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Chapter 685 Arriving at Wolsey

"Boy, are you still a brave Samnite?! Show your courage! Even though those Greeks are wearing thick iron shells, one of us Samnite warriors can easily defeat three or four Greek soldiers! " Kontruk shouted loudly.

"Old man!" Badani was also angered by Kontruk, and mocked: "You have been in the mountain for a long time, and you don't understand the situation outside at all. The Dionian soldiers are not comparable to the Greek soldiers. , they have become the most terrifying force in Italy in just a dozen years, not because of their large number of people!"

Kontruk was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and shouted loudly: "You coward! Coward! You are not worthy of being the leader of Pentney!"

"Whether I am worthy of being the chief of Pentney is decided by the people of Pentney. There is no need for an outsider who knows nothing to talk nonsense here!"

"Everyone, please be quiet! Are we here just to quarrel today!" Lesguk held down Kontruk who was about to get up and scolded him, and then said to him sincerely: "Respected chief, Bada Ni You is right. I witnessed the power of the Dionian army more than ten years ago. After so many years of development, their strength has become stronger. But we really can no longer retreat and must rise up to resist!"

Lisguk's words satisfied Kontruk, and he snorted and stopped making noise.

"However, we need to seriously consider how to fight the powerful Dionia." Lesguk continued: "First of all, it is best to deceive the Dionia to release the thousands of captured Kawu Tiny people, this not only enhances our strength, but also allows us to have no worries in the battle, so we must pretend to be respectful and agree to some conditions of the Dionians to trick them into relaxing their vigilance."

Usibik nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

Kontruk snorted and said nothing.

"Secondly, we'd better not fight the Dionians on the plains. They are numerous, wearing heavy armor and cavalry. It will be more difficult for us to defeat them. But if we can lure them into the mountains, Then we can give full play to the strengths of our warriors and cause a lot of trouble to the Dionians."

"Yes, we should fight the Dionians in the mountainous areas we are familiar with!" Badani loudly agreed.

"But how can we lure the Dionians into the mountains? The Greeks are not fools. They have always hated fighting in the mountains." Kontruk raised his own question.

"We can discuss this issue slowly, and we can always come up with a good solution." Although Lesguk said this, it was obvious from his confident expression that he had already considered it. At this time, he said with a cautious expression: "We still have There is an important problem to be solved! We have to gather tens of thousands of warriors to fight against Dionia. It is okay for a short time, but over time, we may not have so much food, and with Dionia’s vast territory , obviously it won’t be defeated in a short time.”

These words hit the point, causing several other people to think: the land in the Samonai area is barren, but there is not enough food for a long-term war!

Badani looked at Kontruk and the high priest, and looked at each other again at Lescuk, and interjected: "Back then, we organized more than 4 soldiers to attack Potentia, but we lost Syracuse. Food aid from the tyrant Dionysius.”

"So we need allies who can not only provide us with the food we urgently need, but also help us share the offensive pressure of the Dionians." Lesguk took the opportunity to take over and said loudly.

"Allies? Who wants to be an ally of our Samonites?!" Kongtruk said subconsciously.For decades, the Samnite people have been very powerful in central and southern Italy. They have always bullied others. They have no need for allies, and they have no habit of forming alliances. Except for a disastrous defeat in more than ten years, they were forced to become Dai. Onia's alliance, this matter has always made Kongtruk worry about it.

Lesguk smiled slightly: "Yesterday, the envoy from Carthage came to Beneventum..."

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Circeii is a Volscian town. It borders the Tyrrhenian Sea to the south and is located on a promontory. It is backed by a mountain to the west and a plain to the east. It has been developed by the Volscians. It forms a large area of ​​farmland, and the coastal area to the north is a series of swamps formed by the convergence of several rivers. Such a unique terrain makes Selshe easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it also makes it an important town for the Volscians.

As mountain races developed later, they often had common characteristics.As the population increased, they had to expand to the lowlands in order to obtain more land to support the population.Therefore, the area of ​​​​the lowlands of all the land that the Volscians now own is larger than the area of ​​​​the mountains, and they also include Selshe and another seaside town not far away, Tarracina (Tarracina), as part of the Volscian League. center.

On this day in early October, a huge fleet sailed from the sea south of Selcher. At the front of this fleet were 10 triremes, followed by more than 30 passenger ships, and then more There are 200 triremes, and there are dozens of small and medium-sized warships on the outside of the entire fleet. The momentum is quite huge.

Metepora, the Volscian messenger, pointed to the vague outline of the town on the distant coast and shouted to Amyntas: "General, look, that's Selshe!"

Amyntas, who had been bumpy on the sea for nearly two days, looked exhausted. But after hearing these words, he suddenly became energetic and turned around and said: "Blow the bugle quickly to remind the brothers of the First Legion and the Third Fleet." General Midorades, we are preparing to enter the port!"

After giving the order, he said to Metepora: "It's a pity that you Volscians don't have a military port, otherwise our fleet could be stationed directly in the port of Selcher. With the cooperation of warships, our attack on the Romans will be even more difficult." convenient."

Metepora immediately said: "General Amyntas, under your guidance, we can start building the military port immediately."

Although the Volscians have owned seaside towns for decades, they are a mountain race after all. They are not good at sailing and are not very interested. Their shipbuilding technology is mediocre and they own very few warships.The same was true for Rome. Among these powers in central Italy there was no naval power.

"By the time your military port is repaired, we will have defeated the Romans long ago!" Amyntas smiled confidently.

Metepola had no choice but to laugh along.

"Legion Commander, the warship has begun to turn around." Adjutant Hippogreta pointed forward and reminded him.

"The Third Fleet guarded us for two days. It's really a big thank you to them. I believe that Midorades and I will have a chance to join forces, so I won't thank him this time." Amyntas looked at the people passing by. The warship issued an order: "Get ready to enter the port."

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Of course, the Port of Selcher cannot be compared with the port of Naples. It is not only small, has less labor, but also has low work efficiency. Therefore, the Dionian fleet docked at the port, and the soldiers disembarked very slowly.

However, there were many senior figures from the Volscian Alliance who came to greet the First Army, and almost all Volscian towns sent important figures.

Not only that, but also representatives of the Aurunci and Sidixini, two small races living between the Volscian League and the Campanian League, also arrived in the Volscian With the persuasion of others, he joined this war.

Amyntas's translator was temporarily useless because Metepola, the Volscian messenger, introduced him.

In fact, since the Volscians have a good relationship with the Campanians and have trade exchanges from time to time, most of these high-ranking Volscian figures can speak Greek, but their weird pronunciation makes it difficult for Amyntas to hear it. .

"Lord Amyntas, this is the consul of Selshe - Tullus!"

"This is the consul of Fundi - Bullerius!"

"This is the Archon of Privernum - Cataimontalus!"

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Most towns in Wolsey adopt a system of government with a single consul, who is elected once a year. This can be regarded as a remnant of the mountain race tradition.In fact, the Volscian League was much looser than the Campania League. Each Volscian town was theoretically equal in the alliance and there was no rule about who should be the leader. However, the rapid attack of the Romans forced them to They had to unite more closely, with Selshe and Pollevnham as the center, to fight against the Romans together.So the gratitude they showed in welcoming Amyntas was genuine.

And Amyntas also unexpectedly saw two Dionians.
The first was Printols, the staff officer of the Ministry of War.After receiving the order from the Ministry of Military Affairs, he came directly from Naples to Selcher, waiting to join the First Army.

"Commander of the Armintas Army, I have been ordered to the First Army to obey your command!" Printors, dressed in military uniform, stepped forward and solemnly performed a military salute.

After Amyntas returned the military salute, he laughed and said, "What command! I only know that His Majesty sent you here to help me win the battle. If you want to help Alexis and Lizaru, give me more advice." Good advice!"

Printors immediately replied: "No problem, as long as the legion commander is willing to listen!"

"Okay, let's have a chat later!" Amyntas smiled, patted him hard on the shoulder, and then looked at the other Dionian.

"Lord Amyntas, I am Tapirus from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I have been ordered to come here to provide you with some information about Rome." Tapirus received the order from Daves after arriving at the port of Ostia. , let him come to Selshe alone.

"Your Majesty has really thought so carefully about our First Legion!" Amyntas immediately welcomed Tapirus.

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