Chapter 97
"Great leader, when Akpilu comes back and sees this, he will probably go crazy!" Sarroux stood at the entrance of the mountain and looked at the camp that was still burning. He was indescribably happy.
"So what? Even if Akpilu goes crazy, he can still command the army and break through Vega City! " Sedorum said worriedly. He was angry that Sarroux had taken the initiative to attack Picossis and forced him to take action.
"Vega City is not that easy to attack. As long as we build a defense on the mountain path, they will attack from above. It's hard to say if they can reach Vega City!" Sarroux also complained. "We shouldn't have given in to their threats and joined this damn alliance!"
"Sarroux, it's easy for you to say! The Laos are very familiar with our terrain, and we don't have any backup. We don't have enough food and we can't afford to fight this war! " … "Sedorum expressed his helplessness.
"Great leader, don't worry! I don't think the Lucanian tribal alliance will be able to come back! " Sarroux comforted Sedorum confidently. "Didn't you hear what Akpilu said before? The Lucanians were ambushed and even had to come back to call for backup. It's obvious that the situation is very bad! "
"I hope that's the case." Sedorum sighed and said solemnly, "What we need to do now is to immediately return to Vega City and gather the tribesmen to strengthen the defense. At the same time, send people to Cosenza and ask for help!"
"Ask for help from Cosenza?!" Sarroux was very surprised.
"These days, I've thought about it … If the Bruti still fight with each other like before, the Lucanians and Greeks will always bully us!" Sedorum said in a low voice.
"Yes, we should join forces with Cosenza, just like the Lucanian tribal alliance." Sarroux was still young and did not have a deep hatred for the other tribes of Bruti.
Sedorum did not speak. He was thinking about something.
At this time, Sarroux said excitedly, "Great leader, since we have become enemies with the Lucanians, when we pass by Laos, shouldn't we take the opportunity to rob them?!"
"I think you've lost your mind! If you don't cherish the lives of your people, do you still deserve to be a leader? Was Laos' Avinogis so easy to provoke?! It's already a problem for us to cross the lower reaches of the Lao River without arousing their suspicion, and you're actually thinking of robbing them! Sedorum scolded and finally made the excited young leader lower his head. After walking for a while, he couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect that the defeated Turií would still be able to ambush the allied forces of the Lucanian tribes. Could it be that they received reinforcements from Tarantum or Clotho?"
Sedorum did not reply. Instead, he turned around and looked at the billowing smoke in the sky. He could not help but think excitedly: If the Lucanian Alliance really suffered heavy losses in the ambush of the Greeks, then the situation in this area will change greatly! What should the Wigs do? …
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Sinsinag led his remaining clansmen and retreated eastward. In his grief and indignation, he only had one thought in his mind: Find Akpilu and lead his army to exterminate Vig City and avenge his dead clansmen!
On the way, they met Akpilu's defeated troops.
Akpilu hoped to return to the camp quickly and get reinforcements to salvage the situation. When he heard the bad news from Sinsinag that the Wigs rebelled, Picossis suffered heavy casualties, and the camp was burned to ashes by fire. He was so anxious that he fainted on the spot.
Sinsinag also heard that more than 9,000 soldiers were ambushed by the Greeks, and it was still unknown whether they were dead or alive. He was stunned on the spot …
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The generals in the Turií City Hall received a report from the sentries on the city wall in the morning: a large army was suspected to be on the move outside the city.
When the morning fog dispersed, the scouts went out to investigate and soon came back with a report: there was nothing unusual around Turií City, but the mercenary camp was almost empty.
The generals were shocked: last night, Burkos came back and said that the mercenaries were willing to stay. For this reason, Turií City was busy for the night, preparing the materials for these greedy mercenaries. Who would have thought that these untrustworthy mercenaries would escape in the middle of the night?!
The generals scolded the mercenaries, and some even suggested that warships should be sent to the sea to search for traces of them and give them a heavy blow to urge them to return.
At this time, the scouts that went to the west returned.
"What?! The mercenaries joined forces with the Tarantumu reinforcements to attack the Lucanian army?! "Cunogorata couldn't believe his ears.
The generals in the City Hall were in an uproar.
Neonesis cursed, "The Devers are crazy, trying to destroy Turií's hope!"
"Yes! After losing the protection of the mercenaries, Turií City will face the attack of the Lucanians alone. What should we do?! "Polyxis said worriedly.
Cunogorata said decisively, "Send out Burkos immediately, and persuade the mercenaries to return at all costs! Turií will not allow them to mess around! "
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However, Burkos returned without success. Daves, who had always been kind to him, firmly refused his request. He even sent people to chase away Burkos, who was still begging bitterly, and let him return to the city to wait for the news of victory.
"I think the Devers are very confident in defeating the Lucanians. Should we believe in them?" Burkos comforted the generals, but in fact, he himself was very doubtful.
His words immediately caused the generals to scold him.
Cunogorata criticized him for not being a good judge of character.
Because of their friendship, Polyxis didn't directly criticize him, but complained that the mercenaries were untrained wolves and didn't keep their promises.
Neonesis angrily accused him of wasting the national treasury's money and resources, and found a group of mercenaries, but they didn't do anything. He threatened to propose a trial in the council.
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The Turií generals spent the whole morning complaining, cursing, and feeling uneasy, but they didn't have the courage to send out the only two thousand soldiers in Turií to help in the battle.
In the afternoon, the sentries on the Turií walls heard the rumbling of footsteps again. The scouts sent out saw the mercenaries returning. Although they looked like they were in tatters, covered in blood, and were supporting their injured comrades, they didn't look defeated. Instead, they were full of energy, talking and laughing loudly all the way. In the team, there were more than a dozen carts full of armor and weapons, and many slaves were holding several sets of armor, shields, spears, and helmets. They also held their heads high and looked proud. At the back of the team, there were hundreds of naked men under the escort of the soldiers, walking obediently towards the mercenaries' camp. With one look at their messy long hair, it was obvious that they weren't Greeks … …
The scouts' hearts beat wildly. They guessed a possibility! An almost impossible possibility!
At this moment, one of the mercenaries galloped towards them. He raised his hands to show that he didn't have a weapon, so as not to scare these Turií away.
The Turií scouts didn't move. The mercenaries came in front of them, reined in the reins, raised their heads, and said proudly, "Our leader of the Devers wants you to tell the Turií generals that our mercenaries and the reinforcements from Tarantum have wiped out the main force of the Lucanian army at the big river. They have been driven out of Turií territory by us!"
"You … … you really defeated the Lucanians?!!" The scout asked in disbelief, his voice trembling.
"Of course it's true. Why would we lie?!" The mercenaries proudly pointed at the captives in the team and said, "Also, our leader wants me to remind you Turií that the big river is full of corpses. We hope you can quickly get rid of them. Otherwise, it's easy to cause a plague!"
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Before the scouts reached the city, they waved their hands and shouted excitedly, "Victory! We won!! The Lucanians were wiped out!!! … … "
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In the city hall, the generals were exhausted from the long period of uneasiness.
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