Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 278

[Chapter 76 The Surprising Change in the Selection]

“If the Maple coalition dares to retreat, we will destroy Brindisi! I don’t believe these natives can ignore it!” Diomilas shouted fiercely.

Davos gave him a slightly surprised look, this idea is really good!

He noticed that Diomilas used the word “destroy”, and apparently the ill-tempered Tarantum consul was wise to realize that even if Tarantum recaptured Brindisi, Tarantum The current strength of the city-state of Tum cannot be maintained, but it will increase more casualties. The city defense of Brindisi, which has experienced many competitions, should not be strong. If the Maple coalition does not stop it, I believe it can be easily destroyed.

But is it acceptable for the Mesapis, who fought so hard to retake Brindisi?

Diomilas’ idea certainly hit the heart of the Messapies.

For Davos, the strength of Tarantum has been severely damaged. If the Messapi and Puchetti are allowed to continue to rage and expand, this Greek area in the eastern part of southern Italy will be in great trouble. .

With Dionia’s strength, Davos, who has regarded southern Italy as Dionia’s backyard, certainly did not want to see this bad situation, so he led 14,000 soldiers to Tarantum not for Tour, the purpose of which is consistent with the idea of the Tarantum Senate – to defeat the United States and the United States!

What’s more, the number of both sides is equal, Davos firmly believes that with the ability of the Dionysian Legion, the final victory will belong to Dionia!

So he finally said: “I agree with Lord Diomilas’ proposal, Dionia is willing to reinforce Manduria.”

Now it was Diomilas’ turn to look at Davos in surprise.

“That’s great! Since everyone has reached an agreement, when we are in the sun array, we will send troops together!” Yumachus took the opportunity to say again.

“Time is tight.” Triphias complained.

“Wait a minute!” Diomilas stood up, looked at the crowd, and said loudly: “There is a saying in the port of Tarantum, ‘No matter how many sailors a ship has, it must obey the command of the helmsman in order to achieve it. Arrived at the destination smoothly.’ In the same way, our large army must also have a commander, so that everyone obeys his command, so that there will be no chaos in battle.”

“Diomilas is right, the Maple coalition is very strong in combat. We must unite and follow the orders to fight in order to win. Therefore, it is very important to elect a commander in chief of the coalition to command all our troops. Necessary!” Yumachus immediately answered: “Of course, all plans and orders are not decided by the commander alone, they still need to be discussed together by all of you, and can only be implemented after agreement, unless it is in an emergency.

” Markas looked at Davos, and these words were obviously for him: “All the adults here are commanders from their respective city-state armies, I suggest that everyone choose the most suitable person you think, including yourself, and get the votes. The most commander-in-chief.”

“Who was the commander of Tarantum’s army?” Davos asked.

“It’s Diomelas, the consul of Tarantum.” Eumacas took the opportunity to praise his colleagues: “His military capability is even stronger than that of Achieta, and he has led the army many times before with Mesa. The Pien are at war, so this year he was elected as the consul by the citizens of Tarantum. He had previously captured Manduria and Brindisi with Achita. He is very familiar with the areas we are about to fight, trust him I can lead the coalition to victory!” After speaking of his compliments to Diomelas, of course he understood that Davos’ question had another meaning, and quickly explained: “I will not participate in the voting, but as this time Arbitration of elections.”

The two consuls of Tarantum sang a chorus of answers, which sounded fair, but in fact already showed that they were bound to win the commander-in-chief.

vote?

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Davos sneered in his heart: Heraclea and Metapontum are all affiliated city-states of your Tarantum, and it is impossible for him to win except for his own vote!

Davos has made up his mind that even if Tarantum gains command of the entire army, no one in his army will want to command except himself. Reasonable orders can be considered, and unreasonable ones will be ignored.

Only in this way, the army that was originally a combination of multiple city-states is even more scattered. In such a large-scale battle, it is very difficult to win.

So he still decided to fight: “I don’t think it’s appropriate to use this method to decide the commander-in-chief. War is a very cruel thing. After a battle, thousands of people are killed and injured. An excellent general It can reduce the casualties of its own soldiers as much as possible and obtain the greatest victory at a lower cost. Therefore, the selection of the chief commander depends on the ability and past record of the selected person.

Another point must also be considered, we are A combined army of many city-states. Although everyone said that they should obey the command, when it comes to battle, they will more or less think more about their city-state army, which is inevitable. Therefore, the more soldiers who can completely obey the command of the commander-in-chief , the more you can lead the smooth progress of the battle!” Davers glanced at everyone and said in a serious tone: “Based on the above considerations, I think I am the most suitable commander in chief!”

Davos just finished speaking, Diomeira Si jumped up and shouted: “How much combat experience do you have as a kid without a beard?! Hmm! You want to be the supreme commander! This is impossible! The soldiers of the Dionysian army are as young and stupid as you, How can it be compared to the Tarantum civic soldiers who have been fighting the vicious Mesapis all the year round!”

Facing Diomilas’ insults, Davos calmly spit out a sentence: “As a commander, you must You have to have a cool head in order to deal with complex battlefield situations, just based on this, you are not qualified!”

Diomilas was provoked again and wanted to scold.

Only then did Eumacas get up to stop him.

In his heart, he also felt that Davos was the most suitable candidate for supreme commander, but the elders of the Tarantum Senate asked him to try his best to compete for this position due to political considerations.

Because the war with Mesapi has already damaged Tarantum’s vitality, if he loses command in the next battle, what will Heraclea and Metapontum think?

What would the other great Greek city-states think?

Do you think that Tarantum’s strength is dead, and he can only rely on Dionia?

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The arrogant Tarantum cannot afford to lose face.

“Lord Davos made another suggestion. Since we are a coalition army, the armies of all city-states should be equal. In order to save time, I think we should let all the adults vote to decide, which is to adopt the proposal of Lord Davos. Or my previous suggestion? Let’s start voting now!” With a smile on his face, Eumacas spoke decisively and cunningly, and held Davos at the words.

At this moment, the conference room fell into a brief silence.

“I agree with Eumacas’ proposal!” said Diomilas first.

Davos opened his mouth, but in the end he didn’t speak.

Eumacas rejoices: Davos has no objection, and the matter of Diomilas becoming the supreme commander has finally come to pass.

“I agree with Lord Davos’ proposal!” A voice suddenly interrupted the calm in the room and broke Eumacas’ fantasy.

The two Tarantum commanders and Davos looked at the speaker almost at the same time.

Triphias?

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How could it be Triphias?

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Yumachus looked in disbelief.

“Trifias, you say it again! Who do you support?!!” Diomilas was willing to believe that he had heard it wrong, and asked Triphias to redo his choice, but the tone of his speech was quite impolite.

Triphias was also quite nervous. He avoided Diomilas’ aggressive gaze, turned to look at Davos, who was also surprised, and forced a smile.

Davos’s heart moved: Tarantum began to decline. Could Heraclea begin to hug Dionia’s thigh for her own safety?

In fact, Davos only guessed one of the reasons correctly. More importantly, Triphias, the consul of Heraclea, has already felt that the combination of the two fierce races of Mesapi and Puchetti will damage the strength. Tarantum’s defense of the territory has become more difficult. Before, the people in Heraklia complained about the casualties of the Heraclea citizens who went with Tarantum’s army. In the future, this situation will only More, if you want to change this situation, you can only find a way to jump away from the ruined old ship of Tarantum, and Dionia, which is closer to Heraclea, is undoubtedly a better shelter.

Of course Davos couldn’t think of that much at the moment, but Heraclia’s initiative to join him made him overjoyed.

No matter how long-term friendship and covenant are, they are not as reliable as interests and strength!

Davos sighed in his heart, with a smile on his face, nodding to Triphias.

“Dionysian Archon Davos has never failed in the battles he has commanded. He is a famous general of Megatron Nanyi! I firmly support him as the commander-in-chief!” Triphias’s tone became more firm.

“I recommend myself to be the commander-in-chief!” Davos said immediately. Originally, he had no hope of voting for this kind of rule, but Triphias gave him a big surprise.

Now the situation is 1:2.

Eumacas didn’t expect the situation to become like this, and what was worse than becoming the commander-in-chief was Heraclea’s attitude towards the Tarantum Alliance. Fias’ eyes were also full of resentment.

Diomelas was more concerned about this election, and he turned his attention to Tudpres: With his vote, the vote between himself and the young man was 2:2, and Eumacas, as the arbiter, would think Ways to help me get the command of the army.

He thought so, but Tudepres slowly lowered his head under everyone’s attention.