Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Of course, there was no murmur in the venue. The veteran of the Hanno school repeatedly mentioned that the military commander, Marco, feared the enemy and avoided the battle. Before the main force of Dionysia had landed, he led the army to the queen and withdrew the previous results. All handed over to the enemy should be severely reprimanded.

In addition, more elders carefully pointed out: From the current signs, Dionia may have settled Rome and Samone in the north, and is concentrating on fighting against our Carthage. The scale of the war will continue to expand and the national power The consumption is also increasing. If it continues, Carthage will be unable to support it. It is better to...peace with Dionysia.

This type of proposal did not arouse too much waves in the venue, because the people of insight in the Senate realized that Carthage had reached the most critical moment, as Ezalopa said: This war with Dionysia is related to the future destiny of Carthage. We must do our best to win this war! Even if we want peace talks, we must use war to force the other party to take the initiative to negotiate peace. Only then, Carthage Ji Cai will not lose his own interest!"

On the second day, Ethaluba personally rushed to Utica, met Morbar, and told him about the plight of Carthage today, as well as the veterans and the public desperately wishing him to come back and lead the navy out of the plight. To save Carthage.

Out of love for Carthage and a strong sense of responsibility, the old man over seventy promised to serve as naval commander.

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Marco’s temptation plan was unsuccessful. Dionysia’s main force was to stick to Minoa and the surrounding hills. Lizaru’s forces were still entrenched in Enna. Due to the lessons of the blood of the small town of Palagonia, Marco He did not take the initiative to launch a strong attack on the Dionysian camp on the mountain. At the same time, considering the difficulty of military supplies, he did not allow Hasdrogba to return to Kefaluo Yitian. Therefore, although the army of western Sicily gathered, but Keep calm.

In the east, the battle situation is equally calm, but the people in Syracuse are nervous. Although the two troops of Dionysia are busy building camps and building siege equipment, they have not launched an attack, but the Syracuse people Know: Once the attack starts, it will be very violent.

On the navy side, the new Carthage Fleet in Sardinia received orders from the Senate. Annobas did not dare to go against it. While the Dionysian Fleet had not begun to cruise in the early morning, he led the fleet back south.

One day later, Midolades noticed this sign, and immediately sent the Clippers to inform Sicily of his speculation (that is, the Carthage fleet gave up defense of the Sardinian waters).

After receiving the news, Davers did not immediately let the Third Fleet give up attacking Sardinia and go south to Sicily to strengthen the naval force, because these days there are constantly new warships from Greater Greece joining the Sicilian Fleet, making this The number of warships in the fleet has soared to 300, and it continues to increase, fully capable of meeting the challenges of the Carthage Navy alone.

Secillian led the enhanced Sicilian fleet to relocate to the port of Serinus and began a comprehensive blockade of the western waters of Sicily.

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A guest was ushered in the house of Annobas in Carthage.

Annobas, who had closed the door and thanked the customer, heard the name of the visitor from the slave's mouth, but immediately went out to greet him, and respectfully welcomed him into the door.

Entering the living room, Morbar set aside the wooden staff and sat on the main seat with impunity, asking: "I heard that you will be questioned by the Senate tomorrow?"

"Yes, teacher." Annobas replied with a happy heart.

"I said, don't call me a teacher. Although I taught you how to command the battle when you were the flagship captain, it was the inheritance that the Carthage Navy deserves. I do so for every flagship captain. Do it.” Morbar said unkindly: “I will not go to the Senate to intercede for you, and I don’t have so much time. I came to ask you, what are the combat characteristics of the Dionysian fleet? After all, you have fought them several times and should have a deeper understanding of them."

Despite his disappointment, Annobas did not show his face, but told about the two naval battles he himself commanded (of course, for the naval battle in Sardinia, in order to match the content of the battle report, he Distorted the facts).In addition, he also described the naval battle of Seydium and the sneak attack of the East Phoenician Fleet. These two naval battles that he did not participate in but had some knowledge of.

Morbar listened very seriously, and did not interrupt Annobas's story from beginning to end, but the ravines on his face became more and more and deeper, and finally the two sparse white eyebrows were almost screwed together. He touched his beard and pondered for a long time before saying: "Listening to what you said, the Dionysians adopted a brand new tactic."

"Yes, old... uh, in my opinion, the Dionyan Fleet likes to rely mainly on jump tactics, supplemented by collisions, but in other cities in the Mediterranean, including our Carthage navy, it is mainly collisions. , Supplemented by jump gangs, they are completely opposite to ours. But unlike ordinary jump tactics, the so-called'crow warship' of the Dionysian Navy uses a uniquely constructed wooden bridge that can be used flexibly It steadily connects the warships approaching it from all directions, so that jump tactics can be maximized..."

Morbar heard this and immediately pointed out: "Since the Dionysians installed wooden bridges on the warships, they will inevitably increase the weight of the warships and destroy their balance. The speed and flexibility of their warships will also be reduced. Is there an effective tactic for these two points?"

Annobasic suffocated his words, and then he justified: "Although I have only personally fought two battles with Dionyssia, they all tactics against the defects of Dionysian warships! Unfortunately, the 1st The second time I wanted to use it, the wind and waves at sea became the help of our navy, but I did not expect to cause a storm; and the second time, I wanted to lead the Dionysian fleet to the sea, through the front and rear pinch and better control of our warship To defeat them, but eventually they are seen by the other party..."

Morbar did not speak.

Annobas was determined, and then said: "The Dionysians may also be aware of the defects of their fleet, so they have another kind of warship, which is smaller than the usual three-layer paddle warship, but faster. , More flexible, assisting the crow warship in combat, making up for its awkward weakness... These are the tactical characteristics of the Dionysian Navy, but more worthy of our attention is that although some people in the senate think that'Dio The Niya navy has only been established for more than ten years, and it is far from being comparable to our navy’s long tradition, but I think their fleet is well-trained, the ship-manipulation skills are not weaker than us, and the cooperation between the warships is quite tacit , They usually use a seemingly messy offensive ship formation, which can cause the other ship’s formation to be chaotic after the battle, but they can cooperate and protect each other in the melee. This is not done without long training. Arrived.

And...I think the Dionysian navy should have the same complete signal contact as we do at sea, so they can make quick adjustments when they are attacked and accidental...

In addition, it is worth noting that the morality of the Dionysian fleet is very high. In the raid of the Phoenician fleet and the naval battle in Sardinia, the Dionysians were at a disadvantage at the beginning, but In the end, they were able to fight back and win, which also has a lot to do with this..."

Annobas said eloquently that he did his best to tell what he knew about the power of the Dionysian Navy. Of course, this was also vaguely explained to Morbar: during his time as naval commander The reason why he didn't win was that he was not too lucky, because his opponent was too strong. He still hoped that the highly respected Morbar would be able to say a fair word for himself in the senate.

After listening to Annobasi with a solemn expression, Morbal still didn't speak. He picked up the wooden stick and got up and walked out.

After all, Annobas spent a few years with Morbar to understand his character and did not say anything to retain, but sent him out respectfully.

Morbar came out of the gate, stopped, and said seriously to Annobas: "In Sardinia, it is a serious mistake for you to set up a circle to meet the enemy! It is even more wrong to lie about the military!"

Annobass felt a big shock in his heart, and his hands and feet were cold: It turned out that this old guy had already asked others to know the details in advance, but came here to visit his own words!

"But if I were you, you might also have a round formation under the circumstances at that time... Except for this, there was nothing wrong with the tactics and tactics you implemented during your tenure as naval commander..." Morbar The next words sounded like an immortal sound next to Annobas.

Morbar lifted his wooden staff and knocked on the shoulder of Annobas. He warned him, "When I will be interviewed by the Senate tomorrow, I will say everything honestly, and I will express my opinion. I believe Anyone with a little brain will judge right and wrong rationally."

Annobas was overjoyed, he did not hesitate and immediately stated: "Thank you teacher! I will tell the truth in detail about all the battles!"

In fact, Morbar did not appear in the Senate on the second day, but he wrote a letter and sent it to the meeting place. In the letter, he defended Annobas from a military perspective, and hoped that this The defeated general will be able to be his assistant, assisting him with the increasingly powerful Dionysian navy.

Morbar's prestige and Hanno's maintenance made Annobas finally escape the punishment of the Senate.

However, Morbar, who had not arrived at the meeting place, was dragging his aging body and leading his men between Carthage and several neighboring city-state ports to understand the progress of the new warships and recruit experienced veteran sailors.