Chapter 324: Sekelian's Revenge Plan
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These Phoenician towns were all terrified.
Not long after, the towns near Saros welcomed the messengers of Dionia, who made a strong request: let them surrender to Dionia immediately, otherwise the army will attack, and the Saros will be their fate!
The actual rulers of these towns, the Carthaginian judges, either died in battle, or were trapped in St. Ibinia because the road was blocked. The city hall officials, who had lost their command, were at a loss, and the people were in a state of panic. .
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Although Morbar won a naval battle, his mood was not happy, but heavier and heavier. It was not because the casualties of the Carthaginian merchant sailors who served as bait were too high, but because he discovered the strength of the Dionysian navy. So powerful that he returned to the port of Carthage, while the people cheered the hard-won victory in the naval battle, he wrote a letter to the senate.
In the letter, he briefly described the entire process of the naval battle, and then emphasized that: he believes that the Dionysian navy now not only surpasses Carthage in overall strength, but also leads Carthage in its tactics. The training, fighting spirit and ability of the Dionia crew are also stronger than that of the Carthaginian navy. It is impossible for the Carthaginian navy to regain the dominance of the western Sicily in a short period of time. If the war continues, it may even lose Control of the coast of Africa exposed Carthage to direct threats from the sea. For the safety of Carthage, we should temporarily negotiate with Dionysus, gain time, rebuild the Canadian Taichi Navy, formulate new naval tactics for the Dionysian Navy, and strengthen training in order to regain the dominance of the sea in the future...
When the contents of the letter were read out in the Senate, there was an uproar in the venue.
This is the first time someone has told the truth so bluntly. Based on Morbar's own reputation and position in the navy, what he said is more credible, but Carthage, which has always claimed to be a "power in the Western Mediterranean Sea" The fig leaf was torn off, which made many elders very dissatisfied with it, especially when he mentioned "reconciling with Dionysus", which touched the scales of some people.
The Margonid faction, led by Pretakuba, slammed it. They criticized Morbar for being too old and lacking the courage of his youth. When both countries have spent enormous resources, amassed such large armies, and are about to fight an unprecedented war to decide the fate of the country, he said With these words that shook the morale of the people, if he hadn't known that he had made a lot of contributions to Carthage in the past few decades, he would have thought that he was a traitor of Carthage and wanted to betray the interests of Carthage, so he was a traitor to Carthage. In such an important war, Morbal, who was already timid in his heart, was no longer worthy of being the commander of the Carthaginian navy.
The Hanno faction headed by Hanno supported Morbar. They greatly praised Morbal for all the deeds he had done for Carthage in the past, or whether he now knew that saying these words would damage his former prestige, but he said it bravely,
All shows that he is a true patriot. Among the citizens of Carthage, there is no more experienced and knowledgeable admiral than Morbal. Even he thinks so, which shows that the Carthaginian navy is indeed at a disadvantage. In this case, we should take advantage of the newly obtained Before the victory of a naval battle and before the obvious decline, it was the most correct and least selfish approach to make peace with Dionysus.
The centrists, however, are somewhat divided on this issue. The younger elders, headed by El Accra, believed that Carthage had already spent a lot of money on this war, and when the battle was about to be fought and the outcome was decided, a sudden peace was required. Such a move would not only make The people of the city-state are puzzled, and there will also be protests from the nobles, and the Senate will not be able to explain to the citizens. And since Marco had been commander of the Carthaginian army, he had not suffered a defeat against the Dionysian army (who apparently did not count the night raids of Serinus), perhaps the Carthaginian navy was more The Dionysian navy is worse, but Margo's army is still stronger than the Dionysian army. Otherwise, why would the Dionysian army dare not take the initiative to attack us now? As long as the army in Sicily can win the battle, the whole battle situation will be very different. When it is time for war and peace, we will all have more initiative.
The elders headed by Ace Yaruba gave vague suggestions: you can first send messengers to the camp of Dionia in the name of the peace, and first learn about the attitude of the Dionysians towards the peace and what they mentioned. Conditions, and then take it back to the Senate for discussion.
In fact, Ace Yaruba felt that with the strength of the Dionysian people in diplomacy, under the current situation, the conditions they put forward would definitely be harsher, and the people of Carthage would definitely not accept it. Dispel the attempt of the elders in the Senate, led by the Hannos, to compromise, so that the entire Senate can work together to face this war.
But Hanno's idea was this: Oklahoma City had mentioned peace talks before, but everyone thought he was joking. And this time to propose a peace, even if it fails in the end, it can leave a mark on the hearts of the elders. Wait until the next time the situation changes, and then talk about his proposal, then the possibility of success is very high.
Since "peace with Dionysus" was a very important issue, the elders were arguing fiercely for several days and could not make a decision at all.
However, they did not forget the business, and sent someone to gently remind Morbar that the letter he wrote was known to the elders and discussed it. As the commander of the navy, he should devote more energy to how to lead the fleet to protect the shipping route with western Sicily, and to destroy more ships of Dionia.
Morbal was very displeased and drove the envoy of the Senate out of the Carthaginian military port.
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As one of the founders of the Dionysian Navy, Cykrian has undefeated for more than 10 years. He is quite prestigious among the people, and is supported by the crew in the Navy. Some suppression, building the four major fleets without a commander, but he could not suppress his inner self-confidence and pride, but this time the naval battle, he was led by the nose of the Carthaginians from beginning to end, and in the end the Carthaginians He has achieved the real goal, but he is still in the dark, and one can imagine how aggrieved and regretful he is in his heart.
After returning from Miloa, he locked himself in the bedroom and stayed alone for most of the day.
At dusk, he walked out of the door and asked the guards to immediately notify the commanders of the various squadrons of the Sicilian Fleet to come to a meeting.
Stefankas and the other three hurried over.
As soon as Cykrian saw them, he told them what he had learned from King Davos.
The three of them looked at each other with indescribable surprise on their faces, especially Stefankas. He never imagined that when he led the squadron obsessively chasing the Carthaginian merchant ships in the waters with many islands, Not far from him to the north, the Carthaginians were bold enough to use thousands of merchant ships to transport baggage to the Sicilian army, but they didn't even notice it!
Seekrian looked at the three people who were hit hard, and said in a deep voice: "This time we encountered a failure, but it's not your fault, the responsibility is mainly on me, I am too rigid to perform the task given by His Majesty Davers, obviously The strength of the Sicilian fleet occupies a great advantage, but it is only concerned with patrolling the Sicilian waters, which is equivalent to changing from the original offense to defense, and it will undoubtedly be very difficult to defend on the vast sea, and then encounter a cunning enemy, Let's be very passive!
Since the establishment of our Dionysian Navy, even when we are weakest, we have achieved victory by bold attack rather than conservative defense. Offense is the nature of our Dionysian Navy, so I decided to change the previous approach. , Actively attacked Carthage and its Phoenician allies, attacked their territories in Africa, changed our passive situation, and boosted the morale of the entire fleet! "
The three of them listened, their spirits lifted, but they were also a little worried: "Sir, Your Majesty asked us to concentrate on blocking the Sicilian waters. If we attack, we will no longer be able to cruise. Your Majesty knows that we did not follow his orders, but— "
"Don't worry!" Saikrian said confidently, "I remember His Majesty once said, 'Offensive is the best defense.' As long as we make a few successful raids, the Carthaginians will worry about the safety of their homeland. No longer dare to let their fleet stay away from the coast of Africa at will, it will also make it difficult for the generals of the Carthaginian fleet to judge whether our Sicilian fleet is attacking or cruising, and it will be more beneficial for us to block the Sicilian waters!
Also, as far as I know, Carthage's territories and allies in Africa have never been attacked, and if we succeed, it will be a great honor, and the Carthaginians will be greatly shaken, Maybe it will change the current stalemate in Sicily and have a more favorable impact on us! "
After being criticized by Davos, Sekelian thought behind closed doors for a long time, thinking more comprehensively, he finished his thoughts with confidence, and emphasized: "I have sent a messenger to Minoa to bring me Tell Your Majesty about the new plan, and I am sure he will approve it."
The three squadron commanders were immediately persuaded by him, and Stefankas asked eagerly: "My lord, where are you going to attack?"
Sekelian pointed his hand to the map that had been prepared on the desk.
The three of them looked forward and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Hadrummentum?!"