Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Daveus paused, and then said: "The second is the sailor. A three-tiered paddle warship requires nearly 200 sailors. If a fleet has 100 three-tiered paddle warships, it would require nearly 20,000 sailors. The navy is a military force that needs a large population to support it, and the Phoenicians and Carthages are not a race with a large population. Even though it uses the Numisbians as sailors, the Numisbians are not A nautical race, and a more loose nature, will inevitably reduce the combat capabilities of the Carthage Navy. And we—"

Daphes smiled: "Not to mention formal citizens and reserve citizens. Once the navy begins to recruit new sailors, those freemen will clamor and cry out to join, and they hope to become citizens of the kingdom as soon as possible. "

When Daphes said this, Tormid and Midolades laughed, and Davos' words completely dispelled their concerns.Only Prentals didn't smile, and seemed to be worried.

Daveus noticed, so he asked, "Princeles, what else do you have to say, say it."

After considering for a while, Prentals said softly, "Your Majesty, although we have an advantage in Sicily from the current battle situation, Carthage failed in the battle, and then the fleet was lost in the battle and the storm. After all, repeated failures will inevitably cause the Carthage to panic. If they do not consider summation, they must do their utmost to win the next battle. In this way, the Sicilian forces led by Prosius I am afraid that we will face the army of Carthage, which has more soldiers, more fighting spirit, and will never be a mediocre general as commander-in-chief”

"Wait!" Thormed interjected: "Our fleet has occupied Sicily's maritime superiority, and can completely cut off the troop-carrying route from Carthage to Sicily. Even if Carthage builds a large army, it will be difficult Land in Sicily."

"Carthage's army landing in Sicily is more difficult, but not impossible. Although our fleet has an advantage, we can't talk about completely cutting off Sicily's contact with Carthage." Prentals said calmly: "The sailors need food, water and rest. At night, the warship is best to be dragged into the military port for repairs and maintenance in order to maintain its good combat status... In Sicily, except for the Catania military port, there is only Mercy in the north. Only the Confederate Agrigento and Gera have a perfect military port for our fleet to stay in the south. So if our Sicilian fleet departs from Messina or Agrigento in the morning, we will visit Sicily. I'm afraid it's already the afternoon at the westernmost point, so they have to rush back...

Moreover, the number of Sicilian fleets has been greatly reduced, and it cannot be divided into two or three strong fleets to patrol in turn. The Carthage still has time to deliver supplies and reinforcements to Sicily."

"The Sicilian Fleet can send a Clipper to take turns monitoring in the western waters of Sicily -" Tolmeide said after just half of the argument, suddenly realized that it was wrong: even if the Clippers found an enemy, they also need to return to the military port to report when the fleet arrives again The Carthage fleet may have entered the harbor.

So he changed his voice and said: "Like Celinus and Minoa are not allowed to station some warships, are you right? Midolades."

Faced with the sight cast by Tolmed, as a naval commander, Midolades did not dare to speak in front of Daveus, he thought for a moment and said: "From the battle report, Serinu There is no military port in Slovakia, and warships can indeed stay in ordinary ports for a short period of time, but if it is not for a long time, it will damage the life of the warship and affect its combat effectiveness. Of course, the Sicilian army can also build simple in Serinus Military port, but that takes time."

Midolades’s statement that “the warship staying in the ordinary port for too long would damage the lifespan of the warship” was actually also addressed to Davers, so he deliberately increased his tone, but he immediately moved the topic away: “According to As far as I know, the best military port on the western end of Sicily is in Lili Ping."

Tolmed immediately shook his head: "Lilipy is an important military town of Carthage in Sicily. Just like the original Motia, it was difficult to capture it with Prosius's existing strength. "

At this time, Prentals continued the topic and said: "Although Prossius has won a series of battles, the enemies have concentrated in the two towns of Lili and Palermos. It is quite clear that although Prosius captured Lili Pyron, he could decide the victory of Sicily, but given that we cannot add a large amount of troops to the Sicilian army now, it is impossible to rely on the Eighth Army. Attacking other towns is not only of little significance, but will also disperse the troops, so it should be said that the Sicilian army has been attacked by now."

Speaking of which, Prentals said earnestly: "Your Majesty, it is time for the Sicilian army to change its strategy!"

Tolmead and Midolades were surprised, but Daveus looked the same, but sitting there, silent for a long time, he knew clearly: Printols reminded him euphemistically, The previous instructions to Prosius were wrong.

At the beginning of the war with Carthage, because of the need to focus the attack on Rome, Daves was still cautious about the battle in Sicily, so he ordered Prosius to defend Sicily at the beginning. Kingdom of the Kingdom, but the Eighth Army overcame Carthage’s army in the battle of Minoa, and the Navy’s victory over the Sea of ​​Serodiham made him realize that the Carthage were strong outsiders, so they changed their strategy: let Sicily The army and navy attacked with all their strength, attempting to take advantage of the enemy's defeat and chase after victory, which could weaken Carthage's strength in Sicily more and obtain more victories for the next decisive battle with Carthage.

Even deep in his heart, Daphes hoped that Prosius would create a miracle and completely drive away Carthage's influence in Sicily.

Until now, except for that storm, the Sicilian army's offensive has been smooth and meets its own expectations... But have you become too optimistic because of successive victories?After all, it was Carthage!Daveus stared at the staff officer he admired in front of him. He understood the meaning of Prentals: he was obviously reminding himself that the Sicilian army led by Prosius did not conquer Sicily at one fell swoop. On the contrary, due to the in-depth and isolated strength of the isolated army, it may still be in a dangerous situation.

Printors’ reminder reminded Daveus of the Iberian army that had not suffered so far, and that the successive failures of Carthage may make the Margonide family regain control of Carthage’s rights. They are no more aggressive than Hanno, they are more aggressive, they value Sicily, and they also have richer war experience. It can be seen from the Iberian army's ability to conquer the city of Cerro Diham that they are quite combative.

However, according to the understanding of Carthage over the years by Daphes, it would take time for Carthage to form a large army again. The elders of Carthage's senate will pull back each other's skin, and this time will continue to be delayed. I am afraid that even that Marco was able to allow the army to finally land in Sicily, at least a month or two later, and it was a pity that such a long period of time only allowed Prosius to withdraw his defense!With the ability of this young commander, he can completely disturb the situation at the western end of Sicily, and even if the Carthage forces land, they will need them to spend more energy and time to stabilize the situation and win more for the kingdom. time……

Deverus thought about it, and finally couldn't make up his mind, so he said: "Tell Plousous our worries and make him more vigilant. It is up to him to decide whether to continue the offensive or withdraw his defense. After all, he It is the commander of the Sicilian battlefield!" Prossius repeatedly created miracles and won victories, making Daveus choose to believe his ability.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tolmed said, glancing at the Prentals next to him, feeling a little envious and jealous in his heart: as far as he knew, Davers made few military decisions. Modified by others' persuasion, but this time made a compromise...

Tolmed was thinking, but Daveus stared at Prentals, and said in a solemn tone: "In the future, suggestions like this should be made directly, not waiting for me to question! War is about the country. Life and death, humility and courtesy may cost hundreds of warriors, understand?"

Printos looked awkward, and immediately said in shame: "Understood, Your Majesty, I will pay attention next time!"

Tormed again cast an envious look on him.

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After the military meeting was over, Daphes summoned the new veteran of the kingdom, his eldest son Alcibidas, and Turiri's great shipbuilding merchant Mikris.

These two are big merchants who are well-known in the shipbuilding industry of the Kingdom of Dionysia, and Davis called them to, of course, hope that they can take the lead in cooperating with the Kingdom to speed up the construction of warships, and because the treasury is tight, I also hope that they It can be agreed that the Kingdom can temporarily owe their shipbuilding costs. Of course, the Kingdom will also give them corresponding compensation after the war, such as: relaxing the ban on cutting trees...

For Mikris, Davers also focused on Enanillus, who had been released from prison and stayed at home. He emphasized that Enanilus’ mistakes had been punished enough, and now The kingdom has been expanding, and officials at all levels have always been inadequate. En Anilus was once a veteran and a naval commander. He has rich administrative experience and can come out to serve the kingdom again.

After listening to the words of Daveus, Mikris was very excited, and immediately said that when he went back, he would persuade Enanillos to come out and do things.