Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 188: Go to Trina first
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"The messenger of Dionia, I don't think you are here to learn and study the Carthage gods." Hanno said with a hint of a smile and said meaningfully: "It's a pity, ours The answer is the same as last time, Carthage will always abide by the agreement with Syracuse, so I am afraid you will be disappointed."
"Master Hanno, we Dionia will not embarrass Carthage, and we have no further attempts to form an alliance with you." Anchitalus said seriously, "I am here to represent Dionia. The Senate hopes to trade with Carthage."
"Which aspect of trade?" Hanno asked with a move in his heart.
"Cereal!" Ansitanos said bluntly: "We Dionians are struggling to resist the Syracuse’s invasion. Due to the large-scale destruction of our territory by the Syracuses, the entire alliance is now The food supply is very tight. If we can’t buy a large amount of grain from outside, our army won’t be able to fight for long because of lack of food! At that time, the Syracuse can easily defeat our soldiers, Occupy Dionia to achieve the goal of complete control of Great Greece."
Hanno’s right eyelid twitched, and he pondered for a while, and said, “If it’s just to buy grain, we can consider it. This year, Africa has plenty of rain and the grain is abundant. Carthage has a lot of surplus grain, but I listened to it. It is said that Dionia has a large population, and the amount of grains you need is probably not a small amount. Your war with Carthage has lasted so long, can you still get the money to buy grains?"
"I heard that Carthage is also desperately short of money recently, and it is impossible to give us preferential grain prices. Our treasury is indeed almost exhausted, but the Dionian people actively donated treasures to their homes. The silver coins are only to be able to defeat Syracuse and restore peace to Great Greece, so we can afford to buy grains!" Ansitanos said passionately.
His words shocked Hanno, not only because of the determination of the Dionian people to fight Syracuse to the death, but also because of the phrase "Carthage is also desperately short of money". His sensitive nerves.
Why is the wealthy city-state of Carthage short of money? ! That's because several wars with Syracuse caused a huge consumption of the Carthage's treasury, and although the war has ended, the consumption of the Carthage's treasury continues. In order to guard against the mighty Syracuse, the Carthage Senate decided to rebuild a defensive circle in western Sicily to ensure the safety of the city. For this reason, they appointed Margo as the commander of the Sicilian army and gave him some autonomy. .
After Margot took office, he not only recruited labor and purchased a large amount of materials to build defense fortresses, but also because of the heavy casualties of the Carthage citizen soldiers in the war, in order to make up for the lack of strength, he also recruited tens of thousands of people from Mercenaries in Celtic, Numibia, Iberia and other regions. For this reason, the Carthage’s mint produced a large amount of high-purchasing amber gold and silver coins every month to pay for the salaries of the mercenaries, the monthly income of Carthage’s commerce and trade, as well as from Iberia and Saskatchewan. The bulk of Dinia’s mineral income is spent on this.
But this is not Hanno’s main concern. What he is most worried about is that the Carthaginians are becoming more and more nervous due to the raging army of Syracuse in Greater Greece, and the allies of the Magonis family With support, Margo's power in Sicily is constantly expanding. A few days ago, he also sent a letter requesting the Senate to grant him the right to mint coins in Sicily, so as to save the trouble of transporting large amounts of gold and silver coins back and forth by ships and potential dangers, such as sinking a ship in a storm... because of this. The Senate has been arguing for days.
During this time, Hanno has always felt uneasy: Margot’s expanding power in Sicily has threatened his political dominance in the Carthage Senate, and he finally took Carthage’s dominance from Magoni. Take it from the German family, never allow Marge to take it back again!
Seeing Hanno's brows frowned and lost in thought, Ansitanos said: "Of course, if you allow, we hope to replace part of the cost of buying grain with the Syracuse captives."
"Prison of Syracuse?" Hanno was a little puzzled. Although he had received news of the victory of the Dionian Navy, the specific situation of the battle was not clear.
"Our fleet defeated the Syracuse in the Turri Sea, and captured tens of thousands of Syracuse sailors. These two times I came to Carthage, and I deeply felt that the people of Carthage were very The hatred of the Rakuza people, I think if the Syracuse captives can be their slaves, it might help them to vent their hatred..." Ansitanos said unhurriedly.
Hanno's eyes lit up: The exchange of grain for the slaves of Siracusa might win the favor of the people of Carthage.
Of course, this is not what Hanno is most interested in. He leaned forward slightly, staring at Ansitanos, and asked in a deep voice, "Your fleet can defeat the Syracuse. Surprising! But can your army defeat the mighty Siracusa army?!"
The Carthages have always believed that their navy is the strongest in the Western Mediterranean. In the previous war with Syracuse, the reason for the two naval defeats was not due to a real battle at sea, but to be trapped. In the ports and bays, either the ballistas were attacked, or the sailors did not get on the ship at all because of the surprise attack. The Carthaginians were not convinced. Therefore, although the victory of the Dionians in the naval battle was amazing, it did not shock Hanno much. However, the huge army of Syracuse did make the Carthaginians feel fear.
"Master Hanno, if you know Dionian, you will know that our King Daves has never failed in commanding operations since the establishment of the Dionian Alliance, and he has been Win more with less. Previously, Dionia suffered some setbacks because His Majesty King Davos was leading his army to fight against the Samoneites in the north. Now he has returned to Turíy with his army, a naval battle victory. It was obtained under his plan.
Before I left Turri, he had led his army to Crotone, preparing to defend against the Siracusa army there. Although the number of our soldiers is less than that of the Syracuse army, all the soldiers and generals have full confidence in His Majesty Daves and are willing to obey his orders and fight the Syracuse people to the death! As long as we have enough food, I believe we will be able to defeat the army of Syracuse in the end! "It is rare for Ancitanos to speak so excitedly.
Hanno stroked his beard with his hand and his eyes flickered. Although he had never commanded the army, he had discussed the war in Great Greece with his men who were familiar with the military and the veterans who attached him many times: if the Dionians could really After defeating the army of Syracuse, and the navy of Syracuse also suffered a disastrous defeat, the Syracuse soldiers who invaded Great Greece may not be able to return to Sicily, so the severely damaged Syracuse will return Do you need Carthage to worry about? ! The safety of the north of Carthage is guaranteed, and there is no need to defend Syracuse on Sicily, and there is no need to spend money to maintain a large number of mercenaries. The post of Mago’s governor of Sicily can be revoked! ...
Hanno turned countless thoughts in his mind, then smiled and said: "Tomorrow morning, when you go to the Senate, I will invite you to enter and tell the elders Dionia's request."
Ansitanos was overjoyed, with Sofitel Hanno's words, in fact, the purchase of grain would definitely be recognized by the Carthaginian Senate.
"Thank you, Master Hanno!" Ansitanos exclaimed gratefully.
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The news of the crushing defeat of Siracusa's army reached Trina that night, causing panic among the defenders in the city. It was only because it was too late and for fear of accidents that they did not dare to withdraw to Siritian in the dark.
Early the next morning, more than 3,000 Trina’s defenders began to prepare to retreat.
But not long after leaving the city, there was an accident: more than a thousand Hibernians did not want to go to Sirion and only wanted to go south to their city-state.
After some negotiations and disputes, the Syracuse’s garrison generals reluctantly agreed. When they started to retreat to the east, more than an hour had passed, but they had carried a lot from Trina. The looted materials caused slow movement. Just after crossing the Ramato River, it was discovered by Dionia's outpost cavalry.
Rides, who received the news, sent someone to report to Daves in the rear, and at the same time led more than a thousand cavalry to harass, to delay the time for the enemy to escape back to Siliting.
After receiving the news, the first and second legions at the forefront of the marching column also sent light armoured and light infantry brigades to intercept them.
More than two thousand Trina’s defenders felt bad after spotting the Dionian scouts. Under the strict orders of the generals, they put on armor, picked up shields and spears, and discarded the excess baggage, speeding up the march.
But the undulating hilly road was not easy to walk. About half an hour later, Trina's garrison was still ten miles away from Siriting, but Dionia's cavalry regiment had arrived.
Before the cavalry regiment threw the javelin, a thousand Corenian soldiers suddenly surrendered to their knees, causing the Panic Trina's defenders to suddenly panic and not form an array.
Seeing this situation, Ryders decisively ordered: The cavalry directly attacked the enemy.
The Syracuse garrison in Trina immediately collapsed. Under the chase of the cavalry corps, they were either killed in battle or captured. In the end, more than a thousand people and only a hundred people fled back to Siriting.
The Hibernians who retreated to the south were also unlucky, and they ran into the Lijim army who had landed on the northern coast of the city of Hibernian in the Sekrian fleet.
How could Feidun let go of this great opportunity to fight more with less, and immediately led the army to attack.