Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

But Okriton's words were not finished yet, and Maltius said again: "Your Majesty, I still have a few letters here, which were sent with the battle report."

"Why didn't you say it early, and show it to me!" Daveus pretended to be angry, read the letters pretendingly, and then said to Okritton who was looking around: "This is Taunis, Column. Letters from the city states such as Ottini, Siculi...

Okreton shook his hand and took the letters. After reading the first and second letters, he was no longer in a mood to read them.Of course, he can see that these letters are true, and it can be expressed by only one point: from the signature at the end of the text, many names are written, and there are even handprints and graffiti.

He can imagine: among the leaders of a riot in a city-state, there are both upper-class citizens and their handwriting is very elegant; and there are ordinary civilians, who have little literacy, they write awkwardly; there may be free people or slaves, Those who are illiterate can of course only graffiti.These mobs just drove away Dionysius’s forces, and wrote in such a hurry, I am afraid not only to get the protection of Dionysia’s force, but also to get Dionysia in the subsequent city-state election The support of the company will win more benefits for the group they represent.

If the upset Okretton took the time to read these letters, he would find that there were no letters from Katane.

In fact there are, but Davers did not take it out.Katane’s letter was from the hands of Antrapolis. In the letter he focused on writing: The people and free people of Kataney, and even a small number of slaves, under his repeated communication and persuasion, Agree to merge Katane into the Dionysian Union...

This is why Davis did not take out the letter.In addition, there is a letter from a city-state also asking to join the alliance, that is Naxos.Yes, once the exiles recaptured their homes, they decided to rebuild Naxos Town and dedicate it to Dionia.

The two cities of Kataney and Naxos have been destroyed by Dionysius, so the people here know more deeply than other Sicilian city-states that peace and tranquility are far more free than that, but in fact they are dangerous. Independence is more important, so under the guidance of Antrapolis and his men, they will willingly choose to join Dionysia-this Greek city-state alliance that can defeat the terrible and powerful Syracuse, making them No longer displaced.

Occleton returned the letter to Davers with some delusions, and at the same time he persuaded with lack of confidence: "King Daphos, even though Dionysia defeated Syracuse and won the final victory, your The first task should be... It should be to restore the greater prosperity of Great Greece. The relationship between the city-states of Sicily is complex, and there are conflicts between the local indigenous Sikel and the Greeks. This island, which is completely new to you, can easily be involved in the mire of clashes between various city-state forces, but will drag on the development of Dionia..."

"Thank you Lord Okreton for your concern and reminder." Davers smiled slightly and asked in return: "Among the large army of Syracuse invading Great Greece, there are Leotini, Taunis, Katane, West. Citizens of cities like Curry, if Dionysia refuses to join these cities, what do you think of them?"

Okreton was stunned, and he hadn’t waited for his answer. Henipolis next door interjected: "They will doubt that Dionysia still hates them for helping Syracuse to invade Great Greece, fearing that we will retaliate. They, out of panic, are likely to reunite with Syracuse in order to resist the threat that may come."

"Yes, forming an alliance with a brand new Syracuse without Dionysius, like a wine in a clay pot poured into another empty pot, the taste is still the same, the result is still Is it Syracuse or the ally of the Sicilian Greek city-state, is this what Carthage wants to see?!" Davers asked again.

Okreton had to admit in his heart that this kind of situation is very likely to happen, and Ai Ai said in his other period: "You...you can tell these city-states, you have no attempt to attack them, you can also sign with them... sign a friendly agreement. ..."

Daveus chuckled, leaned his back against the chair, and said slowly: "Master Okritton, Carthage could have taken the initiative to sign a friendly treaty with the neighboring Phoenician city-state?"

Ocreton was stunned, and immediately understood the purpose of Davers: the lion never cared about the feelings of cattle and sheep. The majesty of the big state itself, and the small state always took the initiative to please the big gang to ensure its safety and defeat the tin Dionia of Lacúza is already a prestigious power. Of course, he will not do such a stupid thing.

Okreton felt feverish and heard Daveus say: "In addition, Syracuse is far more powerful than other city-states in Sicily, and also includes the city-states attached to Carthage. No matter whether Syracuse is What kind of polity and who will be in power will naturally attract the surrounding city-states to move towards it over time, and the Syracuse people will be threatened by Greater Greece and Carthage by then! So, Katane , Leotini... These city-states demanded an alliance with Dionysia, which can just let this central area of ​​the east coast of Sicily closest to Greater Greece out of Siracusa's sphere of influence, known as the southern Greek Great Barrier. If Syracuse wants to invade Great Greece, it must first conquer this area to the north of it, then the war will start there, and no more damage will be done to Great Greece! So we Dionysia will Agree with their demands and form a solid alliance with them!"

Listening to Daveus' firm words, Okreton suddenly realized a question: "Don't Dionysia have any plans to destroy Syracuse?"

"Destroy Syracuse?" Daveus seemed to hear a joke and said, "What can't even Carthage do, how can the scarred Dionysia do it now! We just To ensure the safety of Greater Greece, do something that can weaken Syracuse’s power."

Hearing Daveus’s answer, Okritton was both emotional and regretful, and he was a little uneasy about Dionysia’s insistence on accepting the Sicilian city-states: this was the first time in hundreds of years Foreign forces set foot in Sicily!The invasion of Athens during the Peloponnesian War was not counted. After all, it was too far apart, while Great Greece was different, only a few miles away from the strait...

"Sir Okrington, do you know what kind of geometry is the most stable?" Daveus suddenly asked.

Geometry-this knowledge was developed to calculate the land area. It has been highly praised among Greek scholars who like to study natural sciences in recent years. Some Athens scholars once declared that geometry is the foundation of all knowledge!

"What?" The awakened Okritton didn't expect Daveus to ask an unbounded question, but it was stunned again.

"It's a triangle." Daveus said straightforwardly: "Why are Carthage and Syracuse fighting in Sicily? Because you are the only powerful forces in Sicily."

Daveus stretched out two fingers: "As long as they touched together, there will inevitably be war due to conflicts of interest. There is no room for maneuver. But if you join Dionia -" Daveus raised another finger , Support it into a triangle: "The three parties contain each other, but will achieve a long-term peace! Because one side wants to wage war against the other, it has to take into account the threats of third parties to it."

Okritton stared at his finger closely, and hesitantly said after half a ring: "It is also possible that the two forces unite to attack one force."

Daphes smiled: "This war makes Dionia and Syracuse an enemy. It is impossible to unite to attack Carthage. Do you think it is right?"

Okreton didn't speak, but he was thinking: Syracuse burned Crotone, slaughtered the Silitian, and destroyed Dionysian territory. It really made the big Greeks hate them!Therefore, Dionia sold part of the captured citizens of Syracuse to Carthage. If the people of Syracuse knew this, they would definitely not spare Dionia...

"Will Carthage and Syracuse jointly attack Dionia?"

Okretton shook his head: Decades of war have made the hatred between the two city-states too deep.

"Dionia wants to join you with Carthage to destroy Syracuse, but the situation is impossible now. And decades later, maybe two forces can join forces, but the distribution of benefits is always Uneven, will always be found by third parties to break this union, so peace in Sicily can be guaranteed for a longer period of time, and this guarantee is also in the interest of your Carthage, are you right, Ok Lord Ritten." Daveus said softly.

From the bottom of his heart, Okritton felt that there was some truth in what Davis said, but such a major matter was beyond the scope of his mission, so he kept silent.

But Davers obviously didn't plan to forget it this way: "Herney, get the map."

Henripolis placed the Sicilian map on the wooden table, and Daveus took the pen and said, "I think Palermos and West of Serinus are your sphere of influence in Carthage."

He said with a stroke, "cutting" off a large western corner of Sicily, and then he said: "Siracusa goes south to the north of Kamalina and belongs to Syracuse's sphere of influence."

He drew another stroke, "cutting" a small southeast corner, and finally he said: "Tauromenian, Naxos, Sicully, Katane, Leotini, Taunis attached Dionia." He said, drawing a narrow strip carefully against the east coast of Sicily.