Rome must fall.

Chapter 242 Undercurrent
They stood up and looked north at this strange and strange army: at the front of the team was a large white flag with a strange monster painted on it, which was daunting;
There is another flag raised behind the big flag, a smaller brown flag with only a strange symbol painted on it (actually the Arabic numeral number of the First Army Corps);
In addition, this team also has a smaller brown flag held high at intervals, also painted with strange symbols (this is the flag of the six brigades of the First Army). These flags add to the whole team. A dignified and solemn temperament;

The team lined up with four people in a row, forming a long queue. No one left the queue during the march, and no one walked around in it. It seemed orderly;
Although the soldiers in the team were carrying a lot of packages, they all held their heads high and were full of energy. They walked in a relatively orderly pace, shouted loudly, and showed strong fighting spirit...

"Is this the army sent by our ally Nix?" A tall, thin old man with a hooked nose and sinister eyes asked in a deep voice.

His name was Ambrasinos, a relative of the great leader of Acoupagos, the father-in-law of Alistakas, and the leader of a powerful Ardei tribe.

He snorted and said dissatisfied: "Are they demonstrating against us by shouting like this?"

"Without our help, how could these outsiders have established a foothold in the Kupa River! It's a good thing now, they are actually barking at their owners like domestic dogs who don't know whether to live or die!" A burly Ardie leader also followed closely. Said with dissatisfaction.

Immediately attracted the echo of others: "Yes, these outsiders are like feeding unfamiliar wolves! -"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Cleobrotus turned around and glanced at the leaders with a serious look: "Don't forget, if the Nyx people hadn't defeated Segestica's army several times last year, I'm afraid The Segestikas have invaded our Mreznica River!
Now, the Knicks have sent their army to come here again. Their army is so strong. Doesn't it mean that they value our request and really want to help us take back the salt mine!
Everyone, we should warmly welcome their arrival instead of starting conflicts with our own families before there is a fight! "

Cleobrotus has helped the chief leader Acoupagos manage tribal affairs for so many years and has a lot of prestige. After he finished speaking, the surroundings were quiet.

Cleobrotus said no more and took the lead in striding towards the Nix army, followed by others.

The last few times you came to the main village, he was busy and did not meet with you, which was a pity. However, this time he serves as the commander-in-chief of our coalition forces. I believe that our two families can cooperate well and defeat the Otariat people together! "

Afterwards, the two parties exchanged greetings for a while, and then another group of people came from the front. The leader shouted loudly: "Elder Pigris! Elder Fesalus! Welcome you!"

"Elder Pygris (because the Ardei tribe does not have a political structure like Nyx, and they are afraid that they will not understand it, so Pygris declares himself to be an elder of the Nyx tribe every time he goes on an envoy), this is our great The leader's eldest son Aristarchus is also the elder of our tribe.

"Cliobrotus is right, we need the help of the Nyx army. If you lead the army to defeat the Otariat this time, there will be no objection to taking over the position of your father's great leader. ”

Ambrasinos looked serious, as if he was not the first to express his dissatisfaction with the Knicks, and then he reminded him in a more serious tone: "Don't always let Cleobrotas win the Knicks alone. Good impression!”

Pigris put on a look of surprise and said enthusiastically: "I have heard the name of Elder Alistakas for a long time. It is an honor for me to see you today! Please don't worry, our Nix army I will definitely obey your command and help you win this battle!"

After hearing this, Aristarchus felt much better. He took the hand extended by Pygris, shook it vigorously, and said: "You are right, let us work together to defeat Otariat." people!"

Pigris guessed the identity of the speaker at a glance, but he looked at the person following him and asked, pretending not to know: "Elder Cleobrotus, who is this?"

Alistakas stood still, his face a little ugly, and he glanced at his father-in-law hesitantly.

This scene fell in the eyes of the Ardie leaders, and they were shocked again.

Phesalus quickly raised his arms and waved a few times, and the team behind him quickly stopped moving forward.

Suddenly, Aristarchus' eyes flashed with a cold light as he looked back, and at the same time he felt a little anxious in his heart. He quickly moved forward, quickly surpassing Cleobrotus and walking in front.

"Welcome, our respected allies!" Alistakas said loudly with a smile on his face, arms open, facing the Nyx army.

Pheasalus took a closer look and went up to him in surprise: "Elder Kalsipempas, I didn't expect you to come too!"

Kalsipempas laughed and said: "I am also a leader of the Aldiyi tribe. The entire tribe is mobilizing to fight against the Otariat people. This is the most important event of the tribe. How can I be absent!

After I came back from you, I never returned to the sea. I have been preparing for this battle in the tribe. By the way, I would like to introduce to you, this is my eldest son - Koblen Budus. "Calsy Pampas said, pulling out a young man with dark skin, strong body, and honest face from behind: "Son, these two are elders of the Nyx tribe, and they are also friends of your father and me. They can also be regarded as yours. Elders, you have to pay respects properly! "

Koblen Budus did as he was told and saluted respectfully.

Pygris and Pheasalus quickly returned the favor and did not dare to neglect, because they both knew one piece of information: because Chalsippons had been at sea for many years, his tribe had always been in charge of his eldest son, Kobulenbotus. He is not an ordinary young man.

Carlsipempas then introduced the people who followed him to the two of them. These people were also the leaders of the Ardei tribe, but like Carlsipempas, they all came from the mountains to the west of the Ardei territory.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries again.

"You see, Calsipempas also has a very good relationship with these Nyx people!" Ambrasinos leaned next to his son-in-law and whispered.

Alistakas looked down at Calsipempas who was chatting intimately with the Nyx people and laughing from time to time. He couldn't help but said loudly: "Calsipempas, our allies have come from afar. They must all be very tired! Don't disturb them anymore, let them rest and regain their strength so that they can fight better tomorrow!"

Calsipempas's laughter stopped abruptly.

Pheasalus was surprised: Why are we going to fight with the Otariates tomorrow? !

Aristakas then loudly said to his father-in-law: "Elder Ambrasinos, you are responsible for taking our allies to the campsite, and you must do your best to settle them down!"

"Yes." Ambrasinos hurriedly came to the two of them: "Elder Pigris and Elder Phesalus, please lead the team and follow me!"

"Okay." Pheasalus responded, nodded goodbye to Chalsipempas, then raised his right hand and made a gesture, leading the army to follow Ambrasinus.

Pigris did not take action immediately, and it took a while to catch up.

On the way to the camp, under questioning from Pheasalus, Ambrasinus told the reason why the two tribes would fight tomorrow.

Military mobilization of the entire tribe like this, each gathering tens of thousands of warriors to go out to fight, consumes too much food, and both sides cannot afford it over time. Therefore, although the Aldiyi tribe and the Otariat tribe have become enemies, But the two sides reached an agreement as early as the first contest:

Once one party wants to change the status quo of the salt mine, it can issue a challenge to the other party, and the other party must respond. Otherwise, one party can directly lead troops to attack the salt mine. The salt mine facilities will inevitably be destroyed during the battle, so the gain outweighs the loss. After both sides agree to a battle, they will gather their warriors and lead their teams here, choose a day, and decide the outcome in a battle. The winner gets what he wants, and the loser can only give in temporarily and go back to accumulate strength.

"This method is not bad. It temporarily resolves the conflict between the two parties without causing too much damage to the tribe." Pygris praised.

As a small businessman from the Kingdom of Pontus, he had witnessed with his own eyes the tragic scenes of murder and rivers of blood caused by the brutal wars between the Eastern Kingdoms.

"After all, our tribe and the Otariat tribe are both Illyrians, and they once belonged to the same kingdom. This kind of war also comes from the ancient tradition of our race."

Ambrasinos said bitterly: "In the past, our Ardei tribe was stronger than Otariat, and we did not monopolize the salt mines. Later, the war with the Pannoni greatly damaged our strength. As compatriots, we Instead of lending a helping hand, the Otariat people added insult to injury, taking away the entire salt mine and threatening the lives of our tribal people.”

Ambrasinos stretched out his hand and pointed around: "Originally, this area was the territory of our Aldi people, and there were several tribes living in it. Later, they had to move north because of the harassment of the Otariat people.

This time the big leader asked the Otariat tribe to fight. Originally everyone was worried that they would not accept the challenge, but unexpectedly they actually agreed. This morning we got news that more than 20,000 people from Otariat on the other side of the river came. It seems that they did not take it lightly because of our weakness, and wanted to completely cut off our thoughts after this battle. …”

(End of this chapter)