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Chapter 457 Return of the King Continued
Davos even had the leisure to look at the Tuli spring on the southwest side of the square several times from a distance. It can be said that this spring that Davos had never seen before was on his way to becoming the king. Played a key role. An underground spring that had been dry for five years suddenly came back to life at such a special moment. Such a magical thing made Davos couldn't help but wonder: Is there really a god in this world? !

He couldn't help looking at the white temple of Hades on the hill behind the northwest side of the square...

Standing on the platform in front of the Grand Senate Building, overlooking the neatly arranged First and Second Legions in the square and the people standing in order on both sides of the legions, even though these Dionian people are eager to know the answer, They still maintain relative calm according to the instructions of the patrol members, and the habit of observing social order developed in the Dionia Alliance over the years has been quite effective.

Davos sighed in his heart, and then shouted loudly: "First, warriors of the Second Legion! You have traveled thousands of miles to fight against the invading Samnite people in strange mountainous areas covered with rocks and difficult roads. There are more Samnites than us, and they are much more fierce than our former enemies. You are not afraid and fight bravely, completely defeating them and ensuring that the northwest border of the alliance will not be affected by Samnites for a long time in the future. For the threat of the Monais, the Alliance should thank you! The Senate should thank you! The people should also thank you!

After going through successive battles, you should have gone home and recuperated, but you can't do that now!You should all know that while we were far away in Potentia, the Syracusan army invaded Magna Graecia and defeated the South Italian Allied Forces in the battle. Many soldiers of the Fifth and Fourth Legions were killed. captured, Silitium fell, Trina was captured, Coronia surrendered, and the Syracusan army had reached the walls of Asprostum and Crotone.

The foreign cavalry they hired have invaded the Croton Plains, burned, killed, looted and brutally cut off the heads of women and children on our land...

The huge fleet of Syracuse roamed the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas, cutting off our trade routes, sinking our ships, blocking our ports, landing on our coasts, and killing our people. Burn down our villages…

Our former ally Tarantum also betrayed us in our difficult time. Not only did he capture our ally Metapontum, but he is now also attacking Heraclea and sending soldiers to Amendolara, our Burning, killing and looting on the land...

There were also senators Petaru, Kadurk, and Bogam of the Senate who were secretly bribed by the people of Syracuse (in fact, there was no such thing. These three people had already rebelled. Davos asked Syracuse to Kuza took the blame), and during our most difficult time, he actually led some Bruti people to rebel..."

When Davos said this, the soldiers who were listening attentively in the square finally became commotion. Many soldiers also learned about some situations during the process of entering the city, but they did not expect that the entire situation in the alliance would be so bad: even the senators There has been a betrayal! !

Daves looked solemn and shouted again: "Brothers, after going through a hard battle, you should have gone home to have a good rest and reunite with your family, but in the face of countless alliance people who have lost their relatives and homes, you can rest assured Stay home?!”

"cannot!!"

"We don't want to rest, we want to keep fighting!!"

"After all the enemies have been defeated, we will repair again!!"

……

The soldiers shouted excitedly.

Davos nodded, with tears in his eyes, and said with some choking: "There is a saying that goes, 'Only in danger can you know who is the hero of the city.' You may not know that Dracos, the commander of the Fourth Legion, is here. After the failure of the battle in the south, in order to protect the safe retreat of his other comrades, he broke off the rear in person, and was eventually seriously wounded and captured... The evil Syracuseans tried to humiliate him under the city of Asprostum to attack the Fourth and Fifth Legions. The morale of Drax was for the safety of the alliance...Drax...hit the ground angrily and died..."

When the soldiers and people in the square heard the news, they couldn't believe their ears. Especially the soldiers of the Second Legion, where Dracos had served as the commander of the legion, shouted: "Lord Davos." , is this true?! Captain Drax died?!"

"Commander Dracos, how could such a strong guy... just die?!"

The soldiers shouted, tears already streaming down their cheeks, and cries rang out in the square.

Davos wiped his tears and continued to shout loudly: "Before he died, Commander Dracos shouted loudly, 'Long live the Dionian Army! Avenge me!' This is what he expected of us! I , as the supreme commander of Dionia, I issue an order to you, as warriors, not to retreat until you kill the enemy!"

"Revenge for Captain Drax!!!"

"Fight the Syracuseans to the death!!!"

……

The soldiers in the square were excited. They drew their short swords, slapped their long shields, and made a loud sound of "Boom! Boom!", and all the roars finally turned into the same voice: "Revenge! Revenge!! Revenge!!!... …”

This cry from the bottom of my heart is like rumbling thunder, condensing the anger and sadness of the soldiers, and resounding throughout every inch of the land ravaged by the enemy...

This made other people present feel excited. Even Kunogorata, Cornerus and other senators who were standing silently in front of the Senate couldn't help shouting "revenge", especially Davos. He shook his right fist and roared with the soldiers.

After a long time, Davos withdrew his fist, and the soldiers gradually returned to silence.

Davos swallowed to moisten his hoarse voice, and prepared to continue giving a speech, and this time his target was the people on both sides of the First and Second Legion arrays: "People of Dionia! The alliance has grown from the small Amendolara to the vast Dionia today. Although it has only been a short four or five years, we have experienced many dangers and faced many threats from powerful enemies. We are united as one. , finally defeated the enemy, overcame the difficulties, and got through, and only then will Dionia be what it is today.

Today, a more powerful enemy stands in front of us, Syracuse is jealous of our rapid rise, and it wants to kill us completely to prevent our alliance from growing into a country that can threaten its hegemony.You must understand that this is no longer a question of whether we should stop fighting or surrender, but the key to survival of 'either you die or I live'!Therefore, the people of Syracuse mobilized all the troops they could mobilize, spent a huge amount of money and resources, and launched this massive war.It wants to completely eliminate our alliance, occupy our land, and turn us and our children into slaves, just like they destroyed Siliting! "

Davos paused. There was a deathly silence in the square. Both the soldiers and the people looked pale and shuddered thinking about the tragic scenes that Davos described.

"People!" Davos's voice became slightly softer: "I know that in this war that has just begun, some of you have lost relatives, some have lost friends, some have lost their homes, and some have We have lost our land...and we may lose more in the future. However, we have no choice. In order to prevent us and our descendants from suffering such a tragic fate, we must fight bravely against the brutal Syracuse people. In the end! As long as we unite together, in this difficult time, the people who have food to eat will help the hungry people, and the people who have housing will help the people who have no housing. We will help each other like a family, and we will get through this difficulty together! I , Davos, the governor of the alliance assures you that you will soon hear the news of victory one after another! After the dark night, there must be light. After this difficulty, what awaits the Dionia Alliance will be even more glorious. tomorrow!!"

Davos's last promise made the depressed people excited again.

"Lord Davos, we will never be slaves, we will fight with you to the end!"

"Lord Davos, as long as you are here, I believe we will win!"

"You're right. Master Davos is a favored one by God. With Hades's blessing, we will not fail!"

……

"Don't forget the oracle given to us by Hades!" Amid the excited shouts of the people, a voice suddenly reminded everyone: "Pluto said, 'Only when Lord Davos is king, can we win the final victory. Victory!'"

"That's right, he also used his divine power to resurrect the spring water to urge us to fulfill this oracle!" shouted another voice.

……

The legionnaires listened in a daze as the people on both sides said excitedly something like "Oracle... Lord Davos will be king."

Antonios vaguely guessed something, and he looked up at Davos on the platform in front.

Davos, with a calm expression, looked down at the square that became a little boiling.

Behind him, Kunogorata, Cornelus and other senators looked nervous.

At that moment, a sentence that shocked them shouted in the mouths of countless people: "Let Lord Davos...be the king!"

"Let Lord Davos be king!"

"King Davos!"

"King Davos!!"

"King Davos!!!"

……

The shouts became louder and louder because the soldiers also joined the team one after another. Although they did not understand the reason yet, they allowed their beloved consul and victorious commander Davos to serve as king. , it seems to be a matter of course to continue to lead them to victory.

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