"Saubercos, what happened?" Phelisius asked hurriedly when he saw his serious expression.

"Commander." Sobercos, who is already in his 50s, is still agile and loud, and he salutes very simply: "My scout cavalry returns, about 500 cavalrymen are approaching the camp."

"Is it a Syracudda?" Phelis asked in a deep voice.

"I think it should be... those cavalrymen have no protection and are good at throwing javelins, which is very different from the previous Greek cavalry." Sobercos answered seriously.

"Then what are you waiting for! Send your cavalry and drive these Syracuses away! Don't let them interfere with our soldiers in building the camp." Dracos said immediately.

Saubocos was a little embarrassed and whispered: "Our cavalry may not be their opponents... According to the reconnaissance, their horse control skills are very superb, and the javelin throwing is also quite accurate. Ten of our cavalry were chased by them, and at a distance of 50 meters, they were actually chased by them. They threw a round of javelins, and we lost... five brothers..."

"Is the cavalry of Syracuse so powerful?" Epitianis was a little surprised. He knew the strength of the Dionian cavalry legion. Due to regular training, whether it is riding, fighting, or tactical execution, he felt that he was much stronger than the cavalry of those Greek city-states.

"Maybe it was the cavalry hired by Syracuse. When Syracuse fought with Carthage, it was said that he had hired Celtic and Numibian cavalry. They were all races that grew up on horseback, and it was normal that riding was stronger than us... Lord Davers specially reminded me before I came." Phelis said with a serious expression.

"Then let our Fifth Legion's Light Infantry Battalion go out with your cavalry, Sauboccos, and drive away these cavalry!" Dracos made a quick suggestion.

Phyllisius nodded in agreement.

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Dionysius led his men to continue moving forward. When they were about to reach the city of Courenia, they saw a spectacular scene hundreds of meters away: thousands of men were waving pickaxes, shovels, digging trenches, carrying soil, building soil trenches, and others were building wooden fences and whistles... Everyone was busy, but they seemed in order. Such a busy construction site was not the only one in front of them. It stretched east and west, and it was very likely to block the passage of the coast on this side of the mountain.

Dionysius, Phoebidas, Fasce Pésas and Astargras all fell silent for a moment when they saw this scene.

After a while, Dionysius pointed to the camp in construction in front of the Dionysia and said to Fascesapes and Astargras in a reproachful tone: "Look at them, and then look at the army you lead!"

Fasces and Astagras were ashamed. They understood Dionysius' meaning: they both arrived in a hurry. The Dionysians could work hard to build camps regardless of their fatigue, but the camps of the Syracuse army were not called camps at all. They were disorderly and the soldiers were sleeping soundly in the randomly built tents...

"Sir, the Dionians tried their best to build camps to defend our attack, and no one dared to attack our army. So—" Astargeras was about to defend himself, but was interrupted by Dionysius: "So the troops you led can sleep peacefully and wait for the Greeks to surrender!"

Dionysius was angry because in recent years, on the one hand, he learned some of the strengths of the Dionys army based on the intelligence sent by Dionys; on the other hand, some problems that arise in the battle between Syracuse and Carthage also prompted him to reform the Syracuse army. He clearly assigned the infantry, cavalry, infantry, cavalry, siege troops and navy to be organized separately, and cooperated with a unified and more effective command. In order to enable generals and soldiers to skillfully use the new.

He also learned the tactics of Dionia, increased the number of military training for citizens, and formulated stricter military regulations to ensure that the army could implement it. After this reform, Siracuse would always have the upper hand in the second war with Carthage. However, the scene in front of him made him feel the gap between his army and Dionian soldiers in terms of spiritual will and command execution, so this fire came from his jealousy and anxiety. Astargras was just a tool for him to vent his anger.

This is indeed a bit unfair to Astargras, but when he wanted to defend himself, Fasce Persas, another important general of Syracuse, secretly pulled his clothes and said respectfully: "Sir, don't worry, sir, we will gather the army when we go back and let them rebuild the camp."

Dionysius's expression cleared a little.

At this time, Axirita, the leader of the mercenary in Numibia, stepped forward to seek credit and said, "Sir, the enemy is building camps now. It is a good opportunity for sneak attacks. Let me lead my tribesmen over and rush for a while."

Dionysius had not answered yet, and had been closely observing the camp in Dionya, saying, "Stop rushing, the army of the Dionya is coming."

Then several teams of cavalry and infantry emerged from the several passages reserved for the construction of the Dionysian camp, and quickly set up a formation in front of the camp, with cavalry on both wings and light infantry in the middle, and then marched towards Dionysios and the others without hesitation.

"No matter how many people come, it is useless. Sir, please allow me to lead my tribes to attack. I will let my soldiers go around their flanks to attack their cavalry, disrupt their formation, and then attack the light infantry among them while they are in trouble, so that they can taste the power of Numibian cavalry!"

"It's time for us to go back!" Phoebedas suddenly said, with a little anxious voice.

Dionysius looked at him in surprise. It was the first time he had seen this cold and straightforward Spartan when he set out to this day. However, as the commander of the army, he had more important things to do, and it was unnecessary to get involved with the enemy's small forces at this time. So he followed Phoebidas's opinion and ordered his return.

Although Axirita was unruly, he was still full of awe of his employer who was not experiencing his emotions. He helplessly called back the Numibian cavalry who was eager to try and followed Dionysius.

When Phelisius learned of the enemy's retreat, he said to the two legion commanders seriously: "You have seen that the army of Syracuse will soon attack, and we must build a camp as soon as possible!"

Epitensis had no objection this time.

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Dionysius asked on the way back to Locre, "Pheebidas, now the Dionys are building camps in Colenia, obviously wanting to defend us from attacking north. What do you think we should do next?"

"We must never let the Dionians build a strong camp here and use the narrowness of the terrain to offset the advantage of our numbers, so as to consume our time! We must invade the territory of Trina and Silit as soon as possible, where the terrain is wide, which is conducive to our army's battles, and can force them to fight against us, and then defeat them and occupy their cities! In this way, Dionian has no helpers, and the main force is still trapped in Potendia, which is a good opportunity for us to destroy them!" When he said the last sentence, Phoebidas' expression was even a bit ferocious.

Dionysius looked at him curiously. Although he didn't understand why Phoebidas suddenly felt more disgusted with the Dionys, it was just his wish.

So, after pondering for a long time, he made up his mind, called the generals to lead the army, and issued an order in a deep voice: "Astagras, Fasce Pésas, you will immediately rectify the army after you go back. Tomorrow! I want to launch an attack on Colenya and Trina tomorrow!"

"Yes, sir!"

Phoebidas listened to their conversation and was happy to see Dionysius arranged according to his suggestions, but his mind was recreating the situation he had just seen over and over again: whether it was cavalry or light infantry, the Dionys were unified in black, and he could even vaguely see that the same pattern seemed to be drawn on the leather shields of their cavalry. Although he did not see Dionys heavy infantry, but light infantry and cavalry were still like this, the costumes of heavy infantry must be quite unified.

Dionysius had obtained detailed information from the army of Dionys in advance, and was not too surprised. But for Phoebidas, the Spartan, he saw something deeper through the uniform outfit of Dionys and the suppressed black.

When the citizens of city-states such as Athens, Corinth, Thebes, etc. showed off their colorful artistic aesthetics and entertainment, and even never used them once every six months. The dust-stacked round shield was painted with various exquisite patterns to show their personality and taste, the Spartan warriors were secretly laughing. Because since the Spartan Regent came to Kugu a hundred years ago to implement reforms, they had already summarized the essence of war in the century-long war: that is, they did not care about any means, just for the final victory!

The Spartans claim to be descendants of Hercules, but in fact they admire wolves more. Their army fights like wolves, emphasizing discipline, and overall psychological deterrence. Even if they have strong fighting ability, they will never allow individuals to fight alone.
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