Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 266

[Chapter 64 Attacking Bruti?]

Lijim, another strong state with a heart of Great Greece, is far on the “toes” of Italy, and remains neutral to the disputes of Great Greece, caring more about shipping and trade than domination; Locle now has a grudge with Dionia, but it is not with Dai. There is also the South-Italian Alliance between Onia, and a Crotone alone is enough for it, and Dionia only needs a little reinforcement, and it can’t bear it; as for his backer, Syracuse, it is short. During the time, he was still entangled with Carthage, and he did not have the energy to pay attention to this land north of Sicily.

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1A Therefore, Davos wants to turn southern Italy into the most stable base of the Dionysian Alliance, and the only thing to consider is the Brutians.

It is not coveted to say that the area where the Brutians lived is high, the land is not fertile, and it is not close to the sea. Tum all the way to Grummentum, whose shape becomes an elongated “s” shape.

Especially in the east, the cities of Aspurustum, Crimea, the allies Castellon, Turi, and Amendolara are lined up along the coast, forming a long and narrow corridor.

For the Greeks who love the sea, this is normal, but for Davos, who has been influenced by more than 2,000 years of history, he feels deeply disturbed: such a territory is too flat, there is no depth, and the coastline is too long. A powerful foreign enemy invades, and any place is easy to become a target for enemy attacks, and the Diorian army marched to rescue in a narrow and long territory, and stretched the army’s supply line, and became another easily attacked target. In the war with Crotone has initially shown its drawbacks.

Therefore, at the same time that the Dionysian Navy was formed, Davos set his sights on the Bruti Mountains.

Although the traffic between the Bruti Mountains and the Dionia territory is not very convenient, if you have it, the territory of Dionia in southern Italy will be united.

The valley trail to the north of Aspurustum, the mountain trail to the north of the southern city of Turiin, and the mountain trail on the south bank of the Klaty River can all be converted into passages between Dionia and Bruti, not to mention Grummentum. , Niutum’s soldiers can directly cross the west coast of the Bruti Mountains and reach Trina more quickly.

Besides, the Brutians were weak and disunited, making them easier to conquer.

Davos originally planned to wait for the three territories of Aspurustum, Cremisa, and Grummentum, which had newly joined the alliance, to be stabilized before starting the plan for the Brutians.

Some time ago, Davos also asked Izam to send people to Bruti to inquire about news, but he did not expect that the Bruti people were heavily guarded, and Izam’s mountain scout team basically did not know Bruti, not only did they not Get the news, but lost a few people.

Davos had to suspend the reconnaissance, but he did not expect that Trina messenger Cypros brought him amazing news.

“The Bruti region is different from Lucania, it is surrounded by Greek city-states.” Cypros said seriously: “So every year some Greeks or slaves flee for a series of reasons such as crime and political opponents’ persecution. Bruti, and gradually formed a unique tribe there… We in Trina have been in close contact with this tribe many years ago, we secretly sold them some of their much-needed goods, and they passed on to us Some news in the mountains. Relying on this tribe, Trina has prevented the invasion of the Bruti people many times in advance.

And this time…they contacted us very anxiously for several days,

because the various tribes of Bruti The alliance threatens their very existence, so there should be no doubt that this news is true!” Cypros emphasized again.

Davos was quite surprised: “What’s the name of this tribe?”

“Siro, it means ‘Heron’.”

Davos nodded, without asking Cypros, he could also guess that such a tribe was composed of Greeks. The formed tribe, able to survive in that mountainous area, must have taken advantage of the disputes between tribes, and may even play the role of mercenaries or black market trade. Now that the Bruti people have completed their integration, this alien tribe will be Lost living soil.

Davos still had a question in his mind: “Why didn’t the Brutus form an alliance like Lucalia, but concentrated their power? Wouldn’t the other tribes object?

” With a wry smile, he looked at Davos and said, “I don’t know the exact reason… maybe… it stole from its neighbors, maybe. At least until now, the Bruti area Haven’t heard of any major upheaval yet.”

Davos heard the ridicule in Cypros’ words, and his heart was shocked: The organization of the previous Lucaria Tribal Alliance was loose, and each tribe had its own interests, and it was impossible to really concentrate all forces. , the danger to Dionia is much less.

But if, like Dionia, it can concentrate power to a high degree, then it is worthy of Dionia’s vigilance!

Davos sat back in his chair, looked at Cypros, and said sternly: “Trina sent you to tell me this news, do you have any suggestions?”

Cypros had learned Davos’s speech last time. style, so he stopped going around in circles, and said frankly: “The Trina Council hopes that Dionia can take the lead and lead the South Italian Alliance to carry out an active attack on the Brutians. In this tribe of the Brutians Before the alliance becomes a real threat, destroy it and give peace to the people of the great Greek city-state!”

“The Southern Italian Alliance…” Davos whispered, touched his chin, pondered for a while, and then said: ” Launching a war is a big deal, especially against a big power like the entire Brutus! What’s more, Dionia has just ended the war, so it may take a while for the Senate to make a decision on this issue…”

Cypros nodded in understanding.

“In this case, Cypros, you should live in Turui for a while to get a good feel for the life of the Dionians. At the same time, it is also convenient for us to discuss the issue of attacking Bruti with you at any time.”

Davos issued The invitation, Cypros immediately agreed, he smiled: “Turii is a city completely different from other Greek city-states! I like its architecture, cleanliness, and more importantly, there are no other places here. Delicious

food!”

Davers laughed, and until he sent Cypros away, he didn’t ask Cypros what Cypros said in Christoya’s restaurant, ‘What is the flaw in Dionia’s political system?

‘, because he didn’t want others to know that Davos was everywhere in Turui, because no one liked the feeling of being watched at all times.

In fact, this approach of Davos is not the first of this era.

As early as 70 years ago, Hieron, the successor of Syracuse tyrant Glenn, once implemented the “spy system”, which caused great disgust among the people.

Of course, Davos, who cares about reputation, will not foolishly expose these dark sides. In fact, there is no need to ask, he is very aware of the biggest problem with the regime that Dionia is running now.

After the Dionysian Senate deliberately did not hold a citizens’ assembly, ordinary citizens did not have the opportunity to participate in politics.

If in Persia, this is not a problem at all.

But this is in Greece, where the enthusiasm of Greek citizens to participate in politics is famous among the Mediterranean countries and city-states, and even the most conservative oligarchy, Sparta, allows its citizens to express their opinions on the laws and proposals made, of course not with The way to vote, but to use the strength of the voice to support “yes or no”.

The reason why the political situation of Dionia is still stable now is because the population of these Greek cities in the Dionia Alliance has dropped sharply after the damage of the war, and the remaining people are still busy repairing their homes, fearing the war. They yearn for strong protection, and the army under the command of Davos can give them a great sense of security; and the majority of the original free people have always been marginal people of the city-states, busy with their livelihoods, and have no rights at the same time. Participated in the affairs of various city-states, so he did not develop the habit of participating in politics, nor did he have a high enthusiasm for politics; not to mention those Lucalia citizens, it turned out that in the tribe, elders and leaders had the final say , Now in the alliance, the Senate decides everything, and they don’t have any discomfort.

Davers knew that such a stable situation would not last forever. When the alliance was stronger and the people were richer, they would probably have higher requirements.

But Davos is not worried about this, he has already taken corresponding measures to deal with it.

Now, let the people of Dionysius continue to familiarize themselves with the existing system until they become accustomed to it…

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At the end of July, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com Dionysius led Syracuse The army launched a full-scale attack on Motia, the core town of Carthage in Sicily.

The causeway they built from the coast has connected the island where Moriah is located in the bay, and the siege equipment can be transported directly to the city, so the fierce siege battle begins: the Mortians use bows and arrows, javelins and throwing fire Syracuse’s tar was used to kill the Syracuse soldiers; the Syracuses used dozens of ballistas to bombard the walls of Motia, forcing the defenders to stand on the walls…

After several days of fierce fighting, Syracuse The battering ram used by the Zaren smashed a large gap in the wall of Motia, and as soon as the army of Syracuse poured in, the wall of Motia fell.

Dionysius was very excited. He thought that victory had been achieved, but the bloody battle had just begun.

As the Carthaginian reinforcements had been defeated by ballistas in the bay, the Mothians had seen it all and realized they would be fighting alone.

The Mortians knew that the decades of conflict and war between Carthage and the Greeks in Sicily had accumulated countless hatreds, and there was no way out for surrender, so they decided to fight to the death.