ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 201 The Second Crotone War Breaks Out

Kunogorata's solemn expression relaxed a lot. He thought and said: "I'm afraid our war with Crotone will not be resolved in three or two days, so how to solve the food supply for tens of thousands of soldiers is what we should focus on. Questions to consider.”

Mariji immediately responded: "I will rush to the market now, suspend all wheat transactions, and immediately purchase all flour and other foods on the market to prevent merchants from maliciously speculating after getting the news of the outbreak of war, causing food prices to rise. I also suggest going to Heraclea immediately to buy grain as a reserve..."

Davos nodded in agreement. Although Melcis was crying, he still cooperated and took Mariji to the treasury to collect the money.

At this time, Burkos stood up and said: "It is the wheat sowing season now. Most of the citizens have gone to fight, which will seriously affect this year's agricultural harvest. I suggest that mining be suspended and the thousands of city-state slaves be organized to cultivate the citizens." At the same time, we will give some concessions to the freedmen of the Alliance so that they can also take the initiative to assist, so that our fields will not be short of labor."

"Burks, you are very considerate." Davos said solemnly: "Cornerus, Cunogorata, and - (Niutum is far away after all, under normal circumstances, Se Sitting in the city, it is impossible for him to attend the Senate meetings every time.)" His eyes moved to the back of the venue: "Weisba, Hermon (Hermon went to Grumentum many times and successfully negotiated with Sinsinaga) Signing a peace agreement and repeatedly persuading the small Lucarian tribe to submit to the alliance, his influence among the Lucarians was stronger than that of Weisba. In the end, Bagule suggested to Davos, who proposed to the elders The Senate, the senators voted and he became the third Lucarian senator), you discuss with Burkos and formulate a feasible plan as soon as possible to ensure that our food planting and grazing will not cause problems due to the occurrence of war. "

"Okay." Several people replied.

"Felicius, you immediately issue a war mobilization order to all cities in the alliance! In addition, send people to notify Laos and Castellon and ask them to provide reinforcements... Oh... and... um... tell Ka Strom fortifies the city and burns the pontoons on the Trionto River!”

Felicius was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say that the Trionto River had no bridge and could be crossed on foot, but out of trust and obedience to Davos, he immediately saluted and said: "I will send someone to do it immediately. .”

"Plesinas." Davos said apologetically: "We have to suspend the construction of the temple and invest all the revenue from the treasury in this war!"

"I understand, I agree!" Plessinas replied.

Davos nodded happily and looked around at the elders in the venue. He clenched his fists, raised his right arm, and said loudly: "My lords, Crotone has destroyed the cities on the Subali Plain three times! Before we After defeating it, it must be very jealous of Dionia! Why? Because it is afraid that Dionia will take revenge on it after it becomes stronger, and it will try every means to strangle the still-growing Dionia in the In the cradle, so this war is not something we can avoid if we want to! The war has come, we must unite and defeat Crotone again, a powerful enemy, with the humiliation of burning the city, for the sake of the Dionysian Alliance The future will open up a wider world!”

"Start the war! Start the war! If we can defeat Crotone once, we can defeat it a second time!" Capos, Antonios, Amyntas and other mercenary veterans raised their arms and shouted.

"Fight to the death with the Crotones!!" Scambras, Proxilaus and other Amendolara senators responded positively.

"Turii must never be destroyed again! We must do our best to fight Crotone!" Some Turui veterans such as Burkes and Ancitanos also expressed their support indignantly.

"We Lucanians are also citizens of the alliance and will do our best to defend the Dionia Alliance!" Weisba and Hermon, the two Lucanian elders, certainly support Daves' decision.

Amidst the excitement of "declaring war", the two chief executives Kunogorata and Cornelus, who were still hesitant at first, also decisively stated that they would lead the officials and people in the cities under their jurisdiction to prepare for this war. Be prepared for everything.

"Boom!!!..." While Mariji led his men to the market to buy food, the big bell originally cast for the Temple of Hades was temporarily placed in front of the Grand Council Hall because the temple had not yet been built. Was beaten once.Then the cavalry galloped out, running towards Amendolara, towards Niutum, towards Laos, towards Castellon!
When the people heard the bell ringing throughout the city, most of them were still a little dazed.

At this time, the patrol members were running in the streets and alleys of the city, shouting loudly non-stop: "Citizens, please pay attention! Citizens, please pay attention! War has broken out! War has broken out! Citizens who have participated in military training, please come here immediately!" Gather in the square! Gather in the square immediately!..."

On the vast Xubari plain, the cavalry sent out also shouted the same words in every newly built village.

The war suddenly came, and it was natural for the people to be confused and panicked. However, the strict military training in the past six months taught citizens and pre-citizens discipline and obedience. They put down their housework, stopped working, and prayed to the gods enshrined at home. Hug your family goodbye, take all weapons, equipment and rations, and gather from all directions towards Turiyi Victory Square...

Such an obvious move in the city of Thurii certainly fell into the eyes of Tratus. He wrote in a secret letter: Thurii issued a war mobilization order. They rushed to buy food in the market and there were riots at the port, but they were under control. , the situation in other cities is not known yet.

Stratus sent the secret message. On the way back from the port, he saw the free people rushing to their simple shacks with sad faces. A trace of apology arose in his heart: After staying here for more than half a year, he gradually fell in love with this place. A vibrant city, he has ridden in a flying carriage, eaten mouth-watering hot-pot beef and mutton, and watched exciting rugby matches... He admitted that life in Thurii is more interesting than in Crotone , and more humane. If he was not from Crotone, he would also be willing to live here for a few years, and then strive to become a citizen of Dionia. Unfortunately...

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Lysias's passenger ship left the Corati River and did not return directly along the coastline to Crotone. He went to Castellon first.

At this time, Castellon did not know that a war had broken out between Dionia and Crotone. Out of courtesy, they received Lysias.

When Lysias told them the news of "the war between Crotone and the Dionysian alliance", Castellon's generals and senior council officials were stunned.

Lysias threatened them and said: "The [-] troops assembled in Crotone are about to come. This is an unprecedentedly large army in Magna Greece! Castellon can only break away from the Dionian League and join Crotone." Only by doing so can it be preserved, otherwise it can only be destroyed!"

After a fierce debate, the Castellon Council found that although they were indeed afraid of Crotone's attack, since joining the Dionysian League, it has brought them too many benefits: convenient transportation, convenient trade, people and The revenue from the national treasury has been greatly enriched, and the status of the city-state has also been improved.So far, Dionia has never discriminated against Castellon. According to the covenant, it has never asked for a single cent of tribute from it, nor has it asked them to do anything against their will. On the contrary, it has They are invited to participate in any important celebrations... The Castellon people's favor for Dionia is growing day by day, and they seem to have found the feeling of living happily and peacefully under the protection of Sybaris a hundred years ago.

In the end, Castellon reluctantly rejected Lysias's request. Chief General Amycles said very euphemistically: "According to the Dionian League Covenant, we have no right to sign any treaties or agreements with other city-states, so it is very difficult to Feel sorry!……"

Lysias reluctantly left the port.

At this time, Dionia's cavalry had arrived and told the Castron Council: The Alliance is gathering troops, and soon as many as 2 troops will arrive here to help defend Castron.

Amycles and others were completely relieved. They followed Dionia's instructions and began to strengthen the city wall, raise food, burn the pontoon bridge, and seal the port...

Lysias saw the billowing smoke on the Trionto River on the boat, which made him understand Castron's determination. At the same time, he was also surprised by the strong influence of Dionia, which strengthened his agreement with Crotone. Beat Dionia's determination.

The passenger ship he was on quickly went south and passed Crimea. The Crotone fleet, which had been waiting there, got the news of "the outbreak of war" from Lysias, and immediately stretched out its sails and headed towards Dionia. The Alliance sails away...

At this time, Davos, reminded by Kunogora Tower, sent Plessinas to Tarantum to request the allies with forty triremes to give them access to the Dionian Sea. aid to prevent the Crotone fleet from blockading the port of Thurii.

However, under the strong opposition of Diomelas, the Tarantum Senate, after a heated discussion, apologetically told Plesinas: Dionia's request came too late, because after the New Year , the Messapians came to invade the Tarentum territory again, and Diomelas led his army to repel them.The Senate believed that the Messapians must be taught a hard lesson to break their arrogance, so Diomelas was once again ordered to lead the army southward to attack the Messapian fortresses of Manduria and Tarantum. The warships have also rushed to the Adriatic Sea to harass the hinterland of Messape and interfere with its reinforcements to Manduria. Therefore, they cannot provide help to Dionia, but Tarantum can provide help to Dionysia. Asia provides affordable food aid, just go to Heraclea to buy it.

Note: Because of readers’ questions, here is the population situation of Magna Graecia: According to several sources, historically, the number of soldiers Thurii invaded Lucania was 10000-15000. Thurii dared to allow such The large number of soldiers far away from the city indicates that there are still many citizen soldiers in the city. Therefore, the author of one source guessed that the population of Thurii at that time was at least 20 (the entire population, not just citizens).Other data show that Tarantum had a population of about 30 during its most prosperous period, making it a large city in Magna Graecia that was not weaker than Athens. Tarantum entered its final stage during the period when Achita was the consul. The glory of Tarantum was about ten years after the time when the novel was written. Therefore, the population of Tarantum at this time was probably no less than 25. Then Crotone, which could rival it, had a huge geographical area and a population I am afraid it will not be less than this number. The city-states of Locri and Ligem are smaller in area and their population is definitely smaller than the above city-states. However, they are large and influential states in Magna Graecia, and their population may not be less than 10.The combined population of these major Magna Greek city-states is more than 100 million. If Trina, which is located in the Euphemia Plain, and Metapontum, which is famous for agriculture, and other Magna Greek city-states are included, the population of Magna Greece is probably around 150. More than ten thousand people.

Counting part of Lucania's population, it is normal for Dionia to send 4 to 5 troops.Don't forget, Dionia is no different from other city-states that have been established for a long time. It is an emerging alliance. In terms of population composition, free people from all over the country naturally have fewer old people and more young adults.My estimate is that the current population of Dionia is around 25 people. Of course, this is only rough because freedmen have been pouring in.

　There was an error in the previous chapter: the soldiers of these three legions should be Dionian citizens and reserve citizens, as well as registered freemen participating in training. The reserve citizens are mainly from Niutum, and a large number of them came from the inspection period. The freedmen came from Thurii and Amendolara.It was written and written, forgetting that the reserve citizens were only given to the Lucanians in advance, and the free citizens of other cities were not yet available. However, after this war is over, if Dionia wins, most of them should be prepared by virtue of their military merit. Citizen.

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