Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 90: Lead by example

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The people who have been nourished by Tarantum’s prosperous trade and fertile land for a long time feel the cruelty of the war. They don’t have the same ambition as Dionia for a long time, and they only hope that their homeland will no longer have relatives. sacrifice.

At the strong request of the citizens, the Senate organized a hasty civic assembly. After a fierce debate, it finally decided to use the victory of this battle to propose peace talks to the Mesapi.

In order to prevent the obstruction of the militant consul Diomelas, the Citizens’ Assembly also elected the next consul in advance. Eumarcus was still elected, and Desitimas was once again the consul. He also shouldered Started to send Mesapi to complete the mission of peace talks.

As for Diomilas, the Tarantums are not as radical as the Crotones, and they did not ask for his trial, but it will never be easier for him to return to Tarantum.

Di Sitimas is on the way to the camp, and Daves is at his desk and writes a letter to the Dionian Senate: Masters, after I led my army to Tarantum, I was in the mountains yesterday with 3 The Wanmepu coalition fought a battle and won. Our soldiers suffered few casualties, but Tarantum suffered heavy casualties...

Judging from the results of the war during this period, Tarantum's decline is inevitable. Therefore, Trifias, the consul of Heraclea, offered to me to join the League of Dionia, and Tudeples, the consul of Metapontum, was also shaken.

You guys, maybe you haven't realized that the Alliance of Dionia is no longer the weak city-state that was subject to aggression by the strong state in the past, but has become the most powerful force in southern Italy! Now that Dionia has become the overlord of Southern Italy and has attracted the attention of other city-states in Southern Italy, we must promptly change the previous cautious and conservative style and show the courage of a strong alliance, so that the city-states of Southern Italy can be united tightly. Around Dionia, the security of Dionian is guarded, and Dionian also guards the peace and stability of all southern Italian Greek city-states and protects the safety of every Greek. This is our Dionian patriarch. The goal that the hospital is trying hard to achieve!

Silu, as a Greek tribe living in a foreign race, asks us for help in distress. This is the time to test us. Rejecting him will make our allies and the city-states who are watching have doubts; accepting it will inspire the courage of the city-states who are expecting Dionia, because Dionia is for a little like Siru. The tribe of the country, even at war with Bruti, has to lend a helping hand. So when other city-states are in danger, how can Dionia not give all their support to help!

Furthermore, even if a war with the Bruti is caused by the maintenance of the Xilu tribe, we don't have to regret it, because a war between Dionia and Bruti is inevitable! The reason why the Xilu tribe asks us for help is that Kosenza is uniting the Bruti tribes to form a more powerful and terrifying Bruti tribal alliance, just like the Lukaria tribal alliance at the beginning. We all know that the land in the Bruti area is barren and the production is not abundant. In the past, the Bruti often climbed over the mountains and looted the Greek city-states in order to obtain supplies and population. Now the establishment of a unified Bruti tribal alliance will inevitably expand outward to obtain greater development of its race!

Look at Bruti's surroundings. It is either surrounded by Dionian territory or adjacent to our allies. Bruti is like a beast lying next to Dioria, do we hope to tame it before he grows up? Or wait for it to grow up, then fight with it? The answer is undoubtedly the former!

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Daves delivers the written letter to Mariji.

After sending him away, Tolmead came in and told Daves in detail about the soldiers assaulted the people under investigation.

Daves did not expect that it was because of his own reasons that the soldiers violated the military law, and he was a little moved in his heart.

He whispered: "Olivers..." It was difficult to make a decision for a while.

Tormid took the opportunity to persuade: "My lord, it is precisely because the Tarantums abuse our soldiers at will... And you, Olivers and the others are so angry that they beat him. I think this matter, they There is nothing wrong. And—"

Daves looked up at him, and Tolmeide shut his mouth immediately.

"Yes, for me..." Daves sighed softly, and made a decision in his heart: "You go and inform Capps and Dracos to keep half of them in the camp and lead the rest of the soldiers. Gather at the threshing ground in the middle of the village, and then call the military judge."

"My lord!" When Tolmead heard this, he wanted to persuade him again.

Davers waved his hand, not allowing him to say: "Go and execute."

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"Brothers!" Davos stood on a haystack, facing thousands of Dionian soldiers, and said loudly, "In order to fulfill Dionian's covenant with Tarantum, I worked so hard to come to this unfamiliar land, fought bravely, and repelled the fierce and cunning Mesapi and Puchetti. I, the Senate, and all the people of Dionia, thank you!"

The soldiers raised their chests proudly.

Davers paused for a while, then continued: "But in the process, something bad happened. Several of our brothers beat up a Tarantum theater owner. At that time... …"

The soldiers pricked their ears and listened carefully. Although limited to military regulations, they couldn't move, but their eyes rolled around, guessing who did it.

"Although it was the opponent's provocation first, the Dionian military law is not a display. If you hit someone, you will be punished." Davers shouted with a serious expression: "Military judge!"

The military judge nearby said loudly: “According to the Dionian Military Law, during the war, soldiers insulted or beat allied citizens, depending on the severity of the situation, a minimum of 20 military sticks were fined. But because the opponent repeatedly provoked and spoke viciously, Forcing the soldiers present to take action in anger... After discussing with the commander-in-chief, I made a penalty decision-the soldiers who committed the crime each beat ten army sticks!"

The soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. For those who often receive military training, the ten army stick is a very light punishment.

"Olivers is out." The judge continued.

When Olivers walked into the queue, there was another commotion among the soldiers. They didn't expect that there was a squadron involved in the matter.

Leotizides was also quite surprised. He didn't expect that the Dionians could punish the offending captain without hesitation just because they beat a citizen of an allied country in order to maintain military discipline! Because in his memory, the same disciplined Spartan army could not do it. They were only strictly disciplined in combat. However, in the allied lands, the soldiers’ actions were not strictly restricted, so they were overbearing. The people have great grievances, such as Collins, Megara and so on. At the beginning, Leotizides, as the son of Spartan King Acis, did not receive much treatment as a prince. He also participated in battles as a soldier many times, so he had a better understanding of the Spartan army.

Oliver Stanley walked to the front of the queue. After hitting someone, he was ready to be punished.

After the military judge finished calling the offending soldier’s name, Olivers saw Daves on the haystack turning his gaze, and then he heard him say loudly: "In addition, there is another person who received military punishment, that is Me!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole army was in an uproar.

Kapus, Dracos, Antonios, Alexis, Amintas and other high-ranking generals were shocked when they heard this, and for a while, they forgot to restrain the soldiers. At Daves’s reminder Next, the order of the team was finally restored.

"Why punish me?" Daves pointed at the offending soldier in front of the queue, and said in a sincere voice: "Olivers, as the captain, didn't he know that beating someone would violate the military law?! Other brothers Don’t you know the pain of being beaten by a military baton?! No, of course they know that no legionnaire is familiar with the Dionian military law. But why in Crotone, in Silitian, in Corronia? The brothers of the First Army did not have such a problem, but did they make mistakes here in Tarantum, across the bay?! Because the Tarantums were mainly insulting me, and Olivers was in order to protect me as this army. The commander’s prestige made me angry! And as the Archon of Dionia and your commander, I led you to assist Tarantum, but I didn’t win you the respect of the Tarantum people. They belittle us and insult us! This is my dereliction of duty and my responsibility! So if you want to punish them, you must punish me first, otherwise--" Daves slapped his chest: "I feel bad here, too. I can’t forgive myself, so everyone don’t come to dissuade me! I want to accept the punishment of the ten army sticks together with these brothers! Dracos will supervise the execution and no falsehood!"

Daves finished speaking, and there was silence on the threshing floor.

Every soldier stared at their commander excitedly, his chest rising and falling sharply.

Olivers only felt hot in his eyes, and tears flowed down his cheeks. He couldn't help but waved his arms and shouted: "Our Daves wins!"

He took the lead, and a huge noise covered the whole village in an instant, mixed with the praise of "Dioria wins!" and the curse of "Damn Tarantum!"

Davers watched everything calmly, and he reminded the equally excited military judge: "Get ready for the execution."

After speaking, he walked down the valley and stood next to Olivers.

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As soon as Dissitimas arrived at the Tarantum barracks, he immediately called the citizens’ soldiers. First, he announced the resolution of the citizens’ assembly, dismissing Diomilas from the post of consul, and let the guards “escort” him. Return to the city, and then discuss with Umakas how to reach peace talks with the Mesapi.