Vol 8 Chapter 292: Entering the west of Sicily

"I was very happy after Heh received the orders of Master Cypress." Breu said sincerely: "Lizaru, Master Epiphanis, you don't know the Carthaginians but the West Kyle. The tribe is miserable! Your arrival has given us the opportunity to revenge the Carthaginians! Everyone is looking forward to seeing you!
said Crere, pointing to the Sikir soldiers who followed him, one of them. All eyes are eagerly looking at the marching army, the uniform military, and the imposing Dionyrian marching forces.

The two regiments are also looking at the auxiliary forces recruited by Crere: most of them are the Sikal Light Infantry wearing short-sleeved singles and holding a javelin, and a small number of hand-held leather shield spears, dressed Black leather helmet leather armor.

Seeing that the two heads of the army were puzzled by the dress of these light armor, Krelu explained: "They are the citizens of the West Kyle who joined the kingdom in the past few years. They are also usually called to participate in the military training of the Katana military camp. It is a reserve soldier of the Legion."

"How many people are you under?" Lizaru asked directly.

"A total of 4,700 people, 780 people who became citizens of Dionynia, the others are all ethnic groups of the tribes." Krelu replied.

Lizzar and Epiphanes looked at each other and a smile appeared on their faces. Before the King Daves said that Creeru summoned the Sikels and assisted them in combat, but they did not expect that Creru would call so many soldiers, including the full third army and the Lucania Preparatory Corps. The 16,000 people, plus the additional 1,000 Roman soldiers who were added to the Legion, added up to a total of 23,000.

For them, this is already a huge number, and they are full of confidence in defeating the enemies in the mountains.

"The two heads of the army, the weather is not too early, let us quickly let the soldiers into the city." Créru reminded.

"I think it is still camped outside the city. We have two legions. I am afraid that I can't live in this city." Epiphanis shook his head and said that he had been in the city when he saw the city in the distance. Observed, although Achillion was the central town of the Sikels, the walls were not too high, and they were still wooden. It seems that the area is not too large. This is the suggestion considering the residents in the city.

Who knows, Breu said with hate: "You don't know, when the Carthaginians retreated, they forced the Sikel tribes in and around Achillion to follow them to the west. Anyone who resisted was cut off by them. Head... Now that Achillion is an empty city, there are enough empty houses in the city to house the soldiers..."

No wonder these West Kyle warriors are so eager to see! Epiphanis once again glanced at the soldiers who stood behind Créru. He thought it was a good thing, because hatred would bring strength. In the future, when these Sikal soldiers fight against the Carthaginians, they will definitely try their best. go.

"Do you know where the Carthaginians retreated?" Lizaru was more concerned about the movement of the Carthaginian army.

"According to some of the Sikel tribes, the Carthaginians retreated to Enna. How is the situation? I just rallied the army and have not done more detailed investigations," Krelu explained.

"Take out your team of ten West Kyle fighters who are very familiar with the mountainous terrain, lead our reconnaissance squad, and ascertain the details of the enemy as soon as possible, so that we can plan the offense as soon as possible." Lizaru immediately to Cray When he asked for it, he also said to Epiphanes: "We still don't rely too much on Izam. He has to serve his Majesty first. When he relays information to us, there will be a delay. It is better for us to obtain information. Come faster."

Epiphanis nodded and agreed, and said: "Let's advance the city, the soldiers marched for a long time, and they should rest."

"Going into the city!" Lizaru waved back.

The flag of the Third Army, standing at the forefront of the march, waved the banner of the Legion and led the soldiers into the gates of Achillion.

The Sikel warriors standing on both sides of the city and the road expressed their welcome in their way.

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Later, the army led by Davers arrived at Gera.

This famous Greek city-state on the south coast has now been burned into ruins by the Carthage. This is Margot's idea. Even if he leads the army to withdraw, he does not want the Diaonians to take advantage of these empty cities.

Not only did Gera suffer this disaster, but Ekonum, Agrigento, and Minoa did not escape the same fate, only Achillion was an exception, because there was a leader of the West Keltanikian tribe. At the request of Konis, after all, Achillion was the town where his father lived. He also looked forward to the future when the Carthaginians drove the Deonians, and he re-assigned Achillion as the king of the West Kel. Of course, I don't want it to be destroyed, and it is not conducive to his prestige in other Western Kyle tribes.

In order to continue to get the loyalty of Akonis, the Carthaginians agreed to his request.

Davers had already known that Gera had been destroyed beforehand, but because the Carthaginians had to retire in a hurry and did not burn the city after the incineration, the walls of Gera stood still more completely. .

Yesterday, Davers had ordered Seckley to send ten warships to land here. The crew carried out a thorough cleaning and simple repair of the entire city. Therefore, although Davers led the army to arrive at dusk, the already exhausted Legionnaires did not need to build camps, enter the city directly, enter the allocated areas, set up tents, and rest.

Moreover, Daves learned from the news that the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade has been continuously returned that there are no traces of the Carthage army within a few tens of miles, and the only one that may be hostile in the city of Kamanina is only stationed in more than 1,000. It is impossible for the Syracuse soldiers to pose a threat to the Dionysian army.

However, Davers reminded the heads of the armed forces to strictly follow the requirements of camping in the enemy-occupied area, arrange the necessary defense facilities, arrange guard posts and patrols to prevent enemy night attacks.

And just on this day, the Apulia theater commander Alexis completed the defensive deployment of the area he was responsible for (let the 11th Army guard the Dawny area, the deterrent just surrendered the Samonet, while preventing On the other side of the Adriatic, the Ninth Army was responsible for the defense of both Mesapi and Puceti, and led the 10th and 3rd Cavalry Corps, which were fully replenished and fully staffed, and Four preparatory brigades, totaling nearly 14,000, took a boat at the port of Tarantum and sailed to Sicily.

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After a year of war, the deaths and deaths of the Diaonian citizens are not small. Even the Turai region with a population of nearly 30 has been affected. After all, it provides the first and second leg corps. The source of the troops, and these two legions are precisely the main force of the battle, the casualties have not been small, after a period of time, a group of deadly soldiers' ashes and seriously injured soldiers were transported by passenger ship to the port.

At this time, the people in the Turai area were most afraid of being brought to the door by the officials of the household registration department, because that means that their loved ones have left themselves.

The Ministry of Military Affairs will, in accordance with the roster, inform the next group of citizens to be prepared and to be called up at any time. Their families will not become as uneasy as the beginning of the war, with the hope of letting their loved ones repeatedly win the battle, win rewards and honors. .

The people in the city and outside the city wearing black crepe began to grow up, and the weeping sounds echoed from the plains of Sobari from time to time. Every day, the people who went to the temples of Hades were full of enthusiasm: the souls of those who died in prayer and death could Enron arrives at the Elysee Park, and there are also prayers for the loved ones who are still fighting to return home safely, and the prayer war can end as soon as possible...

The priests of Hades are also very busy. They not only have to carry out a grand ashes placement ceremony for the citizens who have died for the country, but also to comfort the relatives in grief and solemnly assure them that the Elysee is these heroic warriors. The ultimate destination of the soul!

More often, they also use divination and gods to comfort the uneasy people~EbookFREE.me~The trade in several markets outside the city and the city began to show a significant decline, mainly because the relatives of the deceased were in a short time. Obviously there is no strong consumption, which of course is related to the funeral culture of Dionia.

Although the sea route is basically smooth due to the strength of the Dionysian navy, the market downturn also directly affects the prosperity of the port. The reduction of merchant ships in Hong Kong directly affects the income of the port people, and the reduction of income will Affecting their purchasing power, leading to a decline in spending power... This is a vicious circle caused by war.

The only lucky thing is that this year has just had a bumper harvest, and there is enough surplus food in the people's home. The food price fluctuations in the market have little effect on them.

Only two markets have become more prosperous at this time.

One is the weapon and iron market. Since the army won the final victory in several battlefields, most of the weapons seized were sold to domestic weapon traders at low prices. The merchants sold them directly or after casting them, and the prices would be lower than usual. Most of the Diaonian citizens will buy some weapons and equipment in order to build their merits so that they can better develop in the future, so that they can be used as a backup when they are on the battlefield.

There is also a slave market. A small part of the captives captured by the Dionyrian army was eventually released for various reasons, such as crossing the Adriatic Sea by boat, attacking the former Mesapi, Pucciti in the Apulian region, Soldiers recruited by Dawny's fugitives... These slaves were eventually resold to slave traders.