Chapter 367 Negotiations Again

The latest website: Henepolis thought about it, but has not yet responded.

Davos said in a deep voice: "No, I don't think so, because we Dionia have no roots in Africa, those Phoenician city-states will secretly be dissatisfied with us, and the East and West Numibians will be dissatisfied with us because of Jia Taiji is eliminated, and without the shackles on his head, they will pursue their own interests. If we want to replace Carthage's position, we may conflict with them...

There are also Mauritanians and Libyans on the land of Africa. These are all ethnic groups. Once Carthage ceases to exist, Africa is likely to be strife, and we will be involved in it, which 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, and we must not only consolidate our rule in Italy, but also continue to implement the strategy of developing northward, and we cannot give up the basics…”

Henepolis listened carefully, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "We want to take Sicily, Sardinia, and southern Iberia to eliminate Carthage's threat to the kingdom, but let Carthage act as the A major force on the land of Africa continues to exist to ensure that the Numibians continue to rely on us. And we, Dionia, can mediate between various forces in a detached capacity, mediate disputes, and continue to increase in Africa. The influence of..."

Davos nodded and said: "Herney, you understand well, so we must take this degree well in future negotiations. Of course, our army will continue to exert pressure, and I think Carthage will eventually agree to all our Require……"

When Davos 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 have regained their reputation. The restoration of prosperity actually made the Romans nervous and eventually destroyed the city.

In Davos's current view, the Romans were frightened by Hannibal, and there was always a paranoia of persecution. In fact, it was impossible for Carthage to pose any threat to Rome at that time. Carthage immediately sent a large number of hostages can be seen. Today's Dionia does not have the fear of the Romans, and has eliminated Rome and defeated Carthage in the first battle, and is more confident and powerful.

Dionysus was not afraid of Carthage, even if only competing on trade. Even though Rome in the previous life became the hegemon of the Western Mediterranean after the victory of the Punic War, it was still a city-state dominated by agriculture and less developed in commerce, and today’s Dionia, under his guidance, has already It was both farming and commerce, and after acquiring these colonies of Carthage, the commerce of the whole kingdom would only grow faster.

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In the two days after the victory of Serinus, the Dionysian army mainly stayed in the city of Serinus and the original Carthaginian camp to seize the time to rest. Davos did not send an army to besiege the remnant army.

They just ordered the two fleets to stop cruising in the waters of Carthage, and instead focus on blocking the ports of Mazara and Eryx, while dispatching Dionysian cavalry to cruise around these two towns, finding anomalies. Report back anytime.

Davos believed that there were more than tens of thousands of Carthaginian remnants who hid in these two towns. It was difficult for the people of these two towns to support them when they lost their food and supplies. The army led by Prosous once destroyed the farmland in the western region, resulting in a sharp drop in the wheat harvest in these towns. It is hard to say whether they can survive this winter, and how could they have surplus grain to support this remnant army. I am afraid that it will not be long before the two city-states are in chaos because of the food problem.

In these short two days, Mazara and Segsta did not make a big move, but the leaders of the Xikan people came to Serinus City together.

The Sikan people adjacent to Segsta were the first to receive the news that "the Carthaginian army was defeated". When they saw the once mighty Carthaginian soldiers fled into the city of Segsta in panic, they felt in their hearts. The shock couldn't be further added, coupled with the occasional appearance of hundreds of Dionian cavalry and Numibian cavalry on the edge of the Sikai territory in the past two days, terrifying this weak Sicilian mountain race, they quickly decided to give Dai a . Onia surrendered, and also captured Arconis, the leader of the Western Kertanian tribe, and his cronies, who were hiding in their territory, in order to be forgiven by the Dionians.

Davos accepted their surrender and comforted them with gentle words, so that the Sikai leader felt relieved.

But then in front of them, Davos ordered his men to take Arconis and others into custody, and announced that he would escort them to the Sikel Mountains, so that everyone who was attacked by the Carthaginian army because of him, lost their territory and lost a lot of Tribes of ethnic groups publicly tried and executed them.

In Davos's words, any ally who betrayed Dionia should be severely punished. This made the Xikai leaders present uneasy and secretly alerted.

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Margo refused to obey the order of the Senate and insisted on attacking the city of Serinus, which aroused the indignation of other senators except the Margonids. Give this daring military commander the most severe punishment." In fact, in the hearts of many elders, they also secretly hoped that the Carthaginian army could capture the city of Serinus, so that Carthage could recover in the next negotiation. some disadvantages.

On the night of the collapse of the Carthaginian army, Mazara City sent several cargo ships, risking huge risks, and quietly sailed to Carthage in the dark night, and only one of them managed to reach the destination in the end.

When the elders learned of this news, they were shocked for a long time and did not recover.

In the past, the navy was almost wiped out, but now the army has suffered a major defeat. The large number of soldiers captured by Dionia, the senate convened an emergency meeting.

Unlike in the past where there was always a lot of debate, the Margonids sent the elders to hear the Mazara messenger say, "Although Hasdruba was lucky enough to escape to Mazara City, Marco has not heard from him so far," so he was positive instead. They demanded that negotiations be resumed immediately, that the conditions put forward by the Dionians should be complied with as soon as possible, and an armistice should be reached as soon as possible.

But under such difficult conditions, negotiating with Dionia will definitely face more difficulties, so the elders actively discussed: where should concessions be made and where should be insisted, the Dionysians What new demands might be made...

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 reassuring the Carthaginian people who were angry and weeping at the news.

Once again, Okleton was envoy to Carthage, sailing to Sicily, and this time he felt a great deal of responsibility.

After entering the western waters of Sicily by boat, Okriton was going to enter the city of Mazara first to meet Hasdruba to learn more about the situation and be prepared.

Unexpectedly, when the ship approached Mazara, it was intercepted by the Dionysian warship. After learning that Okriton was the negotiator of Carthage, he did not allow him to enter the port of Mazara, but suggested that he go directly to Serinus city.

On the ship, Okriton saw many Dionian warships patrolling back and forth in the port of Mazara, and felt the urgency of the situation, and immediately ordered the ship to speed up to Serinus.

The seat of the king of Dionia had been moved from Minoa West to Serinus, a victory for the Dionian army; but for Carthage, the change meant Carthage Key's total defeat in this war.

After Okriton arrived at Serinus, he asked to meet King Davos, but was refused. Negotiations were requested again, this time agreed.

Negotiations took place in a vacant mansion in the port area.

Okriton entered the living room early to wait, and Henipolis delayed for a long time before Shi Shiran arrived.

Oklahoma City held back his dissatisfaction and said straight to the point: "In the past few days, our Senate has renegotiated the negotiating conditions you put forward, and decided to hand over Corsica to Dionia, and Sardinia. Except for St. Ibinia and Calaris, the rest are under the jurisdiction of Dionia; as for Sicily, I hope Dionia can return Liliba, and we in Carthage give up... To other city-states and territories in western Sicily Responsibilities, Eryx, Mazara, Segsta, Palermos, etc. are all independent city-states, no matter whether Dionia wants to annex or make it a subsidiary, negotiate with them on its own, Carthage will not interfere."

After he finished speaking, Okriton looked at Henepolis, but he was a little nervous: In fact, the bottom line for negotiation given to him by the Senate was to agree to all the conditions that Dionia had put forward before, but since it was a negotiation, he could not As soon as they meet, they will show all their cards, and they have to bargain.

Now Oklahoma City's biggest worry is that Dionysius will take advantage of this victory and once again open his mouth and put forward new conditions.

Sure enough, Henipolis sneered after listening to Okriton's words: "Lord Okriton, when you first came to negotiate, I said, 'If Carthage doesn't promise us earlier Negotiating conditions, maybe we will increase the stake in the next negotiation. 'In the end, you were lucky, not only did you delay the negotiation time, but even let your army attack Serinus during the negotiation-"