Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 89: The arrival of Mariji

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"I said--" As soon as Diomilas spoke, he was interrupted by Umarcus: "Let's listen to the Mesapi's peace talks."

Timogolas cleared his throat and said: "Tarantum, Mesapi and Puchetti immediately ceased the war, returned to their respective territories, and returned each other’s prisoners in the war. The two sides signed a peace agreement for a period of two. Years, two years must not infringe each other, after the expiration, we will decide whether to continue the contract according to the situation..."

"What does it mean to return their respective territories?" Umarcus was keenly aware of the problem with this sentence.

"Of course it is to return to the state before the start of the war, and the occupied territories must be returned!" Timogras said confidently.

Diomilas cursed a few swear words, and roared: "You want us to give up Manduria and have a good dream! I want to fill it with the life of the Mesapi!"

The negotiation broke down soon, Timothy was not in a hurry, and he threw a sentence: "I hope you will consider it again. The camp of Mesapi welcomes you at any time!" Si's cursing was unheard of and went away. He could see: In addition to Tarantum’s stubborn attitude, Dionian consul Daves and the generals of Metapontum and Heraclea are all a little excited about the proposal for peace talks. The Greek coalition forces are not monolithic. There are articles to do in this.

Timogolas can see it, and Umarcus can of course also see it, so he explained to Daves: “We can’t agree to such a request for peace talks. Even if we do, it won’t work, because the tower The people of Rantum would not agree that Manduria, who was exchanged for the blood of citizens, would give up in vain!"

Davers smiled: "I understand, but negotiation is like buying and selling goods, you can bargain. Mesapi people don't have to retake Manduria."

Umakas was a little anxious when he heard it: "The Mesapi people are not sincere. The time limit for the peace agreement he proposed is only two years. In two years, Tarantum has not been able to regain his previous strength and cannot cope with their possibility. The invasion begins again!"

Davos pondered for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, the tent was lifted and Tolmeide walked in: "My lord Archon, the Senate sent an urgent letter saying that the Brutis have changed!"

Davers stood up suddenly and asked urgently: "Where is the letter?!"

"The messenger is waiting for you in your military account, my lord!"

Davers looked anxious, and walked out without saying a word.

The remaining four people looked at each other.

"Bruti?" Umarcus thought the name was familiar, but didn't remember it for a moment.

Diomilas didn't even have any impression of this.

"The Bruti are indigenous people living in the mountains west of Dionia. They are close to Dioria. They used to go down the mountain to looting the people and people of the city-states such as Turei and Castellon. Property..." Trifias said in detail.

"This...Bruti people shouldn't be strong, right?" Umakas asked with some luck.

Triphias thought about it seriously, seemingly solemn, but deliberately exaggerating the facts: "The Bruti have very little contact with the outside world, because no other race can invade their land. At the beginning, Gecheng was the Lucanian coalition who took the initiative to submit. Strictly speaking, the Lucanians did not enter the land of the Bruti.) It is said that they have dozens of tribes and five or six big cities. I’m afraid it’s better than the Puchetti."

After hearing these words, both Umarcus and Diomilas felt uneasy.

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Out of the military account, the anxiety on Davers's face disappeared without a trace, and he still joked with Tolmeide: "The performance just now was good."

Tolmead also smiled. At the beginning, he was called the "mercenary's first herald". One of the main reasons was that he was good at understanding the intentions and difficulties of the leaders, and did his best to help realize or resolve it, precisely because he felt Daves' heart The contradiction of the Xilu tribe took advantage of this opportunity to enter the army tent and shouted so loudly. He is not sure: Will Davers accept his own self-assertion, because this is his first time as a herald for Davers. Although the two sides have come and go in Persia, he now wears Firth is very different from him. Daves' words dispelled the anxiety in his heart.

"What's the specific situation?" Daves asked in good time. Through the understanding of Bruti during this period, even if this race is moving towards unity, he does not think Bruti can now pose a big threat to the Dionian League.

"I heard that a tribe composed of Greeks in Bruti sent people to our Senate for help because it refused to obey Cosenza’s order to incorporate them. Cosenza would send an army to destroy them. For details, you You can ask Mariji, he is waiting for you in your military account." Tolmid said seriously.

"Oh, Mariji is here, too." Daves moved in his heart, and the pace under his feet remained the same: the Greek tribe? …I’m talking about Xilu… This is really just about to fall asleep, when someone brings a pillow, it just kills two birds with one stone! ...

He thought all the way, and soon arrived at his military account.

After reading the urgent letter from Cornellus, the rotating chairman of the Senate, and carefully listening to Mariji’s narration, a narrow smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: “It’s not because of Pollux. You, the highest commercial officer of the alliance, who has a busy schedule, came here to deliver the letter for me, right?"

"Polyxis who only whispers in the Senate and has no power is a thing that needs my attention!" Mariji raised his eyebrows: "I came to Tarantum mainly because I wanted to Take this opportunity to come and learn about the situation in Tarantum Port. However, Master Daves, Pollux has indeed been too active during this period of time, and it will cause some veterans to have other ideas..." He approached A few steps, lowered his voice, as if trying to remind Daves.

Davers looked calm, but he turned a few times in his heart: Polluxis usually dissatisfied with him, he does not care too much, because few other senators in the Senate will respond to him, and he needs to do so. An "opposition" exists to show that the Senate is not his own words. But if Pollux thinks that his indulgence towards him is weak and can be deceived and too rampant, leading to some possible chain reaction, then he needs to wake him up...

Maliji saw that Davers was a little lost, and knew that his words had worked, so he turned to another thing: "My lord, I heard the reserve soldiers stationed at Tarantum Barracks say,' In the past two days, many people from Tarantum have been besieging the camp gate, not only verbally insulting the Dionian soldiers, but also demanding the punishment of criminals.'"

"What criminal? What happened?" Davers frowned and asked repeatedly. He is very sensitive to violations of military discipline.

"It is said that... some soldiers in our army beat a Tarantum theater owner in the market outside the barracks."

"There is such a thing!" When Daves heard this, he became angry and shouted out: "Tormead!"

Tolmead rushed in.

"You go and inform Capps and Dracos, and ask them to send a judge to thoroughly investigate who in their respective regiments participated in the fight in the market before the expedition!" After speaking, his anger seemed to disappear. Some, after thinking about it, I added another sentence: "What else caused it?"

After Tolmeide left, Daves temporarily put the matter behind him, turned around and asked Mariji: "What is the price of cereals in the Turriy market now?"

"Relatively high! Because of the war in Sicily, and the war here, especially the war between Syracuse and Carthage lasted for a long time, the number of people participating in the war was too large, and the demand for grain was huge, which affected it. The price of cereals in the Turri market..." When it comes to commerce, Mariji knows everything: "But this year, the wheat in Dionia is growing very well. In more than ten days, after the people have harvested the wheat, Turri The price of wheat in China should have a big fall..."

Daves rubbed the few immature beards under his chin, paced back and forth, and finally said, "Then tell Melsis after you go back, let him use the treasury to quietly purchase grains. At least four guarantees are needed. A legion, two months of food reserves."

Marigi’s eyes lit up. He didn’t even think that Daves’s use of the treasury without the consent of the Senate violated the laws of Dionian. This Persian who still obeys the royal system believes that This is as it should be. What he is interested in is: "My lord, have you decided to support the Xilu tribe and take action against the Bruti?"

Davers glanced at the excited Mariji, with a hint of warning in his calm tone: "I'm just planning for the worst, but I hope you can keep this secret and don't do extra things!"

This extra thing, of course, refers to Mariji's use of the news that he was about to start a war in advance for private profit.

How shrewd Mariji was, he made a solemn guarantee immediately, and then asked: "My lord, if we have a war with the Bruti, what will Tarantum do?"

Davers smiled faintly: "Tarantum can no longer fight, especially when you come. I am afraid that the two Tarantum consuls are discussing how to negotiate with the Mesapi."

Maliji’s eyes lit up again, and he remembered: When he came from Tarantum, he saw the people of Tarantum wearing black gauze and grief-faced. Tarantum’s defeat was against him. From his point of view as the business officer of Dionia, it is definitely a good thing. He saw the hope of Turri Port surpassing Tarantum, the most prosperous port in the Gulf of Taranto!

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In fact, it was the people of Tarantum who first proposed peace talks with Mesapi. After learning the truth of the war from the wounded civilian soldiers, they hated Diomilas’ recklessness while at the same time. I was also disappointed with the prospect of the entire war. A few months ago, they pushed the Senate to launch a war against Mesapi. However, a few months later, Tarantum had only been bleeding, but had gained very little.