v5 Chapter 71： Dionysian interests first

"I am worried that Tarantum will not save Manduria first, but let us first go to Brindisi! Because Manduria is at least safe now, and only two thousand soldiers are stationed and far away. Brindisi in Tarantum is much more dangerous!” Capps said worriedly. Free serial novel reading network

"If that's the case, we can't agree!" Dracos looked at Davers and said firmly.

"Adults, do not beat the enemies of Manduria, go north, once Manduria is captured, Mesapi people can cut off our transportation line, and we will fall into the danger of being attacked on both sides. So If you can get the command of the coalition forces, if you can't, you must also guarantee the autonomy of our Dionysian army!" Felicius also solemnly suggested.

Davers nodded and agreed.

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After Capps and Drax, Defos left Felixius alone.

"How is the preparation for the troops before the expedition?"

"All the soldiers of the First and Second Legion have all returned to the city to stand by, but there are still many soldiers who have not replaced the new weapons and equipment." Felicius said, seeing Davis's face is slightly unresolved. Busy and explained: "It is not that they are not actively replacing, but that there are only three weapons shops in Turui and Amendola, and they cannot complete the production of tens of thousands of new armor shields in a few months. It’s a very time-consuming process, and the quantity is so large, if it’s not because we have a large number of cattle and sheep grazing by the Lukaniya citizens of Niutum and Grummenum. It takes a few years to raise the cowhide..."

"Since this is the case, the old equipment is used in this battle. Let the soldiers go to the weapons shop and temporarily exchange them for their original copper helmet bronze shield." Dafoss said with regret. Suddenly, he remembered something: "I heard that a Corinthian businessman built a large weapons workshop in the handicraft area of ​​Amendola Lara. He could consider giving him a part of the order, but he did not know if he would like to accept the condition of trade-in. ""

"The businessman is called Tios, I have already talked to him, and he is very happy to accept it."

"Oh, this is a smart person, but it is a Gentile." Davers remembered the simple hydraulic forging hammer that the Institute of Mathematics has developed. He is considering finding a suitable big business to cooperate with it, as a kind of saving manpower. To improve the efficiency of the forged copper iron, Davers must of course use it in his own hands in order to play a confidential role.

“In addition, I have contacted the Civilian Ships Association of the port (this is a non-union official shipping organization proposed by Daves and planned by Mariji, all the merchant ships and passenger ships of Dionia are included in it. The purpose is to maintain port order, prevent vicious competition, improve industry efficiency, and facilitate cost management. Polidorus also said that when Tarantum ships will come to the port to help transport, so we can put two at a time. All the soldiers of the Legion were transported to the port of Tarantum. About the day after tomorrow our army will be ready to take the boat to Tarantum." Felicius continued with a little excitement.

"How many days does it take from Filipinos, the usual Greek city-state to mobilize citizens to go to the expedition?"

Davers’s question made Filipius a glimpse. He thought that Davers was to be compared, so he said: “From war mobilization, to selecting citizens, arranging family affairs, preparing weapons and equipment, preparing troops, Determining the team officer... It takes about three or four days, and we only need two days at most."

"If you dispatch tens of thousands of people?"

"The time may be longer. Estimate six or seven days, but for us Dionya--" Felicius has not finished talking, Daves waved his hand and said: "Then don't worry too much. I will go out after five days."

Felicius thought that he had got it wrong. Daves explored the body and looked at Felicius. He said: "In the past, Tarantum often had battles with Mesapi, but it never looked like This time, I completely ignore the life of the citizens and attack Mesapi. Do you know why?"

Felicius is not a fool. What's more, after more than a year of experience as a military officer, both administrative experience and vision have improved a lot. He immediately replied: "It is because of us."

"Yes, we!" Daves vigorously repeated: "The rapid strength of our alliance has given Tarantum pressure. The southern Italy is not too big. It only allows the next hegemon, and this hegemon can only It’s Dionya! Now that Hades has helped us, let Tarantum get into trouble, we must seize this opportunity.”

Daves showed a sneer: "Following the covenant and helping Tarantum to repel the Maple coalition can do it, but it is not helping Tarantum to destroy his enemies and stabilize their new territories!"

Davers is very calm and can even be said to be cold. The friendship with Achta cannot affect his decision on political affairs.

As a deputy to the army, Felicius assisted Davis for more than two years. He knew more about his leader than other generals. He deliberately delayed the attack and caused the loss of the Amendora citizens. Deceived Cornelus to let himself be The life sergeant and so on, the young consul is not as honest and honest as he has shown, but perhaps because of this, he will lead the mercenary to the height of today, this is like him, Capus, A Mintas and others only know that the rough people who are fighting can't do it.

Felicius sighed and yelled at Daves’s enthusiasm for Polidus and the now cold expression from his mind...

"I understand, adults," he said.

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In the following days, Davers entrusted the Argos, the governor of Laos, who was watching the game and tasting food in Turui, to find a way to learn about the situation of the Bruti people to confirm the Trina West. Is ProLogis true?

For the rest of the day, he carefully read some of the information collected by Aristilas about Tarantum and Mesapi in the mansion. When I am free, I will accompany my wife, Christovia, and my son, Croto Kataks, who is over one year old.

Polidorus’s mood was anxious day by day. He went to the door several times to find Daves or Felicius, and they were persuaded to resign for legitimate reasons. Indeed, the number of soldiers gathered in Turui City is more than a day, and the mobilization of tens of thousands of soldiers is indeed taking a long time, but the situation in Tarantum is worse every day, and it is urgent to have Dionya. Army rescue.

On the second day of Achta’s defeat, Brindisi’s Clippers returned to Tarantum, telling the Senate that Achesta was killed and that the Mepp coalitions threw his first class into the city and used it outside the city. Thousands of Tarantum soldiers smashed a "corpse mountain" and threatened to surrender to the Brindisi garrison. The people in the city were very scared. The Meip coalition waited for a long time, and did not see a reply. It has already begun to attack the city.

Brindisi urgently sought help from Tarantum, claiming that the enemy had strong troops and fewer defenders, and that after the last capture of Brindisi City, the broken city did not have enough time to fully repair it. To reinforcements, I am afraid that it will fall within two or three days.

When the Tarantum Senate was eager to discuss "How to rescue Brindisi", there was another news: the Mesapi army that besieged Manduria disappeared!

The veterans of the Senate, headed by 攸Marcas and Diomelas, did not feel relaxed when they heard the news. Although the Mesapi cavalry’s blockade could not detect the whereabouts of Mesapi’s main force, everyone did not need to I think, I can roughly guess: Mesapi people may be heading east, meeting with the Pucciti army, and Brindisi is in danger!

Despite having received a return from Turui, Dionia will send tens of thousands of soldiers to reinforce. However, it is certainly not possible to arrive in a short period of time, but if Tarantum himself sent troops to reinforce from the land, facing the tens of thousands of Meip coalitions blocked, the Senate felt that this was simply going to die, so the final decision: to transport from the sea The soldiers reinforce Brindisi, enabling them to hold on to the rescue of the coalition forces of the Tarantum League and Dionia.

Tarantum sent 80 large and small warships including 40 three-layer paddle warships, which is almost the entire naval force of Tarantum, escorting a fleet of 4,000 soldiers to Brindisi. After the fleet bypassed the "flippers" of the Italian peninsula, it was intercepted by the Mepp United Fleet near Mesrap's city-state Hodrum.

Pucciti's navy is not strong. There is only one port city, Barium (now Bari). It is good to have six or seven warships. However, the Mesapi people are different. Most of its city-states are port cities. Igratia, Brindisi, Uzentum, Mesagne, and Hodrum are all seaport cities. Instead, they are the largest city-states. - Udine is an inland city, located in the heart of the Mesapi area, the capital of the former Mesapi Kingdom. Therefore, the Mesapi people's voyage ability is not weak, and the maritime trade is also relatively developed. Later, because of the help of the Athenians, they not only can make their own three-layer paddle warships, but also skillfully use the advanced sea warfare skills of the Greeks. The sea also brought a lot of trouble to the Tarantum, and this time it was the biggest naval battle between Tarantum and Mesapi. The Mesapi people gathered all the warships of all the city-states. 58 ships, including 25 three-layer paddle battleships, plus Petchi's six warships, a total of 64 ships.

One is anxious to reinforce, one is desperate to intercept, and the two sides are engaged in a fierce battle at sea...

Although Mesapi's warships are few, but the attack is fierce; although Tarantum has more ships, he has to take into account the fleet of troops behind him, but instead attacks and shrinks.