Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 19: Peace talks

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He looked around at the other three people and said, "I have two news, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Listen to the bad news first." Drax said first.

"This morning, the food transport team returning to Turrii was not far from the swamp when it was attacked by 300 sailors from Crotone. The freedmen who were escorting heavy luggage were temporarily unprepared and caused 50 casualties. The beast has also lost a lot. Before our soldiers arrived, the enemy had fled back to the ship anchored on the coast..." Daves said loudly.

"300 people?! The number of Crotones participating in the attack has increased, and they have become more courageous! I remember there is our garrison near the swamp!" Capus said in surprise.

"Perhaps because of this, the guards lost their vigilance." Daves said with a serious expression: "We must learn from this lesson to ensure that we won't do it again in the future!"

Capus and Dracos clenched their fists and nodded vigorously.

"The hateful thing is that we don't have a fleet. Otherwise, how could Crotone easily attack our villages and kill our people frequently on our territory!" Drax said angrily.

In this regard, everyone is very helpless. Dionia is a new alliance after all. It has not been established for a year. The navy is not like the army. As long as it has people, weapons, and strict training, it can be sent in a few months. battlefield. To make naval warships, especially the main battleship-the three-layered warship, even if it speeds up, it will take at least three months to launch. It also needs nearly two hundred sailors and experienced helmsmen... etc. After training, running-in, and then to maneuvering a warship proficiently and freely, it will take several months to develop combat effectiveness. Therefore, the Navy is an expensive arms that consumes time, money, and manpower. The small city-states simply can’t afford it. With the current strength of the Dionian Alliance, money and manpower are not a big problem. The most lacking is time. . After this war with Crotone, Daves has secretly listed "establishing the navy" as the top priority for the next alliance development.

"Master Daves, what is the good news?" Avinojis asked.

Daves smiled slightly: "Lorry sent troops to attack Corenia! Just as you said, in such a situation, Crotone might consider peace talks with us again. If it still doesn’t Movement and silence--" Daves' voice suddenly became bitter like a cold wind: "I will order Hironimos to send troops across the Tachnadi River to destroy the farmland, villages, and canals outside the city of Crotone. ……Wait for all facilities, forcing Crotone people to come to negotiate!"

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In the early morning of the second day, Lycias and Sisprotis walked into Dionia's Chinese army tent.

Davers looked at them, smiled and said, "Master Lycias, I said we would meet again, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon."

Lysias ignored Daves’ teasing and said with a serious expression: "Master Daves, the negotiation terms you proposed last time, the Crotone Council agreed to abandon Crimea after deliberation. Handed over to Dionia, and is willing to pay a certain amount of money to promote peace! As for the dissolution of the Crotone Alliance—"

Lysias paused, considering how to use language to better persuade Daves, Sisprotis took the words: "The council agreed in principle to dissolve the alliance, but now Lorry is attacking. Corenia, based on the profound friendship between Corenia and Crotone for hundreds of years, Crotone must give Correnia assistance, and having the status of the leader of the alliance is conducive to Crotone's convening of citizens and forming The army, reinforce Corenia, repel Lokri...After we have repelled them, we will...disband...Sissprotis suddenly choked up and couldn't talk about it. Crotone's centuries in Great Greece Hegemony, that was established by the ancestors of Crotone, who worked hard and used **** battles to lay down, and now it is going to be a waste...How can he not be excited and uncontrollable.

Lycias, who originally complained that Thesis Protis had thrown all his cards to the opponent, was completely stupid at this moment, and his heart was full of sadness.

"Crottone doesn't need to dissolve the alliance!" Daves' first words came out of their expectations.

Davos looked at the surprised expressions of the two and continued: "Even, Dionia can immediately release tens of thousands of Crotone citizens captured!"

Lycias and Sisprotis looked at each other, unable to believe their ears.

"But I have one condition." Daves said slowly: "Dionia has no habit of returning what he got."

Lysias reacted quickly: "You mean... Asprostum?"

Davers smiled: "It's not just this."

He walked to the map and pointed out a place with his finger: "Our Dionian army has begun to camp here!"

Lysias stepped forward to take a look, and couldn't help taking a breath: "Do you still want the land on the north bank of the Neto River?!"

"It’s not what I want, but a condition that I want Dionia to have peace talks with!" Daves said sternly: "Crotone is aggressive, and he has launched two attacks against Turi. The war between Iran and the Dionian alliance burned Turri, plundered wealth, and wantonly massacred the Dionian people. Driven by the goddess of Nemesis, we fought back bravely. Hades' blessing made us smooth again. Victory one after another. The people of Dionia have high confidence, and they wish they could make Crotone suffer the pain of being burned again! If there is no rich spoils, our people will never agree to peace talks with you Yes! Many people have already suggested that more than 10,000 prisoners should be sent for mining, just like Syracuse dealt with the Athenian prisoners!"

Daves’ abrupt tone made Sisprotis’ hairs stand up. Of course he knew what happened to the expeditionary soldiers who were captured in Athens. The land on the north bank of the Neto River, which accounts for almost one of the three territories of Crotone, if all were given to Dioria, what about the so many Crotone people who originally lived on these lands?! It would be impossible to agree!"

"These two wars cost Crotone and Asprostum the lives of no less than 20,000 citizens, right? The land should have been abandoned a lot, and the people were moved to the city of Crotone. , To enrich the manpower and redistribute the land that lacks labor. I think this is just a good way to reorganize Crotone, while at the same time achieving peace with Dionia, and allowing the returning Crotone citizens to regroup into an army. , To help Corenia and repel Lockley, this is a good thing with multiple birds!" Daves said in a deep voice.

His words seemed to have a certain temptation, which made Sisprotis couldn’t help but want to nod. He looked at Lycias subconsciously. Lycias shook his head slightly, and Sisprotis opened his mouth, but Without speaking, he fell silent immediately.

"Of course you can go back and discuss it slowly. I'm not in a hurry. Maybe, in a few days, it will not be you, but Lockley. As long as you can cooperate with Dionia, I don't think Lockley cares how much Crotone's land is divided." Daves said slowly, with an indifferent expression.

Lysias and Thesprotis felt cold all over, and Thesprotis hurriedly said: "Dear Master Daves, all the land on the north bank of the Neto River is given to Dionia. This is indeed...this is indeed difficult for the council to agree to, but some of the land...I think it can be allocated to you...the specifics, we can discuss more. As for Asprostum--"

Davers heard this and interrupted him unceremoniously: "Asprostum must be controlled by Dionia. This is not negotiable! To prevent Crotone from breaking his promises again and tearing it up. Agreement, start war!"

Sisprotis stood awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Lysias sighed in the bottom of my heart, Cissprotis's easy compromise, incompetence and weakness made him speechless, but this is the council's choice! In fact, Lycias also understood that Crotone was completely passive until the war. Even if he is confident that Dionia's army will not be able to break through the strong inner city of Crotone at all, and even in the end can force Dionia to retreat, but so what! Farmland, villages, and town facilities have been destroyed, and there is a shortage of young and middle-aged citizens. It will be a long process for Crotone to restore its previous prosperity. But the grim situation did not allow Crotone to have extravagant time, and the panicked people did not have the determination to fight to the end. Therefore, compromise and concessions in exchange for peace and reduced losses for future revival have become the best choice for the council.

Thinking about this, Lycias no longer hesitated: "Asprustom is the northern barrier of Crotone. If it falls into the hands of the enemy, it will only make the people of Crotone feel Even more disturbed. I think even if the council agrees, the citizens' assembly will oppose it!"

"So, you have rejected Dionia's peace talks." Daves looked at Lucias stiffly.

Thesis Proteas anxiously pulled at Lycias’s clothes, and Lycias said calmly: “The people of Crotone oppose the enemy’s possession of Asprostum, but they don’t I will definitely oppose it being occupied by allies."

"Allies?!" Davers, who has been calm and calm, and steadily controlling the pace of negotiations, also seemed a little surprised.

"Yes!" Lycias raised his head and said loudly, "As long as Dionia and Crotone form an alliance, then Asprostum and part of the land on the north bank of the Neto River, It’s not a big problem to hand it to Dionia."