Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

But in the Carthage Senate, the atmosphere in the venue was not as relaxed as the people imagined, but also very dignified.

In the Carthage Sofitel elections that just ended in October, Okrington was re-elected, but at the moment he was standing in the center of the veteran's court. He did not rejoice after winning, but instead said with a solemn face to the crowd: "Veterans, I believe you have received the news. We have sent envoys to us in Algeria, Salos, Saint Ibinia, and Kalaris in Phoenicia, Sardinia, and we are stationed at The Sardinian judges also returned detailed news that the greedy Dionysians like the hungry wolf, after capturing Alenia in Corsica, stared at Sardinia again.

They sent a fleet, not only cruising in the waters of Sardinia, but also frequently landing near the coast of various towns on the island, sending troops to attack villages, destroying mines, and even inciting slaves and riots...now Sardinia The situation on the island is becoming chaotic, and the people of all the confederates are also very alarmed. As the lords of the Phoenician city-states of Sardinia, we at Carthage cannot see that they are in a dilemma, whether we should immediately send reinforcements. Your opinion."

"Does this need to be said?" The neutral leader, Essaluba stood up and solemnly said: "The most important pillar of our Carthage treasury revenue is the precious metal trade, and Sardinia and Corsica are our One of the important sources of Taiji precious metal trade, not to mention that Sardinia is also an important source of business income for our Carthage merchants, so we not only have to immediately send troops to rescue Sardinia, but also Alenia of Siga is recaptured."

Asyaruba has a high prestige in the Senate, plus Sardinia is indeed related to the fundamental interests of Carthage, so his speech received many elders' response.

Tepanrak immediately took the lead and actively put forward suggestions: "Veterans, there is actually a Phoenician joint army of tens of thousands of people on the island of Sardinia, and the Dionysians dare not compete with it. It's just that the cunning Dionysians always use warships to avoid their garrisons and attack areas that defend against emptiness.

Therefore, considering that the battle in Sicily is now being carried out intensively, our soldiers are also in short supply. We can send troops to Sardinia, but we must send a fleet to fight back the Dionis who are constantly harassing Sardinia. The Asian Fleet can guarantee the safety of Sardinia.After defeating the Dionysian fleet, some of our soldiers, as well as the Sardinian army, were transported to Corsica to recapture Alenia."

Many veterans believed that Tepanraco said it was reasonable, but some people raised questions: "Before, our fleet has been destroyed by the storm, and the new fleet that has been under construction does not know how to progress? Can we go out to sea and fight?"

"I think this question should be more appropriately answered by our navy commander." Okritton looked at Annobas who was sitting behind the meeting place.

These days, Annobas has been running between the ports of the Phoenician allies in Africa. He received a letter from Hanno before he rushed back to participate in this meeting of the Senate. At this moment he stood up and said aloud: " My lords, since the Senate gave the decision to build warships in Carthage and allies in June, all shipyards in Carthage and the Phoenician city-states of Africa are stepping up to build warships. What I know now The situation is that 195 3-story paddle warships have been built and are beginning to be equipped with crews in preparation for sea trials."

"How long will it take to go out to sea?" asked the veteran.

"Generally speaking, it will take at least three months for a new fleet to have the ability to go to sea." Annobas said this, and many veterans on the scene showed disappointment, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: " But now the situation is rather special, because that storm destroyed our warship, but left a large number of sailors with rich combat experience. They only need 10 to 15 days to get acquainted with the new ship, and then they can Form a fleet and go out to sea."

"Great!" The veterans greeted each other, and some people even yelled out. During this time, due to the threat of the Dionysian warships in the northern waters, the Carthages were even a little trembling even when they sailed out of the sea. There is no such suffocation.

"15 days is too long, our allies can't wait that long, I suggest no more than 7 days! Within 7 days, please ask Annobas to form a fleet as soon as possible, go to Sardinia, protect its waters, and fight Retreat from the invasion of Sardinia by the Dionysian Fleet, and then return to Rilitan to protect the safety of the Carthage and Sicily routes." Okritton asked with a serious expression: "Master Annobas, can do Are you there?"

In fact, Okreton had negotiated with Annobas in advance, and Annobas also put on a thoughtful look. After a while, he solemnly nodded: "I will do my best to do it!"

"Okay, sirs, now we are going to reinforce Sardinia -" Okretton's words were interrupted by Pretakuba loudly: "Wait! The newly established fleet is not Should be sent to Sardinia first, but should go to Sicily! Sardinia is guarded by more than 10,000 Phoenician soldiers. The Dionysians only dare to attack, but they dare not directly attack the city-states on the island. Their safety is actually guaranteed, and the situation is not as serious as they say.

And now the most important issue concerning the life and death of Carthage is not Sardinia, but Sicily!The 100,000 army led by Master Marco has entered Dionysia’s territory in Sicily, and is engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy, but the problem now is that because we do not have maritime advantage, military food and heavy transport can only be transported by land Due to the long distance and uneven terrain, the labor required is large, which not only increased the consumption of military food, but also received several attacks from the sea by the Dionysian fleet.

Moreover, the main force of our army is far east of Sicily, and the rear defenses are relatively empty. The Dionysian soldiers have repeatedly sailed to the west and landed on the shore to attack and threaten the safety of our territory and allies in Sicily. The messenger came here for help, but why are we only discussing Sardinia today?!I propose that the newly established fleet must be immediately dispatched to the Sicilian waters to regain our maritime superiority and ensure that the army led by Master Marco can successfully drive the Dionysians out of Sicily!

Due to Marco's record in Sicily, Pretacouba was once again elected as Sofitel, which also increased his weight of speaking in the Senate.There was a lot of talk in the meeting place for a while, but no one clearly expressed objection.

At this time, Tepanraco asked aloud: "If the new fleet is sent to Sicily, when will Sardinia's request for reinforcements be resolved?"

Pretacouba glanced at him and said, "At least wait until Master Marco leads the Dionysians out of Sicily before considering this issue."

Tepanrakko snorted and said slightly with sarcasm: "Master Marco led a 100,000 army with the assistance of the Syracuse. Until now, he has not been able to beat a small Dionysian. In the village, most of the soldiers are still blocked outside the Catania Plain. If he wants to capture Katana and Naxos, what time will he have to wait? At that time, all mines in Sardinia will change It’s in ruins!"

Pretakuba immediately rebutted: "The reason why our army is now attacking slowly is precisely because the military food transport drags the hind legs, so it should be more—"

"Our fleet must go to Sardinia first!" A younger veteran suddenly stood up and interrupted him loudly.

Pretacouba looked closely, but he was a new neutral El Accra, and his heart tightened suddenly, and he was a little uneasy.

"Master Pretacouba, you have just emphasized the importance of Sicily and asked to put the new fleet into Sicily, but you know, how did this fleet come?!" El Accra waved his hand emotionally, Said: "Fell a large amount of wood from the Iberian Peninsula, ship it to Carthage and other Phoenician city-state ports by ship, and then all the shipyards are opened, and construction is intensified, so much can be built in just a few months Do you know what the most important reason is?

It's money!At the beginning, it was you who said at the meeting of the Senate,'Although your Margonide family controls southern Iberia, but for the local indigenous people to agree to our safe felling of a large number of trees, we have to make some concessions', Finally, you persuaded the senate to let the resolution pass. Carthage will allocate a portion of the treasury income to support Iberia every month to obtain marine timber!

Although our prestige in Carthage is very high, and the various Phoenician alliances are also very cooperative, but are the shipyard owners and those craftsmen stopping other businesses and building warships for us every day, is it free?of course not!Even if they are willing, we Carthage will not corrupt our reputation!We paid a lot of gold and silver to ensure the quality of the construction, but also to ensure that they will continue to build warships for us.

After the establishment of the fleet?Hiring sailors costs money!It takes money to provide rations!The military supplies and the weight for the entire Carthage army need more money!Lord Pretacouba, please tell me where does this money come from?!"

After listening to Pretacuba, he temporarily remained silent. As the Sofitel who is the veteran of the veteran hospital and the new term, he certainly cannot open his eyes to talk nonsense and make others laugh.