Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Hanno believed that it was for this reason that many neutral elders opposed the appointment of Marco as commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian army, but this reason could not be justified, because Marco had complained to the elders many times over the years, saying The Iberian natives are numerous and fierce, and the army has lost too much. He has to expand and ask Carthage to increase the salary of the soldiers to ensure their morale.

Hanno encouraged the Senate to agree to Marco’s expansion of the army, but he always delayed the payment of salaries on the grounds of “the constant war in Numibia and the tight treasury”, but instead asked him to find a way.

At that time, Hanno thought that if Marco was undefeated in the hands of the indigenous people of Iberia, the mercenary would be rioted because of insufficient money and food.

As a result, he didn't expect Marco to survive. Not only did he conquer the vast area of ​​southern Iberia, but his family also lived very moist. Hano regretted it when he thought about it.

Many veterans are not very clear about the inside story, but it is clear that some veterans who do not belong to these two factions are thoughtful because of Pretakuba's words.

Seeing this scene, Tepanraco reluctantly reminded: "Don’t forget, the Dionysians have captured many of our citizens, and the army in Sicily is now in a difficult situation... to continue fighting will only let them The situation has become more difficult, which is completely indifferent and irresponsible to Carthage citizens!"

"I think it is at this time that a truce for peace is proposed, so that Dionysia can concentrate on destroying its strong enemies in the north, Rome and Samone, so as to expand its territory, increase its population, and increase the power of this kingdom again. It is the most irresponsible approach to Carthage! Our choice of compromise will not only make Carthage bear the crime of betrayal of allies, but also miss the great opportunity of uniting allies and attacking Dionysia together, which has been difficult. Dealing with Dionysia has become more difficult to deal with! Okriton, do you think Dionysia will forgive us for tearing up the agreement and provoking war because of our truce?! Think of Tarantum! Think of Syracuse! At that time, the Dionysian, who has stabilized the north, will organize more than 100,000 troops to attack the west of Sicily. After occupying it, it will send a naval delivery force to land in Afrika, and attack here! base!"

Preta Kuba pointed at the ground with his fingers, looked around the crowd, and said with a deep voice: "If you want Carthage to be a free city in the Kingdom of Dionysia, then-just send someone to reconcile!"

Pretacouba's words unexpectedly silenced some noisy venues.

A moment later, Okreton said angrily: "I protest! Preta Kuba This is... This is a malicious slander! All I ask is a temporary truce... To... In order to save us back Captive citizens!..."

Okribton's stuttering words made Hano frown, he knew he could no longer remain silent, and he could never let the already in troubled side fall into the embarrassment of being accused by others, so he stood up.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were on him.

"Whether it is Okreton's request for a temporary peace with Dionia, or whether Pretacouba insists on continuing the war, everyone is in the interests of our Carthage, but their views are somewhat different." Hanno With a serious expression, Shen Sheng said: "Now Carthage is in a difficult situation. The army is defeated, the citizens are captured, and the territory of Sicily is being invaded by the Dionys... We should work together to overcome the difficulties, not Arguing here for private complaints and disregarding the interests of the city-state! I suggest that sending a messenger to Sicily, asking the Dionysians to redeem our captured citizens, will not hesitate to ask us to pay a lot of food.

At the same time, although I have had conflicts with Master Marco in the past, in the face of Carthage’s national interests, what personal gains and losses are worth, since Master Pretacouba strongly recommends Marco as the new army commander, go to the same In the battle of Dionysia, most of the veterans present thought that he was the most suitable person. I have no objection to this, so I suggest that the senate should appoint Marco as the new commander of the Carthaginian army. The Niahs fought to win Carthage!..."

After Hanno finished speaking, Okreton was stunned, and Preta Kuba was suspicious. The veterans of both sides were surprised. Suddenly, the venue fell into a weird silence.

"Pap! Pap! Pap!..." The applause of Ethaluba broke the silence of the meeting place, and some elders also clapped closely.At present, the two major political forces of Carthage can bridge contradictions and confront the enemy together. This is what any veteran who is worried about the safety of Carthage wants to see, so they don’t hesitate to give applause to Hanno It was completely forgotten that Hano refused Marco’s participation in the war and personally appointed Monte Adno as the commander of the army, which led to a fiasco.

When applause rang through the venue, Hanno breathed a sigh of relief: Although he had to make concessions to the Margonide family, he also temporarily avoided some of the veterans' accusations against him and regained the initiative.

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After winning the battle of Minoa, Leotizides easily captured the large camp of Carthage and seized a large amount of weight, which of course included a mountain of grain, which greatly eased the Dionysian Army The problem of tight food use in Sicily.The Dionysian forces pursuing the defeated soldiers occupied Germe and enjoyed the hot spring bath. In order to prevent the lone army from being attacked deeply, all of them returned to Minoa under his command.

The next day, Leotizides began to rectify troops, treat wounded soldiers, and transport materials... At the same time, he paid close attention to the enemy's movements.

As a result, the information returned by the spies surprised him: Carthage's collapsed soldiers did not all shrink to Serinus, most of them retreated to Liliu, and only a small part stayed in Serinus. Including remnants of the Carthage Holy Legion soldiers.

Leotizides immediately realized that this was another favorable fighter. In order to fear scaring away this enemy, he let 4000 8th Legion heavy infantry ride in the fleet, under the protection of the naval warship, in Serinnu The beach on the west of Essex landed to cut off the home of the defeated soldiers, and at the same time, he led a force of 20,000 people and advanced westward along the seaside road.

The sacred corps led by Millefio and part of the Carthage civic soldiers remained in the city of Serinus, which was not Monte Adenau's original intention.

It turned out that after the fiasco of the battle of Minoa, most of Carthage's defeated soldiers fled to Serinus, and after a night of fright and anxiety, they lost their souls, and Monte Ardno continued to lead the troops to Fleeing west, Millefio expressed his opposition clearly.

As Hano's son-in-law, Millefio felt that this defeat would have a great impact on the Hanoists. If he ignores the strong retention of the AIA and abandons his allies, he will let the Dionysians invade Carthage. Sphere of influence, he will never end well after returning to Carthage.Besides, there are still many broken soldiers lost in the mountains, and they also need to stay in this city for a while, waiting for their return.After all, Millefio, as a famous disciple of Carthage, has his own pride and persistence.

Due to the defeat of this battle, Monte Adnor’s prestige was reduced, and some defeated soldiers were also willing to stay with Millefio. After many times of persuasion, Monte Adno dropped them angrily and angrily, with the main Yunu The army of Mibians hurriedly retreated to Lili.

Millefio was actually very disturbed in his heart, but he was relieved when he learned that the Dionian had retired from Germe.Coupled with the fleeing soldiers who kept fleeing, the force of Serinus reached 3,000, which gave him some confidence.

At this moment, Millefio received news that a Dionysian army of several thousand people landed west of Serinus.

While panicking, he was able to report urgently: the tens of thousands of Dionysian troops were starting from Minoa and marching westward along the seaside road.

Millefio immediately realized: Next, his Serinus became the first target of the Dionysian attack.

How to do?Millefio, who had just experienced a fiasco, was caught in a difficult choice: to lead the army to retreat while the enemy had not yet arrived?But he had vowed to Monte Adno before that he must stick to Serinus, and now he slips without a fight. I don't know what kind of face Monte Adno will mock at himself; stay firm?With the 3,000 troops in the city, plus the citizens of Serinus, you might be able to stand for a few months.

However, some of Milefio's team officers objected, arguing that the soldiers had just experienced defeat, morale was low, and that the defeats came from multiple troops, and it was difficult to command the battle, let alone tacit cooperation.

More importantly, a team officer pointed out: To adhere to Serinus, there must be sufficient food supply, and the food reserves of Serinus City are not enough, I am afraid that it cannot support the army to defend for a long time.

It turned out that the army of Carthage attacked east and took away the grain stored in the city when passing by Serinus. As a result, the battle of Minoa caused all the weight stored in the Carthage battalion to be captured by the enemy.

Millefio, who was inexperienced and worried about the war, suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake, but it also gave him reasons to return to Lili not to be blamed.

Just as Millefio gathered his troops and was about to withdraw, the high-ranking Serinus received this news and immediately came to dissuade him.

Millefio had to spend some time to persuade them. Finally, under the attack of the words and tears of the Serinus, he had to give up his efforts and send soldiers to disperse them, preparing to force out of the city.