"Another 10 years of the Covenant?! It is said that Dionya is already about to occupy the Apulia region of Italy, and if he is given another ten years, I am afraid that the entire Italian peninsula will be Dionia! Pretakuba stood up and warned in a loud voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, we must understand that there are only two powerful states in the Western Mediterranean - Carthage and Dionia, and it is not good for Carthage to make Dionya stronger!" ”

"Does Apulia have a large land area of Numibia?! Occupy the entire Italian peninsula? Ocleton sneered: "Not to mention that there are our allies Rome in central Italy and the fierce Celts in the north, even if Dionia can occupy the entire Italian peninsula in the future, we have already completely occupied Numibia, and I am afraid that we have completely controlled Mauritaria and Nubia." Is a small Italian peninsula as big as Numibia and Mauritania?! ”

While the two sides were arguing, Aditya Ruba stood up.

The leader of the neutral faction was highly respected, and the hustle and bustle of the meeting became much quieter, and he said earnestly: "Everyone, don't forget the purpose for which our city of Carthage was founded in the first place. Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors came to the Western Mediterranean, not to occupy more land, nor to compete for hegemony in the Mediterranean, but for trade, to obtain the resources of gold, silver and other metallic minerals in Iberia, Sardinia, to meet the needs of the mother state. Today, Carthage and the other Phoenician city-states of the Western Mediterranean trade much more than just minerals, but sea trade has been the nature of every Carthaginian, the reason for the growth of Carthaginian cities, and the reason why our mother states of Tyre and Sidon were able to live more freely under Persian rule.

And war is the natural enemy of trade, it consumes our resources, takes away our customers, and makes the market depressed...... What benefits did the series of wars that took place in Sicily over the past decade bring Carthage? There is no good, there is only death and decline! If you have forgotten the tragic past of more than ten years ago, then please take a walk around the cemetery outside the city, and you will know how much the people hate war! Peace, Carthage needs peace, and only peace can make Carthage prosperous! Therefore, I propose to continue to form an alliance with Dionia, and Carthage will continue to have the trade market in the Western Mediterranean, and Carthage will develop even faster! ……”

Aditya Ruba's emotional speech was echoed by many veterans.

Hanno applauded, but he didn't think so. In contrast to Aditya Ruba's idea of "developing maritime trade and making peace with Dionia", he was actually wary of Dionia, whose ambitions were evident in the alliances he made in Sicily and his expansion north of the Italian peninsula. In fact, in order to delay Dionia's expansion, the Senate agreed to support Tarnikan and increased support for Rome was secretly pushed by him.

However, Carthage's rule in Numibia was not yet stable, and the Senate restarted the idea of Mauritaria during this time, which was also a proposal that he had his subordinates carry out many times. He hoped that while gaining more land and manpower, the influence of the Carthaginian Senate would be able to cover the land controlled by the Magnids in the Iberian Peninsula by sea and land. When the internal troubles were lifted and the army was strong, he was happy to compete with Dionya in order to wash away Margo's slanderous nickname of "coward" and to raise the prestige of the Hanno family in Carthage and even in the western Mediterranean to a new level.

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

With the impetus of the Hanoite and Neutral patriarchs, the Taniyan tribe was abandoned, and the renewal of the alliance between Carthage and Dionya was put on the agenda.

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A few days later, in the war room next to the King's Office in the palace of Turii, Davers and several ministers of the Ministry of War were discussing the recent war.

The military ministers are:

The Minister of War, Shiros, is responsible for managing and coordinating the various departments of the Ministry of War, and has the authority to evaluate and recommend soldiers and officers for promotion.

The former mercenary leader of the Ministry of War, Silonimus, who was subordinate to the military department (a few years ago, Davers proposed several times to let him be transferred to the administrator of a certain city, but he refused), the former mercenary leader who was not good at words, stayed in this position diligently for more than ten years, and made a great contribution to the legion building of the Dionian Kingdom.

The Quartermaster of the Ministry of War, Capus, who had been in this position again four years earlier, had been able to carry out the two wars of Dionya without his full support behind him.

Chief of Staff Philicus under the Ministry of Military Affairs.

The General Staff is a new department ordered by Davers six years ago, its role is to collect intelligence on the surrounding forces, make strategic plans for the expansion of the Kingdom of Dionia, deduce specific wars, and provide effective advice to the king.

Since the end of the Italian War, Phellisius has been criticized in both the Senate and the Ministry of War, and many people believe that he made some command mistakes in the Battle of the Ramato, which caused the losses of the Fourth and Fifth Legions to be so heavy, and even Dracos died tragically.

Davers had no choice but to transfer him to this new department, both to protect him and make use of his experienced strengths, but also to avoid his lack of courage and inability to be a good commander.

In addition, there was Tolmid in the room, who was also in the General Staff and served as the Under-Chief of Staff to assist Phellisius. However, he was more active, often going back and forth to various other military departments to learn about military training, quartermasters, and the specific situation of each corps, and to provide detailed data for the staff to formulate operational plans.

At the same time, Tolmid also served as a herald when King Davers went to war, and often came to the palace in peacetime to report to Davers. Therefore, although he is not a patriarch, no one in the military department dares to underestimate him.

A few years ago, Davers organized the most outstanding craftsmen of Dionya to create such a three-dimensional, vivid and accurate sand table map according to the detailed map provided by the Ministry of Military Affairs, using clay and sand and gravel for more than half a year. At the beginning, when several commanders of the Ministry of War saw it for the first time, 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 War, and cannot be seen by non-important ministers of the kingdom.

"Your Majesty, the Sicilian war report just sent this morning, Prosious, after the capture of Hena, took advantage of the gap between the Sikel rebels and the unarrived to repair the city defenses. When Aconis led about 15,000 Sikel rebels to attack Hena, probably because they did not have good siege equipment, Prosous boldly left only three infantry brigades to defend the town, and led the main force to leave quietly, bypassing Agilion, and raiding Hebita, which was empty in the north......"

Pointing with a long wooden stick, Phellisius pointed to the model of the town representing Hebita on the sand table, and continued: "After the rapid fall of another rebel town, the army of tens of thousands gathered by the Tanikan chief Aconis must have panicked, and they only attacked Hernay with all their might, and then stopped the attack, but stayed in their camp for two days. And at this time, the troops of our allies Leotini and Taunis, as well as the reserve troops gathered by Catanay, Sikuli, and Naxos, gathered in Agilion, plus the Eighth Army, more than 20,000 men.

The Sicilian rebels began to retreat towards Enna, and in the process some tribes broke away from Aconis's forces and ran to Agilion, demanding surrender...... Prosous said in his war report that he was ready to immediately lead his army to attack Enna while the rebels of Sikel were unstable. Perhaps as I speak, the Eighth Legion has begun to attack the city of Onna. ”

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

"I was worried about whether Prosous, who was the commander of this attack on the Sikels, would be able to take on the heavy responsibility this time, but I didn't expect him to perform so well! Your Majesty, your vision is good! Shilos first exclaimed.

Kapous also praised repeatedly: "That's right, this Prosous is really powerful!" Before the Senate's order to 'declare war' reached Qartanai, he decisively led his army out and took Hena by surprise. Then he used the city of Hena to attract the enemy's heavy troops, and led the main force to raid Hebita. The successive victories made the enemy feel panicked, but also frightened the other wavering West Kel tribes, the ranks of Aconis are decreasing, and the auxiliary forces of the Eighth Army are increasing, Aconis no longer has the advantage of numbers and terrain, this war is no longer in suspense, it is estimated that it will end soon. ”

"Dare to make decisions, act quickly, mobilize the enemy, attack the enemy's weak ...... Prosous fully applied the principles of the Dionian Military Law and was indeed an excellent regimental commander! We're all old! Phellisius let out a long sigh, and involuntarily remembered the years of war ten years ago that he could not look back on.

When Hieronymus heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened, but he did not speak.

"Prosious's Eighth Legion can have today's victory thanks to the full support and careful preparation of several adults of the Ministry of Military Affairs!" Tolmid complimented.