Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Camillus said: "...Fortunately, the people in the city did not succumb. The veterans led them to Capitolin, holding on to our temple, and many people who fled Rome were sleeping in front. In the far field, they can endure difficulties without surrendering, that is, to believe you-the warriors of Rome and allies can drive away the enemy and retake Rome! But if you cannot unite together, you cannot strictly enforce the discipline of the army, and do not obey the command, Random acts, like a piece of sand, we cannot defeat the powerful enemy of Dionia! By that time, Rome will not be able to recapture, and your loved ones will become slaves, and you will never be able to meet, and you will either die or become nothing. The homeless wild dog has become a slave captured by aliens, are you willing to do that?!"

"Unwilling!!" The officers and squadron leaders shouted first.

The soldiers were also deterred by the tragic prospects described by Camillus and shouted one after another.

When the shout gradually merged into a torrent of sound, Camillus knelt down on the head of the city, his hands were raised, his head was raised to the sky, and he shouted piously: "Jupiter, we will be like the original Like defeating the Celtics, defeating the Dionysians will never let the aliens defile your temple, so please bless us!"

Not long after he shouted, he heard a "rumbling" noise on the cliff behind the city of Signia. A huge rock accompanied by gravel rolled down the slope of the mountain and finally smashed with a "boom" To the open space on the side of the city of Siegnia

The generals first shouted excitedly: "It's a sign! Jupiter responded!!!"

Immediately the soldiers reacted, and swept away the haze on their faces. They hurriedly lowered their heads and prayed to the god Jupiter.

Jupiter's miracle shocked the Roman soldiers present, and they were also at a loss and overwhelmed. They quickly unified their understanding and began to shout the slogan "Repel the enemy, retake Rome", so Camillus led them to The mourning soldier's gesture quickly marched towards Priest.

At dusk, after the army arrived in Prynister, the situation became a bit chaotic: the officers were busy setting up the camp and arranging the soldiers to rest; the Roman people who lived here rushed over, and the soldiers swarmed over. Both sides are eager to find their loved ones in the crowd.I am very glad to see my loved ones, and thank Jupiter for his blessing; those who do not see my relatives are secretly hurt... But the poor situation of the exiled people makes the soldiers more desperate to retake Rome.

The dictator Camulus first went to meet the top of Priest, thanking them for their great help to Rome.

Then, he quickly summoned Mejus, Quintus, and Frius to learn more about the passing of Dionysia's army.

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When welcoming the arrival of the Kingdom's administrators, Daphes also received reports and proposals about Sicily sent to him by the Senate and the Military Department.

He never imagined that the huge Sicilian fleet was almost destroyed by a storm, which made Dionia’s maritime advantage in Sicily no longer so strong, and made Dionia and Carthage’s There may be some changes in the war, so for this Davis urgently called a military meeting.

Participants in the meeting were Tormead, Prentals, and Commander Midolades of the Third Fleet.

Daveus stared at the three seriously, then said, "You all read the battle report, what's your opinion?"

Tolmed coughed and said, "Your Majesty, this storm destroyed more than half of the warships in the kingdom, but it also destroyed almost all the warships in Carthage. From the results, it is not too bad. , We still have the advantage of the sea. And the military department proposed to transfer the fourth fleet of Brindisi to Sicily, plus the dozens of warships originally left by the Sicilian fleet, in this way, we occupy in Sicily China’s maritime advantage is greater than before. Carthage will become more difficult to send reinforcements and supplies to Sicily, but our victory in Sicily will become more stable!"

Davers tapped the table with his finger and said in a deep voice: "Will the removal of the Fourth Fleet on the east coast of Greater Greece allow Sparta and the remnants of the former Puceti and Mesapi who escaped to the mainland of Greece Do you think there is an opportunity?"

"According to intelligence, after the riots in Thebes and the release of Spartan control, there will be another war in China and Greece. How many city-states will join this war and how long will it last? We cannot make accurate judgments now, But Sparta was obviously unable to get out of this war in a short time, they did not have the power to fight the kingdom’s idea. As for the enemies who fled to the mainland of Greece, their number was too small, and the political situation in Apulia was solid, They are unlikely to cause a big mess." Tolmed said confidently.

Daphes nodded thoughtfully.

Midolades interjected: "Although Lord Tormed makes sense, but the departure from the Fourth Fleet will still bring hidden dangers to the Apulia region, not to mention that the commander Alexis is now leading Afghanistan. All the troops in Puglia defend against the invasion of the Samonei. At this time, it will be more troublesome to make some trouble in the rear. Why not transfer some ships of our third fleet to Sicily?"

Daveus looked at him and said right after a while: "In this military plan to attack the Rome and Latium area, your third fleet is very important. You must cooperate with the army and not be easily dismantled! Although the third fleet is still Just work as a escort, but then it may have a bigger role! Midolades, don’t be distracted! However, if you personally want to go to the Sicilian Fleet, I can approve it as appropriate."

The words of Davers made Midolad frightened and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, I will lead the Third Fleet to ensure the maritime security of the army, please rest assured!"

Daveus looked slightly, turned his head and said to Tolmed: "Agree with the military department's opinion, transfer the fourth fleet to Sicily. However, Alexis must be reminded to strengthen the east coast of Apulia. Defense to prevent other enemies from chaos."

Speaking of which, he said heavily: "Also... Inform Prossous to increase his search for Seclian and Flarios to see people alive and corpses if they die! Even if they really fight If you are dead, you can’t let the bodies of the high-ranking generals and heroes of the two kingdoms be thrown into the wild, and their destination can only be the Hall of Heroes and the Temple of Death! Klian, if he... is gone, then it is Flarios. If Flarios is gone, let Miltias of the Fourth Fleet take over."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tolmed replied while recording with a pen on the board he was carrying.

Daphes sighed long: "The thing that distressed me most about this maritime disaster was not the battleship, but the dead crew... How many people died in this naval battle?"

Tolmed replied immediately: "Preliminary statistics now show that the number of dead crew members has exceeded 10,000."

After listening to Daphes, his expression was even heavier: "More than 10,000 people! They are all sailors who are familiar with the tactics of the Dionysian navy and experienced in naval warfare. A storm is gone, and tens of thousands of families have no relatives... …The Ministry of Military Affairs will send people to the Tarantum Military Port, Castellon Military Port and Catania Military Port to condolences the relatives of these dead sailors, to appease their sadness, and to start their post-war relief now. discuss!"

"Understood, Your Majesty. I immediately wrote to the Military Department and asked you to sign it." Tolmed replied.

Daveus remembered and asked again: "What was the name of the navy general who led the warship in time, broke into the port of Serinus, and finally helped Prosius win the city?"

"Stefacas."

"Stefakas..." Dave Si said, approvingly, "It's a decisive and flexible general who can save the fleet at such a critical time and gain war achievements!"

A few of the people here immediately envied Stefakas: they can be named by Davos, and remember that the future will be very good!

Daveus turned to Prentals, who had not spoken, and asked, "What do you think of the war in Sicily?"

"Your Majesty," Prentals reminded, "Although our navy now has an advantage in the Sicilian waters, Carthage has been a maritime power in the Western Mediterranean for over a hundred years, and their shipbuilding capabilities are stronger than that of the kingdom. According to intelligence It shows that there are four large shipyards in the port of Carthage, and the dozens of Phoenician coastal city-states affiliated to it also have strong shipbuilding capabilities. Once they are fully committed to building warships, I am afraid they will have them in a few months. The number of a warship is not lost to our fleet!"

"You are right!" Daveus nodded and said seriously: "This is indeed a problem we should pay attention to! We must also speed up the progress, vigorously build new warships, restore and strengthen our naval fleet, In order to meet the maritime challenges that Carthage will continue to gain, and completely obtain the maritime hegemony in the Western Mediterranean! I will immediately write to the Senate to let them organize and mobilize the various coastal cities in Southern Italy to start building warships!

But don’t worry too much. Maybe Carthage has accumulated more shipbuilding skills and more shipbuilders than us, but it has two fatal flaws destined to defeat the kingdom’s navy!"

Daveus’s words attracted the attention of the three men. He stretched out two fingers and slowly said: "The first is wood. There are no tall trees on the land of Africa. They can obtain shipbuilding wood from the Iberian Peninsula. But its well-developed shipbuilding industry is concentrated in Carthage and the surrounding Phoenician city-states, which determines that they must first transport wood from Iberia to Carthage before they can start building ships, which is time-consuming and also It is easy to cut off the route and get into trouble.

In our territory, there are rolling mountains with rich timber resources, and they are right next to various coastal cities in southern Italy.This time, I will let the Senate temporarily lift the ban on felling trees and provide enough ship timber to shipyards for free."