Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"But this time it's hard for him to win again! Because we have the battle!" Hasdrubal said disappointed.

"Once Dionia fights with our Carthage, what should we do if Carthage's army wins one after another?" Kisgo asked cautiously again.

"On the Carthage army that Hanno supported?!" Hasdruba's disdainful face: "They only know how to bully the weak Numisbians, even if the Dionysians meet The drought is likely to be enemies from all sides, but the lion is a lion after all, and how can wild dogs deal with it, and ultimately we have to rely on us!"

Hasdrubalang held his head, confident.

If Marco had been in Carthage before and encountered enemies who violated Carthage’s interests, he would first of all actively ask the leader to go out, but after spending all these years on the Iberian Peninsula, his temperament was greater Changed and nodded without hesitation: "Then do it!"

Then he looked around the three of them, and solemnly told him: "Haka, you need to store more grain, build more weapons and equipment, and carefully prepare all the expeditions."

"Okay, uncle."

"Hasdruba, you must step up recruiting more soldiers and training the army!"

"Uncle, don't worry, these are all for me."

"Kisgo, you stepped up to contact the Celtic tribes in northern Iberia, sign a peace agreement with them, and hire their soldiers to fight for us... and also send emissaries to the kingdom of Mauritania, an ally to the south, Strive to enable them to also send reinforcements to fight with us."

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

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After the meeting, Marco returned to the backyard, the excitement in his heart was still circling in his chest, so he said to the slave: "Go pour me a glass of wine."

A moment later, it was his daughter, Dido, who brought the wine, and Dido, who was 21 years old, came out with an unusually beautiful beauty, like a fruit about to ripen. However, she has not yet married, and she asked softly: " Father, have you made a decision?"

Marco knows what she is asking, because Dido’s intelligence, Marco’s important government affairs do not avoid her, and sometimes let her provide advice: "Yes, it has been decided! I believe that within half a year, we can be in the public Returned to Carthage in cheers, and your marriage can be resolved by then!"

Since Dido was his only child, Marco gave her a certain degree of autonomy in her marriage, and this daughter of his vision is very high, plus the Iberian region is really backward, there are no outstanding people, daughter His marriage became a heart disease.

Dido did not answer his words, but frowned, "We are very good in Iberia, why must we go back to Carthage?!"

"Carthage is our root!" Marco said righteously: "Our ancestors have gone through all the hardships and built that city, how can we easily discard it! Besides, Carthage has fallen, we are in Ibir Ya's life will not be easy, so no matter what, we must preserve the prosperity of Carthage!"

"But... The Kingdom of Dionysia is not so easy to deal with! It is much stronger than Syracuse in the past, I am afraid to anger it, and eventually bring us...disaster!" Di Duomei Yujian There are no small worries.

"Dionysia is powerful, but our Carthage is equally powerful, not to mention that it is the best time to attack Dionysia, you can rest assured! If you say that fighting is a man's business, don't worry about it. When you have free time, go to help Haka. The next time he is the busiest. Someone needs to help him share some affairs, otherwise I am afraid that his body cannot support it." Marco said, lifting up Wine glasses, tasting wine, obviously do not want to listen to Dido's persuasion.

"Okay..." Dido sighed faintly.

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Two days later, Ionis and his crew were escorted into Carthage.

The people of Carthage who had received the news in advance almost sent out all over the city, and the people of Carthage were angry when they saw the stolen goods-silver bricks of the car behind these criminals.

It is important to know that about half of Carthage’s citizens are merchants or engaged in business-related occupations. In the past two years, the Dionysians used “trick” to break Carthage’s commercial monopoly on Sardinia and the previous paragraph. Time's deportation of Carthage merchants in Dionysia made them dissatisfied, and now seeing all this in front of them, their anger can be imagined.

"Damn thief! Despicable Dionysians! Dare to steal our Carthage's wealth!!! Can't forgive them easily!!!"

"Execution them! Execution these thieves who try to steal our wealth! Let the Dionysians know the power of our Carthage!!!"

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With hateful scolding all over the city, Ionis and the crew were like a tree in the wind, trembling with fear.

Amidst a wave of protests and insults against Dionia in the city, Pretacouba and several other veterans proposed in the senate “to conduct a public trial of these Dionysian criminals”, this time Hanno did not go against the trend Stop, the proposal was passed.

Soon, the Hundred Court opened its battle on the square,

Ionis bravely applied to the court in accordance with the agreement signed between Dionia and Carthage and must arrange for Dionynia’s officials to be present to jointly hear the case concerning him, but was rejected.

Next, the miner who sold his silver bullion became the plaintiff, accusing Ionis of colluding with his miner and slave leader in private and reselling the silver bullion privately.

Another insignificant Carthage slave he had never seen before became a witness, regretting how he was bought by the Dionysian with heavy money and betrayed his master, and this transaction has not only happened this time. .

The captain of the Virva patrol ship and his sailors unanimously identified that they found these silver nuggets from the merchant ship of Ionis and witnessed their transactions.

The evidence is so clear that things are clear at a glance: The Dionysian businessman deliberately violated the agreement between the two parties and repeatedly sold the important material of Carthage-silver.

In the roar of the people of Carthage shouting "death this Dionysian!", Ionis was sentenced to death along with his crew during the entire interrogation, even if he had no chance to argue.

Ionis and the crew looked pale, and were pushed to the execution ground by Carthage soldiers.

Said to be the execution ground, it is actually the temple of Carthage's protector Bar. Harmon.Bar Harmon is a master god revered by the Phoenicians. He controls the flames and is also called the master of the furnace. It is no wonder that Carthage, which has been the main industry of metal processing and smelting, will always worship him, and To sacrifice him to a living person (mainly a child) at a specific celebration or at a special moment in order to obtain his blessing.

This time the Dionysians were sent to Mount Bilsa to sacrifice. It was the idea of ​​the veterans such as Protakuba. They believed that if the proposal to support Rome was passed, it might happen with Dionysian in the next During the war, Bar Harmon will curse the enemy and give them the greatest protection.

When Ionis was escorted to the huge bronze statue of Bar Harmon, they saw a large pit full of flames under the bronze statue.Standing on the side of the pit, the hot air blowing from the face seemed to burn the human hair...

"Push them down!! Push them down!!!..." the Carthage cried afterwards shouted frantically.

"Carthage wanted to burn us!!..." In the sorrow of the crew, Ionis recovered from the muddy night. He regretted his greed and hated the shamelessness of the Carthage. Cruel, when death was unavoidable, he glared at the Carthaginians around him and shouted loudly: "The mean and shameless Carthaginians! Hades is on, and Ionis curses you here, always One day, your home and your city will be burned to ashes!!"

After Ionis finished scolding, he chanted Hades carols loudly.

The originally frightened crew members gradually calmed down when they heard this voice, and also chanted loudly: "The justice of the stern Lord of the Underworld, I accept death without fear, and come to your temple with longing..."

The Carthaginians were even more angry. After the priests had just finished their prayers, they could not wait to push the Dionysians into the fire pit, watching the "criminals" all become firemen, dancing and screaming in the fire pit. , The Carthage cheered, but Hades’s carols continued, though faint: "Under your double forks, all sins will escape nothing..."

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The news of "The Third Army's defeat of Kautini" was sent back to Turui, which really surprised Daveus. His initial hope was that the Third Army could give the Cautini a lesson and shock Sa. Monet's disobedient tribes did not expect to get such a big result, so he had to reconsider: whether to change the strategy against the Samonais.

A day later, he once again convened a meeting of department heads (including the five rotating chairmen of the senate) in the royal palace.

"The Cautini violated the covenant and invaded the territory of the Campania League without authorization. They must be severely punished! We accept Kautini's negotiations to release the captive soldiers on the condition that'in order to avoid Cautini In the future, they will again attack the territory of the Campanias of Dionysian Union. The Cautini must transfer the three towns of Capua, Lola, and Sacerra to Dionysia; Segovani must Accepting the trial of the Campanias, Cautini chief must be approved by Dionia if he is to be re-elected...'"