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Chapter 446 Dionysius' Successor Strategy
"That's right, besiege them! Then take the remaining troops across the Neto River and go straight to Porimisa!" Phoebidas looked at Dionysius and said his suggestion: "Now Dionia The main force is still in the Lucania area, and Tarantum has just recaptured Metapontum. The Dionysians will definitely strengthen their defense to the north. There are still many people in Asprostum here. There are two... uh... remnants of some legions from Dionia. I think the territory of Dionia is already very empty! I heard that Crimesa is just a small city, and I want to capture it. What's wrong with you Scylla? It wasn't much of a problem for Kuza.

After capturing Crimesa, the army moved north and captured another small city, Castellon. Then they could approach the city of Thurii and encircle Thurii together with Tarantum!When the time comes, Dionia surrenders, and the Crotones will be useless in holding on to this city. The whole of Greater Greece will definitely be conquered by your Syracuse! "Speaking of this, even Phoebidas was startled by the prospect he described, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: In this way, the entire Western Mediterranean will really be decided by Syracuse. , which other city-state can control it?
Everyone else's eyes were brightened by what Phoebus said, and Dionysius was also a little moved, but he knew two things that others didn't know: First, Davos's army gained a big victory in Lucania. Victory, it is said that more than 2 Samoni people were wiped out. Although based on his understanding, the Samoni people would not give up easily, but the time for the main force of Dionia to return to Thurii was greatly advanced (he has not yet received the (News about the defeat of the entire Samnite army); secondly, a new Dionysian legion was stationed in the city of Crimesa. Dionysius had already seen the power of the Dionysian legion on the battlefield, although he did not know Its ability to defend the city is not bad at all.In this way, the number of people defending the city of Crimesa will not be less than 1, which is not so easy to capture.

What's more important is that the city of Crimesa was originally the target of Syracuse's intelligence department. In the past, this area was the most unstable place in Dionia except for the Bruti region.Before the war, Syracuse's intelligence chief Hyparinus sent many of his men to the city. A few months ago, "the people of Crimea protested, demanding the convening of a citizens' assembly, and the subsequent assassinations." The "Davos Incident" all originated from their work.Later, after the matter was exposed, under the vigorous pursuit of the Dionians, some were arrested and some were hidden.When the war broke out, especially after the victory at the Battle of the Ramato River, Crimesa's espionage activities became active again.

Dionysius also continued to get the latest information about Dionysia from Crimesa. For example, Thurii had established two new legions, and Dionysia's fleet was conducting secret training in the Craty River... and They also sent a message: as soon as the army of Syracuse reached Crimesa, they could open the gates to the army.

It really gave Dionysius a big surprise.But since Dionia's new army entered Crimesa, by yesterday afternoon, the news from the north suddenly stopped.Not only was the entire city of Crimea under martial law, but the port was also closed.

Dionysius knew in his heart that such a decisive approach by Krimisa would inevitably lead to the failure of the intelligence department's efforts, which also made him somewhat fearful.He is a man who likes careful planning and careful preparation before he acts, whether it is attacking westward along the southern coastline in Sicily until Mortia, or attacking northward along the eastern coastline and then westward until Solus, The consistent strategy is to proceed step by step, and there are almost no bold and rash actions.

The series of rapid maneuvers implemented after landing in Great Greece this time is also due to its strong command of the sea and a larger army than the opponent.Even so, before he fought with the South Italian coalition, the news that the Liji people suddenly sent troops to besiege Medema really shocked him. Fortunately, he was basically confident of winning the battle, and it was not far from Medema. With Lokley's tens of thousands of troops, he was able to take it easy.

Now, in order to attack Dionia, in addition to stationing thousands of soldiers in Medema, Trina, and Siliting respectively, he concentrated most of his troops here.If Phoebus's method was followed and Crotone and Asproustum were to be trapped in two cities with many enemy troops, the troops that needed to be left behind would probably account for more than half of the total strength. Even if Crimea and Castron are captured, the city of Turui is not so easy to attack.According to what he knows, after the arrest of Polluxes and others, the city of Thurii has become monolithic, which is not comparable to when Crotone first attacked Thurii, and Dionia's The main force may return at any time.

In this way, once Syracuse's attack is blocked, the troops will be divided everywhere, resulting in scattered troops everywhere and empty rear.Over time, any problem in Medema, Trina, Asproustum, Crotone, or Thurii would be a disaster for him, so he Bidas resisted this seemingly beautiful suggestion.

At this time, Fasipesas, who saw that Dionysius had been silent, said: "Sir, I do not agree with what General Phoebidas said! Mortea-Carthage is the most important in Sicily. We can capture the important military town across the bay, not to mention the other cities in Sicily that we captured. Although the city of Crotone is larger in area, it is actually far less difficult to capture than Motia, and the city It's too big, which is not conducive to their defense. It's also located on a plain, which makes it easier for us to siege. Sir, you see——"

Fasipesas drove his horse towards the city wall and walked a little closer. He saw Dionysius following closely, pointing to the city wall a hundred meters away, and continued: "Its city wall is still an old city wall, and the gaps between the stones should be relatively small." Large, the mortar filling is not tight enough, and the stone looks old, it seems that it has not been repaired frequently, and some places may be loose. This is not as good as the cities we captured in Sicily (because Carthage in Sicily and There were frequent wars in Syracuse, and these two big states had very strong siege capabilities. Therefore, in order to save their lives, other city states were very careful in repairing the city walls. Unlike in Magna Graecia, siege wars rarely occurred, and they were still in accordance with the rules. The way to defend and siege the city decades ago was to maintain the city wall). As long as our ballistae continue to bombard it, it will definitely collapse! And we now have enough manpower to build earthen forts, approach the city walls, and at the same time build siege towers and Use the battering ram to destroy their city walls and occupy their city walls...Using multiple methods together, you will definitely be able to break through the city of Crotone and open the way into the territory of Dionia!"

Dionysius was greatly moved after hearing this. He carefully observed the city wall in front of him, his expression became more and more relaxed, and then turned around and asked: "Phoebidas, what do you think of this siege plan?
Phoebidas' expression remained unchanged and he said stubbornly: "I still insist on my opinion. There is no need for us to waste time under the city of Crotone. Dionia was conquered, and Crotone naturally surrendered. "

"Sir, there is no need for you to discuss how to attack the city with the Spartans. They even had to besiege Plataea, which was defended by only a few hundred people, for more than two years before they could capture it. What other good suggestions can you give me?" Astagra! Si mocked.

Phoebus's expression changed.

In the fifth year after the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan-led coalition was unable to break through the long wall and break into Athens, and had to turn to attack Athens' ally, Pladia in the Boeotian region.Seeing that something was going wrong, the Platians withdrew a large number of people, leaving only a few hundred people to defend the city.

As a result, it took more than two years for the Spartan coalition forces, which had dozens of times the number of soldiers defending the city of Plataa, to capture the city. In the end, the Spartans killed the soldiers who defended the city and handed over the city of Plataea. Its ally at the time was Thebes.The key lies in the most important battle in the Greco-Persian War decades ago - the Battle of Plataea. The Greek coalition, which received the full support of the people of Plataea, finally defeated the invading Persian army. Pausania, the king of Sparta, After the victory, Sri Lanka once led the Greek coalition forces to make an oath: to jointly safeguard the independence and freedom of Plata forever!
Therefore, when Plataea was destroyed, the Spartans personally violated their oath, which immediately caused an uproar in the entire Greek world, forcing Sparta to discuss the matter at home, and the Council of Elders had to send censors to question the expedition. The King of Sparta was outside... Therefore, Phoebus, who was still a child, was deeply impressed by this. Astagras could be said to be opening the scars of the Spartans.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Dionysius glared at Astaglass, and then said to the seemingly angry Phoebeidas: "No city-state dares to fight Sparta. But in the siege On the other hand, I do have more experience in Syracuse, so I decided to win the city of Crotone first!”

Phoebus snorted and stopped talking.

After Dionysius said his polite words, he didn't bother to care about the mood of the Spartans anymore, and said in a deep voice to everyone: "Fasipesas, Astagras, you organize all the siege technicians, Craftsmen and soldiers began to make siege equipment and build earth embankments, and tried their best to measure the thickness of the city walls...make all preparations for siege!"

"Yes, sir!" the two generals responded excitedly in unison.

Dionysius looked at the two foreign leaders again, his eyes full of sternness: "Chief Axilita, and Chief Gaba, you can't help with the siege, but you can't be idle. You can lead them. The people crossed the Neto River and rushed into Dionia, burned their villages, robbed their people, and robbed their wealth. I will make the Dionia people restless day and night, complaining about the incompetence of their senate and consuls. !" Dionysius said viciously.

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