Chapter 20 Strange Covenant

Theaprotis stood blankly with his mouth open.

Davers rubbed his chin with only a few beards and fell into thought: To be an ally, this is really a good move! The biggest obstacle to getting the people of Crotone to agree to cede Asproustum and the north bank of the Neto River is the security of Crotone, and becoming an alliance removes this obstacle. Because the great Greeks now know that the Dionia consul has always been known for keeping his promises, and Crotone, who was weak after the war, could take shelter under the protection of Dionia. So, does Dionia need this alliance? Of course it is! Having acquired so much new land, it will take a long time just for immigration, administrative management, and the formation of new defense forces. The biggest worry is that the migrants will clash with the Crotones near the border, or even provoke war again. With this alliance, the Dionysians can slowly annex, assimilate and stabilize this piece of land with confidence, so the alliance is the best choice for both parties!

Davos looked at Lycias with a complicated look, thinking to himself: His city-state was being bullied, and faced with an enemy he hated, he could still come up with an ingenious proposal to form an alliance with the enemy. And rationality is hard to do!

Seeing that Davos didn't speak and kept looking at himself, Lysias was a little panicked, so he urged, "Does Davos agree with this proposal?"

Davos came back to his senses and kept his face calm: "What kind of alliance is it?"

"The Dionysian Alliance and Crotone form an offensive and defensive alliance alone!" Lycias said in a deep voice.

As soon as Davers pondered for a while, he understood that Lysias was playing cleverly. He didn't want Dionia's forces to enter the Crotone Alliance to influence Croto such as Sirius, Trina, and Corenia. allies within. Davos didn't care about this, he firmly believed that as long as the strength was strong enough, there would naturally be city-states running to hug his thighs.

"The Dionysian Alliance can only be a defensive alliance with Crotone!" Daves responded calmly, letting the Dionysian Alliance protect Crotone no problem, but help Crotone to expand, such as: in the future When Crotone attacked Locri, Dionia had to lead the army to participate in accordance with the covenant... Of course Davos would not do such a stupid thing, and Lycias, who was in a weak position, could only agree...

Negotiations continued until the afternoon, and a preliminary draft was reached: first, the Dionysian Union and Crotone form a defensive alliance (put this in the first place, the first is to think of the role of appeasing the people of Crotone; two, Dionia will unconditionally release all the captured soldiers of the Crotone Alliance today and let them return to Crotone; three, Crotone will take the city of Asproustum and half of the northern plain of the Neto River. The land (mainly the land near the Crimea side) will be donated to the Dionysian Union; Fourth, Crotone will pay a one-time payment of 500 Talents to help the Dionysians migrate smoothly to Aspen Proustum...

The alliance treaty was finally set to last for five years. Davos originally asked for the covenant to last for two years. Lycias strongly demanded that it be increased to five years. Compared with the situation when the agreement was negotiated six months ago, it was completely opposite, which showed that the strength of the two sides had changed.

Crimea was not mentioned in the treaty. Davos believed that Crimea was a neutral city-state, not part of the Crotone League, and Crotone had no right to discuss it. As for Lycias, considering the need to minimize the stimulation of the treaty to the people of Crotone, he even turned the indemnity into aid. Of course, if he can not mention Crimea, it is best not to mention it. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that half of the land of Aspurustum and the northern plain of the Neto River belongs to Dionia. Crimisa is already surrounded by Dionia, and it can still Is there any other good choice!

Lycias and Thesprotis return to Crimea. Miron immediately asked Lysias about the situation of the negotiations. Lysias was afraid of more troubles, and deduced that the negotiations were only just beginning. Boarded the ship and left Crimissa.

Miron felt uneasy in his heart: the fall of Asproustum, the declaration of war by Locri, Crotone now has few choices, it depends on how harsh Dionia's conditions are.

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Even more disturbing are the Crimeans, who, although they are trapped in the city, are not able to escape from their eyes and ears when the events of the outside world are passed in through the port. Lysias has appeared in the city many times, what is he doing here? They also know in their hearts that small city-states are struggling to survive between big states, and they are quite sensitive to the situation.

The chief general of Crimea, Antaoris, once took the initiative to find Lysias once. Lysias told him that he did not talk deeply about the fate of Crimesa, and Miron was avoiding him recently, intentionally or not... All these made Antaoris have a hunch that this time the peace talks were right. Crimea is very unfavorable, and Crimesa fully supports Crotone, but in the end, it may be abandoned by Crotone! Antaoris felt heartache when he thought of this.

So, after secretly negotiating with Eurycopus, Pleades and others, he decided not to sit still, but took the initiative to contact Dionysus and find a way out for Crimesa.

Although the defense of the whole city was handed over to the Crotones, the Crimeans were after all the local snakes here. The people they sent sneaked out of the city in the middle of the night, crossed the blockade, and came to Dioria's camp. After he indicated his intention, the guards brought him to Davos.

"Crimisa wants to surrender?" Davos said with a teasing smile: "Your entire city is controlled by the Crotones. What benefit can you bring me by surrendering?"

The visitor was at a loss for words. Seeing Davos' unconcerned expression, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "We Crimea still have more than 300 citizens who can fight. When you attack the city, we are willing to fight from Attack the Crotones from the rear, assist you in taking the city of Crimea, and then—"

"Then, when the war is over, the Crimeans will continue to remain neutral!" Davos looked at him and said playfully.

"No! No!..." The person hurriedly shook his head. By then, Crimesa had offended Crotone, and how could it remain neutral again: "Crimisa is willing... willing to join the Diorian League!"

"It's too late!" Davos said with a serious expression: "We don't need you to take any risky actions, and we don't need Crimea to join the Dionysian Alliance. For Crimea, there is only one way to go. Walk!"

Davos emphasized his tone and said decisively: "Be part of the Dionysian Alliance! The Crimeans become citizens of the Dionysian Alliance! Then the land and property of the Crimeans will be protected, Kerry Mia's generals and deputies will also be voted on by the Diorian Senate, and some will be members of the Senate!  …"

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When Lycias and Thesprotis read the draft of the covenant at the Council of Crotone, they thought they would arouse indignation and controversy, but in fact there were not many objections. For just before Lycias came back, Dioria's army reappeared in the core of Crotone, showing off its power and smashing a village outside the city, which the members of the council witnessed from the city. Everything, at the request of the people, hastily assembled thousands of people to get out of the city to obstruct them, but they were easily defeated and fled back to the city in embarrassment. Fortunately, the Dionian soldiers did not take advantage of the victory to attack the city, but retreated voluntarily.

The frustration in the hearts of the people of Crotone can be imagined, plus literally, this is not an armistice agreement for the defeated, but an alliance agreement for mutual assistance, although it is "transferred". Part of the land, but most of the Crotones were lucky to be able to successfully welcome back the captured Crotone citizens and to form an alliance with Dionia. The Dionysian consul Davos, who twice won less and defeated Crotone, has made them deeply fearful, and some people even really believe that "Davos is a goddess and is favored by Hades" According to the rumor, everyone was relieved to be able to become an ally instead of being an enemy of Dionia who owns Davos. Some people even asked: Since the alliance agreement has been signed, can Dionia be invited to send troops to the south with the Crotone army to repel Locri...

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At the end of January 398 BC, after the Dionysian consul Davos and Crotone general Lysias sacrificed lambs to the god Apollo outside the city of Crimea, they formally signed the alliance agreement. The Crotone War came to an end.

After the news of the end of the war spread, many Crotone soldiers in the city of Crimea cheered. During this period of time, they fought against Dionia, but they have always been defeated in Great Greece in the past. , The blow of this contrast made their morale drop so much, and the depression in their mood can be imagined. Now they can finally remove the big stone that is pressing on their hearts.

"Look, this is the voice of the citizens! They are tired of fighting Dionia!" Lycias sighed in response to this situation, also in response to Miron's compromise with him during the meeting. Lots of complaints.

Through the window, Miron watched with a sense of loss as the soldiers on the street threw away their shields and spears in relief, and ran to the restaurant to drink wine.

At this time, the guards came in: "General, Antaolis urged us when to leave?"

"Damn Antaonis, don't think that Crotone is defeated, and the Cremisans can disrespect Crotone!" Miron suddenly cursed, venting all the anger in his heart: "Go and tell They, don't annoy me, or I can make this city of Crimea into ruins with a single order!"