"Occurrence! Attack me quickly!..." The Campania team officials eagerly urged these distracted soldiers.

The Dionian heavy infantry, who had already been ready, shouted excitedly, protecting the long shield above their heads, blocking the stones and wood that the defenders rushed to the walls in a loose queue. The Campanian light infantry in front of the trench also strengthened their attack on the city.

After the city wall collapsed downwards, a slope formed on both sides of the gap. The soldiers of the Dionians stepped on the gravel that was hurting their feet and jumped into the gap that only allowed the three of them to pass through. When the defenders of Lola South City saw the collapse of the city wall, they immediately divided some soldiers to go down to the city to block the city.

In the close-fitting battle, the Dionian soldiers holding short swords had the advantage, but the Lora soldiers were not afraid of casualties in order to defend their homes. The narrow gap made the Dionian soldiers' attacks rapid, but they could not make progress in a short period of time.

"Woo!..." Just as the Dionian soldiers and Campanian soldiers poured into the two wall gaps, the attacking military horn was also sounded outside the West City at the right time.

The Campanian light infantry in front of the trench immediately lowered the shield and spread it on the trench that was only three meters wide. The remaining coalition soldiers rushed up from the rear with cloud ladders, stepped on the "wooden bridges" made of shields, easily bypassed the sparsely arranged deer fortresses, and placed the cloud ladder on the city wall.

Some of the original Xicheng defenders were taken to rescue Nancheng, and some drove down to the city to block the gap. There were not many soldiers left on the city wall, and they also had to assist in attacking the enemies at the gap. They could not give much damage to the enemies near the city wall, and it was also difficult to stop the enemy's ant attack, so they had to ask for help.

However, the Dionian coalition in the south city is now attacking fiercely, and the Lola soldiers in armor are not as good as the opponent. They often win less and lose more in frontal battles, so they can only support them. The defense of the city on the east and north sides mainly relies on the people in the city. It has made great sacrifices to be able to fight until now without being compromised by the enemy. Now the entire Lola City is attacked on all sides, and the whole city is in a tight position, and there is no extra force to send.

The battle lasted until noon. Zantiparis, who was paying attention to the development of the war outside the southern city, received the long-awaited good news: the coalition soldiers had captured the head of the west side!

Zantipalis immediately breathed a long sigh and relaxed his whole body: Lora City was finally taken down!

Although for him, this was the first independent battle he led the army after joining the Kingdom of Dionia, he achieved such great results in his first battle. In his lifetime, he might really realize his initial wish - to become a real commander of the legion and wash away his previous shame (referring to the fact that in the case of Raodisian, he was an inspector in the Ministry of Military Affairs, but he did not do his best, resulting in poor supervision and promoted some incompetent team officials).

But at this moment he was a little happy: from the besiege of Lola City to the present, the army he led has more than 500 casualties. Although most of them were injured, for a team of only 4,000 people, this proportion was already very high, and it may be criticized afterwards.

Therefore, he issued an order to the messenger: "Notify all brigades to not advance too much after entering the city, slow down the attack speed, pay attention to protecting yourself, and reduce casualties!"

The recruits are inexperienced and can only keep reminding them... Seeing the messenger leave, Zantiparis sighed lightly, rubbed his old waist with his hands, and said, "Go and bring me a chair."

The defense of Lola City was like a blown pig urine bubble. It was broken at one point and soon collapsed. However, Zantiparis's concerns were quickly fulfilled. The Lola defenders and people who retreated from the city to the city did not surrender. They still stubbornly blocked the coalition's advance in the city, which angered the coalition soldiers who had already suffered considerable casualties during the siege, especially the Campanian soldiers who had been poisoned by Samonet's army before. They not only increased their offensive efforts, but also regarded the men, women, young and old in the city as enemies and killed them.

Lola was outnumbered, and there was no final defense in the city like the acropolis that was common in Greek city-states. In the afternoon, almost all the people in Lola died in battle and were completely occupied by the coalition forces.

However, the coalition leaders did not have the joy of victory, because a spy from Abenirum brought them bad news: thousands of Kauteni soldiers left Beneventum early in the morning and were marching westward.

The coalition generals led by Zantiparis and Earos immediately became nervous. They were worried that the Samone army was coming to rescue Lola. Fortunately, they no longer needed to worry about the unstable order in Lola.

After discussion, the coalition generals decided to ask the soldiers to repair them quickly and eat rations to recover their physical strength as soon as possible. The cleaning of the entire battlefield, the removal of military camps outside the city, and the inventory of materials in the city... were all left to the Enona officials to manage, and at the same time commanded the people of Enona, Campania and Naconia to be responsible. In fact, this was equivalent to handing over the management of Lora City to Diona.

For the Campanians, there was no way. The Samante coalition forces invaded a large number of Campanians and destroyed towns and villages. The city of Naples was almost a wilderness within a radius of dozens of miles. Now the population of the Campanian Alliance is not enough to fill these wastelands. They can no longer covet the land in the eastern plains of Campania. What's more, it is close to the mountains and is more likely to be attacked by the Samante people. The Dionians stationed here, which can instead become a security barrier for the Campanian Alliance.

For Dionia, after the Third Legion defeated the Kautini invasion of the Campania Alliance, it had formulated a punishment plan to occupy Lola, Cesara, and Capua, and now it is just to pick up this plan again. Adrianques sent officials from Enona to lead the people here, on the one hand to help the coalition forces siege the city, and on the other hand, it was also to have the intention to quickly take over the city after capturing Lola.

The Kingdom of Dionia and the Campania Alliance naturally reached a tacit understanding in silence and each took its own needs. But now, the Samonet reinforcements that could arrive at any time are likely to make the victory they exchanged for with the blood of their soldiers into vain.

Fortunately, it was about ninety miles from Beneventum to Lola, half of which were still mountain roads, so several Campanian League generals believed that it was impossible for the Kautini people to arrive at Lola in one day.

As the saying goes, you will come whatever you fear. When it is almost dusk, you are sent to the north and closely monitor the enemy's movements hurried back and report that a Samonet army left the Abella Pass and was rushing towards Lola, with about 10,000 soldiers.

The generals of the Campania Alliance were surprised to hear the news: I heard from the spy Abenirum that the enemy had only a few thousand people, but why did it become 10,000 people in just a few hours?!

A general immediately expressed his doubts: "Have you carefully investigated the number of enemies?! Confirm it again for me!"

Some generals suggested: "The Samonets are fierce, and our soldiers have just gone through fierce battles. They are not only very tired, but also suffered some casualties and need to rest. In addition, the Lola wall is now broken and cannot hold on. It is better to... it is better to lead the army to retreat first, and then fight after they are fully prepared..."

His suggestion was actually recognized by several generals, and even Earos hesitated and could not make a decision for the time being, so he could only turn his attention to Zantiparis.

Zantiparis looked around the Campanian generals, and he understood in his heart that despite conquering the city of Lora and winning a victory against the Samonets, the Campanian League's continuous failures in the face of the Samonets over the decades have made them fear the Samonets in their hearts. Once the situation is unfavorable, the first thing they think of is retreating, and he must give them the courage to fight!

Zantiparis pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Everyone, if we want to retreat, there are a few problems, you must first consider. First, what should we do with these tens of thousands of people? They are not soldiers, young and strong, and have discipline. Many of them are elderly and women who are slow to move and lack organization. Once they are allowed to retreat, the scene will inevitably be chaotic. The Samones march so quickly. Once they are caught up, it will be a disaster!

Secondly, the war launched by the Samones has caused huge losses to the Campanian Alliance. We finally captured Lora, and we were able to block the Samones in the mountains and prevent their reinvasion. Now we have to give up Lora. Once we give up, it will not be so easy to retake it again. The Samones will inevitably learn from their lessons and arrange enough warriors here, which will form a stalemate.

The main force of our Dionysian army is in the east and in the mountains. It is the home of the Samonai people. The battle must be very difficult and there will be no results in a short period of time. And I will not be able to get new reinforcements here, because the kingdom is also fighting a greater war in Sicily and Latinum.
Chapter completed!