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Chapter 668 Camillus’s Decision

The next day, Tapirus was awakened by noisy shouting outside the hotel.

He got dressed, stood in front of the window, looked down, and saw hundreds of Romans gathered in front of the hotel. They waved their fists, shouted angrily, and even tried to break through the guards' obstruction and rush into the hotel.

"What are they shouting about?" Tapirus asked his interpreter.

"These Romans are scolding us!" the translator stammered angrily: "They asked us to leave the city of Rome... They said that we Dionia have no right to interfere with their affairs in Rome... They said they are not afraid Dionia, as long as we dare to send troops, they will definitely defeat us!..."

Tapirus knew that the translator did not translate it literally. These angry Romans could not speak so elegantly, but he did not care at all. There is a popular saying in the Kingdom of Dionia called "dogs that bite people" not called."

The number of people gathered continued to increase, and Tapirus was not afraid.On the contrary, he hoped that they would rush in and injure one or two people in the envoy. After the diplomatic issue was expanded, Rome would not end well, and Tapirus would have more mediation methods.

But Tapirus' wish is doomed to fail.

The heavily armed Roman patrols arrived quickly to disperse the crowd, and some physical conflicts occurred between the two sides.

When the patrol captain Titus Cassius saw Tapirus, his face was a little ugly, and he said threateningly: "Dionians, this is the result of your request for a truce! You won't get land because of the truce The citizens of Rome will vent their anger on you, I'm afraid this is just the beginning, and I can't guarantee that every patrol will arrive in time."

After listening to the translator's translation, Tapirus pointed at the Roman people who were shouting angrily and unwilling to leave, and said with a sneer: "Is that so? Why are they scolding now, 'Damn nobles, we will never Allow you to take advantage of this and cancel your promise to allot us the land and turn it into public land!'..."

Cassius was speechless, and even ignored the Dionysian envoy in front of him, and cursed angrily: "Damn civilians!"

Then with a livid face, he warned the envoys: "In view of the anger of the Roman civilians towards you now, I hope you will stay in the hotel these days and not go out. Otherwise, if something happens, it will not be our responsibility!"

Having said that, before leaving, Cassius posted additional soldiers in front of the inn to protect their safety.

Nobles and commoners... Tapirus looked at Cassius's walking away figure, thoughtfully...

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It is very easy for Rome to inform Carthage about the Dionysian envoys, because since the two sides established a closer military alliance two years ago, there have been dedicated Carthaginian envoys stationed in Rome.On the one hand, he was responsible for contacting the Roman Senate and arranging aid supplies to Rome; on the other hand, he was responsible for strengthening the trade between Carthage and Rome and monopolizing the sales of certain commodities.It is precisely because of the full support of Carthage in recent years that Rome has always maintained an absolute advantage in the battle against surrounding forces. Not only has it quickly recovered its strength, but its expansion has also far exceeded this period in its previous life.

When the Carthaginian envoy Archiega learned the news of the arrival of the Dionian envoy from the Roman military officer Paulus, he could not help but be shocked. The first thing he thought of was: The Dionians were in Sicily two years ago. Could it be that the Tanikian tribe, which destroyed the Sikelians who were secretly and strongly supported by Carthage, is now targeting Rome in northern Italy, which is supported by Carthage?

Seeing Archiega deep in thought, Paulus asked softly: "Now that the Dionians are urging us to reply, we want to know what Carthage's suggestions are for this?"

"Don't reply for now. I will send someone to report to the Carthage Senate immediately!" Archiega said cautiously.

"Dear Lord Archiega!" Paulus took a small step forward, lowered his head slightly, and asked in a respectful manner: "If...I mean if there is no final relationship between Rome and Dionia. Will Carthage support Rome if a good result is achieved that leads to...conflict?"

Archiega's eyes immediately glanced at Paulus and stared for a moment. As a member of Hanno's faction, he was well aware of Hanno's conservative style, so he said cautiously: "This is a very important issue. I can't To answer, the Carthage Senate must make a decision! Carthage and Dionia have been in friendly relations for more than ten years, and have just renewed the friendship agreement. It is difficult to make this decision! But... ..." Archiega showed a hint of sternness: "Personally, I would like to support your Rome and teach the arrogant Dionians a lesson!"

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When the Roman messenger rushed to inform Camillus, Camillus was already on his way back to Rome with his army.

After the Tustronians learned that Rome was leading an army to attack, instead of resisting, they opened the city gates to welcome them, showing Rome that they had no intention of rebellion.

The magnanimous Camillus recognized the loyalty of the Tustron people, and did not let the army enter the city. Instead, he led the army back after the senior leaders of Tustron made an oath to God and made a promise.

On the way, Camillus was stunned when he received the news from the messenger.Although he is already a famous Roman victorious general in central Italy, he really doesn't know much about Dionia. He only knows that this kingdom occupies the entire southern Italy and is powerful.

The rise of Dionia was too short, and the past ten years have been the turbulent autumn of Rome. Camillus spent most of his time on the battlefield, and how could he have extra free time to study things far south? Kingdom of Dionia.

Frius, another civilian-born military and political officer, knew little about Dionia, but he was young and energetic and said dissatisfied: "The Senate is too cautious and should directly reject this Dionia envoy. The unreasonable request! If Dionia really dares to send an army to Latium, we will completely defeat it and let this kingdom know how powerful our Rome is!"

"Such major matters are decided by the Senate, so we shouldn't worry too much." Camillus warned him: "What we need to worry about now is how to attack the Volscians."

After hearing this, Phrius did not dare to make any more random comments. The last time he failed in the battle, if Camillus had not saved him, he might not have been able to escape the Senate's accusations. However, Camillus still chose him as the leader this time regardless of past suspicions. The assistant who went on the expedition made him completely convinced of Camillos.

After a while, Frius said: "Okay, let's obey the order and lead the army directly to Satnicum. But before changing the march route, we must first inform the soldiers to prevent them from protesting again."

After he finished speaking, he saw that Camillus did not answer, but was holding his chin, thinking about something.

"Camillus! Camillus!..." Frius shouted several times.

Camillus came back to his senses, his eyes were bright, and he said in a deep voice: "No, we shouldn't go to Satnicum, let's go to Antium!"

Frius was taken aback: "Why?"

"Now Quintus and Licinius are leading their troops to besiege Satnicum, and Wolsey has also mobilized troops to defend it. Even if we rush there, it will be difficult to break Satnicum in a short time. Well, but the Senate hopes that we can occupy more Volscian land as soon as possible... Antium is far away from Satnicum and is in the rear, so I'm afraid it will be unprepared. If we raid it, it is very likely Be successful.”

Frius's eyes lit up: "Just like when I saved Plinister before?"

"Yes." Camillus nodded confidently.

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Just four days before Camillus led his army to invade the Volscian territory, the Dionian envoy Carias took a boat from Poseidonia, entered the city of Naples, and then headed east into the Samnite Mountains. Came to Cavutim, the central town of Cavutini, one of the four major Samoni races, met with its chief leader Segovani, and expressed to him: King Dionia's love for Cavutini We are seriously concerned about the frequent intrusions of warriors into the territory of the Campania Alliance, and hope that Cavoutini will not violate the covenant again, restrain its people, and ensure that similar things will not happen again.

Segovani just said lightly: "I know."

Then, he put forward with a bad face: If he wants him to agree to Dionia's conditions, it is okay, but Dionia can no longer interact with Quinduk, the leader of Nacera, a town in the south of Kautini. , let alone send priests of Hades into its territory...

It is Dionia's established strategy to win over and assimilate Nacera, and it is certainly impossible for Karias to agree to Segovani's request.

As a result, he was ignored in Kautim, and even loudly insulted and humiliated by some Kautini people. Segovani not only did not stop this, but instead took pleasure in his misfortune.

Callias returned to Poseidonia full of resentment and wrote to the Senate of Thurii, truthfully describing what he experienced and what he saw when he went to Cavutini as an envoy, and made a judgment: Cavutini The Nigerians are very likely to launch another invasion of the Campania League soon!

Davers had discussed with the Ministry of Military Affairs beforehand, and Karias's judgment was indeed in line with the Kautini people's practice in the past two years: every time Dionia sent an envoy to condemn the Kautini people's aggression, , the Cavutini will launch an attack on the Campania League soon.

It seems that the leader of Cavutini has a rebellious mentality towards Dionia and always likes to fight against him.

Therefore, after urgent discussions between Davos and the Ministry of Military Affairs, they decided to immediately dispatch the Third Legion to assist the Campania Alliance in fighting the upcoming invasion of the Samnite-Cautini tribe.

After the Third Army received the urgent order from the Ministry of Military Affairs, Army Commander Lizaru immediately sent out cavalry, notified various towns in the Lucania region, and issued a mobilization order to the soldiers of the Third Army.

　I have something to do tonight, so I’ll update in advance!

　　
　
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