Chapter 54 Dionysius in Action

As soon as these astonishing words were thrown, the council immediately exploded, and Demodocus also changed his face, and he subconsciously shouted: "Isn't Dionia afraid of attracting the army of Syracuse? !"

Fraucleon smiled, and through Demodocus' stern shouts, he saw the fear hidden in the heart of the chief general of Lochry. This discovery made him feel proud: "From its establishment to the present, Dionia has never faced a strong enemy, but in the end, the weak defeated the strong, which created today's powerful Dionysian Alliance! We are not afraid of Syracuse, but what about you Lokrie? Can you not be afraid of the army formed by Dionia and the South Italian Alliance?!”

The faces of Demodocus and the others suddenly turned pale...

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"Lord Flaucleon, look at those ships, they may rush over and overturn us at any time. What did you do to the Lokri people to cause them to be so angry?!" The captain of the passenger ship of Onlai Locle was half-joking and half-complaining.

"You'll find out in a few days." Fraukleon stood on the bow, looking around the Lochry warship that escorted his ship in the center, and smiled heroically: "Don't worry, Loch. The generals here will not let us die here. If there is an accident and we die here, there will definitely be statues of you and me in the Hall of Valhalla in the Temple of Hades in Turui!"

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"Has that damned Dionysian messenger gone?"

"My lord, Dionia's ship has successfully left the port."

Demodocus let out a sigh of relief, temporarily letting go of his thoughts.

Diopantos, who was next to him, roared, "It's really irritating! The Dionians came to Lokri to show off their threats, and we have to keep him safe!  …"

"Diopantos, you have to understand." Demodocus immediately put on a serious expression and said in a slightly scolding tone: "Whether it's a war between us and Dionia in the future or a negotiated settlement of this time. Conflict, as long as its messenger does not have an accident, there will be room for easing in the future. You must know that the combined strength of Dionia and the South Italian Alliance is no worse than Syracuse!"

"Our citizens of Locri are not afraid of fighting!" Diopantos retorted angrily, but his voice seemed a little weak.

Demodocus didn't bother to pay any attention to him, and turned to Metrophines and said, "You hurry to Syracuse and tell the plenipotentiary general Dionysius that Dionysus has framed Locri for sending someone to assassinate them. Consul, I have declared war on Locri, I hope he will send reinforcements, otherwise Locri will not be able to defend against the army of Dionia and the South Italian Alliance alone!"

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In the city of Laos, Arobmas returned to the mansion with an ugly face. His wife saw it and couldn't help but asked with concern: "Your nephew is giving you another problem?!"

Listening to his wife's words, Arobmas became annoyed and snorted coldly, "Nephew?! He doesn't think I'm his uncle, do you know what new tricks he's playing today? He's going to build a school!"

"School?! What's that?" The Lucalia-born lady obviously seldom got to know Dionia.

"Oh, you don't understand, it's not a good thing anyway! He actually wants those poor children to go to school, it's crazy!" Arobmas irritably beat the wooden table with his fist to vent his feelings. feel oppressed.

"Not long ago, his teacher came from Turui, didn't he warn him not to mess around! He also asked him to listen to you..." His wife reminded him.

"Listen to what I say?!" Arobmas sneered: "It's not like you don't know your nephew, he has a stubborn temper since he was a child, and now that his father is dead, he is a consul, and no one can control him! …”

The more Arobmas said, the more angry he became: "Go! Go! Pour me some syrup, I'm thirsty right now!"

After his wife left, Arobmas lay on the couch,

Thinking of going to discuss political affairs with Henepolis this morning, and his proposal to build a school, after he was opposed to it, the nephew who drank some wine blurted out angrily: "This won't work! That won't work! Do nothing! No, what else do you ministers do! Look at our allies, the Dionians have managed Turii so well, I think it is better to let them manage Laos!  …”

The more Arobmas thought about it, the more frightened he became: Henepolis is telling the truth after drinking! This child has lived in Turui for six or seven years, and it is said that he has been living in Davos's house. He is too influenced by Dionysus! To give away the family business that his father and himself desperately earned to outsiders in vain! Could it be... that this was originally the conspiracy of the Dionysian consul..."

As soon as the image of Davos appeared in his mind, Arobmas felt his scalp tingle, and just as he was worried, his confidant slave came in: "Master, someone outside asked to see you, he said he was from Syracuse tie."

"No! No!" Arobmas roared subconsciously, and suddenly he remembered something: "Wait, you said he's from Syracuse?"

"That's what he said."

Syracuse... Arobmas pondered, his face gloomy and uncertain, and finally he said in a deep voice: "You take him to the reception room."

When Arobmas saw the guest, the first sentence of the guest shocked him: "Lord Arobmas, I entrust the plenipotentiary general of Syracuse, Lord Dionysius. order to see you..."

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"My lord, do you think that the minister of Laos... Arobmas will agree to our request?" Philistos asked.

"Arobmas is in a high position. After a long time, I am afraid that his desire will also increase. How could he watch his power be taken away by a young man who has never contributed to Laos, according to intelligence analysis. , Although they are relatives, they don't get along at all, and they have quarreled many times... In the past, Avinogis' son Henepolis had the support of Dionia, he dared not say anything, but now we support He, do you think he will have other ideas?" Dionysius said confidently.

"That is, a barbarian like Arobmas will be blinded by power, and a well-educated person can maintain peace of mind no matter where he lives." Philistos responded, expressing himself implicitly. of innocence.

Dionysius laughed and said: "Philip, you are talking about me. Compared with you, my knowledge is far behind."

"Who said that? In Syracuse, in addition to Philosanus, I count your poems well!" Philostos praised sincerely: "Besides, you have already stood at the highest point, and you are no longer there. More desire is needed."

"Philip, it's not easy to sit in this seat!" Dionysius patted his seat, pointed to the top of his head, and said with emotion, "It's as if a sharp knife is hanging on top of his head at any time. The sword may fall at any time..."

"So this position is not for ordinary people to sit on!" Philistos complimented.

"Yeah!" Dionysius took the opportunity to take the conversation: "I wonder if that Davos in Dionysus feels the same way..." Dionysius sighed, and his eyes became sharp again. Get up: "Philip, you made a mistake just now, I don't have no desire now, but I have a lot of desire!"

"You mean Great Greece?" Philistos asked knowingly.

"It's a pity that the young man in Dionia escaped the assassination... This time he behaved well. Instead of sending someone to Syracuse, he declared war on Locley. He thought I would obediently go to rescue Locley. He underestimated me too!" Dionysius' cold words revealed murderous intent.

"My lord, news has been sent back from the north of southern Italy, and they promised to send troops soon!" Philistos also said a little excitedly: "And the northeast of Dionia did not object to our proposal. "

"Everything went very smoothly. We paid a great price, and of course we have to get a greater reward!" Dionysius' sullen eyes stared directly at the void of the hall, as if he was overlooking Dionysus in the north. Ya: "After you go back, immediately start to arrange all the preparations for the expedition. Once the war in the north ignites, we will go out immediately!"

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After the news that "Dionia declared war on Locri" spread in Greater Greece, the city-states of the South Italian Alliance also declared war on Locri.

For most Dionysian citizens, they were more excited to hear the news: Haven't fought in years!

Although war has been declared against Lokrie, there is no tense atmosphere in the Dionysian territory. The Rugby Finals in Turii are still in full swing. The Dionysian Senate declared to the public: "Even war cannot affect the celebration of Hades by the Dionysians, just as war has to go away temporarily when the Olympia Games are held." importance to Dionysus.

But in Davos' mind, the main reason why he slowed down the military mobilization was to lead the snake out of the hole, otherwise he would use too much force and easily crush Lochry, and the Syracuse reinforcements had not yet set foot on the land of Great Greece, The real strategic goal of gathering and destroying the Syracuses in Greater Greece could not be achieved.

Fortunately, news from Sicily during this time showed that Dionysius had begun to gather his army, preparing a large number of ships and baggage...

Davos believes that even if there is no war mobilization, the citizens of Dionia will clean and polish their weapons and equipment at home, ready to go into battle...

But as an advocate of this war, Dionia also needed to set an example for the South Italian Alliance. Davos still asked the Senate to send the fifth and fourth legions stationed in Bruti and Croton Plains. Summoning order.