Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 493

[Chapter 160 In Crimea]

At this moment, Dionysius swept away the gloom before, and said loudly: “We are in need of a victory in a battle to restore the morale of the soldiers!”

“Sir.” The Onians have the advantage of the sea, and they may not be willing to fight with us!”

“That can’t help them!” Dionysius sneered.

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When dusk fell, the Dionysian reinforcements arrived at the city of Crimea.

The chief executive, Protesilaus, and the commander of the Sixth Legion, Olivers, led a team out of the city to greet him.

“Your Majesty… Your Majesty, you are finally here!” Protesilaus had received a notice from the Senate a few days ago. Although he was surprised by the news that “Davos became King Dionia”, he did not Not much objection.

On the contrary, seeing Davos now, he was relieved.

“Lord Protesilaus, during this war, of all the cities of Dionia, you have been under the greatest pressure, but you have done well! Under the weight of the great army of Syracuse, you have The city of Crimea has still been stabilized, and on behalf of the Senate, I thank you for your efforts during this period!” Davos said sincerely, although in the information of Aristillas, Protesilaus was very concerned about Crimea’s lax governance led to political instability. If it wasn’t for the timely arrival of Olivers, Crimea’s situation would have been worse, but after realizing his mistake, he was able to do his best to assist the Sixth Legion. The whole city was supervised, and a large number of people who fled into the city were always busy with arranging food and accommodation, and dealt with the surge in various affairs in a timely manner, which greatly eased the conflict between the people who fled from the villages outside the city and the residents in the city. Conflict ensures the stability in the city, so Davos’s words are not clichés, but praise from the heart.

“This is thanks to the full help of the Olivers Legion Commander!” Protesilaus modestly looked at Olivers next to him.

“Yeah, Your Majesty, our Sixth Corps has all turned into patrolmen for the safety of Crimissa!” Olivers said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

“It seems that your patrol captain is not in vain.” Davers teased: “How about you become the patrol captain of a certain city when the war is over?”

“Your Majesty, it seems that you have not cared about it for several years. I’ve been a patrol captain for several years!” Olivers pretended to be aggrieved and said: “I’m now serving as the quartermaster’s deputy in the Military Department. According to regulations, after the war is over, I should go to a higher level. You have

a position, such as an intermediate inspector.”

“What intermediate public office do you hold, but you need the inspection and recommendation of the Alliance Public Office Management Committee of the Senate.” Davos’ seemingly casual sentence

made Protesilaus move: It seems that even if Davos becomes king, he will still let the Senate exercise its power as before.

“I personally think that the Ombudsman is not suitable for you. You can consider the position of a mid-level judge.” Davers’ next words were obviously joking, so as soon as he finished speaking, Olivers shook his head vigorously: “The alliance with so many entries I can’t remember the law killing me, but the patrol captain is for me.”

Davos laughed, and everyone laughed along with him.

Amidst the laughter, Davos turned his head and asked Protesilaus: “What difficulties does Cremisa have now?”

“It’s mainly food, and accommodation.” Not much, and the people outside the city did not bring much food when they fled into the city. Some even brought only some rations because they were in a hurry. Plus there were so many soldiers from the Sixth Legion… If Your Majesty, you are today If I didn’t lead the army, I would have discussed with Olivers tomorrow, and asked him to send soldiers to the Senate to request emergency food aid for Crimesa!”

“The city is indeed very short of food now!” Olivers interjected Said: “Sir Protesilas even tried to persuade the residents of the city to share the food with the people who fled into the city, but… a few people expressed strong dissatisfaction with this.”

Davos stared at them, then looked around at the other public officials in Crimesa, and said with a serious expression: “Our war with Syracuse determines the life and death of the alliance, and at such a critical period, all alliances The people should unite and unite with the outside world to defeat Syracuse and win a better future for the alliance! Therefore, as long as anyone acts to destabilize the alliance and hinder Dionia’s preparations at this time, they will Not Dionysian, but Dionysian’s enemy! The Senate and its subordinate city councils have the right to impose aggravated punishments, even death sentences, in accordance with the “Wartime Act”! The city manages!”

After hearing this, Olivers winked at Protesilaus, which meant: I was right.

Davos’ serious words revealed murderous intent, which made Protesilaus shudder. He and his subordinates said one after another: “We understand.”

“You don’t have to worry about the food.” Davers said with relief. : “In the past few days, a large amount of food will be continuously delivered from the port of Turii, and tomorrow the army will also go to the Croton Plain. There will be no enemy cavalry running rampant here. You can arrange to hide in the city. The people of the past have returned to their hometowns one after another, rebuilding their homes, tending the destroyed farmland, and preparing for the spring sowing next year… These things, please arrange for Mr. Protesilaus.”

“Don’t worry, Your Majesty.” Protesilaus Hearing Davos’s words, Si was greatly relieved, and immediately made a promise.

“Your Majesty, will our Sixth Army also go to Croton Plains together?” Olivers asked hurriedly.

Davos smiled and said, “Aren’t you going to continue to be the patrol captain in Crimesa?”

“Our Sixth Legion is going to find those Syracuse mercenaries to settle accounts and avenge the dead Crimesa people and the brothers who died in battle!” Olivers said in a deep voice.

After the Sixth Legion was stationed in Crimea, it was not that he did not send troops to try to expel the enemy cavalry raging on the Croton Plain. However, the inexperienced soldiers of the Sixth Legion had no way to take the mercenary cavalry that was flying like a gallop. Instead, there was one. The detachment was lured by it and kept away from the main force. As a result, it was attacked by the Celtic cavalry and shot with javelins by the Numibian cavalry, and all were killed. Olivers was forced to withdraw his troops to the city and did not dare to leave the city easily.

Davos felt the flames in his eyes, nodded sternly and said, “You will get what you want!”

With the sound of military music, the long marching column was approaching the city gate, and then Davos stopped talking and accompanied him. Protesilus and the others entered the city, followed by the escort.

“Although there is a lot of food delivered this time, there are also many places to be distributed, and the number of people is huge, so the amount of food distributed to Crimea City will not be too much. You have to control the amount of food distributed to each household. While the food quota is fair, try to maintain it for as long as possible so that it can wait until the next food delivery.” Davos whispered to Protesilaus beside him as he walked.

Protesilus’ heart tensed: It seems that Dionysian’s entire food situation is not as optimistic as what Davos said to everyone just now.

So, he nodded cautiously: “I see.”

“Can the city of Crimea accommodate more than 30,000 people?” Davos asked again.

“After getting the prior notice, we have made some preparations. The open space in front of the Temple of Hades and the Temple of Apollo has been reserved. The square occupied by the Sixth Legion can be squeezed again. In addition, we also Some people with large residential areas have negotiated that they can let some officers and soldiers stay there. After all, the army only stays for one night, and the city of Crimea does its best to accommodate all the soldiers.”

Protesi After introducing the arrangements they had made, Rouse hesitated for a moment, and then said seriously: “Your Majesty, there is something I want to report to you.”

“You say it.”

“In recent years, due to the gradual transformation of the swampy area near the Rakoeli River into a plain, and after it was merged into Crimea, the population of Crimea has increased rapidly. There are nearly 15,000 people and reserve citizens, and there are more than 20,000 registered free people. Now most of them live outside the city to cultivate farmland, and graze cattle and sheep… and the land in this plain has not been allocated. , there may be more people pouring into Crimea in the future. With such a population, and the fertile land of the swampy plains and Croton plains, agriculture will flourish in the future, and Crimea has a port , trade will prosper, and people living outside the city will probably want to live in the city by then, but the current area of Crimea is too small, and a new city must be expanded outwards…”

“Your consideration is very long-term. , I personally agree. You can write a proposal, submit it to the Senate for approval, and then allocate the cost of building the city, but this should be considered after the defeat of Syracuse and the end of the war. ” Davos said with relief, Turii is going to expand, Crimisa is going to expand… The rapid development of the Dionysian Alliance surprised even him.

“Your Majesty, it’s up to you to repel these damned invaders and restore peace to Dionia!” Protesilus said sincerely.

Davos smiled slightly, and when he passed through the city gate and entered the block, his expression suddenly changed.

In his field of vision: every street is full of simple tents, and there are unkempt and disheveled refugees lying, sitting, or lying on the road, including strong men, old people, women, and children. They squeezed the wide streets into lanes for only one or two people.