Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 383: Carthage assassination incident

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Time flies by.

In the early morning three days later, thousands of sails from Lilibo Port competed and drove southward violently.

The reason for the postponement is that the wind and waves were strong yesterday and the wind was blowing from the south. Although there were some winds and waves this morning, it happened to be a north wind.

The Sicilian Fleet and the Third Fleet are located in front of and on both sides of this huge fleet. The center is a troop carrier, and the towing behind is a heavy ship. By the wind, the entire fleet is moving faster. By noon, he had arrived at Cosia Island.

This small island once belonged to the Phoenicians has now been occupied by the Sicilian fleet and has become their forward base for blocking the port of Carthage and patrolling the coast of Africa, but the fleet did not stop and continued to move forward.

In the next process of approaching the coast, Alexis’s little worries did not occur. There was no Carthage or Phoenician merchant ship on the vast sea. This one was along the coast of Africa. , Passing through Cyrenaica, Egypt, and finally arriving at Tyre has always been relatively busy. Even though there were still ships coming and going here a few months ago, it has suddenly become so depressed, which just proves that Carthage is now in The defeat in this war and the strength of the Dionian Navy.

It wasn't until the fleet was approaching the coast that Alexis saw some fishing boats along the coast.

The fishermen on the boat saw the overwhelming battleship approaching, and they were so scared that they rushed to the shore to stop the boat, and desperately fled back to their city-state to report the news.

At this time, Alexis was not worried anymore. According to his previous deployment, the fleet of warships had already stayed offshore, and the troop carriers were rapidly unfolding along the long coastline, driven by the tide and the oarsmen. , The ship leaned on the flat sandy beach, and the soldiers of the three legions stepped on the land of Africa, stepping on the knee-less sea water.

"This is the land where Hercules defeated the giant Perferion?!" In fact, the scene of the beach here is the same as Turriy and Katana, but the adjutant Yuma on the shore Theseus felt a little excited, and looked around strangely.

"Yes, now we will soon conquer the giant Carthage like Hercules!" Alexis said with emotion.

"Master Alexis, if you have such a thought, you will be disappointed." Priintoles' words caught Alexis for a moment, but he watched him wink and continued: "The present Carthage is not a giant."

"I hope so." Alexis smiled.

They seem to be in a relaxed mood, but in fact, Alexis kept sending the messengers around him to urge all the troops on the shore to assemble quickly. At the same time, they quickly found the scouts who came ashore and asked them to investigate the surrounding area immediately. Case.

The news that came back made Alexis a sigh of relief: Not only is there no enemy within ten miles, but the Phoenicians living here are fleeing desperately with their families and their mouths.

At dusk, Alexis led his army to Hadrumentum and began to build a camp on the ruins of the burned town.

Until late at night, the people of Carthage received the news of "Dionian Army Landing in Hadrummentum". The silent city suddenly became hustle and bustle. There was news that although Margot’s army was defeated, the remaining troops retreated to Segesta and Mazara and continued to hold on. Why suddenly a large army of Dionians appeared in Hadrumentu What about?

Actually, after Hasdruba led the retreat to Mazara, he did send a clipper to venture out of the port and rushed to Carthage to inform Sicily about the situation. However, due to the chaos in Mazara, the people were busy. In order to save their lives, the Dionian fleet deliberately strengthened the blockade of the port until Dionian occupied Mazara, not to mention that Carthage knew nothing about it, just as at a loss as Erlux in Sicily. Affection.

The situation is grim. That night, the Carthage Senate held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. In addition to deciding to immediately mobilize for war, strengthen urban defenses, issue orders to surrounding allies, deploy reinforcements... and other emergency measures, they Discussions were held on "whether to send an envoy immediately for peace talks with the Dionians".

This time, most of the elders agreed, and only a few Magonis elders headed by Preta Kuba expressed their determination to allow the "cedes of a new colony in southern Iberia" as a condition for negotiation. be opposed to.

In the morning, the Senate temporarily adjourned the meeting. The senators returned to the mansion first, finished breakfast, and then went back to the meeting place to discuss. But when the veterans walked out of the venue, a lot of Carthage people had gathered outside the venue.

Some time ago, due to the Hannoites’ proposal to "make peace with Dionia", they were criticized by the people, and some even called them treason. Their days were not very easy, but this morning Many people who have already received the content of the meeting did not slander Okriton and Tapanlako anymore. Instead, they targeted the Margonides and asked Preta Kuba for Carthage’s safety considerations. , Reached an agreement with Hanno and them as soon as possible, sent an envoy, and signed a peace agreement with Dionia.

Pretakuba believed that this was a Hannoist trick, and did not respond to it. In fact, he could not agree with Carthage to abandon the colony of southern Iberia, because it has become a Magnied. The foundation of the family.

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Just as the people of Carthage gathered in front of the Senate’s clamor, Alexis ordered the army to continue to consolidate the camp, and at the same time sent a large number of soldiers to step up the restoration of the original Hadrumentum’s port for faster Moving the cargo in the cargo ship while waiting for the arrival of the Numibian army.

But in the evening, Alexis, who was waiting for a long time, got bad news: the fleet full of Numibian soldiers set off from Lili and there was still a weak north wind, and the fleet was halfway through. , Suddenly turned into a strong northwest wind, and the entire fleet was pushed by wind and waves to the east coast of Hadrummentum. It is said that some ships were still capsized on the way.

Alexis quickly prayed to Hades, thanking him for his blessing, so that this kind of thing did not happen to the Dionian army.

Then he sent a scout to search eastward for the trace of the fleet along the coast.

But the news he received later made him frustrated: Except for a few ships scattered on the nearby coast, no trace of the fleet was seen.

Alexis speculated that most of the ships might have been blown near Cyrenaica by the wind and waves, which made him have to make a decision: he could not wait any longer, he must take the initiative to attack.

So on the 3rd day, he let the Third Army stay at the camp, personally led the 1st and 2nd Army, a total of more than 16,000 people, to the east of Hadrumentum, less than 30 miles away. A Phoenician city-state, Ruspina, launched an offensive.

Ruspina and its neighboring countries sent messengers around the distance to ask for help from Carthage.

This incident aroused panic among the people of Carthage, and soon led to a major event.

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At dusk, the meeting of the Carthage Senate again ended in a quarrel.

After the elders stepped out of the gate, Preta Kuba and others were not unexpectedly besieged by the people waiting outside the courtyard again. They have experienced Preta many times in response to their requests, insults and even threats. Kuba didn't respond at all. After the guards pushed away the people in the way, he held his head and walked forward.

At this moment, a few young people suddenly rushed towards him, knocked off the guards who were caught off guard, and rushed to Preta Kuba, holding a bright dagger in his hand, and swiftly and fiercely, he did not react. Preta Kuba stabbed several times in the chest...

The whole process was just a matter of a blink of an eye. Preta Kuba had fallen in a pool of blood...

The frightened people screamed and fled, and the servants who followed hurriedly helped Pretaku in a pool of blood, yelling for the doctor to come and rescue, the guards rushed to arrest the perpetrator... The scene is very chaotic.

Taking into account their own safety, the veterans retreated to the entrance of the venue, under the protection of the guards. Many people turned their eyes to Hanno, apparently suspecting that the assassination of Tapletta Kuba was related to his mortal enemy Hanno.

But Hanno also looked shocked at this time, and shouted: "Quickly, catch them! Catch the murderers!"

Fortunately, the murderers did not escape. Instead, they stood there, waiting for the guards to come and arrest them. One of them yelled out, "I am Braka's son Ildu! My eldest brother." Follow Monte Arderno and die in Minoa! My second brother was also called up to Sicily. I don’t know if it is life or death! My father drove a cargo ship and ventured to transport food for the Sicilian army late at night. He has not yet returned! Our family has paid enough blood for the war that the Magonis family started! Now Carthage has encountered so many distresses, it was them! There is nothing wrong with killing him, it is Bar Harmon’s. Oracle! Only in this way can Carthage be saved!..."

A few other youths also shouted: "I am not guilty, this is for Carthage!..."

There were still many people present who did not leave. Hearing the shouts of the youths, they all felt the same. They shouted at the guards who arrested the youths: "Let go of them! They are the heroes of Carthage! They think Let Carthage get rid of the danger of war, and let Africa be restored and peaceful! Preta Kuba is the sinner! Margo is the sinner! This is the punishment that Baal Harmon has given, and they deserve it!..."

The people roared like thunder, protesting to the elders, venting all the sadness and fear accumulated in their hearts during this time. Their shouts attracted more people to come and gathered in the square in front of the Senate More and more, some people began to fight with the guards, trying to save the young people, and seeing another riot about to happen.