Soloigovernantihannol'immunitàprimachegiace (only the ruler has immunity from lying)

- Plato (one of the three great philosophers of ancient Greece)

The silence between the two was quickly shattered, and a carrier pigeon suddenly flew over the fleet, circled for a while, and then landed on Oscar's ship. Soon, one of the guards arranged by the Tragic Dead in the Guards arrives with a secret piece of information. The tragic man ignored Licinius' surprised eyes, handed the information to Oscar, and bowed down.

Seeing Licinius's doubts, Oscar said lightly: "He is a member of the family intelligence organization, and he is responsible for receiving important and urgent information by my side." Licinius immediately lowered his head, indicating that he did not dare to ask more. Oscar didn't need to say anything more to open the information and start reading.

Suddenly, Oscar stood up with an excited face; This intelligence from Sicily and Carthage is so timely! Naturally, Licinius also noticed the leader's extraordinary excitement, but he did not dare to ask the leader casually what good news he had received; The basic way of being a minister is still clear to Licinius. If Your Excellency wants to tell yourself, then you will know without asking; If Your Excellency doesn't want to tell yourself, you will be suspicious if you ask. So, Licinius was just silent.

Oscar naturally realized his gaffe after standing up, but it didn't matter; It's really that the news on this intelligence is too shocking, and Oscar really can't hold back the stirring in his heart. Moreover, Oscar really needs someone to share this joy with him at this time. So, Oscar said to Licini:

"Licinius, what kind of posture do you think the Greek city-state of Syracy would maintain when the family launched their campaign against Carthage in Lower Sicily? Is it to unite Hannibal against the republic? Or the United Republic against Hannibal? Or do they not help each other and reap the benefits of the fisherman? Also, what was the attitude of the Carthaginian Senate towards this war? ”

Oscar's words made Licinius baffle again; However, the inexplicable is inexplicable. Licinius still thought seriously for a while, and then said in a tone that he was not sure of: "I think the most likely thing for the ancient city-state of Syracra is that the two sides are not together, and may even be on the side of the republic, and the least likely is to be on the side of Hannibal." And the Senate of Carthage, I think, may abandon Hannibal at a critical moment; Even a stab in the back of Hannibal's legion! However, I'm just guessing, and I can't be true. ”

Licinius's answer made Oscar's eyes shine, he really didn't expect Licini's answer to be so bold; What's even more remarkable is that his answer is basically similar to the truth. This couldn't help but make Oscar not shocked, he even wondered if this Licinius was too condescending to be the head of the Guards Regiment? Immediately Oscar kicked Qu Cai's idea out of his mind, and let Li Zinian be the head of the regiment.

In fact, Licini is especially like Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword"; They can understand many things, even better than the average person. Moreover, they are also very capable. When Oscar watched "Bright Sword" back then, he felt that Li Yunlong was too condescending to be a major general, at least he had to be awarded a lieutenant general or general, and then he would be given a group army commander to do it; This is worthy of Li Yunlong's ability!

Now, Oscar is the leader; He understood. A person like Li Yunlong, given to a major general, is a leader who loves him and is worthy of him; Because his abilities are overshadowed by his temper. Whether it is for the monk to attack Heiyun Village, or for his wife to attack Ping'an County; In terms of the big picture, they are all failures. Especially when he actually tied Kong Jie of the same level, this is simply lawless!

To be honest, Oscar felt that if it weren't for the love of Li Yunlong from his superiors; Li Yunlong had already been shot. Because he is too affectionate and righteous, this has prevented him from becoming a qualified general. Licinius was such a man, his temper was too hot; He slammed the table at everyone else in the conference room, which offended everyone in the room.

Broad-minded people, such as Luquis, will understand him and not care about him in general; But are the generals of his rank, or even higher than him, willing to forgive him for his rudeness? Therefore, Licinius was really not fit to be a general in his own right; His temper will make him offend all his colleagues and superiors in the marching battle, and he will definitely be Zhang Lingfu on the battlefield in the future!

Only Licinius is by Oscar's side, so that Oscar can protect this loyal but hot-tempered general; Moreover, Licini is indeed capable of providing some very valuable advice to Oscar by his side. This is also the reason why Oscar has always liked Licini; This also doomed Licinius to never have the opportunity to lead his troops to fight alone.

Of course, these things are all thought through quickly in Oscar's mind; Oscar was very pleased with Licini's return just now. So, Oscar then asked Licinius to explain the reasons for this view; Licinius had no choice but to analyze carefully: "Because Hannibal is too powerful!" Hannibal used the white bones of the Republic to achieve his great feats, and he was a peerless commander who grew up in the blood of the Romans; No general dared to say that he could do better than Hannibal. The name Hannibal has become a symbol of victory, the Carthaginians worship him, the Romans fear him, and all other nations and nationalities fear him; His existence is invincible!

However, the Senate of Carthage rejected him; Because his presence seriously affected the interests of the Senate. In order to get rid of Hannibal, the short-sighted senators of the Carthaginian Senate were even willing to cooperate with the Republic against Hannibal; This in itself shows that Hannibal's rear is already unstable, and at any moment a short sword from the rear may appear to put Hannibal to death!

Not to mention the ancient city-state of Syracuse, which was previously willing to join forces with Hannibal against the republic because it was afraid of the republic's external expansion and wanted to suppress the republic through an alliance with Hannibal. The result was a near-invincible commander, which was a great threat to the ancient city-state of Syra. Could it be that Hannibal, after settling the Upper Sicily of the Republic, would still have the Great Sicily of the ancient city-state of Syrac?

So, now for the ancient city-state of Syra; The threat of Hannibal and his legions has far outweighed the threat of the republic. Choosing to join forces with the Republic against Hannibal would be the best choice for the ancient city-state of Syracuse, and no amount of help Syracuse would help Hannibal against the Republic; Even a three-year-old child understands the truth of the cold lips and teeth, let alone the ancient city of Syra! “

Licinius's step-by-step analysis made Oscar nod his head again and again, if Oscar was asked to choose one word to describe Licinius's analysis; Oscar will say whip in! What is even more commendable is that the main content of intelligence is roughly like this; The specific content of the information is:

First, in view of the impatience of Hannibal's legions after the replenishment, Hanno, the consul of the Carthaginian Senate, personally came to Lower Sicilia to suppress Hannibal's readiness to launch a possible attack on the republic; The Lower Sicilian side also tightly controlled the military supplies of Hannibal's army, and Hannibal's army had only enough supplies for five days to use on its own, and was not able to launch any offensive at all.

Second, the Greek city-state of Syracuse had proposed to the Scipio family of the Republic the idea of a joint fight against Hannibal's legions; The city-state of Syrac and the House of Scipio decided to join forces in the near future for a decisive assault on Hannibal's legions.

After telling Licinius the contents of the information, Licinius immediately said with joy: "In this case, the family's attack plan against Lower Sicilia is basically foolproof!" It's just that I don't understand, isn't the Carthaginian Senate destroying the Great Wall by doing this? If you want to deal with Hannibal, why don't you even want Hannibal's army and Lower Sicilia? Isn't this a complete abandonment of the springboard for Carthage's expansion into the northern Mediterranean? “

In the face of Licinius's doubts, Oscar said clearly: "This is human nature. The current Carthage is no longer the Mediterranean hegemon it used to be, and the Senate in charge of Carthage is just a group of small-minded people. They only saw Hannibal's oppression of their power, but they did not see Hannibal's great effect on the whole of Carthage.

Moreover, Carthage's century-old Mediterranean hegemony gave the Carthaginians too much pride and wealth; They don't care at all about the barren lands of Sardinia and Lower Sicilya. Because they have more fertile lands in North Africa and Iberia, their glorious history has convinced them that they are still the hegemon of the Mediterranean; What is lost now can be regained in the future.

They were afraid that Hannibal would build a greater feat; If Hannibal had continued to win, sooner or later Hannibal would have become the first dictator in the history of Carthage, and not just an archon. Therefore, they could not wait to kill Hannibal; It doesn't matter even at the expense of decades of newly occupied Sardinia and Lower Sicilya. “

Oscar's black-bellied theory stunned Licini, with Licini's uprightness; He really couldn't understand why the Carthaginians did this to their heroes, and he couldn't understand why the Carthaginians couldn't see that they had gradually lost their position as the overlord of the Mediterranean. Does a sheep have to be eaten by a tiger to understand that it is weak?

Oscar saw Licinius's puzzlement, he didn't explain anything, just quietly looked at the sea in the distance; Perhaps, it was the obsession of the Carthaginians that led to the rapid rise of the House of Augustus!