Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 684

[Chapter 29 Samonei Tribal Council]

Just when Tapirus was about to leave, the Roman official finally appeared, and he vaguely remembered that the person walking towards him was the Roman senator named Paulus.

“Your elders in Rome are even harder to see than our king of Dionia. You haven’t shown your face for more than ten days and won’t let us go out. I thought you Rome would imprison us here. I almost couldn’t help but want to Send someone to Turii for help.” When Tapirus saw him, he said sarcastically and threateningly, not caring that the cowardice in his words would damage his face.

Paulus said unmoved: “Dear Dionysian messenger, you have also seen the chaos outside the hotel, and we are here to protect your safety. For the past ten days, the Senate has been in There have been repeated and heated debates over Dionia’s proposal, and there has been no clear result, so I didn’t come to inform you.”

“So, now there is a result?” Tapirus raised his eyebrows lightly.

“Yes.” Paulus said with a serious expression: “The Volsci is a feud with our Rome. When our Rome was still weak, the Volsci people have been relying on their strength and constantly invaded our Roman land. Killing the people of Rome… The citizens of Rome were determined to eradicate this enemy of life and death in this war-Wolsey, so at the emergency citizens’ assembly, they passed with the overwhelming majority of support votes The proposal to continue this war, so I’m sorry…”

Tapirus was not disappointed or shocked, in fact, before leaving Turii, King Davos had implicitly expressed his hope that Rome would reject the proposal the meaning of.

The main task of Tapirus is to go deep into the city of Rome and learn about the political, military, social and other aspects of the city-state. Although they are restricted and cannot go out, the servants and lower-level service personnel in this hotel But they have already been bribed by them and learned a lot of things.

At this moment, Tapirus asked with a half-smile: “It sounds like… you also held a citizens’ assembly?”

“Because the Senate has been arguing for a long time, it has to finally turn to the citizens’ assembly to solve it.” Paulus solemnly said said.

“Okay, I can only take your decision back and tell His Majesty the King.” Tapirus looked regretful, but his heart longed to leave this ghost place.

“It’s really a pity for you to stay in the hotel during this period of time! In order to apologize, this is a gift from our Senate on behalf of Roman citizens to the messenger and your entourage.” Paulus waved his hand and accompanied him. The soldier brought up two boxes.

When I opened it, it was full of silver coins, and it was estimated that there were at least two talents in total.

If the previous delay was to allow Rome to occupy as much of

Volsey’s land as possible to increase the weight of the Dionysian negotiation.

Then, after receiving the clear support of the ally Carthage yesterday, the more courageous Rome did not hope that after rejecting the proposal of the kingdom of Dionia, it would really go to war with it, because even with the help of Carthage, but The war with Dionia will definitely cause some losses to Rome, and if it can be avoided, try to avoid it, so they use money to bribe the Dionysian messenger group, hoping that he can go back and say something nice.

Tapirus blinked and said, “Thank you.” He accepted it without any hesitation.

Of course he didn’t want to take the money as his own, because according to the law promulgated the year before, accepting gifts from foreign countries is a form of bribery. accusing him of the reports of his followers in the corps of his messengers.

He just wanted to bring back the money donated by Rome and hand it over to the Finance Department, which could be considered a small contribution made by his mission to Rome this time.

As for saying good things about Rome, that’s impossible!

Tapirus would only tell King Davos what he had seen and heard in Rome.

For the safety of the Dionian envoys, the Roman Senate even arranged for a patrol to escort them to the port of Ostia.

When Tapirus and the others walked out of the hotel, countless Roman people shouted fiercely to them: “Dionians, you are not welcome in Rome! Get out of Rome like a dog!”

“Damn the Romans, they dare to threaten us with war and try to steal our land! I tell you, the Romans are not afraid of war. We will kill as many as you come!”

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They not only cursed, but also scolded Dai. The Messengers of Onia threw debris, but most of them were blocked by the soldiers of the patrol with long shields.

The patrol captain Cassius repeatedly apologized: “I’m really sorry, these guys are all rude and ignorant people, but they are all very brave warriors in battle, I hope you don’t mind!”

Is this an apology!

Tapirus narrowed his eyes and said lightly: “I heard that there are many rude and ignorant civilians like this in Rome. When they turn their ferocity against the enemy and use it against the Roman nobles, I am afraid that You guys are not feeling well, right?”

Cassius listened, and his face was a little unsightly.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Dionysian messenger group left the port of Ostia by boat.

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The news of the disastrous defeat of the Kautini tribe spread throughout the Samone region, causing a great shock.

At the request of the Kautinis, the four Samonai tribes convened an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with the matter.

The meeting was held in Kautim.

“Respected chiefs, the Dionysians violated the covenant and sent troops on the Campania plain to ambushed our Kautini people who went out to loot. Unsuspecting, we Kautini Segovani, the great leader of Nepal, and more than 2,000 soldiers were captured, more than 3,000 soldiers were killed and wounded, and all tribes suffered serious losses… After the battle, the Kautini Alliance immediately sent people to the same camp in Campania. The Dionians negotiated, but they refused to release our captive tribesmen and chieftains, but arrogantly warned us that all hostilities must cease.

Now, Dionia’s army is stationed in Tessara, threatening the territory west of Kautini like hungry wolves. Lola, Cessara, Capua, the tribes living around these towns are all because of Afraid of being destroyed, they all migrated to the mountains, and now the entire Kautini area is in chaos…

I implore all the chiefs to see that we are all descendants of the Savoni, and work together to stop the Dionysian aggression, Revenge for the dead Kautini people!

“Usibek, the leader of another large tribe living in Kautim City, pleaded tearfully.

“When entering the city, I think you have already seen the tragic situation in Kautim City. You can’t let Dio do this any more. The Nians are rampant, otherwise Kautim’s today is our tomorrow!

“Contruk, the chief of the Caracheni, stood up angrily.

The Caracheni tribe lives in the middle of the mountains, and it is surrounded by the Pentene, Shirpini, and the so-called Samonai branch, the Fontanes. , with the fewest numbers and the smallest territory, but also the most valiant, sticking to the ancient traditions of the

Samonites. “I said ten years ago, don’t be afraid of the Dionysians, even if they kill many of our warriors, We, as the descendants of the wolf god Suwani, will also fight them to the end!

Although Contruk was over fifty years old, his voice sounded like a bell. He pointed to Badani, the great leader of Pentney: “You bowed the knee to the enemy for your captured father and clan, but when your father came back, he didn’t.” Don’t you want revenge for dying by suicide because of shame?

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And you—” Kontruk pointed his finger at Lesguk, the chief of Shilpini, and rebuked: “In the battle ten years ago, your tribe had the most dead and wounded soldiers, and lost Kopsa. , Enona and other large areas, as a big leader, you don’t want to avenge them and take back the territory, but to please the enemy like a dog, the result?

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The Dionians didn’t do you any favors, but insidiously alienated the friendly relations between your tribes, causing the Abenerum to disobey your orders and instead befriend the Dionians, which is a shame !

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“And you Kautini!” Contruk pointed his hand at Usibick: “If your chief hadn’t supported those two idiots in signing the pact with Dionia, he wouldn’t be today. Captive of the enemy! Look at your present areas like nuceria, where the people have abandoned their belief in the great wolf god and worshipped the gods of aliens, which is a betrayal of their ancestors! This is blasphemy!! You have today’s fiasco, and UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com is the punishment for you by Suwani!”

Leskuk, Badani, and Usibik were scolded by Contruk, saying that it was true ashamed.

Since Contruk was the chief of Samonay who had been in office for nearly 30 years, he was the oldest, and was very prestigious in the tribal alliance, so even though they were dissatisfied, it was not easy to refute.

At this time, Ronnie, the high priest of the priesthood of the four major tribes of Samona, also said sharply: “The insidious and cunning Dionysians have sinister intentions towards us Samona. They not only want to destroy our people, but also We also want to replace our great gods with evil gods, destroy our traditions, and make us Samonais their slaves! We can’t bear it any longer, we must take up arms and fight them to the end! Drive out of the mountains, take back our land, and restore our traditional beliefs!”

“It’s not enough to drive them out of the mountains, we must inflict heavy damage on them, so that they will not dare to attack us Samonais again!” Contruk emphasized again a sentence.

“Heavyly wounded Dionia?! Ha, it’s so easy to say!” The younger Badani couldn’t help but retort: “Do you know how big the kingdom of Dionia is?! How many people are there?! Easily organize an army of 100,000 people, and can we make up 40,000 soldiers?!”

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