Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1066

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At this time, Senior Judge Kerry Todemos said his opinion loudly: “According to the laws of Dionia, citizens are obliged to perform military service, but the length of a military service is not determined. Strict regulations. However, the citizens of the kingdom are mainly Greeks. According to the usual military traditions of Greece, citizens rarely go out to fight during the busy farming season unless they are facing a critical situation, and a fight usually does not exceed a month. It

can fight for a long time .

Usually they are mercenaries who have no other income and only rely on fighting for a living. When the fighting time is too long, the citizen soldiers may gather to protest to the general, or even ask to be returned to the country… Of course, the citizens of the kingdom cannot be like other people. The citizens of the Greek city-state are so rambunctious, but they should also carefully consider this aspect.”

After Terry Todemus finished speaking, the ministers were silent for a while.

Alexis looked at Davos and said earnestly: “Your Majesty, I attended the Kingdom Executive Council today, and was originally going to report another important matter to you. Over the past few years, we have been in the territory of Iberia. It has been attacked by Lusitania and a few Celts, and since this year, the frequency of these indigenous attacks has become more frequent, and the Eighteenth Army has to be constantly assembled (the Eighteenth Army was in the Western Mediterranean War) After the end of the establishment, the military camp was established in the central town of Sisi in what is now the southern part of Iberia. The source of soldiers mainly came from the citizens of Dionia in this area. More than half of the soldiers were Phoenicians and Carthaginians, and a few were Greeks. people, and a very small number of Iberians) to resist, the citizens there have been demoralized because they cannot go home for a long time, resulting in a drop in combat effectiveness, and many casualties… And because there are too many young and middle-aged citizens in the Iberian territory Being dispatched to fight, the lack of labor force affects other affairs in the region, so the Iberian governor Haka has a lot of complaints against our military department…

The way the Iberian natives invaded is very similar to the Gauls, if we take the same I am worried that we will repeat the mistakes of the Iberian territories. I am not against the kingdom sending troops to aid Etruria. On the contrary, I hope that your Majesty and your lords will be able to find a better one in the discussion. This method can not only defend against the invasion of the enemy, but also avoid the problems I mentioned above… Then we can apply this method to the northern border of Etruria, to Iberia, and to various countries. It is on the border of the kingdom that needs to be defended to ensure the stability and development of the kingdom.”

Davos nodded solemnly, then looked around the crowd, and said solemnly: “Alexis’ words are good, and they need to cause us all to think deeply. Now the kingdom’s territory is getting wider and wider, and the vastness means Because we can no longer be like before, the enemy is ten or a hundred miles away, we gather our troops, and we can reach the battlefield in a day or two

. The border of the kingdom is already quite far from Turii, Alexis, tell me, how many days will it take for the army to march from Turii to the northern border of Etruria?”

Alexis immediately replied: “If If you go by sea and have a good wind, it will take about five or six days, but this is almost impossible, at least seven or eight days; and by land, considering that Campania has not yet built a thoroughfare to the north, how can it be? It takes

15 days to travel; the combination of land and sea routes takes at least 10 days.

From Turii to southern Iberia, it takes 15 days mainly by sea, but the sea route is long and there is a danger of storms

. It takes at least 10 days to travel from Turii to Carthage, and it takes at least 10 days to take into account the risks at sea…”

“Alexis, I only asked one question, but you answered so many.” Davers said jokingly, but none of the ministers laughed, they were all thinking.

“This is just a march, it will take so much time, and it will take longer to fight until the war is over.” Davos gathered his mind and said solemnly: “Now our kingdom is the longest in the Western Mediterranean. A powerful country, like Syracuse and Carthage, dared to lead an army directly to attack the kingdom’s territory will basically never happen again. The forces that are hostile to us are afraid of our strength, and I am afraid that more is to take measures like Lu Tactics such as the Sitanians and Gauls avoid a head-on decisive battle, and resort to harassing methods to destroy our territory, exhaust our soldiers, and prolong the course of the war… Ladies and gentlemen

, we must not indulge in the past. In the process of success, we must realize that with the change of the kingdom’s strength, the surrounding environment is also changing, and some past successful experiences may no longer adapt to the new situation.

You have reached a consensus just now that helping Etruria is also defending the security of the kingdom, but how to rescue it is also a big problem.

You must understand that the solution is not only to temporarily deal with the Etruscan problem and the Iberian problem, but to find a way to improve the military system of the kingdom today, defend the A new way to secure kingdom territory!

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Although Davos’s voice was not very loud, these words echoed in the hearts of every minister, suddenly raising their view of this issue a lot, and making them feel pressure, everyone. The expression on his face became both solemn and uplifting, but the hall suddenly became very silent.

Davos stopped urging and leaned his body back, seemingly closing his eyes and resting, but in fact his heart was also Imaginings: The Etruscan messenger came for two days, and the diplomatic officials were in charge of the reception. In fact, they had already figured out the messenger’s purpose and reported it to him. After thinking about it, he already had some ideas in his heart. After all, with the minister It is different for us to cross the river by feeling the stones. He is backed by thousands of years of Eastern and Western historical experience in his previous life. He also understands some ancient Macedonian and Roman military development processes. The solution involves several thorny issues, which need to be resolved through discussion, consensus, and concerted efforts with the ministers, so he deliberately guides them. Of course, he also hopes that the ministers can come up with better solutions to solve this problem. Question…

After a long time, the rotating chairman Cypros asked (In the second year after the Western Mediterranean War, Cornerus was overworked and bedridden. At the suggestion of Davers, the Senate unanimously elected The wartime governor of Sicily, Cypros, who contributed a lot in the war and made outstanding achievements, temporarily replaced Cornelus, but Cornelus died shortly after, and Cypros was able to straighten him): “May I ask you Lord Lexis, when the Carthaginians developed the Iberian territory, they must have encountered the dilemma we are encountering today. How did they keep resisting and conquering the indigenous people for a long period of 10 years? , At the same time, can it stabilize and develop the territory?

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This question made Alexis think for a while, and then he said: “The details of the past in the Iberian region may only be answered by the Iberian governor Haka, but what I have learned is… Carthia at that time. Mago, the governor of Iberia, has an army of nearly 50,000 people. They are very strong in combat, and they are all mercenaries. They don’t need to work, so they can devote themselves to the battle with the indigenous people at any time. The suppression of the natives was gradually completed, but even so, the Carthaginians paid a great price for it, and it is said that most of the income of the Iberian lands and 1/3 of Carthage’s annual taxes were used To support this army—”

“It’s too expensive! The kingdom can’t take this approach, or else it won’t have to do anything else!” Treasurer Archibides expressed his opinion loudly.

Although he felt that his voice was a bit noisy, many ministers still agreed with his opinion.

Cypros said in a deep voice: “Of course we can’t spend a lot of money to support a mercenary army, but we can follow this method.”

Davos’s eyes lit up.

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“I remember that it takes at least 5-6 years for a Gentile to become a citizen of Dionysia, from registration, to becoming a reserve citizen, and then to a full citizen. During this period, they You must work in the kingdom, renting land, serving as a hired hand, serving as the lowest municipal handyman, serving as a laborer at the dock… and sometimes even responding to the kingdom’s call, participating in public works, or becoming an auxiliary labor force in the army, and together with the soldiers Rotating on duty… And during this long period, they must also obey the law and pay taxes regularly… It is very hard and they must live carefully in the kingdom before they can finally become citizens. It is not easy to say.

Cypros sighed lightly: “Then why don’t we revise the decree about ‘making Gentiles and freemen citizens of Dionysus’?

As long as it is announced that people who want to become citizens of Dionia in the future must first serve in the Kingdom of Dionia, go to the border of the kingdom, and wait for 5-6 years of service before they can become full citizens of Dionia and enjoy the benefits The various rights granted to citizens by the kingdom…”

Sure enough, as Davos expected, the method proposed by Cypros was roughly the same as what he thought, the only difference being the length of service: Davos’s idea was to serve 10-15 years, which happened to include The period when a young and middle-aged man is most physically and energetically energetic.

But after thinking about it, Davos had to admit that Cypros’ suggestion was more practical, because it only takes about 6 years to become a citizen of Dionia at this stage, and suddenly this time was extended to more than 10 years. , and at the risk of being beaten to death, these foreign freemen will definitely be dissatisfied.