Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 965

[Chapter 303 Military Conference]

“Here” Thormed pointed the stick to a town icon west of Minoa City: “It is the city of Serinus, which has been occupied by us, and is currently stationed by 4,000 reserve soldiers from our Sicilian territory. There are more than 10,000 sailors to assist in defending the city.”

“The Sicilian fleet is preparing to withdraw all the sailors in the city of Serinus to the Katanai naval base.” Sekelian interrupted him and said solemnly: “I have received According to the order of the Ministry of Military Affairs, let the crew members who lost the warship go to Castellon or Tarantum naval base by boat, and prepare to receive the newly built warship…”

Seeing the stunned expression on Thormid’s face, Sei said Kelian emphasized again: “I just reported this matter to His Majesty this morning.”

Davos nodded and explained: “Sekelian did tell me, because he was busy going to the port to meet him at the time. Alexis arrived, I didn’t have time to tell you, I agree with Sekelian to withdraw the sailors. A small town like Paragonia was guarded by only 3,000 soldiers, so the army of Carthage besieged for more than 20 days. It took a lot of casualties to capture it. The city of Serinus has 4,000 soldiers stationed, and there are sea routes that can be reinforced at any time. Now that the main Carthaginian army is facing off against us, it is impossible to have the ability to assemble a large army. Go to storm Serinus…Even without the assistance of the sailors, Serinus should be safe under such a situation.

” “Understood, Your Majesty.” Tormid glanced at Cykrian. , continued: “According to the report of the clipper, the Carthaginians built a camp outside the city of Serinus and besieged it. There are about 10,000 Carthaginian and Phoenician soldiers stationed there…

Let’s look at it again. Looking to the east of Sicily, Syracuse, the new ally of Carthage, had previously sent 15,000 men to attack Taunis, but according to our inference, Syracuse was able to form an army of more than 20,000 people and go out to fight Therefore, Your Majesty has arranged for Commander Prosous to lead the 7th and 8th Legions, as well as the Sicilian allied armies, to prepare for a direct attack on the city of Syracuse.”

“Your Majesty.” Alexis interjected: “The fleet that transported us once had a brief berth at the port of Catane, and I met with Governor Cypros and Commander Prosius and learned from them. By now, the reserve soldiers from the Lokri area had already replenished the 7th Legion, and at the same time, the allied troops of Leotini and Taunis, as well as citizens of friendly city-states such as Agrigento, Gera, and Minoa, had also done so. Get ready, they estimate about 25,000 troops to attack Syracuse. I think by the time we got here, Commander Prosous had already marched on Syracuse with his army.

” I didn’t expect you Alexis to be a messenger for free.” Davos said jokingly.

The crowd burst into laughter.

“I just introduced the situation between us and the Carthaginian army, in terms of the navy.” As soon as Tolmid’s words began, Sekelian stood up and said loudly: “Your Majesty, let me tell you the situation of the navy. Davos looked at him, then nodded

to

Tormid, who then handed the stick to Cykrian.

Seklian didn’t answer, pointed at the map and said, “I can’t use this thing, because only one island is drawn, and there is no ocean, so our warships can’t be parked on land.” There

was another laugh in the tent.

Sekelian straightened his chest, looked around at everyone, and said loudly: “You have just heard what Thormed said, in terms of the army, we do not have the advantage in several directions, maybe it is slightly better in the east, but It would only be more difficult

for Prosus to lead the army to capture the fortified city of Syracuse

.

But on the naval side, since the storm at sea a few months ago, the ships of Carthage were almost completely destroyed, and then They also quietly invited sea reinforcements from their home state of Tyre, but they were also defeated by the Sicilian fleet. The few remaining Phoenician warships never appeared in the waters around Sicily, and they were probably scared.

Not long ago, Carthage formed a fleet with about 190 newly built warships to protect the route of Sardinia. His Majesty has sent the third fleet to deal with it, even if this new Carthage fleet There are dozens more warships than the Third Fleet, and I also firmly believe that the Third Fleet can finally defeat him and win!

In the waters of Sicily, in addition to the 70 warships of our Sicilian fleet, there are also 50 warships of Syracuse, but they are basically huddled in the port and dare not fight against us. The army attacked Syracuse, and I believe that soon the warships of Syracuse will have no place to stand, and there is no need to think about them at all.

Our Sicilian fleet has always had an absolute advantage in this sea area, so we can confidently and boldly send a fleet to transport soldiers and supplies, use warships to attack the route of Carthage, and carry fleet soldiers to harass the rear of the Carthaginian army. , which was one of the reasons why the Carthaginian army retreated from the east.

Even though the newly built warships of Carthage have been in service one after another, our warships are also about to go into battle. The newly formed Sicilian fleet will not only be able to control the dominance of the Sicilian waters, but will also increase its control over the Carthaginian navy. Suppression, in order to achieve the goal required by His Majesty to threaten the sea area of the Carthaginian soil!

After Sekelian

finished speaking, no one raised any objection. After all, there is no one in the Navy who is more authoritative than Sekerian.

“Now everyone understands the current situation.

Davos looked around the crowd and said slowly, “What advice do you have on how to fight the Carthaginian army next?”

”

As soon as Davos said this, the tent was temporarily restored to silence, and many people were lost in thought.

And several leaders of Samonay were still in shock. Previously, the four major tribes of Samonai united to Dionia declared war, and the 40,000 soldiers who were finally put together gave the big leaders courage, but now the kingdom of Dionia has gathered more than 100,000 soldiers to fight against Carthage, which is not counting the number of people in the navy , and it seems that they still have spare strength, which shows the strength of Dionia’s national strength!

At this time, they deeply realized that the previous extravagant hope of the Samonais was a mistake from beginning to end, and it was completely against the Kingdom of Dionia. Know what is caused by superficiality!

Alexis understood that the reason why Thormid told the situation on both sides in detail before the military meeting was mainly for them who had just arrived in Sicily and were unfamiliar with the situation, so he coughed lightly and said. : “Your Majesty, here in Minoa, thanks to the reinforcements of the Tenth Legion, Potentia and Samone, we are already comparable in strength to Carthage, can we be here?”

He pointed at Minoa with his hand. The lowland in the west of the city: “Have a guild leader with the Carthaginian army and defeat their main force first?”

Davos shook his head lightly without thinking.

“Your Majesty, is it because the Carthaginian army of Kepharoition north of Minoa will return to help?” Melisanda asked anxiously.

What Melisanda asked was exactly what Amyntas, Matonis and the others wanted to know. Davos saw their expressions in his eyes and said solemnly, “It’s because of the cavalry! In terms of heavy infantry, I think Our legions are better than the Carthaginians, but in cavalry, they not only outnumber us, but slightly outnumber us in cavalry combat. You should know that if you fight the Carthaginians on the flat ground , such a Carthaginian cavalry with such a large number will inevitably become a decisive force that can determine the outcome of the battlefield, so we cannot take a huge risk to fight with the Carthaginians!”

While explaining, Davos, The brilliant victories created by Alexander and Hannibal in the battles of the previous life come to mind, and they basically decided the final victory or defeat by the cavalry.

Everyone was lost in thought, and some people also turned their attention to the cavalry commander Ryders and Kuzius.

They all remained silent and did not refute.

Alexis leaned over and stared at the map. When his eyes moved from Minoa to Kepharoition in the north, another thought suddenly popped into his mind. He thought about it carefully, and then said: “Your Majesty, since we are at a disadvantage in terms of cavalry, can we start a battle with the Carthaginians near Kepharoition, so that they can’t take advantage of the cavalry, And we have Lucanians and Samones who are good at fighting in the mountains, and the other legionnaires are not trained for fighting in the mountains at ordinary times, so we should have an advantage in this regard.”

Alexis’ words made everyone’s eyes widen. Bright.

Amyntas looked at Alexis, a little annoyed in his heart: Why didn’t he think like this, is he really inferior to Alexis?

In fact, it is indeed against common sense to let heavy infantry fight in the mountains, and most people dare not try it. Alexis dared to propose this idea because he conquered the mountains of Samona.

However, Davos said: “Last night, Printoles also made a suggestion similar to yours to me.”

Alexis turned his head subconsciously to look at Printoles sitting behind.

More than ten years ago, he had good cooperation with Plintos. With the assistance of Plintos, he led his army to successively conquer Kopsa and Enona, and finally forced the Samones to sign an agreement.

Alexis admired Printoles very much, thought he was quick-witted and often had amazing and bold ideas, and he valued it very much.

When the General Staff Office of the Ministry of War was established, he also took the initiative to recommend it to King Davos.

But what he didn’t expect was that since the outbreak of the war last year, the name of Printoles has illuminated the Dionysian military headquarters. Every time Alexis reads about his deeds in the military newspaper, it is for him. feel happy.