Chapter 58 Davos' Tangle

"There is a situation, and it is a big situation!" Bagul said excitedly and seriously.

"Come and listen." Alexis was about to listen.

But Bagule sold off first, he pulled Alexis to sit down first, and then let his men bring freshly marinated beef jerky and beer (since Davers invented this cured beef jerky) , after serving as military rations, it was gradually loved by citizens and became a delicious snack for the people of Dionia, just like dried figs and dates): "I usually go to your military camp to disturb you. You, it's rare for you to come to Grummentum today, and in return, I have to treat you well, let's talk while drinking."

What Bagul said was true. The camp of the Third Legion was built between Picosses, Grummentum, and Niutum. Of course, Alexis, the current commander of the Third Legion, can no longer be like the former Legion Commander Hironi. Moss stayed in Turii (the system was not perfect at that time), and during his tenure as the commander of the legion, he had to live in the camp. Of course, the construction in the camp was not simple, it was more like a militarized town. Although Bagule resigned from the military, when he had free time, he still ran to the camp every three days, participating in military training, military competitions... After going back and forth, he actually became friends with Alexis.

Alexis also knew his outspoken personality, so he didn't refuse at the moment, grabbed a piece of beef, chewed it and said, "What's the big deal?"

"The Samonaites have gathered a large army on the border of Potentia. It is said that there are at least 20,000 people!" Bagul said excitedly.

20,000 people! Alexis was startled, put down the beef jerky in his hand, and asked eagerly, "Are you sure the Samonaites are going to attack Pau City?!"

"The messengers of Potentia have come to me to ask for help, and there are still fakes!" Bagul took a sip of beer and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Puamote, that guy who usually doesn't like to pay attention to our clothes. The stubborn old man of the Onian people really can’t sit still this time, the messenger of Potentia has just rushed to Turii after asking me for help…”

"Bagule, this matter must be taken seriously, especially at the critical moment when we declare war on Lokri!" Alexis said solemnly. He was obviously thinking more deeply than Bagule, and before he took office, Davos had solemnly reminded him that the 3rd Corps was stationed in the Lucania region, and the current task was to stabilize Lucania. The situation, clearing the shovel against Dionia, but the future target is the Samonites to the north. This is a powerful and terrifying race that must not be taken lightly!

"I have to go back now, call the soldiers of the Third Army to prepare for battle, and at the same time dispatch the soldiers of the mountain reconnaissance team to find out the strength of the Samone people, and report it to Lord Davos as soon as possible." Saying, Alek The Sith stood up immediately.

As a person who lived in southern Lucania since he was a child, Bagule didn't have a deep impression on the Samone people. In addition, the Dionysian Legion has won successively in recent years. It is inevitable that he is a little arrogant and underestimates the enemy. Lexis was so cautious, and he also paid attention: "Would you like to prepare the citizens of the Legion Reserve Team?"

"Of course! I have a bad feeling that this is probably a battle!" Alexis said solemnly.

"Well, a big battle!" Bagule responded with excitement on his face.

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"Sir! Lord Davos! Martius is awake! Martius is awake!..." Helps shouted excitedly as soon as he entered the living room.

"Really?!" Davos, who was talking to little Heraclid, stood up with a surprise.

"As you said before, 'The venom is separated from the parent body (referring to the poison) and exposed to the outside for a long time, the toxicity may be reduced...'. It seems that this is indeed the case, and the awakening of Martius is a A great example!" No wonder Helps was so excited, most of Dionia's territory was mountainous,

Every year, people are bitten by snakes and insects. Turii Hospital does not have any good treatment for this. At most, the wounds are cleaned and bandaged, and some nourishing medicines are used, mainly relying on the patients themselves to heal. This time, under the prompting of Davos, the hospital took careful care and medication for Martius, and finally saw the results, providing them with valuable experience and confidence in the future treatment of snakebites and other poisonous bites.

Davos was not in the mood to discuss medical issues with him at the moment, and asked anxiously, "How is Martius doing now?"

"Oh, he woke up. He can open his eyes and move, but his limbs are weak, and it is difficult to speak. Now he can only lie on the hospital bed. It seems that it will take some time to recover."

"Take me to see him." Davos said, and dragged Helps out.

"My lord, are you still going to see the construction of the stone bridge over the Saraceno River today?" Little Heraclid asked hurriedly.

"Didn't you just erect the bridge piers? I'll take a look when you lay the bridge deck." Davos waved his hand and said apologetically.

"Okay." Little Heraclid understood how much Martius' awakening had an impact on Davos, so he could only helplessly follow Davos out of his mansion, but happened to bump into the one sent by the Senate. Guard Captain Rodom.

"Lord Davos! There are two more adults! The Senate has informed you to go to an emergency meeting!"

"What happened?!" Davos asked hurriedly when he saw Rodom's nervous expression.

"Portentia asked us for help, saying 'The Samonais are preparing to invade Portentia in a big way!'"

Sammonites attack Potentia at this time? ! Davos was shocked, the news was like a jar of cold water dousing the joy in his heart.

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There was a heated debate in the Senate over whether to send a large number of reinforcements to the rescue of Portentia.

Supporters believe that: Potentia is an ally of Dionia, and according to the covenant and morality, Dionia must give assistance! Moreover, although the Lucania region has been governed for nearly five years, the Dionysian Alliance's rule over it is not very stable. If the Samonais are allowed to rush into the Dionysian ruled area, it will inevitably cause this issue again. The unrest in the region Dionia should push back the Samonais as soon as possible before going to war with Locri and even Syracuse to avoid fighting on both sides.

Opponents believe that: in the Lucania region, there is Potentia's own army, the Third Legion is stationed, and Elia is an ally. Send more reinforcements. When Dionysus was about to fight against Locri and Syracuse, it was not advisable to draw troops north, but to empty the troops in his territory.

Davos did not make a final decision, and his heart was very tangled: the Samonei people were powerful, he felt it from the history of the previous life, this mountain race had been at war with the booming Rome for decades, many times Defeat the Romans and make them suffer the "humiliation of the yoke"... Davos did not think that the army of the Third Legion and Potentia alone could cope with it, and before the flames ignited and turned into fires, Every effort should be made to put it out.

But just before the battle with Locri, there was a large-scale invasion of the Samonites. If it had nothing to do with Dionysius, he would not believe it. He thought he had designed a trap and waited for Dionysius to jump, but he didn't expect that Dionysius would directly instigate the Samone people to attack from the north first, so that Dionysius would be at a loss. Before the battle at Syracuse, he felt Dionysius' difficulty. This is a formidable opponent! He's going to re-examine the Syracuse tyrant who taught him a lesson.

But now he can be sure that Syracuse is ready to fight Dionia, but he is worried about what else the tyrant of Syracuse has. He is more vigilant about this. One of the main reasons for not making hasty decisions.

Davos returned home with a heavy heart, and before he had time to take a sip of water, he learned that Ancitanos came to visit him, and hurriedly greeted him: "Master Ancitanos, I finally waited for you to come back! "Davers said half-jokingly, half expectantly.

"I have traveled more distances during this period than I have traveled in previous years combined." Ancitanos also replied with a smile.

"That's because you walked too little in the past few years. In the future, for diplomatic activities like this, you will have to go out more."

"Don't, this has already delayed a lot of my time writing history books."

"Going out for a walk, isn't it just that you can inspect the situation of other city-states on the spot, and your history will be written more vividly and in detail. Herodotus traveled all over the Mediterranean..."

The two walked into the living room talking and laughing.

"Sir, the Carthaginian Senate rejected our request for an alliance." Ancitanos said solemnly after sitting down: "They even refused to sign a friendly trade treaty with us."

Davos could understand Carthage's refusal to form an alliance. After all, Carthage had just ended the war with Syracuse. Now that the relationship between Dionia and Syracuse is tense, Carthage, as a neighbor, can naturally feel the tension between the two, and will definitely not jump in easily. But refusing to sign a trade treaty with Dioria is a bit strange! Carthage is said to be rich in the Western Mediterranean by sea trade!

"Is Carthage so afraid of Syracuse that it doesn't want to have anything to do with us?" Davos was a little surprised.

"I took a closer look at the situation in Carthage. The Margonides, who used to rule the Carthaginian senate and always had a strong interest in Sicily, lost power because of the defeat in the previous war, Forced to accept the task of building a new colonial city on the Iberian Peninsula from the Senate of Carthage, the family moved. Now, another big family has the right to speak in the Senate. The patriarch is Hanno. He is not only conservative, but also relatively For sea trade, he prefers land, so he came up with a slogan, 'Go inland and give citizens more land.'..." Ancitanos said slowly

Does this mean that Carthage will go to war with Libya? Davos's heart moved: Compared with Syracuse, which had been defeated by Carthage in the past, although Libya has a vast territory, but there are many tribes, it is a scattered sand, which is much easier to deal with. Carthage fought "lost from Sicily". , get it back from Libya" is a good idea. But in this way, Carthage will not provoke Syracuse.