Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

In the end, the four turned their attention to Davos, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces who had the power to decide.

At this moment, Davos is tangled in his heart: after experiencing Diomilas' unauthorized action, the easy collapse of the Metapontum and Heraclea coalition forces, etc., he has become frustrated with such a joint operation, and is worried that it will Once again dragged down by poor allies. Triphias just wanted to bring the army back to the city, and he wanted to lead the army back to Turii immediately. But doing so would undoubtedly undermine the ally with Tarantum, and possibly the image of keeping promises that Dionia worked so hard to build...

While he was hesitating, the guard came in and reported that the Messapies had sent messengers.

Everyone was surprised.

Davos moved in his heart and asked to let the messenger of Messapi come in and hear what he had to say?

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Originally, after the Maple coalition gathered the defeated troops and reorganized the army, the Mesapi consuls headed by Pasimerus believed that although the final result of this battle was not very good, the coalition chose to retreat, and the cavalry Also badly damaged, but Tarantum's army should suffer even more. Compared with Tarantum's army, the strength of our army is more dominant than before the war. In the ensuing battle, take the initiative and continue to attack Tarantum.

King Tremoni of Puchetti, who had been complained by several Mesapi consuls before and after his failure to stop the reinforcements, had made a good situation in vain, expressed strong opposition. He emphasized: The main force of the Greek coalition, Dio The Nia army has a unique formation, well-trained, and amazing combat effectiveness. In the mountain battle, it can actually repel the Puchetti people who occupy the land. So fighting on the plains, the Maple coalition is probably not the main force of the Dionian army. opponents of the Greek coalition.

The consuls of the city-states of Messapi have some understanding of the fighting power of the Puchetti, but Tremoney, who has always been rebellious, actually said such a thing, which made everyone very unbelievable.

At this time, Timoglass stood up and endorsed Tremoney. He once again emphasized the terribleness of the Dionysian army, because the heavy infantry in Igratia was more than the Dionysian heavy infantry formation that was fighting with it. In a thick situation, he was beaten by the enemy and retreated, eventually leading to a rout!

At the same time, he also reminded everyone that the Dionysian heavy infantry could throw javelins, which had great damage to the infantry at close range.

The faces of the consuls finally became solemn.

Carminus, the governor of Uzentum, said worriedly: I heard that Dionia is a large city-state alliance on the other side of the bay, governing five or six city-states, and many allies, whose strength is comparable to that of Taran. Tumqiang, it can easily send tens of thousands of reinforcements to Tarantum, even if we finally defeat it, I think it can shoot tens of thousands more, and can we withstand such a loss?

After a short silence, Pachymerus said helplessly and slowly: Maybe we should have peace talks with Dionia...

peace talks? ! Everyone looked surprised.

Only Tremoney looked calm, Pachymerus saw it in his eyes, and sighed in his heart: It seems that the Pucherti people don't have much will to fight. If they continue to fight, I am afraid they will not do their best.

The hope for peace talks in Pachymerus' heart began to grow stronger. He cheered up and said seriously: Dionysians have never had any conflict with us, and they are far away from us. At war, that's because it's an ally of Tarantum, and it's here to fulfill its covenant. Defeating us won't do Dionysian any favors, but will cause soldiers to be killed or killed because of the battle. If we propose peace talks, you Do you want Dionia to accept it?! As long as this powerful outsider leaves, there will be only one Tarantum left, and we will...

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Timoglas, the consul of Iglatia, volunteered to be the envoy to the Greek camp, and when the guards confirmed that he was not armed, he was allowed to enter the tent.

In the military tent, in addition to the guards, there were five Greek generals, and Timoglass's eyes fell on the youngest general: he should be Davos, the consul of Dionia,

The culprit who forced the Maple coalition to send envoys to the Greek barracks!

Out of caution, he nodded to the young general, then asked in Greek, Dionysian consul Davos?

It's me. Davers nodded.

It's my honor to meet you! Timogras respectfully performed a Messapi etiquette, and then said: I am Timograss, the consul of Iglatia, representing the Maple coalition, as a messenger. To discuss with you how to end this meaningless war.

Sure enough, we want to negotiate! Although Davos was happy, he said calmly: I think you have the wrong person to negotiate with. You should negotiate with the two lords Eumacas and Diomilas, the consuls of Tarantum. His body is slightly sideways, and his left hand leads to the two people behind him.

You wanted peace talks just after we were defeated?! Diomilas hated the Mesapis, and because Timoglass ignored Tarantum as soon as he came in, he was even more angry: Go back and tell You fellows in animal skins, Tarantum will not accept peace talks! We will continue to attack and retake Brindisi! If you have the guts, you can stop us!

Defeat by you? Timoglass sneered sarcastically: You and I both know who lost more in the previous battle. If this is considered a defeat for us, we don't mind coming a few more times. .Without the timely reinforcements of the Dionysians, you would have become a corpse with the face to yell at me here!

In the face of Diomilas' roar, Timoglass continued to speak loudly without showing weakness: The warriors of Messapi and Puchetti are ready, even if they sacrifice their lives, they will kill those who dare to invade. Enemies of our territory! Just wonder if the Tarantums have such courage?

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Diomilas to retort, he immediately turned his head to Davos and said: The heroism of the Dionysians has won the respect of the Mesapis, and the King of Puchetti, Tremoney, even more so. He admires you very much, and he specially asked me to say hello to you on his behalf! I just want to ask Lord Davos, the Dionysians crossed the bay and fought with us who have never had any contradictions and conflicts in the past. To any advantage; to lose, and to be buried in a foreign land. Is it worth it?

Davos was well aware of the fact that the Messapi consul had been using various methods to alienate the relationship between Dionia and Tarantum, and he said with emphasis: Tarantum It is Dionia's friendly ally, abiding by the covenant and assisting the allies in defending against foreign aggression. War, the people of Dionia will have a peaceful life.

Davos's remarks revealed his expectations and ambitions for Dionia.

Triphias and Tudpres listened, and their eyes lit up.

And Eumacas was thoughtful.

Timorglass's face changed slightly, he heard the warning Davos gave him, and he quickly reacted: Lord Davos, according to what you said, you are here to help Tarantum resist the aggression. But In fact, Tarantum is not being invaded by us Mesapis, it is taking our Mesapis lands! Manduria is a Mesapis city-state! Brindisi is also Mesapis City-state of man! Since the beginning of this year, the Tarantums have attacked our Messapi lands on a massive scale, taking our Manduria and Brindisi, killing countless Messapi warriors, and destroying countless The people of Mesapi, including women and children, have become slaves to Tarantum! We fought back, just to take back our own land and avenge our people! Lord Davos, you said that Dionia had Obligation to help neighbors to maintain peace and resist aggression. Does it also include helping allies invade other countries’ land and kill the people of other countries?!”

Timorglass's remarks were impassioned, and both Eumacas and Diomilas' expressions changed greatly, but Davos secretly praised in his heart: Smart, right on the spot!

He immediately put on an embarrassed look: This...this...

Damn Mesapis, don't pretend to be pitiful! Diomilas retorted angrily: Who is invading whom all these years! Who is the real victim! Every summer, yes Who ran to the land of Tarantum, looted food and killed the people! This year we launched an attack just to answer the call of the Nemesis and pay back the blood debt you owed to Tarantum over the years!

In the face of Diomilas' strong rebuttal, Timogoras said calmly: Why do we invade Tarantum every year? The reason is very simple, the land of Tarantum originally belonged to We Messapies! Hundreds of years ago, your ancestors drove away the weak Messapis who lived here to occupy this land!

So what! Hundreds of years have passed, and this land now belongs to our Tarantum!

Since you can take it away, then of course we want to take it back!

It's a pity you can't do it! On the contrary, in a few years, Manduria will become the city-state of Tarantum!

Diomilas! Eumacas interrupted their shouting loudly. The two of them had already deviated from the theme by arguing and arguing, and looked at the impatience on the faces of the three city-state consuls headed by Davos. .

Eumacas hurriedly said, Messapie, you're not here just to quarrel, are you?

Of course not, I'm here for peace! As Lord Davos said, Messapi and Tarantum have lost too many people in the war! Timorgoras immediately looked awe-inspiring.