ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 417
Felicius stopped talking.In his mind, he felt that it was possible to win by forcing the Syracuseans, who had only half their strength, to fight here.The reason why he has never agreed is just the inertia of following Davos' will for a long time.

Ansitanos thought for a while, then slowly said: "According to my understanding of Lord Davos, even if he feels that there is a high possibility of failure in the battle here, he will take the initiative to fight this battle."

"Why?" Felicius asked hurriedly.

Ancitanos looked at the assembled citizens of Cilitium holding weapons in the square in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Because victory can win the awe of the Great Greeks, and failure can also win the hearts of the Great Greeks. But in the current situation , under the circumstances that everyone is looking forward to, we do nothing, and we will only make the allies go away. The lost land can be regained, but it is much harder to regain the lost hearts..."

"But...if this battle fails, Columnia, Trina, and even Siritin may be in danger." Felicius was still hesitating.

"Didn't Master Davos arrange it a long time ago! What are you worried about?!" Ancitanos looked into the distance with a half-smile: "Perhaps Davos had expected this day... Since the people in the room If you dare to make such a decision, you must bear the price of failure..."

After Ansitanos finished speaking, he stood up, patted the dust on his body, stopped looking at the people of Xiliting in the city, sighed softly, and said something that Felicius didn't quite understand: "This is like Burning wasteland and burning the weeds and trees is the only way to start sowing new seeds... Alas, this is politics."

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The two returned to the venue again, and Felicius agreed to everyone's proposal-to fight the Syracuse, but he made a request: the command of the entire battle belongs to Dionia.

In this regard, Pletinis, Asesias, and Asopias had no objections. Only Askamas disagreed. However, whether it was the number of soldiers or the performance of the army, Dionia's fourth, The Fifth Army was far superior to Crotone's troops that had just participated in the battle, so the final selection was that Felicius deservedly became the commander of the entire South Italian coalition in this battle.

Felicius returned to the camp, and the two legion commanders Dracos and Epithenes were already waiting in the tent.

"Felicius, what was the final decision made at your meeting?" Epithenes asked impatiently.

"Our coalition forces are preparing to force the Syracuseans to fight." Felicius said truthfully.

"Yeah, I guessed it right!" Epithenis looked at Dracos excitedly.

"I didn't make this bet with you, because I also chose to fight the people of Syracuse." Dracos didn't want to pay attention to him, turned to Felicius and asked: "Who will command this battle?"

"No need to ask! It can't be anyone else except us!" Epithenis blurted out.

"I will command the entire coalition army." When Felicius said this, his tone was slightly heavy because he felt the pressure on his shoulders. At the same time, he saw the excitement of the two legion commanders, which also made him I realized that both the generals and soldiers of the Fourth and Fifth Legions were probably eager to fight face-to-face with the Syracuseans. Because of their military exploits, the victory in the previous camp defense, and the kindness of the Coronians, they Their fighting spirit is high, and at the same time, the pride and honor of the Dionian Legion soldiers will not allow them to retreat to defense for a long time.Of course, if Davos was here, no one would dare to disobey him, but he couldn't guarantee it if he became the commander himself.

Thinking of this, he felt relieved, waved to the two of them and said, "Let's carefully plan how to win this battle?"

When Epithenes heard this, he stopped joking and asked seriously: "Which city-state armies in the South Italian Alliance participated in the war? How many people are there in total? How many people from Syracuse may participate in the war?"

"In addition to our 17000 legionnaires; Crotone also has 17000 soldiers, including 6000 heavy infantry; Siritium currently has 14000 soldiers and 3000 heavy infantry, and they also want to recruit some more citizens to join the war; Trina has There are 7000 soldiers, but they have to defend the city, and those who can be sent to participate in the battle may only be 5000 to 1000, and the heavy infantry can reach 54000... The total strength is about 22000, and the heavy infantry is about [-]."

After Felicius finished speaking, Epithenes whistled: "Wow, what a huge army!"

"Not much." Dracos poured cold water on him: "All of our Dionia legions and reserve soldiers combined can easily exceed this number, and the number of heavy infantry far exceeds this coalition army! The six heavy infantry brigades of one legion in Dionia are 6000 heavy infantry. Not counting reserve soldiers, the entire legion has 3 heavy infantry!"

A complete set of heavy infantry equipment is expensive. Many city-state civilians are unwilling or unable to afford this cost. However, many Dionians who have just become preliminary citizens and full citizens are willing to spend all their money to buy it, just because in the Dionian Alliance Serving in the military and serving as heavy infantry can bring them more benefits, such as: obtaining "allotments", holding public offices, participating in local council elections, participating in tribune elections... and so on.Moreover, the low-interest loans provided by Christoya Bank, which is unique to the Dionia Alliance and is located in various cities in the alliance, also give new citizens the confidence to purchase heavy infantry equipment.

"But our legions cannot all appear here. The only ones here are my fourth legion and your fifth legion." Although Epithenis was refuting Dracos, his expression looked excited: "We can only rely on us. Let’s decide the outcome of this battle!”

Dracos said nothing, his eyes still shining.

"Two legion commanders, according to the information obtained by Xiliting, we have to face at least more than 5 Syracuse troops, and they can defeat Carthage. I am afraid they will not be easy to deal with!" Felicius solemnly said reminded them: "This battle is of great importance! If the battle fails, Syracuse's army may approach our territory of Dionia, and several other city-states in the South Italian Alliance may be invaded. If it conquers, the consequences will be unimaginable!”

"I am also a veteran of Dionia. Of course I understand the importance of this battle!" Epithenes complained to express his dissatisfaction with Felixius for looking down on him, and then asked: "Are you sure the enemy only has More than 5 people? Where are the more than 4 enemies who attacked us in Coronia before?"

"They are besieging the city of Corunnia. Siliting's scouts have been paying close attention to the movements there and reporting to the coalition forces at any time." Of course Felicius understood what they were worried about: "To prevent them from suddenly dividing their troops and heading north, strengthen The strength of the Syracuseans in the camp of Silitium.”

"As long as the Syracusans here don't increase their troops and the strength of both sides is similar, we have a great chance of winning!" Epithenes looked at Felicius, then at Dracos, and analyzed: "Before, we We have already fought against the Syracuseans. Their cavalry is very strong, but no matter how strong the cavalry is, they will not dare to charge into the dense phalanx in a battle. As long as we are on guard, even if they defeat our cavalry, they will not be able to defeat us. There won’t be much advantage, as long as they dare to get close to the array, our light infantry will give them a big blow.”

Felicius and Drax both nodded.

Drakes took over the conversation and said loudly: "As for the infantry of Syracuse, I think they can defeat the Carthaginians, and their combat ability should not be weak, but judging from the battle in Columnia, their morale And the will to fight does not seem to be very strong. In terms of heavy infantry that plays a decisive role in the battle, the Syracuse army is definitely not comparable to our legion!"

The other two immediately agreed, not because they were proud, but because under the guidance of Davos' advanced combat concept, the Dionia Legion is actually a complex combat group with a mixture of arms, and has undergone relatively strict training. Thus becoming an army that can adapt to various situations and implement more complex tactics, this is where the confidence of the generals of the legions such as Felicius, Dracos, and Epithenes lies.

"Our legion is very different from other allies in terms of tactical training and equipment. It is not suitable to be mixed with other troops to fight. This can easily cause confusion and is not conducive to the performance of our legion." Dracos also reminded .

"Drakos is right! I suggest that the Fourth and Fifth Legions should be gathered together instead of separated to form a powerful combat force. Any wing deployed in the battle formation will cause huge damage to the enemy. Threat. After defeating the enemy in front of you, then form a siege in the middle, and finally win the battle!" Epithenes gestured on the wooden table and expressed his opinion.

"I think so too." Although the two legion commanders usually didn't get along very harmoniously, when it came to battle, the two reached an agreement by chance.

Felicius walked a few steps in the big tent with his hands behind his back, looked back at the two people, and said awkwardly: "I agree with your suggestions, but after all, this is not a battle that we Dionia faces alone, but also There are allies from Trina, Siritium, and Crotone.”

"But you are the commander of the entire coalition!" Epithenes said anxiously: "You have the right to make the most reasonable arrangements!"

"We think it is reasonable, but they must also think it is reasonable. Only when everyone agrees can the entire combat plan be implemented smoothly." Felicius said helplessly: "This coalition commander is not that easy to be! "

"Don't they agree with our plan?!" Dracos raised his eyebrows.

(End of this chapter)