ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 992 Mago’s new strategy and the Taunis people’s choice
This tone made Mago feel very harsh. His eyes widened, but then he remembered Preeta Kuba's instructions. He immediately lowered his eyes and asked as calmly as possible: "I heard that the Senate sent you to report to Dio When the Nians mentioned the truce, I wonder how the Dionian king responded?"

The sudden burst of destructive momentum from Mago just now frightened El Acra, and he quickly replied: "The King of Dionia is very willing to negotiate a truce with Carthage!"

"Doesn't this just mean that the Dionians know that they are not as powerful as us, and are afraid of failure if they continue to fight, so they want to preserve their current victory through an armistice. Are we willing to stop cooperating under such a situation? The Dionian battle?!" Mago asked loudly.

El Acra was stunned for a moment, and then murmured: "Now... judging from the current situation, we, Carthage, are at a disadvantage!"

Mago looked at him coldly for a while, then suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his arm, saying in a commanding tone: "Follow me!"

El'Akla was dragged out of the tent by Mago with staggering steps. He felt confused and a little scared in his heart.

Mago took him to a relatively open area in front of the big tent, pointed to the back and said, "What did you see?"

El Acra settled down, and said a little blankly: "A city wall that is being built...it seems very long..."

"It's not that it seems, but it is indeed very long!" Mago said with certainty: "It will extend from the sea east of Selinus to the sea in the west, connecting the city of Selinus and our Dionia All campsites are included!”

"When I came here, I wondered why you built the city wall behind the camp?" El Acra asked his own question.

"Since the Dionians dare not fight with us, we can only take the initiative to attack!" Mago looked forward and said in a deep voice: "Our attack target is Selinus! Selinus It is the station of the Dionian fleet. The Dionian fleet can patrol the western seas every day and block our routes. The port of Selinus plays a great role. As long as we can capture it, the Dionian navy can Losing a foothold in western Sicily will inevitably reduce their naval advantage and reduce their threat to the western seas and the African coast. However, because of the importance of Selinus, the Dionians will definitely not give up. They will definitely We will defend tenaciously, and I am afraid that later on, the main force of the Dionysian army will enter Selinus from the sea and fight with us..."

After hearing the previous words, El Acra was still happy, but after hearing the next words, he was a little worried: "Isn't this another attack for us and a defense for the Dionysian army?! Didn't you say that such an attack would Will it cause heavy casualties to our soldiers?!"

"The Dionians do have some experience in defending cities, but attacking Selinus City is much easier than attacking Mount Minoa!" Mago said confidently: "After several days of fighting with Admika, After analysis and discussion, we decided to build an outer wall first to protect our entire camp so that the army could attack the city with all its strength to prevent the Dionian army from coming from the east or landing on a nearby beach while we were attacking the city. , to attack us."

At this point, Mago pointed forward again: "What do you think that is?"

El'Acra looked through the gaps in the many tents and saw what was in front of Selinus City. He couldn't help but said in surprise: "You want to build an inner wall?!"

Mago looked at the earthen wall that had been put aside for a long time before it was completed, and couldn't help but think of the night when he was attacked by the Dionysian army. He breathed out lightly and said: "I not only want to build the inner wall, but also the inner wall." The city of Selinus will be surrounded, and multiple earth hills will be built based on the inner wall. Then, based on the earth hills, longitudinal city walls will be built, extending forward to connect with the city wall of Selinus... By then, The Diorians will have no defensive advantage. If we fight under the same conditions, we will definitely defeat the Diorians!..."

When El Akela heard this, he felt inexplicably more confident, but he was a little confused: "Listen to your plan, Mr. Mago, this will be a big project! You need to build these city walls and mountains... I'm afraid this Will it take a long time?!"

"Don't forget that I have more than 10 soldiers!" Mago said proudly: "They only started building the outer wall after receiving the military rations shipped from Carthage. It has only been two days since you entered the camp. I have already seen the progress of the exterior wall. Do you think it will take long to complete my plan?"

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After Leotizides and Zantiparis led their troops to capture the main city of Syracuse, Sipulos, the governor of Sicily, rushed to Syracuse on the second day and met with Leotizides and Zantipas. Reese, together with Sictas and his nephew Samoratis, who had just surrendered to Dionia, discussed how to deal with the captured Syracuse soldiers and people in the city, and how to stabilize the order in the city as soon as possible...

Everyone quickly reached an agreement: except for a few people in the city who have direct relatives with the people in the port area, the rest all became slaves of the kingdom of Dionia.

The reason for making this decision is that Sipulos, who has been in Catanai for many years, believes that because Syracuse has always been the overlord of Sicily, even if it is now in decline, the people of Syracuse always think highly of themselves. There is always a dream in the heart to restore the former glory, and such a group of restless people are forced into the rule of Dionia. If there is an abnormal situation, they may jump out to cause chaos, especially now that Dionia is in a crisis. The war was at a critical juncture, so it was the safest course to demote them all into slaves and escort them away from Sicily.

For Sictas and Samoratis, their rebellion led to the eventual fall of Syracuse. The people in the same city were already on the same side, and of course they were not willing to live in the same city with them, let alone the port area. After the people become citizens of Dionia, of course they hope to still live in Syracuse, and the land they deserve is also in Syracuse, and most of the land in Syracuse is in the hands of people in the city. …

Therefore, for all parties, the people of Syracuse can only become victims.

At the same time, officials from the finance, household registration, agriculture, commerce, courts and other ministries brought by Sipulos have begun to take over the affairs of Syracuse, counting the properties and trophies obtained, counting the residences in the city, and measuring tin. The land of Lacuza, registering the people in the port area, and seriously preaching to them the rights and obligations they should enjoy as citizens of Dionia...

The long-cherished wish of the people in the Syracuse port area is about to be realized. They are full of enthusiasm. Under the leadership of Sictas, they actively assist Dionysian officials, especially the seventh and fourth parties. Together with the soldiers of the Eighth Army, they built a tall city wall on the isthmus, completely cutting off the connection between Ortygia Island and the main city. Every day, warships (from the original Syracuse fleet) came uninterrupted Cruise around the island of Ortygia.

The earth-shaking changes are taking place in Syracuse, and the people of Taunis and Leotini who are not far from it see it, and they are jealous.

Taunis is located on the seaside and owns very little land. Leotini's situation is slightly better, but it cannot meet the land needs of the growing population. Now they see the port of Syracuse, which was originally in a much worse situation than them. The people in the district can now get fertile land and good homes. They feel unfair: because they also participated in the battle to attack Syracuse, they made more sacrifices than the people in the port area of ​​Syracuse, but they felt unfair. It's so unfair that you can only get a small share of the spoils!

Under the strong request of the people, the top officials of the two city-states rushed to Syracuse to express their feelings to Cypros.

Sipros showed embarrassment, and said to them helplessly: Dionia and the allies' distribution of spoils after the victory of the war was strictly written into the covenant, and the land was not included in it. He has no right to Make changes on your own.And according to the "Dionian Law", only Dionian citizens can obtain land. If the people of Taunis and Leotini want to obtain the land of Syracuse, there is only one way-to become a Dionian citizen !
The top leaders of the two city-states returned without success, but what Siprnos said was quickly spread among the two city-states with the help of thoughtful people.

Moreover, there are also some remarks that have been quickly spread among the people of the two cities. For example: Even after the distribution of Syracuse’s land to the people in the port area is completed, there will still be a lot left, but the Senate of Dionia Based on this situation, other landless citizens in the Dionia region will be allocated to Syracuse, and by then there will be no excess land.

Another example: becoming a citizen of Dionia is much better than becoming a citizen of Taunis (Leodini). Not only do you not have to worry about having no land, you also don’t have to worry about being invaded by powerful enemies. You also have the opportunity to become a citizen of a powerful kingdom pride……

More than 10 years ago, when Taunis, Leotini, and Catanai all became independent from Syracuse at the same time, the people of these two cities witnessed with their own eyes the people who were in even more miserable conditions than themselves and who were killed by Dio. How the people of Catanai, whom Nisius regarded as slaves, began to rebuild their homes, how they gradually became wealthy, and how they gained a proud position that they had to show respect... More than ten years passed quietly, thinking about it. The seeds of becoming citizens of Dionysia have actually been buried in their hearts unconsciously, and the impact of this attack on Syracuse on them only finally caused the seeds in their hearts to blossom and bear fruit.

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