Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 136

[Chapter 35 War Breaks Out]

After an urgent consultation with the council, the panic-stricken generals decided to send envoys to Crotone to plead guilty and be willing to make all reparations.

When the news reached Amendolara, Davos and the elders were shocked: after all, the envoy of the city-state represented the city-state itself, and killing the envoy was a taboo, because it might mean war.

Amendolara immediately canceled plans to participate in the Isthmus Games, and began to closely monitor the development of the situation.

“Father, it’s all right! The Turians are about to be punished by the gods!” Sostatus ran into the backyard excitedly.

Kunogolata, who was lying on the couch, basking in the sun, was not as excited as the eldest son. The former chief general of Turui lamented, “I said it before! I said it long ago. Going through Neonsis will kill Turii! …”

When

the envoy of Turii rushed to Crotone, in fact, the generals of Crotone had already After getting the news through the merchant ship, they indifferently listened to the messenger’s words, and they dismissed the words “willing to make any compensation” proposed by Turii, and only said one sentence: “We can go to Turui to get it by ourselves, how much we want to get. Take as much as you want!”

Crotone had tolerated Turii for a long time.

Since the defeat of Sybaris a hundred years ago, Crotone’s strength has flourished, becoming a pivotal power in Greater Greece.

However, due to the great strength of Athens, Turii had to be allowed to build a city, which was undoubtedly a great shame for Crotone, who was used to being domineering on the “foot” in southern Italy.

And after this incident, it happened that the new accounts and the old accounts were calculated together, which could also make up for the emptiness of the national treasury, killing two birds with one stone.

On the same day, the Crotone National Assembly successfully passed a resolution to declare war on Turii, and launched a war mobilization to the citizens.

On the morning of the third day, seven thousand elite civic soldiers were called up.

Asprustum and Sirius also sent 3,000 civic soldiers to join them.

Trina only sent thirty cavalry because he had just experienced the war and faced the Brutians directly.

Coulonia also expressed his willingness to join the war, but was politely refused by Crotone, because Coulonia was south of the Locle Union, Locri and Crotone had long been at odds, and Coulonia was important to the south of Crotone. Barrier, there can be no mistakes.

Four days later, sacrifices were made at the Temple of Apollo in Crotone. After the fortune-telling was obtained, Melantheus, one of the ten generals, led a mighty army of 10,000 to march towards the enemy.

The war finally broke out between Crotone and Turii.

Hearing the news of Crotone’s army marching towards Turii, Neonsis was very anxious, and after being reminded by his colleagues, he proposed to the council that an emergency citizens’ assembly should be held.

At the meeting, he made a generous speech, first of all, he described the failure of the peaceful attempt made by the Council of Turii,

and reiterated the theory of the Crotone people’s answer, which immediately aroused the indignation of many citizens.

But when they heard Crotone’s army of 10,000 attacking, there was a long silence in the venue.

You must know that although the number of troops in Crotone’s attack was smaller than that of the Lucanian tribal coalition, it was the real Greek heavy infantry, and the citizens of Crotone had always been strong in combat in Greater Greece. famous.

At this time, the vineyard owner Orifes shouted: “We should send messengers again, to ask Crotone for peace, and to grant them any demands.”

“Their demands are nothing but more money and supplies, but The point is that our treasury has bottomed out!” The general Polyxis stood up and said, “We can’t

get

any more money unless an additional special war tax is imposed on the citizens.”

The venue fell silent again.

In the end, war-torn and war-fearing citizens made a compromise, reluctantly saying that in order to avoid another war in Turii, they agreed to the city hall’s tax collection request, but they were afraid that even this would not satisfy Crow. Toner’s appetite.

“We always have to try first.” Plessinas raised his arms and shouted: “If you lose money, you can make it back, but it’s too late to regret losing a loved one!”

The proposal was passed, and Neonsis temporarily relaxed. breathed.

“Why don’t you go to Tarantum and ask it to help us make peace with Crotone?! Since Tarantum advocated the establishment of the Great Greek Defense League, it must not want war between city-states!” Someone else stood He got up and said: “And with the great strength of Tarantum, Crotone will definitely be worried, and a truce is more likely!”

“This is a good idea, Enanilus!” S complimented that, as the owner of the largest shipyard in Turii, Enanilus is someone who cannot be easily offended, so Neonsis nodded repeatedly: “Thank you for reminding me, we will send someone to Tarantum immediately. Call for help!”

“Even if there is a possibility of a truce, we have to plan to lose! What should we do if Crotone insists on fighting?!” Another man stood up and said.

Neonsis saw that it was Ancitanos who was speaking. Although the relationship between the two was strained because of the Kunogolata incident, he had to admit that his suggestion was very reasonable.

So Neonsis asked: “Dear Ancitanos, do you have any good advice?”

“First of all, let our citizens be armed, Crotone is so numerous that we cannot be outside the city. Fighting

it head-on, then the tall city walls will help us resist their attacks and kill their morale…”

Ancitanos’s words were recognized by many citizens: “That’s right, the city of Turii is fortified, Lucani. The demi

-humans have no way to take us under the city twice, and Crotone is the same!”

Ancitanos continued: “Secondly… Amendolara is our ally, and everyone knows the combat effectiveness of their soldiers. We They should be asked for help!”

When it came to Amendolara, Neonsis felt as uncomfortable as eating flies, but all the participants agreed: “Ancitanos is right! You should go to them for help, they are here, Only then

can we rest assured!”

“I said long ago that it’s not worth it to have a relationship with Amendolara for the sake of a few slaves, and I’m afraid it’s not so easy to beg someone now!” ” Let

Neonsis

listen to such things. The color on his face was blue and white for a while, and he was embarrassed. He forced himself to say, “This proposal is very good. Burkes, you can go for a trip.” Burkes, who

has always been mild-tempered, immediately refused .

: “I’m not good enough, I’d better let the capable Plessinas go.”

When Plessinas heard this, he lowered his head and said nothing. He knew that if he went, not only would he fail to ask for help, but he might even be severely beaten.

It is no wonder that Burkes did not cooperate. At the beginning, he urged the city hall to fulfill its promise to give slaves freedom.

His proposal was ignored by the city hall, leading to an eventual slave riot, with some slaves fleeing to Amendolara.

At this time, as a general, Burkes, with his understanding of Davos, believed that Amendolara would definitely reject Turui’s request, so it would be better to fulfill the promise readily, to give slaves freedom, and to befriend Amendo. Lara’s purpose.

Neonsis and the other generals not only rejected his suggestion, but also believed that because of his relationship with Davos, it was difficult to get down and ask Amendolara for slaves, so they sent the tough-minded Plessina. s.

What Bulcos said just now is one of the original words that Neonsis said when he refused his mission to Amendolara. Now, Bulcos has returned it as it is. You can imagine the face of Neonsis. What a wonderful expression.

At this moment, even if Neonsis secretly hated Burkes, he could not help but politely ask: “Burks, this is a major matter related to the life and death of Turii! No one else can complete this task except you! I hope you can go. A trip to Amendolara, asking Davos to send troops to help!”

Burkes let out a nasty breath, and nodded in agreement amid the citizens’ requests.

“Amendolara is a small city, and there shouldn’t be too many reinforcements that can be sent. The key is up to us.” Ancitanos continued: “I propose to mobilize the free people to join the war and promise to give them citizenship. Of course we There has been a promise before, but it has not been fulfilled. This time, in order to win their trust, as long as they agree to participate in the war, they will be granted citizenship immediately!”

Ancitanos’s suggestion made Neonsis feel more uncomfortable than the other. Don’t say yes to this suggestion. He, the citizens attending the meeting, based on their personal interests, almost did not agree. In the end, Ancitanos got the answer: “Let’s discuss…”

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In Turii

When the citizens’ assembly was held, UU read www.

sonicmtl.com Crotone’s army arrived outside the city of Crimea after a half-day march.

Crimissa, the town was originally a colonial city of Sybaris, and after the demise of Sybaris, it turned to the Crotone League.

After the reconstruction of Turii in Athens, the agreement with Crotone specifically mentioned that Castellon and Crimea must remain neutral.

Now in front of Crotone’s army, Crimissa opened the door without hesitation to greet him, and took the initiative to send a thousand people to join Crotone’s army.

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“Melantheus of Crotone, forty-five years old this year, won two Olympia wrestling championships and one isthmus wrestling championship in his youth. He has participated in many battles with Lokrey and Bruti, and has had two independent command operations and won… He fought bravely, often leading the charge and leading the charge, but he was not liked by the soldiers, because after the victory he always He likes to attribute victory to himself… I heard that he is tall and handsome, and lives a luxurious life, which is very popular with the women of Crotone. For this reason, men are jealous of him and deliberately do not vote for him, causing him to lose the general election many times. His friends often persuaded him to ‘don’t pay too much attention to dressing up, but keep a low profile’, but he said, ‘Apollo gave him a fit body and a wise brain, if no one is jealous, he will not be able to set off his excellence!’