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Chapter 444: The Voice of the People and Henny’s Demands

At the same time that Hieronymus raided the Petaru tribe, the Senate held a meeting early in the morning and had a heated discussion on how to deal with the three defected senators.

First, Sedorum raised an objection: he thought that even if the three men ran back to Bruch without reporting to the Senate, it was not certain that they were going to defect.

This statement, which was obviously meant to defend them, was immediately refuted by Scombras, Tritodemos, Stromboli and others, but they really could not produce evidence to prove that "the Petaru trio" He is a traitor," and by the end the discussion turned into a quarrel.

It wasn't until Cosenza's messenger arrived, reported the capture of Kadurk, and presented the confessions of his men and slaves that Sedorum had nothing to say.

But at this time, Scombras, Tritodemus, and Stromboli were already in a real quarrel. They all proposed to sentence these three people to death, and said sternly: "Theo According to the Laws of Nigeria, the maximum penalty for treason is death.When the Dionia Alliance was in danger, as the elders of Dionia, Petalu, Kadurk, and Bogam did not think about how to lead the people to defeat the enemy. Instead, they took the lead in inciting the people to betray the alliance, plunging the country into a huge crisis. The predicament has brought huge danger to the alliance. If such a traitor is not killed, the people will not be angry, and if not killed, it is not enough to deter those who harbor dissident intentions!
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass the proposal to "implement the death penalty for Bergam, Petalu, and Kadulk." After learning of this result, the Bruti senators such as Sedorum and Baguilipi felt very sad. And Scombras, Tritodemus and others also began to be wary of these Bruti senators.

At the critical moment when the Syracuse army was pressing down, the Dionysian elders should have worked together to overcome the difficulties, but now they had mutual suspicion and estrangement, which made Cunogorata and Cornelus see In the eyes, anxious in the heart.But they have no better way to do this. They can only hope that Davos, the only one who can eliminate differences and unify everyone's understanding, can return as soon as possible.

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And the news that "the Bruti senator led the tribe to rebel" spread to the people of Turiyi, causing an uproar.

The people just heard the bad news yesterday that "Tarantum's army is approaching Amendolara", and the panic in their hearts has not yet dissipated. Today they heard such bad news again.Since the beginning of the war, bad news came one after another, and finally the people could no longer maintain their superficial calm. They gathered and protested loudly in front of the Senate Chamber: demanding that the senators take effective measures immediately, as soon as possible. Defeat the enemies and restore peace to Dionia.

But such a request is not so easy to achieve.When the elders like Kunogorata had a headache to appease and quell the anger of the people, the messenger from Lucalia arrived in time.

After reading the battle report he brought, Kunogorata felt relaxed. He stood on the steps in front of the Senate, held up the battle report in his hand, and shouted excitedly to the noisy people below the steps: "This is This is a battle report from Potentia. The army led by Lord Davos has completely defeated the Samnites and is on its way back to Thurii!"

In an instant, the noisy sound at the bottom of the steps disappeared, and deafening cheers broke out.

"Master Davos is victorious!!"

"Wonderful victory, Dionia!!"

"I have said before that Hades's oracle has stated that only Lord Davos can defeat the enemy and ensure the peace of Dionia!"

"You are right! Master Davos is a descendant of Hades, and he is blessed by Hades!"

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Amidst the cathartic cheers of the people, a voice suddenly burst out: "Let Lord Davos be the king!"

After the elders heard this shout, they were all a little confused.

The shouts of the people not only did not stop, but finally merged into a thunderous cry, echoing in the ears of the senators: "Take my blood as king, keep the alliance safe!!!..."

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When the people of Turiyi shouted "Let Davos be king", Davos was leading his army to the Dala River Fortress.

Yesterday evening, when he entered Niutum, its administrator Hermon told him: The South Italian Alliance failed to stop the Syracuse army from advancing northward, and was forced to fight with the Syracuse people at Silitium, and was ultimately defeated. .Today, except for Crotone, Liguim, and Taurina, which remain independent, the other city-states of the Southern Italian Alliance have fallen...

Davos was very surprised when he heard the news. He did not expect that the Syracuse army, under the clever and flexible mobilization of Dionysius, attacked one link after another, which was both ferocious and vicious.Less than a month after he led his team to leave Thurii, the situation south of the Dionia territory turned out to be so bad!
Dionysius is not simple, but he underestimates the enemy!After Davos realized this problem, while blaming himself, he also declined Hermon's banquet at night, and locked himself in the bedroom to think about the next solution for Dionysia, so that he spent one night Didn't sleep well.

Early the next morning, he led the army and set off again.After all, what Hermon told him was the battle situation two or three days ago, and Dionysius's ability, coupled with the Syracuse people's advantage, was enough to lead the war to a situation that was even more unfavorable to Dionia, so he The main force must be led back to Thurii as soon as possible.

Along the way, he was deducing the battle situation in his mind and looking for a way to win.

After entering Lahe Fortress, he stopped for a while and rested for a while.

At this time, he called Henipolis and asked with concern: "Heni, are you really sure you won't come back, but will follow me to Thurii?"

"Sir, I have decided! Dionia is now in danger. As an ally, Laos should lend a helping hand to help Dionia defeat its powerful enemy!" Henipolis looked impassioned: "I I also need to send someone to inform my uncle Arobmas and send more soldiers to fight alongside the Dionysian Army!"

Hearing this, Davos narrowed his eyes. He knew that Henipolis was willing to go to Thurii for another reason: this young man was tired of the cage-like life in Laos and could do nothing. call the shots.

Davos pondered for a while and said: "Okay, you come with me, but there is no need to ask Laos to send troops. After all, after Trina fell, Laos also needs enough soldiers to garrison to prevent The Syracusans raided the port of Laos from the sea.”

As long as Davos can agree to follow him, Henipolis doesn't really care if he sends more troops. He said happily: "Lord Davos, there is one more thing I want to get your permission for."

"what's up?"

"I...can I serve as your wartime secretary, helping you write orders and collect information..." Hennipolis asked in a low voice.

"Huh? Davos looked at him in surprise: "Why do you have such an idea? "The consul of one city-state actually wants to serve as the secretary of the commander-in-chief of another city-state alliance. This is too low. People who don't know the inside story see it and think he is humiliating his allies.

"My lord, you see... last time in Poseidonia, you asked me to lead the army to intercept the fleeing Samnites. When I saw the ferocious-looking Samnites coming towards us, my legs were numb. I'm trembling... If it weren't for Izam's help, I might have run away..." Henipolis told his embarrassment without concealing it: "So I understand now... I am different from you, sir. , I don’t have the talent to lead a war at all. I like to read books and write things, but like my teacher Ansitanos, I consult a lot of information and spend a lot of time thinking... This method is too boring.

And by staying with you, my lord, I can not only help you, but also understand in more detail how you defeated the Samnites, and how you will defeat the Syracuseans in the future... Such a glorious process, not only I think You know, the people of Dionia... No!The people of Magna Graecia want to know!And if I write all of these, they will definitely be very popular! ..." Henipolis became more and more excited as he talked.

Davos looked at him in surprise: This little guy wants to be a biographer!

However, Henepolis's request moved him a little.According to what he knew from his previous life: During Alexander's Eastern Campaign, there were dedicated scholars who followed him and wrote monographs about him; when Hannibal invaded Italy, there were also scholars who followed him and wrote articles to advocate for him, saying that he was the liberator of Italy. After Caesar crossed the Rubicon River, there were also scholars who followed him, and even wrote a continuation of "The Spanish War" for him... So, why can't I have it?

Thinking of this, Davos smiled and said: "Henny, I agree that you will be my wartime secretary——"

"Great, thank you, sir!" As soon as Davos agreed, Henipolis immediately started dancing and shouting.

"Don't be too happy, I still have requirements. If you want to write a book about me in the future, the content must be reviewed by me, and you can publish it only when I agree that you will publish the book publicly. Can you agree?! "Davos said with a serious face.

"Yeah, okay." Henipolis nodded repeatedly.

"Also...you serve as my secretary, who will be in charge of your Laos troops?"

"Eriandos, he is the one who usually manages the army." When Henipolis said this, an image of a person immediately appeared in Davos' mind: Eliandos was Avinogi at first. Si's right-hand man, with strong military ability, led the Laos army to march and camp in an orderly manner along the way, and it can be seen that he was relatively loyal to Henepolis.

Daves expressed his approval: "Okay, go and explain to him, and start reporting by my side tomorrow, and don't sleep late!"

(End of this chapter)