Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 932

[Chapter 279 Discussion of Carthage’s New Fleet]

But in the Senate of Carthage, the atmosphere in the venue was not as relaxed as people imagined, but also very solemn.

In the Carthage Sofitel election that just concluded in October, Oklahoma City was re-elected again, but at the moment, standing in the center of the Senate venue, he was not happy after winning. Instead, he said to the crowd with a dignified expression: “Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you have already received the news. Our Phoenician allies in Sardinia, Albia, Saros, St. Ibinia, and Calaris, have successively sent envoys to ask us for help. We are stationed at The Sardinian judges also sent back detailed news that the greedy Dionians, who were as greedy as hungry wolves, set their sights on Sardinia after capturing Alenia in Corsica.

They dispatched A fleet was formed, not only cruising in the Sardinian waters, but also frequently landing on the coasts of various towns on the island, sending troops to attack villages, destroying mines, and even inciting slaves and launching riots… Now in Sardinia The situation is becoming chaotic, and the people of the allied countries are also very panicked. As the allies of the various Phoenician city-states in Sardinia, we in Carthage cannot see them in a difficult situation. Should we send reinforcements immediately? Opinions.”

“Does this need to be said?” The leader of the neutral faction, Ace Yaruba, stood up and said solemnly: “The most important pillar of our Carthaginian treasury income is the precious metal trade, while Sardinia and Corsica are the most important pillars of revenue. It is one of the important sources of our precious metal trade in Carthage, not to mention that Sardinia is also one of the important sources of business income for our Carthaginian merchants, so we must not only send troops immediately to rescue Sardinia, but also We

want to recapture Alenia in Corsica.”

Ace Yaruba has a high prestige in the Senate, and Sardinia is indeed related to the fundamental interests of Carthage, so his The speech received a lot of responses from the elders.

Taipanlako immediately took over the conversation and made a positive suggestion: “Ladies and gentlemen, there is already a Phoenician coalition army of tens of thousands of people on Sardinia, and the Dionysians do not dare to compete with it. It’s just that the cunning Dionians always use warships, avoid their garrison, and attack areas where the defense is empty.

Therefore, considering that the battle in Sicily is currently underway, our troops are also very short. We can not send troops to Sardinia, but we must send a fleet to repel Dionys who is constantly harassing Sardinia. The Asian fleet can ensure the safety of Sardinia.

After defeating the Dionian fleet, some of our soldiers, along with the Sardinian army, will be transported to Corsica to retake Alenia.

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Many elders think that Taipanlacco is justified, but some people have raised questions: “Before, our fleet has been destroyed by the storm, and the new fleet that has been under construction does not know how it is going?”

Are you ready to go to sea?

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“I think it would be more appropriate for our Admiral to answer this question.”

“Okriton looked at Annobas who was sitting at the back of the venue and said.

These days, Annobas has been rushing between the ports of the Phoenician allies in Africa. He received a letter from Hanno before he rushed.” Returning to attend this senate meeting, he stood up at this moment and said loudly: “My lords, since the senate made the decision in June that Carthage and the allies will build warships with all their strength, Carthage and Africa, Calgary, have All the shipyards in the city-state of Nikki are stepping up the construction of warships. As far as I know, there are 195 three-deck oar warships that have been built and are starting to be crewed and ready for trial voyages.

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“How long will it take to go to sea to fight?”

“A veteran asked impatiently.

“Generally speaking, it takes at least three months for a new fleet to have the ability to go out to sea.”

“Annobas said this, and saw many elders in the field showing disappointment, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: “But the current situation is rather special, because that storm destroyed our warship, but A large number of sailors with rich combat experience are left behind. They only need 10 to 15 days to familiarize themselves with the new ships, and then they can form a fleet and go to sea to fight.

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“Excellent!”

The elders looked happy, and some even shouted loudly. During this time, due to the threat of the Dionysian warship in the northern waters, the Carthaginians were a little trembling even when they sailed to sea. They have never been so aggrieved. Pass.

“15 days is too long, our allies can’t wait that long, I suggest no more than 7 days at least! Within 7 days, Lord Annobas, please form a fleet as soon as possible, go to Sardinia, protect its waters, and attack Repel the invasion of Sardinia by the Dionian fleet, and then return to Lillibe to protect the safety of the Carthage and Sicily routes.” Okriton asked with a serious expression: “Lord Annobas, can you do this? Are you there?!”

In fact, Okriton had discussed with Annobas in advance, Annobas also put on a thoughtful look, and after a while, he nodded solemnly: “I will try my best. Let’s

do it!”

“Okay, my lords, now let’s reinforce Sardinia.” Before Okleton could finish his words, he was interrupted by Pretakuba loudly: “Wait a minute! The new establishment The fleet should not be sent to Sardinia first, but to Sicily! Sardinia was guarded by more than 10,000 Phoenician soldiers, and the Dionians only dared to harass, but did not dare to attack the island directly The safety of the city-states is actually guaranteed, and the situation is not as serious as they say.

And now the most important issue concerning the life and death of our Carthage is not Sardinia, but Sicily! An army of 100,000 has entered Dionia’s territory in Sicily and is fighting fiercely with the enemy, but the problem now is that because we have no maritime superiority, rations and baggage can only be transported by land. Due to the long distance, The terrain is uneven and requires a lot of labor, which not only increases the consumption of military rations, but also has been attacked by the Dionysian fleet several times from the sea.

Moreover, the main force of our army is far in the east of Sicily, and the defense at the rear is relatively empty. Asian soldiers sailed around the west many times, landed and harassed, threatening the security of our territory and allies in Sicily. They have sent messengers to come here to ask for help, and why are we only talking about Sardinia today? What?! I propose that the newly established fleet must immediately be sent to the Sicilian waters to regain our maritime superiority and ensure that the army led by Lord Margo can successfully drive the Dionias out of Sicily!

Since Margo is in Sicily The record achieved made Pretakuba re-elected as Sofitel this time, and it also greatly increased his weight in the Senate. For a while, there were discussions in the venue, but no one clearly expressed opposition.

At this time, Taipanlacco asked loudly: “If the new fleet is sent to Sicily, when will Sardinia’s request for reinforcements be resolved?”

Pretakuba glanced at him and said, “At least We will consider this issue after Lord Margo leads the army to drive the Dionias out of Sicily.”

Taipanlacco sneered and said with a slight sarcasm: “My Lord Margo led an army of 100,000 people, and there are also tin With the assistance of the Lacuza people, until now, they have not been able to attack a small village in Dionia, and most of the soldiers are still blocked on the periphery of the Catania Plain. Kesos, when will we wait? By then, I am afraid that all the mines in Sardinia will be in ruins!”

Pretakuba immediately retorted: “The reason why our army is attacking slowly now is precisely because Because the transportation of rations and baggage is a hindrance, it should be more”

“Our fleet must go to Sardinia first!” A younger elder suddenly stood up and interrupted him loudly.

Pretakuba took a closer look, but it was El Accra, a freshman of the neutral faction. His heart suddenly tightened, and he suddenly felt a little uneasy.

“Lord Pretakuba, you have been emphasizing the importance of Sicily just now, requesting that the new fleet be put into Sicily, but do you know how this fleet came from?!” El A Kla waved his hand excitedly and said: “A large amount of wood was cut from the Iberian Peninsula and transported to Carthage and other Phoenician city-state ports by ship, and then all the shipyards started and stepped up construction, which can be done in just a few days. So many warships have been built in a month, do you know what the most important reason is?!

It’s money! At the beginning, you said at the meeting of the Senate, ‘Although you Margonides control Iberia South, but to get the local natives to agree with us to safely cut down a lot of trees, we had to make some concessions’, and finally you persuaded the Senate to let the resolution pass, Carthage should allocate a part of the treasury revenue to support Iberia every month Ya, to get boat wood!

Although our Carthage prestige is very high, and the various Phoenician allies are also very cooperative, but those shipyard owners and those craftsmen stop other businesses and build war ships for us every day, is it free?

of course not!

Even if they wanted to, we Carthaginians would not discredit ourselves!

We paid a lot of gold and silver to ensure the quality of the build, but also to ensure that they will continue to build warships for us.

After the fleet is established?

It takes money to hire sailors!

It takes money to provide rations!

The ration and baggage provided to the entire Carthaginian army required money!

Lord Pretakuba, please tell me where the money comes from?

!

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Pretakuba stayed silent for a while after hearing this. As the senator of the Senate and the newly re-elected Sophie, of course he couldn’t open his eyes to talk nonsense and make others laugh.