Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Protsilaus shrugged and stopped talking.

"The drainage and landfill technology of swamps, swales, and tidal flats is already a mature technology that we Greeks often apply. The Turiris used to construct dams on the upper bank of the Koseni River during the rainy season, Scombe. Lord Russ’s proposal can be done technically.” Kunogolata seriously asked: “But to bury such a large swamp area into farmland, you need to invest a lot of manpower and materials. These you Have you considered it?"

"Don’t you just say that there will be a large number of freemen in Dionysia in the future! We can recruit them in large numbers to do this project. For these freemen who have made great contributions to the Dionysian Union, we not only want to To encourage them to shorten the period of their citizens’ visits, and may consider assigning them a “land” in the swamp area to encourage them to work harder! And... considering the breeding of mosquitoes there, I also hope that Helps can Send doctors to participate, to help the sick people at any time, to prevent the epidemic from happening..." Scombrus said incessantly. Although he has not served as a city-state governor before, he has devoted himself to Kerry. In the role of the Chief Executive of Misa, he used his long life experience to think carefully about the problem, so he thought about it more carefully.

"Of course there is no problem." Helps said immediately: "We can help at any time!"

"Mersis, don't worry about the money!" Scombrus turned to the finance officer and said aloud: "As long as the swamp area is successfully transformed, how much farmland can be provided! How much land tax can you collect! And these Every year! Think about it with your brain!"

Mercis raised his hand helplessly: "Don't think about it, I agree."

"Is anyone else disagreeing?" asked the rotating speaker Corneros.

Everyone, including Daveus, shook his head, and Scombrus took care of the matter by himself.

Next up was Weisbah: "Masters, I received news from Niutum,'Potentia's army is approaching Grummentum, Cincinnati may be worried about being forced by him The annexed tribes of the original Grumentum did not go out of the city to fight. He stuck to the city of Grumentum, and at the same time sent people to Niutum, hoping to form an alliance with us and fight against Potentia together."

"Cincinnati had a good idea." Dave Si smiled lightly: "What do you think of this?"

Weisba hesitated and said, "I don't think it's necessary to form an alliance with Picos. The previous events have proved that Cincinnati is completely untrustworthy. And it happened between Potentia and Picos. In the battle, no matter who wins, the strength of both sides will be weakened, which is very beneficial to us Dionysia!"

Davers was very pleased to see that Weissba could think in this way, indicating that he had become accustomed to the life of the Alliance, and he would consider it for the benefit of the Alliance, so he said: "Master Weissba is right! Of course, we He will not refuse to reject him hard, saying that we just need to take a break after the war, and we can’t fight again."

Weisba made it clear.

At this time, Hermon said: "It's not just Cincinnati that showed us the favor. The tribes of the original Grumentum also quietly sent people to contact us, hoping to get our help and drive away the Pixis. And the Potentians."

"So what are they going to pay for?" Daves asked.

"They said,'Willing to make Grumentum our subsidiary of Dionysia." Hermon replied.

"This condition seems to be considered." Protsilaus was a little emotional, and he answered.

Daveus looked at him, then the other veterans who agreed, and then sneered: "These tribes once betrayed their chieftain Lusau, and later clashed with Pixis, the Grumentum Just want to use this sentence to let us fight against the two forces of Lucalia-Potentia and Pixis, is this possible! Now Crimea, Asprostu Mum needs a large number of citizens and pre-citizens to settle down. The Dionyan army will for some time involve a series of issues such as re-formation and zoning. It is impossible to draw enough soldiers to go to Lukalia. Bagul, how much do you think our heavy infantry can play in the mountains of Lukalia?"

After thinking about it, Bagul said frankly: "We can capture Niutum because of a sneak attack and did not fight the Lucanian fighters directly. However, the heavy infantry had to fight the Lukalia fighters in the mountains. Engagement, I’m afraid it’s difficult to gain the upper hand. Just walking the mountain can consume a lot of the soldiers’ energy, not to mention that we are unfamiliar with the terrain. On the narrow mountain road, the enemy doesn’t need to fight us directly, just push a few stones It will cost us a lot, not to mention the difficulty of transporting food..."

"Baguel was right! When we were going to Armenia through the mountains in Persia, we often encountered similar difficulties. The heavy infantry was brave and could not play a role at all." Alexis said immediately, and then hired The military veterans also agreed with Bagul.

The elders with the most combat experience are not optimistic about fighting in the mountains, which makes Protsilaus a little ashamed. He can clearly recognize the mistakes and said embarrassedly: "It seems that the successive victories of some time ago, I have some Proud."

The veterans who agreed to accept the conditions of the Grummentum tribe also bowed their heads slightly in shame.Previously in Turiri and Amendolara, war was a painful thing.However, since having Davos, it seems that victory is a breeze, giving everyone the illusion that the Dionysian soldiers are invincible!So that everyone started to get a little arrogant.

But Davis did not lose his caution. He remembered clearly that when Rome began to conquer Italy, the biggest obstacle encountered was not the coastal Greek city-state, nor the sturdy Gaul tribe in the north, but the Samo in the central mountains. The Chennai, when the Roman heavy infantry that roamed the plains attacked the Samone in the mountains, were almost unable to move. The fighting continued for decades, during which the Romans suffered several defeats and were forced to humiliate for peace.Of course, Davers did not want to repeat the mistakes of Rome.

"Aren't we going to attack Lucania? Sir, Archon, don't forget that you promised us to occupy the Lucania region!" At this moment, a man stood up and questioned Davers.

It is Polyx!Kunogolata, Burkos and others frowned, and Capps and Amintas were even more hesitant, but Daveus looked calm: "We are not attacking the Lucania region, not It means that we are about to give it up. The war between Potentia and Pixis will undoubtedly affect the small tribes scattered on the land near Grummentum and the ordinary people in the city. Hermon told me to flee to The Lucanians of Nyutum said that both Pixis and Potentia were ransacking their cattle and sheep and their belongings, and they were forcibly included as pioneers..."

"Yes, Lord Majesty. These people arrived in Nyutum and saw that the Lukanians who were citizens of Dionysia were very prosperous and envied! They are now eager for Grummentum to recover Peace, so that they can continue to live a quiet life under the protection of powerful forces." Hermon said solemnly: "And only we, Dionia, can help them realize this beautiful wish!"

"So I would also like to ask you to send people to do more activities near Grummentum. It would be better to sneak into the city so that these war-damaged Lucanias can understand this!" Daveus asked. .

Hermon nodded and said yes.

"Baguel, after you go back, tell Sesta to gather all the young Lucanians in Nyutum, and you will carry out assault training according to the original Lucanian combat methods. It’s better to follow the existing format, because it will be more disciplined. In addition, it must be kept secret so that the enemies in the north cannot know."

Daphus's words excite Bagul and said: "When is the attack?"

"Wait for the time." Daveus spit out a sentence, and then looked around the crowd with a firm tone of voice: "I'd rather let Potentia and Galaguso be a vassal of Dionysia, and not let Grummentum leave. Our control! The location of the city of Grummentum is very important. It controls the land access to Italy's north, east and west, and must be controlled by Dionia!"

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Crotone's troops had just arrived at the Silitian, and after converging a small number of reinforcements sent by Trina and Silitin, they continued to go south.The Crotone Fleet has been sailing south, already passing the Siliting, and has almost reached the sea near Kaunnia.

At this time, the Clippers at the front of the reconnaissance sent back information: The Lockley Fleet was found in the sea ahead, and there were about 40!

Crotone’s naval commander Ascamas immediately ordered: the fleet to slow down the ship, lower the sails, line up the boat array, and prepare to fight!

Soon, the commanded warships gathered together, forming a three-layer paddle warship in the center, and the other large and small warships were arranged on both sides, sailing as close as possible to the coast side, because at this time it was the east wind, although it fell The sails can still use the wind speed to save the sailors some energy, so the fleet tries to seize the upper hand.

Before the formation was completed, Lockley's fleet appeared on the sea less than one nautical mile from them.

Askamas decisively ordered: Speed ​​up the ship and prepare to attack!

From west to east, Crotone's fleet is divided into five columns, each with ten ships, ready to rush into the enemy's defense line at a very fast speed, and then use the advantages of more ships to achieve a pair One-on-one or two-on-one catch-and-fight (this was once used by the Athenians to create more conventional naval tactics).