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Chapter 496 Seclian’s Voyage

"Your Majesty, you are not going to fight Syracuse?!" Amyntas asked in surprise.

Daves looked at Amintas, looked around at the others, and then calmly analyzed: "Amintas, you have to understand that our fleet has defeated Syracuse's navy twice, and the navy of Great Greece The coastline is now under our control, and now we have the initiative in the war! We can make full use of the fleet to land at any point on the coast behind the camp where the main force of Syracuse is stationed, attack their weakly defended cities, and cut off their defenses. The food transportation line returns to them the tricks that the Syracuses used on us before, so that even if Dionysius has a larger army than ours, he will be exhausted by our mobilization and have nowhere to go. It is precisely because Dionysius is worried about these things that the people of Syracuse are now eager to fight us to reverse the situation, and even send envoys to provoke us on purpose. Don't take the enemy lightly That’s right!”

Although these words of Davos were spoken to Amyntas, they were actually telling other legion commanders the strategy he would adopt next.

Silence returned to the big tent, and everyone was thinking about Davos's words.

Amyntas scratched his head and asked unwillingly: "Does it mean that we will not have a decisive battle with the people of Syracuse?"

This question made Davos think about it for a while, and then said: "It depends on the development of the situation, and we must do our own thing patiently first. Hieronymus's troops are still on the way, I hope The troops led by Los are still encircling Laos, and the spear brigade still needs to strengthen training... As long as our plans are implemented in place, we will form a big net, and the people of Syracuse will become part of this big net. Fish, we can control their fate at any time. At that time, I will use the head of Dionysius as a memorial to the dead Dracos and the warriors!"

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Dionysius listened to the messenger's report in the city of Crotone, and was equally puzzled by Davos's last words of "let him wait": Could it be that Davos wanted to discuss with his men? After that, send a messenger to inform me of the date of the battle?

Dionysius subconsciously tried to think in the best direction, so he decided to wait and see.

At this moment, the sentry at the port reported, "It was discovered that dozens of Dionian warships were passing through Crotone and heading south."

When Dionysius heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

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In accordance with Davos's instructions, Seclian formed a fleet of 60 ordinary triremes, which he personally led, and circled the southern coast of Magna Greece.Midorades, on the other hand, led the main fleet, mainly the crow warship, to block the sea between Crotone and Siliting, monitoring the whereabouts of the Crotone army.

This is the first time that the Dionian Alliance has completed a voyage around the coast of Magna Graecia with its own fleet since its establishment, so both Sekerian and every sailor are extremely excited.

Before setting off, they put all the sails on the ship. Even if there was only a weak south wind, the sails were all raised on the mainmast, and the Union icon with "black hair wrapped around a double fork" fluttered in the wind.

The Sekerian fleet sailed at a faster speed. After rounding the cape of Crotone, it took only more than an hour to reach the sea near Siliting.

"Get closer!" Sekerian commanded the fleet to approach the Siliting port.

At this time, Siliting no longer had the busy scene of the port city where the headquarters of the South Italian Alliance was located. There were no Siliting people in the huge city, only Syracuse soldiers, freedmen and slaves. The arrival of the Dionia fleet made them appear... Extremely nervous, he immediately deployed all his troops and sent cavalry to inform the camp in Crotone.

Because there are only more than 3000 defenders in the city at this time, but the food and other materials that supply the entire Syracuse army are mainly concentrated here. There are still hundreds of ships moored in the port that have just transported goods from Sicily and have not yet returned. Cargo ships, in addition to a fleet specially responsible for transporting supplies from Xiliting to Syracuse Camp, but from now on, these supplies may no longer be able to travel by sea and can only be transported by land.There are so many ships, but there are no warships. If the Dionians forcefully break into the port, they may cause a certain degree of damage to the port.

But the Seklian fleet has no plans to take action in Siritin for the time being. After it shocked the defenders into a cold sweat, they continued to sail south, and then arrived in Columnia.

This time Sekerian did not feint, but sent a clipper to request entry into the port.

The Coronians had already heard the news that "the Dionia fleet defeated the Syracuse navy", and while they were surprised, they were more or less expecting in their hearts.But when the Dionian fleet actually arrived, they were a little at a loss. In the end, the chief general Freeneris made the decision: "See you! You must see us!"

In fact, there was no Dionian messenger on the clipper, but an open letter written by Davos to the Coronian Council was handed to the greeting personnel.

In the letter, Davos did not criticize the "Capital of Coronia to Syracuse". Instead, he apologized for the Dionysian Army's forced retreat and expressed his condolences for the tragic experience of the Siritin people. Deep condolences and anger at the brutality of the Syracuseans, while expressing understanding and thankfulness for the choice Coulonia made in the critical situation at that time.

In the letter, Davos also expressed with confidence: Dionysia has come out of the predicament and is gathering an army for the final decisive battle with the Syracuseans. I believe that the final victory must belong to the Magna Greeks!The hostages that Colonia was forced to hand over to the Syracuse camp will be rescued safely, please rest assured!

Freeneris read the letter several times, and when he handed it to others, his heart was still full of emotions. He couldn't help but asked the Dionian sailor who sent the letter: "I heard that Davos Sir, has he become the king of the Dionia Alliance?"

"Yes, all of us citizens of Dionia believe that 'Only Lord Davos can fully have the blessing of Hades to protect our homeland, so we unanimously elected him as king. And when he became king On the second day, we miraculously defeated the Syracuse Navy, which had far more warships than ours. This proves that Pluto agreed with our choice!" the sailor shouted excitedly.

People around him were affected by it and couldn't help but marvel.

"A great man like Lord Davos should become a king!" Friniris said this not in a perfunctory manner, but from the excitement in his heart. He solemnly said: "Please tell Lord Davos, We Coronian people have not forgotten that we are Great Greeks! If Lord Davos has any request, as long as it is reasonable, we will try our best to fulfill it, and we will not give in to the Syracuse people!"

"Lord Freeniris is right, we will not surrender to Syracuse! As long as the Dionysian army comes to the Euphemia Plain again, we will immediately rise up to resist and drive away these evil Sicilians. Out of Magna Graecia!" Others also made promises one after another.

After another discussion with the council, Freeneris immediately wrote a reply to Davos.

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In the temporary tent set up by the Dionian soldiers on the north bank of the Neto River, the rest of the legion commanders had dispersed, and only Felicius remained in the tent.

"Your Majesty, I -" Felicius felt guilty and wanted to apologize to Davos.

Davos had already guessed what he was going to say and said first: "Felicius, I want to express my sincere thanks to you! The plan I made in advance seems to be impossible now... Crotone , Trina, and Siliting are not city-states that have joined our Dionysian Alliance, so how could they easily obey our command! Besides, the quality of their soldiers and military training level are far inferior to ours, and it is impossible for them to join us in a short period of time. Complete the task of sealing off the Syracuse people in Coronia-south of the Ramato River in such a wide area!

What's more, we all underestimated the Syracuse army, which is also an army with strong command, strict training, and decisive and quick actions!And their tyrant Dionysius is also very extraordinary!He used clever tactical deception before the battle, allowing more than 2 troops to quietly move from Coronia to Hibernian under your nose without being noticed.Also...he decisively appointed Spartans as generals to lead the army before the battle, thus successfully resisting the onslaught of your left wing.Finally, he seized the opportunity and threw in reinforcements... You won this battle without any regrets! "

It had been so long since the Battle of the Ramato River, and the entire battle process had already been heard clearly by Aristelas.

Felicius also understood in his heart, but he continued to say guiltily: "Your Majesty, if I... I could stick to my opinion, this battle could have been avoided! But I -"

"No, this battle cannot be avoided at all!" Davos said with certainty: "You think it can be avoided, that's because you are considering this issue from the perspective of us Dionians. But for Siliting and As for the Trina people, now that they have the strength to confront the Syracuseans, will they allow the Syracuseans to burn, kill, and loot in their homes without attacking? Of course not!
Not only them, Crotone will also stand firmly on their side.As the de facto leader of the entire South-Italian Alliance, can we refuse? !Can't refuse...because the people of Magna Graecia are watching our performance, and this is the responsibility that Dionia must bear if she wants to dominate Magna Graecia!In fact, you helped me take on this responsibility! "

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