"Father...Did you, is the situation in the south changing?" Paltlockos asked hurriedly.

Davers was satisfied with his keen war intuition. This was the case with an excellent senior team officer. His eyes should not only focus on one battle, but should look down on the whole situation. He looked at the other two again. He, Adoris and Crotokataks, also cast concerning eyes. They had been fighting in Latinum and had almost no access to information outside. Davers felt it was necessary to let them know about the situation on other battlefields.

"Since Alexis defeated the Samonet coalition twice in Askurum and Venosa, the Samonets have not attacked the kingdom's territory again, but instead attacked the Campania alliance in large numbers, captured Pompeii, Herculaneum, Tesala and other city-states, and finally besieged Naples-"

"Wasn't the Campanian Alliance in danger of destruction? Have we sent troops to rescue?" Crotokatax asked in surprise.

Davers smiled and said, "Before attacking the Campania League, something happened. The great leader of Kautini lured and killed the Naconia leader Quinduk, who had always been neutral, and captured the territory of Naconia. His approach obviously stimulated Gerny in Abenirum. He not only decided to make Abenirum a free city in Dionia, but also assisted us in attacking the Samone tribe alliance. The Military Affairs Department therefore formulated a new combat plan, allowing Alexis to lead his army to attack the Samone Mountains from the east-west-"

"Father, I remember you repeatedly reminded the Ministry of Military Affairs not to let the army attack the Samone Mountains!" Crotokataks exclaimed. He was a little worried that Hilos of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and that the adults of Filicius would be scolded by his father if he made a fuss to make a decision.

"Yes, I have made such an order." Davers looked calm, and he said, "But now the situation has changed. The Ministry of Military Affairs secretly ordered Potendia to summon soldiers and quietly meet with Abenirum's army. They are familiar with the Samone Mountains and are good at mountain combat. The Samones originally wanted to induce us to attack the mountains, but they were ambushed by us in Aquilonia and completely defeated a main force they hid in the mountains!

Now, Alexis led a coalition of nearly 20,000 people to attack Beneventum directly. The Samone coalition that besieged Naples must withdraw its siege and defense. In this way, we have the dominance of the battle with the Samones, whether it is in Beneventum against the Samones, or in the Campania alliance, attacking the town of Samone on the eastern plains, or in the Douni region, our remaining troops take advantage of the great opportunity of the enemy's main force being restrained and continue to attack other towns in the Samones... "

"So, the war with the Samones no longer needs our help." Adoris's tone was a little disappointed, and he asked again: "Father, what about Sicily?"

Davers' face turned apart and said slowly: "Since Plesous defeated the Carthage army in Minoa, our Sicilian fleet and the Carthage fleet fought a great battle on the sea near Selinus. As a result... a sea storm destroyed almost all the warships on both sides of the enemy and us. Flarios drowned, and Secrean had no news yet. More than 10,000 sailors died-"

"What?!" The three people showed a shocking expression. They never expected that while they were still fighting bloodyly in the north, such a tragic loss occurred in the southern waters!

Davers continued, "The Fourth Fleet has been transferred to Sicily, and we still have the advantage of the sea. Alexis led his team to capture Selinus, and the remaining Carthaginians defended several important towns and did not dare to attack. So Alexis sent troops to plunder and destroy the Carthaginians' ruling areas in Sicily to achieve the purpose of active defense.

However, the disastrous defeat of the Carthage army led to the Iberian governor of Carthage, Mago, becoming the new commander of the Carthage army. Now the entire coast of Africa and Iberia are summoning soldiers to form an army, preparing to land in Sicily, and a new war is about to begin! We must resolve the Romans and Samones as soon as possible, and rush to the south to fight to the death with our greatest enemy, Carthage!”

Davers's words made the three young men feel the urgency of the situation and also excited them.

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On the day when Davers held a banquet and held a competition in the city of Rome, he welcomed a huge fleet of ships riding in the Iberian army at the port of Utica.

Utica, the towns on the continent of Apheriga are second only to the Phoenician city-state in Carthage. They are located on the beachfront about 110 miles west of Carthage.

Ma Ge's ship first landed. He walked onto the dock in military uniform. The elders led by Pretakuba immediately greeted him: "Ma Ge, welcome you back!"

Ma Ge gave Pretakuba a warm hug and said emotionally: "Thank you for your hard work, Pretakuba! I have been away for the past few years! Thanks to you!..."

Pretakuba patted his thick shoulders and said excitedly: "It's good that you come back, and we have hope when we come back!"

Then Ma Ge warmly greeted other Margonid veterans.

"Mr. Ma, welcome you! You are finally leading your army!" An old man with white hair and beard came forward.

"Dear Lord Aesyaruba!" Facing the head of the neutral faction, Aesyaruba, who is second only to Hannover in the Senate, Mago saluted and said with a solemn expression: "Carthage is suffering from danger. As a descendant of the founder of the city, how can I sit back and ignore it!"

"I'm glad you can think this way and do it like this. This is exactly what all Carthage citizens expect from you!" Aisaruba said seriously.

"All?!" Ma Ge showed a sneer, pointed his finger at his elders and said, "This sentence is wrong, at least some people who have not come here don't think so."

"These unincoming veterans have summoned more than 60,000 soldiers for you, and are still raising a huge amount of food and grass that can supply this army, and are still urging shipyards and other allies to speed up the construction of warships... So don't over-doubt your compatriots, they are also making their own efforts for the future of Carthage!" Aisaruba said earnestly.

This made Mago want to speak but stop. He thought about it and his tone became gentler: "It is different from Syracuse, Numibia, and Iberian indigenous people. The Dionians are our real strong enemies. We need to do our best to defeat it! Therefore, I will try my best to maintain the unity of Carthage, and I hope that Lord Aesyaroba can play a greater role in this regard!"

"Don't worry, the previous defeat has taught us a lesson. Whether it is Hanno, or me, and other elders, they all hope that you will win, because if it fails, it will mean a disaster in Carthage! We will do our best to support you until the Dionians are driven out of Sicily and force their king to choose humiliating peace talks!" Azaroba made a promise.

Ma Ge expressed his gratitude for this, then turned around and looked at the port, waiting for his generals to assemble the soldiers who had arrived on the ashore, and led them out of Utica City.

Among the more than 20,000 soldiers led by Mago, there were not many Carthaginians and Phoenicians. Like the army led by Hasdruba, most of them were mercenaries. Their different appearances and different outfits from the Carthaginians and Phoenicians not only attracted curious attention from the Uticans, but also made the elders who came here to welcome them comment on this.

At this time, several more boats were docked. From the boat, a group of strong men in striped trousers and naked upper body were all burly figures, strong muscles, thick hair, strange tattoos, chaotic short hair, chaotic beards, and fierce faces. As soon as they got ashore, they caused the people in the port to exclaim repeatedly.

This made them feel as if they were stimulated. They slapped the long sword in their left hand against the long shield in their right hand, and made a "whimper" roar, and their appearance was even more ferocious. They scared most of the onlookers and fled. The scene was a little chaotic for a moment. Fortunately, their leader stopped them in time, but this did not guarantee that they could line up in the port safely.

"A group of terrible barbarians! They are also from Iberia?" Aisyaruba also asked in surprise.

"The Celtic people in the mountainous areas of northern Iberia were fearless when fighting, and other indigenous people in Iberia were afraid of them. It happened that during this period, a flash torrent occurred in their area, and the livestock and food were washed away. In the face of famine, I used thousands of cattle and sheep to exchange for their help. I believe that with them, our war in Dionia will be smoother!" Ma Ge said confidently.

"I hope so. However, this is also why the Senate did not allow your army to land in the port of Carthage. I hope you can manage your army well and not cause any trouble here, so that the people will have a bad impression of you." Aesyaroba solemnly reminded.

Mago once again expressed his gratitude for Aisyaruba's kind reminder.

After all the soldiers arrived ashore, Mago's subordinates gathered them together and took them away from Utika City and began to camp outside the city. Mago followed the elders to Carthage City.

In the past ten years, although Mago has been in southern Iberia for a long time, he has returned to Carthage many times, but he never expected to encounter this situation today: almost all the people in the city ran out, crowded on both sides of the road. As soon as he entered the city, thunderous cheers rang around him. The people shouted his name and threw petals at him...
Chapter completed!