Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Prentals smiled at him and nodded.

Alexis smiled back.

At this time, I heard Daveus say: "I was a little bit excited about this proposal at the beginning, but I finally gave up on him. Why? Because according to intelligence, the western Sicilian mountain area centered on Kefaluo Ition is more east. The mountainous terrain is higher and the terrain is complex. For our Dionysian army with heavy infantry as its main force, it will be more difficult to fight and march, and because it is far away from Katane, material transportation is a big problem.

In addition, you should be aware that there are more than 40,000 Iberian troops in the army of Carthage. These soldiers are either mountain races from Iberia, or they have been following Carthage generals in Iberia for many years, so they are in the mountains. Fighting they have a strong fighting power, and more importantly, the current Carthage military commander, Marco, took office as the governor of Iberia 10 years ago. He has fought for 10 years in that wild mountain, and he has richer fighting in the mountain. experience of.

If we fight with the Carthage in the mountains, although we avoid Carthage’s superior cavalry, its victory or defeat is still unpredictable, and we have no strategic risk when we have an absolute advantage. Carry out a large-scale mountain battle, know that it is likely to determine the fate of the kingdom!"

The careful words of Davers made Alexis, Olivers and others into contemplation, and also made Amintas, Matonis and others wonder: What absolute advantage do we have?

"Of course it is the Navy! Our fleet has an absolute advantage!" Seckrian said confidently.

"Secrian is right, our advantage is in the navy!" Daveus said firmly, and then took out a papyrus: "At the beginning of the banquet, I received the third fleet. In a battle report, they defeated the new Carthage Fleet in Sardinia two days ago!"

Hearing this news, everyone was delighted. Sekerian even snatched forward and took over the battle report. After reading it quickly, he couldn’t help complimenting and saying, “What a good Midolades! Under the crisis of boat strikes, the Carthaginians suffered a terrible defeat!"

As the generals passed on each other, Daphes said in a deep voice: "More than 100,000 people of the Carthage army gathered on Sicily. The military food consumed each day was huge. They were in the colonial city of Sicily and Philip. It is impossible for the Nikki allies to satisfy their military supplies. Moreover, before Prosius destroyed the farmland of these city-states and cut off their wheat, they even had difficulties in their own survival, so Carthage could only The African continent solicited food and used sea freight to meet the daily needs of this huge army—"

"Your Majesty is right! As long as our Sicilian fleet completely cuts off the sea transportation line between Carthage and Sicily, we don’t need to fight it on the front. No matter how many Carthage soldiers, we can only starve to death on this island. "Secrian interjected loudly.

Deverus didn't take it seriously, but said to him seriously: "So next... After the Sicilian fleet was supplemented by the newly built warships, I asked the Sicilian fleet to strengthen the blockade of western Sicily and intercept all traffic. vessel!

This task is not easy to complete. Although our navy has the advantage, but for the victory of this war, for the life of these more than 100,000 Carthage soldiers, they will inevitably do everything possible to open the air route, the Sicilian fleet will inevitably Will be attacked by Carthage from the sea!Sectrian, can you accomplish this task?!"

"Your Majesty, please be assured that I will make Carthage's fleet come and go!" Sectarian replied confidently.

"I believe you can do it!" Daveus encouraged him, and reminded softly: "But I hope you can be more cautious, and don't let the fleet be destroyed by the storm."

"Yes..." Seckrian responded with a bow.

"Your Majesty!" Amintas asked anxiously: "According to your plan, do you not need our troops to take the initiative?"

"Yes—" Daphus' decisive reply made senior generals such as Amintas, Matonis and Olivers show more or less loss on their faces.

Daveus put their expressions in his eyes, then looked at the silent Alexis and asked, "Alexis, what do you think?"

Alexis looked around and said with a heavy voice: "Your Majesty, this war has lasted for more than a year. The soldiers first fought hard in the north, and now they have come to the south again. As a result of the heavy casualties, as far as I know, almost all people in the city of Turiyi wear black gauze...

Now we will fight the more powerful Carthage again. I thought that the casualties must be paid more than ever, but your strategy, Your Majesty, can not only reduce the casualties of our soldiers, but also win the final victory. This is where His Majesty far surpassed us militarily!"Alexis heartily praised."

After listening to this, Davers felt ashamed.In fact, before the banquet, he had the idea of ​​waiting for the decisive battle with the Carthage after waiting for the confluence of all the troops. This may be the ambition of every commander who holds a heavy army, but the third fleet The success of the news made him happy, but also realized the absolute superiority of the navy, so he was determined to carry out another plan in his heart.

At the moment, he coughed softly and said, "Alexis said very well. The purpose of the war is to protect the interests of the kingdom, not to pursue the thrill of killing. We must do our best to guarantee these trusts and efforts The soldiers of the kingdom fighting can go home safely."

Davos’ eyes glanced across the faces of Amintas, Matonis, and others, and continued: "Our army does not take the initiative to attack, which does not mean that we can relax our vigilance. In order to survive, the Carthage army It is very likely that we will take the initiative to attack us. To this end, we must speed up the construction of the camp, build more defensive facilities, so that our soldiers have an absolute advantage in defense.

In addition, even if the army of Carthage on Sicily is defeated, this war may not be over soon. You must be prepared to march to Africa and southern Iberia, so during this period, you have to think about Do everything possible to keep the soldiers morale good, don’t let them slack off, but also strengthen the training of the Roman soldiers, the Samonei soldiers, and the Potentia warriors, so that they can become familiar with our flags, commands and tactics as soon as possible Conducive to future operations."

Daphus's remarks inspired the generals, so when Davos asked again, "What other opinions do you have?", everyone agreed to implement the plan drawn up by Davos.

Seeing everyone united in their understanding, Daveus smiled. He said: "Implementing this plan has another advantage for us. We can use less troops to defend against the attacks of the Carthage, and also Depending on the development of the war situation, some soldiers can be separated to support Serinus, Enna, or Prosius, and even attack the empty rear of the Carthage army.

All of you, because we have the advantage of the sea, we seem to be in passive defense, but in fact we are taking the initiative. The Carthage army will be defeated by us!"

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In the camp built by the Carthaginian army on the west bank of the Pletani River, the roar of Marco came from the Chinese military account: "Damn Annobas, you idiot!..."

After hearing the news, Pomirka walked into the big tent and saw Marco pulling out his sword and slashing against the table case.

"What happened?" Pomirka asked softly.

"Look, this is what you trust and claim to be the most capable naval general in Carthage!" Marco threw a scroll of papyrus on the table angrily.

Pomirka picked it up, and his face changed greatly after reading it, and he was surprised and asked, "Is this true?"

"This is written by the clan of our Margonide family who is the captain in the newly formed fleet. Of course it is true!" Marco took the shining saber and sat back on the wooden chair with his buttocks, his eyes glared. Mirka: "Annobas himself was incompetent and misplaced the ship array, resulting in a fiasco of the fleet and causing the loss of Admika's whereabouts! According to my people, after they fled back to the port of Sarros, Anoba Sri Lanka also trained them, threatening them not to disclose the entire course of the naval battle, obviously to escape guilt!

He is delusional!I will write to the Senate to explain the true image of the naval battle, and demand that he be taken back to Carthage for trial and punishment!You sign with me!"

"This one……"

As soon as Pomirka showed a hesitant look, Marco snorted heavily: "Aren't you willing?"

"The new fleet was defeated when it had the advantage. Annobas was supposed to be interrogated by the Senate. I am willing to sign with you." Pomirka said worriedly: "But now It was during the war that the navy commander was suddenly replaced, I am afraid it will have a great impact on the entire fleet..."

Marco sneered: "In my opinion, replacing him is a great help to the navy! I ask you, since he served as naval commander, has the fleet that we dominated in the Western Mediterranean ever won?"

Pomilka was speechless, because it was indeed the case. Since the beginning of the war, the Carthaginian fleet has suffered a losing streak, and now it can only shrink in the port and dare not compete with the Dionysian fleet.

"After the fleet was destroyed by the storm, Annobas should not be allowed to continue as naval commander, nor should he let the new fleet that was finally established to Sardinia. This is because of Hano's selfishness, but to let Jia Taiji paid such a big price! It can't go on like this anymore! It can't go on like this!! Otherwise, once the entire sea area is controlled by the Dionysian fleet, our army will be completely finished!!" Hitting the desktop.