ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 387 Dionysius in action
As soon as this astonishing sentence was thrown out, the meeting suddenly exploded, and Demodocas also changed his face suddenly, and he subconsciously shouted: "Isn't Dionia afraid of attracting Syracuse's army? !"

Fraukeleon smiled. Through Demodocus's fierce cry, he saw the fear hidden in the heart of the chief general Locle. This discovery made him feel proud: "From the establishment of Dionia to the present, there has never been a time when it has not faced a strong enemy. In the end, the weak defeated the strong, which created today's powerful Dionia Alliance! We are not afraid of Syracuse, but what about you Lockley? ?Can you not be afraid of the army composed of Dionia and the South Italian Alliance?!"

The faces of Demodokas and the others suddenly turned pale...

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"Lord Fraukeleon, look at those ships. They could rush over and knock us over at any time. What on earth did you do to the Lokli people to make them so angry?!" Carrying Fraukeleon The captain of the passenger ship in Onglai Lokri said half-jokingly, half-complainingly.

"You will know in a few days." Fraukeleon stood on the bow of the ship, looking around at the Lockley warship that guarded his ship in the center, and said with a heroic smile: "Don't worry, Locke The generals here will not let us die here. If there is an accident and we die here, there will definitely be statues of you and me in the Hall of Valor of the Temple of Hades in Thurii!"

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"Has that damn Dionia messenger gone?"

"Sir, Dionia's ship has successfully left the port."

Demodokas let out a breath and let go of his worries for the time being.

Theopantos next to him yelled: "It's really infuriating! The Dionians came to Lokri to show off their threats, and we have to protect his safety!..."

"Theopantos, you have to understand." Demodokas immediately put on a serious expression and said in a slightly scolding tone: "Whether it is a future war between us and Dionia or a negotiated settlement this time As long as nothing happens to its envoys, there will be room for easing the conflict in the future. You know, the combined strength of Dionia and the South Italian Alliance is no worse than Syracuse!"

"We citizens of Locri are not afraid of fighting!" Diopantos retorted angrily, but his voice seemed a little weak.

Demodokas was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore, turned around and said to Metrophenis: "You rush to Syracuse quickly and tell Dionysius, the plenipotentiary general, that Dionia framed Locle and sent someone to assassinate them. The consul has declared war on Locri and hopes that he will send troops to reinforce him, otherwise Locri will not be able to resist the armies of Dionia and the South Italian Alliance alone!"

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In the city of Laos, Arobmas returned to the mansion with an ugly face. His wife saw it and couldn't help but asked with concern: "Is your nephew giving you another problem?!"

Hearing what his wife said, Arobmas became furious and snorted: "Nephew?! He doesn't think I am his uncle. Do you know what new tricks he played today? He’s going to build a school!”

"School?! What is that?" This lady from Lucalia obviously seldom gets to know Dionia.

"Oh, you don't understand. It's not a good thing anyway! He actually wants those poor children to go to school. That's crazy!" Arobmas beat the wooden table with his fist irritably to vent his frustration. feel oppressed.

"Not long ago, his teacher came from Turiyi and warned him not to act recklessly! He also told him to listen to you..." his wife reminded him.

"Listen to what I said?!" Arobomas sneered and said, "It's not that you don't know your nephew, who has been stubborn since he was a child, and now that his father is dead, he is the consul, let alone no one can control him! …”

Arobmas became more and more angry as he talked: "Go! Go! Pour me some syrup, I'm terribly thirsty now!"

After his wife left, Arobmas lay on the couch and remembered that he had gone to discuss political affairs with Henipolis this morning. After he proposed building a school and was opposed by him, the nephew who drank some wine became angry and said, Bluttered out: "This won't work! That won't work either! Nothing can be done, and what else do you ministers have to do! Look at our allies, the Dionians govern Turii so well, I think it's better to let them Come and govern Laos!..."

The more Arobmas thought about it, the more frightened he became: Henipolis was telling the truth while drunk!This child has lived in Tuliyi for six or seven years. It is said that he has been living in the Davos family and is too heavily influenced by Dionia!He actually wanted to give away the family fortune that his father and he had worked so hard to earn to outsiders!Could it be...this was originally the conspiracy of the Dionysian governor..."

As soon as the image of Davos came to mind, Arobmas felt his scalp numb. Just when he was worried, his confidant slave came in: "Master, there is a person outside asking to see you. He said he is from Syracuse. tie."

"Missing! Missing!" Arobomas yelled subconsciously, and suddenly he remembered something: "Wait, you said he is from Syracuse?"

"That's what he said."

Syracuse...Arobomas pondered, his face uncertain, and finally he said in a deep voice: "Take him to the reception room."

When Arobomas saw this guest, the guest's first words shocked him: "Lord Arobomas, I serve under the command of Lord Dionysius, the plenipotentiary general of Syracuse. Order to come see you..."

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"My lord, do you think that minister of Laos... Arobmas will agree to our request?" Philistus asked.

"Arobmas holds a high position. As time goes by, his desires will probably increase. How could he watch his power being taken away by a young man who has never done anything for Laos? According to intelligence analysis , although they are relatives, they don’t get along at all and have had many quarrels... In the past, Henipolis, the son of Avinogis, had the support of Dionia, but he did not dare to say anything, but now he has our support He, tell me, does he have other ideas?" Dionysius said with confidence.

"That is to say, barbarians like Arobmas are blinded by power, while well-educated people can maintain peace of mind no matter where they live." Philistus responded, expressing himself in a subtle way of innocence.

Dionysius laughed and said: "Philip, you are talking about me. Compared with you, my knowledge is far behind."

"Who said that? In Syracuse, apart from Philosanus, you are the only one who writes good poems!" Philistus praised sincerely: "Besides, you have reached the highest point, and you are no longer More desire is needed.”

"Philip, it's not easy to sit in this seat!" Dionysius patted his seat, pointed to the top of his head, and said with emotion: "It's as if there is a sharp knife hanging above your head at any time. The sword may fall at any time..."

"So this position is not something that ordinary people can sit on!" Philistos complimented.

"Yes!" Dionysius took over the conversation smoothly: "I wonder if Davos in Dionysia feels the same..." Dionysius sighed, and his eyes became sharp again He stood up and said, "Feili, you were wrong just now. It's not that I have no desire now, but I have a lot of desire!"

"You mean Magna Graecia?" Philistos asked knowingly.

"It's a pity that the young man from Dionia escaped the assassination... He learned the lesson this time and did not send anyone to Syracuse. Instead, he declared war on Locri. He thought that I would obediently rescue Locri. He underestimates me too!" Dionysius's cold words were filled with murderous intent.

"Sir, news has been sent back from the north of South Italy, and they have promised to send troops soon!" Philistos also said slightly excitedly: "Also, the northeast of Dionia did not object to our proposal. "

"Everything is going smoothly. We paid a high price, and of course we have to get a greater reward!" Dionysius stared directly at the void of the hall, as if overlooking Dionysus in the north Ya: "After you go back, immediately start making preparations for the expedition. Once the war in the north breaks out, we will go out immediately!"

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After the news that "Dionia declared war on Locle" spread in Magna Graecia, various city-states in the South Italian League also declared war on Locle.

For most Dionian citizens, they were more excited when they heard the news: There has been no war for several years!
Although war on Lokri has been declared, there is no tense battle atmosphere in the territory of Dionia. Turui's rugby finals are still in full swing, and the legionnaires among the participating teams in each city have not been transferred back to the legion to prepare for the battle. The Dionysian Senate declared to the outside world: "Even the war cannot affect the celebration of Hades by the Dioniaians, just like the war has to go away temporarily when the Olympia Games is held." The importance of Si to Dionia.

But in Davos' mind, the main reason why he slowed down the military mobilization was to lure the snake out of the hole, otherwise he would have crushed Lokli easily with too much force. The real strategic goal of gathering and annihilating the Syracuseans in Magna Graecia could not be achieved.

Fortunately, news from Sicily during this time showed that Dionysius had begun to assemble his army and prepare a large number of ships and baggage...

Davos believes that even if there is no war mobilization, the citizens of Dionia will wash and polish the weapons and equipment collected at home and prepare to go into battle to kill the enemy...

But as the initiator of this war, Dionia also needs to set an example for the South Italian Alliance. Davers still asked the Senate to issue an issue to the Fifth and Fourth Legions stationed in the Bruti region and Croton Plains. Got the summons order.

　Today the family went to Xishuangbanna.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)