v8 Chapter 389： The war is over

Minoa ’s fiasco was actually caused by an emergency, and it was not a real battle, and he looked down on the Monte Ardno who only knew pleasure. It was no wonder that he did not visit the front line when he did not fail. And the last major defeat related to the success or failure of the war, according to the latest news he received, was mainly due to the long attack of the Carthage army against the city and the sudden rebellion of the Numibians. Frontal assassination of the army. The only real battle was the Battle of Gela. Hasderuba led the army to defeat the Dionysian forces and successfully captured Gela.

In addition, Samos had the experience of fighting the Greeks. He followed Simirko to fight against Siracusa in Sicily 20 years ago. At that time, he was still a young team member, and the army continued to attack Syracuse. Under the city of Zha, if it was not for the damnable plague, the Carthage army would not have suffered a fiasco defeat, and it would have been more likely to have captured the city of Syracuse.

Since the Kingdom of Dionia was founded by the Greeks, even if their army was stronger than the Syracuses of that year, they were not much stronger. Nowadays, Carthage is facing a crisis, and the soldiers are fighting with their enemies. Naturally, Using more powerful power than before, they can completely repel the Dionysians under the condition that the numbers of troops on both sides are roughly the same ... On the basis of this judgment, Samos decided to take the initiative to send troops through the battle. Change the battle.

But until the battle, he found that he was wrong: At the beginning of the battle, Dionysian light infantry ran freely in that peculiar formation, and Dionysian arrays changed from scattered to aggregated ... he knew this well It is difficult to achieve without rigorous training for a long time; afterwards, the Carthage soldiers inspired by the belief of defending the homeland in the battle bravely attacked the enemy, but the soldiers of the Theonian Army were like rocks. It was the same, until the soldiers were exhausted and mentally exhausted, and they gradually increased their attack ... This is the attack method that only experienced and mature troops dare to take!

Samuels now regrets it, but once the battle begins, the situation is beyond his control.

Alexis' expression was much lighter, he said to Plintols, "It's time for the infantry of the Third Fleet to attack."

It turned out that the two of them got the news yesterday: Carthage sent thousands of reinforcements to Addis, and these reinforcements looked younger or older.

Based on the current situation, they quickly concluded that the Carthaginians were preparing to take risks.

As Alexis said to the regiments before, "This may be the last battle of the Carthaginians, and they will definitely try their best. Although the Dionysian army now has the advantage, it is in Dangerous situation, once the battle is defeated, the situation will be quite dangerous. "So Alexis faced the same pressure, so he took a prudent approach and immediately dispatched the Clippers to rush to inform the first stationed in Kosla Island. Three Fleet (After the Dionysian army landed in Africa, Dafus made a simple division of labor for his two fleets. The fleet is responsible).

After receiving the news, Midolades was delighted: the Sicilian infantry had joined the Tenth Army to launch an attack on the Phoenician allies of Carthage. How could the Third Fleet miss this important defeat of Carthage? fighting!

So he immediately gathered the patrolling warships all night, and led the fleet southward into the port of Raspina early the next day. After the 3,000 fleet infantrymen carried ashore, they marched westward, waiting for them to reach Diao. At the time of the Niya camp, the Dionian army had begun to line up outside the camp.

Knowing that "the Third Fleet Infantry has arrived", Alexis asked the commander to inform them: take a good rest in the camp, wait for orders, and prepare to attack at any time.

And now it's time for this new force to come and kill the enemy!

At the time when the Carthage army was already in a slump, the Third Fleet infantry, who were alive and well, appeared on the battlefield.

In a battlefield full of dust and hustle and bustle, it is difficult to accurately understand the situation in time, so when Samos learned the bad news, the infantry of the fleet had launched an attack on Carthage's left wing.

Although the Carthage soldiers are still fighting stubbornly, the defeat has become a reality. In order to avoid too many injuries and deaths, which led to unmanned defense of Carthage, Samuels ordered: immediately sound the retreat bugle!

The physical strength and morale of the Carthage Alliance soldiers have fallen sharply. After the horn sounded, a comprehensive collapse was soon formed.

The Dionysian soldiers immediately pursued, and Alexis also sent people to urge the West Numebian cavalry who was watching and rested in the second half of the battle to participate in the pursuit.

This forced a large number of Carthaginian soldiers to escape into the mountains to escape the fierce pursuit of the Dionysian army.

At dusk, Alexis retreated to the camp.

This battle involving more than 50,000 people and the battle lasted for nearly four hours was very violent. Only a direct assassination caused the death and injury of nearly 5,000 people on both sides (Dionian soldiers killed nearly 2,000, and Carthage soldiers. More than 3,000 casualties), and nearly 6,000 Carthage soldiers were captured.

The news came back to Carthage, the city shook, the people panicked, and the wailing sound continued ...

On the second day, despite the retention of the Addis and Samuel's return in succession, Samos assembled the remaining troops and fled back to Carthage.

The grief-stricken people of Carthage surrounded the Samos regiment who slipped into the city, first scolding, then beating, until they fell down.

In order to quell the anger, the Senate conducted an absent trial at the fastest speed. The result of the trial: the crucifixion.

This is perhaps the saddest leading general in the history of Carthage.

But the execution of Samuels did not help change the situation.

On the third day, Alexis led the rested army to march west, and Addis surrendered.

On the 4th day, the Dionysian army and the north-east East Numibian forces met at Addis.

On the fifth day, the Dionysian forces continued to move westward, and Tunes surrendered, followed by Megalopolis.

Finally, more than 40,000 Dionysian soldiers bypassed Lake Tunes (now Tunisia) and approached Carthage.

The horrified people of Carthage stood on the west wall and watched the dense Dionysian soldiers, destroying the ditch on the isthmus between Lake Bizer and Lake Tunes, and shoveling a piece. After a piece of farmland, and then began to build a camp on it, it is obviously intended to completely block the Carthaginians in the city (Carthage considers it to be an isthmus, in fact, the shortest distance between the two lakes is about 10 miles, and the terrain Very flat).

The horrified Carthaginians did not dare to attack, and could only hide in the tall and thick walls and stepped up their preparations for defense. All men, women, and children are mobilized, equipped with weapons, and ready to fight in the city. All blacksmiths in the city start work 24 hours a day, and urgently produce various weapons: short swords, javelins, spears, shields ...

Even the panicked elders passed the proposal of the high priest to persuade the people in the city to hold an unprecedented sacrifice and pray for protection to Dionysian protector Bar Harmon. This ceremony was once used by the Phoenicians in the Western Mediterranean. It has become popular in China, changed the color of other races, and has held fewer fire festivals in recent decades.

But the Carthage people at this time were on the verge of despair. This was their little hope, and so few people opposed it. Through lottery, a total of two hundred children under the age of six were selected. Among the chants of the people in the city, they were pushed alive into the fire pit in front of the statue of Barr Hammon, and their screams were even better. The Carthages were pained and confused ...

However, after the fire sacrifice, the protection of Bar Harmon did not appear, but the bad news kept coming: Daritos also surrendered to Dionia ... Not long after, except for Carthage, Africa Utica, the second largest Phoenician city-state, also chose to surrender. As a result, another Dionysian army (the Fourth Army and the Sicilian Fleet Infantry) was able to reach the city of Carthage from the west through the coastal road to the west. At the same time, some of the Sicilian and Third Fleet ships sailed into Lake Bissé and Lake Tunes, moored at the simple dock built by the Dionysian army in the camp (Carthage opened early The traffic between the two lagoons and the sea, and the port was also built where the lake extended into the urban area), and Carthage has now been completely surrounded and isolated and helpless.

The reason why the Hanoi-headed veterans had not made up their minds at this moment and fully accepted the conditions of the negotiations of Dionia was because they had one last fluke: interference from Persia.

In fact, Tyler did respond to Carthage's request and sent a messenger to Babylon.

The Persian King Artaxerxes was surprised when he learned that "Carthage was pushed into exile by Dionia". After considering it again and again, he decided to send an emissary to the Western Mediterranean to learn more about this. During the course of the war, explore the reality of Dionia, and understand the true attitude of this newly-rising Greek kingdom to Persia.

The mediation of this war is only a secondary goal. After all, he has been in office for more than 20 years. He is very clear: Dionia has worked hard to make the enemy into despair, and how can it be because of thousands of miles? In a few words, he abandoned all previous efforts, not to mention that Persia has never shown its power to this newly established country.

In mid-February, when a Persian messenger's passenger ship entered the waters of Carthage, he was intercepted by a Dionian warship. Even if he claimed to be a messenger sent by the King of Persia, he was still barred from entering Carthage.

The Persian messenger had to turn to see King Dionia and was taken to Liliyu.

Daphs did not take the Persian messenger seriously, and the reception ceremony was grand.

However, after the Corinth War, not only the Greek overlord Sparta relied on the support of Persia, but also Greek cities such as Athens, Corinth and Thebes had to rely on Persian breath. Persia became the de facto overlord in the Eastern Mediterranean, so Greece When city messengers arrive in Persia, in order to achieve their goals, they often bribe to please court officials at all levels, while Persian messengers enjoy high-standard receptions throughout Greece.

But the Persian noble messenger came to the Western Mediterranean with great ambitions, but was hit with a blow. Not only was the passenger ship hijacked, the request made was also rejected, and his heart was naturally frustrated. After seeing Davis, Seeing that the barbaric king neither wore a precious crown nor a gorgeous robe, or even met himself in an ordinary living room, his heart was full of contempt, and before he said a few words, he thought The imperative tone said to Davers: "Our sacred and honorable king is very concerned about the battle between Dionia and Carthage. He hopes that the two sides can immediately stop the war, return the land they have occupied, and return to The state before the war! As long as the two sides follow this path, Persian friendship will be obtained, otherwise the consequences will be very serious and Dionia will not be able to bear it! "

Facing the arrogance of the Persian ambassador, Davers, who was almost 50 years old, had a deeper city. He did not ridicule the Persian ambassador as powerfully as he mocked the Spartan ambassador Fifidas. He said in a calm tone. "It is good that you, Persia, can manage the affairs of Asia. The affairs of the Western Mediterranean do not need you to worry about."

The two parties broke up, and even the banquet to be held after the meeting was cancelled.

The next day, the Persian messenger's passenger ship departed from Liliyu and was "escorted" all the way, far from the western Mediterranean.

After the Persian messenger returned to Babylon, he told Artaxerxes of his "tragic encounter" in the Western Mediterranean and what King Dionia asked him to bring to the Persian king. The Persian king was angry and vowed in public: Someday the worst punishment will be given to the Kingdom of Dionia!

The Carthage veterans never waited for the Persian news, but the Dionysian offense kept them tight: The Dionysian army has not yet sent soldiers to attack the city directly, but their crossbow guns But they are bombarding the city walls every day, and even throwing fire pots into the city, increasing the panic among the people in the city; they also build soil barriers higher than the city walls, and stand high, attacking the city's garrisons from a distance; the Dionysians do not But the army was attacking, and its navy was also idle. They spliced ​​several warships, laid wooden boards, placed crossbows and ventral bows on them, approached the ports in the two lakes, and attacked the defense facilities in the city ... The Dionysian army did not use its full strength, it was more like a tactic of siege with the sea and land, but the Carthaginians who had never encountered such despair already felt a little breathless.

The siege lasted for more than three months. The walls of the city were damaged, water was scarce, most of the city was destroyed, and the morale was extremely low. The Carthages finally lowered their proud heads ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Forced to sign with the Dionysians Extremely harsh armistice agreement: Carthage recognizes Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia under the rule of the Kingdom of Dionia;

Ceding the entire colonial city of Iberia to Dionia (not including the new colonies that the Magonids later conquered);

Carthage agreed to the annexation of the territory of Hardrumentum to the Kingdom of Dionia;

Carthage must not infringe on the interests of the Eastern and Western Numebians of Dionysian allies;

Carthage and Dionia restore peace and resume trade, with a term of 20 years, and disputes of interest will be resolved within the period;

Allies of the parties to the agreement must not be violated within the time limit ...

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Six months later, Ortigia also surrendered due to food depletion. At this point, the war between Dionia and Carthage is over.

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