"Yasi, you have collected a comprehensive and good job of the information about Meranthius, the commander of Crotone!" Davers listened and praised. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Mainly because he is so famous in Crotone, that as soon as our people arrive at the port, they can find out about him everywhere......" said Arcestes truthfully.

Davers nodded: "I can see that this Melanthius is a proud person. In such a big war that is related to the survival of the city-state, why should he be sent as the commander of the army? ”

Arcistes replied, "Probably because Melansius has never lost a battle. Besides, he fought bravely and liked to attack quickly, and Crotone must have wanted to settle the battle with Turiyi as soon as possible, and they also sent the older and steady Timaras as his lieutenant, which I believe can make Melanthius more stable......"

"Hmm...... Your analysis makes sense! Davers pondered, and then asked, "What are the characteristics of the Crotone Citizen Soldiers?" ”

"The citizens of Crotone are keen on physical exercise, and there are many famous athletes, and in every four major games, there are always athletes from Crotone who have won the championship, especially in wrestling, boxing, and discus. Thus the citizens of several city-states reacted, and their citizen soldiers were strong, courageous, and agile in battle......"

Davers rubbed his chin: "That is, their individual combat effectiveness is very strong, so what about the group?" Do they often conduct military training? ”

Assistes smiled, "My lord, not every city-state trains as often as Amendora, and the intensity of the training is still so great. The Crotone people spend much less time on the training ground than they do on the arena! ”

"Looks like you're unhappy with our training." Davers laughed too.

"Why, I love training the most! Especially rugby! Asistes immediately defended himself.

"Isn't rugby a sport?!" Davers continued to chase after him.

After a burst of laughter, Assistes asked, "My lord, will the war between Crotone and Turiy affect us?" ”

"If you want not to affect, it's impossible!" Davers sighed: "A weak neighbor is always much safer than a new strong neighbor." At the critical moment, Amendolara said that he had no choice but to go to Laturi. The stupid Turiyi did everything he could, and it seemed that the plan to attack Lucania was about to be postponed again...... Hey, it's unpredictable! ”

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Burcos rushed to Amendora and asked Davers for reinforcements.

At the Senate Parliament, the Senators were hotly debated. In general, the old citizen senators such as Cornerus and Rafias were not in favor of sending reinforcements, they believed that Turi had brought in the army of Crotone by themselves, not to mention that Amendolara and Turij were nominally allied, but in fact they were in a state of broken alliance, and there was no need for Amendolara to offend a powerful city-state for a neighbor who frequently made trouble for him, and the army sent by Crotone seemed to be very strong, and even if Turi united with Amendola, it was extremely unlikely that he could repel Crotone.

The elders of the new citizens, such as Capus and Shiros, believe that the current situation in Croto is strong, and Amendolara should wait and see what happens, and make a decision according to the changes in the situation.

Alexis, Antonios and other new senators of the citizens had a different view, and they felt that it was necessary to protect Turiyi in order to ensure the safety of the environment around Amendolara. The city of Turiyi is so thick that Amendolara can do not have to go into battle at all, and can assist Turiyi in defending the city in the city. As long as Krotone's attack is blocked, in less than a month, Krotone may have to retreat, after all, the daily food consumption of tens of thousands of soldiers is not a small amount.

Alexis and Antonios spoke in a subtle manner, and Epitenis said loudly without scruples: "We would rather our neighbors be the weak Turiyi than the mighty Crotone, and that will make us restless day and night, unless Amendolara joins Crotone's alliance, but are you willing?" ”

If Burkos, the messenger of Turiyi, heard this, he would probably be ashamed. But at this time, Bulks was placed in the side hall of the Senate, waiting for the final decision of the meeting.

Epitenis's words touched the hearts of the senators, but after such a long discussion, the final decision was for Davers to make.

Davers looked around at everyone and said solemnly: "You have already analyzed the situation very clearly just now, so I don't need to go into details. I would like to say that we have signed a treaty of alliance with Turiyi, a sacred treaty signed under the gaze of the gods and sworn in the name of the gods! Before, we laughed at Turiyi's treachery, but now when greater danger strikes, will we be able to keep our promises?! ”

Davers paused, saw some of them ashamed, some of them brooding, and raised his voice again and said, "Of course we can!" We want to prove to all the city-states of Greater Greece that, as an ancient city-state with a long history, Amendolara will keep its promise to uphold the glory and traditions inherited from the ancient heroes of Hercules, Theseus, and Agathius, no matter what the hardships are! ”

When Davos approached Burkos, he announced to him the Senate's decision: "Amendolara has decided to send reinforcements in accordance with the previous covenant. ”

Burkos burst into tears.

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Due to the flooding of rivers and swamps and tidal flats in the area north of Crimesa, the march of Crotone's army slowed down, and it took them a day to reach Castelón, the city that had been attached to the Crotone League after the destruction of Cybaris.

In the city of Castron, he met the messengers of Turiyi and Tarantum, who were waiting there.

In the face of the plea of the Turii envoy, he did not even have the patience to listen, and said impatiently: "Crotone's saber has been drawn from its sheath, and it will never be withdrawn without blood." ”

Melanthius showed a little respect for Tarantum's emissary, but he asked rhetorically, "What will you Tarantum do if a city-state violates the agreement and kills Tarantum's emissary at the same time?!" Can just pay some money in exchange for the dignity that Tarantum has lost?! ”

The Tarantum messenger was speechless for a moment.

Melansius looked at him with disdain, and said with a firm expression: "So Turiyi will definitely be punished!" ”

When nightfall was about to go to bed, the guard hurried to report: "General, there are two people outside who want to see you, saying that they have important information about Turiyi...... Trade. ”

Important information about Turii?! Melansius became interested: "Bring it in!" ”

Two men dressed as sailors, guarded by the guards, cowered into Merancius's bedroom.

"Tell me, there's some important information like a deal with me." Melanthius supported his head with one hand, lay on his side on the bed, and looked at the two of them disdainfully: "If it is really very valuable, I will consider your request." ”

The two looked at each other, and one of them made up his mind and whispered, "Honorable general, I am a freeman from Turiyi......"

With the sailor's words, Melanthius's eyes brightened, and he turned over and sat up, his face excited......

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Although Davers promised to send reinforcements, he did not immediately call his troops and set off, after all, it was Turiyi who asked for help, and if Amendolara hurried to help immediately, the world would only laugh at him for Davers's naivety.

He agreed first, in order to stabilize the morale of the Turiyi army and the people, so that the people of Turiyi could boost their fighting spirit to fight with Crotone, and he wanted to wait and see: first, to observe the battle between the two sides and understand the Crotone army; The second is that reinforcements only appear when Turii needs them most, so as to reduce the casualties of the Amendolara soldiers, gain the gratitude of the Turii populace, and increase the chances of defeating Crotone. Anyway, Amendora is not far from Turii, and it is only half a day's walk.

Amendolara's response made Neonsis breathe a sigh of relief for a while, and at this time he was full of gratitude to Amendolara in his heart, and he also had a trace of remorse for his radical approach. And after the news was known to the people of Turiyi, the low morale also began to rise, and they praised Amendolara one after another. But the constant news from the south made their hearts start to be clenched again: Crotone's army arrived in Castron in only two days, and Clemisa and Castron did not resist, took the initiative to open the door to meet them, and also strengthened Crotone's forces, and more importantly, Crotone rejected Turi's and Tarantum's request for peace......

Frightened by the bad news that followed, Nessis cursed Crotone, Clemisa, and Castron, and asked Burks to go to Amendolara again, urging them to send reinforcements quickly, while at the same time asking the citizens to reorganize their armaments, strengthen their defenses, and even begin to consider whether to carry out Ansitanos' advice and mobilize the freedmen to fight in such a time of crisis.

By the next day, however, Crotone's army, which was stationed outside Castron, did not move on, and even sent someone to chase back the messenger of Turiyi, saying that the matter of peace could be discussed.

When the news reached Turii, the tension of the generals and the people was relieved, and then they waited for the messenger to bring back good news of the armistice.

In the afternoon, Meranthius declared the negotiation broken down and expelled the Turriyi envoy on the grounds that the Turriy envoy had not agreed to Crotone's demands and was not sincere (in fact, Melanthius had asked too much and refused to back down), and then immediately ordered the prepared army to march towards Turii.

By the time Nesis got the news, Crotone's army had already arrived at the gates of Turiinan.