Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 8: Davers’s ambition

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Corneiros hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, I am not against the alliance with Wolsey and allowing the Romans to conquer Wolsey. I think that this is the situation in Dionia this year. A good time. Moreover, we are very unfamiliar with the situation in central Italy. We should be more cautious and prepare more to ensure that if a war really breaks out, we are fully confident of winning!"

Cornerus' old and solemn words caused the minister headed by Lycias to nod repeatedly.

"I also hope that when the Kingdom’s soldiers are well-stocked and there are no foreign troubles around, I will intervene in Rome. But a good time is never waiting, and the enemy will not be stupid enough to stay in place and let us. Intervene." Davos sighed and said, "Everyone remember the war with Syracuse. Our original idea was to attack Lokri in advance and lure Syracuse’s army to Great Greece. As a result, Dionysius lured the Samonais to invade suddenly. We hope that the troops will be stationed on the front line of Corenia-Trina defense, and the Syracuse army will be dragged down, and the Samonais will be solved first. Then when the main force came back for a decisive battle, Dionysius led his army to easily break through our southern defense line...

These lessons have deeply warned me that a good time is not waiting, but we are won by our bold actions. Moreover, the Carthaginians also had the wisdom not weaker than Dionysius. They knew that we Dionia would be their future enemy, so they not only supported the Tanikian tribe, but also early Supported the Romans just seven or eight years ago. "

Cornerus and others were shocked, and Lucias hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, is this true?!"

"Of course it is true. Because the Tanikian tribe made me wary of Carthage, I increased my attention to the surrounding forces of the kingdom. As a result, the manpower I sent quickly collected some information about Carthage. Information about the exchanges between Taiji and Rome, there is evidence that Carthage has been supporting Rome again over the years, helping with food and weapons..." Daves said as he turned to the clerk Henipoli who was recording. Si nodded.

Henipolis immediately left the chamber, and quickly found a few documents from the palace's restricted area-the reference room, and brought them to Daves, who passed them to Cornellus. .

Cornerus, Lycias, Sedorum and other ministers passed on to each other, and their expressions became more solemn.

"Before, I did not talk about Carthage and Rome, because we are busy managing the newly incorporated kingdom of Dawney, and there is no need to be distracted by Rome for the time being. But--" Daves suddenly He stood up and said loudly: "Now Volsey is here to ask for help. This is a good time! Helping Volsey and attacking the Romans will surely win the support of other forces in central Italy. The conspiracy to destroy Carthage is also beneficial. In the future, we may not be passive when there is a war with Carthage. In addition, defeating the Romans will also help us enter the same fertile land occupied by Rome in central Italy!"

When Daves said this, the ministers were all surprised.

Davers stared at them and said in a deep voice: "My lords, this drought has covered most of the land of the Kingdom of Dionian, making our disaster relief so difficult. I believe it will make you every Everyone has a deep memory! Why? Because our country is not big enough, our national strength is not strong enough, we need to acquire more land, in order to easily cope with every drought, every earthquake, every tsunami ! With Carthage blocking the road to the south, we can only obtain land from the north, so the arrival of the Wolsey envoy is a good opportunity for us!"

Daves saw that the ministers fell silent for a while, smiled, and said in a gentle tone: "Of course this is a long-term strategy I set for the kingdom. The war with Rome may not break out immediately. With us Help Wolsey, perhaps the Romans will give in, so the bread should be eaten bite by bite. Let’s not worry. Let’s take our time. Let the Senate pass the proposal of'Association with Wolsey', and then cooperate with Wolsey. The Westerners carefully discussed the covenant, and after everything was done, they sent messengers to test the Romans’ reaction to this..."

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Dionia soon sent Foreign Secretary Ancitanos and Wolsey’s envoy Metepola to discuss the alliance between the two countries.

The negotiation process went smoothly. It only took more than half a day to draft an alliance draft. The main contents are: Dionia and Wolsey form a friendly and equal military alliance; strengthen friendly exchanges and exchanges. Under the circumstance of not violating the laws of the allied states, the people of the allied states can stay freely on the land of the allied states; mutual preferential and convenience in trade, no additional taxes, and no unauthorized detention and arrest of allied businessmen, disputes, and hand over to both parties Arbitration resolution; when one party suffers an enemy invasion or a war with a third party, the allies should try their best to provide military assistance, and even send troops to participate in the war at the request of the other party..."

Metebora took the draft and immediately returned to Wolsey.

Ten days later, he hurriedly arrived with the Wolsey envoy, which included the archons of several city-states in the Wolsey Alliance.

Davers solemnly signed an alliance agreement with the Wolsey.

As soon as the agreement was signed, the Wolsey people couldn't wait to request Dionia to send troops to help Wolsey. It turned out that the Romans had already captured Villitre and repelled Wolsey’s reinforcements and began to attack the city of Satricum. Wolsey’s alliance suffered a series of defeats, and there were not enough fighters to organize it. Huge reinforcements to stop the attack of the Roman army, they are facing an unprecedented crisis.

Daves decided to send an envoy to Rome to mediate in accordance with Anta Auris's proposal, and at the same time notify the Ministry of Military Affairs to prepare for war.

After careful consideration and selection by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the last messenger sent was Tapirus.

A dozen years ago, Tapirus was a slave bought by Christia. Because of his agile mind and hard work, he was promoted to a restaurant manager within a few years and he was promoted by his owner, Dave. Si gave freedom. In the Yugoslavia War, he participated in the most important battle of Crotone as a prepared citizen. As a spearman, he and his companions withstood the impact of the Syracuse mercenary cavalry It defeated and assisted other troops in defeating Siracusa’s powerful right wing, which played a key role in the eventual victory of the entire battle.

After the war, their surviving spearmen became official citizens of Dionia. In the following years, Tapirus also participated in the war to conquer Mesapi and Puchetti. Perhaps the frequent fighting has tempered his courage and broadened his horizons. He is no longer satisfied with being only the regional director of the Kristia restaurant, but using his literacy and counting ability to pass the finance department. After examination, became a tax officer.

Until the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ancitanos recruited public officials, did a good job, but was tired of this kind of daily accounting and bookkeeping Tapirus applied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ansitanos knows that going to Rome is not a simple task. The messenger needed must not only be able to observe words and opinions, and be able to argue without hindrance, but also have courage. Therefore, Tapirus, who served as a waiter in a restaurant and participated in battles many times, became the best candidate.

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In the 13th year of Dionia (that is, November 1, 380 BC), Tapirus, the envoy of Dionia, boarded a passenger ship to Rome in the port of Laos.

The weather was clear on this day, and the sky was cloudless.

Tapilus was sitting in the cabin, still reminiscing about the scene of being received by King Daves before leaving Turri.

Said it was an interview, but in fact, he was invited to a banquet at the Davers Mansion. Since he was a private slave released by Davos, Davos is his benefactor (a peculiar custom formed by Dionia’s national conditions, and the slave released by the master) according to the popular saying in Dionia. There is a special relationship similar to family relationship with the master. If the slave is not in violation of the law, if the slave is living in difficulties, he can ask the original master for help, help him find a job or provide financial support; and the original master encounters difficulties At that time, these emancipated slaves who have become official citizens will also give their help, or when the original masters run for local councilors or protectors, they will jointly cast a valuable vote for the original masters. This is recognized by the society. For these reasons, the wealthier citizens of Dionia will be keen to treat their slaves kindly and give them freedom in these years.) Only then will an official reception be turned into a private banquet.

At the banquet, he was surprised that the great King Daves cared so much about such an indigenous city-state in central Italy, and at the same time was even more surprised by Daves' request...

At this moment, the captain opened the door and came in: "My lord, we will arrive at the port of Ostia soon."

Tapilus heard the words, let go of his thoughts, and got out of the cabin.

The seagulls soared in the sky ahead, and boats of all sizes converged in one direction. There should be the mouth of the Tiber River and the colonial city of Ostia in Rome.

After getting the appointment of this missionary, Tapiros had a special knowledge of Rome's information, and knew that Ostia was originally a small Latin town, but it was captured by Rome several decades ago and migrated citizens to settle here. At that time, Ostia became a colonial city of Rome, and later became the only port city in Rome for maritime trade. It is precisely because of these benefits that Ostia has always been loyal to Rome, even if Rome was taken by Gaul. It did not betray when people captured it.

Tapilus took the entourage members ashore in Ostia.