Vol 8 Chapter 383: Carthage Assassination

Time passed by.
Early in the morning three days later, Qianli sailed in the Lili Port and drove south.
The reason for the postponement of the day is that yesterday the wind was strong and the southerly wind was blowing. Although there were some storms this morning, it happened to be northerly.
The Sicilian Fleet and the Third Fleet are located in front of and on the sides of this huge fleet. The center is a troop carrier, and the heavy ship is towed behind. By wind, the entire fleet is moving faster, and it is not yet noon. You have arrived in Corsia.
This small island that once belonged to the Phoenicians has now been occupied by the Sicilian fleet, becoming a forward base for them to block the port of Carthage and patrol the African coast, but the fleet did not stop and continued to move forward.
During the subsequent approach to the coast, some of Alexis' worries did not occur. No Carthage or Phoenician merchant ship was seen on the vast expanse of the sea. This one passed along the coast of Africa and passed by. The sea lanes of Raniga, Egypt, and the last to Tyre have always been relatively busy. Although it was still a place of ships and shuttles a few months ago, it has suddenly become so depressed that it is also a proof that Carthage is in this war today. The defeat and the power of the Dionian Navy.
It wasn't until the fleet was close to the coast that Alexis saw some fishing boats along the coast.
When the fishermen on board saw the overwhelming warship coming, they were so scared that they hurried to the shore to stop the ship and desperately fled back to their city.
At this time, Alexis was no longer worried. According to his previous deployment, the fleet warships had stayed offshore, and the troop carrier was rapidly deployed along the long coastline. Under the impetus of the tide and the paddlers, the ships leaned against On the flat sandy beach, the soldiers of the three legions stepped on the water of the knees and stepped on the land of Afrika.
"This is the land where Hercules defeated the giant Perfirion ?!" In fact, the view of the beach here is the same as that of Turui and Katanay, but the aide Lieutenant Eumatius was ashore. Feeling a little excited, he looked around strangely.
"Yeah, now we will soon conquer the giant Carthage like Hercules!" Alexis said with emotion.
"Master Alexis, if you hold such an idea, you will be disappointed." Plintos made Alexis froze, but watched him blink, and continued: "Now Carthage It's not a giant. "
"Hope so." Alexis smiled.
It seemed that they were in a good mood, but in fact Alexis kept sending her soldiers around, urging all the troops to come together quickly, and at the same time quickly found the scouts ashore, and let them immediately investigate the situation around them.
The news that came back made Alexis relieved: Not only was there no hostility within ten miles, the Phoenicians living here were desperately fleeing with their mouths.
At dusk, Alexis led his army to Hardrumentum and began building camps on the ruined town.
Until late at night, the Carthage talents got the news that "Dionian troops landed in Hadrumentum". The quiet city suddenly hustle and bustle, and the people were very panicked. At the same time, they were also confused: the news from Sicily a few days ago Although Margo's army was defeated, the remnants of the army retreated to Segsta and Mazara, and they continued to hold on. Why did suddenly a large Dionian army appear in Hardrumentum?
In fact, after Hasdruba led the retreat to Mazara, he did send a Clipper to venture out of the port and rushed to Carthage to inform Sicily. However, due to the chaos in the city of Mazara, the people were busy saving their lives. The Dionysian fleet intentionally strengthened the blockade of the port until Dionysian occupied Mazara, not to mention that Carthage knew nothing about it, and was just as ignorant as Erics in Sicily.
The situation was grim. That night, the Carthage Senate held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. In addition to deciding to immediately mobilize war, strengthen the city's defense, issue orders to surrounding allies, and deploy reinforcements, etc., they asked whether " An envoy was immediately dispatched for peace talks with the Dionians. "
This time, most of the patriarchs expressed their support, and only a few Magonid patriarchs headed by Pretakuba expressed their firm opposition to allowing "the cessation of a new colony in southern Iberia" as a condition for negotiations.
In the morning, the Senate temporarily adjourned the meeting. The elders returned to the mansion, ran out of breakfast, and then returned to the venue to discuss. But when the elders stepped out of the venue, many Carthage people had gathered outside the venue.
Some time ago, because the Hannos made a proposal to "talk to Dionia", they were criticized by the public, and some even called them treasonous. Their lives were not very good, but many of them have already been out this morning. The people who got the contents of the meeting did not scold Ocreton and Tepanlako instead, but instead aimed at the Magonides, they have asked Pretakuba to discuss with Carthage as soon as possible Hanno and they reached an agreement and sent a messenger to sign a peace agreement with Dionia.
Pretakuba thought that this was a Hanoist scheme, and he did not respond to it. In fact, he could not agree with Carthage to abandon the colony in southern Iberia because it had become the foundation of the Magonid family. .
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While the Carthage people gathered in front of the Senate, Alexis ordered the army to continue to consolidate the camp while sending a large number of soldiers to step up the repair of the original port of Hardrumentum in order to move the cargo ship faster. Weight while waiting for the arrival of the Numibian army.
But in the evening, the long-awaited Alexis got a bad news: the fleet full of Numibian soldiers was still weak from the north when departing from Liliyu, and the fleet suddenly changed halfway. Due to the strong northwest wind, the entire fleet was pushed by the waves to the east coast of Hardrumentum. It is said that some ships were capsized on the way.
Alexis hurried to pray to Hades, thanking him for his blessing, so that this did not happen to the Dionysian army.
He then sent a scout to search east for the fleet along the coast.
But the news that followed made him frustrated: except for the very few ships scattered on the nearby coast, no trace of the fleet was seen.
Alexis speculated that most of the ships might have been blown near the Cyranica by the storm, which made him have to make a decision: he could not wait any longer and must take the initiative.
So on the third day, he let the Third Army stay in the camp, and personally led more than 16,000 people in the First and Second Army to a Phoenician east of Hardrumentum, less than thirty miles away. Base City State-Ruspina launched an attack.
Ruspina and his neighbours sent messengers around the road to ask for help from Carthage.
This incident aroused panic among the people of Carthage, and soon led to a major event.
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At dusk, the meeting of the Carthage Senate again ended in a quarrel.
After the elders stepped out of the gate, Pretakuba and others were unexpectedly surrounded by people waiting outside the hospital. For their requests, abuses and even threats, Pretakuba has experienced many times. Without a response, after the guards pushed the people out of the way, he headed forward with his head up.
At this moment, several young men rushed head-on, rushed out of the unguarded guards, rushed to the front of Pretakuba, holding a bright dagger in their hands, and quickly and fiercely directed towards the unreacted Pre Takuba stabbed his chest a few times ...
During the whole process, the rabbit went up and down, and it was only a blink of an eye. When everyone around him reacted, Pretakuba had fallen into a pool of blood ...
The frightened people screamed and fled, and the followers hurriedly raised Preta in the pool of blood, shouting for the doctor to come to the rescue, and the guards rushed to arrest the murderer ... the scene was very chaotic .
Taking care of their own safety, the elders retreated to the entrance of the venue and were under the protection of the guards. Many people set their sights on Hanno, apparently suspecting that the assassination of Tapreta Kuba was related to his rival Hanno.
But Hanno was also shocked at this time, and shouted, "Hurry up, catch them! Hold those killers!"
Fortunately, the murderers did not run away, but stood still, waiting for the guards to come to arrest ~ EbookFREE.me ~ One of them also shouted out loudly: "I am Ildu, the son of Braka! My eldest brother followed Monte Ardino and died in Minoa! My second brother was also called to Sicily. I do n’t know if it is life or death! My father drove a cargo ship and ventured to deliver food for the Sicilian army late at night. See no return! Our family has paid enough blood for the war provoked by the Magonids! Now that Carthage has encountered so many calamities, they are all responsible! There is nothing wrong with killing him, this is Barr. The deity of Harmon! Only in this way can Carthage be saved! ... "
Several other youths also shouted, "I have no sin, this is for Carthage! ..."
There were still many people who did not leave. They heard the young people's shouts and felt the same. They yelled at the guards who arrested the young people and said, "Let them go! They are the heroes of Carthage! They want to let Gaja Taiji escapes the danger of war and wants Afrika to be restored and peaceful! Pretakuba is the sinner! My brother is the sinner! This is the punishment sent by Bar Harmon. They deserve it! ... "
The people roared like a thunder, protesting to the elders, venting all the sadness and fear that they had accumulated in their hearts during this time. Their shouts attracted more people to come and gather more and more in the square in front of the Senate. Some people started fighting with the guards, trying to save the young people, watching another riot soon.