MTL - Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece-v9 Chapter 198 Strategy against Persia (2)
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Plintors continued: "However, according to the information recently obtained, the Persian king did not fulfill his promise very well. Therefore, these city-states have a lot of complaints. The Greek coalition forces fighting in Asia Minor in the future are very likely to get theirs. stand by.
More than 20 years ago, Agsilius led the Spartan coalition army, mainly mercenaries, to fought in the western part of Asia Minor. And now the situation in Asia Minor as a whole is more beneficial to the kingdom, and our coalition, with the Legion as the main body, is able to attack Asia Minor even more—"
"Wait a minute, I think there is a problem here." Bagul couldn't help but interject: "I have seen a map of Persia. The territory of Asia Minor is very vast, and most of them are mountainous areas. Even if we have the advantage at the beginning, However, as the army advances eastward, food supply will be a big problem. The land transportation line is too long, and it is transported by sea——
The Persians will never sit back and watch. They also have a strong fleet. They will definitely attack our transportation team and cut off the sea transportation line. In this way, our army will be in trouble..."
"Master Bagul is right!" Plintors replied solemnly, "But in fact, the attack on Asia Minor is only the first step of our military plan, and the next second step is also the most important one. The step is to defeat and destroy the Persian fleet!
The kingdom and Persia are thousands of miles away, separated by the vast eastern Mediterranean. If we want the army to fight on the Persian land and be less troubled by logistical supplies, we must control the eastern Mediterranean, especially the dominance of the Persian waters.
Therefore, we need to gather the first, second, third, and fourth fleets and merge the warships of the allied states to form a huge fleet stationed in Piraeus or Philae port. Once the Persian fleet Moving westward, entering the Aegean Sea, and attacking the transport fleet of the Greek coalition that landed in Asia Minor, then our combined fleet can take the opportunity to attack the Persian fleet and start a decisive battle with the Persian fleet. Once it is defeated, the combined fleet can take advantage of the eastward advance— —"
Haka coughed loudly, interrupted Plintors’s speech, and then asked slowly: “The Persian fleet is equally strong. I would like to ask Master Plintors, why the Ministry of Military Affairs believes that we are so confident Can your fleet defeat them?"
Plintors said confidently: "Your Majesty! My sirs! After repeated analysis and deduction, our military department just thinks that compared with Persia, the Dionian army is not the army, but the navy! "
This remark surprised some ministers.
Plintors answered confidently: "Persia’s main rule is inland. It has never been a seafaring nation. Its fleet is mainly composed of Phoenicians, Cyprus, Syria, Asia Minor and the Greek coasts in Persia. City-states...the warships and crews they provided were put together. Because of their complex sources and huge differences in language and culture, it is not easy to combine them into a unified fleet that fully obeys command and daring to fight to the death. This is the reason why the Greek fleet headed by Athens had far fewer warships than Persia in the past, but it has always been able to win many times. And our fleet is strictly in accordance with the military law, long-term adherence to military training, flexible tactics, and brave combat. More powerful than the Greek city-state fleet.
Secondly, the Persian fleet has hardly participated in major battles in decades, and its naval combat experience is severely lacking. In this respect, it is obviously incomparable with our fleet. Also, the main force of the Persian fleet is the Phoenicians—"
Plintors glanced at Haka who was thinking, and then said: "We had a naval battle with the Phoenician fleet more than 10 years ago. In the end, the Phoenician fleet that rescued Carthage was almost completely destroyed. But. According to the information we have obtained, the Persian fleet has not learned the lessons of this failure. In the past 10 years, their naval tactics have remained unchanged, and the warships have not improved much.
On the contrary, several of our fleets have been using Persia as their imaginary opponent, conducting targeted training, and also cooperating with Dionian Academy and the shipyard to improve our warship... When the number of warships in Persia is not much different, the well-prepared Royal Navy has an absolute advantage!
The only shortcoming is that the main station of the Persian fleet is too far away from us, so we have to rely on the Greek coalition's offensive in western Asia Minor to lure the Persian fleet into the Aegean Sea, and then defeat it completely! "
Plintors waved his fist vigorously, and his voice became agitated: "The victorious kingdom fleet can seize the opportunity of the greatly weakened Persian navy, continue to advance eastward, or use Egypt as its temporary naval base, or With the support of Egypt, the island of Cyprus was captured and the coasts of Syria and Carthage were completely blocked. Therefore, Egypt is very important to us. We must maintain its friendship with the kingdom and ensure the stability of its domestic order.
Once we control the Eastern Mediterranean, the kingdom can send a main force of more than a dozen legions to march eastward without any worries, or dock in Egypt, or land in Canaan, conquer Phoenician and Syria, and enter the United States. Sopotamia is on the way to Babylon...
If the Persian army was still fighting with the Greek coalition forces in Asia Minor at this time, it might not have time to return to rescue. Even if the main force of the Egyptian army has not been sent to Asia Minor and can be intercepted in time, it is still necessary to worry about whether the Greek coalition forces will go around to its rear from the north and form a pincer attack with the main army of the kingdom. In such an unfavorable situation, in a decisive battle with the morale of our army, the Persian army has basically no possibility of victory—"
"It is also possible that the Persians will not fight with our army and choose to stick to Babylon." Asistes reminded: "I heard that Babylon is a huge city with unusually tall and strong walls and a wide Euphrates river. As a barrier, it cannot be overcome in a short time. Once the siege continues for too long, our rations and supplies will be tight, and the Persians may also slow down, leading to changes that are not conducive to us."
"Master Assistes, you are right. If Persia adopts a defensive strategy, it will indeed cause us a lot of trouble." After Plintors responded tactfully, his voice turned: "But , The trouble caused to Persia is even greater. Because although Persia is a big country with a vast land, it is not like a kingdom. It can govern various regions effectively. Its rule is too strong. Many regions rely on local races to take care of themselves. There was independence from Egypt, riots by the Dukya people, and then the rebellion in Asia Minor...Altaxerxes was not able to suppress it, resulting in its low prestige, and the aristocracy and the people were not convinced.
Once our army enters the core area of Persia-the Mesopotamian plain, the Persian army hides behind a high wall, watching us destroy the village and farmland, it will definitely disappoint the local people in Artaxerxes , Which may lead to new rebellions and divisions. He can only regain the trust of the Persian people if he gathers his army to repel us, so I think a decisive battle is inevitable! "
The plan drawn up by the General Plintors Department of Military Affairs was finished roughly, and there was silence in the hall. Ministers looked at me and I looked at you, silently communicating with their eyes, but no one spoke.
After a while, Daves spoke: "Klotokatax, what do you think of the plan of the military department?"
Although several years ago, in the Greek mainland, Plintors actively assisted Cloto Kataks and finally won the war. Since then, the two have established friendship and have frequent contacts after returning to Turri. , But at this time, the Archon of the Kingdom glanced at Plintors, then faced his father, and said frankly: "Your Majesty, the plan made by the Ministry of Military Affairs sounds very reasonable. We have a lot of Advantages, if implemented in this way, it seems that it will be easy to win. But-to fight thousands of miles away with troops, itself means a huge risk, whether it is rations transportation, or information transmission will suffer greater difficulties than ever. What's more, the offensive is a large country with a vast territory. Whether it is for generals or soldiers, it is completely unfamiliar land. The situation is complicated and accidents may happen at any time.
Just like during the Greek War, we initially hoped not to arouse the same enemies of the city-states in the mainland of Greece ~ www.novelbuddy.com~ Start with Sparta, conquer the powerful states one by one, and finally control the whole of Greece. Unexpectedly, the Greek city-states soon united to form a Greek alliance to fight against us, forcing us to invest more troops, thereby rapidly expanding the war.
At that time, the kingdom was able to change its plan in time and make the right response because Greece was very close to us. But now Persia is too far away from us. Perhaps when we receive the news and are discussing contingency plans, the troops in Persia will encounter new difficulties and even fail. Once they fail, they will face the whole army. The danger of being annihilated, so I think I should be cautious when using Persian troops!
In addition, although the political situation of the kingdom is relatively stable now, Lord Haka has just said that the Gauls outside the mountains to the north pose a threat to our territory, and the indigenous peoples of northern Iberia also attack our southern territory from time to time. The mountain natives on the east coast of the Dria Sea are also threatening the safety of our Thessaly area and the Greek allies...
There are still so many insecurity factors within the kingdom’s sphere of influence. In other words, there are still so many lands near the kingdom that we need to conquer to ensure the peace and tranquility of the people of the Dionian Kingdom. We should first Concentrate on doing this well, and should not be tempted by Persia's wealth and seek further away. "
Even if we defeat the Persian army, it will be difficult to conquer the people there and let them integrate into the kingdom, because they are a powerful race completely different from ours, with a culture and glory that does not belong to us at all. They will not be willing to be ruled by us. Maybe we need to invest huge manpower and material resources to maintain the rule of Persia, but is it worth it? After all, the foundation of the Holy Kingdom of Dionia is in the Western Mediterranean, in Italy—"
