Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Although Marco said it was too radical, because it was actually not only Hanno’s decision to make Annobas as naval commander and send a fleet to guard Sardinia, but one thing he was quite right, Sicily and Carthage Ji's connection cannot be cut off, otherwise these 100,000 soldiers will have no military supplies, and it will really be completely over!...Pomirka is in the army and is mainly responsible for logistics support. He is well aware of the huge military food consumption. The reason for the withdrawal of troops from the east is the most important reason for food supply. Therefore, the more he wanted, the more he was shocked and said immediately: "Ma Brother, I will write with you to urge the Senate to immediately reorganize our fleet and make every effort to protect the sea route between Sicily and Carthage!"

Marco looked a little bit jealous, and he said with hate: "Even if the Senate has followed our advice, but whether our fleet can do it is another matter. Our current military food can still be maintained for about 10 days. After 10 days, we Everyone's life is in the hands of the navy, which is really uncomfortable!"

Pomilka listened and felt bitter in his heart, he reminded loudly: "Master Marco, the best way we can reverse the dilemma is to defeat the main force of the Dionysian army and win the dominance of the Sicilian battle!"

"It's easy to say, but as you can see, I have posted positions outside the camp for the past three days, but the Dionysians on the opposite side have no intention of going down to fight with us."

Marco was a bit helpless and puzzled: "I have learned in detail about the battles that King Dionia had participated in in the past. He is a decisive, bold, adventurous, and very confident person. At the earliest, he was a mercenary leader. At that time, he dared to lead a much smaller number of mercenaries to attack the Lucanian army; when Dionysius invaded Greater Greece, Dionysius clearly had an advantage, especially in the cavalry, he Or a bold battle with the Syracuse...

Not long ago, Dionia and Rome were at war. Rome was so far away from Diaoya. He actually led the army to initiate the attack... Why did such a man who loved the attack dare not accept our challenge this time?!"

"Is it because the Dionysian army is not ready yet?" Pomirka thought for a while and said, "Or because the Kefaluoitian's army is too close here... Let Dionysian Does the king have concerns?"

Marco listened, and his heart moved. He lowered his sword and pondered, "Maybe... we should have Hasdruba withdraw all the troops into the Sikan territory, and seduce Dionysia in the east. The army marched west and occupied the empty Kefaluo Yitian. In this way, King Dionia felt safe in the north, and maybe he would rest assured against us?"

"What if the Dionysians can't hold on?" Pomirka said worriedly.

Marco thought for a moment, and said decisively: "Then we will surround the Dionyan army in Kefaluoitian and force them to fight us in the mountains!"

"It's a good idea!" Pomirka's eyes lit up, but he reminded again: "I'm afraid that Akonis would not be willing to retreat from Kefaluoitian."

"The leader of the Sikel who actively surrendered to us?!" Marco picked up the saber on the table and cut a heavy sword on the table: "This can't help him, he can't withdraw even if he doesn't withdraw!"

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After receiving Marco's order, Hasdrubal ignored Akonis's plea and issued an order: all the soldiers and all the Sikels retreated westward.

Some Sikels did not succumb even though their families were under the control of the Carthage, and they refused to enter the territory of the former enemies of the Sikans.

In response, Hasdrubal relentlessly repressed, forcing most Sikels to obey obediently.

While retreating, the Carthaginians also completely destroyed the city of Kefaluoitian.

However, Lizaru, who was ordered by Davos, did not take the opportunity to march westward, but still let the army stay in Enna, while still strengthening the city's defense.

The main Dionyan troops stationed in the city of Minoa ignored the Carthaginians' formation in the mountains every day and had been stepping up to build camps.

The engineers designed the camp after listening to the instructions from Davos: The entire Dionysian camp started from the city of Minoa near the sea, followed the entire hill, and continued to extend northwards and approached After the narrow lowland to the north (the place where Leotizides let Agrigento succumb to lure the Carthage sacred corps and eventually defeat it), the camp folds to the northeast and continues along the continuous The hills that are not too high finally end up leaning on the upper reaches of the Pletani River, forming a semi-arc defense line, and the simple port on the east is in its arms, and the Katana fleet is transporting it. With sufficient supplies and enough water provided by Lake Gurgo, the Dionysian army is ready for long-term defense.

Unlike the situation in the west, in the east of Sicily, Leotizides has led a team to march to Syracuse. After reaching Leotini and converging the armies of the Allies, the whole army is divided into two parts, the main force is from the seventh The eighth legion, led by Leotizides personally, continued south, over the mountains, and reached the large port west of Syracuse.

In addition, more than 8,000 soldiers composed of allied troops and friendly city-states were led by Zantiparis, heading south along the coast, passing through Tonis, and reaching the eastern city of Syracuse.

The Syracuse people have been paying close attention to the movement of the Dionysians in the north. When they heard that the Dionysian army had left the city of Katane and arrived in Leotini, they were alert. This may be from Syracuse.

The news spread that the people in Syracuse panicked.

After the news was confirmed, the Siracusa Council only became fooled at this time. These days, the democratic and neutral factions are arguing about the question of "who should be responsible for irritating Dionia", wasting a lot of time. , Actually did not prepare for defense.

In the face of life and death, people such as Teaguenis and Falekus had to put down their contradictions and try their best to deal with the coming offensive of the cunning Dionysians.They carried out urgent military mobilization of citizens in the city, and at the same time sent cavalry to quickly notify the villages and towns outside the city, so that the people immediately took their belongings and rushed to the city to take refuge.

One day later, the sentry on the east wall first saw the enemies rushing along the coastline.

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The report of the fiasco of the new fleet was returned to Carthage, and the elders were shocked.

In this report, Annobas pushed the blame to Admika. Dodge said: It was precisely because of Admira’s slow action that the plan to attack on both sides was not implemented, but was broken by the Dionysian fleet. .

Subsequently, the elders received a joint complaint from Marco and Pomirka.

Was it an Anbas command error, or did Admika perform poorly?

The veterans had some controversy. Although Hanno defended it, as the naval commander, Annobass lost in a row and lost guilt.

So the controversy did not last long, and the Senate passed a resolution to "remove the position of Annobas Naval Commander and return him to city for trial."

The Carthage gene was born in the sea and prospered by the sea. Although they have begun to develop inland now, the ocean is still their foundation. Now, the repeated failures of the Carthage navy have shown that Dioni The victory of the Asian Fleet is not accidental. It is a fact that Carthage’s naval power is at a disadvantage. This not only put the 100,000 troops on Sicily in danger, but also began to threaten the survival of the basic city of Carthage.

For the first time, all the elders were selfless and actively and seriously explored ways to resolve the dilemma of Carthage at sea.

The first is to establish a new candidate for naval commander as soon as possible.

Although Annobas was impeached, it is undeniable that he is indeed an excellent naval general, so all the personal proposals proposed by the veterans were excluded because they were not able to meet him. In the end, Essalubati A person's name, so that everyone did not question his ability, but worried about his body.

Morbar, a noble of Carthage, a former veteran of the veteran hospital, participated in the naval battle of Carthage against the Greek city-states on Italy's north coast when he was young. The battles of the Greek joint navy had more wins and fewer losses; he also led the fleet bravely, following the route opened by his predecessors, crossing the Pillars of Hercules westwards, traveling south along the coast, to the central west coast of Africa, and Bringing back some rare animals and strangely dressed, dark-skinned races, he became a hero of Carthage; but he was tired of Carthage’s political arena, and because he was old, he quit the veteran Courtyard, and reclusive in Utica.

After several veterans who knew him were confirmed to be in good health, the veterans unanimously agreed to send a messenger to Utica to ask the old man who did not belong to any faction to see if he would be the commander-in-chief of Carthage.

Secondly, the Senate discussed the question of "whether to return the new fleet defending the Sardinian waters".After all, this new fleet was originally intended to protect the Sardinian route, but it is now disabled and has no effect. It does not make much sense to continue to stay in Sardinia. Instead, it is in danger of being annihilated by the whole army.Today, the Dionysian army has also landed in Sicily, and the pressure on the Carthage army has increased. The problem of logistical supply has become more prominent. It is necessary to ensure the smooth sea route between Sicily and Carthage to ensure the island. The 100,000 troops on the battlefield can fight with all their strengths without worries, which has become the consensus of the Carthaginian elders.To this end, they not only decided to transfer back the remaining new fleet, and to bet on the direction of Sicily, but also to include new warships into the water, while urging the shipyards to speed up the construction of subsequent new warships.