Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 952

[Chapter 290 Infighting]

The Syracuses were temporarily relieved, but at the same time they were puzzled: What are the Dionians going to do?

!

Not long after, another spy came to report that the Dionians were in the swearing-in meeting, and their roars of “revenge” could even be heard by the people living on the northwest frontier outside the city.

The lawmakers suddenly became nervous again.

At this time, Theagenis finally made a suggestion: “Everyone, the Carthaginians have broken through the small town of Paragonia, killed all the Dionian soldiers in the city, plus the previous invasion of the Catania plain. , and the destruction will inevitably arouse the anger of the Dionian reinforcements, who are the targets of the Dionian revenge!

As for us in Syracuse, it was only under the coercion of the Carthaginian army that we could not We did not send troops to attack the Dionysian League to help Taunis. But we remembered our past friendship with Dionia, and we never really attacked with all our strength, so Taunis is safe and sound, and there have been no casualties.

Now we should thank The arrival of the Dionysian reinforcements forced the Carthaginian army to retreat, without the threat of Carthage, the safety of Syracuse was guaranteed, and the peace with Dionia was restored!”

Some generals and deputies were stunned: before, the alliance with Carthage and the declaration of war on Dionia were mainly from the proposal of the chief general, but now Syracuse has become a victim in his mouth, which also It can turn black and white!

But more people, after being reminded by Theagenis, scrambled to say: “Yes, yes, we have never declared war on Dionia, nor attacked Dionia directly, so there is no demand for The Dionysians should thank us, and it is precisely because of our old friendship that we did not attack seriously and delayed the Carthaginian attack, so that Catane was saved.

” Let the Dionysians and the Carthaginians go to war with all their might, and when they are both dead and exhausted is our chance at Syracuse.”

…

“But we took the Carthage.

Manlina, took control of Pachinus, and I don’t think Dionysus could have turned a blind eye to that.” Someone objected.

Theagenis argued: “It is not to capture but to protect, and it is precisely because Syracuse protected Pachinus and Camarina that they were prevented from suffering the tragic encounters of Gera and Agrigento. , they should thank Syracuse, not to mention that they are not allies of Dionia. Based on this, I think Dionia should not have much response to this, of course, this requires our messenger to go to Kata Nai’s good lobbying…”

Finally, the council of Syracuse passed a proposal: send envoys to Catane to express friendship to Dionia, and at the same time investigate the attitude of the Dionysians.

The last time he negotiated with Margo, Theargenes personally went out because he was sure that the Carthaginians would not be bad for him, but for Dionysus, he did not dare to be so big, so he recommended democracy. A very good member of parliament, Cybanus, was sent to Katanai.

That night, just as he was waiting anxiously, the servant came in and told him: “Cerbernus asks for an interview.” Theagenis

immediately rushed to the gate of the courtyard and introduced him into the study himself.

“How is the situation on the envoy? What is the attitude of the Dionians

towards Syracuse? Do they agree to keep peace with us?” He is

calm and composed, and

this is probably the real state of mind of the chief general in the current situation… Cybernus thought to himself, but on the surface he did not dare to slack off, he said: “General, I am After arriving in Catane, I did not see King Dionia, but I met Cypros, the former lord of Catane, who is now said to have been promoted to the governor of Sicily. As you might expect, there was no mention of Kamanlina and Pachinus. However, in response to our request for a return to friendship, Cypros said, ‘Let’s punish Falekus and Stacy Kos and Kukias, let’s talk about the restoration of friendship.'”

“Punish Falecus, Stacykos, and Kukias, why?” Although Theagenis vaguely sensed the reason, he still asked the question. .

“General, why have you forgotten that they led the army to besiege Taunis, and Taunis is an ally of Dionysus, of course Dionia will stand up for it!” Cybanus reminded.

At first, Tergenis led an army to raid Camarina, then forced Pachinus to surrender, and then successfully negotiated with the Carthaginians, thus gaining great popularity.

This made the generals of the neutral faction jealous, so in the ensuing military operations, they, who had the majority in the generals’ executive committee, strongly demanded to be the commander-in-chief.

On the one hand, Theagenis did not want to have a standoff with the generals of the neutral faction. On the other hand, he considered that the next war would be dominated by the Carthaginians, and the Syracuse army was only auxiliary, and there was not much benefit to be gained.

So he chose to back down.

After listening to Cybnus’s words at this moment, Theargenis felt a little bit of luck in his heart, and at the same time made him think.

“General.” Cerberus took a few steps forward and whispered: “This is a good opportunity! Falecus and the others have occupied the committee for many years, causing so much trouble for you, seriously hindering those who support you from entering the committee. , now may be a good opportunity to solve this trouble…”

Te Argenis raised his eyes and looked at him: “But the Dionysians did not say that they would return to friendship with Syracuse after they punished Falecus. ”

But they didn’t show any obvious ill will towards us. They always have to give it a try.” Cerberus continued to persuade.

Theagenis didn’t respond for a while, and after thinking for a while, he hesitated and said: “Be careful that the Dionysians are playing tricks! … Let’s do it… Tomorrow, at the council meeting, in addition to sending you as an ambassador. Apart from telling the truth about Katanai’s situation, don’t say anything else, I will also inform our people in advance not to speak casually, to see other people’s reactions, and then make plans…”

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The next day, at the council meeting in Syracuse, there was a big uproar after Cybernus said Dionia’s request.

Kuchias first jumped out angrily, accusing it of being a ridiculous request.

Some centrist lawmakers also expressed clear opposition, seeing it as a humiliation to Syracuse.

Of course, some people also suggested: For the benefit of Syracuse, Falecus and other generals are not wronged a little bit. Anyway, they just put on a gesture to satisfy Dionia, then Syracuse can avoid it. Dioria’s cavalry.

A handful of MPs from the port’s populist faction agreed.

The two sides argued endlessly.

The democrats, led by Theagenis, have been on the sidelines.

When it was almost noon, the council suddenly got news: there was a lot of panic and changes in the people in the city!

It turned out that rumors suddenly spread among the people in the city: The tens of thousands of Dionysian troops were about to attack Syracuse, and such terrible consequences were caused by Tai Argenis!

It was his forcible demand to ‘alliance with Carthage and declare war with Dionysus’ that angered the Dionysians. As a result, the Carthaginians he relied on retreated alone without faith, leaving Syracuse in In danger, Theargenis must be held accountable!

And punishing Te-Argenis may quell the anger of the Dionysians…

Rumors soon spread throughout the city, and the people gathered to discuss it.

This news surprised the democrats, especially The Argenis. He knew that if this matter was not handled properly, it would have a great impact on his prestige, so he proposed to temporarily adjourn the meeting and send someone to appease the people first.

But at this time, Falecus and others expressed their opposition, especially Kuchias angrily pointed out: “If you want to appease the anger of the Dionysians, the most should be punished is Theagenis, because he It is the culprit who caused all this! And as the chief general of Syracuse, he not only failed to fulfill his duties, but also brought disaster to Syracuse, and is no longer

worthy

of this sacred position!”

Yas’ remarks caused an uproar.

The democrats headed by Theagenis are now more certain: the rumors in the city are most likely created by Falecus and the others.

sonicmtl.com in order to achieve the purpose of diverting contradictions and attacking the prestige of Tai-Argenis.

As a result, Te-Argenis first attacked, attacking Falecus and others, and other democrats also stepped up to help.

Falekus and other centrist generals and parliamentarians did not dare to show weakness, and accused the democrats one after another.

The originally orderly debate at the venue turned into a heated quarrel, especially since Falecus had long been dissatisfied with Theagenis, so he simply wooed Theagenis over the past year against the neutrals. Dirty things such as alienation and bribes were exposed one by one.

Tai Argenis was also not to be outdone, accusing Falecus and other neutral factions of uniting to crowd him out during his tenure as chief general, and that they secretly coerced him to join them to suppress the port civilians together…

There was a lot of scolding in the venue .

, there was no order at all, and even the abuse turned into a tussle.

Only a handful of port populist lawmakers headed by Hiktas watched with expressionless faces.

In the end, the meeting did not reach any agreement and had to adjourn early.

It didn’t take long for what happened in the venue to spread throughout the city of Syracuse, and it also affected the people in the city.

Under the instigation of people with a heart, the fans of the centrists began to scold Theargenes for his hypocrisy, and declared that the council should punish him to quell the war.

The opinion of the people who support Theagenis is just the opposite, and the two sides have a dispute, which has evolved into a conflict.