Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 849

[Chapter 195 Alexis’ Plan]

In recent years, due to the gradual deterioration of the relationship between the Samones and the Kingdom of Dionia, the Kautini people have continued to invade the Campania region, and the Shirpini have gradually approached Abenerum. , This made Porett, the great leader of Potentia, alert, but in the past ten years, due to the safety of the surrounding environment, the Potentian people have gradually become richer, and the young people have never encountered war, even The older generation is also unfamiliar with combat skills, so he once made an unexpected decision to invite the Dionysian Military Department to send military training officers to station in Potentia for a long time to train the young people of Potentia. .

Therefore, the Ministry of Military Affairs has accurate data on the potential of Potentia’s war.

Several rotating chairmen looked at each other and immediately reached a consensus.

After all, they can achieve their goals without consuming the power of the kingdom with unexpected help, so why not do it.

As for that, would Portentia agree?

They didn’t think about it at all, because the relationship between the two sides was too close, and according to the agreement, this was also Portentia’s obligation.

Therefore, Vespa asked directly, “After asking Portentia to participate in the war, where will the army they formed belong to?”

Although Portentia is a free city in the Kingdom of Dionia, it is still semi-independent. According to the laws of Dionia, the Potentian army did not have the right to carry out military operations independently, and must be incorporated into the army of Dionia under the command of the general of Dionia.

This is to ensure the safety of Dionia’s territory and prevent some accidents from happening.

“The army formed by Potentia will be commanded by Zantiparis, the commander of the reserve army in Lucania,” Hiros replied.

Vespas was relieved when he heard that the commander was Zantiparis. With what he knew about the generals of Dionia, Zantiparis was a veteran in his work, and he would not take casualties with Samone. People fight hard.

Although Potentia was not fully incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionia, Vespas had regarded it as part of the Lucania region in his heart, and of course he did not want the people there to suffer heavy casualties.

“Tomorrow, when the senate meeting begins, we will submit this issue first. Once the resolution is passed, we will immediately send a messenger to Potentia to inform Polert!” Cornerus said solemnly, “The elders all hope that Calm down the Samonais as soon as possible, and bring peace to the northern border of Dionia!”

“Thank you five adults! We will do our best!” Hiros also responded solemnly.

Vespas originally wanted to inquire about the next military affairs department’s general combat plan for the Samonais, but he swallowed the words and swallowed them. He did not want to make this taboo.

After Hiros and the others were separated from the rotating chairmen, their expressions became a little more relaxed.

Felixius said excitedly, “As long as the resolution of the Senate is passed tomorrow and

Potentia sends an army, we can solve the problem of the Samonais!”

“Yeah, the Samonais raided Campani. The Asian League and Abenerum took the initiative to ask for the dependent kingdom. Together, these two things give us the opportunity to attack! As long as Potentia’s army goes north to meet the Abenerum people, we can attack them. The empty Samonai Mountains launched an attack, and at the same time, Alexis could lead the army to attack from the east… With the cooperation of the two sides, the trend of the war with the desert people can be completely controlled!” The usually stable Karp Si also showed joy at this time.

“The Shilpinis have fought with Potentia many times before. Will Potentia’s army enter Abenirom this time, will it cause dissatisfaction and conflict on both sides?” Alpuins reminded.

“It shouldn’t be.” Philisius explained with certainty, “Since the South Italian War, Potentia has not had a war with the Samonaites for more than ten years. I don’t know about Potentia. Whether people have forgotten the previous hatred, but according to the information obtained from His Majesty’s intelligence department in recent years, Potentia and Abenirum often have trade exchanges, and the ethnic groups on both sides can come and go relatively freely. The other party’s territory… Therefore, the Portentian army entering Abenerum should not provoke too much reaction. Besides, you have to trust Zantiparis, and his ability will coordinate the relationship between the two sides.”

The other three nodded when they heard it. They were all survivors of the expedition to Persia and had a deep understanding of Zantiparis’ abilities.

“I think Paulette will be very happy when he receives the news that we ‘let him attack the Samonaites’.” Hieronymus said, “With his temperament, he will definitely lead the army himself. In order to achieve this, he will also restrain his own people, and cooperate with the Abenerum people and fight together.”

Not only did Paulet let his people receive the training of the Dionian military trainers, but also he He also personally went off the field many times to receive training to learn the fighting methods of the Dionian Legion.

As the military training officer, Hironimus went to Portentia several times to inspect the military training situation. He was warmly received by Paulette, and the two sides forged a deep friendship.

“We don’t need to worry about Abenerum and Potentia. The only thing I worry about now is Your Majesty!” Philisius said in a deep voice, “He has repeatedly emphasized, ‘Don’t lead an army into Samonay’ Battle in the mountains’, and our plan is completely against his wishes!”

Philisius’ words made the excited expressions on Hieronymus and Alpins’ faces suddenly turn solemn, but Hiros’s expression was calm. Reassure everyone: “When we were discussing the plan at the Ministry of Military Affairs before, didn’t I already say that, Your Majesty is worried that we are not familiar with the terrain of the Samonei mountain area, and the Samonei people are good at mountain combat, and if you enter the mountain, you will suffer a big loss. , so he emphasized it again and again, but he never said, ‘We are absolutely not allowed to enter the Samone Mountains’! And now, with the help of the Abenerum, and the main force of the Samonai In Campania, it is a good opportunity for us to completely deal with the Samonites! I believe that His Majesty knows and will agree!”

“Heros, we should wait for His Majesty to receive our battle plan and give his approval. , and start the attack again.” Philisius reminded again uneasy.

“It will take seven or eight days for the letter to be sent to Rome and then back again, and the fact that Abenerum joins our kingdom has been going on in secret, but I think it will be difficult for the Abenerum people to keep this for a long time. Secretly, once it is known by several tribal leaders of Samona that the troops attacking the Campania Alliance will be quickly withdrawn to the Samona Mountains, then our efforts will be in vain! Therefore, after the resolution is passed tomorrow, we will Immediately notify Alexis to carry out our plan, if His Majesty is to blame in the future, I am willing to bear it alone!” Hiros said resolutely.

“This is a decision we made together through consultation, how can you be responsible for it alone!” Hironimus immediately objected.

“Yes, His Majesty wants to blame, and should also blame all the chief officers of our military affairs department!” Philisius also immediately expressed his position.

Alpenz was about to speak, but he caught a glimpse of a person rushing in front of him, and immediately said, “Hiros, isn’t that your secretary?”

“Lord Hiros! Sirs!” The officer rushed over and walked Military salute “Sir Alexis sent an urgent letter!”

Hiros hurriedly took the letter, opened it, and soon a smile appeared on his face.

The other three immediately cast curious glances.

Hiros looked at Philisius and the others, raised the letter in his hand, and said in high spirits, “Alexis immediately wrote this when he heard the news of ‘Abenirum’s request to be annexed to the Kingdom of Dionia’. In a letter, he asked to regroup the Tenth and Eleventh Legions, unite the Abene Roma and the Potentians to attack from the east and west at the same time, clear the obstacles, and capture Aquilonia in one fell swoop ), we thought of going together!”

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Despite the efforts of the Dionian Third Fleet to blockade the west coast of the Italian peninsula, and the occasional Sicilian fleet patrolling the waters west of the Strait of Messina, it was impossible to prevent the Carthaginians from getting news about Rome.

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com After all, the islands of Corsica and Sardinia under the control of Carthage were separated by the sea from the Latinum region where Rome was located. They sent ships again and again, risked avoiding the patrols of the Dionian warships, approached the coast, and went to Antium, Adi and other towns to learn about the development of the Latinum war situation.

Then, the Carthaginian judges sent a fast boat to sail straight south from the west side of Sardinia, all the way to the city of Carthage, so the Carthaginians knew that Dionia sent a large army to attack Latin They were happy to see it in the Mu area, because Rome contained most of Dionia’s forces, which would inevitably reduce the pressure on western Sicily.

But a few days later, the news that “the city of Rome was captured” came, which shocked the elders of Carthage. According to the news they learned, Rome was a big city. Although its main force was not in the city, it was so easily captured. The capture of the Dionysians also shows the strength of the Dionysian military.

After another period of time, when the news of “Ostia was burned, the Roman army disintegrated, and the remnants shrank in the southwest of Latinum” reached the city of Carthage, the entire Carthaginian aristocracy shook Rome but Italy. The powerful city-state in the central region is precisely because of this, and Carthage chose to form an alliance with it). In such a short period of time, the Dionysian army was beaten to the point of being unable to fight back, and even to the point of lingering…