Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 234: Division of forces

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But before Okriton's words were finished, Martius said again: "Your Majesty, I have a few more letters here, which I sent along with the report."

"Why didn't you say it earlier, show it to me!" Daves pretended to be angry and criticized. After reading these letters pretendingly, he said to Okriton who was looking around: "This is Tao Nice, Leottini, Siculi... and other city-states requesting an alliance letter."

Okliton shook his hands and took these letters. After reading the first and second letters, he was not in the mood to read it anymore. Of course he could see that these letters were true, and he could show it with just one point: from the signatures at the end of the text, there were many names, even handprints and graffiti.

He can imagine: among the leaders of a city-state riot, there are both upper-class citizens whose handwriting is very elegant; there are ordinary civilians, and they write crookedly if they don't have much literacy; there may also be free people Or slaves, the illiterate of course can only do graffiti by hand. These mobs just drove away the power of Dionysius, and wrote in such a hurry, I am afraid that they not only want to be protected by the force of Dionian, but also want to get Dionian in the subsequent city-state elections. For the support of the group, we can win more benefits for the group that we represent.

If the upset Okriton took the time to read these letters, he would find that there were no letters from Katane.

In fact, there is, but Daves didn't take it out. Katane’s letter was written by Antrapolis. In the letter, he emphatically wrote: Katane’s people, freedmen, and even a small number of slaves have been exchanged and persuaded by him many times. Agree to let Katane be incorporated into the Dionian League...

That's why Davers didn't take out this letter. In addition, there is a letter from a city-state that also asks to join the alliance, and that is Naxos. Yes, the former exiles decided to rebuild the city of Naxos after regaining their homes and dedicated it to Dionia.

The two cities of Katane and Naxos were destroyed by Dionysius, so the people here know more deeply than the people of other Sicilian city-states that peace and tranquility are far more free than that. In fact, dangerous independence is more important, so under the guidance of Antrapolis and his men, they will willingly choose to join Dionia, the Greek city-state alliance that can defeat the terrifying and powerful Syracuse. , So that they will no longer be displaced in the future.

Okliton handed the letter back to Davers in a daze, and at the same time persuaded him with insufficient confidence: "King Davers, even if Dionyia defeated Syracuse and won the final victory, But your first task should be...it should be to restore Great Greece to its previous prosperity. The relationship between the city-states of Sicily is complicated, and there are conflicts between the local indigenous Cykers and the Greeks, Dionian If you rush into this island that is completely unfamiliar to you, it is easy to be involved in the quagmire of conflicts between various city-states, and it will hinder the development of Dionia..."

"Thank you, Lord Okriton, for your concern and reminder." Daves smiled slightly, and asked, "Among the army of Syracuse who invaded Great Greece, there were Leottini, Taunis, and Kata. Citizens of city-states such as Chennai and Sikuli, if Dionia refuses these city-states to join the alliance, what do you think will happen to them?"

Okliton was taken aback. Before he could answer, Henipolis next to him interjected: "They must suspect that Dionia still hates that they once assisted Syracuse in invading Greece, worried We will retaliate against them. Out of panic, they are likely to unite with Syracuse again in order to resist possible threats."

"Yes, forming an alliance with a brand new Syracuse without the tyrant of Dionysius is like pouring wine from one clay pot into another empty pot, but the taste remains the same. , The result is still that Syracuse is still the leader of the Greek city-state in Sicily. Is this what Carthage hopes to see?!" Daves asked again.

Okliton had to admit in his heart that this situation is very likely to happen, he said in anticipation: "You...you can tell these city-states that you have no intention of attacking them, and you can still sign with them... Sign a friendly agreement..."

Davers gave a chuckle, leaned his body on the back of the chair, and said slowly: "Master Okriton, did Carthage take the initiative to sign a friendship with the neighboring small Phoenician city-state Treaty?"

Okliton was taken aback, and then he understood Daves’ intention: the lion never cared about the feelings of cattle and sheep. The state has its own majesty, and it is always the small state that takes the initiative to please the big help to ensure its safety. , Dionia, who defeated Syracuse, is already a prestigious power, and of course he will not do such self-defeating stupid things.

Okliton felt a fever, and listened to Daves said: "In addition, Syracuse's strength far exceeds other city-states in Sicily, and it also includes the city-states attached to Carthage. Regardless of Sila What kind of government is Kuza and who will be in power. Over time, it will naturally attract the surrounding city-states to move closer to it. By then, the Syracuses will still be a threat to Greece and Carthage! So, Katane, Leotini... These city-states demanded an alliance with Dionia, just to make the central part of the east coast of Sicily, which is closest to Great Greece, out of the sphere of influence of Syracuse, which is called the security of southern Great Greece. Barrier, once Syracuse wants to invade Great Greece, it must first conquer this area to the north of it, and then the war will unfold there, without causing damage to Great Greece! So we Dionia In any case, I will agree to their requirements and form a solid alliance with them!"

Okliton listened to Davers's firm words, and suddenly realized a question: "Dionyia didn't plan to destroy Syracuse?"

"Destroy Syracuse?" Daves heard a joke, and said, "What can't even Carthage do, how can Dionia, who is so scarred, do it now? ! We are just doing things within our power to weaken Syracuse’s power to ensure the safety of Great Greece."

Listening to Davers’s answer, Okriton was a little moved, but also a little regretful, and he was a little uneasy about Dionia’s insistence on accepting those Sicilian city-states: this is the first time in hundreds of years. Once foreign forces set foot in Sicily! The invasion of Athens during the Peloponnesian War is not counted. After all, it is too far apart, while Great Greece is different, only a few miles away from each other by the strait...

"Master Okriton, do you know what kind of geometric figures are the most stable?" Daves asked suddenly.

Geometry-this knowledge that was once developed to calculate the area of ​​land has been highly respected among Greek scholars who like to study natural sciences in recent years. Some Athenian scholars once declared that geometry is the foundation of all knowledge!

"What?" Okriton, who came back to his senses, didn't expect Davers to ask an infinite question, and was taken aback.

"It's a triangle." Daves said bluntly: "Why did Carthage and Syracuse continue to war in Sicily? Because you are the only powerful force in Sicily."

Davers stretched out two fingers: "As long as they touched together, there will be a war due to conflicts of interest, and there is no room for maneuver. But if you join Dionia—" Davers erected again One finger, hold it into a triangle: "The three parties contain each other, but a long-term peace will be reached! Because one party wants to launch a war against the other, it has to take into account the threat of a third party to it."

Ocliton stared at his fingers, and after a while hesitated, he said: "It is also possible that two forces will unite and attack one force."

Davos smiled: "This war made Dionia and Syracuse become enemies. It is impossible to unite to attack Carthage, do you think it is correct?"

Okliton didn't speak, but thought in his heart: Syracuse burned Crotone, slaughtered the Celestine, and destroyed Dionia's territory. The Greeks really hated them! That’s why Dionia sold part of the captured Syracuse citizens to Carthage. If the people of Syracuse knew about this, Dionia would definitely not be spared...

"Will Carthage and Syracuse join forces to attack Dionia?"

Russell Creighton shook his head: Decades of war have made the hatred between the two city-states too deep.

"Dionia wants to join forces with your Carthage to destroy Syracuse, but the current situation is impossible to achieve. And a few decades later, there may be two forces that can unite, but the interests of The distribution is always uneven, and a third party will find weaknesses to break this union. Therefore, peace in Sicily can be guaranteed for a long time, and this guarantee is also in the interests of your Carthage. Are you right? , Lord Okriton." Daves said gently.

From the bottom of his heart, Okriton felt that Daves had some truth in what he said, but such an important matter was beyond the scope of his mission, so he remained silent.

But Daves obviously didn't intend to just let it go: "Heney, go get the map."

Henipolis put the map of Sicily on the wooden table, Daves picked up the pen and said, "I think Palermos and the west of Silinus are your Carthage's sphere of influence."

Speaking, Thaksin "cut" down a large western corner of Sicily with a stroke, and then he said: "Syracuse south to the north of Carmenlina belongs to Syracuse’s sphere of influence. ."

He stretched out his pen and stroked it, "cut" a small southeast corner, and finally he said: "Tauromenion, Naxos, Siculi, Katane, Leontine, Taonis clings to Dionia." As he said, he seriously drew a narrow strip against the east coast of Sicily.