Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 280: Hanno’s counterattack
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Pretakuba remained silent for a while after listening. As Sofitel, the veteran of the Senate and newly re-elected, he certainly can't open his eyes to tell lies and make others laugh.
He hasn’t figured out how to put it, but El Accra continues to speak loudly: “As Master Aisi Yaruba said, nearly 1/3 of our treasury income comes from Sardinia. Asia and Corsica are now in the midst of the war, and money is urgently needed everywhere. As Sofitel of Carthage-Lord Preta Kuba, you should consider more comprehensively what Carthage is involved in. In this huge war, we must first consider how to preserve the source of our treasury income, so as to ensure that we can build more warships and buy more food to continue this war, instead of patronizing and satisfying Lord Margot. Requirements!"
El Accra's words were blunt enough, and Preta Kuba's face changed a little.
At this time, another new veteran of the Margonides Sifaqba said angrily: “Don’t you understand? The key to this war is in Sicily! The eastern part of the fierce battle of the Onians! The cost of this war is indeed huge, so we must concentrate all our forces to fully support the army in Sicily, so that Lord Margo can completely defeat the Dionians in Sicily as soon as possible. Come and support other battlefields.
Otherwise, even if we keep Sardinia, the Sicilian army will be defeated due to the insecurity of the rations transportation line, which will change the originally dominant battle situation and cause the Sicilian battle to be unable to end as soon as possible. That is not worth the gain. ! "
Compared to El Accra, Sifakba’s words were more radical, and immediately aroused the disgust of some elders in the venue. One of the neutral elders even said in a weird manner: "Master Margo led an army of 100,000. It takes only half a month to capture a small village in Dionia, so it will take a few months or even more than half a year to attack Katane and Naxos, which have a larger population and stronger defenses. Time, with such offensive capabilities, still want to end the Sicilian War as soon as possible?!"
"Yes, yes, the reason why we want to keep Sardinia first is because we consider that the war in Sicily will continue to be prolonged, and first provide the Sicilian army with gold and silver guarantees!" Another senior veteran is half serious , Said half jokingly.
""Is it because Lord Margo is worried that the Dionians will not be driven out of Sicily within a year! I'm afraid that you want to help Master Margo realize the promise he made in the Senate as soon as possible, so you just want to help him regardless of the overall situation. "Another veteran said dissatisfiedly.
Sifakba was so angry that he argued loudly with them, but Preta Kuba found that more and more senators expressed dissatisfaction. Not only were Hannoites, but there were also many neutral senators. The whole venue changed. It got noisy.
Pretakuba realized that he had made a mistake at this time: Sardinia and Corsica have been Carthage’s possessions for a hundred years, and all the nobles of Carthage share with Sardinia. Close interest ties, such as El Accra, who just fully supported the reinforcements of Sardinia, his family owns a silver mine in the mountains outside the city of Sarros in Sardinia. His family shipped from Sardinia three days ago. The cargo ship that sent the silver bullion back to Carthage was captured by the Dionian battleship...
He has always emphasized giving priority to the war in Sicily, but inadvertently pushed the Margonides against the other elders, making the neutrals who had been more supportive of them since the beginning of the war almost all sang the opposite, even Including their own camp, there seems to be some disagreements. For example, Santipur and other Margonides have been silent since the beginning of the argument.
Preta Kuba suddenly realized that Okriton had raised this issue at the beginning of today's meeting. I am afraid it was premeditated! During this period of time, the Magonis not only increased its prestige among the people of Carthage, but also supported a lot in the Senate. Many proposals were passed... When everything went smoothly, even he himself Some are floating, forgetting the terrible person.
And just as Preta Kuba woke up and was anxiously trying to solve the dilemma, Hanno, who had been sitting in front of the meeting place, stood up for a while.
The whole venue soon quieted down.
"Whether the new fleet is to support Sardinia or Sicily first?" Hanno looked around the venue and slowly said, "Whether it is the short-term effect it produces or the long-term benefits of Carthage, Reinforcement of Sardinia should be the first choice. The difficulty that Sardinia encounters is that the entire sea area is controlled by the Dionians, so the defense will be so passive. We only need to send a navy to repel Dio. Sardinia will restore order to the warships of the Nienians, and the Carthage-Sardinia trade route will also be restored.
However, the main problem of the war in Sicily is not just the loss of maritime superiority. The important thing is that our army has been blocked for a long time offensive on land. Even if a fleet is dispatched, they will not be able to go ashore to fight, and the problem will not be solved immediately. , Are you right? "
"Yes, Master Hanno was right!"
"Master Hanno sees it thoroughly!"
"No need to argue, we choose to support the new fleet to Sardinia!"
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There was a sudden noise in the venue.
Pretakuba said anxiously: "Master Hanno, you are wrong to say that! The key to our war with Dionia lies in Sicily. As long as Sicily wins, other problems will be solved. So support Sicily—"
"Preta Kuba!" Hanno yelled, like a lion sleeping soundly on the grassland. The whole venue became quiet. He stared directly at the elder of the Magonid family. The head of the hospital said with a serious face: "In order to let Carthage win this war, I have tried my best to cooperate with you during this period, but your performance has disappointed me a little. For the benefit of your Magonis family, Even at the expense of ignoring the interests of Carthage as a whole, this is clearly reflected in the issue of'sending a new fleet to support Sicily'.
And the last time Margot's so-called rectification of our Carthage army also reflected this point. Why can't such a large army attack a village in Dionia for a long time? Isn't it because Margot replaced all the Carthage generals in the army and replaced them with the Numibians who followed him in Iberia as generals, which caused this result? Can these Numibians be loyal to Carthage! Can they order their compatriots to fight to the death against the Dionians, regardless of their lives!
Margo led the army from the beginning of the offensive smoothly to the deadlock now, and arbitrarily replaced the generals of the Carthage army. Isn't it the main reason for this situation? ! So what makes me very puzzled is that the war has just begun. Why did Margot replace the Carthage generals who were loyal to Carthage in such anxiousness, and insisted on replacing them with Carthage who had been following him, but had nothing to do with Carthage. The affectionate Numibians come to command an army also made up of Numibians? ! "
Preta Kuba was speechless for a while under Hanno's repeated questioning, but he was sweating coldly.
Sifakbar hurriedly retorted: "That was because the generals of Carthage were ineffective in combat. Only by replacing them can the combat effectiveness of the army be improved! So later our army was able to successfully conquer the Greek city-states on the south coast. ."
As soon as this remark came out, there was a huge uproar in the venue.
The veterans rose up to retort: "After the replacement of the Carthage generals, why can't the 100,000 army attack a small village of Dionia?! This is also called an increase in combat effectiveness!"
"I propose that the Carthage army formed after spending a large amount of revenue from the treasury must be led by Carthage citizens, otherwise how can the safety of the city be guaranteed!"
"Master Margot now commands an army composed of aliens who are mostly commanded by aliens. Is this still the army of Carthage! The former Carthage generals must be replaced. Reinstatement, otherwise we will no longer provide any support to this army!"
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Faced with the turbulent elders, Preta Kuba's face changed completely.
Looking at this scene as well, and also looking at the solemn neutral leader Aisi Aruba, Hanno sneered in his heart: He died for so long, just for today. Before Margot replaced the Carthage generals, he made a big mistake, because most of these generals were Carthage nobles, but at that time he did not let the elders close to him carry out impeachment. As a result, he waited until today. Sure enough, the Gonides made a mistake in the use of the new fleet. He then attacked decisively, forcing the neutral veterans to see the true face of the Margonides. As their support for it weakened, the Senate’s The dominant power will return to his hands again.
Thinking of this, Hanno said loudly again: "My lord, please listen to me."
The hustle and bustle of the venue soon returned to silence, but Pretakuba was shocked.
"Up to now, the results of the meeting have been relatively clear. The new fleet will first reinforce Sardinia and seek opportunities to retake Alenia. This is not only to protect the revenue of the treasury, but also to allow us to continue fighting with Dionia. Going down is also our duty to fulfill all the Phoenician city-states in the Western Mediterranean. Now not only all the Phoenician people are paying attention to this war, don’t forget that people from the mother state are also in Hadlumentom. The city listens to the news (referring to the remnant fleet sent from the Eastern Phoenician region). If we don’t do this, we will lose our prestige. Will we be able to order other Phoenician allies in the future?!"
Hanno's careful consideration of politics made many veterans nodded involuntarily.