Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 13: Etruscan’s request for help

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"Yes... Your Majesty..." Publius choked his head and nodded again and again, determined in his heart: When this matter is over, he must let Lentulus leave Turíy to a place where no Romans live. Towns go to endure hardships.

Davers smiled kindly, and raised his wine glass again: "Come on, finish this glass, and when you handle this smoothly, I think you can also successfully serve as the chief executive of the town."

Pubulius was refreshed when he listened. He drank the wine from the toast and said categorically: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will kill them all at once, and I will never let one escape!"

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Under the guidance of the royal court officer, Gurialla stood at the entrance of the hall of Dionian Palace and heard a shout inside: "Gurialla, the Etruscan Envoy, please see me!"

Then I heard another majestic voice saying: "Let him come in."

Guri God's heart began to tense, he took a deep breath and stepped into the palace hall.

I saw that the tall and spacious hall was particularly brightly illuminated by the sunlight from the side windows, and tall and mighty soldiers stood upright on both sides, with shiny armor.

Guri God walked forward among the corridors formed by the guards, and then saw a row of black wooden chairs on the left and right sides, sitting on top of a dozen ornate Dionian officials wearing gorgeous robes, most of them Looking at himself with inquisitive eyes, among them was Ansitanos, Dionian Foreign Minister he knew well.

The gentle old man smiled and nodded to Gurilla, which calmed his mood, and then he saw the man sitting on the throne in front of him, with a bright and dazzling crown on his head and a serious face. I couldn't help but feel another tension: This is the King Daves who destroyed Rome, conquered Carthage, and made Dionia the sole overlord of the Western Mediterranean.

He hurriedly bent down and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty King Daves, on behalf of all the people of the Etruscan League, I extend my respectful greetings to you!"

"Welcome, messenger of the Etruscan Alliance!" Dafus smiled and said kindly: "The Etruscan Alliance is an alliance of Dionia. In recent years, our two sides have not only traded frequently. , And there are a lot of cultural exchanges. This trend is very good. I hope that the exchanges between our two sides will become closer and closer. This will benefit the stability of the central region of Italy!"

"Your Majesty, what you said is right!" Gurialla took the conversation and said, "But our Etruscan city-state hopes to not only strengthen trade and cultural exchanges with the Kingdom of Dionian, but also We must also strengthen ties in the military."

Anta Oris, the rotating chairman of the Senate, immediately interjected: "Envoy Guri'ara, your words are puzzling. You should know that Dionia and Etrunia are alliances. The covenant originally stipulated that both parties Trade and cultural exchanges are not restricted, and once one party is in trouble, the other must provide military assistance. This has shown that we have a deep military connection."

"That is only an emergency measure under special circumstances, and what I said about strengthening military ties is that our Etruscan alliance hopes to get your Dionian kingdom military For help!"

Gurialla said in a heavy tone: "His Majesty the King, you should know that the neighbors of the northern Etruscan Gaul (the Greeks have always regarded these murderous and terrifying The barbarians are collectively referred to as the Celts. The Dionians also continued this statement at first. After Rome was incorporated into the kingdom, under their influence, they gradually began to rename the Celts in northern Italy to the Gauls. ), has been constantly invading the territory of the Etruscan Alliance, and the intensity of its invasion has intensified in the past two years. The alliance has formed an army to defend it, but..."

Gurialla showed an angry and worried look: "The northern border is too wide, and the Gauls are very cunning. They seldom fight our coalition forces, but always attack our single troops and invade us. Defend the empty areas... Now the alliance is already a little overwhelmed. People from several city-states close to the northern border are fleeing south in large numbers... If this continues, the Gauls will be able to occupy the northern Luna and Luca. ) And Florentia, and then allow more tribes to easily cross the steep mountainous area and take root in the northern part of our Etruscan alliance territory. At that time... 20 years ago. A large-scale southern invasion by the Gauls may be repeated again!"

At this point in the words of Gurialla, the ministers in the temple whispered for a while, but no one took the initiative to speak.

Davos avoids Gurilla’s imploring gaze, and looks at the Secretary of the Army Alexis (the former Secretary of the Army Hilos has resigned two years ago, and Daves personally identified Alexis who made great contributions in the Western Mediterranean War. Succeeded) and asked softly: "Alexis, what do you think about this?"

Alexis frowned, thought about it, and said solemnly: "Listening to the Etruscan envoy, the situation in the northern part of the Etruscan League is more severe! But... now it's high. The Lu people did not aggressively invade the south, nor did they conquer the city-states on the northern border. If we Dionia agreed to the request of the Etruscan Alliance and sent reinforcements to strengthen their northern border, we would most likely encounter them too. The dilemma faced-the Gauls will refuse to fight with us head-on, and continue to disperse the army to attack Etruscans, and it is impossible for us to gather a large army to attack the Gaul territory...

To effectively defend against Gaul invasions, it will inevitably require long-term confrontations and fierce battles, and our reinforcements cannot stay in friendly territories far away from their homes for a long time. This will make soldiers unable to handle their own affairs. Affecting income... Moreover, if reinforcements stay in the north for a long time, they will also consume a large amount of food in the Etruscan city-state and welcome complaints from the local people..."

"Your Majesty, Sir Alexis is right. Sending reinforcements at this time will be detrimental to Etruscans and Dionia. We should consider it more carefully... "Most ministers agreed, apparently disagreeing with the "reinforcement to Etruscans".

Guriala was a little panicked, but fortunately he was prepared in advance: "Uh... we also think that it is not suitable for Dionia to send reinforcements at this time... So after many discussions by the senior leaders of the alliance city-states It was unanimously decided that Luna, Lucca, and Florentia will assign part of the territories to Dionia. You can build towns in these territories, and the cost of building cities and short-term material consumption will be covered by the entire Etruscan. It is provided free of charge by the League of Rea."

As soon as this was said, there was an uproar around.

The Minister of Agriculture Burkos couldn't help asking: "What do you mean...the land that is set aside will always belong to Dionia?"

"Yes, forever!"

"So what is the area of ​​this land? In addition to building towns, is there still enough land left to support the people in the towns?" Burkos asked immediately, and at the same time reminded: "If there is not enough land Give Dionian citizens a place. Even if your Majesty agrees to your request, the people of the Kingdom may not be willing to move to the Etruscan region. After all, living there is much more dangerous than in the country!"

Gurialla felt hope, and immediately said solemnly: "Of course the Etruscan League has considered this issue, so please rest assured that the land provided by the alliance is vast enough, and it is still fertile, and it should be able to satisfy Dio. According to the demands of the people of Nigeria, there are even rich minerals in some places..."

Guri God's words immediately aroused heated discussions among the ministers.

This situation caused Gurilla’s heart to sigh slightly: If it weren’t for the perennial looting and harassment of the Gauls, the city-states close to the northern border would flee southward in large numbers, rendering the land and population of these city-states deserted. It is impossible for them to provide so much land to Dioria!

At this time, Alexis asked again: "Etruscan messenger, do we Dionian have the right to choose which land to assign to Dionian? Where to build the city?" /

As the highest military officer in the kingdom, Alexis asked this question because he didn’t want the Etruscans to assign the land closest to the Gauls to Dionia and let Dai The Onia citizen soldiers were at the forefront, defending against the Gaul attack, alone suffering casualties, while leaving the Etruscans to hide behind and work hard.

Gurialla has not responded yet, Daves coughed lightly, and said with a serious expression: "I am more concerned about this issue."

Guriala's heart stunned. Knowing that this issue cannot be perfunctory, he raised his spirit and said with discretion: "The respected king... The Kingdom of Dionia is strong, the Etruscan alliance is relatively weak, and we are How can you play with your scheming? We are sincere and sincere to provide land. Please help us to resist the Gaul together! If His Majesty and the ministers are not satisfied with the assigned land, we can re-discuss and choose a new land together. "

Davos was satisfied with his statement. He leaned back, put his hands on the armrest of the throne, smiled and said, "I already know the requirements of the Etruscan League, please Go back and have a good rest, we will discuss this matter."

"...Yes, Your Majesty the King!" Gurialla didn't get a clear reply. Although he was a little unwilling, he didn't dare to say any more, and graciously withdrew from the palace.

At this moment, Daves looked at the ministers and said loudly: "Everyone, you have all heard the request of the Etruscan messenger. If you have any comments on this, please tell me."