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Chapter 760 The new look of Laos

"Oh, no wonder he is so handsome! If I had a daughter, I would definitely marry him!"

"Stop dreaming! That is the eldest son of His Majesty Davos, the future king, and you still want to be the prince's father-in-law! Prince Crotokatax's future wife must be the most precious lady in our kingdom. Or a foreign princess!”

But obviously, the girls in Laos do not agree with this. Dionian women are different from women in other Greek city-states. They have always been known in the Greek world for their enthusiasm, openness, and boldness, while Laos is more of a mixed race. The living environment made the girls more unrestrained and enthusiastic. They took the initiative to throw flower petals to the young prince, and even called his name affectionately.

It was the first time for Clotokatax to experience such a scene, and he was actually a little embarrassed and shy, which made the girls cheer excitedly.

"Your Majesty, Prince Clotho is more popular with the Russian people than you are!" Tormid, who was accompanying the army, joked.

Davos laughed and did not respond, which made Clotokatax even more embarrassed.

At this time, someone among the people on the roadside asked in confusion: "Who is the ferocious-looking old man next to His Majesty Davos?!"

A vicious-looking old man? !Tormid's face looked ugly. He felt that he was only over 50 years old and felt that he was still very young. Besides, he only had two scars on his face. How could he be considered evil-looking? !

Henepolis gave a rare laugh.

Someone who understood among the people said: "That is Tormid, the staff officer of the Kingdom's Military Department. He was a hero who accompanied His Majesty in the expedition to Persia!"

Tormid can be sure that the person who said this must be an officer from the early days of the establishment of the Dionysian Legion, and may even be a comrade-in-arms of a former mercenary. Otherwise, how could ordinary people know that they are not prominent in the kingdom, and they are also He rarely appears in public, but as far as he knows, there are records in the staff's information that some retired military officers chose to settle in Laos.

He immediately looked at the crowds of people on the roadside. For a while, he didn't see any familiar faces, but he heard someone shouting: "Who is that general next to His Majesty who is wearing a visor and can't see his face?! What does he look like? it's wired!"

Tormid said "hehe" twice, and now it was his turn to watch the fun.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted loudly: "Citizens of Laos, do you remember who gave up the privileges of a lifelong consul and took the initiative to incorporate Laos into the kingdom, so that we could get rid of oppression and have what we have today?" life?!”

"It's the kind Lord Henipolis! Everyone, don't forget that most of the arenas, baths, and libraries in Laos City were built with free donations from him!" Another voice shouted.

Back then, when the Senate was discussing the merger of Laos into the kingdom, considering that the city of Laos was once a private property ruled independently by the Henipolis family, and it was the first to actively request to be merged into Dionia, it was Other allies set a good example. As a reward, the Senate passed a bill: giving [-]% of Laos' annual tax to Henepolis (Davos certainly played a certain role in this), But Henipolis donated all the money to Laos to repair and build public works to make up for his mistakes.

"Yes, I still remember that Lord Henipolis wanted to give us more rights and freedoms when he was the consul of Laos. However, his uncle led a group of nobles and leaders in Laos to oppose him. And almost murdered him..."

"We should have expressed our gratitude to Lord Henepolis a long time ago. We owe him so much!"

"I heard that Lord Henipolis is the secretary of His Majesty Davos. He should also be in the team, right?!"

"Lord Henepolis!"

"Lord Henepolis!!"

"Lord Henepolis!!!"

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The cheers on the roadside gradually converged into one voice.

Hernepolis's mood fluctuated sharply, and he looked at Davos with a grateful expression: "Your Majesty, thank you!"

After following Daves for so long, he can certainly guess that such a consistent scene among the people of Laos must be promoted by the intelligence department.

"You deserve this!" Daves said earnestly: "Even if I didn't do this, the people of Laos have never forgotten everything you have done for them. It's time to forget the mistakes of the past and see your hometown. people so that we can communicate with and help them better in the future!”

What Davos said gave Henipolis courage. He nodded, took a deep breath, and resolutely took off his mask and helmet.

"It's Lord Henepolis!!"

"Lord Henepolis is victorious!!!"

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Even bigger cheers erupted from all around.

Amidst the cheers, Davos said softly to his son: "Ordinary people are easily satisfied. As long as you do good things for them, they will always remember them and ignore the mistakes you have made... "

While listening to his father's teachings, Clotokatax looked at the crowds of people on the roadside, with envy shining in his eyes...

"Your Majesty, Eliandos is here!" Martius, the palace guard chief, rushed over and reminded.

Davos looked forward and saw the city administrator Eliandos leading a group of officials, walking away from the advancing army and walking towards them hurriedly.

"It seems that we are moving too slowly. Eliandos waiting at the city gate can't wait any longer." Davos turned to look at Henipolis and said with a smile, "Maybe he wanted to see it earlier. You, Hernie.”

Ariandos, Avinogis' trusted general, Henipolis' most loyal Tuogu minister.After Laos was merged into Dionia, in order to stabilize its political situation, the Senate also elected him to become a senator. According to a special bill of the Senate at that time, "The senators of the cities that newly joined the kingdom shall not immediately serve as the chief administrator of the mother city." ", on the one hand, it is to avoid suspicion, and on the other hand, it is also for better management of the city, so that the city can be integrated into the kingdom faster.It was not until ten years later that Laos was confirmed by the Senate that its people had completely returned, and the city was located in the heart of the kingdom, without any danger, and its development was going smoothly, so that the ban was lifted on Laos. , Ariandos was able to successfully serve as the chief executive of Laos, and of course Heripolis also contributed a lot in it.

Henepolis also recovered from his excitement and said with a smile: "Before we set off, Eliandos wrote to me and told me that he was excited and nervous when he heard that your majesty was coming. He wants to lead the officials of Laos to hold a grand welcome banquet for you, but he is afraid that you will criticize him for refusing..."

"Eriandos has continued the policies of his predecessor and made some improvements at the same time. Laos has developed very well in the past two years. This is also inseparable from the efforts of Laos officials. I will be attending tonight's banquet. I will definitely participate, but don't be too extravagant and wasteful." Davos smiled and replied in the affirmative.

Although the "Military Law of Dionia" stipulates that "the army is not allowed to hold or participate in banquets during the expedition." But Daves knows very well: he is not only the commander of the army now, but also the king of Dionia. In addition to fighting, he also shoulders the responsibility of He must attend some political tasks, whether it is to commend Laos officials for their political achievements, or to show the affinity of the royal family and win over the people.And since he became the king of Dionia, he has never officially inspected other cities in the kingdom. Laos is the only city in the kingdom that he will enter on his expedition to Latium, participate in banquets, and have fun with officials and citizens. , putting forward some of their expectations for the kingdom, officials, and citizens is very meaningful to many ordinary officials and people who have never seen the king.

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Just when Davos led the army to the city of Laos, some soldiers of the Third Army and the Second Cavalry Army who had received military orders had already left Naples in a passenger ship and sailed into the port of Selshe, an important town in Wolsey.

The Wolsi senior officials who came to greet them saw ships full of soldiers docked at the dock, which seemed to give them a shot in the arm who had been worried about the Roman attack. They all commented: "It seems that the Dionian Army What Archamintas said is true, they are really preparing to attack Rome in a big way to rescue us Volscians!"

As a result, they became even more enthusiastic about the Diolian Legion soldiers who came ashore.

Amintas, the head of the First Legion who got the news, also came from the legion station to welcome his comrades.As soon as Lizalu, the commander of the third army, came ashore, he eagerly greeted him.

"Commander of the Armintas Army!" Lizaru saw him and quickly gave a military salute.Although the military positions of the two are now at the same level, when he first joined the Dionian Army, Amyntas was already the senior officer of the legion. Not only was he senior, he also had outstanding military exploits. Among the Dionian Army, His prestige was far beyond what he could compare with, so no matter how unruly he was, he showed due respect.

"Finally, I've been waiting for you to come! I've been really worried to death during this period!" Armintas excitedly punched Lizaru in the chest and grinned, "The war is finally about to begin! Lizaru , quickly gather your legions and follow me to the military camp, and we will discuss how to fight the next battle."

"Okay." This suited Lizaru's temperament. He didn't like socializing either. He barely managed to deal with the Wolsey senior officials who came to greet him, and then led the Third Army and some soldiers of the Second Cavalry Army to follow Lizaru. Mintas went to the military camp.

During this period, as the Romans focused their attack on the Hernicians in the east, the Roman army that was originally in the Volscian territory retreated in large strides, and the war between Volscian and Rome temporarily subsided.After that, because Volscian troops were sent to rescue the Herniki people, the entire territory was empty of troops. After discussions between Volscian leaders and the commander of the first Dionian army, Amyntas, Amyntas agreed to move the camp Move north to bring more Walls villages under its protection.Now, the Dionian military camp is northwest of Setia, only about 20 miles away from the city of Satnicum, which is heavily garrisoned by Roman troops.

Therefore, Amintas asked Lizaru to lead the Third Legion and the Second Cavalry Legion to march as fast and secretly as possible, so as not to be discovered by the Romans on the opposite side.For this reason, he also sent someone in advance to notify the First Cavalry Legion to go out of the camp to drive away the Roman scouts and spies, so as to block the leak of news about the camp.

(End of this chapter)