Katamentalus's words were agreed upon, and after deliberation, it was decided to send 10,000 men to assist the Helnikians in defending the city of Philentirium.

10,000 warriors - this is already the largest force that the Wolsey can send, and after the departure of these 10,000 soldiers, the defense of the Wolsey territory will inevitably be empty, so they entrusted the defense of the Wolsey territory to Amintas, which shows that the bloody battle of the First Dionian Legion has won the full trust of the Worsy.

The Helnihician emissary, who had received hints from the Wolsey, had secretly approached Amintas, hoping to form an alliance with Dionysia and gain support from the southern power.

Tapirus, who had already received the authorization of King Davers, took over the negotiations.

Forced by the situation, the Helnihians soon drew up a draft alliance with Dionia. However, Tapyrus reminded him that Dionya would not be able to send troops to support Helnikia anytime soon due to a lack of food.

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The news that the Carthaginian army had landed in Sicily and attacked the territory of Dionya also reached the Samonai Mountains, and the Samonai tribal alliance was also in high spirits.

Although Lesguk believes that the war in Sicily has only just begun, the situation is still uncertain, and we should wait and see......

However, several other great chieftains could no longer wait, and finally the decision to "send troops to Dionia" was adopted at the meeting, but there were some more disputes over the direction of the offensive.

The Usibic chieftain, who attended the meeting on behalf of Cautini, insisted that the Campanian region should be attacked, the weaker Campanian League, and the more than 2,000 captured Cautini warriors should be rescued, so as to strengthen the Samonai coalition army.

Lesguk objected to this, he believed: The Samonai tribal alliance this time sent troops is a declaration of war on Dionia, so Samonai's biggest enemy is the Dionian Kingdom, how to fight the Dionians to the greatest extent, weaken the strength of Dionia, let it suffer defeat in this large-scale war, and no longer be able to fight back against the Samonians, is the primary issue for the big leaders to consider.

Then, in the face of Usibik's angry gaze, Lesguk said loudly: "My suggestion is - attack the Douny area!" ”

After speaking, he analyzed unhurriedly: "First of all, the Dauni region is adjacent to the tribes of Kautini and Putney, which is convenient for us to send troops. You must know that this time we will lead no fewer soldiers, food consumption will be a big problem, and the proximity means less consumption on the road. And the large area that Dauni borders us means that we have more places to attack, which can make the Dionians defenseless......"

The Grand Chieftain of Pentney, Badani, and the Grand Chieftain of Caracheni, Contruk, nodded thoughtfully.

"Secondly, the Douni region is an area that the Dioonians have only newly occupied two years ago. As far as I know, the Dawni have not yet fully annexed Ionia, and the Dionian army in the Dauri region has only just been formed, so it will be easier for us to attack, and may even cause chaos in the area.

Moreover, now that the Dioonians were at war with the Romans because of the Walsey, it was likely that the Dionyas would send more reinforcements as the war between the two sides expanded. If we attack Campania, it will be very convenient for Dionya to move troops nearby, and if we attack Daoni, Dionia will face a difficult choice: should we rescue the Wolsey or Daoni? ”

"Needless to say, the Dionians will definitely send an army to rescue Douni! We're helping Rome, but we're bringing ourselves an army! Usibik questioned angrily.

"What's the matter, let's just go back to the mountains, it's very convenient anyway." Lesguk smiled and said: "But for the Dionians, it is inconvenient to move the army back and forth, it will provide more time for the Romans to destroy the Wolsi people, and when the Romans have completely conquered the Latin region, we can even make way for them to attack Campania......"

"Would the Romans listen to you like that?" Usibik sneered.

"As long as the Romans do not want to be retaliated against by Dionyas in the future, they must take advantage of the present to intensify their attacks, and I heard that the newly elected dictator of Rome, Camillus, is a smart man." The martyr customer said patiently: "And once the army of Dionya is transferred to deal with the Romans and Carthaginians, we can attack Daoni again, and even attack Puchetti to the south, and—"

Lesguk looked at Usibik and said seriously: "We want to take as many prisoners as possible in Dauni, and then ask the Dionians to exchange the captured Kautini warriors. ”

Usibik's eyes lit up and he asked urgently, "Will the Dionians agree?!" ”

Based on what Davers has done with his people in the past, he will most likely agree! And if he wants to get the complete subordination of the Daunies, he must also agree! Lesguk affirmed.

At this time, Contruk asked, "Why don't you attack the Pothenia region first, in order to regain the lost lands of your Hippini (referring to Capusa)?" ”

Lesgouk was prepared, and he said: "The Pothenia region is a rugged mountain road, and it will take longer to fully capture it, enough for the Dioonians to mobilize a large army to fight back, and the defeat of the old leader Villani is a lesson in this. What's more, there is also Abenirum blocking the Pothenia region, and our army to pass through it is bound to provoke a strong reaction from Gherni, which may well lead to war, which will violate the ancient traditions of the Samonai! ”

Lesguk was reasonable, so that the conservative Contruk nodded again and again, and he finally said: "Originally, this was an internal matter of your Hirpini tribe, but now the Gerni has become an important issue that seriously affects the survival of our entire Samoneh, so I suggest that when this war is over, the entire alliance will do its best to force the tribes of Abenirum to expel Gherni, and you will send a new leader, if the tribe of Abenirum refuses to carry it out, Together with the priests of the Samonai Priesthood, we will pray to the god Savoni and declare that we will not recognize the Abernirum as a Samonai and wage war against them! ”

"I'm in favor of this proposal too!" Usibik immediately agreed.

Immediately, Badani nodded in agreement.

Lesguk hurriedly thanked him, and breathed a sigh of relief that the thorn in his throat was finally being removed.

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In the military conference room of the Dionian Palace, Davers and several of the leading officers of the Ministry of War spent days studying the ongoing war.

Standing in the center of the conference room, Chief of Staff Philippius leaned against the huge topographical map of the Italian Peninsula and Sicily, carefully sculpted in clay and cement, and held Minoa's position with a wooden stick, he explained: "Your Majesty, the Sicilian Commander Prosusus has written that he will take the initiative with 15,000 soldiers, together with the citizen soldiers of the friendly city-states, to go to Minoa to meet the main force of Carthage. After our analysis, he has a better chance of winning. ”

"Prosous is very bold and determined, so let him do it." Davers nodded appreciatively, he had already understood the situation, and said teasingly at this moment: "I'm afraid that the actions of the Eighth Legion have stimulated Seklian." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The clippers of the 1st and 2nd fleets repeatedly probed the north and south coasts of Sicily, but never found any trace of the enemy fleet, so Lord Seclian's desire for a decisive battle with the Carthaginian fleet was never realized. Felicius replied.

Davers frowned, bent down to look at the entire map, and said in a deep voice: "Carthage's naval strength is not much different from ours, and it has never fought us, so it stands to reason that it is impossible to avoid war...... Be careful, the Carthaginian navy bypasses Sicily and raids the shores of our Italy! ”

"Our staff has also taken this into account, and has notified the Third and Fourth Fleets to be more vigilant, and none of the merchant ships passing through the ports have reported that they have found traces of the Carthaginian fleet." Tolmid said.

"Keep scrutinizing and don't let your guard down. In addition, Seclian is reminded not to be too aggressive, and to ensure the victory of the battle between the Eighth Legion and the Carthaginian army! Davers admonished.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll send a clipper to inform Secorian at once." Felicius responded.

Davers turned to Quartermaster Alpons: "Can the food supply to the Sicilian fleet still be able to cope with it?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is grain from Egypt, and Katanai is also responsible for a part...... It can barely last for about 20 days. Alpens replied earnestly word for word.

The original quartermaster was Capus, but due to the new construction of the 11th Army in the Dauni area, coupled with the bad relationship between Dionia and the Samonai people this year, the Dauni region urgently needed a general with high prestige, rich battlefield experience, and strong administrative ability to sit in the battle, Davers thought about it, and finally chose to send Capputh to temporarily serve as the commander of the 11th Legion, and changed from quartermaster to commander of the 11th Army, which was actually a demotion, so Davers did not let him remove from the position of quartermaster. But now that it was the time of the war, the position of quartermaster was of paramount importance, and the job had to be done not only by someone but also well, so Cappuses recommended his assistant Alpuns to act as his agent.

Alpons, as a senior officer who also followed Davers back from Persia, compared with other colleagues, whether in the Senate or in the legion, was always inconspicuous and unremarkable. After the Southern Italian War, he was transferred to the Military Department as the captain of the light infantry brigade, but he quickly gained a firm foothold with his diligent and practical work style, and also won the attention of several commanders. ()

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