"So we don't need to worry about Crotone, but the most worrying thing is whether Dionia will accept us occupying Crimesa and become their alliance?" This is the question that Criano is most concerned about.

"I don't know..." Timasong thought about it, but still couldn't be sure: "If it were other city-states, I'm afraid they wouldn't accept such a thing as occupying cities. After all, they are all big Greeks and are full of vigilance against us foreign mercenaries. However, Dionys is different after all. It is through this method that Davers and the others have their current status. If we want to succeed, we can only take risks to bet! If we want to be safe, we might as well stay in the Dionys League!"

At this moment, Timasong was cheering up himself. Instead, Kriano saw success in sight and was a little worried: "I hope Agarcia and the others can convince Davers!"

"If Crotone really sends reinforcements, we can pretend to be Diony's army tomorrow and delay the time!" Timasong gritted his teeth viciously. Anyway, he had deceived Diony's once, so he didn't care about the second time. He pointed to the messy scene in the street ahead and said anxiously: "No matter what decision Diony's decision is, whether Crotone will send reinforcements, we must first do our own things, capture the entire city as soon as possible, imprison the people of Crimesa, and send sentry detectives to reconnaise the movements in the south, so that the brothers will be prepared to defend! Such a scene must end as soon as possible, otherwise it will always be worrying!"

"Forcibly issue orders to prohibit robbery and murder, otherwise military law will deal with it..." Kriano smiled helplessly and bitterly: "That is what Davers did. He did this when he was in Persia. We can't learn... Moreover, more than 200 brothers died when siege, and many were injured. They must let them vent. Timasong, don't irritate them, we have to take it slowly..."

"To be honest, when we were in Persia, we laughed at Davers's behavior and said that he was a fool... Until today, I realized that we are the ones who are really stupid!... I... I have to admire Davers. It is always a long-term consideration... When we settle down, we must rectify military discipline!!" Tima Song sighed and made up his mind.

He immediately sent a messenger to find the officers of each team and asked them to try their best to gather the troops. He and Criano led the guards to the Acropolis of Crimesa and sent people to surrender loudly in front of the city.

The Crimeans replied: "Never!!!"

So, the two sides confronted until afternoon.

Seeing that more and more enemies were siege around the city and began to prepare siege equipment, the Crimesa people trapped in the city were becoming more and more desperate in their eyes. They realized that the enemy was about to attack, and many people began to cry loudly. Anta Oris and the others looked tragic and were ready to live and die with the Acropolis.

At this time, a commotion occurred in the quiet enemy camp.

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"Crotone's army has approached the North Gate? How is this possible?!" Criano was like a thunderbolt, so panicked that he was unwilling to believe that the news was true.

Tolikos was both panicked and puzzled: "Our spies were in the south... there was no trace of the Crotone people in the south?!"

"Chief, is it... it's true!! The Crotones are siege outside the city, and they are about to attack the city soon... it's about to attack!!" The captain of the escort Timasong, who was responsible for guarding the northern city, shouted anxiously.

Tima Song was barely calm, so how could he not believe the confidant? After thinking for a moment, he changed his sarcasm: "Oh no! We were negligent. They might have arrived by boat like us!"

"How many people are there?" Criano asked nervously, hoping that the escort's mouth would be a relaxed number.

"I'm afraid there are four or five thousand people..." The words of the captain of the guard shattered everyone's luck, and everyone's eyes focused on Tima Song.

At this critical moment, Timasong asked back: "Brothers, are we going to withdraw?"

"I...I..." Kriano looked at the Acropolis ahead, and struggled for a moment, then shouted unwillingly: "We are not Crimesa people! We can block them with the city walls! As long as we persist until tomorrow! As long as we persist until tomorrow... Timasong, if you want to become the master of Crimesa, we can only take the risk to bet! Rising our lives to bet! Even if we die in battle, I don't want to return to the Dionian League and make them laugh!!"

"So too, I can die at the worst. What's there to be afraid of! We can use the city wall to block the Crotones!" Tolikos looked ferocious, and he expressed the thoughts of most team officials and soldiers.

"Yes, we are fighting with Crotone!" Everyone immediately agreed loudly.

Timasong no longer hesitated, stared at the soldiers present, and gave a powerful order: "Criano! Tolikos! And you guys go quickly to collect the soldiers scattered in the city, and quickly take them to the city wall!"

"yes!"

"Pasaks! You lead two hundred people to watch the Acropolis! As long as the Crimesa people dare to come out, kill them all!"

"Chief, leave it to me, don't worry!"

"The rest of the people followed me to the North Gate and let the Crotones taste our power! Never let them take away our city!" Timasong clenched his fists and roared.

"Roar!!!" the mercenary howled, regaining morale.

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Timasong was an excellent commander. When the raid was killed at the beginning, he was able to command the army calmly, cleverly mobilize the enemy, and break the city of Crimesa in the shortest possible time. However, as a warrior at the bottom, his eyes blinded by jealousy and competitive only saw that such a weak and neutral city-state as Crimesa in Great Greece was able to seize by their power, and lacked the qualities of a politician to fully consider the relationship between the city-states of Great Greece, especially Crotone's attitude towards his neighbor Crimesa.

Before Dionia, Crotone did not pay much attention to Crimesa. On the one hand, it was because of the agreement with Athens, and on the other hand, Turiyi did not pose a threat to Crotone. But after they defeated the Dionia League, the situation changed drastically. Dionia captured Niutum, Raus joined the Dionia League, Dionia opened up the land trade routes on the east and west coasts... etc. Dionia became rapidly becoming strong and prosperous, making Crotone uneasy. They began to feel the threat of the emerging force in the north. As a buffer, Crimesa's strategic position became extremely important, so in the past six months, Crotone was stepping up its efforts to win over Crimesa.

This is why Crimesa first thought of asking for help from Crotone when he heard that an enemy was coming. At the same time, when Crotone heard that Crimesa was attacked by the enemy from the north, his first reaction was that "the Dionians finally started attacking!", so the Crotone Council almost immediately passed the proposal to send reinforcements. At the same time, considering that it was the Dionians, both the envoys for help said that "there are only two thousand enemies", they also carefully sent 10,000 citizens.

Just when Timasong thought that Crotone's reinforcements were all north, because usually the five thousand men were already quite large for the city-states to send reinforcements, he sent almost all his troops to defend the North City and take into account both the east and west sides. However, he never thought that another fleet entered the mouth of the Wimbledon River, broke into the almost empty port, and forcibly landed. Five thousand Crotone's soldiers quickly occupied the South Gate, easily defeated the two hundred people in Passachs, and then joined the Crimeans in the Acropolis, and continued to attack north.

The mercenaries not only had a huge gap in strength, but also fell into a dangerous situation of being attacked by the north and the south, and failure was a foregone conclusion. After learning that "a large number of Crotone soldiers broke into the city from the south", the mercenaries lost their fighting spirit, and Timasong and Criano were helpless at this moment.

When the Crotones came from the south, the mercenaries fled in scattered and fled with just a little resistance.

Timasong was in the city and saw the mercenaries fleeing from the city being driven and slaughtered by the Crotones like cattle and sheep. Just as they had done to the Crimesa before, the wrath of the goddess of vengeance came to the mercenaries so quickly, making his heart full of desolation.

"Timazon, go quickly! Let's go out to the north!" Criano shouted anxiously.

Timasong shook his head, he looked up at the north, showing a relieved smile: Davers, I lost this contest in the end...

He pulled out his saber without hesitation and cut open his neck.

Criano had no time to be sad, so he took a few people to pull out of the city with rope hooks, trying to escape in the chaos.

But the Crimesa hated them for burning, killing, looting and chasing in the city. The Crotones did their good deeds to the end and launched a pursuit. The mercenaries were surrounded, so except for a few people who escaped, most of them were either killed or arrested. Crieno, Tolikos and others eventually surrendered because of their siege, but were beheaded by the angry Crimesa...

Through the interrogation of surrendered soldiers, Crotone and Crimesa learned that these vicious enemies were mercenaries, from Asia Minor and Ionia. They had fought against Persia with the consul of Dionys, Davers, and had lived in Dionys for more than two months. This time, the attack on Crimesa was a premeditated and solitary action by these mercenaries.

Although it seems to have nothing to do with Dionia, Crotone's generals and members of the parliament believed that they had found the best excuse: unless Crotone is willing to maintain peace with Dionia for a long time, allowing Dionia to continue to develop rapidly will undoubtedly be a huge threat to Crotone. The only way to start a war while Dionia is not yet full of strength is to destroy this emerging alliance!

The resolution passed by the Council, which was mostly in the war, was very smooth. Even the moderate Lucias did not firmly oppose it. Obviously, he was aware of the threat from Dionia.
Chapter completed!