Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

After listening to Daveus, the General of Helniki, General Nemeli, no longer hesitated, he asked, "His Majesty the King, if the Equite and Massi also request an alliance with you, Dionia, Will you agree?"

Daveus turned his mind. He remembered that the Equite and Massi were tempted by the Prynister rebellion last year, and they invaded Rome together with the Walsey and the Helnikis, and they were defeated by Camillus.Then, during the conquest of the Helnikians by the Roman army this year, these two races sent troops to rescue, and the result was a fiasco, and their strength was severely weakened... They hoped to form an alliance with Dionia, I am afraid also to eliminate worries and guarantees Territorial security, after all, the rumors that Dionia kept the covenant has been confirmed by the Walsi and the Helnikians.

"I'm very welcome!" Daveus smiled: "I not only hope that the Masai and the Equatians can form an alliance with Dionia, but also that other forces around Rome can also become Diony's allies! "

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At the end of this battle, Davers did not invite the leader of the Wach coalition to enter the city of Rome for a banquet celebration.On the one hand, the Walseys eagerly rushed back to their defensive empty territory to prevent the Romans from taking revenge; on the other hand, Daveus also considered the feelings of the people in the city of Rome.Therefore, he distributed most of the loot (mainly armor and weapons) he obtained to the Wach soldiers, and they were grateful to return.

In this battle, in addition to the casualties of the Wahhe Army, the loss of the Dionysian army is negligible, and the casualties of the Roman army are not many, but they have nearly 2,000 people captive, the worst is Latin Allied forces, more than 4,000 of them were captured.

Most of the Roman soldiers fled back to Villitre smoothly. It seems that the loss of the Roman army was not great, but the defeat of this battle was another blow to the prestige of the Romans in the league, especially Dai. Onia also captured so many Latin soldiers, so after the battle, Davies did not allow Printors to withdraw the siege troops to Rome, but instead also returned the fourth and sixth legions to the generals. Under Lintols, let him step up the attack on Gaby City and take it down as soon as possible.

Daveus, who returned to Rome with the joy of victory, called Pupulius and handed him an important task: to persuade the Romans on Capitoline Hill!

And also promised him: if the Romans on the mountain dare to hurt him, Dionia will let the whole mountain bury him!Regardless of whether he succeeds in persuading the surrender, he will become the new veteran of the Kingdom of Dionia and speak for the rights and interests of the Roman citizens of the kingdom in the courtyard.

To this end, Publius made some careful preparations, the next day he took the worries and climbed the Mount Capitoline, while he took a captive Roman noble living in the city of Victoria, and a The Roman soldiers who were captured in the fighting yesterday were also of noble origin.

After receiving the order, the Roman soldier opened the pass, and Puglius, who had waited for a long time under the mountain, stepped into the mountainside of Capitoline.The Roman patrol soldiers passing by stared at him with strange eyes, and even some people spoke abusively. He had been mentally prepared, pretending not to hear, and closely following the leader soldier, while carefully observing the surrounding environment.

The reason why the Romans regarded Capitoline as the Acropolis is that it is the tallest hill in the Roman city. The mountainside is steeper, but the top of the mountain is flatter, and the trees are lush. The Romans think that this is a gift from the gods. I must like to live in such a beautiful place, so I built the main temple on the top of the mountain.

However, after he climbed up the mountain, Publius surprised him by what he saw along the way: in less than 20 days, most of the trees in the mountain were cut down, and simple wooden houses and tents were erected on the bare mountains, and countless ragged clothes The people lie there, all of them have dishes and their eyes are blind.

Along the way, Pbulius recognized many acquaintances, all of them civilians living in the hills of Silio and Werner, either diners of the great nobles, or civilians who had settled in Rome a few generations ago. In the past, most of them were powerful helpers used by the nobles to deal with other civilians, but at the moment they were lying tightly with their wives and children. When they saw him, they just turned their eyes and could not bear the strength of waving and greeting. Waste... Seeing their misfortunes, Pulius once again firmly believed that it was a very correct decision to lead the family to the kingdom of Dionysia!

By the top of Mount Capitolin, there should have been a solemn temple, and its courtyard was also filled with people who fled up the mountain, not only making the quiet and clean sacred courtyard noisy and messy, but also filled the air. Bad smell.

Seeing this, Pulius raised a anger in his heart, and also had a bit of sorrow, so when some nobles recognized him and learned that he came to negotiate as a Dionysian messenger, they all dealt with him Loud insults and spurs, and even rushed up to beat him, but these people who could not eat enough food and walked without shaking could not break the protection of the guards.

Pubulius didn't take them into consideration at all, but returned with a pity look.

Finally the soldiers took him to the apse of the temple of Jupiter.

"Come in, Dionysia's messenger!" The captain deliberately made the term "Dionysia" very heavy, in order to show his contempt for Pubrius.

Pubulius took a deep breath and strode into the hall.

"You still have a face here, Pulius Manlius, as the patriarch of one of Rome's most glorious clans, you abandoned the glory of your ancestors, defiled your family's reputation, and shamelessly turned to Rome 'S enemies are still daring to step into this sacred palace, and angry Jupiter will punish you severely!"

Pubulius heard that this was Maruginenes, and if he had spoken to this prestigious veteran before, because he was the most determined to execute Marcus. The supporters, even with their disdain for the Manlius clan, sneered at each motion, but today Pubulius looked directly at him sitting in front of him, glaring and glaring, but the mood was calm: "Today, I am wearing The messenger of Onia, King Dionia sent me to discuss important matters with you, there is no need to talk about other nonsense here."

"Nonsense?!" Marugine Ensis was even more angry, and he suddenly stood up and shouted loudly towards Pbulius: "Do you know why I let you in?! That's because we were going to punish Mal Kus treats you like a traitor! Come here!"

With this shout, two menacing guards came in.

Pbulius immediately felt nervous, he tried to calm himself, and shouted: "Kill me?! Then you have to make everyone on this mountain and other Romans captured by Dionysian The nobleman prepared for my burial!"

There was a commotion in the temple.

"Publius, you don't have to threaten us! After your body falls off the cliff and falls into meat sauce, it won't be long before the Dionysians you trust will be led by Camulus. Defeat by the army, we will return to the city below, and rebuild Rome after the war, just as it was then!" Abilius immediately stood up and yelled loudly to inspire.

Puglius laughed: "You are still dreaming of returning to Rome! I suggest you ask the two people I took up the mountain now, Desimus Julius Bruce, You are all very familiar with it. He volunteered to bring his family and move to Victoria more than ten years ago. This was a big news at the time in Rome. Now he will tell you,'How easily the Dionysians captured Kay Sreira and Veyron then captured him'.

Another person, you are more familiar with Marugine Ensis, Dominius Cominellius Sheila, this is your young tribe, formerly served as squadron leader in the army led by Camulus , He will tell you,'How many armies of Camillus have been defeated many times. Now these remnants are defeated and will retreat to Satnikum. They are afraid that the Dionyan army will attack them!'..."

When Pubulius made this remark, the whole venue was like a frying pan, and there was a discussion.It has been more than 20 days since the fall of Rome. In addition to fighting in the evening, the city of Rome has remained calm since then. As time passed, the veterans already had a bad hunch in their hearts, but they did not expect the situation to be so bad. .

"...A lie! This is a lie!..." Abilius retorted repeatedly, but clearly lacked confidence.

"I don't care what happens outside. As a traitor, you deserve the harshest punishment!" Maru Guinness said after a shock at first, he still said with a strong tone.

Publius avoided his threatening gaze and looked around at the Roman elders who had been talking about them. The anxiety on their faces made him feel calm. He took a deep breath and shouted: "Since this, there are all The Roman aristocracy accompanied me to die, and I have no regrets, come on!" He said, beckoning the two guards, and then turned and walked outside the temple.

"Wait a minute!" someone shouted among the elders.

Pbulius's tense mood suddenly relaxed, and he turned slowly.

"You, as the Dionysian messenger, are you here to negotiate with us?" Portitus asked aloud.

Publius looked at him, then at Maruginenes, and other veterans who had abnormal appearances around him. Then he said unhurriedly, "From the current situation, Rome The city fell, and Keslera, Vie, Fidena, Gabi were also captured by Dionia, and the 70,000 army led by Camillus may now only have more than 10,000 people, hiding in Satney In the city of Qom, there is a lingering breath, whether it is now or in the future, Rome is no longer a Roman Rome!"