Chapter 731
At this moment, Hepcitus heard the urgent sound of a horn coming from below the city. He could not help but feel nervous. Were the Samonians going to step up their attack?!
But just as he reminded the soldiers on the city wall to prepare for the enemy's next attack, he saw the Samonians slowly retreating amidst the cries of dissatisfaction …
After all, the Samonians had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Diónia. Now that they were fighting with the Diónia again, the leaders of the various tribes were on high alert. When Bardani attacked the city, he still sent scouts to the southeast and northeast. At this time, he had just received an urgent report from the scout, "In the southeast, there are many Diónia cavalry marching quickly towards Asculum. Their vanguard is not far from here!"
"Diónia's reinforcements are coming so fast!" It had only been more than three days since the Samonians declared war. Based on Bardani's experience in previous battles against the Greeks, the central town of Diónia, Turií, had probably just received the news. Perhaps they were debating the war in the Senate, or perhaps they were in a hurry to mobilize their citizens to participate in the war. It would probably take a few more days. Therefore, he felt that there should be enough time to take down Asculum. However, he did not expect the situation to suddenly take a turn for the worse. He was at a loss because at this time, other than more than a hundred guards around him, the rest of the warriors were involved in the siege, trying to take down the city in one fell swoop.
"Fortunately, it's only cavalry. Great leader, quickly withdraw some of the warriors who are attacking the city and organize the defense! "The tribal leader next to him reminded.
"Withdraw? How?! " Bardani looked at the warriors who were fighting bravely under the city wall anxiously. In his anxiety, he remembered his father's warning before he died. He hesitated for a moment and finally said, "I'm afraid that the Diónia will not only send cavalry … We must retreat! Retreat immediately!! "
Seeing Bardani's resolute attitude, even if the leaders were unwilling, they knew that even if victory was in sight, they could not attack the city anymore. Otherwise, if the Diónia's reinforcements really came, their army would be attacked from all sides and would definitely suffer a crushing defeat.
The retreat horn was blown, and the attacking army began to retreat …
Seeing several Samoyed warriors jumping down from the top of the city wall, the leaders sighed sorrowfully.
"Woo! Wu! A loud bugle sounded from the south, and Bardani immediately shivered in fright.
Very soon, the ground began to tremble, as if countless wooden hammers were beating a giant drum, emitting rumbling sounds accompanied by a sky full of dust.
"The Diónia cavalry is here!" A Pentenet leader beside Bardani exclaimed.
Countless cavalrymen in black helmets and armor galloped out of the cloud of dust. Among them, a large flag was raised high in the air, fluttering in the wind. On the flag was a picture of a pegasus and a large Greek number "four" embroidered below it.
"My Lord, reinforcements are here! Our reinforcements are here! On top of the city wall, the citizens cheered.
Hepcitus finally heaved a sigh of relief.
The Fourth Cavalry Legion did not directly attack the middle section of the retreating Samonians. Instead, they circled to the south wall, quickly spread out their formation, and began to attack the rear of the retreating Samonians. Taking advantage of the Samonians' lack of effective organization as they were busy retreating, and the fact that they were afraid of the Diónia cavalry's sudden attack, they ignored the danger of being attacked by the enemy's javelins and boldly approached within a distance of ten meters. Then, they used their short javelins, which were almost 100% accurate. They instantly caused a large number of casualties, causing chaos.
Taking advantage of the enemy's confusion, the cavalrymen drove their horses and finally caused the Samonians to be routed.
Then, they skillfully drove the defeated soldiers to charge at the Samonai soldiers in front of them.
When panic spread rapidly in the army, even the brave Samonians could not help but flee with their comrades around them.
The routed army was like snow rolling down the mountaintop, getting bigger and bigger. Even the team sent by Bardani to stop the Diónia cavalry was wrapped up in the fleeing crowd.
Bardani finally gave up and led his personal guards to flee first, leading the routed soldiers behind him in the direction of their escape.
The Fourth Cavalry Legion's pursuit of the Samonians did not last long. It was not because the cavalrymen did not want to achieve greater results, but because the city of Asculum was located on the south bank of the upper reaches of the Carapelle River. It was originally located at the foot of the mountain, less than six to seven miles away from the vast mountains. Moreover, the terrain along the way was uneven, so the routed Samonians quickly fled into the mountains. No matter how brave the Diónia cavalry was, they could not ride on War Horses to chase after the enemy in the mountains. They could only return resentfully.
This short rescue battle ended just like that. The Samonians suffered more than two thousand casualties in the siege battle and the surprise attack by the Diónia Fourth Cavalry Legion, while the Fourth Cavalry Legion only suffered slightly more than a hundred casualties. The Eastern Theater of Operations of Diónia obtained their first victory in the rescue of the Downey region.
It was not until evening that Alexis and the Tenth Cavalry Legion finally arrived at Asculum. After all, marching with infantry was different from riding on horseback. The army set off from Puchetti's barracks, crossed the Ofanto River, and rushed to the Carapelle River. Following the flat road along the river, they sped up and finally arrived at Asculum after almost a day. If it was not for the Cavalry Legion's fast march and timely rescue, the city would have changed hands by the time the Tenth Cavalry Legion arrived.
Hepcitus opened the city gate to welcome the arrival of the reinforcements and expressed his gratitude to Alexis. However, that was all there was to it. The Samonai's attack had caused a lot of casualties to the people of Askrom. Hesetus was busy dealing with the aftermath of the battle that night. It was impossible for him to have the mood to hold a banquet to welcome their savior.
Of course, Alexis did not care about that. On the contrary, he ordered the soldiers of the Tenth Cavalry Legion to help clean up the battlefield, burn the corpses, and even send the medical camp to treat the injured.
The next day, Alexis led the army to continue north. As he was worried that the Samonians who escaped into the mountains would come back after he left, he left a brigade of the Tenth Cavalry Legion to defend the defenseless Asculum.
What Hepcitus needed to do now was to send the cavalry to the east and quickly recall the large number of Asculum citizens who did not manage to escape into the city to strengthen the defense of the city.
Alexis led the army to the previously besieged city of Vibin-Rum in the afternoon. The Samonians who were originally besieging the city had obviously received news of the arrival of Diónia's reinforcements, so they retreated into the mountains.
Two days later, the reinforcements arrived at the central city of the Downey region, Lucenia City. Antonios, the wartime governor of the Downey region and the governor of Lucenia, Capus, the acting commander of the 11th Legion, as well as the middle and high-ranking officials of Lucenia City and a large number of citizens, came out of the city to welcome them.
"Thank you, Commander Alexis, for leading the army to rescue us in time. Our Downey is finally saved!" Antonios said with a smile. The appointment of a wartime governor and the trust of the Devers had swept away the haze in his heart. Even though the Samonians were pressuring the city, he was still in a good mood these few days.
"During the war, you brought so many people out of the city. If you were to be ambushed by the Samonians, it doesn't matter if you are captured or captured. The order of the Downey region will fall into chaos," Alexis said half-jokingly, half-seriously.
Antonios laughed and said, "With a famous commander like you, the Samonians will only hide far away. You haven't even arrived yet, but you have already brought us victory!"
Alexis said modestly, "In this land, only Her Majesty's fame will spread far and wide! You and I are just doing our best to fulfill our duties. "
"You are right!" Antonios nodded casually, then went forward and gave Alexis a strong hug, "My brother, thank you very much for your timely rescue!"
Alexis was stunned for a moment, then immediately returned the warm hug. The small grudges between the two of them in the past few years completely disappeared in this hug.
At this moment, Capus, who was at the side, gave a military salute and said jokingly, "Commander Alexis, Eleventh Legion Commander Capus reporting for duty!"
"I say, Sir Capus, don't scare me! Legion Commander is only your part-time job. You are the Quartermaster of the Ministry of Military Affairs. We all have to listen to your command, or we will have to starve! " Alexis said, using her fist to lightly hit Capus' chest. The awkwardness of commanding and being commanded was dispelled in the laughter.
Looking at the three influential figures of the Kingdom of Diónia chatting and laughing without restraint, Pleclus couldn't help but feel happy and envious.
Seeing this, Melishanda explained, "Antonios, Alexis, and Capus fought side by side in the mercenary army when they were young. They even helped His Majesty successfully retreat from Persia. They have been friends for decades!"
Pleclus looked at him and asked in stiff Greek, "I heard that your father was also their comrade?"
"It's my adoptive father!" Melishanda corrected him solemnly. He didn't want others to think that he relied on his father to get to where he was today.
At this moment, Alexis pointed at the two of them, "This is the Fourth Cavalry Legion Commander, Pleclus."
"I don't need you to introduce me, Pleclus. I am very familiar with him. I was the one who drafted his appointment as the Cavalry Legion Commander!" Antonios said with a smile. After all, he was once the Minister of Military Affairs. Then, he praised loudly, "However, Ledes always praised you, Pleclus. He always said that 'there is a powerful figure in the cavalry,' and I didn't really believe it. But now, it seems that he didn't lie. You led the Fourth Cavalry Legion and won the battle of Asculum by yourself. You defeated tens of thousands of Samonai soldiers. Amazing! Amazing! "
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