Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"But I heard that he has led troops to conquer the Numbia region for more than ten years, and it can be seen that he is not an incompetent person." Kisgorillo was puzzled.

"Huh, the Namibian region has been influenced by Carthage for decades. How many tribes are willing to take the initiative to attach to Carthage, not to mention that the Numbians have always been scattered, how can they unite to resist Carthage together? Army, the senate is to send a woman as a commander to conquer Numbia.” Hasdruba said disdainfully: “Uncle said that Monte Adno is greedy and can’t endure hardship. I heard that he is in Numi. When Biya commanded the war, he was afraid of the hot weather, and never came to the front to command the battle, but hid in a tent and commanded by remote control... Hanno sent him to be the commander of the army, which is a joke! Hanno is also totally uncomfortable with the military. Understand the idiot! Only 40,000 people were sent from the city to fight against Dionia, thinking that winning several towns and winning several times would make Dionia succumb and take advantage of him... he I thought that war is like buying and selling, you can bargain!"

"Yeah, since the war with Dionyssia has already begun, it should be used to defeat Dionyssia when it is still weak due to drought!" Kisgo said with a worried expression: "If not early Change the concept, I am afraid that this time the expedition will..."

"Isn't that just right? Hano's failure just helped us return to the center of Carthage!" Hasdrubal said lightly.

"But... what if Monte Adno commands our army indiscriminately?..." Kisgo was worried.

Hasdrubal glanced at him: "Did you forget what Uncle Marco said! We don't have to obey the command of Monte Adnor, our army is under our own control!"

Kisgo thought for a while and suggested: "In this case...we'd better be able to lead the army alone."

"I will go to Monte Adnoti for this request, and I think he may not be willing to stay with us who are always arguing with him and not willing to obey his command." Hasdrubah's face was bad. laugh.

At this moment, a cry of a watchman rang from the mast: "Almost Sicily!"

Hasdroba and Kisgo were refreshed and hurried towards the bow of the ship, looking at the faint outline of the land in the distance.

Hasdruba looked excited: "Kissgo, let's do a big job together!"

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"Unexpectedly, Carthage sent such a commander to win the battle without coming to the battlefield, but it is also an ability!" After reading the information about the army of Carthage, Daphes was in a good mood.

"Copy this information about Carthage's army information and immediately send it to Prosius, I believe he will make good use of it." Daveus divided a part of the information from the pile of information on the table case. To Aristilas.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Aris, do you think this Hanno sent only 40,000 troops...oh, plus the Iberian army, a total of 60,000 people went to Sicily, does he really think that only these 60,000 people Will the army be able to defeat my Dionysia and completely occupy Sicily?" Daveus suddenly asked.

Sometimes, when thinking about some important national affairs, Daphes suddenly asked the nearby ministers to confirm his ideas or broaden his thinking. Aristilas was already prepared for this. He said unhurriedly. : "Perhaps Sofitel Hanno of Carthage never thought of completely occupying Sicily, or completely defeating us Dionysia. He just wanted to win some victories and force us to sign some agreements in their favor... "

"... makes sense." Daveus nodded thoughtfully. After a while, he touched his jaw and said in a deep voice: "It is also possible...The Carthaginians did not want to send so many troops at once to increase the pressure on logistics. But it depends on the development of the war situation, and will be added in the future... but in any case, this Carthage ruler, Lord Hanno, played politics well, but obviously not as powerful as the Magonides. Maybe in He didn’t even think of this war as a decisive battle between Dionysia and Carthage. This should be a good thing for us..." Daveus said, his voice gradually decreasing. Falling into thought again.

Aristilas stood quietly, without speaking.

After a while, Daveus looked at him again and said, "At yesterday's congressman meeting, the convoy officers from Ugentum, Mesagne, and Udie were all mentioned, and they had strange faces. Of the Mesapi people come and go in the houses of some former Mesapi tribal leaders in towns and villages, you send someone to check it out."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"It's better to figure out who their supporters are behind! It seems that some people want to create more trouble for us while we are at war with Carthage!" Daveus looked sharply. Ahead, in fact, he already had an object of doubt in his mind.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it immediately!"

At this time, the palace guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Sectrian has arrived."

"Let him come in quickly!" Daveus said happily.

Aristilas immediately retreated.

Sekelian, who is already in his 40s, is still slender and athletic. He can't see any signs of a middle-aged man's body blessing. He strode into the office and came to Daveus in a quick and simple manner. A standard military salute was issued: "Your Majesty, I'm here!"

"Looking at you like this, it seems you can't wait anymore." Daveus quipped.

"Isn't it, Your Majesty! I have been in that small bay in Tarantum for almost ten years, and I have almost forgotten how to drive a warship!" Secorian also joked.

"It seems that I have to reconsider changing to a naval commander." Daveus said seriously.

"Is there a better navy general than me in the kingdom!" Seclion responded immediately.

Both laughed haha.

"This time I will send you to Sicily to lead the first and third fleets to fight the navy of Carthage. The chief of the third fleet, Flarios, is under your former command and it is more convenient to command. You still have Any requirements?" Daveus said rightly.

"Can you also send the Second Fleet to my command?" Seckrian asked his request with impunity.

Daveus shook his head: "Midolades' fleet needs to contain the Romans on the west coast. Besides, after the first fleet of nearly 60,000 people went to Sicily, most of the military supplies were provided by the kingdom. You know that the kingdom has just experienced Due to the drought, all cities in southern Italy are under food stress. I have given priority to the provision of food from Egypt to your fleet. If you add another 30,000 or 40,000 people, I am afraid that most of the navy you command will be hungry."

There are currently four fleets in the Dionysian kingdom.The first fleet is mainly stationed in Tarantum, the second fleet is stationed in Trina, the third fleet is in Katane, and the fourth fleet is in Brindisi.Due to the large number of manpower required to form a fleet, in principle, they are all nearby. For example: the main force of the First Fleet is stationed in the northwest corner of the large port of Tarantum. From there, the land to Metapontum is basically allocated to The sailors and helmsmen of the First Fleet, and some of them came from Tarantum, Metapontum, Heraclea... so every time the First Fleet is trained, they can carry enough rations and timely Rushed to the base.

In addition, the main battle force of the Dionysian fleet is the crow warship, and the main combat mode is the side-to-side battle, which requires a large number of infantry to fight on board.In the Southern Italian War, the infantry was completely provided by the Army Corps. However, after the establishment of the Kingdom, Sekerian made recommendations to the Ministry of Military Affairs. He believed that each time the Army participated in the naval operations, it was very important in the usual training. Difficult to coordinate (because the fleet station and the legion station are not together, and it is impossible to train with each legion), and cannot fully exert the power of the legion in the war (because they will be transferred to the fleet from time to time to fight), it is better to let each The squadron has its own infantry dedicated to the navy, so that they can devote themselves to fighting at sea and invading the enemy's coastline...

The Military Department continued to argue over his proposal. The report was finally passed to Daveus, and Daveus readily signed "Agree".Because, he knew very well that the navy was always used for attack, and they needed to have their own marines.

To this end, the naval station needs sufficient land to accommodate the sailors and fleet infantry.So, the second fleet is in Trina, where there is the Ophelia Plain; the third fleet is in Katane, where there is the fertile Plain of Catania; the fourth fleet is in Brindisi, and the city of Brindisi It is a naval base itself; in addition to the Tarantum, the First Fleet is also stationed in the military port south of the Subari Plain.Therefore, each time the fleet size is quite large, especially the first fleet, its number completely exceeds the sum of the five army corps, once away from the station, the food consumption is huge.

Seckrian knew of the pros and cons of this, of course, and no longer demanded, and then asked a sensitive question: "I went to Sicily, who is in charge of commanding operations? Is it me or the newly appointed Sicilian commander Prosuo Sis?"

Daveus stared at him and said solemnly: "In principle, you are in charge of the navy, and the army is in charge of Prosius. The navy and army work together to defend our territory in Sicily and destroy the invading Carthage army. You When discussing the military plan with Prosius, the Governor of Sicily, Cipros, will also participate. When the two of you can't dispute, he will make the final ruling. Once the plan is established, it must be fully implemented without any excuses and delays. "