Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 285: Strategic deployment in Sicily

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Breru looked sad and squeezed his fingers.

"Everyone!" Daves looked around, and said with a serious expression: "During our battle in Rome, the Carthaginians pretended to besiege Serinus with heavy soldiers, but secretly defeated the Sikelians with a strategy and led the elite soldiers. Inserting into the defensive emptiness rear, and thus occupying Agrigento with ease, forcing Proseus’s army to retreat. Then they attacked Gela. With roughly the same number of soldiers, they defeated in a frontal battle. Our Sicilian coalition forces. After that, despite many bitter battles, we finally conquered the city of Paragonia, which we carefully built, and retreated westward in time before our army arrived...

Judging from the performance of the Carthage army during this period, it is a powerful and resilient army. Their commander-in-chief, Marge, is not only bold and fierce, but also not lacking in resourcefulness, so they will be our rivals! "

Amintas, Matonis, Lizaru and other high-ranking generals also had serious expressions when they heard this, but their eyes burst into fighting spirit.

Daves looked in his eyes and was very pleased. He said loudly again: "But the Carthaginians were not only tired of soldiers, but also believed that the casualties were not small. They chose to retreat to the west and wanted to rest. The army, reduce the difficulty of food supply, increase defensive facilities, and may even capture Silinus... They want to be fully prepared for our next counterattack. But we will never give them enough time to prepare, So I decided-all the troops will rest in Katane for only one day, and then march to the west the day after tomorrow!"

The generals listened, and their spirits immediately refreshed.

"Izam!" Daves looked at the mountain detective captain and issued an order: "After the meeting is over, you will send your men to the south coast and infiltrate the central mountains to detect the Carthaginian army. Report to me at any time about the situation of the West Kaier tribe who betrayed us."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Lizaru and Epithenis!" Daves continued to give orders: "The day after tomorrow, you two led the Third Army and the Lucania Reserve Army, headed west into the central mountainous area and regained Enna! Recapture it! Kefa Roytyon! Re-conquer the Sikel tribe that rebelled against us, and then wait for the opportunity to threaten the Sikans and the flanks of the Carthaginian army in the west, waiting for my next instructions at any time."

Davers looked at the two men, paused for a while, and then said: "The army command is mainly led by Lizaru, and Epithenis is in charge of assisting. Do you have any objections?"

Epiteans shrugged: "I have no opinion, I will obey Lizarru's orders." Epithenis promised so simply, not a lie, but because his desire for power is not strong. Otherwise, after resigning from the post of corps commander, he rarely holds other administrative positions except attending the Senate meeting, but he has lost the reputation of "liking beautiful men" in Turey.

Furthermore, the wise Epithenis certainly understood that Daves made this decision not because of partiality, but because of reason: because the Third Army is a regular army after all, and he is just a temporary corps of the reserve army. The commander of the legion, of course, can only be commanded by the third legion commander Lizaru. In addition, most of the soldiers of the two legions are Lukanians, and they are more willing to obey Lizaru, who is also a Lukanian. Command.

"Your Majesty." Rizaru was not happy about being appointed, but said: "I have a request."

"You said."

Lizaru said seriously: "The Third Army and the Lucania Reserve Army are really good at mountain operations, but the biggest problem in mountain operations is the terrain. If the terrain is unfamiliar, even the elite soldiers will easily suffer defeat. . So, I hope your Majesty you can send us some West Kells as guides."

Davers smiled slightly: "You and I want to go together, but I won't just send you a few guides."

Speaking, he said to the governor of Sicily, Ciplos, next to him: "I heard that when the Carthage army invaded our territory, the chief executive of Hena, Kleiro, performed well and successfully blocked Katai. The offense of the base man?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Lord Kleiru led Herna's garrison to repel several attacks by Carthage's army and defended our territory. According to preliminary estimates, at least more than 2,000 enemies were killed and wounded." West ProLogis said truthfully.

"After the meeting, I hope that you will appoint a Heena administrative deputy to temporarily take over his position. I need him to organize a Sikel army to follow Lizaru's command and attack together to the west."

"I understand, I'll make arrangements as soon as I go back." Cipros responded bluntly.

Davers smiled and asked: "Lizaru, are you satisfied with my arrangement?"

Lizaru originally only wanted a few guides, but Davers gave him an army. He couldn't hide the joy on his face, and quickly said: "This is really great! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Amintas and Matonis both looked at him enviously: the two legions plus one Sikel unit, the total number of soldiers commanded by Lizaru must exceed 20,000!

Daves continued: "Early the day after tomorrow, I will lead the First Army, Second Army, Fourth Army, Sixth Army, Roman Reserve Group, First, Second, and Fourth Cavalry Army to the west along the south coast. Marching, the final destination is Silinus. And the 7th Army and the 8th Army——"

Daves looked at the Sicilian commander not far from him, and said, "Commanded by Proseus, your task is to lead these two legions, as well as the allied armies of Leonid and Taunis, There are also friendly soldiers such as Agrigento, Gela and Minoa who are attacking the capricious Syracuse!"

This will also be an army far more than 20,000 people! When the generals cast mixed eyes on the rising star in the army, Leottizides still had that facial paralyzed expression, and only said softly: "Yes."

Even Daves couldn't help but look at him again, then turned to the Sicilian fleet commander on the right: "Secrian!"

"It's our navy's turn at the end." Sekrian complained a bit in excitement.

Everyone's complexion changed slightly, perhaps in the Dionian army, only Sekrian dared to speak to King Davos in such a tone.

Davers didn't take it seriously, and said: "It is precisely because your navy's mission is the most important that it is the last one. I ask you, how many ships are left in the Sicilian fleet?"

"There are 70 ships that can actually fight, including 23 crow warships, 19 fast warships, and the others are captured Carthaginian three-layer paddle warships..." Sekrian answered seriously.

In the end, the three fleets fighting against Carthage were left with only this few ships, and two senior navy officers were killed. It seems that the navy lost the most in the war with Carthage. The most energy-consuming! Daves sighed in his heart, but said calmly on the surface: "I can tell you the good news. Within a month, the newly built warships will be added to the Sicilian fleet, which can at least increase the number of warships under your control. To 300 ships."

Sekrian was not surprised by this news. In fact, since his return, he has been paying attention to the construction of the kingdom's civil war ships.

"Furthermore, not only this month, new warships will continue to join the Sicilian fleet until the end of the war." Daves' next words finally made Sekelian smile.

But Daves’ expression became more serious, and his voice became stronger and stronger: “However, as the Sicilian fleet becomes stronger, it needs to take on more responsibilities. You must actively cooperate with the operations of the land forces and continue to increase The harassment of western Sicily continues to defeat the new fleet from Carthage! After taking full control of the entire Sicilian waters, and further gaining the dominance of the waters between Carthage and Sicily, cutting off Carthage’s material from western Sicily Transportation channels, and even threaten the seas of Carthage’s basic soil in the future! This is what I want from the Sicilian fleet. Can you do it?!"

Sekrian felt a pressure at first, but then he became excited and said loudly: "Your Majesty, even if you add another request, the Sicilian fleet will independently capture the attached towns of Carthage or its Phoenician. In the towns of the Allied States, our Sicilian fleet can definitely do it too!"

Some generals in the audience felt unhappy: What does Sekrian mean, want the navy to take all the work of the army? !

Daves really appreciates Sekrian’s confidence. He nodded and continued to say to him: "This time I will lead the army westward, and you will also lead the fleet to guard the convoy carrying supplies, The South Coast, accompanied by the land forces, to ensure the absolute safety of the fleet when docking ships, unloading supplies, building camps...!"

"Yes!" Sekrian responded simply.

Davers turned his head to look at Cipros on the left, and said with a serious face: "Next, you, the Governor of Sicily, will be very busy. The number of soldiers participating in this war is unprecedented, which means The consumption of military rations and materials is equally astonishing, and whether they can be collected and transported well requires you to form an efficient team to ensure the supply of the army in a timely and rapid manner."

"This is my duty as the governor of Sicily. Previously, Commander Plossous fought in the front, and I led the officials in Katane to provide rations and supplies for the army under his jurisdiction. It has accumulated With a lot of experience, I believe we will be able to complete the task smoothly this time!" Cipros said confidently: "Moreover, I will maintain close contact with the Senate to ensure that food and materials from all over the kingdom can be delivered in time. Katane Port..."