Vol 5 Chapter 68: Death of Achta

This Timorlas can be considered as a rock to smash his own feet. The retreat during the battle, even if it is only a small part, is very dangerous. If you are not careful, it will lead to the overall defeat.
Fortunately, the Tarantum soldiers were in full defense for a long time. When the enemy in front of them had disappeared, most of them had not fully reacted. Watching the enemy retreat in front of them, revealing a big gap, the already exhausted Tarantum soldiers can't believe their eyes, but they are ecstatic.
"The enemy was beaten by us!!!"
"The enemy has run away! We... we won!"
In the battlefield, how can the soldiers who have been covered by the shadow of death for more than an hour think so much, just like the drowning people who are about to die, even if they just see a straw, they must hold it tight, they Cheers, joy seems to replace fatigue. They desperately rushed out of the gap, and also led the neighboring soldiers to run involuntarily.
When Achata discovered that the situation was abnormal, the entire army was like a flood of the decision. Not only did the soldiers rush toward the gap, but the high morale accumulated was quickly taken away.
"Give me a stop! Don't mess! Keep a good formation, then rush out!..." Acheta desperately wants to calm the chaotic soldiers, but only in vain. On the contrary, the Puchettis increased their offensive efforts and forced the Tarantums to accelerate to the gap. Achetta was also pushed by the crowds and pushed to the gap.
"General, useless, we are still escaping!" The adjutant eagerly advised.
The swaying soldiers were completely unable to withstand the full attack of the Pucciti people, and the casualties began to increase. The constant screams passed into Achita’s ear, making him more anxious, watching the surrounding guards also become a panic, he had to cheer up, shouting: "Come with me. Follow me to kill!!..."
Achta attempted to command the soldiers to concentrate and rush to the west, to expand the gap, and even to defeat the Icratians, so that more people can escape the encirclement. However, one side is the enemy of the offensive victory, and the other is the warless soldier. Most people only run away and ignore his orders.
The peasants of Tarantum still lack training and experience! He suddenly sighed in his heart. At this time, he still thought in his mind: What would happen if Davers led the Dionysian army to face this situation?
Just as he was distracted, the guards had surrounded him and rushed out of the gap with the soldiers pushing.
"General, let's go!" The adjutant eagerly urged.
Escape, where can I escape? In Achita's field of vision: in the distance, a team of enemies are riding in the flat wilderness, using javelins and spears to harvest the life of the Tarantum soldiers who only escaped; and in the vicinity, several teams are riding the enemy. The impetuous rushed to him, shouting something in his mouth...
"Unfortunately, I have not yet studied the lifting equipment..." Achetta sighed again. He has regrets in academics. In politics, he has always praised the Greek city-states of Nanyi and should unite against foreign enemies. , Dionia seems to be finishing...
At this moment, he left all his love and regrets behind him, took out his sabers, took the lead and rushed toward the enemy...
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The sunset falls, the tired birds return home, the dust and fog of the battlefield are exhausted, and the killing is far away. Only the corpses are scattered all over the field, and the blood is drifting.
Tramani, accompanied by the generals of Timograss and Pucciti, came to the body of Acheta.
The Greek mathematic genius, the young military with high hopes of the Tarantum people, will lead three javelins and fall into several horses. The strange thing is that his gray face has no pain and anger, but it is very quiet...
"I thought it was a great character, but a young man with no beard!" A Puccetti general muttered disdainfully.
Tremeni stared at him until he closed his mouth.
He gazed at the body of Acheta and said after a moment: "Cut his head, look at the Greeks of Brindisi, and bury his body."
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Until late at night, a small number of soldiers spent all their hardships and fled back to Tarantum. The people learned that the 6,000 soldiers were almost completely annihilated. The people in the city were in great sorrow.
Compared with the failure of the battle, the sacrifice of a large number of citizens, and the whereabouts of Acheta, the Senate is even more shocked by the combination of Pucciti and Mesapi, which has doubled the pressure on Tarantum.
The Tarantum Senate held an emergency meeting late at night, and found that the failure of this battle actually reduced the number of the Senate by nearly one-twentieth, because at least six veterans including Achta have so far No news.
The people discussed with grief how to deal with the next difficult situation. After the end of the battle, Brindisi will be besieged by the Mesapi-Puchetti coalition, and the main body of the Pucciti is also surrounded by Manduria. The casualties of nearly 6,000 young and middle-aged citizens, coupled with the repeated fighting in the past few months, the loss of the Tarantum Citizens has reached 10,000 people, which can be said to be hurtful, not to mention being trapped in two Nearly 6,000 civic soldiers in the city, so Tarantum still has more than enough power to defend.
However, in this way, the land that citizens exchanged for their blood and their lives was abandoned. Not only the veterans of the Yuanyuan were unacceptable, but the people would never agree. The only way was to ask for reinforcements.
But who to ask for help has become the focus of everyone's debate. It seems now that as the strength of Heraclea and Metapontom, which are affiliated ally, it is their limit to send three or four thousand people. Tarantum will face the attack of the Meip coalition forces of two or three thousand people. This is not enough. It is the only choice for Tarantum to ask for help from a powerful city-state. Therefore, Tarantum has few targets.
Sparta in the east is the mother state of Tarantum. The relationship between the two has always been good. In the Peloponnesian War, Tarantum stood on the side of Sparta, and between the two city-states. The friendship adds a weight, which is the choice of some conservative veterans headed by the governor Dai Omiras; the west of Dionia, as the ambassador of Tarantum, quickly became a possession within two years. The alliance between the six cities and the two affiliated city-states has hardly failed. One of them has also dispatched an army of 20,000 people. Its strength is evident, and it can deal with the large number of Meppe coalition forces. This is another ruling. The opinions of the bureaucrats Marcus and some of the veterans; and some veterans mentioned Syracuse in the south. Due to the relationship between Sparta, there is some exchange between Tarantum and Syracuse, but as a big Greece's city-state, Tarantum is also wary of Syracuse's involvement in the South Italian affairs, not to mention that Syracuse at this time is still fighting with Carthage, how could it be possible to assist Tarantum, so it is not considered .
At the end of the discussion, most people tend to ask for help from Dionya. As 攸Marcus said: "When Dionysian Archon Daves was a mercenary leader, our Tarantum had helped them unselfishly, and Achetta led our civics to help them defeat. The Lucanias; when they secretly occupied Amendola, we risked offending other big Greek city-states, selflessly helping them, acknowledging their legitimacy in the occupation of Amendola, and providing them with Food, sheltering them from the attack of Turui; when Turui was burned down, when Dionia was attacked by Crotone, we extended our friendly hands to them... It is because of our unselfish help from Tarantum that there will be today's Dionysian city-state alliance (of course, 攸Marcas directly ignores the fact that Tarantum did not send reinforcements according to the covenant)! The Tarantums do not ask for rewards because they give favor to others. But we should also give the opportunity to return to us with the help of the Diaonians who have been enjoying our help and who are always upset!..."
"That's right, the governor is an adult! We should generously give Dionia a chance to return us!..." In fact, regardless of the distance between the city-states and the current strength, Dionia is asking for help. The best choice, there is a covenant between the two states, and Sparta and Persian wars are in the body. It’s just that Sharantum’s shame for Dionynia’s assistance to send troops several times and the shackles of a long-established strong state in Greece will only lead to such hesitation~EbookFREE.me~攸马卡斯婉The discourse satisfies the vanity of the veterans very well, and finally makes the agreement for help.
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"Achta is dead?!!" Daphus looked incredulous.
"Yes, the Archon General. This morning, several soldiers who fled to Tarantum said that they saw the Mesapi people carrying the body of General Acheta on the battlefield..." Tarantum The messenger Polidus said in a tone of voice.
"How can a group of soldiers who are busy escaping see clearly?!" Daphus still does not want to believe this fact: "Maybe he was injured and captured?"
"We also hope that General Achita will still be alive, but even if he is still alive, he is in the hands of the Mesapi, he is also..." Polidorus said and said no.
Davers understood what he meant: Achta was the main leader of the Tarantum army, and the Mesapis played against him, and there was almost no victory, especially this time attacking Manduria and Brindisi. How much impact on the Mesapi people, Mesapi people may not want to drink his blood, eat his meat! This time if it really falls in their hands, Achta’s fate can be imagined!