Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 366: Establishing a new order in Africa (2)

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"Great! We are very willing to attack Carthage with Dionia!" Almost all Numibians were delighted, and Daves' words completely relieved their doubts. , They successively expressed their willingness to form an alliance with Delnia.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came up: "Dear King Daves, I am Tinum, the leader of the Masili tribe of Sinumi, I have a question. Dionia is a kingdom, and Our Numibia is not only divided into East and West parts, but each is composed of many tribes, and the interests of each tribe are not the same. Once we form an alliance with Dionia, in case of war between the tribes , Who will Dionia as an alliance choose to help?"

Daves looked at the slender and eagle-eyed leader of Numibia. He was not unfamiliar with his name, and immediately said sincerely: "Leader Tinum, I have heard about this time. You can bravely rise up against the Carthaginian army, and you have played a very important role in it. I am very grateful for this, and I will not forget your tribe’s contribution!"

Davers looked at him directly, although he didn't say to his face that the promise he made would not change, but I believe he can understand the meaning of the words.

Sure enough, Tinum showed a smile on his face and bowed slightly in return.

"The question you just asked is very good. What I want to emphasize is that the alliance between Dionia and your East and West Numibia is not Carthage and Phoenicia. An alliance like the base city-state, I think you all know that the other Phoenician city-states must obey the orders of Carthage, and what I hope to establish is an equal alliance. Every tribe in Namibia No matter how big or small, strong or weak, they are equal to Dionian, so you can rest assured that Dionian will respect each of your tribes in accordance with the covenant and will not interfere in your internal affairs.

Of course, if there is an internal conflict between you and you take the initiative to ask for Dionia’s help, we will try our best to mediate for you, but we will never give eccentric support to one party, let alone provide materials or dispatch The army, so you can rest assured! And as far as I know, you Numibians are a relatively united race, and basically no major conflicts have occurred between the tribes..."

Daves complimented the unity of the Numibian tribes and seldom encountered conflicts. This is only a superficial fact, but the fundamental reason lies in the fact that the tribes of Eastern Lumibia are poor in coping with the pressing forces of the Carthaginians. , When survival is a problem, there is no energy to seek the development of the tribe; and for the Sinumibian tribe, Carthage also controls it closely. As the leader, it is ambitious and ambitious. Tribes that dare to take the initiative to provoke conflicts attack and weaken vigorously, just as the Masili tribe had to become law-abiding after several lessons. As a result, many tribes in the entire Numibia region have been huddled together for a long time, not only maintaining peace, but also maintaining good relations.

But the shrewd Daves will never mention: When the threat of Carthage is eliminated in the future, whether such peace can be maintained among the Numibian tribes.

However, most Numibians cannot have a long-term vision and think deeply. Instead, they listened to Davers’s words, nodding their heads, and their faces were full of pride. I was very satisfied with the answer, and their doubts and worries were eliminated one after another. There was only one thought left-Dionia is indeed different from Carthage. It will become the most determined and determined Numibian people can rely on. ally.

Therefore, they raised their wine glasses and toasted to Daves to express their gratitude. Daves and the generals also raised their glasses in response, and the atmosphere of the banquet became more enthusiastic.

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At the end of the late night banquet, the Numibians left drunkenly and contentedly one by one, and the generals also returned with excitement because the war would not end immediately.

Only Hernipolis did not leave and followed Daves into the living room.

The servant brought hot water and clean linen. Daves covered the linen which took up the hot water on his face, and suddenly felt that under the fumigation of the heat, all the pores on his face were opened, as if the alcohol All are taken away, and the spirit is refreshed.

He lay on his back for a long time, until the cloth towel became cold, then got up and took it off. He saw Hernipolis sitting quietly next to him, and asked a little surprised: "Heni, what else do you have? ?"

"Your Majesty." Hernipolis yawned and asked softly: "We have completely defeated the army of Carthage. You also said at the banquet tonight that we will land in Africa and attack Carthage. Jicheng, then is it necessary to negotiate with the Carthaginians again?"

"Of course it is necessary to continue negotiations." Daves explained patiently: "For the Carthage remnants who fled into Segesta and Mazara, our army cannot relax, and we must continue to attack. There is also …Mazara, Segsta, Erlux, Sikanese… These remnants of Sicily need time to surrender and deal with them, so as to ensure that we have no worries. Therefore, it may take some time for the army to land in Africa. .

In this period of time, I don’t want the Carthaginians to fully understand our true intentions, so that they can do everything they can to prepare for adequate defense. This will cause great difficulties for our landing army. So we have to continue acting with them, relax their vigilance, and buy time for us. "

"Your Majesty, this victory may make the Carthaginians even more anxious to negotiate with us. If we still negotiate according to the previous terms, it is very likely that the Carthaginians will agree."

Henipolis’ reminder made Daves think. After a while, there was a smile on his mouth: "Heni, you are right in thinking. Since we have won a new and important victory, then ask for more Many benefits are taken for granted. Who told the Carthage messenger to agree to the conditions we proposed earlier."

"Yes, I also specially reminded the messenger named Okriton in the last negotiation." Hernipolis also smirked.

"This new condition...is to let the Carthaginians cede southern Iberia to us, what do you think?" Daves asked.

"...The gold and silver mines in southern Iberia are an important source of Tai Chi precious metals trade. We occupied Sardinia before, and now we want southern Iberia. If Carthage agrees, their precious metals Trade will be completely destroyed, and its treasury income will also drop sharply. I think they will not easily agree. What's more, the inland areas of southern Iberia were developed by the Magonis family for more than 10 years. It is their foundation, and they will never agree to this condition! In this way, we can bargain with the Carthaginians and achieve the purpose of delaying time..." Hernipolis analyzed seriously.

"Yes! In Carthage, the Margonides and the Hanois were very hostile and contradictory. It was precisely because of their hindrances in the war that they created a lot of victory for us. Conditions." Daves said with a sigh, he did not say some words, but hid them in his heart.

Daves remembers that in the past history, after the first Punic War, Carthage ceded Sicily to Rome (Sardinia was later forced to ceded), but the Hannibal family mainly relied on With the financial and manpower accumulated in the expansion of southern Iberia, it caused a huge disaster to Rome in the Second Punic War... So he put forward this condition not just to delay time, but to make up his mind to be thorough. Occupy this precious land, so that Carthage has no chance to stand up.

"Your Majesty, are we really going to conquer Carthage... will Carthage be completely wiped out?" Hernipolis' voice made Daves recover from his thoughts.

Looking at the court clerk's troubled face, Davers smiled: "Why, reluctant?"

"I am... worried that the attack on Carthage will cause a lot of casualties to our army..." Hernipolis did not tell the truth completely, regardless of his bad attitude towards the Carthage messengers in the negotiations. However, as a highly educated Dionian citizen, he has gradually become interested in the culture created by the Carthaginians during his research on Carthage’s intelligence over the years. The city-state was completely destroyed.

Davos did not break his mind, and said in a light tone: "In ancient times, there was a giant snake. Its temperament was fierce and powerful, and no one dared to provoke it. But it has a shortcoming, it is very Gluttonous, eating from morning till night, in the end, I actually eat myself to death..."

Henipolis blinked and said, "Your Majesty, you are worried that the kingdom will expand too quickly... it will cause danger?"

Davers stretched out his hand and counted down one finger at a time: "Campania, the Samona Mountains, the Latium region, Corsica, Sardinia, the whole of Sicily, if possible, including Southern Iberia and the new towns in Africa... In this war, the land we have acquired in Dionia has exceeded the original land area... Just to digest and absorb these lands and let the people on the land integrate into Dai In the Kingdom of Oonia, we have to spend a long time, a lot of manpower and material, this is not easy to do.

Africa on the other side of the sea is a wider continent, we are completely unfamiliar with it, and the Carthaginians have lived there for hundreds of years and have a great influence. If you want to completely eliminate it, you will have to pay a lot. The price! And if Carthage is destroyed, can we replace Carthage's position in Africa? "

Davos looked at Hernipolis solemnly.