Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

This is a leader who has a close relationship with Akonis. His questioning made the panic leaders focus their eager eyes on Akonis.

Aconis took over the topic and said: "What should I do? Of course it is to gather the soldiers to form a strong army, declare war on Dionia, and recapture everything we Sikers have lost!"

The leaders were startled again.

An elderly leader reminded: "Don’t forget, leader Akonis, Dionysia was able to defeat the powerful Tyracuse Lord Dionysius ten years ago, now the Kingdom of Dionysia It will only be stronger! How can our tribes fight against the powerful Kingdom of Dionysia!"

Some chiefs just wanted to nod their heads, and Akonis immediately said, "Who said we were fighting Dionysia alone! We have the same powerful Carthage support behind us!"

As soon as these words came out, the leaders were all surprised.

However, Akonis raised his head, pulled a letter from his arms, and handed it to a leader next to him. The other leaders, regardless of their identities, gathered together.

Acrylic said quite complacently: "The Carthaginians told us,'As long as we rise up against Dionia, they will intervene in this war and fight for the independence of our Sikels.'"

"The Carthaginians are just using us." One leader said.

"Carthage is using us, but we are also using it. Otherwise, how could Kefaluo Yitian and Enna be easily captured..." Akonis sneered.

Some leaders suddenly realized that the Carthaginians had long been supporting the Tanikian tribe, otherwise how could this tribe that had been abandoned by the Sikels become a powerful tribe in just a few years, making them feel afraid.

"Okay, you leaders, the situation is clear to you. Now it's time to take action!" Akonis looked around the crowd and said aggravatedly: "You're going to call your tribe warriors to gather here, and then we go together Attack Agilion!"

Attacking Agilion?!That's the largest town in Sikel, with many people tall and extremely difficult to attack!The leaders were a little stunned.

But I saw Akonis respectfully said to a middle-aged leader on the left beside him: "Uncle West Corps, do you think so?"

"No problem. My tribe is ready, as long as your army attacks Agilion, they can immediately cooperate with you in the city."

West Corps, the leader of the large tribe Trakler in Agilion!Someone recognized him, his face slightly changed, and then he remembered: Akonis was the son of Agilis, the former king of Sikel, and Aguirion was the seat of Sikel's court.Although Dionysius poisoned Agilis and destroyed the Kingdom of Sikel, how could there be no supporters of Akonis in the city of Aquilian!

"We immediately went back to the tribe to summon the tribes."

However, Akonis said: "You don't have to go back, let your men go back to perform this task. I held a banquet in the city and invited all the leaders to participate."

The leaders' faces have changed: this is to coerce them to forcibly stand in line!

But seeing the heavily armed soldiers pouring into the hall, most of the chiefs obediently obeyed.In the past few years, Akonis has led many troops to break through several towns, invaded many tribal settlements, and the leaders who dared to resist all died under his sword. All those who can live are cartilage, helping him deceive Dionysia, How dare to resist at this time.

At this moment, an escort came in a hurry and whispered a few words in the ear of Akonis. He was still looking at the embarrassed embarrassment of the leaders. He suddenly looked amazed. The original staff told him: The Eighth Army was suddenly stationed in Agilion!

This abrupt news disrupted his original plan, and he immediately negotiated with West Corps nervously.

And some of the domineering West Corps was also a little flustered, because at the same time, his confidants also reported to him that the city of Agilion was blocked and could not get in touch with the tribes in the city.

After a few intense discussions, Akonis immediately announced to the chiefs: Let them send their men back to step up the gathering of the people, and they must bring the troops to Kefaluo Ition tomorrow!

In order to appease the doubtful leaders, the banquet will continue to be held.

But the banquet, which lasted for a few hours until the end, the guards brought another bad news, which made the slightly drunk Akonis unable to control his emotions and broke the pottery cup for drinking.

The news of "The Dionysian Eighth Army quickly conquered Henna" made him chaotic, and even caused the leaders to panic. Several leaders from Henna cried bitterly, and the cheerful atmosphere of the entire banquet disappeared.

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Krisops, who was already in his 50s, received a resolution from the Council of Elders, and immediately after intensive talks with Agsi Laos, he hurried to the port of Gofian and took a passenger boat to Dionia. .

The passenger boat floated along the coast on the west side of the Peloponnese peninsula, sailed across the Adriatic Sea early the next morning, and landed at the top of the "heels" on the Italian peninsula, which is the Olympic region of the Kingdom of Dionysia. Drum City.

After a night of rest, Kerry Thorps recovered his spirits, and after ashore, he wandered around the port quite leisurely.

Once a city-state of the Mesapi people, although Odrum was close to the Adriatic Sea, it was rarely known by the Greeks because the famous sea-trade city-states of the Mesapi people were Brindisi and Mesa. Nirvana, and Odrum because of the uneven terrain and inconvenient transportation, so few Greek merchant ships are willing to stay here, until Dionysia conquered the Mesapi region, the town gradually became famous.

Kleethorpes saw many merchant ships moored in the port, even a little crowded. The laborers rushed back and forth on the pier and kept moving the goods. The curse even caused some small conflicts, so the patrol has maintained order at the pier. Obviously the Odrums have not fully adapted to such busy port affairs.

Kirithops also noticed that there are many Illyrians in the port. These unpopular savage races, called "robbers" and "pirates" by the native Greeks, have appeared here so much. Kleethorpes was curious.

The city of Odrum is also quite lively. Gentiles, Cretans, Corinthians, Epiruses, and Kirkiras can be seen everywhere on the street...There are actually many businessmen from the Peloponnesian peninsula.However, Krithorps was not surprised. After all, the vast territory, large population, and rich resources of the Dionysian Kingdom provided huge business opportunities for Greek merchants. These greedy merchants were rushing, and Odrum was away from the Greek mainland. The nearest town of Dionia.

The most shops in the city turned out to be carriages, and Krithorpes understood at a moment's thought: Now Odrum has gradually formed a vague concept in the impression of Greeks in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is the Greeks from the Eastern Mediterranean. Traveling by land to the starting towns of Turion or other places in the centre of Dionysia, and horse-drawn carriages here are also cheaper, probably because the Mesapi region is also rich in horses.

Kleethorpes hired one at the carriage in the city and went to Tarantum.

The coachman is a Mesapi who speaks stammered Greek and is not very talkative, but he also gave a lot of information on the intentional inquiry of Krithorpes.

Initially, just after Dionia was annexed, the Mesapi of Odrum rebelled against Dionia's rule, and a relative of the coachman died in a riot.But the swords and spears of the Dionysian soldiers made them suffer, and the Odrums gradually changed their methods and chose silent confrontation.Even if the Diocean-appointed Odrum Chief Executive Nikomacus declared, "According to the Dionysian decree, the tribe should be abolished to give the Odrums individual independence...", they also Just doubt the letter, and I still wait to see the jokes of the Dionysians, because although there are few Odrums, according to the "Dionysian Law" that Nico Marcus said, everyone will be divided into five In terms of acres of land, the small and barren land of Odrum is simply not enough.

But the short-sighted Odrum did not expect that the Chief Executive really divided them, and it was not a barren mountain, but plain land not far from the Odrum, which used to belong to other city-states. Now, under the administration of the unified Kingdom of Dionysia, they belong to Odrum, and the Odrum people felt the benefits of joining Dionysian for the first time.

Immediately afterwards, the second benefit came one after another, "All Mesapis who have become citizens of Dionysia are tax-free for two consecutive years!" In addition, the Chief Executive Nico Marcus told them, "All will not grow land Don’t worry, the Ministry of Agriculture will send special staff to teach them, if they have insufficient labor at home, they can also go to the newly established Christosia Bank in the city to get a loan, and then go to Tarantum to buy farming experience. Slave."

Tarantum, that was the dead enemy of the Mesapi people. The two sides could only kill you if they met each other. Now they are all under the rule of Dionysian. (The Mesapi people do not understand the meaning of "free city". Tarantum has been fully incorporated into Dionia)!

The courageous Odrums really went to the Christosia Bank for loans and then went to Tarantum. Although the Tarantum glared at them and even abused them, they rarely stepped forward. The patrol was very nervous to guard their safety, and finally these people successfully bought slaves.Back in Odrum, after the incident spread, the whole town was sensational: that's Tarantum!The cities that the Mesapi people have wanted to seize for centuries, just let them enter the city for a walk?!!