Chapter 31 The Situation in Lucania

The people watching on the side cheered and cheered, while the Lucanian slaves who participated in the digging of the canals and erecting the waterwheels were stunned and suspected that it was the work of ghosts and gods.

"Lord Davos, blessed by Zeus, this is really amazing! It's great! With this...water...waterwheel, we Amendolara can add more than 300 acres of good land!" Cole Nerus was excited.

"It's not just that the fields have been increased, but the people will have more convenient water in the future!" Scomblas also seemed very happy.

"Everyone, this is not the blessing of Zeus, I have to thank Lord Davos! The waterwheel is a blueprint designed and provided by Lord Davos himself. If it is really favored by gods, it must be Hades!" The rude words made Cornerus and the others slightly embarrassed.

Davos did not stop Marigi's impoliteness, nor did he show humility. He needed to let these old citizens understand: Under his control, Amendolara will bid farewell to the past and shine brightly!

The cheers of the people were in stark contrast to the unease of several old citizens and senators.

At this moment, Asisters came to tell him: Izam is back!

Davos immediately handed over the next task of presiding over the celebration to Cornelus, who took over this glorious task with a complicated look.

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Davos hurried back to his house with Asisters.

Izam was dressed in dust, with a dirty black face, unkempt long hair and long beard, wearing a tattered Lucanias leather robe and bare feet, standing in front of Davos, making Davos almost unrecognizable. himself.

It turned out that Izam went back to the city and went straight to Davos without going home first. As a superior, while praising Izam's enthusiasm for work, Davos had to express his concern, so he let the female slave take Izam to take a bath, cut his hair, and trim his beard (the Greeks are different from the Romans). , they have beards), and set up a sumptuous lunch, inviting Izam to eat and talk.

Under the relaxed atmosphere that Davers deliberately created, and after drinking several glasses of wine, Izam gradually relaxed: "Lord Davers... er..." Izam burped and said, "I According to your order, disguise, climb the mountain road in the western mountainous area of ​​the Sybari Plain, and first go to Laos, which is located at the mouth of the river that the locals call "La River". The city is not big, but it is a stone city. And there is a port, so the defense is not very strict, I sneak in, work at the dock, and carry goods every day, so I know a few slaves at the dock, guess who they are?" Izam asked mysteriously.

"They should be Greeks.

"Davos is not surprised, the Lucanians have invaded the Turii area many times, and many Greeks have been kidnapped.

But then Izam's answer really surprised him: "It is accurate to say that they are descendants of the Sybaris, and Laos was built by the Sybaris. Listening to these people, the Sybaris built Laos. It was to make it a transit port for Syria to trade with Napoli, Etruria, and Massinia, etc., so Laos was very prosperous at that time... But Syria After the city was destroyed, Laos had no backup, and was soon occupied by Niutum, who went south."

"Oh, that's it..." Davos did feel a little surprised, and he asked: "So, the original Sybaris became slaves? How many Greek slaves are there in Laos now?"

"I don't know how many Greek slaves there are, but when the Lucanians attacked Laos, some Greeks voluntarily surrendered and joined Lucania... One of the leaders of Laos, Avinogis, was The descendants of these people, and the tribes he led are also descendants of the Sybaris, and the Lucanians think they are not pure-blooded Lucarians, and do not trust them very much, often insulting them and suppressing them. These Greek slaves also despised these people, thinking that it was their betrayal that led to the fall of Laos, but they did not hate Avinogis too much, and most of them thought he was a good man, because he often helped them... "

Izam drank a few more sips of wine and said excitedly: "The city of Laos is not stable now, because some Lucanian tribes led by the great leader of Laos, Tula, tried to prevent Avinogis. Share the spoils, so only his tribe stayed behind and did not participate in the invasion of Turii. I didn't expect you to lead us to destroy almost all the Lucanians who invaded Turii! Haha... Tula, the great leader of Laos After only taking dozens of soldiers to flee back to the city, Avinogis became the most powerful leader in the city of Laos, and as a result, lord, guess what happened?"

Izam seemed to be a little drunk and didn't pay attention to what he said, but Davos didn't care. He moved in his heart and said, "The extortion leader wants to annex the tribe of Avinogis?"

Izam slapped the wooden chair and said, "Sir, you are so amazing, you can guess it right!" He grabbed a piece of bread, tore a large piece, and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing loudly.

Asisters raised his eyebrows and was about to reprimand, but Davos waved his hand to stop him.

"I heard from the slaves at the dock that once Tula invited Avinogis to a dinner, I don't know what happened, and when he came back, it was seen that several of his guards were injured. From that day on, Avinoghis Guice hid at home and never went to the city to discuss matters. I turned around his house, surrounded by soldiers with weapons patrolling. I heard that the reason why Avinogis did not raise troops to resist was because Watch what's going on in Niutum."

"Neutum?" Davos listened seriously.

"Yes, my lord." Izam scratched his head embarrassedly and said: "I was planning to go north and go deep into the hinterland of Lucalia to explore, but Niutum controlled the northward passage in the upper reaches of the Ra River. Now it is heavily guarded and strangers can't pass through. Laos was originally under the orders of Niutum, but this time the soldiers who went to Niutum died in battle. I heard that the chief of Niutum, Udre, died. In our hands, our strength has suffered a great loss." Speaking of which, Izam was a little complacent: "Several leaders in Niutum City are busy fighting for the position of the big leader, and I heard that they almost fought."

As Izam spoke, he lifted the glass subconsciously, but found that the glass was empty. Davos stood up and filled him.

Izam sat still and only said thanks, Davos didn't care, he sat down and continued to listen to him and said: "Sir, I remember that after we annihilated the main force of the Lucania coalition, we rushed to their camp, Didn't I see that the camp was burnt to ashes and there were still many bodies. At that time, everyone guessed that it was caused by the infighting of the Lucanians, and I now know who did it."

"Who is it?" Davers leaned forward, expressing concern.

"Vigger!"

"Vig?"

"My lord, Vig City is to the south of Laos, not too far from Laos. It is the city of the Brutians. However, because of the strength of the Lucanians before, it was forced to join Lucalia. Tribal Alliance, but because it is a foreigner, it may be often oppressed, so..."

"Well, the Brutians..." Davers rubbed his chin. He knew less about this aboriginal race that was also a neighbor of Turui. He only knew that it was a great threat to Turei due to geographical reasons. Less, but it is a big problem for several Greek city-states to the south.

"After I heard that the Vigos fled back, they announced their separation from the Lucalia Tribal Alliance, built a city wall, sent a lot of soldiers to patrol the border, and blocked the passage to the south of Laos." Speaking of this, Izam said again He raised his head and took a few sips of wine.

"You only know how to drink and talk so much, is there any news about Grummentum?" Asisters said impatiently.

"Izam went to the unfamiliar Lucania to explore alone. He suffered a lot and brought back valuable information. Drinking some alcohol is nothing, but he can't just drink, eat more fruit, it is good for the body." Davers said with concern.

"Yes." Izam responded gratefully, immediately put down the wine glass, coughed a few times, and said seriously: "Although I didn't go to Grummentum City to scout, I still got more accurate information about him. ."

Upon hearing this, Davos and Asisters both raised their 200% spirit. After all, Grummentum was the culprit who started the war last time, and he was the leader of the Lucalia Alliance. Its every move is related to Davos' offensive plan.

"Picosis is another port city in the Lucania region, and it is the strongest country in the Lucania Alliance after Grummentum. I heard that it is also a stone city." Izam did not Grummentum was brought up first, but the topic was brought to Picocis.

Stone Town! Davos's heart moved when he heard the words. According to what he has learned over the past six months, the Greeks like to use stone to build cities, while the mountain tribes use wood to build cities. With the precedent of Laos, and it is a seaport city, he can't help but suspect that this Picocis is also Lucali. The Asians took it from the Greeks.

"Picoses and Laos had sea trade, so some news came to Laos from the merchants and sailors of Picosses. It is said that most of the warriors of Grummentum died in our hands, Although its leader, Akpiru, escaped, he remained in a coma. After the news spread, many tribes that were forcibly annexed by Grummentum began to break away from Grummentum's control. But Mu was powerless to stop it, because the chiefs in the city were busy fighting for the position of the great chief. Originally, Akpiru's tribe was still the strongest among the tribes in the city, but his son Lusau encountered a A strong opponent, Gnanett, son of Cincinnager, the great leader of Picossis—" Having said this, Izam picked up a dried fig and stuffed it into his mouth.