Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"It's over! Our port is going to be blocked, Li Jim is over!!"

"Ateli Cruz, you must immediately have Dionia send a fleet to drive away the Messina!!"

"Send a messenger immediately to negotiate with Dionysius! Dionysius' enemy is Dionysia, not us! As long as we present him with gold and silver, he will accept Lijim!"

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"Enough! You are all quiet for me!!" Atelier Cruz roared and made everyone stunned.

"The Syracuses are still at sea, so you panic! If you wait for them to land, don't you want to surrender immediately! Look at you like this, even an ordinary civilian soldier is not as good! Dionysius is early Just want to occupy Lijim so that he can monopolize the Strait of Messina and obtain huge amounts of wealth. He will not agree to our peace! Whoever says this kind of betrayal of city-state interests, I will let the guards send him to the sea to feed fish! "" Atelier Cruz yelled angrily, not only terrified the person who just said to "negotiate", but also bowed his head, but also made everyone shameless.

Then he set his sights on the only man in the city hall who was not yelling or panicking, and asked seriously, "Fidun, what do you recommend in the face of this terrible situation?"

Fidun, known as the least-like Likim citizen of Lijim, has a tenacious character, is serious and decisive.When he was elected as a general for the first time, he did not listen to anyone's dissuasion and intercession, and strictly investigated tax evasion and evasion at the port. As a result, he offended a large number of Lijim merchants. Lijim was originally a city with developed commerce. The members of the board of directors made a stab at it, and since then, Feidun has not been elected to the general and the board of directors.It was not until last year that when the soldiers of Syracuse had reached the other side of the strait, the panic Lijim people remembered this rather courageous citizen, so he was again elected as a general.

At the moment, he said solemnly: "Siracusa's army landed in Lockrie. Although not too far from Lijim, the Montalto Mountains (the southernmost point of the Apennine Mountains and the highest peak nearly 2000 meters) are difficult Was overturned. If you want to attack us, Syracuse can only reach the Rocky by the rugged mountain road along the coast, so as long as we send troops to guard the pass, no more Syracuse soldiers can play a role..."

Artili Cruz said excitedly: "You are the same as I thought!"

Feidun didn't care that the chief general took his idea to put gold on his face, but continued: "Of course, we have to be careful that the Syracuse people go west from Lockley, passing the famous link connecting the east and west coasts. The ancient road, reaching Medema, then attacking Taurina south, thus opening up the channel to attack Lijim!"

"This is indeed a very worrying problem!" After the words of Fidden, Atelier Cruz's confused thoughts were sorted out, his brows were tightly wrinkled together, after a moment of contemplation, he said aloud: "We must remind Taurina to strengthen the defense and be alert to enemies that may come from the north! And we must also send troops to reinforce Taurina, otherwise with its strength, even with the Maro River as a barrier, it will be difficult to resist Thira The attack of the Kusa army!"

The previously panicked crowd nodded in agreement.

Atelier Cruz ignored them, but asked in a hurry and humbly, "Fidun, what else do we need to consider?"

"This war broke out, and it was inevitable that our trade channel was cut off. Adults, don't worry about your own trade anymore." Feidun said seriously: "The original warships, even if we stay here, are not tin. Rakuza’s opponents. It’s better to give them to Dionia, at least they can make up a stronger fleet and cause some trouble for the Syracuse..."

Feidun's words made some people look ashamed.

"You're right! That's why I handed the warship to the Dionysians!" Ateli Cruz immediately took the lead.

Some people repudiated and retorted: "The Syracuses are not fools. They may use the fleet to bypass the coastal path and land near Lijim!"

Feidun shook his head and said: "We all know that the coastline near the end of the Messina Strait is mostly cliffs, reefs, excellent beaches and bays are few, the best two are still occupied by us (referring to Lijim City and the port, they are separated in two places.) So we just went to the remaining beaches, I believe that Syracuse’s army is strong, and dare not brave in front of our defensive battle. A huge sacrifice landed."

Feidun's words dissipated a lot of panic in the hearts of everyone, and Atelier Cruz said: "Now I propose that Feidun should be the commander of the Lijim army."

Almost no one objected.

Feidun accepted the appointment solemnly, and then said to the chief general: "Admiral Atelier Cruz, while strengthening our defense, we must immediately ask for Dionia's assistance! If Syracuse and Locri attack the Tao Rena, even if the soldiers of our two cities are together, it is difficult to resist!"

"You can rest assured." Atili Cruz had figured out the joint at this moment, and he barely squeezed out his smile, saying: "The news that the Syracuses landed in Locri believed that Dionia, Crotone, and Siriting ......These city-states will soon know that the army of the South Italian Alliance will be assembled soon. How dare the Syracuses dare to deal with us in the face of the war?"

"That's right! That's right!..." The others also echoed.

"Of course, we have to get in touch with Dionia quickly and tell them where we are now, and discuss the next move with them... Considering that there are already enemy fleets cruising in the eastern waters of Greater Greece, we must immediately Send a messenger to take the fast boat, take the west coast to reach the port of Knapetiya, go to Turri..." Atili Cruz made a decision.

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The shocking news that "Siracusa's army landed in Lokri" quickly spread throughout the whole of Greece. The reaction of the Dionysian people was much calmer than that of other city-states. They had not yet suffered defeat. They firmly believed that their army, they Of the elders, especially those who firmly believe in their magical consuls.

Kunogolata and Cornelius met on the way to the Senate.

"The worst thing finally happened. The Syracuses came, and I heard that the army led by Dionysius had no fewer than 100,000 people!" Cornelius said while walking sadly.

"So we must immediately ask Hironimos to form the two new legions!" Kunogolata's mood is not much better than Cornelius's: "Phelius and Ancitanos should have already Know the news, I hope they can urge Crotone, Siriting... these allies quickly organize the allies!"

"The big storm is coming, everyone is in a boat, and no one can hide. I believe that Crotone and Silitin will not hesitate again this time." Cornelius is quite sure of this.

"Yeah, I can only rely on them for now!" Kunogolata sighed. It was only at the moment of crisis that he found that both the Dionysian people, the Senate, and himself were equivalent to the young consul. Relying on: "Where is Lord Davos? Does he already know the news of the invasion of Syracuse?"

"There was an urgent report from the north yesterday. Lord Davis led the army to the Lahe Fortress, preparing to go to Laos, and taking a boat to Picos... from the Lahe Fortress to Turi, the courier Kumar also had to whip One day, I believe that he has arrived in Picos, and he is with Antaoris, and will soon know the news of'Syracuse invaded Great Greece'." Cornelius said.

The elders of the Senate are closely watching the movement of Davos. Kunogolata was so dizzy that he was helping Sekerian to build a military port these days, and he forgot to hear about Davos.

"Hopefully he can repel the Samonais as soon as possible! Come back soon!" Kunogolata said expectantly.

At this time, the two of them are about to cross the Victory Square, and a group of children are playing in the square, and some young people are practicing running around the square (mainly Turri’s arena and other venues are occupied by the people for ball games, The venues in the city of Turui, which is expanding rapidly, are not enough for people to use for fitness and sports training.) Some old people rely on steps or commemorative columns to lie on the ground to bask in the sun, while others take the ones just copied from the library. The book reads slowly...

There is a temporary wooden platform in the center of the square. The teachers of the School of Mathematics are popularizing simple arithmetic knowledge to the people, so they attract many people to come to watch and learn. The good habits of the disciples of Golas have persisted, because the dean of the college, Mento Tick Els, has always thought that this is the best way to expand their college influence and attract good students).

And since Lucias became the dean of the Faculty of Letters, he has not been outdone, and every day he sent teachers to the Victory Square to stand in front of the bill bulletin board under the steps of the senate courtyard and read the content of the newly promulgated bill announcement for the public The application of ordinary grammar, pointing out certain rhetorical errors in the announcement (this makes the senators in the senate are cautious and afraid of making mistakes), and incidentally talk about Dionysia’s legal provisions and debate skills, naturally attracting a lot of The people listen to learning.

Such a lively square naturally has merchants, although Turri City Hall has regulations: no vendors are allowed to set up shop in the square.But this is not difficult for smart Greek businessmen. They are carrying wooden blue and pushing wooden carts filled with snacks, fruits, slurries, etc., wandering around the square, and gaining a lot in the day...even in Thira Today, with the invasion of the Kuzla army, the excitement of the square has not been reduced by half.