Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 77: The response of the Maple coalition forces
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Diomilas felt a little uneasy.
"I...I abstain..." Tudpres said reluctantly.
"What did you say!!" Diomilas knocked down the chair in a gaggle.
"I abstain!" Tudpres once again affirmed, as if a thunderbolt fell on Umarcas's head, his eyes were black.
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In the end, Daves became the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and he invited Umakas to serve as an adjutant, which not only facilitated coordination of command, but also gave the Tarantum a step down.
As soon as the meeting was over, Trifias followed Daves, and the two of them left the room talking and laughing, and went straight away.
Tudepres hesitated to walk behind, being overtaken by Diomilas, and questioned: "Tudepres, what do you mean?! Are you also going to betray our alliance?! "
Looking at Diomelas’s flushing face, the Archon of Metapontum sighed and said guiltily: “In the north of Metapontum, upstream of the Bradano River, there is Galagoso, a city where Lucaria tribes gather. You know, we had conflicts with these Lucarias from time to time, but they were all minor problems. But the conflicts have intensified in the past two years, according to what we got The main reason is that the number of Lucarias in Galagoso is increasing, and the barren mountains are unable to feed more people. It is said that some tribes are arguing about moving south to obtain more land. They really go south, it will be a big trouble for us Metapontum!"
"If the Lucanians dare to invade the land of Metapontum, Tarantum will definitely help you defeat these natives!" Diomilas blurted out.
"With Tarantum's current situation, are you ready for a long-term battle with the Lucanians?" Tudeples asked rhetorically.
Diomilas was dumb. Now Tarantum has two major enemies, Mesapi and Puchetti, and they can't bear it anymore. If you go to provoke the Lukaria, not to mention the Senate, any Tarantum citizen will think twice.
"I heard that when Dionia was holding the completion ceremony of the Hades Temple of Hades, the Lucarias from Calagos also ran to Turei to express their wishes for peace. Therefore, Dionia occupies most of the land of the Lucanians and has become the most important force there. No Lukarian tribe dare to ignore it. I think if Dionia protests to Galagosos If it is true, the Lucanians of Galagos should consider carefully... The people of Metapontoum hope that war can be avoided. Metapontoum cannot help you defend the Mesapi. At the same time, we have to face the invasion of the Lucanians.” Tudeples euphemistically expressed Metapontum’s sacrifice to Tarantum. Then he said apologetically to Diomilas: "It's just a commander-in-chief. Master Davos is good at fighting, and you Tarantum is in desperate need of a victory, isn't it right! Metapontum? Always the best ally of Tarantum!"
Tudpres knew that he couldn’t be as unscrupulous as Trifias, after all, Heraclea was only established more than 30 years ago, and the relationship with Tarantum is not so strong and complicated, and So close to Dionian territory. Metapontum is different. It has a friendship with Tarantum for more than 200 years. Most of the citizens of the two countries have close or distant relatives.
Watching Tudpres leave, the resentment in Diomilas's heart is still hard to dissipate.
Yomacas came up and comforted him: "Since Daves has become the supreme commander of the coalition forces, when fighting the Mesapi, he has to let his army go all out, otherwise it will harm him. The reputation of the company may be a good thing in this way."
Diomelas snorted, but didn't lose his temper anymore. He was a bit at a loss: He was able to become a consul because of the rapid rise of Dionia, which stimulated the people of Tarantum. Only then will the radical propositions of the People’s Republic of China be approved by the people and passed in the citizens’ assembly. Tarantum’s history was the first large-scale attack on the Mesapi, regardless of the lives of citizens. However, it was unexpected that Tarantum’s strength frightened neighbors around him and caused the two The two races that have been in conflict and have never united have united together, causing Tarantum to fall into the current predicament.
"The most important issue now is that we must convene a meeting of the Senate immediately! Tell the senators that Heraclea and Metapontum's attitude towards Tarantum has changed!" Umarkas looked serious .
Diomilas' heart was shocked, and then he felt sad: In just a few months, Tarantum's status as a strong state was facing a huge threat! How could it become such a situation? Is it true that as the **** young man said, war is related to the rise and fall of the city? But why is Dionia, which has been established for less than two years, has never stopped the war, but is getting stronger and stronger?
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At the same time, in the large tent of the Maple coalition barracks outside the city of Manduria, the consuls of the Mesapi city-states and Puchetti King Tremoni are discussing the new information.
"Are you sure that Tarantum has been reinforced by more than 10,000 foreign soldiers?" Tremoni asked solemnly.
"This news came from our people who sneaked into the port of Tarantus. For this reason, Lord Timogolas also specially sent cavalry to explore near the port of Tarantum, where a A huge military camp. To be precise, it should be reinforcements sent by Dionia, the ally of Tarantum.” said Udie’s consul Pahimerus.
"Dionia, it was a city-state alliance established on the west side of the Gulf of Taranto. I heard that their consul was a young man and had never lost a war." The consul of Ugentum Carminus said. Ugentum is just south of Tarantum, on the east coast of Taranto Bay, so I know more about Dionia on the west coast than other Mesapi city-states.
"Never fought a battle?! How many battles has this Dionian consul?! The military genius Achita of Tarantum, who was touted by the Greeks before, still has his head in Brindisi. It's hanging on the door!" Tremoni said disdainfully. He looked at Parsimerus, the leader of the Mesapi city-states, and then said cautiously: "But the one who wears the Nia More than 10,000 reinforcements is a big problem. We stormed Manduria for two days without any progress, but lost a lot of warriors. This **** city! You were built too strong back then! Now, Tarantum has With reinforcements, Manduria will inevitably be reinforced. Their strength will not be less than ours. We are also very tired from fighting for days. I suggest a temporary retreat. Anyway, those Greek Gentiles cannot stay in Tarantum for a long time, etc. After they leave, it is not too late for us to capture Manduria."
"The king is right! Our soldiers have been fighting continuously, and the casualties are not small, and the food is running out. Manduria can't be captured in a day or two. The enemy's reinforcements are coming soon. If we are fighting the enemy head-on at this time, we do not have the advantage, and retreat is the best way." The generals behind Tremoni expressed their support.
The Archons of Mesapi exchanged glances. Indeed, Manduria is not like Brindisi. It was originally established as a forward base for the Mesapi to defend and attack Tarantum. Therefore, although the city is small, its walls are high and strong. But Mesapi’s consuls believe that: Puchetti does not want to fight again because they have already enjoyed the sweetness of the covenant, that is, after taking Brindisi back, Mesapi and Puchetti will jointly manage the toe of the Apennine Peninsula. One of the important port cities. From then on, the Puchetti people can also enjoy the benefits of sea trade, and under the guise of the difficulty of siege, they don't want to pay any more, they want to go wrong!
Pasimerus did not accuse Tremoni of wanting to break the contract, but said calmly: "King of the Puchetti, with your shrewdness, you should be able to see that if we retreat at this time, Then all the victories we have won before will be lost again! The Tarantums will never stop attacking because they saved Manduria. Brindisi will be their next goal, Brindi Can the few defenders in the west and the broken walls be able to withstand Tarantum's army? And once we retreat, it will be impossible to convene such a large combined army in a short time! We can only watch our people in Brindisi being slaughtered by the Greeks or becoming their slaves!"
Tremoni was stunned: just now he had the mentality of taking advantage and not losing money, but he didn't even consider this point. More than two thousand Puchettis have just moved to Brindisi!
Seeing that he did not speak, Pasimerus continued: "In addition, we have made such a great effort and spent so many soldiers' lives before Tarantum was hit harder than ever before. According to According to the news, the prime-age citizens of Tarantum are either killed or disabled. Most of them are young and old citizens who can fight. If we can inflict heavy damage on Tarantum in the next battle, Tarantum He will be unable to resist our attack for a long time. Although it will be very difficult for us to capture Tarantum, the land outside the city, especially the land to the west, will belong to us Mesapi and Puchetti!"
Tremoni's heart moved. He rubbed his hands with each other and thought for a while before slowly saying: "If we really want to continue fighting, we can't have a head-on battle with Tarantum's reinforcements. The lined up Greek heavy infantry are like stones. It's too hard to chew!"
"You are the commander-in-chief of the battlefield, how to fight next, we listen to your opinion." Pasimerus lowered his posture and said humbly, which made Tremoni very satisfied.
His tone became soothed: "My suggestion is to lure the Tarantums..."