Chapter 307
Although Devers was in a good mood, he did not joke with this serious man. Instead, he said seriously, "Your Legio III is stationed in Neutum and Grumentum. It is an important force in stabilizing Lucania Municipality. If Diónia and Bruti were to fight, will Picossis and Potentia take the opportunity to start a war and recapture Grumentum? "
What Devers said made Sesta and Hieronymus think.
After a while, Hieronymus said dejectedly, "Sir, you mean to let Legio III stay where they are to prevent Picossis and Potentia from invading?"
"It's not just to defend." Devers smiled lightly and said in a deep voice, "If they dare to tear up the peace agreement, then Diónia will dare to conquer Bruti and take down Picossis and Potentia at the same time!"
Starting a war on both sides?! Sesta and Hieronymus looked at each other. While marveling at the young Consul's extraordinary courage, they could not help but feel worried.
"Don't forget, Elia," Devers reminded.
"What can Elia's strength do?" Sesta did not think much of it.
However, Hieronymus, who had been in battle for a long time, suddenly thought of something when he saw Devers's smile. He became spirited and said, "Sir, I will discuss with Butler how to lure them."
"When I see Avinogis, I will also ask him to use their port. I believe he will agree," Devers said with a smile.
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"Sir Avinogis, I haven't seen you for two months. You seem to have put on a lot of weight," Devers said half-jokingly to Consul Laos who came to greet him.
Avinogis laughed and patted his obviously protruding belly. "Diónia is too powerful! With your protection, everything in Laos is developing well, and I don't need to worry about anything. The only thing that worries me is what new food your wife's restaurant has made, and whether I can be the first to taste it! "
Devers looked at his trembling fat face and couldn't help but remind him, "I suggest you don't eat too much at every meal and try to lose some weight. This will be good for your body."
Avinogis remembered something. He patted his head with his right hand and said, "Oh, I almost forgot that you are also a magical doctor! Since you say so, I will try to control my weight gain. "
"Thank you for your trust in me." Devers understood what he meant. He was trying to control his weight, not lose it. Obviously, he didn't care much about his body.
He remembered when he first met Avinogis. Avinogis' strong body was now bigger, but it was all fat. Looking at Arobuma beside him, he was thinner than a year ago. It was said that Avinogis had handed over most of the administrative affairs of the city to his younger brother. Once people lose their sense of hardship, lose their goals, and learn to be greedy for pleasure, it is difficult to pull themselves together again … Devers sighed in his heart.
"Sir Devers, this … this second legion of Diónia doesn't seem … seems to be right!" Arobuma looked at the army marching in front of them with the flag held high and said loudly in confusion.
"Brother, I heard that the Dionysian Army has recently been replacing new weapons and equipment. Of course, it is different from before!" Avinogis interrupted Arobuma and ordered his brother, "The war with Bruti is about to begin. You immediately go and block the port and all the passages outside the city. No one is allowed to enter or leave! … "
Devers nodded. Avinogis was still the leader of the descendants of Sybaris who dared to unite with Diónia and overthrow the rule of the Lucanians. Although his body had obviously changed, his mind was still clear. He had a very keen sense of military affairs and quick political reactions. He completed all the deployments almost without the Devers' request.
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Hurried bugles sounded, and the soldiers quickly retreated from the hillside. Stones and wood chased after them as they rolled down. When a soldier was unfortunately hit, the nearby teammates rushed forward to help, and screams could be heard from time to time …
Capus, who saw this scene at the foot of the hill, had a gloomy expression and could not help but sigh, "This kind of terrain is too disadvantageous for us. The legion's advantage can't be used at all."
"The attacks over the past few days were not in vain. At least we took down one of the enemy's camps and pushed our attack line here," Antonios comforted him.
"That was not taken by us. The Bruti took the initiative to retreat. Until now, we have not even seen the enemy's face, but more than 300 of our brothers have been killed or injured!" Capus said with a pained heart.
"Mainly injuries and fractures. After the medical camp's treatment, most of them can recover to normal. There are not many deaths. This is already very good. How can there be no deaths in war, just like when we were in Persia … "Antonios continued to comfort him.
"But our brothers did not die in battle with the enemy. This way of dying is too frustrating! According to the guide, Zweig City is still five or six miles away from here! Five or six miles! It has always been such a difficult mountain road! I'm afraid that by the time we reach Zweig City, all of our men will be dead! "Amyntas shouted irritably," When will the second legion start to move?! It's been so long and there's still no movement! If we knew it would be like this, Capus, you should have strongly requested for the first legion to carry out that mission! "
"Who asked the first legion to be so famous? If we don't attack here, how can we make the Bruti believe that this is the focus of our attack? Only then can we attract the main forces of the Bruti over!" Alexis said calmly and admiringly, "Only the commander would dare to do this! Who would have thought that we would risk the precious lives of our citizens to attack Zweig City, just to mobilize the enemy! "
"Shh!" Capus cautiously made a gesture, looked left and right, and said in a low voice, "I hope the second legion can successfully complete the mission. Don't let our brothers' sacrifice be in vain!"
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"Leader, the Greeks have retreated!"
Sarroux did not rejoice when he heard his subordinate's excited report. Instead, he was a little disappointed. "The Daonians run as fast as rabbits. If they had climbed over that ridge, they wouldn't have been able to escape after we pushed down the rocks we had stored on the mountain path. More of them would have died!"
"Don't worry, as long as they are prepared to continue attacking Zweig City, there will be many more opportunities like this!" Cydorum stood up and praised, "We have already resisted the enemy for three days! Diónia sent out their so-called 'strongest army', the first legion to attack. Not only did they not make any progress, but they also lost many soldiers! Sarroux, you did well! "
"If this situation continues, we can completely prevent the Diónia from reaching Zweig City within a month!" Sarroux said confidently, "Leader, I think we can deal with these Greeks by ourselves. Let Cosenza and his men go back. They occupy our houses, eat our food, and don't even have to participate in the battle. The warriors are very angry! "
"The Cosenza people mainly eat the food they brought with them. We have now joined forces with the Cosenza people, there will be many opportunities to fight together in the future. You have to start getting used to it, and persuade our warriors not to have too many complaints," Cydorum said to him patiently. "Moreover, from the current situation, the Diónia people have not used their full strength. They should still be adapting to the terrain here. You have to know that they have an army made up of Lucanians, and Laos's army. We have not seen them yet, so we cannot underestimate them! Have you forgotten how the Lucania Tribal Alliance managed to attack our city?! "
"I haven't forgotten!" Sarroux clenched his fist.
"Yesterday, news came from Cnepetia that the Greeks tried to attack us from the side roads. Fortunately, they were discovered in time, and they were repelled. We also have to be wary of the Lucanians coming from the mountains, but it is precisely because Cosenza's army is guarding the city that we can fight the enemy here boldly, "Cydorum continued to persuade.
Sarroux nodded silently.
"The later the Diónia people arrive at Zweig City, the faster their morale will fall, and the more food they will consume, the more chances we have to defeat them! When that time comes, the glory of the Bruti people will arrive! " Initially, he was trying to persuade and motivate Sarroux, but as he spoke, Cydorum could not help but get excited.
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The sun had almost set behind the mountains, and the land was gradually plunged into darkness.
The herdsmen drove their cattle and sheep home early, and the children who ran wildly in the mountains during the day were also called home by their parents, because at night, the mountains were the world of beasts.
The wilderness outside of Ciudad Abyssinia was deserted. Occasionally, the howling of wild wolves could be heard, but after the roaring of the Crati River throughout the day, the sound of the waves became louder in the quiet evening. It had been like this for thousands of years, and the people of Ciudad Abyssinia had long gotten used to it. They felt that the louder the waves, the more protection the Crati River gave them, so they slept peacefully with the sound of the waves.
However, they did not know that on the other side of the river, in the dense forest, thousands of Diónia soldiers were marching, the sound of the river drowning out all the sounds they made.
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