Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Ciplos sincerely said: "Master Prussouus, you can rest assured that I will not interfere with your military command!"

Because it has been more pleasant to work with Cipros over the years, Leotizides nodded in agreement.

Daveus smiled and encouraged them: "I hope that this time offensive to Syracuse, Prosius, you can continue to cooperate well with Cipros, capture Syracuse as soon as possible, and solve this hidden danger behind the army. , And then led the army to the west to join me."

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After the conversation, Daphes left Cipros alone again.

When Cipros thought that Davers was about to give an opportunity to face the political plan of Syracuse just now, Daphes asked quietly, "How are the moods of the people in the city now?"

"Uh?" Cipros froze for a moment.

"The war broke out to this day, and the Sicilian territory suffered a lot of damage, especially Kataney. Not only were house fields damaged, property was looted, but citizens were also the most deadly and injured. They must have a lot of complaints about the kingdom. Right?" Daveus asked heavily.

Cipros has recovered, and understands what Davos is worried about. He honestly said: "Your Majesty, if the war with Carthage broke out a few years ago, the Sicilian territory is likely to be turbulent and chaotic, but After the'Laodicean Incident' broke out, Your Majesty you decisively disposed a group of lawless officials and old nobles of the Sicilian territory, readjusted the land policy, strengthened the governance of Sicilian cities, and conquered the Eighth Army The rebellious Sicilians and the Sicilian territory have become more stable. After years of development, the Sicilian people have become more attentive to the kingdom.

However, even so, when the war broke out and the people learned that the army of Carthage landed in Sicily, and the Kingdom did not send additional troops, there were still some complaints that the Kingdom did not pay enough attention to this place and ignored their security.Fortunately, Lord Prossius hit the Carthage army in Minoa, and the 3rd Fleet defeated the Carthage Fleet on the north coast, giving the people some confidence in this war.

But then a storm destroyed the Sicilian fleet and plagued the people of Kataney because more than 5,000 crew members from Kataney were buried in the sea.After that, the battle of Prosius in Gera failed and the Carthaginian army invaded the Catania plains and wreak havoc. The public was extremely angry at this, and once lost their minds, gathered together to protest in the city hall, asking Prosus to rate The team went out of the city and drove away the Carthage cavalry who raged on the plains.Fortunately, Xenophon Nice quietly let his men guide public opinion in secret, and officials tried to appease them, and the situation was brought under control.

Later, Paragonia was burned down. While the people of Katane felt grief for the 2,000 Katane citizens killed in the war, many people realized that if Prosius did not stick to the city, Katane also May suffer the same tragic fate, so some people even went to the city hall to apologize.

I am sorry, Your Majesty!Since you arrived in Katana a day earlier, most of the people in Katana are commemorating their loved ones who died in the war, too late to organize, so the scene of greeting you at the port is a bit cold.But this does not mean that the people of Kataney have some opinions on you.

As far as I know, they were very excited to hear that your army was coming, because it meant that they could finally get rid of the threat of the Carthaginians, they could start to rebuild their homes, and they eagerly hope that you can avenge them. You know, people all over the city hate the Carthaginians!"

After listening to Daphes, he was silent for a while, and asked softly, "How many people have been killed by the citizens of Katana so far?"

"Counting the crew who drowned in two naval battles, there were approximately 10,000 people. In addition, more than 2,000 people were injured and could no longer fight."

Daphes sighed: "The people of Katane have made a lot of sacrifices for this war! But now the treasury is running out of funds. I'm afraid I can't give enough support to the deceased's family in a short time, so...you Give me a list of citizens who died in battle, and try to let the families of the dead and wounded soldiers and the crew gather at the local council meeting place. I will be there to extend my condolences and thanks."

"Your Majesty, you personally condolences them, and they will certainly feel very comforted! But—" Cipros looked embarrassed: "The venue of the local council can only accommodate up to 400 people, and the number of family members killed and injured far exceeds 10,000. People, I am afraid—"

"Then let them enter the venue in batches, and I condolences in batches."

"But in this way, Your Majesty—" Ciprous said worriedly.

Daphes understood what he was worried about, and said firmly: "Don't worry about me, they lost their loved ones for the kingdom, there is nothing more sad than this! As long as they can get some comfort, I'm tired and not at all What kind of."

"I see, Your Majesty, I will arrange it." Cipros stood up and saluted respectfully.

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At noon on the second day, Dionysian First Army, Second Army, Third Army, Fourth Army, Sixth Army, Seventh Army, Eighth Army, Lucania Reserve Army, First, Second, Most of the soldiers of the Fourth Cavalry Regiment, the Roman Reserve and the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade arrived in front of the city of Paragonia. Then, according to the instructions, the troops dispersed and surrounded them, and began to enter the city carefully.

A month ago, Paragonia was a new type of fortress with a complete defense system, but now it has become a ruin: the trap is cleared, the Luzhai is pulled out, the trench is filled, and the left arrow is still visible on the ground from time to time. Arrows, javelins, stone bullets, swords, spears and spears, the soil under the city even turned blood red and dried up, and the solid outer wall became a ruined wall. Soldiers could enter the city without specifically going to the city gate.But they have to be careful, because the broken walls are still falling stones and dust from time to time...

After entering the city, the soldiers were stunned: no houses, no streets, everything was turned into ashes, and the eyes were black.

Max followed his comrades and carefully bypassed the piles of coke ruins. The words of lamentation from his comrades sounded in his ears. After frequent interactions and language stimulation over the past few days, he can understand a little about "fire, battle" and so on. Greek words, combined with the scenes seen outside the city, he was also shocked in his heart: what a fierce battle has happened here!

Soon after, they came to the inner city wall, which was also a broken wall, and the wall was also scorched.Through the gap and into the inner city, the ground changed from black to blood red again.

In the center of the inner city, there is a tower that has collapsed in half. On the ground around the tower, there are many wooden pillars that cross, and the soldiers with sharp eyes can clearly see the blood stains on the wooden pillar and the iron remaining on both ends. Nails and ropes, a terrible picture suddenly appeared in the mind, so there was a commotion in the team.

At this moment, Davis wore a uniform and climbed to the top of the tower that had been urgently repaired. He was followed by dozens of messengers.

The teams gradually quieted down, and under the command of the team officers, the soldiers lined up with the tower as the center, forming a denser queue.

Like other soldiers, Max looked up at the tower. This was the second time he saw King Dionia, but unlike the situation at the campfire, he looked majestic and solemn at this time.

"Citizens of Dionysia!" Daveus's voice was loud and full of gas, but the speed of speech was slow. This was to ensure that the messenger could accurately communicate with him: "Now the land you are standing on A month ago, it was occupied by the 1st Brigade of the 7th Legion and the two reserve brigades of Katanai. There were only 3,000 soldiers in total, but the enemy they faced was Carthage’s 100,000 troops.

However, these warriors did not fear, and repelled the enemy's violent attacks many times, which fully resisted the army of Carthage for more than 20 days!At the most dangerous time, they even risked their lives, ignited a fire in the city, and gave the Carthaginians a heavy blow. Eventually, because the difference in strength was too great, Carthage used the sea of ​​people tactics to capture this small city ... But, these warriors fought to the end, and none of them surrendered, pouring all their blood on this land!"

Hearing these words, the soldiers subconsciously stared down at the reddish brown ground.

In fact, not all the defenders of Paragonia were killed in battle. When the inner city was defeated and the Carthaginians rushed into the tower, there were few remaining, extremely tired and bruised Dionysian soldiers. The surrender was only after the Carthage captured the captives and punished them with brutal criminal law, and Daphes beautified them all here.

"Carthage! The fierce and cruel Carthage!" Daveus said indignantly: "They even made a heinous evil! They even nailed the remains of the warriors to the cross!" Yes, the piles standing in front of you! When the reinforcements came to clean the battlefield, their remains were already terrible!"

The soldiers under the tower rioted, and indignation rose.

Daveus deliberately waited for a while, and then shouted fervently: "Why did the Carthaginians who boast the most splendid and glorious culture of the Western Mediterranean do such an evil deed that even barbarians would not do?! Because Our warriors used their flesh and blood here to block the army of Carthage for more than 20 days, undermining the plan of the Carthaginians to capture Katana and expel the people of the kingdom from Sicily! Because our warriors rely solely on this This small town caused many casualties to the Carthage army many times their number! It is because our warriors stationed here only had 3,000 people, and faced the attack of 100,000 people, but created such a brilliant record. This made the Carthaginians panic!