Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The man Aristocrates understood that what Davos called the Turii tragedy was referring to the fact that two years ago, the Tuurii counterattacked the Lukarians and rushed into the mountains, and eventually all died on the banks of the La River. WwΔW. 『ksnhuge』ge. La

He thought about it for a while, and was still a little unwilling: But... it's a pity to miss such a good opportunity!

Aristo. Davos smiled slightly: I ask you, is it Dionysian strong, or Picocis, Potentia strong?

Of course we are Dionysian! Picocis and Potentia together are not our opponents! Aristocrates replied without hesitation.

In this case, what we should do is like eating bread, take a bite, chew it slowly, eat it into the stomach, and become our own strength until we are full, instead of taking one bite after another. If you eat, but don't swallow, you may end up choking. Davos explained patiently.

I understand, my lord! Aristocrat said convincingly, as smart as he understood what Davos meant. First, he had to spend time and energy to gain a firm foothold in the center of Lucania, and then use Dionysian Ya's strength unhurriedly crushed Picocis and Potentia from the front.

So now we have to negotiate with the envoys of Picocis and Potentia, and sign a peace agreement with them such as non-aggression, etc., to appease them and prevent them from blatantly in the area around Grummentum. Make trouble, but the term of the agreement can't be too long. Davers' gentle tone revealed a trace of murderous intent.

As for Garraguso... It is said that it is located in the deep mountains and rarely communicates with the outside world. The living environment is relatively harsh. You can consider forming an alliance with it to strengthen trade exchanges... Davers said here, he heard the voice outside the living room. When he spoke, he immediately stopped talking and said with a smile, There is an interesting guest here.

Interesting guest? Aristocrates rarely heard such a comment from Davos. He looked out the door curiously. When the slave butler Ribazzo led a person in, he suddenly realized that it was him. !

Cypros, a native of Trina, was quite eye-catching with his lanky spear-like figure when several emissaries from the city-state from the south came together to ask Dionysus for help. Equally striking is his behavior. Not only was Dionia's proposal to create the South Italian Alliance, he was the envoy of the Crotone allies who fully supported him first; secondly, the First Army Corps who went to reinforce Long Capps later mentioned in his report to Davos: On the way of reinforcements, Cypros, the emissary of Trina, strongly requested to march with the Dionian army, and to eat and live with the soldiers. It is reported that at Trina's citizens meeting, he also praised the combat effectiveness of Dionia's army, and suggested that Trina should strengthen cooperation with Dionia...

Aristocrates remembers Davos, after hearing about the man's performance,

Once commented: Cypros is a smart person who is agile, observant, and knows how to adapt!

So this time, at the inauguration ceremony of the Temple of Hades, he was one of the distinguished guests that Divers specifically proposed and invited.

At this moment, Davos stared at Cypros, but what he thought of was the content of his conversation with Elijah's messenger that Cristoya's restaurant secretly reported last night.

Davos knew in his heart: After Dionia defeated Crotone and gradually became the most important force in southern Italy, it would naturally attract a lot of attention. And Dionia's unique political system naturally cannot escape the eyes of those who care, but there are not many as incisive as Cypros' analysis...

Cyprous, Dionia's best friend, welcomes you very much! Davos said happily: I have been busy with the celebration these days, and I originally thought of entertaining you after the celebration to express my gratitude. ,did not expect……

Cypros saluted respectfully: Sir Consul, I insisted on coming to visit, but I was really helpless. The city-state urgently asked me to convey a proposal to you.

Oh... what proposal? Davers motioned for Cypros to sit down and speak.

Cypros glanced at Aristocrates and hesitated.

Let me introduce to you, Aristocrates, a very talented young man, my exclusive clerk (actually just clerk, because he has not yet obtained the qualifications of pre-citizen), you can rest assured. Diver Aristocrates was very moved by his words.

Cypros nodded to him, sat on the wooden chair, and asked, Does the consul know the Brutus?

As soon as these words came out, Davos roughly understood Cypros's purpose: I know a little about this neighbor to the west of the Dionysian Alliance. The Brutians are natives of Italy, and they also live in the form of tribes. , but compared with the Lucarians, their number is small, and the danger to Dionia is much less, and I heard that they often attack you Trina. Davos looked at Cypros with a half-smile. , said.

Not only Trina, but they also invade Aspurustum and southern Turii from time to time, Cypros reminded.

But after all, the number of times is small, and since the establishment of the Dionysian Alliance, the harassment of the Brutians has been completely invisible to us. Davos said with a relaxed expression.

In fact, since last year, the Brutians have suddenly stopped invading all Greek city-state territories, and this is not just because Crotone, Sirius and our Trina coalition have dealt heavy damage to the Brutians— Cypros paused for a while, feeling Davos's eyes focused, he deliberately increased his voice and said, It's more because there have been major changes within the Brutians.

What's changed? Davos said with a calm expression in his heart.

Trina borders the Brutian town of Knapetia, and fights with the Brutians all year round. He is relatively familiar with them and has some sources of information. Cypros' expression became solemn: Last year we received news that the leaders of the various tribes of Bruti gathered in Cosenza City and have been discussing the formation of a tribal alliance.

Is this true?! Davos was startled and couldn't help leaning forward. No wonder he couldn't hold his breath. The reason why he pretended not to care before was because when he knew Sip After Ross's visit this time was related to the Brutus, he didn't want to be too enthusiastic, and lost too much leverage in discussing the issue of attacking the Brutus in the future. After all, the Brutis couldn't be like the Lucanians. Great threat to Dionysus.

As far as he knew, in the small mountain area occupied by the Brutians, their tribes had always been divided: the tribes in the north were centered on the city of Vig, and because they bordered Laos, they were formerly connected with Lucca. The Nias are closely related. Before the allied forces of the Lucanian tribes invaded Turii, they had their presence; the central part, with the big city Cosenza as the center, was the most powerful; Some Bruti tribes, who built a small town of Bisinia, used to climb over the mountains and loot in the southern part of the Sybari plain. This is their masterpiece; in the southeast of Cosenza, there is another small town, Ambania, which is said to be Originally built by tribes who escaped from the fall of Aspurustum to Crotone; and to the south of Cosenza, the city of Knapetia bordering Trina, also infested Trina Na's culprit.

The Bruti Mountains, with high mountains and dense forests and rugged roads, have the only plateau in southern Italy. The cities of Vigo and Knapetia guard the narrow passages on the west coast and the sea on the north and south sides. Bisinia and Ambania are blocked Living on the only two mountain roads that communicate with the east coast, this area has become a place of four fortresses. Since calling itself the habitat of the Brutians, the Brutians have always rushed out of the mountains and infested others, almost never. Has been invaded, but there are more internal clan wars. Most of the wars are provoked by Cosenza. The most powerful one wants to annex other tribes. Except for Clapetia and Cosenza, they are closely related and remain neutral. Asia often unites against Cosenza. Because the frequent inter-tribal wars consumed the strength of the Brutians, they did not pose much of a threat to the great Greek city-states. And now the Brutians, who have been constantly at war, actually want to establish a tribal alliance, which greatly increases the threat to the Greeks, especially Dionia, whose large territory borders the Bruti Mountains.

Of course this is true. Cypros said affirmatively: Because in May of this year, the Bruti Tribal Alliance was established! It is reported that the Bruti tribes elected Cosenza chief Pian Lun as the newly-built alliance leader. The leaders, the great leader of Vig City, Sedorum, the great leader of Bisinia, Likum, the great leader of Ambania, and the great leader of Clapetia, Pangaim, are the elders of the alliance. Cosenza is the center of the tribal alliance, governing all the Bruti tribes...

After listening to Cypros' words, Davos couldn't sit still. He stood up involuntarily, and while pacing slowly, he asked in a deep voice, Where did you get this news from?

Seeing Davos's performance like this, Cypros knew that this incident had attracted great attention from the highest authority in Dionia, and he was in a good mood.

But he didn't know that the reason why Davos cared so much about this was not only because the Brutus formed a tribal alliance, which might be dangerous to the territory of the Dionysian Alliance, but more importantly, because Davos had long ago The problem of the Brutians is already being considered.

With Crotone also being defeated by Dionysus and the formation of the South Italian League, the Dionysian League had little to contend with in southern Italy.