Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Henripolis thought about it, and had not answered it yet.

Daphes said in a deep voice, "No, I don’t think so, because we have no foundation in Afrikaans, and the Phoenician city-states will secretly be dissatisfied with us. Ethereum is eliminated, and without the shackles on the head, it will pursue their own interests. If we want to replace Carthage's status, it may conflict with them...

There are Mauritanians and Libyans on the land of Afrikaans. These are a large number of races. Once Carthage no longer exists, Afrikaans are likely to quarrel. We will be involved in it and will consume a lot of our energy and material resources. Is it worth it?After all, the center of gravity of the Kingdom of Dionia is in Italy. Not only should we consolidate our rule in Italy, but we must also continue to implement the strategy of developing northward, and we cannot afford to lose our heads..."

After hearing it carefully, Henripolis pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "We will take Sicily, Sardinia, southern Iberia, eliminate Carthage's threat to the kingdom, but let Carthage act as A large force on the land of Africa continues to exist, ensuring that the Numisbians continue to rely on us. And we Dionysia can mediate between the forces with detachment, mediate disputes, and continue to increase in Afrikaans. Of influence..."

Daveus nodded and said, "Herni, you understand well, so we must grasp this degree in future negotiations. Of course, our army will continue to exert pressure, and I think Carthage will eventually agree to all of us Claim……"

When Daphes said this, he couldn't help but think of Carthage in the history of the previous life. After the second Punic War, they had lost all their colonies, but after decades of development, they renewed The restoration of prosperity actually caused the Romans to be nervous and eventually wiped out the city.

According to Daveus, the Romans were scared by Hannibal. There was always a form of persecution, but Carthage was no longer able to pose any threat to Rome. Carthage immediately sent out a large number of hostages can be seen.Today, Dionysia does not have the fear of the Romans, and he eliminated Rome and defeated Carthage in one battle. He became more confident and powerful.

Even if it only competes in trade, Dionysia is not afraid of Carthage.Even after the victory of the Punic War in the previous life, Rome became the hegemony of the Western Mediterranean. It is still a city-state country dominated by agriculture and less developed in commerce and trade. Today, under the guidance of Dionia, he has already been Farmers and merchants are equally important, and after acquiring these Carthage colonies, the entire kingdom’s commerce will only develop faster.

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Two days after the great victory of Serinus, the Dionysian army mainly stayed in the city of Serinus and the original Carthage camp to take a rest. Davos did not send an army to siege the remnants, but ordered the two The big fleet no longer went to cruise in the waters of Carthage, but focused on blocking the ports of Mazara and Eriks, while sending Dionysian cavalry to patrol around these two towns, discovering anomalies and reporting back at any time.

Daphes believes that the Carthage remnants who have hid in these two towns have exceeded tens of thousands of people. It is difficult for the people in these two towns to support them after losing their food burden, and because of the previous The army led by Prosius had extensively damaged the farmland in the western region, resulting in a sharp decline in wheat harvest in these towns. It is hard to say whether they can survive this winter. How can there be surplus food to support this remnant army.I'm afraid it won't take long for these two city-states to become confused due to food problems.

In these two days, Mazara and Segesta did not move much, but the leaders of the Sikans came to the city of Serinus together.

The Sikan people adjacent to Segasta were the first to get the message that "the army of Carthage was defeated." When they saw the once-incomparable Carthage soldiers fleeing into Segersta in a panic, they felt The shock was beyond reproach, plus hundreds of Dionysian cavalry and Numibian cavalry appeared from time to time on the edge of the Sika territory, terrifying this small Sicilian mountain race, they soon decided to wear Onia surrendered, and also captured the leader of the Sikertanikan tribe hiding in their territory, Akonis and his close friends, in order to be able to be forgiven by the Dionysians.

Daveus accepted their surrender and warmly comforted the leaders of the Sikai.

But then in front of them, Daveus ordered his men to be taken into custody of Akonis and others, and announced that they would be sent to the mountains of Sikeir, so that all of them would be attacked by the Carthage army, lose their territory and a lot of people because of him. The tribes of the ethnic groups conducted public trials and executed them.

In the words of Davers, any ally who betrayed Dionysia should be severely punished.This made the leaders of the Xikai people present uneasy and secretly awake.

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Marco refused to obey the orders of the Senate and insisted on attacking the city of Serinus, which caused the indignation of other elders except the Margonides. The Senate has held meetings for several days and heatedly debated "whether Give this brave military commander the harshest punishment." In fact, many veterans also secretly hoped that the Carthage army would capture the city of Serinus, so that Carthage would be able to pull back in the following negotiations Some disadvantages.

On the night of the defeat of the Carthage army, the city of Mazara sent several cargo ships, taking great risks, and quietly drove towards Carthage in the night. Only one ship finally reached its destination.

When the veterans learned of this news, they hadn't recovered from the shock for a long time.

The navy was almost completely destroyed by the navy, and now the army has suffered a big defeat. The carthage of the sea and land army has caused the veterans to grieve, and completely wiped out a trace of arrogance remaining in their hearts, in order to rescue the remaining army trapped in Sicily and A large number of soldiers captured by Dionia, the Senate House held an emergency meeting.

Contrary to the controversy in the past, the veteran of the Margonides heard the messenger Mazala say, "Although Hasdruba luckily fled to the city of Mazala, Marg has no news so far." They demanded that the negotiations be restarted immediately, try to agree to the conditions put forward by the Dionysians and reach a truce as soon as possible.

However, under such difficult conditions, negotiations with Dionia will definitely face more difficulties, so the veterans actively discussed: where should concessions be made, and where should be persisted, Dionysians What new requirements might be proposed...

It took two days to finally formulate a relatively complete diplomatic negotiation plan. It was the first time for Carthage to pass a resolution on such a major issue in such a short time.

During the meeting, the Senate also spent some time appeasing the people of Carthage who were angry and weeping because of the news.

Once again, Okreton, as the messenger of Carthage, took a boat to Sicily, and this time he felt a great responsibility.

After taking a boat into the western waters of Sicily, Okritton prepared to enter the city of Mazara first, to meet Hasdrruba, to understand some details in detail, and be prepared.

Unexpectedly, the vessel was intercepted by the Dionysian ship when approaching Mazala. After learning that Okriton was the messenger of the Carthage negotiations, he did not allow it to enter the port of Mazara, but suggested that he go directly Sellinus City.

On the ship, Okreton saw the many Dionysian warships patrolling back and forth in the port of Mazara, and felt the urgency of the situation. He immediately ordered the ship to accelerate to Serinus.

The site of King Dionysia has been moved from Minoasi to Serinus, which is a victory step for the Dionysian army; but for Carthage, this change means Carthage Based on the total defeat in this war.

After arriving in the city of Serinus, Okreton asked to meet King Davers and was refused.Negotiations were also requested, and this time agreement was obtained.

The negotiations took place in an vacant house in the port area.

Okritton entered the living room early and waited. Henripolis delayed for a long time before Shi Shiran arrived.

Okritton endured his dissatisfaction and said straight away: "In the past few days, our Senate has re-discussed the negotiation conditions you proposed, and decided to hand over Corsica to Dionia, Sardinia. In addition to St. Iberia and Calaris, the rest of Asia are under the jurisdiction of Dionia; and with regard to Sicily, I hope Dionia can be returned to Lilitan, and we at Carthage give up... to other city-states and territories in western Sicily Responsible, Eriks, Mazara, Segesta, Palermos, etc. are independent city-states, whether Dionysia wants to annex or make it an affiliate, and negotiates with them on their own, Carthage does not interfere."

After finishing speaking, Okritton looked at Henipolis, but his heart was a little nervous: in fact, the bottom line of the negotiation given to him by the Senate was to agree to all the conditions previously put forward by Dionia, but since it was a negotiation, he could not All cards are shown at the first meeting, and you have to bargain.

The most worrisome of Okritton now is that Dionysia will use this victory to once again open his mouth and propose new conditions.

Sure enough, after hearing Okriton's words, Henipolis sneered: "Sir Okriton, when you first came to talks, I said,'If Carthage does not promise us early, Negotiation conditions, maybe we will add more when the next negotiation takes place.'As a result, you are lucky, not only delaying the negotiation time, but even letting your army launch an attack on Serinus during the negotiation—"