Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 284: Military law is ruthless

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In the past, even for important military meetings like this, the atmosphere in the venue remained active to ensure that everyone could express their opinions without restriction. But today, the atmosphere at the meeting was quite solemn, and even the coughing was suppressed as much as possible. Only Breru's voice echoed clearly in the hall.

This 50-year-old legion commander is standing in the middle of the hall, his head down in depression, and his face vaguely tells of the battle two days ago:

Breru led 4,000 soldiers to rescue Paragonia. Although he first defeated the blocked enemy, he was soon surrounded by the Iberian army from Agilion, and he urgently made the army formation round. Array, tenacious defense.

When the battle lasted for more than forty minutes and it seemed that it could no longer be supported, Leotizides led 10,000 soldiers to arrive, but soon fell into the siege of the Carthaginians.

After another period of fighting, the Carthaginians' attack on them suddenly weakened. Later, I learned that it was because the Allied State Leonid received the order of Leotizides and also sent 4,000 reinforcements. Taking advantage of the defensive troops of Carthage, they were attracted to the north to fight with the Dionia reinforcements. At this time, the Carthaginians quickly assaulted Carthage’s siege troops from the east, and the Carthaginians hurriedly separated their troops to intercept them, thus giving the Dionian troops a respite and kept fighting until the evening.

Seeing that the troops leaving the city have not returned, Cipros decisively ordered the defending general to lead the formation of most of the remaining troops of the city of Katane and the new barracks in accordance with the plan set aside by Leonidzides for precautions. The 6000 second wave of reinforcements rushed to the battlefield and assaulted the Iberian army, causing a certain amount of chaos.

Leotizides took the opportunity to issue an order to break through the siege. As the dark night greatly reduced the power of the Carthage cavalry, the Dionian army was finally able to retreat to the city of Katane...

After listening to Brem’s account, Daves still had a serious face, and turned to ask Leotizides beside him: "Is what he said is true?"

As a theater commander, he is higher in rank than the commander of the legion. Therefore, Leotizides, a senior Dionian general with less seniority, works with Sicilian Governor Cipros and Sicilian Fleet Captain Sekelian. Sitting at the head together, facing the more or less strange gazes of other generals, his expression remained unchanged, and he calmly answered: "It is true."

Davers then asked: "How many casualties are there?"

Leotizides thought for a while and said: "As of yesterday, a total of about 6000 soldiers had not returned..."

Everyone's heart is stunned.

Daves sighed softly: "6000 people! Perhaps more than half of them were just wounded, but because of your defeat, they became captives of the Carthaginians!"

Speaking of this, his eyes on Braylu became sharp: "You can tell me, why do you disobey the order and lead the army without authorization?"

Breru squirmed his lips, but did not answer in the end.

Daves stared at him unblinkingly for a long while, then began to tap the back of the chair with his right hand, and said coldly: "As a legion commander, you might think that you must rescue the legionnaires who are alone in Palagonia... …Perhaps the first few attacks went smoothly, so this time you are confident that you can succeed…So you ignore the orders of your superiors, ignore the abnormal changes on the battlefield, and rush out to attack, not only putting the Seventh Army into a dangerous situation. , And forced Proseus to lead an army to rescue you, because as a new commander, if he does not move, let you and the soldiers of the 7th Legion die in the battle, even if there is a reason, it will be Becoming a stain in his military career will not only make colleagues dissatisfied, but will also endure the verbal abuse from citizens. I am afraid that he will not be able to gain a foothold in the military in the future!--"

Leotizides heard this, and he was a little moved: King Davos not only fully understood his situation at the time, but also explained to the generals the reason why he had to venture out of the city to rescue him, because of this. He can't say it directly.

"Fortunately, Prosous did the right thing and the army was able to retreat back to the city, but 6000 people were missing and the new barracks were burned...This is still a considerable loss!" Daves knocked on the back of the chair. As he got bigger and bigger, he was originally smug and led the army to Sicily, but he did not expect to receive this bad news as soon as he landed.

"Tolmead, violating the military order and causing heavy losses, what punishment should be done according to the military law?" Daves suddenly asked loudly.

Tolmid's heart tightened. He looked at Breru, who was bowing his head, and he hesitated and said: "According to... According to the "Dionian Military Law", violating the military order will result in a defeat in the battle... Duties, serious ones...punish the death penalty..."

Amintas, Matonis and other generals all squeezed a sweat for Breru. Although he is a Bruti, he has been leading the army for more than ten years, and he is very hospitable. Whether in the army or in the Senate, they all get along well with these mercenary veterans.

"Then first dismiss the commander of the 7th Army of Breru, and the more detailed punishment measures will be after the war is over, and the Ministry of Military Affairs will make a ruling based on the losses caused by the war."

Although Daves's tone was cold, Tolmeide was relieved.

Daves chose the lightest punishment. Although he still asked the Ministry of Military Affairs to make detailed judgments and punishments after the war, how dare the Ministry of Military Affairs deal with a representative of the Senate and Bruti? A more severe ruling was made, so Daves lifted the club high and hit Breru lightly.

But for commanders such as Armintas and Matonis, being deprived of their military position is undoubtedly the greatest punishment, so they are a bit sad for Breru, but no one dares to be when Davers is angry. Defend it.

"Breru, do you accept this punishment?" Daves asked coldly.

"I... accept." Breru raised his head and gritted his teeth and said: "But I beg your majesty to allow me to continue participating in the war against the Carthaginians as a soldier!"

Davos heard his answer and his expression lightened slightly: "It doesn't matter if you serve as a soldier, the 7th Army needs a new commander. You can temporarily serve as the second lieutenant of the 7th Army to assist the new army. Do you want to better command the 7th Army?"

The relegation commander was downgraded to the second lieutenant with no real power. Although this made Breru a little bit disappointed, he can continue to fight with the soldiers of the 7th Legion, which is already a huge luxury for him now, so He immediately replied: "I do!"

"Before the new corps commander arrives, you are temporarily acting as the seventh corps commander, so you can now return to your seat and continue to participate in today's meeting."

"Yes, Your Majesty." On the way Breru returned to his seat, everyone cast a smile of consolation. He nodded in greetings, but he never felt regretful in his heart. Except for the two reasons mentioned by King Daves, he The reason for violating the order to fight without authorization is also because there is an important reason: I think that the Ramato River battle failed at the beginning. In order to cover the retreat of the soldiers, the 4th Corps commander Dracos led the soldiers of the 1st Battalion to intercept the pursuers, and was finally caught by the enemy. Surrounded by groups, either killed in battle or captured, Dracos eventually died in the city in humiliation, and Breru was lucky enough to be rescued. But over the past 10 years, he has seen the desperate scene of being surrounded by enemy groups in his dreams countless times, thinking,'If there were reinforcements at that time, Master Dracos and the soldiers of the First Brigade would not... …'This has become a knot in his heart, so when the First Battalion of the Seventh Army under his command is trapped in the city of Paragonia and facing desperate situation, no matter how dangerous the front is, he will never let it go. I stood on the sidelines.

Daves doesn’t care what Breru thinks at this moment. He looks around the people with piercing eyes, his expression is serious, and his voice is stern: "Everyone, the next war we have with Carthage, the victor Will become the overlord of the Western Mediterranean, will gain vast land and more wealth, and the loser will not only greatly decline in strength, even face destruction, so whether it is Carthage or our Dionia, we have to go all out. This It will be a protracted and costly war. Both us and Carthage will join the war with more than 100,000 people!

100,000 people! This is not just a huge number, it means a dramatic increase in the scale of the war! Means that the consumption of war has increased dramatically! It means that it is more difficult to control the army! It means that it is more difficult to command the army to fight! ... Therefore, in order to ensure that the kingdom can finally win, to avoid the continuous extension of the war, and to increase the burden on the kingdom and the people, I ask everyone present here—"

Daves’ sharp gaze swept across the faces of distinctive generals such as Amintas and Matonis, and suddenly raised the volume: “Discussions can be held during military meetings, but once a resolution is reached, even if there are more Opinions must also be executed meticulously! Only in this way can the smooth operation of the entire army's command and operation be guaranteed. If anyone disobeys the order, or does not do his best to execute the order, I can guarantee that he will be punished more severely than Breru!"

Davos' last murderous words made everyone feel nervous when they heard it. Even if it was like Amintas, at this time, they subconsciously did not dare to make contact with Daves's eyes.

Suddenly, there was silence in the hall.

Davers touched his chin, then calmly said: "Tormeide, you send a letter to the Ministry of Military Affairs, immediately commending Tipalis to come to Katane as the commander of the 7th Legion. He has worked so hard. The preparations for the establishment of the Lucania Reserve Corps, which defeated the Samonais in Campania before, made brilliant achievements, and it is time to give him a formal appointment! At the same time, he also asked the Ministry of Military Affairs to notify the Lorri Barracks and organize them as soon as possible. The reserve soldiers came to Katane by boat to replenish the number of the 7th Army."

"Yes, Your Majesty."