Chapter 89 Davos' Decision
"Your Majesty, the battle report says that the Samone warriors who appeared in this battle belonged to two tribes, the Shilpini and the Caracheni, plus the Pentney who was defeated at Ascurum not long ago, and Kautini, who has just taken back the prisoner, is probably no longer capable of launching a large-scale invasion by the four major tribes of Samone!" The Minister of Military Affairs, Hiros, said with joy after reading the battle report carefully.
"It seems that the Second and Fourth Corps can be withdrawn, and there is no need to keep so many troops in the Downey area. With the removal of a few legions, the pressure on logistical supply can be relieved." Alpins, the acting quartermaster, suggested road.
"Don't be too careless, we have to be careful that the Samonaites attack other areas again, loot our people, and threaten us to exchange the captured Samonaite warriors with them!" Chief of Staff Felixius reminded cautiously.
"It is indeed possible. But now the regions and cities that are led by Samone have been on high alert, and it will not be so easy for the Samones to succeed." Staff adjutant Thormid mentioned another problem. : "But now the soldiers of each legion are eager to make contributions in battle, get honor and rewards, which legion should stay? Which legion should leave? This is a troublesome question."
"Withdraw the 2nd and 4th Corps, reduce the troops in the Downey area... These proposals can tell Alexis, let him go to the headache, I believe he will not relax against Sasha just because of one or two victories. Monet's vigilance." Davos said disapprovingly.
"Your Majesty, the Samonaites may come to us for peace talks again because of this failure," Felixius reminded.
"We will not have peace talks with a race that violated the covenant many times and maliciously broke the covenant! If the Samonais really want to have peace talks, I have made arrangements for this." Davos said with a serious expression, he changed his words: "However... if Carthage is asking for peace talks, this can be seriously considered."
Felixius hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, will the Carthaginians have peace talks?"
Davos pondered and said: "Carthage is no better than the Samonais, their national strength is strong, and the failure of one or two battles will not have much impact on them. However, the Margonid family of Carthage and the The conflict of power between the Hannos... Prosous could be ordered to lead the Eighth Legion and other troops, taking advantage of the enemy's defeat, to continue moving cautiously westward, attacking the sons of Carthage and the city-states of Phoenicia, Inflict greater losses on the Carthaginians, and increase the pressure on their senate.
At the same time... Ordered Sekelian to concentrate all the warships under his men to the western end of Sicily, to find the main force of the Carthaginian navy, and completely annihilate it, thus cutting off the sea connection between Carthage and Sicily! If these plans can be realized, I would like to see if the Carthaginians still have the confidence to fight with us. "
"Your Majesty, we're going to convey your order now, I believe Sekolian can't wait to receive this order.
' Tormead replied sarcastically.
Davos laughed: "Even if the Carthaginians don't want to talk about peace, but we have Prosusus on the land of Sicily and Sekelian at sea, and we don't need to worry about the war in Sicily."
"Yeah, Your Majesty." Hiros praised sincerely: "Secrian's ability to command the fleet is unquestionable, but Prosous's commanding ability in the battle of Minoa is really surprising! The conflict by the river happened suddenly. He was able to be quick and resourceful, and used the rout to lure the Carthaginian Holy Order troops to pursue, forcing the Carthaginians to press on them in order to protect the Holy Order troops, and the special terrain restricted them. The Carthaginians couldn't take advantage of the large number of soldiers, and at the same time, they used the checkerboard formation to give full play to the advantages of our legion, which greatly inhibited the performance of the Holy Order army, and finally won a big victory with fewer wins... Your Majesty , your firm choice of Prosous as the commander of Sicily was indeed a wise decision!"
"The reason why Prosous was able to win such a victory was the stupidity of the commander of Carthage." The military training officer Hieronymus said suddenly.
Davos glanced at him, and his heart moved slightly: it seems that Prosous's talent even felt jealous of Hironius, who had always been diligent and practical.
Of course, this is also related to Prosusus' qualifications. He is neither a Persian mercenary, nor a native citizen of Turii-Amendolara. Being the commander of the army, and being able to win such a glorious victory independently, really made these veteran generals who followed Davos to Greater Greece uneasy.
However, Davos will never give up the promotion and use of Prosous because of their unease and jealousy. On the contrary, he will use him even more. After all, Davos is very clear: the grand goal that has been established in his heart determines the It is impossible for him to rely on himself to defeat many powerful forces in the Mediterranean. He needs to know people well and take care of them in order to obtain more excellent subordinates to build a vast kingdom. At the same time, he also needs more excellent generals of different backgrounds to change the situation that the Dionysian army is mainly controlled by the former mercenary generals.
Davos pressed these thoughts to the bottom of his heart, and said slowly: "Sicily has Prosous and Cykrian, Downey has Alexis, I don't need to worry about these places, but the situation in the Latium area Not optimistic!"
When it comes to Ladium, Hiros, Philisius and the others all look solemn.
Now the Roman army has now taken Signia and Anagnia, and is intensifying its assault on Ferentinum, although the Helnicians and Volsi reinforcements are Tenacious defense, but judging from the current situation, the fall of Ferentirum City is only a matter of time, and as long as Ferentirum City is captured, the destruction of the Helniki people is only in the blink of an eye. The Volsi reinforcements in Ferentirum City were also unable to escape the bad luck. At that time, Volsi, who was severely damaged and did not have enough soldiers at all, could not resist the two-sided attack of the Romans. In the end, the Romans would completely control the entire Latinum area... ...So during this period, the messengers of Helnicki and Wolsey kept coming to the palace to see King Davos and ask him to send troops to support him.
"Your Majesty, Amyntas has only one legion, and now the Volsi region is entirely guarded by him. He does not dare to leave without permission to help the Herniki people." Philisius defended his old friend.
"It's none of Amintas' business, he has done his best." Davos waved his hand, walked to the map in the middle of the conference room, stared at the flat area in the middle of the Italian peninsula, and said solemnly: "I believe We all understand that the biggest threat to the kingdom now is not Carthage, who is procrastinating and has constant internal conflicts, nor is it the Samonaids who are weak and can only cause minor troubles, and it is not across the Adriatic Sea. Sparta, but Rome! A Roman with a unified understanding within, a strong citizenry, and concentrating all of his strength to achieve his goals! If we don't destroy it now, it will be a big problem for the kingdom later on! "
Davos tapped the icon of Rome on the map with his fingers, and said in a firm tone: "Therefore, I decided to lead the Second Army, Third Army, Fourth Army, Fifth Army, Sixth Army in person. The legion and the second cavalry legion went to the Latium area, joined the first legion and the first cavalry legion, and completely eliminated Rome, the strong enemy in the north of this kingdom!"
Hiros, Philisius, Hilorimus... The ministers of the Military Affairs Department looked at each other with solemn expressions, knowing that what Davos said was very important, and no one dared to express their approval for a while. Or deny it, but Alpence, the acting quartermaster, asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, with such a huge army going to Ladium to fight, the Ministry of Military Affairs may not be able to provide so much ration..."
Davos explained calmly: "The second batch of grain aid from the Egyptian pharaohs has been delivered to the port two days ago, and it has been stacked in the warehouse of the Turei dock and has not moved. A large amount of grain donated by the traders of Turei for free The barn has been filled, and the grain donated by the Lijim merchants from the Euke Sea is already on its way back, and is said to be no less than that donated by the Turiyi merchants. And, I asked Burkes, The people of the kingdom have replanted legume crops such as peas and lentils, as well as carrots, radishes, pumpkins, lettuce and other vegetables, which can fill part of the food gap..."
"Even so, since some of these grains have to be supplied to the Sicilian army and Donny's army, the rest is probably only enough for the army you led for a month or two," Alpence reminded earnestly.
Davos had planned for a long time, and he said calmly: "One month is enough, and the next food will be provided by Latin people."
Several people in the room looked at each other again. Of course they understood what Davos meant. When they fled in Persia, Greek mercenaries often did this.
"Your Majesty." Philisius finally asked, "You have taken away so many legions. What if the Carthaginians reorganize the army, choose a shrewd commander, and attack Sicily again?"
"Judging from the current situation of Carthage, if their senate wants to have a unified understanding again and send a large army to Sicily, I am afraid it will not be a matter that can be solved in a month or two, and Dionia's intelligence department will also be there. Carthage incited the atmosphere of peace and disturbed the order of the Carthaginians..." Davos said here, and the others all looked at Aristillas standing outside the door.
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