Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1044

[Chapter 382 Alexis’ attack plan]

Olivers originally thought that he would not be able to win the battle, but Davos’s order made him overjoyed. Although he was not able to become the commander, he was a little disappointed, but Davos explained it to him staunchly, and also put his heart into it. All right, he immediately made a solemn statement: “Your Majesty, you can rest assured! I will cooperate well with Tiger Tinos and complete the raid on Sardinia as soon as possible.”

As a newcomer in the Dionysian army, Sykes Naturally, Tusi had no opinion.

After the two generals received the order, other generals who had not yet had a mission saw hope, but Davos looked at them and said calmly: “The Seventh Legion needs to temporarily divide troops to station Lilibe, Mazara, and Serinu. Stalin and Palermos, stabilize the order of the entire west. The 10th Corps and the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade stay in Lilibe as a reserve force, ready to deal with sudden emergencies at any time. The 6th Corps, the 8th Corps, Lucania The reserve corps and the three cavalry corps can be disbanded first, allowing the soldiers who have been fighting for a year to return to their hometowns, and at the same time to ease the tension in the supply of military rations, but the commanders of your corps cannot go home for the time being and must stay in their respective military camps , once the order is received, the soldiers must be summoned as soon as possible to go to the designated battlefield, do you all understand?!”

“Understood, Your Majesty!” No matter how much he felt lost, no general dared to come forward to express objection at this time.

“Your Majesty, what about our navy?” Sekelian couldn’t help but ask.

“Attack on Carthage across the sea, how could you miss your navy!” Davos’ expression was still serious: “The Sicilian fleet and the third fleet not only have to escort the expeditionary army to land safely in Africa, but also the safety of the transport fleet in the future must be controlled by You are responsible. In addition, starting today, the navy will no longer have to cruise the western waters, but will instead focus on the waters of Carthage, block the port of Carthage, intercept ships of Carthage and its allies, land and harass our enemies, and at the same time Actively cooperate with Alexis’ army until the end of the war… This is the task of your navy, it is very hard, can you accept it?”

“Doesn’t this highlight the importance of our navy! It’s better to have something to do than to be idle. The Sicilian Fleet is happy to accept this task.” Sekelian laughed and deliberately looked at the army commanders who were about to disband the army and go home. , put on a smug look, making Epithenes and the others wish they could give him a good beating.

Compared with Cykrian, Midorades’s answer was much more serious: “Your Majesty, the 3rd Fleet will definitely complete the mission.”

Davos turned a blind eye to this little farce of Cykrian, and would He turned his attention to the Sicilian commander who had always been quiet and said, “Prosous, you still have a mission. After returning to the east, the island of Osgia is still under your responsibility. It has no effect on the entire war. So I don’t set a deadline for conquering it, but I ask you to minimize the consumption of materials and reduce the casualties of soldiers, can you do it?”

“I will try my best, Your Majesty.” Leotizides responded calmly.

“Everyone, you all understand your respective tasks, then please go back immediately and implement them seriously. Alexis, please stay for a while.”

The military meeting held this time was so short because Davos was finishing his order. After that, the generals are not ready to bargain.

Only Alexis was left in the hall, and Davos asked softly, “What do you think about landing in Africa and attacking Carthage?”

Although Alexis was just appointed, Serinu After the Great War, Sicily basically became the kingdom’s possession. As long as the war was not over, it was expected to land in Africa and attack Carthage. Already thinking about how to attack next, which is one of the reasons why they can get such a high position in the Dionian army today.

So, Alexis said calmly, “Your Majesty, do you have a map of Africa?”

Davos immediately asked Henipolis to bring the map and put it on the table.

Alexis stepped forward, looked at the map attentively, and said solemnly: “The three legions plus the cavalry and infantry of Numibia, the number of soldiers is estimated to have exceeded 50,000, which is very large. I After reading the report of your majesty’s landing in Latham, it took you almost a day, and the first and third legions landed first to stop the Romans’ attack, and the whole army safely set foot on Latin America. It can be seen that the landing operation is a time-consuming, labor-intensive and risky military operation.

Moreover, this time, half of the landing troops are Numibians, and they have not undergone strict training. , and have never fought side by side with us. Once they encounter the attack of the Carthaginians, they are likely to panic and not obey the command… Not only can they not be a help for our army, but they will become a burden or even a hidden danger.

Therefore, I hope that our army and the Numibian army will not land together. It will be carried out in two stages. First, I will lead the three armies to land and build the camp. On the second day, the Numibians will be transported there. This will improve the The efficiency of the landing, and the security is also guaranteed.”

After listening to Davos, he secretly praised: it seems that Alexis has not lost his mind because of my previous appointment, and remains calm.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, “I agree with your opinion that the landing can be divided into two times. Where do you think the landing site should be chosen?”

Alexis had already thought about it, and then said: “Although we have eliminated Kaeda in Sicily. Taiji’s 100,000 army, but I think it still has some strength. If we land near Carthage, we will be blocked by its crazy, which may lead to our landing failure. And if the landing site is far from Carthage If

the base is too far, it may give the Carthaginians plenty of time to defend.

Moreover, I have heard that on the west coast of Carthage, mountains and hills are crisscrossed, which will change the advance of the landing troops to the city of Carthage. It was difficult, so I chose to land here—”

Davos looked at the place where he pointed, it was Hadrummentum—the one that once stationed the East Phoenician Fleet and was later taken by the Sicilian Fleet Raid the burned Phoenician city-state.

This is exactly what Davos envisioned for the landing site, but he is not surprised, after all, Hadrummentum is indeed a very ideal landing site: the location of the city has a long flat sandy beach, which can accommodate large The troops landed, and the nearby Phoenician city-states were weak enough to pose any threat to the Dionysian landing army, and it was more than 100 miles away from Carthage, neither far nor near, and along the The coast advances, and the terrain is flat for the march.

In addition, the Sicilian fleet once raided there, and is relatively familiar with the sea conditions and geographical environment there… Alexis is one of the best generals in the Kingdom of Dionia, and it is natural to be able to choose Hadrummentum. Nothing could be more normal.

“I agree with you.” Davos nodded and said ponderingly: “Alexis, as long as our army can gain a firm foothold in Africa and fight steadily, it will be a matter of time before we defeat Carthage. However, I I have some ideas on how to deal with Carthage, and I want you to listen to it first.”

Although Davos said politely, Alexis immediately sat back in his seat and said seriously, “Your Majesty, please speak.”

Davos repeated what he said to Henepolis in more detail before, and finally emphasized: “Of course, war is not under our control, and sometimes the situation changes far beyond our control. As the front-line commander, you can make the most appropriate action according to the actual situation at the time. I said these, just to give you a bottom line.”

Alexis pondered for a while before seriously Respond: “I see, Your Majesty. I’ll do my best to get the war going in this direction!”

That’s one of the reasons Davos chose Alexis as his expedition coach: Alexis was politically savvy and able to command the At the same time as the war, think about and solve some political issues, unlike Armintas who only thinks about war in his head.

In fact, after careful observation by Davos, he found that the Leotidides he valued was obsessed with studying war and was not good at communicating with others, but he did not only know how to fight. For example, he led an army to pacify Xikai a few years ago. The Germans and some of the political measures taken when they first invaded western Sicily were quite good.

But the reason why Davos did not choose him as the commander this time was because his qualifications were too shallow and his prestige was not enough to convince those senior generals who were unwilling.

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“Before you set off, is there anything else you need me to help with?” Davers asked with concern.

“Uh… Your Majesty, can you send me another person?” Alexis took the opportunity to say.

Davos smiled: “Printos?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. With his assistance, I won’t worry about any mistakes in the plan I made, and I will be more confident in winning!” Alexis Frankly speaking, he was not at all worried that Davos would have the wrong impression that his victory might be due to Printoles’ plan.

“I promise you, it’s a bit of a waste of his talent for Printols to stay with me in Lillibee.” Davers agreed without hesitation, and then asked, “Are there any other requests?”

“No more. ”

I have a request for you now.” Davos smiled: “Drink a glass of Turii wine with me, and wish you the news of victory soon!”