Vol 8 Chapter 257: Retreat

Taiaggenis responded with conviction: "Diagna and Carthage in this huge war in Sicily, all the Sicilian city-states are involved, can we be the exception of Syracuse? No! The army of Carthage has approached Gera, and the army of Dionia is stationed in Leotini. We must make a choice, otherwise it will be crushed by the strength of both sides.
However, we will not be true allies with the Carthaginians who have been our mortal enemies for decades, nor will we take the opportunity to challenge the Diaonians who take our hegemony. What we have to do is here. In the fierce battle, seize all the favorable opportunities and regain the glory of Syracuse in the past!

This is what Teragennis said.
When Kathunai’s Sipros sent a messenger, he angered at the Syracuse Council:
Your Syracuse fleet attacked the fleet of Pachinus and led the troops to capture Kamanarina. This is Provocative against Diaonia! Must stop this dangerous act immediately, withdraw from Camanina, and pay compensation to Pachinus, and promise not to make similar actions in the future, otherwise Dionia Will not sit back and watch!"
Teeggennis responded without hesitation: "Is your Diaonia and Pachinus and Kamanlina allied? Of course not, you and the two city-states have neither a covenant nor even an agreement. No, and we have, and it is a comprehensive military alliance."
Kamanlina said that he also took the newly signed covenant and showed it to the Ethiopian messenger, and said with a bit of sarcasm: "Thank you very much for the concern of Dionia for what happened recently, but This is an internal matter between us and our allies. We can solve it by ourselves. We don’t need you to worry about this outsider.
The messenger of the Dionya paused for a moment. After a moment, he hated: "Syracuse is preparing to join hands with the Carthaginians?!"
"How can we Syracuse join forces with the deadly Carthage!" Teeggenius said earnestly: "We just want to protect ourselves on this war-torn Sicily."
The messenger of Dionynia understood, he whispered: "It turns out that Syracuse is a crow, stealing dead bodies after the beasts fight, but the crows eat more carrion, it is also a crow. I hope a dozen Years ago, Heroes and other heroes who resisted the tyranny of Dionysius with blood exchanged Syracuse today and peace will not be lost in your hands!"
The dialogue between the Thai Argonnes and the dynasty of the dynasty was proclaimed at the council, and many people praised the chief generals for their hardship and wit when they talked to the messengers of the dynia. There are also a few The man was worried about the warnings given by the messengers of the Day of Diania.
Just as the Divine messengers left the city of Syracuse, many Syracuse people came to hear the news and slandered and humiliated them to vent their dissatisfaction with Dionia.
Taiaggens had expected this for a long time. He didn't want to open his face with Dionia for a while, so he sent a patrol escort.
When the Dionysian messenger left Syracuse, his nose and face were swollen, and the clothes he wore were torn apart, which was regarded as a great shame.
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When Seknion led the fleet to Jela, Leo Tizides already knew that Camanlina and Pachinus belonged to Syracuse, which forced him to cancel the original plan and make a series of accidents. It also swayed his confidence in continuing to stabilize the South Coast.
So, as soon as he saw the Seckley, who had just arrived, he said bluntly: "Kamanina and Pachinus have surrendered to Syracuse. It is estimated that Minoa will not last long. Now we are completely in The disadvantage, but my army was scattered in Serenus and here, it did not play any role in the entire battle, so I decided to withdraw all the troops in the south coast city, if Minoa and Gera are willing Follow us, then return to Catania, join the Seventh Army, re-enhance our strength, and then look for opportunities to continue to resist the attacks of the Carthaginians and even Syracuse."
Seklely looked at Leo Tizides with a serious expression and thought about it seriously. Shen Sheng said: "Other places can be evacuated, but Serinus wants to keep!"
"The troops in other places have all been evacuated. Serenus has completely become a lonely city. Can Calcedes still hold for a few days?" Leo Tizides seems to have no confidence in this.
Sekleian was very confident about this: "These Tianjiatai people launched Selinus several times to attack the city, they were all repelled, and our defenders lost much, I see Calcidis. There is a lot of generality, no hurry, no way to defend the city, Serinus should be able to hold."
"Carthidis is of course very capable." Leo Tizides shook his head: "Unfortunately, his men's strength is too small. As soon as we leave, Serenus will become the focus of the Carthaginian offense. How long will it last? of."
Seklely Anxious said: "With the help of our navy, how can the soldiers of Calcides be less! As long as he stays for a few more days and waits for September, after the harvest of Catania's farmland, I will naval The crew of the warships in the base have transported thousands and tens of thousands of people. Although these crew members do not have the ability to kill the Carthage soldiers, they can still do it.
Serinus is too important! As long as it is still in our hands, our warships and crew will have a foothold in the west of Sicily, and the fleet can safely go to the western waters to hunt for food, and their Carthage ships will not dare to The South Coast transports soldiers and is heavy..."
Seklelyan was just about to rise. Leo Tiddides interrupted his words and said very simply: "Well, just follow what you said, by the Sicilian fleet to provide reinforcements, to hold Serinus, and others. The city-state and the army are all evacuated from the south coast."
Seklelyan immediately responded: "Have you already had this plan, you want to lie to help me defend the city?!"
Leo Tizides said with a blank expression: "Now I am going to persuade the generals of Gera to leave here and go to Katana to take refuge, and to persuade the Minorians to give you to Sekerian. Jerah has our eighth army here, there is no big problem for the time being, but Minoa is in jeopardy, I hope you can hurry."
"Oh... I said, Prosuos, you are not Mr. Daphus, what is the right to assign tasks to me! This matter should be decided by the two of us before we can decide..." Seclair's loud expression His own dissatisfaction, but Leo Tizides has strode out of the hall...
One day later, the fleet of Minoa’s people, under the guard of the Dionynian fleet, sailed east along the south coast. When passing through the southeastern corner of Sicily, Seklelian was both nervous and excited, he would The Clippers all sprinkled out and ordered all the warship's gazebos to open their eyes and carefully observe the anomalies on the sea.
But to his disappointment, the Syracuse fleet did not appear, and the entire fleet successfully reached the port of Katanai.
At the same time, the city of Minoa was conquered by Pomilka, and the remaining Minoa cadres were killed.
The Gera people also agreed to evacuate to Catania. It is not that Leo Tiddides is persuasive, but that their ideas are the same as those of the Minorians: if they are surrounded by Syracuse, they are hard to find. The people who are leaving may even consider whether to surrender, but outside the city are Carthaginians, and those who are savage and brutal, the Agrigento people have been slaughtered, and the Gera people do not want to step on them. The aftermath.
The Sicilian fleet quickly returned to the south coast from the Catania naval base, guarding this large fleet, which not only carried the food burden, but also 16,000 sailors, who came to cash and Leoti The commitment of Zides.
Originally, Sekerian was prepared to do this after the autumn harvest, but after talking with Cipros, Sipros suggested to him: "After you all evacuate from the south coast, the Serenus defenders will inevitably face More offensive pressure, since the city is so important, don't delay ~EbookFREE.me~ send the crew as soon as possible, you don't have to worry about the farmland harvesting problem, I will help them solve it."
Sekleian accepted the advice of Cipros.
The fleet arrived at Serinus smoothly.
Seklely first unloaded the food and weapons from the fleet and allowed 10,000 sailors to stay in the port, assisting and defending the port while assisting Calcidis in defending the city. Insufficient.
After a rest, he let the remaining 6,000 sailors drive more than 30 Phoenician warships that had been simply repaired in the port (previously captured during the battle with the East Phoeniic Fleet from Persia). ), following the Sicilian fleet, and the fleet, rushed to Jela.
In accordance with the notice of the Clippers in advance, Leo Tizides took the Eighth Army soldiers, the 4th Cavalry Corps cavalry, a large number of Gera people, and the Agrigento people who had fled to Gera before. Prepare, they are in an orderly queue waiting at each pier.
So as soon as the fleet entered the port, everyone boarded the ship in quick succession.
When Carthage’s sentinel told Hasdruba that
a huge fleet arrived at the port of Jela
, he did not realize at the outset that the entire city of Gera was preparing to retreat because after the victory of the battle. Several attacks on the city of Carthage were defeated. Even in the siege of the day before, the soldiers of the Dionys also went out of the city and let Hasbrodaba be caught off guard, causing the carats of Carthage to be defeated. Thus, it can be seen that the morale of the defenders in the city is very high. In these two days, Hasdruba also had to let the soldiers who had been defeated to rest.