Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Your Majesty, are you not going to fight Syracuse?!" Amintas asked in surprise.

Daveus looked at Amintas, looked around at others, and then calmly analyzed: "Amintas, you have to understand that our fleet has twice defeated the navy of Syracuse, the great Greek The coastline has now been controlled by us, and now we have the initiative to control the war! We can make full use of the fleet to land at any location on the coast of the large camp where the main force of Syracuse is stationed, attack their weak defenses, and cut off their The grain transportation line returns the tricks that the Syracuses used to us before, so that even if Dionysius has a larger army than us, we will be mobilized and exhausted by us. It is precisely because Dionysius is worried about these, so now the Syracuse people desperately want to fight against us, and want to use this to reverse the decline, and even intentionally send messengers to irritate us, don't you easily get into the enemy "Dang!"

Although these words of Daveus are to Amintas, they are actually telling other army commanders what strategy he will take next.

Tranquility was restored in the big tent, and everyone was thinking about Daveus.

Amintas scratched his head and still asked somewhat unwillingly: "Are we going to not fight the Syracuse?"

This question made Daveus think for a while before saying: "It depends on the development of the next situation, and we must first patiently do our own things. The troops of Hironimus are still on the way, hope The forces led by Los are still encircling Laos, and the Spear Brigade still needs more training... As long as our plans are put in place, we will weave a big net, and the Syracuse people will be in this big net. Fish, we can control their destiny at any time. At that time, I will use Dionysius' head to pay homage to the dead Drakos and the warriors!"

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Dionysius listened to the messenger's report in Crotone, and he was also puzzled by the last statement of "Did He Wait", said Davies: Is it Davis to discuss with his men? After that, send a messenger to inform me of the date of the battle?

Dionysius thought subconsciously in the best possible direction, so he decided to wait and see.

At this moment, the sentinel of the port came to report and said: "Several dozen Dionysian warships were found passing Crotone and heading south."

Dionysius' face suddenly changed when he heard it.

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According to the instructions of Daveus, Seckrian formed a fleet of 60 ordinary three-layer paddle warships, led by him personally, and circumnavigated the southern coast of Great Greece.And Midolades led the main fleet of crow warships to block the sea between Crotone and Siriting, monitoring the whereabouts of Crotone's army.

This is the first time since the establishment of the Dionysian Alliance that its own fleet will complete the voyage around the coast of Great Greece, so neither Seckrian nor every sailor is very excited.

Before departure, they brought the sails, even if it was only a weak south wind, the sails were all raised to the main mast, and the alliance icon of "black hair twined with double forks" was displayed in the wind.

The Sekerian fleet sailed faster, and after bypassing the cape of Crotone, it took only more than an hour to reach the nearby sea of ​​Sirith.

"Let's get closer!" Seckrian commanded the fleet close to the Siliting port.

At this time, the Siliting had no longer the busy scene of the port city where the headquarters of the South Italian League was stationed. The large city had no Silitians, only Syracuse soldiers, freemen and slaves. The arrival of the Dionysian fleet made them appear Very nervous, immediately arm all the troops and send cavalry to rush to notify the large camp in Crotone.

At this time, there were only more than 3,000 defenders in the city, but the food and other supplies for the entire Siracusa army were mainly concentrated here. There are still hundreds of ships moored in Sicily and have not returned In addition, there is a fleet of cargo ships dedicated to delivering materials from the Silitine to Syracuse. However, I am afraid that these substances will no longer be able to travel by sea and can only be transported by land.There are so many ships, but there are no warships. In case the Dionians force into the port, it may cause some damage to the port.

However, the Sekerian Fleet had no plans to take action in the Silitium for a while. It made the defenders stunned with cold sweat, and then continued to sail south, and then arrived in Cologne.

This time Sekerian did not sway a shot, but sent a clipper to request access to the port.

The Coronians have heard the news of the "Dionysian Fleet defeating the Syracuse Navy". They were more than amazed and more or less anticipated in their hearts.But when the Dionysian fleet really arrived, they were somewhat at a loss, and finally the general General Friniris made a decision: "See you! See you!"

In fact, there was no Dionysian messenger on the Clippers, but an open letter from Daveus to the Colonia Council, which was handed over to the greeted personnel.

In the letter, Davers did not criticize the "Caulenia surrendering Syracuse", but instead apologized for the original withdrawal of the Dionysian Corps and expressed the tragic experience of the Silitians. Deep condolences and outrage at the brutality of the Syracuse people, and at the same time express their understanding and gratification for the choices made by Kaurenia in the critical situation of the time.

In the letter, Davers also said with confidence: Dionia has stepped out of the predicament and is convening a large army for a final battle with the Syracuse. I believe that the final victory must belong to the Great Greeks!The hostages that Kaurenia was forced to hand over to the Siracusa camp will be rescued safely, please be assured!

Friniris repeatedly read the letter several times, and when he handed it to others, his heart was still emotionally agitated. He couldn't help but ask the sailor Dionysia who sent the letter: "I heard that Daveus Is the adult king of the Dionysian Alliance?"

"Yes, all of our Dionysian citizens believe that'Only Lord Davers can fully possess the protection of Hades to protect our homeland, so we unanimously elected him as king. And he became king. The next day, we miraculously defeated the number of warships far more than our Syracuse navy, which shows that Pluto agreed with our choice!"said the sailor excitedly.

Affected by the people around him, he couldn't help wondering.

"A great person like Lord Davis should become a king!" Friniris said it was not a perfunctory but a heartfelt excitement. He solemnly said, "Please tell Lord Davis, We Coronians have not forgotten that we are big Greeks! Master Davis has any requirements, as long as it is reasonable, we will do our best to do it, we will not give in to the Syracuses!"

"Master Friniris is right, we will not succumb to Syracuse! As long as the Dionysian army comes to the Ophelia Plains again, we will immediately rise up to revolt and drive these evil Sicilians Out of Greece!" Others have also made promises one after another.

Friniris discussed the matter with the council and immediately wrote a letter and wrote back to Daveus.

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In the large tent temporarily built by the Dionysian soldiers on the north bank of the Neto River, the rest of the regiment has dispersed, and only Philius remains in the camp.

"Your Majesty, I--" Felius guiltily wanted to plead with Daphes.

Daveus had already guessed what he was going to say, and said first: "Felius, I want to express my sincere thanks to you! The plan I made in advance seems impossible now...Crotone , Trina and Siliting are not the city-states that joined us in the Dionysian Alliance, how could they easily obey our command! Besides, their soldier quality and military training level are far inferior to us, and it is impossible in a short time Complete the task of blocking the Syracuse in Kaorunia, south of the Ramato River in such a wide area!

What's more, we all underestimated the Syracuse army, which is also an army with strong command, strict training, and bold and fast action!And their tyranny Dionysius is also very simple!Before the battle, he carried out a clever tactical deception, which could allow more than 20,000 troops to be quietly transferred from Kaurnia to Hebrian under your eyes without being noticed.And... he decisively appointed the Spartans as the generals before the battle, thus successfully resisting the onslaught of your left.In the end, he seized the opportunity to invest in reinforcements...you won't complain about this defeat!"

The battle of the Ramato River has passed so long, and its entire combat process has long been clearly heard by Aristilas.

Philius also understood in his heart, but he continued to say in guilt: "Your Majesty, if I... I can stick to my opinion, this battle could have been avoided! But I--"

"No, this battle can't be avoided at all!" Davers said affirmatively: "You think it can be avoided, because you are considering this issue from the perspective of our Dionysians. But for Silitian and For the Trina, given the strength they might face against the Syracuses, will they allow the Syracuses to burn and loot in their homes instead of attacking? Of course not!

Not only them, Crotone will also stand firm on their side.As the de facto leader of the entire South Italian League, can we refuse?!I can’t refuse it...because the Great Greeks are watching our performance, and this is the responsibility that Dionysia must take to lead Great Greece!In fact, you took this responsibility for me!"