Chapter 64 The Appointment of Sekelian

"But I heard that he led his troops to conquer the Numibia region in the past ten years, so it can be seen that he is not an incompetent person." Kisgow was slightly puzzled.

"Hmph, the Numibia region has been under the influence of Carthage for decades, how many tribes are willing to take the initiative to attach to Carthage, not to mention that the Numibians have always been scattered, how could it be possible to unite against Carthage. The army, the Senate can conquer Numibia even if it sends a woman to be the commander-in-chief." Hasdruba said disdainfully: "Uncle said that Monte Adeno is greedy and lustful and can't bear hardship. I heard that he is in Numi. When Biya was in command of the war, he was afraid of the hot weather, never came to the front line to command the battle, but hid in the tent and commanded remotely... Hanno sent him as the commander of the army, it was a joke! Hanno is also a person who is completely indifferent to the military. You idiots! Only 40,000 people were sent from this city to fight against Dionia, thinking that by winning a few towns and winning a few victories, Dionia would be able to submit and take some advantage... He Thinking that war is like a business, you can bargain!"

"Yes, since we have already fought against Dionia, we should use all our strength to defeat Dionia while it is still weak due to the drought!" Kisgo said with a worried expression: "If it is not earlier, If you change your mind, this expedition will probably…”

"Isn't that just right, Hanno's defeat is just good for us to return to the center of Carthage!" Hasdrubal said with a relaxed look.

"But... what if Monte Ardeno randomly commands our army?..." Kisgow was a little worried.

Hasdruba glanced at him: "Have you forgotten what Uncle Marco said! We don't have to follow Monte Adeno's command at all, we control our army ourselves!"

Kisgow thought for a while and suggested, "In this case... we'd better be able to lead the army alone."

"I'm going to make this request to Monte Adenault. I don't think he wants to stay with us who are always arguing with him and don't want to follow his orders." laugh.

At this moment, there was a shout from the mast: "Get to Sicily!"

Hasdrogba and Kisgow were refreshed and rushed towards the bow of the ship, looking at the faint outline of the land in the distance.

Hasdruba looked excited: "Kisgow, let's have a big fight together!"

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"I didn't expect that Carthage sent such a commander to win the battle without being on the battlefield. It's an ability!" After reading the information about the Carthaginian army, Davos was in a good mood.

"Take a copy of this information about the Carthaginian army,

Immediately send it to Prosous, I believe he will make good use of it. "Davers took a portion of the information on the table and handed it to Aristillas.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Aris, do you think this Hanno only sent 40,000 troops... oh, plus the Iberian army, a total of 60,000 troops to Sicily, does he really think that with only these 60,000 troops? An army, can you defeat me Dionia and completely occupy Sicily?" Davos asked suddenly.

Sometimes when Davos was thinking about some important state affairs, he would suddenly ask his close ministers questions to confirm his thoughts or broaden his thinking. Aristillas was already prepared for this, he said calmly. : "Perhaps Sophie Hanno of Carthage didn't even think about taking Sicily completely, or completely defeating us Dionia, he just wanted to win some victories and force us to sign some agreements in their favor... "

"...It makes sense." Davos nodded thoughtfully, and after a while, he touched his chin and said in a deep voice, "It's also possible... the Carthaginians didn't want to send so many troops at one time to increase the logistical pressure. , but depending on the development of the war situation, and adding more later... But anyway, the ruler of Carthage, Lord Hanno, played politics well, but obviously not as strong as the Margonides family. Maybe in He didn't see this war as a decisive battle between Dionia and Carthage at all in his heart, which should be a good thing for us..." Davos said, his voice gradually became smaller, Falling into thought again.

Aristillas stood silently by the side, without making a sound.

After a while, Davos looked at him again and said, "At yesterday's meeting of the tribunes, the tribunes from Ugentum, Mesagne, and Udière all mentioned that they had unfamiliar faces. The Messapis are in and out of the mansions of some ex-Messapi tribal leaders in towns and villages, and you send someone to check them out."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"It's best to find out who their backers are! It seems that some people want to cause us more trouble while we are at war with Carthage!" Davos looked sharply at Ahead, in fact, he already had an object of suspicion in his heart.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it immediately!" Aristillas looked solemn.

At this time, the palace guards came in to report: "Your Majesty, Lord Sekelian has arrived."

"Let him in!" Davers said happily.

Aristillas immediately withdrew.

Already in his 40s, Sekelian was still slender and vigorous. He couldn't see any signs of a middle-aged man gaining weight. He strode into the office and came to Davos, moving quickly and simply. A standard military salute: "Your Majesty, I am here!"

"Looking at you like this, it seems that you can't wait." Davos joked.

"Isn't it, Your Majesty! I've been in that small bay in Tarantum for almost ten years, and I almost forgot how to drive a warship!" Sekolian also said jokingly.

"Looks like I'm going to reconsider changing a naval commander." Davers said solemnly.

"Is there a better admiral than me in the kingdom!" Sekelian responded immediately.

Both of them laughed.

"This time, I will send you to Sicily to command the First and Third Fleet to fight against the Carthaginian navy. The commander of the Third Fleet, Flarios, is your former subordinate, and it is more convenient to command. You still have Any request?" Davos said sternly.

"Can you also send the Second Fleet to my command?" Sekelian made his request unceremoniously.

Davos shook his head: "Midorades' fleet needs to contain the Romans on the west coast. Besides, after the First Fleet of nearly 60,000 people went to Sicily, most of the military rations were supplied by the kingdom. You also know that the kingdom has just experienced Due to the drought, the cities in southern Italy are in short supply of food, but I have given priority to the food delivered by Egypt to your fleet. If you add another 30,000 to 40,000 people, I am afraid that most of the navy under your command will be hungry."

There are now four fleets in the kingdom of Dionia. The main station of the First Fleet was Tarantum, the Second Fleet was stationed at Trina, the Third Fleet at Katanay, and the Fourth Fleet at Brindisi. Since the manpower required to form a fleet is very large, in principle, they are all assigned nearby. For example, the main force of the First Fleet is stationed in the northwest corner of the large port of Tarantum, and the land from there to Metapontum is basically allocated to The sailors and helmsmen of the First Fleet, as well as some sailors from Tarantum, Metapontum, Heraclea... Therefore, every time the First Fleet trains, they can carry enough rations, timely Get to the base.

In addition, the main combat force of the Dionia fleet is the crow warship. During the South-Italian War, the infantry was provided entirely by the Army Corps, but after the establishment of the kingdom, Sekelian made a suggestion to the Ministry of Military Affairs. He believed that the Corps should participate in the naval operations every time, and it was very important in the usual training. It is difficult to coordinate (because the fleet station and the legion station are not together, and it is impossible to train with each legion), and in the war, the power of the legion cannot be fully utilized (because it will be transferred to the fleet from time to time to fight), it is better to let each legion The fleet is equipped with its own infantry dedicated to the navy, so that they can devote themselves to the sea battle and the invasion of the enemy's coastline...

The Ministry of War continued to argue over his proposal, and the report was finally passed to Davers, who readily signed "agree". Because, he knew very well that the navy was always used to attack, and they needed to have their own marines.

To do this, naval garrison needs to have enough land to house sailors and fleet infantry. So the Second Fleet is in Trina, where there is the Plain of Ophemia; the Third Fleet is in Catane, where the fertile plain of Catania is; the Fourth Fleet is in Brindisi, and the city of Brindisi It is a naval base in itself; and the First Fleet, in addition to Tarantum, has a squadron stationed in the naval port in the southern part of the Shibari Plain. Therefore, the scale of each fleet is quite large, especially the First Fleet, whose number completely exceeds the sum of the five army corps. Once it is far away from the station, the consumption of food is huge.

Of course, Sekelian knew the pros and cons of this, so he no longer insisted on it, and then asked a sensitive question: "I went to Sicily, who is in charge of commanding operations? Is it me or the newly appointed Sicilian commander Prosou? s?"

Davos stared at him and said solemnly: "In principle, you are in charge of the navy, and Prosusus is in charge of the army. The navy and the army will work together to defend our territory in Sicily and destroy the invading Carthaginian army. You When discussing the military plan with Prosusus, Cypros, the governor of Sicily, will also participate. When the two of you cannot dispute, he will make the final judgment. Once the plan is established, it must be fully implemented without any prevarication or delay. "()

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