"So you plan to let the Shanling Reconnaissance Brigade raid this wall section and open the gap in the defense of the Syracuse wall?" Davers suddenly interrupted.

"Yes, your Majesty. I hope you can ask Izam to lead some soldiers from the mountain reconnaissance brigade to assist us in siege!" Leotizides took the conversation and made a request.

"It seems that after the Shanling Reconnaissance Brigade has made many military achievements in the Latinum area, it will create their reputation in Sicily again! I agree that during the attack on Syracuse, 500 Shanling Reconnaissance Brigade soldiers will temporarily obey your orders." Davers nodded happily, because he felt that Leotizides' combat plan was feasible, and also reminded: "Syracuse is a big city. Even if the Shanling Reconnaissance Brigade occupied the fortress on the west side of Yuliarus, you just said that this area was narrow and difficult to move around and was located in a remote place. After the Syracuse people received the news, they could still use their sufficient military sources to block this narrow area, and then regain it... Therefore, how to use this opportunity to win, expand the results, and ultimately occupy the entire city, you need to think and deduce repeatedly and seriously to improve your plan."

Leotizides heard this and thoughtful.

"What else can I help?" Davers asked seriously.

Leothides shook his head at first, suddenly remembered something, and said, "Your Majesty, I am very worried that when we break through the city of Syracuse, the Greek Cuza people will defend Ortigia Island. Ortigia Island is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and I am afraid it cannot be conquered in a short time."

Ortigia Island... Davers subconsciously touched his jaw. He vaguely remembered that in the history of his previous life, the Romans were blocked from Ortigia Island. It took several years to finally capture the city of Syracuse, and Archimedes played a great role in this.

He waved his hand and said, "If such a situation really occurs, there is no need to attack Ortigia and siege it. In fact, it is easier to siege it. Just build a wall on the isthmus to isolate it. We occupy the main city of Syracuse and occupy its ports, and completely eliminate the potential threat from the Syracuse army and navy to us. Block Ortigia for one or two years, and it will eventually surrender."

"Your Majesty, at that time, with the population and food conditions on Ortigia, it may be difficult for them to last for one or two years." Siphorus interrupted with a smile.

"By the way, Siprous, what advice do you have for attacking Syracuse?" Davers looked at him.

Siphorus said slowly: "Your Majesty, the city of Syracuse has been truly captured in the past 20 years, both of which are from civil strife (referring to the riots in the city during the Southern Italian War that overthrew Dionysius's rule and the city's rebellion a few years later, the city expelled Herolis). I think this time, can I think of a solution in this attack on Syracuse?"

Davers' eyes lit up, and this was exactly what he wanted, so he smiled and encouraged, "Do you tell me what you think?"

"Your Majesty, although Syracuse's strength has been restored over the past 10 years, compared with Dionysius and Herolis' rule, Syracuse today lacks a powerful politician. The General Executive Committee and the Council of Parliament hold the power of Syracuse in peacetime is the General Executive Committee, and the General Executive Committee plays an important role during the war, and this committee consists of 20 generals.

According to the information I have obtained, it is composed of three major forces, the democrats dominated by the Chief General Teagenis, the centrists composed of Herolis' former comrades and important officials during his reign, and the port civilians, respectively representing the interests of some of the people of Syracuse..."

Sipros, who served as Chief Executive of Catanai for many years, also had a deep study of this neighbor to the south. He expressed his thoughtful ideas: "Whether Dionysius was the tyrant or during the reign of Herolis, the democrats were suppressed and were the weakest. But because of this, Teagenis was able to remain the chief general. The centrists were the strongest, but the situation was also the most complicated. They were all those who had gained great benefits during the reign of Herolis, but some agreed with Herolis's way of governing, while others expressed disgust and even provoked rebellions, including Herolis' former close friends, so they often failed to reach consensus in the council; and the port civilians-"

Sipros paused for a moment and said meaningfully: "It was with our help that we united and formed a powerful force, which played an important role in the late period of the Southern Italian War. However, as an independent political force, they were naturally excluded by the traditional forces of Syracuse. From the composition of the General Executive Committee, it can be seen that the port civilians have never sent more than three generals as generals, which is very inconsistent with their strength.

In the past two years, the situation has changed a little more. Originally, the Syracuse people elected Teagenis as the chief general in order to maintain the stability of the political situation in Syracuse, but they all underestimated Teagenis' ability to disrupt the situation. On the one hand, he took advantage of the people in Syracuse that looked down on the civilians at the port, and won over the centrists and excluded the civilians at the port. This not only reduced the number of people elected generals at the port in the past two years to one, but also asked people to propose and pass bills in the parliamentary meeting that were not conducive to civilians at the port, regaining some of the benefits that the original civilians at the port were given to civilians at the port and returning them to the citizens in the city, making his reputation in the city of Syracuse;

On the other hand, he used the contradictions, division and enlistment between the centrists, which led to some centrists reaching agreement with him in certain interests, so his speech in the General Executive Committee and the Council became increasingly heavy, and he was able to convince them to allege Syracuse and Carthage to declare war with us Dionia…”

Of course, Davers also knew about Syracuse's situation. He said in a light tone: "It seems that this General Teagenis is very ambitious! He wants to win greater reputation for himself through this war. Maybe he wants to be the second, or even the second Dionysius."

"This is also the tradition of Syracuse. They always wander between democracy and dictatorship. When they are peaceful, they choose a democratic system, and when they encounter crisis, some people will want to be dictatorial." Siprous added.

"If you want to be dictatorial in Syracuse, you must have strong perseverance and super courage. This Teagenis--" Davers's mouth curled up slightly: "Although he is quite scheming and cunning, he has achieved some goals, but they are all cleverness. At least I have not seen him have strategic vision and courage like Dionysius and Heloris. I'm afraid he never expected that the Carthaginian army would retreat so quickly, so that Syracuse would face our anger alone."

"Your Majesty, the political arena of Syracuse is indeed separated now, with mutual squatters, and the relationship is complicated. There is also a strong confrontation between the people, and there is a lack of a powerful figure to lead and bridge them. However, based on the tradition of Syracuse, we do not know whether the war will lead to more intense internal conflicts or will it prompt them to unite together?" Siprous solemnly reminded.

"Does the Syracuses stop attacking them just because the war may lead to the greater unity of the Syracuse people?!" Leotitsdes listened for a long time and couldn't help but retort: ​​"As long as there is a complete combat plan and well-trained soldiers, these things are not necessary to consider, and the Syracuse city will be broken by us."

"Don't be excited, Prosous." Davers stretched out his hand and made a gentle downward gesture, and then explained: "Sipoulos just wanted to cause chaos in Syracuse and weaken their defenses so that we could capture that city as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, he looked at Siprous: "Are you going to win over the civilians at the port of Syracuse and undermine the friendly relations between the democrats and the centrists?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Siphorus flattered and said, "The civilians at the port of Syracuse have been suppressed over the years, and they must have had a lot of resentment. Most of them are from poor and free people who are not attached to the glory of Syracuse in the past and are more likely to be moved by interests. We had a good relationship with them in the past, but now we only need to make enough promises and believe that they will make the right choice.

Some of the measures taken by Teagenis against the centrists in the past have probably caused some dissatisfaction. Now his plan failed, which made Siracuse alone attacked by the kingdom. As long as His Majesty asks Senofinis to send people to quietly incite the people in the city of Siracuse, there will naturally be people who will seize the opportunity to criticize Teagenis..." Siracuse's plan needs to be implemented by Sicily's chief Shanofenis, but the intelligence department directly belongs to King Davers. He has no right to command them, so he can only ask Davers for instructions.

After hearing this, Davers thought for a while and said, "You both have good suggestions. We use political means to undermine the unity of the Syracuse people. The military offensive can successfully promote us to win over and divide the enemy, thereby accelerating the conquest of Syracuse... Therefore, I decided that you and Senofenis will form an operational team against Syracuse, with Siphorus in charge, to discuss a complete plan together and coordinate with each other in execution until the conquest of Syracuse. Prosous, what do you think?"

Leothizides had some contradictions. He did not want his military command to be disturbed, but he also knew that if this plan was successful, the time to capture Syracuse would be greatly advanced, and he would be able to participate in the attack on the Carthaginian army earlier and realize his wish to avenge the soldiers who died in Paragonia as soon as possible. He subconsciously looked at Siprous.
Chapter completed!