Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

In the past, even for an important military meeting like this, the atmosphere of the venue remained active to ensure that everyone can express their opinions without restraint.But at the meeting today, the atmosphere was quite dignified. Even the coughing was suppressed as much as possible, and only Breru's voice echoed clearly in the hall.

The 50-something army commander was standing in the middle of the hall, bowing his head in a dejected spirit, his face bluntly recounting the battle two days ago:

Breru led 4,000 soldiers to rescue Paragonia. Although he first defeated the intercepted enemy, he was surrounded by the Iberian army from Agilion soon. He urgently made the army queue round and tenacious defense.

When the battle lasted for more than forty minutes, and when it seemed that it could no longer be supported, Leotizides led 10,000 soldiers to arrive, but soon fell into the siege of the Carthaginians.

After fighting for another period of time, the Carthage attack on them suddenly weakened.It was later learned that because the Confederate Leotini was ordered by Leotizides, 4,000 troops were dispatched, and while Carthage’s defensive forces were attracted to the north to fight the Dionysian reinforcements At the same time, the siege troops who attacked Carthage from the east quickly, and the Carthage who had received the news hurriedly separated the army to intercept, thus giving the Dionysian army a breathing opportunity to keep fighting until the evening.

Seeing that the troops leaving the city did not return, Cipros decisively ordered the generals of the city to follow the plan reserved by Leotizides for the unpredictable, and led the 6,000th team composed of most of the remaining troops in the city of Katane and the new barracks. 2 waves of reinforcements rushed to the battlefield and attacked the Iberian army, causing some confusion.

Leotizides took the opportunity to order the breakout, and because the night greatly reduced the power of the Carthage cavalry, the Dionysian army was finally able to return to Kataney...

After listening to Brem, Daveus still looked serious, and turned to ask Leotizides beside him: "Is he true?"

As a theater commander, he is higher in rank than the regimental commander, so Leotizides, a less senior Dionysian general, sits with Sicilian Governor Cyprus and Sicilian Fleet Chief Seclion In the first place, facing the other generals with more or less strange eyes, his expression remained unchanged, and he answered indifferently: "It is true."

Daphes then asked again: "How much casualties?"

Leotizides thought for a while and said, "As of yesterday, a total of about 6,000 soldiers have failed to return..."

Everyone's heart is cold.

Daphs sighed softly: "6000 people! Perhaps more than half of them were only wounded, but because of your defeat, they became captives of the Carthaginians!"

Speaking of which, his eyes became sharper towards Breru: "You talk about it, why disobey orders and lead troops without permission?"

Breru wriggled his lips, but finally didn't answer.

Daveus stared at him for a while without a blink, his right hand began to knock on the back of the chair, and said coldly: "As the commander of the army, you may think that you must rescue the soldiers who are standing alone in the city of Paragonia... Maybe before Several strikes were relatively smooth, so this time you can succeed with confidence... So you ignored the orders of your superiors and ignored the abnormal changes on the battlefield, and hurriedly led the troops to attack, not only putting the Seventh Legion into a dangerous situation, but also persecuting Prosius had to lead his army to rescue you, because as the new commander, if he did not move, he and you and the soldiers of the 7th Legion would be killed in battle on the battlefield. Even if there is a reason, it will definitely become his military. A stain on my career will not only make my colleagues dissatisfied, but also endure the abuse of citizens, I am afraid that I will not be able to gain a foothold in the army in the future!

When Leotizides heard this, he was touched: King Daveus not only fully understood his situation at the time, but also explained to his generals why he had to take risks out of the city to rescue him, because these were the reasons why he could not Speak directly.

"Fortunately, Prosius responded properly, and the army was able to retreat back to the city, but the disappearance of 6,000 people and the burning of the new military barracks... this is still a considerable loss!" Davers struck the back of the chair more and more Big, he originally led the army to Sicily with ambition, but did not expect to receive this bad news as soon as he landed, as if he was poured into a pot of cold water in the head, and he was furious every time he thought about it.

"Tormid, who violated the military order and caused heavy losses. What should be the punishment in accordance with the military law?" Daveus suddenly asked loudly.

Tolmeide's heart tightened. He looked at Breru with his head down, and hesitantly said: "According to...According to the Dionysian Military Code, the military order was violated, causing the battle to fail... Those who... punish the death penalty..."

Generals such as Amintas and Matonis squeezed Khan for Breru. Although he is a Bruti, he has led troops in the army for more than a decade. In the army, or in the elders' court, you get along well with these mercenary elders.

"Then remove the post of the head of the Seventh Army of Breru first, and more detailed punishment measures will wait for the war to end, and the military department will make a ruling based on the losses caused by the war."

Despite the cold tone of Daveus, Tolmed was relieved.

Daveus chose the lightest punishment. Although he said that he would also allow the military department to make detailed judgments and punishments after the war, how dare the military department dare to make a harsher representative of a veteran of the veteran's hospital The verdict, so Davis raised his stick high, but struck Breru gently.

But for the commanders of Armintas, Matonis, etc., deprivation of military rank is undoubtedly the biggest punishment, so they all feel a bit sad for Breru, but no one dares to defend it when Davers is in a rage. .

"Breiro, do you accept this punishment?" Daveus asked coldly.

"I... accept." Breru raised his head and gritted his teeth. "But I beg your majesty to allow me as a soldier to continue the war against the Carthaginians!"

Daveus heard his answer, and his expression slightly softened: "Even if you are a soldier, the 7th Legion needs a new leader. You can temporarily serve as the second lieutenant of the 7th Legion to help the new leader. Will command the Seventh Army, will you?"

Relegation from the regiment commander to a second lieutenant with little real power, although Breru was somewhat lost, was able to continue to fight with the soldiers of the 7th Legion. For him now, it is already a huge wish, so he immediately answered Tao: "I will!"

"Before the new legion chief has taken over, you are temporarily acting as the head of the seventh legion, so you can now return to your seat and continue to participate in today's meeting."

"Yes, Your Majesty." On the way back to Breuer's seat, the crowd cast their comforting colors. He nodded his head, but he never regretted it. Except for the two reasons King Daveus said, he disobeyed The order to play without permission was also due to an important reason: I thought that at the beginning, the Battle of the Ramato River failed. In order to cover the soldiers' retreat, the 4th Army Commander Drakos led the 1st Group of soldiers to intercept the chaser and was finally surrounded by the enemy regiment. Either he died in war or was captured, Draco finally died humiliatingly under the city, and Breru was finally lucky to be rescued.But for more than 10 years, he has appeared in his dreams countless times in the dream of despair surrounded by enemy groups. Countless times he was thinking,'If there can be reinforcements at that time, Lord Drakos and the soldiers of the first group will not... …'This became a knot in his heart, so when this time the first brigade of the 7th Legion under his command was stuck in the city of Paragonia and faced a desperate situation, no matter how dangerous ahead, he would never let Stand by yourself.

Davos wouldn’t care what Breru thought in his mind at this moment. He looked around the crowd with a stern look and a cold voice: "Everyone, the next battle we have with Carthage, the winner will become the West The hegemony of the Mediterranean will gain vast land and more wealth, and the loser will not only decline greatly in strength, but even face extinction, so both Carthage and us Dionysia have to go all out. This will be a The protracted and costly war, no matter we, or Carthage, will enter the war with more than 100,000 people!

100,000 people!This is not just a huge number, it means a sharp increase in the scale of the war!It means that the war consumption has increased dramatically!It means that it is more difficult to control the army!It means that it is more difficult to command the army to fight!... Therefore, in order to ensure that the kingdom can finally win, to avoid the continued extension of the war, and to increase the burden on the kingdom and the people, I ask all of you here—"

Davies's sharp eyes swept across the faces of the distinctive generals such as Amintas and Matonis, and suddenly increased the volume: "It is possible to discuss during a military meeting, but once a resolution is formed, even if there are opinions, It must be carried out meticulously! Only in this way can the command of the entire army run smoothly. If anyone disobeys the command or fails to execute the command with all my strength, I can guarantee that the punishment he receives will be heavier than Breru!"

The last murderous words of Davers made everyone listen to their hearts tightly, even if they were as arrogant as Amintas, at this time they were also subconsciously afraid to make eye contact with Daves.

Suddenly, the hall was silent.

Daveus touched his jaw, and said in a calm tone: "Tormead, you sent a letter to the military department, immediately commended Tiparis for coming to Katana, as the head of the 7th Legion, he worked hard to build The Lucania Reserve Legion, who defeated the Samone in Campania before and made brilliant achievements, should also give him a formal appointment! At the same time, the military department also informed the Lockley Barracks to organize the reserve soldiers as soon as possible. The ship came to Katana to replenish the number of the Seventh Army."

"Yes, Your Majesty."