"Father...... Dear, is it because the tide of battle in the south has changed? Patroclos asked hurriedly.

Davers was pleased with his keen war instincts, as a good senior officer should be, with his eyes not just focused on one battle, but looking out over the big picture. He looked at the other two again, and he and Adoris and Croto Katas also gave concerned glances, they had been fighting in Latin and had little access to outside information, and Davers felt the need to let them know about the other battlefields.

"Since Alexis defeated the Samonai coalition twice at Ascurum and Venosa, the Samonai did not attack the kingdom's territory again, but instead attacked the Campanian League, capturing the city-states of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Tessala, and finally Naples"

"Is the Campanian League in danger of extinction? Did we send troops to the rescue? Klotocatax asked.

Davos laughed: "Before attacking the Campania League, there was another incident, the Grand Leader of Cautini booby-trapped the Naconian leader Quinduk, who had always remained neutral, and captured the Naconian territory, and his actions obviously irritated the Geirny of Abenirum to not only decide to make Abenirum the free city of Dionia, but also to assist us in attacking the Samonai Tribal Alliance. The Ministry of War therefore drew up a new battle plan for Alexis to lead his army to attack the mountains of Samonai from the east."

"Father, I remember that you repeatedly reminded the Ministry of Military Affairs not to let the army attack the mountains of Samonai!" Klotocatax exclaimed, he was a little worried that Shiros and Felicius from the Ministry of War would be reprimanded by his father for taking up ideas.

"Yes, I once gave such an order." Davos looked calm, and he said: "But now the situation has changed, the Ministry of War secretly ordered Pothenia to gather warriors and quietly join the army of Abenirum, they are familiar with the mountains of Samonai and are good at mountain warfare, the Samonians wanted to lure us into attacking the mountains, but we set up an ambush in Aquilonia and completely routed one of their main forces hidden in the mountains!"

Now, Alexis is leading a coalition of nearly 20,000 men to attack Beneventum directly, and the Samonai coalition army besieging Naples must withdraw from the siege. In this way, we will have the dominance of the battle against the Samonai, whether it is against the Samonai coalition in Beneventum, or in the Campanian coalition to attack the town of Samonai on the eastern plains, or in the Dauni area where our remaining army will continue to attack other towns in the Samonai mountains, taking advantage of the great opportunity of the enemy's main forces being pinned down......"

"So we don't need our help in the war with the Samonai." There was a bit of disappointment in Adoris's tone, and he then asked, "Father, what about Sicily?" ”

Davers's face turned pale, and he said slowly: "Since Plesous defeated the Carthaginian army at Minoa, it was not long before our Sicilian fleet and Carthaginian fleet fought a big battle in the sea near Selinus, and the result was ...... A great storm at sea destroyed almost all the ships of both sides, Flarios drowned, Sekrian has not been heard from to this day, and more than 10,000 sailors have died."

"What?!" The three of them showed shocking expressions, they never imagined that while they were still fighting bloody battles in the north, such a tragic loss occurred in the southern seas!

Davers continued: "The Fourth Fleet has been transferred to Sicily, and we still have the advantage at sea. Alexis led an army to capture Selinus, and the remaining Carthaginian forces held on to several important towns and did not dare to attack, so Alexis sent troops to plunder and destroy the Carthaginian territory in Sicily in order to achieve the purpose of active defense.

However, the crushing defeat of the Carthaginian army led to Margo, the Iberian governor of Carthage, becoming the new commander of the Carthaginian army, and now the entire African coast and Iberia are gathering soldiers, forming armies, preparing to land in Sicily, and a new great war is about to begin! We must get rid of the Romans and the Samoneans as soon as possible, and rush south to fight our greatest enemy, Carthage! ”

Davers' words made the three young men feel both the urgency of the situation and the excitement at the same time.

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On the day when Davers feasted, played games, and treated his soldiers in Rome, the port of Utica welcomed a huge fleet of Iberian troops.

Utica, the Phoenician city-state of Africa after Carthage, is located on the seashore about 110 miles west of Carthage.

Margo's ship docked first, and he walked up to the dock in military uniform, and the senators led by Pretakuba immediately stepped forward: "Margo, welcome back!" ”

Margo gave Pretacuba a warm hug and said emotionally, "Good work, Pretacuba!" I am away all these years thanks to you! Thanks to you! ……”

Pretakuba patted his thick shoulder and said excitedly: "It's good if you come back, we will have hope when we come back!" ……”

Marco then warmly greeted the other Magonidian patriarchs.

"Welcome, Lord Margo! You're finally here with your army! An old man with a white beard stepped forward.

"Dear Lord Esyaruba!" In the face of Esyaruba, the head of the neutral faction and the second most prestigious person in the Senate after Hanno, Margo still bowed and said with a solemn expression: "Carthage is in danger, as a descendant of the founder of the city, how can I sit idly by and ignore it!" ”

"I'm glad you think this way, and do it, that's exactly what all the citizens of Carthage expect from you!" Esyaruba said solemnly.

"All?!" Margo sneered, pointed his finger at the elders who had come to greet him, and said, "That's not right, at least some people who haven't come here don't think so. ”

"These non-existent senators have gathered more than 60,000 soldiers for you, and are still raising for you a huge amount of food and grass to supply this army, and they are urging the shipyards and other allies to speed up the construction of warships...... So don't be overly suspicious of your fellow citizens, who are also doing their part for the future of Carthage! Esyaruba said in a heartfelt voice.

This made Margo stop talking, he thought for a moment, and his tone became a little softer: "Unlike the natives of Syracuse, Numibia, and Iberia, the Dioonians are our real formidable enemy, and we need to do our best to defeat it!" Therefore, I will do my best to maintain the unity of Carthage, and I hope that Lord Esyaroba will play a greater role in this! ”

"Rest assured, the previous fiasco has taught us a lesson, and neither Hannor nor I, nor the other patriarchs hope that you will win, because defeat would mean disaster for Carthage! We will support you with all our power until we drive the Dioonians out of Sicily and force their king to choose humiliating peace talks! Esyaroba made a commitment.

Margo thanked him for this, and then he turned to look at the harbor, waiting for his generals to assemble the soldiers ashore and lead them out of Utica.

Among the more than 20,000 soldiers led by Margo, there were not many Carthaginians and Phoenicians, and most of them were mercenaries like the previous army led by Hasdruba, and their different appearances and different attire from the Carthaginians and Phoenicians not only attracted the curious onlookers of the Utika, but also made the senators who came to greet them also comment on it.

At this time, several more boats docked, and a group of strong men wearing striped checkered trousers and ** upper bodies came down from the boats, all of them were burly and abnormal, with strong muscles, thick hair, strange tattoos embroidered on their bodies, short and unkempt hair, unkempt beards, and fierce faces.

On the contrary, they seemed to be stimulated, and they slapped the long shield of their right hand with the long sword in their left hand, and let out a "woo" roar in their mouths, which made their appearance even more hideous, which frightened most of the onlookers of Utika to turn around and flee, and the scene was a little chaotic for a while. Fortunately, their leader stopped them in time, but that didn't guarantee that they would be able to line up in the harbor in peace.

"A terrible bunch of savages! Are they also from Iberia? Esyaruba also asked with a look of surprise.

"The Celts of the mountains of northern Iberia, who fought to the death, were feared by the rest of the indigenous people of Iberia. It was during this time that there was a flash flood in their area, and the livestock and grain were washed away, and they were facing famine, so I exchanged thousands of cattle and sheep for their help, and I believe that with them, our war against Dionya will be smoother! Margo said confidently.

"I hope so. However, this is also the reason why the Senate did not let your army land in the port of Carthage, hoping that you can manage your army well and not make any trouble here and make the people have a bad impression of you. Esyaroba solemnly reminded.

Margo once again thanked Esyaruba for the kind reminder.

When all the soldiers had come ashore, Margo's men gathered them together and took them out of the city of Utica, where they began to camp outside the city, while Margo followed the senators to Carthage.

During these more than ten years, although Marco had been in southern Iberia for a long time, he had also returned to Carthage many times, but he had never imagined that he would encounter such a situation today: almost all the people of the city ran out, crowded on both sides of the road, and as soon as he entered the city, thunderous cheers rang out all around, and the people shouted his name and threw flower petals at him......