ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1028 Negotiations Again
Henepolis thought for a moment but had not yet answered.

Davos said in a deep voice: "No, I don't think so, because we Dionia don't have any foundation in Africa. Those Phoenician city-states will be secretly dissatisfied with us, and the people of East and West Numbia will be dissatisfied with us because of Dionia." After Carthage is eliminated, without the shackles on their heads, they will pursue their own interests. If we want to replace Carthage's position, we may have conflicts with them...

There are also Mauritanians and Libyans on the land of Africa. These are ethnic groups with a large number of people. Once Carthage ceases to exist, Africa is likely to be full of disputes. We will be involved in it, which will consume a lot of our energy and material resources. Is it worth it?After all, the center of gravity of the Kingdom of Dionia is in Italy. Not only must we consolidate our rule in Italy, but we must also continue to implement the strategy of developing northward, and we cannot abandon the good and the bad..."

Henepolis listened carefully, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "We want to take Sicily, Sardinia, and southern Iberia to eliminate Carthage's threat to the kingdom, but we must also let Carthage act as a A major force in Africa continues to exist, ensuring that the Numibians continue to rely on us. And we, Dionia, can mediate among various forces in a transcendent capacity, mediate disputes, and continue to increase the number of people in Africa. influence..."

Davos nodded and said: "Henny, you understand well, so we must grasp this degree in future negotiations. Of course, our army will continue to exert pressure, and I think Carthage will eventually agree to all of our Require……"

When Davos said this, he couldn't help but think of Carthage in previous history. After experiencing the second Punic War, they had lost all their colonies, but after decades of development, they had regained The restoration of prosperity actually made the Romans nervous and eventually destroyed the city.

In Davos's current view, the Romans were frightened by Hannibal, and there was always a paranoia of being persecuted. In fact, Carthage could no longer pose any threat to Rome at that time. This can be seen from the fact that Carthage immediately sent a large number of hostages.Today, Dionia does not have the fear of the Romans, and it destroyed Rome and defeated Carthage in one battle, making it even more confident and powerful.

Even if it only competes in trade, Dionia is not afraid of Carthage.Even after the victory of the Punic War, Rome in the previous life became the overlord of the Western Mediterranean, it was still a city-state with agriculture as the mainstay and less developed commerce. However, under his guidance, Dionia today has already It is agriculture and commerce that pay equal attention to, and after acquiring these colonies of Carthage, the commerce and trade of the entire kingdom will only develop faster.

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Two days after the victory of Selinus, the Dionian army mainly stayed in the city of Selinus and the original Carthage camp to seize the time to rest. Davos did not send an army to besiege the remaining army, but only ordered two The large fleet no longer cruises in the waters of Carthage, but focuses on blocking the ports of Mazara and Elyx. At the same time, it sends Dionysian cavalry to patrol around the two towns and report any abnormalities at any time.

Davers believed that the remaining Carthaginian troops who had taken refuge in these two towns exceeded tens of thousands. Without food and baggage, it would be difficult for the people in these two towns to support them, and because of the previous The army led by Proseus once wreaked havoc on the farmland in the western region, causing the wheat harvest in these towns to drop sharply. It was hard to say whether they could survive the winter, and how could they have enough food to support the remaining army.I'm afraid it won't be long before these two city-states will be in chaos due to food problems.

In these short two days, there was no big movement in Mazara and Segesta, but the leaders of the Sican people came to the city of Selinus together.

The Sican people who were adjacent to Segesta were the first to receive the news that the Carthaginian army had been defeated. When they saw the once arrogant Carthaginian soldiers fleeing in panic into the city of Segesta, they felt in their hearts The shock could not be greater, and in the past two days, hundreds of Dionian cavalry and Numibian cavalry appeared from time to time on the edge of the Sikai people's territory, frightening this weak Sicilian mountain race. They quickly decided to attack Dai Onia surrendered, and also captured Akonis, the leader of the Western Keltanikian tribe, and his cronies who were hiding in their territory, in order to obtain forgiveness from the Dionians.

Davos accepted their surrender, and comforted him with gentle words, making the leader of the Xikai feel relieved.

But then in front of them, Davos ordered his men to take Arkonis and others into custody, and announced that he would be escorted to the West Kel Mountains to prevent all those who were attacked by the Carthaginian army, lost their territory and a large number of people because of him. He was publicly tried and executed by his tribe.

In the words of Davos, any ally who betrays Dionia should be severely punished.This made the leaders of the Xikai people present feel uneasy and secretly alert.

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Mago refused to obey the orders of the Senate and insisted on attacking the city of Selinus. This aroused the indignation of other senators except the Magonids. The Senate held meetings for several days to debate fiercely "whether to Give this daring military commander the severest punishment." In fact, many senators secretly hope that the Carthaginian army can capture the city of Selinus, so that Carthage can regain control in the subsequent negotiations. Some disadvantages.

On the night when the Carthage army was defeated, the city of Mazara sent out several cargo ships, taking huge risks and quietly sailing to Carthage in the dark. In the end, only one ship successfully reached its destination.

When the elders heard the news, they were so shocked that they didn't recover for a long time.

Before, the navy was almost completely wiped out, and now the army suffered a huge defeat. The defeat of both the Carthage navy and the army made the senators sad and completely destroyed the remaining pride in their hearts. In order to save the remaining army trapped in Sicily and the besieged With a large number of soldiers captured by Dionia, the Senate held an emergency meeting.

Different from the constant debates in the past, Magonid sent senators to listen to the messenger from Mazara, "Although Hasdrubal was lucky enough to escape to the city of Mazara, there has been no news about Mago." Therefore, they actively It is required to restart negotiations immediately, try to agree to the conditions proposed by the Dionians, and reach a truce as soon as possible.

But under such difficult conditions, negotiating with Dionia will definitely face more difficulties. Therefore, the elders actively discussed: where to make concessions and where to insist. The Dionia people What new requirements may be raised...

It took two days to finally formulate a relatively complete diplomatic negotiation plan. It was the first time for Carthage to pass a resolution on such an important issue in such a short time.

During the meeting, the Senate also spent some time comforting the Carthaginians who were angry and weeping at the news.

Eccleton once again sailed to Sicily as Carthage's envoy, and this time he felt a heavy responsibility.

After entering the waters of western Sicily by boat, Okriton prepared to enter the city of Mazara first, meet with Hasdrubal, learn more about the situation, and be prepared.

Unexpectedly, when the ship arrived at Mazara, it was intercepted by the Dionysian warship. After learning that Okriton was the Carthaginian negotiator, he did not allow it to enter the port of Mazara, but suggested that it go directly to Mazara. The city of Selinus.

On the ship, Okriton saw many Dionian warships patrolling the port of Mazara. He felt the urgency of the situation and immediately ordered the ship to speed up to Selinus.

The location of the King of Dionysia has been moved westward from Minoa to Selinus. This is a victory step for the Dionysia army; but for Carthage, this change means that Carthage Key's complete defeat in this war.

After Okriton arrived in the city of Selinus, he asked to see King Davos, but was refused.Negotiations were again requested and this time granted.

The negotiations took place in a vacant mansion in the port area.

Okriton entered the living room early to wait, and Henepolis delayed for a long time before Shi Shiran arrived.

Okriton suppressed his dissatisfaction and said straight to the point: "In the past few days, our Senate has renegotiated the negotiation conditions you proposed and decided to hand over Corsica to the jurisdiction of Dionia, and Sardinian Except for Saint Ibinia and Kalaris, the rest of Asia is under the jurisdiction of Dionia; as for Sicily, I hope that Dionia can return Lilibi, and we Carthage will give up... all other city-states and territories in western Sicily Responsibility, Eryx, Mazara, Segesta, Palermos, etc. are all independent city-states. Regardless of whether Dionia wants to annex or make it a subsidiary, negotiate with them on its own. Carthage will do nothing to interfere.”

After finishing speaking, Okriton looked at Henepolis, feeling a little nervous: In fact, the bottom line of the negotiation given to him by the Senate was to agree to all the conditions proposed by Dionia before, but since it was a negotiation, he could not As soon as you meet, you reveal all your cards, and you have to bargain a lot.

What Ocriton is most worried about now is that Dionia will take advantage of this victory, and once again the lion will open his mouth and put forward new conditions.

As expected, Henepolis sneered repeatedly after hearing what Occliton said: "Lord Occliton, I said when you first came to negotiate, 'If Carthage doesn't agree to our agreement as soon as possible. Negotiate the conditions, maybe we will increase the stakes in the next negotiation.' As a result, you were lucky enough to not only delay the negotiation time, but even let your army attack Selinus during the negotiation——"

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