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Chapter 534 Antonios’ arrangement
"Legion Commander, Lijim is not far from here. If there is a favorable wind, the fleet can arrive here within two hours." Xantiparis comforted him: "Moreover, Lord Sekerian has left several fast ships. , as soon as there is any abnormal situation, we will rush back to Lijim immediately to inform him."

After Antonios heard this, he still had some worries in his heart. After all, the First Legion went deep into the enemy's territory alone, and ensuring the smooth passage of the sea was their only reliance: "I hope so!..." He didn't want to comment on Sekolian's decision , he was even thinking: If Davos led the army here, Sekerian would never do this, he would definitely create conditions, and finally let the fleet park here...

"Sir, I hope to go to the western mountains of Etna and tell the exiled Naxos compatriots there, 'The land of Naxos has been taken back by us!' I believe they will be very happy when they know it. , and will come immediately to defend this town!" Laodicean asked Antonios for orders.

Antonios shook his head and said: "Laodissian, you can let others do it to recall the Naxos exiles, but you can't go."

Laodicean looked surprised and didn't understand why Antonios refused his reasonable request. He wanted to argue again, but he heard Antonios say: "I need you to call... the Naxos man who left just now... …”

"Tollylaus, Lord Legion Master." Serofanis reminded.

Antonios nodded his thanks and continued: "I need you and Toilaus to take charge of the administrative affairs of this town, manage the Naxos people in the town, allocate housing to them, maintain order, Making bread, transporting materials at the port... the fields outside the town must not be barren, and the young adults of Naxos must be organized and trained by the officers of the First Legion. After all, we have few people and we still need More men to defend Naxos!"

Although Antonios has served as an ombudsman and other official positions in the Union, after all, he has not served as the city administrator, the highest administrative official that specializes in managing the entire city-state, so he lacks specific administrative experience, and what he said is where he thinks and what he says , there is no distinction between severity and severity.

However, as a nobleman of Naxos, Laodisian has held public positions in large and small city-states in his more than 20 years of political career, and he has also served as general several times and chief general once. What should I do and what I can do under the circumstances, so I was very happy to get this appointment.

Moreover, Laodisian stayed in Lijim for a long time, and he could feel the pivotal position of Dionia in Great Greece. He was keenly aware that if Dionia really defeated Syracuse, not only It is Great Greece, and even the eastern part of Sicily may be under the shroud of Dionia's authority... So, where does Naxos go?

At this moment, Laodissian thought a lot. He looked up at the general in front of him, who was said to be the strongest force in Dionysia. Although he was in his 40s, he still looked smart and capable and could be sent to Sicily. Coming to fight independently, I am afraid that he has won the trust of the new king of Dionia. During the voyage, Laodicean also found out that he was so old but not yet married...

Laodissian was thinking about it: he had a daughter who was beautiful. He was originally going to marry her to the son of Atilicruz, the chief general of Lijim, but unfortunately Atilicruz did not agree.Now it seems that although Antonios is older, he is a better marriage partner!

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "Thank you Lord Antonios for your trust. Tolilaus and I will do our best to manage this town well and provide the greatest help to your army! If there are other important or difficult issues, we will I will ask your Majesty for instructions!"

Laodissian's low profile satisfied Antonios, and he said: "Now there is one thing that needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Go tell Saratus and ask him to inform Lijim to transport some weapons and armor as soon as possible, and wait for more After the arrival of the Naxos, we need more weapons to raise more troops to defeat the Syracusans who will soon attack.

And you have to build a blacksmith shop in the town as soon as possible to facilitate us to repair weapons.In such a big town, there is no blacksmith shop!The Sikuli people are really ridiculous. Do they think that if they don't buy and sell weapons in the town, there won't be any free people and slaves to rebel? ! "

"The Sikuli people were small and wanted to annex the land of Naxos. To this end, they captured us Naxos people and demoted them as slaves. They also recruited many free people to cultivate this land for them. The land that belongs to them... In fact, they should know very well that we Naxos people have long hated them extremely!" Laodicean said angrily.

Antonios nodded.

At this time, a person beside Xenophanes said loudly: "There are not only exiles from Naxos in the western mountains of Etna, but also exiles from Katana. There are more of them. Go and lead them here, please allow me, Lord Antonios!”

"You are?" Antonios looked at him and asked doubtfully.

"He was one of the organizers who assisted the First Legion in capturing the town of Meyaro and causing riots in the town—the Katanaite Lacepelatus." Xenophones introduced from the side.

Katanai!Antonio's heart moved, and he immediately said to him: "Of course we welcome the arrival of the Catanai people! Our King of Dionia sent an army to Sicily, not only to defeat Syracuse, but also to make Syracuse once more popular The Sicilian city-states oppressed by the Kuzas have regained their independence, and the people who have lost their homes can regain their homes!..."

"Thank you to the great Dionysian Alliance! I will do my best to summon the Catanai people to contribute a little bit to this great goal of the Dionysian Alliance!" Lacey Peratus said loudly with a grateful look on his face.

Laodicean immediately responded.

"There is Tauromenion in the north, so be careful when you go to the western mountains of Etna!" Antonios reminded the other party, and then he looked at the fourth captain and said, "Tegtilos, you draw two hundred soldiers, Build a guard post four miles away from Mearo to the north, and keep an eye on Tauromenian to prevent them from sneaking down the mountain to attack those Sicilian people who came to join us. If Tauromenian dares to send a large army out, You ask the soldiers stationed at the sentry to report back immediately!"

"Yes, legion commander!" Strong Tegtilos replied forcefully, his voice like thunder.

"From now on, the other brigades will lead soldiers to strengthen the walls of Mayaro and build defensive measures!"

"Yes, Legion Commander!"

The missions were all arranged, and the officers and representatives of the exiles left one after another, leaving only Xenofiris.

Antonios looked at this man with a slightly complicated mood.After Davos gave him the order, he saw that he was worried about staying away from Magna Graecia and fighting across the sea in a strange area. He was afraid that he would not be able to complete the mission, so he reminded him: "... after landing, people from Aristiras will find you. , provide you with great help!..."

Aristelas is Davos's intelligence officer. Antonios has seen him several times in the past when he went to Davos's mansion. He was a serious-looking man who didn't like to talk. For some reason, Antonios didn't want to talk. I would like to have more contact with him, but judging from what I learned today: I am afraid that the riots in Mayaro Town were planned a few months ago, which means that Davers started asking Ali to Styras is sending men to Sicily!Could it be that before the war even started, Your Majesty was already making preparations for today’s attack on Sicily? !

Although Antonios was surprised, he quickly regained his composure. After all, following Davos in the past few years, he had seen too many magical things from him, and he had long agreed in his heart that "Davos is the god of Hades." The fact that Aristiras' people were deployed in Sicily was very helpful for him to complete his mission!
Therefore, with enthusiasm on his face, he said: "When I received the order in Xiliting, His Majesty mentioned you to me. I didn't expect that as soon as I set foot on the land of Sicily, I got your huge help, allowing the First Army to We successfully captured Mayaro, thank you very much!"

Xenofinis hurriedly said humbly: "Captain Antonios, you praise me too much. Even without my help, the First Legion's attack speed is so fast, and they can still take Meialo smoothly."

"That's true." Antonios was not modest, and then he changed the subject: "But the casualties of the soldiers will increase. The first army has a small number of people, and every soldier is very important, and because of the large amount of work you have done before, the number of soldiers will increase." The freedmen and slaves have organized themselves so that they have already accepted the Dionia Alliance, so that we can stabilize the town of Mayaro so quickly and quickly carry out the next plan. This is all your credit!"

Xenophanes said nothing, but his face shone with excitement.

Antonios continued: "Can you tell me, how many people have you sent to Sicily? Which city-states are they in?"

Xenophanes shook his head and said: "I don't know how many people Lord Aristiras sent to Sicily. I only know that our person in charge in Sicily is Antrapolis, and he will send people to me from time to time. Convey the order and learn about Mayaro’s situation.”

Antrapolis? !Antonios felt that the name was familiar, as if he had heard it before.

Xenophanes saw Antonios' doubts and added: "He is the younger brother of Lord Aristiras."

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