Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1010

[Chapter 348 Davos’ New Strategy]

Lilibe was located in the center of the western coast of Sicily. The Dionysians controlled it, which made it easier to cut off the sea connection between Carthage and western Sicily, making it more difficult to transport grain from the sea, and the grain reserves in the Taichi camp were added. But not enough to last a month!

After all, Marco is a veteran who has fought in Iberia for many years, and he made up his mind resolutely without being confused for a long time.

“You, rush to the north immediately, inform Hasdroba, and tell him to give up the rescue of Palermus, try to collect the surplus food in Eryx City, and then lead the army not to return to the Segsta camp, but It’s the camp of Serinus!” After giving the order to the messenger, Margo led the army of 30,000 people to slowly return south.

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In the Dionysian camp in Minoa, Davos tossed and turned, unable to sleep, waiting for news from Lilibe.

Previously, after receiving the letter from Leotidides, he was attracted by his bold raid plan, and immediately recruited the commanders of the legion, and also notified Sekerian to come to discuss it, because Sekerian was in Leicester. I have been to the port of Libe to learn about the situation there.

Originally, after reading a sketch of the city defense of Liliba attached to the letter by Leotidizides, everyone thought that even if the army infiltrated the port of Liliba, if they wanted to take the opportunity to capture the whole city, there would still be a great danger. Difficult, but as long as the port of Lilibe can be destroyed, it will greatly reduce the ability of Carthage to transport materials to the Sicilian army, which is very worth a try.

But next, Sekelian mentioned that “there may be a tunnel in the port of Lillibe”, which made Davos’s eyes shine. Although it was only a rumor, he still decided to give it a try, and then decided to send the second army and The Sicilian fleet, assisting Leotides in the capture of Liliba.

On the same day, Dionia’s many clippers sailed fast in the western waters of Sicily, contacting the Quartet, and jointly planning this big operation.

When dusk came and Davos saw off the soldiers of the Second Legion to board the ships of the Sicilian Fleet at the easy port of Minoa, he was prepared for the worst outcome: the fleet posing as Carthage was captured The Lilibe patrol boat saw through it and could not enter the port at all; a better result, the fleet entered the port, captured the lighthouse, the fleet passed the water gate, and the legion landed in the port, but in the end it was unable to capture the entire city, and could only destroy the port and return; The best outcome, of course, was to capture the city of Lilibe.

Even in the worst case, the Dionysian army did not suffer much, it was just a waste of everyone’s time and energy and a missed opportunity.

It stands to reason that Davos, who has commanded thousands of troops and has experienced hundreds of battles, should not be so worried about gains and losses, but because this military operation is related to the development of the future war situation, it is rare for him to not sleep well.

After dawn, when Henepolis entered the tent, he noticed that Davos was in low spirits, so he asked with concern: “Your Majesty, did you rest well last night?”

“Yeah, I really envy you, no matter where you are. , you can fall asleep as soon as you fall, and it is not easy to be woken up.” Davers sighed sincerely.

“This is because, Your Majesty, you are worrying about the various affairs of the kingdom all the time, and I only need to write documents and orders according to your requirements, and then concentrate the remaining energy on the written biography. Life is simple, but also more fulfilling, Naturally, you can eat and sleep well.” Henipolis said calmly: “So, Your Majesty, you are destined to create a great country and leave behind a glorious history that

will be remembered by thousands of people forever, and I can only With your little brilliance, to illuminate myself, maybe future generations can barely remember my name.”

Henepolis’s clever flattery made Davos feel comfortable, he laughed and said: “Herny , don’t think that you can let me relax the ban by saying good things, and about my biography, without my permission, it must not be leaked to others!”

“Your Majesty…” Henipolis put on a pleading look, Davos Turning a blind eye, he asked, “Can a battle report be sent today?”

“Not yet—” Before Henepolis could finish his words, Martius walked into the tent: “Your Majesty, there is news from Serinus that the Carthaginian camp was suddenly lit up late last night, it seems that There were a large number of soldiers in the camp, and it continued until the early morning, when the camp returned to calm, but it seemed that some troops had left the camp.”

“They must have rushed to Lilibe!” Henipolis immediately said excitedly: “This is It means that our army has entered the port

of Lillibe!” Last night, Davos hadn’t recovered his energy, so he seemed relatively calm: “Very good, we have already succeeded in half, may Hades Bless them to get the best results!”

He stood up: “I’m going to rest for a while, and if there is further news, I will be notified immediately.” After that, he walked slowly into the bedroom.

Henepolis and Martius faced each other and were speechless for a moment.

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In the afternoon, the senior generals of Dionia in Minoa gathered in the tent, and at this moment Davos said in high spirits: “Everyone, Lilibe It has been captured by us! The destruction of the Carthaginian army is not far away!”

The generals were not surprised by this news, because the warships of the Sicilian fleet had already entered the port, and a large number of prisoners from Lilibe were being captured. into the camp.

“Your Majesty, the city of Lilibe is too important to the Dionysian army. I am afraid that Martonis, Prosusus, and the others will be violently attacked by the Carthaginian army. Do you want us to send reinforcements?” Olivers was eager to try. suggested.

“I just received the news that Prosusus sent the clippers back. Until the morning, they did not find any trace of the Carthaginian reinforcements, and the news from Serinus said that the Carthaginian camp outside the city was There are signs of the army returning…” Davers looked around the crowd and said slowly.

“The Carthaginians gave up retaking Lilibe?” Alexis looked at Davos uncertainly.

Davos nodded and said: “Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that Marco is not going to take back Lilibe in a hurry, but still focus on the focus of the attack on Serinus, so what we need to worry about now is not Liliba, it should be Serinus!”

“Sire, since we have captured Palermus and Liliba, Eryx is already under our siege, and the Carthaginians attack Serena Linus, can we also attack Eryx and take this city-state so important to the Phoenicians?” suggested Trotiras, commander of the Sixth Army.

“Our capture of Lilibe will inevitably arouse the vigilance of other Phoenician city-states in Sicily. It may be difficult to rely on sneak attacks to succeed. Moreover, there are many temples in the city of Eryx, the Phoenicians of the Western Mediterranean Sea. The holy place of worship, the Carthaginian army will definitely rescue it.” Tormide reminded.

“So can Lizaru and Epithene force the Carthaginian army not to attack Serinus with all their strength? At the same time, when we find a fighter plane, we can concentrate more troops to attack faster.” Oliver Ash suggested again.

Davos tapped the table with his fingers, pondered for a while, and said, “Although we have won a series of victories recently, the main force of the Carthaginian army has not suffered much loss, it is still a terrible one. Beasts, we can’t relax our vigilance now, and don’t force them too much. We must know that the beasts that are cornered will be very terrifying. In order to avoid the increase of casualties of the army due to the dying counterattack of the Carthaginians, we must relax the ropes instead. , let the Carthaginians feel that they can still maintain, and will not perish with us… So Lizaru and the others must stay in Hena for the time being. The

Phoenician city-states such as Eryx, Mazara, and Segsta are all There is no need to rush to attack, because this will disperse our forces and give the Carthaginian army one more target to attack. What we need to do now is to consolidate the previous results, strengthen the defense, and continue to consume the morale of the Carthaginian army and If there is a fighter plane, they will strike decisively, kill and wound the Carthaginian soldiers, demoralize their morale, and let this beast trapped in the cage continue to bleed until it finally perishes…”

The generals said something. think.

Davos looked around at them, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com smiled: “The capture of Lilibe is indeed a big victory for us, and Cykrian reported to me before that he was going to plan another operation with Midorads. , if it can be successful, this may lead us to see the dawn of victory in this long war with the Carthaginians! Of course, before this, we may have to welcome the arrival of the Carthaginian messengers who asked for peace talks .”

Davos’ remarks made the atmosphere in the tent warm again.

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Compared with the relaxed joy of Dionysian Barracks, the atmosphere in the Carthaginian Senate was dignified, and the news of “Lilibe’s fall” came a day later. Mazara sent the Clippers at risk to pass back, shocking the elders of Carthage.

If Hadrummentum and Ogierjili were burned down because these two Phoenician city-states had few villains, Kelilib was a military town built by Carthage with countless gold, silver and manpower. Falling into the hands of the Dionians so easily, can the Carthaginian army really defeat such a powerful Dionian?

… If Corsica and Sardinia were out of control successively, the navy failed, and Africa was invaded again and again, the Carthaginian elders were hit again and again, making them no longer optimistic about the development of the entire war, and Lilibe’s The fall gave them a heavy blow and deepened their pessimism.

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