Vol 8 Chapter 359: Arrow on string

Until a Carthage ship was no longer visible on the sea, the Sicilian fleet's warships stopped this exhausting rampage and began to rescue the Dionysian crew from the water, placing them under capture by the fleet infantry. On the battleship of Carthage ...

Throughout the entire process, the Carthage people on the shore went from the initial excitement, to panic, to choking, to the last crowded beach of thousands of people ...

They have heard about the fiasco of the Sicilian army, heard that Carthage ’s allies were attacked and destroyed ... Although they are worried, they are not as good as they are today to see the Deionian Navy defeat their fleet and in the waters where they depend The raging inside, the strength of the enemy made each of them shudder ...

It wasn't just the Carthage people who suffered a major blow, but also the elders who watched the battle on the breakwater wall. They were more closely affected because they stood closer, saw more clearly, and thought more.

Fortunately, all the Carthage aristocrats who have been tempered in politics for many years, after a period of silence, Hanno sighed first and said heavily: "We should immediately begin a truce with Dionia. Negotiations, in order to achieve peace as soon as possible, I have to make some concessions appropriately for the conditions proposed by Dionia. "

This time Hano ’s proposal immediately received a lot of responses from the elders: "Master Hano is right! Now our navy is over and the army is trapped in Sicily. For the safety of Carthage, even if we pay some price, we also The truce must be stopped as soon as possible with the Dionias! "

"Pay some price? I'm afraid to let the public know that they will never agree, and will go to the Senate to protest!"

"You see the lowly people too high, I believe that after watching this naval battle today, they will definitely be more eager than we are to stop this war!"

Uh ...

In the response of the elders, the Magonids, led by Pretakuba, remained silent. After all, the failure of this naval battle made them deeply aware that the army led by Sicilian Marco would fall into In a greater predicament, reconciliation is the only way to help them escape danger.

At this time, Taipanlako was not ready to let them go. He said sadly: "Masters, today we have all witnessed the defeat of the navy. It can be said that this war ... We Carthage ... are thorough Failed ... In order to reconcile, we will also pay a bitter price! Should we reflect on this well? Six months ago, Lord Hanno, Lord Crichton, and many other veterans repeatedly emphasized 'Dio The Nigerian army is powerful, and the war is not good for Carthage, and I hope I can do my best to maintain peace! 'Why do some people insist on war, which results in such a bad situation today! Shouldn't we hold them accountable ?!'

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked and looked subconsciously at Pretakuba.

"Declaring war on Dionia is a resolution unanimously passed by the Senate." Pretakuba answered coldly.

"If you did n’t frequently instigate the people to put pressure on the Senate, that resolution would not be passed at all, and ... the smuggling of Iberian silver by that Dionian merchant vessel is also suspicious, and I propose that we A detailed investigation of this matter must not allow some people to escape punishment for their own interests and crimes against the city-state, and let those of us who truly love Carthage bear the anger of the people innocently! "

The words of Taipanlako reminded the surrounding elders, let them shine: the failure of this war and the heavy price that may be paid afterwards will inevitably cause the anger of the Carthage people. The Senate really needs a scapegoat to bear this huge It is undoubtedly the best goal for the brother who actively launched this war, not to mention the fact that the Magonid family, whose strength and prestige were severely hit in the war, also lost a lot of their awe.

As a result, many veterans have agreed in succession, hoping that the Senate will re-investigate in detail the "incitement of the people to launch a war against Dionia and the smuggling of Iberian silver mines by Dionysian merchant ships," if it really exists Conspiracy must be severely punished.

When more and more elders agreed with Tepanrac's proposal, Pretakuba saw the cold eyes of Hanno, and he suddenly understood that since the outbreak of the war, the Magoni The biggest enemy of the German family did not obstruct Lord Mago much, but it was waiting for this most critical moment to make the most fierce knife.

He was a little panicked, and he shouted, "Did you all forget it! The reason why Carthage launched a war is because Dionia declared war on Rome, and Rome is our ally, and we must fulfill the covenant!" Lord Isaruba, are you saying that ?! "

Facing Prata Kuba's help-seeking gaze, the white-haired neutral leader coughed a few times, turned his head to look at the others, and said, "All of you, we should immediately send someone to rescue the crew who fell into the water, Repairing damaged warships, burying dead warriors and comforting people who have lost their loved ones ... and also negotiating what concessions might be made in the truce negotiations with Dionia, and sending messengers for negotiations ... there are so many Things need to be done immediately ... uh ... what you just talked about can be discussed after these things are completed ... "

Pretakuba's heart sank to the bottom, and although Isaruba was perfunctory, he could hear his support for Tepanrac's proposal.

Hanno rubbed his beard with his hand, a mocking smile on his face.

The sun sets and the night falls. There are still countless ships on the sea near Carthage. Shouts and wailing sounds through this once the largest city-state in the Western Mediterranean.

In this naval battle, about 180 warships of the Carthage side, 390 warships of the two fleets of Dionia, and a total of 570 warships participated in the battle. During the fierce battle, the Carthage fleet lost 135 warships and its naval commander died. The Dionian Third Fleet also lost 76 warships. Its flagship was also sunk. Midolades rescued from the sea. It was trembling with coldness at first. In the history of the previous naval battles in the Mediterranean, the damage rate between the two sides was so high that it had never been seen before.

However, the third Fleet of Dionia was exchanged for the near-destruction of the Carthage Fleet at the cost of more than half of the casualties. It is difficult to recover in a short time, and it is not a threat to the Dionysian navy. The Nigerian navy can rest assured that it can drive boldly in the waters of Afrikaans and can directly oppress and block the city of Carthage. This is a strategic victory.

Therefore, after receiving the news of this naval battle, Davers was very excited and publicly commended the two fleets for their unity and cooperation, fearless sacrifice, and won this important victory for the kingdom. Learn, and promise that all the crew participating in the war will remember a great deal, and at the same time, he will urge the Ministry of Military Affairs to make up for the damaged ships of the Third Fleet as soon as possible to make it complete.

Two days later, Clifton, the messenger of Carthage, rushed to Minoa, hoping to resume peace talks.

Davis promised in person, but secretly instructed Hippopolis to delay as much as possible in the negotiations.

After learning that the King of Dionia still welcomed the peace talks, the Carthaginian Senate immediately passed a resolution and sent an ambassador to the Carthage camp in Celinus to inform Margot to suspend his opposition. Celinus' offense to ensure the peace talks.

I do n’t know if Marco got more news. Pretakuba has sent someone to remind him: In these days, the people of Carthage not only strongly urged to stop the war and restore peace, but also provoked Daoni The war in Asia showed extreme dissatisfaction; the Senate was also undercurrent, saying that it would respond to the people's demands and prepare to start an investigation of a series of events that occurred before the war. The goal was clearly aimed at the leadership of Mago. The Magonid family.

After receiving this news, Marco realized the danger. After discussing with his general, he resolutely made a decision: he would never obey the resolution of the Senate and stop the reorganization of the Numbians in the camp. Linus City attacked.

决定 He decided to use a victory to redeem the Magonid family's prestige in Carthage.

After receiving the news that "Marco led the army to restart the attack on Celinus," Davers understood the general reason through other channels ~ EbookFREE.me ~ and immediately asked Hippopolis to question Russia. Critton: Now that Carthage is already in truce talks with Dionia, why are you still ordering Sicilian troops to attack Serinus? Dionysian doubted his sincerity in the negotiations and decided to suspend the negotiations until the Carthage army in Sicily truly eliminated hostility to Dionia.

O'Clifton would like to refute Hippopolis: While Dionia was negotiating, the fleet still continued to cruise in the Sicilian waters, and even penetrated into Carthage, posing a great threat to the entry and exit of port vessels. !!

However, the current war situation is extremely unfavorable to Carthage. Okridon has a heavy responsibility. He urgently needs to reach an agreement as soon as possible to maintain the security of Carthage's basic soil. Therefore, he dare not say such hard words, but sincerely guarantees: The attack on Sellin Russe was not the intention of the Senate. It must have been done by himself privately. He would immediately rush to Sellinus to stop his hostile actions, and the elders would punish him. I hope that the negotiations can continue after this matter is dealt with.

Hannibal, of course, welcomed by Davers.

Don't watch Okliton swearing in Minoa, in fact, he is not confident that he can persuade the distinguished and stubborn Magonid patriarch to stop the attack on Celinus.