Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

You mean there's a chance that there will be another riot in Cosenza? Davers asked immediately.

This...it's hard to say. After thinking about it, Hegesitus said cautiously: I heard that Piaren specially asked them to lead the former clansmen together in order to prevent these tribal leaders from staying in the city, which would be unfavorable to the alliance. . When I brought the previously rebellious tribe here today, I haven't heard anything unusual in the city of Cosenza.

Davos pondered for a moment, then said: Hergestus, thank you very much for what you have done to Dionia! Next time I will ask you about the situation in the Bruti region. Don't let these tribes The leader is waiting outside the camp gate for a long time, bring them all in.

Hegesitus said emotionally: Sir Consul, without the protection of you and Dionysus, my people and I would not only be unable to avenge, but would have already starved to death in the mountains, we are willing to serve Dionysus Ya do anything!

Davos nodded, turned around and said, Martius, go with him to pick up those tribal leaders. In addition— Davos whispered to him: Be sure to take these people from Vig City. The place where the big chief can see passes by.

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Sedorum unexpectedly saw the tribal leader who was supposed to be in Cosenza City appear here at the Dionysian military camp, and his shock can be imagined.

Davos, on the other hand, warmly received these uneasy Bruti leaders, and made a solemn promise to them: as long as they join Dionia, Dionia will not only not interfere with their management of their own tribe, but will also give priority to Let them choose good settlements and pastures.

Even Davos opened the map of Dionia and told them that they could not only choose the Bruti area, but also other spare lands in the Dionia Alliance.

The leaders took a reassurance and happily set up tents beside the Dionysian army camp, ready to help Dionia overthrow the Brute tribe alliance that oppressed them, so as to get what Dionia promised as soon as possible. land.

Davos sent them away, and he had a new idea. He called Capps and asked him to divide the more than 5,000 prisoners into 200-person companies according to their respective tribes. , Adjutant... etc., and instructed Capps to try his best to give these newly elected company captains prestige among the prisoners under their jurisdiction, for example: let them have food distribution rights, the right to distribute labor, the right to punish subordinates...

In Davos' plan: the future Dionia city-state alliance, Turii will be its center, and the Bruti area, which is very close to Turiel, should become a core area of ​​Dionia. However, Davos is very clear that the biggest difference between the current Brutians and the Lucanians is that there are no large tribes in the Lucanian area within the Dionysian territory, and according to the current situation Going forward, it is very likely that there will be several large Bruti tribes when Bruti is conquered. They will be an unstable factor for Dionia to rule Bruti in the future, and will also increase the difficulty of governance in the Bruti area.

Davers' main strategy for it is to dismember it, making it bigger and smaller. The practice of these more than 5,000 prisoners is to prepare in advance...

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Just when Davos had already begun to plan for the conquest of the Bruti region, the city of Cosenza was not as normal as Hegesitus had said, but rather turbulent...

Kadulke, the leader of Cosenza, was originally about the same strength as Petaru's tribe. But things have changed since Petaru became Pianlon's son-in-law. In the process of incorporating and annexing small tribes, the Petaru tribe supported by Piaren gained many benefits, and its tribal strength expanded rapidly. Tarrou also entered the newly established Bruty Tribal Alliance's highest authority, the Seven Elders, with the help of Pian Lun.

In this regard, Kadulke was angry and dissatisfied with the injustice of Piaren, but the strength of Piaren and the Petaru tribe forced him to force a smile and be obedient. Take this time, for example, when Pianlon led the largest army in Bruty's history to a decisive battle with the Dionysians, but he was left to guard Cosenza City, and he could only accept it reluctantly.

Even if he became the temporary master of Cosenza City, Kadulke had no absolute power, because he knew that the high priest Philotaru, whom he secretly mocked as the dog of Piaren, was watching him closely. Once he changes, Philotaru can make half of the 2,000 warriors under his command disobey his command, and of course the other half are his clansmen.

When the army was dispatched, the city of Cosenza was mostly empty, and the affairs were naturally greatly reduced. Kadulk stayed in the alliance meeting hall in the inner city for most of the day, until the guards came to report: The Bruti alliance was defeated, and the troops were defeated. successively into the city.

Although everyone discussed the possibility of defeat before the expedition, Kadulk was still greatly shocked when he heard the news.

He quickly rushed to the east gate of the outer city, and the sight in front of him made him unbelievable: outside the city gate were crowded with disheveled and exhausted defeated soldiers. They lost their helmets, lost their leather shields, spears, and some were even naked. The body, covered in mud, looked back in a hurry and scrambled to enter the city. Whenever there was trouble, they panicked, pushing and squeezing frantically, and even some people were squeezed out of the moat, screaming again and again; Once they entered the city, they immediately lay down on the ground, and soon fell asleep...

Kadulke has been on the battlefield for a long time. He has suffered some defeats, but he has never seen such a tragic phenomenon. He can't help but secretly panic, and immediately mobilized a team to the city gate to maintain order and help the wounded...

Before long, he saw Pian Lun. The high-spirited leader of Cosenza was no longer in the spirit of the expedition, his eyes were blank, his expression was sluggish, and his hands were clasping his horse's neck. The warhorse had obviously exhausted its physical strength. It moved forward little by little. Every step was very difficult. Suddenly, it fell to its knees and fell to the ground.

The accompanying guard hurried up to help. Pi Arun, who had been bumping on the horse for more than an hour, was also physically and mentally exhausted and weak in his hands and feet. He barely stood under the support of the guards. When he saw Kadulke, he said weakly: ... Be careful... ...watch out for the enemy...the raid of the enemy... and was carried into the city by the guards.

Seeing Pi Arun so embarrassed, Kadulk's nervous and restless heart inexplicably felt a little more schadenfreude, and this mood reached its peak after seeing Petaru.

Petaru, 20 years younger than Pianlon, was physically much better than his father-in-law, but mentally, apparently the Dionysian cavalry's fierce pursuit frightened him, so much so that he went insane when he entered the city. With so many defeated soldiers shouting out of control: The enemy will come after him! The enemy will come after him! Close the gate! Close the gate! It almost caused a big chaos.

Kadulke took great pains to restore order to the scene. While scolding Petaru in his heart for being an idiot, he was also afraid of Dionia, who had not yet met.

That night, Kadulke remained on high alert.

The defeated soldiers fled back to the city one after another, and the people of Cosenza who heard the bad news cried all night, and the whole city of Cosenza was restless all night...

In the early morning of the next day, many of the defeated soldiers fled back to the city.

In the discussion hall in the inner city, Pian Lun, who had recovered his energy and temporarily emerged from the shadow of yesterday's fiasco, had a solemn expression.

So far, there are only more than 2,000 warriors belonging to him and the Petaru tribe who have escaped, more than 700 Ambalian warriors, about 1,000 Vig warriors, and the most returning warriors from other small tribes. More than 4000 people. what does that mean? This means that as the first and second largest tribe of Bruti, about 8,000 people were either killed or captured by Dionia! Such a huge number not only made him and Petaru feel extremely distressed, but also made his people find reasons to criticize them, threatening their rule in the tribe.

More importantly, the Bruti Tribal Alliance is likely to face disintegration, because Pianlon, who lost his power, also lost his influence and appeal in the alliance. Just now, Bergam, the great leader of Ambaria, rejected Pian Lun's repeated retention and led the rest of his clan to leave Cosenza.

Although Pianlon is right: The city of Ambalia is simple and cannot resist the attack of the Dionians. It is better to temporarily move the Ambalians to Cosenza and fight side by side...

However, Bergam replied tragically: Ambarians have lived in Ambaria for generations, and they will not abandon their land. Even if they die, they will shed their blood there!

The departure of the Ambarians affected the Vig warriors who lost their big leaders. They were clamoring to go home. Pian Lun finally persuaded them to stay, and promised to do his best to rescue Sedorum.

The problem of the Vig warriors is only a small problem. The biggest problem is that after Pianlon returned to Cosenza last night, due to the double blow of his mental and physical strength, he fell asleep quickly, so that he actually forgot to target those who went on the expedition. Tribal leaders make special deployments and arrangements.

As a result, after these tribal leaders fled back to Cosenza, they did not return to their residences in the inner city, but hid in the settlements of the original tribes in the outer city.

After a night passed, Pian Lun realized that he had made a big mistake, and hurriedly sent his men with a team of soldiers to urge them to return.

But what he was most worried about happened. The soldiers were driven out and reported to him with bruised noses and faces: Big Chief, Chief Targary, they refused to return to the inner city, and threatened to lead their tribe out of Cosenza!