Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"So you plan to have the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade to raid this wall section and open the gap in the defense of Syracuse's city wall?" Daveus interjected suddenly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I hope you can let Izam lead some of the soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade to assist us in our siege!" Leotizides took the lead and asked.

"It seems that after the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade has made repeated achievements in the Latium area, they will have to establish their reputation in Sicily again! I agree to allow 500 Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade soldiers to temporarily obey your orders during the attack on Syracuse." Dai Firth nodded readily, because he felt that Leotizides's battle plan was feasible, and also reminded: "Siracusa is a big city, even if the mountain reconnaissance team occupied the west side of Yulia Rus The fort, but you just said that this area is narrow and difficult to reach, and it is located in a remote place. After the Syracuses got the news, they can also use their sufficient troops to block this small area and then recapture it... …So, how to take advantage of this victory, expand the victories, and eventually occupy the whole city, you need to think carefully and deduce repeatedly to perfect your plan."

Leotizides listened, thoughtfully.

"What else do I need to help?" Daveus asked seriously.

Leotizides shook his head first, then suddenly remembered something, said: "Your Majesty, I am worried that when we break the city of Syracuse, the Greek Kuzah will stick to Ortijia. Ortijia It's easy to defend and difficult to attack, I'm afraid it can't be overcome in a short time."

Ortijia... Daveus touched his jaw subconsciously. He vaguely remembered that in the history of the previous life, the Romans were blocked by Ortijia, and it took several years to finally capture Siracusa. Among them, Archimedes played a big role.

He waved his hand and said: "If this situation is really caused, there is no need to attack Ortigia Island and besieged it. In fact, it is also easier to besiege, just build a wall on the isthmus, It can be isolated. We occupied the main city of Syracuse, occupied its port, and completely eliminated the potential threat of the Syracuse Army Navy to us, and blocked the island of Ortygia for one or two years. It will eventually surrender."

"Your Majesty, it was really that time, because of the population and food situation on the island of Ortijia, they might have a hard time holding on for a year or two." Cipros interjected with a smile.

"By the way, Cypros, what advice do you have for attacking Syracuse?" Daveus looked at him.

Ciplos said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, in the past 20 years, the city of Syracuse has been really captured twice, both from civil strife (referring to the riots in the city during the Civil War that overthrew Dior Nisius’ rule and a few years later, there was another riot in the city to expel Herolis), I think this time offensive to Syracuse, can you think of a way to do this?"

Daveus's eyes lit up, and this was exactly what he wanted, so he smiled and encouraged: "You talk about your ideas specifically?"

"Your Majesty, although the strength of Syracuse has been restored over the past 10 years, compared with when Dionysius and Herolis ruled, today Syracuse lacks a strong political figure, It is the General Executive Committee and the Council that hold the power of Syracuse in peacetime. The General Executive Committee plays an important role during the war, and this committee is composed of 20 generals.

According to the information I got, it is composed of three major forces, the Democrats dominated by Chief General Ty Agnes, the centrist factions of the former comrades-in-arms of Heloris and their important officials during their reign, and the port civilians, which represent some of them. The interests of the people of Syracuse..."

Cipros, who has served as the chief executive of Kataney for a long time, also has a deep study of this neighbor in the south. He put together his thoughtful thoughts: "Whether it is Dionysius as an arrogant, or in Herol During the reign of Sri Lanka, the democrats were suppressed and were the weakest, but it was also because of this that Tae Agnes could always be the chief general; the centrist was the strongest, but the situation was also the most complicated. Those who had obtained great benefits during the reign of Rollis, but some agreed with the way of ruling by Helolis, while others expressed disgust, and even provoked rebellion. This also included the close friends of Helolis, Therefore, they often do not reach a consensus in the council; and the civilians of the port—"

Ciplos paused and said meaningfully: "It was only with our help that we united and formed a powerful force that played an important role in the later stage of the Southern Italian War. But as an independent politics Power, they are naturally excluded by the traditional forces of Syracuse. From the composition of the General Executive Committee, it can be seen that the number of civilians sent by the port civilians has never exceeded three, which is very disproportionate to their strength.

In the past two years, the situation has changed again.The Syracuse people originally chose Te Agnes to be the chief general in order to maintain the stability of Syracuse's political situation, but they all underestimated the ability of Te Agnes to disrupt the situation. On the one hand, he used the people of Syracuse to look down on The psychology of the port civilians, attracting the centrists and excluding the port civilians, not only reduced the number of port civilians elected generals to one person in the past two years, but also made several proposals and passed bills against the port civilians in the council. Some of the benefits that Herolis had given to civilians in the port were recaptured and returned to the citizens of the city, making his popularity in Syracuse increasingly high;

On the other hand, he also used the contradictions among the centrists to differentiate and draw together, so that some centrists reached agreement with him in certain interests, so he was more and more important in the general executive committee and the deliberations, and he was even able to persuade They let Syracuse align with Carthage and declare war with us Dionysia..."

Of course, Divers also knows about Syracuse. He said softly: "It seems that this General Te Agnes is very ambitious! He wants to win a bigger battle for himself through this war. Prestige, maybe he thinks about becoming the second of Herolis, or even the second Dionysius."

"This is also the tradition of Syracuse. They always linger between democracy and dictatorship. When peaceful, they choose democratic polities, and when they are in crisis, someone wants dictatorship." Cipros added.

"If you want to be a dictator in Syracuse, you must have strong perseverance and super courage, and this Ty Agnes --" Davers raised his lips slightly: "Although he is acting quite a bit, and he is cunning. Change, let him achieve some goals, but that is some cleverness, at least now I have not seen him have the strategic vision and courage like Dionysius and Herolis, I am afraid he never thought, Jia The Taiji army will retreat so quickly, let Syracuse face our anger alone."

"Your Majesty, the political arena of Syracuse is indeed divided, squeezed with each other, and the relationship is complicated. There is also a strong confrontation between the people. There is a lack of a strong person to lead and bridge them, but based on Syracuse’s Traditionally, we do not know whether the internal conflicts have become more intense after the war started, or have they united together?" Cipros solemnly reminded.

"Is it because the war may cause the Syracuses to be more united, so stop attacking them?!" Leotizides could not help refuting for a long time: "As long as there is a complete battle plan and Well-trained soldiers, these things don't need to be considered at all, and the city of Syracuse will be attacked by us."

"Don't be excited, Prosius." Davos reached out and made a gesture of gently pressing down, and then explained: "Cyprus just wanted to cause chaos in Syracuse and weaken their The defensive force allows us to capture that city as soon as possible."

Speaking of which, he looked at Cipros: "Are you ready to win over civilians in the port of Syracuse and destroy the friendly relations between the democrats and the centrists?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Cipros flattered, and then said: "The civilians in the port of Syracuse have been suppressed over the years. There must be a lot of resentment, and most of them are from the poor and free. They are not attached to tin. Rakuza’s glory in the past is more likely to be touched by interests. We used to have a good relationship with them, and now as long as we give enough commitment, I believe they will make the right choice.

Te Agnes's previous measures against the centrists may have caused some people's dissatisfaction, but now his plan has failed, causing Syracuse to be attacked by the kingdom alone, as long as His Majesty let Xenofennis send quietly Inciting the people in Syracuse, there will naturally be people who seize the opportunity and attack Teagens..." Cipros’s plan needs to be implemented by Xenophonis, the director of the intelligence department in Sicily, but the intelligence department is directly under King Davers, he has no right to command them, he can only ask Davis for instructions.

After listening to Daphes, he pondered for a while and said: "The suggestions of both of you are very good. We take political measures to destroy the unity of the Syracuse. The military offensive can successfully promote us to draw and divide the enemy. To accelerate the conquest of Syracuse... Therefore, I decided that you two and Xenofennis should form an action team against Syracuse, under the responsibility of Cipros, to discuss a perfect plan together, and Coordinate with each other in execution until the conquest of Syracuse. Prosius, what do you think?"

Leotizides has some contradictions. He does not want his military command to be disturbed, but he also knows that if this plan is successful, the time to capture Syracuse will be greatly advanced, and he will be able to participate in the earlier During the offensive of the Taiji army, he fulfilled his wish for revenge for the soldiers who died in Paragonia as early as possible. He looked at Cipros subconsciously.