Chapter 72 Dionia's Counterattack Plan

Davos touched the stubble of his lower jaw, and his face finally showed a bit of joy. He looked around at everyone, and his eyes finally fell on Alexis: "The Gauls are aggressive, I originally thought that this sudden war would continue. The time will be relatively long, and everyone has deliberately drawn up a careful counterattack plan... Sigh, I didn't expect the Gauls to be so unscrupulous, and all our preparations were in vain. Do you have any new opinions on the current battle situation? "

"Your Majesty." Alexis and Plintos looked at each other and said, "Before I came to the palace, I had a brief discussion with Lord Plintos about the current Etruscan war situation. , Patroclus led the northern coalition to defeat the main force of the Gauls, and then he was bound to further launch a continuous attack on the remaining Gauls.

And we think that the three barracks of the frontier army could not be captured by the Gauls in such a short period of time. It is very likely that the Gauls only used a small number of troops to target the barracks, and the large troops directly bypassed and invaded the Etruscan territory— —”

"There is no need to speculate, I already have the exact information, at least the military camp where Hasdrubal is located is still stubbornly defending and has not fallen." Davos said firmly.

Alexis was not surprised. He knew that the intelligence department under King Davos was powerful. After thinking about it, he took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, can you send someone to inform Lord Hasdruba to cooperate with the northern coalition forces. Attack, block the mountain pass leading to the Po River plain, try to intercept the Gauls who want to escape back to the territory, and completely surround and destroy them to the south of the mountains!"

Davos said without hesitation: "I will send someone to give Hasdrubal an order, but I think even if we can't notify Hasdruba in time, with his ability, he can make decisions according to the changes in the war situation. make appropriate decisions.”

"Your Majesty." Plintors took the conversation and said loudly: "The reason why we want to wipe out all the invading Gauls south of the mountains is because we think the Gauls are a very aggressive race. , and its population is large and the threat is also great. It has only been 16 years since the last large-scale invasion, and an army of far more than 50,000 people can be dispatched. If we always adopt a defensive strategy, not only is it too passive, but also The Gauls will also learn a lesson from this fiasco. Next time they go south, I am afraid they will create more trouble for us. Therefore, to completely solve the problem of the Gauls, we should take advantage of this time. This is a great opportunity for the human strength to be severely damaged, change from defense to attack, directly send troops to attack the territory of the Gauls, and completely conquer them!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a small commotion in the conference hall, and several rotating chairmen began to chat with each other in a low voice.

The corners of Davos' mouth curled slightly, and Printols' suggestion was exactly what he wanted. He glanced at the several rotating chairmen who were whispering, and asked calmly: "Well... take the initiative to attack, is there anything specific? s plan?"

Alexis walked to the wooden map of northern Italy placed in the center of the chamber,

Shen Sheng said: "According to the current information, the Gauls who invaded Etrunia this time were composed of Senonis and Knomani, and it is estimated that most of the young and middle-aged warriors of these two Gaul tribes joined In this invading army, there will be such a large number, so its territory must be empty of defense due to insufficient troops.

Now, the soldiers of the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 3rd Corps have all gathered. They were planning to reinforce the northern coalition, but now it seems that they are no longer needed. It is better to transfer these corps to Brindi. West, sail north, and land near Arimium (now Rimini). "Alexis pointed to a location on the map, and said loudly: "Directly attack the territory of the Gauls!" "

At this point, Davos and the others were already in front of the map, all focusing on the landing site that Alexis said.

Looking at the map carefully, the other ministers realized that it was not so easy to directly attack the Gallic territories.

The Gauls rely on the tall and precipitous Alps to the north, the Ligurians to the west, and the Venetians to the east. The coast is almost occupied by these two races, and the Gauls are dominated by sandwiched. Although the south is the territory of the Etruscans, there are continuous mountains between the two, and the direct distance is more than 100 miles, and many areas are difficult to pass, and the places with lower terrain are often Settled by Gallic tribes (mainly Cenonis).

If the Dionysian army wanted to attack the Gaul territory through the mountains, of course, it could be done in the situation where the Gaul army suffered heavy losses, but it was unfamiliar with the terrain, difficult to transport, and compared with the Gauls as a whole. The weak combat capability of the mountains... and so on, these shortcomings will not only cause the Dionysian army to wear out a lot, but also move slowly, so that the Gauls in the Po River Plain have enough time to prepare for defense in advance, which will make the attack more effective. With a big discount, the war will continue to be prolonged... So the Ministry of Military Affairs believes that this is not a good choice after analysis.

Ligurians and Venetians are two conservative races, and they have not had much contact with Dionysian in the past. It is estimated that even the Dionysian messenger assured them that the Dionysian army was only for the purpose of attacking Gaul. People will never violate their interests, nor will they allow an unfamiliar and powerful army to land on their own shores and traverse their own territory.

And if the Dionian army were to forcibly land on their shores, it would undoubtedly start a new war, which is certainly not a wise move.

So, it seems that the best and only place to attack first is Arimium. Because this is the only seaside town of the Gauls, it is south of the Vineti territory, north of the Apennine Mountains, and bordering the Adriatic Sea.

"Arimium..." Davos stared at its icon, recalling information about it. In recent years, he has been busy with many affairs, and attacking the Gallic territory was not in his plan. He did not pay much attention to the details of the Gallic territory, so he did not have much memory of him in his mind, so he simply asked Said: "Is the coast there easy to land? How is the situation in Arimium? Is the defense tight? ..."

"Your Majesty." Plintors explained in detail: "Alimium was originally a town of the Venetians. It was captured by the Zenones more than 20 years ago. At first, they seemed to just fancy Alimium. The surrounding flat land was used to reclaim farmland and graze cattle and sheep. It is said that it was not until the Adriatic pirates ventured to land in this small town that they offered to trade with the Gauls, and successfully exchanged some stolen goods for it. The horses of the Zenones made the Zenones realize the benefits of sea trade, so for more than 10 years, the Zenones began to develop the sea trade in the city of Arimium. They expanded the urban area, in Markets and ports were built in the city, and the sea trade of the Zenones gradually made some progress, but they lacked sailors, and mainly depended on other city-state merchants to trade in the city of Arimium.

However, the Gauls are notorious, and since they have just begun to develop, there are not many merchants willing to trade in the city of Arimium, mainly pirates from the Adriatic Sea, or some merchants in the opposite Illyria region, and occasionally There would be Umbrians and Fontanians who would travel on small boats to exchange goods.

When patrolling the Adriatic Sea, the patrol boats of the 1st Fleet carefully observed Arimium, and reported that its walls were low and all wooden, and the urban area was not large. It was not so much a city. It is better to say that it is a Gallic camp, and the security in the city is relaxed. The coast where it is located has many gentle sandy beaches, which can accommodate hundreds of ships to land at the same time..."

While listening carefully, Davos stared at the tentacle that stretched out to the southeast of the Gauls' territory on the map. That small area was where the Gauls who lived in the inland for many years went to the ocean. an attempt, but now Dionia is about to interrupt their vision and vision of the ocean.

Davers looked back at the rotating chairmen and asked, "What do you think about the recommendations of the Ministry of Military Affairs?"

Despite seeing the excitement in Davos' eyes, Lycias still had to remind: "Your Majesty, now we all know that there are three tribes of Gaul south of the Alps, and in this invasion The Senones and the Knomanis were badly wounded, and their territory may be defenseless, but what about Salvis? They didn't take part in this invasion.

Moreover, according to the intelligence of the Gauls, this tribe has always been developing with peace of mind, with less external expansion, but its strength is the strongest among the three tribes. Once our army attacks the territory of their compatriots, Salvis I am afraid that people will fully assist its defense, and this war may not be so easy to end. "

Davos pondered, but did not respond.

Antaoris laughed and said aloud: "It's not a bad thing for the Salvis to join this war, just for this reason, they will be completely conquered and all the Gaul south of the Alps will be conquered. People solve the problem at one time. Lord Lysias thinks that with the participation of the Salvis, the war will become difficult, that is because we only planned to send the first, third, fourth and fifth legions before. That's it, with the kingdom's full treasury and well-stocked granary, it is absolutely possible to send a few more legions to defeat all the Gauls in a short period of time with an absolute advantage!"

After Davos heard this, his eyes lit up, and he cast an approving look at Antaoris.