v8 Chapter 287： Sipros's advice

"So you intend to let the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade raided this wall and open the gap in the defense of the Syracuse wall?" Daves suddenly interjected.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I hope that you can let Izam lead some of the mountain squad soldiers to help us attack the city!" Leo Tizides took the call and made a request.

"It seems that the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade has set up their prestige in Sicily after repeated battles in the Latin Quarter! I agree that during the attack on Syracuse, 500 soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade will temporarily obey your orders." Firth nodded readily, because he felt that Leotizides’s plan was feasible and reminded him: “Siracusa is a big city, even if the mountain investigation team occupied the west side of Iuliarus. Fortress, but you just said that this area is difficult and far-reaching. Once the Syracuse people get the news, they can use their sufficient resources to block this small area and then recapture it... ...so, how to use this victory, expand the results, and ultimately occupy the city, you need to think and deduct carefully and refine your plan."

Leo Tizides listened, thoughtfully.

“What else needs me to help?” Daphus asked seriously.

Leo Tizides first shook his head and suddenly remembered something. He said, "Your Majesty, I am very worried that when we break through the city of Syracuse, the Greek Kuzza will stick to the island of Ortigia. Ortigia Easy to defend and difficult to attack, I am afraid it is not a short time to overcome."

On the island of Ortigia... Daves subconsciously touched the jaw, he vaguely remembered that the Romans were obstructed on the island of Ortigia in the past history, and it took a few years to finally completely capture the city of Syracuse. This, Archimedes played a big role.

He waved his hand and said: "If this situation is really caused, there is no need to attack the island of Ortigia and trap it. In fact, it is also easier to be trapped, only need to build a wall on the isthmus. It can be isolated. We occupy the main city of Syracuse and occupy its port, completely eliminating the potential threat to the Syracuse navy, blocking the island of Ortigia for one or two years. It will eventually surrender."

"Your Majesty, it was really at that time, with the population and food situation on the island of Ortigia, they may not be able to insist on one or two years." Cipros smiled and interjected.

"Right, Sipros, what advice do you have for attacking Syracuse?" Davers looked at him.

Sipros said without hesitation: "His Majesty, the two cities that Syracuse has been actually captured in the past 20 years are all from civil strife (referring to the riots in the city during the South Italian War that overthrew Dior The rule of Neuseus and the recurrence of riots in the city a few years later to expel Hercules), I think this time to attack Syracuse, can you think of a solution in this regard?"

Davers’s eyes lit up, and this was exactly what he wanted, so he smiled and encouraged: “Do you talk specifically about your thoughts?”

"Your Majesty, although Syracuse’s strength has recovered over the past 10 years, today’s Syracuse lacks a strong political figure compared to Dionysius and Herolis. It was the General Executive Committee and the Council that held the power of Syracuse in peacetime. The General Executive Committee played an important role during the war, and this committee consisted of 20 generals.

According to the information I got, it consisted of three major forces, the democrats led by Chief General Tai Agnes, the former comrades of Hercules and the centrists of the important officials during their administration, and the port civilians, which represented the The interests of the Syracuse people..."

Sipros, who served as Chief Executive of Katane for many years, also had a deep research on this neighbor in the south. He summed up the usual thoughtful thoughts: "Whether Dionysius is the lord or the Hurley. During the reign of Sri Lanka, the democrats were suppressed and the weakest, but because of this, Taigengens has been the chief general; the centrists have the strongest, but the most complicated, they are all in He Some people who had great benefits during the reign of Raleigh, but some people agreed with the way of governance of Herolis, while others expressed resentment and even provoked rebellion, including the once close friends of Herolis. Therefore, they often fail to reach a consensus in the council;

Sipros paused for a moment and said quite meaningfully: "It was with our help that we united and formed a powerful force that played an important role in the later period of the Southern Italian War. But as an independent politics. Strength, they are naturally excluded by the traditional forces of Syracuse. From the composition of the General Executive Committee, it can be seen that the port civilians have never been more than three generals, which is not commensurate with their strength.

In the past two years, there have been some changes in the situation. Originally, the Syracuse people elected Taiaggenis as the chief general to maintain the stability of the political situation in Syracuse, but they all underestimated the power of Teargens, and he used the people in Syracuse to look down. The psychology of the port civilians, rallying the centrists and crowding out the port civilians, not only reduced the number of elected generals in the port in the past two years to one person, but also several times in the council proposed and passed a bill against the civilians in the port. The original benefits of Hercules to the civilians in the port have been recaptured and repaid to the citizens of the city, making his popularity in the city of Syracuse increasingly high;

On the other hand, he used the contradiction between the centrists to divide and draw, so that some centrists agreed with him on certain interests, so he became more and more serious in the general executive committee and the council, and even persuaded. They made Syracuse and Carthage allied and declared war with our Diony..."

For the case of Syracuse, Daves certainly knows something. He said in a whisper: "It seems that General Tegengenis is ambitious! He wants to win bigger for himself through this war. Prestige, maybe he thinks of being the second of Herrus, even the second Dionysius."

"This is also the tradition of Syracuse. They are always shackled between democracy and dictatorship. The candidate for peace in peacetime, when there is a crisis, someone will want dictatorship." Cipros added.

"If you want to be a dictatorship in Syracuse, you must have strong perseverance and superb courage, and this Taigenes" Dave's mouth is slightly upturned: "Although the action is quite a city, and it is sinister, Let him achieve some goals, but that is all a little clever, at least I have not seen him with strategic vision and courage like Dionysius and Herolis, I am afraid he never thought of Carthage. The army will retreat so quickly that Syracuse will face our anger alone."

"Your Majesty, Syracuse's political arena is now divided, intertwined, and complicated. There is a strong opposition between the people. There is a strong person to lead and bridge them, but based on Syracuse. Tradition, we don’t know whether the internal contradictions have become more intense after the war was launched, or has they caused them to unite together?” Sipros solemnly reminded.

“Is it because the war may cause the Syracuse to become more united and stop attacking them?!” Leo Tizides listened for a long time and could not help but retorted: “As long as there is a complete operational plan and Well-trained soldiers, these things don’t have to be considered at all, and Syracuse will be broken by us."

"Don't be excited, Prossous." Daphus reached out and made a gesture of gently pressing down, then explained: "Sipros just wants to cause chaos in the city of Syracuse, weaken them. Defensive power allows us to capture the city as quickly as possible."

Having said that, he looks to Sipros: "Are you prepared to win over the civilians in the port of Siracusa and undermine the friendly relationship between the democrats and the centrists?"

"Your Majesty!" Cipros flattered and said: "The civilians in the port of Syracuse have been suppressed for many years. There must be a lot of grievances, and most of them are poor and free-born. They are not in love with tin. La Cuzza's glory to the future is more likely to be touched by the interests. We have a good relationship with them in the past, and now only give enough commitment, I believe they will make the right choice.

Some of the means that Taigengens used to do with the centrists may have caused some people’s dissatisfaction, but now his plan has failed, causing Syracuse to be attacked by the kingdom alone, as long as he is left to let the Shenofinnis send people quietly. Inciting the people in the city of Syracuse, naturally there will be people seize the opportunity to attack Taiaggenis..." The plan of Sipros needs to rely on the intelligence department in Sicily, the leader of Sheofennis, but the intelligence department is directly King Daves, he has no right to command them, only to ask Daves.

After listening to it, Daves thought for a while and said: "The advice of both of you is very good. We take political measures to destroy the unity of the Syracuse people, and the military offensive can successfully promote us to win and divide the enemy. , thus accelerating the conquest of Syracuse... So, I decided that the two of you and Sheofennis would form an action team for Syracuse, which was managed by Ciprox to discuss a comprehensive plan, and Coordinate with each other in execution until conquering Syracuse. Prosuos, what do you think?"

Leo Tizides has some contradictions. He does not want his military command to be disturbed, but he also knows that if this plan is successful, the time to capture Syracuse will be greatly advanced, and he will be able to participate in the earlier In the attack of the Taiji army, he realized his wish for revenge for the soldiers who died in Paragogna as soon as possible. He subconsciously looked at Sipros.