ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 557 Disposal of Tarantum
"What do you think Dionysius will do when he knows the news?" Davos asked again.

After hearing this, both of them fell into thinking.

After a while, Henipolis guessed uncertainly: "The people of Syracuse were besieged here by us. The reason why they attacked our camp today was to break the siege, but they still failed. Now Dionysius knows that our allies in Sicily have also been attacked by us... If I were him, I would definitely choose to negotiate a peace. A real peace! I think he would be willing to pay the price to save Syracuse. And..."

"Dionysius may also escape, Your Majesty." As soon as Tormid said the words, Henepolis immediately retorted: "Escape?! How to escape?! We besieged Silitium, the fleet With the port blocked, it will be difficult for the people of Syracuse to leave, whether on land or at sea!”

"These tens of thousands of people can't escape, but Dionysius can escape by himself in a boat."

"You mean that in order to survive, Dionysius abandoned the tens of thousands of Syracuse citizen soldiers who were fighting with him and ran away quietly?!" Henipolis found it unbelievable. He was still young and dressed in all his clothes. He is passionate and has a sense of justice. He cannot imagine such a cowardly behavior that is greedy for life and afraid of death.But as a mercenary, Tormid had seen too many ugly things.

"We will know tomorrow what Dionysius will do." Davos said lightly, and then he issued an order: "Tormid, you go to Midorades immediately and ask him Send 30 tri-propeller warships to Lijim as soon as possible within two days and hand them over to Sekerian."

Thirty triremes were a request made by Seclian when he sent a clipper to report on the war situation in Sicily. Because he wanted to attack Sicily, he was worried that the fleet he brought was not strong enough to completely suppress the forces of Syracuse and its allies defending the homeland. fleet.In fact, after several naval battles, Dionia relied on the crow warship to capture a large number of triremes, including Syracuse and Tarantum, which were fully parked in the Craty River Military Port, that is There are not enough sailors, but Lijim, whose territory has not been damaged, has enough sailors to ensure the normal use of these 30 warships.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Also, tell Midorades to strengthen the blockade of the port tonight!" Apparently, Davos had listened to Thormid's previous words.

After seeing off Tormid, Henipolis was still a little confused: "Your Majesty, will Dionysius really abandon the troops here and escape back to Syracuse alone?"

Davos thought for a while and said slowly: "It is possible that some people live for everyone, and some people live only for themselves. Judging from Dionysius's past performance, he cares more about his own right."

"If Dionysius really escapes, will the First Legion be in danger?" Henipolis asked with some concern.

"Aristiras sent his younger brother to southeastern Sicily half a year ago. They were originally from Catanai. As far as I know, Catanai, Leotini, Siculi, Taunis and even They have developed a large number of helpers in Syracuse. Dionysius took away the army and attacked Magna Graecia, but it provided them with an opportunity. Now that the First Legion is helping them, Sicily will definitely be in turmoil. Dionysius Even if Onisius escapes back, he will no longer be able to control those allies as he did before the war..."

Davos said it easily. Although he was very aware of some of Antrapolis's deployments in Sicily, the two places were still a bit far apart, and the news was often delayed for two days, making it difficult for him to control the development of things.Therefore, when he sent the First Army before, he also made the worst plan in his mind: the First Army caused some trouble in Sicily and was then completely annihilated.

But as long as it can trigger shocks in the city-states of Sicily, trigger the resistance of the Greek people in Sicily against Syracuse, and destroy Syracuse's war potential, this sacrifice is worth it!Davos could only bury this mentality of a superior who regarded the First Legion as an abandoned son, and could not say it out loud.

Watching Henipolis deep in thought, Davos strolled towards the desk filled with letters and documents. He not only had to command operations and handle military affairs, but also handle government affairs in the Dionia territory.Every day, there would be unresolved issues and important government affairs in the Senate. Letters were written by Cunogorata and Cornerus, and were sent to the camp by messengers on horseback. After that, he would make decisions and approve them, and then send them back to the Senate. Lee.Therefore, messengers wearing special costumes can be seen frequently running up and down the avenue every day.

Davers saw a roll of unopened letters in the middle of the desk, and asked suspiciously, "When was this letter delivered?"

"Oh!" Henipolis then remembered: "It was delivered at noon. It was said to be a very important thing! But you were commanding the battle at the time, so I wanted to wait... but I forgot... …”

Davos looked at Henipolis, who bowed his head and admitted his mistake, angrily and amusedly, and said sternly: "You are not qualified as a clerk, and you can't make such a mistake again next time!"

"Your Majesty, I won't do it again!" Henipolis nodded repeatedly.

Davos unfolded the paper, and under the flickering oil lamp, his expression became solemn.

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Henipolis asked hurriedly.

Davos tapped the desk with his left hand and said in a deep voice: "The Messape and Puchetti invaded Tarantum in large numbers."

"Ah... they tore up the truce!" Hennipolis exclaimed.

"If the agreement has no strength to support it, it will be a piece of waste paper." Davos said coldly and disapprovingly: "Tarantum tore up the alliance because we were invaded by the Syracuse army. Now Mesapei, The Puchetti people will also be greedy because the main force of Tarantum has been captured by us, which is the retribution of the goddess of revenge."

"But Tarantum is not our Dionia. Can they stop the attack of the Messapian-Pucetti coalition?" Henipolis asked, although he hoped to "merge Laos into Daionia." The request of "Onia" has not yet been submitted to the Senate, but he already regards himself as a Dionian from the bottom of his heart, so he is not worried about Tarantum, but worried that after Tarantum is captured What impact will it have on the Dionia Alliance?

"Of course it's impossible to block it. This time the Maple coalition has 3 people, and Tarantum probably doesn't even have 3000 citizens of the right age." Davos tapped the letter with his finger, a strange light shining in his eyes: " Therefore, the Tarantum Senate urgently sent the envoy Polydorus to Thurii, hoping that we could release the more than 1 Tarantum prisoners imprisoned. For this reason, Tarantum is willing to join our Dionian Alliance. .”

After hearing what Davos said, Henipolis' eyes widened with shock on his face.Different from Heraclea and Metapontum, this is Tarentum!The traditional power in Magna Graecia is not weaker than Crotone!Although there are some allies in the Dionian League with a long history of founding cities, no real big country like Locri and Crotone has joined it yet (although Lijim has joined the Dionian League, Since Dionia was not too strong at the beginning, it was more like an equal alliance with Dionia rather than a subsidiary). If Tarantum joins the alliance, it will undoubtedly make the Dionia alliance among the Greek city-states. status has been greatly improved.

"Herni, how do you think we should respond to Tarantum's request?" Davers' question brought Henipolis back to his senses. He immediately shouted excitedly: "Promise him! Of course. Promise Tarantum!”

"Oh!" Davos sat on the wooden chair, looked at the excited Henipolis, and said playfully: "Forgive Tarantum so easily? Forgive it for colluding with Syracuse , betrayed our sacred covenant, wantonly attacked our allies, trampled on our territory, and killed our citizens?! I'm afraid our people would rather see Tarantum captured by the Messape and Puchetti people. Eliminate the hatred in their hearts!"

"But...but if we agree to Tarantum's request, our strength will be enhanced!" Helipolis retorted unconvinced.

"It's just a subsidiary ally. It can neither increase taxes for the alliance nor send the main force to the war with all its heart. Moreover, when we are in difficulties, not only is it impossible to provide much help, but it may also withdraw from the alliance at any time; on the contrary, When it is in disaster, we must still save it in accordance with the covenant, just like Heraclea and Metapontum in this war are good examples." Davos said disapprovingly, obviously not caring about Tower. Lantum was beguiled by this seemingly advantageous suggestion.

After what Davos said, the excited Hennipolis gradually calmed down. He thought for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to reject Tarantum's request? Let Tarantum be allowed to be destroyed by the indigenous people." Capture?”

"No, if Tarantum is captured by the Mep coalition, the situation of Metapontum and Heraclea will also be in danger, and now that Thurii's defense is empty, I don't want to see the land of Amendolara again. Invaded by the enemy!" Davos sighed helplessly and said with a complicated expression: "It's just that the conditions proposed by Tarantum did not meet my expectations."

"Your Majesty, do you want Tarantum to be merged into the Dionia Alliance?!" Hennipolis said in surprise: "I'm afraid the arrogant citizens of Tarantum will not agree." As the Dionia Academy As a student, Henipolis had seen the habits of Tarentum scholars who came from the Pythagorean school several times when they came to communicate, so he was touched.

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