Chapter 112 Fortress Offense and Defense

"Everyone, Cosenza's army has entered the Bruti army camp two miles away. According to the report of the spies, the number of enemies may be more than 20,000." Nervous, but relieved.

It turned out that the two thousand Bessinian warriors voluntarily surrendered, and Drax was having a headache on how to arrange them. Bachilippi gave a suggestion, on the grounds that Nikuru would soon lead Cosenza's army back to retaliate, With the exception of a few wounded warriors who could return to Vicinia to recuperate, the rest were to remain in the newly built fortress to assist the Dionians in defending against Nikuru's attack. In order to prevent Drakes from suspecting that he had too much power in his hands, Bachilippi also offered to propose that the warriors of all races be led by leaders of all races.

Drakes was very grateful for Baclipi's understanding, but after all, not long after the battle between Dionysian and Bisinia, the families of some Bisinian soldiers died at the hands of Dionysian soldiers. The enmity between the two tribes could not be eliminated so quickly, and the conflict between the soldiers of the two sides in the small fortress was inevitable. Drakes and Bachilippi were heartbroken. Drax, who has always been bad at dealing with such matters, is eager to turn his soldiers' attention to defending against the enemy's attack.

After Drakes finished speaking, Adepygis translated his words into Brut again, and the captains were eager to try.

Although Kleirou was nervous, he knew that he had to assist the Dionians to block the attack of the Bruti coalition, otherwise the enemy would attack, and the first person Nikuru wanted to kill was probably him.

Bachilippe sat still, but his thoughts were roughly similar to that of young Krem.

Only Brim covered his abdomen, which had been wounded by a Dionian soldier with a spear and then wrapped tightly by a doctor, waved his other hand and said in astonishment: "Twenty thousand Cosenza warriors! Now! Does Cosenza have so many fighters?!"

"I think Pian Lun should also gather the soldiers of the Ambanias and other tribes." Bachilippi said.

Bream's astonishment subsided a little, but he still sighed: "Twenty thousand soldiers! This is a powerful army that Bruti has never had!"

"What is this! There are a lot of city-state troops of more than 20,000 who have lost to me Dionia, Crotone to the south! Messapi, Puchetti across the bay! ... We are not afraid of many enemies. , I'm afraid the enemy will come too little!" Trotiras stood up and said impassively, the son-in-law of Anticoris "Broken Arm", when he arrived in Turii with the mercenary army, he was only a team captain. Now he is the captain of a thousand people.

His words were unanimously approved by the other captains.

Brim was unconvinced and wanted to say more, but was held down by Basilipi's hand.

Seeing this, Adriankes, Captain of the First Brigade,

Looking at Drax, he found that the legion commander did not seem to mean to speak. He knew the temperament of his old friend, so he came out and said: "Although Cosenza's team is huge, we also have tens of thousands of soldiers, and there are also The fortress is used as a barrier. According to Lord Davos' words, 'If the siege side does not have several times the strength of the defending side, it is very difficult to take it easily.' What's more, the army led by Lord Davers will soon arrive!"

Obviously, the resounding name of Davers made Bream lose his desire to refute.

At this moment, Drax saw that the hall had returned to quiet, and began to say: "Tspit, how are the training of the two thousand newly arrived Dionysian freemen under your jurisdiction?"

Tspit said with satisfaction: "It seems that these free people sent by the Senate have been carefully selected, they have undergone many military trainings, and they can obey orders better. Archery and javelin are their strengths, and close combat is also a good thing. Can hold off for a while. I've got them teamed up and they're perfectly capable of defending the city."

"That's good." Although Drakes was satisfied, there was no smile on his face. He continued with a sullen face: "Since the newly built wooden walkway is narrow, it cannot accommodate too many soldiers. When the enemy attacks, the battle , you led the light infantry brigade and the two thousand freemen on the wooden wall, and carried out uninterrupted long-range attacks on the attacking enemy until the enemy approached under the city wall, you immediately commanded them to retreat under the wall, and let the archers continue to use Throw it to kill the enemy and disrupt the rhythm of their attack."

"Legion Commander, don't worry! Hades will bless my brigade, I'm afraid it's not your turn to go into battle, and the enemy will be repelled by my brothers!" Tspit said confidently.

Drakes is happy to see his subordinates have such fighting spirit, but he will not praise and encourage like Davos, or even make jokes and liven up the atmosphere. He just nodded slightly, did not respond, looked around at the other captains, and continued to say His own battle plan: "After Cipit's troops retreated to the city, the 1st and 2nd battalions and the Bissinian fighters quickly went to the city! The 1st and 2nd battalions guard the wooden wall in the south, and the Bissinian fighters defend the north, and do not give any enemy to the enemy. The offense leaves no gaps!

The third and fourth teams, as reserve teams, are waiting under the city. Once they find danger, they will immediately go to support!

The fifth and sixth teams stay in Bisinia City! ...Everyone, do you understand your mission? ! "

"Understood! Brutus is on top, we Vicinian warriors will never let a Cosenza climb a wooden wall!" The young patriotic Krem was the first to respond, and he also represented Basilipi and Silence Brim made a promise to Drakes.

"Commander, it's not fair! Our fifth and sixth divisions also want to kill the enemy at the fortress!" Trotiras, the sixth division captain, shouted apologetically.

Although the fifth team captain didn't speak, the lost expression on his face also explained everything.

Drax's expression was hesitant, and he said firmly: "This is an order!"

"But—" Trotiras still wanted to retort, but was interrupted by Adrianx: "Trotiras, you have to understand that the city of Bixinia is very important to us! In case we let Cosenza People have broken through the fortress, and the city of Bixinia you are stationed in will be the last line of defense to block the enemy from blocking the mountains, and also the forward base to welcome the army led by Lord Davos!"

In order to wake him up, Adriankes did not hesitate to be a "crow's mouth". Trotiras was just impulsive, not a fool. He immediately understood what Adriankes meant: if Bisinia city Without the testimony of Dionian soldiers, if there is a repetition, the third legion will be cut off, not only will it be in great danger, but also the attack plan made by Lord Davos will completely fail!

"I... accept the order," Trotiras replied immediately.

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"Woo!...Woo!..." Bruti's horn sounded in the distance.

Tspit supported the crenel of the wooden wall and looked out: he saw that the yellow-green grass in front of him was covered with dense enemies, like a black tide rushing towards the city wall...

It should be said that the array of the Brutians is relatively neat and compact, not as loose as the Lucanians. Two hundred meters away from the fortress, the Brutians stopped advancing,

"Catch up the slaves and fill those traps for me!" Pian Lun ordered expressionlessly.

Two thousand slaves, mainly Greeks, who had been looted from Greater Greece over the years by the various Bruti tribes, came to the front with sacks full of soil under the coercion of the soldiers with spears and began to tremble. Soso walks forward...

"Captain, they have entered the trap area!" The soldier next to Tspit reminded slightly anxiously.

Tspit looked at him, smiled, and said, "You are a recruit, don't worry, let more enemies enter the range."

A slave dropped the sack on his back, turned and ran. The other slave threw the sack in the gap next to it... One after the other, the scene was tense and a little chaotic. Occasionally a slave accidentally stepped on the trap and made a shrill scream, prompting the slaves to throw the sack even more nervously.

But the supervising Brutus warriors not only beat the perfunctory slaves with leather whips, but stabbed them to death with spears.

Faced with the threat of death, the slaves did not dare to be lazy, and obediently ran to the back of the array, then carried sacks and continued to pave the way.

"Archer ready!" Tspit raised his right arm, feeling that the time was ripe.

More than 500 archers and 2,000 freemen from the seventh brigade stood on the four-meter-high wooden wall, drawing bows and arrows one after another.

80 meters, which is exactly within the range of the bow and arrow! After Tspit recited a few Hades hymns, he waved his right hand down: "Let it go!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..." With the continuous sound of bowstrings, more than 2,000 sharp arrows shot straight into the sky, roaring down in an instant, and evenly scattered among the slaves, a blood flower suddenly appeared, and the screams continued. constantly...

Seeing this scene, Pian Lun couldn't help but be moved. It's not because of the deaths and injuries of slaves, but I didn't expect that there were so many archers in the Dionians, and from the point of view of the arrows, the level of the archers was not bad.

Could it be that the Dionysian army here is not a random patchwork, but a main force of the enemy? ! You must know that the Bissinians who fled to Cosenza before told him that there were not too many enemies who attacked Bisinia, and there should be no more than a thousand people! In his narrative, Nikuru, who fled back to Cosenza yesterday, added another 2,000 to the number of enemies... All of this information gave him considerable confidence in "taking back the city of Bisinia". However, when he came here, a fortress that was beginning to take shape had surprised him, and the Dionysian had only one round of arrows, which made her vigilant.

"Boss, there are quite a few enemy archers!" Petaru clearly realized this, and said worriedly.

Pianlon kept the surface calm: "Let these Greek slaves continue to consume the bows and arrows of the Dionians, even if they all die!"

Brutite warriors executed a dozen escaped slaves, shocking the others. The slaves were forced to fill the soil again, and the city walls were still constantly shooting ruthless arrows...