Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 99: The new Carthage military commander

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Hanno believes that many of the neutral elders objected to Margo being the commander of the Carthage army for this reason, but this reason cannot be declared because Margo has repeatedly asked the Senate for this reason. He complained that the Iberian natives were numerous and fierce, and the army had lost too much. He had to expand it and asked Carthage to increase the salaries of the soldiers to ensure their morale.

Hanno urged the Senate to agree to Margo's expansion of the army, but on the grounds that "the war in Numibia is constant and the treasury is tight", he has been delaying payment of salaries, and instead asked him to think of a solution on his own.

At that time, Hanno gloated that even if Margot was unbeaten in the hands of the Iberian natives, he would cause mercenary riots because of insufficient money and food.

As a result, I didn't expect Margot to survive. Not only did he conquer the vast area of ​​southern Iberia, but his family also lived very well. Hanno regretted it when he thought about it.

Many elders don’t really know the inside story, but apparently some elders who don’t belong to these two factions are thinking about it because of Preta Kuba’s words.

Seeing this, Tepanlaco reluctantly reminded: "Don’t forget, everyone, the Dionians have captured a lot of our citizens. The army in Sicily is now in a difficult situation... Keep fighting, but It will make their situation more difficult, which is completely indifferent and irresponsible to the citizens of Carthage!"

"I think that at this time, we propose a truce and peace talks, so that Dionia can concentrate on destroying its powerful enemies in the north, Rome and Samona, thereby expanding its territory, increasing its population, and renewing the power of this kingdom. Strengthening is the most irresponsible approach to Carthage! We choose to compromise, not only will Carthage be accused of betraying our allies, but we will also miss the great opportunity to unite the allies and jointly attack Dionia. Dionian, who was already difficult to deal with, has become more difficult to deal with! Okriton, do you think that Dionian will forgive us for tearing up the agreement and starting a war because of our truce?! Think of Tarantu M! Think about Syracuse! At that time, Dionia, who has stabilized the north, will organize an army of more than 100,000 to attack western Sicily. After occupying it, it will send a navy to transport troops to land in Africa and aggressively attack here! Attack Carthage!"

Preta Kuba pointed his finger to the ground, looked around at the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, if you want Carthage to become a free city in the Kingdom of Dionia, then-send someone to negotiate a peace. !"

Preta Kuba's words suddenly silenced the noisy meeting place.

A moment later, Okriton said angrily: "I protest! Pretakuba is...this is a malicious slander! All I ask for is a temporary truce...for... Back to our captured citizens!..."

Okliton’s stammering words made Hanno frown. He knew that he could no longer remain silent, and that he would never allow his already in trouble to fall into the embarrassment of being blamed by others, so he stood. Up.

Suddenly, the eyes of everyone in the meeting were focused on him.

"Whether it is Okriton's request for a temporary peace with Dionia, or Preta Kuba's insistence on continuing the war, everyone is for the benefit of our Carthage, but their views are somewhat different. Hanno said with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice, "Carthage is now in a difficult situation. The army is defeated, citizens are captured, and the territory of Sicily is being invaded by the Dionians... We should work together to overcome the difficulties. Instead of arguing here for private grievances and disregarding the interests of the city-state! I suggest sending envoys to Sicily to demand the redemption of our captured citizens from the Dionians, which requires us to pay a large amount of food. Don't hesitate.

At the same time, although Lord Margo and I have had conflicts in the past, in the face of Carthage’s national interests, personal gains and losses are what counts. Since Lord Preta Kuba strongly recommends Margo as the new army commander , To fight against Dionia, most of the senators present here also think that he is the most suitable candidate, I have no objection to this, so I suggest that the Senate appoint Margo as the new commander of the Carthage army, with Sicily The Dionians fought and won for Carthage! ……"

After Hanno finished speaking, Okriton was stunned, Preta Kuba was suspicious, and the elders on both sides were surprised. Suddenly, the venue fell into a strange silence.

"Papa! Papa! Papa!..." Aisyaluba's applause broke the silence in the venue, and some elders also clapped. At present, the two major political forces of Carthage can bridge the contradictions and confront the enemy together. This is what any veteran who is worried about the safety of Carthage would like to see, so they did not hesitate to give the applause to Hanno. , I completely forgot that it was precisely because Hanno refused Margot's participation in the war and personally appointed Monte Arderno as the commander-in-chief of the army that led to a disastrous defeat.

When the applause rang through the venue, Hanno breathed a sigh of relief: Although he had to make concessions to the Magonyd family, he also temporarily avoided the accusations of some elders against him and took the initiative again. right.

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Leotizides easily captured Carthage’s camp after winning the First World War in Minoa, and seized a lot of baggage, which of course included piles of grain, which greatly eased Diony’s The Asian Sea Army’s food shortage in Sicily. The Dionian troops who were chasing the routs captured Germe. After enjoying the hot spring bath, in order to prevent the lone army from being attacked further, under his order, they all returned to Minoa.

The next day, Leotizides began to rectify the troops, treat the wounded, and transport supplies... At the same time, he paid close attention to the enemy's movements.

As a result, the information returned by the spies surprised him: not all the Carthage defeated soldiers were in Silinus, most of them retreated to Lilibo, and only a few remained in Silinus. , Which includes the remnants of the soldiers of the Holy Legion of Carthage.

Leotizides immediately realized that this was another advantageous fighter. In order to fear to scare away the enemy, he let 4000 heavy infantrymen of the Eighth Legion aboard a fleet, protected by naval ships, Landing on the beach west of Silinus to cut off the return route of the defeated soldiers, at the same time, he led a force of 20,000 men and advanced westward along the road by the sea.

The sacred legion led by Millefio and some of the Citizens of Carthage were left guarding the city of Serinus. This was not the intention of Monte Arderno.

It turned out that after the defeat of the Battle of Minoan, Carthage fled to Serinus in a rout. They were exhausted and they spent the night in horror, the desperate Monte Arderno wanted to continue. Leading the troops to flee west, Millefio clearly expressed his opposition.

As Hanno’s son-in-law, Millefio felt that this failure would have a great impact on the Hannos. If you ignore the strong retention of allies, abandon allies and allow the Dionians to invade Carthage's sphere of influence, then he will never end well after returning to Carthage. Besides, there are still many defeated soldiers lost in the mountains, and they also need to stay in this city for a period of time, waiting for their return. In the final analysis, Millefio, as a famous child of Carthage, has his own pride and persistence.

Because the defeat of this battle reduced Monte Arderno’s prestige, some defeated soldiers were also willing to stay with Millefio. After repeatedly persuading them to no avail, Monte Arderno was so embarrassed that they threw them away with The army, mainly composed of Numibians, hurriedly retreated to Lilibi.

Milefio was actually very worried, but he was relieved when he learned that the Dionians had retired from Germe. Coupled with the routs who kept fleeing, the strength of the city of Silinus reached 3,000, which gave him some confidence.

And at this moment, Millefio received news: A Dionian army of several thousand men had landed on the west side of Serinus.

While he was panicking, he was able to receive an emergency report: Dionian's tens of thousands of troops were starting from Minoa and marching fast westward along the seaside road.

Milefio immediately realized: Next, Serinus where he was located became the first target of the Dionian attack.

What to do? Millefio, who had just experienced a crushing defeat, was caught in a difficult decision: before the enemy came, led the army to retreat immediately? But before, I vowed to say to Monte Arderno that he wanted to hold on to Silinus. Now he has slipped before a battle. I don't know what kind of face Monte Arderno will mock himself with; stay and hold on? With the 3000 troops in the city and the citizens of Silinus, it might be possible to hold on for a few months.

However, some of Millefio’s team officers objected, saying: The soldiers had just experienced defeat, their morale was low, and the rout came from multiple troops, it was difficult to command the battle, not to mention the tacit cooperation. .

More importantly, a team officer pointed out: To stick to Silinus, there must be sufficient food supplies, and the food reserves in Silinus are not enough, and I am afraid that it cannot support the army for long-term defensive operations.

It turned out that the Carthage army attacked eastward and took away the food stored in the city while passing through Silinus. As a result, in the Minoan battle, all the luggage stored in the Carthage camp was captured by the enemy.

Milefio, who was inexperienced and worried about war, suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake after hearing this, but it also gave him a reason to return to Lili without being blamed.

Just when Millefio assembled his troops and prepared to withdraw, the top of Silinus received the news and immediately rushed to dissuade him.

Milefio had to take some time to convince them, and finally, under the offensive of the words and tears of the Silinus people, he had to give up his efforts and sent soldiers to disperse him and prepare to forcibly leave the city.