Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Yes...Your Majesty..." Pueblius nodded choked, determined in his heart: When this matter is over, let Lenturus leave Turrii and go to towns where no Romans live. .

Davies smiled kindly and raised his glass again: "Come on, do this cup, and wait for you to handle this matter smoothly, I think you can also succeed as the town chief."

Pulius listened, and he was refreshed. He drank the wine in the toast and said firmly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will blow them all out of the net and will never let one escape!"

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Guided by the royal court ceremonial officer, Gualia stood at the entrance of the hall of the palace of Dionia, and heard a loud shout: "Gulial, the messenger of the Etruscan Union, please!"

Then I heard a majestic voice: "Let him come in."

Guriala's heart began to tense, he took a deep breath and stepped into the palace hall.

I saw the tall and spacious hall brightly lit by the sunlight from the side window, standing tall and mighty soldiers on both sides, the armor shone brightly.

Guriala moved forward between the corridors formed by the guards, and then saw a row of black wooden chairs on the left and right sides, sitting above a dozen Dionysian officials wearing gorgeous robes, most of them with inquiry He looked at himself, among which was the Antonanos Dionysian Foreign Minister he knew well.

The gentle old man smiled and nodded to Guriala, which calmed his mood, and then he saw the man sitting on the throne in front of him. The crown on his head was bright and dazzling, and his face was solemn, and he couldn't help but feel It's a tight one: this is King Daveus who wiped out Rome, conquered Carthage, and made Dionia the only overlord in the Western Mediterranean.

He quickly bent down and saluted: "His Majestic King Deverus, the most honorable greeting on behalf of all the people of the Etruscan Union!"

"Welcome to you, the messenger of the Etruscan Union!" Daveus smiled and said kindly: "The Etruscan Union is an alliance of Dionysia. In the past few years, our two sides have not only traded frequently, but also There are also a lot of cultural exchanges. This trend is very good. I hope that the exchanges between us will become closer and closer, which will benefit the stability of central Italy!"

"Your Majesty, you are right!" Guriala took the lead and said: "But our Etruscan city-state hopes not only to strengthen trade and cultural exchanges with the Kingdom of Dionia, but also in the military. Also strengthen the connection."

The rotating chairman of the Senate Anta Oris immediately interjected: "Guriala Messenger, your words are puzzling. You should know that Dionysia and Etrunia are alliances. The alliance already stipulates that the two sides are in trade and culture. The exchanges are not restricted, and once one party is in difficulty, the other party must provide military assistance, which has shown that we have a deep military connection."

"That's just emergency measures under special circumstances, and what I'm talking about to strengthen the military connection is that our Etruscan coalition hopes to get military help from your Kingdom of Dionysia under normal circumstances! "

Guriala said in a heavy voice: "His Majesty the King, you should know that the Gauls, the neighbors of the northern Etruscan Union (the Greeks have always been these cruel and terrible savage races from the northern peninsula and the depths of the continent over the years) Collectively called the Celts, the Dionysians initially continued this statement until Rome was merged into the kingdom. Under their influence, they gradually began to rename the Celts in northern Italy as Gauls.) Incessantly invading the territory of the Etruscan alliance, and the intensity of its invasion has been increasing in the past two years, the alliance has formed an army to defend, but..."

Guriala showed an angry and worried expression: "The northern border is too wide, and the Gauls are very cunning. They rarely fight the coalition forces we have assembled, but always attack our small units that have been singled out and invade our defense. The area...Now the alliance has been overwhelmed, and the people of several city-states near the northern border have fled south....If this continues, the Gauls will be able to occupy the north of Luna, luca, and Feu. Florentia, and then let more tribes easily cross the steep mountainous terrain, take root in the northern part of our Etruscan alliance territory, by that time... that Gaul more than 20 years ago I am afraid that the large-scale invasion of South Korea will repeat itself!"

Speaking of Gualala, the ministers in the temple whispered for a while, but no one spoke on their own initiative.

Daveus evaded the glorious look of Gualala and looked to the Secretary of State Alexis (the former Secretary of State Hilos had resigned two years ago, and Daveus personally designated him to be replaced by Alexis who had made great contributions in the Western Mediterranean War) And asked softly, "Alexis, what do you think of this?"

Alexis frowned, thinking for a moment, and then said solemnly: "Listening to the Etruscan messengers, the situation in the northern Etruscan alliance is more severe! But...the Gauls are now There is no major invasion of the south, nor the city-states that captured the northern border. If we Dionysia agreed to the request of the Etruscan alliance and dispatched reinforcements to reinforce their northern border, we may also encounter the difficulties they face. ——The Gauls will refuse to confront us head-on, continue to disperse the army to attack Etruria, and we cannot gather large forces to attack the Gauls' territory...

To effectively defend against the Gauls’ invasions will inevitably require a long period of confrontation and fierce fighting, and our reinforcements cannot stay in the friendly territory far away from their homes for a long time, which will make the soldiers unable to handle their own affairs and affect their income... … Moreover, long-term reinforcements staying in the north will also consume a large amount of food from the Etruscan city-state, and greet the complaints of the local people..."

"Your Majesty, Lord Alexis is right. At this time, sending reinforcements is not good for Etruria or our Dionysia. We should consider it more carefully..." Most ministers They all echoed and apparently did not agree with the "reinforcement of Etruria".

Guriala was a little panicked, fortunately he had prepared in advance: "Uh... we also think that it is not suitable to ask Dionia to send reinforcements at this time... So the high-level leaders of the alliance city-states decided after many deliberations, Luna, Lucca, and Florentia will put some territories under the ownership of Dionia. You can build towns in these territories. The cost of building cities and the short-term consumption of materials are covered by the entire Etruscan Union. Free of charge."

There was an uproar around the remark.

The Minister of Agriculture, Burcos, couldn't help but ask: "You mean...these lands drawn out will always belong to Dionia?"

"Yes, forever!"

"So what is the area of ​​these lands? In addition to building towns, is there enough surplus land to support the people of the town?" Burcos asked immediately, and also reminded: "If there is not enough land to be allocated to Dior The citizens of Neasia are part of the territory. Even if your majesty has agreed to your request, the people of the Kingdom may not be willing to move to the Etruscan region. After all, living there is much more dangerous than at home!"

Guriala felt hope, and immediately solemnly said: "Of course the Etruscan Union has considered this issue, so please rest assured that the land provided by the Union is sufficiently large and fairly fertile, which should satisfy the Dionysian people. Requirements, there are even rich minerals in some places..."

Guriala's words immediately aroused heated discussions among the ministers.

This situation made Gualala sigh in heart: if it was not the perpetual looting and harassment of the Gauls, it caused a large number of city-state people close to the northern border to flee south, causing the land of these city-states to be deserted and desolate. May provide so much land to Dioria!

At this time, Alexis asked aloud: "Etruscan messenger, do we have the right to choose what land Dionysia should take the initiative to belong to Dionysia? Where is the city built?"

As the highest military chief of the kingdom, Alexis asked this question because he did not want the Etruscans to divest the land closest to the Gauls to Dionia, so that Dionysia The civic soldiers were at the forefront, defending the Gauls' offensive and suffering casualties alone, while leaving the Etruscans hiding behind and not working.

Guriala has not yet responded, and Daveus coughed lightly and said solemnly: "I am also more concerned about this issue."

Guriala felt awkward in his heart, knowing that he could not be perfunctory on this issue. He raised his spirits and said: "Dear King... The Kingdom of Dionysia is powerful, the Etruscan alliance is relatively weak, how can we play with it We are willing to provide the land sincerely, please help us to resist the Gauls together! If His Majesty the King and the ministers are not satisfied with the land they have settled down, we can also discuss again and choose new land."

Daveus was satisfied with his statement. He leaned back, holding the armrest of the throne with both hands, and said with a smile: "The requirements of the Etruscan Union, I already know, please go back and take a good look Rest, we will discuss this matter."

"...Yes, His Majesty the King!" Gualala did not get a definite reply. Although he was a little unwilling in his heart, he did not dare to say more and resignedly withdrew from the palace.

At this moment, Davies looked at the ministers and said aloud: "You, you have all heard the request of the Etruscan messenger. Please tell me what you have to say about this."