Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Philius stopped talking.In his mind, he also feels that there is a chance of victory against the Siracusa people who only have half the military.The reason why I haven't agreed is to follow the inertia of Davis's will for a long time.

Ansitanos thought for a while and slowly said, "According to my understanding of Lord Davis, even if he feels that there is a high probability of defeat in the battle, he will take the initiative to fight this battle."

"Why?" Felix asked quickly.

Ansitanos looked at the citizens of the Silitians who were holding weapons in the far square and were gathering. Shen Sheng said: "Because victory can win the awe of the Great Greeks, defeat can also win the hearts of the great Greeks. But like this now In the situation that everyone expects, we will do nothing, and will only let the Confederacy deviate. The lost land can be recaptured, but the hearts of the people can be lost. It is much harder to get it again..."

"But... if this battle fails, Kaurnia, Trina, and even Silitian may be in danger." Philius still hesitated.

"Isn't Davies arranged it for a long time! What are you worried about?!" Ancitas looked away with a smile: "Perhaps Davis had expected this day long...Since the people in the house If you dare to make such a decision, then you have to bear the cost of failure..."

Ansitanos finished, stood up, patted the dust on his body, no longer went to see the people of the Silitine in the city, sighed, and said something that Felixius didn't quite understand: "This is like Burning the wasteland and opening the ground, only burning the weeds and trees is suitable for starting to sow new seeds... Alas, this is politics."

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The two returned to the venue, and Felixius agreed to the proposal of a battle with the Syracuse, but he made a request: the command of the entire battle belongs to Dionia.

Regarding this, Pretinis, Aseias, and Asopias have no objections. Only Askamas expressed disagreement. However, regardless of the number of soldiers or the performance of the army, Dionysia’s fourth, The Fifth Legion was far superior to Crotone’s troops who had just entered the war, so the final election was that Philius was well-deserved to become the commander of the entire Southern Italian coalition battle.

Felix returned to the camp, and the two commanders of Drakos and Epitanes were already waiting in the big tent.

"Felius, what decision did your meeting ultimately make?" Epitenius asked eagerly.

"Our coalition forces are preparing to force the Syracuse to fight." Philius said truthfully.

"Yeah, I guessed it!" Epitanius looked at Draco excitedly.

"I didn't make this bet with you, because I also chose to fight the Syracuse." Dracos did not want to ignore him, and turned to ask Felix: "Who will command this battle?"

"It's a matter of asking! No one but us!" Epitanius blurted out.

"It's up to me to command the entire coalition." Felixius said this with a slightly heavy tone, because he felt the pressure on his shoulders, and at the same time he saw the excitement of the two regiment commanders, which also made him Realize: The generals and soldiers of the Fourth and Fifth Legions are eager to fight face-to-face with the Syracuse, because of the merits of the war, because of the victory of the previous camp defense, and because of the hospitality of the Cologne Their fighting spirit is high, and the pride and honor of the soldiers of the Dionysian Legion will not allow them to retreat for a long time.Of course, if Daphes is here, no one would dare not follow, but he would not be able to guarantee that he would be the commander himself.

Thinking of this, he was relieved in his heart, beckoning to the two of them and saying, "Let's plan carefully together how to win this battle?"

Upon hearing this, Epitanes no longer laughed, and asked seriously: "Which city-states of the Southern Italian Alliance have troops? How many people are there? How many people may be in the Syracuse?"

"In addition to our 17,000 legionnaires; Crotone also has 17,000 soldiers, including 6,000 heavy infantry; Siriting has 14,000 soldiers and 3,000 heavy infantry. They also want to recruit some more citizens to join the war; Trina has 7000 soldiers, but they want to defend the city, and they can be sent to participate in the battle. There may be only four or five thousand people, and the heavy infantry can reach one thousand... A total of about 54,000 troops and about 22,000 heavy infantry."

After Felicius finished his speech, Epidnis whistled: "Wow, this is a huge army!"

"Not much." Drakos poured cold water on him: "All of our Dionysian regiments and reserve soldiers together can easily exceed this number, and the number of heavy infantry is far more than this coalition! The six heavy infantry brigades of Dionynia’s legion are 6,000 heavy infantry. Not counting the reserve soldiers, there are 30,000 heavy infantry in all legions!"

The heavy infantry equipment is expensive, and many city-state civilians are unwilling to bear or cannot afford this cost, but many Dionysians who have just become reserve citizens and full-time citizens are willing to buy them out of business, just because they are in the Dionysian Union. Performing military service and acting as a heavy infantry can bring them more benefits, such as: gaining a "place", holding public office, participating in local council elections, participating in the election of civil servants... and so on.Moreover, the low-interest loans provided by the Christiania Bank, which is unique to the Dionysian Union and spread across the cities of the Union, also gave new citizens the confidence to buy heavy infantry equipment.

"But our legions cannot all be here, only my fourth legion and your fifth legion are here." Although Epitanus was refuting Drakos, his expression was very excited: "We can only rely on us To decide the outcome of this battle!"

Dracos didn't speak, his eyes also gleamed.

"The two army commanders, according to information obtained by Siliting, we have to face at least more than 50,000 Syracuse troops, and they can defeat Carthage, I am afraid it is not good to deal with!" Felixius solemnly Reminded the two of them: "This battle is of great importance! If the battle fails, the army of Syracuse may be approaching our territory of Dionysia, and several other city-states in the Confederation of Southern Italy may be likely to be It conquers, and the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"I am also a veteran of Dionysian, and I certainly understand the importance of this battle!" Epitanis complained to express his dissatisfaction with Phylliss, and then asked: "You are sure that the enemy has only More than 50,000 people? What about the more than 40,000 enemies who attacked us in Kaurenia?"

"They are besieging the city of Kaurenia. Siriting's scouts have been closely watching the movements there, reporting to the coalition at any time." Of course, Felius understood what they were worried about: "In order to prevent them from suddenly sending troops north, strengthen The strength of the Syracuse people in the camp of Siri Court."

"As long as the Syracuse here does not increase troops, the two sides are similar in strength, we have a great chance!" Epithenis looked at Philius and Drakos, and analyzed: "Before we They have already fought against the Syracuse. Their cavalry is strong, but no matter how strong the cavalry is, they dare not go to the dense phalanx during the battle. As long as we are on guard, even if they defeat our cavalry, It won’t take much advantage, as long as they dare to get close to the array, our light infantry will hit them hard."

Both Felix and Drax nodded.

Dracos took the conversation and said aloud: "As for the infantry of Syracuse, I think I can defeat the Carthaginians. The fighting ability should not be weak, but from the battle of Kaurenia, their morale The will to fight is not very strong. In the heavy infantry that played a decisive role in the battle, the Syracuse army certainly cannot compare with our army!"

The other two immediately agreed. This was not their pride, but because under the guidance of Davos’ advanced combat philosophy, the Dionysian Army was actually a complex combat group with multiple arms and had undergone rigorous training. Thus becoming an army that can adapt to various situations and perform more complex tactics, this is the confidence of the generals of Felix, Dracos, and Epitanes.

"Our corps is very different from other allies in terms of tactical training and equipment. It is not suitable to fight with other troops. This is easy to cause chaos, but it is not conducive to the performance of our corps." Drakos also reminded .

"Drakos is right! I suggest that the Fourth and Fifth Legions should be brought together, not separated, so as to form a strong fighting force. Any wing arranged in the battle array will cause huge damage to the enemy. Threats. After defeating the enemies in front of you, they form a siege to the middle road and finally win the battle!" Epitanes gestured at the wooden table and said his opinion.

"I think so too." Although the two legion chiefs did not get along well in peacetime, but when it came to fighting, the two agreed unanimously.

With his hands on his back, Felixius walked a few steps inside the big tent, looked back at the two, and said embarrassedly, "I agree with your suggestions, but this is not the battle we faced in Dionysia alone. There are allies of Trina, Silitine, Crotone."

"But you are the commander of the entire coalition!" Epitanius said anxiously: "You have the right to make the most reasonable arrangement!"

"We think it's reasonable, but they also think it's reasonable. Everyone agrees, and the entire combat plan can be implemented smoothly." Felix said helplessly: "This coalition commander is not that good! "

"Don't they agree with our plan?" Draco raised his eyebrows.