"What do you think Dionysius would have done if he found out about this?" Davers asked again.

Hearing this, both of them fell into thought.

After a while, Henipolis guessed uncertainly: "The people of Syracuse are besieged here by us, and the reason why they attacked our camp today is to break this siege, but they still failed. Now Dionysius knew that the allies of Sicily were also under attack by us...... If I were him, I would definitely choose to make peace. It's a real peace! I think he would be willing to pay the price to sue for peace in order to save Syracuse......"

"Dionysius may also run away, Your Majesty." As soon as Tolmid's words came out, he was immediately retorted by Henipolis: "Escape?!" How to escape?! We besieged Siritin, the fleet blocked the port, and it was difficult for the Syracuse to leave, both by land and by sea! ”

"These tens of thousands of people can't escape, but Dionysius can run away by boat alone."

"Are you saying that in order to survive, Dionysius threw down these tens of thousands of Syracuse citizen soldiers who fought with him and quietly ran away himself?!" Henipolis was incredulous, he was still young, hot-blooded, and full of a sense of justice, and could not imagine such a cowardly act of greed for life and fear of death. But Tolmid, once as a mercenary, saw too many ugly things.

"What exactly Dionysius will do, tomorrow will know." Davers said lightly, and then he gave an order: "Tormid, you go to Midorades at once, and ask him to send 30 three-decker warships to Lijim as soon as possible within two days, and hand them over to Sekerian." ”

The 30 three-plyed ships were requested by Seclian when he sent clippers to report on the situation in Sicily, because he feared that his fleet would not be strong enough to completely suppress the fleet defending the mainland of Syracuse and his allies. In fact, after several naval battles, Dionia relied on the crow warships to capture a large number of three-layer oared warships, including Syracuse and Tarantum, which were parked in the military port of the Klatty River, but there were not enough sailors, but the territory of Lijim, which was not damaged, had enough sailors to ensure the normal use of these 30 warships.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Also, tell Midorades to tighten the blockade of the port tonight!" Apparently Tolmid's previous words, Davers listened to them.

Seeing off Tolmide, Henipolis was still a little puzzled: "Your Majesty, will Dionysius really leave the troops here behind and flee back to Syracuse alone?" ”

Davers thought for a while and said slowly: "There is this possibility, some people live for everyone, and some people live only for themselves. Judging by Dionysius' past performances, he cares more about his rights. ”

"If Dionysius does flee back, will the First Legion be in danger?" Henipolis asked, with some concern.

"Aristilas sent his brother to the southeast of Sicily half a year ago, and they are originally from Katanai, and as far as I know, Katanai, Leotini, Sikuli, Tounis and even Syracuse have developed a large number of helpers. Dionysius drew a large army and attacked Greater Greece, but it provided them with an opportunity, and now with the First Army to help them, Sicily was bound to be in turmoil. Even if Dionysius had fled, he would no longer have been able to drive his allies as freely as he had before the war......"

Davos said lightly, although he was well aware of some of the deployments of Antrapolis in Sicily, the two places were still a little far apart, and the news came often delayed by two days, and the development of things was difficult for him to control. Therefore, when he sent the First Legion before, he also prepared for the worst in his heart: the First Legion caused some trouble in Sicily, and then it was completely annihilated.

But as long as it can cause the vibrations of the Sicilian city-states, provoke the Sicilian Greek people to revolt against Syracuse, and destroy the war potential of Syracuse, this sacrifice is worth it! This kind of mentality of the superior who treats the First Army as an outcast, Davers can only bury it in the bottom of his heart, and it is impossible to say it.

Watching Hennepolis fall into deep thought, Davos walked towards the desk full of letters and copywriting, he was not only to command the battle and handle military affairs, but also to deal with the affairs of the Dionian territory. Every day in the Senate there were unresolved issues and important matters of government, which were written by Kunograta and Cornerus, who were sent to the camp on horseback by messengers, so that he could make decisions, give approvals, and then send them back to Turiyi. As a result, messengers in special costumes can be seen frequently navigating the avenues every day.

Davers saw an unopened scroll of letters in the middle of his desk and asked suspiciously, "When did this letter arrive?" ”

"Oh!" Only then did Henipolis remember: "It was delivered at noon, and it was said to be a very important thing!" But you were in command of the battle at the time, so I wanted to wait...... As a result, I forgot about ......."

Davers looked at Henipolis who hung his head and admitted his mistake angrily and funny, and said sternly: "You are not qualified as a clerk, and you can't make such a mistake next time!" ”

"Your Majesty, I won't do it again!" Henipolis nodded repeatedly.

Davers unfolded the scroll of paper, his expression solemn under the dancing oil lamp.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Henipolis asked busily.

Davers tapped his left hand on his desk and muttered, "Mesapi and Puchetti have invaded Tarantum in a big way." ”

"Ah...... They tore up the armistice! Henipolis exclaimed.

"If the agreement is not supported by strength, it is a piece of waste paper." Davos said coldly and disapprovingly: "Tarantum tore up the alliance because we were invaded by the army of Syracuse, and now the Mesapi and Puchetti people will also be greedy because the main force of Tarantum has been captured by us, which is the retribution of the goddess of revenge." ”

"But Tarantum is not our Dionia, can they stop the attack of the Mesappi-Puchetti coalition?" Henipolis asked, although his request to "annex Laos to Dionia" had not yet been submitted to the Senate, he had already seen himself as a Dionian in his heart, so he was worried not about Tarantum, but about what effect Tarantum would have on the Dionian League if it was captured.

"Of course, it is impossible to stop it, this time the number of the Meppu coalition army is 30,000, and Tarantum may not even have 3,000 citizen soldiers of appropriate age." Davos tapped the letter with his finger, and a strange light flashed in his eyes: "So the Tarantum Senate urgently sent the messenger Polydorus to Turii, hoping that we can release the more than 10,000 Tarantum captives who were imprisoned, and for this purpose Tarantum is willing to join our Theonian League." ”

Henipolis listened to Davers's words, his eyes widened and his face was shocked. Unlike Heraclia and Metapontum, this is Tarantum! In Greater Greece, the strength is not weaker than that of Crotone, a traditional powerhouse! Although there are some allies with a long history of founding in the Dionian League, there has not yet been a real big state like Loqueri and Crotone to join it (although Ligem joined the Dionian League, because Dionya was not too strong at the beginning, it was more like an equal alliance with Dionya than a subsidiary), and if Tarantum joined the alliance, it would undoubtedly greatly enhance the status of the Dionian League in the Greek city-states.

"Heney, how do you think we should respond to this request from Tarantum?" Davers's question brought Hennipolis back to his senses, and he immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Promise him!" Promise Tarantum, of course! ”

"Oh!" Davers sat on the wooden chair, looked at the excited Henipolis, and said playfully: "Forgive Tarantum so easily? Forgive it for colluding with Syracuse, reneging on our sacred covenants, wantonly attacking our allies, trampling on our territory, and killing our citizens?! I am afraid that our people would prefer to see Tarantum captured by the Mesapi and Puchetti in order to dispel the hatred in their hearts! ”

"But...... But if we agree to Tarantum's request, our strength will be strengthened! Helipolis retorted unconvinced.

"A vassal alliance is nothing more than a confederation that can neither increase taxes nor send its main forces into battle with all its might, and not only is it unlikely to be of much help when we are in trouble, but it may withdraw from the alliance at any time; On the contrary, when it is in calamity, we must save it according to the covenant, as in the case of Heraclia and Metapontum in this war. Davers said disapprovingly, clearly not bewildered by Tarantum's seemingly favorable proposal.

After Davers said this, the excited Henipolis gradually calmed down, he thought for a while, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to refuse Tarantum's request?" Allowing Tarantum to be overrun by natives? ”

"No, if Tarantum is captured by the Mepu coalition forces, the situation of Metapontum and Heraclia will also be in danger, and now that the defense of Turiyi is empty, I don't want to see the land of Amendolara invaded by the enemy again!" Davers sighed helplessly, and said with a complicated expression: "It's just that the conditions proposed by Tarantum did not meet my expectations. ”

"Your Majesty, do you want Tarantum to be incorporated into the Dionian Alliance?!" Henipolis was surprised and said, "I'm afraid the arrogant citizens of Tarantum won't agree." As a student of the Dionian Academy, Henipolis had seen the habits of Tarantum scholars from the Pythagorean school several times when they came to communicate, so he felt something. ()

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