Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 320: Assault on the city of Saint Ibnia

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Davers stared at Sekelian who was confident, and after a while, he smiled: "This is the Sekelian I know, and I look forward to the news of victory you will bring to me!"

After Sekrian left, Daves pondered for a while, then sent someone to call in Tolmeide and Plintors.

"What do you think of transferring the Third Fleet to Sicily?" Davers asked directly.

Tolmeide knew that Davers called Sekelian before. Although he didn’t know what Dafus had talked with him, he heard that Sekelian was in a good mood when he left, so he was careful. I asked: "Your Majesty, why did you think of calling in the Third Fleet?"

Daves glanced at him and said: "Our current strategy is to cut off the Carthage army’s sea transportation line, and let the Carthage army fall into the predicament of food shortage, and we finally defeated it. But since yesterday Judging from the setbacks of the Sicilian fleet, although our navy has an advantage, it is not an absolute advantage. The Carthage navy still has considerable strength and can still pose a great threat to our fleet. The tortuous and complicated coastline makes our dominant fleet busy cruising the long seas every day. It is very passive and suppresses the Sicilian fleet from exerting its advantages. However, if they are allowed to take the initiative to attack, they can’t block the sea and let the Carthaginians. Can continue to provide assistance to Sicily..."

"The main reason is that the navy in Sicily is not strong enough to simultaneously attack and blockade." Plintors said.

"Yes." Daves nodded and said, "The original mission of the Third Fleet was to harass Sardinia and block the route between Carthage and it. But if we transfer the Third Fleet to Sicily, , We can have enough warships to cut off Carthage’s external routes, and the effect is even better, because our ultimate goal is to defeat Carthage, as long as we concentrate on destroying this Carthage army on Sicily , All problems have been solved..."

After listening to Daves’ analysis, Tolmeide was persuaded, but he reminded: "Your Majesty, who will be in charge of the entire navy after the 3rd Fleet is transferred to Sicily?"

Daves understands what he means: If it was before, Sekrian would be the commander of the entire navy, but in this war, Midolades stood out and won successively, as if he became another navy. A star naturally has a much higher temperament than before.

Daves pondered for a while, and said: "Midolades was once Secklean's subordinate, so it is safer to let Secklean be the commander in chief, but Midolades has a more stable character and should... …Arrange them so that the Third Fleet is mainly responsible for patrolling the Sicilian waters, while the Sicilian Fleet is mainly responsible for offensive...Of course, this is just a suggestion, and it is necessary for Sekrian and the others to come over to discuss and decide together."

"Your Majesty, it is better to have the Third Fleet stationed on the north coast." Plintors suggested: "The reason why the Carthaginians were able to successfully transport the luggage to Sicily this time was because of the Sicilian Fleet. Now, on the other hand, the coast north of Erlux is farther from Serinus where the Sicilian fleet is stationed. Starting from the port of Serinus, when the fleet arrives in Erlux, the fastest is three. It takes more than five hours to reach Palermos. In the future, the Carthaginians may continue to use the intermediate period to target the coast north of Eryxus to transport rations for the Sicilian army. If the Third Fleet is stationed on the north coast, it can better monitor the sea near Palermos, Solus, etc., making this attempt by the Carthaginians impossible.

"In the friendly city-state on the north coast of Seodium, it’s the closest to Solus and Palerous, but it’s a small city. I’m afraid there is no good naval port to accommodate our third fleet and other friendly city-states on the north coast. The situation is similar. Messina may be the only town on the north coast that can accommodate the Third Fleet, but it is too far to the west and not as good as Silinus." Tolmid raised his own objection.

Plintors’ proposal made Daves quite moved. Even with Tolmead’s reminder, he still said: "There is no military port on the north coast. You can build a simple one first. We are not here either. Did you do this?"

Seeing that Daves agreed with this proposal, Tolmeide did not object to it, but raised another matter: "Your Majesty, you asked the Ninth Army to assist the Third Fleet in attacking Sardinia. I am afraid that they have already begun operations. If they are transferred back to the 3rd Fleet at this time, will the Ninth Army return to Apulia?"

"The Ninth Legion..." Daves thought for a while, and said, "Then let the Ninth Legion act with the Third Fleet...The Carthage army is now concentrated on the South Coast and the Sikanese territory. , The defense of the North Coast is empty, the Ninth Army can raid Solus and even Palermos. Once successful, it will not only give the Third Fleet a better port, but also shorten the fleet’s cruise distance, which is more conducive to Blockade the western waters. Even if it is unsuccessful, it can disperse the forces of the Carthaginians...Hernipolis, immediately write to Midolades and Taginos in my name, and let them lead the army as soon as possible Sewardium."

"Okay, Your Majesty." Hernipolis cut a piece of papyrus quickly, and then started writing.

At this moment, Martius walked into the big tent: "Your Majesty, the report from Syracuse."

Daves took over the papyrus scroll tied with black rope. After reading it quickly, he glanced at the others in the tent with a smile on his face and exclaimed in excitement: "Okay! Prosius has done a good job!" Everyone, I’m telling you the good news, the main city of Syracuse has been captured by us!"

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On the day Sekrian went to Minoa to be criticized by Daves, in the middle of the west coast of Sardinia, just before dawn, five Carthage cargo ships arrived at the port of Saint Ibene. In addition, this situation is very common during this period of time, because the harassment of the Dionian fleet in Sardinia forced many Carthage merchant ships to transport cargoes only while the Dionian fleet had not come to Sardinia. During the cruise in the Dynia waters, we rushed to the ports of the Phoenician towns on the island and transported the cargo backlogged in the ports.

Because the ship is driven by Phoenician-looking crew, and time is tight, the patrol boat did not check carefully, they were allowed to enter the port.

In the wee hours of the morning, in the north-central position of the west coast of Sardinia, the Third Fleet, which was originally southbound along the coast, suddenly approached the sea.

The coastal reefs here are densely covered, and the shores are mostly cliffs, and there are no suitable boats to dock, but there is a Mannu River (mannu) that enters the sea from here, and there is a relatively large area of ​​tidal flats on both banks of the estuary. It is especially obvious when the tide is low. The tidal flats are covered with slippery soft black silt. People step on it and it is easy to fall into it, and it is very difficult to pass.

But the Third Fleet was fully prepared. The raven warships sailed into the estuary towards the northern beach. The infantrymen of the fleet carefully disembarked from the ship, holding a bundle of wheat straw prepared in advance, and placed it on The mudflat ground, and then planks were laid on it, and a boardwalk leading to the river bank was quickly built.

Walking at the forefront are the soldiers of the Ninth Army's Mountain Reconnaissance Squad. They staggered on the wooden planks and finally reached the bank of the river. Using the climbing tools they carried with them, they easily climbed up the bank that was not too steep. Then a dozen or so rope ladders that had been prepared were hung down, and then the fleet infantry who followed quickly climbed up.

More than half an hour later, 4000 infantry soldiers boarded the northern bank of the Manno River, and then quickly marched inland, preparing for a surprise attack on sant-imbenia, not far from the coast.

The city of Saint Ibínia is a metal processing center of the Phoenicians in Sardinia. It was originally a town of the indigenous Nuragi people in Sardinia hundreds of years ago. Because of the nearby The mountains are rich in iron and silver ore. They used these precious metals to trade with the Etruscans on the Italian peninsula across the Tylerian Sea in central Italy at that time.

After the Phoenicians colonized the island, through trade, marriage, assimilation, war and other means, a hundred years later, the original indigenous Nuragis of Sardinia basically retreated into the mountains in the north, and the south became completely Territory of the Phoenicians. Except for Olbia in the northeast, Saint Ibínia is the northernmost town of the Phoenicians, and the Phoenicians developed it into an important metalworking on the island of Sardinia. center.

Santa Ibínia is located in a low hill not far from the coast. It is close to a river called temo to the north. Because of its relatively flat terrain, the Phoenicians established the The output of the mine and the Nuraji people are more likely to pull the ore dug from the mountains here for trading. Then the Saint Iberians processed and smelted the ore into metal ingots, shipped them through the port of the Temo River, and transported them to Carthage or other places. The annual precious metal production of Saint Ibínia accounts for almost half of the metal production of the entire Sardinia. Because of this, Saint Ibínia is very important to the Phoenicians of Sardinia and to Carthage.

In the past, when the Carthaginian navy dominated the Western Mediterranean, Sardinia was safe. The Phoenicians on the island could fish, farm, and develop metal processing with peace of mind, without worrying about the invasion of foreign enemies. However, since the war between Carthage and Dionians, the navy has always been at a disadvantage, and the security of Sardinia has also been threatened. Fortunately, the geographical location of Saint Ibene is not conducive to the dionians’ Landing at sea, the previous Dionian harassment of Sardinia had never happened near Saint Ibnia.