Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 268: surrender

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Krotokataks smiled happily after receiving his father's compliment.

"It's just—" Daves paused, and said mildly: "I used to say that you were too gentle, but this time it was a little bit more intense. Chief Kautini Segova Ni has been captured by us, and his head has been chopped off to appease the Nakonians and Campanias, but the punishment of the chief Pentney and the leaders of the two tribes can certainly make the people Happy, but in fact, it may cause dissatisfaction among the people of the two tribes, so that the Samona War cannot end soon. This is not what we want.

You have to know that the tradition of the Samonais is to respect the strong. If the chief Pentney defeated these tribal leaders and lost their land, they would lose their prestige and appeal among their people. We forgive them and support them to continue to serve as tribal leaders. Not only can we get their gratitude, but it is also more conducive to our control of the Samonais. We can add a clause to the covenant, ‘the chiefs of the tribes of Samona must be confirmed by the kingdom before they can formally exercise power among the clans,’ so that the authority of the kingdom can be established among the tribes of Samona.

Of course, you propose that Kautini's new chief leader be selected from the Nakonya tribe, very good! I think that the young leader of Naconya who first rose against the Kautini in the Battle of Lola can be called..."

"Your Majesty, his name is Vasonk. He is the second largest tribe of Afan Gum in the Nakonya region. He was just elected as the tribe leader by the tribe because his father was killed by Segowani. It seems to be too young, only 20 years old." Tolmid reminded him while giving a brief introduction of the person's situation.

"It doesn't matter if he is young, as long as he trusts Dionia, then Dionia will support him and he can become a leader!" Daves said proudly

"Your Majesty is right! The future Samona tribe cannot survive in the mountains without the support of the kingdom!" Hernipolis expressed support loudly.

Clotokatax and Tolmeide thoughtfully.

"In addition, there is another very important one. I forgot to mention it last time, Croto, and you didn’t notice. This time the Samonais were able to start a war except for the agreement reached by the four chiefs. , Who is still playing a big role in it?" Davers asked again.

"The High Priest of Samona!" Cloto Kataks blurted out.

"Yes, the high priest of Samone and his group of priests are above all tribes and have a great appeal to the people of Samone. I even suspect that they are the ones in this war. The primary initiator, because the priests of Hades of the Kingdom entered the mountains to spread their faith and violated their fundamental interests.

Therefore, we must ask them to dissolve the priesthood, and each tribe will select its own high priest, and it must also be confirmed by the kingdom. The Savoney ceremony of Samona must be coordinated by the kingdom. The four high priests take turns in charge of presiding. "

Crotto Kataks carefully pondered what Daves said, experienced the use of political wisdom in it, and nodded frequently, but he also had some doubts: "Father, this article involves the Samonais. I’m afraid they won’t easily agree to their beliefs and traditions over the years."

"Gerney will definitely agree. They Aberum have suffered all the oppression of the priests. I am afraid they have long wanted to have their own high priest of Savoni.

The Kautini people must agree, because the tribe has suffered heavy losses and is almost destroyed.

The Pentneys had to agree, because their central town had been under siege for so long and was about to be taken. As long as the tradition is changed, the survival of the ethnic group can be exchanged. I think they will eventually agree. As for Karacheni--" Daves sneered: "The other tribes have their own high priests, and the Samona priests they have may only be used by themselves (the birthplace of the Samona race is In Karacheni’s territory, there is a sacred mountain recognized by the Samonais, so there is also the place where the priests of Samona are entrenched.) If we don’t take advantage of the weakness of the Samonais, we will solve this problem In the future, the Samonais may still bring a lot of trouble to the kingdom! "

"I see." Croto Kataks replied convincingly.

"Heny, based on what I said to Croto, wrote to Alexis and asked him to talk to Pentney and Cavutini according to the opinions in the letter." Daves finished speaking. No response was heard.

"Father, Uncle Heney just went out." Croto Kataks pointed out of the book and reminded Daves.

The tabernacle was lifted, and Hernipolis walked in again: "Your Majesty, there are two more battle reports. One is from the Third Fleet and the other is from Sicily."

"Oh..." Daves reached out and took the letter, opened it, and the previously happy expression disappeared in no time.

"Your Majesty, is it bad news?" Henipolis asked curiously when he saw this.

"Not too bad." Daves calmed down quickly, and said lightly: "The infantry of the Third Fleet came ashore and attacked a Phoenician village in Sardinia. The Phoenician army, the two sides fought, and the Third Fleet lost more than 400 people. Fortunately, it retreated successfully."

"More than 400 people?! This is not a small loss!" Hernipolis was a little surprised.

Daves knows that Sardinia is different from Corsica. It is a large island with a large area of ​​land, many large rivers, and relatively fertile hills and plains, which can be used for grazing and planting. , So the Phoenicians have a lot of people on this island, and they have established Saint Ibínia, Olbia, Sarros, Kalaris, Nora, Surqi... these larger city-states, They have enough young and middle-aged citizens to build a coalition army of no less than 10,000 people. The news of the Third Fleet’s capture of Alenia could not be concealed from the Phoenicians of Sardinia who were not far from Corsica. Victory and underestimating them, suffering such a setback, can also make him a little more sober in future actions.

"Your Majesty, how should I reply?" Henipolis asked.

"Just say I already know, I hope they can learn the lesson, and the future military operations should be more flexible and cautious. They should use the advantage of the navy to expand the scope of the attack to the entire island, so that the Finiki can't judge the third. The movement of the fleet..."

"Father, don't you no longer send reinforcements to support the Third Fleet?" Croto Kataks interjected.

"The Phoenicians in Sardinia have been blessed by Carthage for many years. They are greedy for peace and just want to keep their own territory. They have no ambitions and will not pose any threat to us. They are not in our urgent need. To solve the problem, it’s enough if the Third Fleet drags it down.” Daves raised another letter in Yang’s hand and sighed slightly: “Our greatest threat still comes from Sicily. Although Sekrian is still alive. The news gave me joy, but Mirtias died in battle, the 4th Fleet was maimed, friendly cities on the south coast of Sicily fell one after another, and Syracuse suddenly sent troops to declare war... These bad news made me feel uneasy. Ah! The Carthage army led by Margot is very powerful, and our Sicilian territory will be attacked fiercely..." Daves said with some worry, and solemnly placed the letter on the table. He didn't speak any more, but took his hands and started pacing back and forth in the tent.

Henipolis picked up the letter curiously and took a closer look. Croto Kataks was not as bold as he was. After all, he had received military training, understood military law, and knew that secretly peeking military intelligence without permission would suffer Severe punishment, so despite his curiosity, he just looked at Hernipolis.

"The Carthage army and the Syracuses attacked our Sicilian territory together! Heena, Paragonia, and Taunis were attacked at the same time!" Henipolis whispered after seeing it. Said to Cloto Kataks.

"How many enemies are there?"

"The letter said that at least 100,000 people participated in the offensive! Our army in Sicily only has more than 20,000 people, right?!"

"To be precise... there are about 30,000 people, the seventh and eighth legions, plus the Sicilian legion reserve..."

The two people talked quietly

Davers stopped and said, "Clotto, you go and call Tolmeide. It seems that it's time to take Sutnikum City."

"Yes!" Cloto Kataks walked out of the big tent excitedly.

"Your Majesty, is it too early to attack Sartnicum at this time? The last attack on Antiium, although the Romans only had 3,000 defenders, it also cost us a lot of money. There are many more Roman soldiers in Sutnikum than in Antiium!" Hernipolis couldn't help but remind.

"According to the observation of the mountain scouts, the number of patrols on the city’s back and forth has been significantly reduced in the past two days, and when the Romans’ family members were persuading to descend under the city, they lay on the battlements and listened, and their team officers did not stop... …This is a phenomenon that has never happened before, indicating that the morale of the Roman garrison has dropped significantly. I originally wanted to wait for a while, maybe the Roman garrison would surrender automatically, but now I can’t wait any longer, the sooner the war here ends. , The sooner Sicily can be rescued!"

Daves's tone was firm, and Hernipolis didn't persuade him any more, but started to write a reply to Alexis in accordance with Daves's previous instructions.

At this moment, the captain of the court guard, Martius, walked into the big tent: "Your Majesty, the captain of the Matonis legion has an important matter to see you."

"Let him in."

Matonis strode into the big tent with joy, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the city of Sartnicom has sent Roman envoys, and they ask for surrender!"