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Chapter 725 Dionia’s response

Alpens first expressed his agreement: "Your Majesty is right, at least fighting the Samonites in the Dauni area will consume very little of our military rations!"

"But, your majesty... the battle report said that the number of Samoni people who attacked our three towns was no less than 11 people. Judging from this, this time the Samoni people probably gathered all the people from the four tribes to attack. Attack, this cannot be resisted by Capos's [-]th Army alone, they must send additional reinforcements." Hilos put forward his suggestion with some worry.

"Although there are many Samnites, most of them are light infantry and cannot pose a real threat to the 11th Army in frontal combat!" Hieronymus said with relief.

"Don't be careless about the Samnites!" Felicius reminded solemnly: "The Ministry of Military Affairs has received news that the Shirpini tribe once tried to buy armor from our weapons merchants. Although it was unsuccessful, it also shows that this Lesguk, the chief of the Shilpini who once fought with us, is very aware of the shortcomings of the Samnite warriors and is seeking changes. Once they are brought into contact with the Carthaginians..."

When the other people heard this, their hearts tightened again.

At this time, after thinking about it, Davos said: "It is really not possible to rely on the No. 11 Legion alone... Let's appoint Alexis as the commander of eastern Dionia, under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Legion, the Tenth Legion Legion and No. 11 Legion, as well as the Second Cavalry Legion, and the reserve soldiers of these legions, are responsible for the war against the Samnites. However, he must be reminded not to transfer all the troops to the Dauni area. Leave enough troops to guard against any possible enemy presence to the east and any sabotage activities they may undertake to destabilize the Pucetti, Mesape, and Dauni areas..."

Although Alexis and Proseus were both appointed regional commanders, Alexis could command many more troops than Proseus, and none of the officers in the Ministry of Military Affairs expressed any objection. , not to mention that Alexis is their old comrade-in-arms, both in terms of qualifications and achievements, they are incomparable to Proseus, and the Daoni area is closer to the core area of ​​​​the kingdom. The enemy's invasion has a great impact on the people's psychology. The impact is greater, and it is indeed more convenient for logistics supply.

It was just Davos's last words that shocked them again. Felicius asked slightly panicked: "Your Majesty, does the kingdom have a new enemy?!"

Hilos, who was more politically sensitive, asked more directly: "Your Majesty, does this enemy refer to Sparta?"

As soon as the word "Sparta" was spoken, the faces of Philicius, Hieronymus and Thormedes all changed color.

Davos still looked calm, but looked at them, and said half-jokingly, half-dissatisfied: "You are all veterans who have defeated countless powerful enemies with me. Why do you feel so angry when you hear that the enemy is Sparta?" Scared?!”

"Your Majesty, we... are not afraid, we are just a little surprised." Felicius hurriedly defended.

"What's so surprising?" Davos said with a slight rebuke: "We all know that Sparta signed a friendly agreement with us under the pressure of the situation. With the domineering character of the Spartans, How could they allow other forces to share the hegemony of Greece with them? I am afraid that Dionia has long been secretly regarded as their enemy, otherwise they would not have taken in some of the escapees from Messapi and Pucetti. This time, we in Dionia are at war with several forces, which may make the Spartans feel that their opportunity has come...

The Ministry of Military Affairs is not an ordinary kingdom institution. It has to command the entire kingdom's army to deal with the threats that the kingdom faces now and in the future. Therefore, as senior officials of this department, you must analyze the various countries and countries in the Mediterranean from a higher height. Power not only needs to deal with the present, but also needs to predict and prepare for the future! …”

Davos's words were a little tactful, but they made several people present feel embarrassed. For a while, the venue was a little quiet.

Davos brought up the topic at the right time: "If Sparta wants to intervene in this war, what will they do? And how should we respond? You go back and think about it, discuss it seriously, and then write a plan to me ."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The five people said goodbye and left.

Davos walked to the map, pressed the icon of "Rome" with his hand, looked at the Herniki area where a large army might have gathered now, and then moved his eyes to the southwest of the Latium area, which had just become a Roman colony. those towns, and finally returned to the city of Rome...

He pondered for a long time, and a bold plan was brewing in his mind...

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The news of the "Samnite invasion of the Dauni region" quickly spread throughout Turii, and the people did not show much panic about it. After all, the thrilling South Italian war happened more than ten years ago. The Samnites were defeated by the Dionian army. They firmly believed that the brave and large number of legions were enough to repel the invading enemies, so the people's rhythm of life remained as usual.

On the contrary, businessmen have sensed business opportunities. Whether it is the Ministry of Commerce's purchase of war materials, transportation, maintenance of weapons, or even the sale of trophies and prisoners... there is a lot of profit to be made.

However, in an urgent meeting of the Senate, the senators from the Dauni region urgently requested that King Davos take immediate military action to save the Dauni people who were suffering from the war. Monet people, but also to teach them a harsh lesson!
Senator Downi's proposal was supported by Senator Puchetti and Senator Cullom of Garaguso.After all, the city of Garacuso is located in the mountainous area to the north, adjacent to the Samnite people, and the same is true of Pucetti. The city of Verosa to the north has been invaded by the Samnite people several times in the past, and was even once invaded by the Samnite people. Captured.

In fact, Davos is very happy to see this happen: a powerful foreign enemy will force these newly dependent areas to share the same hatred, thereby more quickly bridging some of the conflicts between them and accelerating integration.

Davos announced at the meeting that "The Ministry of Military Affairs appointed Alexis as the Eastern Commander, responsible for commanding the [-]th, [-]th, [-]th Corps and the [-]nd Cavalry Corps to encircle and suppress the Samnites", eliminating the elders. worry.Because in the hearts of many senators, Alexis is a famous Dionian general second only to Davos, not to mention that the Dauni region was conquered by him, and he should be familiar with the situation there.

After stabilizing the mood of the senators, Davos proposed to appoint Antonios, the chief executive of Lucenia, as the wartime governor of the Dauni region, to control all the towns in the Dauni region, to assist Alexis, and to deal with Samnite. human invasion.

The elders did not have much objection to this.Although Antonios was once ignored due to the Laodicean incident a few years ago, he performed well in the past two years after he became the administrator of Lucenia. Lucenia, as a former leader of the Dauni people, The central town has always been a well-organized and harmonious city under his management.Moreover, he was also the hero who conquered eastern Sicily in the South Italian War. His powerful alliance with Alexis made the senators even more confident in defeating the Samnites.

In addition, Ansitanos made a suggestion: send envoys to the Forentani region to ask them what they thought of the Samnite invasion of Dionia, so as to judge their position and decide whether the kingdom should treat them as enemies.

After all, judging from the current battle situation, the town of Gruumu near the border of Voluntani was attacked by the Samnites and fell. It would not have been possible without the cooperation of Voluntani.

Antaoulis even proposed to send the Fourth Fleet to strengthen patrols on the coast of Flentani. Whenever any unusual ships are found docking at the ports of various towns in Flentani, they will be immediately rammed and sunk (this is actually a fear of The Carthaginians transported war supplies, such as armor and food, to the Samnites who had no port).

Their proposals were approved.

Compared with the landing of the Carthaginian army in Sicily, facing the invasion of the Samonites, the elders reacted more strongly, and they agreed with each other, and their fighting spirit was fierce. This may be because the Dauni area is too close to Turui, and it is easy to spread to other surrounding areas.Unlike Sicily, which is far to the south and separated by a strait, although Carthage is stronger, the army has been slowly marching outside the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia since the declaration of war, and the long preparation time has passed. The elders worry too much.Of course, at the same time, this is also related to the fact that many Sicilian senators were sacked in the "Laodisian case", resulting in the fact that there are not many Sicilian senators left in the Senate.

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At night, the moonlight poured like water into Christoya's bedroom through the wooden window.

Davos was busy all day, and did not return home until the evening. He had a hurried dinner, washed up, and entered Christoya's bedroom. He fell down on the soft bed and didn't want to move.

Kristoya, who has lived with Davos for nearly 20 years, knows that it is because of the major event of "the Samonite invasion of the Dauni region" that her husband is so tired today. She has become accustomed to this and should continue as usual. Also let him have a good sleep so that he can regain his energy and be able to better face the next heavy kingdom affairs.But today, she had to shake the sleepy Davos awake: "Your Majesty, don't sleep yet. There is something I need you to make up your mind about."

"What's the point of not sleeping so late?!" Davos opened his eyes drowsily, his expression a little worried.

King Davos, who is seen as serious by outsiders, rarely gets angry at home. Emotions like this are the worst manifestation.

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