Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 260: Katana Military Conference (3)

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"When the meeting is over, I will send someone to do this." Cipros agreed very simply, and Sekrian thanked him again and again.

Sipoulos looked at Leonidzides and said in a deep voice: "We don't need to worry too much about the maritime problem, but on land, how do we deal with the attack of the Carthage army?" /

Leotizides did not hesitate, pointing to the map on the table, and slowly speaking out the plan he had already thought out: "Now that Carthage and Syracuse are in collusion, the friendly city-states on the south coast are all Under their occupation, it won’t take long for the Carthage’s army to converge at the southeast corner and attack our southern border and the two allied states of Leottini and Taunis.

This time, the Carthaginians have not yet attacked the north coast. I think in the next period of time, they will not attack the north coast temporarily. This will disperse their forces and the north coast has a narrow terrain. It is conducive to the deployment of troops. Although the city-states there are smaller than the city-states on the south coast, it takes a lot of time for the Carthaginians to capture them one by one. The Carthaginians stayed out of the territory. What worries me most is the central part of Sicily—"

Leotizides pointed his right hand to the icon of Enna City on the map, and said in a deep voice: "There are many races in the Carthage army from Iberia who are good at mountain warfare, plus those who are familiar with the terrain. The Tanikian tribe led the way, and the Westkels were not opponents at all, so Kefaluoyitian was occupied by them. Now they are still besieging Enna. I decided not to reinforce Enna, with the Westkel tribe willing to follow us. Backward—"

"Are you going to give up Enna?!" Cipros was taken aback, and solemnly reminded: "There are most of the Xikaiel tribe gathered there, I am afraid that most of them don't want to leave their homes."

Sipoulos’s remarks were more euphemistic. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that once the Dionian army ceased to reinforce Enna, the Sikeir tribe there might all fall under the threat of the Carthaginians. To Carthage, this is because the measures that Dionian has taken against the Cykers for more than ten years are different from those of Samona.

For the Samoneites, Dionia maintains an alliance with this mountain race on the surface, but in fact, through trade, culture, and even religion, they wooed and assimilated the various tribes of the Samoneites, especially in Abbe. Nirum and the Naconia region, it made the Samona tribe alliance and the priests panic, and finally took the initiative to provoke the war. This is actually what Daves hoped, because the expansion to the north was Dio. The strategic focus of the Kingdom of Nia;

For Carthage, south of the Kingdom of Dionian, in Davos’s original strategic vision, Dionian did not want to be hostile to it for the time being before occupying the entire Italian peninsula, "keeping peace with Carthage." It became the top priority, so the kingdom signed a peace agreement with Carthage twice. So for the Westkels between the two countries, even though they had already formed an alliance with Dionians, considering the attitude of the Carthaginians, the Sicilian Territory of Dionians used trade to win more. The West Kaiers seldom took more radical measures to avoid stimulating the West Kaiers and causing conflicts, and gave Carthage a word of truth.

However, after putting down the riots in the Tanikian tribe, the incident that the "Carthages secretly supported the Tanikian tribe" was also exposed. Davers changed his previous practice and began to strengthen his protection against the Westkels. Control, directly merge the two towns of Hena and Hebita into the kingdom, thus cutting the West Kyle area into two parts. The eastern region, dominated by Agilion and Kenteripa, is adjacent to the Sicilian Territory, so it has become a key area for Dionian to attract and assimilate. Basically, this area is mainly composed of tribes that have close and friendly relations with Dionian. . In the western region, headed by Enna and Kefaroytian, some of the West Kair tribes had little contact with Dionia, and some tribes were punished by Dionia for participating in the rebellion of the Tannikan tribe. , And a small number of tribes took the initiative to migrate from the eastern region to Enna within the past two years, because their leaders could not stand the increasing control of Dionia over the eastern region.

Dionia did not let the western region of West Kyle be indifferent, but coordinated and resolved the conflicts between the tribes as the leader, restrained them with trade and aid, and used them during the war. The way fighters enter the battle to control them. Some time ago, the West Kell forces that assisted the Eighth Army and participated in the battle were mainly from tribes in the western region.

Obviously, Dionia took a gradual cannibalization method, first focusing on assimilating and absorbing the West Kaier tribe in the east, and then turning to the west. But I didn't expect that only a few years later, the war with Carthage would break out so quickly, at this time the assimilation of the eastern region had just had some effect.

"I agree with Master Proseus. The decision to give up Enna is correct." Brelu stood up at this time, leaned over and stared at the map, and said, "Look, Enna is in the center of Sicily. , It’s closer to Kefaluoition and farther from our sphere of influence. After the Carthaginians occupied Kefaluoition, Agrigento, and Gela, this town became too prominent , Is already surrounded by the Carthaginians.

We send less reinforcements, which will not have any effect. Enna will still be easily captured by the Carthaginians. And if we send more reinforcements, it will weaken the defense forces in other places. The Carthaginians can bypass Enna and attack other defensive empty towns. For example, send troops from Gela to the north and directly attack Hena... so , Simply, withdraw all the troops and tighten our fists! After Breru finished speaking, he looked at Leotizides.

Leotizides did not look at him, but said to Cipros: "The next battle will be fierce. It is related to the safety of the Sicilian Territory. Any small mistake will lead to a big Failure. Nowadays, with the Carthaginian dominance, I doubt whether the West Kael tribe in the western region is still loyal to the kingdom. If we support Eun then, they suddenly rebel—"

Siplos was silent for a moment and sighed: "Well, I agree with you, give up Enna, and retreat to the eastern region with the tribe willing to follow us. So, what's the next step?"

Leotizides said to Breru at this time: "Master Breru, how about your 7th Army defending the southern line of defense?"

"You mean the line of defense from Palagonia to Taonis?" Breru was able to speak so quickly because his army is now stationed in Leo, north of Leottini. A new military camp near Tiny Lake, so I have some knowledge about it.

"Yes." Leotizides nodded and continued: "The Eighth Army will be stationed in Agilion and will be responsible for the defense of the western line of defense from Hena to Herbita."

Breru took a closer look at the map and found that the western defense area was basically the towns and settlements of West Kell. He immediately thought: He is a newcomer and is completely unfamiliar with the race of West Kell, and none of them. Prestige, it is difficult to deter them, in case something goes wrong... The southern line of defense is basically in the Catania Plain. The two allies are both Greek city-states and have been attached to Dionia for more than ten years. Now, combat will be more convenient.

He pretended to ponder, and then said: "I basically agree with Master Proseus's defense plan, but from the current situation, the southern line of defense may become the focus of the Carthaginian army's offensive. The Seventh Army only has There are more than 8,000 people, and the military strength is a little insufficient."

"Not only the southern line of defense, the two towns of Hena and Agilion may also become the focus of the Carthaginian attack." Leotizides clicked on the map and said, "The entire territory of Sicily. At least 20,000 citizens can be deployed to fight, and once a loss is too large, it will be immediately replenished."

"Let me remind you." Cypros interjected: "In a dozen days, it will be the autumn harvest! I hope that you will not recruit other citizens before this, so as to ensure that there are enough labor in the territory. Try to complete the harvest of farmland in the shortest possible time, so that we will have sufficient supplies of military rations in future wars."

"I don’t think there will be any more soldiers being enlisted in a short time. If the Carthaginians want to attack us, I think at least 10 days later, we can use our existing troops to survive the autumn harvest. But be careful that Carthage’s cavalry rushed into the Catania Plain and caused damage to our farmlands and villages..."

When Leotizides finished speaking, Breru said seriously: "I don't have any problems, our 7th Army will hold on to the southern line of defense!"

"I have a question." Sekrian said loudly, "What's the matter with Syracuse?! Is it already certain that they colluded with Carthage and participated in the war against us Dionia? !"

"Syracuse does have a connection with Carthage, but it is still uncertain whether they will declare war on us Dionia." Cipros said cautiously: "I once sent an emissary Go to the Syracuse Council to question. Judging from the answer of their chief general Theagennis, Syracuse wants to make money for himself during the war with Carthage, but he doesn’t want to for the time being. Thoroughly tear our face with us, become the accomplices of the Carthaginians, and fight on the front line, so we had better not take the initiative to provoke the Syracuses now, as long as we take precautions against them, and focus on defending against Carthage first. People."

Leotizides and Breru both nodded and said: This is a safe approach.