Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 580

[Chapter 247 Deception]

This is scratching the itch of Phoebe Das, he really thought about this question, he said in a deep voice: “After you win the battle of Sirius, you should not continue to attack Crotone step by step, but should let the army Take a boat around Crotone, bypass Turi, and land directly near Heraclea, join Tarantum’s army, and take Heraclea, while Dionia’s main force is not in Turi On the occasion of Iraq, he led a large army to directly invade the territory of Dionia from the north, and did not care about the empty Amendolara, and directly attacked the city of

Turii. If the Dionysian army fought, take the opportunity to annihilate it; if it If you stick to it, you can storm the city of Turii. You can even capture the inner city of Crotone. Now that there are more troops from Tarantum, it should not be a problem to capture the city of Turii. At the same time, you can also send a small amount of The troops blocked the exit of the mountain road in the west, preventing the main force led by Davos from returning in time…”

“The army went around Heraclea by boat?! General Phoebe Das, don’t you forget the Dionysian fleet. Right within the mouth of the Klaty River, it will surely rush to sea to attack our fleet!” Philistos objected.

“You were frightened by Dionia’s crow warship.” Phoebe Das looked contemptuous: “I admit that Dionia’s naval tactics are very unique, but you underestimated Dionia at the beginning. , did not concentrate all the expedition ships to fight, but also adopted my plan, the navy of Syracuse merged with the warships of Tarantum, the number of which was more than three times that of the Dionysian fleet, this naval battle finally The victors will definitely be you!… By then, Syracuse has taken control of the coast and taken the city of Turii. Even if Davos eventually leads his army back to Dionia, he will eventually face a A divided alliance!”

“General Phoebe Das’s plan is good, but it is based on what we already know about the characteristics of the Dionysian fleet and that Davos will lead his army to defeat an army of 50,000 so quickly. The Samonei, and Davos’ commanding ability in the field is too strong for our army to face it head-on… But the fact is that under the circumstances at the time, we were all confident that the strength was significantly weaker than Thera Dionysius of Cuza can’t stop our attack either at sea or on land, so the army of Syracuse will attack all the way north!” Philistos retorted, Dionysius Nod slightly.

“Actually, according to my original suggestion to Dionysius, Syracuse should not have sent a large army to land in Great Greece to save Locler, but should have allowed the southern Italian coalition to besiege Locle. With sea support, it is impossible for Locle to be broken. While Locle was used to hold back the southern Italian coalition, Syracuse’s fleet cut off the sea trade of the city-states such as Dionia and Crotone on the western Mediterranean, so as to use the Ornia’s national strength may not be able to support it for half a year, and it must withdraw its troops from Locri.

After that, we can concentrate on attacking Lijim first, which is the closest to Sicily, but far from Dionia, only for food transportation. It is a big difficulty, and it is also a big difficulty to bypass the territories of Lokrey and his allies. It is difficult to say whether Dionia can withstand such a huge consumption. Even if Davos really leads the army Come here, we can leave at any time by boat… After going back and forth a few times, I am afraid that Dionia will not dare to come to reinforce Lijim, and as long as we capture Lijim, not only will we completely own the Strait of Messina, but we

can levy more The war funding of the war can also make Sicily and Locri forces united, without any worries, and then implement Dionysius your original plan, Dionysius will eventually be dragged down by the powerful strength of Syracuse… “…” Philistos said incessantly, which could be regarded as a regret in his heart.

Phoebe Das did not get angry, but thought about it carefully and reminded: “Syracuse Fleet!”

“In my opinion, Dionia is worried that our powerful navy in Syracuse may let its fleet. Steady on the coast of Turii, even if it finally goes south, they have not yet had actual combat experience. In addition, their unfamiliarity with the sea will allow us to discover the weakness of the crow warship earlier, so as not to be caught off guard by them… ‘ explained Philistos.

“Good! Good! Phoebe Das, Philistos, your plans are all good! If I had followed your plan, how could I have been kicked out of Sicily today, hey!” Dionysius With a look of regret, he then changed his words: “But these methods are useless against the future Dionia! It is said that Dionia not only annexed Lokri and its allies, but also annexed Tarantum. , even gained Messina, and occupied the plain of Catania in Sicily; to the north of it the mighty Samonites had succumbed to him. Now Dionia has Lucania, Great Greece, Cloth Ruti, the east-central coast of Sicily and many other areas, not only have a land area far greater than that of our Syracuse, but their strength has been greatly improved than before. Give it a few years of stable development, it must be the most powerful. Powerful Greek power! At that time, not only will Syracuse have to submit to it, but even you, Sparta, Athens, Thebes and other powerful Greek states will have to seek their advice before doing anything. Opinion!” Dionysius said seemingly inadvertently, but his eyes glanced at Phoebe Das.

Phoebe Das sat expressionlessly, but Dionysius knew that he must have listened, so he was ready to say a few more words, as long as Sparta had enough fear of Dionysus, Then Sparta will definitely try their best to hinder the development of Dionia, which will increase the possibility of him returning to Syracuse.

At this time, his men walked into the cabin: “Master, the fleet has passed the Adriatic Sea and is approaching the island of Kerkyra.”

Hearing this, Phoebe Das was a little complicated: Sparta would Coming soon!

“Order the fleet to sail southeast to Crete.” Dionysius’ voice made him turn his head in surprise: “Dionysius, you don’t want to go to Sparta?!”

“Yes, I changed my mind. Now, I’m going to Cyrenaica.” Dionysius smiled mysteriously.

Phoebe Das couldn’t sit still, and he asked sharply: “You promised me to go to Sparta with me! I have sent someone to inform the council of elders!”

Dionysius pointed his finger at Phoebe Das righteously, and asked angrily: “You Sparta once promised me to support me Dionysius for a long time, but now?! Now you actually support those rebellions. Molecule! How can I trust you!”

“This…” Phoebe Das was speechless.

It is estimated that Dionysius has been holding back for a long time, and the two glared at each other like a bull.

After a long while, Phoebe Das asked in a deep voice, “Dionysius, are you sure you won’t go to Sparta?!”

“Phoebe Das, in Syracuse these years, I never made a decision lightly, Because every decision I make may affect the life and death of a large group of people, and going to Cyrenaica is an important decision I made!” Dionysius answered proudly, at this moment he showed the majesty of a city-state tyrant .

Phoebe Das had a livid face and threatened: “Dionysius, you will regret this decision you made!” After speaking, he turned and walked out of the cabin.

“Sparta gave up on me and chose Herolis and the others. You will regret this decision in the future!” Dionysius shouted angrily behind him.

“Dionysius, there is no need for us to anger the Spartans at this time.” Hyparinus looked worried.

“Dionysius discussed with me that Sparta is currently at war, and we went to Sparta, and it is very likely that the two thousand mercenaries they led will be forcibly recruited to fight. The large sums of gold and silver that have been taken may also be levied by them as military expenses, and our actions in Sparta will also be constrained by them, and it is impossible to allow us to actively prepare for our return to Syracuse…

While in previous years , the king of Cyrenaica has just been overthrown, and now the nobles are in power, but there are conflicts between the major ruling families, so the political situation is not stable, and there are often conflicts with the local indigenous Libyans. Two thousand mercenaries going to Cyrenaica, not only will they not be restricted, but they will also become the targets of their competition, which is beneficial to our development…” Philistos explained carefully.

“On Ortigia, I promised Phoebedas to go to Sparta, just to confuse the Spartans. Now, the entire fleet, including the helmsman, is my confidant slave, and even the sailors are trusted mercenaries. We are in charge, Phoebe Das and his dozen or so Spartan warriors can’t stop us at all! When Cyrenaica, I will send someone to bring him back to Sparta safely.” Dionysius’ face The lingering resentment did not disappear, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com He patted the wooden chair vigorously, and finally sighed helplessly: “Sparta betrayed us, according to my previous temperament, I will definitely use Phoebe Das’s. Sacrifice the head to Apollo! But who told us that we still need the help of Sparta in the future!”

As the three sighed, “Dad! Daddy!…” With a clear cry, a four-year-old child stumbled and ran into the cabin.

“Little Dio, don’t run around!” A teenage boy chased after him and also entered the cabin.

Dionysius picked up his son and asked pleasantly, “Little Dio, do you miss your father?”

“I… I’m playing hide-and-seek with Dion…” Little Dionysius S turned back to point at the boy.

“Brother-in-law.” Dion shouted respectfully.

Dionysius smiled and looked at Dion, the son of his father-in-law Hyparinus and brother of Aristomachi, who liked his brother-in-law very much. There is no laziness of the noble children. It is interesting that he can’t play with his sister’s two children, but he gets along very well with little Dionysius, the child of Locle’s wife Doris.