Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 303: Military meeting
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"Here—" Tolmid pointed the stick to a town icon west of Minoa: "It is the city of Serinus, which has been occupied by us. There are 4,000 people in our Sicilian territory. Reserve soldiers are stationed, and more than 10,000 sailors assist in defending the city——"
"The Sicilian fleet is going to evacuate all the sailors in the city of Serinus back to the Katane Naval Base." Sekrian interrupted him and said sternly: "I have received an order from the Ministry of Military Affairs to lose the battle. The crew of the ship took the ship to Castellon or Tarantum naval base, ready to receive the newly built warship..."
Seeing Tolmeid’s face a little stunned, Sekrian emphasized again: "This morning, I just reported this matter to your Majesty."
Davers nodded and explained: "Sekrian did tell me, because he was busy going to the port to welcome Alexis, and I didn’t have time to tell you. I agree with Sailor Seaklian. We evacuated, a small town like Paragonia was guarded by only 3,000 soldiers, and Carthage’s army was besieged for more than 20 days, and it took a lot of casualties before it was captured. The city of Serinus had 4,000 soldiers. Garrison, there are sea routes to reinforce at any time, and now the main force of Carthage is confronting us again, it is impossible to have the ability to assemble a large army to attack Silinus...Even without the assistance of the sailors, the city of Silinus It should be safe in this situation."
"Understood, Your Majesty." Tolmid glanced at Sekelian and continued: "According to the Clippers' return, the Carthaginians built a camp outside the city of Serinus, During the siege, more than 10,000 Carthage and Phoenician soldiers were stationed...
Let’s take a look at the east of Sicily, Carthage’s new ally-Syracuse, before it sent 15,000 people to attack Taunis, but according to our inference, Syracuse can be formed The army of more than 20,000 went out to fight. Therefore, His Majesty has arranged for Commander Proseus to lead the Seventh and Eighth Army and the Sicilian Allied Army to directly attack the city of Syracuse——"
"Your Majesty." Alexis interjected: "The fleet transporting us had a short berth in the port of Katane. I met with Governor Cypros and Commander Prosous. They learned that the reserve soldiers from the Lokri area had completed the replenishment of the 7th Corps, while at the same time the allied troops of Leonid and Taonis, as well as the citizens of friendly city states such as Agrigento, Gela, and Minoa. They are all well prepared. According to their estimates, about 25,000 soldiers can be assembled to attack Syracuse. I think that by the time we arrived here, Commander Prosius had already led the army to Syracuse. ."
"I didn't expect you Alexis to be a messenger for free." Davers said jokingly.
Everyone laughed.
"What I just introduced is the situation between us and the Carthage Army. In terms of the navy--" Tolmeid just started talking, Sekelian stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the navy situation Let me do it."
Davers looked at him, then nodded to Tolmeide, who handed the stick to Sekrian.
Sekrian did not answer, pointing to the map and said: "I can't use this thing, because only an island is drawn and there is no ocean. Our warship can't stop on land."
There was another laugh in the tent.
Sekrian straightened his chest, looked around at the crowd, and said loudly: "You have listened to Tolmeid's account just now. In terms of the army, we don't have the advantage in several directions. Maybe it's a little better in the east. Some, but it will only be more difficult for Proseus to lead the army to take down the fortified city of Syracuse.
But in terms of the 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 Bontel, but they were also caught by the Sicilian fleet. Defeated, the few remaining Phoenician warships never appeared in the waters around Sicily, and they were probably shocked.
Not long ago, Carthage used about 190 newly-built warships to form a fleet to **** the route of Sardinia. His Majesty has sent a third fleet to deal with it, even this Carthage The Kixin fleet has dozens of more warships than the third fleet, and I also 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 50 warships of Syracuse, but they are basically huddled in the harbor and dare not fight with us. Now Proso Uss led an army to attack Syracuse, believing that soon Syracuse’s warships would have no place to stand, and there was no need to think about them anymore.
Our Sicilian fleet has always occupied an absolute advantage in this sea area, so we can safely send a fleet to transport soldiers and supplies, use warships to attack Carthage’s routes, and carry fleet soldiers to attack Carthage. The rear of the army, which is also one of the reasons why the Carthaginian army retreated from the east. Even though the newly-built ships of Carthage have been in service one after another, our ships are also about to be put into battle. The newly formed Sicilian fleet will not only be able to control the dominance of the Sicilian seas, but will also increase its control of the Carthage navy. Suppress, in order to achieve the goal required by your majesty-threatening the sea area of the basic land of Carta! "
After Sekrian finished speaking, no one raised objections. After all, no one in the navy account was more authoritative than Sekrian.
"Everyone knows the current situation now, right." Daves looked around at the crowd and slowly said, "Do you have any suggestions on how to fight the Carthage army next?"
As soon as Daves said this, silence in the big tent temporarily recovered, and many people fell into thinking.
The leaders of Samona are still in shock. Before the four tribes of Samona united to declare war on Dionia, the more than 40,000 warriors that were hard to piece together gave the leaders courage. , But now the Kingdom of Dionia has gathered more than 100,000 soldiers to fight against Carthage. This is not counting the number of people in the navy, and it seems that they still have more power. The power of Dionia is evident!
At this time, they deeply realized that the previous extravagant hopes of the Samoneites were a mistake from beginning to end, and it was entirely caused by a shallow understanding of the Kingdom of Dionia!
Alexis understands that the reason why Tolmeid was asked to talk about the situation between the enemy and us before the start of the military meeting was mainly because they had just arrived in Sicily and were unfamiliar with the situation, so he coughed lightly. , Opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, here in Minoa, due to the addition of the Tenth Army and the reinforcements of Potentia and Samona, we and Carthage are already as strong as Carthage, can we be here--"
He touched the lowland west of Minoan City with his hand: "A guild leader with the Carthage army, defeat their main force first?"
Davos didn't even think about it, so he shook his head slightly.
"Your Majesty, is it because the Carthage army in Kefaluoitian, north of Minoa, will come back to help?" Melishanda asked urgently.
Melisanda asked exactly what Amintas, Matonis and the others wanted to know. Daves looked at their expressions and said in a deep voice, "It's because of the cavalry! In terms of heavy infantry. , I think our legion will beat the Carthaginians, but in terms of cavalry, they not only surpass us in number, but also slightly better than us in terms of cavalry combat effectiveness. You should know that if you fight with Carthage on flat ground In battle with the Citizens, such a large number of Carthage cavalry will inevitably become a decisive force that can determine the outcome of the battlefield, so we cannot take huge risks to fight with the Carthaginians!"
Daves explained the brilliant victories created by Alexander and Hannibal in battles in previous life history in his mind. They were basically the cavalry who decided the final victory or defeat.
Everyone was lost in thought, and some people also turned their eyes to the captain of the cavalry corps Ledes and Cuzius.
They all remained silent and did not refute.
Alexis leaned over and stared at the map. When his gaze shifted from Minoa to Kefaluoitian to the north, another thought suddenly popped into his mind. He thought about it carefully, and then He also said: "Your Majesty, since we are at a disadvantage in terms of cavalry, can we start a battle with the Carthaginians near Kefa Roition, so that they can't take advantage of the cavalry, and we are good at it. The Lucanians, Samonais, and other Legionnaires who fight in the mountains are not trained in mountain operations. We should have an advantage in this regard."
Alexis' words made everyone's eyes bright.
Amintas looked at Alexis, feeling a little annoyed: Why didn't he have such an idea, is it really inferior to Alexis?
Actually, letting heavy infantry fight in the mountains is indeed against common sense of the art of war. Most people don't dare to try. Alexis only dared to put forward this idea because he conquered the Samona Mountains and had experience in this area.
However, Daves said: "Last night, Plintors also made a suggestion similar to yours."
Alexis subconsciously turned his head to look at Plintors who was sitting behind him.
More than ten years ago, he had a very good cooperation with Plintors. With the assistance of Plintors, he led an army to attack Kekopsa and Enrona one after another, and finally forced the Samonaites sign the agreement. Alexis admires Plintors very much, thinks he is flexible, often has amazing and bold ideas, and values him very much. When the General Staff Office of the Ministry of Military Affairs was established, he also took the initiative to recommend to King Daves. But what he didn't expect was that since the outbreak of the war last year, Plintors’s name had illuminated the Dionian military. Every time Alexis read about him in the military newspaper, it was for him. feel happy.