Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 946

[Chapter 284 Ruthless Military Law]

In the past, even for such an important military meeting, the atmosphere of the venue remained active to ensure that everyone could express their opinions without restraint.

However, the atmosphere at the meeting today was quite solemn, and even coughing was suppressed as much as possible, and only Brelu’s voice echoed clearly in the hall.

The 50-year-old legion commander is standing in the middle of the hall, bowing his head in depression, and recounting the battle two days ago:

Brerou led 4,000 soldiers to rescue Paragonia, although the most He began to defeat the intercepting enemy, but was soon surrounded by the Iberian army coming from Agilion.

The battle lasted for more than forty minutes and when it seemed that it could no longer be sustained, Leotizides arrived with 10,000 soldiers, but he was soon surrounded by the Carthaginians.

After the fighting continued for some time, the Carthaginian attack on them suddenly weakened.

Only later did I know that it was because the ally Leotini received orders from Leotides and sent 4,000 reinforcements to take advantage of the fact that Carthage’s defense forces were drawn to the north to fight against the Dionysian reinforcements. At the same time, the siege force that quickly attacked Carthage from the east, the Carthaginians who got the news hurriedly separated their troops to intercept them, thus giving Dionysian army a chance to breathe, so that it continued to fight until the evening.

Seeing that the army that had left the city had not returned, Cypros decisively ordered the generals defending the city to lead the 6,000th rank, which was formed by most of the remaining troops of Katanai City and the new army camp, in accordance with the plan reserved by Leotizides to prepare for the unexpected. 2 waves of reinforcements rushed to the battlefield and assaulted the Iberian army, causing some confusion.

Leotidides took the opportunity to issue an order to break through the siege. Because the power of the Carthaginian cavalry was greatly reduced due to the dark night, the Dionian army was finally able to return to the city of Catane…

After listening to Brem’s story, Davos Still with a serious face, he turned his head and asked Leotidides beside him, “Is what he said true?”

As a theater commander, his rank is higher than that of a legion commander, so Leotizides, a junior high-ranking general of Dionysus, sat with the Sicilian Governor Cypros and the Sicilian Fleet Commander Sekelian. After

the first episode, facing the more or less strange eyes of other generals, his expression remained the same, and he answered calmly: “It is true.”

Davos then asked: “How many casualties are there?”

Leo Tizides thought for a while and said, “As of yesterday, a total of about 6,000 soldiers failed to return…”

Everyone was shocked.

Davos sighed lightly: “6,000 people! Perhaps more than half of them were just wounded,

but because of your defeat, they became prisoners of the Carthaginians!”

Having said that, he looked at Brelu’s His

eyes became sharp: “Tell me, why did you disobey the order and lead the army to attack without authorization?”

Brelu wriggled his lips, but did not answer in the end.

Davos stared at him unblinkingly for a while, then his right hand began to tap the back of the chair, and said coldly: “As a legion commander, you may think that you must rescue the legionnaires who are alone in Palagonia… Several attacks have been relatively smooth, so this time you are confident that you can succeed… So you ignored the orders of your superiors, ignored the abnormal changes on the battlefield, and hurriedly led the army to attack, not only putting the Seventh Legion in a dangerous situation, but also forcing Prosusus had to lead his army to rescue you, because as a new commander, if he did nothing and let you and the soldiers of the Seventh Legion die in battle, even if he had a reason, he would definitely become his military leader. A stain in his career will not only make his colleagues dissatisfied, but also endure the abuse of citizens, and I am afraid that he will not be able to gain a foothold in the army in the future!”

When Leotizides heard this, he was a little moved: King Davos not only not only He fully understood the situation he was in at the time, and explained to the generals here why he had to venture out of the city to rescue him, because these were things he could not say directly.

“Fortunately, Prosous responded properly, and the army was finally able to retreat back to the city, but the disappearance of 6,000 people and the burning of the new barracks… This is still a considerable loss!” Davos tapped the back of the chair more and more hard. Da, he originally led the army to Sicily with great ambition, but he did not expect to receive this bad news as soon as he landed.

“Tormid, disobeying the military order and causing heavy losses, what should be the punishment according to the military law?” Davers suddenly asked loudly.

Thormid’s heart tensed, he looked at Brelu, who was bowing his head, and said hesitantly: “According to… according to the “Dionysian Military Law”, disobeying the military order and causing the battle to fail… The lesser is dismissed from office, the more important The person who will be punished… shall be sentenced to death…”

Generals such as Amyntas and Matonis all sweated for Brelu, although he was a Brutite, but because he had been leading the army for more than ten years, Its upright and hospitable characteristics, whether in the army or in the Senate, get along well with these mercenary elders.

“Then remove the post of the commander of the 7th Corps of Brelu first, and the more detailed punishment measures will have to wait for the war to end, and the Military Affairs Department will make a ruling based on the losses caused by the war.”

Although Davos’s tone was cold, Thor Mead breathed a sigh of relief.

Davos chose the lightest punishment. Although he said that he also asked the Ministry of Military Affairs to make detailed judgments and punishments after the war, how could the Ministry of Military Affairs dare to make a stricter statement on a senator and a representative of the Brutians? The verdict, so Davos raised his stick high and hit Brelu lightly.

But for Amintas, Matonis and other legion commanders, being deprived of military service is undoubtedly the biggest punishment, so they all feel sorry for Brelu, but no one dares to defend Davos when he is angry .

“Braylu, do you accept this punishment?” Davos asked coldly.

“I… accept.” Brelu raised his head and gritted his teeth. “But I implore Your Majesty to allow me, as a soldier, to continue participating in the war against the Carthaginians!”

When Davos heard his answer, his expression softened slightly: “Just be a soldier, the seventh legion needs a new legion commander, you can temporarily serve as the second adjutant of the seventh legion, and it is better to assist the new legion commander. Commander of the Seventh Legion, would you like it?”

He was demoted from the commander to the second adjutant with no real power. Although Brelu was a little disappointed, he was able to continue to fight with the soldiers of the Seventh Legion. Saying that it was already a great expectation, so he immediately replied: “I will!”

“Before the new army commander arrives, you are temporarily acting as the commander of the seventh army, so you can return to your seat now. , continue to participate in today’s meeting.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” On the way back to his seat, Brelu was greeted with consolation from everyone. For two reasons, the reason why he disobeyed the order and went into battle without authorization was also due to an important reason: remember that the battle of the Lamato River failed, in order to cover the retreat of the soldiers, the fourth army commander Drakes led the soldiers of the 1st brigade to intercept and pursue. The soldiers were finally surrounded by the enemy and were either killed or captured. Drakes also died in humiliation under the city, and Brelu was finally rescued by luck.

But over the past 10 years, he had countless times in his dreams of despairing scenes of being surrounded by enemies at that time, and countless times he thought, ‘If there were reinforcements at that time, Lord Drakes and the soldiers of the first brigade would not… …’ This became a knot in his heart, so when the 1st brigade of the 7th Legion under his command was trapped in Paragonia and faced with a desperate situation, no matter how dangerous the front was, he would never let it go. Stand alone.

Davos doesn’t care what Brelu thinks at the moment, he looks around the crowd with piercing eyes, his expression is serious, and his voice is cold: “Everyone, in the next war we have with Carthage, the victor will become the Western The hegemons of the Mediterranean will gain vast lands and more wealth, while the losers will not only greatly decline in strength, but even face extinction, so both Carthage and our Dionia have to go all out. It is a protracted and costly war, and the number of people involved in the war, whether it is us or Carthage, will exceed 100,000!

100,000 people!

This is not just a huge number, it means a sharp increase in the scale of the war!

It means a sharp increase in the consumption of war!

It means that it is more difficult to control the army!

It means that it is more difficult to command the army to fight!

… Therefore, in order to ensure that the kingdom can finally win, to avoid the continuous prolongation of the war, and to increase the burden on the kingdom and the people, I ask everyone here.

” The general’s face swiped, UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com suddenly raised the volume: “Discussions can be held during military conferences, but once a resolution is formed, even if there is any opinion, it must be implemented meticulously!

The only way to ensure the smooth operation of the entire army command, if anyone disobeys the order, or does not do his best to implement the order, I can guarantee that he will be punished heavier than Breru!

Davos ‘

last murderous words made everyone’s heart tighten. Even if he was as rebellious as Amintas, he subconsciously did not dare to make eye contact with Davos.

Suddenly, the hall was silent . Davos touched his chin and said softly

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“Tormid, you send a letter to the Ministry of Military Affairs, and immediately encourage Tiparis to come to Catanai and become the commander of the 7th Legion. He worked hard to build it. After the Lucania Reserve Legion, who defeated the Samones in Campania before, and made brilliant achievements, it is time to give him an official appointment!

At the same time, he also asked the Ministry of Military Affairs to notify the Lockley Barracks to organize reserve soldiers to come to Katanai by boat as soon as possible to replenish the number of the Seventh Legion.

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Yes, Your Majesty.”

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