Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 387: Battle of Addis (1)

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Dido did not expect this Dionian official to put forward such an idea. For a while, he was shy, irritable, worried, angry... Countless emotions were rubbed into a mess in his heart.

Carthage and Greece are somewhat similar in terms of marriage. Marriage matters are basically decided by the elders. But for Dido, the situation is special. Her mother died early, and her father is now in a coma. Moreover, her father loved her and agreed to let her choose her own husband, otherwise she would not marry at the age of 24. , So now she decides whether to marry or not. It's just that she never thought that her marriage would be connected with the life and death of her father, the rise and fall of the family, and the future of the thousands of people in southern Iberia.

How can she not be as clever as she could not see that this was a trap designed by King Dionia and his men, but at this moment, she was so full of thoughts that she didn't want to expose it, nor did she dare to make a decision.

But when she visited Marge who was unconscious again, she finally made a decision and agreed to marry Prince Dionian Cloto Catacs.

The merger of the new colony of southern Iberia in the former Carthage into the Kingdom of Dionia was quickly finalized.

Two days later, when Henipolis saw Okri who had returned to Libya again, he told him the news of "the people of the southern Iberian colonies voluntarily joined the Kingdom of Dionia" and announced: The Iberian colony is no longer within the scope of the negotiation. The kingdom requires a new negotiation condition, and Hadrummentum and its territory belong to Dionia.

The rebellion of the Magonis family surprised Okriton. However, Carthage was overwhelmed at this time. There was no way to fight against Iberia, hundreds of miles away. He could only be stubborn. Protested to Hernipolis: Carthage refused to negotiate with Dionia unless Dionia surrendered the traitorous Magonides family.

The two parties broke up.

With Hardrum Mentum’s lessons learned and Ruspina as an example, Tapsoth surrendered only on the second day after being besieged.

Alexis let the army rest for a while, and then led the army westward. Two days later, the camp was set up ten miles away from Addis City.

Alexis did not immediately launch an attack. Instead, he asked the soldiers to build camps while sending scouts and mountain reconnaissance teams to investigate the enemy and the surrounding geographical environment in detail.

Samors in Addis City was very nervous when he heard the news that the Dionian army was approaching, and ordered the army not to attack and strengthen the defense.

The two sides faced off until early February. During this period, the Phoenician allies to the west of Carthage sent reinforcements one after another, increasing the strength of the Carthage guarding Addis to more than 20,000.

But at the same time, Summers also got bad news: A large number of Numibian troops appeared to the south of Addis.

Even though the Carthage Senate had sent many envoys to the tribes in East Numibia, they used the previously established relationship to promise various benefits in an attempt to persuade them to remain neutral. However, the various tribes of East Numibia have established alliances with Dionia, not to mention that at this time, people with a discerning eye can see that Carthage has sunk to the west. A great opportunity for people to completely get rid of the control of Carthage.

Therefore, the various tribes of Eastern Numibia eventually gathered more than 15,000 fighters. They planned to rush to Hadrumentum to join the Dionian army, but Alexis sent a messenger to order them. March directly from the south to the city of Carthage.

At the same time, Alexis moved his camp to the west, less than 5 miles from Addis City.

Samors was caught in a difficult choice. Originally, when he heard the East Numibian army approaching, in order to avoid being attacked from two sides, he had already started planning: first leave a part of the army to garrison Addis, and quietly led the main force to quickly rush to the south. However, the weak East Numibians rushed back and confronted the Dionian army again.

But the Dionian army suddenly moved the camp to the city of Addis, which means that the movement of the Carthaginian army in the city is difficult to hide from the eyes of the Dionians. Once the main force of the army goes to attack East Numibi The demi people are likely to be flanked by the Dionians.

While Summers was hesitating, another bad news came: another Dionian army (actually a mixed unit composed of part of the Dionian Tenth Army Corps and the Sicilian Fleet Infantry. (Approximately 10,000 people) landed on the west coast of Carthage and surrounded the city of diarrhytos (diarrhytos, Phoenician city-state, west of Carthage, about 100 miles away, adjacent to Utica), Daritos hurriedly sent messengers to ask for help from Carthage, and requested that the civic soldiers who had previously been reinforced by Carthage be transferred back.

Samors knew that the Phoenician city-state to the west was emptied due to a large number of civic soldiers. I am afraid that it would not be able to defend against the siege of the Dionian army. If Carthage cannot rescue in time, The entire west coast will be as likely to fall as the east, but now Carthage is approached by enemies on the east and south. As the only powerful army in Carthage, how dare he lead it? Leave.

But sitting and watching is not a good way, because the news can only be blocked for a while, for a long time, so that the Phoenician allied soldiers in the army will know that their mother state has been or may be attacked by Dionia The news will definitely leave the army without hesitation and rush back to the motherland. By then, the army will lose 1/3 or more of its troops, and this war to defend Carthage will be even more difficult to fight.

Samors finally made up his mind. He hurried back to Carthage, told the Senate about the dangers facing the army, and proposed that the best way to solve the current predicament is to take the opportunity of the citizen soldiers of the Phoenician allies to venture east of Addis. The Dionian army fought a decisive battle. After defeating it, they led a victorious army to defeat the East Numibians who were coming. The crisis faced by Carthage was relieved for most of the time, and finally it was back to Philippines. Nicky allies.

After some argument, the elders finally agreed to his proposal, as Hanno said: "...Although this is a huge adventure, there is at least a silver lining, better than doing nothing and letting Dio. It’s better for the Niya to besiege Carthage with heavy soldiers step by step until the final destruction..."

In order to increase the chances of winning, the Senate made an emergency mobilization.

When Summers returned to Addis City, he brought back 3,000 soldiers. They were either old or young. Carthage did its best for the upcoming decisive battle.

Although Addis is not far from Carthage, this unusual number of 3,000 soldiers is not a small number. They will soon be detected by the Dionian scouts and returned to Alexis.

In the early morning of the second day, Alexis, who had just gotten up, received a return from the scout: the Carthaginian army was constantly walking out of the city of Addis and marching in the direction of the camp.

The Carthage army that had been holding on to Addis suddenly left the city! …Alexis was not surprised. He still followed the previous rhythm, washed carefully, ate breakfast slowly, and put on his armor… After everything was ready, this was called Priintoles, with With the escort, and 300 Sinumibian cavalry, galloped out of the camp.

Just more than three miles to the west, I heard the noise from the front and saw thousands of Carthage soldiers arranging formations on the flat grass...

Alexis holding the reins in both hands, with a smile on his face, turned his head and said to Plintors: "It seems that as we expected, the Carthaginians can't wait to come to us for a decisive battle. ."

"This is obvious. After all, they can only choose this way. Maybe there is still a little hope." Printoles stared at the front solemnly, and said, "But because of this, I'm already in The desperate Carthaginians will inevitably do their best to win this battle. Even if we surpass them in strength, we must not underestimate them, and I believe that even if we win in the end, we will pay a high price... Commander My lord, I suggest that it is best to avoid a decisive battle with the Carthaginians at this time, and wait for a few days, after the commander of the Melishanda legion and their army conquer the Phoenician city-state one after another in the west, this Carthage The strength of the army will inevitably be weakened and morale will inevitably be low. By then, we will advance again and victory will come more easily."

Alexis fell into deep thought. After a while, he shook his head and said, “Plintors, maybe your suggestion is right, but I can’t take it. We refuse to fight, and want to wait for Carthage’s Those Phoenician allied soldiers all escaped and then attacked, but by then the Carthage army will face a joint attack between us and the East Numibians, and it is very likely that they will abandon Addis and retreat directly to the city of Carthage. The city of Ki is thick with high walls, a large population, and it occupies a favorable position. Even if we add all the infantry of the Fourth Army fleet, as well as the Numibians, and besiege Carthage for a few months, we may not be able to capture it. "

Speaking of this, Alexis sighed: "Didn’t the person in charge of the fleet who came to deliver the rations the day before yesterday say that, because the Tenth Army also landed in Africa, the demand for the supply of luggage increased greatly, and the hoarding was in profit. The arsenal reserves of Liber and Serinus have all been used up. His Majesty has sent people to inform Katane and Turri to prepare a huge amount of arsenal... Also, the seas between Sicily and Africa are more turbulent this season. Great, the fleet has encountered wind and waves many times during transportation, and more than 10 ships have been lost...

The war continues, and the losses we have suffered in Dionia are getting bigger and bigger. Now there is a chance to defeat the main force of Carthage in one fell swoop and end the war as soon as possible. Why should we give up! Besides... We have been here for so long. Amintas and the others have already had a lot of opinions. If they evade this battle, they will wait for the results of the 10th Army in the west, first, second, and third. The arrogant soldiers of the Legion may have come to protest, so we must fight this battle! "

After listening, Plintors felt that it made sense, and immediately said: "Commander, I am your staff officer. It is my duty to give you different suggestions and for your reference. Since you have already done After making a choice, let's start preparing for this battle."