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Chapter 293: Mission to Bruti ([-])

After some discussion, both of them believed that in order for the negotiation to be successful, they should first get the support of Dionia.

So, they rushed to the Dionia military camp, just in time to hear cheers like a landslide and tsunami in the camp.

When the two were confused, the Dionian herald Tormid arrived and brought Davos's order: allow the two to enter the camp.

"Are you training?" Umarkas asked curiously.

Tormid said with respect: "Are you referring to this cheer? That is our commander Lord Davos being beaten with a military stick!"

"What did you say?!" Umarcus thought he heard wrongly.

Tormid solemnly recounted what had happened before, and Umacus and Dixitimas were dumbfounded: the governor of Dionysia beat a Tarentum citizen because of his soldiers. Not only did he punish the soldiers who committed the crime, but he also punished himself? !

Not only did they not feel any gratitude for this, but fear arose in their hearts. More and more fear: the consuls of an alliance accepted punishment for such a trivial matter. In the Greek history they knew, Never heard of it!The two have also served as consuls several times and commanded city-state armies many times. Of course they know the importance of discipline to the army in war. The Dionysian army's requirements for military discipline are so strict. No wonder they can defeat them. The fierce Pucheti people!
"Terrible Davos!..." Dixitimas sighed in a low voice.

Umarchus happened to hear it, and was stunned for a moment, and then understood the meaning of Desitimas' words: Davos could be so cruel to him in order to achieve his own goals!And through contact with Davos during this period, Umarcas deeply felt that having such a lifelong governor in Dionysia might not be a good thing for Tarantum... The only good thing is that Tarantum The citizens of Timor-Leste finally reached a consensus on peace talks.Otherwise, with the current mental state of the Dionian soldiers, if they are allowed to attack Messape, who knows what trouble will happen!Damn Timias!Couldn't these free-spirited Tarentum people think more about the city-state before causing trouble? !

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When the two consuls saw Davos, he was lying in the military tent receiving treatment from a doctor. Although Davos was surprised to learn their intentions, he immediately expressed his support.

After everyone's deliberations, early the next morning, the Tarantum coalition forces broke out of camp and marched eastward.

Halfway to Brindisi, the Mepp Allied Forces blocked the way, and the two sides began to face each other.

After an hour of confrontation, the Tarantum coalition never blew the attack horn. The Tarantum people, who were concerned about their face, euphemistically expressed their wishes in this way, and the shrewd Paximerus quickly understood that Greece Human intentions, after witnessing the tight array and high morale of the Dionian soldiers, what Tremoni said became even more weighty in his heart.

He stopped being pretentious and sent Timogoras again.

Negotiations between the two parties begin.

At dusk, a peace agreement was reached between Tarantum, Messappi, and Pucetti: the two sides immediately ceased fighting, Tarantum returned Mandulia to Messapi, and each of the three parties returned the prisoners and the corpses of the soldiers. Tarentum, Mesapi and Pucetti have a ten-year non-aggression agreement...

In addition, Tarantum also signed a trade agreement with Puccietti.

Tarantum's return to Manduria was actually a last resort.The Senate of Tarantum had deliberated in advance and finally agreed that after Messapian and Puchetti united, one Manduria alone could no longer stop the Messapian invasion, because they could team up with the Puchetti. Invasion from Tarentum's wider east.The successive defeats have caused the number of existing citizens in Tarantum to drop sharply. If the citizens are sent to move to Manduria, it will not only weaken Tarantum's strength, but also make it easy to be besieged and dare not rescue.

Before the negotiations, the two consuls made it clear to Davos that in order to thank Dionia for his selfless help, they were willing to hand Manduria to Dionia free of charge.

Davers is not a short-sighted person, he has a clear mind: this is Tarantum who wants to drag Dionia into the water, driving Dionia to fight against Messapi and Pucetti for a long time, and blocking the wind for Tarantum. shelter from the rain.

Of course Davos didn't want to be taken advantage of, and Dionia's current strength did not have the ability to fight on both sides, so he declined politely.

Umarchus and Dixitimas used Mandulia as a bargaining chip and used a trade agreement to impress Tremoni, finally forcing Paximaurus to make concessions and sign a ten-year peace agreement. .

When the agreement was signed, Tremoni made a small request and wanted to see Davos, the governor of Dionysia, but Davos politely refused because his injury was not healed and it was inconvenient to see people and he failed to do so.

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While Tarantum was conducting peace talks, the elders of the Dionia Senate finally passed a resolution supporting the Xilu tribe after reading Daves' reply.

When discussing the choice of envoy to Cosenza, Maligi immediately stood up and recommended Polyxes, praising his eloquence and his ability to persuade the Bruti tribe alliance in Cosenza to let Xilu go.

Immediately afterwards, Melses and Felicius rushed to praise Polyxes, thinking that he was the best candidate for messenger.

The formation of the former mercenary elders scared Polyxis so much that he immediately felt that this was Davos's confidants deliberately targeting him. If he really went to Cosenza, what would happen to Marij and the others? If this happens, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back!

He was a person who would not take risks easily, so he stood up in a hurry and refused.Under the siege of words from Maligi and others, Polluxes did not hesitate to belittle himself and almost even uttered words of begging for mercy.

Mariji and the others gave up teasing him, and finally Antaoris, who had just joined the Senate and had no specific affairs yet, took the initiative to go.

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The Tarantum coalition forces returned to Tarantum with the bodies of the freed Tarantum people and soldiers, including of course the put together body of Archita.

After being reminded by the consul Umarcas, the Tarantum Senate even banned people from leaving the city, allowing the Dionian army to return to camp smoothly.

After attending Archieta's funeral, Davos and some of the remaining soldiers returned to Turui by boat.

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After Antaoris accepted the mission, he set out for Cosenza with three followers that afternoon.

He did not take the road from Thurii to the west, through the mountain road to Laos, and then to Vig City. Although it was safe, most of the way was mountainous, which was too time-consuming.Instead, choose to take the trail on the south bank of the Crati River, go up the river to Bisignia, and then turn south to Cosenza.

After crossing the wooden bridge of the Kraty River, Antaoulis and his party walked westward along the south bank of the Kraty River. The terrain gradually became higher and the road became narrower. After passing the last checkpoint in Thurii, there was a road that could accommodate a large number of people. The dirt road that the three of them passed side by side: on the left is a steep mountain wall, on the right is a steep slope more than ten meters high, and below the slope is the turbulent Krati River.

Antaoulis looked down and saw the dark blue river roaring, constantly hitting the black and yellow rocks, making a shocking loud noise, one after another, the whirlpools as big as millstones appeared and disappeared, and it was unknown how deep they were at the bottom... …

Antaoris felt that his legs were a little weak, and the four people carefully helped him move forward.

Some sections of the road were soaked by rain and the soil was so soft and collapsed that only one person could pass.

The group walked for four hours, but it seemed like they had walked for a whole day. Their physical strength and energy were exhausted very quickly. Fortunately, the trail began to gradually go down, and the road surface became wider and wider. Suddenly, the eyes suddenly opened up: the continuous green mountains, the river has already The narrowed but faster-flowing Krati River is a relatively flat depression between the mountains and rivers.And on this relatively flat land stands a small city - Bisignia.

Antaoris and the others were stopped by the Bruti sentinels at the exit of the road. Long after expressing their intentions, they were escorted through the defensive camp that blocked the intersection, entered the city of Bithynia, and were finally taken to Bithynia. Xenia's humble meeting hall.

It was said to be a hall, but it was actually just a larger thatched wooden house, with firewood burning in the pit in the center of the wooden house.In the city of Turii, the weather was still warm in early September, and most people were still wearing thin shirtless summer shirts. However, it was already a bit cold in the Bithynia Mountains, which was not too far away from Turii.A fire pit not only provides lighting but also keeps the cold away.

The three people sitting around the fire pit were all wearing leather jackets. The youngest one among them stood up and walked to Antaoris. There was a bit of curiosity in his fierce eyes: "Greeks, what are you doing in the mountains? ?! Don’t you know that we Brutians don’t welcome you!”

After listening to the translation of his entourage, Antaoris said calmly: "I am the envoy of Dionia. I am sent to Cosenza under the order of the Senate. I have important matters to discuss with the leaders of Bruti. "

"Important thing?! What important thing?!" he asked with interest.

Antaoris said seriously: "I'm sorry, but I can only speak out when I see the chiefs of Bruti."

The young man's face immediately changed, and he yelled with an angry look: "If you don't tell me, you won't be able to pass through Bithynia! I now suspect that you are Greek spies! Come on, arrest me, everyone." Give him ten lashes and then put him in a sheepfold!"

The expressions of Antaoris and his followers changed.

"Wait a minute, Kanalu!" At this time, the man next to him stood up and stopped him: "They are Dionians. It is best not to hurt these people before the leader of Nikuru and the others reply!"

　Thanks to Lao Pao, Shuang Guang and Sha Ran Xiyang Yanyu for the reward!Your support is my biggest motivation for writing! !

　　
　
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