ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 291 The Arrival of Mariji
"I said -" Diomiras was interrupted by Umarchus as soon as he spoke: "Let us hear the Messapian people's terms of peace talks."

Timogoras cleared his throat and said: "Tarantum, Messape, and Pucetti immediately ceased fighting, returned to their respective territories, and returned prisoners of war to each other. The two sides signed a peace agreement for a period of two years. They are not allowed to invade each other during the year. After the expiration, we will decide whether to renew the contract depending on the situation..."

"What does it mean to return their respective territories?" Umarkas was keenly aware of the problem in this sentence.

"Of course, we must return to the state before the war began, and the occupied territory must be returned!" Timogoras said confidently.

Diomelas cursed loudly and yelled: "You want us to give up Manduria and have a sweet dream! If you want, take the lives of the Mesapians!"

The negotiation broke down quickly, and Timogoras was not in a hurry. He said: "I hope you will seriously consider it again. You are always welcome to the Mesapian camp!" After saying this, he cursed Diomiras. Turn a blind eye and walk away.He could see that: in addition to Tarantum's stubborn attitude, the Dionian consul Davos and the generals of Metapontum and Heraclea were all a little moved by the proposal of peace talks. The Greek coalition was not monolithic. There is something to be done about this.

Timogoras could see it, and Umacus certainly saw it too, so he explained to Davos: "We cannot agree to such a request for peace talks. Even if we agree, it will not work, because Tarantum The people will not agree that Manduria, which was bought with the blood of its citizens, should be given up in vain!"

Davos smiled: "I understand, but negotiation is like buying and selling goods, you can bargain. The Mesapians do not necessarily have to take back Manduria."

Umacus was a little anxious when he heard this: "The Messapians are not sincere, and the peace agreement he proposed is only for two years. In two years, Tarantum has not been able to regain its previous strength, and it is simply unable to cope with what they may start again." aggression!"

Davos pondered for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, the curtain was lifted, and Tormid walked in: "Your Majesty the Consul, the Senate sent an urgent message saying that there is something strange happening among the Brutians!"

Davos stood up suddenly and asked urgently: "Where is the letter?!"

"The messenger is waiting for you at your military tent, sir!"

Davos looked anxious and walked out without saying a word.

The remaining four people looked at each other.

"Brutian?" Umarchus thought the name was familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Diomeras was even less impressed.

"The Bruti people are indigenous people who live in the mountains to the west of Dioria. They are close to Dioria. They used to go down the mountain to plunder the people and property of city-states such as Thurii and Castellon... "Triphias said in detail.

"This...Bruti people shouldn't be strong, right?" Umarkas asked with a bit of luck.

Triphias thought about it seriously. He seemed to have a solemn expression, but he was deliberately exaggerating: "The Bruti people have very little contact with the outside world because no other race has ever been able to invade their land (Veg City was originally They are the Lucanian coalition forces that voluntarily surrendered. Strictly speaking, the Lucanians did not enter the land of the Bruti people.). It is said that they have dozens of tribes and five or six large cities. In terms of strength, I am afraid that they are stronger than the Brutians. The Chetti are even stronger.”

After hearing this, Umarchus and Diomelas felt uneasy in their hearts.

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After leaving the military tent, the anxiety on Davos's face disappeared without a trace. He still had the leisure to tease Tormid: "You performed well just now."

Thormid smiled too.At the beginning, he was called the "first herald of mercenaries". One of the main reasons was that he was good at understanding the intentions and difficulties of the leaders, and did his best to help realize or resolve them. It was precisely because he felt the inner feelings of Davos. Because of the conflict, he took advantage of the Xilu tribe's opportunity to march into the tent and shout so loudly.He was not sure whether Davos would accept his self-assertive approach, because this was the first time that he served as a herald exclusively for Davos. Although the two sides had contacts in Persia, now Davos There was a huge difference in status between Firth and him.Davos's words relieved the uneasiness in his heart.

"What's the specific situation?" Davos asked calmly.Through his understanding of Bruti during this period, even if this race is moving towards unification, he does not think that Bruti can pose any big threat to the Dionia Alliance now.

"I heard that a Greek tribe in Bruti sent people to ask for help from our Senate. Because it refused to obey Cosenza's order to integrate, Cosenza wanted to send a large army to destroy them. For details, you can ask Mariji, he is waiting for you in your military tent." Tormid said seriously.

"Oh, Marij is here too." Davos's heart moved, but his steps remained unchanged: A tribe of Greeks? ...I'm talking about Xilu, right... Just when I was about to fall asleep, someone brought me a pillow, killing two birds with one stone! …

He thought all the way and soon arrived at his military tent.

After reading the urgent letter from Cornelus, the Rotating Speaker of the Senate, and listening carefully to Mariji's narration, a narrow smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Is it because of Polyxes that you are like this?" Did the alliance’s top commercial officer, who is busy with affairs, come here specifically to deliver a message to me?”

"What is a Polluxis who can only chirp in the Senate and has no power? He needs my attention!" Marij raised his eyebrows: "I came to Tarantum mainly to take this opportunity. , come and learn about the situation at Tarantum Port. However, Lord Davos, Polluxes has indeed been too active recently, which may cause some senators to have other ideas..." He took a few steps closer, He lowered his voice, as if he wanted to remind Davos something.

Davos looked calm, but his heart turned a few times: He didn't care too much about Polyxis's usual dissatisfaction with him, because few other senators in the Senate would respond to him, and he also needed such an "opposition". faction" exists to show that the Senate is not his one-word house.But if Polluxes thought that his indulgence towards him was a sign of weakness and was too rampant, leading to some possible chain reactions, then he would need to wake him up...

When Mariji saw that Davos was a little absent-minded, he knew that his words had an effect. He turned to talk about another thing: "Sir, I heard from the reserve soldiers stationed at Tarantum Camp that, 'In the past two days, There have been many Tarantum people blocking the camp gate, not only shouting insults at the Dionian soldiers, but also demanding punishment for the criminals.'"

"What criminal? What happened?" Davos frowned and asked repeatedly.He is quite sensitive to violations of military discipline.

"It is said that... some soldiers from our regiment beat up a theater owner from Tarantum in the market outside the military camp."

"There is such a thing!" When Davos heard this, he became angry and shouted: "Tormid!"

Thormid responded.

"Go and notify Capps and Dracos, and ask them to send military judges to thoroughly investigate who in their respective legions participated in the fight in the market before the expedition!" After saying that, his anger seemed to subside a little, and he thought After thinking for a while, he added: "What else caused it?"

After Tormid left, Davos temporarily put the matter behind him, turned around and asked Mariji: "What is the price of grain in the Turiyi market now?"

"Relatively high! Because of the wars in Sicily and the wars here, especially the war between Syracuse and Carthage, which lasted for a long time, there were too many people participating in the war, and the demand for grain was great, which also affected Thurii The price of grains in the market..." When talking about commerce, Mariji kept talking about everything: "But this year the wheat in Dionia is growing very well. In a few days, after the people have harvested the wheat, the price of wheat in Thurii There should be a big pullback..."

Davos stroked the few young beards under his chin, paced back and forth, and finally said: "Then when you go back, tell Merses and ask him to use the treasury to quietly purchase grain, to protect at least four legions, A two-month supply of food.”

Mariji's eyes lit up, and he didn't even think about Davos's use of the treasury without the consent of the Senate as a violation of the laws of Dionia. This Persian, who still obeys the king's system in his heart, thinks this is reasonable. So what he should be interested in is: "Sir, have you decided to support the Xilu tribe and take action against the Bruti people?"

Davos glanced at the excited Marij, with a hint of warning in his calm tone: "I'm just preparing for the worst, but I hope you can keep this secret and don't do anything extra!"

This additional thing of course refers to Marighi taking advantage of the advance knowledge of the war to be launched for personal gain.

Mariji was so shrewd that he immediately made a solemn guarantee, and then asked: "Sir, if we have a war with the Brutians, what will happen to Tarantum?"

Davos smiled faintly: "Tarantum can no longer fight, especially with your arrival. I'm afraid the two Tarantum governors are discussing how to negotiate peace with the Messape people."

Mariji's eyes lit up again. He thought of the people of Tarantum who were wearing black veils and looking sad when he came from Tarantum City. The fall of Tarantum had a profound impact on Dio From his perspective, it is definitely a good thing.He saw the hope that the port of Thurii would surpass the most prosperous port of Tarantum in the Gulf of Taranto!

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In fact, it was the people of Tarantum who first proposed peace talks with Messape. After they learned the truth about the war from the injured citizen soldiers, they hated Diomilas' recklessness and also expressed their disapproval of the entire nation. The prospect of war was disappointing.A few months ago, they were the ones who pushed the Senate to launch a war against Messape. However, as the months passed, Tarantum gained very little except for the continuous bloodshed.

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