ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 174 Davos’s visit ([-])

Compared with the half-year imprisonment suffered by the elders of Amendolara in Scombras, this suffering is nothing.

Only the elders of Turiyi could not help but feel horrified when they heard the howls of various beasts in the mountains and forests at night and thought of the insects and ants burrowing in and out of the soil.However, the Archon took the lead and slept on the ground wrapped in a woolen blanket. They could only reluctantly follow suit. They were tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, when they heard the voice of Vespa, the Lucarian senator: "Master Archon, I I would like to ask...after taking Niutum, does our alliance have any plans to continue attacking north?"

Although his voice was small, it was extremely clear in the dark night.

The elder Turiyi couldn't help but said: "It's enough to capture Niutum and prevent the Lucarians from attacking Turiyi. It's impossible to attack further north. Look at this mountain road If it is so difficult to walk, it will be very difficult to transport food, and we are not familiar with the terrain to the north. The mountains are rugged and uneven. Our heavy infantry cannot be deployed, and it is easy to be ambushed by the Lucarians. I don't want to see it again. Until...the tragedy of the Thurii army being annihilated by the Lucanians...recurred..."

Listening to the elder's voice, Davos recognized that it was En Anilus, the elder of Turui. His family was famous for shipbuilding in Turui. He once owned two shipyards in the port of Turui and was able to build them skillfully. Unfortunately, the trireme was completely destroyed when the Crotones burned the city, and the shipyard is now being rebuilt. One of his younger brothers died in battle when the Turui army attacked Laos.

"En Anilus is right. We are not going to attack north now. We need to gain a firm foothold in Niutum, and we need to let the Lucanians in Niutum slowly integrate into the alliance. It will take time for more Lucalian tribes to the north to agree with our alliance."

What Davos said made Weisba relieved. He was afraid that Davos would be hot-headed and continue to attack north after taking Niutum. Then his tribe would definitely be the first to attack, and the losses would be heavy.

However, Enanilus heard the meaning of Davos' words clearly: "Lord Archon, what do you mean by what you said? Are you planning to attack the Lucalia area north of Niutum in the future?"

"Of course. When the news of the victory came back to Turui, didn't you all clamor to defeat all the Lucanians? I remember who said that they would capture Poseidonia!" Davos laughed said.

"That's what I said." Another voice came, and through the bonfire, Davos recognized the speaker as Masissacus, the patriarch of Thurii.

Masissacus sat up next to Enanylus and said embarrassedly: "It was impulsive at the time. After walking this way today, I realized that the reason why the Thurii army... was annihilated before, except for the command The official's negligence is also related to the harsh environment here..." Masissacus's family made their fortune from mining.Before Crotone attacked Thurii, his family had more than 1000 mining slaves and contracted a stone mine in the city-state.After the war, there were no more than fifty slaves left in the family, and they are now mainly responsible for the polishing and carving of some stones in the temple, the Senate Chamber, and the main square.

Davos noticed that most of the congressmen were woken up and gathered around, so he said seriously: "What is impulsiveness? Why can't we attack north and capture Poseidonria and Picosis?! After all, Laos is just our ally. We need to have our own port city on the west coast so that our maritime trade will be more convenient and our treasury revenue will increase significantly. Pycosis and Poseidonia have more Good ports, because of race, the Lucarians did not play their role well, and our alliance can easily do that. Are you right, Lord Enanilus?"

"Yes, Lord Davos. But..." Enanilus was still hesitant to say whether this was too risky.

Davos had already turned to look at Weisba: "I heard that there are several small iron mines in the Lucalia area, right?"

"Indeed there are. They are mainly distributed in the mountains between Potentia and Grumentum." Vesba said with a little pride: "That's why the Lucanians are not like the Bruttians." The same reason why armor and daggers can be made with only crude spears.”

"There are iron ores, and maybe there are other minerals, such as copper, tin, lead... We need to discover them in the future. In addition to wood, furs, livestock, etc., the Lucania Mountains also contain huge resources. Wealth, you say, right? Masissachus." The night concealed the meaningful smile on Davos's face.

"Yes...yes!" Mathisas's voice became a little excited.

"The most important point is that we Great Greeks love the sea too much. As a result, cities are built along the coastline. Although it is good for obtaining wealth at sea, it is also easy to be attacked and not conducive to defense. The alliance should vigorously support the sea. Advance inland, expand our living space, and integrate with Lucania. In this way, even if a very powerful enemy invades and cannot hold on to the coastal city, we can retreat to the mountains. With the backing of Lucanian citizens, The mountain is our home, we can attack any enemy who dares to attack the mountain rashly, and finally defeat the powerful enemy!"

After Davos finished his warning words, no one answered in the dark night, only the sound of rapid breathing was heard. After a while, someone asked: "My lord, do you think there will be powerful enemies?" To deal with our alliance?”

"For now, isn't Crotone a powerful enemy! A hundred years ago, Sybaris was strong enough in Magna Graecia, and didn't it also attract attacks from enemies! Didn't Athens, the former powerful state in Greece, also suffer the same attack? The attack of the Peloponnesian League! When a city-state becomes strong, other city-states, either because of fear or because they challenge its status, will definitely try their best to hinder its development or even overthrow it! This is a troubled world. You must try your best to strengthen yourself, otherwise it will be like Tuliyi before, the failure of a battle caused it to decline..."

The people around, especially the elders of Turui, fell into deep thought...

"Why don't we attack Grumentum now?! We all know that there was a battle between Grumentum and Pixis just now, and both sides suffered heavy losses. Now is a great opportunity to attack it!" Si After Combras accepted Daves' point of view, he immediately became a little radical.

"If two brothers in a family are fighting, an outsider comes in to steal things. Do you think the two brothers should continue fighting, or should they work together to beat the outsider away first?" Davos asked rhetorically.

"You mean our attack will cause the Lucanians to unite against us?!" Scombras reacted immediately.

"Yes, very possible!"

"But we have entered the house of the Lucarians!" Protesilaus continued, borrowing this metaphor.

Davos responded calmly: "Yes, but we can tell them, 'We are retaliating for what they came to steal from us last time, and we only take this, and we will not take it again. We can also follow They signed an agreement not to steal again within a certain period of time, as long as Niutum is enough.' Even if they have doubts, they will choose to believe it, because compared to the Greeks who are less interested in the harsh mountainous environment, Their hostile compatriots pose a greater threat. Once defeated, the entire tribe will be annexed and their families will become slaves. In order to defeat their opponents early and then concentrate their efforts to drive us away, what will happen to them?"

Protesilaus's eyes lit up and he said loudly: "The battle between them will become more intense!"

"In this way, there will be more tribes impoverished by the war on the land of Lucania..." Davos said here, thinking of something, and said apologetically: "Master Vesba, I say this ,I hope you understand!"

Weisba shook his head with a bitter expression and whispered: "Wars between tribes here are common."

"Yeah, these weak tribes didn't have a choice before, but now they have it. On one side are the big tribes who are ruthlessly exploiting them for the sake of winning the war; on the other side is Niutum's peaceful and peaceful life. It's obvious where they will choose. ." Davos sincerely requested Weisba: "In order to unify Lucalia as soon as possible and prevent this mountainous area from killing each other, I hope that Lord Weisba can visit more of those places after arriving at Niutum. Walk among the tribes and tell them that our alliance's kindness to the Lucanians will make them understand us and be more willing to join us..."

Weisba was silent for a while, then managed to say: "I'll try my best!"

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At noon the next day, the group finally walked out of the defile and arrived at Lahe Fortress.

After carefully inspecting the situation of the Lahe Fortress, Davers praised the soldiers of the First Company of the Second Battalion for their dutiful efforts to hold on to the Lahe Fortress and complete the final defense task, and announced: Wait until he visits Niu. When Tumu is finished and returns to the fortress, they can return with him to Thurii and appear at the head of the team in the triumphal ceremony.

The soldiers cheered in unison.

The soldiers of the first brigade muttered slightly angrily after hearing this: "A bunch of new recruits are just lucky. If we weren't guarding Thurii..."

Although the soldiers of the first brigade complained, it did not affect their continued march northward.

Now the passable area is much wider, about one to two miles wide, with mountains to the east and La River to the west. The surface of the La River is not wide, but most of the banks on both sides are steep cliffs, the water flow has a large drop, the ditch is deep and the water is fast, and the large troops It is difficult to reach the other side by foot.

Little Heraclides inspected the terrain along the way, shook his head and sighed: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to build a bridge on the upper reaches of the La River!"

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