Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 891

[Chapter 238 Myrtias’ Rejection and Obedience]

Cykrian turned his head to look at Myrtias, his eyes were bright, and he rebuked loudly: “Myrtias, the Dionysian Navy has always adopted the tradition of advancing bravely as our Navy’s tradition since its creation, but you are afraid of the wind and the waves because of your fear. , instead of cruising the waters of western Sicily according to the established plan, and missed the opportunity to take advantage of the Carthaginian army to land in Sicily and inflict heavy damage on them, I am very disappointed in this!”

Myrtias was still listening intently to Sekelian. He was sighing in his heart: If it weren’t for the luck of the old officer, as well as his superb physical fitness and swimming skills, the average sailor would have long since become the captive of the Carthaginians.

He suddenly heard the last few words, his face suddenly flushed red, instead of arguing, he lowered his head in shame.

“Fortunately, I’m back now.” Secrian said in a deep voice, “You can return the command of the fleet to me.”

Myrtias raised his head suddenly, and after making contact with Sekelian’s sharp eyes, he turned again. He avoided it immediately, and for a moment he met Sekelian’s eyes again, plucked up his courage and said: “…Sir…The command of the Sicilian fleet was granted to me by Your Majesty and the Ministry of Military Affairs, I…don’t dare to transfer it privately, because This is against the military law!”

Myrtias’ objection made Cykrian stunned for a moment, his face was a little worried, he tried his best to say in a calm tone: “You don’t understand what I mean, you can continue As commander of the Sicilian fleet, but a fleet under my command. You know, you would not have been commander of the Sicilian fleet if it weren’t for me being stranded in

Lilibe !”

In fact, Davos’s letter to the Ministry of Military Affairs also specifically mentioned the “appointment of the commander of the Sicilian fleet”, so Miltias’ initial appointment was “the commander of the Sicilian fleet”, just because he has not been able to retrieve Seike. Li An, Flarios drowned again, and for the convenience of command, the Ministry of Military Affairs finally decided to appoint Myrtias as the official Sicilian fleet commander.

As the former commander of the Dionysian navy, Secrian won a series of victories at the beginning of the establishment of the navy, and led the Dionysian navy, who had just stepped out of its infancy, to become famous. The three fleet commanders of Des, Flarios, and Myrtias were all his subordinates at the beginning, and Myrtias would inevitably feel nervous in the face of the mighty Cykrian.

However, Miltias has been in charge of the Fourth Fleet for so many years, and he is no longer the captain of the Davos ship. one).

More importantly, Miltias remembered that he had made a big mistake before, and now he is thinking about making up for it in future battles. If he cedes the command of the fleet to Sekelian at this time, I am afraid that by the end of the war, this mistake will be all. It can’t be made up, because everyone will attribute the victory to Cykrian, and he himself will be the joke of the Navy…

In a moment, Myrtias has already thought about these powerful relationships, so he calmed down, The tone of your speech was also a bit tougher: “Lord Sekelian, you used to be my commander and the elder of the Senate. I still remember what you said, ‘As captains of warships, you must do your best to protect yourself. The example of the ship’s crew, perform your duties well, command your crew well, fight bravely…’, I think you should know very well that since the establishment of the kingdom, there has not been a general in the army who only enjoys the benefits brought by promotion and does not I don’t want to be the first to perform my duties seriously!”

Miltiaqi said with a very serious expression, and then he smiled bitterly: “Of course, if the adults think that I am incompetent, you can apply to the Ministry of Military Affairs to remove me. The position of the commander of the Sicilian fleet…”

Sekelian’s face sank, and his

gaze towards Myrtias became sharp.

Miltias also faced it calmly without fear.

The two looked at each other, the atmosphere in the house became solidified, and even the servants who cleaned the table quickly fled away.

After a while, Sekelian twitched his face a few times and tried his best to squeeze out a smile: “Very well, Myrtias, as a commander…you must have this kind of aura.”

Although Cykrian is very strong in the Dionysian Navy, he is not arrogant. Of course, he cannot forcibly usurp the command of the fleet when Myrtias does not cooperate, because this not only violates the military law, but also violates the The laws of the kingdom, with the temperament of King Davos, are likely to send him to prison in anger.

As for directly proposing to the Ministry of Military Affairs to “remove Myrtias and take over the position of commander of the Sicilian Fleet”, this approach is too overbearing, it will arouse the disgust of some people in the Wang ** team, and damage his own image. .

Sekelian has been in a high position for more than ten years, and he is no longer the impetuous young sailor he used to be. Naturally, he will have a lot of concerns. After a while, he said nonchalantly: “In a while, you will send a fast boat to take me back to Catania. The naval base… I should also go and pay homage to Flarios and the brothers who died in battle…”

Myrtias didn’t know what Cykrian was thinking at the moment, but Cykrian stopped the persecution and let him He breathed a sigh of relief for a while. Of course, he wanted Cykrian to leave, so he didn’t hold back: “Okay, my lord, I’ll arrange it right away.” After

speaking, he quickly left the frozen living room like the plague. Walk to the yard.

At this moment, the wooden door was pushed open, and Mukru, the adjutant of Leotidides, walked in: “General Myrtias, Commander Prosius invites you to the city lord’s mansion, there is an urgent military situation to discuss with you.

When Miltias heard this, he brought a pillow just because he wanted to fall asleep. He was overjoyed, and he didn’t ask what the military emergency was. He turned around and said, “Sir, I want to go to the city first and discuss the battle with their army

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plan.”

“Under the condition of not affecting the overall strategy, we must try our best to protect the interests of our fleet!” Sekelian walked out of the living room slowly, and he had heard on the way that “Leotizides once Incorporating tens of thousands of fleet sailors into the army”, so I specially reminded.

Mukru stared at him with wide eyes, and shouted in surprise: “Lord Sekelian, are you still alive?!”

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As soon as Dionia’s two supreme commanders of the navy and army in Sicily met, Leotides said: “Agrigento has sent a messenger to urgently ask for help, and tens of thousands of Carthaginian troops are attacking Ago. The city of Rigento.”

On the way, Tagluo did not reveal to Myrtias what the military situation was, so he was a little surprised to hear this: “Tens of thousands of Carthaginian soldiers are attacking Agger. The city of Rigento?! This is impossible! Our patrol boats have not found any sign of the Carthaginian army moving eastward on the coast east of Serinus these days, and the city of Minoa is also very peaceful! ”

The Carthaginian army did not go to the south coast. They probably went to the central mountainous area.” There was a hint of remorse on the face of Leothy Desmuna: “We went to the Carthage named Marco.” General Taiki! He besieged Serinus to attract our attention to rest, but secretly sent some of his troops across the mountains to attack the allies behind us.”

“Aren’t there Sikelians in the mountains? How could they? Let the Carthaginian army pass easily…” Myrtias asked suspiciously, remembering this Dionysian ally who he had never dealt with.

“This time I was careless. Although the news of the Sikel people has not yet come, I think they may have been defeated. Among the soldiers Margo brought from Iberia are the races that are very good at fighting in the mountains. Before The fall of Seldiham is a good example.” Leotidides’ voice was a little eager: “Agrigento has already killed and wounded many soldiers in the battle of Minoa, a few days ago. Because Carthage besieged Serinus, they also sent some reinforcements. Now I am afraid that the city of Agrigento is empty, we must rescue immediately! There are no extra ships in the port now, I need your fleet to transport 6000 immediately Reinforcement to the port of Agrigento!”

Myrtias also knew that the situation was urgent. Once Agrigento fell, not only the neighboring Gera and Minoa would be in danger, but also the land passage of the Dionysian army was cut off. Under the attack of the Carthaginian army, the situation on the entire south coast of Sicily became complicated, so Miltias did not say “The Sicilian fleet is used for combat, not for transporting troops…” and so on. Instead, he responded immediately: “I’ll go to the port now, get the fleet ready, and when the soldiers you send arrive, send them to Agrigento immediately.”

Myrtias’s kindness made Leotti Des breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did he ask: “I heard Tagglu say that Cykrian is still alive and has returned to the port of Serinus?”

“Yes, it is really blessed by Hades! He is going to first Go to the naval base of Catania…stay for a while and pay homage to the dead brothers.” Myrtias wanted to show joy, but remembered that Cykrian wanted to take over the fleet, so his expression looked a little weird.

Leotides looked at him and said lightly: “Sekelian must have suffered a lot during this time, and he should take a break.”

The return of Cekerian will naturally involve the command of the Sicilian fleet. The problem is, compared to the strength of Cykrian, Leotidides is more willing to work with Myrtias, who has become actively cooperative because of his mistakes, so his words implicitly support Myrtias. , which made Myrtias happy. After all, if the Ministry of Military Affairs had really considered this issue, they might have also consulted with Leotides who fought alongside him.