Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 231: Carthage messenger
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Originally, the Syracuse soldiers were notified by the team officers in the morning that Lord Dionysius had contracted a fever and was resting in bed at the mansion, temporarily unable to come out for inspection.
But the shouts of the Dionians were nose and eye. "Dionysius fleeing alone" has made them confused, and "Syracuse is under attack" has shocked them even more. Not only the soldiers were frightened, but also the officials could not sit still. Therefore, many Syracuse civic soldiers and freedmen gathered on the Silitian Square to discuss these rumors intensely...
In the end, they decided to meet Dionysius to verify the truth of the rumors. A team of thousands of people blocked the temporary residence of Dionysius.
At this time, in the mansion, Facipesas, Leptinius, Androstini, and a few generals were rushing around like ants on a hot pot.
When Facipesas heard these rumors, he was taken aback: The news of Dionysius' departure was only known to those sitting there, how could the Dionians know? ! Is there someone Netcom Dionia? ! Secondly, Dionysius said that he rushed back to Syracuse because the Dionians landed in Mearo. But now the Dionians say that they have occupied many Sicilian city-states and are attacking Syracuse. Although the enemy’s words cannot be trusted, but now I think about it, even if the Dionians land in Sicily, Massias can deal with it, but Dionysius walks in such a hurry, is it really possible... After all, the Dionians are accurate 'S tells the fact that Dionysius left.
Fasipezas had a thousand thoughts, and the rest of the people also had their own thoughts. The atmosphere in the room was calm, but the noise outside the room was violent.
"Everyone, the soldiers are instigated by the rumors of the Dionians and have to see Lord Dionysius. What can we do to quell this chaos?!" Facipesas asked anxiously , First break the silence.
"Of course you can't let them in. If you let them know that Lord Dionysius has indeed left, it will definitely cause chaos!" a general said firmly.
"But how can we stop them from coming in?!" Facipesas said worriedly: "There are thousands of soldiers outside. Once they lose patience, the guards cannot stop them!"
"It’s better to send someone out and swear to them in the name of God, "Master Dionysius did not leave at all, but was seriously ill. Their entry will affect the adult’s treatment. After the adult is cured, he will naturally get along. They meet.'" Secret Eye Androstini suggested.
"This is a good idea!" Facipesas' eyes lit up, then he looked around and asked: "Who wants to convince the soldiers?"
Everyone stopped talking, their eyes were either looking upwards or downwards, or they didn't make contact with Huaxipezas's eyes.
"Master Androstini?" Facipesas asked hurriedly after being ill.
"I'm just a small person who is responsible for collecting information for Master Dionysius. How can I convince the soldiers." Androstini shrugged and tactfully refused.
Fassipesas thought about it, and turned his gaze to Dionysius’ brother next to him: "Leptinius-sama?"
The straightforward Leptinius shook his head hurriedly and said directly: "I will never make such a false vow in the name of a god!"
Fasipexus immediately felt annoyed and thought: As the brother of Dionysius, you are unwilling to do it, are others willing to do it! This is blasphemous!
When Fascipesas turned his gaze to other generals, some generals already said impatiently: "General Fascipesas, Master Dionysius is leaving, but the power to control this army is handed over. I've given it to you, if you don't persuade the soldiers, do you still let us go?!"
"Yes! Yes! Now in Xiliting City, you have the most power and the highest prestige among the soldiers. There is no better candidate except you!"
Several generals were talking babbledly, Facipesas "cocked" in his heart, and he felt a deep jealousy in the words of his colleagues.
At this time, Androstini and Leptinius also agreed. They reached an agreement so quickly because they knew very well in their hearts: This is a dangerous job! Use lies to deceive tens of thousands of Syracuse citizens and free citizens. Once things are revealed, the executor will arouse the anger of the Syracuse people. Not only will he be ostracized in Syracuse, but even People in power may be punished severely by the people for "blasphemy"...
Fasipezas, of course, is also very aware of the stakes. Seeing these people in front of him quickly unite and isolate himself, it makes him feel sad...It was once from Syracuse. As an ordinary citizen, he can become a trusted general of Dionysius. It is because of his vision, wrists, and ability to adapt to changes. He is not only flattering to Dionysius. He can always Make choices that benefit you.
Under the gazes of everyone’s expectation, Facipesas was silent for a while. He pondered in his heart and finally made up his mind, but his face was so calm that he stood up and said, "Okay, I Go out and convince the soldiers."
Everyone beamed with joy and watched Facipesas walk out of the mansion with heavy steps.
"Will this be bad?" Leptinius said unbearably.
The others ignored him.
Suddenly, a louder roar erupted from outside the mansion, so that everyone in the house could hear it clearly.
"We are going home!! We are going back to Syracuse!!!..."
What happened outside? ! Androstini felt uneasy.
At this moment, the guard rushed in and said in a panic: "My lords, Facipesas...General Facipesas announced to the soldiers,'Master Dionysius has left the Sirion. He will lead Sicilian reinforcements back soon!'"
"What?!"
"Damn fasciperas! How can he tell the truth!"
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"Master Okriton, go around this cape, Crotone is almost here!" the captain yelled.
Okliton nodded, expressing his understanding. As the senator of the Carthage Senate, Okriton was Hanno's confidant, and this time he came to negotiate with Dionia on Hanno's order.
Dionia, the Greek city-state alliance that was not in the eyes of the Carthaginians, unexpectedly surprised the Carthaginians in this Southern Italian War, not only on sea and land. Defeated the invincible Dionysius and sent troops to Sicily... News continued to spread to Carthage, and the people were in an uproar, especially when they saw that Carthage’s merchant ships transported hundreds of tons of grains, and then transported them. The return of thousands of Syracuse captives made them even more excited.
Compared with the Carthage people, the favor of the Dionian League has suddenly increased, while the elders have been talking about the sudden changes in the situation in Great Greece and Sicily. Hanno sent Okriton as an envoy to Dionia, hoping: to explore the tone of the city-state alliance that just had a friendly agreement, and see if a covenant can be reached to protect the interests of Carthage in Sicily, and at the same time It is convenient for Hanno to propose "removal of the post of Governor of Sicily" in the Senate.
Occleton learned from the Carthage envoys who had accompanied the food ship to Turiyi that Dionian’s army was besieging Siritim, and their new king who could truly be the master was also in the army. Therefore, Okriton cancelled his plan to go to Turyi and went directly to the Dionian camp in Siliting. However, the port of Siriting is in the hands of the Syracuses. If a forcible landing on a nearby beach would cause the precious Porton to be soaked by the sea, Okriton believed that this would really damage the image of a great city-state envoy, so he decided Let the ship dock at the port of Crotone and take a look at the situation of Crotone, a famous city-state in Great Greece, after being bloodbathed by the Syracuse.
Riding a boat around the promontory, Okriton saw seven or eight three-layer paddle warships lined up in double columns on the sea ahead, sometimes charging, sometimes retreating, sometimes circling, and the columns cooperated with each other. Often from parallel to staggered... Obviously, this is the Dionian fleet training.
Okliton looked for a while, but did not find the "crow" warship that was rumored to have defeated the Syracuse fleet, so he was not interested.
When the boat was about to turn into the port, a clipper approached them and stopped them.
Okliton noticed that the "black hair entwined with double-stranded crosses" on the sails of the opponent's sails also had the logo of the Dionian League. He was slightly surprised: Crotone's dependence on Dionian To such an extent, is the Dionia fleet responsible for even port patrols? !
After the patrol boat asked Minor Cliton about his coming, he took the initiative to navigate ahead.
After entering the port, he knew why it was the Dionia fleet patrolling the waters of Crotone. I saw that most of the trestle bridges on the wharf were burned down, the beaches were full of shipwrecks, and there were a lot of scorched boats floating on the sea. The land was full of ruined walls and it was pitch black...
Ocliton witnessed all this, and couldn't help but recall the tragedy caused by the Syracuses after they conquered Motia, and couldn't help cursing: "Damn Dionysius! Such a tyrannical one. , The gods will condemn him!"
There are not many ships in the port, most of them are merchant ships from Dionian, transporting some of the necessities of life urgently needed by the Crotone people: olive oil, tar, clay pots, furniture, ironware...
The Okriton's boat docked at a relatively intact pier, and the Carthage envoys came ashore, following the captain of the patrol boat.
Although the houses are in ruins, there is almost no rubble on the streets. From time to time, you can see old people and women cleaning up the garbage in the city, and at the same time picking up some useful items from the ruins of houses...