Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 834

[Chapter 180 The Choice of the Etruscan Union]

Outside the city of Ostia, Camillous repeatedly preached that as long as the small port town was recaptured, he could negotiate with the Dionysians, and finally get back to the city of Rome peacefully…

The Roman soldiers who were eager to return home received Encouraged by this, they attacked Ostia for two consecutive days, and they were all repelled by the Dionysian army. However, there were corpses lying on the ground under the city, the ground was dyed red, and the city walls collapsed in many places, showing the ferocity of the battle.

On the third day, the Roman army continued to attack.

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And in the Roman Senate, Davos convened a meeting, and the people attending the meeting included all the elders in Rome, including the commander of the third legion, Lizaru , Staff Officers Printols, Thormid and Diplomat Tapirus.

“Gentlemen, Tapirus was commissioned by me to the Etruscan city-states of Kessreira, Volchi, Tarcuna, and Fufluna, on the north bank of the Tiber, before I I hope that these Etruscan city-states, which were forced to be attached to Rome under the strong military pressure of Rome at the beginning, can tear up their alliance with Rome and join hands with us to attack the Roman colonial city on the north bank of the Tiber River…” Davos said Here, I sighed lightly.

“Your Majesty, don’t these Etruscans agree?” Lizaru asked hurriedly. As the army commander responsible for guarding the Roman Shibashi Bridge and the new river port on the north bank, if the Etruscan city-state on the north bank could fall to Dio If they attacked the Roman colonial city, the enemy’s pressure on the north of the Roman city would cease to exist, and the third legion could be drawn out and put into other battlefields. This was the first interjection why Lizaru was so concerned. s reason.

Davos didn’t answer directly, but looked at Tapirus.

Everyone’s eyes immediately turned to the diplomat, he swallowed nervously and said, “I… After I received His Majesty’s order, I took a boat to Kathrera, not only because of it Closest to us, also because… as far as I know, it’s the most friendly Etruscan city-state to the Greeks. In fact, they did receive me very warmly.

But… when I talked about Dionia’s willingness to ally with them against Rome, the Cassrera politely declined, saying, ‘Casreira has been friendly with Rome for decades, They would never turn their backs on this friendship easily, but neither would they take part in this war, against Dionysus,’ and

they defended the Romans, saying ‘we have taken the city of Rome, we have taken Having the upper hand, it is best to be able to truce and negotiate with the Romans at this time, so that more benefits can be obtained, and the trade order on this land will not be greatly damaged…'”

“Say yes Not against us, but this Cassrellian is defending the Romans inside and out.

“The Roman administrator, Asisters, frowned.

“The Cassreira made it very clear.

They have been friendly with the Romans for decades, but they have never communicated with us before. If I were Cassreira People, of course, will help the Romans!

Matonis said bluntly.

Nico Marcus looked at Tapirus and asked worriedly: “Since Casslera, who is the friendliest to the Greeks, is also biased towards the Romans, other Etruscan city-states may You won’t support us, will you?

Tapirus nodded slightly and continued: ”

Then, I went to Volch and Tarcuna. These two city-states were attacked by Rome before and were finally forced to surrender to Rome, and the Romans still Colonial cities were established within their borders.

They expressed interest in His Majesty’s proposal, but in the end they all said helplessly, ‘They have the vast majority of young and middle-aged citizens fighting with the Roman army, so they dare not take any hostile actions against Rome now, so as not to provoke Rome Man, let the citizens of his expedition be endangered’…”

“It seems that the Romans were still very careful about these Etruscan allies!

“Antrapolis, who came from the intelligence department, heard this and said with a sigh.

“Later I went to Faufruna, a few months ago Rome had sent an army to try to conquer the city-state, but just at that time we had a war with Rome, and the Romans withdrew the army that attacked Faufruna, which is equivalent to our Saved Fauvluna.” Tapirus continued: “But when the Fauvluna Council met me, they did not appear enthusiastic, nor did they seem very interested in our proposal, and they said to me, ‘If he wants to join us and declare war on Rome, Fufruna cannot make a decision alone. He must also discuss with the Etruscan city-state alliance and reach an agreement before making a final decision. But before that, they I am very willing to establish friendly relations with us…’

But as far as I know, the Etruscan city-state alliance is a loose alliance and is not very united. In recent years, Rome has attacked the Etruscan city-states. This alliance It did not play the role of uniting all the Etruscan city-states and resisting Roman aggression, so it was easier for Rome to conquer Volch and Tarcuna…”

“You mean… The Luna people are just perfunctory with us, and have no intention of forming an alliance with us?” Asistes interjected ponderingly.

Tapirus nodded and said: “After meeting with the Faufruna Council, I asked the interpreter who followed me to bribe the Faufruner Councilor with money, only to learn from them that although Faufruna hated Rome, But they are also wary of us outsiders, and the strength of Dionia makes them even more worried. At first, the Etruscans united with the Romans and drove out the Celts, but the Romans did not have a few years. Just lead the army to conquer them, so they don’t want to make the same mistake again, they probably prefer to see us and Rome lose both sides, so it is in their best interest…”

“These Etruscans want to get good! It’s a pity , I think they will only regret it in the future!” Matonis said loudly.

“I’m afraid not only the people of Fufruna think this way, but other Etruscan city-states also have similar ideas. Even compared with us, they are more willing to trust the Romans who have been with them for hundreds of years.” King Davos His brother-in-law, Alcibiades said with a serious look: “Since yesterday, the trackers and sailors of many cargo ships sailing up the Shuo River have seen a small Etruscan army in the distance on the north bank. Fortunately, there are The guards of the cavalry regiment, they did not dare to approach.”

“I also received a report from the cavalry, but I think they are just investigating and haven’t dared to have a head-on conflict with us.” Ryders confirmed the news.

“Although they have not yet fought against us, they have shown hostility, and we must fight back, otherwise these Etruscans will think that we are weak and can be bullied!” Matonis said bitterly.

“Your Majesty.” Asistes looked up at Davos and said worriedly: “Because the Roman army is attacking Ostia, the cargo ships from the kingdom can only be pulled from the north bank of the Tiber River to Rome by trackers. , if the north bank is also attacked by the Etruscans, the waterway to the city of Rome will be cut off, and the flow of personnel, the replenishment of soldiers, the transportation of materials, the supply of military rations… will become more difficult. , this is not conducive to our governance of Rome!”

Davos heard this, his fingers began to tap the table, but his eyes gradually became sharp, he said in a deep voice: “It seems that my judgment on these Etruscan city-states Wrong, I thought they were threatened by Rome and would be happy to ally with us, but I didn’t expect them to have other ideas! Since they don’t accept our good intentions, then we will deal with them in a different way, to them Show our strength and let them know what the terrible consequences of being an enemy of Dionia will be! I decide to—”

Davos glanced at the crowd and said in a serious tone: “Send troops to capture Kathreira!”

When everyone heard it, some were in high spirits, and some were embarrassed.

“Your Majesty, will attacking Kathrela cause the Etruscan city-state to completely fall to Rome?” Asistes expressed his concern.

“Lord Asisters, don’t worry. Just like what Your Majesty said, these Etruscan city-states have their own minds. Volch and Tarcuna were defeated by Rome, their territories were divided, and they had feelings for the Romans. There is resentment, just because most of their citizens are in the Roman army, UU read www.sonicmtl.com dare not cooperate with us. And most of the city-states farther from Rome like Fufruna will be on the sidelines… …Only Casrera has close relations with Rome, and its location is too close to the banks of the Tiber, and capturing it will not only protect our waterway shipping, but also deter other Etruscan city-states and help convince them again to join us Alliance!” Tapirus analyzed confidently.

“However, Kessreira is a mountain city, and the mountain it is located on is much higher than the Capitoline Mountain here, so it is not easy to attack. The current situation does not allow us to bring too many soldiers to attack. If we attack for a long time, No less, our army will be caught in the dilemma of fighting on both sides!” Tormide reminded with a solemn expression.

“Although Cassreira is a mountain city, it has quite a few citizens in the army of the Roman expedition to Herniki. The Third Legion captured some of their citizens a few days ago. In fact, there are no citizens in Cassreira. How many soldiers are capable of fighting. Your Majesty, I will be able to capture the city of Kathrela very quickly with my four brigades!” Epithenes shouted for battle.

As soon as he finished speaking, Matonis immediately refuted: “Epithenis, your troops have not even captured the Capitoline Mountain these days, and you still want to attack Kethrela, forget it! Your Majesty, Or let our Second Corps carry out this mission!”

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