Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 348: Davers’s new strategy
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Lilibo is located in the center of the western coast of Sicily. The Dionians control it, and it is easier to cut off the sea connection between Carthage and western Sicily, making it more difficult to transport food from the sea, and the Tai Chi camp The food reserves are not enough to support a month!
After all, Margo is a veteran who has been in Iberia for many years. He didn't get lost for long, so he made up his mind resolutely.
"You, rush to the north immediately, inform Hasdrogba to give up the rescue of Palermos, try to collect extra food in the city of Erlux, and then lead the army not to return to Segesta Camp, it's the camp of Silinus!" After Margo gritted his teeth and gave the order to the messenger, he led an army of 30,000 people back south slowly.
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In the Dionian camp in Minoa, Daves tossed and turned, unable to sleep, he was waiting for news from Liliquan.
Before, after receiving the letter from Leotizides, he was attracted by his bold raid plan. He immediately recruited the commanders of the army, and he also notified Sekelian to come to discuss, because Sekeley Ann stayed in Lilibo Port to understand the situation there.
Originally, after reading a sketch of the Lilliputian city defense attached to Leotizides’s letter, everyone thought that even if the army got into the Lilliputian port, if they wanted to take the opportunity to capture the whole city, there would still exist. Very difficult, but as long as it can destroy the port of Lilibo, it will also greatly weaken Carthage's ability to transport materials to the Sicilian army. It is worth a try.
But then, Sekrian mentioned that "there may be tunnels in the port of Lilibo", which made Daves shine. Although it was only a rumors, he still decided to try his best, and then decided to send an additional party. The Second Legion and the Sicilian Fleet assisted Leotizides in capturing profits.
On the same day, several Clippers of Dionia swiftly sailed in the western waters of Sicily, contacting the four parties, and jointly planning this big operation.
When dusk came, Daves sent off the soldiers of the Second Legion to board the Sicilian Fleet at Minoa’s easy harbor, he was mentally prepared: the worst result, pretending to be Carthage The fleet was seen through by the Lilibo patrol boat and could not enter the port at all; better results, the fleet entered the port and captured the lighthouse, the fleet passed through the water gate, and the legion landed in the port, but in the end it was unable to capture the city and could only destroy the port. And back; the best result is of course to capture the city of Lilibu.
Even in the worst case, there is not much loss to the Dionian army, it is just a waste of everyone's time and energy all day, and a great opportunity is missed.
It stands to reason that Daves, who commanded thousands of troops and experienced hundreds of battles, should not suffer so much, but because this military operation is related to the future development of the war, it is rare for him to not sleep well.
After daybreak, Hernipolis entered the big tent and noticed that Daves was sluggish, so he asked concerned: "Your Majesty, did you have a good rest last night?"
"Yeah, I really envy you. No matter where you are, you can fall asleep as soon as you fall, and it is not easy to be woken up." Davers sighed sincerely.
"This is because your Majesty, you are worrying about the various affairs of the Kingdom all the time, and I only need to write documents and orders according to your requirements, and then concentrate the remaining energy on the written biography. Life is simple, but also It’s fuller, so you can eat and sleep well.” Hernipolis said frankly, “So your majesty, you are destined to create a great country and leave a glorious history, which will be remembered by thousands of people forever. I can only use your little brilliance to illuminate myself, and perhaps let future generations barely remember my name."
Henipolis' ingenious flattery made Daves feel comfortable. He laughed and said: "Heni, don’t think you can relax the ban by saying good things. Regarding my biography, there is no permission from me. , Must not be disclosed to others!"
"Your Majesty..." Hernipolis put on a pleading appearance, Daves ignored it and asked: "Can there be a war report today?"
"Not yet—" Before Henipolis finished speaking, Martius walked into the big tent: "Your Majesty, there is news from Silinus that the Carthage camp suddenly lit up late last night. It is clear that there seems to be a large number of soldiers operating in the camp. It lasted until the early morning when the camp returned to calm, but it seemed that some troops had left the camp."
"They must have gone to Lilibo!" Hernipolis said excitedly at once: "This shows that our army has entered the Lilibo port!"
Last night, Daves hadn't slept almost all night, and Daves' energy hadn't recovered yet, so he appeared to be relatively calm: "Very well, we are halfway through, and may Hades bless them to get the best results!"
He stood up and said, "I'm going to rest for a while. If there is any further news, I will be notified immediately." After speaking, he walked slowly into the dormitory.
Henipolis and Martius face each other, speechless for a while.
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In the afternoon, the high-ranking Dionian generals in Minoa gathered in the big tent. At this moment, Daves said vigorously: "Everyone, Lilibo has been captured by us! The destruction of the Carthage army! It’s not far!"
The generals were not surprised by the news, because the warships of the Sicilian fleet had already sailed into the port, and a large number of prisoners from Liliba were being taken into the camp.
"Your Majesty, the city of Liliba is too important to the Dionian army. Martonis, Proseus, and others may be attacked fiercely by the Carthaginian army. Do you want us to send reinforcements?" Oliver Si Yue suggested eagerly.
"I just received the news from the Proseus sent by the Clippers. Until the morning, they did not find any trace of Carthage’s reinforcements. There are signs of the army returning from the Taiji camp..." Daves said slowly, looking around the crowd.
"The Carthaginians gave up regaining profits?" Alexis looked at Daves unsurely.
Daves nodded and said: "From the current situation, Margo is probably not ready to regain profits in a hurry, but still focus the offensive focus on Serinus, so we need to It’s not Lili who is worried, but Serinus!"
"Your Majesty, now that we have captured Palermos and Lilibal, Eriks is already surrounded by us. The Carthaginians are attacking Serinus, can we also attack? Erix, take down this very important city-state for the Phoenicians?" Sixth Army Commander Trotiras suggested.
"Our seizure of profits will inevitably arouse the vigilance of other Phoenician city-states in Sicily. It may be difficult to rely on sneak attacks to succeed. Moreover, there are many temples in the city of Eriks, which are the Philippines of the Western Mediterranean. The sacred place where the Nicki people worship, the Carthaginian army will definitely rescue it." Tolmid reminded.
"Then can Lizaru and Epitheni force the Carthaginian army not to attack Serinus with all its strength? At the same time, it will also allow us to concentrate more forces on the offensive when we discover a fighter. "Olivers suggested again.
Davers tapped the table with his fingers, pondered for a while, and said: "Although we have won a series of victories in this period of time, the main force of the Carthage army has not lost much. It’s a terrible beast. We can’t let our guard down, and don’t press too hard. We must know that the beast that is driven to a dead end will be very terrifying. In order to avoid the increased casualties of the army due to the dying counterattack of the Carthaginians, we should instead. We must relax the ropes so that the Carthaginians can consciously maintain, so as not to die with us... So Rizaru and the others must stay in Herna for the time being.
The Phoenician city-states such as Erlux, Ma**, Segesta, etc. do not have to rush to attack, because this will distract our forces and give the Carthaginian army an additional target that can be attacked. What we need to do now is to consolidate the results of the previous battle, strengthen the defense, continue to consume the morale and weight of the Carthage army, and at the same time be ready at any time. Once a fighter appears, we will decisively attack, kill the Carthaginian soldiers, and hit their morale. Let this beast trapped in the cage continue to bleed until it finally perishes..."
The generals were thoughtful.
Davers looked around them and smiled: "The capture of profit is indeed a big victory for us. Sekrian reported to me before that he is going to plan another operation with Midolades, if it succeeds. , This may lead us to see the dawn of victory in this long war between us and the Carthaginians! Of course, before this, we may have to welcome the arrival of the Carthage envoys who demand peace talks."
Daves's words made the atmosphere in the big tent warm again.
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Compared with the relaxed joy of the Dionian barracks, the atmosphere in the Carthage Senate’s House was solemn, and the news of "the loss of profits" was sent back a day later by the horse ** Clippers who risked their return, shocked. The elders of Carthage.
If the cities of Hadrummentum and Ogilgilli were burned down because the two Phoenician city-states had few small people, but Carthage used countless gold, silver and manpower to build it. The military town fell into the hands of the Dionians so easily. Can the Carthage army really defeat such a powerful Dionians? ...If Corsica and Sardinia were previously out of control, the navy was defeated, and Africa suffered from invasions, the Carthaginian elders were attacked again and again, which made them no longer optimistic about the development of the entire war. Lilibo's fall was a blow to them and deepened their pessimism.