Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 233: Explore

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"Negotiation?!" Okriton was startled.

"Yes. The Syracuses hope to have a truce with Dionia, abandon the land they occupy in Great Greece and the Lokri allies that support them, in exchange for allowing the troops in the city of Siritim to return safely to Sicily... "Daves said sternly.

"King Daves, are you going to agree to their terms?" Okriton asked immediately.

"I’m considering... As you said earlier, Dionia has indeed had a lot of difficulties since the war, not only the food issue, but also because the citizens have come out to fight, the affairs of the alliance Basically it has been abandoned, and the people's war-weariness is also rising...Ah!..." Daves sighed, shaking his head.

"King Davos, I don’t think you can end the war with Syracuse at this time, because Dionia’s national power cannot be compared to Syracuse. Don’t look at Syracuse’s successive losses in Great Greece. It failed, but it only takes one or two years of rest and reorganization, and it may reassemble a huge army and invade Great Greece again! In fact, we in Carthage have suffered such pain during the war with Syracuse. Lesson! And is one or two years enough time for Great Greece, which has been greatly destroyed, to restore its strength?!" Okriton reminded loudly, looking extremely concerned.

"That..." Davers asked hesitantly: "Your suggestion is..."

"Destroy the Syracuse army in Siritim!" Okriton said sharply: "It would be better if you could catch Dionysius. He was the chief culprit in all wars in Sicily and Great Greece. !"

Daves felt that he had vaguely seen Carthage’s attitude towards Syracuse in this war, but he was still preparing to explore Carthage’s bottom line further, so he continued to hesitate He asked in a tone of voice: "As you said just now, Siracusa’s strength is far greater than that of Dionia. Even if this army is eliminated, Syracuse in Sicily can still threaten Great Greece. For the safety of the country, Dionia is in danger of war at any time, then...what should we do to completely eliminate this danger?"

"Completely eliminate? Then simply destroy Syracuse! But this is something that even Carthage can't do, and even Dionian can't do it!" Okriton was quite proud The tone drew a sneer from Hernipolis, and under Daves' scolding gaze, Hernipolis lowered his head to finish his work.

Okliton felt that he was very magnanimous. He ignored the young man’s rudeness and continued to show the direction for Dionian’s next move: "Although Dionian can’t eliminate Syracuse, It can weaken its power. Syracuse’s huge population of citizens and its countless allies are the basis for Dionysius to attack Great Greece, and they are also the targets of Dionysius’s exploitation and exploitation. According to our Carta Ki knows that these Greeks are full of resentment towards Dionysius, and the news of Dionysian victory over the army of Dionysius gave them the courage to resist.

Now your army has landed in Sicily? ! As long as Dionian’s army continues to fight in eastern Sicily, the Greek city-states and people will rise to support you against the dictatorship of Dionysius. The Sicilian alliance established by Syracuse will be broken. Rakuza can no longer become the overlord of Sicily! "Okliton got more and more excited as he spoke, and even clenched his fists.

Daves’ expression was very calm. He calmly exchanged glances with Hernipolis, who had just quietly walked out of the big tent and returned quickly, and then slowly said: "Master Okriton What I said makes sense, and it touches my heart! But the army that Dionia sent to Sicily was only more than 4,000. Originally, he only wanted to carry out harassment and destruction in eastern Sicily, forcing Dionysius to lead some of the troops back to Sicily. , To relieve our pressure in Great Greece... But the day before yesterday I received an urgent report from Sicily that our troops landing in Sicily were attacked by an army of 20,000 led by Siracusa’s general Massias, and the situation was very difficult. It seems that fighting in Sicily is not so easy...

If...At this time, your Carthage can take advantage of the great opportunity of Syracuse’s army to be out and the emptiness of defense to attack from the west of Sicily to the east, then Syracuse will not be able to resist it at all. Not only will Syracuse’s alliance easily disintegrate at this time, even the city of Syracuse, which has not been occupied for a hundred years, will most likely be breached! ……"

Listening to Davers's excitement and euphemistic request, Okriton's original manner of beating Fang Yao became a bit embarrassed. He dodged Davers's seemingly excited eyes, and said in a vague way: "... …Carthage and Syracuse just signed a peace agreement a few years ago… We, Carthage, abide by the agreement and will not violate the agreement within the time limit… Carthage has always kept its promises. This is what Carthage can become The main reason for the richest city-state in the Western Mediterranean..."

Henipolis sneered secretly as he watched the Carthaginians pretending to be.

Davos looked disappointed, sat down on the wooden chair, and whispered: "Oh!...This is really a pity..."

"Although we cannot participate in the war in Carthage, we will greatly assist Dionia!" Okriton hurriedly said loudly, because Hanno wanted to go further with Dionia. Narrowing the relationship and drawing up a covenant in favor of Carthage was not here to make Dionia and Syracuse a truce. If such a result goes back, how dare he face Hanno, so he Some are anxious: "We will not only continue to supply your urgently-needed grains, but also provide high-quality weapons, and we...we are also willing to provide a huge loan to Dionia for you to recruit and hire when you are short of soldiers. Bing..."

Davers' eyes lit up and he immediately said: "Great! With the selfless help of Carthage, we are confident that we will eventually defeat the Syracuses! Heney, get paper and pen, I want Give Master Okriton a list of supplies that Dionian needs urgently."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hernipolis immediately got up and handed pen and paper.

Okliton saw that Davers went from frustration to confidence, and turned so fast, he was a little dumbfounded, and hurriedly said: "King Davers, before you make a list, it’s best to ask I sign a new agreement."

"New agreement?" Daves was puzzled on the surface, but his heart was tight: The real purpose of the Carthaginians' visit this time will finally be revealed!

"Yes, the new agreement. Because under your leadership, King Davos, the outstanding performance of the Dionian army on the battlefield has once again changed our Carthage Senate’s view of this war. Taiji hopes that after giving great assistance to Dionia to win this war, Dionia will not be able to treat Sicily—"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the voice of the captain of the guard, Martius, who opened the curtain and entered the big tent: "Your Majesty, the report of the First Legion is here! "

"Bring it to me!" Daves couldn't wait to take the scroll of papyrus tied with a red cloth from Martinus' hands.

Okliton, who was interrupted, couldn't help but widen his curious eyes.

"Great!" Daves yelled excitedly and said loudly: "Antonios said in the letter,'The First Army completely defeated the Allied Forces of Syracuse led by Massias and occupied In the middle of the east coast of Sicily, large-scale riots broke out, and the people of Siculi, Katane, Leontini, and Taonis overthrew the dictatorship of Dionysius. At the same time, the people of Syracuse also resisted and drove Dionysius supporters to the island of Ortigia.'"

Davers said here, paused for a while, and said in a more serious tone: "Antonios also said,'These newly independent city-states are afraid of being viciously retaliated by the stronger Syracuse in the future, and they have asked to join Dai Onia League.'”

"Really?!" Hernipolis and Martius looked surprised.

"Take a look!" Daves handed out the papyrus scroll in his hand with a happily expression on his face.

"Let me see first!" Despite his courtesy as a guest, Okriton grabbed it with unprecedented agility and couldn't wait to take a closer look.

Daves and Hernipolis looked at each other and smiled: The battle report is indeed true, but it was not just delivered, but it was delivered in the morning. Daves asked Hernipolis and Martius to perform this play, but at the same time gaining benefits, he also defeated Carthage's attempts.

Okliton watched it over and over again, with an unbelievable expression. He didn't expect that just two days after he left Carthage, the situation in Southern Italy suddenly became like this, asking him to say "Dionia was not allowed to set foot in Sicily after the war".

"This...this...this is..." Okriton didn't know what to say for a while, and then said for a while: "Is everything described here...have been confirmed?"

"Master of Russia Creighton, Dionia has a military law, which stipulates, "No one shall make false or false reports of military information. If the war report is verified to be inconsistent with the actual situation, different penalties will be given depending on the severity of the situation. , Demotion in the slightest, and execution in the more serious. "Even though Antonios is the commander of the army, he doesn't dare to make such a mistake." Daves replied seriously.

"Of course, I am not suspicious of this general Antonios’ report, but like Siculi, Leontini, Cataneo... these city-states have always changed again and again, and Carthage and them have had many The exchanges are very clear. They asked to join the Dionian League, most likely just because of the current situation, to please Dionian's army in Sicily, not necessarily sincere..." Okriton was shocked just now, After calming down a little bit, he began to express his dissent.