Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 417

[Chapter 84]

Felixus stopped talking.

In his heart, he also felt that forcing the Syracuses, who had only half of their military strength, to fight here was a bit of a possibility of victory.

The reason why he has not agreed is just to follow the inertia of Davers’ will for a long time.

Ancitanos thought for a while, then said slowly, “As far as I know Lord Davos, even if he thinks there is a high possibility of losing the battle here, he will take the initiative to fight this battle.”

“Why? ?” Felixus asked hastily.

Ancitanos looked at the citizens of Sirius who were gathering with weapons in the square in the distance, and said solemnly: “Because victory can win the awe of the great Greeks, and defeat can also win the hearts of the great Greeks. But in a situation like now , in the case of people’s expectations, we do nothing, and will only make our allies deviate. The lost land can be retaken, but the people’s hearts have been lost, and it is too difficult to regain…”

“But… if this game If the battle fails, Corenia, Trina, and even Sirius may be in danger.” Felixius was still hesitant.

“Didn’t Mr. Davos arrange it long ago! What are you worried about?!” Ancitanos looked into the distance with a half-smile: “Maybe Davos had expected this day… Since the people in the room If you dare to make such a decision, you will have to bear the price of failure…”

After Ancitanos finished speaking, he stood up, patted the dust on his body, and stopped looking at the people in the city of Sirius, sighed softly, and said There was a sentence that Felixius didn’t quite understand: “It’s like burning a wasteland. Only by burning the weeds and trees is it suitable to start sowing new seeds… Alas, this is politics.”

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The two returned to the venue again, and Felixius agreed to the proposal of the people-to fight with the Syracuses, but he made a request: the ownership of the command of the entire battle Dionia.

In this regard, Pretinis, Assias, and Asopias have no objection, only Askamas disagrees, but whether it is the number of soldiers or the performance of the army, Dionia’s fourth, The Fifth Army was far superior to the troops that Crotone had just entered the war, so the final selection was that Felixius deservedly became the commander of the entire South Italian coalition in this battle.

When Felixius returned to the camp, the two legion commanders, Drax and Epithenes, were already waiting in the tent.

“Felixius, what was the final decision of your meeting?” Epithenes asked impatiently.

“Our coalition is going to force the Syracuses to fight.” Felixius said truthfully.

“Yeah, I guessed it right!” Epithenes looked at Drax excitedly.

“I didn’t make this bet with you, because I also chose to fight against the Syracuses.” Drax ignored him and turned to Felixius: “Who will command this battle?

” Need to ask! Except for us, no one else!” Epithenes blurted out.

“I will command the entire coalition.” When Felixius said this sentence, his tone was slightly heavy, because he felt the pressure on his shoulders, and at the same time he saw the excitement displayed by the two army commanders, which also made him Realize that the fourth and fifth legions, whether they are generals or soldiers, are eager to fight face to face with the Syracuses, because of the military exploits, because of the previous victory in the defense of the camp, and because of the hospitality of the Coronians. Their fighting spirit was high, and the pride and honor of the Dionian Legionnaires would not allow them to hold back for long.

Of course, if Davos was here, no one would dare to disobey, but when he was the commander himself, he couldn’t guarantee it.

Thinking of this, he was relieved, and he waved to the two of them and said, “Let’s plan carefully how we can win this battle?”

After hearing this, Epithenes stopped joking and asked seriously: “How many city-states did the troops of the Southern Italian Union participate in the war? How many people in total? How many people might the Syracuses participate in the war?”

“In addition to our 17,000 legionnaires; Crotone also has 17,000 soldiers, including 6,000 heavy infantry; Cilitin has 14,000 soldiers and 3,000 heavy infantry, and they want to recruit some more citizens to fight; Trina has There are 7,000 soldiers, but they have to defend the city, and there may be only 4,000 or 5,000 people who can be sent to participate in the battle, and the heavy infantry can reach 1,000… The total strength is about 54,000 people, and the heavy infantry is about 22,000 people.

” After he finished speaking, Epithenes whistled: “Wow, what a huge army!”

“Not much.” Drakes poured cold water on him: “We all the legions and reserve soldiers of Dionia. Together, it can easily exceed this number, and the number of heavy infantry is far more than this coalition! Dionia’s six heavy infantry brigade is 6,000 heavy infantry, not counting the reserve soldiers, all the legions are heavy There are 30,000 infantrymen!” The

full set of heavy infantry equipment is expensive, and many city-state civilians are unwilling or unable to bear the cost, but many Dionians who have just become reserve citizens and full citizens are willing to buy it with a fortune. Just because serving in the Dionysian Union and serving as heavy infantry can bring them more benefits, such as: obtaining “land”, holding public office, participating in local council elections, participating in tribune elections…etc. Wait.

Moreover, the low-interest loans provided by the Cristoia Bank, which is unique to the Dionysian Alliance and spread across the cities of the alliance, also gave new citizens the confidence to purchase heavy infantry equipment.

“But our legions can’t all appear here, only my fourth legion and your fifth legion are here.” Although Epithenis was refuting Drakes, his expression was excited: “We can only rely on us. Let

‘s decide the outcome of this battle!”

Drakes didn’t speak, his eyes also shone with brilliance.

“The two legion commanders, according to the information obtained by Sirius, we have to face at least 50,000 Syracuse troops, and if they can defeat Carthage, I am afraid it is not easy to deal with!” Felixius solemnly Remind them: “This battle is of great importance! If the battle fails, the army of Syracuse may approach our territory of Dionia, and several other city-states in the South Italian Alliance may be attacked. It conquers, and the consequences will be unimaginable!”

“I am also the elder of Dionia, and of course I understand the importance of this battle!” Epithenes complained to express his dissatisfaction with Felixius for despising himself, and then asked: “You are sure that the enemy has only More than 50,000 people? What about the more than 40,000 enemies who attacked us in Coulonia before?”

“They are besieging Coulonia city. The reconnaissance cavalry of Sirius has been closely watching the movement there and reporting to the coalition forces at any time. .” Of course Felixius understood what they were worried about: “To prevent them from suddenly dividing their troops north and strengthening the Syracuses in the Siridin camp.”

“As long as the Syracuses here do not increase their troops, the strength of both sides will be strong. We have a good chance of winning!” Epithenes looked at Felixius and Drakes, and analyzed: “We have fought against the Syracuses before, and their cavalry is very strong. , but no matter how strong the cavalry is, they will not dare to rush into the dense phalanx in the battle. As long as we are on guard, even if they defeat our cavalry, it will not take much advantage. As long as they dare to approach the array, our The light infantry will give them a big blow.”

Both Felixius and Drax nodded.

Drakes took over the conversation and said loudly: “As for the infantry of Syracuse, I think the ability to defeat the Carthaginians should not be weak, but judging from the battle in Corenia, their morale And the will to fight does not seem to be very strong. The Syracuse army will definitely not be able to compare with our legion in terms of the heavy infantry that plays a decisive role in the battle!” The

other two immediately agreed, not because they were proud, but because Under the guidance of Davos’ advanced combat concept, the Dionian Legion is actually a complex combat group with a mix of multiple arms, and after more rigorous training, it has become a team that can adapt to various situations and execute more complex operations. A tactical army, this is the confidence of the generals of Felixius, Drax, and Epithenes.

“Our legion is very different from other allies in terms of tactical training and equipment. It is not suitable for mixing with other troops to fight, which is easy to cause confusion and is not conducive to the performance of our legion.” Drakes also reminded .

“Dracos is right! I suggest that the Fourth and Fifth Corps should be gathered together, rather than separated, so as to form a powerful combat force and arrange them on any wing of the battle formation. All will pose a huge threat to the enemy. After defeating the enemy in front of him, form a siege to the middle, and finally win the battle!” Epithenes gestured on the wooden table and expressed his opinion.

“I think so too.” Although the two army commanders usually don’t get along well, but when it comes to fighting, the two have reached an agreement.

Felixius took a few steps inside the tent with his hands behind his back, looked back at the two of them, and said embarrassingly, “I agree with your suggestion, but after all, this is not the battle we Dionia face alone, There are allied forces in Trina, Sirius, and Crotone.”

“But you are the commander of the entire coalition!” Epithenes hurriedly said, “You have the right to make the most reasonable arrangement!”

“We think it is reasonable .

, but they must also consider it reasonable. When everyone’s opinions are agreed, the entire battle plan can be implemented smoothly.” Felixius said helplessly: “This coalition commander is not so good!”

“Could they be ?

Don’t agree with our plan just now?!” Drax raised his eyebrows.