Chapter 195 Strong

Just when he was a little impatient, Davos returned with Henepolis. As soon as he saw Phoebe Das in the tent, before he could speak, Davos spoke first: "I I know you, Phoebedas of Sparta! Ten years ago, you came to the Turii Senate as a Spartan messenger to frame the king for hiding the soldiers of the Persian expedition, and threatened 'Sparta would give Dio A painful lesson from Nia', I still remember what you said to this day."

Phoebe Das didn't expect Davos to mention the incident to him as soon as he came in, and was caught off guard. If he followed his past temperament, he would have stuck his neck and said, "Yes, I said those words. The fact that the war with Crotone later proved that Dionia was indeed hiding those mercenaries!"

But the world has changed, the current predicament of Sparta and the current situation of Syracuse have forced him to choose words carefully. Onia's current position in Great Greece in the Western Mediterranean, and the power that Davos showed in the war, made Phoebe Das feel a little bit of fear. This always tough Spartan was a little blunt. Said: "...that...that was just a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstanding?! No! I don't think so!" Davos stared at him, his sharp eyes seemed to penetrate the bottom of his heart: "It is because you hold a grudge against Dionysus that you accept Sparta to Syracuse as a military advisor, followed Dionysius to invade Greater Greece, commanded Syracuse's right wing to defeat the Crotones at the Battle of the Ramato, and again at Crotone In the battle of the battle of , I once again commanded the right flank in an attempt to defeat my Dionysian army... Phoebedas the Spartan, your hands are stained with the blood of the great Greeks!"

When Phoebe Das heard this, he was secretly shocked. He didn't expect Davos to know everything about his actions in Greater Greece during this time, but for Davos' accusation, he didn't have to be like before. Against his will, he replied: "I think you must have misunderstood. Dionysius was afraid of your Dionysian army and hoped that Sparta would send officers to help him. As an ally, Sparta certainly could not refuse. Because I've been to Sicily a few times, and I'm fairly familiar with Dionysius, which is why the council of elders sent me to help Dionysius... I'm just doing my job!"

"Your duty?! Is to help the Syracuses and slaughter our Great Greeks?! This is the attitude of Sparta towards our Great Greece?!" Davos sneered, with a bit of anger on his face: " In this case, don't blame our warriors' shields and spears for not having eyes!"

"It is the honor of every Spartan to be able to die on the battlefield!" Phoebe Das was not afraid of the threat of Davos, but when the Dionysians had turned the tide of the battle, he had to Taking into account Dionia's perception of Sparta, he defended Sparta: "Lord Davos, you should know that Sparta did not think of Syracuse when Sparta signed a covenant with Syracuse. Za will declare war on Great Greece one day. Due to the existence of the Covenant, Sparta has to help, but Sparta sincerely hopes that there will be peace between Sicily and Great Greece! So this time I am here on behalf of Sparta , I hope you will seriously consider Dionysius' proposal to end this war that has killed and wounded countless people!"

"The Spartans, who lived by killing, cared so much for the life and death of the great Greeks,

It really moved me. ' Davos sneered.

He heard the threat hidden in the Spartan's words, and said firmly: "A few days ago, your Spartans sent an envoy Chrysopus to Turi, in an attempt to get Dai Onia surrendered to Syracuse, and I have made it clear, 'Dionysians will never negotiate under the coercion of the enemy, and as long as there is an enemy on our soil, we Dionysians We must fight him to the end!' At that time, the Battle of Crotone had not yet happened. Today, when we Dionia have the advantage in this war, I can also tell you clearly that peace talks are possible, but The crimes committed by Syracuse in the invasion of Great Greece must be punished! Dionysius can easily escape back to Sicily without paying any price, that is impossible!"

Phoebe Das met Davos' piercing gaze and felt his uncompromising will. He didn't have much frustration in his heart. This was just to verify his thoughts before departure. This time he went to Dionia. It is not his main purpose to come to the camp to promote peace talks between the two sides.

"I think Dionysius is ready for this." Phoebe Das replied indifferently, and then changed the topic: "Lord Davos... What do you think of the war that is currently taking place in Corinth?"

Davos was stunned, and immediately understood the Spartans' intention: "You mean the war between your Sparta and Corinth, Thebes, Argos, Athens...?" Davos disagreed. He sneered: "A war that has no meaning, has nothing to do with Dionia, and I don't need to know about it."

"Dionia and Athens signed a friendly agreement, and you and Corinth often have trade relations." Phoebe Das stared at Davos and pointed out bluntly.

"A friendly agreement is not a military alliance agreement. As long as any city-state is willing to have friendly trade with Dionia, we are willing to sign such an agreement with them, even Sparta." Davos was naturally relaxed. He said: "There is no fertile land in mainland Greece, there is no rich minerals, what is it worth the Dionians to stay away from their warm hometown and go to participate in the war that does not belong to us. The roots of the Dionians are in Great Greece! There are still many problems in our alliance that need to spend a lot of time and energy to solve and deal with. As long as we don’t provoke us, we have no intention to participate in the messy war of your native Greeks!”

Phoebe Das looked at Davos' face rudely and unblinkingly. He felt that Davos said these words from the heart, so he said: "So, Dionysus is also willing to talk to Davos. Sparta signed a friendly agreement?"

"Sparta is now Dionia's enemy and Syracuse's ally!" Davos said coldly.

Phoebe Das stopped talking.

Seeing the guards "escort" Phoebe Das out of the tent, Henepolis couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, does this Spartan want to make Sparta form an alliance with us?!"

Davos touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "...Dionia's strength in this war exceeded the expectations of the Spartans, and they were afraid that Dionia would participate in the war. The war at Corinth was not good for Sparta."

"So will we do this?!" Henepolis asked excitedly, obviously giving the Spartan a headache and making him happy.

"What do you think?" Davos was noncommittal.

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In the early morning, the Xubari Plain was filled with mist, and the drizzle of early spring was falling.

The victory of the naval battle of Taranto gave the people of Dionia the hope of victory in the war, and Davos personally led the army to go out to enhance their confidence, which finally gave life to this fertile land.

The port, which had been blocked for several months, was reopened, and foreign merchant ships came one after another. The laborers at the port finally had something to do. Most of the cargo ships that entered the wharf first were full of grains and other food. What the Onians need most.

And the old fishermen in Turii (the young people have all served as sailors in the fleet) sailed early to go out to sea to catch fish to meet the urgent needs of the people's lives, and at the same time to make huge profits for themselves.

People in various villages also began to replant fast-ripening crops at the urging of the village chief and agricultural officials to avoid missing this year's harvest.

Although young and middle-aged citizens and free people were almost emptied due to the war, resulting in a shortage of labor, a large number of prisoners filled this gap. Whether in the swampy plains of Crimea, the plains of Subari in Turii, or the mountains of Amendolara, naked captives can be seen from time to time, half-starved, under the deterrence of the whips and spears of the overseers , ploughing the land laboriously, and even in such bad weather the freezing rain had made the captives shiver and might have made them sick, and the Dionians had no pity and no desire to let them rest. Since they invaded Dionia, they would have to pay a heavy price. This is the common view of many Dionysians.

The road leading to the port of Turii was full of pedestrians, not only the Turians and Amendolaras, but also the Bissinians and Castellons, who were driving pack cars and carrying loads of goods. , rushing to the port market to buy food.

At this time, a horse came galloping, the bright red color of the rider was particularly eye-catching, and he didn't wait for him to shout: "Make way!"

Pedestrians consciously retreated to the side of the avenue, because they knew that those dressed like this would only be messengers from the battlefield. They were all carrying emergency military information, and no one could stop them, otherwise it would be illegal.

The war horses blew white air, their hooves flew, and the water on the avenue was splashed and wet the clothes of the pedestrians. They did not complain, but couldn't help but ask: "We drove the Syracuse back. ?!"

They just asked casually with concern, and didn't think the messenger would tell them the information. But the messenger raised his right hand and shouted excitedly: "Victory! We are victorious! His Majesty Davos led the army to defeat the Syracuses in Crotone!  …"