Chapter 43 Four Disputes in the Western Mediterranean

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Cypros gave a detailed and comprehensive review of the Dionian army at the Trina Council: "...I am impressed by the great discipline and obedience of the Dionian civic troops, Unlike the armies of other allies I have seen, including our own. It is said that the Dionysian League has specially formulated a military law to restrict the behavior of soldiers, and to military training, marching, camping...etc. There are strict regulations, and there are military judges in the army to supervise the implementation. The soldiers are punished for violating the military law. There is no obvious resistance or resistance, but they feel ashamed...

I have heard from the Dionysian Citizens that they have to train every five days during the slack season, which is a surprising number of times for us Trina people, and they seem to be happy to train and have no complaints about the training. Abandoned farmland... Therefore, they can skillfully use the shields, spears, bows and javelins in their hands, and can maintain a complete formation during the march. The construction of camps is not only serious, but also has a clear division of labor and high efficiency, so they can be built in a very short time. A heavily fortified camp that surprised me...

In addition, there is another obvious difference between the Dionysian army and other city-states, that is, their commanders and officers at all levels are not temporarily designated after war mobilization, but have always held positions in the army, so they not only fight He has rich experience and is familiar with every soldier under his jurisdiction. Therefore, commanding soldiers when marching and building camps is very smooth, and he cooperates with tacit understanding. The responsibilities between superiors and subordinates are clear, and there is little prevarication and self-directed actions when executing orders...

What amazes me even more is that these soldiers are not afraid to fight, and are eager to fight. It reminds me of the Spartans in native Greece. Although I haven't seen them fight yet, being able to defeat Crotone with fewer wins is a testament to the fighting prowess of the Dionian army. All in all, the Dionysian Army looks to me like a terrifyingly well-crafted, well-functioning weapon of war! …”

After listening to Cypros' words, the Trina Council made a decision: try to give Dionia the greatest support in the South Italian Alliance without affecting its own interests.

After several days of negotiation, the peace negotiation agreement was finally reached: Loclei compensated Corenia, Trina, Siritin, and Crotone with a certain amount of gold and silver, and the two sides achieved a truce...

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Just as peace was restored to southern Italy, a major battle broke out in the Lucaria region northwest of Dionia in early March.

Portentia's army besieged and attacked Grummentum for more than ten days. Gnanett of Picocis arrived with his army and stormed the rear of the Potentia army, while Cincinnag saw reinforcements arriving at the top of the city and led the attack in time. Potentia was attacked from front and back, very Crash quickly. The Picosses and the Grummentums chased after each other, and the Potentians lost their camp and fled in embarrassment.

Picocis and Grummentum broke into the Potentia camp with their front and back feet, and saw herds of cattle and sheep, piles of grain, and many women from other tribes captured by Potentia along the way. a large number of slaves,

Where there is still the mind to pursue the enemy, the two sides began to snatch camp property and women, and there was a conflict.

The Pixis believed that they had defeated the Potentian army, and that the spoils belonged to them; while the Grummentum believed that most of the belongings belonged to the Gruids outside the Portentian raiding city. Mentum's clan income should be returned to Grummentum.

The quarrel and conflict that started soon turned into a fight, especially the Grummentum, who had a superior position in the Lucanian League. During this time, not only many leaders were killed, but they were also governed by the Picosses. , and the contempt and instigation of the Picosses to them made them feel lost and humiliated, plus the Pixis warriors who followed Cincinnag were doing a good job in Grummentum City, they The resentment that had been building up in his heart finally burst out. The Grumentum people gathered one after another and attacked the Pixis people in the camp frantically. The two sides began to go shopping, and the scene was completely out of control.

Cincinnagar couldn't stop it at all, and when he finally decided to destroy these capricious Grummentums together, Potentia leader Polet led some of the reorganized soldiers to kill them again, and they were in the camp with Grumman. The Picosses, who were killed by the Lumentums, were attacked by the enemy from both sides, and they were defeated. cosis.

Eventually, the Potentians captured Grummentum.

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At the same time, after two months of siege and hard fighting, Tarantum finally captured Brindisi, a small town east of Tarantum and facing the Adriatic Sea. A major breakthrough in the expansion of the territory.

The people will pay tribute to the leading generals, Diomilas and Archita. Archita was really not happy. This time, the attack on the Mesapis was fully supported by the city-state. Although the initial plan discussed by the council was realized, the land between Tarantum and the Adriatic was opened up. The access road was cut off, and the Mesapis were cut off from the north, and they were blocked in the peninsula, but the price was also high. The casualties of the Tarantum civic soldiers were as high as 4,000.

The fierceness of the Messapi people is famous in southern Italy. In the era of Greek colonization hundreds of years ago, many Greek city-states were established in southern Italy, but on this "heel" peninsula, there was always only one Tarantum. While other colonial city-states are attacking and assimilating the nearby natives and expanding their territories, the Tarantum people, which are uniquely situated, are bemoaning their misfortune. Their neighbors to the east, the Mesapis, are not only fierce but also numerous. And the Mesapis are not completely savage indigenous people, according to themselves, they are Illyrians from northern Greece near the Adriatic Sea, with cultural traditions similar to the Greeks (the Greeks never recognized them , still treating them as barbarians), preventing Tarantum from advancing inland for hundreds of years. Especially a few decades ago, Tarantum supported the mother state Sparta in the Peloponnesian War, which caused the hostility of Athens, so Athens supported the Mesapi people to fight against Tarantum. The Sapi invasion of Tarantum began to increase, and the population suffered.

This time, if it wasn't for the rapid rise of Dionia, the Tarantum Senate might not have made up its mind to attack the Mesapis, but Archita knew that although the city-state had won a temporary victory, the Messapis would never let it go. , the war with them will probably continue for a long time.

The mourning of the wounded soldiers outside the city was intertwined with the triumphant screams of the crows pecking at the corpse, which made one's heart tremble...

Archita stood on the low city wall of Brindsey, staring blankly at the western sky dyed scarlet by the setting sun, full of worries about the future...

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In April, the army of Syracuse continued to advance westward, and the city-states such as Eryx and Harusiere opened the city to surrender one after another. The only one who remained loyal to Carthage was Selinstad, who was besieged.

In the middle of the year, Dionysius' army arrived at the westernmost point of Sicily, facing the island city in the bay and also the important base of Carthage in Sicily-Motia.

Mortia destroyed the causeway connecting the land and prepared to defend it by the sea.

Dionysius commanded the army to rebuild the causeway. At the same time, he led an expedition to the surrounding area. However, Celinsta repelled Syracuse's attack, forcing Syracuse to continue besieging it.

In May, the causeway was completed, and Dionysius returned with his army, ready to attack Motia.

At this time, Carthage was also preparing to send troops to rescue this precarious sea city. They first adopted the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao, sending warships to Syracuse, breaking into the great port, destroying the ships in the port, and trying to lure Dionysius back to the rescue, but Dionysius was unmoved.

The Carthaginian general Similko had to lead the army to rescue Motia directly. A large number of Carthaginian warships bypassed the Palermo Cape and entered the bay aggressively, trying to destroy the Syracuse warships that were staying on the beach.

Dionysius had been waiting for a long time. He had placed dozens of new weapons—ballistas on the beach of this circular peninsula. With a single order, the round stones the size of the bowls flew out, smashing them. To the ships of Carthage in the bay...

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Davos looked carefully at the silver-white coin in his hand: it weighed four grams, was very close to a standard round shape, had the head of Hades with long beards and long hair on one side, and the letters of "Dionysian League" were engraved on the bottom. On one side is a leafy poplar tree (the sacred tree of Hades), with the letters "the third year of the 95th Olympia Games" engraved on the bottom. The images on both sides are in the center, with subtle depictions, obvious bumps, and clear letters.

Davos tossed the coin, caught it again, weighed it in his hand, and asked, "How much silver does it contain?"

Terry Todemus stepped forward and said: "According to your proposal and passing the "Coin Production Act" of the Senate, the purity of a drachma silver coin we made is more than 95%, which is the same as that of Athens." The owl” is of the same purity (that is, the famous Laurion silver coin in Greece), but—” Terry Todemus said worriedly: “We don’t have the large silver mines in Athens, and the revenue of the treasury is mainly from trade and tax revenue. There will be no small loss to issue such high-purity silver coins."

Davos nodded and explained patiently: "We will indeed suffer some losses, but I have explained it very clearly during the Senate meeting. Now Dionia's monthly treasury income is nearly 50 talents. According to According to Marighi's analysis, this number will increase when we are more closely connected with other allies in the South Italian Alliance... Therefore, we can afford this loss. Besides, we have market management offices in every city and every market. , can more accurately measure the purity of silver coins traded in various cities, and banks can exchange, plus additional handling fees, can partially make up for the losses caused by the alliance due to coinage..."

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