Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1122

[Chapter 71 The Military Conference After the Great Victory]

“Sister!” In front of so many juniors, Agnes’ face was a little unbearable.

Cristoia knew Agnes’ temperament too well, and immediately changed the subject: “Okay, let’s go to the zoo—”

“Mother, I won’t go.” Cynthia interjected.

“This time let’s go to the zoo together, it’s for you, how can you not go–” Kristia was a little displeased, but seeing Cynthia’s melancholy expression, she slowed down and persuaded: ” Your father has told me that although the Gauls are aggressive, your husband leads a huge army of more than 50,000 people. Moreover, he also gave orders to let the nearby Twelfth Legion rush to Rome and return to your husband. Command… I heard that although the Gauls are vicious, they are poorly equipped. Facing the elite troops led by your husband, they will definitely be defeated, so you can rest assured!”

“Mother, I understand all this, but I am still a little worried, so I’m not in the mood to play at this critical time…” Cynthia hesitated.

Cristoia asked in surprise: “Before, when your husband went out to fight, he never saw you worry so much?”

“Mother, Patroclus used to be a military officer who was injured in battle or…is our family. Human affairs, now he is the commander of the northern coalition of Dionia, and it is related to the safety of thousands of families and the northern part of the kingdom… So, how can I not worry about it!” Cynthia said , sighed again.

After hearing this, Cristoia seemed to remember something, sighed, and said solemnly: “In the past, when your father led the army to go out to fight, which time was not related to the life and death of the kingdom, you and I love Gnes’ mother. Don’t you worry! But how do we do it? Try to take care of everything at home, try not to think about this troublesome thing, and ensure your health… If your father on the front line learns that Agnes and I are sick Down, can he still fight with all his heart!…”

“Don’t worry about your husband, don’t think about the war, find something to do to relax yourself… Eventually, your husband will get Hades God’s blessing!” Agnes also persuaded.

Obviously, Cynthia listened to the words of the two mothers, and her worried expression subsided a lot. She was about to agree to go to the zoo, when the wooden door of the inner courtyard was suddenly pushed open, and the palace chief Ribazzo hurried into the backyard, saluting excitedly, Said: “His Royal Highness two princesses, Princess Cynthia, great victory! Lord Patroclus led the army to defeat the Gaul who invaded Etruria!”

When Cynthia heard this, she immediately looked happy, even because she was too excited, her eyes Tears flashed in his eyes.

“Dad has a big victory! Dad has a big victory!” Palpilas even danced and cheered.

“I just said Hades will bless you.” Agnes seemed calm.

“What’s the specific situation?” Cristoia smiled and asked her daughter again.

Ribazzo responded respectfully immediately: “I heard that our coalition forces have been victorious and have completely defeated the Gauls who invaded Etruria… After receiving the battle report, Your Majesty is very happy that five The rotating chairman and several ministers of the Ministry of Military Affairs summoned to the palace to discuss matters.”

Then he looked at Cynthia again: “Your Majesty knows that Princess Cynthia is in the mansion, so I specially asked me to come back and let you know so that you don’t have to worry.”

“Look, how much your father cares about you!” Kristia glanced at Cynthia angrily.

“Thank you, Mr. Ribazzo!” Cynthia wiped away the tears of excitement in her eyes

and gave Ribazzo a sincere salute.

Ribazzo hurriedly dodged, and said repeatedly, “Princess, this is what I should do, it’s not worth thanking.”

“Okay, can we go to the zoo now? It’s all because of you that we have been delayed for so long. Eunice and Ivia may be in a hurry.” Cristoia complained pretending to be dissatisfied.

“Mother, it’s my fault, let’s go now!” Cynthia smiled sweetly, then squatted down, stretched out her hand, and said softly, “Chris, let the aunt come to lead you, let’s run faster, earlier Go to the zoo and see the elephants, okay?”

“I want to see the lions too.”

“No problem!”

“And a hippo.”

“Okay!”

…

Cynthia led the bouncing Chris and walked out of the backyard quickly, letting out a burst of laughter.

Cristoia looked at Agnes happily: “This morning, Apox went to the academy, Antebris went to practice ball, the house is full of women, we have to have a good time in the zoo One day!”

Palpilas gently pulled Cristoia’s hand and said solemnly: “Grandma, Chris and I are men.”

“Oh, yes, plus you two. Little warrior.” Cristoia tapped his forehead with her finger, smiling even more happily.

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Last year, after Davos’s suggestion, Cristoia immediately started to act. After repeated discussions and investigations, she chose the Turii quarry. The hilly land near the Klaty River in the south brings about the construction of the zoo, so that the required stones, a large amount of water, and transportation are more convenient.

Up to now, the zoo is still under construction and has not been opened to the public, but there are already elephants, lions, hippos, crocodiles and many other animals in it, all of which are allied (such as Egypt and Mauritania). It was specially delivered for this demand.

Under the escort of the palace guards, Davos was discussing with the ministers in the palace when Cristoia and the others rode the carriage to the zoo.

“Your Majesty, it turns out that your decision is correct. Patroclus is indeed an excellent military commander! Although he originally thought that although the number of soldiers in the army he led was large, most of them were recruits, and the sources were still very diverse. They are also the Gauls feared by various ethnic groups in central Italy, so we have analyzed before that, with the current strength of the coalition forces in northern Dionia, if we take a defensive posture, it is not a big problem to hold the Roman area, but if we want to repel the area in Etruscan ravaged Gaul is more difficult. And we also think that…”

The Minister of Military Affairs Alexis hesitated for a moment, and then said calmly: “The commander of the 14th Corps, Patroclus, has only been in office for a long time, and he has no experience in commanding multiple legions before, and he is still relatively young. They were completely obedient, so it was recommended that His Majesty send a more experienced veteran to replace him as the commander of the northern coalition (since the XIV Legion was located in the Roman region, the Ministry of War stipulated that the commander of the legion should have the command of the allied troops in case of emergency. The right to defend against the enemy), if not for His Majesty’s insistence, I’m afraid this victory would not have come so quickly!…”

Davos listened calmly, in fact, the reason why he insisted on letting Patroclus continue to command the coalition forces , not because he had absolute confidence in his son-in-law, but because he had planned to inject Patroclus into the army when he had appointed Patroclus as the commander of the XIV Corps and Sextus as the commander of the XVIII Corps. The beginning of fresh blood and the gradual replacement of the older generation of generals is naturally also under a lot of pressure. It has only been more than a year, and the veterans are sent to take over the command. This will not only dampen the confidence of the young generals, but also make it worse. Disrupting his original plan, so he supported Patroclus to protect his own face.

Of course, Davos at this time was not as affected by the history of his previous life as he was before the Western Mediterranean War. After defeating Rome, Carthage, and the rapid development of the kingdom in the past few years, he was deeply aware of Dionysus. The strength of the Kingdom of Asia has far surpassed that of Rome and Carthage at this time in the history of the previous life, and it surpassed the entire Mediterranean in aspects such as the construction of various military services, research on weapons and equipment, strategy and tactics, etc. The Gallic people who caused great trouble in Rome were just a small problem for Dionia at this time. Even if the northern coalition suffered a small setback, it would not have much impact on the kingdom. www.sonicmtl.com will instead make these allies more united around the kingdom of Dionysus out of fear of the Gauls.

It’s just that he never thought that Patroclus’ performance far exceeded his expectations, and he defeated the main force of the Gauls in less than a month, which made him very satisfied, and he had to try his best at this moment. Suppressed the complacency in the heart.

“Your Majesty, from the battle report, although the commander of the Patroclus army is young, he is very calm and experienced in his use of troops. He quickly marched to the vicinity of Volsena, but he did not rely on the large number of troops to immediately lead his troops to attack, but instead built a camp to lure the enemy. Offensive, through a small victory in the defensive battle, won the confidence of the Allied generals, and the morale of the soldiers was also boosted. Then he deliberately retreated, retreating south of the Tiber River, making the Gauls think that the Dionian army had been cowardly , that’s why he dared to attack Volsena with confidence and boldness, but he took advantage of the days when the Gauls were fighting hard and sleeping tiredly, and once again led the army to return quickly and raided the Gaul camp…” The

new chief of staff, Purin Thors analyzed earnestly: “Although, this glorious victory is also related to the ignorance and arrogance of the Gauls themselves. After encountering my powerful coalition, not only did they not fight cautiously, but instead they only knew how to attack blindly, and there was no rule of thumb for marching and camping. , but in turn, it can be seen that the Patroclus commander knew not only his own soldiers, the situation of the Allies, but also the situation of the Gauls, so that every decision he made could be so in line with the situation of the war at that time, so that the victory It came so easily, it can be said to have won the essence of “Military Law”. Congratulations, Your Majesty! The kingdom has another excellent military commander, and he is still so young!”

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