Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

At this time, Senior Judge Crito Demos said his opinion aloud: "According to the law of Dionysia, citizens are obliged to perform military service, but the length of a military service is not done. Strict regulations. However, the citizens of the kingdom are mainly Greeks. According to Greece’s consistent military tradition, unless facing a critical situation, citizens rarely go out to fight when the farm is busy, and a battle generally does not exceed one month.

Those who can fight for a long time are usually mercenaries who have no other income and only rely on fighting for their livelihood. When the fighting time is too long, the civilian soldiers may gather to protest against the generals, and even demand to retreat back to the country...Of course the citizens of the kingdom do not It may be as sloppy as other citizens of the Greek city-state, but we must carefully consider this issue."

Trito de Moss finished, the ministers were silent for a moment.

Alexis looked at Daphes and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, today I am attending the Kingdom Executive Council. I was originally going to report to you another important thing. In the past few years, we have been in the territory of Iberia Has been harassed by the Lusitans and a small number of Celts, and since this year, the frequency of these indigenous attacks has become frequent, and the 18th Army has to assemble forces all the time (the 18th Army was in the Western Mediterranean War After the end of the establishment, the military camp was established in the central town of Sesi, which is now the southern region of Iberia. The military source is mainly from Dionysian citizens in this area. More than half of the soldiers are Phoenicians and Carthages, and a few are Greeks. People, and a very small number of Iberians) to resist, where the citizens there have been low morale, which has caused a decline in combat effectiveness, and many deaths and injuries due to the long-term failure to return home... because of the excessive number of young and young citizens in the Iberian territory Being transferred to fight, the lack of labor has affected other affairs in the region, so Iberian Governor Haka has many complaints about our military department...

The way Iberian natives attacked is very similar to the Gauls. If we take the same approach to deal with it, I fear that we will repeat the mistakes of the Iberian territory.I am not opposed to the Kingdom’s sending troops to assist Etruria. On the contrary, I hope that Your Majesty and you adults will find a better way in deliberation, which can not only prevent the enemy’s invasion, but also avoid the above Questions mentioned... Then we can apply this method to the northern border of Etrusia, to Iberia, to the borders of the kingdom that need to be defended everywhere, to ensure the stability and development of the kingdom."

Daveus nodded solemnly, then looked around the crowd, and said with a deep voice: "The words of Alexis are good and need to arouse the thoughts of all of us. Now the territory of the kingdom is getting wider and wider, and broad means As we can no longer be like the past, the enemy is ten miles or a hundred miles away. We assembled the army and rushed to the battlefield in one or two days. After four or five days of fighting, we didn’t even eat the rations.

Now that the border of the kingdom is far away from Turri, Alexis, you say, from Turri to the northern border of Etruria, how many days does the army need to march?"

Alexis immediately replied: "If you take the sea and stay downwind, it will take about five or six days, but this is almost impossible, at least seven or eight days; while taking the land, taking Campania into consideration North has not yet repaired the avenue, so it has to take 15 days; the combination of land and sea will take at least 10 days.

From Turriy to southern Iberia, it takes 15 days to go by sea, but the sea is long and there is a danger of storms.

And from Turiri to Carthage, it also mainly passes by sea, at least 10 days, and also considers the risks at sea..."

"Alexis, I only asked one question, but you answered so much." Daveus quipped, but none of the ministers laughed, and they were all thoughtful.

"This is just a march, it takes so much time, and it takes combat until the end of the war, and it takes longer." Daveus gathered his mind and solemnly said: "Now our kingdom is already the most in the Western Mediterranean The powerful country, like Syracuse and Carthage, dare to lead the army to attack the kingdom’s territory basically will not appear again. The forces that are hostile to us are afraid of our strength. I am afraid that it is more like taking Lu Such tactics as the Sitanians and Gauls avoid a positive decisive battle, and use harassment methods to destroy our territory and exhaust our soldiers, which leads to the extension of the war...

You, we should not be immersed in the success of the past. We must realize that as the strength of the kingdom changes, the surrounding environment also changes. Some past successful experiences may no longer adapt to the new situation.

Just now you have reached a consensus that assistance to Etruria is to defend the safety of the kingdom, but how to rescue is also a big problem.You must understand that finding a solution is not only to temporarily deal with the problems of Etruria and Iberia, but to find a military system that improves the kingdom of today’s kingdom and defends it. A new road to safety in the Kingdom!"

Although Davers’s voice was not very loud, these words echoed in the minds of every minister, and they suddenly raised the height of their attention to this issue a lot, and they also felt pressure. Everyone’s face All the expressions on the hall became dignified and inspiring, but the hall suddenly became very silent.

Daveus no longer urged him to lean back in the back seat, seemingly closing his eyes and raising his mind, in fact, his heart was also a imagination: the Etruscan messenger came for two days, and the diplomatic officials were responsible for the reception. The origin of the letter was roughly understood and reported to him.After thinking about it, he already had some ideas in his heart. After all, unlike the ministers who had to touch the stones to cross the river, he had thousands of years of experience in the East and West of his previous life as a backing, and he also understood some of the military aspects of ancient Macedonia and Rome. He can refer to, learn from, and absorb the development process... but the method he came up with involves several difficult problems, which need to be discussed, reached consensus, and worked together with the ministers, so he deliberately guided, of course, he I also hope that ministers can come up with better ways to solve this problem...

After a long time, the rotating chairman, Cipros, asked (In the second year after the Western Mediterranean War, Cornelius was overworked and ill in bed. Under the proposal of Davers, the Senate unanimously elected the war Sicily, the governor of Sicily during the war, with a lot of contributions and outstanding achievements, temporarily replaced Cornelius, but soon after Cornelius died, Cipros was able to right up): "Alexis Adults, when the Carthaginians opened up the Iberian territory, they must have encountered the dilemma we encountered today. How did they continue to resist and conquer the indigenous people for a long period of 10 years, while also Can it stabilize and develop its territory?"

This question made Alexis think about it for a while before he thought about it: "The details of the past in the Iberian region may only be answered by Lord Ica, the Governor of Iberia. What I have learned is that... The Governor of Kiiberia, Marco, has an army of nearly 50,000 people. They have a strong combat power and are all mercenaries. They can work without labor, so they can be involved in fighting against the indigenous people at any time. The suppression of the indigenous people was gradually completed, but even then, the Carthage people paid a great price for this. It is said that most of the income of the Iberian territory and 13 of Carthage’s annual taxes are used to support this Army —"

"It's too expensive! It's impossible for the kingdom to adopt this method, otherwise nothing else needs to be done!" Treasurer Archibades expressed his opinions aloud.

Despite feeling a bit noisy in his voice, many ministers agreed with his opinion.

Ciplos said in a deep voice: "Of course we can't spend a lot of money to support a mercenary force, but this way we can follow suit."

Dave's eyes lit up.

"I remember that Gentiles want to become Dionysian citizens. It takes at least 5-6 years from registering to becoming a reserve citizen and then becoming a full-time citizen. During this period, they must work and rent in the kingdom. Planting land, working as a worker, serving as the lowest-level municipal handyman, serving as a pier... and sometimes even responding to the kingdom’s call, participating in public works, or becoming an auxiliary force in the army, and rotating with soldiers... During this long period, they must also abide by the law and pay taxes regularly... It is very hard and they must live cautiously in the kingdom before they can finally become citizens, which is not easy to say.

Ciplos sighed: "So why don't we revise the decree on'Making Gentiles, Freemen Become Dionysian Citizens'? As long as it is announced that those who want to become Dionysian citizens must first Serve for the Kingdom of Dionysia, go to the border of the Kingdom, and wait for 5-6 years of service before becoming a full-time citizen of Dionysia, in order to enjoy the various rights granted to citizens by the Kingdom..."

Sure enough, as expected by Daveus, the method proposed by Cipros was roughly the same as he thought. The only difference was the length of service: Daveus's idea was to serve for 10-15 years, which just covers The period when a young and middle-aged man has the most physical strength and energy.

However, after careful consideration, Daphes had to admit that Cipros’s proposal was more maneuverable, because it only took about 6 years to become a Dionysian citizen at this stage, and suddenly this time was extended to more than 10 years. And, at the risk of beating life and death, these free foreigners will certainly be dissatisfied.