Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Seckrian smiled: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm also a veteran of the veteran's hospital anyway, so why not mess with the overall situation!"

Daveus also laughed: "I am very relieved to have you sitting in the south of the sea! But after you have full control of the Sicilian sea, do not completely block the sea passage between Carthage and Sicily."

"Why?" Seckrian stunned and blurted out.

"Because we need to give Carthage hope that they will continue to consume their own resources and send the citizens of Carthage to Sicily..." Daffers' eyes were cold.

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"General, how can you allow Hasdrubal to lead his army to attack the north coast of Sicily alone!" Millefio broke into the barracks and questioned Monte Adenol loudly.

Regarding Millefio’s rudeness, Monte Adno did not rebuke. He shrugged and asked helplessly: "If we are not allowed to go, what can we do? Because he refused to send his troops as forwards, I quarreled with me for three days here, which seriously affected my command of other units. Can I use military law to punish him?"

Milofio was speechless for a while, and he immediately realized that Hasdrubak was the most important member of the Margonide family, and he would be punished because of a military dispute. This is not a background and strength of Montea Dano dare to do it.If you really want to implement it, you may instead give Marco an excuse to withdraw the army he has levied, and Monte Adno is a booby trap.

Millefio said reluctantly: "We can tell Hasdrubal the rudeness of refusing to obey the military order and let them punish!"

Monte Adnor shook his head secretly: Millefio was still too young, and the battle had not yet started. He suggested that he should seek help from the senate. Is this not to make the veterans feel that they are too incompetent, and how can Hano rest assured Put the power of the unified army in your own hands!

Thinking of this, his face sneered: "Actually, Hasdrubal is going to take the army to attack the North Coast. If he attacks with all his strength, it can just help us attract the attention of the Dionysian army and disperse their forces. ; If he does not move forward, he will be fully seen by the Senate and the public. When the time comes, comparing with our record will only make the Magonid family embarrassed. I believe that if this makes the family reputation extremely important Marco, knowing, will definitely ask Hasdrubal to attack hard."

Millefio thought for a while and smiled.

"What is the status of your soldiers now?" Monte Adnor asked again with concern.

"They are all eager to fight!" Millefio answered simply.

"That's good." Monte Adno nodded with relief, knowing that the army of the Holy Order led by Millefio was the main force of this Carthage army: "Go back and be prepared, we will soon follow the south coast. Attacked east."

"Yes, General!" Millerfior left excitedly.

After sending away Hano's son-in-law, Monte Adno was relieved and was about to get the servant to bring a jar of wine, and the guards came in and reported: "General, the Sikel leader called Akonis is here to see again."

"Don't see!" Monte Adno waved impatiently: Is a leader of Sikel who has lost his people and is fostered like a bereavement dog in the city of Lilibis also worthy to see him!

Hasdrubal led his complex 20,000 troops and quickly left Lilifeng by boat. He quickly went north and landed in Panormus, a coastal city-state in northwestern Sicily.

This is a city-state established by the Phoenicians and has always been ruled by the Carthaginians. Hasdrubal’s family reputation made him warmly welcomed, but the people were also surprised to see this huge There are not many Phoenicians or Carthage citizens in the ranks, and basically all of them are aliens in different clothes, so they refuse to let them close to the city.

Fortunately, the flat land surrounding the city of Palermo is the widest among the towns on the north coast, so Hasdruba and Kisgge led the army to build a temporary military camp outside the city.

Because of its good geographical location and environment, at the suggestion of Kisgo, Hasdrubba decided to use it as a rear base for his troops, so he spent a few more days building the camp completely and storing the grain. A small number of soldiers were stationed, and they began to attack the east.

This time the army was on land, and after just over two hours, they reached another Phoenician town, Solus.At that time, the army of Dionysius and Carthage's army led by Marco fought here for several months, not because it was a big city, but because this small and large town was completely stuck. The land passage from the mountain to the coast will be more difficult to attack.

After a short stop here, the army of Hasdrubal continued to move forward, and the next road was more difficult to walk. The sea on the left is a high mountain on the right. The average altitude is about one thousand meters. The seaside passage that can pass is also undulating, with the narrowest point being less than two miles, and the marching speed of the entire army has slowed down.

It was only around 3 pm that they walked out of this narrow coastline and set foot on the soft land, showing the low hills in front of them.

Hasdrubal was excited because the guide told him: Himela was right in front.

Hasdrubal immediately ordered: The army rushed to the banks of the Himmela to build a temporary camp, ready to spend the night.

He and Keithgow rode on a fast horse and led the guard to this place of great significance to the Margonide family.

Decades ago, his predecessor Hamilka once led the Carthaginian army to siege the largest Greek city-state on the north coast of Sicily. As a result, the then Syracuse lord Dillon led the reinforcements and finally defeated Hamilka Army.

And more than a decade ago, Hasdrubal’s father Shimilko led the army of Carthage to board Sicily again, and captured the city-state that brought shame to the Margonides, and Shimilko built The altar of Bar Harmon, through the blood sacrifice ritual of thousands of captives, comforted the ancestors' spirits and washed away the previous shame.

When Hasdruba arrived, there was no Himera city in sight, but a ruin covered with grass, and only the river named Himera flowed through the ruins.

On the east bank of the Himera River, there are one or two Greek villages, and the villagers are fleeing east with their families.

The guard is going to hunt down and is stopped by Hasdruba: "Come on, they won't be able to run in the end!"

He turned and dismounted, wandering slowly in the ruins for a while, and when the successor troops rushed to the riverside, he said to Keithgow solemnly: "When I win, I will build an altar here, this time round It's time for us to wash the shame for the family!"

Kisgo nodded solemnly.

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Early the next morning, Hasdrubal assembled his troops and continued to march, riding the horse and walking at the head of the team.

In front is the Himmela River, and further east belongs to the Greek sphere of influence. Carthage's army crossed the river, which means that it declared war on the Sicilian Greek forces.

Hasdrubah urged the horse to cross the Himera River without hesitation, and thus opened the prelude to the war between the two largest forces in the Western Mediterranean, the Kingdom of Dionia and Carthage.

By noon, the Carthage forces marching along the coastline stopped advancing, and in front of them a Greek town, Cephaloedum, blocked the way.

Compared with the city of Solus, Cerro Diem’s terrain is more dangerous. The side near the sea is a mountain with an altitude of 300 meters, and the side inland is a continuous mountain with an average altitude of 400 to 500 meters. The middle The narrowest part of the lowland is only 400 meters, and Cerro Diham is guarding it.

At a glance at the dangerous terrain, Hasdrubal immediately ordered the troops to discharge dense columns in front of the city (because the terrain was narrow and could not be deployed frontally), which extended for a few miles, sounded the bugle, thundered the snare drum, and the soldiers The roar roared, and the voice was terrifying.

Then, he sent his men to go to the city to persuade the surrender, otherwise he threatened to kill the city, but was severely rejected.

As a result, Hasdrubal ordered the troops to retreat one mile away, and while preparing the temporary camp, began to prepare siege equipment.

When Dionysius attacked many towns in Carthage in Sicily, the Carthaginians had eaten enough ballistas, belly bows, and siege towers. They had been concentrating their efforts on development over the years.After all, Carthage is a powerful city-state, and its civilization is no less than that of Greece. In addition to the super siege because of the complicated process, more manpower required, and difficulty in making, siege equipment such as ballistas, belly bows, etc. have long been able to own Crafted, and can also be used to assist allies, such as Rome.

The soldiers began to assemble ballistas and belly bows, and felled trees to make ladders and siege cars.

The Serodiam also sent a messenger, took a boat from the port, rushed to Mile, and asked the Dionysians for help.

The next day, Hasdrubal led his army to attack Serodiham.

The people of the city were reminded by the Dionysians half a month ago, and under the guidance of the Dionysians, the city defense was reinforced, and the narrow terrain prevented the Iberian forces from exerting their strength. Only attacking its western walls will also help Serodiam concentrate on defense.

After a fierce battle for a day, even the city had not attacked, and the Iberian forces had to retreat to the camp.

On the second day, Hasdruba led the battle again, but the siege failed.

This has been true for several days.

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Just two days after the Iberian army left, Monte Adno led the army of Carthage and also set off from Lilifang to march east along the road on the south coast.

The army first arrived in Mazara in the afternoon.