"Chapter 202: The Secret Plan"
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In fact, don't worry, many of you will never meet the true love of your dreams in your lifetime. will only choose zé to find someone random and raise each other because of the fear of dying alone. For successful people, the ability to discard useless things is a must-have. Busy people are busy with anything but life.
- Seneca (famous Stoic philosopher of ancient Roman times)
Today, Oscar decided to tell Mary about this secret plan, on the one hand, because he wanted Mary to help him refer to it; On the other hand, because of the recent progress of the plan, Oscar feels that the possibility of it being implemented is very high. That's why Oscar made up his mind to tell Mary all about this secret plan.
Oscar's changing face looked to Mary like a clown performing acrobatics, and Mary couldn't help but look at Oscar's face and laugh; Mary's sneering smile also woke up Oscar, who was deep in thought. Looking at Mary who was smiling and trembling, Oscar also looked at the pile of "majestic" in front of Mary with an obsessive face.
After noticing Oscar's abnormal eyes, Mary immediately blushed and covered her chest with her hands; Ran hòu spat and scolded: "Pervert! Oscar hurriedly laughed awkwardly to hide his unnaturalness, and then changed the subject: "Mary, I arranged for secret agents to send an envoy to Carthage before, and reached a secret plan with their senate, you can help me with the staff." ”
When Mary heard Oscar's change of topic, she rolled her eyes directly; However, Hòu's face was still ruddy and said, "Your secret plan to send an envoy to the Carthaginian Senate?" It won't be that you want to drag Hannibal back by cooperating with the Carthaginian Senate; But hòu used the power of these patriarchs to weaken Hannibal, right? ”
Mary's casual glance was directly on the core of this secret plan, and Oscar glanced at Mary in surprise; Incredulously asked, "Mary." How did you find out about my plan? I have never mentioned this plan to anyone from the beginning to the present; If it weren't for the recent progress of abruptness, I wouldn't have spoken out, how do you know? ”
Oscar's surprise made Mary roll her eyes again, and Mary reluctantly explained: "The decisive battle between us and Hannibal is nothing more than two ways to win the final victory with more certainty; First. We have improved our combat effectiveness by expanding our army, building sophisticated equipment, and reforming the corps. The second is to weaken Hannibal's strength to the greatest extent.
There are only two ways to weaken Hannibal; The first is what we are implementing, taking advantage of Hannibal's busy war in North Africa, to occupy all the Balearic Islands and Betica provinces controlled by the Hannibal family, in order to weaken Hannibal's support. The second must be to find a way to weaken Hannibal's strength from within the Carthaginian kingdom, and you and the Carthaginian Senate must hit it off in this regard!
The patriarchs of the Carthaginian Senate had no sense of the overall situation, did not know what strategy was, and were all short-sighted people who only cared about immediate interests; They don't use a Carthaginian god of war like Hannibal, but constantly suppress Hannibal for personal gain. Hannibal was unable to gain support from the Kingdom of Carthage, and even they did not give Hannibal any support during the war.
The reason why the patriarchs of Carthage were willing to hand over all the military and political power of the Carthaginian kingdom to Hannibal this time, and also appointed Hannibal as the consul and supreme military commander of the Carthaginian kingdom; It was all about Hannibal coming forward to save the Kingdom of Carthage and themselves when it was facing annexation by the Kingdom of Numidia.
Now that Hannibal has turned the tide and annihilated all the Numidian armies on the Western Front, the tens of thousands of Numidian troops on the Southern Front are certainly not Hannibal's opponents; Once Hannibal completely solved the threat of the Numidian Kingdom, he would definitely make good use of the power gained in the war to rectify the Carthage Kingdom and lead the Carthaginian Kingdom back to glory.
Of course, this is a beautiful prospect that all Carthaginians will not refuse; But. If this good future is based on the deprivation of the privileges of the senators, then this will be met with the fiercest opposition from the senators of the Senate. Pity. The open and secret rivalry of the elders was based on the balance of power between the two sides; Hannibal, who was in charge of the military, was not going to fight slowly with the senators.
Therefore, your so-called secret plan must be to work together against Hannibal through an alliance with the Carthaginian Senate; Before Hannibal annihilated the Numidian army on the Western Front, the war between Carthage and Numidia could not bear any results, and the senators did not dare to guarantee that Hannibal would win the war. So, they just keep in touch with you just in case.
As a result, Hannibal's victory on the Western Front suddenly made the situation clear on the entire North African battlefield; It was only a matter of time before the Kingdom of Carthage triumphed. This time, the Kingdom of Numidia will not only break its dream of being the hegemon of North Africa, but will even cede land to the Kingdom of Carthage and beg for mercy. At such times, the Carthaginian patriarchs must be in a hurry; They were afraid that Hannibal would settle accounts after the fall.
However, now that all the military power of the Carthaginian kingdom has been controlled by Hannibal, it is impossible for them to deprive Hannibal of military power; So. They can only choose zé and put their hope on you. If my prediction is correct, the elders of Carthage must have asked you to launch an attack on Sicily before the end of the war in North Africa, and promised to drag Hannibal's army. Right? ”
Mary methodically analyzed Oscar's plan bit by bit, and listened to Oscar's mouth can't close; Looking at Mary, who was talking eloquently, Oscar suddenly remembered a word - demon! It wasn't until Mary's analysis was finished that Oscar was stunned and subconsciously asked, "Mary, are you human?" ”
"you, you're not human!" Oscar's slightly ambiguous words made Mary blush all of a sudden, and Mary rolled her eyes and scolded Oscar. Oscar also realized his slip of the tongue, and quickly waved his hand to explain: "Mary, I didn't mean that; I mean, you're just amazing. It's almost beyond the scope of human beings, just like gods, and beautiful goddesses! ”
Although Oscar's praise was very cheesy, Mary's heart was still happy; It's also a skill to make this guy in front of you praise himself so helplessly, isn't it? Originally, there was an ambiguous Guan xì between the two, and for this kind of hazy and hazy, but also felt a deep Guan xì. Both of them tacitly maintain an attitude of enjoying shòu.
After this is over, Oscar begins to ask Mary for her opinion on this secret plan; I saw Oscar turn to Mary and ask, "Do you think we can trust the patriarchs of Carthage?" It is impossible for them to deceive us, but do they have the ability to hold back Hannibal's main army? ”
Mary pondered for a moment and asked rhetorically: "You tell me in detail about the promise given to you by the Carthaginian Senate, and we will analyze and analyze it to see if it is likely to be implemented." ”
Oscar nodded and replied, "According to the news brought back by the messenger I sent out, the price offered by the senatorial representative of the Carthaginian Senate is like this; He asked us to launch an attack on Sicily before the end of the war in North Africa. As for the specific time of the attack, they do not have a limit, and we cannot start the war again a month after the end of the war in North Africa at the latest.
As long as we can start the war before Hannibal ends the war and begins the New Deal in Carthage. The Senate of Carthage was sure to limit Hannibal's return army to 25,000; Their specific restrictions are similar to those you have analyzed, and they are nothing more than the local garrisons and the garrisons of the newly occupied provinces.
In addition to this, the patriarchs of Carthage came up with a new approach; That is, to disperse Hannibal's forces by deceiving Hannibal. Their idea was that after the war was nearing or had ended; When Hannibal wanted to return to Sicily, he asked Hannibal to send an army of more than 10,000 men to Vimina to lead.
Their account of Hannibal was that this part of the army was to be handed over to Vimina to guard the Carthaginian land; If Hannibal needed support at the front, it would take a single dispatch for Vimini to lead his army to Sicily. Ostensibly, the control of this army had nothing to do with the Senate; But actually. As soon as Hannibal set out, the army under the control of the Victorian would become the army of the Senate.
What's even more relevant is that. Once Hannibal returned to Sicily with his army, he would not receive any aid and supplies from the Carthaginian Senate. In this way, it is absolutely impossible that Hannibal was able to bring back more than twenty-five thousand troops to Sicily; With the superior strength of our family, and the isolation of Hannibal, we still have a great advantage in the final decisive battle. ”
Oscar's message said that Mary nodded frequently, but after Oscar finished speaking. Mary, however, asked a crucial question: "How can the Carthaginian senators guarantee that Vimyna, once they have taken military power, will obey their orders and not support Hannibal?" If Hannibal didn't have full trust in Victoria's Secret, how could he hand over military power to Victoria's Secret? ”
"You can rest assured of this, with the fame and status of General Vermina among the kings of Carthage, and the great role he played in the Carthaginian-Numidian war this time; Hannibal would certainly have believed in General Vermina's character and handed over part of his army to the commander of Vermyna. It is even possible in the later stages of the war. Hannibal would have given a sizable army to Viminina, which would save him trouble.
As for how to get General Vermina to obey the orders of the Senate, it was even simpler; The reason why Vimini was able to remain the general of the Carthaginian Native Guard was because of his absolute loyalty, or absolute foolish loyalty, to the Carthaginian kingdom and the Carthaginian Senate. If Vimilis was really moved by Hannibal and decided to refuse to obey the orders of the Senate; He couldn't have really sent troops to rescue Hannibal.
Because the naval fleet of the native kingdom of Carthage is still in the hands of the Carthaginian senate, as long as our Augustus family can entangle the fleet under Hannibal's command to the death; So even if Vimini wanted to lead an army to support Hannibal, he would not be able to fly across the ocean with his army to Sicily to support Hannibal, he could only choose to look across the sea! ”
Oscar's confidence also made Mary sure in her mind that this plan could be implemented, but Hòu's plans were risky; What if the plans of the Carthaginian Senate failed and Hannibal returned to Sicily with an elite army of more than 40,000? Mary left this risk to Oscar to take the test, and Oscar was also stunned all of a sudden.
Yes, if all the 50,000 troops of the House of Augustus had landed in Sicily; Hannibal did not bring back more than 20,000 elite troops, but more than 40,000 elite divisions. Then, this decisive battle carefully arranged by the Augustan family will be another tragedy of the Roman Republic; More importantly, the current Roman Republic is no longer what it used to be.
Once the Augustan family loses all its capital in Sicily, the Augustan family will not only lose the opportunity to develop and grow, but also lose the guarantee of survival; Sardinia, defended by only one legion, could not withstand the strong attack of Hannibal's elite army. The Balearic Islands and Betica will also be defeated by Hannibal one by one, and the Augustus family will really be over!
Thinking of this, Oscar's back was instantly wet with cold sweat; Even beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Seeing Oscar's fright, Mary just stood up quietly and took out her handkerchief to help Oscar wipe the sweat from her face; Ran Hòu whispered to Oscar: "Oscar, don't be too cranky; The war in North Africa will not end in a short period of time, and we still have time to slowly discuss the specific battle plan, so you should not rush it for a while. ”
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