Chapter 126: Preparations for the Great War (1)
So, Kunograta could only smile wryly and said: "It's just that I used to get used to it, but I really have to pay attention to it in the future!" ”
Cornerus nodded sympathetically.
At this time, the merchant officer Marigi and the priest Plesinas in charge of the temple of Hades came in front of them. Compared to the previous ones, both of them were smiling.
Kunograta has always suspected that the two of them contributed to the "inauguration of Davers as king" in the first place.
Is it time to start talking about the rewards for meritorious deeds? He thought with disgust in his heart, and couldn't help but step forward and stab: "At a time when the people of the whole alliance are worried about national security, the two of you are in a pretty good mood." ”
Marigi's smile remained unchanged, he looked at Kunogorata playfully, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "Of course I'm in a good mood, because His Majesty Davers promised me ......"
He deliberately dragged out his voice, causing Kunogorata to subconsciously ask, "What to promise?" ”
Mariji immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty promises me that the blockade of the Syracuse fleet on the port of Turii will soon be broken, and trade in the port of Turii will be restored!" …… Do you think there will be anything else? Kunogorata-sama. ”
Kunograta coughed dryly, and was about to change the subject to hide the embarrassment on his face, and Cornerus had already exclaimed: "Davers ...... His Majesty Davers is going to wage a naval battle against the Syracuse people?! ”
"Of course! Early tomorrow morning, the Temple of Hades will divinate and pray for this battle! Plesinas replied smugly.
Kunograta and Cornerus looked at each other in surprise.
"Go, His Majesty is waiting to announce this to you!" Marigi said with a smile.
The two didn't have time to say goodbye and hurried forward.
"See, some people know that the political situation of the alliance is different from the past, but they still don't want to admit it, it's really sad!" Mariji sneered.
Plesinas had always felt guilty about Kunogorata, so he didn't want to dwell on the topic any longer, but asked, "Your Majesty just said some suggestions on how to expand the influence of Hades and enhance the prestige of the king, and there are some things that I haven't fully figured out. Lord Mariji, you are familiar with Persia, can you tell me how the Persian royal family proclaimed their supreme god Ahura in the land of the aliens. What about Mazda's? ”
Mariji touched the beard on his chin, looked smug, and said playfully: "You can be regarded as asking the right person, I know the Persian royal family very well." You see, when Cyrus built a great empire, he did not interfere with the faith of the aliens, because he himself did not proclaim the great gods of Persia, and he was always busy with war. It wasn't until Darius became king that he claimed to have the divine blood of Cyrus and married the daughter of Cyrus, but he felt that the throne he inherited from the great king Cyrus was still not convincing to the great Persian patriarchs. At this time, he thought of Ahula, whom the Persians had always believed. Mazda ......"
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Just as Marigi was talking to Plesinas about Persian religion, Kunogorata and the others ran into Antonios, the head of the First Legion, who had just come out of the Great Horde of the barracks, Amintas, the commander of the Second Legion, and the former commander of the Army, the current military officer, Kapus (the power of the former military officer was divided into three by Davers, each in charge of different aspects, and did not interfere with each other, in fact, they did not seem to have obvious differences in price in the eyes of the soldiers, but for the convenience of management, Davers positioned the military officer in charge of personnel appointments at a higher level so that he could coordinate the affairs of the military department, both large and small. ), Admiral Sekrian.
These four now represent the entire military force of Dionya in Turiyi, and they appear here together, and it seems that Davers will really have a big military operation soon! Kunograta and Cornerus exchanged a glance.
The four of them were in a hurry, and they simply said hello to the two of them, and hurried to complete the task assigned by Davers.
"Master Capus, you have to hurry up and return the 3,000 sailors who were transferred to me, otherwise the joint training will not be able to go smoothly for a while!" Sekrian urged.
"Don't worry, they're all in good condition! I'm going to Southtown right now to bring the sailors stationed there back to Naval Base Clatty. Kapus reassured him.
Sekrian relaxed slightly.
"Kaps, you say...... Well, Your Majesty asked you to go to the port to gather another 7,000 people, and if you have more than one year of our military training, are there so many free people in the port who meet this condition? Antonios asked with concern.
"There shouldn't be so many, but you can go to Amendolara and Bissinia. It's not enough, and you can also recruit people in the transport brigade in charge of logistics......" Capuz apparently thought about it.
"Now the territory of the alliance is full of enemies, the army is also divided in all directions, the strength has been used to the extreme, and the territory is very empty! The deadlock must be broken as soon as possible, and the most important thing is to regroup the troops! Antonios said worriedly.
"The crux of the matter is Davers...... His Majesty the King is going to have a decisive battle with Syracuse at sea, isn't this decisive battle too risky?! Amyntas chimed in, still a little resistant to Davers's previous orders: "The Syracuse navy has fought against Carthage for so many years, so it can be said that it has a lot of experience in naval warfare, and there are many more of them than us!" Our fleet had only been formed for a long time, and we had never really fought once, and with the addition of a wooden bridge on this ship, we dared to fight the Syracuse and make all our soldiers go to the warship...... Well, just in case...... In case of defeat, they will not even have a chance to escape, this is the most elite unit of Dionia! ”
"Master Amintas, what do you mean it's just an extra wooden bridge on board! You have no idea how much this one thing will change the tactics of the Navy! When Sekrian heard this, he immediately said dissatisfiedly: "Even if you have rich combat experience, it is only on land, and you don't know anything about naval warfare, so please don't talk nonsense!" ”
When Amintas heard this, he became angry: "How dare you be angry with me! You don't look at what you have done, what qualifications do you have to stand here and talk to me about naval battles! ”
"Tomorrow! I'll show you a victory! Sekrian replied without showing weakness.
"Don't make any noise!" Antonios scolded loudly, he glared at Secrean, he didn't like the arrogant tone of this young man, how could he be the naval commander on whom Davers relied now: "When is it, and you are still in the mood to quarrel and let the soldiers see jokes!" Hurry up and gather your troops and rush to the naval base, and after Your Majesty arrives for a while, you will see that we have not started training yet, and I am afraid that everyone will have to be trained! ”
Amintas looked at the soldiers around him who were looking at them curiously, and suppressed the anger in his chest: "Young man, don't just quarrel, let's use our battle records to speak!" ”
"You'll see you tomorrow!" Sekrian finished speaking angrily, then turned around and strode forward, he suddenly realized that arguing with Amintas in the army barracks, in case of conflict, it would be too bad for him, it was better to hurry back to the naval base, where it was up to him.
"Antonios, Amintas, don't worry, follow Davers...... His Majesty has been fighting for so many years, and you still don't understand his command style! Without great certainty, how could he have a decisive battle with the Syracuse at sea! Kapus reminded them.
"But it's all on land. But no one has ever experienced fighting at sea, although we have been training with the navy. After all, the new tactic that Sekrian said has not been tested in actual combat, and who knows if this tactic will work if it encounters a huge fleet of enemies on the vast sea?! Our 1st and 2nd Legionnaires...... The most important thing is that even His Majesty himself will board the warship, in case-" Antonios said this, and stopped abruptly, and he did not dare to think about the consequences of his defeat.
His worries also infected other generals.
"Okay, don't worry, Your Majesty has the blessing of Hades, and it will be fine! Let's hurry up and carry out his orders. Capps said reluctantly.
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While the generals were arguing, Davers was in the tent talking to the elders of Bruti, Bajilipi and Sedorum.
"The two adults are here just in time, and I am about to send someone to invite you." Davers smiled and invited the two to sit down.
"Your Majesty, Sedorum and I are here to plead guilty!" Bachilipi stood up again with an uneasy expression and said, "Petaru, they had some strange behaviors before the rebellion, but we didn't pay attention, and the result was ...... As a result, they escaped back to Bruti and instigated the people to rebel......"
"But, Your Majesty, Bachilipi and I can assure you that only a very small number of Brutis have rebelled, and the vast majority of Brutis are loyal to the Alliance! There will never be major turmoil and chaos in the Buruti region! Sedorum took Bachilipi's words and promised Davers with a solemn expression.
"Yes, we can swear to Amara!" Bachilipi emphasized one more sentence.
Davers looked deeply at the two slightly haggard senators, who were obviously under tremendous pressure from the rebellion of Petaru and other Bruti senators. After a moment, Davers retracted his gaze and said sincerely: "Don't worry, although Petaru's rebellion has caused some suspicion among the people of other cities about the people of Bruti, I think the senators of the Senate, including me, are very clear!"
"Lord Bachilipi, the First Brigade of the Fifth Legion, composed of the citizens of Bissinia, took the initiative to stay and block the enemy in the Battle of the Ramato River, in order to cover the retreat of the large army, and finally either died or was captured, so as to ensure that most of the soldiers of the Fourth and Fifth Army Corps could retreat smoothly, and so far the captain of the First Brigade, the Senate veteran Brim and some Bisinian soldiers are still imprisoned in the camp of Syracusea, such heroes are not the most loyal citizens of Dionia, who else is!"
After listening to Davers's words, Bachilipi burst into tears, not only because of the great sacrifice made by the Bessinians in this war and the grievances that Davers finally understood, but also because he was worried about the safety of those who became prisoners.