"But I heard that over the past ten years, he led his troops to conquer the Numibia region, which shows that he is not an incompetent person." Kisgo was a little confused.

"Hmph, the Numibia region has been influenced by Carthage for decades. How many tribes are willing to take the initiative to rely on Carthage? What's more, the Numibians have always been a mess. How could they unite to resist Carthage's army? The Senate can conquer Numibia even if it sends a woman as the commander." Hasdruba said disdainfully: "Uncle said that Monteadno is a man who is greedy for alcohol and lust and cannot endure hardships. I heard that when he was commanding the war in Numibia, he was told that he was in charge of the war in Numibia.

, fearing the hot weather, he never came to the front line to command battles, but hid in a tent and commanded remotely... Hanno sent him as the commander of the army, which was simply a joke! Hanno was also a fool who didn't understand military affairs at all! He only sent 40,000 people from this city to fight against Dionia, thinking that winning a few towns and winning a few victories would make Dionia surrender and take some advantage... He thought war was like a business, and he could bargain!"

"Yes, since the war has begun with Dionia, we should use all our strength to defeat it while Dionia is still weak due to drought!" Kisgo said with a worried look: "If we don't change our mindset early, this expedition will probably..."

"Isn't that just right? Hannover's failure is just right to help us return to the center of Carthage!" Hasdruba said with a relaxed look on his face.

"But...what if Monte Adno commands our army randomly?..." Kisgo was a little worried.

Hasdruba glanced at him: "Did you forget what Uncle Ma said? We don't have to obey Monteadno's command at all, we control our army ourselves!"

Kisgo thought for a while and suggested: "In this case... we'd better be able to lead the army alone."

"I will make this request with Monte Adno. I think he may not be willing to stay with us who always argue with him and who do not want to obey his command." Hasdruba smiled badly.

At this moment, a loud shout of looking at the hand sounded from the mast: "Look to Sicily!"

Hasdrogba and Kisgo were excited and rushed to the bow of the ship, looking at the land outline that faintly flashed in the distance.

Hasdruba looked excited: "Kisgo, let's have a big fight together!"

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"I didn't expect that Carthage sent such a commander to win a battle without going to the battlefield in person, which is also a kind of ability!" Davers was in a pretty good mood after reading the information about the Carthage army this time.

"Cross a copy of these information about the Carthaginian army and send them to Prosous immediately. I believe he will make good use of it." Davers split a portion of the information on the table and handed it to Aristillas.

"Yes, your Majesty!"

"Aris, do you think Hanno has only sent 40,000 troops... Oh, and I also have to add the Iberian army, with a total of 60,000 people coming to Sicily. Does he really think that with just these 60,000 troops, I can defeat me, Dionia and completely occupy Sicily?" Davers asked suddenly.

Sometimes when Davers was thinking about some important state affairs, he would suddenly ask questions to his close ministers around him to confirm his ideas or broaden his thinking. Aristillas was prepared for this. He said calmly: "Maybe Sophie Hanno of Carthage had never thought of completely occupying Sicily or completely defeating us Dionia. He just wanted to win some victories and force us to sign some agreements that would benefit them..."

"...It makes sense." Davers nodded in contemplation. After a while, he touched his jaw and said in a deep voice: "It is also possible... the Carthaginians do not want to send so many troops at once to increase the logistics pressure, but to look at the development of the war and increase it later... But no matter what, this Carthaginian ruler, Lord Hannor, played politics well, but obviously not as brave as the Margonides family. Perhaps in his heart, he did not regard this war as a decisive battle between Dionia and Carthage, which should be a good thing for us..." Davers said, his voice gradually became smaller and he fell into thinking again.

Aristillas stood quietly aside without making any noise.

After a while, Davers looked at him again and said, "At yesterday's meeting of the civil servants, the civil servants from Uzhentum, Messane and Udie all mentioned that the strange-looking Messapi people are in and out of the mansions of some former Messapi tribe leaders in towns and villages. You send someone to check it out."

"Yes, your Majesty!"

"It's better to figure out who their supporters are! It seems that some people want to cause more trouble for us while we are in a war with Carthage!" Davers looked forward with a sharp look, but in fact he already had a suspicion in his heart.

"Yes, your majesty, I'll do it right away!" Aristillas looked solemn.

At this time, the palace guards came in to report: "Your Majesty, Lord Seclian has arrived."

"Let him in!" Davers said happily.

Aristillas immediately surrendered.

Seclian, who was already in his 40s, was still slender and agile, and could not see any signs of a middle-aged man gaining weight. He strode into the office and came to Davers. He moved quickly and simply gave a standard military salute: "Your Majesty, I'm here!"

"Looking at how you look, it seems that you can't wait." Davers quipped.

"Isn't that true, Your Majesty! I've been in the small cove in Tarantum for almost ten years, and I almost forgot how to drive the warship!" Sekolian also said jokingly.

"It seems that I want to reconsider a naval commander." Davers said seriously.

"Is there any better naval general in the kingdom than me!" Secrean responded immediately.

Both of them laughed haha.

"This time you are sent to Sicily to command the First and Third Fleets to fight against the Carthage navy. The Navy Commander of the Third Fleet Fleet Fleet Fleuroes is your former subordinate and it is more convenient to command. Do you have any other requirements?" Davers said seriously.

"Can you send the Second Fleet to my command?" Seclian made his request without hesitation.

Davers shook his head: "Midorades' fleet needs to restrain the Romans on the west coast. Besides, after the First Fleet had nearly 60,000 people traveling to Sicily, most of the military rations were supplied by the Kingdom. You also know that the Kingdom had just experienced a drought, and the food in all cities in southern Italy was tight. I gave priority to the food transported by Egypt to your fleet. If you add another 30,000 to 40,000 people, most of the navy you commanded would go hungry."

There are four fleets in the Kingdom of Dionia. The first fleet is mainly stationed in Tarantum, the second fleet is stationed in Trina, the third fleet is located in Katanai, and the fourth fleet is located in Brindisi. Since there are a lot of people required to form a fleet, they are in principle assigned nearby. For example, the main force of the First Fleet is stationed in the northwest corner of the port of Tarantum, and the land from there to Metapontum is basically allocated to the sailors, helmsmen, and some sailors are from Tarantum, Metapontum, and Heraclia... Therefore, every time the First Fleet is trained, they can carry enough rations and arrive at the base in time.

In addition, the main combat force of the Dionian fleet was the crow warship, and the main combat method was the platoon battle, which required a large number of infantry to fight on board. During the Southern Italian War, the infantry was provided by the army corps, but after the establishment of the kingdom, Secretlian made suggestions to the Ministry of Military Affairs. He believed that the army would participate in the naval operations every time, and it was difficult to coordinate in daily training (because the fleet station and the legion station were not together, and it was impossible to train with each army). In the war, the power of the army could not be fully exerted (because they would be drawn to fight on the fleet from time to time). It would be better to have each fleet equipped with infantry exclusively to the naval, so that they could devote themselves to the sea fighting and invasion of the enemy's coastline...

The Ministry of Military Affairs argued over his suggestion, and the report finally reached Davers, who readily signed the "Agree". Because he knew very well that the Navy had always been used for attacking, and they needed to have their own Marine Corps.

To this end, the naval station needs to have enough land to accommodate sailors and fleet infantry. Therefore, the Second Fleet is in Trina, where the Ofemian Plain is; the Third Fleet is in Katanai, where the fertile Catanian Plain; the Fourth Fleet is in Brindisi, and Brindisi itself is a naval base; and the First Fleet is in Tarantum, there is also a squadron stationed in the military ports south of the Sobari Plain. Therefore, the scale of each fleet is quite large, especially the First Fleet, whose number completely exceeds the sum of the five army regiments. Once it is far away from the station, the food consumption is huge.

Of course, Secrean knew the pros and cons of this, so he stopped urging and immediately asked a sensitive question: "I went to Sicily, who is the one who is in commanding the battle? Am I or Prosous, the newly appointed Sicily commander?"

Davers stared at him and said solemnly: "In principle, the navy is under your responsibility, the army is under Prosous, and the navy and army work together to defend our territory in Sicily and eliminate the invading Carthage army. When you discuss the military plan with Prosous, Sicily Governor Siprous will also participate. When you have a dispute between you, he will make the final decision. Once the plan is established, it must be implemented with all its strength and there must be no shirk or delay."
Chapter completed!