Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 281: Agilion’s fall

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The soldiers of the Roman Reserve Corps, who had been relatively quiet, began to cheer, accompanied by many roars of Roman noble soldiers. The Roman nobles still believe that the reason why Rome was defeated was the surrender of Roman civilian soldiers to Dionia. And, in turn, they are inseparable from them, and Sextus, as the leader of the Roman civilian soldiers, is naturally the biggest traitor.

Sixtus turned a deaf ear to these curses. He motioned to the 10 Roman soldiers following him to be ready, then took a deep breath and led them to sing loudly: "Tiber, you are a Roman My mother, who has embraced Rome in your arms for hundreds of years, and selflessly gave us sweet **......"

Hearing this familiar song, Max was stunned, then subconsciously hummed, but his eyes slowly turned red...

"Oh, Tiber" is an ancient ballad that the Romans can sing since childhood, but it sounds here and now, for the Roman noble soldiers who are about to leave Rome and live in other places, it has a bitter taste. .

The curse was lower, the singing was louder, and the softly and lyrical ballads echoed in the wilderness, faintly mixed with choking...

"Look, the swelling river is roaring, the lone wolf on Capitoline is howling, Romans, working **** the land stroked by the Tiber River, hard but happy..." Max sang emotionally Then, suddenly he saw the surrounding Dionia soldiers clapped their hands and hummed.

"It's a very nice song, isn't it!" The team officer raised his glass and smiled friendly at him.

The Dionian soldiers raised their glasses to the Roman soldiers by every bonfire...

This night, the soldiers drank and danced to their heart's content, venting their uneasiness, sadness, fear, boredom... and other negative emotions in the last war.

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In the early morning of the second day, senior generals headed by Amintas and Matonis gathered in the military conference room at Trina Naval Base.

"Martonis, didn't you sleep last night?" Daves frowned, looking at the sleepy Second Corps commander who was lying on the wooden chair.

"...Your Majesty." Matonis hurriedly stood up, yawned, and defended: "Last night, Amintas forced me to drink with him. The bonfire party was over, and he didn't stop. ...I was completely drunk, and I don't know when I returned to the camp..."

Hearing Matonis's euphemistic accusation, Amintas glanced at him obliquely, straightened his chest, and said proudly: "Boy, now you know who is getting old!"

"Who was it that I fell to the ground yesterday!" Matonis sneered.

"Okay, haven't you two have enough trouble! Do you want me to give you a few more cans of wine so that you two can drink enough!" Daves sank, and the two immediately calmed down, just eyes Still staring at each other.

"Last night, you brought the soldiers to your heart’s content. Don’t forget to thank Midolades. He arranged for the infantry in the fleet to maintain the order of the banquet, and stood guard for the drunk soldiers to prevent The accident happened..." Daves said this with a serious expression. Although he dared to hold such a large-scale bonfire party because the entire army was in the hinterland of the kingdom, there are still some security issues that need to be considered. For example, after the legionaries were entertained, their vigilance was relaxed. Will the Roman noble soldiers who surrendered take the opportunity to attack... Therefore, he let the thousands of infantry soldiers of the fleet sit back and pay close attention to the situation in the camp. Fortunately, the night was stable. Passing, it also gave him more confidence in the next command of these Roman noble soldiers.

"Your Majesty, the army is stationed here, and it is our 3rd Fleet's responsibility to be responsible for safety." Midolades said modestly.

Davers slightly chin his head, took out a letter, and asked Hernipolis to pass it over.

Midolades unfolded a look, his eyes suddenly opened: "The Carthaginians will send a new fleet of nearly 200 warships to **** Sardinia?!"

As soon as this word came out, the other generals were also surprised and rushed to pass on the secret letter.

"Why? Are you scared?" Daves said lightly.

Midolades smiled, and he exclaimed excitedly: "Your Majesty, this is really great! Our 3rd Fleet is finally able to fight a real naval battle!"

Davers looked at him and asked seriously: "The Carthaginians have nearly 200 warships, and the Third Fleet has only 150. Are you sure to defeat them?"

"Of course!" Midolades replied without hesitation: "Although the Carthaginians have many warships, they still use traditional naval tactics. Many previous naval battles have shown that our navy Tactics occupies a great advantage. Moreover, Carthage formed a new fleet so quickly. Before a period of running-in, they were hurriedly sent to the battlefield. When it comes to combat, their ships will be able to fight. Whether it’s a good cooperation is a question.

Also...According to tradition, the newly built warships need to go to sea for a period of trial and repair before they can have quality assurance. These new warships of Carthage obviously have not undergone rigorous testing. There may be problems in the battle..."

After Daves listened, he turned to ask Tolmeide: "What's the situation with our new warship?"

"Two days ago, the Ministry of Military Affairs sent a message saying,'Turiy has 26 warships built, Tarantum has 23, Brindisi 20, Crotone 15, 17 Trina...'So far, 213 3-layer paddle warships have been built in the kingdom, and they are undergoing seafaring tests one after another. According to normal procedures, they can be put into use around the end of this month. Tolmeide speaks fluently. After introducing the new warships, I asked again: "Your Majesty, do you need to put these warships into service in advance? "

Davers shook his head: "No, just follow the normal procedure. But when these ships are in service, you must first allocate 50 ships to the Third Fleet."

When Midolades heard this, he was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Davers knocked on the table with his hand and said sternly: "The Carthaginians sent this new fleet to Sardinia instead of Sicily, which shows the importance of Sardinia to them. What's more, the appearance of such a fleet in the Sardinian waters is a great threat to the Latham area we have just conquered, and to the west coast of our entire kingdom! So, Midolades, you are now The task is to find it and destroy it! Then continue to harass the coast of Sardinia and cut off the connection between Sardinia and Carthage!"

"Your Majesty, the Third Fleet will surely complete the important task you have entrusted to you!" Midolades replied decisively.

"But before that, the 3rd Fleet must first **** the army to land in Sicily." Daves glanced at the generals in the room, and slowly said: "Follow the news about the new Carthage fleet. There is a Sicilian battle report... The Carthaginians captured Agilion."

Agilion was captured? ! The generals were surprised. During their stay in the Sartnikum camp, they had a detailed understanding of the battlefield situation in Sicily, considering that they were going to fight south soon. They knew that Carthage’s army had been blocked at Pala. Gonia and Hena couldn't make progress, but when they were about to land in Sicily, the situation of the battle suddenly changed.

"What is Plosous doing?! How can I lose Agilion so easily! The Carthaginians can rush into the Etna area after occupying it, not only Katana is threatened, Naxos is also threatened!..." Amintas said angrily.

"Plosous, as the commander of Sicily, not only was able to defeat more with less, defeating the first army formed by Carthage, but also captured Serinus and disrupted western Sicily. The enemy. Later, he faced a sudden attack from the 100,000 Carthage army led by Margo and the Syracuses. With such a disparity in strength, he was able to withstand the attacks of the Carthages and safeguard Sicily. The security of the main towns has bought us time to land in Sicily in time... Proseus can do this only by relying on the military power of the Sicilian Territory. It is already very difficult, and we should not be too harsh." Dave Speaking softly, his unrelenting praise to Plossous (Leotizides) made Amintas quite embarrassed.

Although some of the other generals were not convinced, they remained silent at this moment.

"Your Majesty, the fall of Agilion did not have much impact on us." Plintors always sat in the corner in previous military meetings, but his brilliant record in Latham made his position obvious. After a great improvement, he not only sat down at the large wooden table with a map engraved on it, not far from Daves, but also began to take the initiative to speak: "We can see this map and we can find that the Carthaginians captured Ajili Weng, in fact, did not have much impact on our Sicilian territory. This is a mountainous area, and it is difficult to transport food. Even if the Carthaginians enter the Etna area through Agilion, as long as Naxos and Katana stay secure The city, their offensive will not last forever, not to mention the two cities of Herna and Herbita threatening their rear."

"Plintors, don't forget the Cykers." Tormid finally caught an opportunity to refute his colleagues: "Although Agilion has not been incorporated into the kingdom, it has It was the former center of the Western Kyle, and it was of great significance to the Western Kyle. Now it has fallen into the hands of the Carthaginians. It may cause the confidence of the West Kyle tribes in the east to shake."

"Isn't it said that these Westkel tribes in the east have been in close contact with us, almost all of them are about to merge into the kingdom? Wouldn't they surrender the Carthaginians so easily?" Olivers objected.