Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 382: Alexis’ offensive plan

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Olivers originally thought that he would not be able to win the battle, but Davers’ order made him overjoyed. Although he was a little disappointed by not being a commander, Davester explained to him and gave him His heart was sorted out, and he immediately solemnly stated: "Your Majesty, rest assured! I will cooperate with Taginos to complete the strategy of Sardinia as soon as possible."

As a newcomer to Dionian's army, Sextus naturally has no opinion.

After the two generals received the order, the other generals who had not yet had a mission saw hope, but Daves looked at them and said calmly: "The Seventh Army needs to temporarily divide its forces and garrison Lilibi, Mazara, Serinus, Palermos, stabilize the order of the entire western region. The Tenth Army and the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade stayed behind Lilibi, as a reserve force, ready to respond to sudden emergencies at any time. The Sixth Army, the Eighth Army, and Lu The Cania Reserve Corps and the three cavalry regiments can be disbanded first, so that the soldiers who have fought for a year can return to their hometowns. At the same time, it can alleviate the tension in the supply of rations. However, you can not go home for the time being, and you must stay in your own. In the army barracks, once the order is received, the soldiers must be assembled as soon as possible and rushed to the designated battlefield. Do you understand?!"

"Understood, Your Majesty!" No matter how much loss he felt, no general dared to express his dissent at this time.

"Your Majesty, what about our navy?" Sekelion couldn't help but ask.

"Assault on Carthage across the sea, how could it be possible to have less of your navy!" Daves's expression remained serious: "The Sicilian Fleet and the Third Fleet will not only **** the expeditionary army to safely land in Africa, but also the safety of the transport fleet in the future. All of you are responsible. In addition, starting today, the navy will no longer have to cruise the western waters, but will change its target to the Carthage waters, block the Carthage port, intercept the ships of Carthage and its allies, and land and harass our enemies. , And at the same time actively cooperate with Alexis’s army until the end of the war...This is the mission of your navy. It is very hard. Can you accept it?"

"Doesn't this highlight the importance of our navy? It's better to do something than nothing to idle, and the Sicilian fleet is willing to accept this task." Sekrian laughed and deliberately looked at the few who are about to disband the army and go home. The commander of the legion, put on a proud appearance, made Epithenis and others want to beat him well.

Compared with Sekerian, Midolades' answer is much more serious: "Your Majesty, the 3rd Fleet must complete the mission."

Davos turned his gaze on Secrian’s little farce, turning his gaze on the Sicilian commander, who had been quiet, and said: "Plosous, you have another mission. After returning to the east, , Osgia Island is still handed over to you. It has not had any impact on the entire war, so I will not set a time limit to conquer it, but you are required to minimize material consumption and reduce the casualties of soldiers. Right?"

"I will do my best, Your Majesty." Leontizides responded calmly.

"Everyone, you all understand your respective tasks, so please go back immediately and carry out it seriously. Alexis, you will stay for a while."

The military meeting held this time was so short, because Daves did not plan to give the generals time to bargain after giving the order.

Only Alexis was left in the hall. Daves asked softly: "What do you think about landing in Africa and attacking Carthage?"

Although Alexis has just been appointed, after the Battle of Silinus, Sicily has basically become the possession of the kingdom. As long as the war is not over, the next landing in Africa and the attack on Cartha are basically expected. The matter, senior generals such as Alexis and Leotizides are already thinking about how to attack the next step. This is one of the reasons why they can get such a high position in the Dionian army today. Therefore, Alexis said calmly: "Your Majesty, is there a map of Africa?"

Daves immediately asked Hernipolis to get the map and put it on the table.

Alexis stepped forward, looked at the map intently, and then solemnly said: "The three legions plus the Numibian cavalry and infantry, the number of soldiers is estimated to exceed 50,000, very Huge. I have seen the report of your Majesty’s landing on Latham. It took you almost a day, and the first and third legions landed first to stop the Romans’ attack, so that the entire army was safely stepped on. On the land of Latham, it can be seen that the landing operation is a time-consuming, labor-intensive and risky military operation.

Furthermore, in this landing, half of the landing forces were Numibians. They did not undergo rigorous training and had never fought alongside us. Once they were attacked by the Carthaginians, They are likely to panic and disobey orders... Not only can they not be an aid to our army, but they will become a burden and even a hidden danger.

So, I hope that our army and the Numibian army will not land together. We will do it twice. First, I will lead the three legions to land and build the camp. On the second day, the Numibians will be transported over, which not only improves the efficiency of landing, but also guarantees safety. "

After Daves heard it, he secretly applauded: It seems that Alexis has not been dizzy because of my previous appointment, and is still keeping calm.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "I agree with you, you can log in twice. Where do you think the landing location should be?"

Alexis had considered for a long time, and then said: "Although we wiped out Carthage’s 100,000 troops in Sicily, I think it still has some strength. If we land near Carthage, it will definitely Being blocked by its madness, this may cause our landing to fail. If the landing site is too far from Carthage, it may give the Carthaginians enough time to defend.

Furthermore, I heard that on the west coast of Carthage, mountains and hills are crisscrossing, which will make it difficult for the landing troops to march towards Carthage, so the landing site I chose is here—"

Where Davers looked at his finger, it was Hadrumentum, the Phoenician city-state once stationed in the Eastern Phoenician Fleet and later burned down by the Sicilian Fleet.

This is exactly the landing site Daves envisioned, but he is not surprised. After all, Hardrummentum is indeed a very ideal landing site: the city is located on a long flat sandy beach. It can accommodate large troops to land, the Phoenician city-states nearby are relatively weak, not enough to pose any threat to the Dionian landing army, and there is more than 100 miles from Carthage, neither far nor near, And along the coast, the terrain is flat and conducive to marching. In addition, the Sicilian fleet has once raided there, and is relatively familiar with the sea conditions and geographical environment... Alexis is one of the best generals in the Kingdom of Dionian, and he can choose Hadrumentum. It couldn't be more normal.

"I agree with you." Daves nodded and said in a deep voice, "Alexis, as long as our army can gain a foothold in Africa and fight steadily, it is a matter of time to defeat Carthage. However, I have some ideas on how to deal with Carthage, I would like to ask you to listen first."

Although Daves spoke politely, Alexis immediately sat back to his original position and said seriously: "Your Majesty, please say it."

Daves said in more detail what he said to Hernipolis before, and finally emphasized: "Of course, war is beyond our control, and sometimes the situation changes far away. Far beyond our expectations, you, as a front-line commander, can take the most appropriate measures according to the actual situation at the time. What I said just gave you a bottom line."

Alexis pondered for a while, and then seriously responded: "I know, Your Majesty. I will try my best to make the battle go in this direction!"

This is one of the reasons why Daves chose Alexis as the head coach of the expedition: Alexis has a political mind and can think about and solve some political problems while directing war, unlike Armin. Tas only thought about war.

Actually, after careful observation by Daves, he found that although Leontizides he valued is obsessed with studying wars and not good at communicating with others, he does not only know how to fight. For example, he led the army a few years ago. Some of the political measures taken to quell the Sikers and the first invasion of western Sicily were quite good. But this time, the reason why Daves did not select him as the commander-in-chief was because his qualifications were too low and his prestige was not enough to overwhelm the unwilling senior generals.

"Before you set off, are there any requests I can help solve?" Davers asked with concern.

"Uh... Your Majesty, can you send me another person?" Alexis took the opportunity to say.

Davers smiled: "Plintorus?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. With his help, I won't worry about the mistakes in the plan I made, and I will be more confident in winning!" Alexisstein said sincerely, not worried at all Daves will have the wrong impression that his victory may be based on the planning of Plintors.

"I promise you that Plintors stayed with me at Lili, which really was a waste of his talents." Daves agreed without hesitation, and then asked, "Are there any other requests?"

"No more."

"I have a request for you now." Daves smiled: "Come with me to drink a glass of Turiyi wine, I wish you the news of victory as soon as possible!"