ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 391 Davers' Tangle
"There is a situation, and it is a big situation!" Bagule said excitedly and seriously.

"Tell me something." Alexis was ready to listen.

But Bagule was the first to sell the trick. He first pulled Alexis to sit down, and then asked his men to bring the newly marinated high-quality beef jerky and beer (since Davers invented this marinated beef jerky , After serving as military rations, it gradually became popular among citizens and became a delicious snack for the people of Dionia, just like dried figs and dates): "I usually go to your military camp to disturb You, you have a rare trip to Grumentum today, and in return, I have to entertain you well, let’s talk while drinking.”

What Bagule said was true.The camp of the Third Army was built between Pyxis, Grumentum, and Niutum. Of course, Alexis, the current commander of the Third Army, can no longer be like the former leader Hironi. Mus stayed in Thurii (the system at that time was not perfect), and he had to live in the camp during his tenure as the head of the army. Of course, the construction in the camp was not simple, it was more like a military town.Although Bagule was relieved of his military post, whenever he had free time, he still ran to the camp every three days to participate in military training and military competitions... After going back and forth, he became friends with Alexis.

Alexis also knew his generous character, so he didn't refuse at the moment. He grabbed a piece of beef, chewed it and said, "What is the big situation?"

"The Samnite people gathered a large army on the border of Potentia. It is said that there are at least 2 people!" Bagule said excitedly.

2 people!Alexis was startled, put down the beef jerky in his hand, and asked eagerly: "Are you sure the Samnites are going to attack Pau City?!"

"The envoys from Potentia have all come to me to ask for help. How can we still fake it!" Bagule took a sip of beer and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Puamot, that one who usually doesn't like to talk to us Dai The stubborn old man of the Onian people really couldn't sit still this time. After Potentia's envoy came to me for help, he hurried to Turiyi again..."

"Bagule, this matter must be taken seriously, especially at the critical moment when we are declaring war on Lokli!" Alexis said in a deep voice with a solemn expression.He obviously thinks about the problem more deeply than Bagule, and before he took office, Daves solemnly reminded him that the Third Army was stationed in the Lucania area, and its current mission is to stabilize Lucania. The situation is clearing up the shovels against Dionia, but the future target is the Samnites in the north.This is a powerful and terrifying race, so don't take it lightly!
"I must go back immediately to summon the soldiers of the Third Legion to prepare for war. At the same time, I will send soldiers from the Mountain Reconnaissance Team to find out the strength of the Samnite people and report it to Lord Davos as soon as possible." With that, Alec The Sith stood up immediately.

As a person who has lived in southern Lucania since childhood, Bagule did not have a deep impression of the Samoni people. In addition, the Dionian Army has won successively in recent years. It is inevitable that he is a little arrogant and underestimates the enemy, but seeing Ah Lexis was so cautious, and he also took it seriously: "Should we let the citizens of the Legion Reserve also prepare?"

"Of course! I have a bad feeling that this might be a big battle!" Alexis said solemnly.

"Well, a big battle!" Bagule responded, with even more excitement on his face.

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"My lord! My lord Davos! Martius is awake! Martius is awake!..." Hullpus yelled excitedly as soon as he entered the living room.

"Really?!" Davos, who was talking to little Heraclid, stood up suddenly with a look of surprise.

"As you said before, 'The venom may be less toxic after being separated from the mother body (referring to the poison) and exposed to the outside for a long time...'. It seems that this is indeed the case. Martius's awakening is a A good example!" It's no wonder that Helps is so excited. Most of Dionia is a mountainous area, and people are bitten by snakes and insects every year. There is no good treatment for this in Turiyi Hospital, at most it is... Clean and bandage the wound, use some nourishing medicine, and rely mainly on the patient himself to heal.This time, under the prompts of Davos, the hospital provided careful care and medication to Martius, and finally saw results, providing them with valuable experience and confidence in treating snakebites and other poisonous bites in the future.

Davos was not in the mood to discuss medical issues with him at the moment, and asked urgently: "How is Martius doing now?"

"Oh, he woke up. He can open his eyes and move. However, his limbs are weak and he has difficulty speaking. He can only lie on the hospital bed now. It seems that he will need some time to recover."

"Take me to see him." Davos said, pulling Helps out.

"My lord, are you still going to see the construction of the stone bridge over the Saraceno River today?" Little Heraclid asked hurriedly.

"Didn't you just set up the bridge piers? I'll look at it when you lay the bridge deck." Davers waved his hand and said apologetically.

"Okay." Little Heraclid understood how much Martius' awakening would affect Davos, so he had no choice but to follow Davos out of his mansion, but happened to run into the man sent by the Senate. Guard Captain Rodom.

"Lord Davos! There are two more adults! The Senate has informed you to hold an emergency meeting!"

"What happened?!" Davos asked hurriedly when he saw Rodom looking nervous.

"Potentia came to us for help, saying 'the Samnites are preparing to invade Potentia!'"

Did the Samnites attack Potentia at this time? !Davos was shocked. This news was like a jar of cold water that extinguished the joy in his heart.

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The Senate had a heated debate on whether to send large reinforcements to rescue Potentia.

Supporters believe: Potentia is an ally of Dionia, and according to the covenant and morality, Dionia must provide assistance!Moreover, although the Lucania region has been governed for nearly five years, the Dionysian Alliance's rule over it is not very stable. If the Samoni people rush into the Dionysian ruled area, it will definitely cause this problem again. The turmoil in the region Dionia should push back the Samnites as soon as possible before going to war with Locle or even Syracuse to avoid fighting on both sides.

Opponents believed that the Lucanian region had Potentia's own army, the Third Army stationed there, and the ally Elia. Send more reinforcements.When Dionia is about to launch a war against Locri and Syracuse, it is not appropriate to send troops northward. Instead, it will empty the troops in its territory.

Davos did not make a final decision. He was very confused: he had felt the power of the Samnites from the history of his previous life. This mountain race had been at war with the booming Rome for decades, many times. Defeat the Romans and let them endure the "humiliation of the Yoke Gate"... Davos did not think that the Third Legion and the army of Potentia alone could handle it. Before the fire ignited and turned into a fire, Every effort should be made to extinguish it.

But before the war with Locle was about to begin, there was a large-scale invasion by the Samnites. If Dionysius had nothing to do with it, he would not even believe it.He thought he had designed a trap and waited for Dionysius to jump, but he didn't expect Dionysius to directly instigate the Samnites to attack from the north first, so as to make Dionysius difficult to care about.Before the battle at Syracuse, he felt the difficulty of Dionysius.This is a formidable opponent!He wanted to start looking again at the tyrant of Syracuse who had taught him a lesson.

But now he is certain that Syracuse is determined to fight Dionia. He is just worried that the tyrant of Syracuse has any back-ups. He is more vigilant about this. This is why he One of the main reasons not to make a hasty decision.

Davos returned home with a heavy heart. Before he could take a drink of water, he learned that Ansitanos had come to visit him and hurriedly greeted him: "Lord Ansitanos, I finally got you back! "Davos said half-jokingly and half-expectantly.

"I have walked more distances during this period than I have walked in the past few years combined." Ansitanos also answered with a smile.

"That's because you moved around too little in the past few years. In the future, diplomatic activities like this will require you to move around more."

"Don't do it. This has already delayed a lot of my time in writing history books."

"If you go out more, you can observe the conditions of other city-states on the spot, so your history will be more vivid and detailed. Herodotus traveled throughout the Mediterranean..."

The two entered the living room chatting and laughing.

"My lord, the Carthage Senate rejected our request for an alliance." Ansitanos said seriously after sitting down: "They even refused to sign a friendly trade treaty with us."

Davos could understand Carthage's refusal to form an alliance. After all, Carthage had just ended its war with Syracuse and was said to be severely damaged and in urgent need of recovery.Nowadays, the relationship between Dionia and Syracuse is tense. As a neighbor, Carthage can naturally feel the tension between the two and will definitely not jump in easily.But refusing to sign a trade treaty with Deolia is a bit strange!Carthage is rich in the Western Mediterranean thanks to maritime trade!

"Is Carthage so afraid of Syracuse and doesn't want to have anything to do with us?" Davers was a little surprised.

"I learned about some situations carefully in the city of Carthage. The Magonides family, which previously held a dominant position in the Carthage Senate and also had a strong interest in Sicily, lost power due to the failure of the previous war. He was forced to accept the task of building a new colonial city in the Iberian Peninsula assigned by the Carthage Senate and moved his family. Now the person who has the say in the Senate is another large family. The patriarch is called Hanno. He is not only conservative, but also relatively He preferred land to maritime trade, so he put forward a slogan, 'March inland to let citizens obtain more land.'..." Ansitanos said slowly
Does this mean Carthage will go to war with Libya?Davos's heart moved: Compared with Syracuse, which had always defeated Carthage, Libya, although it had a vast territory and many tribes, was a piece of loose sand, which was much easier to deal with. What Carthage was fighting was "lost from Sicily" , get it back from Libya" good idea.But in this way, Carthage would be less likely to provoke Syracuse.

(End of this chapter)