Breyru pinched his fingers with a slightly gloomy expression.

"Everyone!" Davers looked around and said with a serious expression: "During the fierce battle of Rome, the Carthaginians pretended to besiege Selinus with heavy troops, but secretly used stratagems to defeat the Sikels, and led elite troops to penetrate the rear of the empty defense, thus occupying Agrigento with relative ease, forcing Prosious's army to retreat. After that, he attacked Gera. With approximately equal numbers of soldiers, our Sicilian forces were defeated in a head-to-head battle. Then, after many hard battles, we finally conquered the well-built city of Palagonia, and retreated westward in time before our army arrived......

Judging by the performance of the Carthaginian army during this time, it was a large army that was combat-ready and resilient. Their commander, Margo, is not only bold and fierce, but also resourceful, so they will be our formidable enemies! ”

When Amintas, Matonis, Lizaru and other high-ranking generals heard this, their expressions were also serious, but their eyes burst with fighting spirit.

Seeing this, Davers was quite pleased, and he said loudly again: "But the Carthaginians, after repeated hard battles, not only are the soldiers tired, but they believe that the casualties are not small, and they choose to retreat to the west, wanting to rest the army, reduce the difficulty of food supply, increase the defense facilities, and maybe even capture Selinus...... They want to be well prepared for our next counteroffensive. But we will never give them enough time to prepare, so I decided that all the troops would rest for only one day in Katanai and march west the day after tomorrow! ”

When the generals heard this, their spirits immediately perked up.

"Izzam!" Davers looked at the mountain scout captain and gave the order: "After the meeting, you will send your men to the south coast and into the central mountains to find out the movements of the Carthaginian army and the situation of those who have betrayed us, and report to me at any time." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Lizaru and Epitenis!" Davers continued to give orders: "Early the day after tomorrow, you two will lead the Third Army and the Lucanian Reserve Army to the west into the central mountains and recapture Enna!" Take back Kefaro Ition! Reconquer the rebel Sikhel tribes, and then wait for an opportunity to threaten the flanks of the Sikanians and Carthaginian armies in the west, ready to wait for my next command. ”

Davers looked at the two of them, paused, and said, "The command of the army is mainly Lizaru, and Epitenis is in charge of assisting, is there any objection?" ”

Epitenis shrugged: "I don't have any opinions, I will follow Lizaru's orders." Epitenis agreed so simply, not because of a lie, but because his power was not strong, otherwise he would not have held any other administrative positions after stepping down from his post as commander of the legion, except for attending the meetings of the Senate, but he had a reputation as a "fond of beautiful men" in Turiy.

Moreover, the clever Epitenis certainly understood that Davers had made such a decision not because of partiality, but because it was reasonable: because the Third Legion was, after all, a regular legion, and he was only the temporary commander of the Reserve Legion, and of course the commander of the Third Legion could only be commanded by Lizaru, and most of the soldiers of the two legions were Lucanians, and preferred to obey the command of Lizaru, who was also a Lucanian.

"Your Majesty." Instead of being overjoyed by his appointment, Lizaru said: "I have a request. ”

"You say."

Lizaru said seriously: "The Third Army and the Lucania Reserve Army are indeed good at mountain warfare, but the biggest problem in fighting in the mountains is the terrain, if the terrain is not familiar, even if the soldiers are elite, they are prone to defeat. So, I hope that Your Majesty will send us some Sikerians as guides. ”

Davers smiled slightly, "You and I have been together, but I won't just send you a few guides." ”

As he spoke, he said to Sicilian Governor Sipros beside him: "I have heard that when the Carthaginian army invaded our territory, the governor of Hena, Kreru, performed well and successfully held off the Carthaginian attack? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Lord Kreru led the defenders of Hena to repel several Carthaginian attacks, holding our territory, and according to preliminary estimates, killing and wounding at least 2,000 enemies. Cipros said truthfully.

"After the meeting, I would like you to appoint an Adjutant of Hena to take his place temporarily, and I need him to organize a force of Sikhel to attack westward under the command of Lizaru."

"I understand, I'll arrange it as soon as I get back." Cipros responded dryly.

Davers smiled and asked, "Lizaru, are you satisfied with my arrangement?" ”

Lizaru originally only wanted a few guides, but he didn't expect Davers to give him an army, he couldn't hide the joy on his face, and hurriedly said, "This is really good! Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

Amintas and Matonis both looked at him with envy: two legions plus a Sikel force, the total number of soldiers commanded by Lizaru must have exceeded 20,000!

Davers continued: "Early the day after tomorrow, I will march west along the south coast with the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 6th, Roman Reserve Brigades, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Cavalry Corps, and the final destination is Selinus. And the 7th and 8th Legions"

Davos looked at the Sicilian commander who was not far from him and said, "Commanded by Prosous, your task is to lead these two legions, as well as the allied armies of Leotini and Taunis, as well as friendly soldiers such as Agrigento, Gera, and Minoa, to attack the capricious Syracuse!" ”

Again, this will be an army of well over 20,000 men! When the generals all cast complicated glances at the rising star of the army, Leotizides still had the same paralyzed expression, and only whispered: "Yes." ”

Even Davers couldn't help but look at him again before turning to the commander of the Sicilian fleet on his right: "Sekrian!" ”

"In the end, it's our navy's turn." Sekrian's excited tone was tinged with a hint of complaint.

Everyone's faces changed slightly, and perhaps only Sekrian dared to speak to King Davers in such a tone in the Ionian army.

Davers didn't care, and said, "It is precisely because the mission of your navy is the most important that I put it at the end. I ask you, how many warships are left in the Sicilian fleet now? ”

"There are 70 ships that can actually fight, including 23 raven ships, 19 fast ships, and the rest are captured Carthaginian three-layer oars......" Secrean replied seriously.

The three fleets that fought against Carthage were left with only so many ships left, and two senior admirals were killed in the battle, it seems that in the war with Carthage, the navy suffered the most losses and was the most costly! Davers sighed in his heart, but said quietly: "Good news for you, within a month, the newly built warships will be replenished to the Sicilian fleet, which can increase the number of warships under your command to 300 at least." ”

Sekrian was not surprised by the news, and in fact had been following the construction of warships in the kingdom since his return.

"Moreover, not only this month, but also the newly built warships will be added to the Sicilian fleet one after another until the end of the war." Davers's next words finally made Seklian smile.

But Davers's expression became more serious, and his voice became thicker and more powerful: "However, the Sicilian fleet becomes stronger, and you need to take more responsibility, you must actively cooperate with the actions of the land troops, continue to increase the attack on western Sicily, and continue to defeat the new fleet of Carthage!" After taking full control of the entire Sicilian Sea, and further gaining the dominance of the sea between Carthage and Sicily, cutting off Carthage's material transportation routes to Western Sicily, and even threatening the Carthage Sea in the future! That's what I ask of the Sicilian fleet, can you do it?! ”

Secrean felt a pressure at first, but then he became excited and said loudly: "Your Majesty, even if you add one more request, if the Sicilian fleet wants to independently capture the dependent towns of Carthage or the towns of its Phoenician allies, our Sicilian fleet will definitely be able to do it!" ”

Some of the generals present were displeased: What does Sekrian mean by this, wanting the Navy to rob the army of all its work?!

Davers admired Secrean's self-confidence very much, he nodded, and continued to say to him: "This time I will lead the army westward, and you will also lead the fleet to escort the fleet carrying supplies, along the south coast, and accompany the land troops, so as to ensure that the fleet docks, unloads supplies, and builds camps...... Absolute safety at the time! ”

"Yes!" Sekrian replied dryly.

Davers turned his head to look at Sipros on the left, and said solemnly: "Next, you, the governor of Sicily, will be very busy, the number of soldiers we participate in this war is unprecedentedly large, which means that the consumption of military food and materials is also amazing, and whether they can be well raised and transported, you need to form an efficient team to ensure the supply of the army in a timely and fast manner." ”

"This is my duty as the governor of Sicily, before Commander Prosous fought at the front, I led my officers in Catane to provide military rations and supplies for his army, I have accumulated a lot of experience, I believe that this time we will also be able to successfully complete the mission!" "And I will maintain close contact with the Senate to ensure that food and supplies from all parts of the kingdom can be delivered to the port of Catana in a timely manner......," said Sipros confidently.