Naples' chief general Onosius raised a letter with his left hand and said excitedly: "Everyone, I have just received a letter from Adrianques, the Chief Executive of Enona, in which he mentioned, 'Yesterday, Alexis, the commander of the Dionian army, led his army into the Samone Mountains from the east, gathered the troops of Potendia and Abenirum, and surrounded and annihilated the main force of nearly 7,000 people left by the Samonets in the mountains, and forced Aquionia to surrender'... Today, this 20,000-man Dionian coalition has arrived in Abenirum and is preparing to launch an attack on Beneventum tomorrow!"

"Great, our disaster is finally over! Bereven and the others are the central town of Hilpini. The Samone coalition outside the city will definitely withdraw and defend our allies with all their strength!"

"I'm right, the Dionians have always kept their promises and will definitely come to rescue us in Campania. You didn't believe it at that time, what about now?"

"Haha, General Aaros, please forgive our ignorance, because we are not like you who fought side by side with the army of Dionys, and have a deeper understanding of them. How could you think that Dionys would not respond to our previous request for help? It was just to suddenly stab the soft abdomen of the Samonet!"

"After General Onossius, the Samones retreat, I hope that Naples can send troops immediately to help us regain Pompeii!"

"No! We should help us first, we are the closest to Naples!"

"And we are liternum!"

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After receiving this good news, the haze in the Naples Council these days was swept away. While everyone was happy that the disaster had passed, they began to argue again because they were eager to reorganize their homes.

In the days after the Samones raided the Campania League, they not only besieged Naples, but also divided their troops to attack other Campania League city-states. In addition to relatively special city-states such as Sorrentom, Aenaria, and Capeae, many coastal towns fell one after another, and most of the refugees fled into the city of Naples.

"Don't worry, everyone." Onosius comforted them, "Adrianques mentioned in his letter that General Zantiparis, the commander of the Dionian Legion stationed in Enona, will lead his army to Naples by boat, and join our army to recover the lost town together!"

Everyone cheered again and praised: Dionia is worthy of being a good ally who keeps her promises, and she is too thoughtful! With Dionia's army here, they are more confident in regaining their city-state!

Then, Onosius said: "The letter also mentioned that when Samonet's army retreated, we hope that we can send troops to harass and obstruct them..."

Hearing this, the hall suddenly became quiet.

After a while, the Naples MPs shook their heads and said, "Let us go out of the city to attack the Samones? No! No! This is too dangerous! Since the Samones are going to retreat, let them retreat. We don't need to take risks with the lives of citizens!"

If the Third Legion of Dionia helped the Campanian League defeat the Kautini a few months ago to help the Campanians regain some fighting spirit, then this large-scale attack by the Samonets not only shattered this fighting spirit, but also deepened their fear of this terrible mountain race.

Of course, Onosius knew this situation, because he was one of them, but Aaros argued loudly with them.

Onossius had to cough a few times, attracting everyone's attention again: "I want to bring attention to you. The Samones retreated. In order to vent their anger, they may burn the towns they occupied and our farmland. Should we stop them?!"

In fact, this reminder comes from Adrianques, who had been the chief executive in Enona for more than two years and had dealt with the Campanians many times, and he knew very well that the Campanians were far from being compared with the brave and tenacious Wolseys and Helnikis. So in the letter, he did not say that the raid of Samone's retreating army was to allow Alexis to attack Beneventum to win time, but only emphasized this point.

Everyone was stunned. Of course, fugitives from other city-states did not allow their homes to be burned, while Naples were more worried about the destruction of farmland. They had been supplying military rations for the Third Legion of Dionia some time ago. During this period, they had to take care of the people of the allies who fled. The food in the city of Naples was tight and they could not place hopes on Dionia, which had just experienced a drought, were all looking at the autumn harvest this year.

Although the Kauteni invaded in the past and rarely destroyed farmland, it was because they confidently believed that "the food produced by these farmlands will eventually become their next robbery", under the current situation of war, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be in a hurry to jump over the wall and cause greater trouble for the Campania League.

Therefore, after urgent consultation, the Naples finally agreed to Adrianques' suggestion.

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Beneventum is the largest town in the Samone tribe alliance. Although the Samones are mountainous races, they are still a minority in the construction of towns on the top of the mountain like Aquilonia. More than half of the tribes and tribes united in valleys and valleys. Beneventum is located in a rare large and flat hill surrounded by mountains. Moreover, it is a place where the two rivers gather, so the water source is sufficient and the land is fertile. It is the most developed in the towns of Samone, whether grazing or planting.

Therefore, Beneventum has always been at the forefront of the Samonet tribe alliance in terms of population and strength. For most of the time, the leaders of the large tribes in his territory were the large leaders of the Hilpini tribe. Only in a few times other Hilpini tribes resented Beneventum's wealth and were dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Beneventum people, would they work together to recommend leaders from other regions as tribe leaders to compete with Beneventum, and Abeinirum was the first choice.

This town of Hilpini is located about 40 miles south of Beneventum. It is also a hilly area, but the area is much smaller. There is also a river passing through it. However, this not-so-large Saberto River eventually flows into Beneventum territory and flows into the Voltuno River.

Therefore, the Abenirum people always felt that they were shorter than the Beneventumus. Even during the reign of the former leader of the Hilpini and the outstanding Abenirum leader Veroni, the Abenirum people still felt a little lack of confidence. For more than ten years afterwards, they had been enduring the oppression and humiliation of the Beneventumus.

Until early this morning, the Dionian coalition forces left Abenirum and began to march into Beneventum territory. The Abenirum people were happy to say goodbye to him, believing that the day for them to avenge their revenge has finally come.

3,500 Abenirum soldiers walked in the front with their heads held high, in the middle were 6,000 legion soldiers from Dionia, and behind were 12,000 soldiers from Potendia, not counting the engineering battalion, medical battalion, mountain reconnaissance team, and the dragged baggage team... The combat troops reached 21,500, and they lined up in a dozen miles long and marched north along the Sabato River.

After leaving the territory of Abenirum, enemies began to appear in the mountains and forests on both banks. Although they were not many, they were condescending, shooting javelins and arrows at the Dionian coalition forces marching in the valley, and even pushing the rocks on the mountain into the river to block the entire team's march.

Seeing this, Alexis, Gerny and Pollet discussed, each of them sent 1,000 soldiers to leave the river bank and march into the mountains and forests on both sides, and at the same time drove away the haunted enemies to protect the large troops in the middle. During the marching of the river valley, the main force occasionally cleared the rocks blocking the road and broke the wood.

When the sun had reached the middle of the sky, the winding river channel suddenly became straighter. The mountains standing along the river not only became shorter, but also retreated a mile away. The soldiers' sight was no longer blocked by the towering trees with lush branches and leaves. What caught their eyes were the flat land on both sides of the river bank, green grass, and swaying small trees... The Dionian coalition had entered Beneventum's territory.

The terrain here is a bit special. Two rows of continuous hills running north and south are like two parallel lines, guarding the Sabato River and extending forward. Between the hills are flat grass with a width of about two miles. The center of the grass flows with a width of only twenty meters, and the water depth is only less than the knee-length Sabato River.

The vanguard of the coalition forces stopped the march here. The Abenirum soldiers who had been trekking for a long time began to eat to replenish their physical strength, and waited for the troops behind to come and meet.

"Five or six miles ahead is Beneventum City." Gerney pointed ahead and said to Alexis and Pollett who had arrived one after another: "In the past, the land ahead was the settlements of the various tribes of Beneventum, and now they have been withdrawn..."

Gerny introduced the situation of Beneventum's territory, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: In fact, most of his impression of Beneventum was that he had a terrible impression of Beneventum after the Southern Italian War. Since the Southern Italian War, his relationship with Lesguk broke out and eventually became a mortal enemy. The only time he had been to Beneventum was the tribal alliance held a high priest here. If it weren't for the support of the Dionysian envoy, he would have been punished by the Samonet priests. He came in fear and left in fear. He was not in a mood to pay attention to the changes in Beneventum's territory. What he introduced now was the information collected by his subordinates over the years. Now he led his troops to completely wash away the humiliation of the past and clear the shadows buried in his heart.
Chapter completed!