ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 530 Li Jim’s cooperation
For a while, everyone remained silent, and no one responded.

Demodocus was secretly shocked: he knew that during this period, under the instigation of Dionysius and relying on the support of the powerful army of Syracuse, he eliminated dissidents and attacked political opponents in the city of Locle, many of which The bill was implemented directly without the vote of the parliament or the citizens' assembly, which almost meant that Locri had sole control of the power.But now it seems that many people hold grudges and are ready to embarrass him when they find an opportunity!
Just when he secretly regretted that he should not hold such a meeting, his confidant Panticapace finally stood up and said: "This matter is actually very simple. We can bring back the troops stationed in Medema and repel Caulen." Nians!”

"It's so easy to say, what should Medema do?!" Metrophenis asked.

"It is reported that Medema has more than 2000 citizen soldiers who can defend against the enemy's attack. We don't have to worry about it for the time being." Panticapace responded with a pretense of ease.

"Don't worry?!" Metrophenis sneered: "Medma's messenger reported before that the Dionians who defeated our army had more than 1 soldiers, plus Taurina's Lijim People, I am afraid that the number of enemy soldiers exceeds 2000! More than 2 Medema citizen soldiers want to resist the attack of [-] people?! The Dionian army is not an ordinary Greek army, they have powerful crossbows gun!……"

Metrophenis reminded everyone anxiously and loudly: "Once Medema is lost, the large armies of Dionia and Lijim can come from the west, and then join the army of Coronia, we Lockri can It’s dangerous!”

Metrophenis's words made everyone in the council look nervous, and some people couldn't help shouting: "I think... we, Lockri, should make peace with Dionia!"

As soon as this was said, it was echoed by many people.

"Idiot!" Demodocas finally couldn't help but cursed: "Crotone, Trina, and Corunnia of the South Italian League have been our mortal enemies for decades. In this war, they They have all suffered heavy losses, think about it with your pig heads, what price do we have to pay to quell the anger in their hearts?!"

"Such a smart chief general must have a way to repel the attack of the coalition forces of Corunnia, Dionia and Lijim!" Someone said angrily, which actually caused many people to snicker.

Demodocas's face was ashen. If it was in the past, who would dare to talk to him like this!The defeat of Syracuse caused a change in the minds of the members of the Locle Council!
Demodocus felt a chill in his heart, and he reminded loudly: "Syracuse also suffered a more severe defeat in the war with Carthage, but the final victory still belonged to Syracuse! Even if Syracuse, which now owns most of Sicily, failed in the battle, it still has abundant resources, wealth, and a sufficient population, which is far beyond what city-states such as Dionia, Crotone, and Trina can compare with. Yes, the final winner will definitely be Syracuse! And we are here alone to negotiate peace with the enemy. Think about it, will Dionysius forgive the betrayer after victory!"

Demodocas stared at everyone. It was precisely because of the close relationship between Locri and Syracuse that Locri understood the horror of Dionysius better, even if Demodokas said "Syracuse" "Winning" is just a hypothesis, and they don't dare to take risks because it is a hypothesis, so they all avoid Demodokas's eyes.

The performance of everyone made Demodokas temporarily relieved. He glanced at Metrophenis a few more times and said firmly: "What we have to do now is to hold on! Hold on to Lockri City! Until the final victory. Arrive! By then, Corunnia and even the land of Siliting will be owned by Locri!"

In the end, the Locri Council made the decision to "return Medema's troops and defensive territory", achieving the purpose of Demodokas convening a council to share responsibilities, and avoiding the possible consequences of making decisions on his own. The accusation of "abandoning allies".But the uncertain future of the war also made Demodokas feel uneasy. As a relative of Dionysius, he had to make more preparations.

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Just as Xiros led his army to march towards Hibernian, the First Legion had already embarked on Sekerian's fleet and headed south.

In the afternoon, the warship entered the Lijim port and was once again warmly welcomed by the Lijim people.

At the same time, Antonios, the commander of the First Army, met with Atili Cruz, the leader of Lijim and the father-in-law of Davos. He brought the news that "Locri's main force was in Hibernian because of the influence of Lijim - Dio". The good news of the attack by the Nian coalition forces and the heavy losses made Atili Cruz and the members of the council present excited.

Many people repeatedly praised: "Well done Feidun!", but completely forgot that last night, when they learned that Feidun had taken away most of Taurina's troops and headed north by boat, they were panicked and complained angrily: "Feidun mobilized the troops without authorization, putting Lijim in danger. He must be taken back to Lijim to face a severe trial!"

Then, Antonios presented the letter written by Davos to Atili Cruz. After reading it, he was so happy that he actually read it in public at the meeting. The letter began with Davos' respectful words to his father-in-law. Greetings, and speaking of Agnes' pregnancy.

Upon hearing this, the MPs began to congratulate Atilicrus and compliment him: "I have found a good son-in-law!" In fact, this was also the case. As the war continued, the two major powers of Magna Greece - Croton The strength of Rotone and Locle was greatly weakened, and even the army and navy invaded by Syracuse were severely damaged. The Ligim people suddenly realized that if there were no major accidents, Dionia's army would be destroyed after the war. The power will definitely expand even more. I heard that Davos has now become the king of Dionia, so Attiliklus' father-in-law identity is even more precious!

Because of this, how could the Liji people let go of the opportunity to flatter them.

Atili Cruz smiled from ear to ear. He was glad that he had made an extremely correct decision in marrying his daughter to the "upstart" Davos, who was born in a lowly family.

In the letter, Davers went on to mention: ...Although Dionia defeated Syracuse, the war was far from over. Syracuse has the rich resources of Sicily and may send new troops for reinforcements at any time. Therefore, if you want to end the war as soon as possible, you must lead the war to Sicily, disrupt the order there, destroy Syracuse's territory, and capture Syracuse's allies. Only in this way can you better weaken Syracuse's power and force it to take the initiative. surrender!To this end, Dionia hopes to receive the full support of its ally Lijim...

The congressmen who had just rushed to congratulate the chief general were speechless when they heard this.They admit that Daves is right, attacking Sicily is the best way to defeat Syracuse, but they need Lijim's full support, and the businessman's habits of pennies and pennies make them have to think carefully: full support means providing a fleet, Providing troops, material transportation, and ration supplies... For Lijim, who is also supporting the troops to fight against Lokri, this will definitely be another huge contribution!And who knows when the upcoming Sicilian war will end! …

Atilicrus looked at the contrasting performance of everyone and laughed secretly in his heart. He continued to read loudly: "...After the war with Syracuse is over, Dionia will definitely capture Messina and will Co-manage with Li Jim! Dionia has no experience in managing an important strait checkpoint city, and needs to rely on Li Jim’s strong assistance..."

"Did I hear that right?! Dionia wants to share Messina with us!"

"Don't you understand?! We are mainly responsible for managing Messina. We can finally get it and completely monopolize the straits!"

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The congressmen discussed excitedly.

"Everyone, regarding the fact that our ally Dionia needs our assistance..." When Atilicrus mentioned this matter again, everyone did not hesitate anymore and expressed their support.

"As long as Lord Davos fulfills the promise in his letter after the war, Lijim should fully support Dionia's attack on Sicily!"

"To get Messina, Syracuse must be defeated! So we will support Dionia!"

"Now that the port is open and the shipping route is open, as long as the number of soldiers sent by Dionia to Sicily is not too many, I think we should be able to supply military rations for two or three months..."

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Seeing this scene, Atilicrus couldn't help but sigh: he was persuaded by his son to give up the idea of ​​monopolizing Messina, and wrote a letter to persuade Davos to take Messina away from Syracuse. Unexpectedly, Davos had a bigger appetite, and used Messina in exchange for the support of the Ligim people for Dionia to establish a foothold in Sicily!

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The next day, Dionysius of Silitium was angry at the unreasonable demands made by Davos. While urging the craftsmen to speed up the making of iron tools, he secretly sent people to bury Numibi, who had died of serious injuries in the past two days. The demi-human body was quietly dug out, and the head was put aside, and the envoy was taken to the Dionia camp to deal with Davos, so that he could continue to negotiate with Davos on the peace talks.

In Hibernian, the Dionia-Lijim coalition set off in full and marched towards Medema.

The Medema people were angry and uneasy because of the withdrawal of Locri's army, but Locri's reminders and warnings made them disillusioned with the Syracuse people, so they decided to stand firm and wait for help.

After Xiros failed to persuade him to surrender, he decided to attack the city of Medema after discussion with Feidun, Hieronymus, and Ledes.

The troops began to build their camps, and the engineering battalions continued to build siege engines.

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