Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 870

[Chapter 217 The time limit for defeating the enemy]

Margo had been treated like this before, almost startled, and then looked at Pretaku beside him suspiciously.

Pretakuba looked at him and said meaningfully: “My lord, this is not our inspiration, but the cheers from the heart of the people! Since the outbreak of the war, we have suffered heavy defeats, and Dionia’s army is being ravaged. Our land in Sicily, the warships of Dionia attacked from time to time our merchant ships sailing to the west of Sicily to trade, the people of the Sicilian colonies were displaced, and trade was rapidly withering… They have now deeply realized that Carthage needs a new Heroes come to defeat the strong enemy and restore the prosperity of Carthage!”

“I understand, I will let them see it!” Marco raised his right hand with a solemn expression and waved vigorously to the surrounding audience.

The cheers grew louder.

“Look, the king of Iberia has come and made himself like a hero!” Okleton said sarcastically, looking at the trouble of being surrounded by the people and heading to the Senate.

“Hero?! That has to wait for him to defeat Dionysian!” Taipanlacco sneered.

“He brought more than 20,000 troops himself, and another 60,000 troops were prepared for him here. There are 30,000 to 40,000 troops in Sicily, a total of 110,000 or 20,000 strong troops, which is the most powerful in the history of Carthage. Army! Whoever is the commander of this army will win easily!” Another elder said disdainfully.

The elders at the entrance of the Senate were discussing in a low voice. Hanno, who was standing at the front, looked calm. Although he didn’t say a word, his heart was also rising: he spent more than ten years of effort to eliminate Margonid. The influence of the family on Carthage, even if his immediate family was expelled from Carthage, he was always vigilant about Marco.

Listen to the cheers of the whole city, it does not mean that the Margonides family still has a great influence in Carthage!

And the reason why the people of Carthage have such a big momentum is precisely because they are worried about the war in Sicily. If he has a powerful general in his hand, how can the situation in the city become like this?

Looking at Marco who was approaching him, Hanno was annoyed and resentful in his heart, but his expression remained calm, because he could not leave a bad impression on the people: he was the main culprit who prevented Marco from leading the battle.

“Welcome, Lord Margo!” Hanno praised loudly with a smile on his face: “You are here, and there is hope for our war with Dionia! So we have gathered enough citizens for you. Soldier, we have prepared enough food just to hear the news of your victory as soon as possible!”

Marco listened to his praise, and looked at his seemingly sincere smile, but felt disgusted in his heart and couldn’t help saying. : “Carthage is in danger. If it wasn’t for the obstruction of some people, I would have come a long time ago!”

Hanno, as if he had never heard of it,

still smiled and made a gesture of invitation to enter.

Margo entered the Senate with his head held high.

Oklahoma City leaned closer to Hanno, wanting to say something resentfully.

Hanno stopped him with a wink.

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In the meeting place, Marco gave a speech to the elders. With a solemn expression, he briefly described the dangerous situation facing Carthage and thanked the elders. Trust in him, and finally he made an impassioned promise: he will do his best to reverse the current unfavorable situation, defeat the Dionysian army, drive Dionia’s forces out of Sicily, and force Dionia not to invade again. Carthage’s ally, Rome, forced Dionia to open up its domestic trade with Carthaginian merchants to a greater extent, forcing it to reduce the size of the navy that threatened Carthage…

These are exactly what Margo said. So everyone responded with warm applause.

At this time, Okriton stood up while applauding, and said coldly: “Very exciting speech! But Monte Ardeno said the same a few months ago, but the result!”

A jar of cold water was poured on Marco who was in a state of excitement, and he was even more angry that the other party compared him to that incompetent person. He was incapable of directing the war in the first place. If it weren’t for the insistence of some people, he would never have been able to serve as the commander-in-chief. As a result, he regarded the war as a child’s play and suffered a fiasco, causing Carthage to suffer huge losses. Should this responsibility be pursued to the end? ?!”

Hanno raised his eyebrows.

Okleton laughed and said: “Monte Adeno is an incompetent person?! This is really funny. He fought in Numibia for many years, never suffered a defeat, and won a large tract of land for Carthage. The merit is no less than what you did in Iberia, which is why the senators unanimously elected him as commander-in-chief! Even so, after suffering defeat, he was severely punished. If the senate did If there is a problem with this punishment, then I would like to ask Mr. Hanno about the losses suffered by Hilmico and you in successive defeats to Dionysius, which resulted in the death of about half of the citizens of Carthage in Sicily. Much bigger than Monte Ardeno’s failure, but have you ever been punished like Monte Ardeno?! Is this fair?!”

“You are talking nonsense!!” The old scars were uncovered, and Margo was angry Abnormal, immediately yelled.

A faint smile appeared on Hanno’s face.

Pretakuba immediately stood up and shouted: “Lord Okredon, now that the army has gathered and is about to fight the Dionysians, this will determine the fate of our Carthage! You are saying these words at this time, To disturb the military heart, I don’t know what it means?!”

“Don’t scare me, Pretakubada. I didn’t have any other intentions. I just wanted to ask Mr. Margo, but I haven’t finished the question. I didn’t expect his reaction to be so violent.” Okriton shrugged, With an innocent look, he continued: “What I just wanted to say is that everyone can say good things, but to put it into practice, it is not easy for us to summon so many citizens to go out to fight! It is even more difficult for the army to raise enough rations! Our treasury, our taxes, the gold and silver we have mined… are all invested in this war, and we cannot support this war for a long time, so I I want to ask, Lord Marco, can you give us a specific deadline to fulfill the promise you just said?”

Marco was stunned.

Oklahoma City’s words have been recognized by many veterans. After all, Marco and Hanno had been arguing for more than a month before, which can be said to have delayed the fighter. Now he has a large army. If it still delays, the veterans should Blind.

Even Esjaruba took the initiative to get up and said: “Master Margo, Okridon is right, the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is huge, we really need a more certain period so that the entire Carthage can be in this place. During this period, I gritted my teeth and insisted, and tried my best to provide the army with supplies.”

Pretakuba winked at Marco.

Marco originally thought that if he could get the full support of Carthage to set a deadline, it would not be a bad thing, but he was a little hesitant when he saw Pretakuba’s wink.

“It seems that Lord Margo is not very confident in whether he can defeat the Dionysians.” Taipanlako said sarcastically.

Marco stared at Taipanlacco, and then his sharp eyes swept to Hanno, who was also watching him, smiled disdainfully, and said loudly: “We all know that Dionia is a strong country, we and Dio The war between Nia cannot end in a short time, and I know what you mean by saying that, but I am still willing to set a deadline, both to urge myself and to give hope to the people of Carthage… 1 year! Within a year, I will do my best to drive Dionia’s forces out of Sicily!”

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The main force of the Samone coalition entered Beneventom, and the next day received the news that “Lora was besieged by the enemy”.

As soon as Segovani got the news, he immediately called for a military meeting, and said anxiously at the meeting: “We will fight immediately, repel the Dionysian coalition in the south, and then lead the army to return to Lola.

Leskuk Of course he did not agree with this proposal, and he patiently persuaded him: “Segovani chief, UU read www.sonicmtl.com The city of Lola is strong and the defenders are not too small, the enemy cannot capture it in a short time. , you don’t have to be too impatient.

You should know that there are a large number of enemies outside the city of Beneventum, and there are relatively well-built camps. If we attack from the front, our losses will inevitably be great, and it may not be successful.

However, with such a large army of Dionia coming from a long distance, the supply of rations became a big problem, as long as we sent several troops to infiltrate the mountains, bypass their camp, and attack Abenerum and their camp. the passage between them, cutting off their food transport.

The Dionysians will not have enough to eat, and they must be panicked and confused, and then it will be time for us to attack.

Once the main force of the Dionian coalition has been defeated, we will be in a much better position.

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“I agree with Leskuk. We have few soldiers now, so we should be cautious!”

“Bardani said, after all, the Dionysian soldiers can’t threaten Pentney’s territory, and he certainly doesn’t want to take risks.

As for Contruk, he hesitates, although Caracheni’s territory is farther away. Dionia’s offensive threat, but as an old man who always protects the interests of the Samonai race with a tough attitude, it is against his nature to take a serious strategy, but the Karacheni warriors are already among the four races. At least, after a few battles, there were quite a few losses, so he had to pay attention to this issue, so in the end he agreed with Leskuk’s suggestion.