Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"What's the matter with fighting! Before any war, I Timias did not provide good service to the soldiers, that is, you are Markus, I have served you more than once, and I have not seen you say it affects you. Rest!" Timi Asli finished his voice loudly and sternly, and several women also flirted at Yomakas, Yingyingyan's help.

"Okay, okay, you are willing to stay here, just stay here! I still have an emergency!" Yomakas was anxious and angry. Under the large crowd, it was not easy to attack, and he finished angrily. Before driving, let the gate guards come in to inform.

"Master Yomakas, when you meet the Archon of Dionysia, can you tell us a word and let us go in..." Seeing Yomakas was going to the camp, Timias came together again with a hippy smile, Yomakas ignored him and went straight in.

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When Daveus was out of the camp, Timias and the women wanted to come around, and they were urged to the side by the guards led by Maltius.

Yomakas pretended not to hear it, and Daveus laughed. He reached out to the noisy and noisy area on the front of the camp and said, "The Tarantum's mind is flexible. We just built the camp yesterday, today A lively market is automatically formed here. To be honest, it provides a great convenience for our army to pick up the necessary supplies, but harlots are strictly prohibited in the army. According to the "Dionysian Military Law", the offenders You will be deprived of your citizenship. So even if the man walked into the military camp, no one dared to approach him in violation of military law."

Yomakas blushed slightly and smiled with a smile, sighing: "Your military is tough, no wonder the record is excellent."

The location of the combat meeting is in the estate of Yomakas, on the outskirts of Tarantum.

In the conference room, Daeves not only met Diomeras, but also Trifias, one of the Heraklian consuls, and Tudpres, one of the Metapuntum consuls.

Diomilas still had the same expression as yesterday, but he didn't say anything rumors anyway. It was estimated that the bad news of the navy's disastrous defeated him.

Tu de Pres greeted Daveus very politely and behaved well.Instead, Trifias and Daves shook hands and hugged, talking and laughing.After all, Heraclea was close to Amendolara. When the mercenary led by Davos had just established a foothold in Amendolara, he had contact with Heraclea. Within less than two years, he established a closer relationship.

After everyone sat down, Yomakas said again: "My lords, thank you for your selfless help when Tarantum encountered difficulties! Daiomilas and I represent Taran The Senate of Tum and the people of Tarantum express their heartfelt thanks to you!" After that, Yomakas earnestly saluted the three.

Diomelas also reluctantly followed the salute, and the three of Davis responded politely.

After this etiquette, it entered the topic.

Diomelas stood up and said: "Mandulia has fewer than 4,000 soldiers stationed. It has been under siege by the Maple Coalition for two days! According to reliable sources, the Maple Coalition has a total of 30,000 people, if If we don’t take action immediately, Mandulia will suffer the same fate as Brindisi! The Senate of Tarantum has already decided to send us immediately to free Manduria and find an opportunity to meet Mep Is there any disagreement with the coalition decisive battle?"

His eyes glanced over Todd Pres, Trifias, and finally landed on Davis.Heraclia and Metapontum, as the affiliated city-states of Tarantum, have always obeyed, so the question of Diomelas is of course directed at Dionia.

The two consuls gave affirmative answers, but instead of speaking immediately, Davers stood up and walked to the side of Yomakas, with a detail of Tarantum on the wooden table in front of him. The map clearly shows that the marked Manduria is not far south of the Tarantum icon. He gestured with his finger and asked, "How far is Mandulia from here?"

"Less than fifty miles." Yomakas replied.

50 miles.Daveus estimated that at the normal marching speed of 15 mph per hour, the Dionysian Legion could arrive within three hours.The location of Manduria is on a "coastal corridor", with the sea on one side and the mountain forest on the other. The city of Manduria is actually not located on the seashore but depends on the mountain forest.But think about it is not far north of Tarantum, the Mesapi people built this city must have taken into account the naval strength of Tarantum, so to avoid weaknesses.

"How wide is it here?" Davers stuck the "corridor" on the map with two fingers.

"The narrowest is six miles." Yomakas answered.

Six miles.The array of 30,000-strong troop commanders has long exceeded this length.After thinking for a while, Davers asked, "How many soldiers is Tarantum planning to send?"

Yomakas was about to answer, and Diomelas could not hold back, shouting: "You don't agree to send troops, and decide quickly, don't ask this question, that will delay our time! -"

"Diomilas!" Yomakas hurriedly shouted, fearing that he would exaggerate and anger Davos.

Diomelas just saw that Davis not only did not show respect for himself as the governor, but also that no one seemed to be the host of this meeting, which was immediately infuriated.At the moment, I remembered the instructions of the elders of the Senate and the dangerous situation of Tarantum. I snorted coldly and swallowed my anger into my belly.

Daveus looked calm and looked at Diomelas and said slowly: "Waging a war is not only related to the life and death of a citizen soldier, but also to the rise and fall of a city-state. As the decision maker of war, we must Think carefully, does Tarantum have another chance to fail again?!"

Everyone else was moved by Davos' words, and Diomelas snorted again, carefully muttering: "This is just to find a reason for your cowardice."

Daphs chuckled and said nothing.

timid?No one else here would agree with Diomelas. After all, the battles that Davis has commanded in the past have always won more than less, and it has proved everything.But before Tarantum faced the attack of the Mep Allied forces, eagerly urged Dionysia's reinforcements. Who is timid?

Eumarkas saw Trifias blinking at Tu de Pres, revealing a little sarcasm, his face could not be hung, and he was busy coming out of the round: "Master Daphes, please forgive the rudeness of Diomelas , He is also anxious about Tarantum's current... bad situation, he was impulsive and talked irrespectively!"

Yomakas apologized, and even glanced at Diomelas.

Diomelas held his breath and did not apologize, but did not speak again.

"Tarantum will send 10,000 soldiers to the expedition." Yomakas then said: "With your reinforcements, the total strength of the army reaches 27,000, which is not much different from the number of the Maple Allied Forces. Wait for After the release of Manduria, the number of soldiers in Tarantum will increase to 14,000, and the army has 31,000. This is a very large number, and it is not a problem to repel the Maple Allied Forces."

"If things can develop as best as you said, but—" Daveus forcefully clicked on the Manduria icon on the map: "If instead of fighting with us, the Maple Allied Forces retreated, Have you considered it?"

"This is not possible! Mesapi's temperament is irritable and tyrannical, and he loves fighting, and regards retreat as timidity." Diomelas immediately retorted.

"The Mesapi people were able to join the Puchti people in ambushing Akita. Obviously, it was not just knowing the blind bravery." At Tarantum, Davers also learned the truth about Akita's defeat. At this time he Patiently analyzed: "As far as I know, the Mesapi infantry is not as good as our heavy infantry, I believe that the Puchti are even more so. Their cavalry is strong, but in Manduria, if the two sides are fighting, It’s not conducive to their cavalry attack, but it is good for our heavy infantry combat. Smart people will not fail to take this into consideration... here, maybe they are their ideal battlefield," Davers pointed to Manduria and Brin There is a large gap between the two cities of Disi, where there is no mountain forest logo.

"However, once the enemy retreats, we meet with the Manduria garrison, and the strength is increased. The Mep coalition forces are facing difficult choices, and it is not impossible to choose to retreat directly." Davers also reminded.

"It makes sense." Trifias nodded in agreement. Heraklia's strength is not too strong. Before following Tarantum in the Mesapi area, there have been no small losses. Of course he hopes that he will not After losing a soldier, they forced the Mesapi to retreat, and they could fulfill their allies' obligations smoothly.

Todd Press also holds this kind of psychology.

Yumakas and Diomeras glanced at each other, with concerns on their faces, and they all knew clearly: If the Maple Allied Forces really chose to retreat as Davis said, it would not be good for Tarantum.

The Greek city-state organized tens of thousands of troops to go out to fight, often in quick combat.After all, the time is long, not only the huge consumption of materials, but also the large number of citizens who have not been in the country for a long time. Most of the city-state affairs are abandoned. Before the end of the war, the order in the city-state is chaotic and the housing fields are vacant. I am afraid it should also die.Therefore, to date, only Athens, Sparta and Syracuse have the ability to fight for a long time, and they are all supported by a strong city-state alliance.

The Mep coalition forces withdrew, and of course tens of thousands of Dionysian reinforcements could not stay long. When the Mesapi attacked again, could Tarantum go to Dionys to request reinforcements?Tarantum finally gathered such a large army, and only hoped that he could complete the battle and give the Maple Allies a heavy blow to change Tarantum's decline.