Chapter 91: Envoy Bruty (1)
After some discussion, the two agreed that if the negotiation is to be successful, it should first get Dionia's support.
So they rushed to Camp Dionia, just in time to hear the tsunami-like cheers of the landslide in the camp.
The two were puzzled when Thormid, the Dionysian herald, arrived and brought Davos' order: allow the two to enter the camp.
"Are you training?" Eumacas asked curiously.
Thormid said with a look of respect: "Do you mean this cheering? That is our commander, Lord Davos, who is being beaten by a baton!"
"What did you say?!" Eumacas thought he had heard it wrong.
Thormid briefly recounted what had happened before, and Eumacas and Disitimas were stunned when they heard it: the consul of Dionia beat a Tarantum citizen because of his soldiers. Not only punished the soldiers who committed crimes, but also punished themselves? !
Not only did they not feel any gratitude for this, but they raised fear in their hearts, more and more fear: the consul of a coalition should be punished for such a trivial matter, in the history of Greece they knew, Never heard of it! The two have also served as consuls several times, and have also commanded the city-state army many times. Of course, they know that in war, discipline is important to the army. The Dionysian army's requirements for military discipline are so strict, no wonder they can defeat them. Fierce Puchetti!
"Dreadful Davos!..." Dixitimus sighed in a low voice.
Eumacas happened to hear it, and he was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the meaning of Dixitimas's words: Davos could be so cruel to himself in order to achieve his purpose! Moreover, through the contact with Davos during this period, Eumacas deeply felt that Dionia has such a life-long consul, which may not be a good thing for Tarantum... The only good thing is that Tarantum The citizens of Mu have finally reached an agreement on the peace talks. Otherwise, with the current state of mind of the Dionian soldiers, let them attack Mesapi, who knows what will happen! Damn Timias! Can't these freewheeling Tarantums think more for the city-state before they make trouble? !
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When the two consuls saw Davos, he was lying in the military tent receiving treatment from the doctor. When they learned of their intentions, Davos immediately expressed his support, although he was surprised.
After everyone's deliberation, in the early morning of the next day, the Tarantum coalition army pulled out and marched east.
On the way to Brindisi, the Maple coalition blocked the way, and the two sides fought face to face.
After an hour of confrontation, the Tarantum coalition never sounded the horn of attack. The face-conscious Tarantum people euphemistically expressed their wishes in this way, and the shrewd Pachymerus quickly understood Greece. Man's intention, after witnessing the tight formation and high morale of the Dionian soldiers, the words of Tremanis had a deeper weight in his heart.
He was no longer hypocritical, and sent Timogolas again.
Negotiations between the two sides begin.
At dusk, a peace agreement was reached between Tarantum, Messapi, and Puchetti: the two sides immediately ceased fighting, Tarantum returned Manduria to Messapi, and the three parties returned the captives and the corpses of soldiers. Tarantum, Mesapi and Puchetti are non-aggressive for ten years...
In addition, Tarantum has also signed a trade agreement with Puchetti.
The return of what Tarantum had given to Manduria was actually a last resort. The Tarantum Senate discussed in advance and finally agreed that after Messapi and Puchetti were united, a Manduria alone could not stop the Messapi people from attacking, because they could join forces with the Puchetti people, Invade from the wider east of Tarantum. The repeated defeats have greatly reduced the number of citizens of Tarantum. If citizens are sent to Manduria, it will not only dilute the strength of Tarantum, but also be easily besieged and dare not rescue.
Before the negotiation, the two consuls had made it clear to Davos: In order to thank Dionysus for his selfless help,
They were willing to give Manduria to Dionia free of charge,
Davos is not short-sighted, he has a very clear mind: this is Tarantum trying to bring Dionia into the water, driving Dionia to fight Messapi and Puchetti for a long time, and shielding Tarantum from the wind Shelter from the rain.
Of course Davos didn't want to be the victim of this, and with Dionia's current strength, he didn't have the ability to fight on both sides, so he politely declined.
Eumacus and Dicitimas used Manduria as a negotiating weight, and then used a trade agreement to impress Tremonis, and finally forced Pachymerus to make concessions and signed a ten-year peace agreement. .
When the agreement was signed, Tremoney made a small request to see Davos, the consul of Dionia, but was politely refused by Davos on the grounds that his injury was not healed and it was inconvenient to meet people, and he failed to do so.
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While Tarantum was conducting peace talks, after reading Davos' reply, the elders of the Dionysian Senate finally passed a resolution to support the Siru tribe.
When discussing the choice of the messenger to send Cosenza, Marigi stood up immediately, recommended Polyxis, and praised him for his eloquence, and he would definitely persuade Cosenza's Brute tribe alliance to let Sirius go.
Immediately afterwards, Merses and Felixius both complimented Polyxis, believing that he was the best messenger candidate.
This battle of the former mercenary elders scared Polyxis enough, and he immediately felt: This is Davos' confidant deliberately targeting him. If he really goes to Cosenza, what will happen to Marigi and the others? When things come, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back!
He was a person who would not take risks easily, so he hurriedly got up and refused. Under the siege of Marigi and the others, Polyxis did not hesitate to belittle himself, and almost even said the words of begging for mercy.
Only then did Marigi and the others give up joking about him, and finally Antaoris, who had newly joined the Senate and had no specific affairs yet, volunteered to go.
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The Tarantum coalition returned to Tarantum with the released Tarantum civilians and the remains of the soldiers, including of course the assembled corpses of Achita.
After being reminded by the consul Eumacas, the Senate of Tarantum even prohibited the people from leaving the city, allowing the Dionian army to return to the camp smoothly.
After attending Archita's funeral, Davos and some of the remaining soldiers returned to Turii by boat first.
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After Antaoris accepted the mission, he set off for Cosenza with three followers that afternoon.
He didn't take the road from Turii to the west, through the mountain road to Laos, and then to Vig City. Although it was safe, most of the way was mountain road, which was too time-consuming. Instead, choose to take the south bank of the Crati River trail, up the river, to Bisinia, and then turn south to Cosenza.
After crossing the wooden bridge of the Krati River, Antaoris and his party walked westward along the south bank of the Krati River. The terrain became higher and the road narrowed. The dirt road that the three of them passed side by side: a steep mountain wall on the left, a steep slope more than ten meters high on the right, and the turbulent Krati River below the slope.
Antaoris looked down, and saw the dark blue river roaring, hitting the black and yellow rocks, making a shocking loud noise, and one after another whirlpools the size of grinding discs appeared and disappeared, I don't know how deep they are... …
Antaoris felt that his legs were a little weak, and the four of them carefully supported him forward.
Some roads were soaked in rain, and the soil was soft and collapsed, even allowing only one person to pass.
The group walked for four hours, but it seemed as if they had walked for a day. Their physical and mental energy was exhausted very quickly. Fortunately, the trail began to gradually descend, and the road became wider and wider. Between the mountains and rivers, the narrower and more rapid Klaty River is a relatively flat depression. And on this relatively flat land stands a small town - Bisinia.
Antaoris and the others were stopped by the Bruti sentries at the exit of the road, and long after they expressed their intention, they were escorted through the defensive camp that blocked the road, entered the city of Bisinia, and were finally taken to Bisinia. Sinia's humble council hall.
Said to be a hall, in fact it was just a larger thatched wooden hut with firewood burning in the earth pit in the center of the hut. In the city of Turii, the weather was still warm in early September, and most people still wore thin shirtless summer burtons, but it was already a little cold in the Bisinian Mountains not too far from Turii. Fire pits not only illuminate, but also ward off cold.
The three people sitting around the fire pit were all wearing leather jackets. The youngest one in the middle stood up and walked in front of Antaoris with a bit of curiosity in his fierce eyes: "Greek, what are you doing in the mountains? ?! Don't you know that we Brutians don't welcome you!"
After listening to the entourage's translation, Antaoris said calmly: "I am the messenger of Dionia, and I am sent to Cosenza by the order of the Senate, and I have important matters to discuss with the great leaders of Bruti. "
"Important thing?! What important thing?!" He asked with interest.
Antaoris said seriously: "I'm sorry, I can only say it when I see the big leaders of Bruti."
The young man's expression changed immediately, and he shouted with anger: "If you don't say it, you won't want to pass through Bisinia! I suspect that you are Greek spies now! Come on, arrest me, everyone. Whip it ten times, and then lock it up in the sheepfold!"
The expressions of Antaoris and his followers changed.
"Wait, Kanaru!" At this moment, the man next to him stood up and stopped: "They are Dionians. Before the Chief Nikuru and the others don't reply, it's best not to hurt these people!"