Chapter 725
Katemontalos' words were agreed with by everyone. After a discussion, they decided to send 10,000 men to assist the Herniki in defending Fürentirum.
10,000 soldiers — this was the largest force that the Walshis could send. After the departure of these 10,000 people, the defense of the Walshis' territory would inevitably be empty, so they entrusted the heavy responsibility of defending the Walshis' territory to Amyntas. This showed that the previous bloody battle of the First Legion of Diónia had won the full trust of the Walshis.
After receiving a hint from the Walshis, the Herniki emissary privately sought out Amyntas, hoping to form an alliance with Diónia and obtain the support of this powerful southern country.
Tapirus, who had been authorized by the King of Devers, took over the negotiations.
Under the pressure of the situation, the Herniki quickly drew up a draft of an alliance with Diónia. However, Tapirus reminded the other party that Diónia could not send troops to support Herniki in a short time due to the lack of food.
… …
The news of "Carthage's army landing in Sicily and attacking the territory of Diónia" also reached the Sammonae Mountains, and the Sammonae Tribal Alliance was also in high spirits.
Although Lescoc believed that the war in Sicily had just begun and the situation was not clear yet, they should wait and see …
However, the leaders of the other tribes could not wait any longer. In the end, the decision to send troops to Diónia was passed at the meeting, but there were some disputes over the direction of the attack.
Chief Usibik, who represented Kautini at the meeting, insisted that they should attack the Campania region, attack the weaker Campania Alliance, rescue the more than 2,000 Kautini warriors who had been captured, and thus increase the strength of the Sammonae Coalition.
Lescoc objected to this. He believed that the Sammonae Tribal Alliance's attack this time was a declaration of war against Diónia, so the biggest enemy of the Sammonae was the Kingdom of Diónia. How to deal the greatest blow to the Diónia, weaken the strength of Diónia, and make it suffer a defeat in this large-scale war so that it could no longer fight back against the Sammonae was the primary problem for the leaders to consider.
Then, facing Usibik's furious gaze, Leskirk said loudly, "My suggestion is to attack the Downey district!"
After that, he calmly analyzed, "First of all, the Downey region is adjacent to the tribes of Kautini and Pentney, so it's easy for us to send troops. You have to know that the number of soldiers we will be leading this time will not be small, so the consumption of food will be a big problem. The closer the distance, the less food consumption will be on the road. Moreover, the border between Downey and us is large, which means that we have more places to attack. This will catch the Diónia people off guard … "
Pentney's Great Leader Bardani and Caraceni's Great Leader Controok nodded thoughtfully.
"Secondly, the Downey region was newly occupied by the people of Diónia two years ago. As far as I know, the Downey people haven't completely submitted to Diónia, and the Dionysian Army in the Daury region has just been formed. Therefore, it will be easier for us to attack them, and we may even cause chaos in the region.
Moreover, the people of Diónia are currently at war with the people of Rome because of the Volsi. As the war between both sides escalates, it is very likely that Diónia will send more reinforcements. If we attack Campania, it will be very convenient for Diónia to mobilize their troops nearby, but if we attack Downey, the people of Diónia will be faced with a difficult choice: to save the Volsi or Downey? "
"Do you even need to ask? The people of Diónia will definitely send their army to Downey! We are helping the people of Rome, but we will bring an army to ourselves! "Usibik questioned angrily.
"That doesn't matter. We can just retreat to the mountains. It's very convenient anyway." Leskirk smiled. "But for the people of Diónia, it will be inconvenient to mobilize their army back and forth. This will give the people of Rome more time to eliminate the Volsi. Once the people of Rome completely conquer the Latin region, we can even make way for them to attack Campania …"
"Do you think the people of Rome will listen to you?" Usibik sneered.
"As long as the people of Rome don't want the people of Diónia to take revenge on them in the future, they must step up their attack now. I heard that the newly elected dictator of Rome, Camillus, is a smart man," the customer said patiently. "Once the army of Diónia is mobilized to deal with the people of Rome and Carthage, we can attack Downey again, or even Puchetti to the south. Also —"
Leskirk looked at Usibik and said in a serious tone, "We need to capture as many captives as possible in Downey, and then ask the people of Diónia to exchange the captives for the warriors of Kautini."
Usibik's eyes brightened. "Will the people of Diónia agree?" he asked urgently.
"According to the way the Devers treated their people in the past, they will most likely agree! And if they want the people of Downey to submit to them, they must also agree! "Leskirk said with certainty.
At this time, Contruc asked, "Why don't we attack the region of Potentia first and take back the land that the people of Hilpini lost (referring to Capusa)?"
Leskirk was already prepared. He said, "The mountains in the region of Potentia are rugged. It will take a long time to completely conquer it, and it will be enough for the people of Diónia to mobilize their army for a counterattack. The defeat of the old leader Villani is a lesson. What's more, the Abenilum is blocking in front of the region of Potentia. If our army passes through it, it will definitely cause a strong reaction from Gherni, which is likely to lead to a war. This will go against the ancient tradition of the Samonai people! "
Leskirk's words were reasonable, and the conservative Contruc nodded repeatedly. He finally said, "This was originally an internal matter of the Hilpini tribe, but now Gherni has become an important issue that seriously affects the survival of the entire Samonai people. So I suggest that after this war, the entire Alliance will do its best to force the tribes of Abenilum to expel Gherni, and you will send a new leader. If the tribes of Abenilum refuse to do so, we will work with the priests of the Samonai priest group to pray to God Savone and announce that we do not recognize the Abenilum as Samonai people, and we will wage war against them!"
"I also agree with this proposal!" Usibik immediately agreed.
Then, Bardani also nodded in agreement.
Leskirk hurriedly expressed his gratitude. He breathed a sigh of relief. The thorn in his throat was finally going to be removed.
… …
In the military conference room of the Royal Palace of Diónia, the Devers and several key officers of the Ministry of Military Affairs had been studying the ongoing war for several days.
Chief of Staff Felicius stood in the middle of the conference room, leaning against the huge topographic map of the Italian peninsula and Sicily, which was carefully carved out of mud and cement. He held the position of Minoa with a wooden stick and explained, "Your Majesty, the commander of Sicily, Lord Prososus, wrote a letter saying that he will lead 15000 soldiers and join forces with the militia of friendly cities to take the initiative to attack Minoa and face the main forces of Carthage. After our analysis, he has a higher chance of winning. "
"Prososus is very courageous and determined. Let him do it." The Devers nodded approvingly. He had already understood the situation. At this moment, he even teased, "I'm afraid that the action of the Eighth Legion has stimulated Therian."
"Yes, Your Majesty. The clippers of the First and Second Fleets have explored the south and north coasts of Sicily many times, but they have not found any traces of the enemy fleet. This has prevented Lord Therian's wish to fight the Carthage fleet to the end, "Felicius replied.
The Devers frowned and bent down to look at the entire map. He muttered, "The strength of Carthage's navy is not much different from ours, and they have never fought with us before. Logically speaking, it is impossible for them to avoid a battle … We must be careful. The Carthage Navy will bypass Sicily and launch a surprise attack on our coast of Italy!"
"The General Staff has also considered this. We have already informed the Third and Fourth Fleets to be on high alert. Also, the merchant ships coming and going from various ports have not reported any traces of the Carthage fleet," Tormid continued.
"Continue to explore carefully. Don't let your guard down. Also, remind Therian not to be too rash. We must first ensure the victory of the Eighth Legion and Carthage's army in this battle! "the Devers warned.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will immediately send a clipper to inform Therian," Felicius replied.
The Devers turned to look at the Quartermaster Alpines. "Can the food supply for the Sicilian fleet still cope?"
"Your Majesty, with the food delivered from Egypt, and Katanai also bearing a part of it … It can barely last for about 20 days," Alpines answered seriously, enunciating each word.
The original Quartermaster Alpines was Capus, but due to the new 11th Legion in the Downey region, and the bad relationship between Diónia and the Samonians this year, the Downey region urgently needed a commander with high prestige, rich battlefield experience, and strong administrative abilities. The Devers thought about it and finally decided to send Capus to temporarily serve as the commander of the 11th Legion. Changing from Quartermaster Alpines to the commander of the 11th Legion was actually a demotion. Therefore, the Devers did not ask him to resign from his position as Quartermaster Alpines. However, it was now a time of war, and the position of Quartermaster Alpines was very important. Not only did this job have to be done, it had to be done well. Therefore, Capus recommended his assistant, Alpines, to take over.
Alpines was a senior officer who had also returned from Persia with the Devers. Compared to his other colleagues, whether it was in the Senate or in the legion, he had always been inconspicuous and ordinary. After the war in Southern Italy, he was transferred to the Ministry of Military Affairs as a light infantry captain. However, with his diligent and down-to-earth work style, he quickly gained a foothold and even won the attention of several chief officers. ()
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