Vol 8 Chapter 98: Carthage's reaction to defeat

In such a situation, the Athenians did not believe that they could fight against the powerful Sparta on their own and in Thebes. After an urgent consultation between the General Executive Committee and the Council, Athens chose in front of the aggressive Spartan ombudsman. A compromise was given.
They immediately recruited two Athens generals who were fighting in Thebes, and convened a citizen assembly to try them. The crime was "they shouldered important public positions in Athens, but they rushed into the city without the permission of the Athens government." Thebes, fighting with the Spartans, put Athens in a dangerous position... This is the act of dereliction of duty and treason."
Although the vast majority of Athens citizens support the two generals in their hearts, they really do not want to fight with the powerful Sparta at this time, so they voted in favor of the vote and imposed the most severe punishment on the two. Execution to calm the spartan anger.
The Spartan ombudsman returned with satisfaction. After the elders’ council learned about the practice in Athens, they also let go of their hearts. Now they only need to concentrate on the only enemy, Thebes.
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After the news of the fiasco of the Carthage army and the failure of the Iberian Navy, it came to Carthage and caused the people’s shock. What grieves the high-level Carthage is that the sacred corps has suffered heavy losses. The families are crying and crying about their elite children. They are also angry at the incompetence of the army commander Monte Adeno. They are clamoring to remove Monte Adeno. In his position, he was taken back to Carthage, and he was subjected to a cruel "cross punishment" in the trial of the 100-person court to solve the hatred of their hearts (ie, the criminal’s hands and feet were nailed to the wooden cross). Let it be exposed to the sun, and the blood will die.)
In the case of anger and anger, Hanno did not defend Monte Adeno and allowed the Senate to pass the resolution.
After passing this issue, the Carthage Senate began to discuss how to deal with the Dionya army that is marching westward on Sicily.
One of the new Sofitel, Creeton, bravely and whispered: "Everyone, it seems... Denia’s army and navy are strong, and Carthage did not make enough preparations before, It’s a mistake to go to war with Dionia. Now, can we consider it first... temporarily with Dionya to save the captive Carthage citizens, while preventing the emptiness of the west of Sicily by Dionys The Asians are all occupied..."
When the words of Oklahoma came out, the Senate was in a state of utter disappointment. Preta Kuba immediately stood up and retorted: "The war has only been going on for a month. Will we be surrendered by Carthage?! I dare not dare." I believe this ridiculous proposal comes from the mouth of the distinguished Sofitel we have chosen! We are not a small state, we are the lords of all Phoenician city states in the Western Mediterranean! We control Sardinia, Branch The vast territory of Sega, Numibia, and southern Iberia monopolizes the trade of precious metals throughout the Western Mediterranean. It is the most powerful and wealthy country in the Western Mediterranean!
But you actually want us to surrender to Diaonia, who has been in the country for less than 20 years. What do we think about the people in the region we control, our affiliated city-states, and our alliances! They will think that Carthage's strength is not good! They will leave us and even blew the horn of war, like the Numisians! Therefore, since the war with Dionia has begun, we must fight until we finally win!

Preta Kuba’s thought-provoking words made many elders touched.
At this time, Taipan Laco stood up and said solemnly: "I think the Oklahoma adults and every veteran in the room want to let Carthage defeat Deonia, but now the situation is - wear The army of Onia is strong, they send less troops than us, but they can make our army suffer a fiasco! Their navy also has an advantage!... We must admit that now in the military, Diaonia is indeed better than us. We are not ready yet. We should not venture into Diaonia at this time, but because some people incited the people for personal benefit, Carthage fell into this difficult situation today! I think first To investigate these war-torn people and try them out, can we guarantee that the Senate will make a bill in the future and will not fall into chaos!..."
Just after Taipan Lako’s remarks, Preta Kuba immediately retorted: "You adults, is it really that our Carthage soldiers are not brave enough, our army is not strong enough, our navy is not good?! No! It’s because our generals can’t! It’s also fighting on Sicily, why the Iberian army led by Hasbrodaba can conquer Cerrodiham, while Monte Adno’s hand is heavy, but it’s defeated in Minor. Under the city of Asia! I heard that after Monte Adeno arrived in Lili, I enjoyed the wine every day, and I searched for beautiful women everywhere. I never went to the military camp to learn about my troops and soldiers. When I attacked the city of Minoa, I never Personally in the battle, even hiding in the big account to drink and enjoy, so how the incompetent commander may inspire the soldiers' fighting spirit! How can we formulate the correct operational plan to defeat the Dionyrians!..."
"So, the sentence of the Monte Adeno Cross is absolutely correct! Monte Adeno is damned!" The old man shouted with anger.
Immediately afterwards, many veterans also voiced their voices to express their resentment against him. Even Hanno was extremely dissatisfied with Monte Adeno, and hated himself for mistaking the people, which led to the situation in the entire political arena against himself.
In a noise, someone asked aloud: "Preta Kuba, since you said that Carthage was defeated by Dionya because of the commander's incompetence, then who do you think can lead the Carthaginian army and defeat it? Deonian?!"
Hanno immediately turned back and found that the person who spoke was a veteran of the Magonid faction, and could not help but scream: shameless!
Just listen to Preta Kuba and immediately said aloud: "Elders, I think you have heard of the Lusitanias in the western Iberian Peninsula and the Celts in the northern mountains -"
Although most of the Carthage elders have not been to Iberia, they have learned a lot about the Iberian peninsula over the past decade or so, as Marge conquered southern Iberia. These two races are close-knit of the southern Iberians, but they are more brutal and fierce than they are, killing for a living and being proud of war.
Preta Kuba saw that many of the veterans’ attentions were attracted to them, and then solemnly said:
The two Iberian indigenous people have invaded the southern Iberian territory under the jurisdiction of the Governor Margot several times. He was defeated by the army. Know that there are not only mercenaries in the Carthage army in Iberia, but also many Carthage civics and Phoenician allies. Such a mixed army can defeat such fierce enemies. For the Carthage to conquer such a large piece of land, why did the Carthagin army with more elite sacred corps and more soldiers be defeated by the number of the Dionysian army?!"
Preta Kuba looked around at everyone and said: "That's because - only the commander of the lion can lead the lion's generally brave army; and the commander who is as weak as a lamb, even if he gives him an elite soldier, he They can't show their bravery! The adults, things are very obvious, now that Carthage can lead the army to win the victory over the Dionya in the same way as the Lions, it can only be the Governor of Iberia, Mako!"
Although many people know that Preta Kuba will eventually say the name of "Marco", when he said that he did not refute a time, even his opponents had to admit that in the military No one can compare with Ma Ge in terms of talents and achievements.
For more than a decade, the Carthaginians have not been living in peace and tranquility. They actively conquered the interior of the Namibia in the south of Carthage. After the conquest, they have to suppress from time to time. The Miabian rebellion, but the Namibian tribes have been under the economic control, cultural penetration, separation and buying of the Carthaginians for hundreds of years. It is impossible to organize a unified alliance to fight against the Carthaginians. The offense, so the intensity of the war is always small, far from being able to compare with the difficulties encountered by Maggie alone to conquer the stranger Iberian south, so it will appear well in the battlefield of Numibia. When Monte Adeno came to Sicily, he was beaten by the Dionyns.
"It's a pity that most of the troops led by Ma Ge are not Carthage and Phoenicians..." O'Reilly said faintly, he said that it was the problem that many veterans had worried about before.
At this time, Preta Kuba sneered: "Does Ma Ge adults not want to have more Carthage civics?! No! It is because we simply cannot provide enough citizens to conquer Iberian indigenous people! Not to mention Now, we are facing the fact that the kingdom of Dionia can organize more than 100,000 civic troops at a time. Can we do it in Carthage?! We can’t do it! We even lost thousands of holy soldiers. I will be saddened~EbookFREE.me~ Then what do we do with Dionya? We can only rely on mercenaries and alien troops!
Everyone knows that Sparta's citizens are scarce. Over the past 100 years, they have relied on allied soldiers and interracial troops to become the hegemons of Greece. They have never seen them worry that the alien army will be chaotic! And Persia, which army did not lead the alien army more than the soldiers of their own family? Because of this, Persia will build a strong and prosperous kingdom! What's more, more than a decade ago, when the generals of the Shimirko led the army to attack Syracuse, there were a large number of Nubians and Celtic in the army! Why are we worried about these alien forces that have helped us to fight and safeguard Carthage’s prestige in the Western Mediterranean? ! Is it because our hearts are weak and unable to adapt to the power of Carthage? ! !

Hanno was scornful of Preta Kuba’s last resentment. Of course he was not afraid because most of Iberian troops were mercenaries and alien troops, but because the salaries of these troops were not paid by Carthage. Provided by institutions under the academy, it was paid directly by the Magonid family with the wealth it earned on the Iberian Peninsula. In this sense, the Iberian army is the Magoniide family. Private army, this is what Hanno is worried about! ()
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