Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 64: Attacking Bruty?
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The other great power of Great Greece, Li Jim, is far on the “tips” of Italy. He remains neutral on the disputes in Great Greece and cares more about shipping and trade than hegemony; Lorry now has an enmity with Dionia, but it There is also the Southern Italian League between Dionia and Crotone alone, it can stand it, Dionia only needs a little reinforcement, it can't bear it; as for his backer, Syracuse , Was still entangled with Carthage for a short time, and had no spare energy to pay attention to this piece of land north of Sicily. Therefore, Daves wants to turn southern Italy into the most stable base of the Dionian League, and the only thing to consider is the Bruti.
To say that the area where the Bruti live is high, the land is not fertile, and it is not close to the sea. It is not coveted. However, due to its existence, the Dionian territory is removed from Aspen From Prusstum to Grumentum, its shape became a slender "S" shape. Especially in the east, the cities of Asprostum, Crimea, Allied States Castellon, Turri, and Amendorara are lined up along the coast to form a long and narrow corridor. For the Greeks who love the sea, this is normal, but for Daves, who has been influenced by more than 2,000 years of history, he feels deeply disturbed: such a territory is too flat, not deep, and the coastline is too long. A powerful foreign enemy invades, and any place is easy to become a target for the enemy’s attack, and the Diorian army marches on the narrow territory for rescue, which stretches the army’s supply line and becomes another easily attacked target. Its shortcomings have been initially shown in the war with Crotone. Therefore, at the same time that the Dionian Navy was formed, Daves set his sights on the Bruti Mountains.
Although the traffic between the Bruti Mountains and the Dionian Territory is not very convenient, if you own it, Dionian's territory in Southern Italy will become a piece. The valley trail to the north of Asprostum, the mountain trail to the north of the southern city of Turíy, and the mountain trails on the south bank of the Krati River can all be converted into a passage between Dionia and Bruti, not to mention Grumentum The soldiers of Niutum can directly cross the west coast of the Bruti Mountains and reach Trina more quickly. Besides, the Brutis are weak and ununited, so they are easier to be conquered.
Daves originally planned to wait for the three new territories of Asprostum, Crimea, and Grumentum to stabilize before starting the plan for the Brutis. Some time ago, Daves also asked Izam to send someone to Bruti to inquire about the news, but he did not expect that the Brutis were heavily guarded, and Izam’s mountain investigators basically didn’t speak Bruti, not only did they not. To get the news, but to lose a few manpower. Daves had to suspend reconnaissance, but he did not expect Trina’s messenger Cipros to bring him amazing news.
"The Bruti area is different from Lucania. It is surrounded by Greek city-states." Cypros said earnestly: "Therefore, every year, some Greeks or slaves are persecuted by political enemies and other crimes. But he fled to Buluti, and gradually formed a unique tribe there... Many years ago, we Trina had close ties with this tribe. We secretly sold them some urgently needed goods, and they Give us some news from the mountains. Relying on this tribe, Trina has prevented the Bruti from invading many times in advance.
And this time... they contacted us many times in a row and very anxiously, because the union of the various tribes of Bruti threatened their survival, so there should be no doubt about the truth of this news! "Xipoulos emphasized again.
Davers was surprised: "What's the name of this tribe?"
"Siro, which means'Heron'."
Daves nodded, without asking Cipros, he could guess that such a tribe composed of Greeks, able to survive in that mountainous area, must have taken advantage of the conflicts between the tribes, and might even be responsible for it. In addition to the role of mercenaries or black market trade, now that the Brutis have completed the integration, this alien tribe will lose the soil for survival.
Daves still has a question in his mind: "Why don't the Brutis form an alliance like Lucaria, but concentrate their power? Wouldn't other tribes oppose it?"
After listening, Cipros smiled wryly, looked at Daves, and said: "The specific reason, I don't know much... Maybe... it was learned from its neighbors, maybe. At least until now, there has not been any major turmoil in the Bruti area."
Davos heard the teasing in Cipros’ words, and he was shocked: The organization of the previous Lucaria tribal alliance was loose, and each tribe has its own interests, and it is impossible to truly bring power. All concentrated, the danger to Dionia is much smaller. But if, like Dionia, can concentrate power to a high degree, then Dionia is worthy of vigilance!
Daves sat back in the chair, looked at Cipros, and said sternly: "Trina sent you to tell me the news. Do you have any suggestions?"
Siplos had learned Daves’ speaking style last time, so he stopped going around in circles, and said frankly: “The Trina Council hopes that Dionia can take the lead and lead the Southern Italian League to The Brutis carried out an active offensive. Before this tribal alliance of the Brutis became a real threat, they would eliminate it and restore the peace to the people of the Great Greek city-state!"
"The League of Southern Italy..." Daves whispered, touched his chin, and muttered for a while, before saying: "Starting a war is a big event, especially against such a big power as the Bruti people! Moreover, Dionia has just ended the war not long, so it may take a while for the Senate to make a decision on this issue..."
Siplos nodded in understanding.
"In this case, Cipros, you should live in Turei for a while to get a good feel of the life of the Dionians. At the same time, it is also convenient for us to discuss the attack on Bruti with you at any time."
Davos sent out an invitation, and Cypros immediately agreed. He smiled and said: "Turei is a completely different city from other Greek city-states! I really like its architecture, cleanliness, and more importantly. There are delicious foods that are not available in other places!"
Davers laughed, until he sent Cipros away, he didn't ask Cipros what he said in Kristonia’s restaurant, ‘what are the flaws of Dionia’s political system? ’, because he doesn’t want others to know that Davers is everywhere in Turei, because no one likes the feeling of being watched at any time.
In fact, Daves’s approach is not the first of this era. As early as 70 years ago, Hieron, the successor of Syracuse’s tyrant Glenn, had implemented a “secret service system”, which caused great disgust among the people. Of course, Daves, who cares about fame, would not be foolish to expose these dark sides. In fact, he does not need to ask, he is very aware of the biggest problem with Dionia's current political system.
After the Dionian Senate deliberately refrained from holding a citizens' assembly, ordinary citizens had no chance to participate in politics. If in Persia, this is not a problem at all. But this is in Greece. The enthusiasm of Greek citizens to participate in politics is well-known among Mediterranean countries and city-states. Even the most conservative oligarchy Sparta allows its citizens to express their opinions on the laws and proposals made, of course not by The way of voting is to use the strength of the voice to support "yes or not." The reason why the political situation of Dionian is still stable is that the population of these Greek cities in the Dionian Alliance has experienced a sharp decline in the damage of the war, and the remaining people are still busy repairing their homes and fear of war. To make them yearn for strong protection, the army under Davos can give them a great sense of security; while the original free people, who have a majority of the population, have always been marginalized people in the city-states, they are busy with their livelihoods, and they have no rights at the same time. Participating in the affairs of the city-states, so neither has the habit of participating in politics and the enthusiasm for politics is not high; and those Lucaria citizens are not to mention, it turns out that in the tribe, they are all determined by the elders and leaders. , Now in the alliance, the Senate decides everything, and they have no discomfort.
Davers knows that such a stable situation will not last forever. When the alliance becomes stronger and the people richer, they may have higher requirements. But Daves is not worried about this, he has already had corresponding measures to deal with it. Now, let the Dionian people continue to be familiar with the existing system until they become accustomed to it...
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At the end of July, Dionysius led Syracuse’s army to launch a full-scale attack on Carthage’s core town in Sicily, Motia.
The causeway they built from the coast has connected the small island where Motea is located in the bay. Siege equipment can be directly transported to the city, so the fierce siege battle began: the Moteas used bows, arrows, and javelins. And throwing burning pitch to kill Syracuse soldiers; the Syracuses used dozens of ballistas to bombard the walls of Motea, forcing the defenders to stand on the walls...
After a few days of fierce fighting, the siege hammer used by the Syracuse smashed a big gap in the wall of Motea. The army of Syracuse poured in and the wall of Motea was lost. .
Dionysius was very excited. He thought that victory had been achieved, and the **** battle had just begun.
Because the previous Carthage reinforcement ship was defeated by a ballista in the bay, the residents of Motia had seen all this and realized that they would fight alone. The Mortyans knew that decades of conflict and war between Carthage and the Greeks in Sicily had accumulated countless hatreds, and there was no way out for surrender, so they decided to fight to the death.