Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Weisba never thought that things would go through such twists and turns.

Yesterday afternoon, when his messenger rushed to the Plain of Subari, the Lucanian tribal coalition had already retreated, and had to retreat into the city because of fear of being attacked by the Greek army.Today, Vespa is waiting anxiously for the Lucanian coalition to arrive in the Subari Plain, waiting for a long time.Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, the spies hurriedly reported: The Greek mercenaries wiped out the Lucanian coalition forces on the great beach of the Tino River!

Weisba was stunned. He felt fear. He wished he could leave this terrifying mercenary immediately. The farther the better!

These powerful tribes of Lucania have been hit hard, and the control of the surrounding tribes will inevitably weaken. The Vespa tribes will return to the mountains of Lucania and should no longer be oppressed for the time being.However, let him leave empty-handed like this, and he was reluctant to seize the mountainous materials seized in the city, and his people were all afraid.

At this time, another sentence of the spy made him settle down: the Greeks also suffered a lot of losses, at least thousands of casualties.

Yes, don't the Greeks need rest after a war?Weisba denounced himself for being confused. He ordered the tribesmen to start packing luggage, loading materials, and transporting them in batches as the case may be.

After a busy afternoon, at night, the tribes were tired and slumbered.

This delay by Weisba became a little regret in his life.But decades later, when his family and descendants talked about this day, they were all thankful that they did not leave immediately...

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Late at night, a full moon hangs on the sky, bringing a touch of light to the dark night.

The moonlight was like water, quietly scattered on the Subari Plain, and I saw a long dragon quietly advancing northward along the coast, crossing the Subari River, passing the abandoned vineyards, and crossing the Saraceno River, the speed not only did not decrease, but Faster and faster, until the Sissno River was crossed, the whole team stopped suddenly.

Every soldier was very excited when he looked at the city of Amendolara, which was shadowed by the moonlight.

Daphes took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and waved hard at Silos.

The attack has begun!

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This night, Weissba had a good dream, dreaming that he did not leave Amendolara, but lived here for many years, patrolling his flock of cattle and sheep every day, wandering in the olive grove full of fruits, Drinking sweet wine...

"Great leader, it's not good! The Greeks are coming into the city!" The guards came in panic.

"What did you say?!!!" Weissba woke up.

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Early the next morning, Akita, who had just woken up from her sleep, received a strange message from the guards: the mercenaries living next to them disappeared!

He went to check immediately, and it turned out to be empty.

Aceta immediately felt wrong.I hurried to the Daphes camp next to it: there were people in the camp, but they were all Davos’ camps, medical camps, wounded soldiers, women, and a large number of slaves (mainly from Turui), and they were all in Loading luggage, ready to leave...

Aceta strode forward and grabbed Merseys, who was yelling and commanding the slaves: "Melsis, where did Davis and his soldiers go?"

Mercy supported us, and no response made him more skeptical.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind: "Achita, I'm so sorry, I'm late and worry you."

Akita turned her head and saw Daveus with a smile on her face, looking tired, but in a good mood: "Where are your soldiers?"

"Tell you good news." Daveus turned and dismounted, handing the reins to Yasisters, then said calmly, "We have recaptured Amendolara!"

"When?" Aceta was taken aback.

"last night."

Won a mountain city in one night?!Seeing Davis's expression is not like falsification, be aware that siege is a big problem for any city-state army.Yesterday's battle has made Archa amazing with Daveus's grandeur, creative combat plan, strong commanding ability, and ability to blend different forces.The fact that he captured a mountain city in one night made Akita, who had many battle experiences, completely convinced. He smiled bitterly: "Daveus, you have completed a difficult task again, which really makes me jealous!"

Akita's straightforwardness made Daveus haha ​​smile: "In fact, we are also blessed by the goddess of destiny. The Lucanias are lax in defense and completely unprepared."

"Oh, that's it." Aceta wanted to hear him curiously. Whoever thought Davos had turned his head, said solemnly: "There is something I want to get your support from and Tarantum."

"What's the matter?" Archita looked at Davos's serious expression for a moment, suddenly stunned.

Daveus stared at him, saying one by one: "We mercenaries want to become citizens of Amendolara!"

Aceta was stunned again, and he asked uncertainly: "All mercenaries? Are you serious?"

"This is the will of all mercenaries!" Daveus said aloud in an unquestionable tone.

Aceta's expression became serious, and he looked around. Whether it was Mercis, Yasistes, or the busy guard, he stopped working and looked at him with the look of expectation.Akita turned her head around and looked at Daphes, Shen Sheng said: "It seems that capturing Amendolara is not your whim."

The doctor did not answer directly, but said emotionally: "Achita, you were born in the noble Tarantum and lived in a good life. You could not understand the situation of our mercenaries wandering around, and life and death are not your own decisions. There is a home that is their biggest. desire!"

Acita was silent for a while, and asked, "Does Marcelis, the Archon of Amendolara agree?"

"The day the Lucanians occupied Amendolara, he was seriously injured and died within a few days. Another magistrate, Grat Buffalo... Last night, we attacked Amendolara The people of Amendolara, who was imprisoned at the top of the Zeus temple on the top of the mountain, before they attacked the top of the mountain, they launched an attack on the guard of Lukania under the leadership of Gratbaflo, and the two sides fought fiercely By the time we arrived, Grat Buffalo was already dead, including some members of the Senate..." Daveus said heavily.

Archita looked at Daphes, and Davies continued with a straight face: "According to our statistics, there are about 1,000 people who survived in Amendolara, and their physical conditions are not good. Nearly half of them are elderly people, and many people are still injured. Even if we leave, I am afraid they will not be able to maintain the normal management and labor of the city of Amendola, let alone protect this mountain city."

Aceta understood that Davies not only wanted mercenaries to become citizens of Amendolara, but also wanted to be the master there. He was surprised by Davies’ ambitions and said: "You should Seek advice from Turiri first, after all, Amendolara is its ally."

"Achita, frankly speaking, Turri has suffered two fiascos now and suffered a great loss of power. I am afraid it is unable to take care of Amendolara. The weak Amendolara is not rich but its position It is still very important, I am afraid that it will also attract the observation of other forces. At least in our hands, we can hold it and be willing to form an ally with Tarantum to maintain the security of this area and ensure that Heraclea will not Threatened by the indigenous people again!" Daveus solemnly promised.

Aceta listened to some emotions. After all, Turiri performed too badly in this war with Lucania, almost causing disaster to this area, so he said cautiously but confessed: "I have no right Deciding whether you can own Amendolara, this requires the consent of the old man of Tarantum! I will immediately send someone to go back to Tarantum by boat, I hope you will also send someone to go to the old man of Tarantum Express your wishes!"

"Thank you very much, Archita!" Daveus said excitedly.

"My only regret is that you can no longer become a Tarantum citizen." Achita said sincerely.

Davies was greatly moved and said: "But we will be allies, maybe one day we will fight together again!"

Without obtaining the consent of the people of Amendola, and without consulting the views of their ally Turi, in the chat between the two, the affiliation of a city was decided.