Chapter 744
It had been more than a day since the Samonai entered the Venosa region. It was normal for Diónia's reinforcements to appear at this time. Lescock asked anxiously, "How many are there?"
The scout was ashamed and angry. "The Diónia's cavalry is the vanguard. They are advancing very quickly, and they are also searching for and chasing us away. Several of my teammates … died under their spears, so … we … don't know how many enemies there are behind us. But these cavalry are all dressed in casual clothes, and they are of various colors and shapes."
Of course, Lescock knew that the Pucheti and Mesapi regions were rich in cavalry, and he was once envious of them. But since they were not wearing black standard equipment, it seemed that this was a temporary army formed in the Pucheti region. It was impossible to gather such a large army in such a short time.
With this judgment, he turned to look at Kontruc.
Kontruc stroked his beard and said without hesitation, "Our 4000 warriors who have been resting can finally go into battle. These brave lads will easily drive them back!"
The guards who received the order immediately rushed to inform the troops that did not participate in the siege, but were specifically used to stop the reinforcements.
Lescock roared again, "Go and urge the tribe leaders to increase the intensity of the siege. We must capture Venosa before Diónia's reinforcements arrive again!"
More than ten minutes later, Lescock could not help but be overjoyed when he saw a simple Samonai flag on the city wall in front of him.
At this moment, the scout ran over in panic, "Great Leader! Great Leader! Not good! Many Diónia soldiers in black armor are coming from the south! The number of troops we sent to stop them is too small, we can't hold them back anymore! "
"This is impossible! There can't be a regular Diónia army here! "Lescock roared in disbelief.
The answer to Lescock's doubt was an increasingly noisy voice coming from the south, "The Diónia army is here! Run!! … "
Behind the Samonai soldiers who were fleeing in panic was a surging black tide. Accompanied by rumbling footsteps and earth-shattering shouts, it pressed towards Venosa in a menacing manner.
"Quick! … Retreat! … Retreat! His face was also pale, and his voice had suddenly turned hoarse. He was no longer as tough as before.
… …
Adoris had already thrown away his spear and shield, and was only holding onto his dagger. That was why he was able to run quickly, rushing to the front of the group. After participating in the last Downey War, he could be considered a veteran. He no longer felt the discomfort of seeing corpses and blood. He only felt the excitement of defeating the enemy. His only regret was that the Sammonean people who stopped them were too weak. Both sides had only shot a round of javelins at each other. The Sammonean people had chosen to retreat before the battle had even begun.
As a matter of fact, it had something to do with the momentum of the Dionysian Army. The reinforcements consisted of more than 16000 soldiers from the Second and Fourth Cavalry Legions. In addition to the 1,000 reserve cavalrymen from the Second and Fourth Cavalry Legions, the 4,000 Samoan soldiers who were responsible for blocking the reinforcements couldn't stop them at all.
Cynthia's judgment was right. Even if they stayed in the Second Cavalry Legion, they could still fight a battle. Adoris hated himself for running so slowly that he couldn't catch up with the enemies in front of him who were fleeing like rabbits. He had completely forgotten that he was the squad leader. At this time, his main task was to gather the soldiers under him, maintain the formation of the squad, and not let them run away.
He was trying his best to catch up with them, but he didn't see how worried the squad leader behind him was. He was afraid that something would happen to him during the battle, so he kept urging the other squads to catch up with Adoris and not let him face the enemy alone.
After a while, the reserve cavalrymen rushed into the routed soldiers from the side, immediately disrupting the orderly retreat of the Sammonean people. As the cavalrymen wantonly stabbed their spears and horses, the routed soldiers scattered in all directions. Some even turned around like headless flies, crashing into the direction of the Diónia troops.
Adoris was overjoyed. He strode forward and stabbed with his dagger.
Accompanied by a blood-curdling scream, one of them fell. Then, he punched with his left fist, hitting the face of another Sammonean routed soldier, immediately knocking him to the ground.
With his fighting spirit boiling, he continued to face the third routed soldier with his dagger. However, his left foot was hugged by a Sammonean warrior who fell to the ground, and he couldn't move.
Just as he bent down to deal with the enemy on the ground with his dagger, the enemy in front of him was holding a spear and fiercely rushing towards him.
At that moment, his mind went blank, and he felt the aura of the Underworld.
However, the enemy's roar stopped abruptly. A flying javelin pierced deeply into his unprotected chest.
Then, the squad leader rushed to Adoris's side and angrily reprimanded, "Before the enemy is truly defeated, no soldier or officer is allowed to leave the main force without permission … This is the rule of the Military Law! Adoris, you didn't listen to my orders, abandoned your men, and rashly advanced alone. This is against the military law. When this battle is over, go back and accept the verdict and punishment of the military judge! "
The squad leader finished in one breath. He was a little nervous, but he didn't expect that after Adoris's life was saved by a fluke, the cold sweat on his body had calmed him down. He obediently replied, "Yes!"
The squad leader breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He patted his shoulder hard and said, "Lead your soldiers and continue to fight. Chase the enemy!"
"Yes!" Adoris and his comrades were like wolves entering a flock of sheep, pouncing on the panicking enemy.
This was just a corner of the battlefield.
Looking at the whole battlefield, a part of the Dionysian Army was chasing the retreating Sammonean warriors, while another part of the Diónia army was quickly pouncing on the Sammonean who were retreating from Venosa City. Some soldiers followed the reserve cavalry and chased after the Sammonean who had retreated earlier.
These Sammonean warriors, of course, included the two tribal chiefs. They were leading their troops and retreating to the mountains in the northwest. They knew that as long as they escaped into the mountains, they would be safe, just like in the previous battle in Askurum.
However, not long after, they involuntarily stopped, because a formation of thousands of cavalry, light armored soldiers, and light infantry was in front of them.
"We've been tricked by the Diónia. They've already set up an encirclement here!" At this moment, Lescok's confidence was greatly damaged. He felt weak all over, and his mind was filled with the scene of the fiasco more than a decade ago.
On the contrary, Controok was old and strong. In the face of this predicament, his fighting spirit burst forth. "Descendants of Savone, fight to the death with the Diónia!"
The Sammonean warriors who were in a critical situation roared and rushed forward.
The Diónia soldiers in front of them shouted the name of Hades and also rushed forward bravely.
Just as the two sides were tangled together, the pursuing Dionysian Army quickly arrived and joined the battle.
The Sammonean army, caught in a pincer attack, collapsed …
… …
"Your Majesty, there's news from Venosa —" The herald, Aristiras, rushed into the military conference room of the palace.
"What's the situation?" While the Devers were asking, several ministers from the Ministry of Military Affairs, such as Hilos, Felicius, and Hieronymus, focused their attention on Aristiras.
"A few days ago, the Sammonean gathered nearly 20,000 warriors and raided the Venosa area. Yesterday, when they were attacking Venosa City with all their might, the Second Legion and Legio IV arrived in time and launched a surprise attack from the south of Venosa. At the same time, the Second Cavalry Legion and the Ninth and Tenth Legions' light armor and light infantry battalions also crossed the Orfanto River and went around to the mountains behind the Sammonean army, cutting off their retreat. The Sammonean army was completely defeated. According to the description of the battle report, this surprise attack killed and injured about 2,500 Sammonean soldiers and captured more than 6,000 people, while we only suffered about a thousand casualties … "The usually calm Aristiras' voice trembled as he repeated the battle report.
After he finished speaking, he respectfully handed the battle report to the Devers.
"This is another glorious victory!" Felicius praised excitedly. "Your Majesty, it's because of your wisdom and decisiveness that firmly supported Alexis' bold guess that we were able to achieve such a great victory!"
"This victory is mainly due to Alexis' correct judgment!" the Devers said humbly.
It turned out that after Alexis won the battle of Askurum, when she wrote the battle report to the Devers, she also mentioned that because the Downey area was guarded, the Sammonean army was likely to change their target and launch a surprise attack on the Venosa area northwest of Puchetti. Alexis would organize the reserve troops in the Puchetti area to enter Venosa City and defend it. At the same time, he would be prepared to immediately send reinforcements if there were any abnormal situations, so as to launch a pincer attack and achieve another Askurum style victory.
After carefully reading through Alexis's plan, the Devers considered it over and over again and proposed a further idea: they would not send troops to enter Venosa beforehand to avoid alerting the enemy. At the same time, he would quickly gather the Second Legion and Legio IV and secretly enter the central town of Silveim in Puchetti. The troops in the Downey area would not move towards the Venosa area to achieve the goal of confusing the enemy.
After this plan was perfected by the Ministry of Military Affairs, it was fully implemented.
In fact, the cunning Sammonean army had even sent nearly 10,000 soldiers to the northwest border of the Downey area the day before yesterday to achieve the goal of luring the Dionysian Army north and away from the Puchetti area. As Alexis had wished, she had led a large army north. This caused the Sammonean army to finally make up their mind and send a large army to attack Venosa the day before yesterday. In the end, they were caught by the well-prepared Dionysian Army.
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