Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1064

[Chapter 13 The Etruscan Appeal]

“Yes… Your Majesty…” Publius choked up and nodded again and again, making up his mind: After this matter is over, he must let Lentulus leave Turii and go to a town where no Romans live to suffer. .

Davos smiled kindly, and raised his glass again: “Come on, drink this glass, and when you handle this matter smoothly, I think you can also become the town administrator smoothly.”

Publius Si listened, his spirits lifted, he drank the wine in his glass, and said decisively: “Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will kill them all, and I will never let one escape!”

…………………… …………

Gurialla stood at the entrance of the hall of the Palace of Dionia under the guidance of the palace etiquette officer, and heard a shout from inside: “Gurialla, the messenger of the Etruscan Union, asks to see you!

” Then he heard a majestic voice saying, “Let him come in.”

Guriara’s heart began to tense, he took a deep breath and walked into the palace hall.

I saw that the tall and spacious hall was illuminated by the sunlight from the side windows, and there were tall and mighty soldiers standing upright on both sides, with shining armor.

Guriara walked forward between the corridors formed by the guards, and then saw a row of black wooden chairs on the left and right sides, on which sat more than a dozen Dionian officials in gorgeous robes, most of them with explorers. His eyes looked at himself, and among them was Ancitanos, the foreign minister of Dionia, whom he knew well.

The gentle old man smiled and nodded to Guriara, which calmed his mood a little, and then he saw the man sitting on the throne in front of him, the crown on his head was bright and dazzling, and his face was majestic, and he couldn’t help but think again. It is a tight: this is King Daphus who destroyed Rome, conquered Carthage, and made Dionysus the only overlord of the Western Mediterranean.

He quickly bent down and saluted respectfully: “Your Majesty King Davos, on behalf of all the people of the Etruscan Union, I extend my most respectful greetings to you!”

“Welcome, the messenger of the Etruscan alliance!” Davos smiled and said kindly: “The Etruscan alliance is the alliance of Dionia. In recent years, we have not only traded frequently, but also There are also a lot of cultural exchanges. This trend is very good. I hope that our exchanges will become more and more close, which will be beneficial to the stability of the central region of Italy!”

“Your Majesty, you are right!” After talking, he said: “But our Etruscan city-state hopes to strengthen not only trade and cultural exchanges with the Kingdom of Dionia,

but also military ties.” The

rotating chairman of the Senate, Antaoris Immediately interjected: “Messenger of Guriara, what you said is puzzling, you should know that Dionia and Etrunia are allies, and the covenant stipulates that the exchanges between the two sides in trade and culture are not restricted, and once When one side is in trouble, the other side must provide military assistance, which shows that we have deep military ties.”

“That is only an emergency measure in special circumstances, and what I said about strengthening military ties is Our Etruscan alliance hopes to get the military help of your kingdom of Dionia under normal circumstances!”

Guriara said in a heavy tone: “Your Majesty the King, you should know that over the years Etruscan Neighbors to the north of the Union of Ria, the Gauls (the Greeks had always called these savage and terrifying savage races from the north of the peninsula, from the depths of the continent collectively the Celts, and the Dionysians initially continued this statement until the Romans After merging into the kingdom, under their influence, they gradually began to change the Celts in northern Italy to Gaul), and they have been invading the territory of the Etruscan alliance, and the intensity of their invasion in the past two years has been Intensifying, the Union builds up armies to defend, but…”

Guriara showed a look of resentment and worry: “The northern border is too broad, and the Gauls are very cunning. They seldom fight against our assembled coalition, but always attack our small troops alone and invade our defenses. Region… Now the alliance has been overwhelmed, and a large number of people from several city-states close to the northern border have fled south… If this continues, the Gauls will be able to occupy the northern parts of Luna, Luca and Vermont. Florentia, and then let more tribes easily cross the rugged mountains and take root in the northern part of our Etruscan Union territory, by then… the Gaul game more than 20 years ago I am afraid that the large-scale southern invasion will be repeated again!”

Guri Allah said here, the ministers in the hall whispered for a while, but no one took the initiative to speak.

Davos avoided Guriara’s pleading gaze and looked at Alexis, Minister of Military Affairs (the former Minister of Military Affairs, Hiros, had resigned two years ago, and Davos personally identified Alexis, who had made great achievements in the Western Mediterranean War, to succeed him) , asked softly: “Alexis, what do you think about this?”

Alexis frowned, thought for a while, and then said solemnly: “Listen to what the Etruscan messenger said, The situation in the northern part of the Etruscan Alliance is relatively severe! But… Now the Gauls have not made a large-scale southward invasion, nor have they captured the city-states on the northern border. If we, Dionia, agreed to the request of the Etruscan Alliance, we dispatched Reinforcement, bolstering their northern frontier, is likely to encounter the same predicament they face – the Gauls will refuse to engage us head-on, continue to scatter their armies to harass Etruria, and we will not be able to gather a large army to invade The territory of the Gauls…

To effectively defend against the invasion of the Gauls will inevitably require a long confrontation and fierce battle, and our reinforcements will not be able to stay in the territory of friendly countries far from home for a long time, which will make the soldiers unable to deal with it. My family’s affairs affect my income… Moreover, if the reinforcements stay in the north for a long time, they will also consume a lot of food from the Etruscan city-state, and welcome complaints from the local people…”

“Your Majesty, Sir Alexis is right. Sending reinforcements at this time is not good for Etruria or our Dionia. We should consider it more carefully…” Most ministers They all agreed, apparently disapproving of the “reinforcement of Etruria”.

Guriara was a little flustered in his heart, but fortunately he had prepared in advance: “Uh… We also think that it is not suitable to ask Dionia to send reinforcements at this time… So the high-level officials of the city-states of the alliance unanimously decided after many discussions, Luna, Lucca, and Florentia will assign some territories to Dionia. You can build towns in these territories. The cost of building a city and the short-term material consumption will be determined by the entire Etruscan Alliance. Provided for free.”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around.

The Minister of Agriculture, Burkes, couldn’t help but ask: “You mean…these lands will belong to Dionia forever

?

”

Besides, is there enough land left to support the people of the town?” Burkes then asked again, while also reminding: “If there is not enough land to be allocated to the citizens of Dionia, even if your majesty agrees to you I am afraid that the people of the kingdom are not willing to move to the Etruscan region, after all, life there is much more dangerous than in the country!”

Guriara felt hope, and immediately said solemnly: “Of course the Etruscan alliance is I have considered this issue, so please rest assured that the land provided by the alliance is large enough and fertile enough to meet the requirements of the people of Dionia, and there are even rich minerals in some places…”

Guriara’s words suddenly caused heated discussions among ministers.

This situation made Guriara sigh in his heart: If it weren’t for the perennial looting and harassment of the Gauls, which led to a large number of people in the city-states close to the northern border fleeing south, the land and people of these city-states were desolate, and they would not have Possibly offering so much land to Dioria!

At this time, Alexis asked again: “Etruscan messenger, do we Dionia have the right to choose which lands will be assigned to Dionia? Where to build a city?

” Military commander, Alexis asked this question because he did not want the Etruscans to assign all the land closest to the Gauls to Dionia, and let the Dionysian civic soldiers In the front, defending against the attack of the Gauls, suffered casualties alone, and let the Etruscans hide behind, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com did not do much work.

Guriara hadn’t responded yet, Davos coughed lightly, and said with a serious expression, “I am more concerned about this issue.”

Guriara froze in his heart, knowing that he couldn’t be perfunctory on this issue, he raised his spirit and considered it. He said: “Respected king… The kingdom of Dionia is powerful, the Etruscan alliance is relatively weak, how can we play with our scheming, we are sincerely providing land, please help us to defend against the Gauls together. If His Majesty the King and the ministers are not satisfied with the assigned land, we can discuss and choose a new land together.”

Davos was satisfied with his statement, he leaned back and put his hands together. Holding the armrest of the throne, he smiled and said, “I already know the requirements of the Etruscan Alliance. Please go back and rest well, and we will discuss this matter.”

“…Yes, Your Majesty the King! “Guriara didn’t get a clear reply. Although he was a little unwilling in his heart, he didn’t dare to say more and left the palace obediently.

At this time, Davos looked at the ministers and said aloud: “Everyone, you have all heard the request of the Etruscan messenger. If you have any opinions on this, please tell me.”