Rome must fall.

Chapter 407 Persuasion
Decheneu apologized, but there was no trace of regret on his face: "We Dacia have always had a grudge against the tribes on the west bank of the Danube. The Pannoni wanted to destroy our ally, the Skodisci tribe. The Boyi and Taurician peoples continued to invade the east and seized a lot of our Dacian territory on the east bank of the Danube...

When we first heard of the name of the Nix tribe, you had already occupied most of the territory of Pannoni and came to the west bank of the Danube. Soon you completely annexed the territory of Pannoni, and then went to war with the Boii. After only a few years, you had beaten the Boii to only a few tribes in the north...

Although you have eliminated our Dacian enemies, we think the terrible aggressiveness of the Nix tribe is really worrying! That is why I advise the king to act with caution. "

Maximus looked at Brebista, who had a serious expression, and then looked at Decheneu, who had a calm expression. After thinking for a while, he said seriously, "I think you two will not only see the appearance that the Nix tribe destroyed the Pannoni and defeated the Boyi. You should also know a little about the reasons why our Nix tribe went to war with these two tribes...

The reason why we were able to settle here and establish a tribe is because the Pannoni invaded the Aldei tribe and occupied their land. The Aldei people hope that we, the Knicks, can resist the continued invasion of the Pannoni and prevent them from being exterminated.

We, the Knicks, fulfilled our promise and drove the Pannoni out of the Ardei territory. But then the Pannoni regarded the Knicks as enemies that must be eliminated, and launched four attacks on us, the Knicks, within three years. Each time, the number of people exceeded 20,000, and the largest number even reached more than 60,000.

The Nix is ​​a newly established tribe with a small territory and few people. We cannot afford to defend against the attacks of the Pannoni for a long time, so we must attack, occupy the territory of the Pannoni, and weaken their strength to ensure the survival of the tribe. However, in this way, the hatred between us and the Pannoni cannot be resolved at all. One side must fall completely before the war can end..."

At this point, Maximus shrugged helplessly: "As for the conflict with the Boyi, it was because the Boyi first invaded the Pannoni tribe on the south bank of the Drao River. The Pannoni were more willing to join us, the Nix, after being defeated. Therefore, I sent envoys and even invited the Druids of Noriki to the Boyi tribe to persuade them to stop fighting.

But the Boyi not only refused, but also sent troops to chase the Pannoni people who fled to our territory. In order to protect these Pannoni people who had sworn to join the Nix, we had to send troops to defeat the Boyi army that was wreaking havoc on the south bank of the Drao River.

After that, we controlled the Drao River because of our water advantage, but the Boyi people were unwilling to accept defeat and sent troops to cross the river and attack Nix's territory many times. Finally, we could no longer tolerate it and assembled a large force to attack the Boyi people...

I am not defending the Knicks. You can send people to ask the surrounding tribes. What I said is the truth. We, the Knicks, are not an aggressive tribe. We, the Knicks, did not initiate every war. But once a war breaks out, for the long-term safety of the tribe, we will often fight back with all our might!"

Maximus slightly emphasized the tone of his last few words, which was also a secret reminder to the other party. Then he said in a relaxed tone: "In fact, in the past few years when we, the Nix, have been at war with the Boii, I have always had a question. Don't you Dacia also have a grudge against the Boii? Why didn't you join this war?"

This question was a bit blunt, and Burebista did not evade the question and said directly: "The land on the east bank of the Danube originally belonged to us Dacians, so we drove away the Boii and took back the land that belonged to us.

But we do not covet the land on the west bank of the Danube. Various Celtic tribes have lived there for hundreds of years. Their living habits, language and traditions are completely different from those of us in Dacia.

If I rashly lead my army across the Danube to seize the territory of the Boii, I will probably be stuck in a war with the Celts, so I won’t waste time doing such a risky thing. The most important thing for me right now is to consolidate the Dacian Alliance that we just established and make the various Dacian tribes more united! "

"You are a wise man! With a king like you, Dacia will become even more powerful!" Maximus praised sincerely.

"Captain Maximus, after you have wiped out the Boyi, what plans will you and your Nix tribe make next?" Decheneu looked at Maximus.

Maximus answered without hesitation: "After we destroy the Boii, as long as the Taurisi who have always supported the Boii and opposed us can take the initiative to negotiate peace with us, we, the Nix, are willing to live in peace with them forever.

If I can reach an agreement with you, King Brebista, today, the two tribes can always get along in a friendly way. Together with the Noriki, Yapod, Skodish, and Ardi people who are friendly to us Nix, with such a peaceful and stable environment, we Nix can develop with peace of mind and contribute to the prosperity of the entire Danube Plain! ——"

Meda Vratis whispered something in Maximus' ear.

"Oh, yes." Maximus changed his words and said, "To the north of the Boii territory, outside the Danube Plain, there are Germanic people. They are barbaric and fierce. They invade the south from time to time, killing the people of the Danube Plain and looting their wealth. I will organize an army to attack them so that they will never dare to harass us again!
But I will not send troops north to attack their territory, because I heard that there are forests everywhere, and the densely packed tall trees can completely block the sunlight. It is very cold and gloomy, and it is really not a place for people to stay... Other than that, I have nothing to worry about the safety of the Nix tribe.

In the coming time, I will do my best to make the Nix tribe more prosperous and powerful, because there is always an enemy in my heart, and I will eventually lead the Nix tribe to fight a life-and-death war with it! "Maximus looked at Burebista and Decheneu with a gleam in his eyes, and without waiting for them to ask, he said in a deep voice, "This enemy is Rome!"

Not only Burebista and Decheneu, but even Medaflatis was shocked, because he had never heard his leader say in public something like "we will go to war with Rome in the future."

This time, Blebista did not let De Cheneu come to question him, but took the initiative to ask: "Captain Maximus, are you really going to go to war with Rome?! Rome is the most powerful country in the Mediterranean, and no force dares to provoke it!"

Maximus smiled meaningfully and said, "I heard that you, Burebista, not only dared to provoke Rome, but also defeated the Roman army several times. Compared with you, I am far behind."

Burebista shook his head and said, "We Dacia had no choice but to go to war with the Romans. To the south of Dacia is the Kingdom of Odrysia, whose inhabitants are all Thracians, who are of the same ethnic group as us Dacia. Odrysia is now basically controlled by the Romans, who also encouraged them to invade our Dacian territory in an attempt to test our strength.

I led my troops to repel them several times, but they were mainly Odrysians, and there were not many Roman soldiers who actually fought against us."

"It seems that the Romans have set their sights on you, Dacia." Maximus' eyes flashed. The news that Dacia and the Romans had fought was heard by Onomabaitis when he was trading at the port of Tarantum. It was not as detailed as what Burebista said.

Maximus looked deep in his eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Why did the Romans encourage the Odrysians to invade your Dacia?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he added in a more serious tone: "I think it's because the Romans want to destroy Dacia! There's nothing strange about this. Look at the Mediterranean world now-"

Maximus said this, dipping his fingers in starch water and quickly drawing a map of the forces around the Mediterranean on the wooden table.

Burebista and Decheneu were amazed at Maximus's superb painting skills, but even more shocked by what he said, so they listened carefully and didn't want to interrupt.

“The Iberian Peninsula west of the Mediterranean Sea had become a Roman province a hundred years ago. Although there were still some mountain tribes that were unwilling to submit, they no longer posed any threat to Roman rule.

Mauritania and Numidia in the south and west were vassals of Rome, and their kings even had to obtain the approval of the Roman Senate if they wanted to succeed to the throne.

The south-central region had become another province of Rome after it defeated Carthage a hundred years ago, and Egypt in the south-east also surrendered to Rome.

Looking to the east, just a few years ago, the Roman consul Pompey conquered the entire Asia Minor, Syria and the Kingdom of Judea.

Then there is the north of the Mediterranean Sea where we are. Italy is the Roman base camp. Western France, Northern Italy, Illyria, Greece, Macedonia... these are all Roman provinces.

You see, the Romans had taken control of the entire Mediterranean, but would that stop them from expanding?

No! Because the highest authority in the Romans was the consul, who was elected once a year. To be elected as a consul, Roman nobles mainly relied on military achievements and wealth, both of which could be obtained by launching wars. Therefore, the governors of the provinces of Rome always spared no effort to provoke wars abroad! "

(End of this chapter)