Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 69: Select

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Standing on the steps in front of the Senate, Kunogolata looked back at everything in front of him. The harmony and stability of the square touched the painful memories in his heart. His expression gradually became firm: "Can the Alliance of Diony Today is not easy, we must not allow the Syracuse to destroy it!"

Corneiros, who also has painful memories, has no usual gentleness at this moment: "Even if we donate all the gold and silver, we must win this war! Only in this way can the Dionian people have The future!"

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Sekrian has been very busy these days. On the one hand, he has to reorganize the mixed fleet from various allied states that has just gathered in Turii, establish the affiliation of each squadron, arrange the accommodation and food for the sailors, etc. He also needs to maintain warships, install "crows" and many other things; on the other hand, he also needs to participate in and guide the construction of dry docks, the construction of naval ports, and the establishment of cordon to prevent anyone from coming close to watch the naval training, so as to avoid leaks...

Now the section of the river from the port to the Temple of Hera has become a large construction site. Thousands of Dionian people are building and expanding the naval base in full swing, with the assistance of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Turri City Hall. Krian was relieved a lot, but the most anxious thing in his heart was that the two new legions had not been formed yet, and his new tactics could not be practiced at all.

So when the news came that "Syracuse’s army landed on Lokri, and that the Syracuse’s fleet of nearly 500 warships, Chen Bing, was on the sea north of Lokri to protect the Syracuse’s troop transport fleet". , Not only Davers's warnings and plans at the time, but he also didn't have any desire to fight in his heart.

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At the headquarters of the Southern Italy League in Siriting, the representatives of the city-states headed by Ansitanos put aside unnecessary quarrels and quickly reached an agreement: the city-states in the Southern Italy League did their best Efforts were made to send as many troops as possible to form a coalition, and the commander of the coalition was temporarily held by Felicius. If Daves led the team, he would naturally have the position of commander in chief, but he was not there. Therefore, representatives of the city states believed that the prestige of Felicius was not enough to make other city-state leaders and generals completely white, and could only be a temporary replacement. And any important decision, Felicius must collectively negotiate with other city-state generals. In addition, the coalition forces can freely march and build camps in any city-state or territory of the Southern Italian League. The supply of munitions is provided by the city-states in proportion to their strength. Of course, Dionia is the largest, Crotone and Lijim. Naturally, there are many. Fortunately, at the end of October, the autumn harvest has just ended. All city-state citizens have enough surplus food. The special reserve granary in the Dionian League a few years ago is full, so there is no shortage of food for the time being. Worries.

Once the agreement was reached, the representatives of the city-states immediately returned to the city-state to supervise the dispatch of troops, but only two of them did not move.

Ansitanos was because Dionia had prepared plans before Daves left, so he only had to wait for the arrival of the Fourth and Fifth Legions in the Cili Ting.

The other person is the messenger of Corenia—Ulipatos. Because Corenia is already at the forefront of the battlefield, the entire Corenia has already begun war mobilization, preparing to defend against the Syracuse attack. As a messenger, he has a heavy responsibility and must stay here and urge the reinforcements of other city-states to rush to Corenia as soon as possible.

"Master Ansitanos, are you sure that Dionia's army has already set off?!" He asked eagerly again.

"When I came here from the city of Asprostum, our Fourth Army had already assembled soldiers on the square. Based on my knowledge of our Union army, they should be on the road now."

"That's good! That's good!" Yulipatos said, his whole body fidgeting like sores on his buttocks, and then asked: "That...then your Fifth Legion Did you leave too?!"

"The commander of the Fifth Army of Dionia has no other hobbies. The only thing he likes is fighting. As soon as he receives an order, he will surely summon the army immediately. I even think the departure time of the Fifth Army may be longer than the fourth. The Legion is still early." Ansitanos said seriously.

Yulipatos calmed down a little bit.

Seeing that Ansitanos kept stomping his feet lightly and tapping the wooden table with his right hand, he couldn't help but remind him: "I suggest you go and urge Siri now. The city hall of the court, seize the time to mobilize the citizen soldiers."

Xiliting? Ulipatos is a little puzzled: According to the agreement reached, their army will not go to Corenia.

Ansitanos explained to him earnestly: "Sirritin, Trina and Crotone are responsible for defending the north bank of the Ramato River, but if the Syracuses rushed past Ramat To the river, to the north of Corenia, then our Southern Italian League's plan to block the Syracuse in Lokri and its allies has failed!"

Ulipatos woke up immediately after this reminder, and immediately stood up and said: "You are right, I will go to Master Pretinis."

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On this day, in Lockey, Dionysius encountered difficulties.

His original plan was that the entire fleet sailed north from Syracuse early in the morning, and could reach Lockley in one day and complete the landing as soon as possible. Therefore, he specifically asked the most experienced sailor to select a main force of Dionia to expedition to Potentia, and at the same time it was a calm and good day.

The huge fleet did reach Lokri smoothly, but then encountered a lot of trouble during the time it entered the port.

Lorri does not have a natural harbour like Syracuse, which can easily make thousands of ships temporarily docked, and the port of Lorri is not as large as Syracuse, one-time It can accommodate five to six hundred ships. At the same time, as a city-state, Lockley has limited manpower. It has never handled the arrival, unloading, shipping, offshore, and rotation of nearly 10,000 ships at the dock. The landing procedure of the company requires sufficient labor, orderly organization, strong management, rich experience... These, Lorry does not have.

Moreover, in order to keep secret and achieve the purpose of a surprise attack, Dionysius sent the Clippers to rule Lockley the day before, so Lockley was not fully prepared.

There was a large amount of materials on board that were unloaded and could not be cleaned up in time. They piled up at the docks, blocking the passage for the soldiers to go ashore. The soldiers of Syracuse were also allowed to clean up by themselves. The soldiers who have been wandering at sea for almost a day are very Tired, eager to rest, of course suffocated in my heart, and if they disagree, they will conflict with the workers at the dock.

While the unloaded ships are eager to leave the dense ship gap, and the ships that come to unload are eager to get to the dock, how could the officer in charge of the dispatch of Lockley take care of so many ships, causing the ships to collide with each other and the crew to fall into the water The situation can be seen from time to time, and there have even been tragedies in which a few ships were hit, flooded due to damage to the hull, and eventually capsized.

Outside the port, thousands of ships stay on the sea. Whether sailors or soldiers, they are very eager to get ashore and rest early, while the ship owners anxiously hope to complete the task soon and leave because they are worried. The sea conditions are good now, but the climate in the Mediterranean is changing a lot. In case of a sudden storm, all these ships will be shot towards the coast. Everyone has no room to escape and will be crushed together...

Dionysius was the first batch to go ashore. Seeing the chaos in the port of Lokri, he was very anxious, and even his elder brother Demodocus, who had always been greeted by him, became angry. .

But it's useless to get angry. The problem lies there and must be resolved as soon as possible. Therefore, Dionysius had to strictly order the personnel who had come ashore to act as labor, obey the instructions of the Lockley port personnel, help carry goods, clear the terminal, and mediate conflicts. At the same time, he reluctantly issued an order to let all the troop carriers outside the port land on the beach near Lokri and let the soldiers go ashore.

After issuing these instructions, Dionysius knew that the terrible situation in the Port of Lokri would be greatly improved, but the multitude of affairs would follow one after another, without two or three days of processing and repair, Syracuse Zha’s army may not be able to send troops.

In order not to see and not worry, Dionysius left several generals and ministers responsible for coordinating and directing the landing, and he took Phoebedas and a group of people out of the port and entered Lokri City.

This is the first time Phoebe Das has been to Lockley. He is carefully looking at the buildings in the city, but he heard Dionysius ask softly: "Phoebe Das, do you think we will be the first Where should the target of the attack be?"

Phoebe Das glanced at him, then glanced at the other people who were far behind them and separated by the guards. He was surprised: because he had already directed this to this person when he was in Syracuse. The tyrant expressed his opinion, why hasn't he made up his mind yet?

So, he said affirmatively again: "My first choice is still Corenia."

Hearing this, Dionysius fell silent: He understood Phoebeidas’ intentions, and while the city-states in the Southern Italian League were not ready for war, they used a swift attack to make them unable to Achieve a union. But the reason why he hesitated was not because the army of Syracuse landed in Greece like wolves into the flock, but there were too many fat sheep, and he didn’t know which one to eat first, which made him suffer from a choice disorder, but Because he already has a goal in his mind, that is - Li Jim.

Lijim has repeatedly confronted him and even humiliated him, such as rejecting his proposal, but marrying the woman he proposed to Syracuse’s enemy, the Archon of Dionia, but this is only a second The main reason. The most important thing is Lijim's wealth and geographic location.