Rome must fall.

Chapter 311: The Dilemma of the Pannoni Tribal Alliance
Brix emphasized, "If we need anything during our discussion, we will call you in and consult you."

Pricas was unwilling to give up and made another request: "Capudes has died in battle. Ancasus is the only one who can succeed him. I hope he can stay in the tent and participate in your discussions."

Brix snorted coldly and was about to speak when Metilis spoke first: "Chief Pricas, I understand your feelings, but the next discussion is actually an emergency meeting of the tribal alliance. Ancasus has not been elected as the chief by your tribal leaders. He cannot attend the tribal alliance meeting. This is the rule!"

Pricas's attempt to kill two birds with one stone failed, and a strong sense of loss welled up in his heart. He thought back to when Andres was in power, every time he attended a tribal alliance meeting, the other chiefs would take the initiative to talk to him. Although he was relatively young among the chiefs, he could feel everyone's awe of him. But now the Segestica tribe has fallen to the point where they don't even have the qualifications to attend as observers!
Pricas was indignant, but after all he needed help from others, so he could only silently take Ancasus out of the military tent.

Brix immediately asked, "Metilis, Temagis, the Nixes have captured the main stronghold of Segestica. What should we do?"

Temagis, the chieftain of Desitiatai, who had always been on good terms with Segestica, said dejectedly: "I really want to help the Segestica tribe, but you all saw that this time, in order to respond to the call of the tribal alliance, I brought more than 8000 warriors, but in the end only these few were able to return..."

Temagis looked painful. "If we hadn't formed an alliance with the Boyi, I would have asked the tribal alliance for help... We, Deisitiatai, sent troops to help Segestica twice, but we lost too many warriors. We really don't have the ability to help Segestica anymore!"

"The situation in Mazii is not much better than that in Deisitiatai." Metilis took over the conversation and said in a deep voice: "I mobilized most of the warriors in the tribe to participate in this attack on the Nixes, but now less than 2000 people have returned... However, Segestica is our fellow tribe. When the tribal alliance was established, we all swore to the gods to 'unite as one and overcome difficulties together'. This oath cannot be violated!

Moreover, if the Nixes completely defeat Segestica and completely occupy their land, then I, who live next to Segestica! You! And you! "

Metilis pointed at Temagis and Brix and said in a more serious tone: "Our tribal territory will also be threatened, so we should help Segestica and send reinforcements to drive away the Nix people, so that everyone's territory can be safe! ...

However, in this war with the Nix, Mazii suffered too much loss, and the tribes under him will certainly have complaints. I must convince them before they can send reinforcements, which will take more time, and the reinforcements Mazii can send will not be too many. "

"My situation is worse than yours. Since I was the one who proposed the war against the Nix, I mobilized almost all the warriors in the tribe. So far, only more than 2000 people have returned alive with me..."

Every time Brix thought of this, he felt heartbroken, but he had to say: "Segestica was invaded by the Nixes. Of course, our tribal alliance has to take care of this matter! But the problem now is that this war has caused great losses to our three tribes. We can't send too many warriors, and the reinforcements we sent are too few. Not only can we not drive away the Nixes in Segestica's territory, but we will also suffer casualties. Isn't it not worth the loss——"

“Perhaps Peruste and Disione can send more reinforcements.” Metilis reminded.

"Don't hold out hope for them." Brix said with some concern, "It has been five days since we fought the Nixes, and Demicas and Pakilas have not yet returned with their troops. I'm worried that they got lost in the mountains, and they didn't bring any food with them. They've been hungry for so many days, it's doubtful whether they are still alive—"

Maitris interrupted him quickly: "Don't say such discouraging words, the gods will bless them!"

"I hope so." Brix sighed and continued, "Matilis, you just said that the Nixes want to occupy all the land of Segestica. I don't think this is very likely. According to the information I learned before, there are probably less than 5 Nixes. Although there are many young and middle-aged people, it is impossible for such a small number of people to occupy all the land of Segestica!
Maybe they just want revenge, take the opportunity to plunder, and then retreat to their territory... If so, we don't have to worry too much. But if they really want to stay in Segestica, I'm afraid there is only one way, that is, to turn Segestica compatriots into slaves and force them to cultivate the vast land along the Sava River for the Nixes, just like we did in the past! ——"

Metilis and Temajis' faces changed.

“But if we do that, it will inevitably provoke resistance from our fellow citizens of Segestica. Think about it, it took us several years to stabilize the order of our territory, and the population of Nix is ​​far smaller than ours. They have to manage their own territory and suppress the resistance of their fellow citizens of Segestica. I’m afraid it will take them even longer to finally completely occupy the territory of Segestica.

During this process, we can first support our fellow Segestica people to resist the Nixes, until we recover our strength, then form a coalition to drive out the Nixes and rebuild the Segestica tribe." "Doing this... is too cruel to our fellow Segestica people!" Maitris shook his head, because he clearly remembered that after they defeated the army of the Skodishchi people and occupied their tribe, they brutally strangled those Skodishchi people who dared to resist, killing so many people that they finally made the Skodishchi people surrender and become slaves.

If this scene happened again to the people of Segestica, even if the Nixes were driven away in the end, how many of the people of Segestica would be left alive? ... He really couldn't bear it.

"But apart from this method, do we have any other way to help Segestica?!" Bricks asked back.

Metilis was speechless for a moment.

"I don't want to do this either, but we really have no other choice now..." Bricks first showed a helpless look, and then said with hope: "I think the Nixes may not dare to take such a big risk and attempt to annex the territory of Segestica. They may just want to vent their anger and plunder... What we should do most now is to first understand the movements of the Nixes in Segestica. If we are sure that they have the intention to annex Segestica, then we can decide whether to adopt my proposal just now..."

"You're right. This is the only way for now. I hope the Nyx people just want to plunder, just like the Yapod people before." Since he can't go to rescue now, Metilis can only hope for luck.

At this time, Temagis couldn't help but say, "If the Nixes stay in Segestica's territory, there is actually another way to drive them away."

"What method?" Metilius asked hurriedly.

"Ask the Boii for help." Temagis looked at the two and said in a deep voice, "Didn't we sign an alliance agreement with the Boii? Although it was only a military alliance against the Dacians, now that we are being invaded by foreign enemies, shouldn't the Boii do something to show us their sincerity?"

"Asking for help from the Boyi?! This..." Temagis' words were beyond Metilis's expectations. What he didn't expect was that Chief Deisitiatai, who had been in constant conflict with the Boyi over the years, would make such a request.

Bricks immediately guessed the reason why Temagis made this suggestion: Deisitiate was now severely weakened, and if the Boii were still hostile to Deisitiate, then Temagis would be in big trouble, so he asked the Boii for help and tested their reaction. If the Boii really abided by the covenant and expressed goodwill, then not only Deisitiate, but also the people of Disione and Perustai could breathe a sigh of relief.

Brix thought about it seriously and asked, "If the Boys really agree to send reinforcements, will you agree to let their army pass through your territory, Temagis?"

"Their army can travel to Segestica by water," replied Teleges.

"Even if the Boyi are willing to go by water, what about the food? We can't ask the Boyi to send troops and provide all the food themselves. But this time our war with the Nixes has almost exhausted our tribe's food reserves. If we want to provide food to the Boyi reinforcements, we can only collect it from the tribesmen. Will they agree?! This is one of the reasons why I didn't agree to send reinforcements to Segestica before.

However, your suggestion reminds me that we still have to ask the Boii for help. Even if they don't agree, or we can't meet their conditions for sending reinforcements, at least the next time the Boii ask us to send troops to fight the Dacians together, we will have a reason to refuse or put forward conditions. "

Temagis was disappointed at first, but he relaxed at the end and said loudly, "Brix, you are thoughtful!"

"I also agree that we can ask the Boyi for help, but should we wait for Demicus and Pachilas to come back and obtain their consent before sending envoys?" Metilius reminded.

(End of this chapter)