Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 424

[Chapter 91 Kuno Gorata’s Vigilance]

Seeing this, Sesta quickly persuaded: “Lord Bachilippi, you don’t have to worry too much. Felixius is the southern commander recognized and designated by Lord Davos, and he is also a seasoned veteran. And he is honest, the analysis report of the battle should not be exaggerated, we have a good chance of winning the battle! The report sent by the wise Lord Ancitanos also recognized Felixius’ analysis, we should not be too I’m worried… the election of the local council may be postponed for a while, and it will still be held when the Syracuses are driven out.”

“Yes, yes, you are right.” The

two comforted each other and walked up to the up the steps of the Great Chamber of the Senate.

At this time, Sesta saw Petaru coming up from the other side, and he walked quickly into the venue as if he hadn’t seen Sesta.

Of course, Sesta doesn’t have the habit of greeting unfamiliar people warmly, but Bachilippi sighed: “It seems that Petaru still has some opinions on your review of him last time, and it will be a while later. It will be fine.”

Sesta said in a cold voice, “I just perform my duties, and it has nothing to do with me whether others are happy or not.”

Basilipi had no choice but to stop talking.

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“My lords, the warships of Syracuse have cut off our sea trade in Dionia. Whether it is to the Eastern Mediterranean, or to other parts of the Western Mediterranean, we The merchant ships of the alliance have been captured and detained by the Syracuse Navy, and more than 20 ships have been captured and detained by the Syracuse Navy, and the merchant ships of other city-states who came to trade with our alliance have also been forcibly expelled by them. Now almost no merchant ships enter the port of Turii. Except for Pico Because of its remote location, the Sith port can still operate normally, while the ports in other cities have stopped operating.

Now because of the war, the soldiers in the front have to consume a lot of supplies every day. If this situation continues, we will not be able to obtain supplies through sea trade, and the grain supply of the entire alliance will probably become tight!

I suggest that the Senate must take measures now, to start reminding the public to save food and forcibly control the consumption of food, such as the temporary closure of restaurants, and the public from three meals a day to two meals a day…” After Marigi said, The

elders were already in an uproar.

“Is the situation really so bad?

“Cornerus asked nervously.

“Yes, the grain consumption has exceeded our prior expectations!”

“Although we have grain reserves, but now it is the first time to supply food to more than 40,000 people in five legions in the north and south, and we have already shipped out the grains in the two granaries.” And according to the statistics of the Ministry of Military Affairs, these foods can only be supplied for ten days.

As we all know, we have only built six granaries in the alliance’s territory in the past few years. If the war continues for another two months, I am afraid that the grain reserves will bottom out!

The

elders present were all nervous.

Kunogolata immediately got up and said: “The sea is blocked, we can buy it from Tarantum by land.

Mersis shook his head and said, ”

Mariji and I have long thought of this idea, and we also sent public officials to Tarantum to discuss, but the Tarantum Senate said, ‘They are also short of food, and there is no surplus to sell. ‘.

”

Damn Tarantum!”

They forget who helped them drive out the Messapies in the first place, so ungrateful!

We should hold the alliance agreement and question them properly!

“This year’s chief executive of Amendolara, Scomburas, scolded.

“Cough… Now is not the time to settle accounts with Tarantum. The people of Syracuse and Samona have made it difficult for us to deal with it .”

Besides, our relationship with Tarantum has not been harmonious in the past two years. If Tarantum is pressed, it is really like what Davos is worried about… it will be troublesome!

“Cornerus said worriedly.

“What is our fleet doing now?”

!

The Alliance spends so much money to build warships every year, now is the time to need a navy!

‘ asked Terry Todmos aloud.

“Admiral Cykrian is fully reorganizing warships from various alliances, and at the same time training the new tactics proposed by Lord Davos with the newly formed legion.” Hieronymus replied.

“A new tactic designed by Lord Davos?!” Terry Todmos became excited when he heard this: “Can you defeat the Syracuse Navy?!” “Turiyi Naval

Port is now tightly blocked every day, and outsiders are not allowed to enter. , I don’t know about their training situation.” Hieronymus replied, and then he remained silent.

“It seems that we can’t count on the navy for the time being… I hope today the southern Italian coalition led by Lord Felixius can contain the attack of the Syracuses.” Although Scambras is close to 60 years old, he has a strong personality. However, he was more radical, but he also had a cautious attitude towards the upcoming battle in the south. It could be seen that others were also worried about gain and loss. After all, the southern Italian coalition was not all the Dionian army. In the hearts of the elders, the leadership ability of Hughes was naturally incomparable to that of Archon Davos.

“Is there any latest news? Has Lord Davos already led his army to fight against the Samonais?” Sedorum asked.

“What I got was yesterday’s news, ‘Sir Davos led the army into Elia’, and today’s battle report has not been delivered.”

The answer from the rotating chairman Kunogolata disappointed the elders present, and the audience Someone in the middle sighed: “Our battle report transmission is still too slow.”

“It’s already very fast! You must know that the Lucania area is all mountainous. According to the previous speed, it may take more than four or five days to arrive. Now it has been It’s much shorter.” Heraclid, who had not been in the Senate for a long time and usually did not speak much, retorted a rare retort.

“My lords!” Kunogolata reminded loudly: “Although according to the analysis of the battle report, our coalition has a great chance of defeating the Syracuses, but we must prepare for the worst, and we must once again strictly order Aspen. According to the decision we discussed yesterday, Lord Agarcia of Proustum and Asisters of Knapetia will make full preparations for the defense of the city as soon as possible. In case…the battle fails, we must do everything possible Keep the enemy out of Dionia’s territory! At the same time, we must also be ready to assist Tarantum, so that we can hold Knapetia – Aspurustum – Tarantum This defensive line will hold the enemy until Lord Davos leads the army back!”

“Lord Kunogolata is right, we must be prepared with both hands!”

“The coalition led by Lord Felixius

There are more troops than the enemy, and our legion is the main force, so it should be able to repel the enemy.”

“Have all the scouts been sent out? Let them report back the situation of the battle of Turiyi in the Siridin every half an hour!”

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The members of the Senate expressed their opinions one after another, but everyone felt a kind of tension and worry in their hearts…

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After the meeting, the elders did not disperse, and they were free to relax. Sitting in the venue, we got together to chat in twos and threes.

Here they were to wait for news of the battle to the south so that a decision could be made quickly, so they even had their slaves bring their lunch to the Senate at noon.

Kunogolata walked straight to a corner of the venue, where Plessinas and Marigi were whispering something.

Seeing Kunogorata coming, the two immediately stopped talking.

“Lord Plessinas, I’ve heard that some abnormalities have occurred in the Temple of Hades in the past few days.” Kunogorata said in a blunt whisper.

“Oh, what’s abnormal? Why didn’t I hear about it?” Plessinas looked blank.

“The handwriting that suddenly appeared and disappeared, and the god statue made sounds from time to time…” Kunogorata said word by word, staring at Plessinas closely.

Plessinas suddenly realized: “Lord Kunogorata, you are talking about this. This is not an abnormal phenomenon, this is a miracle of Hades! This has happened before, but it has occurred more frequently recently. That’s it. This just shows that Hades is blessing our alliance!” Plessinas looked pious.

Seeing his expression, Kunogolata hesitated several times, and finally warned sternly: “Now is the moment of crisis for the alliance, we need to ensure the stability of the alliance’s internal political situation, and work together to deal with powerful enemies! Chief Executive of Turui, I don’t want a big turmoil in the city! I believe that Lord Davos doesn’t want to see a big turmoil in the city!”

Seeing Kunogolata’s majestic expression, Plessinas suffocate for one.

Marigi, who was next to him, immediately interjected: “Lord Kunogorata, I’m very curious, what is the ‘handwriting that suddenly appears and disappears’ you just said?”

Kunogorata gave him a vigilant look. He said, “You can ask Plessinas.” After speaking, he turned and left. The rumors of “taking my blood as king and keeping the alliance safe” have gradually spread, and it is said that it has spread to Amendolara, Bi Sinha and Castellon, making Kunogorata very uneasy, what he is eager to know now is: Is this a matter of Plessinas’ self-assertion?

Or at the behest of Davers?

If it’s the latter, what should I do?

“He noticed it.” Plessinas looked at Kunogolata leaving, and turned to Marigui.

“Anyone with a brain can detect it.” Marighi shrugged disdainfully: “But now, what can they do? Just now Kunogorata didn’t even dare to say ‘what is that handwriting’, really When it happens, I’m afraid he’ll be the first to raise his hands in approval. Don’t worry, Kunogorata is a smart man!” Marigi’s words made Plesinas feel relieved.

“Actually, I hope that today’s battle will fail…” Marigi’s next voice was even more subtle, but it surprised Plessinas again.

“Master Davos led the alliance citizens to win many battles, and they have such a large territory today! But the people have forgotten the taste of defeat, so they don’t know the value of victory…” Mariji said quietly

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Compared with the deserted city of Turiyi, in the early morning of the same day, the civil war in the Siliting territory was densely clouded…

Thousands of soldiers came from Siliting City, The city of Trina, from the camp outside the city, and from the camp of Syracuse, rushed together like a tide five miles north of the camp of Syracuse.