"A ten years of covenant? It is said that Dionia is about to occupy the Apulia region of Italy. If you give him another ten years, I am afraid that the entire Italian peninsula will be returned to Dionia!" Pretakuba stood up and warned loudly: "Everyone, we must understand that there are only two powerful countries in the Western Mediterranean - Carthage and Dionia. It will not benefit Carthage if it makes Dionia stronger!"

"Is the land area of ​​Numibia in Apulia large?! Occupy the entire Italian Peninsula?" Ocreton sneered: "Not to mention that there are our ally Rome in central Italy, and there are fierce Celtics in the north. Even if Dionia can occupy the entire Italian Peninsula in the future, we have already completely occupied Numibia, and I'm afraid we will completely control Mauritalia and Nubia. Is Numibia and Mauritania large in a small Italian Peninsula?!"

Just as the two sides were arguing endlessly, Aidiaruba stood up.

This neutral leader was highly respected, and the noise of the venue became much quieter. He said earnestly: "Everyone, don't forget the purpose of our city of Carthage. Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors came to the Western Mediterranean not to occupy more land or to compete for hegemony in the Mediterranean, but to trade and to obtain resources for gold, silver and other metal minerals in Iberia and Sardinia to meet the needs of the mother state. Today, the trade between Carthage and other Phoenician city states in the Western Mediterranean is far more than those minerals, but sea trade is the nature of every Carthage, the reason why Carthage continues to grow, and the reason why our mother states, Tel and Sidon, can live more freely under Persian rule.

War is the natural enemy of trade. It will consume our resources, take away our customers, and make the market depressed... What benefits have the series of wars in Sicily brought to Carthage over the past decade? There is no benefit, there is only death and decline! If you all here forget the tragic past ten years ago, then please go to the cemetery outside the city and you will know how the people hate war! Peace, Carthage needs peace, only peace can make Carthage prosperous! So I suggest continuing to form an alliance with Dionys, Carthage will continue to have a trading market in the Western Mediterranean, and Carthage will develop faster!..."

Aidiaruba's emotional speech received a response from many veterans.

Hanno clapped, but he didn't quite agree with it. It was a bit different from Adiaruba's idea of ​​"developing maritime trade and living peacefully with Dionia". He was actually wary of Dionia. Dionia made allies in Sicily and expanded northward on the Italian Peninsula all showed the ambition of this Greek kingdom. In fact, in order to delay Dionia's expansion, the Senate agreed to support Tanichian and increased support for Rome were all his secret promotions.

However, Carthage's rule in Numibia was still unstable, and the Senate had set up Mauritalia's idea during this period, which was also a proposal he had asked his subordinates to make many proposals. He hoped that while obtaining more land and manpower, the influence of the Carthage Senate could cover the land controlled by the Margonid family on the Iberian Peninsula, both from sea and from land. When the internal troubles were lifted and the troops were strong, he was happy to compete with Dionyya to wash away the nickname of Margo's "coward" and push the Hanno family's prestige in Carthage and even the Western Mediterranean to a new level.

At this moment, taking advantage of the opportunity of Aidiaruba's speech, he immediately expressed his support.

With the promotion of Hannover and neutral senators, the Tanikan tribe was abandoned, and the issue of Carthage and Dionia reunitement was put on the agenda.

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A few days later, in the palace of Turiyi, in the war room next to the King's Office, Davers and several ministers of the Military Affairs Department were discussing the recent war.

These military ministers are:

Secretary of Military Affairs Hilos, he is responsible for managing and coordinating various departments under the Ministry of Military Affairs, and also holds the right to assess and recommend soldiers and team officials to be promoted.

Shironimus, the military training chief under the Ministry of Military Affairs (a few years ago, Davers proposed several times to transfer him to the chief executive of a certain city, but he refused), the former mercenary leader who was not good at speaking stayed in this position diligently for more than ten years, making great contributions to the construction of the Legion of the Kingdom of Dionia.

Cappus, the chief military chief under the Ministry of Military Affairs, took up this position again four years ago. The two wars that Dionia has been going smoothly are inseparable from his full support behind the scenes.

Phelisius, the Chief of Staff under the Ministry of Military Affairs.

The General Staff is a new department ordered by Davers six years ago. Its function is to collect information from surrounding forces, make strategic plans for the expansion of the Kingdom of Dionys, deduce specific wars, and provide effective suggestions for the king. At the same time, it is also a school for cultivating the strategic thinking of young officers. Among the ten legions today, the commanders and adjutants of the legions have basically been trained in the General Staff.

Since the Southern Italian War, Philicius has received some criticism in the Senate and the Ministry of Military Affairs. Many people believe that he made some command errors in the Battle of the Ramato River, which caused the Fourth and Fifth Legions to suffer such heavy losses, and even Drakkos died tragically.

Davers had to transfer him to this new department, not only to protect him, to give full play to his experienced expertise, but also to avoid his shortcomings of being unable to become an excellent commander.

In addition, there was Tolmede in the room, who was also in the General Staff, serving as the sub-official officer, assisting Phelisius. However, he was more active, often traveling to and from other military departments to understand the specific situation of military training, military supplies, and the legions, and providing detailed data for the General Staff to formulate combat plans.

At the same time, Thormid also served as the messenger of King Davers when he went to the battlefield. He often came to the palace to report to Davers. Therefore, although he was not a veteran, no one in the Military Affairs Department dared to underestimate him.

A huge sand table is placed in the center of the war room, showing the shrinking mountains, rivers, plains and hills of Sicily and southern Italy. A few years ago, Davers organized the most outstanding craftsmen in Dionia. According to the detailed map provided by the Ministry of Military Affairs, it took more than half a year to use clay and sand to create such a three-dimensional, image and accurate sand table map. When several officials of the Ministry of Military Affairs first saw it, they were amazed: This is another amazing masterpiece after King Davers was inspired by God!

This military sand table is regarded as a treasure of the kingdom by the Ministry of Military Affairs and cannot be seen without important officials of the kingdom.

"Your Majesty, after occupying Hena, Prosous took advantage of the gap that the Sikel rebels had not yet arrived to repair the city defense. By the time Aconis led about 15,000 Sikel rebels to attack Hena, perhaps because they did not have good siege equipment, Prosous boldly left three infantry brigades to defend the town, and led the main force to quietly leave, bypass Agilion, and then raided the empty Hebita in the north..."

Phelis pointed at the town model representing Hebita on the sand table with a long wooden stick and continued: "After another rebel town was quickly captured, the army of tens of thousands gathered by the leader of Tanic Ann, Aconis, must have felt panic. They only attacked He with all their might, but stayed in their camp for two days. And in this time, our allies Leotini, Taunis' troops, and the reserve troops convened by Katanai, Sikuli and Naxos gathered to Agilion, and the Eighth Legion, had more than 20,000 people.

The Sicilian rebels began to retreat to Enna. During this process, some tribes left Arconis's troops and ran to Agilion and demanded surrender... Prosous said in the war report that he was ready to take advantage of the unstable morale of the Sicilian rebels' army and immediately led his troops to attack Enna directly. Perhaps just as I was talking now, the Eighth Legion had already begun to attack Enna."

Davers stared at the city of Enna in the middle of Sicily in the sand table, pondered for a moment, and looked up and asked, "What do you think?"

"I was worried that Prosous, the commander of the attack on the Sikels, could take on the heavy responsibility this time. I didn't expect his performance to be so outstanding! Your Majesty, you have a good vision!" Hilos exclaimed first.

Cappus also repeatedly praised: "Yes, this Prosous is indeed powerful! Before the Senate's order to declare war was passed to Katanai, he decisively led his army to fight and quickly captured Hena, which was completely beyond the enemy's expectations. Then he used Hena City to attract the enemy's heavy troops and led the main force to raid Hebita. The successive victory made the enemy panic and shocked the other Sikel tribes that were swaying. Aconis's team was decreasing, while the Eighth Legion's affiliated forces were increasing. Aconis no longer had the advantage of the number of people and terrain. This war had no suspense and was probably over soon."

"Dare to make decisions, act quickly, mobilize the enemy, attack the enemy weakly... Prosous fully utilized the military principle of the "Dionia's Military Law" and was indeed an excellent legion commander! We are all old!" Phelis sighed, and involuntarily remembered the war years that made him unbearable to look back on ten years ago.

When Hironimus heard this, his eyes suddenly became brighter, but he didn't say anything.

"The 8th Legion of Prosous can achieve today's victory is the full support and careful preparation of several adults from the Military Affairs Department!" Thormid said in a compliment.

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