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Chapter 348 Brebista's Decision
But the situation has changed in recent years, and contacts between East and West Dacia have increased again.

The fundamental reason is that in the past, the Western Dacian tribes had never established a tribal alliance because they were not threatened by the Persians or Macedonians. All tribes lived freely on the great plains east of the middle reaches of the Danube. However, in recent decades, Celtic tribes (mainly the Boyi) have been migrating from the west and northwest to the plains east of the middle reaches of the Danube and began to compete with the Western Dacians for land and materials.

Conflicts continued to occur, and the Western Dacians gradually lost the battle that lasted for decades. Large tracts of land were taken away, countless people lost their lives, and many tribes were forced to migrate eastward... If this continued, the Western Dacian tribes would be driven out of the middle Danube plain by the Celts.

Faced with such a severe situation, the tribal leaders of Western Dacia finally reached a consensus and decided to ask for help from Burebista.

In fact, it was easier to seek help from Burebista. There was no need to go east along the banks of the Danube and cross the gorge of the Carpathian Mountains, because Burebista's tribe was not in the lower reaches of the Danube.

The Carpathian Mountains are like a huge reverse "6", with a small "C"-shaped tail at the bottom of the "6". The Danube River passes through the "C" of the Carpathian Mountains, enters the East Dacia Plain, and finally flows into the Black Sea. The main village of the Brebista tribe is located at the bottom of the "6", not far north of the Danube Gorge in the Carpathian Mountains.

Strangely enough, the tribe of Burebista was located right in the middle of East and West Dacia. From the perspective of topography, it should be closer to the West Dacia region, because the circle of "6" is a vast plain with a large gap in the northwest, which is connected to the plain in the middle reaches of the Danube. Logically, the tribe of Burebista should be closer to West Dacia, but in fact, for various reasons, Burebista became the king of East Dacia first.

After receiving the request for help from the Western Dacians, Burebista immediately mobilized the military among the tribes under his direct jurisdiction without hesitation, and soon led more than 2 soldiers to reinforce Western Dacia. He first helped them repel the attack of the Boii in the center, and then defeated the Taurisi in the north. He also helped the Western Dacian allies the Scodisci in the south and severely beat the Pannoni, which immediately resolved the crisis faced by the Western Dacians.

The following year, the Celts on the plain east of the Danube stopped their attacks on the Dacians, as if peace had suddenly come to this land that had been in conflict for decades.

A year later and before the New Year, many leaders of Western Dacia once again came together to Mount Orasdi.

The northern foothills of Orasti have a very gentle slope, with few trees and large areas of green land. Although it is already a new year, spring has not yet arrived. However, the middle Danube plain is a huge basin, and this area surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains is a basin within a basin. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, with a pleasant climate. Other places are still covered with frost, but here the grass is growing wildly and wild flowers are blooming. Looking down from the mountain, it looks like a huge, exquisite and gorgeous grass carpet.

There is a village on the hillside. Different from the settlements of other tribes on the river plain, it has four or five-meter-high wooden walls, wide and deep trenches, numerous and complex stakes outside, and many towers inside. Many fully armed teams patrol back and forth on the wooden wall walkways without any slackness... This is a strongly defended village.

The main house of the village was a three-story building made of bricks and stones. The leader of the village, Brebista, stood on the balcony on the third floor, gazing down at the Western Dacian leaders who were leaving the village.

This leader, who enjoyed great prestige among the Dacian people, was only in his early thirties, but he was tall and strong, with a dignified appearance. He wore red woolen trousers, black leather boots, a wide gold belt, a long-sleeved gray shirt, a soft wolfskin cloak, and a straight sheepskin hat. His thick long hair was tied into a thick braid behind his back, and his chin was covered with dense, steel-like sideburns. His gray-brown eyes were deep and sharp...

This is a young leader of noble birth and quite aggressive.

He was staring in a trance when an old man came up from behind him. He was dressed much more simply, but the colorful feathers decorated on the straight sheepskin hat on his head showed his extraordinary status. He was Decheneu, the high priest of the Burebista tribe. It was with his assistance that Burebista achieved its current success.

"Chief, are you going to agree to their request and send reinforcements again?" De Cheneu asked softly.

"Yes." Brebista said firmly, "They told me that the Boyi are not only mobilizing militarily, but also contacting other Celtic tribes everywhere. All the tribes west of the Danube have been instigated by the Boyi and are preparing to launch a large-scale attack to the east this year. This is obviously not just aimed at them, but also at us, so we must fight this battle!"

"Since the Boyi have united with other Celtic tribes to the west, their army must be huge. I'm afraid we won't be able to cope with them on our own!" De Cheneu reminded.

"Don't worry, High Priest. Although we defeated the Boyi last time, I am not so arrogant as to think that I can defeat the Celtic coalition alone." Brebista responded calmly: "I will rush to the east and ask the tribes there to send reinforcements, so as to form a strong army to fight the Celts. However, there is a little discord between the Dacian tribes in the east and the Dacian tribes in the west. I am worried that they will not be able to send reinforcements with all their heart..."

"Chief, you don't have to worry about this. This is a war between the Celts and us Dacians. How can our little internal disagreement be compared with a war that determines the life and death of the two races?"

Decheneu said solemnly: "I will go to the east with you, summon the priests of each tribe, and together we will publicize the importance of this war. I believe that the Dacian warriors in the east will be very enthusiastic to join your army and come to the west to fight."

"Then I'm relieved." Brébista had great confidence in De Cheneu's ability. He said confidently: "The last battle with the Celtics was just a small attempt. Since they are not convinced and want to start a bigger war, I will definitely defeat them completely this time. Not only will I drive them out of the east bank of the Danube, but I will also make sure that they will never dare to be greedy for the Dacian territory again!"

De Cheneu had great confidence in Brebista's military ability. He encouraged him loudly, "Chief, last time you took the initiative to help the Western Dacians, you have won their respect. This time when they are in trouble, the first thing they think of is to ask you for help. You have become their support!
If you win this war against the Celts, the Western Dacians will certainly make you their king. Then you will be the only king of both Eastern and Western Dacia. The long-cherished wish of our ancestors will be fulfilled in your hands - the unification of the whole of Dacia, and the birth of a Dacian Kingdom will also be in your hands!"

Hearing this, Brebista clenched his fists and looked into the distance, his eyes burning and determined, as if there was a flame burning.

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In the main house of Ophidiliya, Nesia looked curiously at two strangely shaped objects placed on the wooden table: one was a hollow thin wooden pole half an arm long, with a bowl-shaped sheep bladder tightly wrapped on one end; the other was a large wooden pliers, the pliers head was not straight, but curved, and when closed, an oval hole was formed in the middle, and the wooden pliers head was also covered with soft sheep intestines...

"What is this?" Nessia asked curiously.

Maximus pointed to two objects on the wooden table: "This is called forceps, and this is called a vacuum extractor."

"Forceps... vacuum extractor..." Nesia muttered these two new terms in a low voice, and soon realized something. She asked in surprise, "Chief, do these two things you brought have anything to do with women giving birth?!"

Maximus coughed twice, trying his best not to show embarrassment on his face: "It's like this...During this period of time, there have been many pregnant women in our tribe giving birth, and many newborns have been born. The population of the tribe has increased, and the tribesmen have successors, which is a good thing!

But there are also bad things. Horace told me that a small number of women have difficulty giving birth, even with the help of a midwife, which leads to... the fetus dying in the womb, or being born with great effort, and the mother is also unable to be rescued because of the heavy loss and postpartum hemorrhage..."

Maximus' tone became heavier as he spoke.

Nessia held his hand and comforted him softly, "Don't be sad, Chief. I know all these things. No matter when or where, giving birth is always a difficult hurdle for us women. Fortunately, most of them succeed. The few who fail...maybe they fail to get the blessing of the god...the goddess Danu."

"No, the goddess Danu is very concerned about the tragedy that happened to our tribe!" Maximus suddenly emphasized and said excitedly, "She appeared in my dream and told me that some pregnant women have difficulty giving birth because the fetus is not in the right position in the abdomen. They cannot deliver the fetus smoothly by their own strength and must have the help of equipment... So under her inspiration, I asked the craftsmen to make these two things..."

"Can these two little things really... really help women have babies?" Although Maximus said that he had received divine inspiration from the goddess Danu, Nestia, who was born in Greece, did not believe in the goddess Danu very much and was inevitably a little puzzled.

(End of this chapter)