Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 51: The Carthaginian debate
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After the ten-year alliance agreement was signed again, Kerry Thorpes mentioned in a private conversation with Daves that the Spartan Council of Elders would frequently wage wars in the Apulia region by the Spartan Council of Elders. Feeling worried and dissatisfied.
Daves’ response to this was: “Apulia’s affairs are matters of the Western Mediterranean. According to the covenant, Sparta does not need to worry about it. Came to Turri, hoping that Dionian could intervene in the war and prevent the alien Persians from using Sparta to control Greece. Dionian strictly abided by the requirements of the covenant and rejected their request. Despite the kingdom’s Many Greek citizens are very dissatisfied with the fact that the ally Sparta kneeled down to the former Greek enemy Persia and obeyed their **** contract. Moreover, Mandinia was flooded in Sparta, and a Greek city-state was destroyed by cruel means. He committed atrocities similar to those done by Dionysius, the tyrant of Sicily, which made the Dionian people very angry. However, the Dionian Senate repeatedly rejected the many defenders at the end of the year. The request to "condemn and punish Sparta".
Dionia has strictly abided by the covenant and respected the alliance Sparta in the past ten years. After signing the covenant this year, he will continue to implement it in accordance with the content of the covenant. I hope that the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will also strictly follow the content of the agreement. The relationship between the two countries, especially on the issue of'accepting indigenous people who fled from Apulia', please reconsider and deal with it carefully. Dionia keeps his promises, but will treat the city-states that violate the promises as enemies..."
Daves’ words made Kerry Thorpes both ashamed and frightened. He immediately solemnly said: "Your Majesty Daves, Sparta cherishes the friendship between the two countries, so he took the initiative to send me. Renew the contract. Sparta will continue to abide by the requirements of the covenant as before, and there will always be peace between the East and the Mediterranean!..."
Leaving away the guest Lithorpes, only one day later, Turri welcomed Carthage’s messenger Okriton.
He didn't come to renew the contract, but to protest.
The Carthaginians protested against Dionian’s violation of the covenant this time and launched a war against the Sicilian freedom forces-the Westkels without authorization, and demanded that Dionian immediately stop this stupidity of "destroying the peaceful environment in Sicily" action.
The Dionian Senate refuted the Carthaginians’ demands. They presented facts, presented evidence, and reasoned, and told the Carthage messenger: It was not Dionia who wanted to invade the Westkels. It’s the Tanikian tribe among the Sikers who conspired to disrupt Dionia and want to disadvantage Dionia. For this reason, Dionia has already tried several Sicilian elders such as Laodixian. Many officials of the kingdom were also arrested, and of course they must retaliate against the culprit of this incident. This is the punishment that the Tanician tribe should take to provoke Dionia!
Dionia’s tough rejection of Carthage’s protest made Okriton go back without success.
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A few days later, in the Senate in the Basic City of Carthage, the Carthage elders had a fierce argument over the matter.
"Master Hanno, now the Dionians refuse to stop the war against the Sikels. I don’t know what measures you have to deal with this matter?! Otherwise, no action will be taken. The weak Sikels are Can't resist the Dionian army for a few days!" Senator Preta Kuba asked, standing up.
Hanno looked at the senator who questioned him coldly. Since Margot was removed from the post of governor of Sicily, he did not return to Carthage, but angrily took some mercenaries to Iberia. The Magonis family in the Senate and even Carthage’s leading figures became Preta Kuba, he is a distant relative of Margo, but much more cunning than Margo, and has caused some trouble for Hanno to control the Senate in recent years.
There is no need for Hanno’s answer. Another elected Sofitel Pantilako has already taken the conversation and said, “This is the first thing that the Tanikian tribe of Seaker provokes Dionia. It’s understandable for Dionia to punish it. What we should do now is to monitor this war at all times to prevent Dionia from taking this opportunity to expand it, thus damaging the interests of our Carthage."
"Oh, just such a simple sentence, you gave up the West Kells! I still remember that, at the time, Lord Hanno, you put forward the suggestion of'support the Tanikian to unify the West Kells' !" Another Margonides veteran Santipur immediately made a mockery.
Hanno looked at him unhappy.
Okliton immediately retorted: "You are really good at forgetting! At the beginning, the Tanikians came to Carthage in the name of'the former ally who fought side by side with Similko'. They were the first to find It’s you, and it’s the suggestion that you first put forward in the Senate to "help the Tanekian", and Lord Hanno just conforms to your wishes, and I hope that the actions of the Tanekian will be better for Carthage. They control Sicily to provide help, but they did not expect that they would boldly provoke Dionia, let alone that you, who were supported by Lord Hanno, will now falsely accuse Hanno! In Kuzha, in order to win over the Sikelians to deal with the Syracuses, the Tauromenion Fortress was built and gifted to the Sikelians, so he and the Sikel King Aguilis-he is Tariqian The leader of Arconis’ father formed an alliance. But then Similco was defeated and committed suicide. When Dionysius counterattacked Carthage’s power in Sicily, Aguilis fell to Syracuse again, and was eventually killed by Dionysius. Murder of Onisius.)"
Preta Kuba immediately changed the subject and put on a worried look: "Sir Hanno, Syracuse has suffered greatly in recent years. Most of the Greek city-states in Sicily have friendship with Dionia. They Not only do they often send envoys to attend various celebrations in Dionian, some even send teams to participate in the rugby match in Dionian. Now that Dionian is allowed to control the Westkels, then the situation in Sicily is not Back to the time of Dionysius, this is very detrimental to Carthage!"
Hanno looked at him coldly and suddenly said, "Master Pretakuba, in view of the current situation in Sicily, what is your suggestion? Continue to support a Xikai who is about to be destroyed with gold, silver and materials. The Horde?! Or send an army to support the Western Kailes?!"
"Since Dionia refuses to armistice, of course we can only send troops to make them realize that Carthage will not only protest with words, we are serious!" The veteran Santipur said harshly.
The veterans were in an uproar.
"That means war!" Pantilaco warned loudly.
"Since Dionia arbitrarily expands his power in Sicily and refuses to heed the warnings of our Carthage, then show them the war!" Santipur waved his fist vigorously.
Many elders exclaimed, and the controversy arose.
Hanno suddenly became vigilant, and he immediately realized: This was definitely the idea of the patriarch of the Magonyd family thousands of miles away. He wanted to provoke the relationship between Dionia and Carthage. War provides a good opportunity for yourself to return to Carthage and control the political situation!
Thinking of this, Hanno abruptly stood up and shouted: "Whether Carthage wants to tear up the covenant and intervene in this Dionian war to punish the Westkels, a fight with Dionian may be A long-running and costly war? Now the Senate is voting and agreeing to the proposal of Preta Kuba and Santipur. Please raise your hands for the veterans who send troops to fight in Sicily!"
Except for a very small number of elders of the Magonis family who raised their hands, the other elders did not even hesitate.
In the past ten years, the Carthaginians followed Hanno’s proposal and turned their goal to the inland area south of the Carthage Territory—Numibia. There are many indigenous tribes living on this vast land. However, there was no unified country and organization. The Carthaginians used many measures such as direct military conquests, purchases with money, separation, etc., so that Carthage controlled most of the Numibian land, and the citizens of Carthage also received a large amount of Inland land, and hiring Numibians to farm, the wealth of Carthage's elders doubled, and Hanno's prestige in Carthage also doubled. The only concern for the Carthaginians was the rebellion that occurred from time to time by the Numibians. For this reason, several troops formed by the citizens of Carthage alternated with several important strongholds stationed in Numibia.
Let Carthage go to war with the mighty Dionians, not only the majority of the elders are unwilling, but the citizens of Carthage are also unwilling, compared with the Dionians and Westerners in eastern Sicily. , They are more concerned about the large number of land harvests in Numibia and the control of numerous Numibian slaves and Numibian farmhands.
Hanno looked around at most of the silent veterans, and then glanced at the handful of veterans who supported the war. He had foreseen such a powerful advantage: If there were no unexpected accidents, the Carthaginians would be absolutely extinct. Unwilling to go to war with Dionia, Margot's conspiracy simply cannot be realized. Of course, Margot now occupies that piece of Iberian land, and his violation of the orders of the Carthage Senate made him feel a headache.
At this moment, Hanno put his hand in his arms, took out a scroll, held it high in his hand, and said loudly: "This is a letter written to me by King Dionia! In the letter, he promised,' Dionia always keeps in mind the covenant with Carthage, and only punishes the Tanikian tribe, and will never expand the territory of attacking other Western Kailes. Please rest assured.' In addition, he also asked me to consider renewing the covenant. The question.” As he said, he passed the letter to the veteran next to him to read.
The veterans present here are obviously relaxed.