Vol 8 Chapter 15: Fighting with Kautini (1)

The generals of Naples did not know much about the military system of Dionia. When they first listened to the messenger of the Dionia, Carias said, ‘the kingdom will send a third army to join the war. They thought that there were only a few thousand people. I didn’t expect the other party to send 10,000 people easily. This is already half of the total strength of the Campania army.
Carias thought that the Neapolitans had too many soldiers sent by Dionya, and they explained: "Because the Kautini people did not change their teachings, Daveus was very angry. He sent the entire Third Army and decided to Thoroughly smashing Kautini’s invasion and giving them a heavy lesson, so that they no longer dare to invade the territory of the Campania League!

"That's great, we have been looking forward to that day!" Onosius and other people could not help but say.

Where is our resident?
At this time, Lizarlu asked impatiently.
"The camp is located outside the East City, but ... the tents are not enough." Ealos said a little embarrassedly, they did not expect that Dionya would send so many soldiers.
"We have all the tents, you just have to guarantee ample food supply." Lizaru seems to be calm, but food is his biggest concern.

There is no problem with food, you can rest assured!
Onosius said loudly:
There was enough stock in the family at the end of the autumn harvest, and they heard the warriors of Dionia to help defend the Samonets, even We don't have to buy our city halls, and all of them voluntarily come up with stocks to supply your Daiyan army. We also prepared dozens of cans of wine and a lot of cattle and sheep for the Third Army to celebrate your arrival."
Lizaru waved his hand and said: "These are no longer needed. The Third Army did not have that time. I will bring the soldiers to build the camp now. I also invite you to call the leading generals of the Campania League and discuss with me. How to deal with the upcoming Samonais."
Although Lizaru is too direct and easy to hurt, his resoluteness reflects the fact that the Kingdom of Dionia is seriously treating this battle. Therefore, the high-level of Naples is not only dissatisfied, but also happy.
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The Samonais are mountain people who like to live in the mountains. If they live in the plains, their people will not only feel the climate is not adapted, but also lack security.
But there is no absolute thing. Kautini, one of the four races of Samona, has many villages and towns on the eastern plains of Campania. This is mainly due to the increase in population and forced to be located in the mountains of Samona. The Kautini race in the west had to move to the lowlands of the west to get more land to feed the population. Decades of effort have made the eastern part of the Campania Plain completely occupied by Kautini, who have rejected the alien city-states, such as Capua and Sesara, and also built some new towns. , such as Lola.
Therefore, some of Kautini’s tribes have begun to become accustomed to planting farmland instead of grazing cattle and sheep for a living, thus making Kautini’s overall strength gradually catching up with Hillepini, who always occupies the top of the four races. Tribe.
But the war more than a decade ago made the ambitious Kautini a slap in the face, a large number of tribal warriors killed or captured, and the approach of the Dionyrian army forced the Kautini to lower his arrogant head. , signed a humiliating alliance treaty and stopped the pace of continuing westward.
But when its strength has recovered, its new chief, Segovani, is reluctant to be bound by this covenant, not because of Kautini’s looting, but because: on the one hand, Dionia The spread of religion and economic culture undermined the tradition of the Samonet and shook the cohesiveness of the tribes; on the other hand, after occupying the eastern plains of Campania, Kautini tasted the benefits of plain arable land, they have already Deliberately want to take the whole Campania into his arms.
Of course, there are also private reasons. Segovani needs to use war to improve his prestige against the Nassau leader Quinduuk who has been dissatisfied with him and supported by Dionynia.
Therefore, the Kautini tribal warriors frequently attacked the west, but it was not just the looting of materials and population. It can constantly attack the morale of the enemy and increase the fear of the Campanias, so that they never dare to settle down and plant and graze. By plundering the population and materials to enhance their own strength, they are also constantly weakening the strength of each other, and finally achieve the goal of occupying the whole Campania through war. The two big cities of Kapua and Sasella are through this way. Obtained, therefore, how the Kautini people are willing to be bound by their own ambitions by the covenant of Dionya.
On the early morning of this day, the leaders of the Kautini tribes gathered in the three towns of Kapua, Lola and Sasella each led their young and middle-aged people, armed with weapons, and began to rush west into the Campania League. Territory.
The straight-line distance between the three cities and the west coast is about 40 miles, especially Lola is in the east of Naples, so these tribal warriors can sprint as long as they spread their feet and can drive to Naples in just over two hours. Under the city. This is one of the main reasons why these Campania city-states feared Samona. They were too close to Kautini’s forces, and they were in the plains, almost no danger.
"Come faster! Come faster!..." Kautini leader Taruk urged his warrior loudly.
His tribe comes from Abela (), a small town less than 15 miles east of Lola. It is located in the foothills and guards a ramp into the mountains, so the land is small and not conducive to planting farmland. The mountains on both sides are too high, which is not conducive to grazing, so they mainly rely on looting for a living.
Although Kautini’s great leader, Segovani, mobilized during the war, he proposed to use this attack to attack the arrogant face of the Kingdom of Denia and the Campania League.
But Taruk is more interested in the Greeks who pile up the grain at home. Now that the autumn harvest has just ended, the Greeks who have had a good harvest can not take so much food even if they hear the news. Taruk had to rush to the other tribes before plundering enough grain to get through this winter.
The leader, Taruk, ran with his 200 soldiers on a flat land and soon entered the territory of Naples. He has already seen the farmland that has been divided into pieces one by one, and also smells the burnt smell of the straw in the air, which makes him more energetic.
Since Taruk often brought people to rob, he was already very familiar with the situation. He knew that there was a Greek village in the front: "Fur faster!" He urged himself and he also accelerated. .
"The leader, there are enemy cavalry in front!" Some soldiers warned loudly.
Of course, Taruk also saw that he also saw the Greek cavalry immediately turned back and ran back after discovering their own team.
"Don't worry about them, step up!" Taruk shouted. He didn't worry at all: according to past experience, he knew that the cavalry must have ran back to the city of Naples to call the soldiers, and wait for those iron shells (Greek heavy infantry) When they arrived, they returned to Abela with a full harvest. If the Greeks dare to chase, Kautini’s fighters will come from all directions and let them taste the rain of the javelin. The timid Greeks are always gathered into a tight square, not only slow, but also easily become the target of javelin killing in their hands.
Taruk led the soldiers into the village, and as he expected, the village was empty.
He immediately sent a small team of soldiers to the south of the village as a sentinel, observing the movements of the Greeks, leading most of the soldiers to open a locked door, rushed into the house and began to rob.
Just then, a soldier hurried to report to him: "Not far from the front of the village, some Greeks are rushing to escape."
Taruk heard great news: this must be a resident of this village, they must be full of property!
Taruk is screaming that he has too few beasts to carry too much.
He immediately summoned some of the soldiers, rushed out of the village and chased south.
When the Greeks saw them chasing, they accelerated to the south, but the team was so swollen and clumsy that they were getting closer and closer.
Taruk was surprised to find that there were dozens of Greek heavy infantry in front of the escaping Greeks. Unlike the Greek heavy infants he had seen before, they wore all-black black armor and rushed to them.
Do you want to retreat? There is only one flash in the heart of Taruk ~EbookFREE.me~ and then immediately extinguish it: joking, how can he retreat! He is very experienced against the Greek heavy infantry! What's more, there are more than one hundred soldiers who follow him, which is twice the number of opponents!
"Fast, spread the formation!" He commanded the soldiers to arrange into a more loose array, spreading into a two-winged geese, and forced them to the other side.
The heavy infantry on the opposite side continued to cross the fleeing Greeks and gradually arranged into a tight square.
When Taruk saw it, he secretly laughed at how many times the stubborn Greeks had suffered losses, or the old ones did not change, so let you continue to taste the javelin!
The enemy's phalanx has entered a distance of 30 meters. Taruk raised the javelin in his hand, but saw that the Greeks slowed down and erected the long shield in their hands... In a blink of an eye, this small square before and after Left, right, and even above are protected by a shield, and it continues to approach Taruk's team.
When Taruk was shocked, he still shot the javelin in his hand. The soldiers in the semi-circular geese also shot javelins at the enemy in the center. Ancient Greek Mediterranean overlord