hours to become 10,000? !
Immediately, the generals questioned: "Have you ever investigated the number of enemies?! Give me another confirmation!"
Other generals suggested: "The Samonais are fierce, and our soldiers have just gone through fierce battles, not only very tired, but also suffered some casualties, urgent need to rest, plus now the Lola wall is broken, can not hold on It’s better to wait for the army to retreat. When the preparation is sufficient, come back and fight...

His suggestion was actually recognized by several generals, and even Ealos appeared hesitant, unable to make a decision at one time, and could only look to Zantei Parris.
Zandi Parris looked around the generals of these Campanias. He knew in his heart that despite the capture of the city of Lola and a victory for the Samonets, the Campania League faced Samo for decades. The constant failure of the Nai people has already caused them to fear the Samonai in their hearts. Once the situation is unfavorable, the first thing they think of is retreat. He must give them the courage to fight!
Zandiparis indulged for a moment~EbookFREE.me~ then Shen Sheng said: "You, if we want to retreat, there are several problems, you must first consider. First, what about these tens of thousands of people? They can Not soldiers, young and strong, and disciplined. Many of them are old people and women. They are slow-moving and lack of organization. Once they are allowed to retreat, the scene will be chaotic. The Samonet marches so fast, once they are Catch up, it will be a disaster!
Secondly, the war launched by the Samonets has caused huge losses to the Campania League. We managed to take down Lola and see the Samonais in the mountains and stop them. Once again, we have to give up Lola. Once we give up, it will not be so easy to recapture it. The Samonais will certainly learn the lesson. There will be enough fighters here, which will form a stalemate. .
The main force of our Daiyan army is in the east, fighting in the mountains. It is the home of the Samonet. The battle is bound to be very difficult. It is impossible to have any results in a short time, and I am not likely to get new reinforcements here. Because the kingdom is also undergoing a greater war in Sicily and Latin.
Once the battle is deadlocked, it is not good for you. Because the Samonets can use their best offensive methods to attack, after the massive invasion of Samona, you really need to lead the people to rebuild their homes, harvest and cultivate the destroyed farmland, and graze a small number of cattle. Sheep... But once the Samonais return to the plains of Campania, are there people who dare to go out of town? Lack of food, difficulties in accommodation, people have a hard time returning home, and their hearts are filled with dissatisfaction and complaints. The next governance of your city-state will become more difficult..."