Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 402

[Chapter 69 Choice]

Standing on the steps in front of the Senate, Kunogorata looked back at everything in front of him. The harmony and stability of the square touched his painful memories, and his expression gradually became firm: “The Dionysian Alliance can have a very difficult time today. It’s easy, we must not allow the Syracuses to destroy it!”

Cornerus, who also had painful memories, was no longer his usual gentleness: “Even if we donate all the gold and silver, we must win this battle. There is a war! Only in this way can the people of Dionia have a future!”

Sekelian has been very busy these days. On the one hand, he has to reorganize the mixed fleet from various allies that has just been brought together in Turii, and establish various alliances. The affiliation of the squadron, arranging the accommodation and food of the sailors, etc., but also maintaining the warship, installing the “raven” and many other affairs; on the other hand, he also participates in and guides the construction of the dry dock, the construction of the naval port and the establishment of the cordon. , to prevent anyone from getting close to watching the naval training, so as not to leak

information. Now the section of the river from the port to the Temple of Hera has become a large construction site. Thousands of Dionysian people are in full swing to build and expand the naval base. With the assistance of Lie City Hall, Cykrian felt a lot easier, but what he was most worried about was that the two new legions had not been formed, and his new tactics could not be practiced at all.

So when the news came that “Syracuse’s army landed in Lokrie, Syracuse’s fleet of nearly 500 warships was deployed in the sea north of Lokrie to protect Syracuse’s troop transport fleet”, not only At the beginning of Davos’ warning and plan, he didn’t have any desire to fight in his heart.

At the headquarters of the South Italian Alliance in Silitin, the city-state representatives headed by Ancitanos put aside unnecessary quarrels and quickly reached an agreement when the crisis came: the city-states in the South Italian Alliance did their best to send all There may be more troops to form a coalition, and the commander of the coalition is temporarily served by Felixius.

If Davos led the army, the position of commander would naturally belong to him, but he was absent, so the representatives of the city-states believed that the prestige of Felixius was not enough to make other city-state leading generals completely white tigers, and it could only be a temporary replacement. And if there is any important decision, Felixius must discuss it with other city-state generals collectively.

In addition, the coalition forces can freely march in any city-state and any territory of the South-Italian Alliance to stay and build camps. The supply of rations is provided by the city-states in proportion to their strength, such as Dionia, of course, the most, Crotone and Lijim. Naturally, there are quite a few. Fortunately, it is only the end of October, and the autumn harvest has just ended. Citizens of all city-states have sufficient surplus grain, and the special reserve granary set up in the Dionysian Alliance a few years ago is even fuller, so there is no shortage of grain for the time being. worry.

Once the agreement was reached, the city-state representatives immediately returned to the city-state to urge troops to be dispatched, but only two people did not move.

Ancitanos was because Dionia had a preparatory plan before Davos left, and he only needed to wait for the fourth and fifth legions to arrive in the Celestial Court.

The other person is the messenger of Corenia – Yulipatos.

Because Coulonia is already at the forefront of the battlefield, the entire Coulonia has begun war mobilization, preparing to defend against the attack of the Syracuses.

As a messenger, he has a heavy responsibility and must stay here,

urging reinforcements from other city-states to rush to Coulonia as soon as possible.

“Master Ancitanos, are you sure that Dionia’s army has set off?!” He asked again eagerly.

“When I came here from the city of Aspurustum, our Fourth Legion had already gathered its soldiers in the square. From what I know of our Union army, they should be on their way now.”

“Then Good! That’s good!” Yulipatos said, his whole body fidgeting like a sore on his butt, and then he asked: “Then your Fifth Legion has also set off?!”

“The commander of the Dionysian Fifth Army has no other hobbies. The only thing he likes is fighting. As soon as he receives an order, he will definitely call the army and set off immediately. I even think that the departure time of the Fifth Army may be longer than that of the Fourth Army. Morning.” Ancitanos said seriously.

Yulipatos calmed down a little.

Ancitanos saw that he kept stomping his feet gently, his right hand kept tapping on the wooden table, looking anxious, he couldn’t help but reminded again: “I suggest you go to the nearest city now and urge the municipal administration of the Cili Court. Hall, hurry up and mobilize the civilian soldiers.”

Siriting?

Yulipatos was a little puzzled: according to the agreement, their army would not go to Corenia.

Ancitanos explained to him earnestly: “Although Cilitin, Trina and Crotone are responsible for defending the north bank of the Lamato River, if the Syracuses really let the Syracuses cross the Lamato River, If we go to the north of Coulonia, then the plan of our South Italian Alliance to block the Syracuses from Locri and its allies will fail!”

Yulipatos immediately woke up after this reminder. , stood up immediately and said: “You are right, I will go to Lord Pretinis.” On

this day, in Lochry, Dionysius encountered difficulties.

His original plan was for the entire fleet to sail north from Syracuse early in the morning and arrive at Loclery in one day to complete the landing as soon as possible.

So he specifically asked the most experienced sailors to choose a day when the main force of Dionia would expedition to Portentia, and at the same time it was a good day.

The huge fleet did arrive at Lokrie smoothly, but during the next period of entering the port, it encountered a lot of trouble.

Locle does not have a natural harbor like Syracuse, which can easily accommodate thousands of ships as a temporary stop, and the port of Locle is not as large as that of Syracuse, accommodating five or six at a time. A hundred ships is already its limit. At the same time, as a city-state, Lockley has limited manpower, and has never handled a series of landing procedures such as landing, unloading, cargo transportation, offshore, and rotation of nearly 10,000 ships at the wharf. , which requires sufficient labor, orderly organization, strong management, and rich experience, which Locley does not possess.

And in order to keep secrets and achieve the purpose of a surprise attack, Dionysius only sent the Clippers to rule Lochry the day before, so Lochry was not fully prepared.

As a result, a large number of materials on the ship were unloaded and could not be cleaned up in time. They piled up on the dock, blocking the way for the soldiers to go ashore. They also let the soldiers of Syracuse clean up by themselves. The soldiers who have been drifting at sea for almost a day are very tired and anxious. Rest, of course, hold your breath, and if you disagree, you will have a conflict with the workers at the dock.

The unloaded ships are eager to leave from the crowded gaps, and the unloaded ships are eager to dock at the dock. How could the Locley officer in charge of dispatching take care of so many ships, causing the ships to collide with each other and the crew to fall into the water from time to time It can be seen that there has even been a tragedy in which several ships were hit and flooded due to damage to the hull, and eventually capsized.

Outside the port, thousands of ships are staying on the sea. Whether sailors or soldiers, they are very eager to get ashore and rest early, while the shipowners anxiously expect to complete the task quickly and then leave, because they are worried that although the sea conditions are good now , but the climate in the Mediterranean is very changeable. In case of a sudden storm, all these ships will be shot towards the coast, and everyone has no room to escape. They were crushed together.

Dionysius was the first group to come ashore. Seeing the chaotic scene in the port of Loclery, he was very anxious, and even his eldest brother, Demodocas, who had always greeted him, got angry.

But it is useless to get angry, the problem is there and must be solved as soon as possible.

Therefore, Dionysius had to strictly order the personnel who had gone ashore to act as laborers, obeying the instructions of the personnel at the Port of Lockley, helping to move the goods, dredging the wharf, and mediating conflicts.

At the same time, he reluctantly issued an order to let all the troop transport ships outside the port land on the beach near Lokrie, and let the soldiers go ashore.

After giving these orders, Dionysius knew that the bad situation in the port of Locri would be greatly improved, but a thousand affairs would follow, without two or three days of processing and repair, the army of Syracuse. I’m afraid it is impossible to send troops.

In order to be out of sight and out of mind, Dionysius left several generals and ministers responsible for coordinating and directing the landing, and he took Phoebe Das and his party out of the port and entered the city of Loclery.

It was the first time for Phoebe Das to come to Lokrie. UU reading www.sonicmtl.com was carefully looking at the buildings in the city, but he heard Dionysius ask softly: “Phoebe Das, do you think we will go next? Where should the first target of the attack be?”

Phoebe Das glanced at him, and then glanced at the other people who fell far behind them and were separated by the guards. He felt strange: because he was in Syracuse before. At the time of the attack, he had already expressed his opinion to the tyrant, why hasn’t he made up his mind yet?

So, he said affirmatively again: “My first choice is still Corenia.”

Hearing this, Dionysius fell silent: he understood Phoebedas’ intention, and took advantage of the various parties in the South Italian Alliance. When the city-states were not ready for war, their rapid attack prevented them from uniting.

But the reason why he was hesitant was not because the Syracuse army landing in Great Greece was like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, but there were too many fat sheep. Because he already has a goal in his heart, that is – Lijim.

Lijim has turned against him many times, and even humiliated him, such as rejecting his marriage proposal, but marrying the woman he proposed to Syracuse’s enemy, the consul of Dionia, but this is only a secondary reason.

The main thing is Lijim’s wealth and location.