Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

He had been treated like this before, and he was almost taken aback, then looked at Pretaku next to him doubtfully.

Preta Kuba looked at him and said meaningfully: "Adult, this is not our advice, but the people's heartfelt cheers! Since the outbreak of the war, we have suffered a fiasco and Dionysia's army is ravaging Our land in Sicily, the Dionysian warships from time to time attacked our merchant ships sailing to the west of Sicily for trade, the people of the Sicilian colony were displaced, the trade was drastically declining... They now have a deep awareness that Carthage needs a man Heroes come to defeat powerful enemies and restore the prosperity of Carthage!"

"I see, I will let them see!" Marco looked up dignifiedly, raised his right hand, and waved a powerful wave to the audience around him.

The cheers were more enthusiastic.

"Look, the King of Iberia is here, making himself like a hero!" Okritton said sarcastically as he looked at the trouble surrounded by the people and headed towards the Senate.

"Hero?! Then he has to wait to defeat Dionysia's talent line!" Tepanraco sneered.

"He brought in more than 20,000 troops himself, and here he prepared another 60,000 troops for him, and Sicily also has 340,000 or 40,000 troops, with a total strength of 110,000 or 20,000, which is the most powerful in the history of Carthage. Army! Change who will be the commander of this army, I am afraid they will easily win!" Another elder said disdainfully.

The veterans at the gate of the veteran courtyard whispered that Hano, who stood at the forefront, looked calm. Although he didn't say a word, his heart was rising: he spent more than ten years trying to eliminate Magonide The influence of the family on Carthage, even if he drove his immediate family out of Carthage, he remained alert to Marco.Listen to the cheers of the whole city, it does not mean that the Magonid family still has a great influence in Carthage!And the reason why the people of Carthage have such a great momentum is precisely because they are worried about the war in Sicily. If he has a powerful general in his hand, how can the situation in the city be changed like this?

Looking at Marco who approached him, Hanno was both annoyed and jealous, but his expression remained calm, because he could not leave a bad impression on the people: he was the culprit that prevented Marco from leading the battle.

"Welcome you, Master Marco!" Hanno's face was full of smiles and praised loudly: "You are here, we have hope in our war with Dionysia! So we have gathered enough citizens for you Bing, enough food has been prepared, just to hear about your victory as soon as possible!"

Marco listened to his praise and looked at him with a sincere smile, but he felt sick in his heart and couldn’t help saying, “Carthage is in danger. If it’s not for some people’s obstruction, I’ll It's time to come!"

Hanno was unheard of, and his smile remained unchanged, making a gesture of inviting to enter.

Marco Ang headed into the Senate.

Okreton moved closer to Hanno and wanted to say something.

Hanno stopped him with a wink.

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At the meeting, Marco gave a speech to the elders. He solemnly outlined the current dangerous situation facing Carthage, and thanked the elders for their trust in him. Finally, he made a passionate commitment: he will do his best , To reverse the current unfavorable situation, defeat the Dionysian army, drive Dionysian forces out of Sicily, and at the same time force Dionysian no longer to invade Carthage’s allied Rome, and force Dionysian to a greater extent. Opening up its domestic trade with Carthage merchants, forcing it to reduce the size of the navy that threatens Carthage...

These are exactly what the elders said, so everyone responded with warm applause.

At this time, Okreton stood up while applauding, and said coldly: "It's an exciting speech! But a few months ago, Monte Adno said the same, but the result!"

A pot of cold water was poured on the excited brother, he was even more angry that the other party even compared himself with the incompetent, and suddenly refrained from hitting one place, and immediately refuted loudly: "Montadno that idiot, There was no ability to command this war. If it was not for some people to insist, he could not be the commander in chief. As a result, he regarded the war as a child, suffered a fiasco, and caused great losses to Carthage. Should this accountability be investigated in the end? ?!"

Hanno raised an eyebrow.

Ocreton laughed and said: "Monte Adno is an incompetent?! This is really funny. He has fought for many years in Numbia and has never suffered defeat. He has won a lot of land for Carthage. This The merits are no less than what you did in Iberia, which is why the elders unanimously elected him as commander-in-chief! Even so, he suffered severe punishment after suffering defeat. If the elders make If there is a problem with this punishment, then I would like to ask Lord Hanno, a dozen years ago, Hilmeco and you successively defeated Dionysius one after another, causing about half of the citizens in Carthage to lose their lives in Sicily. Much greater than Monte Adno’s failure, but have you ever been punished like Monte Adno? Is it fair?!”

"You bullshit!!" The scars of the past were uncovered, and Marco was very angry, and immediately yelled.

There was a faint smile on Hano's face.

Preta Kuba immediately stood up and shouted: "Sir Okritton, now the army is gathering and will soon be fighting the Dionysians. This will determine the fate of our Carthage! But you said these words at this time, Come to disturb the army, don't know what it means?"

"Don't scare me, Preta Kubada. I didn't mean anything else, I just wanted to ask Mr. Marco, but I didn't finish the question. I didn't expect him to react so violently." Okritton shrugged. An innocent look, then said: "What I just wanted to say is that everyone can say good things, but to implement it in action, it is not easy for us to gather so many citizens to go out and fight! It is not easy for the army to raise enough supplies of food! Our treasury, our taxes, the gold and silver we have extracted...all have been invested in this war, and we cannot support this war to continue for a long time, so I I want to ask, Master Marco, can you give us a specific deadline to fulfill the promise you just said?"

Marco froze.

Okriton's words have been recognized by many veterans. After all, Marco and Hanno had been arguing for more than a month. It can be said that they had delayed the fighter. Now he holds a large army. If he still delays, the veterans should be Blind.

Even Essaluba took the initiative to stand up and said, "Master Marco, Okriton is right. The hundreds of thousands of troops are very expensive. We really need a certain period of time so that the entire Carthage can During the period, he insisted on clenching his teeth and trying his best to provide the army with supplies."

Pretacouba glared at Marco.

Marco originally thought that if he could get the full support of Carthage and set a deadline, it was not really a bad thing, but he was a little hesitant to see Pretacouba's eyes.

"It seems that Master Marco is not very confident about whether he can defeat the Dionysians." Tepanakko said sarcastically.

Marco stared at Tepanraco, then sharply glanced at Hano, who was also watching him, smiled disdainfully, and said in a serious voice: "We all know that Dionysia is a strong country, we and Dior The war between Nias cannot end in a short period of time, and I know what you mean by saying this, but I am still willing to set a deadline to both urge myself and give the people of Carthage hope... 1 year! Within a year, I will do my best to drive the power of Dionia out of Sicily!"

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The main force of the Samonei forces entered Benevento, and the next day he received the news that "Lola was besieged by the enemy."

As soon as Segowani received the news, he immediately called for a military meeting, and said anxiously during the meeting: "We immediately went to fight and repulsed the Dionysian coalition in the south, and then led the army back to Lola.

Of course, Lesguk did not agree with this proposal. He patiently persuaded: "The chief of Segowani, the city of Lola is strong, and the defenders are not small. The enemy cannot take it down in a short time. You don’t have to It's too anxious. You should know that there are a large number of enemies outside Beneventum, and that there are more complete camps. If we attack aggressively, our losses will inevitably be great, and we may not necessarily succeed.

However, with such a huge army of Dionia coming from afar, the supply of military food becomes a big problem, as long as we send several troops to sneak into the mountains, bypass their camps, and attack Abenirum and their camps The passage between them cuts off their food transportation.The Dionysians can't eat enough, they are bound to panic and chaos, and then it is time for us to attack.Once the main force of the Dionysian coalition is defeated, our next situation will be much better."

"I agree with Lesguk. We have fewer soldiers now, and we should really be careful!" Badani said. After all, the Dionysian soldier's front could not threaten Pentney's territory. Of course he did not want to take risks.

As for Contruk, he was a little hesitant. Although Karacheni’s territory was far from Dionysia’s offensive threats, as an old man who always used a tough attitude to protect the interests of Samone’s race, he adopted a heavy strategy It was against his nature, but the Karacheni warrior was the least numbered among the four races, and after several battles, there was no small loss, which made him have to pay attention to this problem, so in the end he also agreed with Lesguk Suggestions.