Although Oliver is not a patriarch, he has an active personality and is good at making friends, and he has been in contact with Prot Silaus during the Amendolara period, and the two are quite familiar. This time, when the war was about to strike, the two met more cordially.

"Welcome, Captain Oliver! The arrival of you and the soldiers has reassured the people of the city! Plotsilaus said sincerely.

"Lord Protsylaus, the Sixth Legion has been ordered to defend Crimesa this time, and we must rely on your full support to jointly defend against the hateful Syracuse!" Oliver said with the same sincerity.

"Full support for your defense of Crimesa is now the most important task for me and my subordinates. Tonight, I have prepared a banquet for you at the mansion, and we will eat and talk while getting to know the officials of Crimesa......" Prottecilaus was relaxed when he saw Oliver's gentle attitude, after all, he was working with the army for the first time.

"There is no need for a banquet, because there are regulations in military law, and I can't violate them. However, I'd love to talk to you in detail about how to defend Crimesa......" Oliver said, surveying the city of Crimesa in front of him. It was the first time since the Second Crotone War that he had visited the city on the southern border of Dionia. It seems that Scombras and Prottsilaus were not idle during their tenure, and the walls were not only thickened, but also increased by at least two meters (initially mainly to guard against the Crotonens).

"I have set up your camp in the square. The supplies of the 6th Legion should be provided by the Turiyi Military Department, but the Crimesa City Hall will do its best to provide you with some fresh meat, fish, and vegetables...... to improve your diet......" Prott Sylaus led Oliver into the city as he introduced some of the preparations made by Clemisa.

Oliver listened attentively, and he could see that Plotsilaus had made adequate preparations for the entry of the Sixth Legion, and he was satisfied with this.

But as soon as he passed the city gate, he heard a loud commotion ahead.

"These soldiers can't be allowed into the city, they will only bring war! Bring death! ”

"Turii get out! You guys are not welcome in the Crimiszas, get out! ”

"You executioners, return the lives of our relatives!"

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When Oliver heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he turned his head and asked, "Lord Protsilaus, what's going on?!" ”

Plotsilaus's face also changed dramatically, and he was about to explain.

At this time, the captain of the first brigade that entered the city in a hurry came and said urgently: "Commander, there are many people in Crimea blocking the streets in front of us, preventing us from entering the city!" ”

"It's these guys again!" Protsillaus looked annoyed, sighed, and said: "Previously, the case of Polyxis and the assassination of His Majesty involved many citizens of Crimea, and some were severely punished by the Alliance. In the past two days, since Syracuse invaded Greater Greece and defeated the coalition forces at the Siriting, the families of some citizens have protested in front of the city hall and demanded the release of their loved ones...... But I didn't expect it...... How dare they stop the army from entering the city! ”

In contrast to Plotsilaus's worries, Oliver, who had been fighting for many years, was much more decisive and vigilant, and loudly reminded Plotsilaus: "We should immediately send troops and arrest these people!" ”

"How can this work? They are all people of Crimesa! Plotsilaus shook his head.

"At a time when the Alliance is facing a crisis, they dare to obstruct the army from entering the city, this is an act of treason, and it must be severely punished! And when this happens, I suspect that there must be an enemy in it! Crimesa is about to face an attack by the army of Syracuse, and if there is such chaos in the city, it will bring us disaster! So I propose to military control the city of Crimesa! ”

"Military management?!" Teacher Plotsea looked at Oliver in surprise.

Oliver looked serious: "If it is not strictly controlled, when the army of Syracuse arrives, these loose and hateful Cremis will probably take advantage of our inattention, quietly open the city gates, welcome them in, and make us all slaves of Dionysius!" ”

These words reminded Protesielaus of the tragic days when he was imprisoned by the Lucanians in Amendolara, and he couldn't help but shudder, and then hesitantly said, "Good...... Well, but hopefully not to hurt the population of Crimesa......"

With Protsillaus's consent, Oliver immediately gave the order, and the First Brigade quickly surrounded the troublemakers, and detained them, no matter how much they cried.

The Sixth Army was able to enter the city without any problems.

Soon, the city hall issued a notice that the whole city was under military control, that the port and city gates were forbidden to enter and leave at will, and that the residents outside the city were temporarily relocated to the city in anticipation of the coming war.

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The urgency of the northeastern border of Dionya not only shocked the people of Amendolara, but also aroused the vigilance of the Turian people: the pace of war is approaching the core of Dionia, awakening their painful memories of the war that destroyed their homeland a few years ago, and now there are more and stronger enemies coming to Dionia, and Dioonia seems to be able to defend but not fight back, so the aggrieved situation makes the Dionian people begin to worry, and they are looking forward to the early return of the consul Davers, the "oracle" about Hades It is also taking root more and more in the hearts of the people.

That night, there was a sharp knock on the door of Davers's intelligence officer, Aristiras, at his residence in the East Side, near the city's docks, near the Dioonia Colosseum, a well-known entertainment district in the city.

The alert Aristiras got up before his slave could open the door.

The man who came was Tratus, and as soon as he saw Aristiras, he hurriedly said: "My lord, our people have seen the senators of the Senate, Petharu, Kadurk, and Bergarm quietly leaving the city with their retinues in the evening! ”

Aristias was startled and asked in a deep voice, "Didn't the city guards stop it?" ”

"The sheriff Mattonis went to Heracles, and the other party was a senator, and he went out through the east, west, and north gates, respectively, without arousing much suspicion. There is no one to support the city guards, how dare they stop it! Tratus said helplessly.

After Davers left with his army, as the war continued and intensified, Dionia's current political structure revealed many flaws.

Although some people in the Senate proposed that "martial law should be imposed on the whole city of Turiyi in time of war, in order to prevent accidents", it was not approved, because some people thought that such an approach would be too intrusive with the freedom of citizens, after all, the war was far from Turiyi, and there was no need to make the atmosphere so tense.

Although the case of Polyxis gave Davers more power to the Ombudsman to strengthen the management of the senators, and at the same time to provide bottom-up oversight through the "establishment of tribunes", this was still in its infancy. Even if some patriarchs have no real power, their status is very high, once Davers is not there, how dare ordinary people control it.

Aristias didn't think much of it, and he was nervous because: after the assassination, Davers invested more money and manpower in his intelligence service, demanding greater surveillance of the various cities in Dionia. When the war was discovered, his subordinates were asked to cooperate with the sheriffs of each city to ensure the stability of the city and prevent accidents.

The three Bruti senators, Petaru, Kadurk, and Bergam, had complained about some of Dionia's bills some time ago, and had been involved in the Polyxis case and supported Polyxis's proposal, although in the end it was fine, but it also made Aristilas pay close attention to them.

During the period after the outbreak of the war, the three of them had several private gatherings, which made Aristias even more vigilant, but unfortunately, at a critical time, the sudden destruction of the alliance and invasion of Tarantum led to the departure of Matonis, which caught Aristias off guard, and the intelligence department he led was only a private organization of Davers after all, without any public power, let alone preventing the high-ranking Dionian senators from leaving......

Thinking of this, Aristilas further asked, "Are you sure they went to the Bruti region?" ”

The slightest luck he had in his heart was soon shattered by Tratus's words: "The men I sent saw with their own eyes that they had crossed the wooden bridge of Bessinia one after another. ”

But Tratus's next words made him feel a little relieved: "But as soon as they left the city, I sent someone to ride to the city of Bissinia, and as soon as he confirmed Petaru's route, he would immediately ride to Cosenza and inform Lord Shilos first." ”

Aristias didn't care about his right-hand man's own assertions, he cared about the success of this long-distance message. Although there are already roads built from Turiyi to Bissinia and then to Cosenza, riding a horse in the dark and galloping between the plateau and the mountains is definitely a dangerous move.

"Who are you sending?" Aristiras asked with concern.

"Adepigis."

"Oh, that clever guy." Aristias was slightly more relaxed.

Once insulted as a "Bruti and Greek mongrel", Adapigis accompanied Antaoris to Cosenza, and as one of his guides, followed the Dionian legion to conquer Bruti, his identity and the ability he showed in these two operations led to Aristiras to find him, and in the following years, he made great contributions in building the Bruti intelligence network, stifling the signs of rebellion, stabilizing the Bruti region, and many other aspects, and was promoted by Davos to the intelligence officer of the Bruti region.