Chapter 408 Anti-Roman Military Alliance

“But now there are not many areas that can be conquered by the Romans. To the west of the Iberian Peninsula is the sea, to the south of the Mediterranean is the great desert, and to the east of the Mediterranean is most of the desert. The remaining kingdoms of Armenia and Parthia.

But the Parthian Kingdom is very powerful. If the Romans want to conquer it, they will probably have to stabilize their newly occupied areas of Asia Minor and Syria. After careful preparation, they dare to launch an attack. This will take a lot of time..."

"Finally, let's look north of the Mediterranean!" Maximus pointed his finger on the wooden table: "The large land in the west and central part is inhabited by the Celts and the Gauls, a branch of the Celts. To the east are us Illyrians and you Dacians, and further north are the Germans...

Such a vast land has not yet been conquered by the Romans. Do you think the Romans can not be greedy? ! Can they not wage war against us in order to gain merit and wealth? ! ——”

Maximus hammered the table hard, shocking Brebista and Deceneu, and said in an angry voice: "Of course the greedy Romans will do this! And they have already started to do it! Ulysses Caesar was a former consul of Rome who became the Italian governor a few years ago. The governor of the three provinces of Western France, Northern Italy and Illyria in the north of Liberia, he brazenly launched an invasion of the Gauls and conquered most of the Gallic tribes within a few years. Countless Gallic warriors became Romans. As slaves, countless Gallic tribes were forced to give up the wealth they had accumulated over the years...

That Caesar was not satisfied with conquering Gaul, he also led his army into the territory of the Germans! When he conquers the entire west, the swords of the Romans will definitely be aimed at us in the east! This may happen in the next few years, or it may happen in the next few decades! …

But I don’t want to take any chances and lead my people to survive until the day of destruction! In order to avoid the destruction of our tribe, my tribe and I knelt before the Romans like cattle and sheep and were enslaved by them until death! I must lead my tribe to prepare for a decisive battle with the Romans from now on. We Nyxians would rather die fighting than become slaves of Rome! "

"We Dacians are the same!" Brebista was so excited by what Maximus said that he couldn't help but roared.

Deceneu coughed several times and said solemnly: "Although we Dacians are located inland, because Greek merchants come to the territory from time to time to buy and sell things, we know that a few years ago, the Roman city called Pompeii The general conquered many powers in the East, and we also know that the Romans are now at war with the Gauls...

In fact, the Romans not only encouraged the Odrysians to invade our territory, but after defeating the Kingdom of Pontus, they also occupied most of the coastal areas of the Uk Star Sea. They are very close to our territory and pose a considerable threat to us. big! …

However, as you just said, Rome has occupied the entire Mediterranean and is so powerful. If you rashly start a war with Rome, you will probably be wiped out by it in the blink of an eye! "

Maximus took a deep look at Deceneu, pressed his hand on the map he drew, and then said confidently: "The Romans are indeed powerful, but they are not without shortcomings. Don't look at the things they control. The territory was vast, but the only people truly loyal to Rome were the Romans in the city and the colonial towns they established throughout the Mediterranean.

These Romans numbered about two to three million. Although they were more than our Nyx people, they were far from being compared with the number of people of all ethnic groups in the entire Mediterranean.

And Rome could not govern the provinces it controlled well, because they only knew how to extract the wealth of the provincial people and force the provincial people to fight for them. The provincial people had long been dissatisfied with Rome, and they were just afraid of the power of the Roman army. , just pretending to be obedient.

You have to know... even among the Italians who were the first to be conquered by Rome and who were closest to Rome, there were some races that were dissatisfied with the Romans, like the Samnites and the Marsi... Once they seized the opportunity, they would give The Romans caused trouble.

So if the Romans suffered a great defeat and their military power was greatly weakened, then I believe that the people of these provinces and the affiliated forces under Roman control would rebel one after another. By then, there would be wars everywhere around the Mediterranean, and the Roman provinces would be torn apart. Its power naturally ceases to exist.

But how could the militarily powerful Romans suffer a huge defeat? ——”

Maximus paused intentionally, glanced at the three people who were listening intently, slowed down his speech, and said in a clearer tone: "Actually, Rome has a big flaw. It has been there since it was a small city-state. It has always existed, and now it has become a huge threat to the entire country - that is the conflict between the nobility and the common people!

The Roman aristocracy has always held the vast majority of power and wealth, while the civilians are the main force of the army. They sweat and bleed in battles all year round, but in the end they get very little, so they are very dissatisfied with the aristocrats.

You should know that there is no king in Rome now. Its highest authority is the Senate, where hundreds of senators discuss together and formulate laws for Rome. Most of them are from nobles, so the demands of the common people are often not passed. .

Long ago, the common people forced the nobles to surrender by moving away from Rome and no longer fighting for Rome, thus satisfying their demands. But later this method did not work, because the territory controlled by Rome became larger and larger, the population increased, and Rome became richer and richer. The nobles could use money to hire those homeless refugees as soldiers to fight for Rome, so they no longer needed to make concessions to the common people. They would even beat those officials who dared to speak for the common people to death in public...

Of course, the common people would not be willing to be oppressed by the nobles. As Romans, they also had the right to elect and recommend Roman officials at all levels. Therefore, those Roman generals who performed outstandingly in the war and were not from traditional aristocratic families became the objects of support for the common people.

The common people elected these generals to important positions in the Roman political arena, and these generals used the power in their hands to seek benefits for the common people.

However, the nobles would not share the benefits they had obtained with the common people. The two sides refused to give in to each other, and ultimately they could only rely on war to solve the problem. Therefore, a civil war broke out in Rome a few decades ago, and many people died. In the end, the nobles won.

But the common people did not give in. This time they chose a new leader to fight for their rights, and this person was Caesar! ——"

"The Caesar who is fighting against the Gauls?!" Burebista asked in surprise.

"Yes, that's him! The two generals supported by the common people during the Roman Civil War were his uncle and his father-in-law. Because of this, he was persecuted by the nobles when he was young and had to go into exile in the East. Even when he returned to Rome later, he never changed his preference for the common people.

The Roman nobles were very afraid of him, but because he was allied with the most powerful people in Rome, Pompey and Crassus, they could not do anything to him. In the end, he made him the governor of the three provinces in northern Italy. Now he has launched a war against the Gauls, and with the help of this war, he is desperately expanding his army. This is probably even more panic for the Roman nobles, because it threatens their rule over Rome.

They will definitely come up with various ways to reduce Caesar's power and withdraw his army. And Caesar, who has finally come to this day, will never give in easily, so the contradictions and conflicts between the two sides will only become more and more intense! ——”

Maximus suddenly raised his voice by another octave and waved his right fist vigorously to show his confidence: "I can conclude that the Roman civil war will happen again within ten years, and it will be more tragic than the last time! The Roman civil war will inevitably greatly consume Rome's own strength. I will seize this favorable opportunity and lead the army to attack Rome! ——”

Maximus stared at Burebista with his eyes, stretched out his hand, and said in a sincere and contagious tone: "The main reason I came here today is to form a military alliance with you, the great King Burebista of Dacia, and when the time comes, we will give Rome a fatal blow together, so as to completely eliminate the threat of Rome to our respective tribes, so that our descendants can live freely and safely on this land! "

"Captain Maximus——" Decheneu wanted to speak first, but was stopped by Burebista.

The Dacian king's eyes seemed to be burning with fire, his expression was firm, and his words were like a bell: "Captain Maximus, you have the courage to fight the Romans, and I, Burebista, am not a coward. I am willing to let Dacia and Nix form an anti-Roman alliance to crush Rome together!"

"Great! With your Dacia joining, I am more confident in defeating Rome!" Maximus was happy and said while the iron was hot: "Then from today, Nix and Dacia will form a military alliance, with this section of the Danube flowing from north to south as the border. The east belongs to you Dacia, and the west belongs to us Nix. The two tribes live in harmony, strengthen exchanges, develop together, and improve military strength... When the time comes, we will meet together to attack the Romans. What do you think? ! "

"Okay, I agree! "Brebista blurted out, but then he thought of something and changed his words: "But I have another suggestion. If the Taurisi continue to help the Boii against you, the Nixes, I support the Nixes in destroying the Taurisi and merging their territory into the Nixes tribe. We Dacia are also willing to send troops to assist."