Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1041

[Chapter 379 The Choice of the Hannos]

Klotokatax scratched his head with his hand, showing a rare childish expression: “I said that I behaved well, but be careful…because my father also replied to me.”

Asistes is hearty He laughed and said, “You came here in a hurry just now, I didn’t even have time to eat dinner, it just so happens that today is the first day of the new year, so you can accompany me to dinner, and then we eat, While discussing how to hold a fishing competition tomorrow, I have decided that you will organize this matter.”

“Me?” Clotokatax was a little surprised.

“No confidence?” Asisters looked at him with a half-smile.

“No problem!” Clotokatax responded immediately.

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The two newly added negotiating conditions of Dionia shocked Okridon, how dare he continue to negotiate, and shirk that this matter needs to be discussed and decided by the Senate, He did not stop for a moment and returned to Carthage by boat, but did not immediately report the matter to the Senate, but first informed Hanno.

That night, Taipanlacco and several other important Hannoist elders all rushed to the Hanno mansion one after another.

The expressions on everyone’s faces grew solemn as Okreton repeated his negotiations with the Dionians in Sicily.

“Lord Hanno, the Dionysians put forward such harsh negotiating conditions. This is a provocation to us. We absolutely cannot agree! If the Dionysians force us, we will stop negotiating!” Delei was the first to speak. Vika, who was the most active supporter of Hanno’s “inland expansion policy”, was of course also kindly given back by Hanno to keep his family in theveste (a town in eastern Numibia). , inland south of Carthage) occupied a large area of land.

“If we don’t negotiate, then the Dionysians can continue to wipe out our remnants in Sicily, take the whole of western Sicily for themselves, and then regroup their troops, make a massive landing in Africa, and attack us in Carthage… not We want to negotiate, but the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the situation is grim, forcing us to negotiate!” Summers said with a gloomy sigh, he is the most military-savvy person in the Hanoi faction since Monte Adler. He led several thousand Carthaginian civic soldiers and was stationed in Eastern Numibia to suppress the rebellion and stabilize the order. This time, he specially called him back, which shows that Hanno attaches great importance to him.

“The Dionians want Corsica, Sardinia, western Sicily! Now they want southern Iberia, and they want us to return the land of Numibia! . . . If we all agree, we will Can we satisfy the Dionysians?! No, our weakness will only fuel their greed, they will not only add new negotiating conditions, they will

even send a large army to land in Africa to threaten us in Carthage! Since the situation has already It’s so bad, why don’t we become tougher, instead, it will make the Dionysians have scruples!” Delevica retorted.

Hanno listened to the debate between the two, without making a statement, turned his head and asked, “Tapanlacco, what’s your opinion?”

Taipanlacco pondered and said, “The key question now is that we must first determine Dionysus. Do the demihumans really want to negotiate with us? If so, then we’ll do our best to negotiate with them to finally get a truce that’s not bad for us; if not, then we’ll do our best to prepare for war , prepare to defend the Dionian army from invading Africa!”

After Hanno heard this, he looked at Okriton again: “You and the Dionians have been negotiating for a while, and in your judgment, what is the end of the Dionians? Do you want peace talks? Or do you want peace talks?”

The weight of this question was very heavy, and Okleton did not answer immediately. He pondered for a while before opening his mouth and said: “During the time I negotiated with the Dionysians, I only met at the very beginning. On their king’s side, he was fairly friendly to me, and then I asked to see him several times, all of which were rejected, not because of his growing anger at us in Carthage, but because He wanted to make peace with Carthage, worried that at my begging, he would make a rash decision and interfere with the plans of the Dionysian negotiator.

Second, I deliberately angered the Dionysian negotiator several times, and also Threatened to stop the negotiation, let the Carthaginians prepare for the war, and fight Dionia to the end! But when I appeared in the negotiating room on the second day, the negotiator of Dionia was still waiting there, although he said He made sarcastic remarks, but let the negotiation continue. According to my observation, the official was a very proud person, but he was able to endure like this, which just showed that they had expectations for the negotiation.

However, the Dionysians wanted to It’s understandable to get more in the negotiation, just as we want to give less in the negotiation. So in the negotiation, we are all watching the game play out, but unfortunately Margo lost, Dai The Onians have a bigger advantage, and of course they want more.

Moreover, from my conversations with the Dionian negotiators, I found out that the Dionians defeated Margo’s army this time without paying A great price… I have carefully observed the Dionian soldiers I have seen, and they are all arrogant, and they can’t see the slightest bit of fatigue in the war…”

Several people in the room changed their faces.

After a while, Taipanlako reluctantly said with a reluctant expression: “…Maybe they pretended to act on purpose to show you, and then put pressure on you.”

“Stupid Marco! He is Carthage. Sinner!” Delevica scolded angrily.

Hanno, who was usually at odds with the Margonides family in the Senate, did not scold Marco loudly at this time, but sighed with a worried look: “Dlevica, what you said before is right, the Dionysian’s Greed can be changed. Perhaps the former king of Dionia did have the will to negotiate, but as the strength gap between the two sides widens, it is inevitable that they will not have other ideas! From the current situation, we must Acknowledging that the Dionysians have an absolute advantage in both the navy and the army, we must first do everything possible to strengthen the armament of Carthage and dispel the idea of the Dionysians wanting to destroy us! Satsuma Els

, what advice do you have for this?”

Summers hesitated and didn’t answer for a while.

“What time is it now, just say anything!” Hanno became impatient.

“Lord Hanno, then I’ll say it.” Summers simply went out of his way and said bluntly: “The Sicilian army suffered a crushing defeat, and the entire sea area was completely blocked by the Dionysian Navy, and the remnants of the army on the island are no longer there. There may be any hope of escape, and eventually surrender to the Dionysians is inevitable. Now that the Dionysians have put forward such harsh negotiating conditions, it should be impossible for them to release the captives until an agreement is reached. After solving the problem in Sicily, the Onians really landed in Africa and launched an attack on the city of Carthage. How many soldiers can we organize to defend Carthage? How much food do we have to ensure that the city of Carthage is in Dai How much longer did the Onia army last under the siege? How many foreign aids can we have to help us when Carthage is in distress? …”

Summers asked a few people in the room with expressions on their faces. mutation.

As this year’s Sofitel, Okredon coughed a few times and said with reluctance: “The young and middle-aged citizens of Carthage suffered a lot of casualties after landing in Sicily with Monte Ardeno for the first time. Since then, Margo forced us to recruit more than 10,000 citizens, and now they are all trapped in Sicily, while nearly 8,000 citizens are stationed in Numibia under your command.

If the city wants to forcibly recruit more than 4,000 people at most, including old people and young people (although Carthage is the most prosperous city-state in the Western Mediterranean, it seems to have a large population, but in fact the real There are not many citizens, more are slaves, especially the Numibians. The Phoenicians are only a small race throughout the Mediterranean, so for hundreds of years, although their civilization and technological capabilities are stronger than the Greeks , but has been largely at a disadvantage in the conflict of immigration waves in the Western Mediterranean, and that is the main reason.).

But I can guarantee that the food is sufficient. Due to the blockade of the Dionysian fleet, most of the rations we have collected from Numibia and our allies to supply the Sicilian army have not been sent out, which is enough for the people of our city for three months. The above food, and don’t forget that people also have food in their homes.

There is absolutely no problem in holding on for half a year under the siege of the Dionians!

As for the foreign aid you mentioned… The entire Phoenician city-state in Africa is the help of our Carthage, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com The Dionian army will be unable to move an inch on this land.

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Okriton’s relief was obviously not effective, Samuels still looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: “Although Carthage City has lagoons and hills as a barrier, 4,000 people are not enough to resist the attack of the Dionysians.” , the eight thousand soldiers stationed in Numibia should be brought back to strengthen the defense of the city.

In addition, the Phoenician confederates that Lord Okritten just said are our helpers. I don’t agree. I just think that the Phoenician confederates in Africa are our burdens. Most of their young and middle-aged citizens are recruited by us. In Sicily, once the Dionysian army really landed in Africa, the Phoenician allies who had no strength to protect themselves might turn to us for help. Should we send reinforcements at that time?

If sent, it would not only weaken our already few defenses, but also put the reinforcements in danger of being attacked by the Dionian army at any time; if not, would the Phoenician allies still trust us?

Maybe they will fall directly to the Dionysians!

And – ”

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