v8 Chapter 387： Battle of Addis (1)

Dido did not realize that the Dionian official had come up with the idea of ​​being shy, irritable, worried, and angry for a while ... numerous emotions were rubbed into a mess.

Carthage and Greece are somewhat similar in terms of marriage, and marriage events are basically determined by elders. But for Dido, the situation is special. Her mother died prematurely, her father is now in a coma, and her father loves her. He has agreed to let her choose her husband. Otherwise, she will not marry at the age of 24. So, whether to marry now or not is entirely up to her. But she never expected that her marriage would be linked to the death and death of her father, the rise and fall of her family, and the future of thousands of people in southern Iberia.

How could she be so clever that she could not see that this was a trap designed by King Dionia and his men, but at this moment she was so full of heart that she did not want to expose it, and did not dare to make a decision.

But after visiting her unconscious brother again, she finally made a decision and agreed to marry Prince Dionia's Klotoka Catax.

The merger of the new colony of southern Iberia from the original Carthage into the Kingdom of Dionia was also quickly finalized.

Two days later, when Hippopolis saw Okliton returning to Leeli again, he directly informed him of the "voluntary colonization of the southern Iberian population into the Kingdom of Dionia" and announced that since Iberia The colony was no longer within the scope of the negotiations, and the Kingdom demanded that a new negotiation condition be added, with Hardrumentum and his territory belonging to Dionia.

Okreton was taken aback by the rebellion of the Magonid family, but at this time Carthage was too diligent. Where can he go to fight Iberia a few hundred miles away? Nepali protested: Unless Dionia surrendered the treasonous Magonid family, Carthage refused to negotiate with Dionia again.

The two sides broke up.

With the lessons learned from Hardrumentum and Ruspina as an example, Tipsos only surrendered on the second day after the siege.

Alexis gave the army a little rest, leading the army west. Two days later, a camp was set up ten miles away from Addis.

Alexis did not immediately launch an attack. Instead, while the soldiers built the camp, they sent scouts and mountain reconnaissance teams to investigate the enemy situation and the surrounding environment in detail.

Samos, in Addis, was very nervous when he heard the news of the approach of the Dionysian army, and ordered the army not to attack and strengthen the defense.

The two sides confronted each other until early February. During this period, the Phoenician allies west of Carthage sent reinforcements one after another, which increased the strength of Carthage to defend Addis to more than 20,000.

But at the same time, Samos also received bad news: a large number of Numibian troops appeared south of Addis.

Although the Carthage Senate had sent many messengers before, they rushed to the tribes in East Numbia to take advantage of the relationship that had been established, with various benefits, in an attempt to persuade them to remain neutral. However, the tribes of East Numbia have established an alliance with Dionysian, not to mention that at this time, people with a good eye can see that Carthage has been sunset. Great opportunity to get rid of Carthage's control completely.

As a result, more than 15,000 soldiers from various tribes in East Numbia finally gathered and planned to rush to Hardrumentum to join the Dionysian army, but Alexis sent a messenger to order them directly from the south. March towards Carthage.

At the same time, Alexis moved his camp westward, less than 5 miles from Addis City.

Samos is stuck in a difficult choice. Originally, when he heard the approach of the East Numbia army, in order to avoid being pinched by both sides, he had already begun to plan: first leave a part of the army stationed in Addis, and quietly led the main force to rush to the south quickly. But the East Numbia, who was not strong, rushed back to confront the Dionysian army again.

However, the sudden movement of the Dionysian army forward the camp to the city of Addis means that the movement of the Carthage army in the city is difficult to hide from the Dionysian eyes. Once the main force of the army went to attack the East Numbians, It is likely to be pinched by Dionians.

While Samos was hesitating, another bad news came: another Dionysian army (actually a mixed force composed of part of the Dionysian Tenth Corps and the Sicilian Fleet Infantry, with nearly 10,000 troops) (Person) landed on the west coast of Carthage and surrounded the city of Diarrhytos (Phoenician city state, west of Carthage, about 100 miles away, adjacent to Utica), Darito He hurriedly sent messengers to Carthage for help, and asked to return to his previous reinforcements of Carthage.

Samuels knew that the Phoenician city-states on the west were vacant after being recruited by a large number of civics. I am afraid that they could not defend the siege of the Dionysian army. If Carthage could not rescue in time, the whole west The coast will be as likely to fall as the east, but now Carthage is approaching by east and south enemies. As Carthage's only powerful army, how dare he lead it away.

However, it is not a good idea to sit back and watch, because the news may only be blocked for a short time, and the Phoenician soldiers in the army will let them know that their mother state has been or may be attacked by Dionia. They would leave the army without hesitation and rush back to their motherland. By that time, the army would lose 1/3 or more of its troops, and this battle to defend Carthage would be more difficult to fight.

Samos finally made up his mind. He rushed back to Carthage, stated to the Senate that the army is now facing the danger, and proposed that the best way to solve the current dilemma is to take the risk to the east of Addis while the Phoenician militias are still there. After a decisive battle with the Dionysian army, defeated it, and then led the victory army to defeat the coming East Numibians, the crisis facing Carthage was mostly lifted, and finally he returned to the Philippines Nicky Allies.

After some debate, the veterans finally agreed to his proposal, as Hanno said: "... Although this is a huge adventure, there is at least a line of life, which is better than doing nothing and letting the Dionysians Step by step, it is better to siege Carthage's heavy soldiers until their final destruction ... "

To increase the odds, the Senate conducted an emergency mobilization.

When Samuels returned to Addis, he brought back 3,000 soldiers. They were either old or young. Carthage did his best for the upcoming decisive battle.

Although Addis was not far from Carthage, the unusual 3,000 soldiers were not a small number, and they would soon be detected by the Dionysian scouts and returned to Alexis.

In the early morning of the second day, Alexis, who had just got up, received a report from the scouts: Carthage's army was constantly exiting the city of Addis and marching towards the camp.

The Carthage army that had been holding on to Addis suddenly left the city! ... Alexis wasn't surprised, still washing carefully according to the previous rhythm, eating breakfast slowly and putting on his armor ... After everything was prepared, this was called Plintos, to bring With the guards and 300 Sinumian cavalry out of the camp.

Just three miles to the west, I heard the noise coming from the front, and saw thousands of Carthage soldiers lining up on the flat grass ...

Alexis held the reins in both hands, with a smile on his face, and turned his head to Printors. "It seems that, as we expected, the Carthaginians can't wait to come to us for a decisive battle."

"It's obvious. After all, they can only choose this path, maybe there is still a little hope." Printors stared at the front with a somber look, saying, "But because of this, the Gaza who is already in a desperate situation. The Taiji people will definitely try their best to win this battle. Even if we surpass them in strength, we must not underestimate them, and I believe that even if we finally win, we will pay a lot of money ... Master Commander, I It is advisable to avoid a decisive battle with the Carthaginians at this time. Wait a few days and wait for the leader of the Melisinda army to conquer the Phoenician city in the west. The strength of this Carthaginian army. It will inevitably be weakened and morale inevitably low. By then we will enter and the victory will be easier. "

Alexis was in deep thought, and after a while he shook his head and said, "Princes, maybe your suggestion is right, but I can't take it. We refuse to fight and want to wait for those Phoenicians of Carthage. The Confederate soldiers fled before attacking, but at that time the Carthage army was facing our joint attack with the East Numebians, and they would most likely give up Addis and retreat directly to the city of Carthage. The wall is thick, the city has a large population, and it occupies a favorable position ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Even if we add all the fleet infantry of the Fourth Army and the Numibians, we may not be able to siege Carthage for a few months. capture."

Having said that, Alexis sighed: "Did not the head of the fleet that came to deliver the ration the day before yesterday, haven't they said that, because the Tenth Army also landed in Africa, the demand for heavy supply increased sharply, hoarding in Lili and Serinus's rations have been used up, and His Majesty has sent people to tell Catana and Turui to prepare urgently for a huge amount of rations ... Also, this season, the sea between Sicily and Africa has strong winds and waves, and ships During the transportation process, the team has encountered wind and waves many times and lost more than 10 ships ...

As the war continues, so too do the losses we suffer. Now we have the opportunity to defeat the main army of Carthage in one fell swoop and end the war at an early date. Why should we give up! Besides ... we have been standing here for so long. Armintas have been very opinionated. If we avoid this battle, we will wait for the results of the 10th Army in the west. First, second and third. I am afraid that the proud soldiers of the Legion have come to protest, so we must fight this battle! "

After hearing it, Princeton felt very reasonable, and said immediately: "Master Commander, I am your staff officer. It is my duty to give you different suggestions for your reference. Now that you have made your choice, , Let's start preparing for this battle. "