Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 226: Leave

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Adyaruba looked at Margo with a look of excitement, but there was no touch in her heart: the hegemony of Carthage in Sicily? I think it is the hegemony of your Magonis family in Sicily!

In fact, the Carthaginians inherited the racial characteristics of the Phoenicians and preferred to do business and trade rather than force aggression. For hundreds of years, the colonization and trade of the Carthaginians in Sicily, except for very few conflicts, spent most of the time peacefully coexisting with the Greeks. Until more than 80 years ago, Syracuse’s tyrant Dillon attacked Himera and forced Himera’s tyrant Tirilus to ask for help from the patriarch of the Carthage Magonis family and his close friend Hamirka.

Hamilka happened to be angry that his mother was treated unfairly in Syracuse (Hamilka’s mother was from Syracuse) and paid for it out of his own pocket without the unanimous consent of the Senate Organized an expedition to Sicily, but was defeated by Dillon in Himera, and Hamilka was also killed in battle. Therefore, the Magonis family regarded the defeat of Syracuse as a mission and dragged down the Carthage people. Water, since then, the Carthaginians and Syracuse have been fighting for decades...

Now that the Magonis family has lost their absolute rule in Carthage, they still want to encourage the people to participate in the endless Sicilian war... Aidiaruba, who knows some insiders, sneered at this, he After coughing a few times, he said coldly: "You need people to fight. The first two wars against Syracuse launched by your brother and you made Carthage have lost too many citizens. I am afraid they are unwilling or not. Ability to join a new war!"

Aidyaluba's words directly pointed to Margot’s painful foot, making him blush slightly, and said with some irritation: “You don’t need citizens to participate in the war, as long as there are enough mercenaries, I can lead the army to the tin. Under Rakuza!"

Adyaruba laughed, and said, "My lord Margot, you said that it is easy, enough mercenaries?! Then you need enough gold and silver to pay for their salaries! Now your mercenaries Carthage’s treasury has already been strained, and it wants to recruit more soldiers. Not only will the Senate not agree, but the people will also oppose it, because that means taxation. And too many mercenaries will also. It's worrying, Lord Margot, you just said,'Once you can't pay enough salary on time, the mercenaries may riot.'"

Marco was speechless for a while, and after a while, he gritted his teeth unwillingly and said: "Even if I don't increase my military strength, I can definitely regain the city and land I lost when I only use Sicily's existing army! Please also Adia. Master Ruba told the Senate to reconsider this matter!"

Adyaruba categorically refused: "Master Margot, don't you know the current situation of Carthage! Carthage needs to restore prosperity, and the people hope to live a stable life. No one is willing to do anything for them anymore. Those unrelated lands and inexplicable reasons to sacrifice their lives! We finally reached peace with Syracuse. Now you want us to tear up the peace agreement with them and restart the war. This will not only anger the Syracuse people, but also It may cause dissatisfaction from the Dionians who have just established some contacts with us. Carthage will not make such a reckless decision!"

Marco was irritated by his words: "Adyaruba, I thought you were a bit tough before, and you have your own independent opinions and opinions in the Senate. Now it seems that you and those who depend on Hanno The guys are no different, do you know what the people call them!"

Faced with Margot’s offense, Adityaluba resisted his anger, and said in a deep voice: “My opinion has always been based on the interests of Carthage, and I will not consider who the pros and cons are. It’s the Lord Margot that this decision you made is really for Carthage?! I want to remind you that the Senate will send a senator to serve as the Sicilian Ombudsman in order to avoid those mercenaries because it is a sensitive period. Failure to obey orders will only cause some accidents!..."

At this meeting, the two broke up unhappy.

Adyalopa could still hear the roar of Margo when he left the governor's residence. He finally made up his mind and agreed to Hanno's private proposal: to send an envoy to reach an agreement with Dionia as soon as possible.

On the way to the port, he kept encountering mercenaries with various accents and different clothes, which made him frown: There is no need for the Sicilian military defense zone to exist, and it can be obtained through negotiation. The peace and interests of the country, why do they need to pass the war...

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In the dark night, the port of Xiliting was silent, only the sea tide gently beating against the pier, making a gentle beating sound.

A full moon in the sky uses a soft silver light to disperse the darkness between the sky and the earth, and it also brings a bit of safety to sailing at night.

Dionysius and Phoebedas came to the dock quietly, and Leptinius had prepared a boat for them.

Dionysius patted Fascipesus on the shoulder with an intimacy, and said solemnly: “Fasipesas, don’t send it anymore, lest the soldiers discover the abnormality. This time , The troops here are all handed over to you, I will bring reinforcements as soon as possible!"

The heavy responsibility that Dionysius gave to Facipesus made him feel a lot of pressure. After only half a day, his forehead became a little more wrinkled, but at this time he could no longer tell his own distress. Can only send a blessing: "My lord, may Apollo protect you from returning to Syracuse!"

"Don't forget, temporarily conceal the news of my departure from the soldiers to avoid chaos in the troops!" Dionysius reminded him again.

Fasipezas nodded to express understanding.

Watching Facipesas turned and left, Dionysius quickly retracted his gaze, and said to Leptinius beside him: "How about the blockade of the port by the Dionians now?" /

"According to the lighthouse’s sentry report, there are only three or four Dionian Clippers outside the port. It is impossible for them to block off such a wide sea surface at night. With Lactirus’s ship handling skills, they can easily break through them. Blocked!"

After listening to Leptinius’ confident words, Dionysius was a little relaxed. He watched his brother. His mediocrity and incompetence often made him angry and helpless, but his loyalty The meticulous execution of the order made him feel relieved, so he sent several other brothers to other city-states to serve as tyrants, but left this one by his side... At this moment, looking at this honest brother, he didn't have any more in his heart. Complaining, but some family affection, he whispered: "Pay close attention to the movement in the city. Once you find that the situation is not right, immediately take the fleet out of the port and return to Syracuse!"

"Ah!" Leptinius almost screamed in astonishment.

Dionysius glared at him fiercely, squeezed his hand vigorously, and shouted again in a low voice: "Remember!"

Leptinius nodded vigilantly: "Yes! Yes!"

Dionysius ignored him again, and with the help of his guards, jumped onto the swaying Clippers.

"The instructions are over?" Phoebe Das was already on the boat, and asked meaningfully at this time.

Dionysius nodded.

"Will you come back?" Phoebe Das' questions are always so straightforward.

Dionysius' face changed slightly, he ignored Phoebe Das, but said to Laktyrus at the stern: "Go!"

Lakhtyrus immediately asked the sailor to untie the rope and raise the sail. Although the wind on the sea is now easterly, not southerly, this is not a problem for the experienced Laktilus. He steered the rudder skillfully, and the clippers sailed out of the port like an arrow.

Dionysius couldn't help looking back, and saw Leptinius still standing on the dock and beckoning.

Dionysius looked sad: He didn't want to lead reinforcements back to Siritim, defeat Dionia, and regain reputation for him and Syracuse. However, judging from the current signs, the difficulties encountered after returning to Syracuse are by no means just a Dionian army of several thousand people. Amidst all the difficulties that may be encountered, make sure that he stays in the country. Rakuza's power is stable, this is the most important thing! Without power, you and your family will die without a place to bury them!

Dionysius is very sober about this, in order to achieve this goal, everything else can be discarded!

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The allied forces of Syracuse surrounded the First Army of Dionia and the exiles, and they were about to defeat the landing force in one fell swoop, but the successive news of allied riots caused the allied forces to be in chaos. Finally had to choose to retreat. The First Army of Dionia took the opportunity to counterattack, causing the Allied forces in Syracuse to retreat from retreat.

Macias led the cavalry to the south for more than 20 miles and entered the vast Catania Plain. Then he stopped fleeing and began to send out cavalry to gather the routs. It was not until dusk that they gathered more than 4,000. people.

At this time, the scout reported that the city of Katane in front sent troops to attack and arrest the ruined soldiers.

Mathias had to lead the remnant defeated generals to the west for safety.

They passed through several villages. In fact, these villages were originally owned by Katane mercenaries, but the slaves attacked their former masters, and then followed the successful riot team into Katane City. They also took away the food stored in the village.

Except for seeing a corpse in one place, the soldiers did not search for much edible food. Although the Katana mercenaries in the team looked angry, they couldn't even protect themselves at this moment, and they could only secretly cry.

The demoralized soldiers endured hunger and exhaustion, staggering forward in the dark, and finally found a village on the southwestern edge of Katana Territory that was not affected by the riots.

Faced with so many soldiers, the villagers panicked.