Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Father...Dear, because the situation in the south has changed?" Patroclus asked hurriedly.

Daphes was satisfied with his keen war instincts. An excellent senior team officer should be like this. His eyes should not only focus on one battle, but should overlook the overall situation.He looked at the other two again. He, Adolis and Crotocatax, also looked at them with concern. They had been fighting in Latham and had little access to outside information. Davers thought there was It is necessary to let them know the situation of other battlefields.

“Since Alexis defeated the Samone’s Allied Forces in Askurum and Vinosa twice, the Samone’s no longer attacked the kingdom’s territory and instead attacked the Campania League and captured Pang. Bay, Herculaneum, Tsara and other city-states finally besieged Naples—"

"Is the Campania League in danger of annihilation? Are we sending troops to rescue?" Crotocatax asked.

Daveus laughed: "Before attacking the Campania League, one more thing happened. Chief Cautini entrapped the always-neutral Naconian leader Quinduk and captured Naco. The territory of Niah, this approach obviously stimulated the Gellny of Abenerum, he not only decided to make Abenerum become the free city of Dionysia, but also will assist us to attack Samona Tribal alliance. The Ministry of Military Affairs has therefore formulated a new combat plan that will allow Alexis to lead the army to attack the mountains of Samone from the east—"

"Father, I remember you reminded the military department again and again, don't let the army attack the mountain area of ​​Samonei!" Crotocatax exclaimed, he was a little worried about the military department's Hilos and Felix. Adults will be reprimanded by their father for making good claims.

"Yes, I used to make such an order." Daveus looked calm, he said: "But now that the situation has changed, the Military Department secretly ordered Potentia to summon the soldiers, quietly with Abenerum The armies of the army meet, they are familiar with the mountains of Samone, and they are good at fighting in the mountains. The people of Samone wanted to lure us to attack the mountains. Instead, they were ambushed by us in Aquilonia, completely defeating their hidden in the mountains. A main force!

Now, Alexis led a coalition of nearly 20,000 people to directly attack Beneventum, and the allied forces of Samone who besieged Naples must withdraw from the defense.In this way, we have the dominance to fight the Samone, whether it is against Benaventum and the Samone Alliance, or in the Campania Allied forces, attacking the Samo on the eastern plains Chennai Town, or our remaining army in the Downey region, has a good chance of being held back by the enemy’s main force, and continues to attack other towns in the mountains of Samone..."

"So, the war against the Samones no longer needs our help." Adoris' tone was a bit disappointed, and he asked again: "Father, what about Sicily?"

Daveus looked all over, and said slowly: "Since Plessuos defeated Carthage's army in Minoa, our Sicilian and Carthage fleets had a game near the sea of ​​Serinus. The war, and the result... A sea storm destroyed almost all warships between the enemy and us, Flarios drowned, Seclion had no news so far, and more than 10,000 sailors died—"

"What?!" The three men showed shocking expressions, and they never thought that while they were still fighting in the north, such a terrible loss occurred in the southern waters!

Daveus continued: "The Fourth Fleet has been transferred to Sicily, and we still have the advantage at sea. Alexis led his team to capture Serinus, and the remaining Carthaginian forces were holding on to several important The town did not dare to attack, so the Alexis army looted and destroyed the Carthage ruling area in Sicily in order to achieve the purpose of active defense.

However, the disastrous defeat of Carthage’s army led to Carthage’s Iberian governor Marco becoming the new commander of Carthage’s army. Now the entire coast of Africa and Iberia are gathering soldiers and forming troops to prepare for landing in Sicily. A new war is about to start!We must solve the Romans and the Samonais as soon as possible, and rush to the south to fight against our biggest enemy Carthage!"

The words of Davers not only made the three young people feel the urgency of the situation, but also made them feel excited.

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On the day when Davos held a banquet, held a competition, and treated soldiers in the city of Rome, he ushered in the huge fleet of Iberian troops in the port of utica.

Utica, the town of Phoenicia on the mainland of Africa second only to Carthage, is located on the seafront about 110 miles west of Carthage.

Marco’s ship first docked, and he dressed in a uniform and walked to the pier. The elders headed by Pretacouba immediately greeted him: "Master Marco, welcome back!"

Marco gave Pretacouba a warm hug and said emotionally: "It's hard, Pretacouba! Thanks to you for the years I've been away! Thanks to you!..."

Preta Kuba patted his thick shoulders and said excitedly: "Just come back, we will have hope when we return!..."

Then Marco warmly greeted the other Margonides.

"Master Marco, welcome you! You finally led the army!" An old man with white hair came forward.

"Dear Lord Essaluba!" In the face of the leader of the neutrals, Essaluba in the veteran's prestige second only to Hanno, Marco still paid a tribute and said solemnly: "Carthage Being in crisis, as a descendant of the founder of the city, how can I just sit back and watch it!"

"I'm glad you can think of it this way, and do it this way, which is what all Carthage citizens expect of you!" Asyaruba said rightly.

"All?!" Marco sneered and greeted his elders with a finger, said: "This sentence is not correct, at least some people who have not come here do not think so."

"These veterans who have not come here have gathered more than 60,000 soldiers for you, and are still raising for you a huge amount of grain that can supply this army, and they are also urging the shipyards and other allies to speed up the construction of warships... so don’t Excessive suspicion of their compatriots, they are also making their own efforts for the future of Carthage!" Essaluba said with a heart.

This made Marco stop talking. He thought about it, and his tone became gentler: "Unlike the indigenous people of Syracuse, Numbia, Iberia, the Dionysians are our real Strong enemies require our best efforts before we can defeat it! Therefore, I will do my best to maintain the unity of Carthage, and I hope Lord Eszalopa can play a greater role in this regard!"

"You can rest assured that the previous fiasco has taught us that both Hanno, me, and other veterans want you to win, because failure will mean Carthage's disaster! We will do our best to support you Until they drive the Dionysians out of Sicily, forcing their king to choose humiliating peace talks!" Ethaloba promised.

Marco thanked him for this, and then he turned to look at the port, waiting for the soldiers who came ashore to gather, and then led them to leave Utica.

Among the more than 20,000 soldiers led by Marco, there are not many Carthages and Phoenicians. Like the previous army led by Hasdrubal, most of them are mercenaries. They and Carthage, The different appearances and different costumes of the Phoenicians not only attracted the curious onlookers of the Utica, but also made the veterans who came here to greet them.

At this time, there were a few more ships docking. From the ship were a group of brawny men in striped trousers and topless men. They were all unusually burly, with strong muscles, thick hair, and weird tattoos on their bodies. The fluffy short hair, the fluffy beard, and the vicious face attracted the people of the port to scream as soon as they landed.

This made them seem to be irritated. They used their left swords to pat the long shields of their right hands, and uttered a "hooh" roar in their mouths. They looked even more terrible, and even scared most of the Utica. Turned around and fled, the scene was a bit chaotic for a while.Fortunately, their leaders stopped them in a timely manner, but this does not guarantee that they will be able to queue up in the port safely.

"A group of terrible barbarians! They are also from Iberia?" Ezaluba also asked with a look of surprise.

"The Celts in the mountains of northern Iberia, they are not afraid to die when fighting, and other indigenous peoples in Iberia are afraid of them. It was precisely during this time that the torrents occurred in their area, and livestock and food were washed away. Going away, facing famine, I exchanged their help with thousands of cattle and sheep. I believe that with them, we will have a smoother war against Dionia!" Marco said confidently.

"I hope so. However, this is why the Senate did not allow your army to land in the port of Carthage. I hope that you can manage your army and do not make any trouble here, so that the people will treat you Produce a bad impression," Ezalopa reminded solemnly.

Marco once again expressed his gratitude for the good-will reminder of Is Yaruba.

After all the soldiers came ashore, Marco's men gathered them and took away from the city of Utica and began camping outside the city, while Marco followed the elders to Carthage.

During these more than ten years, although Marco has lived in southern Iberia for a long time, he has also returned to Carthage many times, but he never expected to encounter such a situation today: almost all the people in the city ran out , Crowded on both sides of the road, as soon as he entered the city, thunderous cheers rang all around, and the people shouted his name, throwing many petals at him...