ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 472 After Victory
"Tarantum..." Davos chuckled. It was obvious that this powerful country in eastern Magna Greece, whose army and navy had been annihilated, was completely ignored by him, although he coveted the land of Tarantum. , but now is not the time: "I think... the attack on Tarantum should end here for the time being. Now Dionia's main enemy is Syracuse. As long as it is solved, all the problems will be solved." gone."

"You are right." Triphias nodded and asked again: "Then Metapontum——"

"I will let the Seventh Legion stay here temporarily and go north to regain Metapontum tomorrow. If the Tarantum people are smarter, they should escape back to their territory overnight..."

Davos was obviously very confident in regaining Metapontum, and Triphias also agreed with this. He immediately said: "We Heraklia will also send troops to follow the Seventh Legion, hoping to liberate Taran as soon as possible. Metapontum occupied by Tum!”

Davos frowned slightly, and he heard the hidden meaning behind Triphias's words. It seemed that Triphias was worried that Dionia would not leave after regaining Metapontum.Davos glanced at him and asked calmly: "I heard that Tudeples did not die in the battle?"

"It seems so, but because Heraclea was also under siege at that time, he didn't escape here. I wonder if he fled to the north?"

north?Garaguso!Davos was thoughtful, and then he said seriously: "No matter what, we will find him as soon as possible and let him come back to preside over the overall situation of Metapontum, so that the war-torn city can restore prosperity as soon as possible! Dio Nia will do its best to help Heraclea and Metapontum restore prosperity, because in times of crisis, you chose to trust the Dionia Alliance, and Dionia should also give back this precious trust!"

Triphias felt ashamed of his petty thoughts, and was impressed by Davos's heart. He sincerely thanked Davos again.

At this time, the two legion commanders came together from a distance, and Davos hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, with a smile on his face: "Here comes the hero who created this glorious victory!"

"His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty Davos!"

The two immediately stood up and saluted, Davos returned the military salute, and praised loudly: "Amintas! Matonis! The two of you worked together to annihilate Tarantum's army and relieve the soldiers in the north of Dionia. Trouble, so that we can concentrate all our efforts on dealing with the powerful enemy in the south! On behalf of the Dionia Senate, I would like to thank you both!"

Amyntas chuckled and said: "It is mainly due to your majesty's planning that we can fight so easily. To be honest, these Tarantum people are too inexperienced. I didn't use much force before they surrendered. Already..."

"Yes, the combat effectiveness of these Tarantum people is not as good as the Tarantum reinforcements led by Ah... Archita. If I had known this would be like this, I didn't have to wait for you to come. I should have been independent two days ago Attack them." Matonis said with some regret.

"You have become arrogant now that you have become the commander of the army. With your ill-equipped recruits, you still dare to storm Tarantum's camp!" Amintas criticized on the spot.

"My new legion is a new recruit, what's wrong! They held back the Tarantum army that was twice their number and defeated them!" Matonis retorted unconvinced.

Davos saw the two people arguing, but thought in his mind: As far as he knew, Tarantum had suffered a great loss in strength after the war with Messape, and was facing the challenge of Heraclea and Metapontum. Rebellion and unwillingness, they learned from Dionia and granted citizenship to many free people, thus replenishing the city-state's soldiers (Crotone also adopted a similar policy).However, as the number of citizens increased, training was not strengthened. Instead, the military quality of the entire citizen soldiers was lowered...

Davos stopped the two of them from continuing to quarrel. He said happily: "Matonis, I recommended you to be the commander of the Seventh Army. You didn't let me know the wrong person! You divided the troops in Tarentum to harass Amendo. Even in Lara's dire situation, he was able to control the army and hold back. This is the style of a general, and it created the conditions for us to encircle and annihilate Tarantum's army this time!..."

Matonis scratched his head in embarrassment after being praised by Davos. In order to get out of the predicament, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I also caught two big fish in this battle!"

"What big fish?" Davos could vaguely guess what it was, but he still cooperated and showed interest.

"Brothers, bring them up!" Matonis waved his hand forward in an imposing manner.

After a moment, the soldiers pushed up two prisoners with their hands tied behind their backs.

"The two governors of Tarantum, we haven't seen each other for a long time." Davos said half sarcastically and half sighing.

Diomelas lowered his head and said nothing.

Umacus looked up at Davos and said sincerely: "Lord Davos, please be kind to the Tarantum people you have captured!"

"I will." Davos said calmly: "As long as the Tarentum Senate can pay the corresponding price."

Diomelas suddenly raised his head and shouted: "Davos, you ungrateful villain, don't forget how Tarantum selflessly helped you who are weak!"

Davos's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said coldly: "Of course I have not forgotten it, and the Dionians have not forgotten it either! So when Tarantum was attacked by the Mesapi-Pucetti coalition, At the critical moment, Dionia had other military plans, but it still accepted your request for help without hesitation and immediately sent out troops to repel the Maple coalition and save Tarantum! But you are not grateful to Dionia. The blood and sacrifices that the citizens of Onia paid for this, in the following time, they repeatedly provoked the people of Dionia on the sea, rammed and sank our fishing boats, captured our fishermen, and even in the city of Tarantum. Spread rumors that are unfavorable to the Dionia Alliance. I heard that you also sell my statues for people to pee at home... These dirty tricks, for the sake of you helping us in the first place, Dionia Everyone can tolerate it, but——"

Davos's eyes were like lightning, and he shouted angrily: "You should never do it. When we, Dionia, were invaded by foreign enemies and faced difficulties, Taranthom, as an ally, broke the alliance and became Dionysus." An accomplice of the enemies of Nia, you led your army and wielded your shields and spears to kill your allies who once fought alongside you!——"

"That's because you, as allies, broke the alliance first and poached Metapontum and Heraclea, two allies that once belonged to Tarentum!" Diomilas roared, not to be outdone.

"Whether you believe it or not, we Heraclea have never had any secret contact with Dionia beforehand. Joining the Dionia Alliance is the will of all citizens of Heraclea, because Tarantum has always Lacria is a dog to be commanded, and we don’t want to be dogs anymore, it’s that simple. I think Metapontum chose to break away from the Tarentum alliance because of this..." Triphias watched quietly from the sidelines. He hurriedly came out and explained.

Diomelas stared at Triphias with splitting eyes: "Do you think I will believe the words of a traitor!"

Davos sneered: "Yes, there is no point in telling you this at this time. Dionia's consistent principle is, 'treat friends sincerely and treat enemies viciously.' Especially traitors, it is never easy." Let it go! With the situation in Tarantum City at this time, even if I no longer send troops, what will the Meshapi people do if they know that Tarantum's army was defeated? Thurii was once burned by fire, and Tarantum How could the city be destroyed by a century-old enemy?! I am very interested..."

Diomiras and Eumacasta suddenly turned pale.

Diomelas still threatened with his own words: "Tarantum is... a sub-state of Sparta! Sparta will not let Tarantum be bullied by other city-states!"

"Sparta?!" Davers didn't even blink his eyelids, and snorted coldly: "Do you think Sparta still has the power to help Tarantum now! The war that broke out on the Peloponnese Peninsula, I heard that it was enough to give the Spartans a headache, and they even asked Syracuse for assistance..."

"Davos, don't be complacent! Syracuse's army is coming! I'm also looking forward to... looking forward to the day when Thurii will be destroyed again!" Diomelas luckily took the risk and shouted viciously. .

"You can't see that day. As long as I am here, the army of Syracuse will no longer be able to enter the territory of Dionia. Dionysius will not only spit out what he won before, but also lose Drop more!" Davos said confidently, waved his hand, and several soldiers stepped forward to hold the two of them down.

Umacus begged unwillingly: "Lord Davos, Tarantum did make a mistake this time! But please think of Archita! Think of Archita!——"

"Shut up, Uumakas! You are embarrassing Tarentum!"

"You should shut up, you damn oil-stained war maniac (the Diomelas family produces olive oil)! If it weren't for you, how could Tarantum be where it is today!..."

The quarrel between the two gradually became silent as the soldiers walked away...

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In the central tent of the Syracuse camp, Dionysius was discussing with the generals the upcoming siege.

In the morning, the clipper sent back by the Syracuse Navy told Dionysius a surprising news: Davos, the consul of Dionia, returned to Thurii and was elected by the people of Dionysia. king!

Davos defeated the Samnites with more than 4 fierce warriors so quickly? !Diolinthius was shocked and once again felt the urgency of time: Syracuse must capture Crotone as soon as possible before Davos leads the main force to rescue, in order to take the initiative in the entire battle, so this is the reason why An urgent meeting.

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