Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 26: War preparations

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Further to the south, Cyrenaica on the Libyan soil is also the target of Dionia. If Dionia can establish an alliance with it, then it will involve Carthage's energy in the east of the African continent.

In the north of Dionia, ease the tension with the Samonaes, strengthen the military defense of the Campania alliance, strengthen the friendly ties with Frentani, and strengthen the relationship with Abenirum, The friendly exchanges between Nuceria are to prevent the unstable factor of Samona and protect the northern border of the Kingdom of Dionian.

Further to the north, in central Italy, in addition to Volsi, Dionia will also send envoys to win over the Aqui, Massi, Sabine... and many other races and races that are in conflict with Rome. The forces, unite against Rome, to make up for Dionia’s lack of being able to deploy more troops due to the drought, and to prepare for Dionia’s entry into central Italy in the future.

The veterans also did not forget the northern part of Italy. There are two mortal enemies of Rome, the Etruscans who are being conquered and the Celtics who have suffered a crushing defeat. They asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send envoys to these areas, especially the northern Etruscans, hoping for them Able to unite with the kingdom and attack Rome from the north, making it impossible to look at each other.

In the western part of Dionia, several Greek colonial city-states on the Iberian Peninsula, such as Zakynthos (Zakynthos), Hemoroskopeion is Daves’ proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send The city state that the messenger wants to contact. In the eyes of the elders, the Iberian Peninsula is too far away from Dionia, but Daves believes that the huge power established by the Carthage Magonis family in southern Iberia will be a great influence on Dionia. Threats, so be prepared in advance.

As for the east, Sparta, who is separated from Dionian and separated from each other, is maintaining a strong position in the Greek mainland. If it knows that Dionian, which it is afraid of, is facing the threat of war, I am afraid Not only will he not lend a helping hand, but he will also have other thoughts, but Daves is not too worried about this. Although he did not know much about Greek history in his previous life, he also knows that Sparta dominates the Greek mainland. The situation cannot last. Even if he knows this era, the butterfly effect may have changed some of the history that should have occurred, but Thebes and Athens will still be Sparta’s number one enemy. After all, Sparta’s own The strength and the measures it implements determine that it cannot swallow Thebes, which is not much weaker than it, and will inevitably be countered by Thebes. Therefore, Dionia only set the target of friendship on Egypt.

Of course, no matter how good the preparation is, it will ultimately depend on military victory. For military scheduling, the long-established habit of the veterans (absolutely relying on Daves’ command ability) and certain taboos, they generally do not Will take the initiative to inquire about the specific military plan and the mobilization of the team.

However, in order to reassure the elders, Daves took the initiative to let Silos give a detailed account of the next deployment of Dionia in response to the upcoming war at the Senate meeting:

On the Northern Front, the Ministry of Military Affairs is preparing to send a legion to Wolsey to unite with other forces to repel the Roman attack. The Third Army was still stationed in the territory of the Campania League, and at the same time sent a general to organize the reserve soldiers in the Lucania area to restore the defense of the area. Strengthen the training of the newly-built Eleventh Army, improve its combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and prevent the possible eastward invasion of the Samoneites. Puchetti’s Tenth Corps is ready to go to the north for reinforcements at any time.

In the south, the Eighth Army began military mobilization, ready to defend against possible Carthage troops. Once the war starts, it will grant its commander Proseus the power to expand the army. At the same time, the Seventh Army in the Lokri area is also ready at any time. Once the pressure on the Sicilian battlefield increases, it will be transported to Sicily to join the Eighth Army.

In terms of the navy, once Carthage goes to war, Sekrian will lead the first fleet and quickly go south, rendezvous with the second fleet stationed in Katane, while ensuring the safety of the southern waters of Dionia, Look for opportunities to engage in a decisive battle with the Carthage Navy.

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In fact, in this preliminary military plan, apart from the Third Army and the Sixth Army that is about to go to Wolsey, the other armies are only pre-prepared, or even not assembled, because there is only Only in this way can we reduce unnecessary food consumption.

This is just a preplan for the war, and everything has to be adjusted according to the development of the battle.

Faced with the imminent crisis of the great war, the elders of Dionia no longer had unnecessary quarrels, and they rushed to offer ideas and suggestions to improve the plan to deal with the crisis. The meeting lasted until dusk.

Daves returned to the mansion and had dinner. It was evening, and the downpour of Turriy had turned into a drizzle.

Perhaps it hasn’t been raining for a long time. Kristonia and Agnes asked the slaves to move the sleeping couch to the porch outside the living room. Rain curtain, while chatting, while enjoying the rain, it has a special atmosphere.

The children Eunice, Apox, Briantes, and Ivia excitedly rushed into the rain, stepped on the puddles over the back of their feet, and fought a water battle.

After Daves had dinner, he also moved out of the couch and lay between her two.

"What are you talking about, so happy?" Davers asked casually.

Kristia turned her side and said to him: "Sister Agnes said she could finally go home without seeing the people praying to Hera sad and disappointed. They were so happy in the temple. Screaming and jumping, my sister was not willing to drive them out..."

"Do the people also ask Hera for rain?" Daves asked slightly surprised.

"Not at first." Agnes lay on her side, tilted her head slightly, revealing her smooth neck and slightly frowning her eyebrows, and said, "But maybe after they prayed to Hades, the drought There was no relief, so they turned to pray to Hera. I think they might have prayed to Hercules, Apollo and other gods..."

"I can understand their feelings. The drought has lasted for more than eight months! If you do not have your Majesty, let the kingdom open the granary in time, use the treasury, and let the city halls of cities sell cheap food to help the people. I don't know how many people will starve to death!" Kristia sighed, and there was a look of admiration in her eyes when she looked at her husband.

The same is true for Agnes.

Even Christia quietly stretched out her slender and white left foot and put it on the inner side of Davers's left leg, rubbing it lightly.

Daves has no intention of enjoying this tenderness at this moment. He said seriously: "Christoya, although the drought is over, there is not a grain of grain harvested in Southern Italy this year, so your bank still We need to continue to lend to the people so that they can have money to buy grain and grain seeds in the next time, so that they can endure the autumn harvest next year."

Since there was no response to the intimacy just now, Christoya took the opportunity to express her dissatisfaction: "Give them a loan?! I opened a bank, not a charity! Do you know that many people are already powerless now? To buy food and continue to lend to us, banks in various cities are feeling financially tight, and you have asked to expand the scope of loans! I am afraid that in a few months, our banks will be emptied! And by the end of next year, these borrowings People with money may not be able to pay it back!"

"Christoia." Daves said in a deep voice, "Do you know who is the most benefited after a drought?"

"After such a terrible drought, will anyone benefit?" Agnes was puzzled.

Christoia is certainly not the unreasonable Agnes. After thinking about it, she replied: "It's a businessman."

"To be precise, they are rich merchants and nobles." Daves sighed lightly: "Whether it is drought, flood, locust plague, earthquake... the first farmers who can't bear it are the farmers who rely on the sky for food. A disaster will not only make them useless, but also make them quickly use up the little money left in the family. In order to survive, they can only borrow usury from these wealthy nobles and merchants, and when they cannot repay the money in the end , They can only use land as mortgage, or even buy and sell their own children, and in the end even mortgage themselves and become slaves..."

"This is too miserable!" Aegness looked pitying.

"It was in other city-states. We had our bank in the Kingdom of Dionia. Even if other rich people dared to lend usury, no one would borrow it." Kristia said proudly.

"Yes, in other city-states--" Daves said here, and suddenly sighed: the debt problem is very serious in many city-states in the Mediterranean. At the time, Athens finally caused popular riots because of debt and land problems. , Forcing Christine to realize the reform of the original Athenian democracy. And he learned from the intelligence in the hands of Aristiras a few days ago that the conflicts between the Roman nobles and civilians in the north are now intensified, and the focus is on land and debt.

So, he said with a serious face: "Christoya, since the bank has helped them, we will help them to the end. We are the royal family of Dionia, and the whole kingdom belongs to us. We can’t I watched the people of the kingdom because they couldn’t buy food, they couldn’t buy food, and they eventually borrowed usury from the merchants, they annexed the land, and even became their slaves...This undermined the stability of the kingdom and reduced our income. The source of troops and taxes will also make these rich people who have annexed a large amount of land become a hidden danger that is difficult to control! So your bank is not only used to make money, but also an important tool for our family to stabilize the kingdom, so that this throne can be passed on for a long time. Go down..."