Chapter 325 Davos' Strategic Adjustment

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"Yes, Hadrummentum." Seklian said loudly: "Don't look at it is far away from us, but because of the long distance, the Carthaginians must have neglected to take precautions. More importantly, the Sicilian fleet used to be It was attacked and suffered heavy losses, and even Myrtias was killed in battle, and it was only after the interrogation that the prisoners learned that the fleet that attacked us was from the Phoenicians of the Eastern Continent, and their fleet was stationed here!"

Sekelian tapped the icon of Hadrummentum with a strong finger, and said bitterly: "Since these Eastern Phoenicians who have never been to the Western Mediterranean before can successfully attack from Hadrummentum Our fleet, of course, we can also successfully attack Hadrummentum, destroy their remaining warships, capture them all, and avenge our dead brothers!"

The three listened and nodded solemnly.

So, the three made active preparations according to Sekelian's request.

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On the second day, at the Dionysian Camp in Minoa, Davos read the letter from Cykrian and couldn't help sighing, "This Cykrian is ready for another adventure!"

Thormid took the letter and read it with Printols, and said with relief: "Your Majesty, isn't Sekelian's idea in line with your next plan!"

"If the Sissi fleet successfully attacked Hadrummentum, maybe... the Carthaginian Senate will really force the Carthaginian army in Sicily to attack us." Plintors also said with consideration.

"Since Cykrian is willing to take risks, let him attack. When the Third Fleet arrives, let Midorades take on some more cruising tasks." Davos thought for a while, and said solemnly: "But remind me He, don't underestimate the fleet commander of Carthage, when raiding the coast of Africa, you need to fully consider all kinds of unexpected situations and make adequate preparations..."

"I'll reply to him right away," said Tormide.

At this time, Martius walked into the big tent: "Your Majesty, a letter from the Third Fleet."

Midorades got our orders so quickly? ! Davos was subconsciously surprised, but he immediately understood: it was impossible, it would take at least three days to travel from Minoa to Alenia, and even to the Trina Naval Base would take at least two days. God, it was impossible for Midorades to receive the order and respond in such a short period of time.

So he opened the letter curiously, and then exclaimed: "Midorades and Tiger Tinos actually raided Saint Ibinia in Sardinia, and also captured Saros!"

When Tolmead and Printols heard it,

I hurriedly came over to read the battle report.

"This Midoradus is very surprising!" Davers sighed again.

"Your Majesty, the navy has an extra senior general who can win battles. This is the blessing of Hades, and it increases the kingdom's chances of defeating Carthage!" Thormed immediately congratulated Davos.

"This is really a happy trouble!" Davos looked at the two of them and asked, "Now that the Third Fleet and the Ninth Legion have won such a great victory in Sardinia, they are allowed to continue in Sardinia. Will Nia expand the results? Or will the Third Fleet be transferred back as originally planned?"

"Your Majesty." Plintors said with consideration: "...From the battle report, the Third Fleet and the Ninth Army severely damaged the only Phoenician army on Sardinia, and also occupied Sardinia. The important towns of Saros and the ports of St. Ibinia in Dynia can be said to have successfully completed the task you gave them to 'destroy Sardinia to transport precious metals to Carthage'. St. Ibinia on the island and Under the threat of the Ninth Legion, other Phoenician city-states could no longer risk metal smelting and transportation, and there was no force on the island that could compete with the relatively neat Ninth Legion. After the order of Saros is settled, it is entirely possible to continue to attack the nearby weak Phoenician towns..."

"What do you mean... The plan of the Third Fleet to transfer to Sicily remains unchanged, and let the Ninth Army independently undertake the task of conquering Sardinia." Davos tapped his finger on the back of the chair and asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Davos pondered for a while, and then whispered: "Carthage needs the precious metals of Sardinia to support their war, and our treasury also urgently needs gold and silver! It's just that Tigertinos only understands Fighting wars, not knowing how to govern towns..."

He thought for a while, turned his head to look at Henipolis, who was sitting quietly recording, and said loudly, "Heni, you immediately write to the Senate and ask them to immediately elect a senior with strong political ability to serve as the administrator of Saros. Sir, his main task is to manage the Phoenician towns conquered by the Ninth Legion, to restore the production of precious metals there, and to supply the kingdom with sufficient precious metals for Sardinia."

Governing the Phoenician towns conquered by the Ninth Legion? In case, the Ninth Legion conquered all the Phoenician towns on Sardinia, wouldn't the administrator of Saros become the governor of Sardinia? ... Henipolis wanted to remind Davos when he heard it, but he thought about it and dismissed it.

After all, as a half-scholar, Henipolis had read the information about Sardinia, followed Davos during this time, and even knew some secrets: "...Carthage in order to better control Sardinia Asia, the towns of Sardinia are not allowed to have too much power, so they consciously control the population of various Phoenician towns. The most commonly used methods are two methods: reducing the input of food and encouraging or even forcing overpopulated ones. The towns were built as colonial cities, and new towns were built on the African continent and within the control of Carthage. Therefore, except for Saros and Kararis, which had a population of tens of thousands, other Phoenician towns in Sardinia The population is less than 10,000, and even many urban populations are less than 5,000.

The population of Saros was not so high because of their fertile riverside plains, but because Carthage needed Saros to have a sufficient population to provide labor for the smelting and transportation of precious metals in St. Ibinia, and when St. Ibinia suffered In the event of a sudden danger, Saros could provide swift force protection nearby. Of course, the power to send troops was in the hands of the Carthaginian judges.

As for Kararis, because Carthage used it as the main port for the trade of goods in Sardinia, it of course needed enough manpower to load and unload goods, transport goods to other towns, and provide accommodation for Carthaginian merchants , entertainment and other services...

Therefore, according to the estimates of the Dionysian intelligence service, the Phoenician population of the whole island of Sardinia is far less than that of the city of Turii, and it is also similar to Crotone, Catane, and Tarantom. The population of Ayutthaya is about the same... Maybe that's why, His Majesty felt that the position of a chief executive was enough. "

Henipolis looked at Davos, but his mind was filled with thoughts.

Of course Davos didn't know that Henepolis was thinking so much at this moment, and he continued: "Tormid, you write a letter to the Ministry of Military Affairs and ask Hiros to find a way to give it to him. Tigertinos sent three or four brigades of reserve soldiers to ensure that the Ninth Legion had enough troops to complete the conquest of Sardinia."

Thormid did not respond immediately, but hesitated.

"Is there a problem?" Davos asked.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Military Affairs should send another 4,000 reserve soldiers to Sardinia. There should be no problem. But according to your assumption, the 10,000 soldiers headed by the Ninth Legion will probably stay in Sardinia for a long time. For a period of time, this will be a huge consumption of military rations, and now the kingdom has done its best to supply the military rations of the Sicilian army..."

Davos showed a smile, and he said calmly: "It is because I know that the kingdom has made every effort to support this war, so I asked Tigertinos to conquer Sardinia, and wait until The administrator of Saros is in place, and the reserve soldiers arrive. The first target of Tigtinos' attack should be St. Ibinia. After capturing it, the administrator will reorganize the manpower, dig ores, smelt By transporting the precious metals back to Turii, the kingdom's treasury will be replenished, and the newly added money can be used to buy food from Cyrenaica, Egypt, and the Eoke Sea, which will not only satisfy the 10,000 of Tiger Tinos The supply of military rations for many people can greatly ease the financial burden of the kingdom... Therefore, the letter to the Senate and the Ministry of Military Affairs should focus on this issue."

Henipolis had already guessed what Davos was thinking, so his expression was relatively calm, while Tormid and Plintors suddenly realized, and Tormid repeatedly expressed admiration for Davos' decision.

"Any war is launched to serve the interests of the kingdom. If it is just for the sake of war, even if we can win, but it is not good for us, then there is no need to start this war." Davers couldn't help but say more. One sentence, seeing the two of them thinking about it, he paused for a while, and then changed the subject: "Our original plan was to transfer the Third Fleet to be stationed on the north coast of Sicily, under the command of Sekelian, and jointly Blockade of the western waters of Sicily. But now that Midorades has made new contributions, I am transferring the Third Fleet to Sicily at this time and obeying the command of Sekelian, will he be a little dissatisfied?"

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Midorades is not a person with a flamboyant personality, and he has never made any excessive demands to the Ministry of Military Affairs. He should not have any dissatisfaction. Besides, Sekelian is him after all. The former commander..." Thormid said in relief.