Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The Syracuses were temporarily relieved, and at the same time wondered: What are the Dionyans going to do?!

Soon after, spies came to report: The Dionysians were at the oath meeting, and their roar of "vengeance" was even heard by the people living on the northwest border outside the city.

The lawmakers were tense again.

At this time, Te Agnes finally made a suggestion: "You, the Carthaginians broke through the small town of Paragonia and killed all the Dionysian soldiers in the city, plus the previous invasion of the Catania Plain And wreaking havoc, it will inevitably provoke the anger of Dionysian reinforcements, they are the target of the Dionysian revenge!

As for our Syracuse, it was only under the coercion of the Carthaginian army that they had to send troops to attack the Dionysian gang help Tonis.But we remembered the previous friendship with Dionia, and we have never really attacked with all our strength, making Taunice safe and sound, and there have been no casualties.

Now we should thank the arrival of Dionia’s reinforcements, forcing the retreat of Carthage’s army, without the threat of Carthage, the safety of Syracuse is guaranteed, and the past peace can be restored with Dionysia. !..."

Some generals and parliamentarians were stunned: before, they allied with Carthage and declared war on Dionia, mainly from the proposal of the chief general, but now in his mouth Syracuse has become a victim, which also It's too good to reverse black and white!

But after being reminded by Ty Agnes, more people rushed to say: "Yes, yes, we have never declared war on Dionysia, nor have we directly attacked Dionysia, so there is no demand The issue of peace. The Dionysians should thank us. It is precisely because of our past friendship that we did not seriously attack and delayed the attack of the Carthaginians, so that Katana can be preserved."

"Let us temporarily maintain peace with the Dionysians and let the Dionysians and Carthages fight with all their strength. When they are both deadly and exhausted, it is our opportunity in Syracuse."

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"But we occupied Kamalina and took control of Pachinus. I don't think Dionya can turn a blind eye to this." Some people objected.

Te Agnes argued: "It is not capture but protection. It is precisely because Syracuse protected Pachinus and Camerina that they were prevented from suffering such tragic encounters as Jera and Agrigento. , They should thank Syracuse, not to mention that they are not Dionysia’s allies. Based on this, I think Dionysia should not have much reaction to this, of course, this requires our messenger to go to Kata Nye is so good at lobbying..."

Finally, the Siracusa Council passed a proposal to send a messenger to Katane to express his friendship to Dionysian while exploring the attitude of the Dionysians.

The last time Negotiated with Marco, Ty Agnes personally went out because he was confident that the Carthaginians would not be against him, but for Dionysia, he did not dare to be so arrogant, so he recommended democracy A very good parliamentarian, Cerberus, was sent to Katane.

This night, while he was anxiously waiting, the servant came in and told him: "Cerbanus asks."

Te Agnes immediately rushed to the courtyard door and personally introduced it to the study.

"What about the mission? What is the attitude of the Dionysians towards Syracuse? Do they agree to keep peace with us?..."

Ty Agnes’s eager appearance, and the two who were at ease during the day at the council, were judged to be two. This is probably the chief general’s true mentality in the current situation... Cerberus thought, On the surface, he did not dare to slacken off. He said: "General, I did not see King Dionynia when I arrived in Katane, but I met the original Lord of Katane, who is now said to be promoted to Governor of Sicily. Pros, his attitude towards me is not lukewarm, and indeed, as you might expect, there is no mention of Kamalina and Pacinus. However, with regard to our request for hope that the two sides will resume friendship, West Pross put forward,'Let's punish Falécus, Stacecos and Cuccias, and then talk about the restoration of friendship.'"

"Punish Falekus, Stacecos and Cuccias, why?" Although Teagueniss vaguely noticed the reason, he still raised questions.

"General, why have you forgotten that several of them led the army to siege of Taunis, and Taunis is an ally of Dionysian, and of course Dionysian would have to come forward for it!" Cerberus reminded.

At the beginning, Telgenis led the army to raid Kamanlina, then forced down Pachinos, and then successfully negotiated with the Carthaginians, thus gaining great reputation.This made the neutral generals jealous, so in the next military operation, they were the majority in the general executive committee and they strongly demanded to be the generals.On the one hand, Teaguenis did not want to stalemate with the neutral generals. On the other hand, he considered that the next war was dominated by the Carthaginians, and the Syracuse army was only auxiliary, and there was not much benefit.So he chose to give in.

After hearing the words of Cerberus at the moment, Ty Agnes felt a bit lucky, and at the same time let him fall into thought.

"General," Cerberus leaned forward and whispered, "This is a good opportunity! Falekus they have occupied the committee for many years, causing you so much trouble and seriously hindering your supporters from entering the committee. , Now may be a good opportunity to solve this trouble..."

Te Agnes looked up at him: "The Dioceans did not say that they would punish Falekus, and they resumed friendship with Syracuse."

"But they didn't show any obvious malice to us, they always have to try it." Cerberus continued to persuade.

Te Agnes did not respond for a while. After a long thought, he hesitated and said, "Be careful of the Dionysians who are playing tricks! ... so... tomorrow, at the meeting, except for sending you out In addition to telling the truth about Katane’s situation, I don’t need to say anything else. I will also inform our people in advance not to speak casually, to see other people’s reactions, and then make plans...”

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The next day, at the meeting in Syracuse, after Cerberus had spoken of Dionysia's request, the whole meeting was in full swing.

Cuccias jumped out angrily first, accusing it of a ridiculous request.

Some neutral parliamentarians also expressed clear opposition, believing that this was a humiliation to Syracuse.

Of course, it was also suggested that for the benefit of Syracuse, it is okay for several generals such as Falekus to be aggrieved. Anyway, it is just a gesture to satisfy Dionysia, then Syracuse can avoid it. Dioria's soldier front.

A few MPs from the civilian population of the port expressed their agreement.

The two sides argued endlessly.

Democrats led by Ty Agnes have been watching.

As soon as noon, the meeting suddenly got the news: There was no small panic and movement in the city!

It turned out that there was a rumor among the people in the city that tens of thousands of Dionysian troops were about to attack Syracuse. Such terrible consequences were caused by Te Agnes!It was he who forcibly demanded'to form an alliance with Carthage and declare war with Dionyssia', which angered the Dionysians. As a result, the Carthages he relied on retreated without faith, causing Syracuse to fall into In danger, Ty Agnes must be held responsible!The punishment of Ty Agnes may quell the Dionysian anger...

Rumors quickly spread throughout the city, and the people gathered to discuss.

This news surprised the Democrats, especially Taagnis, who knew that if this matter was not handled well, it would have a very big impact on his prestige, so he proposed to temporarily adjourn the meeting and send someone to appease the people first.

But at this time, Falekus and others expressed opposition, especially Cuccias pointed out angrily: "If you want to quell the Dionysian anger, the most punishable thing is Te Agnes, because he It is the culprit that caused all this! And as the chief general of Syracuse, he not only failed to fulfill his duties, but also brought disaster to Syracuse and was not worthy to take up this sacred position again..."

Cuccias' remarks stirred uproar.

The Democrats headed by Ty Agnes are now more certain: the rumors in the city are most likely created by Falecus to achieve the purpose of transferring contradictions and cracking down on the prestige of Ty Agnes.

As a result, Te Agnes made trouble first, slamming Falekus and others, and other democrats also came to help one after another.

Farecus and other neutral generals and parliamentarians did not dare to show weakness, and they all accused the democrats.

The originally orderly argument at the venue turned into a violent quarrel, especially Falekus had long been dissatisfied with Ty Agnes. He simply took Te Agnes over the past year to neutralize the neutralists. Dirty things like separation, buying, etc. were revealed one by one.

Te Agnes also did not want to be outdone. He accused the neutrals such as Falekus of uniting to exclude themselves during their time as the chief general, and they secretly threatened themselves to unite with them to jointly suppress the port civilians...

The insults in the conference hall were incessant, and there was no order at all, and even changed from scolding to fighting.

Only a handful of port civilians, led by Hiktas, stood by with expressionless faces.

In the end, the meeting did not reach any agreement and had to adjourn the meeting in advance.

It didn't take long for the events in the venue to spread throughout the city of Syracuse and also affect the people in the city.Under the instigation of intentional people, the supporters of the neutrals began to scold Ty Agnes' hypocrisy and declared that the council should punish him to quell the war.

The opinion of the people who support Te Agnes is exactly the opposite, and the two sides have a dispute, which has evolved into a conflict.