Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Daveus touched the stubble of his jaw, his face finally showed a bit of joy, he looked around the crowd, and finally his eyes fell on Alexis: "The Gauls are coming fiercely, I originally thought this sudden war continued The time will be relatively long, and everyone has deliberately formulated a thorough counterattack plan... Alas, I did not expect the Gauls to be so unrestrained. All the preparations we have done are in vain. What new opinions do you have on the current war situation? "

"Your Majesty." Alexis and Prentals glanced at each other and said, "Before I came to the palace, I had a simple discussion with Lord Prentals about the current battle in Etruria. , Patroclus led the northern coalition to defeat the main force of the Gauls, and then he will inevitably further attack the remaining Gauls.

And we think that the three barracks of the Border Corps cannot be captured by the Gauls in such a short time. The Gauls are likely to only use a small number of troops to stare at the barracks. The large troops directly bypass and invade the Etruscan territory— —”

"No need to speculate, I already have definite news, at least the military camp where Hasdrubba is still stubbornly defending and has not fallen." Davers said firmly.

Alexis was not surprised. He knew that the intelligence service of King Davers was powerful. After thinking about it, he took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, can you send someone to inform Lord Hasdruba to cooperate with the northern coalition forces? Attack, blockade of the mountain pass leading to the Po River Plain, and try to intercept the Gauls who want to escape to the territory, and completely surround and destroy them in the south of the mountain!"

Daphes said without hesitation: "I will send someone to order Hasdrubal, but I think even if we can't notify Hasdruba in time, with his ability, he can also do according to the changes in the battle situation. Make corresponding decisions."

"Your Majesty." Printors took the lead and said aloud: "The reason why we want to wipe out all invading Gauls south of the mountains is because we think Gauls are a very aggressive race And its population is large and the threat is huge. It has only been 16 years since the last large-scale invasion, and it has been able to dispatch an army of more than 50,000 people. If we have always adopted a defensive strategy, we will not only be too passive, but also The Gauls will also learn a lesson from this fiasco. The next time they go south again, I am afraid that it will cause us more trouble. Therefore, to completely solve the Gauls’ problems, we should take advantage of this time. A great opportunity for people’s strength to be hit hard, from defense to offensive, to directly send troops to attack the Gauls’ territory and completely conquer them!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a little commotion in the conference hall, and several rotating chairmen began to whisper to each other.

Daphus's mouth was slightly warped, and Printols's advice was in line with his wishes. He glanced at the rotating chairmen who were whispering, and asked quietly: "Well... take the initiative to attack. Is there any specific the plan of?"

Alexis walked to the wooden map of northern Italy placed in the center of the Chamber, and Shen Sheng said: "According to current information, the Gauls who invaded Etrunia were caused by Senonis and Knoma It is estimated that most of the young and middle-aged fighters of these two Gaul tribes joined this invading army, and there would be such a huge number, so their territory must be defended from emptiness due to insufficient strength.

Now, the soldiers of the First Army, Second Army, Fourth Army, and Third Army have gathered together. They were originally planning to reinforce the northern coalition forces. Now it seems that they are no longer needed. It is better to transfer these troops to Brindi. West, take the boat north, and land near the ariminum (now Rimini).Alexis pointed to a location on the map, and said sonorously: "Directly attack the territory of the Gauls!""

At this point, Davers and others had gathered together in front of the map, their eyes focused on what Alexis said to be the landing site.

Looking at the map carefully, the other ministers realized that it was not so easy to directly attack the Gaul territory.

The Gauls relied on the high and steep Alps to the north, the Ligurian territory to the west, and the Venetian territory to the east. The coast was almost occupied by these two races, and the Gauls were Caught in the middle.Although it is the territory of the Etruscans to the south, there is a continuous mountain between them, and the direct distance is more than one hundred miles, and many of them are difficult to pass through, and the lower terrain is often There are Gaul tribes settled (mainly Senonis).

If the Dionyan army wanted to attack the Gaul territory through the mountains, it can certainly be done in the current situation where the Gaul army has been hit hard, but it is unfamiliar with the terrain, difficult to transport, and overall compared with the Gauls The mountain combat capability is weak... etc. These shortcomings will not only cause greater wear on the Dionysian army, but also slow movement, resulting in the Gauls of the Po River Plains having enough time to prepare for defense in advance, which will make the attack effective Great discount, the war will continue to prolong... So the military department analyzed that this is not a good choice.

The Ligurians and the Venetians are two conservative races. In the past, they did not have much contact with Dionysian. It is estimated that even the Dionysian envoys assured them that the Dionysian army was only for attacking Gaul. People will never infringe upon their interests, nor will they allow an unfamiliar and powerful army to land on their own coast and traverse their own territory.

And if the Dionysian army is to forcibly land on their coast, it will undoubtedly trigger a new war, which is certainly not a wise move.

Therefore, it seems that the best and only place to attack first is Alimium.Because this is the only seaside town of the Gauls, it is on the south side of the Venetian territory, on the north side of the Apennines, on the edge of the Adriatic Sea.

"Arimium..." Daveus stared at its icon, recalling information about it.In recent years, he has a lot of affairs, and attacking Gaul territory was not his plan. He did not care too much about the details of Gaul territory, so there was not much memory about him in his mind, so he simply asked Dao: "Is the coast there easy to land? What about the situation in Alimium? Is the defense tight?"

"Your Majesty." Printols explained in detail: "Arimim was originally a town of the Vineti, and was captured by the Senonis more than 20 years ago. At first, they seemed to have only taken a fancy to Alimium. The flat land around it was used to reclaim farmland and graze cattle and sheep. It is said that until the Adriatic pirates ventured into this small town, they proposed to deal with the Gauls and successfully exchanged some of the stolen goods. The horses of the Senonis made the Senonis aware of the benefits of maritime trade, so in the past 10 years, the Celones began to develop the maritime trade in the city of Alimium. They expanded the urban area, in With the construction of markets and ports in the city, the Senonis’ maritime trade has gradually made some progress, but they lacked sailors and mainly relied on other city-state merchants to trade in the city of Alimium.

However, the Gauls are notorious, and just beginning to develop, there are not many businessmen who are willing to trade in Alimium, mainly pirates in the Adriatic Sea, or some businessmen across the Illyrian region, occasionally Umbrians and Frentans will take a boat to exchange goods.

The patrol ship of the 1st Fleet carefully observed Alimium while cruising in the Adriatic Sea. In the report, it said that its city walls were low, and they were all wooden, and the city area was not large. It was not a city. It’s better to say that it’s a Gaul camp, and the city’s security is lax. The coast where it is located has many flat sandy beaches that can accommodate hundreds of ships landing at the same time...”

Daveus listened carefully, while staring at the tentacles of the Gauls on the map extending southeast, the small area where the Gauls living in the inland for many years walked to the ocean An attempt, but now Dionysia has to interrupt their vision and longing for the ocean.

Daveus looked back at the rotating chairpersons and asked, "What do you think of the recommendations of the Military Department?"

Despite seeing the excitement in the eyes of Daveus, Lucias had to remind: "Your Majesty, now we all know that the Gauls south of the Alps have three tribes in this invasion. The Senones and Knomomanis were hit hard. Their territory may be defensive emptiness, but what about Salves? They did not participate in this invasion.

And according to the information of the Gauls, this tribe has always developed with peace of mind, with little external expansion, but its strength is the strongest of the three tribes. Once our army attacked the territory of their compatriots, Salvis I am afraid that people will do their best to assist their defense, and this war may not be so easy to end."

Daphes groaned, not responding yet.

Anta Oris smiled, and said aloud: "It is not a bad thing for the Salvis to join this war. It is precisely on this ground that it will be completely conquered and all Gauls south of the Alps People solve the problem at one time. Lord Lucias thinks that with the joining of the Salves, the war will become difficult, because we were only planning to send the first, third, fourth, and fifth legions before. However, with the treasury now full of kingdoms and well-stocked granaries, it is possible to send a few more legions and use absolute advantage to defeat all Gauls in one fell swoop!"

After listening to Daphus, his eyes lit up, and he glanced at Antaoris with approval.