Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

After being praised by his father, Crotokatax showed a happy smile.

It's just— Davos paused and said gently: I used to say that you were too gentle, but this time it's a little more violent. The great leader of Kautini, Segovani, has been arrested. We captured and chopped off his head to appease the Nakonians and Campanias, but to punish the chief of Pentney and the chiefs of the two tribes and tribes would certainly please the people, but In fact, it may lead to dissatisfaction among the people of the two tribes, so that the Samona War cannot be ended soon, which is not what we hope.

You have to know that the tradition of the Samonais is to respect the strong. If the chief Pentney and these tribal leaders lost the battle, if they lost their land, they would lose their prestige and appeal among their people. We forgive them. , to support them to continue to serve as tribal leaders, not only can get their gratitude, but also more conducive to our control of the Samonites. We can add a clause to the covenant, 'The chief of the tribes of Samone must be confirmed by the kingdom before they can formally exercise power in the tribe,' so that the authority of the kingdom can be established among the tribes of Samone.

Of course, you proposed that the new chief of Kautini be chosen from the Nakonian tribe, very good! I think the young Nakonian chief who first rose up against the Kautinis at the Battle of Lola could be called...

Your Majesty, his name is Vasunk. He is the second largest tribe in Nakonia, Avangum. He was just elected as the leader of the tribe because his father was killed by Segovani, but he seems too young. A little, only 20 years old. Tormide also reminded while briefly introducing the situation of this person.

It doesn't matter if he is young, as long as he trusts Dionysus, then Dionysus will give him support and he can become a big leader! Davos said proudly.

Your Majesty is right! Without the support of the kingdom, the Samonai tribe in the future will not be able to survive in the mountains! Henipolis loudly expressed his support.

Clotokatax and Tolmid pondered.

In addition, there is another very important item. I forgot to say last time, Croto, you also didn't notice that the reason why the Samonais were able to provoke the war this time was that apart from the agreement of the four big leaders, who else would played a big role in it? Davers asked again.

High Priest Samone! Clotokatax blurted out.

That's right, the High Priest Samone and the priesthood under his command, they are above all the tribes and have a great appeal to the Samonei people. I even doubt that they are the primary initiators of this war. , because the priests of the kingdom of Hades entered the mountains, spread the faith, and violated their fundamental interests.

Therefore, we must ask them to disband the priesthood, and each tribe shall elect their own high priest, which must also be confirmed by the kingdom. Take turns hosting.

Crotokatax pondered what Davos said carefully, experienced the application of political wisdom, and nodded frequently, but he was also a little puzzled: Father, this article involves the beliefs and beliefs of the Samonais. I'm afraid they won't easily agree to the traditions that have been going on for many years.

Gearney will definitely agree, the Abelum people have been oppressed by the priesthood, and I am afraid they have long wanted to have their own high priest of Savoni.

The Kautinis had to agree, for the tribe had suffered heavy losses and was on the verge of extinction.

The Pentneys had to agree, because their central town had been under siege for so long,

It was about to be attacked. Just a change of tradition can bring the survival of the group, and I think they will all agree in the end. As for Caracheni— Davos sneered: Other tribes have their own high priests, and the Samonite priests they have may only be used by themselves (the birthplace of the Samonite race is in In the territory of Caracheni, there is a sacred mountain recognized by the Samonites, so it is also the place where the Samonite priesthood is entrenched). , In the future, the Samona people may bring a lot of trouble to the kingdom!

I see. Crotokatax replied convincingly.

Heney, based on what I said with Cloto, write a letter to Alexis and ask him to talk to the Pentney and Cautini people according to the advice in the letter. Hear the response.

Father, Uncle Heney just went out. Crotokatax pointed outside the tent, reminding Davos.

The tent was opened, and Henipolis walked in again: Your Majesty, there are two more battle reports. One is from the Third Fleet and the other is from Sicily.

Oh... Davers stretched out his hand to take the letter, unfolded it and took a look, the happy look before disappeared in an instant.

Your Majesty, is it bad news? Seeing this, Henepolis asked curiously.

It's not too bad. Davos quickly calmed down and said lightly: The fleet infantry of the Third Fleet went ashore to attack a Phoenician village in Sardinia, and encountered a Phoenician who had been prepared. The army, the two sides fought, and the Third Fleet lost more than 400 people, but fortunately, it finally successfully retreated.

More than 400 people?! This is not a small loss! Henipolis was a little surprised.

Davos knew that Sardinia was different from Corsica. It was a large island, with a large area of ​​land, many large rivers, and relatively fertile hills and plains for grazing and planting. There are a large number of Nikki people on this island, and they have established Santa Ibinia, Olbia, Saros, Kararis, Nora, Sulqi... these large city-states, they have enough of young and middle-aged citizens, and established a coalition army of no less than 10,000 people. The news of the Third Fleet's capture of Alenia could not be concealed from the Sardinian Phoenicians who were not far from Corsica. It was normal for them to be prepared. Victory and underestimated them, suffering such a setback can also make him sober in his future actions.

Your Majesty, how should I reply? Henepolis asked.

Let's just say I already know, I hope they can learn a lesson, and future military operations should be more flexible and cautious, using the advantages of the navy to expand the scope of the harassment to the whole island, so that the Phoenix can't judge the movement of the Third Fleet. …”

Father, are you no longer sending reinforcements to support the Third Fleet? Crotokatax interjected.

The Phoenicians of Sardinia have been blessed by Carthage for many years. They are greedy for comfort and only want to keep their own territory. They have no ambition and will not pose any threat to us. It is not a problem that we urgently need to solve now. , just have the Third Fleet to hold it back. Davers raised another letter in his hand and sighed: Our greatest threat still comes from Sicily. Although the news that Sekelian is still alive gives I am happy, but Myrtias died in battle, the 4th Fleet was crippled, the friendly city-states on the south coast of Sicily fell, and Syracuse suddenly sent troops to declare war... These bad news make me feel uneasy! This The Carthaginian army led by Marco is very powerful, and our Sicilian territory will be violently attacked by them... Davos said with some worry, and put the letter on the table with a solemn expression, and did not speak any more , but put up his hands and started pacing back and forth in the tent.

Henipolis picked up the letter curiously and looked at it carefully. Clotokatax was not as bold as him. After all, he had received military training, understood military law, and knew that unauthorized peeking of military information in private would be severely punished. , so even though he was curious, he only looked at Hernepolis with his eyes.

The Carthaginian army and the Syracuses launched an attack on our Sicilian territory! Hena, Paragonia, and Taunis were attacked at the same time! Lotokatax said.

How many enemies are there?

The letter said that at least 100,000 people participated in the attack! We only have more than 20,000 troops in Sicily, right?!

To be precise... there are about 30,000 people, the seventh and eighth legions, plus the Sicilian legion reserve...

The two were talking quietly

Davos stopped and said, Cloto, you go and call Thormid, it seems that it's time to take the city of Satnicum.

Yes! Clotokatax walked out of the tent excitedly.

Your Majesty, is it too early to attack the city of Satnecum at this time? Last time we stormed Antium, although the Romans only had 3,000 defenders, it also cost us a lot. There are far more Roman soldiers in Qom than Antium! Henipolis couldn't help but reminded.

According to the observations of the mountain scouts, the number of patrols by the defenders in the city has decreased significantly in the past two days, and when the family members of the Romans persuaded them to surrender under the city, they lied on the battlements and listened, and their team officers did not stop them... This is a phenomenon that has never happened before, which shows that the morale of the Roman defenders has dropped significantly. I originally thought that if I waited for a while, maybe the Roman defenders would surrender automatically, but now I can't wait. The sooner the war here is ended, the better. Rescue Sicily sooner!

Davos's tone was firm, and Henepolis did not persuade him any more, but began to write a reply to Alexis according to Davos' previous instructions.

At this time, the captain of the palace guard, Martius, walked into the tent: Your Majesty, the commander of the Martonis Legion has something important to ask for.

Let him in.

Matonis strode into the tent with a look of joy, and said loudly: Your Majesty, Roman envoys have been sent from the city of Satnicum, and they ask for surrender!