Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Seckrian turned his head to look at Mirtias, his eyes were bright, and he rebuked loudly: "Miltias, the Dionysian Navy has been the tradition of our navy since its creation, and you are afraid of the wind and waves. , But did not cruise the waters of western Sicily according to the established plan, and missed the good opportunity to take advantage of the Carthage army landing in Sicily and hit them hard. I am very disappointed with this!"

Miltias is also listening to Sekerian’s adventures intently, and is sighing in his heart: if it’s not the good luck of the old chief, and his super physical fitness and swimming skills, the average sailor has already become Carthage Human captive.

He suddenly heard the following words, his face flushed suddenly, he did not argue, but bowed his head in shame.

"Fortunately, now I'm back." Secklian said in a deep voice: "You can return the command of the fleet to me."

Miltias suddenly raised his head, and after avoiding the sharp eye contact of Sectrian, he immediately avoided it. After a while, he again looked at Sectrian's eyes and summoned the courage to say: "...Adult... Sicilian Fleet Command The power was granted to me by His Majesty and the Ministry of Military Affairs. I... dare not transfer it privately, because it violates military law!"

The opposition of Miltias surprised Sectrian, and his face appeared a little bit unabashed. He tried to make the tone calm and said: "You don't understand what I mean, you can continue to serve as the chief of the Sicilian fleet, But the fleet under my command. You know, if it were not for me because I was trapped in Lili, you would not be the commander of the Sicilian fleet!"

What Sectrian said was indeed the fact. In the previous letter written by Daveus to the Ministry of Military Affairs, it specifically mentioned the "appointment of the Sicilian Fleet Chief", so Miltias' initial appointment was "De Sicilian Fleet Chief", but Because he had not been able to retrieve Seclion, Flarios drowned again. For the convenience of command, the military department finally decided to appoint Miltias as the official Sicilian Fleet Chief.

As the former commander of the Dionysian navy, Sekerian led the Lien Chan in the early days of the Navy’s establishment. He led the Dionysian navy who had just stepped out of his infantry and made a name for himself. The prestige in the navy was very high. Midola The three fleet commanders of Des, Flarios and Miltias were all his subordinates. Miltias will inevitably be nervous in the face of the strong Seclian.

However, Miltias has been in charge of the Fourth Fleet for so many years. It has long been not the captain of the Davies ship, and also has some confidence and power (this is precisely the purpose of Daves to divide the navy into four. one).More importantly, Miltias thought that he had made a big mistake before. Now he is thinking about making up for it in future battles. If the command of the fleet is ceded to Seclian at this time, I am afraid that by the end of the war, this mistake will all happen. There is no way to make up, because everyone will attribute the victory to Seclion, and he himself will be a joke of the Navy...

In a moment, Miltias had considered these powerful relationships, so his mind calmed down and his tone of speech became a little bit stronger: "Serculean, you used to be my chief and veteran. Elder Yuan, I still remember what you once said,'As the captain of a warship, you must set an example for the entire crew, perform your duties, command your crew, and fight bravely...', I I think you should be very clear that since the establishment of the Kingdom, no general in the army has only enjoyed the benefits of promotion and has not performed his duties seriously. I don’t want to be the first!"

Mirtiaki said very seriously, and then he smiled bitterly again: "Of course, if the adult thinks that I am incompetent, you can apply to the Ministry of Military Affairs to remove the position of the chief of my Sicilian fleet..."

Seckrian's face sank, and his gaze became sharper towards Miltias.

Miltias faced it without fear.

The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere in the room became solidified, and even the servants who tidied up the table quickly ran away with light hands.

A moment later, Seckrian twitched a few times and squeezed out a smile: "Very good, Miltias, as a commander... there must be such an attitude of surrendering myself."

Although Sekelian was strong in the Dionysian navy, he was not arrogant. Without Miltias’s cooperation, he certainly could not forcefully take over the command of the fleet, because this not only violated military law, but also violated Kingdom law, with the temperament of King Daveus, is likely to send him to prison in anger.As for directly proposing to the Ministry of Military Affairs “removal of Miltias and taking him back to the post of Sicilian Fleet Commander”, this approach would be too domineering and would arouse some people in the Kingdom’s army and damage his own image.

Seclian has been in a high position for more than ten years, and is no longer the young impulsive sailor of the poor. Naturally, he will have a lot of concerns. After a while, he said with pleasure: "In a while, you will send a clipper to send me back to Catania The naval base...I should also pay homage to Flarios and the dead brothers..."

Miltias didn’t know what Secrian was thinking at the moment, but Secilia stopped the persecution and relieved him temporarily. Of course he wanted Secilia to leave, so he didn’t keep it: "Okay, lord, I will arrange it immediately."

With that said, he quickly left the solidified living room like a plague, and strode toward the courtyard.

At this moment, the wooden door was pushed open, and Leutizides’ adjutant Mukru came in: "General Miltías, Commander Prosius asked you to go to the city’s mansion and have an emergency military situation to discuss with you. !"

As soon as Miltias heard it, he brought the pillow just to doze off. He was pleased in his heart and didn't ask about the emergency military situation. He turned back and said, "Sir, I will go to the city first to discuss the battle plan with their army. "

"Without affecting the overall strategy, we should try our best to protect the interests of our fleet!" Seckrian walked out of the living room slowly, he had heard on the way to "Leotizides once tens of thousands The crew of the famous fleet was included in the Legion, so I specially reminded me.

Mukruk stared at him with wide eyes and shouted in surprise: "Master Sekelian, are you still alive?!"

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As soon as the two top officers of Dionysia’s naval and military forces in Sicily met, Leotizides said: "Agrigento sent messengers to urgently ask for help. Tens of thousands of Carthage troops are attacking Ag City of Ligento."

On his way, Taguru did not reveal to Miltias what the military situation was, so he was a little surprised to hear this: "Tens of thousands of Carthage soldiers are attacking the city of Agrigento?! This is impossible! Our patrol ship has not seen any eastward movement of Carthage's army on the coast east of Serinus in these days, and the city of Minoa is very calm!"

"Carthage's army did not go to the south coast. They probably walked to the central mountains." Leotizides Smuna had a trace of regret on his face: "We got on the carth named Margo General General! He besieged Serinus to attract our rest attention, but secretly sent some troops across the mountains to attack the allies behind us."

"Isn't there any Sikels in the mountains? How could they let the Carthaginian army pass easily..." Miltias thought of this Dionyan ally who hadn't dealt with him before, and asked suspiciously.

"This time it's my care. Although the news of the Sikels hasn't come yet, I think they might have been defeated. Among the soldiers brought by Iberia from Marco, there are races that are very good at fighting in the mountains. The fall of Seldiham is a good example." Leotizides' voice was slightly anxious: "Agrigento has already killed and injured many soldiers in the battle of Minoa, a few days ago Because Carthage besieged Serinus, they also sent some reinforcements. Now I am afraid that the city of Agrigento is empty. We must rescue immediately! Now there are no extra ships in the port, I need your fleet to ship 6000 immediately The reinforcements went to the port of Agrigento!"

Miltias also knew that the situation was urgent. Once Agrigento fell, not only the neighboring Gera and Minoa were in danger, but the land passage of the Dionysian army was also cut off under the attack of the Carthage Army The situation on the south coast of Sicily became more complicated, so Miltias did not say "Sicilian Fleet is used for combat, not for troop transport...", but immediately replied: " I’m going to the port now to prepare the fleet and wait for the soldiers you dispatched to arrive and send them to Agrigento immediately."

Miltias's refreshment let Leotizides breathe a sigh of relief, when he asked: "I heard Taglu said that Sekelian is still alive and has returned to the port of Serinus?"

"Yes, Hades blessed him! He is going to go to the naval base of Catania first... for a while, to pay homage to the dead brothers." Miltias wanted to show joy, but he thought of Seclion again. To take over the fleet, the expression looks a little weird.

Leotizides looked at him and said lightly: "Secrian must have suffered a lot during this time and should take a break."

The return of Seclian will naturally involve the issue of the command of the Sicilian fleet. Compared to the strength of Seclian, Leotizides is more willing to work with Miltias who has become actively cooperative because of his mistakes. So in his words, he implicitly revealed the meaning of supporting Miltias, which makes Miltias happy. After all, if the military department really considers this issue, they may also consult Leotzi, who is fighting with him. Desi's opinion.