Chapter 35 The New Admiral of the Dionysian Navy and The Dionysians

Sekely was relieved, and tried to ask: "Sir, are we going to war?"

"War may not happen, but be prepared. I believe you have heard the public trial in Victory Square. Syracuse has ambitions for us Dionia." Davos is wary of Cykrian as a naval admiral. Satisfied with sex, he stared at Sekelian with a dignified expression: "If there is a war, what chance will our entire navy of Great Greece have against the navy of Syracuse?"

Sekelian's face also became nervous and dignified, but he could still maintain a clear head and said fluently: "Crotone can now piece together a maximum of 20 three-tier oars due to the previous war with Lokrie. As for the warships, there are about ten ships in Celestine, about eight in Corenia, and five in Trina... As for these city-states in the Dionysian League, Lijim's navy has the most three-tiered oars, probably There are 30, and it would be good for Heraclea and Metapontum to make up five, Laos has not mastered the technology of making three-tier oars, Castron and Elia do not have three-tier Oars, only small and medium ships... oh, and Tarantum, I almost forgot about it, it's about 25 triple oars..."

Tarantum! This reminded Davos that the relationship between Dionia and it was a stranger in the past two years, but in the face of a bigger threat, Davos decided to improve the relationship with it next.

"If the naval power of all the city-states in Greater Greece is concentrated, there are about 130 three-tier oars, plus small and medium-sized warships... It may be close to 250. According to previous information, Syracuse has three-tier ships. There are close to 400 oar warships, and the total number of warships is probably more than 600. However, although the difference in numbers is huge, it is not impossible for us to fight Syracuse, it is just—" Sekelian said with a gloomy face: " The key is that these warships in the great Greek city-state are too scattered and can easily be destroyed by the enemy individually. Even if they can be assembled together, they will easily lead to separate wars due to lack of training and unified command.”

Davos pondered for a while, and said: "If all these great Greek warships have been trained and commanded, do you think this great Greek combined fleet will have a chance to defeat the Syracuse Navy? ?"

A newly established fleet with no experience in naval warfare actually wants to defeat the mighty Syracuse navy? Sekelian was not shocked by Davos' question, but after serious consideration, he said decisively: "I think it is possible! First of all, the sailors of the Dionysian Navy are very high-spirited, and you know that, sir. , now the quota of soldiers in the various infantry regiments of Dionia is full, many freemen and some reserve citizens who have been registered with the household registration department do not want to wait in the regiment reserve before turning into sailors, these young and middle-aged men are eager to be like legionnaires. , build meritorious service as soon as possible, shorten their years, become official citizens as soon as possible, and get a 'stakes', so they train hard and eagerly look forward to the outbreak of war, and they are more eager to fight and win than anyone else."

Seikelian clenched his fists, as if to cheer himself up, and continued to say loudly: "Secondly, although the Syracuse Navy is large in number, it does not gather together, but is berthed in Syracuse and Ago respectively. Rigento, Catane... oh, now there's another Messina, so Syracuse wants to get all the ships together, it's also a very time-consuming thing. We can seize the opportunity, Quickly destroying one or two squadrons of it can change the naval strength of both sides..."

Davers stared at the young man. He has brains, ability, and vigor. He is brave and enterprising in the face of strong enemies. From his methodical analysis, he has thought deeply about naval warfare, not limited to one. In the position of the commander of the squadron, only training soldiers, cruising, etc., this is a naval talent!

Davos finally made up his mind, he said in a deep voice: "You said it very well! We Dionian infantry have always been weak and strong.

There is today's Dionysian League. I hope that the navy also has the spirit of not being afraid of strong enemies! "

"Don't worry, my lord, the Dionysian navy will never be worse than the infantry in the future!" Sekelian immediately assured.

Davos looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Segrian, although you are young, you have always performed very well in training and managing the fleet, and your prestige among sailors is also very high. Given that Enani is now Luce has been imprisoned for breaking the law, and the entire Dionysian navy has no commander in chief, and this situation cannot allow it to continue like this..."

When Davos's words came to this point, Sekelian's heart beat violently.

"So, I decided to propose to the Senate that you should take over as the commander of the navy. I believe that this appointment may be issued tomorrow."

When the great happiness fell just as he had hoped, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say, but he kept saying thanks: "Thank you sir! Thank you sir! Thank you—"

"Don't thank me first, you must understand that this appointment is not an honor, but a heavy responsibility! If there is a day when Dionia and Syracuse go to war, Dionia's long coastline will be destroyed. Under the attack of the powerful navy of Syracuse, the fleet you lead must do everything possible to defend the lands of the Union from being invaded by the enemy, and the property of the citizens will not suffer losses, so your responsibility is great!" Davos Said with a serious expression.

Under the gaze of Davos, Cykrian's expression gradually became firm: "I understand, my lord!" He gave another military salute extremely powerfully.

The next day, the Senate voted to appoint Cykrian as the commander of the navy, and at the same time passed two bills: First, to incorporate the warships of the Dionian League city-states into the Dionian naval order, One training, one cruising; the second is to increase the number of three-tier oared warships built, from five to ten per year.

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The famous playwright Aristophanes' new play "The Dionysians" is being staged at the Bacchus in Athens, which tells the story of an alien citizen of Dionysus participating in the Olympia Games. In the play, Aristophanes depicts a Dionian alien citizen who is extremely ignorant of Greek traditional culture, stupid and ridiculous. Since its release, it has been highly regarded by the citizens of Athens, and various theaters in Athens are often full.

For example: Now the referee is in the middle of the theater and the referee announces the athletes to enter the stadium, but this strangely dressed alien refuses to be naked. The referee asks him why, and his answer is: "We have many snakes and insects in the mountains, so we must wear good clothes. , or you'll be bitten off there accidentally—"

"Hahaha..." The audience burst into laughter.

"I just like this part, it's ridiculous!" An audience member covered his stomach and laughed until tears came out.

"The following paragraph is even more ridiculous, I have watched it several times!" Another audience member said excitedly.

Just listening to the whistle on the field, the actor of the alien citizen of Dionia was desperately making a running action, but the referee stopped the game and asked him why he ran into the circle of the track. He was very innocent. Said: "The people of our tribe follow the prey, and always take shortcuts, and only in this way can they catch the prey."

After the referee told him the rules of the game, he also complained: "How stupid the rules are! No wonder I didn't see you wearing hides and feathers, because you can't catch prey."

...

The audience laughed almost from start to finish.

In the end, the alien won the race, and the temple priest put the laurel on him, but he threw the laurel on the ground and said angrily: "Our consul lied to me, these branches are worthless at all, he is Said that there will be rewards for winning the championship!"

So he turned to the priest for the golden scepter in his hand.

The greed of the aliens and the wrath of the priests become the finale of the whole play.

...

The audience stood up and applauded and cheered in one direction.

A grey-bearded old man stood up and waved his thanks to the crowd. He was Aristophanes, the revered playwright of Athens. Despite his age, as usual, he sits in the field at the start of a new work, watching the audience's reaction and thinking about what needs to be improved in his work.

"The Dionysian" is a work he created after hearing about the farce that took place at the Isthmus Games a few years ago (that is, the Lizaru uproar at the stadium). Most Athenians just saw it as a hilarious comedy, and only a few understood the deep meaning of the play.

More and more city-states such as Dionia in Greater Greece, Syracuse in Sicily, Napoli in Campania, Thessaly in northern Greece, and Macedonia began to accept aliens into Greek society, and began to accept aliens into Greek society. Greece's own traditional culture has formed an impact, which is what Aristophanes, who has always been committed to defending Greek traditional values, worries. He used this ridiculous alien in the play to warn the Athenians, and even the entire Greek world, to be vigilant, but he was not sure how much he could do it.

With the help of the slaves, he walked out of the theater and went down the mountain road. The crowd of people took the initiative to make way for the respected old man.

At this moment, there were bursts of cheers from the front.

"What happened?!" The audience clapped one by one on the shoulder and asked forward curiously.

"We won! We won! The fleet led by Konon defeated the Spartan navy at Knidos, and Athens won!!"