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Chapter 819 The King Sees the King ([-])
At the same time, the Romans also moved to stand 20 meters away.

Davos and Camillus were both on horseback, sizing each other up.

In the end, it was Camillus who broke the silence first: "King Dionia, I am Camillus, the Roman dictator!"

"I know you." Davos nodded and said: "You are a hero of Rome. You once eliminated Rome's mortal enemy Viai, drove away the Celts who occupied the city of Rome, and defeated surrounding hostile forces many times."

Camillus was not surprised that Davos knew him so well. A good commander must study his opponent carefully. He suddenly asked sharply: "Rome and Dionia, one is in central Italy, and the other is in In southern Italy, there are many forces separated in the middle, and there has never been any conflict. Why do you want to lead the army to invade our land and break through regardless of the long distance, spending huge amounts of materials, and even disregarding the lives of Dionian citizens? Our homeland, killing our people?!”

Camillus's question seemed a bit redundant, but Davos knew that if he didn't answer it well, the soldiers would not be able to help but wonder if the war was necessary, which would affect their morale, so He pondered for a moment, and then answered loudly: "After you, Rome, drove away the Celts, you did not restore your homeland, prosper trade, and give your people a stable life. Instead, you fought everywhere and invaded the surrounding races! Volscians The Hernicians are all allies of Dionia. You, Rome, brazenly invaded their territory, occupied their towns, massacred their people, and almost annihilated them! We once sent envoys to Rome to beg you for an armistice. , but was rudely rejected by you!
Since its establishment, Dionia has always kept its promises. Therefore, it has gained the trust of its allies and the country has become as strong as it is today. Therefore, we cannot ignore the tragic experiences of our allies and must respond to their demands and fulfill our covenants. This is That's why we're here!Just like the Celts invaded the city of Rome ten years ago, this time is also a punishment given by your gods when they see you slaughtering indiscriminately! "

"Nonsense!" After hearing what the translator said, Camillus, who was cautious by nature, couldn't help shouting angrily.

What Camillus hated most was hearing "the punishments of the gods."When he was expelled from the city of Rome, one of the important reasons was that he was falsely accused of "after capturing the city of Viai, he took away the gold and silver from the temple, making the gods angry."Secondly, when he left the city of Rome, he said angrily to his family, "Those who wronged him will definitely be punished." As a result, some people later attributed "the Celtic invasion to the gods redressing his grievances." , so punishment was brought to the city of Rome.”This matter has always bothered him, so he will never allow Davos to use the name of "god punishment" to cover up their crimes of invading Rome and undermine the morale of the Roman citizen soldiers.

"Your Majesty, he said you were... talking nonsense." Aemilius translated euphemistically.

Davos was not angry, but smiled.

Camillus realized that he had failed to calm down, so he changed the subject and said directly: "Although you have captured the city of Rome, it has not brought you much benefit. Look around you. To the north is my Rome." Etruscan allies, to the east and south are my Latin allies and colonial cities of Rome... You are already under siege! Now, I am returning with 7 Roman troops, and I will trap your army in Rome. In the city, unable to move!

And I heard that to the south of the Kingdom of Dionia, on the island of Sicily, our ally Carthage is at war with you; I heard that the Samnite coalition is still invading your eastern region... As Dai The king of Dionysia, however, led the main force of Dionysia and was trapped in Rome far away from the kingdom. Even if you are not worried about your kingdom, aren't your soldiers worried that their homeland will be attacked by the Carthaginians and Sashas? Monet invasion? ! "

Daves was unmoved, and said with a smile: "No, no, I am not worried at all, my soldiers and I like to stay here, because there is a wealth of food provided by the Roman people, so we can stay here It’s been a long time. My only worry is that these well-meaning Roman people have given us all their food. After a while, what will they do if they have no food to eat? We are not so kind and return the food. Yes, I am also worried about your soldiers. With such a huge number of soldiers, how many days will you have enough food to last?!"

threaten!This is a naked threat and warning!After hearing the translation, the accompanying Lucius and other soldiers opened their eyes angrily and raised their shields and spears.

Although Camillus frowned, he could still remain calm. He said in a deep voice: "I, a Roman citizen, have always been brave enough to commit suicide and are not afraid of threats. That's why I can survive in this harsh environment surrounded by enemies! You can All the people in the city will starve to death. Even if we, the Roman citizen soldiers, are eating turf and starving, we will not stop fighting with you to avenge our families until we die in battle!
But what good does it do you and me to fight like this to the death?On the contrary, if the war between our two sides ceases, as long as you withdraw from the city of Rome and leave Latium, we are not only willing to provide large sums of gold, silver and supplies, but also willing to return the land of the Volscians and Hernigians, and sign a peace with them. Agreement, and will sign a never-infringement agreement with Dionia.

And King, you can safely lead your elite troops to deal with other enemies to ensure that your land and people are not invaded and harmed. What do you think? ! "

Do the Romans want peace? !Davos looked at Camillus with a sincere expression, and patted the neck of the war horse under his crotch with his right hand.For a moment, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly: "I remember that ten years ago, you also proposed to the Celts who occupied the city of Rome, 'Pay a lot of gold and silver to let them leave.' But just when they relaxed their vigilance, you led The army launched an attack on them, and the Celts were defeated... Although I really want to agree to your proposal, I am afraid of suffering the same tragic result as the Celts!"

Camillus's face twitched a few times, and the vertical ravines on his face covered his surprise: This Dionian king knows too much about Rome!
He quickly calmed down and said: "Since you understand the situation at that time so well, you should know that it was the senators who were trapped on the Capitoline Mountains who made the decision to 'exchange gold and silver for the Celtics to withdraw their troops'. The soldiers and I outside the city of Rome knew nothing about this. But now, as the dictator, I made the proposal after consulting the soldiers’ wishes, and all Romans must comply!”

Will the Romans, who have always been uncompromising against invading enemies, really surrender for the safety of the city of Rome?After listening to the general history of Rome in his previous life, Davos stared at Camillus for a while, with both curiosity and caution in his heart. He pretended to think carefully for a moment, and then said: "This matter is too important. I need to return to the city to discuss with the generals before I can give you an answer."

"I hope this reply will not be too late. My soldiers are eager to go home. I'm afraid they won't be able to wait too long!" Camillus said with a threat.

Davos smiled: "No matter whether we can reach an armistice with Rome in the end, I am honored to meet you - General Camillus! So, I have a gift to give you in a while, I believe you will like."

After speaking, Davos turned his horse's head and led everyone back to the city.

Camillus turned back to the camp without hesitation.

On the way, Lucius asked with some expectation: "Father, King Dionia wants to give you a gift. Does this mean there is a possibility of peace talks?"

"This King of Dionia is not simple, don't have hope for him." Camillus recalled the situation when he just talked to Davos, and said seriously: "You also observed it just now, Dionysus The traps and deer strongholds laid by the demi-humans under the city, they are not Celts! Even if we really want peace talks, we must take Ostia back so that we can take more initiative in the negotiations!"

Lucius nodded emphatically.

At the same time, Henipolis was also asking Davos: "Your Majesty, do we want to talk to the Romans?"

"Peace talks?" Davos sneered: "If I had such a plan, I would also transfer all the senators and officials such as Asistes, Anthrapolis, Nicomachus, and Tellis. Come to Rome! Are the Romans really planning to negotiate peace, or are they trying to paralyze us? I believe we will soon discover Camillus’s true purpose. If he just wants to delay time, he will find that this is a stupid decision! "

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The warship going upstream to Rome was not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but going down the Tiber was much more convenient.

Midorades led the warship anchored in Rome and arrived at Ostia at dusk because Davos used the "assassination incident in the Temple of Diana" as an excuse to consider the arrival of the Roman army. To ensure the stability of the city and allow the army to fight with all its strength, the Roman administrator Asistes was ordered to immediately count out all the male nobles and diners aged 55 to 14 who were captured at the beginning and in the city, and escort them to Tuli by the third fleet. In the end, because there were so many people (about 4500 people), some merchants' cargo ships were rented.

Midorades entered the harbor on a swift ship.

Just over two days later, there were some changes in the Ostia port: the number of merchant ships from Dionia increased, but the management of the port not only did not become chaotic, but became more orderly.The wooden fences originally used by various chambers of commerce in Dionia on the pier to enclose land were also cleared. At least when Midorades passed by, no conflicts or disputes were found.

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