Chapter 51: Raging for the Crown
Mathias? ! Davos remembered Ancitanos telling him, 'Marcias was the leader of the Campania mercenaries and later an important general under Dionysius. ’
"Is there any evidence?" Davers asked further.
"No, he came to Turii empty-handed. The hotel he stayed in and the dagger were prepared by a man named Aurora, but he only knew the name, not what Aurora looked like. What do you do..." Matonis said seriously: "Now I am sending someone to the hotel where he is staying, hoping to get some information about Aurora."
Davers asked again, "Where's that woman?"
"No one has come to inspect and said to know her..." Matonis was a little frustrated.
"Matonis, how long has it been since the assassination, you have made great progress!" Davos comforted him, his eyes flashing with a sharp light: "Whether she is a Turian or someone else In the city, since she can participate in the celebration, then she has traces to follow, and the dagger she holds is very similar to the dagger held by the man, and they are all painted with poison, so she can’t get rid of Syracuse!”
Davos sneered and ordered him to say: "Matonis, you go to Aristillas immediately, he will help you find out the truth as soon as possible."
"Yes, my lord." Matonis turned to leave.
At this time, Kunogolata said worriedly and tentatively: "Master Davos, are you going to declare war on Syracuse? Although the assassin said that Syracuse ordered him to do it, he did not. confirmed, and—"
Davos, who has always respected him, interrupted the old man unceremoniously: "I ask Lord Kunogorata, if they really succeed in assassinating me this time, what will happen to Dionia?"
Kunogolata was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, he had to say truthfully: "There will be... there will be turmoil..." More than turbulence, I am afraid that a civil war will happen soon. The three major races in the alliance of Greeks, Lucanians, and Brutians are bound to conflict; the seniority and prestige of several major legion commanders are equal, and none of them can overwhelm all legions, but in the Senate, civilians have the advantage, so Go down... The more Kunogolata thought about it, the more frightened he became.
"Then what will happen to our South Italian Alliance?" Davos stared at his face and continued to guide him to think down: The South Italian Alliance was an alliance of great Greek city-states led by Dionia. Its strength far surpassing other city-states has become the mainstay of maintaining this alliance. Once the Dionysian alliance is turbulent and its strength weakens, Crotone and Lijim will probably jump out to fight for power. , in the end, no one will obey anyone, which will make the South Italian Alliance become a fake, not to mention that Crotone is very likely to retaliate against Sirius and Trina who betrayed it at the beginning, and it is possible that Crotone wants to tell Dio Nia declared war to avenge her hatred, and the South-Italian alliance was completely disintegrated...
"We all know that Syracuse and Carthage signed a peace agreement, but we still don't see Syracuse disbanding the mercenary troops, but buying grain and building ships... What is this for? Is it to help Siracusa Bada defeated the League of Thebes?"
Davos's question is asking Kunogolata's heart: Indeed, Dionysius has long been ambitious for Greater Greece. If the Dionysian Alliance is in turmoil, the South Italian Alliance will become a mess, and Syracuse will become a mess. With the strength far exceeding that of the various city-states and alliances in Greece, it can easily achieve its purpose...
Davos stared at the old man in front of him, and tiny beads of sweat quietly ooze out from under his gray temples. As the three-term Chief Executive of Turiyi, Elder Dionia,
Kuno Gorata contributed to the prosperity of Turiyi today, but his biggest weakness is the fear of war.
"Lord Kunogorata, you should know me. I won't go to war on Syracuse without being fully prepared, but it's time for us to take action, or let Syracuse be This wolf is lurking around Dionysus, coveting our land, disrupting the order of our alliance at any time, this is a terrible thing!"
After listening to Daves' sincere words, Kunogolata pondered for a while, and finally changed his mind and said, "Lord Daves, what do you want me to do?"
Davos smiled: "In the urgent meeting of the Senate, I hope you can support my proposal to 'mobilize the citizens of Dionia to prepare for the war with Syracuse'!"
Just "ready"? Kunogolata didn't dare to believe his ears. When he saw Davos' aggressive look just now, he thought he was about to start a war with Syracuse.
"Of course it's more than that, we also need to support Lijim to build a colonial city in Sicily..." Davers looked at Kunogolata and said word by word, "I still need you to tell other elders at the meeting. The 'truth' in the Assassin incident under investigation - that the Assassin was a Locri, dispatched at the behest of Syracuse!"
Kunogolata's eyes widened with surprise: "Lord Davos, are you trying to—"
"That's right, I'm going to target Locley!" Davos said with a slightly grim expression and firm words: "Dionysius and Locley formed an alliance to make Locley thera. Kuza is a springboard for the invasion of Greater Greece, and the existence of Locley prevents us from being able to form a whole. On the land of Greece, facing the army of our South Italian Alliance, I think our odds of winning will be very high! If it does not come, we will just conquer this city-state that betrayed Great Greece!"
Although I have already agreed in my heart that the war between Dionia and Syracuse is inevitable, Kunogorata is more willing to deal with Locri first than to face the powerful Syracuse. When the Dionian City-State Alliance was first established, Lokri was also a strong gang in their hearts and in Greater Greece, but in the eyes of the Dionians at this time, it was no longer worth mentioning. Moreover, Davos was able to think of such a strategy, indicating that he was not dazzled by anger, so Kunogolata began to actively make plans: "Just at this celebration, the generals and parliamentarians of the city-states of the South Italian League all Invited, like Lord Atilicruz of Ligium, Lord Lysias of Crotone, Lord Cypros of Trina, Lord Pretinis of Celestine, Lord Ferdinand of Corenia. Lord Liniris...they are all in Turui, they must have heard of today's amazing event, we can just hold the South Italian Alliance meeting that should be held in Siliting in Turui, I believe it is very easy Agreed!"
"I believe they are waiting for the Senate to send people to contact them, so our Senate meeting must end as soon as possible," Davos reminded.
"I understand." Kunogorata nodded. When he left the Davos mansion, his steps were a little heavy, because he knew that after today, the Dionysian Alliance, which has been peaceful for more than three years, may open the door to war again. .
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At the meeting of the Dionysian Senate, the elders were more concerned about the safety of Davos, especially the former mercenary elders, the elders of Lucania, the elders of Amendolara and some of the elders of Bruti All expressed concern.
Therefore, when Kunogolata told the "truth" to the people, the elders were outraged, and Davos's proposal to "declare war on Locle" was easily passed.
Although, militant parties such as Amintas Davers did not directly declare the strategy to the culprit - Syracuse. While people like Cornelus, Ancitanos and others were surprised why Syracuse didn't come forward, but put Lokri in front, they were temporarily relieved.
The Senate finally decided to send an emissary to question Locri with harsh demands.
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When Davers returned home, he had no time to rest, so he immediately had his father-in-law, Artili Cruz, quickly invited.
"Seeing that you are all right, I can finally rest assured!" Artili Cruise said happily when he saw him, which made Davos feel a little warmer.
Then Atilicruz shouted again: "Syracuse! It must have been someone from Syracuse, didn't I! I said--"
Davos interrupted him and said decisively: "The Dionysian Senate has decided to fully support Lijim in building a colonial city in Sicily, but I hope you can abide by the previous words and hand Lijim's fleet to Dioni. Yalai is under unified command!"
"This is really good news. But, by handing over the fleet to you, can Dionia guarantee the safety of Lijim's coast and trade routes?" Atili Cruz became reluctant at this moment.
"I don't think the Syracuses have time to insult Lijim anymore, because Dionysus will send messengers to ask Locri, 'Why are you shooting assassins to assassinate me?'" Davos was astonished.
Atili Cruz looked surprised: "How... how could it be Locri?"
"Because Dionia and the South Italian Alliance need to wage war on Locri!" Davos said decisively.
Artily Cruz was still surprised, but he already understood what Davos meant, he shook his hands, grabbed the armrest of the wooden chair, and sat down slowly: "You...you mean...no! You are Wanting to lead the Syracuses to Greater Greece..."
"Yes, to concentrate the armies of our southern Italian city-states to fight against the Syracuses on the lands of Greater Greece, I think the odds of victory are greater! Father, I need the full support of Lijim to be at the meeting of the South Italian League. Convince other city-states." Davers rarely said the word "father", which shows how much he expected for this plan.
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