ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 991 Carthage wants to negotiate peace?
Davos said sternly: "Dionia has never had any enmity with the Phoenician region in the east, but they sent a fleet to attack Dionia's fleet thousands of miles away. The destruction is what they deserve! I welcome the army very much. We have recently acquired a lot of mines and are short of slaves."

El Acra was trembling in his heart, but he had to continue talking on this topic, because the East Phoenician combined fleet was completely wiped out within Carthage's sphere of influence. If the Carthaginians did not make remedies, they would be unable to do so. Yan then went to meet the Phoenician compatriots in the Eastern Mediterranean who had provided great assistance to Carthage.

"What do we need to pay to redeem these Phoenician sailors from the Eastern Mediterranean who were captured by you?" El Acra's tone softened.

Davos looked at him and said with a hint of ridicule: "When your army occupied Agrigento, Echium, and Gela, you originally had the opportunity to redeem them by exchanging prisoners. But the army led by Mago killed all the people in the city!"

El Acra was silent for a while, and said softly: "What if Carthage wants to cease war with you Dionia?"

Davos suddenly heard this and was a little surprised. He blinked and said teasingly: "Did I hear it wrong? Carthage, the overlord of the Western Mediterranean, wanted to stop this for these prisoners. A costly war?!”

Using the excuse of being a prisoner, El'Akla managed to say this. He ignored Davos's ridicule and continued: "King, you are right. This is indeed a battle that consumes a lot of money for both sides." war! I mean if—if you and I ceased fighting, would these prisoners be released?"

This time, Davos did not joke again, but said seriously: "Now that the armistice has been reached, of course the prisoners will be released. However, it was you who tore up the covenant! It was you who provoked this war! Now it is you who want to End the war! If you want to start a war, we can’t control it, but if you want to end it, it’s not that easy!”

"So... what conditions do you need to accept the truce?" El Acra also asked seriously.

Davos did not answer directly. He said calmly: "The armistice negotiation is a very important matter for both you and me. Of course, you and I must negotiate and decide together. Just like trade, we need a person." A long bargaining process..."

"But as the most noble person in the Kingdom of Dionia, you must have some requirements for the truce, right?" El Acra continued to ask without giving up.

"To be honest, from the outbreak of the war to now, I have been running around, and I have never thought about the armistice. After you mentioned it just now, I have a doubt." Davos said, pausing intentionally. For a moment.

"What doubts?" El'Akla asked subconsciously.

"If...if your Carthage Senate wants to negotiate an armistice with us, will your military commander Mago agree?"

El Acra hesitated for a moment, and then immediately replied: "Of course Lord Mago will agree, because Carthage is different from Dionia. We don't have a king, but we have a Senate. Important affairs of the city-state are controlled by the Senate. Let’s decide.”

Davos then smiled, raised his glass, and said: "War is indeed a headache, and peace is a good thing for both our people! ... Welcome to your arrival today, come and have a drink! "

El'Akla thought he understood what Davos said, so he quickly raised his glass and drank together, and then he knew enough not to ask any questions.

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After sending El Acra away, Henipolis couldn't wait to ask: "Your Majesty, are you really ready to negotiate peace with Carthage?"

Davos smiled slightly: "I want to negotiate with Carthage, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to agree to my conditions."

"What conditions?" Henipolis asked directly without any hesitation.

This time, Davos did not avoid answering: "At least Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia must belong to the kingdom, and then hand over some or all of their southern Iberian territory..."

Henepolis listened and his eyes widened unconsciously. After a while, he reluctantly said: "I think it will be difficult for the Carthaginians to agree to your conditions..."

Davos glanced at him, and said leisurely: "I didn't say these conditions to the messenger, just because I was afraid of arousing the alertness of the Carthaginians. In fact, I don't want to have a truce with Carthage at this time. , because it has finally formed a favorable situation of closing the door and beating the dog, how could it be possible to waste this excellent opportunity, and then reopen the door to let the dog escape... Unless the dog is completely beaten to death, maybe it is When I put forward these conditions.”

Henepolis suddenly understood, but he also reminded with a little worry: "Your Majesty, if the Phoenician region in the Eastern Mediterranean sends reinforcements again, or even Persia really sends reinforcements..."

Davos said nonchalantly: "Persia has brought reinforcements from thousands of miles away to fight us, separated by his enemy Egypt and the Greek city-states that may become his enemies at any time. This is a very big risk! The disastrous failure of the Athenian army's attack on Syracuse was a lesson. Artaxerxes probably did not have such courage, and according to the intelligence obtained, the Persians were still preparing to attack Egypt again. In addition, the Dukes were in the hinterland of Persia. There was a riot...Persia now has neither the ability nor the possibility to send troops thousands of miles away to aid a foreign city-state with which they have no close relationship.

As for the Phoenicians in the east, as far as I know, their strength is much worse than Carthage. The only thing worth mentioning is the navy, and they were all wiped out by us. There is nothing to worry about. "

After hearing these words, Henepolis felt relieved.

"By the way, the Sicilian fleet captured many Phoenician sailors in the Eastern Mediterranean yesterday. Ask Martius to bring some Greek-speaking captives. I want to ask them about Persia."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Henipolis said to himself as he walked out: "Actually, the Eighth Legion captured many Numibians in the previous battle of Minoa, but how many Carthaginians were there? I came here several times to discuss redemption, but never mentioned them, and seemed to have completely forgotten about them."

A flash of light flashed through Davos's mind, and he immediately said: "Henny, where are those Numibian prisoners now?"

"Your Majesty, they are working as coolies in Katanai."

Only then did Davos remember that Proseus had reported to him at that time, but he had just landed and had many affairs, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

"Send someone back to Catanai to inform Sipros and ask him to send all the Numibian prisoners to Minoa!"

Henepolis was moved in his heart and asked hurriedly: "Your Majesty, are you going to——"

The corners of Davos' mouth curled up slightly: "Since the Carthaginians don't treat the Numibians as human beings, then let us care about these poor Numibians."

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El Accra left Minoa and did not return directly to Carthage. Instead, he took a boat to Mazara, and then arrived at the Carthaginian camp outside Selinus and met the Carthaginian military commander Ma. elder brother.

"You're not here specifically to see me, are you?" Mago asked directly as soon as they met. As soon as El Acra left the house as the envoy of Carthage, Preta Kuba sent a clipper to Sicily to inform him. he.

"Does Lord Mago know that the city of Hadrumentum was raided and burned by the Dionian navy?" El Akela asked in return.

"Yes, I just heard about it." Mago said calmly: "Dionia is a powerful country. Fighting against them will inevitably lead to such a situation. The Senate should not blame Morbar. , I think he is much better than Annobas. Not long after he took office, he solved the food transportation problem of this army and won a naval battle. This old man is really not simple!"

"However, he proposed to the Senate that he should 'negotiate peace with Dionia'. What do you think, Lord Margot?" El Akra looked directly at him and asked this important question.

Mago raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Morbar has just joined this war and still knows too little about the entire war situation. He only knows that we are not as good as Dionia in terms of navy, but in terms of army, we are better than The Dionians are strong, and I have no doubt that Carthage will eventually win this war!"

"Since we are stronger than the Dionians in land warfare, why doesn't Lord Mago attack the Dionians? The news we heard in Carthage is that you are leading the army to retreat! Isn't this because of fear of Dionia's attack?" El Akela asked unceremoniously.

"Afraid of the Dionians?" Mago laughed contemptuously, and then said helplessly: "Hasdrubal defeated the Dionian army in the battle of Jela. , we are not afraid of the Dionian army at all in the field! But the Dionian navy controls the coast of Sicily, and our food supply is difficult. In order to prevent the soldiers from collapsing due to hunger, I had to retreat to the west. , hoping to defeat the main force of Dionia through a battle, but the Dionia king obviously knew that he was not as good as us in land warfare, so he refused to fight and led his army to set up defenses on Minoa Mountain. Of course I He will not lead his troops to attack the enemy defending on the mountain, which will cause heavy casualties to the soldiers..."

"Are you just confronting the Dionians like this?!" El Acra couldn't help but ask.

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