ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 459 Preparations before the Great War ([-])

Therefore, Kunogolata could only smile bitterly and said: "It's just that I got used to it before, but I really have to pay attention to it in the future!"

Cornelus nodded sympathetically.

At this time, the commercial officer Mariji and the priest in charge of the Temple of Hades, Plessinas, came forward.Compared to those before, both of them were smiling.

Kunogolata has always suspected that the two of them contributed to the incident of "Davos becoming king" from the beginning.

Is it time to start giving rewards based on merit?He thought with disgust in his heart, and couldn't help but stepped forward and said: "When the people of the entire alliance are worried about national security, the two of you are in a pretty good mood."

Mariji's smile did not change, he looked at Kunogorata playfully, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "Of course I am in a good mood, because His Majesty Davos promised me..."

He deliberately prolonged his voice, causing Kunogolata to subconsciously ask: "What's the promise?"

Mariji immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty promised me that the blockade of the Syracuse fleet on the port of Turii will soon be broken, and the trade of the port of Turii will be restored!... What else do you think? Yes? Lord Kunogorata."

Cunogorata coughed twice and was about to change the subject to cover up the embarrassment on his face. Cornelus had already exclaimed: "Davos...His Majesty Davos is going to launch an attack on the people of Syracuse." naval battle?!"

"Of course! Tomorrow morning, the Temple of Hades will divination and pray for this battle!" Plessinas responded proudly.

Cunogorata and Cornelus looked at each other with surprise on their faces.

"Go quickly, His Majesty the King is waiting to announce the news to you!" Mariji said with a smile.

The two of them had no time to say goodbye and hurried forward.

"You see, some people clearly know that the political situation of the alliance is different from the past, but they still don't want to admit it. It's really sad!" Mariji sneered.

Plessinas had always felt guilty about Kunogorata, so he did not want to continue to dwell on this topic. Instead, he asked: "Just now, His Majesty said something about how to expand the influence of Hades and enhance the king's prestige. Suggestion, there are some things that I haven’t fully understood yet. Lord Mariji, you are familiar with Persia. Can you tell me how the Persian royal family promotes their supreme god Ahura Maz in the land of foreigners? Where’s Da?”

Marij touched the beard on his chin, with a complacent expression, and said coquettishly: "You have asked the right person, I know the Persian royal family very well. You have to know that when Cyrus established a big empire, He had no interference with the faith of the foreigners, because he himself did not vigorously promote the great gods of Persia. He was busy with conquests. Until Darius became the king, although he claimed to have the holy blood of Cyrus, He also married the daughter of Cyrus, but he felt that the throne he inherited from the great king Cyrus still lacked the persuasiveness of the Persian patriarchs. At this time, he thought of the Ahu that the Persians had always believed in. The god Ra Mazda..."

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Just when Mariji was talking about Persian religion to Plessinas, Kunogolata and the others ran into Antonios, the commander of the First Army, and the commander of the Second Army who had just come out of the military camp. Amyntas, former legion commander-current military affairs officer Capps (the power of the original military affairs officer was divided into three parts by Davos, each in charge of different aspects, and did not interfere with each other. In fact, in the eyes of the soldiers, they did not interfere with each other. There does not seem to be a significant difference in price, but in order to facilitate management, Davos positioned the military affairs officer responsible for personnel appointments at a higher level so that he can coordinate the large and small affairs of the Military Affairs Department.), Navy Commander Sekerian.

These four now represent the entire military power of Dionia in Thurii, and they appear here together. It seems that Davos will really have a big military operation soon!Kunogorata and Cornelus looked at each other.

The four people were in a hurry. They simply said hello to the two of them and hurried to complete the task assigned by Davos.

"Master Capps, you must return the 3000 sailors who were transferred to me quickly, otherwise the joint training will not proceed smoothly!" Sekerian urged.

"Don't worry, they are all intact! I am going to Nancheng now to bring the sailors stationed there back to the Kraty Naval Base." Capps comforted him.

Seclian relaxed slightly.

"Capos, you said...well, His Majesty asked you to go to the port to gather another 7000 people, and they must be young adults who have undergone our military training for more than one year. Are there so many free people in the port who meet this condition?" Antonio Si asked with concern.

"There shouldn't be that many, but you can go to Amendolara and Bisignia to have a look. If it's not enough, you can also recruit people from the transportation brigade responsible for logistics..." Capps has obviously considered this issue.

"Now there are enemies everywhere in the alliance, the army has been divided everywhere, the troops have been used to the extreme, and the territory is very empty! The deadlock must be broken as soon as possible, and regrouping the troops is the most important issue!" Antonios worried said.

"The crux of the problem is Davos... His Majesty the King will first have a decisive battle with Syracuse at sea. Isn't this decisive battle too risky?!" The order is still a bit conflicted: "The Syracuse navy has fought against Carthage for so many years. It can be said that it has rich experience in naval warfare, and the number is much larger than ours! Our fleet has just been formed, and we have never really fought once. With an extra wooden bridge on this ship, we dare to fight the Syracuse people, and let our soldiers go to the warship...well, in case...in case of failure, they don't even have a chance to escape No, this is the most elite force in Dionia!"

"Lord Amyntas, what does it mean that there is just an extra wooden bridge on the ship! You have no idea how much this addition will change the navy's tactics!" Upon hearing this, Sekerian immediately said with dissatisfaction: " Even if you have rich combat experience, it’s only on land. You don’t know anything about sea battles, so please don’t talk nonsense!”

Amyntas became angry when he heard this: "How dare you get angry at me! You don't even look at what you have accomplished, and how qualified you are to stand here and talk to me about naval battles!"

"Tomorrow! I will show you a victory!" Sekerian responded without any sign of weakness.

"Stop arguing!" Antonios yelled loudly. He glared at Sekerian. He didn't like the young man's arrogant tone. However, he was now the naval commander that Davos relied on: "How long has it been?" If you are in the mood to quarrel, let the soldiers laugh! You quickly gather the troops and rush to the naval base. When His Majesty arrives later, he sees that we have not started training yet, I am afraid that everyone will be punished!"

Amyntas looked at the soldiers around him who were looking at them curiously, and suppressed the anger in his chest: "Young man, don't just quarrel, let's let the results speak for themselves!"

"You will see it tomorrow!" Sekerian said angrily, then turned around and strode forward. He suddenly realized that it would be too detrimental to him to quarrel with Amyntas in the army camp if a conflict broke out. , it’s better to hurry back to the naval base, where you have the final say.

"Antonios, Amyntas, you don't have to worry. You have followed Davos... His Majesty the King has been fighting for so many years. Don't you understand his command style? How could he fight against Syracuse at sea without great confidence? Let's fight!" Capps reminded them.

"But that was all on land. But no one has ever experienced fighting at sea, although we have been training with the navy. After all, the new tactics Sekerian mentioned have not been tested in actual combat. Who knows that in the vast vast ocean Will this tactic work when encountering a huge enemy fleet at sea?! Our first and second legion soldiers... most importantly, even His Majesty himself must board the warship, in case-" Antonio Si stopped talking at this point. He did not dare to think about the consequences of his defeat.

His worry also infected other generals.

"Okay, don't worry, His Majesty has the protection of Hades, and everything will be fine! Let's hurry up and carry out his orders." Capps said reluctantly.

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While the generals were arguing, Davos was talking to Bruti's senators Baguilippi and Sedorum in the big tent.

"The two adults arrived just in time. I was about to send someone to invite you." Davos smiled and asked the two of them to sit down.

"Your Majesty, Sedorum and I are here to apologize!" Baguilipi stood up again with an uneasy expression and said: "Petalu and the others had some weird behavior before the rebellion, but we didn't pay attention to it, and as a result... ...As a result, they successfully escaped back to Bruti and instigated the people to rebel..."

"But, Your Majesty, Baguilipi and I can assure you that only a small number of Bruti people are rebelling, and the vast majority of Bruti people are loyal to the alliance! There will never be a big rebellion in the Bruti area. Turbulence and chaos!" Sedorum took over Baguilipi's words and promised Davos solemnly.

"Yes, we can swear to Amala!" Bajilippi emphasized again.

Davos stared deeply at the two haggard-looking senators. It was obvious that the rebellion of Petalu and other Bruti senators had put them under tremendous pressure.After a moment, Davos withdrew his gaze and said sincerely: "Don't worry, although the rebellion of Petalu and the others has caused people in other cities to have some suspicions about the people of Bruti, I think the elders of the Senate, including me, , all very clear!

"Sir Bagilipi, the first brigade of the Fifth Legion, composed of citizens of Bisinia, took the initiative to stay behind to block the enemy in order to cover the retreat of the large army during the battle of the Ramato River. In the end, he was either killed or captured. It ensured that most of the soldiers of the Fourth and Fifth Legions could retreat smoothly. To this day, the captain of the First Brigade, the Senate Senator Bream and some Bithynia soldiers are still detained in the camp in Syracuse. Such heroes They are not the most loyal citizens of Dionia, who else can be!"

After listening to Davos's words, Baguilipi burst into tears, not only because of the huge sacrifices made by the Bisinians in this war and the grievances that Davos finally understood, but also because he was worried about those who became prisoners. the safety of the tribesmen.

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