Chapter 407 Persuasion

Deceneu apologized, but there was no trace of apology on his face: "We in Dacia have always had enmity with the tribes on the west bank of the Danube. The Pannoni want to destroy our ally Skodis." The Qi tribe, the Boii and the Taurissi continued to invade eastward and occupied many of our Dacian territories on the east bank of the Danube...

When we first learned the name of the Nyx tribe, you had already occupied most of the Pannoni territory and arrived on the west bank of the Danube. Soon you completely annexed the Pannoni territory, and then went to war with the Boi people. In just a few years, you have beaten the Boi people to only a few tribes in the north...

Although you are all destroying our enemies in Dacia, in our opinion, the terrible aggression of the Nyx tribe is really worrying! That’s why I advise your Majesty to proceed with caution. "

Maximus looked at Brebista, whose expression became serious, and then at Deceneu, who had a calm face. He thought about it and said seriously: "I don't think you two will only see Nick. It seems that the Si tribe destroyed the Pannoni and defeated the Boi people. We should also understand some of the reasons why our Nyx tribe went to war with these two tribes...

The reason why we were able to settle and establish a tribe here was because the Pannoni invaded the Ardei tribe and occupied their land. The Ardei people hope that we, Nyx, can resist the continued invasion of the Pannoni and prevent them from being invaded. Genocide.

We Nix fulfilled our promise and drove the Pannonians out of the territory of the Ardei people. However, the Pannonians later regarded Nix as an enemy that must be eliminated, and launched four attacks on us Nix within three years. The number of people each time exceeded 20,000, and the largest number even reached more than 60,000.

The Nyx is a newly established tribe with a small land and few people. We simply cannot afford to defend ourselves against the Pannoni attacks for a long time. Therefore, we must attack, occupy the Pannoni territory, and weaken their strength in order to protect the tribe. But in this way, the hatred between us and the Pannoni people cannot be resolved at all. One party must fall completely before the war will end..."

Having said this, Maximus shrugged helplessly: "As for the conflict with the Boi, it was also because the Boi first invaded the Pannoni tribe on the south bank of the Drau River. The Pannoni were more willing to Choosing to join our Nix, I sent envoys and even invited the druids of Noriki to the Boi tribe to persuade them to stop their troops and call a truce.

But not only did the Boi not agree, they also sent troops to pursue the Pannoni people who fled into our territory. In order to protect these Pannoni people who had sworn to join Nyx, we had to send troops to defeat the Boi army raging on the south bank of the Drau River.

After that, we controlled the Drau River because of our water advantage, but the Boi people were unwilling to fail and sent troops many times to try to cross the river to attack the territory of Nyx. In the end, we couldn't bear it anymore, so we gathered a large force and launched an attack on the Boi people... …

This is not my defense of the Knicks. You can send people to inquire about the surrounding tribes. What I say is true. We Knicks are not a tribe that likes aggression, and every war is not initiated by us Knicks. rise. However, once a war occurs, for the long-term security of the tribe, we will often fight back with all our strength! "

Maximus's last few words were slightly aggravated, which was also a secret reminder to the other party. Then he said in a gentle tone: "Actually, in the past few years when our Knicks were fighting a war with the Bois, I have always had a doubt. , Don’t you Dacia also have a grudge against the Bois? “Why didn’t you join this war?”

This question was a bit straightforward, and Brebista did not avoid it and said directly: "The land on the east bank of the Danube originally belonged to us Dacians, so we drove away the Bois and took back the land that belonged to us.

But we do not covet the land on the west bank of the Danube. Various Celtic tribes have lived there for hundreds of years, and their living habits, language, and traditions are completely different from ours in Dacia.

If I rashly lead the army across the Danube to seize the territory of the Bois, I will probably fall into the quagmire of war with the Celts, so I will not waste time doing such a risky thing. For me at the moment The most important thing is to consolidate our recently established Dacian Alliance and make the various Dacian tribes more united! "

"You are a wise man! With a king like you, Dacia will definitely become more powerful!" Maximus praised sincerely.

"Chief Maximus, after you destroy the Boi people, what will you and your Nix tribe plan next?" Deceneu looked at Maximus.

Maximus answered without hesitation: "After the Boi people are wiped out, as long as the Taurisi people who have always supported the Boi people against us can take the initiative to negotiate peace with us, we Nix are also willing to live in peace with them.

If you and I can reach an agreement today, the two tribes can always live in harmony with each other. In addition, the Noriki, Yabod, Skodisci, Ardei people... With such a peaceful and stable environment, we Nicks can develop with peace of mind and contribute to the prosperity of the entire Danube Plain! ——”

Metafratis whispered something into Maximus's ear.

"Oh, that's right." Maximus changed his words and said: "There are Germans in the north of the Boi territory and outside the Danube Plain. They are barbaric and fierce. From time to time they invade south, killing the people in the Danube Plain and plundering their wealth. I will organize an army to attack them so that they will never have the thought of attacking again!

But I will not send troops north to attack their territory, because I heard that it is full of forests. The dense and tall trees can completely block the sun. It is very cold and gloomy. It is really not a place for people to stay... In addition, I There is nothing to worry about for the safety of the Knicks tribe.

In the coming time, I will do my best to make the Knicks tribe more prosperous and powerful, because there is always an enemy in my heart, and I will eventually lead the Knicks tribe into a life-and-death war with it! "

Maximus stared at Brebista and Deceneu, and without waiting for them to ask, he said in a deep voice: "This enemy is Rome!"

Not only Brebista and Deceneu, but even Medafratis was shocked because he had never heard his leader say something like "I will go to war with Rome in the future" in public.

This time Brebista did not ask Deceneu to ask questions, but took the initiative to ask: "Chief Maximus, are you really ready to go to war with Rome?! Rome is the most powerful country in the Mediterranean. Which force dares to take the initiative to provoke it!"

Maximus smiled meaningfully: "I heard that you Brebista not only dared to provoke Rome, but also defeated the Roman army several times. Compared with you, I am far behind."

Brebista shook his head and said: "We in Dacia are forced to go to war with the Romans. To the south of Dacia is the Kingdom of Odrysia. The people of this kingdom are all Thracians of the same race as us in Dacia. Now Odrisia has been basically controlled by the Romans, and they have also encouraged them to invade our Dacian territory in an attempt to explore our true and false intentions.

I led my troops to repel them several times, but they were mainly Odrisians, and there were not many Roman soldiers who actually fought with us. "

"It seems that the Romans are eyeing Dacia." Maximus' eyes flashed. The news that Dacia and the Romans had been at war was that Onomabaitis was trading in the port of Tarantum. I came here to inquire about it when I was there, but it’s not as detailed as Brebista’s.

Maximus looked deeply and asked in a deep voice: "Why do the Romans encourage the Odrysians to invade Dacia?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he added in a more serious tone: "I think that's because the Romans wanted to destroy Dacia! There's nothing surprising about this. Look at the current Mediterranean world -"

As Maximus spoke, he dipped his fingers in the pulp and quickly drew a map of the forces around the Mediterranean on the wooden table.

Brebista and Deceneu were surprised by Maximus' superb painting skills, but they were even more shocked by what he said, so they listened carefully and did not want to interrupt.

“The Iberian Peninsula to the west of the Mediterranean Sea has become a Roman province hundreds of years ago. Although there are still some mountain tribes who are unwilling to surrender, they no longer pose any threat to Roman rule.

Mauritalia and Numidia in the south and west were tributaries of Rome, and their kings even had to obtain the approval of the Roman Senate if they wanted to take over the throne.

The central region in the south had become another province of Rome after its victory over Carthage a hundred years ago, and Egypt in the south and east also surrendered to Rome.

Looking to the east, just a few years ago the Roman consul Pompey conquered the entire Kingdom of Asia Minor, Syria and Judea.

Then there is the north of the Mediterranean where we are located. Italy is the stronghold of the Romans. Western France, Northern Italy, Illyria, Greece, Macedonia... these are all Roman provinces.

You see, the Romans already controlled the entire Mediterranean, but would this stop them from expanding?

Won't! Because the highest authority of the Romans was the consul, who was elected once a year. To be elected as a consul, Roman nobles mainly relied on their military records and wealth, both of which could be obtained by waging war. Therefore, Roman nobles were elected as consuls. Those provincial governors always spare no effort to provoke foreign wars! "