ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 677
"But it will be difficult for him to win this time! Because we are participating in the war!" Hasdrubal said unconvinced.

"Once Dionia goes to war with our Carthage, what if... the Carthage army wins one after another, what should we do?" Kisgo asked cautiously again.

"Just relying on the Carthaginian army raised by Hanno?!" Hasdrubal said with contempt on his face: "They only know how to bully the weak Numibians. Drought is likely to be attacked from all sides by then, but a lion is a lion after all, and it cannot be dealt with by wild dogs. In the end, it is up to us!"

Hasdrubal held his head high and was full of confidence.

If Mago had encountered an enemy invading Carthage's interests before when he was still in Carthage, he would have actively requested to lead the army first. However, after spending these years on the Iberian Peninsula, his temperament has changed greatly. Change, nodded without hesitation and said: "Then let's do it!"

Then, he looked around at the three of them, and solemnly ordered: "Haka, from now on, you need to stockpile more grains, build more weapons and equipment, and carefully prepare for all expedition matters."

"Okay, uncle."

"Hasdrubal, you must recruit more soldiers and train the army!"

"Uncle, don't worry, leave all these to me."

"Kisgo, you step up contact with the Celtic tribes in northern Iberia, sign a peace agreement with them, and hire their warriors to fight for us... Also, send envoys to our ally in the south, the Kingdom of Mauritania, Let’s try to get them to send reinforcements and go out to fight with us.”

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

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After the meeting, Maggo returned to the backyard. The excitement in his heart was still lingering in his chest, so he said to the slave: "Go and pour me a glass of wine."

A moment later, it was his daughter Dido who brought the wine. The 21-year-old Dido was extremely beautiful, like a fruit about to ripen, but she is still unmarried. She asked softly: " Father, have you made a decision?"

Mago knew what she was asking. Because of Dido's intelligence, Mago did not shy away from her on important government affairs. Sometimes he even asked her to provide advice: "Yes, it has been decided! I believe that in less than half a year, we can be among the people. Return to Carthage amidst the cheers, and your marriage will be settled by then!"

Since Dido was his only child, Margo gave her a certain degree of autonomy in her marriage, and his daughter had a high vision. In addition, the Iberia region was indeed relatively backward and there were no outstanding figures. His marriage became a worry for him.

Dido did not answer his words, but frowned and sighed: "We are doing well in Iberia, why do we have to go back to Carthage?!"

"Carthage is our root!" Mago said seriously: "Our ancestors went through all kinds of hardships to build that city, how can we easily abandon it! Besides, Carthage has declined, and we are in Iberia. Asia’s life will not be easy either, so no matter what, we must keep Carthage’s prosperity!”

"But...the Kingdom of Dionia is not so easy to deal with! It is much stronger than Syracuse in the past, I am afraid that if it is provoked, it will eventually bring us...disaster!" Dido frowned. There is no small worry.

"Dionia is powerful, but we Carthage are equally powerful, not to mention that now is the best time to attack Dionia, so don't worry! Besides, fighting is a man's business, so don't worry about it anymore. If you have free time, go and help Haka more. He will be the busiest in the next time and needs someone to help him share some tasks, otherwise I'm afraid his body won't be able to support it." Mago said and raised the As he tasted the wine, he obviously didn’t want to listen to Dido’s advice anymore.

"Okay..." Dido sighed quietly.

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Two days later, Ioannis and his crew were escorted into Carthage.

The people of Carthage, who had received the news in advance, mobilized almost the whole city. Seeing the carts of stolen goods-silver bricks following these criminals, the people of Carthage became angry.

You must know that about half of the citizens of Carthage are merchants or engaged in business-related occupations. In the past two years, the Dionians have used "tricks" to break Carthage's commercial monopoly on Sardinia, and the previous period The expulsion of Carthage merchants in Dionia had already made them dissatisfied, but now that they see everything in front of them, their anger can be imagined.

"Damn thieves!! Despicable and shameless Dionians!! How dare you steal our Carthage's wealth!! We cannot forgive them easily!!!..."

"Execute them!! Execute these thieves who are trying to steal our wealth!! Let the Dionians know how powerful our Carthage is!!!..."

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Hateful curses resounded throughout the city, and Ionis and the crew were as frightened as small trees in the wind.

Amid the wave of protests and abuses against Dionia in the city, several senators such as Preta Kuba proposed in the Senate that "these Dionia criminals should be put on public trial." This time Hanno did not go against the trend. blocked and the proposal passed.

Soon, the hundred-person court formed a formation in the square.
Ionis boldly applied to the court to arrange for Dionia officials to be present to jointly hear the case about him in accordance with the agreement signed between Dionia and Carthage, but was rejected.

Next, the mine owner who originally sold his silver bullion became the plaintiff, accusing Ionis of secretly colluding with his own miners and slave leaders to resell the silver bullion privately.

Another wretched Carthaginian slave who he had never seen before became a witness, regretting how he was bought by the Dionia with a lot of money and betrayed his master, and such a transaction happened more than once .

The captain of the Huelva patrol ship and his sailors unanimously identified that they had found these silver bars from Ioannis's merchant ship and witnessed their transactions with their own eyes.

The evidence is so clear that the matter is clear: this Dionysian businessman deliberately violated the agreement between the two parties and repeatedly stole and sold Carthage's important material-silver.

Amid the roars of the Carthaginian people shouting "Death to this Dionian!", Ionis was sentenced to death along with his crew members without even a chance to plead throughout the entire trial.

Ioannis and the crew were pale and were pushed to the execution ground by the Carthaginian soldiers in a daze.

Said to be a place of execution, it is actually the temple of Baal Hamon, the patron saint of Carthage.Baal Hamon is a main god revered by the Phoenicians. He controls flames and is also known as the Lord of the Furnace. It is no wonder that Carthage, whose main industry is metal processing and smelting, would worship him, and Human beings (mainly children) were sacrificed to him during specific celebrations or at special moments in order to obtain his blessings.

This time, it was the idea of ​​the senators such as Protacuba to send the Dionysians to Mount Bielsa to sacrifice. They believed that if the proposal to support Rome was passed, there might be a conflict with Dionysia in the future. During war, Baal Harmon would curse his enemies and give them the greatest blessing.

When Ioannis and the others were escorted to the huge bronze statue of Baal Harmon, they saw a large pit filled with flames under the bronze statue.Standing at the edge of the pit, the hot wind blowing towards your face seems to burn your hair...

"Push them down!! Push them down!!..." The Carthaginians who were following them shouted in a frantic manner.

"The Carthaginians want to burn us to death!!..." Amidst the mournful cries of the crew, Ionis came back to his senses from his nightmare. He was regretting his greed, and even more hated the Carthaginians' shamelessness and Brutally, when death was inevitable, he glared at the Carthaginians around him and roared: "Despicable Carthaginians! Hades, I, I, Ionis, here to curse you, always One day, your homes and cities will be burned to ashes by this fire!!"

After Ioannis finished cursing, he loudly sang the Hades hymn.

When the originally frightened crew members heard this voice, they gradually calmed down and sang loudly: "Just and strict Lord of the Underworld, I accept death fearlessly and come to your temple full of longing..."

The Carthaginians became even more angry. As soon as the priests finished praying, they couldn't wait to push the Dionians into the fire pit. They watched the "criminals" turn into burning people, dancing and screaming in the fire pit. , the Carthaginians cheered, but Hades's chant, although weak, still continued: "Under your forks, all sins will have no escape..."

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The news of "The Third Army defeated Cautini" was sent back to Turui, which really surprised Daves. His initial hope was that the Third Army could teach the Cautini a lesson and frighten Sa These disobedient tribes of Monet did not expect to achieve such a big result, which made him have to reconsider: whether to change the strategy against the Samonites.

One day later, he once again convened a meeting of department heads (including the five rotating presidents of the Senate) in the palace.

"The Cavutini violated the covenant and invaded the territory of the Campania League without authorization, and must be severely punished! The condition for us to accept Cavutini's negotiations and release the captured warriors is, 'In order to avoid Cavutini's In the future, if they invade the territory of Dionia's alliance Campanians again, the Kautini must transfer the three towns of Capua, Lola, and Sacera to Dionia for management; Segovani must To accept the trial of the Campanians, the chief of Cavoutini must be re-elected and must be recognized by Dionia...'"

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