Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Kunogolata, who stood on the steps in front of the senate, looked back at everything in front of him. The harmony and stability of the square touched the painful memories in his heart. His expression gradually became firm: "The Union of Dionysia can have today very bad Easy, we must not allow the Syracuse to destroy it!"

Cornelius, who also has tragic memories, does not have the usual gentleness at this moment: "Even if we donate all the gold and silver, we must win this war! Only then can the people of Dionysia have a future!"

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Seckrian has been very busy these days. On the one hand, he has to reorganize the mixed fleet from allies that he has just gathered in Turrii, establish the affiliation of each squadron, arrange the accommodation of the sailors, etc., and maintain Warships, installation of "crows" and many other matters; on the other hand, he will also participate in and guide the construction of dry docks, the construction of naval military ports, and the establishment of a security line to prevent anyone from watching naval training close to avoid leaks...

Now the section from the port to the Temple of Hera has become a large construction site. Thousands of Dionysian people are enthusiastically constructing and expanding naval bases. With the assistance of the Ministry of Military Affairs and Turri City Hall, Seclian is relaxed. Many, but the most anxious thing in his mind is that the two new legions have not yet been formed, and his new tactics cannot be drilled at all.

So when the news that "the Syracuse army landed in Lokri, the fleet of nearly 500 warships in Syracuse, Chen Bing, was in the north of Lokri to protect the Syracuse troop convoy", not only At the time, Daveus's admonitions and plans did not show any desire to fight in his own heart.

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At the headquarters of the Southern Italian Alliance in Siriting, the representatives of the city-states, led by Ansitanos, put aside the unnecessary quarrels and quickly reached an agreement when the crisis was coming: the city-states in the Southern Italian League did their best to send out the best As many troops as possible form a coalition army, and the coalition commander is temporarily Phelius.If Daveus led the team, the commander-in-chief would naturally belong to him, but he was not there, so the representatives of each city-state believed that the prestige of Felixius was not enough to fully admire the generals of other city-states. And for any important decision, Philius had to discuss the decision with other city-state generals.In addition, the coalition forces can freely stay and build camps in any city-state and any territory of the Southern Italian League. The military supplies are provided by the city-states in proportion to their strength. Of course, Dionysia is the most, Crotone and Lijim. Naturally there are quite a few. Fortunately, at the end of October, the autumn harvest has just ended. Citizens of all city-states have sufficient surplus grain. The special storage silos set up a few years ago in the Dionysian Union are full, so there is no shortage of grain for the time being. Worry.

Once the agreement was reached, the representatives of the city-states immediately returned to the city-state and urged to send troops, but only two of them did not move.

Ansitanos was because Dionia had a preparation plan long before Davis left, and he only had to sit in the Silitium and wait for the arrival of the Fourth and Fifth Legions.

The other person is the ambassador of Kolenia-Ulipatos.Because Kaurenia is already at the forefront of the battlefield, the entire Kaurenia has already begun war mobilization, preparing to defend the Syracuse offensive.As a messenger, he has a heavy responsibility and must stay here to urge the reinforcements of other city-states to rush to Kaurenia as soon as possible.

"Master Ansitanos, are you sure that Dionia's army has already started?!" he asked again anxiously.

"When I came here from Asprostoum, our Fourth Army had already recruited soldiers on the square. Based on my knowledge of our coalition forces, they should be on the road now."

"That's good! That's good!" Youlipatos said with a mouthful, and the whole body was fidgeting like a sore on the buttocks, and then asked again: "Then... Then your fifth legion also set off ?!"

"The commander of the 5th Army of Dionysia has no other hobbies. The only thing he likes is fighting. As soon as he receives an order, he will definitely summon the army to set off. I even think that the departure time of the 5th Army may be longer than that of the 4th Army. Early." Ansitanos said seriously.

Yulipatos calmed down a little.

Ancitanos saw him stomping gently, tapping the wooden table with his right hand, a look of anxiety, and couldn't help but reminded: "I suggest you still urge the municipal government of Siriting now. Hall, seize the time to mobilize the civilian soldiers."

Siliting?Ulipatos was a little puzzled: according to the agreement reached, their army did not go to Kaurnia.

Ansitanos explained to him seriously: "Although Siliting, Trina and Crotone are responsible for defending the north bank of the Ramato River, if the Syracuses rushed across the Ramato River, Going to the north of Kaurnia, wouldn't our Confederation of Southern Italians plan to block the Syracuse from Lokri and its allies?"

After this reminder, Uliptos immediately woke up and immediately stood up and said: "You are right, I will go to Lord Pretinis."

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On this day, in Lockley, Dionysius encountered difficulties.

His original plan was for the entire fleet to sail north from Syracuse early in the morning and reach Lockrie in one day, completing the landing as soon as possible.Therefore, he specially asked the most experienced sailors to choose a Dionysian main force to expedite Potentia, and at the same time, it was a good and calm day.

The huge fleet did arrive at Lockley smoothly, but then encountered a lot of trouble during the period of entering the port.

Lokeri does not have a natural seaport like Syracuse, and can easily make thousands of ships as temporary docks, and the port of Lokeri is not as big as Syracuse, and can accommodate five or six at a time. Hundreds of ships are already its limit. At the same time, as a city-state, Rockley has limited manpower. It has never handled a series of landing procedures for the arrival, unloading, shipping, offshore, and rotation of nearly 10,000 ships at the dock. This requires sufficient labor, orderly organization, strong management, and rich experience... These are not available in Lockley.

And in order to keep secrets and achieve the purpose of a sudden attack, Dionysius sent the Clippers to rule Lokeri the day before, so Lokeri was not fully prepared.

As a result, a large number of ship materials were unloaded and could not be cleaned in time. They piled up at the pier and blocked the soldiers’ access to the road. They also let the Syracuse soldiers clean themselves. The soldiers who had been drifting on the sea for a day were very tired and eager Rest, of course, hold your breath, if you do not agree, there will be conflict with the workers of the dock.

The unloaded ships are eager to leave the dense ship gaps, and the unloaded ships are eager to get on the dock. How can the Lockley officials responsible for dispatching take care of so many ships, resulting in collisions and crew falling into the water from time to time It can be seen that even after several ships were hit, there was a tragedy in which the hull broke into the water and eventually overturned.

Outside the port, thousands of ships stay on the sea, whether they are sailors or soldiers, are very eager to go ashore to rest early, and the owners are anxiously expecting to complete the task soon, and then leave, because they are worried that although the sea is now in good condition However, the climate of the Mediterranean Sea is changing rapidly. In the event of a sudden storm, all these ships will be photographed towards the coast. Everyone has no room to hide and are crushed together...

Dionysius was one of the first to go ashore. Seeing the scene of the port of Lockley soon confusing, he was so anxious that he even greeted his uncle, Demodokas, who was angry.

But it is useless to get angry. The problem is there and must be resolved as soon as possible.So Dionysius had to strictly order the people who had gone ashore to work as labor, follow the instructions of the Rockley Port personnel, help to move the cargo, dredge the dock, and mediate the conflict.At the same time, he reluctantly issued an order to allow all troop carriers outside the port to land on the beach near Lockley, and let the soldiers go ashore.

After issuing these instructions, Dionysius knew that the bad situation at Lockley Port would be greatly improved, but thousands of affairs would follow one after another. Without two or three days of processing and repairs, Siracusa’s army I am afraid it is impossible to send troops.

In order not to be distracted by sight, Dionysius left several generals and ministers to coordinate and direct the landing. He took Phoebe and others to leave the port and enter the city of Lockley.

Filipidas is the first time to visit Lockley, and is carefully looking at the buildings in the city, but Dionysius asked softly: "Filipidas, you think our first attack target should be where is it?"

Fibidas glanced at him, and then glanced at the others who were far behind and separated by guards. He was strange in his heart: because he had already expressed to this arrogant when he was in Syracuse How do you think you haven't made up your mind now?

So, he said affirmatively again: "My first choice is still Kolenia."

Hearing this, Dionysius fell silent: he understood Fibidas’ intentions, and while the city-states in the Confederation of Southern Italy were not ready for war, they were unable to reach a union with a rapid attack.But the reason why he hesitated was not because the army of Syracuse landed in Great Greece like a wolf into the flock, but there were too many fat sheep. I don’t know which one to eat first, so that he suffered from a selection disorder, but Because he already has a goal in his mind, that is-Li Jim.

Lijim opposed him many times, and even humiliated him, such as rejecting his proposal, but marrying the woman he proposed to Siracusa’s enemy, Diona’s governor, but this was only a secondary reason.The most important thing is the wealth and location of Li Jim.