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Chapter 242 The Establishment of the South-Italian Alliance

Fortunately, Crotone burned the city soon after, and Davos led the army to recapture Thurii. Diona returned home, but she was depressed all day long. She is now 23 years old.As a father, Kunogolata wanted his children to be happy, so he wanted to find a good husband for her, which became a worry for him.

"Sostatus, what do you think of Xilos?" Kunogorata asked abruptly.

"How about what?" Saustatus wondered why his father suddenly mentioned him.

"If you let him be your brother-in-law."

"You want to choose Hilos as Diona's husband!" Sostatus widened his eyes in surprise, seeing his father nodding seriously, he quickly thought about it carefully, and said, "Although I It's one of his soldiers, but he is the captain of the battalion, and he doesn't have much contact with him. I only know that although he is trained strictly, he does things fairly and loves us... I heard that he is still single and has no bad habits. If my sister marries him, she should be well taken care of! But, father, why did you choose him? It seems that none of the veterans in Turui is willing to marry their daughters to these former mercenary veterans!"

"These people are still immersed in the honor of the past family, and they are still hesitant in their hearts and unwilling to accept Thurii's changes!" Kunogolata sneered and said solemnly: "Why should I let you tell the consul? Your Excellency, express your respect! Because he is indeed favored by the gods. He is so young, but has extremely strong abilities and means. The people love him, the army supports him, and the Senate is completely under his control! If you don’t want my family’s tragedy to happen again , it is undoubtedly the best way to become relatives of the former mercenary senators who followed him on the expedition to Persia that he truly trusts! Hilos, I heard that he was the captain of the consul in Persia and took great care of him. Dean Silos has always been relatively low-key, but it can be seen that the consul has great trust in him. Moreover, even though he was a mercenary before, Cornelus said that he is humble, steady in his work, and good at showing humility to others. Learn and ask for advice, I believe he will have a smooth career in Dionia's political arena in the future!..."

"Father, don't think too much of the good things. Dai... among the former mercenary elders brought here by Lord Archon, Hilos is one of the few who is not married. He is only in his 30s and is also an elder. I believe that no matter whether he is... There are many people in Amendolara and Tulii who have said goodbye to him, but he is still single now... It is conceivable that he may not agree to your request!" Saustatus reminded him excitedly. Kuno Gorata.

"Of course I won't go to him directly. I will ask the consul to come forward. I believe that Davos will be happy to do this!" Kunogorata stroked his beard and said with a proud smile: "I once tried to I asked the consul and he was also very concerned about Xiros' marriage. With him as matchmaker and Diona's talent and beauty, how could Xiros not agree!"

"It seems that from now on, I have to please my sister more, lest she be unhappy and ask my brother-in-law to place me at the forefront of the phalanx..." Saustatus also joked, which reminded Kunogo Lata, he hurriedly said: "Sostatus, don't go out and wander around these two days. The first legion to which you belong will soon go south to join the war."

"Has the agreement of the South Italian League been signed? Didn't Crotone always oppose it before?" Sostatus asked in surprise. With a father who is a senator, he naturally understands the alliance better than ordinary citizens. political affairs.

"Trina, Silitium, and Coloniaco have all expressed their approval. What effect will Crotone's opposition alone have? What's more, the current war situation is very unfavorable to them! Even Lysias has come to Thurii , it shows how anxious the people of Crotone are!" At this point, Kunogorata was actually a little excited: "Waiting for the covenant to be signed and the alliance established, Dionia will truly become the leader of Magna Graecia!"

"I heard that all allies in this new alliance treat each other equally without distinction of priority! What kind of alliance leader is there?"

"It seems like this on the surface, but the strength of the city-state still determines the weight of speech in this new alliance, especially when the interests of other allies are not involved." Kunogolata said with heartfelt admiration: "Consul Your Excellency is so awesome! He proposed such an alliance, which continuously gained support from other city-states, isolating Crotone and forcing it to join. And once the new alliance is established, it will also disintegrate the past Crotone Alliance, and allowed us Dionia to successfully squeeze into Crotone's original sphere of influence and become the de facto leader of the alliance!"

"Isn't this the result of the victory over Crotone that the consul made full use of?!" Saustatus said this, which was exactly a reminder to Cunogorata that he opposed the war in advance.

Kunogorata was silent for a moment, and did not directly respond to his son's question. Instead, he sighed and said: "I never thought that when I was alive, I could see Thurii becoming the center of Magna Graecia! My son, just like you As I said before, Tuliyi will definitely usher in a big development!"

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On the last day of mid-February 398 BC, Dionia, Crotone, Silitium, Colonia, and Trina finally reached an agreement, signed an alliance, and established the South Italian Alliance.

Due to Crotone's insistence, the covenant specifically stipulated that when discussing resolutions, Dionia and Crotone each had two votes, while the remaining three allies each had one vote.

The alliance is headquartered in Xiliting.At first, Crotone requested that the headquarters of the League be established within its territory, but was opposed by other city-states.Later, Davos proposed: Set it up in Xiliting.It was approved by other city-states, because except for Dionia, Siliting is located right in the center of other allies, and its strength is not too strong, which makes them feel more at ease.

On weekdays, the headquarters of the Southern Italian League is stationed by personnel from all the allies to handle and negotiate affairs between the allies.

The Crotone Alliance was officially dissolved, and the newly signed military defense alliance between Dionia and Crotone was also invalidated. Crotone was originally required to pay Dionia's war compensation of 500 talents. The initial 80 talents were paid, and the rest were voided. This was one of the reasons why Crotone finally agreed to join the South Italian League, but Melses felt anxious and regretful.

At this point, Dionia still has effective alliances: Dionia Alliance, which is an alliance dominated by Dionia, because Dionia controls the diplomatic power of the alliance (that is, it does not allow other allies to compete with Any treaty and agreement signed by any city-state), as well as military dominance, so other allies actually became vassals of Dionia; followed by the alliance agreement with Tarantum, because Dionia expanded too quickly, the The treaty has been revised twice, from being dominated by Tarantum at first to treating each other as equals and helping each other. So far, there have only been more exchanges in business and trade, and there has been no military alliance; in the end, it was the newly established There was an alliance of Southern Italy; in addition, there was a non-aggression peace with Pyxis in the north.In addition to the Locri League, Ligem further south, and the union of one or two small city-states, Dionia and other city-states in Magna Greece have created a peaceful and stable surrounding environment for themselves in the form of an alliance.

Of course, what Dionia urgently needs to do at this moment is: fulfill the covenant and repel Locri.

This battle is different from the past. It takes three or four days just to reach the battlefield. It is not feasible to rely only on soldiers to carry rations and solve the battle in just a few days.The last time he fought with Crotone, the harassment of the Crotone fleet had caused Dionia to suffer a lot, but this time the battle with Lockley was farther away and the food transportation route was longer, but Lockley The Li people also control the coastline, which will be a big test for Dionia's logistical supplies.

In this regard, the strategy adopted by Davos is: first, put Melses in charge and quickly form a huge transport team, which must carry at least a month's worth of military rations for 1 people. The transport team will set off together with the reinforcements, so that It not only ensured the safety of the grain transport team, but also reduced labor, guards and excess consumption of food; secondly, it was to end the war as soon as possible, for which Davers sent the most elite First Legion.

Preparing military rations, purchasing beasts of burden... these war preparations naturally cost a lot of gold and silver. This time Melses was not stingy, but bought in large quantities, because the cost was shared equally by all allies.

When the first crow of the rooster sounded in the city of Amendolara, Georgris had already turned over and sat up, and his wife Dania also opened her eyes.

"Sleep a little longer." Geogris said softly, "I'm leaving."

"I can't sleep! I'm going to take you to Thurii!" Although Dania is older than Georgris, she likes to act coquettishly because it makes her feel younger than Georgris, and she is lucky. Orgris also enjoys this feeling.

But today Georgris shook his head: "It's not good for the child to walk such a long way while you're pregnant."

"Who said that! Helps said that pregnant women should exercise more so that the birth will go smoothly and the baby will be healthy!" Dania retorted.

Geogris stopped talking. He had great trust in Helps, who was a direct disciple of the God's Favored One "Davos". Unable to withstand Dania's repeated requests, he had no choice but to take his wife with him. There was also a male slave who left home and left the city carrying his weapons and equipment.

At this time, it was just dawn, and the mercenary carriages at the port of Turiyi had already rushed to Amendolara to grab the guests, because they all knew that the first legion of Dionysia was going to be in the Victory Square in Turiyi this morning. Gather, organize the army, and set off.

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