Rome must fall.

Chapter 408: Anti-Roman Military Alliance

“But now there are not many areas left for the Romans to conquer. To the west of the Iberian Peninsula is the sea, to the south of the Mediterranean is a large desert, and to the east of the Mediterranean is mostly desert, with Armenia and the Parthian Kingdom left.

But the Parthian Kingdom is powerful. If the Romans want to conquer it, they must first stabilize the newly occupied Asia Minor and Syria regions and make careful preparations before they dare to launch an attack. This will take a lot of time..."

"Finally, let's take a look at the area north of the Mediterranean!" Maximus tapped the wooden table vigorously. "The vast area in the west and the middle is inhabited by the Celts and the Gauls, a branch of the Celts. In the east, there are our Illyrians and you Dacians. Further north, there are the Germans...

Such a vast land has not been conquered by the Romans. Do you think the Romans would not be jealous? ! Would they not wage war against us just to gain merit and wealth? ! ——"

Maximus slammed the table hard, shocking Burebista and Decheneu. He said angrily, "Of course the greedy Romans will do this! And they have already started! Ulysses Caesar was a former Roman consul. A few years ago, he became the governor of the three provinces of Cephalonia, Northern Italy and Illyria in northern Italy. He brazenly launched an invasion of the Gauls and conquered most of the Gaulish tribes within a few years. Countless Gallic warriors became slaves of the Romans, and countless Gallic tribes were forced to give up their wealth accumulated over the years...

Caesar was not satisfied with conquering Gaul, he also led his army into the territory of the Germans! When he conquers the entire west, the swords of the Romans will definitely be aimed at us in the east! This may happen in the next few years, or perhaps in the next few decades! …

But I don't want to live with my people in humiliation until the day of destruction! In order to avoid the destruction of the tribe, my people and I kneel down in front of the Romans like cattle and sheep, and be enslaved by them until death! From now on, I must prepare for a decisive battle with the Romans. We, the Nixes, would rather die in battle than become slaves of Rome! "

"It's the same with us Dacians!" Burebista's blood boiled at Maximus' words, and he couldn't help but roar.

De Cheneu coughed several times and said solemnly, "Although we Dacians are located inland, we know that a few years ago, a Roman general named Pompey conquered many forces in the East because Greek merchants often come to our territory to trade. We also know that the Romans are now fighting with the Gauls...

In fact, the Romans not only instigated the Odrysians to harass our territory, but after defeating the Kingdom of Pontus, they also occupied most of the coastal areas of the Euxine Sea, which is very close to our territory, and the threat to us is quite great! ...

However, as you just said, Rome has occupied the entire Mediterranean and is so powerful that if we rashly go to war with Rome, we will probably be destroyed in the blink of an eye!"

Maximus looked at Decheneu deeply, pressed his hand on the map he drew, and then said confidently: "The Romans are indeed powerful, but they are not without shortcomings. Although the area they control is very vast, the only people who are truly loyal to Rome are the Romans in Rome and the colonial towns they have established throughout the Mediterranean.

These Romans numbered about two or three million people, which, although more than our Nicos, was far from the number of people of all ethnic groups in the entire Mediterranean.

However, Rome was unable to govern the provinces it controlled well because they only knew how to exploit the wealth of the provincial people and force them to fight for them. The provincial people had long been dissatisfied with Rome, but they only pretended to obey because they were afraid of the strength of the Roman army.

You have to know... even among the Italians who were conquered by Rome the first and closest to Rome, there were some ethnic groups who were dissatisfied with the Romans, such as the Samnites and the Marsi... Once they got the chance, they would cause trouble for the Romans.

So if the Romans suffered a great defeat and their military strength was greatly weakened, then I believe that the people of these provinces and the affiliated forces under Roman control would rebel one after another. By then, there would be wars everywhere around the Mediterranean, the Roman provinces would be divided into pieces, and its strength would naturally no longer exist.

But how can the Romans, who have such strong military power, suffer a great defeat? —"

Maximus paused intentionally, glanced at the three people who were listening attentively, slowed down his speech, and said in a clearer tone: "In fact, Rome has a big flaw, which has existed since it was a small city-state, and now has become a huge threat to its entire country - that is the contradiction between the nobles and the common people!

The Roman nobles have always held the vast majority of power and wealth, while the common people are the main force of the army. They fight for years and shed blood and sweat, but get very little in the end, so they are very dissatisfied with the nobles. You should know that Rome now has no king. Its highest authority is the Senate, which has hundreds of senators who discuss matters together and make laws for Rome. Most of them are from aristocratic families, so the demands of the common people are often not passed.

Long ago, the common people forced the nobles to surrender by moving away from Rome and no longer fighting for Rome, thus satisfying their demands. But later, this method did not work, because the territory controlled by Rome became larger and larger, the population grew larger and larger, and Rome became richer and richer. The nobles could use money to hire those homeless vagrants as soldiers to fight for Rome, so they no longer needed to make concessions to the common people. They would even publicly beat to death those officials who dared to speak for the common people...

Of course, the common people would not be willing to be oppressed by the nobles. As Romans, they also had the right to elect and recommend Roman officials at all levels. Therefore, those Roman generals who performed outstandingly in the war and were not from traditional aristocratic backgrounds became the objects of support among the common people.

The common people elected these generals to important positions in Roman politics, and these generals used their power to benefit the common people.

However, the nobles would not share their profits with the common people. The two sides refused to give in to each other, and the issue could only be resolved through war. So a civil war broke out in Rome decades ago, and many people died. In the end, the nobles won.

But the common people did not yield, this time they chose a new leader to seek power for them, and this person was Caesar! ——"

"The Caesar who is at war with the Gauls?!" Burebista asked in surprise.

"Yes, that's him! During the Roman Civil War, the two generals supported by the common people were his uncle and his father-in-law. For this reason, he was persecuted by the nobles when he was young and had to go into exile in the East. Even when he returned to Rome later, he never changed his preference for the common people.

The Roman nobles were very wary of him, but they couldn't do anything to him because he was allied with the most powerful people in Rome - Pompey and Crassus. In the end, they made him the governor of three provinces in northern Italy. Now he has launched a war against the Gauls, and with the help of this war, he is desperately expanding his army. This probably makes the Roman nobles even more panicked because it threatens their rule over Rome.

They will definitely come up with various ways to reduce Caesar's power and remove his army. Caesar, who has finally come to this day, will never give in easily, so the conflicts between the two sides will only become more and more intense! ——"

Maximus suddenly raised his voice an octave higher and waved his right fist vigorously to show his confidence: "I can conclude that the Roman civil war will happen again within ten years, and it will be more tragic than the last time! The Roman civil war will inevitably greatly consume Rome's own strength. I will seize this favorable opportunity and lead the army to actively attack Rome! -"

Maximus stared at Burebista with his eyes piercing. He stretched out his hand and said in a sincere and contagious tone: "The main reason I came here today is to form a military alliance with you, the great King Burebista of Dacia, and when the time comes, we can deal a fatal blow to Rome together, so as to completely eliminate the threat of Rome to our respective tribes and let our descendants live freely and safely on this land!"

"Captain Maximus..." De Cheneu wanted to speak first again, but was stopped by Brebista.

The Dacian king's eyes seemed to be burning with fire, his expression was resolute, and his words were as loud as a bell: "Captain Maximus, you have the courage to fight the Romans, and I, Burebista, am not a coward. I am willing to let Dacia and Nyx form an anti-Roman alliance and crush Rome together!"

"Great! With the joining of you Dacia, I am more confident in defeating Rome!" Maximus was delighted and said, "From today on, Knicks and Dacia will form a military alliance. The border will be the section of the Danube that flows from north to south. The east belongs to you Dacia, and the west belongs to us Knicks. The two tribes will live in harmony, strengthen exchanges, develop together, and improve military strength... When the time comes, we will make an appointment to attack the Romans together. What do you think?!"

"Okay, I agree!" Brebista blurted out, but then he thought of something and changed his words: "But I have another suggestion. If the Tauricians continue to help the Boys to fight against you, the Nixes, I support the Nixes in destroying the Tauricians and merging their territory into the Nixes tribe. We Dacia are also willing to send troops to assist."

(End of this chapter)