Chapter 415
"Brother, you're back?!" Puamot accidentally dropped his helmet on the ground. He did not care and asked excitedly, "Where is he?!"
"Big brother, I'm back!" With a loud shout, Borat's sturdy figure appeared in the hall.
Puamot hurried forward and grabbed him tightly with both hands. "Brother, you're back! That's great, you're back! " Puamot's excited voice was choked with sobs. He had never missed his warlike brother as much as he did today. Yes, Puamot was good at balancing the interests of the tribes and governing the town. But when it came to marching, fighting, and boosting morale, it was his brother who loved to cause trouble since young. More importantly … …
"Did Turií send reinforcements?" he asked anxiously.
"They're here! They're led by Sir Devers himself. They're the two strongest armies in Diónia, with a total of 20,000 men! "Borat said excitedly.
"That's great! They're finally here! God Asenu, bless us! " Puamot covered his chest with his hands as if a burden had been lifted from his shoulders. His pale face regained its vigor. "Where are they now?"
"They didn't come directly to Potentia. Instead, they went to Picossis and are preparing to attack Poseidonia …" Borat saw his brother so happy and subconsciously lowered his voice.
"Attack Poseidonia?" The smile on Puamot's face froze. What followed was anger. "Our city of Potentia is about to be breached by the Samonai. That Devers actually brought reinforcements to a small coastal town a hundred miles away that we don't even care about! What evil intentions does he have?! Does he want to see us destroyed and then come to take advantage of us?! … "
It was rare for Borat to see his calm and gentle brother so angry. But he was not in the mood to laugh at him. "Big brother, listen to me! Listen to me! Sir Devers attacked Poseidonia to end the siege of Potentia by the Samonai, or even defeat them! "
Puamot, who was preparing to throw a wooden chair in the hall, heard his brother's shout. He dropped the chair with a clang and asked suspiciously, "Is that so?"
"Yes." Borat did not avoid his gaze and said solemnly, "After I received your urgent letter, I wanted to return to Potentia from Turií immediately, but Sir Devers sent people to stop me. He wanted to personally lead the troops and needed a guide who understood Potentia and the Samonai to provide him with useful advice. So I left with the Diónia reinforcements … After Picossis finalized the Dionysian Army's plan to repel the Samonai, Sir Devers asked me to return to Potentia as soon as possible to cooperate with him in future. military operations. He wanted to send a team to escort me back, but I refused.
This is where I played since I was young. Every hillside, every path, every cave, and every boulder is familiar to me. No matter how tight the Samonai's blockade is, I can still sneak in. If I bring them along, it will be dangerous … "
Listening to Borat, especially after learning about the Devers' plan, Puamot gradually calmed down. "So, the Diónia has already begun to march towards Poseidonia. What we need to do now is to pay close attention to the Samonai's movements at the foot of the mountain …"
"Yes." Borat nodded again.
Puamot exhaled and relaxed his entire body. "Second brother, since you're back, I'll leave the important task of leading the Potentia warriors to fight against the Samonai to you!"
Borat shook his head. "Not now, Big Brother."
"Why?" Puamot was a little puzzled.
"Because that would cause too much of a commotion. If the Samonai knew that I've returned from Turií, they might guess that Diónia's reinforcements might have arrived. Then, Sir Devers' plan might fail! I even suggest that you hide the news of my return for the time being! "
Puamot thought for a while and could not help but say, "Second brother, you're right! I didn't expect that after a trip to Turií, you've become more meticulous in your considerations! "
Borat was a little embarrassed. "This is all thanks to Sir Devers's reminder."
"Sir Devers?" Puamot only then realized that Borat's tone was strange. "I remember that you didn't call him that before," Puamot said slowly.
Borat recalled the past few days of action with the Legion of Dionysia and the many times he met and talked with the Devers. He replied seriously, "He's really an amazing person!"
… …
Cypross was still hoping that after a day of rapid march, the people of Syracuse would rest and reorganize the next day, so that Triene, Crotone, and Siletina could have some buffer time so that they could defend the north bank of the Ramato River.
But the Greeks had underestimated Dionysius's determination. When he went all out, his actions and wisdom were terrifying. Back then, Himilco, the commander of Carthage, led the army to defeat the army of Syracuse. If not for the support of the people of Sparta, Dionysius would have been ousted from his throne by the angry people. And it was at this critical moment that Dionysius developed his strategy to the extreme. He took advantage of the fact that the people of Carthage were troubled by the plague and led the army out of the city at night. He attacked by land and sea, creating a diversion and hiding his main force, causing the experienced Himilco to misjudge and suffer a crushing defeat.
This time, in order to conquer Greece, Dionysius had built an extremely large army and a huge amount of resources. In order to rope in some forces to cause trouble for Diónia, Syracuse had paid a great price. Therefore, if the expedition this time failed, Dionysius's rule in Syracuse would also be shaken. Therefore, since he set off from Sicily, he had been tense these days. Although he seemed dismissive of Diónia on the surface, that was to give the soldiers confidence, there had always been a deep fear in his heart.
Therefore, he certainly understood the importance of time to the army of Syracuse. Before the march yesterday, he had asked Lockley to urgently inform the Hibernians in advance and build a rough camp in advance. So when the army arrived, although it was still chaotic, it was much more orderly than when they landed in Lockley. At least most of the soldiers were guaranteed sleep. Therefore, early the next morning, Dionysius began to assemble the troops. Although the soldiers complained, under his authority, they had no choice but to break camp and go north.
At the same time, he ordered the fleet of Syracuse to sail north from the port of Hibernian and sail into the Ramato River.
By noon, the large, disorderly army had reached the middle of the Ramato River, where it joined its tributary, the Koerta River.
Triene had spies monitoring Hibernian day and night, and Hibernian also had spies monitoring the north bank of the Ramato River. Therefore, Dionysius knew that a large section of the Koerta River could be crossed, and there were not many defending troops on the other side of the river. Therefore, the army turned south and went straight to the middle of the Koerta River.
The scouts on the other side of the river quickly reported back. When the chief general of Triene, Cypross, learned of Syracuse's movements, he secretly complained. As the commander of nearly 7,000 Triene soldiers in the city, he was anxious, but he did not dare to act rashly. Because the sentinel at the port had also sent an urgent report: countless Syracuse warships had appeared in the bay where Triene was located, and many soldiers could be seen on the ships.
Cypross was worried that they would land on the northern coast of Triene, so he had to be on high alert at all times, and did not dare to rashly send troops to help Sirius.
After Sirius received the urgent report from the Triene people and the guards on the shore last night, they hurriedly increased the number of troops on the north bank of the Koerta River to 12000 this morning. However, they did not expect the army of Syracuse to arrive as soon as they set up camp.
Sirius's chief general, Asysias, saw the appearance of Syracuse's soldiers on the other side of the river, and their numbers were increasing. He could not help but feel a chill in his heart. He could not help but curse, "Why haven't Crotone's reinforcements arrived yet?!" His troops were too weak to be spread out on this long stretch of river that could be crossed!
And the Crotone that he was cursing had also realized the seriousness of the situation after receiving a request for help from the Triene messenger, Starry Night. Late at night, they sent soldiers to inform all citizens of suitable age.
Early this morning, there were citizens reporting to the square one after another.
By noon, there were already 14000 people gathered at the square, and more people were arriving …
But Asysias and the generals could not wait any longer, so they let Astamas lead this part of the army first, and the rest of the militia and supplies would arrive later.
Just as Asysias was cursing the Crotone people, Crotone's troops were anxiously rushing towards Sirius.
But Dionysius obviously did not plan to give the Southern Italian Coalition any time to rest. Under his urging, the Syracuse army quickly rushed to the south bank of the Koerta River and started to get into formation.
While the army was getting into formation, some of the Syracuse warships sailed into the Ramato River.
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