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Preta Kuba added a heavy tone and screamed: "Combating the merchants of Carthage by various means, restricting their trade in the country of Dionia, and violating the agreement, using the tricks to quietly trade with Sardinia! What makes us angry is that you even licked our silver mines and sent people to the Iberian Peninsula to steal the silver blocks we are going to sell to Tyre!

The Carthage people are angry at the despicable acts that your Dionyns have made against Carthage and strongly urge our Senate to retaliate against it. But based on the long-standing friendship between the two countries, the Senate sent me to protest against you and asked you to ensure that the following points can be maintained and the friendship between the two countries can continue to be maintained! ”

Preta Kuba’s remarks made the entire Senate’s meeting room boil. The veterans of the foreign ambassadors who have been accustomed to visiting the foreigners for more than a decade have been shocked by the arrogant attitude of the Carthaginians and have been angered by him. .

The anger and screams of the Dionysian elders immediately filled the entire venue.

Preta Kuba was not afraid at all. He turned and faced the man behind the center of the venue. Although he was the first to come to Turui, he knew who the real thing was in the kingdom.

After getting the information of Aristilas in the morning, Davers had already prepared himself, but he did not expect the Carthage messenger to come so fast.

At this moment, he looked calm and said slowly: "When you talk about it, what requirements does Carthage have?"

As soon as he spoke, the meeting was quiet.

Preta Kuba’s heart was amazed at the extent to which Daves controlled the Senate. At the same time, Daphus’s face was not angry and unhappy, and gave him an inscrutable feeling. He fixed his mind and said loudly again: Carthage’s request is,

First, compensation was paid to several Carthage merchants who had been punished in the country of Dionia, and Carthage merchants were allowed to sell grain in the territory of Dionia, without any restrictions on the price.

Second, stop any trade in your West Coast town against Sardinia immediately, and never sell anything for it.

Third, Dionia is completely open to the domestic market of Carthage, allowing the Carthage merchants to engage in any free trade without any interference;

Fourth, any vessel in Dionia must not cross, Malta - Sorus - Sardinia - the Balearic Islands south of the line.

Fifth, we must not interfere with any action of Carthage’s ally, Rome, and stop its hostility..."

After Preta Kuba said this, the venue became silent.

Dafos loosened the hands of the wooden chair armrests and looked at the vulgars who were flashing in the eyes. They took a deep breath and shouted: "Dyonia's elders! The kingdom's elite! For the carat Is the rudeness of the basics acceptable to us?!"

"Can't!!!" An angry shout broke out in the venue, almost knocking over the entire roof.

The guards who were outside the venue were also shocked by the movements in the Great Chamber. They looked at each other and were guessing what was going on inside.

At this time, a soldier suddenly pointed to the square in front of him, excitedly said: "Fast! Look! Look! Rain... Rain!"

Originally because of the eight-month drought, the ground on the Victory Square has become a bit of a crack, but at the moment there are some black spots, and these black spots are increasing rapidly.

The Turai people, who are lined up in front of the fountain in Touli, are ready to drown, and they put their hands on the clay pots and stretched their hands to the sky. Then the unbelievable face turned into ecstasy: "It's raining!! It’s finally raining!!! Thanks to the blessings of Hades, bringing us rain!!!...”

Just as they were ecstatic, the thunderous sound of the rolling in the sky, the sky that was originally disgusting and the sun was suddenly dark, and the wind suddenly burst.

The original sparse raindrops quickly became dense, and in less than a moment it became a pouring rain...

When the Guard Captain rushed into the venue, Davers was suddenly standing up from the wooden chair, looking down at the Carthage messenger in front, and said in a word: "This is the answer of our Dionysian Senate! ”

Preta Kuba had already expected that Dionia would respond, and he began to speak high. He said: "In this case, Carthage can only cancel the friendly agreement with Dionia, and I want to remind you. Rome is an alliance of Carthage. If you fight with Rome, Carthage must help Rome in accordance with the Covenant!"

Davers’s eyebrows are upright and ready to respond.

The excited voice of the captain rang in the venue: "Your Majesty! The adults! It’s raining! Turui is raining!"

These veterans who have always shown their steadfast and wise in front of the public have heard this and are hard to hide their excitement. They are ignoring the important meeting and immediately ran out of the venue.

Even though it is still in the afternoon, the sky in Turui has become dim. Even if there were eaves outside the main entrance of the Chamber, the strong gust of wind sent a large piece of rainwater into it, completely splashing the entire steps and platform.

The thin Boduns of the veterans were quickly wet by the rain mixed with the wind, and the chill was straight through the bottom of the heart, but the veterans were unaware that they cheered like the people, even as Amintas, Matonis, etc. Into the rain, enjoy the rush of heavy rain.

Just as the veterans were ecstatic, a passionate voice rang in their ears: "This is a god! The gods of Hades! When Syracuse invaded Dionia, Hades made the map. The resurrection of the fountain, we defeated the powerful Syracuse! Today, in the face of the threat of Carthage, Pluto once again sent us the much-needed rain, with his blessing, what else we can fear!" Xinnas shouted.

His words made the elders feel excited, even if they were worried about the war with Carthage, Cornelus, Lucias and others also increased their confidence.

Preta Kuba dismissed this.

At this moment, Daphus’s voice sounded in his ear: “In fact, I am very pleased that Carthage has cancelled the friendly agreement with us and welcomes you to launch a war against Dionia so that we have a chance. Revenge for the discerned sailors and businessmen who have been burned to death by your cruelty!"

Preta Kuba turned to look at the serious Daves, proudly said: "Carthage is not what the current Dionya can overcome!"

Daves’s face sneered: “Is it a Carthage citizen who has been tortured by the Numidia riots? Or is it the employment of the almost independent Iberian kingdom occupied by your master, Mago? Did the soldier give you confidence?"

Preta Kuba’s face is gloomy: Did the Dionians know about the inside story of Carthage? !

After the excitement of the rain, the veterans returned to the venue.

Then there is a threat of war that may exist in Carthage, but no one veteran has resolutely rejected the proposal of the Carthage messenger before repenting at this time.

The veterans who can sit in this position are not fools. From the harsh conditions put forward by the Carthage messengers, they have already deeply felt the caricature of Carthage against Diaonia. As one of the most powerful countries in the Western Mediterranean, it is impossible for Dionia to accept these humiliating peace talks and constrain its own development, and it is even more impossible to stop the Warsi people in order to fear the declaration of the Carthaginians. Rescue. In the case of a big war that may come, this approach will only leave many Italian indigenous forces that may become the help of Dionya away from Dionia. Since the aid to Wolsey cannot be abolished, it is imminent. If the messenger of Carthage just said that it was the original intention of the Carthage Senate, not just intimidation, the war with Carthage would soon come.

Therefore, the veterans began to discuss with King Davers, how to do a good job of war prevention.

The first thing to solve is the food problem. As long as the food supply is sufficient, the Kingdom of Dionia can assemble a sufficient number of soldiers to deal with any enemy invasion, so the Minister of Agriculture, Burkes, was asked: in the next few days, continue to observe the weather, if the South There is continuous rainfall in all parts of the country, so the Ministry of Agriculture should act to let the Diaonians replant some fast-growing crops to reduce the pressure on food and prepare for the spring plough next year.

At the same time, ~www.readwn.com~ The veterans also demanded that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs send messengers to Egypt and do their utmost to establish friendly ties with the Egyptian Pharaoh, hoping to obtain food aid from the country with the reputation of "the largest granary in the Mediterranean".

In addition, they also recommended King Daves: suspend negotiations on Kautini, avoiding too tough attitudes to force the Samonais to vote for the Carthage side in a possible upcoming war.

They also suggested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs try to send messengers to the various forces in the Western Mediterranean and try to get them to stand on the side of Dionia in the war.

The Greek city-states that are friendly to Diaonia on the south side of Sicily, such as Gera, Agrigento, Tindares, etc., are the first targets that the Danish messengers must visit and must ensure Before the arrival of the Carthaginian army, they would stand firm with Dionia and provide a certain food supply for the Dionyrian army and relieve the logistical pressure of the Dionysian army.

Although, for more than a decade, Syracuse has suffered from civil strife and national power, but the dead camel is bigger than the horse. It is still the largest Greek city-state in Sicily (except for the Sicilian city of Dionia). Even though it has had some discord with Dionia in recent years, and rarely travels, the veterans still hope that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send messengers to pull Syracuse as much as possible, at least to keep it neutral.