ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 965 Military Conference
"Here -" Tormid pointed the wooden stick at a town icon to the west of the city of Minoa: "This is the city of Selinus, which has been occupied by us and is currently occupied by 4 reserve soldiers from our Sicilian territory. garrison, and there are more than 1 sailors to assist in defending the city——"

"The Sicilian fleet is preparing to withdraw all sailors in Selinus City to the Catanai Naval Base." Sekerian interrupted him and said seriously: "I have received an order from the Ministry of Military Affairs to remove the crew members of the lost warships. We take a boat to Castellon or Tarantum naval base, ready to receive the newly built warships..."

Seeing some astonishment on Tormid's face, Sekerian emphasized again: "I just reported this matter to His Majesty this morning."

Davos nodded and explained: "Cyklian did tell me, because he was busy going to the port to welcome Alexis' arrival and did not have time to tell you that I agreed to Seklian's evacuation of the sailors. , a small city like Paragonia was guarded by only 3000 soldiers, so the Carthaginian army besieged it for more than 20 days, and it took a lot of casualties before it was captured. The city of Selinus was garrisoned by 4000 soldiers, and There are sea routes that can be reinforced at any time. Now that the main Carthaginian army is confronting us, it is impossible to assemble a large army to attack Selinus... Even without the assistance of the sailors, the city of Selinus is in such a situation It should also be safe in the situation.”

"Understood, Your Majesty." Tolmide glanced at Sekelian and continued: "According to the clipper's report, the Carthaginians built a camp outside the city of Selinus and besieged it. More than 1 Carthaginian and Phoenician soldiers were stationed...

Let’s look at the east side of Sicily, Carthage’s new ally, Syracuse. It had previously sent 15 men to attack Taunis, but according to our inference, Syracuse was able to form 000 men. The above troops went out to fight.Therefore, His Majesty has arranged for Commander Proseus to lead the Seventh and Eighth Legions and the Sicilian Allied Army to prepare for a direct attack on the city of Syracuse——"

"Your Majesty." Alexis interjected: "The fleet that transported us once briefly anchored in the port of Catanai. I met Governor Sipros and Commander Proseus and learned from them. By now, the reserve soldiers from the Locri region have already replenished the Seventh Legion. At the same time, troops from Leotini and Taunis allies, as well as citizens from friendly city-states such as Agrigento, Gela, and Minoa, have also made preparations. Being prepared, they estimated that they could muster about 25 soldiers to attack Syracuse. I think that just when we arrived here, Commander Proseus had already led the army to march towards Syracuse."

"I didn't expect you, Alexis, to be a messenger for free." Davos said jokingly.

The crowd burst into laughter.

"What I just introduced is the situation between us and the Carthaginian Army. As for the Navy-" As soon as Tormid started to speak, Sekerian stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, let me talk about the situation of the Navy. Bar."

Davos looked at him, then nodded to Tormid, and Tormid handed the stick to Sekerian.

Sekelian didn't answer, pointing to the map and said: "I don't need this thing, because there is only one island drawn, and there is no ocean, so our warship can't be parked on land."

There was another burst of laughter in the tent.

Sekerian straightened his chest, looked around at everyone, and said loudly: "You have just listened to Tormid's story. In terms of army, we do not have an advantage in strength in several directions. Maybe it is slightly better in the east, but It would only be more difficult for Proseus to lead his army to capture the fortified city of Syracuse.

But in terms of navy, since the sea storm a few months ago, Carthage's warships were almost completely destroyed. After that, they quietly invited sea reinforcements from their mother state of Tyre, but they were also defeated by the Sicilian fleet, and the remaining The few Phoenician warships never appeared in the waters around Sicily again, and they were probably frightened.

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 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 from Syracuse, but they are basically hiding in the port and do not dare to fight us. Now Proseus leads The army attacks Syracuse. I believe that Syracuse's warships will soon have no foothold, and there is no need to think about them anymore.

Our Sicilian fleet has always had an absolute advantage in this area, so we can safely and boldly send fleets to transport soldiers and supplies, use warships to attack Carthage's routes, and transport fleet soldiers to harass the rear of the Carthage army. , which was one of the reasons why the Carthaginian army retreated from the east.Even though Carthage's newly built warships have been put into 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 also increase its influence on the Carthage navy. Suppress in order to achieve the goal required by His Majesty - the sea area that threatens Carthage's homeland! "

After Sekerian finished speaking, no one raised any objection. After all, no one in the navy's big account was more authoritative than Sekerian.

"Now everyone understands the current situation." Davos looked around the crowd and said slowly: "What suggestions do you have for how to fight the Carthaginian army in the future?"

As soon as Davos said this, silence temporarily returned to the big tent, and many people fell into thinking.

The leading leaders of Samonei were still in shock. Previously, the four major tribes of Samonei united to declare war on Dionia. The more than 4 warriors who were finally put together gave the big leaders courage, but now The Kingdom of Dionia gathered more than 10 soldiers to fight against Carthage. This does not include the number of the navy, and it seems that they still have enough strength. The strength of the Dionia country is evident!
Only then did they realize that the Samnites' previous extravagant hopes were a mistake from beginning to end, and were entirely caused by their shallow understanding of the Kingdom of Dionia!
Alexis understood that the reason why Tormid was asked to describe the situation between the enemy and ourselves in detail before the start of the military meeting was mainly for them who had just arrived in Sicily and were not familiar with the situation, so he coughed lightly and spoke. : "Your Majesty, here in Minoa, due to the addition of the Tenth Legion and the reinforcements from Potentia and Samnite, we have the same strength as Carthage. Can we be here -"

He pointed at the lowland west of the city of Minoa with his hand: "Let's have a battle 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 in Kepharoition north of Minoa will return to support?" Melisander asked urgently.

What Melisander asked was exactly what Amyntas and Martonis wanted to know. Davos saw their expressions and said in a deep voice: "It's because of the cavalry! In terms of heavy infantry, I think Our legions are better than the Carthaginians, but in terms of cavalry, they not only surpass us in numbers, but also slightly surpass us in the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. You should know that if you fight against the Carthaginians on flat ground, , such a large number of Carthaginian cavalry will inevitably become a decisive force that can influence the outcome of the battlefield, so we cannot take huge risks to fight with the Carthaginians!"

While Davos was explaining, the brilliant victories achieved by Alexander and Hannibal in battles in previous histories came to mind. The final victory or defeat was basically determined by the cavalry.

Everyone was lost in thought, and some people turned their attention to the commanders of the cavalry corps, Laides and Kuzius.

They all remained silent and did not refute.

Alexis bent down and stared at the map. When his eyes moved from Minoa to Kefalotion in the north, another idea suddenly came to 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 Cephaloity, so that they cannot take advantage of the cavalry, and we have cavalry who are good at fighting in mountainous areas? Lucanians, Samnites, and other legionnaires are not trained to fight in mountainous areas in peacetime, so we should have an advantage in this regard."

Alexis' words made everyone's eyes brighten.

Amyntas looked at Alexis, feeling a little annoyed: Why didn't he have such an idea? Is he really not as good as Alexis?
In fact, it is indeed against the common sense of military art to let heavy infantry fight in mountainous areas. Most people dare not try it. Alexis only dared to propose this idea because he conquered the Samnite Mountains and gained experience in this area.

However, Davos said: "Last night, Printors also made me a suggestion similar to yours."

Alexis subconsciously turned his head to look at Plintors who was sitting behind.

He had a good cooperation with Printors more than ten years ago. With the help of Printors, he led his army to conquer Kopsa and Enona one after another, and finally forced the Samnites to sign an agreement.Alexis admired Printors very much, thinking that he had a flexible mind and often had amazing and bold ideas, and he valued him very much.When the Military Staff Office was established, he also took the initiative to recommend it to King Davos.But what he didn't expect was that since the war broke out last year, Printors' name had illuminated the Dionysian military headquarters. Every time Alexis read about his deeds in the military newspaper, it made him happy. feel happy.

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