Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 446

[Chapter 113 The Successor Strategy of Dionysius]

“That’s right, besiege them! Then take the rest of the troops across the Neto River and go straight to Remisa!” Phoebedas looked at Dionysius and gave his advice: “Now Dionysius The main force is still in the Lucania region, and Tarantum has just recaptured Metapontum, and the Dionysians will definitely strengthen their defense against the north. There are two of Dionia’s… uh… remnants of what legion, I think Dionia’s territory is very empty! I heard that Crimesa is just a small city, and I want to come and capture it, and I want you to Sira Kuza

didn’t have much difficulty.

After taking Crimesa, the army kept heading north and taking another small town Castellon, they could approach the city of Turii and encircle the map together with Tarantum. Lie! When the time comes, Dionia will surrender, and it will be useless for the Crotones to hold on to this city, and the whole of Great Greece will surely be conquered by you Syracuse!” Speaking of this, even Phoebe Das They were all taken aback by the prospect they described, and couldn’t help but sighed in the bottom of their hearts: In this way, the entire Western Mediterranean Sea really has the final say in Syracuse, and which city-state can rule it ?

Everyone else’s eyes were brightened by Phoebe Das’s words, and Dionysius was also a little moved, but he knew two things that others didn’t know: First, Davos’ army gained a great deal in Lucania. Victory, it is said that more than 20,000 Samonites were wiped out. Although according to his understanding, the Samonites would not easily admit defeat, the time when the main force of Dionia returned to Turii was much earlier (he has not yet received The news of the collapse of the entire army of Samona); second, a new Dionysian army was stationed in the city of Crimea. Dionysius had seen the power of the Dionysian army on the battlefield, although he did not know it. Its defense ability is not too bad.

In this way, the number of defenders of Crimesa will not be less than 10,000 people, which is not so easy to be captured.

What’s more important is that the city of Crimea was originally the target of Syracuse’s intelligence department’s key operations. In the past, this area was the most unstable place in Dionia except for the Bruti area.

Before the war, Syracuse’s intelligence chief, Hiparinus, had sent several of his men to the city, following the “Crimisa protests a few months earlier, the call for a citizens’ assembly, and the assassination that followed.” The Davos Incident” all originated from their handwriting.

Later, after the incident was exposed, some were arrested and some were hidden under the intensive pursuit of the Dionysians.

When the war broke out, especially after the victory at the Battle of Lamato, Crimesa’s espionage activities began to become active again.

Dionysius also kept getting the latest information on the territory of Dionysia from Crimisa, such as the two newest legions built in Turii, the fleet of Dionysia conducting secret training on the Krati River… and They also sent a message: as long as the army of Syracuse reached Crimea, they could open the door for the army.

Really surprised Dionysius.

But news from the north had been cut off abruptly yesterday afternoon after Dionysian’s new regiment had been stationed in Crimea.

Not only was the entire city of Crimesa under martial law, but the port was also closed.

Dionysius knew in his heart that Cremisa’s decisive approach would inevitably lead to the failure of the intelligence department’s efforts, and it also made him feel a little apprehensive.

He was a man who liked careful planning and preparation before acting,

whether in Sicily attacking west along the southern coastline to Mortia, or attacking northward and westward along the eastern coastline until Solus, The strategy has always been gradual, with little rash action.

The series of rapid maneuvers implemented after landing in Greater Greece this time were also due to its strong sea dominance and a larger army than the opponent.

Even so, before the battle between him and the Allied Forces in South Italy, the news that the Lijim people suddenly sent troops to besiege Medema really shocked him. Fortunately, he had basically won the battle, and it was not far from Medema. With tens of thousands of troops in Locley, he took it easy.

Now, in order to attack Dionia, in addition to garrisoning several thousand soldiers in Medmar, Trina, and Sirius, he concentrated most of his troops here.

If according to Phoebe Das’ method, the two cities of Tarantum and Asproustum, which have many enemy troops, must be trapped first, the army that needs to stay will probably account for more than half of the total force. Even if Crimissa and Castellon are taken down, Turii City is not that easy to attack.

As far as he knew, after the arrest of Polyxis and others, the city of Turii was already monolithic, not comparable to when Crotone attacked Turii for the first time, and Dionia’s The main force could return at any time.

In this way, once the attack of Syracuse is blocked, the troops will be divided everywhere, resulting in scattered troops everywhere and empty rear.

After a long time, any problems in Medma, Trina, Asproustum, Crotone, and Turui will be a disaster for him, so he is not interested in the Philippines. Bidas resists this seemingly good suggestion.

At this time, Facipesas, who saw Dionysius remained silent, said: “My lord, I don’t agree with General Phoebedas’ words! Mortia – Carthage is the most important in Sicily. The important military town in China is still separated by the bay, and we can all capture it, not to mention other cities in Sicily that we have captured. Although Crotone is larger in size, it is far less difficult to attack than Motia, and the city It’s too big, and it’s not good for their defense. It’s on the plain, which makes it easier for us to besiege. Your lord, you see—”

Fasipesas drove his horse to the city wall for a while, and saw Dionysius following closely, pointing to the city wall 100 meters away, and continued: “Its city wall is still the old city wall, and the gaps between the stones should be compared. Big, the mortar wasn’t packed tightly enough, and the stones looked old and didn’t seem to have been repaired very often, maybe loose in places, not as good as those cities we took in Sicily (because Carthage in Sicily and Syracuse has frequent wars, and these two big states have strong siege ability, so other city-states are very careful in repairing city walls in order to save their lives. Decades ago, the way to defend and siege the city is to maintain the city wall), as long as our ballistas continue to bombard it, it will definitely cause it to collapse! And we now have enough manpower to build earthen fortresses, approach the city walls, and build siege towers and siege towers. The battering ram, to destroy their city walls, to occupy their city head… Using a variety of methods together, we will be able to break through the city of Crotone and open the way into the territory of Dionysius!”

Dionysius finished listening With a great movement in his heart, he carefully observed the city wall in front of him, his expression became more relaxed, and then he turned his head and asked, “Phoebe

Das

, what do you think of this siege plan?

I still stand by my opinion, we don’t need to waste time under the city of Crotone, Dionia is conquered, and Crotone will naturally surrender.

”

My lord, there is no need for you to discuss with the Spartans how to attack the city. They even had to besiege Platia with only a few hundred people to defend it for more than two years. What good advice can they have!”

“Astagras sneered.

Phoebe Das’s face changed.

In the fifth year after the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, Sparta led the coalition because they could not break the long wall and broke into Athens, and had to turn to attack. The ally of Athens, Pladia in the Pioxia region. Seeing that something was wrong, the Pladia people evacuated a large number of people, leaving only a few hundred people to defend the city.

As a result, the Spartan coalition, which was dozens of times as many as the defenders of Platia, took more than two years to capture the city. In the end, the Spartans killed the defenders and handed over the city of Platia to the city. Its then ally Thebes.

The key lies in the most important battle in the Hippo War a few decades ago, the Battle of Plataia. The Greek coalition forces, with the full support of the people of Plataia, finally defeated the invading Persian army. The Spartan king Pausanias After the victory, he once led the Greek coalition to make an oath: to jointly safeguard the independence and freedom of Platia!

Therefore, when Platia was destroyed, the Spartans personally violated their oath, which immediately caused an uproar in the entire Greek world, forcing Sparta to discuss the matter, and the Council of Elders had to send an inspector to question the expedition The Spartan king outside… Therefore, Phoebe Das, who was still a child, was very impressed by this, UU reading www.sonicmtl.

com Astagras can be said to be exposing the scars of the Spartans.

“Don’t talk nonsense!” Dionysius glared at Astagras, and then said to Phoebedas, who seemed a little angry: “No city-state dares to fight against Sparta. On the other hand

, I do have more experience in Syracuse, and I decided to take Crotone City first!”

Phoebe Das snorted and stopped talking.

After Dionysius finished his polite remarks, he didn’t bother to care about the mood of the Spartans, and said to the crowd in a deep voice: “Fascipedas, Astagras, you organize all the siege technicians, The craftsmen and soldiers began to manufacture siege equipment and build earthen embankments, trying their best to measure the thickness of the city wall… Be ready to siege the city!”

“Yes, my lord!” The two generals responded excitedly in unison.

Dionysius looked at the two foreign leaders again, his eyes were full of sternness: “Leader of Akilita, and leader of Gaba, you can’t help in siege, but you can’t be idle, you can lead you who crossed the Neto and rushed into the territory of Dionia, burned their villages, plundered their people, plundered their wealth, and I will make the Dionias restless day and night, complaining about the incompetence of their senate and consuls !” Dionysius said grimly.