Chapter 303 Military Conference

"Here" Thormed pointed the stick to a town icon west of Minoa City: "It is the city of Serinus, which has been occupied by us, and is currently stationed by 4,000 reserve soldiers from our Sicilian territory. There are more than 10,000 sailors to help defend the city.”

"The Sicilian fleet is preparing to evacuate all sailors in Serinus City to the Katanai Naval Base." Sekelian interrupted him and said solemnly: "I have received an order from the Ministry of Military Affairs to let the crew of the lost warships Let's go by boat to Castellon or Tarantum Naval Base, ready to receive the newly built warships..."

Seeing the stunned expression on Tormid's face, Cykrian emphasized again: "I just reported this matter to Your Majesty this morning."

Davos nodded and explained: "Sekelian did tell me, because I was busy going to the port to welcome Alexis' arrival, and I didn't have time to tell you, I agree with Sekelian to evacuate the sailors. , a small city like Paragonia was guarded by only 3,000 soldiers, so the Carthaginian army was besieged for more than 20 days and took a lot of casualties. The city of Serinus had 4,000 soldiers stationed, and There are sea routes that can be reinforced at any time. Now that the main Carthaginian army is confronting us again, it is impossible to have the ability to assemble a large army to storm Serinus... Even without the assistance of the sailors, the city of Serinus is in such a state. The situation should also be safe.”

"Understood, Your Majesty." Tolmid glanced at Sekelian and continued: "According to the report of the Clippers, the Carthaginians built a camp outside the city of Serinus and besieged it, about More than 10,000 Carthaginian and Phoenician soldiers were stationed...

Let's look to the east of Sicily again, Syracuse, Carthage's new ally, has previously sent 15,000 men to attack Taunis, but according to our inference, Syracuse can form a group of more than 20,000 people. The army goes out to fight. Therefore, Your Majesty has arranged for Commander Prosous to lead the 7th and 8th Legions, as well as the Sicilian allied armies, to prepare for a direct attack on the city of Syracuse"

"Your Majesty." Alexis interjected: "The fleet that transported us once had a brief berth at the port of Catane, and I met with Governor Cypros and Commander Prosius and learned from them. By now, the reserve soldiers from the Lokri area had already replenished the 7th Legion, and at the same time, the allied troops of Leotini and Taunis, as well as citizens of friendly city-states such as Agrigento, Gera, and Minoa, had also done so. Get ready, they estimate about 25,000 troops to attack Syracuse. I think by the time we got here, Commander Prosous had already marched on Syracuse with his army."

"I didn't expect you Alexis to be a messenger for free." Davers said jokingly.

The crowd burst into laughter.

"I just introduced the situation between us and the Carthaginian army, in terms of the navy." As soon as Tolmid's words began, Sekelian stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, let me tell you the situation of the navy. "

Davos looked at him, then nodded to Tormid, who handed the stick to Cykrian.

Seklian didn't answer, pointed to the map and said, "I can't use this thing, because only one island is drawn, and there is no ocean, so our warships can't be parked on land."

There was another laugh in the tent.

Sekelian straightened his chest, looked around at everyone, and said loudly: "You have just heard what Thormed said, in terms of the army, we do not have the advantage in several directions, maybe it is slightly better in the east, but Prosus will lead his army to conquer the fortified city of Syracuse,

It's only going to be more difficult.

But in terms of the navy, since the sea storm a few months ago, Carthage's warships were almost completely destroyed, and then they quietly invited sea reinforcements from their home state of Tyre, but they were also defeated by the Sicilian fleet, and the remaining The few Phoenician warships have never appeared in the waters around Sicily, and it is estimated that they have been scared.

Not long ago, Carthage formed a fleet with about 190 newly built warships to protect the route of Sardinia. His Majesty has sent the third fleet to deal with it, even if this new Carthage fleet There are dozens of warships than the Third Fleet, and I also firmly believe that the Third Fleet can finally defeat him and win!

In the waters of Sicily, in addition to the 70 warships of our Sicilian fleet, there are also 50 warships of Syracuse, but they are basically huddled in the port and dare not fight against us. The army attacked Syracuse, and I believe that soon the warships of Syracuse will have no place to stand, and there is no need to think about them at all.

Our Sicilian fleet has always had an absolute advantage in this sea area, so we can confidently and boldly send a fleet to transport soldiers and supplies, use warships to attack the route of Carthage, and carry fleet soldiers to harass the rear of the Carthaginian army. , which was one of the reasons why the Carthaginian army retreated from the east. Even though the newly built warships of Carthage have been in service one after another, our warships are also about to go into battle. The newly formed Sicilian fleet will not only be able to control the dominance of the Sicilian waters, but will also increase its control over the Carthaginian navy. Suppression, in order to achieve the goal required by His Majesty to threaten the sea area of ​​the Carthaginian soil! "

After Seklian finished speaking, no one raised any objections. After all, no one in the naval affairs was more authoritative than Sekrian.

"Everyone has an understanding of the current situation now." Davos looked around the crowd and said slowly, "What advice do you have on how to fight the Carthaginian army next?"

As soon as Davos said these words, the tent was temporarily restored to silence, and many people were lost in thought.

And several leading leaders of Samone were still in shock. Before, the four major tribes of Samona joined together to declare war on Dionia. The more than 40,000 warriors that were finally put together gave the big leaders courage, but now The Kingdom of Dionia gathered more than 100,000 soldiers to fight against Carthage. This is not counting the number of people in the navy, and it seems that they still have spare strength. The strength of Dionia's national strength is evident!

Only at this time did they deeply realize that the previous extravagant expectations of the Samonais were a mistake from the beginning to the end, and it was completely caused by a shallow understanding of the Kingdom of Dionia!

Alexis understood that the reason why he asked Thormid to describe the situation on both sides in detail before the start of the military meeting was mainly for them who had just arrived in Sicily and were unfamiliar with the situation, so he coughed lightly and said. : "Your Majesty, here in Minoa, thanks to the reinforcements of the Tenth Legion, Potentia and Samone, we have the same strength as Carthage, can we be here?"

He tapped the lowland west of Minoa City with his hand: "Have a meeting with the Carthaginian army, and defeat their main force first?"

Davos shook his head lightly without thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, is it because the Carthaginian army of Kepharoition north of Minoa will return to help?" Melisanda asked anxiously.

What Melisanda asked was exactly what Amyntas, Matonis and the others wanted to know. Davos saw their expressions in his eyes and said solemnly, "It's because of the cavalry! In terms of heavy infantry, I think Our legions are better than the Carthaginians, but in cavalry, they not only outnumber us, but slightly outnumber us in cavalry combat. You should know that if you fight the Carthaginians on the flat ground , Such a large number of Carthaginian cavalry will inevitably become a decisive force that can determine the outcome of the battlefield, so we cannot take a huge risk to fight with the Carthaginians!"

While Davos was explaining, the brilliant victories that Alexander and Hannibal created in battles in the previous life history appeared in his mind. They basically decided the final victory and defeat by the cavalry.

Everyone was lost in thought, and some people also turned their attention to the cavalry commander Ryders and Kuzius.

They all remained silent and did not refute.

Alexis leaned over and stared at the map. When his eyes moved from Minoa to Kepharoition in the north, another thought suddenly popped into his mind. He thought about it carefully, and then said: "Your Majesty, since we are at a disadvantage in the cavalry, can we start a battle with the Carthaginians near Kepharoition, so that they cannot use the advantages of the cavalry, and we have the ability to fight in the mountains. The Lucanians, Samonais, and other legionnaires are not usually trained for mountain combat, and we should have an advantage in this regard."

Alexis' words made everyone's eyes light up.

Amyntas looked at Alexis, a little annoyed in his heart: Why didn't he think like this, is he really inferior to Alexis?

In fact, it is indeed against common sense to let heavy infantry fight in the mountains, and most people dare not try it. Alexis dared to propose this idea because he conquered the mountains of Samona.

However, Davos said: "Last night, Printoles also made a suggestion similar to yours to me."

Alexis turned his head subconsciously to look at Printoles sitting behind him.

More than ten years ago, he had good cooperation with Plintos. With the assistance of Plintos, he led his army to successively conquer Kopsa and Enona, and finally forced the Samones to sign an agreement. Alexis admired Printoles very much, thought he was quick-witted and often had amazing and bold ideas, and he valued it very much. When the General Staff Office of the Ministry of War was established, he also took the initiative to recommend it to King Davos. But what he didn't expect was that since the outbreak of the war last year, the name of Printoles has illuminated the Dionysian military headquarters. Every time Alexis reads about his deeds in the military newspaper, it is for him. feel happy.