Chapter 71 The Status Quo of Picocis

"They have a long way to go, and of course it's too late to get here." Felixius comforted him and said, "The Fifth Legion owes you the Fourth Legion a favor, and they will return it to you in the future."

Epithenes sneered: "Lord Commander, do you think Drakes is someone who knows how to be grateful?"

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At the same time that the Syracuse army landed in Locri, the army led by Davos had reached Picocis. Before, he had already sent a messenger to inform the chief executive of Picossis, Antaoris, that the army had to be strictly sealed. For this reason, Antaoris even sent the only five small warships in the port to temporarily intercept the merchant ships heading north, forcing them to Temporarily docked at the port of Picocis, causing complaints. But Davos, who arrived in Picocis, heard this and praised Antaoris for being decisive and careful, and daring to take responsibility.

At this time, Antaoris was accompanying the Archon Davos to inspect the city and port of Picocis. Davos was quite satisfied with the order and construction of the whole city. He asked: "How many wears does Picocis have now? Citizen of Onia?"

"There are 4,523 full-time citizens, 3,351 reserve citizens, and 5,117 registered free citizens. There are a total of 12,991 people. The population of the entire Picosses is about 53,000 people..." Antaoris said.

"Oh, the population of Picocis is quite large!" Davos was a little surprised.

"My lord, Picocis was originally a big city in the Lucania region no less than Grummentum and Potentia, not to mention a seaside city, which is far more attractive to Greek freemen than Grummento. Lucania cities such as Mu and Niutum are much bigger." Antaoris said proudly.

"So, there are a lot of Greeks here?" Davos asked immediately.

"Yes. There are about 4,230 full-time citizens, prospective citizens and free citizens of Dionia of Greek nationality combined. This number is increasing every day, mainly with Greeks from Tampalia."

"After only three years, the Greeks in Picossis are nearly half of the population!" Davos was surprised again, and then asked worriedly: "They and Lucanians usually have a lot of conflicts. ?"

"There are some, but it's not too violent." Antaoris said with a more relaxed expression: "Because Picocis experienced many defeats before it was merged into our Dionia, Picocis City's The young and middle-aged people of Lucania suffered heavy casualties. Not only did a lot of land vacate, but most of the remaining people lost their fighting spirit. Moreover, their tribes settled in the eastern mountainous areas, mainly grazing. The Greeks here They both prefer the flat land near the sea, so the two sides can live in peace. And... well, the living habits of the Greeks mainly in Campania are somewhat similar to those of the Lucanians.

The two get along pretty well…”

"It seems that you are enjoying life here! And you, the chief executive, have done a good job, and you know the situation of the citizens of this city very well!" What he said aroused interest, and asked again: "Lord Antaoris, please tell me what other characteristics of this Campanian?"

"My lord, the Greeks in Campania are the least Greeks I've ever seen other than our Dionysians."

Antaoris' words caught Davos' attention: "Oh, what do you say?"

Antaoris thought about it for a while and said seriously: "I guess it may be because the Greeks in Campania have always been surrounded by aliens (there are Volsi people in the north of Campania, and Lucani in the south). Asians, Samonais in the east, and Phoenicians in Sardinia, a large island close to the west), so on the one hand, compared to the Greeks who like freedom in other places, the Campanias They are very united and like to work in groups; on the other hand, some of their living habits are influenced by their neighbors, such as eating beef and mutton, and worshiping some gods that do not belong to Greece. For example, some Campania people also built Sa The Monet worshiped the god Savoni (the Samonei god of war), who believed that they could avoid the harm of wild beasts. .

Davos smiled and said earnestly: "We have Greeks, Lucanians, Brutians in our alliance, and now we have Campania Greeks, and maybe there will be more in the future. Races have joined this alliance. Therefore, when dealing with conflicts between ethnic groups, we must first adhere to a principle—tolerance, tolerance for their religion and living habits; Under the Dionysian law, all are equal and cannot be partial; there is to guide them to like our way of life, entertainment, competition, military training... The most important thing is religion, Hades is Dionysian Protector of Asia, don't forget this! Over time, I believe that no matter who they were before, they will eventually become Dionians!"

Antaoris listened carefully, then nodded convincingly and said, "Lord Davos, you are so right!"

"I'm just talking. In fact, you've already done this in managing this city, right!" Davers laughed at himself: "If you want to speed up the integration of these races, it's best to find a relationship between them. The common ground. During this time, I discussed with Ancitanos and discovered a secret--"

Davos looked at Antaoris, saw that he was listening intently, and said in a serious tone: "Hercules, the Hercules, is very famous among various ethnic groups in Italy, and some tribes even claim to be his descendants. Descendants...I am going to propose in the Senate, 'Build the temple of Hercules in Turii, and start his celebrations, and let the people of all the races of Dionia celebrate this god'... ...well, it's only temporarily suspended because of the outbreak of the war, I think Piccos can try to do it first, what do you think?"

"My lord, this is a good idea!" Antaoris praised sincerely: "In fact, there are already several altars of Hercules in Picossis, Lucanians and Campanis. There are demihumans on both sides. I will do my best to build a great temple to Hercules, and make Picosis the center of worship to Hercules in this region!"

"Are you going to steal Turui's limelight? I'm afraid Kunogolata will fight you hard." Davos said jokingly, and the two laughed.

The two were chatting and laughing on the way back to the city hall. In this harmonious atmosphere, no one mentioned Eurycopus and Pleiades, and there was no need to mention them, because it was the past.

Back at the City Hall, the First Army Commander Antonios and the Second Army Commander Amyntas were already waiting there.

"Sir, the camp has been built, and the soldiers have begun to rest." Antonios saw Davos coming in, and immediately stepped forward to report: "In addition, the messenger from the Third Legion has received news that the Third Legion is already in Lapis. On the way to Corsis, it is estimated that we will be able to arrive at dusk.”

"You guys tell me that this Alexis quit Potentia before he even fought the Samones head-on. This is too embarrassing for our Dionysian Legion!" Amyntas He sneered dissatisfiedly.

"If the Third Army is really going to face the Samonei army head-on, I am afraid that now I can only bring your First and Second Army less than 20,000 people to face the Samonei's huge force of more than 40,000 people. Now, how can we fight this battle?! Alexis gave up his reputation for the victory of the entire war. This prudent approach is undoubtedly very correct! It should be worth learning from you, especially your Amyntas! " Davos said sternly. The encounter of the Third Legion in Potentia was a few days ago, and Davos had already learned the details from Antaoris.

Amyntas muttered a few words in dissatisfaction, but did not dare to speak out loud.

"My lord, the Samonais seem to be relatively fierce. First they set up an ambush, and then took the initiative to send a large army to attack directly, without giving the Third Army a chance to breathe." Antonios interjected: "If you know that we are going to attack Poseidon Nia, will the Samonites send another army to kill them?!"

"It's good for the Samonaites to dare to come, I'm afraid they won't come!" Davos began to carefully analyze the plans he had been considering for the past few days to the three people in the living room: "According to the information, Samoyed In the past, the Nai people fought against the Lucanians, and they always won more and lost less, and the Campanias have also been attacked by them for many years. Presumably, the Samone people have always been very proud of their fighting ability. It was the first time that the Samonaites dispatched so many warriors, and I am afraid that it has contributed to their arrogance, and the Syracuses have contributed to this—" He said, glancing at Antaoris.

Antaoris nodded and said: "The warships patrolling our port have reported many times these days, 'We found a large number of Syracuse cargo ships heading north and entering the port of Poseidonia.' I think they are very likely. It's for the Samonites."

"Damn Syracuse!" Amyntas scolded angrily and shouted: "My lord, we should take advantage of the fact that the Samonais don't know we are here, quickly capture Poseidonia, and cut off the Samonians. Monet's food supply!"

"This is a way." Davos continued without nodding: "But Antaoris told me that the Samone people have their own port town in the south of Campania - Irna. , otherwise they would not have dared to dispatch an army of more than 40,000 people before taking Poseidonia. Only taking Poseidonia is just to add some food to the Syracuses. It's just trouble, but it will prolong the time we have to repel them. Besides, Dionysius of Syracuse is already preparing to invade Greater Greece, so we can't have a protracted war of attrition with the Samonaids!"