Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 163: Sekrian’s Voyage

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"Your Majesty, are you not going to fight Syracuse?!" Amintas asked in surprise.

Daves looked at Amintas, then looked around at the others, and then calmly analyzed: "Amintas, you have to understand that our fleet has defeated Syracuse’s navy twice. The coastline of Great Greece is now under our control, and it is now our initiative to control the war! We can make full use of the fleet to land at any point on the coast behind the camp where the main forces of Syracuse are stationed, and attack their weakly defensive cities. Cut off their food transportation lines and return to them the tactics that the Syracuse had previously used on us, so that even if Dionysius had an army larger than ours, we would be mobilized and exhausted and vigorous. It’s because Dionysius is worried about these, so now the Syracuses are eager to fight with us, want to use this to reverse the decline, and even deliberately send messengers to anger us, you don’t just do it lightly. I was fooled by the enemy!"

Although Daves said these words to Amintas, they are actually telling the other commanders of the strategy he will adopt in the next step.

The tranquility is restored in the big tent, and everyone is thinking about what Davers said.

Amintas scratched his head, still a little unwilling to ask: "Aren't we going to have a decisive battle with the Syracuse?"

This question made Davers think for a while before he said: "It depends on the development of the next situation, and we must first patiently do our own thing. Hilonimus' troops are still coming. On the way, the troops under the command of Hiros are still besieging Laos, and the Spear Brigade still needs to strengthen training...As long as our plans are implemented in place, we will weave a big net, and the Syracuse will become this big net. The fish in the net, we can control their destiny at any time. At that time, I will use the head of Dionysius to pay tribute to the dead Dracos and the warriors!"

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Dionysius listened to the report from the messenger in Crotone, and he was also puzzled by Davers’s last words "let him wait": Did Daves want to talk to him? After discussing with his subordinates, send an envoy to inform me of the date of the battle?

Dionysius subconsciously tried his best to think in a good direction, so he decided to wait and see first.

At this moment, the port’s sentry reported: “Several dozens of Dionian warships were found passing through Crotone and heading south.”

When Dionysius heard it, his face suddenly changed.

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Sekrian formed a fleet of 60 ordinary three-layer paddle warships in accordance with Daves' instructions, and he personally led them around the southern coast of Great Greece. And Midolades led the main fleet of crow warships to block the sea between Crotone and Siritian, monitoring the whereabouts of Crotone's army.

This is the first time since the establishment of the Dionian League that its own fleet has completed a voyage around the coast of Great Greece. Therefore, both Sekrian and every sailor are extremely excited.

Before setting off, they brought all the sails on, even if it was only a weak south wind, all the sails were raised to the mainmast, and the alliance icon with "black hair wrapped around the double-stranded fork" fluttered in the wind.

The Sekrian fleet sailed faster. After bypassing the cape of Crotone, it only took more than an hour to reach the sea near Siriting.

"Come closer!" Sekrian commanded the fleet to approach the Port of Siliting.

At this time, Siriting no longer has the busy scene of the port city as the headquarters of the South Italian League. There are no Siritians in the huge city, only Siracusa soldiers, free men and slaves. The arrival of the Dionian fleet It made them feel extremely nervous, and they immediately deployed all their staff, and sent cavalry to inform the camp in Crotone.

Because there were only more than three thousand defenders in the city at this time, but the food and other materials that supplied the entire Syracuse army were mainly concentrated here. There are also hundreds of ships that have just been transported from Sicily moored in the port. There are cargo ships that have not yet returned, and there is also a fleet dedicated to delivering supplies from Siriting to Syracuse. However, I am afraid that these materials will no longer be able to travel by sea and can only be transported by land. There are so many ships, but there are no warships. If the Dionians forcibly enter the port, they may cause a certain degree of damage to the port.

However, the Sekrian fleet has no plan to act in Siritin for the time being. After it shocked the defenders in a cold sweat, they continued to sail south, and then reached Corenia.

This time Sekrian didn't flicker a shot, but instead sent the Clippers to ask to enter the port.

The Corenians have heard the news of the "Dionia Fleet's defeat of the Syracuse Navy", and they are more or less expectant in their hearts. But when the Dionian fleet really came, they were a little at a loss. In the end, the Chief General Vereniris made the final decision: "See you! Must see!"

In fact, there was no Dionian messenger on the Clippers, but an open letter from Davers to the Corenian Council to the greeter.

In the letter, Daves did not criticize "Corenia's surrender to Syracuse". Instead, he apologized for the forced retreat of the Dionian Army and the misery of the Silitians. The encounter expressed deep condolences and anger at the cruelty of the Syracuse people, and at the same time expressed understanding and gratitude for the choices made by Corenia in the critical situation at the time.

In the letter, Daves also expressed confidence with confidence: Dionia has gotten out of the predicament and is summoning the army for the final battle with the Syracuses. I believe that the final victory must belong to the Greeks! The hostages that Corenia was forced to hand over to the Syracuse camp will be rescued safely. Please rest assured!

Frinieres read the letter several times, and when he passed the letter to others, his heart was still agitated. He couldn't help but ask the Dionian sailor who sent the letter: "I heard Lord Daves became the king of the Dionian League?"

"Yes, all of us Dionian citizens think,'Only Master Davos can fully possess the blessing of Hades to defend our homeland, so we unanimously elected him as the king. On the second day of becoming a king, we miraculously defeated the Syracuse navy, which had far more warships than ours. This shows that Pluto agreed with our choice!" The sailor exclaimed excitedly.

People around you can't help exclaiming because of its influence.

"A great person like Master Daves should become a king!" Friniris said this was not a perfunctory, but a heartfelt excitement. He solemnly said: "Please tell Dave Lord Sri Lanka, we Correnians have not forgotten that we are Greeks! Lord Davos has any request, as long as it is reasonable, we will try our best to do it, we will not succumb to the Syracuse! "

"Master Vereniris is right, we will not succumb to Syracuse! As long as the Dionian army comes to the Ophemia Plain again, we will immediately rise up and fight against these evil The Sicilians drove out of Great Greece!" Others also made promises one after another.

After discussing with the council again, Vereniris immediately fought hard and wrote a letter back to Daves.

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In the temporary large tent built by the Dionian soldiers on the north bank of the Neto River, the rest of the legion commanders have dispersed, and only Felicius is still in the tent.

"Your Majesty, I—" Felicius wanted to plead guilty to Daves.

Daves has already guessed what he is going to say, and preemptively said: "Felicius, I want to express my sincere thanks to you! The plan I made in advance seems to be impossible to achieve now... Rotone, Trina, and Siritin are not city-states that have joined our Dionian League. How can they easily obey our command! Besides, their quality of soldiers and military training are far less than ours, it is impossible. In a short period of time, the task of sealing the Syracuse in such a wide area in Corronia—south of the Ramato River was completed!

What's more, we all underestimated the Syracuse army, which is also an army with strong command, rigorous training, and swift action! And their tyrant Dionysius is not easy! Before the battle, he carried out clever tactics and deception, which allowed more than 20,000 troops to be quietly transferred from Corenia to Hebrian under your nose without being noticed. Also... He decisively appointed the Spartans as the generals before the battle, thus successfully resisting the onslaught of your left wing. In the end, he seized the opportunity to throw in reinforcements... You are not complaining about this defeat! "

The Battle of Ramato River has passed for so long, and the whole process of its battle has long been heard clearly by Aristras.

Felius also understood in his heart, but he continued to say guiltily: "Your Majesty, if I...I could hold on to my opinion, this battle could have been avoided! But I--"

"No, this battle cannot be avoided at all!" Daves said affirmatively: "You think it can be avoided. That's because you are considering this issue from the perspective of our Dionians. But for As far as Siritin and Trina are concerned, with the strength to fight the Syracuse, would they allow the Syracuse to burn and loot in their homes instead of attacking? Of course not? Yes!

Not only them, Crotone will stand firmly on their side. As the de facto leader of the entire Southern Italian League, can we refuse? ! Can't refuse...because the Greeks are watching our performance, and this is the responsibility that Dionia must bear if he wants to dominate the Greeks! In fact, you helped me take this responsibility! "