Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 75: Military Discussion

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"What's the matter with the war! Before the war, Timias did not provide good service to the soldiers, but you, Umakas, I served you more than once, and I never saw you say Affect your rest!" Timias finished speaking out loudly and boldly, and several women also winked at Umarcus from the side, Ying Shengyan's help.

"Okay, okay, you are willing to stay here, just stay here! I have something urgent!" Yomakas was anxious and angry, in the public, it was not easy to attack, a little annoyed After finishing speaking, immediately drove forward and let the guards go in and report.

"Master Eumarkas, when you see the Archon Dionia, can you please tell us and let us in..." Seeing Eumarkas is about to enter the camp, Timias smiled hippy again. Climbing up, Umarcus ignored him at all and went straight in.

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When Daves left the camp, Timias and the women wanted to surround themselves, but they were driven aside by the guards led by Martius, and he was so angry that he yelled.

Yumakas pretended not to hear, Daves laughed. He pointed his finger at a noisy area on the front of the camp, and said: "Tarantum people’s minds are flexible. We just built it yesterday. Battalion, today it automatically forms a lively market. To tell the truth, it provides great convenience for our army to gather necessary supplies, but harlequins are strictly prohibited in the army, according to the "Dionian Military Law". , The offender will be deprived of his citizenship. So even if that person enters the military camp, no one dares to contact him in violation of the military law."

Yumakas blushed, he smiled in agreement, and sighed: "Your military laws are severe, so it's no wonder that you have an outstanding record."

The place where the combat meeting was held was in the manor of Umakas, on the outskirts of Tarantum.

In the meeting room, Daves saw not only Diomilas, but also Trifias, one of Heraclea’s consuls, and Tudpres, one of Metapontum’s consuls.

Diomilas still had the same expression as yesterday, and he didn't say any rumors at all. It is estimated that the bad news of the navy's fiasco has knocked him out.

Tudpres greeted Daves very politely, and his performance was quite satisfactory. Trifias and Daves shook hands and embraced, talking and laughing. After all, Heraclea is close to Amendorara. When Daves led the mercenaries to establish a foothold in Amendorara, they had contact with Heraclea. In less than two years, a closer relationship was established. relation.

After everyone was seated, Umarcus reiterated: "My sirs, thank you for your selfless help when you encountered difficulties in Tarantum! Me and Diomilas On behalf of the Tarantum Senate and the people of Tarantum, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you!" After speaking, Umakas saluted the three in earnest.

Diomelas also reluctantly followed the salute, and the Daves and the three also responded politely.

After this etiquette, I entered the topic.

Diomelas stood up and said: "Manduria has less than 4,000 soldiers stationed, and it has been two days since the Maple coalition forces have been besieged! According to reliable sources, the Maple coalition forces have a total of 30,000 soldiers. Man, if we don’t take immediate action, Manduria will suffer the same fate as Brindisi! The Tarantum Senate has made a decision to send us to relieve Manduria immediately and seek opportunities Do you disagree with the decisive battle with the Maple coalition forces?"

His eyes swept across Tudpres, Trifias, and finally fell on Daves. Heraclea and Metapontum, as the subordinate city-states of Tarantum, have always obeyed their orders, so Diomilas’s questioning was of course aimed at Dionia.

The two consuls both answered in the affirmative, but Daves did not speak immediately, but stood up and walked around to Umarcas's side. There was a tarantula on the wooden table in front of him. On his detailed map, you can clearly see that the marked Manduria is not far south of the Tarantum icon. He gestured with his fingers and asked: "How far is Manduria from here?" /

"Less than fifty miles." Umarcus replied.

50 miles. Daves estimated that at the normal marching speed of 15 miles per hour of the Dionian Legion, it would be reachable within three hours. Manduria is located on a "coastal corridor" with the sea on one side and the mountains and forests on the other. The city of Manduria is actually not located on the seashore, but on the mountains and forests. But think about Tarantum not far to the north. The Mesapi people must have considered Tarantum's naval strength in building this city, so they used their strengths and circumvented their weaknesses.

"How wide is it here?" Daves stuck the "corridor" on the map with two fingers.

"The narrowest is six miles," Umarcus replied.

Liuli. The array opened by the commander of 30,000 troops long ago exceeded this length. Daves thought for a while, then asked: "How many soldiers is Tarantum planning to send?"

Just as Umarcus was about to answer, Diomilas was already unable to restrain himself, and shouted: "You do not agree to send troops, make a decision quickly, don't ask this or that, it will delay our time!——"

"Diomilas!" Yomacas hurriedly shouted, for fear that he would be too aggressive to anger Daves.

Diomilas just saw that Daves not only did not show respect for himself as the consul, but also as if he was the host of the meeting, which was momentarily infuriated. At this moment, thinking of the instructions of the senators in the Senate and Tarantum's dangerous situation, he gave a cold snort and swallowed his anger.

Daves looked calm, looked at Diomelas, and slowly said: "Starting a war is not only related to the life and death of a citizen soldier, but also to the rise and fall of a city-state, as the decision maker of the war. We must carefully consider, is there a chance for Tarantum to experience another failure?!"

Others were moved by Daves' words, Diomilas snorted again, and carefully muttered: "This is just to find a reason for your timidity."

Daves chuckled and said nothing.

Timid? No one else here would agree with Diomilas's words, after all, the battles that Daves commanded in the past have always been to win more with less, which has proven everything. However, Tarantum eagerly urged Dionia's reinforcements before facing the attack of the Maple coalition forces, who was it timid?

Seeing Trifias blinking at Tudpres, Umarcus showed a little sarcasm, his face couldn't hold back, and he hurried out to make a round: "Master Daves, please forgive Diomilas He is also anxious about Tarantum's current...bad situation, so he is impulsive and talks nonsense without consideration!"

Umakas apologized and winked at Diomilas.

Diomilas held his breath, did not apologize, but did not speak any more.

"Tarantum will send 10,000 soldiers to the expedition." Yomakas said immediately: "With your reinforcements, the army will reach 27,000 troops, which is not much different from the number of the Maple coalition. After the release of Manduria, the number of soldiers in Tarantum will increase to 14,000, and the army will have 31,000. This is a very large number. It is not a problem to repel the Maple coalition forces."

"It’s best if things develop as you said, but—" Daves pressed **** the Manduria icon on the map: "If Maple’s coalition forces don’t engage us in a battle, but— I retreated, have you considered it?"

"It's impossible! Mesapi people are irritable and tyrannical, love to fight, and regard retreat as cowardly." Diomilas immediately retorted.

"The Mesapi can join the Puchetti to ambush Achita, obviously not only knowing that they are brave and fierce." When they arrived at Tarantum, Daves also learned the truth about the defeat of Achita. At this time, he patiently analyzed: "As far as I know, the Mesapi's infantry is not as good as our heavy infantry. I believe that the Puchetti is even more so. Their cavalry is strong, but the area in Manduria is narrow. Fighting is not conducive to their cavalry offensive, but is conducive to our heavy infantry operations. Smart people will not fail to consider this... This may be their ideal battlefield," Daves pointed to Manduria There is a relatively large gap between the two cities of Brindisi, where there is no sign of mountain forest.

"However, once the enemy retreats, we rendezvous with the Manduria garrison, and the strength is increased. The Maple coalition faces a difficult choice, and it is not impossible to choose to retreat directly." Davers reminded.

"It makes sense." Trifias nodded in agreement. Heraclea's strength is not too strong. He has already suffered a lot of losses in his previous campaign with Tarantum in the Mesapi area. Of course he It is hoped that the Mesapi can be forced to retreat without damaging a single soldier, so that they can fulfill their ally's obligations smoothly.

Tudpres also has this mentality.

Yumakas and Diomilas looked at each other with worry on their faces, and they knew in their hearts: If the Maple coalition really chose to retreat as Davers said, it would not be a good thing for Tarantum. .

The Greek city-state organizes tens of thousands of troops to go out to fight, and it is often advantageous to fight quickly. After all, it takes a long time, not only consumes huge materials, but also a large number of citizens are away from the country for a long time. Most of the city-state affairs are abandoned. Before the end of the war, the order in the city-state is chaotic and the houses and fields are empty. Therefore, so far, only Athens, Sparta, and Syracuse have the ability to fight for a long time, and they all have strong city-state alliances behind them to provide support.

Mep’s coalition retreats. Of course, tens of thousands of Dionian reinforcements can’t stay long. When the Mesapi attacks again, will Tarantum go to Dionia to request reinforcements? Tarantum managed to gather such a huge army, and only hoped that he could complete his work and inflict heavy damage on the Maple coalition forces to change Tarantum's decline.