Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 283: Margo’s determination

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"Stop attacking Katane?" Marco said angrily with a look of hatred: "Don't forget, the Senate is forcing me to drive the Dionians out of Sicily within a year. Time is running out, so I still need to strengthen the attack!"

"Can't attack anymore, Lord Margot!" Pomirka urged anxiously: "I will write to the Senate and explain to them the reasons why we stopped the attack."

"It's useless, people like Hanno won't listen to your explanation." Marco sneered disapprovingly.

Pomilka heard a little looseness from Margo's words, and he immediately said: "But I am supported by Lord Isyaluba, and there is Preta Kuba..."

Magge heard this, put down the leg of lamb in his hand, and said calmly: "Well, just as you said, let's withdraw to the west first."

Pomilka didn't expect Margo, who has always been stubborn, to agree so simply, she was a little dazed for a while.

Of course he would not know that after the unsuccessful attack on Paragonia during this period of time, Margo had already felt a little uneasy. He had already realized that whether it was Serinus or Paragonia, Dai The Onia have shown terrible city defense capabilities. The Carthage army with many cavalry, especially the Iberian army, gave up the field and mountain battles that they were good at, and carried out cruel siege wars one after another. In fact, he gave up his strengths, and it was completely out of value. But today's fire made him make up his mind.

"You mean withdrawing to the west of Sicily?!" Pomilka then recalled, with a look of surprise. He just suggested to stop the siege, but he never thought about completely giving up the results obtained in the previous months. .

"There is no way!" Margo made no secret of the hatred in his eyes, and hit the table with his fist: "We go deep into the east, and the transportation line is quite long. The dominance of the Sicilian waters is still lost by the Dionians. Occupied, but the Senate sent the newly formed fleet to Sardinia. We can only rely on land to transport military rations. You should know how huge our army is, and the amount of rations consumed every day is naturally huge. Now Also include the labor to transport food. If it were not for the previous food reserves and some assistance from the Syracuse, I am afraid that our ration supply is already very tight! Now, the Dionian fleet is increasing. Attacks on our food transport team and the empty rear...

As you said, the Dionians’ ability to defend the city is very strong. We cannot capture Katane in a short time. The main force of Dionians is coming again, if at this time we There was a problem with the transportation of rations..."

Marco didn't say any more, but Pomilka couldn't help but shivered and fell into thought.

Marco continued to gnaw the leg of lamb until Pomirka made up his mind and said: "...Since the situation is so severe, I agree with your opinion...I will write to Master Esyarubar about the situation here. He is sophisticated and savvy. He will definitely understand our current situation and intercede for us in the Senate to reduce the criticism of other elders... But what about Syracuse once we retreat to the west?"

Marco sneered and said disdainfully: "Syracuse wants to be our Carthage's ally, that is just their wishful thinking. The noble Carthaginians will never follow these cunning and shameless Syracuses. Make friends with the people! They thought I didn’t know that for such a long period of time they stood still in Taonis and did not pose any threat to the Dionian allies at all. Is this fighting against the Dionians?! We Jiatai In ten days, more people were killed or injured by sea storms on the Merchant Marines than they died under the city of Taunis! Since Syracuse wants to save strength and gain more benefits while we are at war with Dionia ...Hehe, it is only worthy of being a stone that we can use to involve the Dionian reinforcements and prevent them from going west with all their strength!"

Looking at the resentful look on Margo’s face, Pomirka suddenly remembered that Margo and his cousin Shimirko had suffered a crushing defeat in front of the Syracuse people more than 10 years ago. It seems that he has always been brooding about this Huai, this attitude is naturally not surprising, and the behavior of the Syracuse people during this time has indeed displeased Pomilka. Therefore, he did not want to persuade him about fulfilling the covenant. He just reminded: "Without ours. Yes, the Syracuses face the offensive of the Dionian army alone, and they are likely to choose to surrender."

"Surrender? Become the second Tarantum?" Margo suddenly smiled: "These shameless Syracuses think that they are the masters of Sicily, and are born to be more noble than other Sicilian city-states. Will they easily succumb to the Dionians?!"

Indeed, Syracuse has been surrounded by the increasingly powerful Kingdom of Dionia, its allies, and friendly city-states over the past 10 years, and there have been conflicts from time to time, which shows how unwilling its people are...Pomilka I was thinking about it, but I heard Margo continue to say: "As long as we Carthage maintain a strong strength, the Syracuses will not easily fall to Dionia, so before retreating, we must do our best tomorrow. Take Paragonia!"

Pomilka was surprised and hurriedly said: "These days, the Numibian army has attacked Paragonia, and the losses are not small. In addition, today’s fire, without rest, if you want them to immediately Attacking Paragonia, I’m afraid—"

"Tomorrow the Iberian army and the Phoenician army will be responsible for the siege of the city!" Margot's sudden interruption caused Pomilka to choke.

The more than 10,000 Iberian troops who followed Margo to the Catania Plains are very powerful, but these days they have been defending against the Paladins of Catane’s Dionians and Leottini’s barracks. Gonia’s reinforcements did not go into a siege war, but had several battles with the enemy attacking from the north, and the losses were very small. It can be said that it is a new force. In order to capture Paragonia, Margot was finally willing to send his own troops to the battlefield! In addition, there is the cooperation of the Phoenician army, which is not weak in combat...Pomilka slandered in his heart, but continued to say: "Who defends the enemies in the two directions of Katane and Leontini? It depends on this. After many sieges, the loss is not small, and the morale of the army is low?"

Marco heard the implied blame in Pomilka’s words, and he sneered: “Although they are blocked in the attack, the defense is still possible. After all, there are more soldiers than the enemy. Those sent by the Senate Haven’t the young team officers been clamoring to lead soldiers to the battlefield, I will give them a chance."

Pomilka was shocked and was about to dissuade him. Margot stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice: "I have sent a messenger to Agilion to inform Hasdruba and let him lead the army early in the morning. Come here! If Katane’s enemies really dare to attack, we can just expand the results!"

Speaking of this, Margo stared directly at Pomilka: "Even if we are to retreat, we must let the soldiers understand that nothing can stop their attack in Sicily or in the Western Mediterranean! So Palagoni Ya must be destroyed!"

"Puff!" Margo slammed a fist on the table.

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Adjutant Tagru hurriedly walked into the hall: "Your Excellency Commander, just received a return from the scout, the Breru Corps commander led 4,000 soldiers to Paragonia!"

"What?!" Leotichides, who had always been expressionless, couldn't keep calm at this moment, and said angrily: "Didn't I have given him an order to hold on to the camp and not lead his troops to attack?! He dared to violate the military order. Damn it!"

Tagru is a Bruti after all, and Breru can be regarded as a Bruti general he respects. He can’t help but want to defend Breru: "Uh... it may be because of the Carthaginians. After suffering from the Paragonia fire, he launched a fierce attack on Paragonia today without taking a rest. The head of the Breru army may be worried that Paragonia will be difficult to hold, so he sent troops to attack and contain it. The Carthaginians did not dare to attack the city with all their strength...Although the soldiers he led were few, but these days, he led several attacks and could return safely. I believe there will be no problem this time."

"Stupid!" Leotizides said coldly: "In the past, Carthage's cavalry was deployed to the south. Our scouts could hardly detect the battle in Paragonia, but this time it can. Easy to obtain, what does this mean?! Moreover, because we burned the weeds on the Catania Plain, the Carthage cavalry has seldom penetrated into the hinterland of the plain these days, but today a large number of Carthage cavalry rushed to Cata. To the west of Nai, we are cut off from Heena, and we are unable to understand the movements of the enemies in Agilion. What does this mean?!"

With Leotizides’ prompt, Tagru thought about it for a moment, and was immediately shocked: "This is...this is a trap?! Commander Breru is in danger! Commander-sir, you... …You should lead your troops to rescue them!"

Leotizides made no response.

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Two days later, it is still in this hall, but it is no longer just a few people such as Leotizides and Taglu, Amintas, Matonis, Lizaru, Olivers, 7 army corps commanders from Trotiras, Breru, and Leotizides, three cavalry corps commanders from Leides, Cuzius and Asitmis, Sicilian fleet commander Sekrian, Mountain Range The two staff officers, Izam, Tolmeid and Plintors, the captain of the Detective Battalion, as well as the Governor of Sicily, Cipros... crowded the entire hall.

In the center where the star shines, sits the King of Dionian Daves.