Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 35: The new commander of the Dionian Navy and “The Dionian”

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Sekli'an felt tight, and tried to ask: "My lord, are we going to war?"

"War does not necessarily happen, but it is prepared. I believe you have heard the public trial in Victory Square. Syracuse has ambitions for us, Dionia." Daves confronted Sekrian as an admiral Satisfied with the vigilance of the war, he stared at Sekrian with solemn expression: "If a war breaks out, what chance will our entire Greek navy have against the Syracuse navy?"

Sekrian's face also became tense and solemn, but he was still able to maintain a clear head, and said smoothly: "Due to the previous war with Lockley, Crotone can now piece together up to 20 ships. There are about ten three-tiered paddle warships in Siritin, about eight in Corenia, and five in Trina... As for these city-states in the Dionian League, the three-tiered paddle warships of the Lijim Navy At most, there may be 30 ships, and Heraclea and Metapontum can make up five ships. Laos has not yet mastered the technology of making three-layered warships, Castellon and Elia. There are no three-tiered paddle warships, only small and medium-sized warships... Oh, and Tarantum, I almost forgot about it, it has about 25 three-tiered paddle warships..."

Tarantum! This reminded Daves that the relationship between Dionia and it has been a stranger in the past two years, but in the face of greater threats, Daves decided to improve the relationship with it next.

"If the naval forces of all the city-states of Great Greece are concentrated, there will be about 130 three-layer paddle warships, plus small and medium-sized warships...maybe nearly 250. According to previous news, Syracuse There are currently nearly 400 three-layer paddle warships, and the total number of warships is probably more than 600. However, although the number of warships is huge, we are not unable to fight Syracuse. It is just—"Sekrian looked melancholy. Said: "The key is that these warships in the Great Greek city-state are too scattered and easily destroyed by the enemy. Even if they can be assembled together, they will easily lead to separate battles due to the lack of training and unified command."

Davers pondered for a while, and said: "If all these great Greek warships have undergone unified training and have a unified command, you think this great Greek combined fleet can have a chance to defeat Syracuse. Zha the navy?"

A fleet that has just been established and has no experience in naval warfare actually wants to defeat the mighty Syracuse Navy? Sekelian was not shocked by Davers’s problem. On the contrary, after serious consideration, he said decisively: "I think it is possible! First of all, the sailors of the Dionian Navy are very high-spirited, and you know, my lord. Now that the number of soldiers in the infantry regiments of Dionia is full, many free citizens who have registered with the household registration department and some reserve citizens do not want to wait in the regiment reserve before being transferred to sailors. These young men aspire to be like legionaries. , To establish merits as soon as possible, shorten their years, become official citizens as soon as possible, and get a share. Therefore, they train hard and eagerly look forward to the outbreak of war. They are eager to fight and win more than anyone."

Sekrian clenched his fists, as if cheering himself up, and continued loudly: "Secondly, although the Syracuse navy is huge, they did not gather together, but were moored separately in Syracuse. , Agrigento, Catane... Oh, now there is one more Messina, so Siracusa wants to gather all the warships together, it is also a very time-consuming task. We can catch Seize the opportunity and quickly destroy one or two squadrons of it, and then the naval strength of both sides can change..."

Davers stared at the young man. He is intelligent, capable, and energetic, courageous and enterprising in the face of powerful enemies, and from his previous systematic analysis, he has thought deeply about naval warfare, and is not limited to one. In the position of commander of the squadron, only training soldiers, cruising, etc., this is a naval talent!

Davers finally made up his mind in his heart, and he said in a deep voice, "You said it well! Our Dionian infantry has always been weak and strong, and we have today's Dionian Alliance. I hope the navy will have this spirit of not being afraid of powerful enemies!"

"My lord, don't worry, the Dionian Navy will never be worse than the infantry in the future!" Sekrian immediately assured.

Davers looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Seglian, although you are young, you have always performed very well in training and managing the fleet, and your prestige in the sailor is also very high. In view of the present En'anilus has been imprisoned for breaking the law, and the entire Dionian Navy has no commander. It is impossible for this situation to continue like this..."

Secrian's heart beat violently when Daves' words were over.

"So, I decided to propose to the Senate to let you take over as the commander-in-chief of the navy. I believe this appointment may be made tomorrow."

When the great happiness fell as Sekrian had hoped, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say, but he kept expressing his gratitude: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! Thank you--"

"Don’t thank me first, you have to understand that this appointment is not an honor, but a heavy responsibility! If one day, there is a war between Dionia and Syracuse, Dionia will be long The coastline will be under the attack of the powerful navy of Syracuse. The fleet you lead must do everything possible to protect the alliance’s land from the enemy, and the citizens’ property will not suffer losses, so your responsibility is heavy!" Daves said with a serious expression.

Sekrian's expression gradually became firm under Davers's gaze: "I see, my lord!" He gave another military salute extremely powerfully.

The next day, the Senate voted to appoint Sekrian as the admiral of the navy. At the same time, two bills were passed: one is to incorporate the warships of the Dionian League city-states into Dionian. The navy sequence is one training and one cruise; the second is to increase the number of three-layer paddle warships built from the original five per year to ten per year.

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At the Bacchus Theatre in Athens, the famous playwright Aristophan’s new play "The Dionian" is being staged. The play tells the story of an alien Dionian citizen participating in the Olympia Games. In the play, Aristophanes portrays a dionian alien citizen who is extremely ignorant of Greek traditional culture and is stupid. Since its release, it has been highly respected by the citizens of Athens, and the theaters in Athens are often full.

For example: Now the referee is playing in the center of the theater until the referee announces the athlete’s entry. This strangely dressed alien refused to be naked. The referee asked him why. His answer was: "We have many snakes and insects in the mountains. Put on your clothes, otherwise you will be bitten off by accident——"

"Hahaha..." The audience burst into laughter.

"I just like this paragraph, it's ridiculous!" An audience member clutched his stomach, laughing so much that tears came out.

"The following paragraph is even more ridiculous, I have watched it several times!" Another audience member said excitedly.

Only hearing a whistle on the court, the actor of the Dionian alien citizen was desperately making a running action, but the referee stopped the game and asked him why he ran into the circle of the track. He Very innocently said: "The people of our tribe track their prey, and always take shortcuts. Only in this way can they catch the prey."

After the referee told him the rules of the game, he complained: "How stupid these rules are! No wonder I didn't see you wearing animal skins and feathers, because you can't catch prey."

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The audience laughed almost from beginning to end.

In the end, the alien won the race championship, and the temple priest gave him a laurel crown, but he threw the laurel crown on the ground and said angrily: "Our archon lied to me. These branches are not worth any money. , He said that winning the championship will be rewarded!"

So he turned to the priest to ask for the golden scepter in his hand.

The greed of the aliens and the anger of the priests became the end of the play.

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The audience stood up, clapped and cheered in one direction.

An old man with a gray beard stood up and waved to everyone to express his gratitude. He is the respected playwright Aristophanes in Athens. Although he is old, he is still as usual. When the new work starts, he will sit in the field, observe the audience's reaction, and think about what needs to be improved in his work.

"Dionians" is a work he created after he heard about the farce that took place at the Isthmus tournament a few years ago (that is, the Rizaru's havoc). Most Athenians just see it as a funny comedy, only a few people can understand the deep meaning contained in the play.

More and more city-states such as Dionia in Great Greece, Syracuse in Sicily, Napoli in Campania, Thessaly and Macedonia in northern Greece have begun to accept foreigners into Greek society , Began to have an impact on Greece’s own traditional culture. This is exactly what Aristophanes, who has been committed to defending the traditional values ​​of Greece, worries. He used this ridiculous alien in the play to warn the Athenians and even the entire Greek world to be vigilant, but he could not be sure how much it could play a role.

With the help of the slave, he walked out of the theater and went down the mountain road. The crowded people took the initiative to make way for the respected old man.

At this moment, there were cheers in front of him.

"What happened?!" The audience patted the shoulders one by one, and asked curiously.

"We won! We won! The fleet led by Konong defeated the Spartan Navy in Knidos, and Athens won!" The people rushed to tell, and some even cried with joy.