Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

After receiving praise from his father, Crotocatax showed a happy smile.

"It's just--" Daveus paused and said softly: "I used to say that you were too gentle, but this time it was a little bit more intense. The chief of Cavutini Segowani has been punished. We have captured and cut off his head and used it to appease the Naconians and the Campanias, but to punish the chiefs of Pentney and the chiefs of the two tribes and tribes can certainly please the people, but In fact, it may lead to dissatisfaction of the two tribal peoples, so that the Samone War cannot end soon, which is not what we want.

You must know that the tradition of the Samonais is to respect the strong. The chiefs of Pentney and these tribal chiefs have defeated. If they lose the land, they will lose their prestige and their appeal among their people. We forgive them. , Support them to continue to serve as tribal leaders, not only can they be grateful, but also more conducive to our control of the Samonei people.We can add a clause to the covenant,'The chief leaders of the tribes of Samonay must be confirmed by the kingdom before they can formally exercise power among the tribes.' This will establish the authority of the kingdom among the tribes of Samonay.

Of course, you suggest that Kautini’s new chief is selected from the Naconian tribe, which is very good!I think that the young Nakonian leader who would rise up against the Cautini first in the battle of Lola was called..."

"Your Majesty, Vasunk, he is the second largest tribe in the Naconia region, Afgum, who was just elected by the people as a tribal leader because his father was killed by Segowani, but he seems too young A little more, only 20 years old." Tolmeide reminded him while briefly introducing the man's situation.

"It doesn't matter if you are young, as long as he trusts Dionysia, then Dionysia will give him support and he can become a big leader!" Davers said proudly

"Your Majesty is right! The future Samone tribe can't survive in the mountains without the support of the kingdom!" Hernipolis expressed support in a loud voice.

Crotocatax and Tolmide are thoughtful.

"In addition, there is another very important one. I forgot to say last time that you didn’t notice Croto. The reason why the Samonais were able to provoke war this time, apart from the agreement between the four chiefs, who Play a big role in it?" Davers asked again.

"The high priest of Samone!" Crotocatax blurted out.

"Yes, the high priests of Samone and the priests group under them, they are above all tribes, and they have a great appeal to the people of Samone. I even suspect that they are the chief initiators of this war. Because the priests of the Kingdom Hades entered the mountains, spread their faith, and violated their fundamental interests.

Therefore, we must ask them to dissolve the priest group, and the tribes themselves should select their own high priests. It must also be confirmed by the kingdom. The holding of the Savoni ritual ceremony in Samone must be coordinated by the kingdom. The four priests Take turns in charge."

Crotocatax carefully pondered what Devers said, and experienced the use of political wisdom, and nodded frequently, but he also had some doubts: "Father, this article relates to the beliefs and beliefs of the Samonais I’m afraid they won’t easily agree with the traditions over the years."

"Garni will definitely agree that their Abelum have been oppressed by the priesthood, and I am afraid they would have long wanted to have their own Savonian high priest.

The Cautini people must agree because this tribe has suffered so much that it will almost be destroyed.

The Pentene had to agree, because their central town had been under siege for so long and they were about to be captured.As long as you change the tradition, you can get the survival of the ethnic group, I think they will eventually agree.As for Karacheni—” Daveus sneered: “The other tribes all have their own high priests. The Samonian priest group they own may only be used by themselves (the origin of the Samonian race is in In Karacheni’s territory, there is a sacred mountain recognized by the Samone, so it is also the place where the priests of the Samone are entangled). If we do not take advantage of the weakest of the Samone, we will solve this problem. In the future, the Samonet may cause a lot of trouble to the kingdom!"

"I see." Crotocatax responded convincingly.

"Herni, according to what I said to Croto, write to Alexis and let him talk to the Pentney and Cautini according to the opinions in the letter." Hear the response.

"Father, Uncle Herney just went out." Crotokatax pointed out of the tent, reminding Daveus.

The tabernacle was lifted, and Henipolis came in again: "Your Majesty, there are two more war reports. One from the Third Fleet and one from Sicily."

"Oh..." Daveus reached for the letter, opened it, and the happy look before him disappeared.

"Your Majesty, is the bad news?" Hernipolis asked, curiously.

"It's not too bad." Daveus quickly calmed down and said lightly: "The Fleet Infantry of the Third Fleet went ashore and attacked a Phoenician village in Sardinia. The army, the two sides fought, and the third fleet lost more than 400 people. Fortunately, they finally retreated successfully."

"More than 400 people?! This is not a small loss!" Hernipolis was a little surprised.

Daphes knew that Sardinia is different from Corsica. It is a big island with a large area, many large rivers, and more fertile hills and plains that can be grazed and planted. The Nikkis are quite large on this island, and they have established St. Ibania, Olbia, Saros, Kalaris, nora, Surki... These larger city-states, they have enough Of young and middle-aged citizens have established a coalition of no fewer than 10,000 people.It is impossible for the Third Fleet to capture Alenia to hide the Sardinian Phoenicians who are not far from Corsica. It is normal for them to have preparedness. Victory and underestimated them. Suffering from such a setback can also make him sober in future actions.

"Your Majesty, how should I reply?" asked Henripolis.

"So I already know, I hope that they can learn the lesson, and the future military operations should be more flexible and prudent, and take advantage of the navy to expand the scope of the harassment to the whole island, so that the Phoenicians cannot judge the movement of the third fleet. ..."

"Father, will you no longer send reinforcements to support the Third Fleet?" Crotocatax interjected.

"The Phoenicians of Sardinia have been blessed by Carthage for many years and are greedy for peace. They just want to defend their territory, have no ambitions, and do not pose any threat to us. It is not a problem we need to solve now. , The Third Fleet dragged it on.” Dave Siyang lifted another letter in his hand and sighed: "Our biggest threat is still from Sicily. Although the news that Seclion is still alive I was delighted, but Miltias was killed, the 4th Fleet was disabled, the friendly cities of the south coast of Sicily fell, and Siracusa suddenly sent troops to declare war... These bad news made me feel uneasy! The army of Carthage led by Marco is very strong, and our Sicilian territory will be violently attacked by them..." Daveus said with some concern, after placing the letter on the table with dignified expression, he did not speak again. , But took his hands and paced back and forth in the tent.

Henipolis picked up the letter curiously and looked closely. Klotocaktas was not as bold as he was. After all, he had received military training, understood military law, and knew that unauthorized peeking at military intelligence would be severely punished. , So despite his curiosity, he only glanced at Hernipolis.

"Carthage's army and the Syracuse launched an attack on our Sicilian territory! Henna, Paragonia, and Taunis were attacked at the same time!" After watching Hippopolis, he whispered against the whisper. Lotto Katax said.

"How many enemies?"

"The letter said that at least 100,000 people participated in the offensive! Our army in Sicily only has more than 20,000 people?!"

"Accurately... There are about 30,000 people, the 7th and 8th Legions, plus the Sicilian Legion Reserve..."

The two talked in a whisper

Daveus stopped and said, "Clotto, you're going to call Tormid, it seems that it's time to take Satnikum."

"Yes!" Crotocatax walked out of the account excitedly.

"Your Majesty, was it too early to attack Satnikum? At this time, the last attack on Antium, although the Romans had only 3,000 defenders, also made us pay a great price. There are far more Roman soldiers in the city of Qom than Antioum!" Henripolis could not help but remind.

"According to the observation by the mountain scouts, the number of patrols by the defenders on the city has decreased significantly in the past two days, and when the Roman family members persuaded to descend under the city, they lie on the battlements and listen, and their team officers do not stop it... It’s a phenomenon that hasn’t happened before, indicating that the morale of the Roman garrison has dropped significantly. I originally wanted to wait for a while, maybe the Roman garrison would surrender automatically, but now I can’t wait. The sooner we can end the war here, the better The sooner you rescue Sicily!"

Daveus's tone was firm, and Henipolis did not persuade any more, but began to write a reply to Alexis according to Daveus' previous instructions.

At this time, the captain of the palace guard Maltius entered the big account: "Your Majesty, the commander of the Army of Matonis has important things to see."

"Let him come in."

Matonis strode into the big account with joy, and said aloud: "Your Majesty, the city of Sutnikum has sent a messenger from Rome, and they are asking to surrender!"