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Chapter 300 The Bruti War Begins

"Oh, wait a minute, I remember you just said that Dionia was only created a year ago and became the overlord of Magna Graecia in less than two years?! This is simply...is..."

"You want to say 'miracle', right? I heard that the governor of Dionia is the 'favorite' of Hades. He is very young, but the battles he commands have never failed. Lucanians , the Crotones, the Locris...were all defeated by him one after another, maybe there really is a miracle!"

"According to what you said, Dionia is so powerful in Great Greece, it's better for Corinth not to have a bad relationship with it because of this small matter in the arena..."

"That is your Corinthian business, Iavonius."

"Okay, Hipparchus, let's talk about you Lijim. You are on the land of Magna Graecia. Why haven't you formed an alliance with the powerful Dionia?"

"We Ligium people have no intention of fighting for the hegemony of Magna Graecia. We just want to live our own lives."

"Everyone thinks so. But Hipparchus, the gods are moody. Maybe one day Ligem will be involved in the conflicts of the Magna Greek city-states. Instead of being passive, it is better to take the initiative to find powerful people. ally……"

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Since this farce, everyone has been talking about the alien and the strange city-state alliance Dionia. Only then did the name of Dionia begin to be known by more Greeks on mainland Greece. This is a later story.

At this time, many people in the arena auditorium were inquiring about the origin of Dionia.

There were two young men in the audience, they were from Thebes. After listening to the conversation between Hipparchus and Iavones, one of the young men said excitedly: "Dionia, this is really a strange city-state. Alliance! What do you think, Ipaminondas?"

Another young man sighed: "Being able to dominate Magna Greece in such a short period of time is not just the ability of the consuls. The political system of the Dionysian Alliance must have its own unique features!"

"You think the same as me, I have decided!" The young man said loudly: "When I finish my studies next year, I will go to Dionia to visit. You can go with me."

Epaminondas shook his head: "I'm sorry, Pelopidas! You also know that my teacher Lysis has been promoting the teachings of the Pythagoreans in Corinth these past few years. I don't have to go to Tarentum anymore. , I can learn from him nearby, and at the same time help him handle some affairs, so I can’t go so far away to avoid wasting time.”

The young man named Pelopidas held down Ipamironda's arm: "Didn't that person just say that the central city of Dionia is in Thurii, which is on the Gulf of Taranto? Opposite, you can reach it in less than two or three days by boat from the Gulf of Corinth, it's not far at all. Besides, you are my best friend, how can you bear to let me travel far away alone."

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Corinth imprisoned Adriankes and Lizaru, and the rest of the Dionian athlete delegation had no intention of participating, so they hurriedly sent someone back to Turiyi to report the news.

The Senate held a meeting to discuss the matter. A few senators, headed by Polluxes, believed that Lizaru's reckless behavior had tarnished the image of Dionia, and that Adriancus, as the head of the delegation, failed to manage the team well. So much so that Dionia has become the laughing stock of all Greece, and they should all be punished by the alliance!
Davos firmly opposed it. He believed that the actions of Adriancus and Lizaru were not wrong. It was the conservative Corinthians who were wrong. Their narrow national concepts excluded the multi-ethnic Dionians. !Since those Greek natives who claim to be orthodox refuse to participate in the Dionian citizens composed of Lucanians, Thracians and other races, then there is no need for the Dionians to participate in the four major competitions!Dionia has the ability and strength to organize its own sports meeting! …

Davos's speech was supported by most of the elders, especially Weisba, Hermon, Butler, Marij, Epithenis and others who responded positively.

However, the Senate has no other way to get Corinth to release Lizaru and Adriankes. After all, Corinth is an old Greek power and will not take the newly emerged Dionian Alliance in its eyes. The current power of Dionia cannot affect Corinth, so the only way is to send an envoy to apologize to Corinth and donate a certain amount of gold and silver to the Temple of Poseidon in Corinth to allow the members of the delegation to return safely.

Everyone agreed except Melses who objected.For Davos, the most important thing in Dionia now is to concentrate all his efforts on dealing with Bruti, and not to cause trouble, so although he is reluctant to this resolution of the Senate, he can only tolerate it for the time being. .

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During the autumn harvest, citizens are busy harvesting.

Daves was not idle either. He quietly went to the city of Asprustum and tried to walk the river valley leading to Ambania several times, and then went to the north bank of the upper reaches of the Kratty River to carefully observe the river situation and the Bixi on the other side of the river. He also went to Laos to survey the mountainous road leading to the Vig City area, accompanied by Heraclide the Younger, Mentotic Els, Melses and others.Wherever they go, they have to calculate the flow rate and depth of the river, consider the possibility of building roads, bridges, and food transportation.

After returning, Davos also repeatedly discussed the offensive plan with Felicius, Karpus, Dracos and other senior military officials.

At the end of September, before the autumn harvest was completely over, news came from Trina: some Bruti people broke into Trina territory and were captured!
In fact, the real situation is: after Antaoris sent Cosenza as envoy, the Bruti tribe alliance accelerated its attacks and annexation of tribes that refused to be included, forcing some Bruti people who were unwilling to join the alliance to escape. Mountainous areas.

However, Davers took advantage of the problem and asked Aristillas to send spies to spread rumors in cities such as Turui, Amendolara, and Crimea: the Brutis are unifying the tribes and establishing a powerful tribal alliance Later, there will be an attack on Dionia. Now it is just a tentative attack by the Bruti people...

At the same time, they also reminded the people: Don’t forget the bloody debts committed by the Brutians when they repeatedly plundered the city-states of Magna Graecia!
The cities of Dionia were quickly enveloped in a tense atmosphere, and the citizens were even more angry and strongly demanded: launch a war against the Brutians, collect blood debts, and eliminate hidden dangers!

In early October, the autumn harvest ended, and there were calls for war in Dionia, and the time was ripe to use force against Bruti.

After several rounds of discussions, the Senate announced to the citizens: The Brutians ignored Dionia's peaceful suggestions and warnings and wantonly destroyed Dionia's allies, the Xilu tribe. Based on covenant and morality, Dionia's right to The Brutians declare war!
Thus, the Bruti War officially begins!

In the square of the city of Asprostum, soldiers from the Fourth Legion from Crimesa and Asprostum are gathering...

In the Victory Square of Turiyi, soldiers from the [-]st and [-]nd Legions of Turiyi and Amendolara are gathering...

In the square of Neutum, some soldiers of the Third Army are gathering...

Because of the extremely important location of Grumentum, in order to stabilize the situation in the Lucania region, the citizens belonging to the Third Army Map in the city cannot move lightly.

Just as preparations for the war were proceeding in an orderly manner, Davos once again met Hegesitus, the leader of the survivors of the Xilu tribe, at the mansion.

"Dionia has declared war on the Brutians. I believe it won't be long before you can hear the news of victory. The Brutians ignored our warnings and still slaughtered our Greek compatriots wantonly. They will definitely be punished!" Davos solemnly promised.

With tears in his eyes, Hegecitus said gratefully: "Master Davos, thank you! Thank you very much for your selfless help to our weak tribe! You deserve to be Hades' favored one! Great Greece Guardians of fairness and justice! All of our surviving Xilu people will pray to Hades all the time, wishing you health and safety! I also wish the citizens of Dionia a victorious return! At the same time, I have a small request, I would like to ask for your consent, sir.”

"Oh, what's the request?"

"My tribe and I hope to join your army, fight side by side with you, and seek revenge on the Brutians!" Hegesitus said excitedly.

"I can understand your mood, but the Dionian army has undergone arduous training and has strict disciplines. If you violate military regulations, you may even be beheaded! Your joining may not only not increase our strength, On the contrary, it will affect our battle, because once military law is violated, do you think I should punish it or not? So I cannot agree to your request." Davos declined politely but firmly.

Hegesitus looked disappointed, and he said unwillingly: "Then...then we can...be guides!"

"We only need two or three guides." Seeing that he was very disappointed, Davers felt that the time was ripe, so he said: "But there is something you can do. If you do it well, you can give the Bruti Tribal Alliance the greatest Strike!"

"What?!" Hegesitus asked urgently.

"Last time, I heard you say that there are some tribes in the Bruti region that are not willing to merge. They had to surrender only because of the strength of the Bruti tribal alliance... I hope you can sneak back to Bruti and wait for Dioni After receiving the news that Ya's army has entered the Bruti Mountains, you can persuade these tribes to rise up against this alliance. By then, it will be very easy to defeat the Bruti Tribal Alliance!" Daves said here, slightly apologetically. Looking at him: "However, for you, it is more dangerous to go back after just escaping from Bruti -"

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