Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

At the same time, the Romans also stood 20 meters away.

Both Daphus and Camillus rode on horses and looked at each other.

In the end, it was Camillus who first broke the silence: "King Dionysian, I am Camulus, the Roman dictator!"

"I know you." Daveus nodded and said: "You are a hero of Rome, once eliminated the dead enemy of Rome, drove away the Celtics who occupied the city of Rome, and defeated the surrounding hostile forces many times."

Camillus was not surprised that Davers knew so much about himself. A good commander must study his opponent carefully. He suddenly shouted and asked: "Rome and Dionia, one in central Italy, one in In southern Italy, there are many forces in the middle. There has never been any conflict. Why do you want to lead the army regardless of the long distance, cost a lot of supplies, and even disregard the lives of Dionysian citizens, invade our land, and break through Our home, slaughter our people?!"

Camillus’ question seemed a little redundant, but Davers knew that if he didn’t answer it well, the matter would spread afterwards, and the soldiers couldn’t help but wonder if the war was necessary, which affected morale, so He pondered a little, then replied aloud: "After you drove away the Celts in Rome, you have not recovered your homeland, prospered trade, and given your people a stable life. Instead, you fought around and violated the surrounding race! The Helnikians are allies of Dionysia. You Rome invaded their territories, occupied their towns, slaughtered their people, and made them almost annihilate! We once sent messengers to Rome to pray for a truce , But was rudely rejected by you!

Since the establishment of Dionysia, it has kept its promises, so that it will gain the trust of the allies, and the country will be strong today. Therefore, we cannot ignore the tragic encounters of the allies, we must respond to their requests and fulfill our covenants. That's why we are here!Just like the Celtics invaded the city of Rome ten years ago, this time is also the punishment given by your god to see you slaying and killing!"

"Bullshit!" Camillus finished listening to the translation, and he couldn't help but scream with anger.

The most taboo of Camillus is to hear "the god's punishment".When he was expelled from the city of Rome, one of the important reasons was that he was framed "after the capture of the city of Victoria, he scraped the gold and silver in the temple and made the gods angry."Secondly, when he left the city of Rome, he once said angrily to his family, "Whoever wronged him will definitely be punished." As a result, some people later attributed the "Celtic invasion to the gods who are vindicating him." , So the punishment will come to Rome."This matter kept him in his arms, so he never allowed Davis to use the name of "deity punishment" again to cover up their crimes of aggression against Rome and crack down on the morale of Roman civic soldiers.

"Your Majesty, he said you were... nonsense." Amirius translated euphemistically.

Daveus was not angry, but smiled instead.

Camillus realized that he could not calm down, so he turned the subject and said directly: "Although you captured the city of Rome, it did not bring you much benefit. Looking at your surroundings, the north is mine. Etruscan Confederacy, to the east and south are my Roman Latin confederation and colonial city... You are already surrounded! Now, I lead 70,000 Roman troops back, and will trap your army in Rome Can't move in the city!

And I heard that in the south of the Kingdom of Dionysia, on Sicily, our ally, Carthage, is fighting you; I heard that the coalition of the Samonais is still invading your eastern region... you as Dai The king of Onia, but led the main force of Dionysia trapped in Rome away from the kingdom, even if you do not worry about your kingdom, your soldiers do not worry about their homes being attacked by the Carthaginians and Sa Was the Monet invaded?!"

Davies was unimpressed and said with a smile: "No, no, I'm not worried at all. My soldiers and I like to stay here because of the rich food provided by the Roman people, so that we can be here Staying for a long time. The only thing I worry about is that these kind-hearted Roman people gave food to us, and in a short time, what if they had no food to eat? We didn’t have such kindness, and then returned the food. Also Yes, I also worry about your soldiers. With such a huge number of soldiers, how many days do you have enough food to eat?"

Threats!This is a naked threat and warning!After the accompanying Lucius and other soldiers listened to the interpreter, they both glared angrily and raised their shield spears.

Although Camillus frowned, he remained calm. He said in a deep voice: "My Roman citizen has always been brave and has no fear of threats, so I can survive in the harsh environment of enemies around you so far! You can Starving to death all the people in the city, even if our Roman citizen soldiers ate grass and hungry stomachs, they would not stop fighting with you and avenge their families until they died in battle!

But what good is it for you and us to fight so hard?On the contrary, if the two of us truce, as long as you withdraw from the city of Rome and leave Latium, we are not only willing to provide large amounts of gold and silver and supplies, but also willing to return the land of the Walsi and the Helnikians and sign peace with them. The agreement will also sign an agreement that will never be violated with Dionia.

And the king, you can safely lead your elite troops to deal with other enemies to ensure that your land and people are not violated and hurt. What do you think?!"

Romans want to reconcile?!Daveus looked at Camullus, who was sincere, and patted the crotch's neck with his right hand.For a moment, the corners of his mouth slightly tilted: "I remember ten years ago, you also proposed to the Celts who occupied the city of Rome,'pay a lot of gold and silver to let them leave', and when they relax their vigilance, you lead As the army launched an offensive against them, the Celtics were defeated...Although I would like to agree with your proposal, I am afraid to suffer a tragic result like the Celtics!"

Camillus twitched his face a few times, and the ravines on his face covered his surprise: This King Dionysia knew too much about Rome!

He quickly calmed down and said: "Now that you understand the situation at that time, you should know that it was the veterans trapped on the Capitolin Hill who made the decision to replace the Celtic soldiers with gold and silver. The soldiers and I outside the city knew nothing about it. But now, as a dictator, the proposal I made after soliciting the wishes of the soldiers, all Romans must obey!"

Will the Romans, who have never compromised the invading enemy, really succumb to the safety of the Roman city?After listening to the general history of Rome in the past, Daveus stared at Camillus for a while. He was curious and cautious in his heart. He thought about it for a moment and then said: "This matter is too important. I need to go back to the city to discuss with the generals before I can give you an answer."

"I hope this reply is not too late. The soldiers under me are eager to go home, I'm afraid we can't wait too long!" Camulus said threateningly.

Daveus smiled: "No matter if we can finally reach a truce with you in Rome, I am honored to be able to see you-General Camulus! So, wait a while, I have a gift for you, I believe you will like."

After speaking, Daveus turned his horse and led the people back to the city.

Camillus also turned back to the camp without hesitation.

On the way, Lucius asked with some expectations: "Father, King Dionia will give you a gift. Does this mean that there is a possibility of peace talks."

"This King of Dionysia is not simple, don't have hope for him." Camillus recalled the situation when he spoke to Davers just now, and said with a serious expression: "You just observed it just now, Dionys. The traps and Luzhai buried by the Asians under the city, they are not Celtic! Even if we really want to negotiate, we must recapture Ostia, we can take more initiative in the negotiations!"

Lucius nodded heavily.

At the same time, Hippopolis asked Daphes: "Your Majesty, are we going to have peace talks with the Romans?"

"Peace talk?" Daveus sneered: "If I have such a plan, I will also tune veterans and officials such as Yasistes, Antrapolis, Nico Marcus, and Thelis. Come to Rome! Did the Romans really want to reconcile or paralyze us, I believe we will soon discover the real purpose of Camulus. If he just wants to delay the time, he will find this a stupid decision! "

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The warships going upstream to Rome not only took time and effort, but it was much more convenient to go down the Tiber.

Midolades led the warship moored in Rome. The reason why he arrived in Ostia at dusk was because Daveus took into account the "Assassination of the Temple of Diana", considering the arrival of the Roman army. To ensure the stability of the city and allow the army to fight with all its strength, the Roman Chief Executive Yasisters was ordered to immediately inventory the male nobles and diners who were captured and those 55 to 14 years old in the city and escorted to Turi by the third fleet Yi, because of the large number of people (about 4,500 people), they also rented some merchant ships.

Midolades entered the port by fast boat.

In just over two days, there have been some changes in the port of Ostia: the number of merchant ships from Dionysia has increased, but the management of the port has not become chaotic, but more orderly.The wooden fences originally used by the Dionysia Chambers of Commerce on the wharf on the dock were also cleared. At least when Midolades passed by, no conflicts or disputes were found.