Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Daveus stared at Sekerian with a strong heart. After a while, he smiled: "This is Sekerian I know. I am looking forward to the news of your victory!"

After Sectrian had left, Daveus pondered for a while, and then sent someone to call Tolmed and Prentals.

"How do you feel about transferring the Third Fleet to Sicily?" Daveus asked directly.

Tolmed knew that Davos had called Seckrian before. Although he didn't know what Daveus had talked to him, he heard that Secklian was in a good mood when he left, so he asked carefully. : "Your Majesty, why do you want to transfer to the Third Fleet?"

Daveus glanced at him and said, "Our current strategy is to cut off the maritime transport line of the Carthage army, so that the Carthage army is in a dilemma of food shortage, and finally we are defeated. But from yesterday the Sicilian fleet suffered Judging from the setbacks, although our navy occupies an advantage, it is not an absolute advantage. The Carthage navy still has considerable strength and can still pose a great threat to our fleet, and the coastline in the western seas is complicated and complex , Letting our dominant fleet be busy cruising the long sea every day, very passive, and also suppress the Sicilian fleet to play their own advantages, but if they are allowed to take the initiative to attack, but can not block the sea, so that the Carthaginians can continue to Sicily provides assistance..."

"The main reason is that the naval strength in Sicily is insufficient to take into account both the offensive and blockade." Prentals said.

"Yeah." Daveus nodded and said: "The original task of the Third Fleet was to attack Sardinia and block the route between Carthage and it. But if we transfer the Third Fleet to Sicily, we can There are enough warships to cut off Carthage’s external routes, but the effect is better, because our ultimate goal is to defeat Carthage, as long as we concentrate on eliminating the Carthage army on Sicily, everything The problem has been solved..."

After listening to Daveus's analysis, Tolmed was persuaded, but he reminded: "Your Majesty, after the third fleet is transferred to Sicily, who will be responsible for the command of the entire navy?"

Daphes understood what he meant: If it was formerly, Sekerian had no problem as commander of the entire navy, but in this war, Midolades stood out and won successively, becoming another star in the navy, The spirit is naturally much higher than before.

Daveus pondered for a while and said: "Midolades was once a member of Seclion, so it is safer to let Seclion be the commander, but Midolades has a more stable character and should be arranged in this way... They let the Third Fleet be mainly responsible for cruising the Sicilian waters, while the Sicilian Fleet is mainly responsible for offensive... Of course, this is just a suggestion, how to implement it, it is necessary for Sekerian to come over and discuss the decision together."

"Your Majesty, it is better to have the Third Fleet stationed on the North Coast." Printors suggested: "The reason why the Carthaginians were able to successfully transport the load to Sicily was that the Sicilian Fleet was on the one hand, On the other hand, the coast to the north of Eriks is farther away from Serinus where the Sicilian Fleet is stationed. From the port of Serinus, when the fleet arrives in Eriks, it will take more than three hours at the fastest. It will take more than 5 hours to reach Palermos. In the future, the Carthages may continue to use the middle time to target the coast north of Ericks and transport military supplies to the Sicilian army. With the three fleets stationed on the north coast, they can better monitor the sea near Palermos and Thorus, making this attempt of the Carthage impossible.

"The friendly city of Seydium on the North Coast is the closest to Solus and Palerus, but it is a small city. I am afraid there is no good military port to accommodate our third fleet. The situation of other friendly cities on the North Coast is similar. The town that can accommodate the Third Fleet on the north coast is probably only Messina, but it is too far from the west, and it is not as good as Serinus." Tolmed raised his objection.

Printols’ proposal made Davis impressed. Even with Tolmid’s reminder, he still said: "There is no military port on the north coast. You can build a simple one first. We are not doing this here. ."

Tolmed saw that Davos agreed with the proposal, and raised no objections, but mentioned another thing: "Your Majesty, you have asked the Ninth Army to assist the third fleet in attacking Sardinia. I am afraid they have already Start the operation. If the 3rd Fleet is transferred back at this time, will the 9th Army return to Apulia?"

"The Ninth Legion..." Daveus thought for a while and said, "Then let the Ninth Legion follow the Third Fleet... The Carthage forces are now concentrated on the South Coast and the Sikan territory, the North Coast. Defending against emptiness, the Ninth Army can attack Rarus and even Palermoes. Once successful, it not only allows the third fleet to have a better port, but also shortens the cruising distance of the fleet, which is more conducive to the blockade of the western seas. Even if it is unsuccessful, it can disperse the strength of the Carthage... Henipolis immediately wrote to Midolades and Tigtinos in my name and asked them to lead the army to Sehedi as soon as possible Umm."

"Okay, Your Majesty." Henripolis cut a papyrus with a brisk motion, and then raised the pen to start writing.

At this time, Maltius entered the account: "Your Majesty, the battle report from Syracuse."

Daveus took the scroll of papyrus tied up with black rope, and after reading it quickly, he glanced at the others in the tent with a smile, and said loudly, "Okay! Prosius did a good job! Guys, tell Good news for you, the main city of Syracuse has been taken by us!"

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On the day Sekerian was heading to Minoa to prepare for criticism from Daphes, in the middle of Sardinia’s west coast, it was just dawning, and five Carthage cargo ships arrived outside the port of St. Iberia. This period of time was very common, because the attack of the Dionysian Fleet in Sardinia forced many Carthage merchant ships that came to transport goods only while the Dionysian Fleet had not yet arrived in Sardinia. During the cruise in the waters, they rushed to the Phoenician towns and ports of the island to transport the goods that accumulated in the port.

Because the Phoenician-looking crews were in charge of the cargo ships, and due to time constraints, the patrol ships were not carefully checked and they were allowed to enter the port.

In the early morning, in the north-central part of the central west coast of Sardinia, the third fleet that had originally traveled south along the coast suddenly approached the sea.

The near-shore reefs here are densely covered with cliffs and there are no suitable docks for boats, but there is a mannu river that enters the sea from this place. There are relatively large tidal flats on both sides of the estuary. It is especially obvious that the mudflat is covered with wet and soft black mud, and people step on it, it is easy to fall into it, and it is very difficult to pass.

However, the Third Fleet was fully prepared. The crow warships successively sailed into the estuary and leaned towards the tidal flat on the north bank. The infantry of the fleet held the bundle of wheat straw prepared in advance and carefully disembarked from the ship and placed it on the tidal flat Then it was covered with planks, and soon a plank road leading to the river bank was built.

At the forefront were the soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Squad of the Ninth Army. They staggered on the board and finally reached the river bank. Using the climbing tools they carried, they easily overturned the not steep river bank and then hung down ten. Several rope ladders were prepared, and the fleet infantry followed quickly climbed up.

More than half an hour later, 4,000 fleet infantrymen boarded the north bank of the Mano River and then quickly moved inland in preparation for a raid on Sant-imbenia not far from the coast.

The city of St. Iberia is a Phoenician metal processing industry center on Sardinia. It was originally a town of Nuragi, a native of Sardinia, hundreds of years ago, because of the nearby mountains Rich in iron ore and silver, they used these precious metals to trade with the Etruscans on the Italian peninsula in central Italy at the time, across the Tyrrhenian Sea.

After the Phoenicians colonized the island, through trade, marriage, assimilation, war and other means, a hundred years later, the original indigenous Nuraji of Sardinia basically retreated into the mountains in the north, and the south became a Phoenician. The base of the base.In addition to the city of Olbia at the northeast end, St. Iberia is the northernmost town of the Phoenicians, and the Phoenicians developed it into an important metalworking on Sardinia center.

St. Ibinia is located in the low hills not far from the coast, and in the north is close to a river called temo. Due to the flat terrain around it, the Phoenicians established mines in the north. The output and the Nuraji are easier to pull the ore dug in the mountains here for trading.The Saint Iberians then processed and smelted the ore into metal ingots, shipped them through the port of the Temo River, and transported them to Carthage or other places.The annual production of precious metals in St. Iberia accounts for almost half of the total metal production in Sardinia.Because of this, St. Iberia is very important for the Phoenicians of Sardinia and for Carthage.

In the past, when the Carthage navy dominated the Western Mediterranean, Sardinia was safe. The Phoenicians on the island could safely fish, farm, and develop metal processing without worrying about the invasion of foreign enemies.However, since the war between Carthage and Dionia, the navy has always been at a disadvantage, and the security of Sardinia has also been threatened. Fortunately, the location of Saint Ibania is not conducive to the Dionysians from Landing at sea, the previous Dionysian attack on Sardinia has never happened near St. Iberia.