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Chapter 877

"Attack! Attack now! " The officers of Campania hurried the soldiers who were distracted.

The Diónia heavy infantry, who had long been prepared, were already shouting excitedly. They covered their heads with their long shields, blocking the stones and wood hurriedly thrown down by the defenders at the top of the city wall, and rushed to one of the gaps in the city wall in a loose formation. The Campanian light infantry in front of the trench also stepped up their attacks on the city wall.

After the city wall collapsed downwards, a slope was formed on both sides of the gap. The Diónia soldiers stepped on the rubble and hurriedly jumped onto the gap that could only allow three people to pass through. When the defenders of Lola's southern city wall saw that the city wall had collapsed, they immediately sent some soldiers down the city wall to block it.

In close combat, the Diónia soldiers with daggers had the advantage, but the Lola warriors were not afraid of casualties in order to protect their homeland. The narrow gap made it difficult for the Diónia soldiers to make progress in a short period of time despite their fierce attacks.

"Woo!" Just as the Diónia soldiers and the Campanian soldiers poured into the two gaps in the city wall, the bugle signal for the attack was blown outside the western city wall.

The Campanian light infantry in front of the trench immediately put down the arrowheads and laid them on the trench that was only three meters wide. The rest of the coalition soldiers carried ladders and rushed up from the rear. Stepping on the 'wooden bridges' made of the arrowheads, they easily bypassed the sparsely placed antlers and put the ladders on the wall.

Some of the original western city defenders were sent to reinforce the southern city, and some rushed down the city to block the gap. There were not many soldiers left on the city wall, and they had to help attack the enemy at the gap. They could not deal much damage to the enemy near the city wall, and it was difficult to stop the enemy's ants from attacking the city, so they had to ask for help.

But now that the Diónia coalition army in the southern city was attacking fiercely, the armored Lola warriors were not as good as the other party, and they could only barely hold on in a head-on battle. The defense of the eastern and northern city walls mainly relied on the people in the city. It was already a great sacrifice for them to be able to fight until now without being breached by the enemy. Now that the entire city of Lola was under attack from all sides, the whole city was in a tight situation, and there were no extra troops to be sent.

The battle lasted until noon. Zantiparis, who was watching the development of the battle outside the southern part of the city, received the good news he had been waiting for. The Allied Army had taken over the western part of the city!

Zantiparis breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed. Lola City was finally taken!

Although for him, this was the first time he led an army on his own after joining the Kingdom of Diónia. However, he had achieved such a great result in his first army battle. Perhaps in his lifetime, he might be able to realize his initial wish to become a real legion commander and wash away his previous shame (referring to the case of Laodisian. At that time, he was an inspector in the Ministry of Military Affairs, but he did not do his job well, which led to a lack of supervision and allowed some incompetent officers to be promoted).

But at the moment, he was a little unhappy: since the siege of Lola City until now, the army he led had suffered more than 500 casualties. Although most of them were injured, for a team of only 4,000 people, this ratio was already very high, and he was afraid that he would be criticized later.

So, he ordered the messenger, "Inform all the brigades, after entering the city, do not advance too quickly, slow down the attack speed, pay attention to protect yourself, and reduce casualties!"

Recruits lack experience, so he could only keep reminding … Watching the messenger leave, Zantiparis sighed softly, rubbed his old waist with his hand, and said, "Go get me a chair."

The defense of Lola City was like an inflated pig's urine bubble, once it was broken, it would quickly collapse. However, Zantiparis's worries soon came true. The Lola garrison and people who retreated from the top of the city did not surrender. They still stubbornly blocked the Allied Army's advance in the city. This angered the Allied Army soldiers who had already paid a lot of casualties during the siege, especially the Campanian soldiers who had been poisoned by the Samoyed army. They not only increased the intensity of the attack, but also regarded men, women, old, and young as enemies in the city.

The people of Lola were outnumbered, and there was no citadel in the city to carry out the final defense like in the Greek city-states. In the afternoon, almost all the people in Lola were killed in battle, and it was completely occupied by the Allied Army.

However, the leaders of the Allied Army did not rejoice in victory, because an Abenilum spy brought them bad news: thousands of Kautini warriors left Beneventum early in the morning and were marching west.

The Allied Army generals led by Zantiparis and Aialos immediately became nervous. They were worried that the Samoyed army was coming to rescue Lola. Fortunately, they no longer needed to worry about the order in Lola City being unstable.

After a discussion, the Allied Army generals decided to let the soldiers quickly rest and eat rations to restore their strength as soon as possible. The cleaning of the entire battlefield, the removal of the barracks outside the city, the inventory of the materials in the city … were all handed over to the Enona officials, and at the same time, the people of Enona, Campania, and Narconia were in charge. In fact, this was tantamount to handing over the management of Lola City to Diónia.

For the Campanians, there was nothing they could do. The Samoyed Allied Army invaded on a large scale, slaughtered and captured a large number of Campanians, and destroyed towns and villages. Dozens of miles around the city of Naples was almost a wilderness. Now, the population of the Campanian Alliance was not enough to fill the wastelands, so there was no way they would covet the land in the eastern plains of Campania. Moreover, this place was close to the mountains, and it was more likely to be attacked by the Samoyed. Therefore, the people of Diónia stationed here could instead become a security barrier for the Campanian Alliance.

For Diónia, after Legio III defeated the Kautini invasion of the Campanian Alliance, they had formulated a punishment plan to occupy Lola, Cesarra, and Capua. Now, they were just picking up this plan again. On one hand, Adrianx sent the Enona officials to lead the people here to help the Allied Army attack the city, and on the other hand, he had the idea of quickly taking over the city after conquering Lola.

The Kingdom of Diónia and the Campanian Alliance reached a tacit understanding in silence, each taking what they needed. But now, the Samonai reinforcements that could arrive at any time were likely to make the victory that they exchanged with the blood of their soldiers go up in smoke.

Fortunately, the distance from Beneventum to Lola was more than 90 miles, and half of it was mountain roads. So, several generals of the Campanian Alliance believed that it was impossible for the Kautini to reach Lola within a day.

As the saying goes, what you fear will happen. At dusk, the scouts sent to the north to keep a close eye on the enemy's movements hurried back to report that a Samonai army had left the Abella Pass and was heading towards Lola. There were about 10,000 of them.

The generals of the Campanian Alliance were shocked when they heard the news. They heard from the Abenilum scouts that the enemy only had a few thousand people. How did it become 10,000 in just a few hours?!

Immediately, one of the generals expressed his doubts. "Did you properly check the number of the enemy?! I want you to confirm it again! "

Another general suggested. "The Samonai are coming fiercely, and our soldiers have just gone through a fierce battle. Not only are they very tired, but they have also suffered some casualties. We urgently need to rest and reorganize. Now that the walls of Lola are broken, we can't hold on. Why don't … why don't we lead the army to retreat first and fight again when we are fully prepared …"

His suggestion received the approval of several generals. Even Aialos appeared hesitant, unable to make a decision. He could only look at Zantiparis.

Zantiparis looked around at the generals of the Campanian Alliance. He knew that although they had conquered the city of Lola and won a victory against the Samonai, the Campanian Alliance's repeated failures against the Samonai for decades had made them fear the Samonai. Once the situation was unfavorable, the first thing they would think of was to retreat. He must give them the courage to fight!

Zantiparis pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Everyone, if we are going to retreat, there are a few problems that you have to consider first. First, what about these tens of thousands of people? They are not soldiers. They are young, strong, and disciplined. There are many old people and women among them. They move slowly and lack organization. Once they retreat, the scene will definitely be chaotic. The Samonai army is so fast. Once they catch up, it will be a disaster!

Second, the war started by the Samonai has caused great losses to the Campanian Alliance. We have finally conquered Lola and were about to block the Samonai in the mountains, preventing them from invading again. Now, we have to give up on Lola. Once we give it up, it will not be so easy to recapture it again. The Samonai will definitely learn from this lesson and deploy enough soldiers here. This will lead to a stalemate.

The main force of our Dionysian Army is fighting in the east, in the mountains. That is the homeland of the Samonai. The battle will be difficult, and we will not be able to achieve any results in a short time. There will also be no new reinforcements here, because the kingdom is also fighting a bigger war in Sicily and Latin.