Chapter 304 The Winning Strategy for Carthage

Printols smiled and nodded at him.

Alexis smiled back.

At this time, I heard Davos say: "I was a little excited about this proposal at first, but I gave it up in the end. Why? Because according to the information, the western mountainous area of ​​Sicily, centered on Kepharoytion, is more eastern than the mountain. The terrain in the mountains is higher and the terrain is complex. It will be more difficult for our army, which is mainly heavy infantry, to fight and march. Moreover, because of the distance from Catanai, the transportation of materials is a big problem.

In addition, you should be aware that there are more than 40,000 Iberian troops in the Carthaginian army. These soldiers are either from the mountain race of Iberia, or they have followed the Carthaginian generals to fight in Iberia for many years, so they are in the mountains. They have strong combat effectiveness in combat. More importantly, the current Carthaginian military commander, Marco, took office as the governor of Iberia 10 years ago. He has fought in the wild mountains for 10 years, and he has more experience in mountain warfare. experience of.

If we fight with the Carthaginians in the mountains, although we avoid the superior cavalry of Carthage, the outcome is still unpredictable. When we have an absolute advantage in strategy, there is absolutely no need to take risks. Engage in a massive mountain battle that could well decide the fate of the kingdom! "

Davos's cautious words made Alexis, Olivers and others ponder, and also made Amyntas, Matonis and others wonder: What absolute advantage do we have?

"Of course it's the Navy! Our fleet has an absolute advantage!" Sekelian said confidently.

"Sekelian is right, our advantage lies in the navy!" Davos said firmly, and then took out a papyrus scroll: "At the beginning of the banquet, I received a message from the Third Fleet. A battle report of their defeat of the new Carthaginian fleet in Sardinia two days ago!"

Hearing the news, everyone was delighted, and Sekelian rushed forward, took the battle report, and after reading it quickly, he couldn't help but praise: "What a Midoradus! The Carthaginians suffered a disastrous defeat under the crisis of the ship's attack!"

When the generals were reading each other, Davos said solemnly: "More than 100,000 Carthaginian troops gathered on Sicily, and they consumed a huge amount of rations every day. It is impossible for the Niki allies to meet their military rations. What's more, Prosus also destroyed the farmland of these city-states and cut off their wheat. They even had difficulty in their own survival, so Carthage could only get Africa collects grain to meet the daily needs of this huge army by sea."

"Your Majesty is right! As long as our Sicilian fleet completely cuts off the shipping line between Carthage and Sicily, we don't need to fight it head-on.

No matter how many Carthaginian soldiers, they could only starve to death on this island! ' Secrian interjected loudly.

Davos didn't care, but said to him with a serious expression: "So next... After the Sicilian fleet is replenished with newly built warships, I ask the Sicilian fleet to strengthen the blockade of western Sicily and intercept all traffic. vessel!

This task is not easy to complete. Although our navy has an advantage, Carthage will definitely try every means to open the route for the victory of this war and for the lives of these more than 100,000 Carthaginian soldiers. The Sicilian fleet will inevitably Will be attacked by Carthage from the sea! Cykrian, can you complete this mission? ! "

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will let the Carthaginian fleet come and go!" Sekelian replied confidently.

"I believe you can do it!" Davos encouraged him and reminded him softly, "But I hope you can be more cautious and don't let the fleet be destroyed by the storm again."

"Yes..." Sekelian bowed his head and responded.

"Your Majesty!" Amintas asked eagerly: "According to your plan, is it not necessary for our troops to take the initiative to attack?!"

"Yes!" Davos' firm answer made Amyntas, Matonis, Olivers and other senior generals more or less disappointed.

Davos took their expressions into his eyes, then looked at Alexis who was silent, and asked, "Alexis, what do you think?"

Alexis looked around and said in a heavy voice, "Your Majesty, this war has been going on for more than a year. The soldiers first fought hard in the north, and now they have come to the south. They have not been able to rest, and they have paid considerable Huge casualties, as far as I know, almost all the people in the city wear black veils in the Turii region alone...

Now we will fight against a more powerful Carthage. I originally thought that the casualties would definitely be more than before, but this strategy of your Majesty can not only reduce the casualties of our soldiers, but also achieve the final victory. This is where Your Majesty is far superior to us militarily! ' Alexis praised sincerely.

Davos felt a little ashamed after hearing this. In fact, before the banquet, he had some idea in his mind to wait for all the armies to converge and find an opportunity to fight with the Carthaginian army. This may be the ambition of every commander who holds a lot of troops, but the Third Fleet The good news made him happy, but also realized the absolute superiority of the navy, and only then strengthened his determination to carry out another plan in his heart to the end.

At this moment, he coughed lightly and said: "Alexis said it well, the purpose of war is to safeguard the interests of the kingdom, not to pursue the thrill of killing, we must do our best to ensure that those who trust us wholeheartedly and do our best The soldiers who fought in the kingdom can go home safely."

Davos's eyes swept across the faces of Amyntas, Matonis and others, and continued: "Our army does not take the initiative to attack, it does not mean that we can relax our vigilance. In order to survive, the Carthaginian army, It is very likely that we will take the initiative to attack. To this end, we must speed up the construction of the camp and build more defense facilities, so that our soldiers have an absolute advantage in defense.

In addition, even if you defeat the Carthaginian army in Sicily, this war will not end immediately. You have to prepare to march to Africa and southern Iberia, so during this period you must think about Do your best to keep the morale of the soldiers good, don't let them slack, and also strengthen the training of Roman soldiers, Samonite warriors, Potentian warriors, let them familiarize themselves with our flags, orders and tactics as soon as possible, useful for future battles. "

Davers' remarks lifted the spirits of the generals, so when Davers asked again, "What do you guys think?", everyone agreed to implement the plan that Davers had drawn up.

Seeing that everyone had a unified understanding, Davos smiled and said, "There is another advantage for us to implement this plan. We can use less troops to defend against the attack of the Carthaginians with more troops, and also Depending on the development of the battle situation, some soldiers can be allocated to support Serinus, Enna, or Prosous, or even attack the empty rear of the Carthaginian army.

Ladies and gentlemen, because we have the advantage of the sea route, we seem to be in a passive defense, but we actually take the initiative, and the Carthaginian army will surely be defeated by us! "

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On the west bank of the Pletani River, in the camp built by the Carthaginian army, Marco's roar came from the central army tent: "Damn Annobas, you idiot!"

Pomirka, who came to hear the news, walked into the tent and saw Marco pull out his sword and slash at the table.

"What happened?" Pomirka asked softly.

"Look, this is the most capable naval general in Carthage that you trust!" Margo threw a papyrus scroll on the table angrily.

Pomirka picked it up, and after reading it, her face changed greatly, and she asked in surprise, "Is this true?"

"This is written by our Margonid family, who is the captain of the newly formed fleet, of course it's true!" Margo sat back on the wooden chair with his gleaming sword, his eyes glaring. Mirka: "Annobas himself was incompetent, he placed the wrong ship formation, causing the fleet to suffer a disastrous defeat, and making Admika missing! He also lectured them, threatening them not to disclose the whole process of the naval battle, obviously trying to escape the guilt!

He is delusional! I am going to write to the senate about the real battle at sea, and demand that he be taken back to Carthage for trial and punishment! You sign with me! "

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Just as Pomirka showed a hesitant look, Marco snorted heavily: "You don't want to?!"

"The new fleet has suffered a defeat when it has an advantage. Annobas should have been interrogated by the Senate, and I am willing to sign with you." Pomirka said worriedly: "But now During the war, suddenly changing the commander of the navy may have a great impact on the entire fleet..."

Marco sneered: "In my opinion, replacing him is a great help to the Navy! I ask you, since he became the commander of the Navy, has the fleet we dominated in the Western Mediterranean ever won a victory?!"

Pomirka was speechless, because it was true. Since the start of the war, the Carthaginian fleet has been losing streak, and now it can only hide in the port, daring not to compete with the Dionysian fleet.

"After the fleet was destroyed by the storm, Annobas should not have been allowed to continue serving as the commander of the navy, let alone the new fleet that was finally established to go to Sardinia. This is all because of Hanno's selfishness. Taiji paid such a huge price! It can't go on like this anymore! It can't go on like this anymore!! Otherwise, once the entire sea area is controlled by the Dionysian fleet, our army will be finished!!" banging on the desktop.