ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 278: Surprising changes in the election

"If the Map coalition dares to retreat, we will destroy Brindisi! I don't believe these indigenous people can still ignore it!" Diomelas shouted fiercely.

Davos gave him a slightly surprised look. This is indeed a good idea!

He noticed that Diomiras used the word "destroy". Apparently this seemingly ill-tempered Archon of Tarantum wisely realized that even if Tarantum recaptured Brindisi, Tarantum would The current strength of the city-state of Tumu cannot be defended, but will increase more casualties. The city defense of Brindisi, which has experienced many battles, should not be strong. If the Map coalition does not block it, I believe it can be easily destroyed.But could the Messapians, who had fought so hard to retake Brindisi, accept it?Diomiras' idea undoubtedly struck a chord with the Messapians.

For Davers, Tarantum's strength has been severely damaged. If the Messape and Pucheti people are allowed to continue to rage and expand, the Greek area in eastern South Italy will be in great trouble. .As Dionia becomes stronger, Daves, who has regarded southern Italy as Dionia's backyard, certainly does not want to see this bad situation arise, so he led 14000 soldiers to Tarantum not for The purpose of tourism is consistent with the idea of ​​the Tarentum Senate - to defeat the US-Prussian coalition forces!What's more, the numbers of both sides are equal, and Davos firmly believes that with the ability of the Danionian Legion, the final victory will belong to Dionia!So he finally said: "I agree with Lord Diomelas' proposal, and Dionia is willing to reinforce Manduria."

This time it was Diomiras' turn to look at Davos in surprise.

"That's great! Now that everyone has reached an agreement, we will send troops together when we are in the Sun Array!" Umarkas took the opportunity to say again.

"Time is tight." Triphias complained.

"Wait a minute!" Diomelas stood up, looked at everyone, and said loudly: "There is a saying in the port of Tarantum, 'No matter how many sailors a ship has, they must obey the command of the helmsman. Arrive at the destination smoothly.’ In the same way, an army as large as ours must have a commander so that everyone can follow his command and there will be no chaos during the battle.”

"Diomelas is right. The Mep coalition has a very strong fighting capacity. We must unite together and follow orders to fight before we can win. Therefore, it is very important to elect a commander-in-chief of the coalition to command all our armies. Necessary!" Umakas immediately answered: "Of course, all plans and orders are not decided by the commander-in-chief alone. They still need to be discussed and agreed by everyone before they can be implemented, unless it is in an emergency."

Yumakas looked at Daves, and these words were obviously for him: "The adults here are all commanders from their respective city-state armies. I suggest that everyone choose the most suitable candidate you think, including yourself, The person with the most votes becomes the commander-in-chief.”

"Who is the commander of Tarantum's army?" Davos asked.

"It's Diomeras, the consul of Tarantum." Umarchus took the opportunity to praise his colleagues: "His military ability is even stronger than that of Achita. He has led armies against Mesa many times before. That’s why he was elected consul by the citizens of Tarantum this year. He had previously captured Manduria and Brindisi with Achita. He is very familiar with the area where we are about to fight. I believe he Can lead the coalition forces to victory!" After speaking highly of Diomeras, he certainly understood that Davos's question had another meaning, and quickly explained: "I am not participating in the vote, but as a Elected arbitration.”

The two consuls of Tarantum responded in unison, which sounded fair, but actually showed that they were destined to win over the commander-in-chief.A vote? !Davos sneered in his heart: Heraclea and Metapontum are both affiliated city-states of your Tarantum. It is impossible for him to win except for his own vote!
Davos had made up his mind that even if Tarantum gained command of the entire army, no one would be able to command his army except himself. Reasonable orders could be considered, and unreasonable ones would be ignored.But in this way, the army that was originally composed of multiple city-states became even more scattered. It was very difficult to win in such a large-scale battle.So he decided to fight: "I think it is not appropriate to use this method to decide the commander-in-chief. War is a very cruel thing. After a battle, thousands of people are killed or injured. An excellent general It can reduce the casualties of its own soldiers as much as possible and obtain the greatest victory at a lower cost. Therefore, the selection of the commander-in-chief depends on the ability and past performance of the selected person.

Another point that must be taken into consideration is that we are a joint army of multiple city-states.Although everyone says they must obey orders, when it comes to fighting, they will more or less think more about their city-state's army. This is inevitable.Therefore, the more soldiers who can fully obey the commander-in-chief's command, the more they can control the smooth progress of the battle! "Davos glanced at everyone and said in a serious tone: "Based on the above considerations, I think I am the most suitable commander-in-chief! "

As soon as Davos finished speaking, Diomelas jumped up and shouted: "How much battle experience do you have, a boy who hasn't even grown a beard?! Well! You actually want to be the supreme commander! This is impossible! Dionis The soldiers of the runner-up army are young and stupid like you, how can they be compared with the citizens of Tarantum who have been fighting against the vicious Messape people for many years!"

Facing the insult from Diomiras, Davos calmly said: "As a commander, you must have a cool head to deal with complex battlefield situations. Just for this reason, you are not qualified! "

Diomelas was once again enraged and wanted to curse.

Only then did Eumacus stand up to stop him.From the bottom of his heart, he also felt that Davos was the most suitable candidate for supreme commander, but the senators of the Tarentum Senate asked him to strive for this position out of political considerations.Because the war with Mesapi has severely weakened Tarantum, what will Heraclea and Metapontum think if they lose their command in the next battle?What would the other Magna Greek city-states think?Do you think that Tarantum is no longer strong and can only rely on Dionia? !The proud people of Tarantum could not afford to lose face like this.

"Lord Davos made another suggestion. Since we are a coalition, the armies of all city-states should be equal. In order to save time, I think we should simply let all the adults vote. I will adopt Lord Davos's suggestion. Is it still my previous suggestion? Let's start voting now!" Umarcus had a smile on his face, but his words were very decisive and cunning, and he used words to hold Davos.

At this time, the conference room fell into a brief silence.

"I agree with Umarchus' proposal!" Diomelas said first.

Davos opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

Umarchus was secretly happy: Davos had no objection, and Diomeras became the supreme commander. It was finally done.

"I agree to Lord Davos's proposal!" A voice suddenly interrupted the calm in the room, and also broke Uumakas's illusion.

The two Tarantum commanders and Davos looked at the speaker almost at the same time.

Triphias? !How could it be Triphias? ! !Umarchus looked in disbelief.

"Tryphias, say it again! Who do you support?!!" Diomelas wanted to believe that he had heard wrongly and asked Triphias to make his choice again, but the tone of his words was quite impolite.

Triphias was also quite nervous. He avoided Diomeras' menacing gaze, turned to look at Davos who was also surprised, and forced a smile.

Davos's heart moved: Tarantum is beginning to decline. Is Heraclea going to start hugging Dionia's thigh for her own safety?

In fact, Davos only guessed one of the reasons correctly. More importantly, Triphias, the consul of Heraclea, had already felt that the combination of the two fierce races of Mesapi and Pucheti would damage the strength. Tarantum's defense of the territory has become more difficult. Before, the people in Heraclea City complained loudly about the casualties of the Heracleian citizen soldiers who went out with Tarantum's army. In the future, this situation will only More, if you want to change this situation, you can only find a way to jump away from the dilapidated old ship of Tarantum, and Dionia, which is closer to Heraclea, is undoubtedly a better shelter.

Of course, Davos couldn't think of so much at the moment, but Heraclea's initiative to seek refuge made him overjoyed.No matter how long-term friendship and covenant are, they are not as reliable as interests and strength!Davos was emotional, with a smile on his face, and nodded to Triphias.

"Dionysian Consul Davos has never failed in the battles he has participated in. He is a famous general in Megatron South Italy! I firmly support him as the commander-in-chief!" Triphias' tone became more determined.

"I recommend myself to be the commander-in-chief!" Davos said immediately. Originally, he had given up hope on voting on this rule, but Triphias gave him a big surprise.

The situation is now 1:2.

Umarchus did not expect that the situation would turn out like this, and what was worse than becoming the commander-in-chief was Heraclea's attitude towards the Tarantum Alliance. He was in a mess, and could no longer hide his inner emotions, and looked at Terry Fias's eyes were also filled with resentment.

Diomeras was more concerned about this election. He turned his attention to Tudeples: with his vote support, the vote between himself and the young man was 2:2. As an arbiter, Umarchus would think A way to help me get the authority to command the army.

As he was thinking this, he saw Tudeples slowly lowering his head under the gaze of everyone.

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