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Chapter 723 The Samnite Plan

Catemantaros's words were recognized by everyone, and after discussion, everyone decided to send 1 people to assist the Herniki people in defending the city of Philentirum.

Ten thousand warriors - this is already the largest force that the Volscians can send. After these 1 people leave, the defense of the Volscian territory will inevitably be empty, so they entrusted the important task of defending the Volscian territory to Al Mintas, this shows that the previous bloody battles of the Dionysian First Army have won the full trust of the Volscians.

The Herniki envoy, who had received hints from the Volscians, found Amintas privately, hoping to form an alliance with Dionia and obtain the support of this southern power.

Tapyrus, who had been authorized by King Davos, took over the negotiations.

Forced by the situation, the Herniki people quickly drew up a draft alliance with Dionia.However, Tapirus reminded the other party: Dionysia was unable to send troops to support Herniki in a short time due to lack of food.

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The news that "the Carthaginian army landed in Sicily and attacked the Dionysian territory" also spread to the Samnite Mountains, and the Samnite Tribal Alliance was also very energetic.

Although Lesguk believes that the war in Sicily has just begun and the situation is still unclear, we should wait and see...

However, several other tribal leaders could no longer wait, and finally passed the decision to "send troops to Dionia" at the meeting, but there were some disputes over the direction of the attack.

The Usibic leader who attended the meeting on behalf of Cavoutini insisted that he should attack the Campania region, attack the Campania League with weaker combat effectiveness, and rescue the more than 2000 captured Cavoutini warriors, thus Strengthen the strength of the Samnite coalition.

Lesguk expressed his opposition to this. He believed that the Samonai Tribal Alliance's dispatch of troops this time was a declaration of war against Dionia. Therefore, the Samoni's biggest enemy is the Kingdom of Dionia. How to attack it to the greatest extent possible? The Dionia, weakening the strength of Dionia, causing it to suffer defeat in this massive war, and being unable to fight back against the Samnites, is the primary issue that the big leaders have to consider.

Then, facing Usibik's angry gaze, Lesguk said loudly: "My suggestion is - attack the Daoni area!"

After finishing speaking, he analyzed calmly: "First of all, the Daoni area is adjacent to the tribes of Kautini and Penteni, which makes it easier for us to send troops. You must know that this time we will lead no less soldiers. , food consumption will be a big problem, and the short distance means that less is consumed on the road. The large area between Daoni and us means that there are many places for us to attack, which will make the Dionians hard to guard against..."

Badani, the chief of Penteni, and Kontruk, the chief of Kalacheni, nodded thoughtfully.

"Secondly, the Daoni region is a newly occupied area by the Dionysians two years ago. As far as I know, the Daoni people have not yet fully surrendered to Dionysia, and the Dionysia army in the Daoli area has also It has just been formed, so it will be easier for us to attack, and it may even cause chaos in the area.

Moreover, the Dionia are now at war with the Romans because of the Volscians. As the war between the two sides expands, Dionia is likely to send additional reinforcements.If we attack Campania, it is very convenient for Dionia to mobilize troops nearby, but if we attack Daoni, Dionia will face the difficulty of choosing: Should we rescue the Volscians or Dauni? "

"Needless to say, the Dionysians will definitely send a large army to rescue Dauni! We are helping Rome, but we have attracted a large army to ourselves!" Usibik questioned angrily.

"What does it matter? We can just go back to the mountains. It's very convenient anyway." Lesguk said with a smile: "But for the Dionians, it is inconvenient to mobilize the army back and forth. This will give the Romans Destroying the Volscians provides more time. When the Romans completely conquer the Latium region, we can even make way for them to attack Campania..."

"Will the Romans listen to you so much?" Usibik sneered.

"As long as the Romans don't want to be retaliated by Dionia in the future, they must step up their attacks now. I heard that Rome's newly elected dictator Camillus is a smart man." Lesguk said patiently: "And once Dionia's army is transferred to deal with the Romans and Carthaginians, so we can attack Dauni again, and even attack Pucetti southward, and—”

Lesguk looked at Usibik and said seriously: "We must capture as many prisoners as possible in Daoni, and then ask the Dionians to exchange the captured Kawutini warriors."

Usibik's eyes lit up, and he asked anxiously: "Will the Dionians agree?!"

"Based on Davos' past treatment of his people, he is likely to agree! And if he wants to get the full surrender of the Dauni people, he must agree!" Lesguk said with certainty.

At this time, Kontruk asked: "Why not attack the Potentia area first to regain the land lost by your Shirpini (referring to Capusa)?"

Lesguk was already prepared. He said: "The mountain roads in the Potentia area are rugged. It will take longer to completely capture it, which is enough for the Dionysians to mobilize a large army to counterattack. The failure of the old leader Velani It's a lesson. What's more, there is Abenirum blocking the Potentia area. If our army passes through it, it will inevitably cause a strong reaction from Gharni, which is likely to trigger a war. This will violate the An ancient tradition of the Samnites!”

Lesguk's words were reasonable and well-founded, making the conservative Kontruk nod repeatedly. He finally said: "Originally, this was an internal matter of your Shirpini tribe, but now Gairni has become a serious issue that has seriously affected our entire tribe. It is an important issue for the survival of the Samnite people, so I suggest that after this war is over, the entire alliance will do its best to force the tribes of Abenirum to expel Gairni, and you will send new leaders. If Abenirum If the tribe refuses to implement it, we will pray to the god Savoni together with the priests of the Samnite priesthood and declare that we will not recognize the Abenirum as Samnite people and launch a war against them!"

"I also agree with this proposal!" Usibik immediately agreed.

Immediately, Badani nodded in agreement.

Lesguk hurriedly expressed his thanks and felt relieved: the thorn stuck in his throat was finally removed.

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In the military conference room of the Dionia Palace, Davos and several major officers of the Ministry of Military Affairs have been studying the ongoing war here for several days.

Chief of Staff Felicius stood in the center of the conference room, leaning against the huge topographic map of the Italian Peninsula and Sicily that was carefully carved out of soil and cement. He used a wooden stick to hold Minoa's position and explained: "Your Majesty, Lord Proseus, the commander of Sicily, wrote to say that he will lead 15000 soldiers, and then join forces with citizen soldiers from friendly city-states to take the initiative and go to Minoa to meet the main force of Carthage. After our Analysis, he has a higher chance of winning."

"Prosaus is very courageous and determined, so let him do it." Davos nodded appreciatively. He had already understood the situation, and at this moment he said jokingly: "I'm afraid the eighth The Legion’s actions must have stimulated Sekerian.”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The clippers of the First and Second Fleets have explored the south and north coasts of Sicily many times, but no trace of the enemy fleet has been found. Lord Sekerian's desire to have a decisive battle with the Carthage fleet has been Unable to do so," Felicius replied.

Davos frowned, bent down and looked down at the entire map, and said thoughtfully: "Carthage's naval strength is not much different from ours, and it has never fought with us. Logically, it is impossible to avoid war... Be careful. , the Carthaginian navy sailed around Sicily and raided our Italian coast!"

"Our staff has also considered this and has notified the Third and Fourth Fleets to be more vigilant, and no merchant ships traveling to and from various ports have reported any traces of the Carthage fleet," Tormid said.

"Continue to investigate carefully and don't let down your guard. Also remind Sekerian not to be too aggressive. First, ensure the victory of the battle between the Eighth Army and the Carthage Army!" Davos warned.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I will send a clipper immediately to notify Sekolian." Felicius responded.

Davos turned to look at the Quartermaster Alpins: "Can the food supply for the Sicilian Fleet still be able to handle it?"

"Your Majesty, there is food shipped from Egypt, and Katanai will also bear part of it...it can barely sustain it for about 20 days." Alps answered seriously.

The original Quartermaster was Capps, but due to the new construction of the 11th Army in the Downey area, and the bad relationship between Dionia and the Samonites this year, the Downey area urgently needs a high-prestige, rich battlefield experience, And the generals with strong administrative ability sit in the battle. After deliberation, Daves finally chose to send Capps to temporarily serve as the head of the 11th Army. Davos did not let him relieve himself as quartermaster.But now during the war, the position of quartermaster is very important. Not only must someone do this job, but also do it well, so Capps recommended his assistant, Alpons, to act as his agent.

As a senior officer who also followed Davos back from Persia, Alps was always inconspicuous and ordinary compared to other colleagues, whether in the Senate or in the legion.After the South-Italian War, after he was transferred to the Ministry of Military Affairs as the captain of the light infantry battalion, he quickly established a foothold with his diligent and down-to-earth work style, and also won the attention of several chief officers.

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