Vol 6 Chapter 217: Battle of Meyal (1)

Hipparinus believes that the insurgents such as Herris are now in great shape, and that the priests who are loyal to Dionysius, such as Phillips, do not know where to go, so they chose conservative measures.
In fact, the Syracuse riots in the city were actually retreating under the storm of mercenaries.
Herolis is a good organizer and instigator, but not a good general. He did not take decisive measures to reorganize the command and organization system of this new army, and split the streets to encircle the enemy. Instead, they took the lead in the battle from the beginning, and as a result, the civics organized chaos, and the wounds and deaths of their companions made the fierce image of Dionysius mercenaries in their hearts for many years begin to become clear again.
Unfortunately, at this time, Hipparinus missed the opportunity to send mercenaries on the island to defeat the civilian army because he was too cautious and wanted to protect his daughter and grandson first.
Originally, there were a small number of aristocrats and citizens who supported Dionysius because they were banned by Phillips, and no one came out to organize them to help mercenaries fight, resulting in the occupation of a thousand mercenaries in the city. The upper hand, but lack of follow-up support, can not completely defeat the other side.
Just as Hercules led the support of the civic soldiers, the Diaonian secret agents who had been paying close attention to the city’s movement immediately informed the poor and free people in the port area that they quickly organized the team and never had mercenaries. Entering the Puska Gate in front of the Epipley Heights, he quickly passed through the Epipley Heights and rushed to the main city, where he attacked behind the mercenaries.
The mercenaries were attacked before and after, and the formation was in chaos. After hard battles, most of them were desecrated and a small part fled to Ortigia.
Hercules did not continue to catch up. He was now aware of the problems that he had led to the army. This kind of malady almost destroyed the rebellious actions he led. So he ordered the troops to stop the pace of the attack, and with the assistance of other heads of the leaders, appointed all levels of team officers for this huge team of more than 14,000 people composed of citizens, the poor and the free people, and let his friends, Kuzias, a veteran of the operational experience, served as his assistant, reorganizing the army and negotiating the offensive plan.
Kuzias suggested to him that the walls and fortresses of Ortigia are tall and strong and difficult to attack. In the case that Masias may return to the army at any time, the troops should not attack the island with full force. Instead, they should send troops to control the gates and walls of Syracuse, and at the same time eliminate the power of the city to support Dionysius. The people of the city are fighting against these mercenaries of Dionysius...
Khrowlis and others endorsed Kuzias’s proposal and sent him to lead a team to the isthmus of Ortigia, to build a wall and to completely block the island of Ortigia in Syracuse. Outside the city, then Herris began the clean-up operation in the city.
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On the occasion of the riots, the Dionysian secret agents who had been hiding in the port had already sent people to take the Clippers. They sailed from Dagang and sailed straight north. They arrived in Katane after more than two hours.
In the port of Katane, there is a hidden probe from Dionia, responsible for Sicily, Antrapolis. He did not personally go to Syracuse to participate in the riots, and even ordered his men not to enter the tin during the riots. In the city of La Cuzza, in order to avoid bad associations with the people of Syracuse.
But in Katane, Antrapolis did not have these scruples, because the ruler of the entire city, the mercenaries, was mostly transferred to Meyaro by Masias, and the defense in the city was empty. Antrapolis even blatantly rallied free people and slaves in the port, calling on them to overthrow the rule of the mercenaries of outsiders.
At the beginning, Dionysius destroyed Katane and gave the land to some mercenaries who helped him fight. These soldiers fight and kill all the year round, do not know the cooking fields, and Catania has a vast land. They are too busy to rely on them, so they can only rely on slaves and free people. The slaves were mainly from the people of the city states captured by Dionysius when they conquered the east coast of Sicily. The mercenaries themselves often sent troops to the mountains of the west to arrest the exiles and the Sikels and work as slaves. Many of the free people are the original citizens of the East Coast cities, but they have lost their homes now. Therefore, the mercenary of Katanai ruled this large group of people far more than them, hate their slaves and free people, just because of the strong force of Syracuse and the ferocity of mercenaries, many times smashed the resistance of the slaves, forcing They have to choose to obey.
As a Katanai exile, Antrapolis returned to his hometown a few years later. It was like a duck. There are many slaves and free people. He is familiar with it and can even name it. It will soon be The port opened the situation, with the help of former compatriots, he set up his own team, and sent people to neighboring city states such as Syracuse, Leotini, Sikuri, Tonys to spread rumors, find alliances, wait opportunity.
Now the opportunity is coming. The Syracuse army was hit hard in Great Greece, and the army of Syracuse and its southeastern allies was almost all transferred to the Dionya army that landed. The reason why Antrapolis did not immediately launch riots was For fear of causing the vigilance of the supporters of Dionysius in the city of Syracuse, the Katanes have urged him several times.
Now that the news of the riots in Syracuse came, Antrapolis immediately announced that the action began!
The Katane people broke out and cheered. They gathered troops and launched an attack on Katane City.
At the same time, the Katana slaves in the city were also organized to launch a fierce attack on the mercenaries on the city, and to save blood debts for the dead relatives.
There were not many mercenaries left behind, and they were suddenly attacked before and after, and they quickly collapsed.
Antrapolis led the uprising team to occupy the city of Katanei. He did not participate in the victory of the compatriots in the past, but immediately sent people to horseback to the three city-states of Leonidini, Tonys and Sikuli, telling the lurking The news that "Syracuse, Katanay has been rioted and succeeded" there has encouraged their confidence and urged them to take immediate action.
Antrapolis believes that the three city-states succumbed to the powerful force of Syracuse and were also supported by Dionysius, establishing a ruling regime, heavy tribute and military tax pressure. In the people, their resentment against Syracuse can be imagined. Only a flame is needed, and it will definitely ignite a raging fire. The news of the successful riots in Syracuse and Katana will undoubtedly inspire their confidence and Fighting spirit. As long as the riots in these three city-states are also successful, the army that Masias wants to return to Syracuse can be difficult.
To this end, Antrapolis also sent people to take the Clippers and quickly went north to the port of Meyal to inform the First Army leader Antonios "Syracuse and Katanay riots succeeded" news, so that they have psychological ready.
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In the early morning of the day, it was a fog in the West, but there was only a mist in Meyaro.
Marcias has received a return on the detective: more than 5,000 reinforcements from the south coast city states of Gera and Cammanina are coming.
Thus, the cautious Marcias did not continue to use the artillery shells on the south bank of the Alcantara River, nor did he lead the army to cross the river to attack directly. Instead, he led his more than 12,000 soldiers and the more than 50 artillery pieces. The squadron headed west along the river bank, from the town of Meyaro, close to the flat area of ​​Mount Etna, unhurriedly crossed the Alcantara River, allowing the First Army to be in the vicinity of the town of Meyaro. The traps you set are in vain.
Antonios did not send troops to intercept the other side of the river, because the mercenaries of Tauromenian also rushed out in time. In order to avoid being attacked by the front and back, Antonios chose to continue to shrink in the tattered town of Meyal, even him. They also recalled the 200 soldiers who had built a new temporary checkpoint in the north, and sent people to the western mountainous area to inform the exiles not to go down.
The army of Masias and the Tauro Menian mercenaries easily met and the strength reached 13,000.
Macias still chose a safe tactic, placing the remaining guns in front of the front line to continue to launch stone bombs on the west side of Meyaro, while waiting for the arrival of the reinforcements.
For a time, the airborne stone roared and the town roared.
In order to avoid being accidentally injured by gravel and sawdust splashing around, the soldiers of Dionia and the exiles in the town had to retreat and retreat to the east.
And Masias calmly let the soldiers go to clean up the traps and obstacles of the Dionyrians outside the town of Meyaro.
The soldiers of the First Legion felt very embarrassed~EbookFREE.me~ Since the establishment of the First Corps, the battles have been won and won, and they are the heroes of the people of Dionia who have been praised and longed for, and have experienced such battles, except To avoid the cannon, it is to continue to withdraw.
As a result, the soldiers began to protest to the team officials, asking: to rush out of the town and engage in positive confrontation with the enemy.
Not only did the soldiers protest, but the exiles were also dissatisfied. They were trapped in the town with their wives and children, but there was no river barrier in the west, so the guns could be pushed completely to the town, so that the whole Meyaro The town is within the range of the gun.
When everyone’s protests and dissatisfaction, through the team officials and the leaders of the exiles to reach Anton Rios, the pressure he can bear can be imagined.
"The head of the army, we can no longer be so passively beaten! We must kill and destroy their guns!" Tiger Tines suggested loudly.
"Kill out?! That happened to be the enemy's trick!" Trotillas immediately objected: "We don't have 8,000 Legion soldiers, but 5,000 Corps soldiers and more than 3,000 exiles. Fighting on the plains is extremely easy to be surrounded by more enemies than our enemies! These exiles can not continue to fight bravely like us, even if they are surrounded!"