Vol 8 Chapter 312: Capture the port

Syracuse has three ports, the smallest of which is on the island of Ortigia, with only two terminals and very few boats. There is a small port on the north side of the isthmus connected to the urban area of ​​Ortigia. It is the early trading port of Syracuse. Later, with the expansion of the urban area, the increase of population and the prosperity of maritime trade, the small port is no longer sufficient, so Built a big port.

In the broad sense, Dagang refers to a large bay like the pocket in the west of Syracuse, and the real port is only a small part of the northeast corner of the bay. It is two miles south of the isthmus of Ortigia. Originally there was a part of the swamp, which was later built by the Syracuse people and built the port. The free people and slaves who are constantly pouring into Syracuse and working for the port have to continue to live in order to have enough space to live. The West fills the marshes and builds simple houses. It also makes the wall near the bay constantly moving westward. Among the many nicknames that citizens in the city have given to the people in the port area, the
swamp people
are the most used.

Hiktas led more than 2,000 soldiers and quickly marched southwest, without major obstacles along the way.

In fact, Taiagnis, who is defending in Xicheng, has received urgent news from the council that "Hiktas has been insurgency and is attacking the council" and asked him to immediately dispatch 2,000 heavy infantry to arrive. The council quickly annihilated the rebellion and prevented the attack on the council.

The people of the council did indeed urgently recruit old citizens as Hiktas expected, but he did not expect that military mobilization would take time, and the square was too close to the council, and the members worried about their own safety and could not wait. When the new army was formed, they sent people to ask for help from Taiagnis, who was closest to them.

The parliamentarians described the situation very seriously. Taigengens became very anxious after the shock. Due to the occupation of the Yuri Rus fortress, the council sent more than 6,000 soldiers (including on both sides of the wall). In addition, after the Syracuse army’s attack on the city was extensive and fierce, all the troops under the squadron of Taigengens went to the city to defend, and there were no redundant reserve soldiers around them. They had to quickly pick up the troops from the city’s defense. ,

The transfer of nearly 1,000 soldiers, this is the biggest force he can exhaust from the effort, so the defense force of the entire city has become more tight.

Nearly 1,000 soldiers rushed to the main city, and at this moment, Hiktas led more than 2,000 soldiers to rush to the port, across several streets, and the two sides crossed.

Hiktas led the troops to the inner wall. This is the wall built by the Syracuse people to separate the people in the port area. Every day, a group of citizens of the Syracuse city are stationed, the goods of the port, the foreign businessmen and For foreign sailors to enter the main city, they must go through their checks. People in the port area go to the city, and naturally they have to go through this checkpoint, which will inevitably be interrogated. The people in the port area have always thought that this is the most powerful evidence for Syracuse's unequal treatment of them, and they have added a thorn in their hearts.

After the overthrow of Dionysius, Tessitis and others once proposed to Hercules the "demolition of this interior wall". Heliolis did not agree, but agreed to the soldiers stationed inside the wall. The port citizens acted, but after the death of Khullis, the council once again replaced the soldiers stationed inside the wall with citizens of the city. This interior wall actually became an insurmountable barrier between the people in the port area and the citizens of the city.

Since this interior wall is mainly for the port area, it is used for isolation and inventory, it is not built as tall and strong as the outer wall. After Hikkass arrived, he did not talk to the team officials here. Directly ordered the soldiers to kill the city from several stone ladders on the inside of the city wall, and ordered other soldiers to throw javelins at the defenders of the city.

The soldiers who are usually stationed here are generally 20 people. After Teeggennis sent reinforcements to the council, he also thought of the importance of this place, but he was really tight, only sent 150 people, originally thinking about Hitax. After the offensive council was defeated, the inner wall could cut off their retreat to the port, and the subsequent pursuers could destroy them. He did not think that Hitax had no attack on the council, but returned directly. At the port, the 150 defenders were quickly defeated under the full attack of more than 2,000 people.

Hitaks led the troops through the interior walls and into the port area. He asked Zamorati to bring people to the port area: he has decided to join the Kingdom of Dionia, hoping to get their support and prepare for all defenses to cope with the upcoming Syracuse The attack of the army.

At the same time, he led the main force to go straight to the military port.

The military port is not far from the north of the commercial port. It has been expanded several times. In the later period of Dionysius, it can accommodate 500 3-layer paddle warships and 100,000 crew members. But now there are only 50 warships (including 30 3-layer paddles) in the military port. There are about 7,000 people in the military port, most of them from the port area, and nearly half of the crew from the port area. It is a free and free people. Very few people come from the city. They are the port guards, the captains, the deck soldiers...

As it was in the midst of the war, the council requested: the crew of the fleet must gather at the military port every morning, and then on the warship, everyone will be ready to attack.

However, there are only more than 100 people in the port, even if there are no more than 400 soldiers on board, they can guarantee the security of the military port and command the warship. This is because the people in the port area have basically followed the tin. Lacuza law.

Now, Hiktas led the army to the outside of the military port. Apart from anything else, he directly ordered the soldiers to forcibly attack, and also arranged for some people to shout in the military port: "Brothers in the port area, you don't have to worry about wearing strong. The Oia Fleet has fought, and General Hiktas has led us to join the Kingdom of Dionia, pick up the weapons in your hands, join us in this military port, then become a Diorian citizen and gain fertile land. !......"

Since half of the Syracuse sailors are made up of free people, they are easily infiltrated by the Dionysian Sicilian intelligence department, who often advertises in the waters that "the horror of the Dionysian Navy and the freedom of the people to enjoy the kingdom The benefits of the sailors have made love and fear for Diaonia. Since Syracuse tore up the agreement, formed an alliance with Carthage, and started a war with Dionia, the naval war was the beginning of the council to preserve strength. Later, at the strong request of Carthage, the Syracuse Navy did not go out to sea, but after the discovery of the Diaonian ship, even if the commander wanted to try a battle, the sailors did not have the heart. The use of various methods to delay the implementation, so far, the Syracuse navy did not fight against the Dania fleet, nor did it attack the Veonia vessels.

Now, the sailors heard the screams of the soldiers familiar with the military port. Under the leadership of the Deonian spies, they took up the wooden paddles and took out the daggers. They swarmed and quickly knocked down the captains on the ship. The deck soldiers then jumped off the boat and rushed to the military port guards who were struggling to defend against the attack on Hiktas.

Hiktas occupied the military port, and he did not feel relaxed. He knew that the council would soon send troops. The time was very urgent, so he solemnly said to Artemis: "You have done what I want to do." Then I need your help!"

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A hundred meters away from the gates of the city of Syracuse, the body-dressed Leo Tizides stood facing the city wall like a sculpture. The battle lasted for 4 hours, and the sun rose to the middle of the sky. He basically stood. Here, there is no movement, and I concentrate on the war in front of me. The soldiers who fell from the ladder, the soldiers who were smashed in the stone under the city, the siege cars that were ignited by the rockets, and the soldiers trapped in the siege tower continued to scream... but none of them Let his face that was frozen by the frosty, but his adjutant Tagluo has been worried about the fierce battle.

At this time, there was a squadron rushing from the front, and Tagru was busy welcoming him. In a short while he rushed to Leo Tizides and said: "Commander, the first corps of the Seventh Corps. Fidedes said that 'the siege forces he led were too much casualties, and he hoped that he could immediately withdraw and let the next wave of troops take over.'"

Leo Tizides said without hesitation: "Tell him, ‘do not retreat, give me the full force to attack, otherwise the military law will punish!’


When Taguel heard it, he hesitated and said: "Commander adults, they are the 7th Army."

"What happened to the Seventh Army?!" Leo Tiddides looked Shen: "I am the commander, the Seventh Corps, and the Eighth Corps are treated the same. In the last wave of offensive, the Eighth Corps insisted on fighting two. For more than an hour, it was really difficult to support. I was replaced by the Seventh Corps. How long did they fight?"

"Probably... more than an hour~EbookFREE.me~ Faced with the sharp eyes of Leo Tizides, Tagru whispered a word.

"Only for more than an hour, the Eighth Legionnaires who had been evacuated had not received enough rest to let them continue to fight for another hour." Leo Tiddides said coldly.

"Yes!" Taguel was about to inform the commander and listened to Leo Tiddides: "Accordingly, the Seventh Army should be able to fight longer."

"Eh?"

"Have you discovered that the defense of the Carthaginians is weakening." Leo Tizides looked at the battle ahead, not so much as to consult Tagru, but rather to talk to himself: "In this period of time, as far as I can see, our soldiers have already climbed the city twice through the ladder and insisted on it for at least 5 minutes before they were rushed down. At this time yesterday, this situation It has never happened before; and... our light infantry who stood on several mobile towers have not been replaced so far. At this time yesterday, we have changed two calls. What does this mean?"

The volume of Leo Tizides suddenly increased: "The Syracuse's defensive ability is weaker than yesterday. They must have transferred a lot of soldiers and want to take back the Yuri Rus fortress, so on the city. The defense power is not enough."