Chapter 414
"Sigh … Tina, Syracuse's army is approaching Triene. I don't think the Southern Alliance's army will be able to stop them at the north bank of the Ramato River," Asistes said honestly.
"Then … doesn't that mean that the Kenapetiya we're in is in danger?!" Tina was shocked.
Asistes did not answer. He sat on the bed and hugged his wife. "Is the child asleep?"
"Mza has taken him to sleep." Tina pointed at the bedroom beside them.
Asistes hesitated for a moment before saying, "Bring the child to Cosenza tomorrow."
Tina's eyes widened and she shouted, "I'm not going! I'm the daughter of Senate Senator Vespa. My brother is the governor of Grumentum. I'm also the wife of the governor of Kenapitia! The people of Kenapitia are defending against Syracuse's invasion. If I leave with the child, what will the people here think? Will they still listen to your commands? "
Asistes was stunned for a moment. He hugged his wife tightly and gritted his teeth. "You're right! I was too busy thinking about the safety of you and the child that I forgot about this! My whole family … is here, all of us. "
Tina comforted her husband. "With Hades's protection, Kenapitia will be able to hold on! And when Master Devers returns, Syracuse will definitely be chased away! "
Asistes looked at his wife. He did not expect her to be more confident in this war than him. He just did not know how Master Devers was doing in Lucania.
… …
The messengers sent by the Samonai army stationed in Poseidonia spent the whole afternoon and night on their journey. They finally arrived at the Samonai camp not far from the city of Poseidonia in the wee hours of the morning.
"What did you say?! Diónia has surrounded Poseidonia! " Torlek, the Pentene leader, could not sit still when he heard the news. After all, he had left 3,000 Pentene warriors in Poseidonia.
"Did you find out? Which Diónia unit is it? "Vilanne, the leader of Hilpini, asked the messenger carefully.
"It's Diónia's Legio III, we're sure! And when they were building the camp, the soldiers were shouting in Lucanian, "the messenger replied confidently.
Vilany knew that the Third Legion of the Dionians was mainly made up of Lucanians. After hearing the messenger's words, he was relieved. It had only been less than ten days since he led his army to invade the Potentian territory. Based on his years of experience fighting the Greeks in Campania, the Dionians needed to mobilize the citizens in Turii, gather the troops, prepare the supplies, and then lead the army through the rugged Lucanian mountains. It would take at least half a month for them to arrive here. It was just like how they had been mobilizing and preparing since they reached an agreement with the Siracuza people two months ago. That was why they had such a huge force today.
"How many of them?" Torlek asked.
"Including Elia's army, the total number is more than ten thousand."
"Vilanne!" Torlek looked at Hilpini.
Vilanne looked at Torlek's piercing gaze. Of course, he knew what Pentney wanted to say.
At this time, Vilanne interrupted loudly, "This Diónia's Legio III is quite fast! Father, it was not easy for Uncle Torlek to return with his army. With Syracuse's ballistae, we might be able to take down Grumentum if we attack with all our might tomorrow! … "
Vilanne became more anxious as he spoke. "The cunning Diónia doesn't dare to fight us head-on. They want to disrupt our plan by attacking Poseidonia. We can't —"
Vilanne interrupted him loudly, "Poseidonia has stored a large amount of food for our army. It's very important to us. We can't let Diónia take it. We have to save Poseidonia!"
Vilanne's words calmed Torlek down a little. "Vilanne, I will lead my warriors to save Pitney and the rest." He stood up and prepared to leave.
"Don't worry, Torlek." Vilanne turned to look at the leader of Kaultini's army. "The Diónia's Legio III is a slippery fish. I'm afraid they will run away again and cause us more trouble. Leader Quinduink, can you lead the warriors of Kaultini and the warriors of Pentney to capture this fish and destroy it along with the reinforcements of Elia? " Vilanne waved his right fist in the air. "You can even continue to march towards Elia and try to take down this Greek city. This way, the safety of Poseidonia will be more guaranteed. "
"The warriors of Kaultini will agree to this request of yours." Quinduink immediately agreed. He was very excited to be able to plunder the Greeks. He immediately got up and left with Torlek.
When only the leaders of the Hilpini tribe were left in the tent, Gerne complained loudly, "Father, it wasn't easy for us to gather our army and prepare to launch an all-out attack on Potentia. But now, not only did you agree to let Torlek leave, you even asked Quinduink to help. With so many warriors leaving, when will we be able to take down Potentia?! "
His words were echoed by some of the leaders.
"Gerne, if the great leader doesn't let Torlek leave, he won't leave?! Don't forget that there are still 3000 Pentney warriors in Poseidonia. Torlek is the great leader of the Pentney, not the leader of Hilpini. How can the great leader stop him? If we forcefully stop him, it will only cause our two tribes to quarrel, which is not good for the whole war! So the great leader has no choice but to do this. "The leader of Benventum, Lescok, defended Vilanne.
Gerne snorted, but he was still a little unwilling.
Vilanne smiled and nodded to Lescok to express his gratitude. This leader of Benventum was favored by many tribe leaders and was considered the best candidate to be the next great leader. Vilanne explained, "If it wasn't for the fact that the Legio III of Diónia came too quickly, and the Pentney warriors in Poseidonia didn't have time to repair the city's defenses, Torlek wouldn't have panicked so much. That's why I asked Quinduink to bring the Kaultini warriors with him. The total number of reinforcements will add up to 25000, enough to crush the Legio III of Diónia, so that these Diónia people won't continue to cause trouble for us.
As Vilanne spoke, he looked around at the leaders in the tent and said, "They're fighting in Poseidonia, so we can't just sit back and do nothing. Didn't the people of Syracuse say that Potentia's terrain is high and the mountain roads are inclined, so … the ballistae won't be easy to set up and aim? We should take this opportunity to build a platform to set up the ballistae according to what the people of Syracuse said, and at the same time, continue to expand the camp and tighten the siege on Potentia … "
"Got it," Gerne replied weakly.
Vilanne glanced at him and smiled, "Not attacking Potentia now is actually beneficial to us!"
This sentence successfully aroused the doubts of everyone, including his son.
"A few days ago, when the people of Syracuse delivered the rations, they told us that 'Dionysius's army will launch an attack on Greece in a few days'. If that's the case, we should slow down the attack and let Potentia City be safe for the time being. Do you think the people of Diónia will choose to face the army of Syracuse on a flat beach? Or will they risk the danger of having their territory empty and send reinforcements all the way to Potentia to deal with us, who won't be a threat to Diónia for the time being? "
"Of course they'll turn their main force to face the people of Syracuse, because they're a bigger threat!" Lescok said loudly.
At this moment, Gerne also understood and said excitedly, "If that's the case, we don't have to worry about the reinforcements of Diónia, and we can steadily take over Potentia and even Lucania!"
Seeing that the atmosphere in the tent had become lively, Vilanne seized the opportunity and said, "So we have to tighten our belts and not let anyone in Potentia escape, because they are our wealth!"
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Ever since the people of Potentia retreated into the city, the Samonai people did not launch an attack on Potentia. However, this did not make the people in the city feel relieved. Anyone who saw the Samonai camp that was continuously being built at the foot of the hill, the endless military tents that stretched to the west from the top of the hill, and the countless bonfires that were lit at night like the stars in the sky, could not help but feel a chill in their hearts. Not to mention the trench that was constantly deepening and lengthening, and the antlers erected in front of the trench … The Samonai people wanted to catch them all in one fell swoop!
The enemy was so powerful, but there was no news of the reinforcements during this period. The city of Potentia was like an isolated island isolated from the world. Panic and uneasiness were gradually devouring the courage of the people who were united against the common enemy.
Puamoth forced himself to be calm to boost the confidence of the people, but he woke up with nightmares every night. In less than a month, he had actually lost more than ten kilograms.
Last night, he was even more unable to sleep, because the Samonai people had a new kind of siege equipment that could shoot helmet-sized stones from a hundred meters away like arrows. The stones crossed the city wall and destroyed several wooden houses.
Puamoth still remembered the panic in the eyes of every soldier around him. It was so clear that even he had doubts about whether he could defend the city.
At this time, he did not have the appetite to drink the meat soup served by the servants. He just took a few bites of the coarse wheat cake and forced himself to be energetic, ready to continue his daily work — patrolling the city.
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