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Chapter 295: Mission to Bruti ([-])
Antaoris nodded to him and then looked around at everyone present. They looked at him with vigilance and scrutiny, which lowered his expectations for the success of this mission.

Antaoris secretly encouraged himself, mobilized his emotions as quickly as possible, and made his words more powerful: "Dear leaders of Bruti, Dionia, as the leader of the South Italian Greek City-States Alliance (here , he obviously exaggerated the prosperous status of Dionia.), has the responsibility to maintain peace among the Greek city-states in southern Italy and protect the lives and property safety of Greeks. Dionia has been doing this for more than half a year. Several times A few months ago, Dionysia presided over the mediation of the war between Crotone and Locri, and a few days ago, at the request of the allies, he sent troops to assist Tarantum to resist the attacks on Tarantum by the Messape and Puchetti people. Mu’s invasion…”

When Antaoris said this, he saw everyone's expressions becoming solemn.

"Silu - a tribe composed of Greeks. They have been living peacefully in this mountainous area and have always been friendly with the surrounding tribes. But now their survival is threatened. Your newly formed tribal alliance threatens this never-harmed tribe. Any weak tribe of Brutians immediately left their homeland where they had lived for decades and went to Cosenza to accept your incorporation. They had no choice but to ask for help from Dionia. In order to protect the lives and property of the Greeks in South Italy, Dionia The Onian Senate reached a consensus and sent me here, hoping that the Bruti Tribal Alliance will stop threatening the Xilu Tribe and restore its peaceful and peaceful life!"

Antaoris finished speaking confidently, and everyone present did not appear too surprised. They looked at each other.Yesterday, when everyone was discussing the reason why the Dionian envoys were sent to Bruti, someone really got it right: the Dionians came for Xilu.

The person who was talking about it was Pangelu, the great leader of Knapetia. The settlement of the Silen tribe was not far to the north of Knapetia city.At this time, he stood up angrily: "The arrogant Dionians, Xilu, live in the land of Bruti. Their food and clothing are produced in this land. They are the tribe of Bruti. This is the land of Bruti." Luti's internal affairs have nothing to do with you Greeks! If you are just here for this matter, you can go back! Bruti does not welcome you, and does not like a force outside the mountainous area to interfere in Bruti's affairs. !”

Antaoris sneered: "The Bruti region is just because a large number of Bruti tribes gathered here. People are accustomed to calling this mountainous area this way. In fact, this mountainous area is neither a country nor a city-state. Therefore, there is no unified territory and boundaries! Everyone knows that Xilu is a tribe of Greeks who lived on this land hundreds of years ago. They have the right to continue to survive independently here! "

Nikuru, the great leader of Bisignia, had a violent temper like his son Kanaru, and immediately cursed and shouted: "What right do the Dionia have to dictate in our Bruti land! Originally we were planning to deal with the Xilu tribe's problem in a few days, but now that you have said it, I have decided to send a large army to destroy it this afternoon!"

"If Dionia can allow Krimisa, Asprostum, and Niutum to all gain independent rights to exist. Then, it is not a big problem for us to let Xilu go." Anba Not to be outdone, Bojam, the great leader of Nia, mocked.

Antaoris stood quietly, as if he didn't hear their curses.

At this time, Sedorum asked loudly: "What will happen if we reject the request of you Dionians?"

The scolding in the hall suddenly became much quieter.

"I was only ordered to tell you the Senate's request. If you don't accept it, the Dionysian Senate needs to discuss it before making the next decision." Antaoris remained calm, but his tone became more serious: "But , Dionia has always kept his promise, no matter how high the price is, he will not let his allies be bullied. The previous examples have explained everything. And I have just said that I, the Archon of Dionia In order to fulfill his covenant with Tarantum, Lord Davos led 15000 soldiers to fight on the land of Tarantum against the Messapians who invaded our allies. Just when I was about to go on a mission to Cosenza, There have been battle reports. Lord Davers led his army to defeat the [-] coalition forces of Mesapi and Pucheti in the mountains. The Meppe coalition suffered numerous casualties and was forced to sign a peace agreement with Tarantum. Soon Daves Your Excellency will lead the victorious army back to Thurii and hold a triumphal ceremony!"

threaten!This is a naked threat!Everyone looked at each other, and the leader of Nikuru jumped and cursed, and threatened that he was not afraid to go to war with Dionia.

"Quiet! Quiet!" Bruti High Priest Philotalu stood up to maintain order in the hall.

"Dionians, we Bruti warriors are not afraid of war!" Pianlun, who was sitting in the middle, said: "But Bruti and Dionia are neighbors. Once a conflict occurs, the two will be permanently destroyed. Inter-ethnic relations have led to constant wars. In order to avoid the possible sacrifice of countless people's lives due to the Xilu tribe, Bruti is willing to make concessions. We will not punish Xilu who disobey orders and let them leave safely. Bruti.”

"What are you talking about, Pianlon! Bruti will never give in to Dionia!" Nikuru immediately expressed dissatisfaction.

"Where is the land? The land that Xilu has lived on for generations has been snatched away by you like this?!" Antaoris responded quickly and asked quickly.

Pianlun glanced at Nikulu. Although Nikuru's face was still angry, he said nothing more.

High Priest Philotalu solemnly advised Antaoris: "Not turning the Xilu people into slaves is already the greatest goodwill of our Bruti tribe alliance. The Dionians should not be too greedy! "

Antaoris shook his head and said in a strong tone: "But the order given to me by the Senate is that Siru's right to independent existence in Bruti must be guaranteed!"

The light in Pianlun's eyes flashed away, and his tone became calm: "In this case, wait until we discuss it before making a decision."

"Furthermore, we don't know much about the current situation of the Xilu tribe, and we need to send people to understand it before we can make a judgment." Sedorum quickly interjected.

After the guards sent Antaoris away, the discussion in the meeting hall became more intense.

"Dionia bullies us too much, talking about protecting the Greeks in South Italy. I think they just don't want to see us Brutians unite, so they deliberately create trouble for us!" Pangelou said angrily.

High Priest Philotalu nodded and encouraged everyone: "So we Brutians must unite more closely so that we are not afraid of the Greeks and Lucanians!"

"Why don't we give these nasty Dionians to—" Nikuru waved his hand and made a beheading gesture.

"This is not okay!" Sedorum quickly persuaded: "Both the Greeks and Lucanians have rules to treat messengers well, even in times of war. We Bruti are becoming a powerful The Alliance should abide by these norms that are generally recognized by all races in order to better deal with them. What's more, killing the Dionian envoys will only anger the Dionians, and war will be inevitable."

"What is Dionia! My people and I are not afraid of them at all!" Nikuru said without showing any weakness.

"Of course we are not afraid of Dionia! But once a war breaks out, our unification of Bruti will be seriously affected!" Pian Lun said solemnly.

"I think it's better to imprison them for a few days, and then let them out after we deal with Xilu. At that time, they will want to protect Xilu, but the Xilu tribe no longer exists, and they have to accept this fact." Garu suggested.

Inspired by this, Sedorum had an idea and said: "Everyone, I think this is a good idea. We can also change it a little bit..."

Sedorum finished his thoughts. Everyone else thought this method was good. Only Nikuru dismissed it and said impatiently: "Why do you make it so complicated? It seems that we Bruti are afraid of Dionysus." Like a demi-human!”

Pianlun ignored him and cautiously reminded: "I think Elder Cedorum's suggestion can be implemented. However, we must also be prepared. If the Dionians do not accept our approach, then we We must be prepared to deal with the possible war!”

After a brief silence in the hall, Nikuru first said: "I admit that Dionia is stronger than us, but as long as they dare to enter the Bruti Mountains, I can guarantee that they will never come back! Because no one More familiar with the mountains and plateaus here than we are, Amara (the goddess of snow mountains and plateaus believed by Brutis) has sheltered us Brutes and lived quietly here for hundreds of years, and will continue to protect us Brutes! "

Nikuru's words cheered everyone up.

High Priest Philotalu said: "In addition, we also need to find allies to fight against Dionia together to reduce the pressure on us to face Dionia alone."

ally?The Bruti region has been surrounded by Dionia and its allies. Where to find allies?While everyone was thinking hard, Sedorum suddenly shouted excitedly: "Lucanians! We can go find Lucanians! After Dionia captured Grumentum, it has threatened Peak. The territories of Kos and Potentia are safe, and if they don’t want to become the next Grumentum, they should be willing to ally with us.”

Pianlun's eyes lit up.The reason why he did not think of the Lucanians was because two years ago the Lucanians were the most feared enemies of the Bruti people. They surrendered to the Lucanian tribal alliance in Weg City, and the situation in the Bruti region was at its worst. At the critical moment, Pianren even had the idea of ​​leading the tribe to move south. For this reason, he also led the Cosenza army and Clapetia to attack Trina southward, and had a fierce battle with the Crotone Alliance.But in just two short years, the formerly tyrannical Lucanians had fallen to this point, which could not but arouse Pianlon's vigilance.

"The leader of Sedorum is a good friend of the Lucanians. No wonder you are the only one who can think of Lucania. Therefore, if we want to talk about an alliance with the Lucanians, it is best for you to come forward and negotiate. "Nikuru taunted loudly, not caring that Sedorum and he were both elders of the Bruti Alliance.

(End of this chapter)