Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Olivers originally thought that he would not be able to win the battle, but Davos's order made him overjoyed. Although he was not able to become the commander, he was a little disappointed, but Davos explained it to him staunchly, and also put his heart into it. All right, he immediately made a solemn statement: Your Majesty, you can rest assured! I will cooperate with Tiger Tinos well and complete the raid on Sardinia as soon as possible.

As a newcomer in Dionia's army, Sextus naturally has no opinion.

After the two generals received the order, other generals who had not yet had a mission saw hope, but Davos looked at them and said calmly: The Seventh Legion needs to temporarily divide troops to station Lilibe, Mazara, and Serinu. Stalin and Palermos, stabilize the order of the entire west. The 10th Corps and the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade stay in Lilibe as a reserve force, ready to deal with sudden emergencies at any time. The 6th Corps, the 8th Corps, Lucania The reserve corps and the three cavalry corps can be disbanded first, allowing the soldiers who have fought for a year to return to their hometowns, and at the same time to ease the tension in the supply of military rations, but the commanders of your corps cannot go home for the time being and must stay in their respective military camps , once the order is received, the soldiers must be summoned as soon as possible to go to the designated battlefield, do you understand?!

Understood, Your Majesty! No matter how disappointed he was in his heart, no general dared to express his dissent at this time.

Your Majesty, what about our navy? Sekelian couldn't help but ask.

Attack Carthage across the sea, how could you miss your navy! Davos' expression was still serious: The Sicilian Fleet and the Third Fleet not only have to escort the expeditionary army to land in Africa safely, but also the safety of the transport fleet in the future. You are responsible. In addition, starting today, the navy will no longer have to cruise the western waters, but will instead target the waters of Carthage, block the port of Carthage, intercept the ships of Carthage and its allies, land and harass our enemies, and at the same time Actively cooperate with Alexis' army until the end of the war... This is the task of your navy, it is very hard, can you accept it?

Doesn't this highlight the importance of our navy! It's better to have something to do than to be idle. The Sicilian Fleet is happy to accept this task. Sekelian laughed and deliberately looked at the army commanders who were about to disband the army and go home. , put on a smug look, making Epithenes and the others wish they could give him a good beating.

Compared with Cykrian, Midorades' answer was much more serious: Your Majesty, the 3rd Fleet will definitely complete the mission.

Davos turned a blind eye to this small farce of Cykrian, and turned his attention to the Sicilian commander who had been quiet, and said: Prossius, you still have a task, after returning to the east, Os Gia Island is still under your responsibility, it has no impact on the entire war, so I do not set a time limit for conquering it, but I ask you to minimize the consumption of materials and reduce the casualties of soldiers, can you do it?

I'll try my best, Your Majesty. Leotides responded calmly.

Everyone, you all understand your respective tasks, so please go back immediately and implement them seriously. Alexis, you can stay for a while.

The military meeting held this time was so short because Davos was not prepared to give the generals time to bargain after giving the order.

Only Alexis was left in the hall, and Davos asked softly, What do you think about landing in Africa and attacking the city of Carthage?

Although Alexis has only just been appointed, after the Serinus war, Sicily has basically become the kingdom's possession. As long as the war is not over, the next landing in Africa and attacking Carthage is expected. Senior generals such as Lexis and Leotidides are already thinking about how to attack next, which is one of the reasons why they can obtain such a high position in the Dionysian army today. So, Alexis said calmly, Your Majesty, do you have a map of Africa?

Davos immediately asked Henepolis to bring the map and put it on the table.

Alexis stepped forward, looked at the map attentively, and said solemnly: The three legions plus the cavalry and infantry of Numibia, the number of soldiers is estimated to have exceeded 50,000, which is very large. I After reading the report of your majesty's landing in Latham, it took you almost a day, and the first and third legions landed first to stop the Romans' attack, and the whole army safely set foot on Latin America. It can be seen that the landing operation is a time-consuming, labor-intensive and risky military operation.

And this time, half of the troops in the landing force are Numibians. They have not undergone rigorous training and have never fought side by side with us. Once they encounter the attack of the Carthaginians, they are likely to There will be panic and disobedience... Not only will it not be a help for our army, but it will become a burden or even a hidden danger.

Therefore, I hope that our army and the Numibian army will not land together, but will be carried out in two stages. First, I will lead the three legions to land and build the camp. On the second day, the Numibians were transported over, which not only improved the efficiency of landing, but also ensured safety.

After listening to Davos, he applauded secretly: It seems that Alexis has not lost his mind because of my previous appointment, and still remains calm.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, I agree with your opinion. You can log in twice. Where do you think the landing site should be?

Alexis had thought about it for a long time, and then said: Although we eliminated the 100,000 army of Carthage in Sicily, I think it still has some strength. If we land near Carthage, we will definitely encounter it. If the landing site is too far from Carthage, it may give the Carthaginians plenty of time to defend.

Also, I heard that on the west coast of Carthage, there are mountains and hills, which will make it difficult for the landing troops to advance to the city of Carthage, so my choice of landing site is here-

Where Davos looked at his finger, it was Hadrummentum, the Phoenician city-state that once stationed the Eastern Phoenician fleet and was later raided and burned by the Sicilian fleet.

This is exactly what Davos envisioned for the landing site, but he is not surprised, after all, Hadrummentum is indeed a very ideal landing site: the location of the city has a long flat sandy beach, which can accommodate large The troops landed, and the nearby Phoenician city-states were weak enough to pose any threat to the Dionysian landing army, and it was more than 100 miles away from Carthage, neither far nor near, and along the The coast advances, and the terrain is flat for the march. In addition, the Sicilian fleet once raided there, and is relatively familiar with the sea conditions and geographical environment there... Alexis is one of the best generals in the Kingdom of Dionia, and it is natural to be able to choose Hadrummentum. Nothing could be more normal.

I agree with you. Davos nodded and said ponderingly: Alexis, as long as our army can gain a firm foothold in Africa and fight steadily, it will be a matter of time before we defeat Carthage. However, I There are some ideas on how to deal with Carthage, I would like to ask you to listen to it first.

Although Davos was polite, Alexis immediately sat back in his seat and said seriously, Your Majesty, please speak.

Davos repeated what he said to Henepolis in more detail before, and finally emphasized: Of course, war is not under our control, and sometimes the situation changes far beyond our control. As the front-line commander, you can make the most appropriate action according to the actual situation at the time. I said this just to give you a bottom line.

Alexis pondered for a while before responding seriously: I see, Your Majesty. I will try my best to make the war develop in this direction!

This is one of the reasons why Davos chose Alexis as the expedition coach: Alexis is politically savvy and can think and solve some political problems while directing the war, unlike Armintas. will only consider war.

In fact, after careful observation by Davos, he found that the Leotidides he valued was obsessed with studying war and was not good at communicating with others, but he did not only know how to fight. For example, he led an army to pacify Xikai a few years ago. The Germans and some of the political measures taken when they first invaded western Sicily were quite good. But the reason why Davos did not choose him as the commander this time was because his qualifications were too shallow and his prestige was not enough to convince those senior generals who were unwilling.

Before you set off, is there anything else I need to help with? Davers asked with concern.

Uh... Your Majesty, can you send me another person? Alexis took the opportunity to say.

Davers smiled: Printoles?

Yes, Your Majesty. With his help, I won't worry about any mistakes in the plan I made, and I will have more confidence in winning! Alexis said frankly, not worried at all that he would make Dai Firth had the false impression that his victory might have been plotted by Plintois.

I promise you, it's a bit of a waste of his talent for Printols to stay with me in Lillibee. Davers agreed without hesitation, and then asked, Are there any other requests?

there is none left.

I have a request for you now. Davos smiled: Drink a glass of Turii wine with me, and wish you the news of victory as soon as possible!