Chapter 93: Envoy Bruty (3)
Antaoris nodded to him, and then looked around at everyone present. They looked at him with vigilance and scrutiny, which lowered his expectations for the success of this mission.
Antaoris secretly encouraged himself, mobilized his emotions as soon as possible, and made his words more powerful: "The great leaders of Bruti, Dionia is the leader of the southern Italian Greek city-state alliance (here , He obviously exaggerated Dionia's prosperous status.), has the responsibility to maintain the peace between the Greek city-states in southern Italy, and protect the lives and property of the Greeks. Dioria has been doing this for more than half a year. A few months ago, Dionia presided over the mediation of the war between Crotone and Locri, and a few days ago, at the request of the allies, he sent troops to assist Tarantum and resist the Mesapi and Puchetti against Tarantum. Mu's aggression..."
Antaoris said this, and saw the expressions of everyone became solemn.
"The Siru - a tribe of Greeks, they have always lived in peace and tranquility in this mountainous area and have always been friendly with the surrounding tribes, but now their survival is threatened, your newly formed tribal alliance threatens this never hurts The weak tribes who passed any Bruti immediately left their homeland where they had lived for decades and went to Cosenza to accept your incorporation. They had no choice but to ask Dionia for help. In order to protect the lives and property of the Greeks in southern Italy, Dai The Onia Senate has reached an agreement and sent me here, hoping that the Bruti Tribal Alliance will stop the threat to the Xilu tribe and restore its peaceful life!"
Antaoris said confidently, but the people present did not seem surprised, they looked at each other. When everyone discussed the reason why the Dionysian messenger sent Bruti yesterday, someone really got it right: the Dionias came for Sirus.
The person in question is Pangelu, the great leader of Knapetia. The settlement of the Siron tribe is not far from the north of Knapetia city. At this time, he stood up angrily: "The arrogant Dionysians, Siru live in the land of Bruti, their food and clothing are produced in this land, they are the tribe of Bruti, this is the cloth Ruti's internal affairs have nothing to do with you Greeks! If you are just for this matter, you can go back! Bruti does not welcome you, nor does he like a force outside the mountains to interfere in Bruti's affairs !"
Antaoris sneered: "The Bruti region is just because a large number of Bruti tribes gather here, people are used to calling this mountain area. In fact, this mountain area is neither a country nor a city-state. Therefore, there is no unified territory and border! Everyone knows that Sirius is a tribe composed of Greeks. They lived on this land hundreds of years ago, and they have the right to continue to survive independently here!"
The great leader of Bisinia, Nikuru, had the same fiery temper as his son Canaru, and immediately scolded, and shouted: "What right do the Dionians have to point fingers in the land of our Brutians! Originally, we were planning to deal with the issue of the Xilu tribe in a few days, but now that you say it, I decided to send an army to destroy it in the afternoon!"
"If Dionia can give Crimea, Asprostum, and Niutum the right to independent existence, then it's not a big problem for us to let Sirru go." Amba Bogam, the leader of the Great Nia, sneered not to be outdone.
Antaoris stood silently, as if he hadn't heard their scolding.
At this moment, Sedorum asked loudly, "What if we reject your Dionian demands?"
The scolding in the hall suddenly dropped a lot.
"I was only ordered to tell you the request of the Senate. You don't accept it. The Dionysian Senate needs to discuss it before making the next decision." Antaoris remained calm, but his tone became heavier: "But , Dionia has always kept his promise, no matter how much he pays, he will not let his allies be bullied. The previous cases have shown everything. And I have said just now,
In order to fulfill my covenant with Tarantum, I, Lord Davos, the Archon of Dionia, and leading 15,000 soldiers, are fighting the Messapi who violated our allies in Tarantum's land, and just as I am about to go out When Cosenza was dispatched, there was already a battle report. Lord Davos led his army to defeat the 30,000-strong coalition army of Mesapi and Puchetti in the mountains. protocol. Soon Lord Davos will lead the victorious army back to Turii and hold a triumphal ceremony! "
threaten! This is a blatant threat! Everyone looked at each other, and the leader of Nikuru jumped and cursed, and threatened not to be afraid of fighting Dionia.
"Quiet! Quiet!" Bruti High Priest Philotaru stood up and maintained order in the hall.
"Dionysians, we Brutian warriors are not afraid of war!" Pianlon, who was sitting in the center, said, "But Bruti and Dionia are neighbors, and once a conflict occurs, it will lasting damage to both The relationship between races has led to continuous wars. In order to avoid the possible sacrifice of countless people's lives because of the Xilu tribe, Bruti is willing to make concessions. We will not punish the Xilu who violated the order, but let them leave safely. Bruti."
"What are you talking about, Pianlon! Bruti will never yield to Dionia!" Nikuru immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.
"Where's the land? The land where Siru has lived for generations has been taken away by you?!" Antaoris responded quickly and quickly asked back.
Pian Lun glanced at Nikuru, who didn't say anything even though his face was still angry.
The high priest Philotaru solemnly advised Antaoris: "It is the greatest goodwill of our Bruti tribe alliance to not turn the Siru people into slaves, and the Dionias should not be too greedy! "
Antaoris shook his head and said in a strong tone: "But the order of the Senate gave me the order, 'Sir's right to independent existence in Bruti must be guaranteed!"
The light in Pian Lun's eyes flashed away, and his tone became indifferent: "In this case, we will make a decision after we discuss it."
"And we don't know the current situation of the Xilu tribe, and we need to send someone to understand it before we can make a judgment." Sedorum quickly interjected.
After the escort sent Antaoris away, the discussion in the council hall became more intense.
"Dionia bullied us too much and said to protect the Greeks in southern Italy. I think they just didn't want to see us Brutians unite, so they deliberately created trouble for us!" Pangelu said angrily.
The high priest Philotaru nodded and encouraged everyone: "So we Brutians must unite more closely so that we are not afraid of the Greeks and Lucanians!"
"Why don't we give these nasty Dionians to—" Nikuru waved his hand and made a beheading gesture.
"This can't be done!" Sedorum quickly persuaded: "Both the Greeks and the Lucanians have rules to treat messengers kindly, even in times of war. We Bruti are becoming a powerful The Alliance should abide by the principles generally accepted by these various races in order to better deal with them. Moreover, killing the Dionian messengers will only anger the Dionians, and war will be inevitable."
"What is Dionia! My people and I are not afraid of them at all!" Nikuru said without showing weakness.
"Of course we are not afraid of Dionia! But once a war breaks out, our unification of Bruti will be seriously affected!" Pianlon said solemnly.
"I think it's better to imprison them for a few days, and let them out after we have dealt with Xilu. At that time, they will want to protect Xilu, but the Xilu tribe no longer exists, so they have to accept this fact." Garou suggested.
Inspired by it, Sedorum had an idea and said: "Everyone, I think this is a good idea, we can also change it a little bit..."
Sedorum finished his thoughts, everyone else thought this method was good, only Nikuru dismissed it and said impatiently: "Why make it so complicated, it seems that we Bruti are afraid of Dionysian Asians!"
Pian Lun ignored him and reminded cautiously: "Elder Sedorum's suggestion, I think it can be implemented. However, we must also be prepared, in case the Dionysians do not accept our approach, then we will Get ready for a possible war!"
After a brief silence in the hall, Nikuru first said: "I admit that Dionia is stronger than us, but as long as they dare to enter the Bruti Mountains, I can guarantee that they will never come back! Because no one More familiar with the mountains and plateaus here than we are, Amara (the goddess of snow-capped mountains and plateaus believed in by Bruti) has sheltered us Bruti people who have lived quietly here for hundreds of years, and will continue to shelter us Bruti people! "
Nikuru's words lifted everyone's spirits.
High Priest Philotaru said: "In addition, we also need to find allies to fight against Dionia together, so as to reduce the pressure on us to face Dionia alone."
ally? The Bruti region has been surrounded by Dionia and its allies. Where can I find allies? While everyone was thinking about it, Sedorum suddenly shouted excitedly: "The Lucanians! We can go to the Lucanians! After Dionia captured Grummentum, he had already threatened Pique. Kos and Potentia's territories are safe, and if they don't want to be the next Grummentum, they should be willing to ally with us."
Pian Lun's eyes lit up. The reason why he didn't think of the Lucanians was because two years ago the Lucanians were still the most feared enemies of the Brutians. They surrendered to the Lucanian tribal alliance in the city of Vig, and the situation in the Brutians was the worst. When it was critical, Pianlon even thought of leading the tribe to migrate south. For this reason, he also led the Cosenza army and Clapetia to attack Trina south, and a fierce battle occurred with the Crotone Alliance. But after just two short years, the formerly tyrannical Lucanians have been reduced to this point, which cannot but arouse Pian Lun's alarm.
"The chief of Sedorum is a good friend of the Lucanians. No wonder you are the only one who can think of Lucania. So if you want to discuss the alliance with the Lucanians, it is best for you to come forward and discuss it. ' Nikuru sneered loudly, ignoring that Sedorum and he were also elders of the Bruti Alliance.