Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 288: Swearing to the west

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Sipros said sincerely: "Master Prosous, don't worry, I will not interfere with your military command!"

Since it has been more pleasant to work with Cipros over the years, Leottizides nodded in agreement.

Davos smiled and encouraged them: "I hope that this time I will attack Syracuse, Plossous, you can continue to cooperate with Cipros, capture Syracuse as soon as possible, and eliminate the rear of the army. And then led the army to the west to join me."

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After the conversation, Daves left Cipros again alone.

When Cypros thought that Daves was going to give a face-to-face instruction to Syracuse’s political planning just now, Daves asked in a deep voice: "How is the mood of the people in the city now?"

"Huh?" Cipros was taken aback for a moment.

"The Sicilian Territory has suffered considerable losses since the outbreak of the war, especially Katane. Not only did houses and fields have been damaged, property was looted, and the citizens also suffered the most deaths and injuries. They must have had nothing to do with the kingdom. Less complaint, right?!" Daves looked serious and asked in a deep voice again.

Ciplos has come back to his senses and understands what Davers is worried about. He truthfully said: "Your Majesty, if the war with Carthage broke out a few years ago, the Sicilian Territory is likely to be turbulent and Chaos, but after the outbreak of the'Laodixian Incident', Your Majesty has decisively dealt with a group of lawless officials and old nobles in the Sicilian Territory, readjusted the land policy, strengthened the governance of the cities in Sicily, and let the eighth The Legion conquered the rebellious Sikerians, and the Sicilian territory became more stable. After several years of development, the Sicilian people have become more devoted to the kingdom.

However, even so, when the war broke out and the people learned that the Carthage army had landed in Sicily and the kingdom did not send additional troops, there were still some complaints that the kingdom did not pay enough attention to this place and ignored their safety. . Fortunately, Lord Prosius severely damaged the Carthage army in Minoa, and the 3rd Fleet defeated the Carthage fleet on the north coast, giving the people some confidence in this war.

But then a storm destroyed the Sicilian fleet, leaving the people of Katane into grief, because more than 5,000 crew members from Katane were killed in the sea. After that, Proseus failed in the Battle of Gela. The Carthaginian army invaded the Catania plains and wreaked havoc. The people were extremely angry about this and lost their minds for a time. They rallied to the town hall to protest and demanded Pross to rate. The team went out of the city and drove away the Carthage cavalry raging on the plains. Fortunately, Xenofinnis quietly let his subordinates guide public opinion secretly, and officials are trying their best to appease them, and the situation is brought under control.

Later, Paragonia was burned down. While the people of Katane felt grief for the 2000 Katane citizens who died in the war, many people also realized that if it weren't for Proseus to stick to the city, Ka Tanay may also suffer the same tragic fate, so some people even went to the city hall to apologize.

Your Majesty, I'm sorry! Since you arrived in Katane a day earlier, most of the people in Katane are paying homage to their loved ones who died in battle, and there is no time to organize, so the scene of welcoming you at the port is a bit cold. But this does not mean that the people of Katane have some opinions on you.

As far as I know, they are very excited to hear that your army is coming, because it means that they can finally get rid of the threat of the Carthaginians, and they can start to rebuild their homes. They also eagerly hope that you can help They take revenge. You must know that the people in the city hate the Carthaginians very much! "

After listening, Daves was silent for a while, and asked softly: "So far, how many citizens of Katane have died in the battle?"

"Counting the crew drowned in the two naval battles, there are approximately 10,000 people. In addition, more than 2,000 people were injured and could no longer fight."

Daves sighed: "For this war, the people of Katane have paid a lot of sacrifices! But now the treasury is tight, I am afraid that it will not be able to give enough compensation to the families of the deceased in a short time, so let's ……You give me a list of the citizens who died in battle, and try to get the families of the dead and wounded soldiers and crew members to gather at the meeting place of the local council. I will be there to express condolences and thanks to them."

"Your Majesty, you will give them personal condolences, and they will definitely feel very comforted! But--" Cipros looked embarrassed: "The venue of the local council can only accommodate 400 people at most, and the number of dead and injured family members. Far more than 10,000 people, I am afraid—"

"Then let them enter the venue in batches, and I will give condolences in batches."

"But in this way, your majesty, you--" Cipros said worriedly.

Daves understood what he was worried about, and said firmly: "Don't worry about me, they lost their relatives for the kingdom. There is nothing more sad than this! As long as they can get some comfort, I am tired. Some are nothing at all."

"I understand, Your Majesty, I will make arrangements." Cipros stood up and bowed respectfully.

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At noon on the second day, the First Army, Second Army, Third Army, Fourth Army, Sixth Army, Seventh Army, Eighth Army, Lucania Reserve Army, First, Most of the soldiers of the Second and Fourth Cavalry Corps, the Roman Reserve Group, and the Mountain Range Reconnaissance Group arrived in front of the city of Palagonia. Then, according to the instructions, the troops spread out, surrounded them, and began to enter the city cautiously.

A month ago Paragonia was a new fortress with a complete defense system, but now it has become a ruin: traps have been cleared, deer castles have been pulled out, trenches have been filled, and the ground is still visible from time to time The leftover arrows, javelins, stone bullets, swords and spears, the soil under the city even turned blood red, dried up and agglomerated, and the solid outer walls became ruined walls. Soldiers could enter the city without going through the city gates. But they must be careful, because the broken walls are still dropping rocks and dust from time to time...

After entering the city, the soldiers were stunned: there were no houses, no streets, everything was reduced to ashes, and there was scorched blackness in front of them.

Max followed his comrades, carefully circumventing the piles of rubble turned into coke, and the lamenting words of his comrades rang in his ears. After several days of frequent interactions and language stimulation, he could roughly understand the "fire, battle" "A few Greek words, combined with the scenes he saw outside the city, he was also shocked in his heart: What kind of tragic battle has happened here!

It didn't take long for them to come to the inner city wall, which was also ruined here, and the wall was scorched black. Passing through the gap and entering the inner city, the ground once again turned from black to blood red.

In the center of the inner city, there stands a half-collapsed tower. On the ground around the tower, there are many crossed wooden pillars. Sharp-eyed soldiers can clearly see the blood stains on the wooden pillars and both ends. With the remaining iron nails and ropes, a terrifying picture suddenly appeared in his mind, and there was a commotion in the team.

At this moment, Daves was dressed in military uniform and climbed to the top of the tower that had undergone emergency repairs. A dozen translators followed him.

The teams gradually calmed down. Under the command of the team officers, the soldiers lined up in a denser queue with the tower as the center.

Max looked up at the tower like the other soldiers. This was the second time he saw King Dionia, but unlike the situation at the bonfire party, he looked majestic and solemn at this time.

"Citizens of Dionia!" Daves' voice was loud and full of breath, but his speech was slow. This was to ensure that the transmitter could accurately help him spread the word: "Now you are standing This land was guarded by the First Brigade of the Seventh Army and the two reserve groups of Katane a month ago. There were only 3,000 soldiers in total, and the enemy they faced was 10 from Carthage. Wan Dajun.

However, these warriors were not afraid. They repelled the enemy's fierce attack many times and resisted the Carthage army for more than 20 days! At the most dangerous time, they even risked their lives and ignited a fire in the city, inflicting heavy losses on the Carthaginians. In the end, because of the huge difference in military strength, Carthage used human tactics to capture this small city. ... But these warriors fought to the end, no one surrendered and poured all their blood into this land! "

Hearing these words, the soldiers all subconsciously looked down at the red-brown ground.

In fact, not all of Paragon’s defenders were killed. When the inner city was breached and the Carthaginians rushed into the tower, there was not much left, extremely tired and scarred of Dionia. The soldiers chose to surrender, but after the Carthaginians captured them, they imposed cruel criminal laws on them, and Daves beautified them all here.

"Carthages! Fierce and cruel Carthages!" Daves said angrily: "They did a heinous evil! They actually nailed the remains of the warriors. On the cross! Yes, that's the wooden stakes erected in front of you! When the reinforcements came to clean the battlefield, their remains were horrible!"

There was a commotion among the soldiers under the tower, and the voice of indignation broke out.

Daves waited for a while, and then exclaimed impassionedly: "Why did the Carthaginians, who claim to have the most splendid and glorious culture of the Western Mediterranean, commit such evil actions that even barbarians would not do? It’s because our warriors used their flesh and blood to stop the Carthage army for more than 20 days, destroying the Carthaginians’ plan to capture Katane and drive the people of the kingdom out of Sicily! It’s because of our warriors. This small city alone caused the Carthage’s army several times more casualties than theirs! It’s because our warriors stationed here are only 3,000, and they have created such a splendor in the face of a strong attack of 100,000. The record, which made the Carthaginians panic!