Chapter 201 Antonio's Arrangement

"Legion Commander, Lijim is not far from here. If the wind is favorable, the fleet can arrive here within two hours." Zantiparis comforted him: "Also, Lord Sekelian has left a few clippers behind. , as soon as there is an abnormal situation, I will immediately rush back to Lijim to inform him."

After listening to Antonios, there was still a trace of apprehension in his heart. After all, the First Corps went deep into the enemy's territory alone and ensured the smoothness of the sea route, which was their only reliance: "I hope so!..." He did not want to comment on Sekolian's decision. , he was even thinking: If Davos is leading the army here, Cykrian will never do this, he will definitely create conditions, and finally let the fleet anchor here...

"My lord, I hope to go to the western mountains of Etna and tell the compatriots in Naxos who are in exile there, 'The land of Naxos has been taken back by us!' I believe they will be very happy when they know , and will come to defend the town at once!" Laodisian called to Antonios.

Antonios shook his head and said, "Laodisian, you can let someone else do the recall of the Naxos exiles, but you can't go."

Laodyssian looked surprised, not understanding why Antonios refused his reasonable request, and wanted to argue again, but heard Antonios say: "I need you and the Naxos who left just now called... called... …”

"Tollylaus, Lord Legionnaire." Serofenice reminded.

Antonios nodded his thanks and continued: "I need you and Tolilaus to take charge of the administrative affairs of this town, to manage all the Naxos in the town, to assign them housing, to maintain order, Making bread, transporting supplies from the port... The fields outside the town can't be deserted, and the young and middle-aged people of Naxos must be organized and trained by the officers of the First Corps. After all, we have few people and need to More men to defend Naxos!"

Although Antonios has served as an inspector and other alliance public positions, he has never served as the city chief executive, the highest administrative official that specializes in managing the entire city-state, so he lacks specific administrative management experience, and what he said is where he thinks and where he speaks , without any distinction.

However, as a nobleman of Naxos, in his more than 20 years of political career, Laodyssian has held public positions in large and small city-states, and he has also served as a general and a chief general several times. What I should do and what I can do under the circumstances, so I am very happy to get this appointment.

Moreover, Laodisian stayed in Lijim for a long time, and he could feel Dionia's pivotal position in Greater Greece. He was keenly aware that if Dionia really defeated Syracuse, not only It is Great Greece, and even the eastern part of Sicily is probably under the shroud of Dionysian authority... So, where does Naxos go?

At this moment, Laodyssian thought a lot,

He looked up at the general who was said to be Dionia's strongest army in front of him. Although he was in his 40s, he still looked shrewd and capable. If he could be sent to Sicily to fight independently, I am afraid that he would also win Dionia. The trust of the new king, when he was on the voyage, Laodyssian also found out that he was so old and unmarried...

Raodisian thought in his mind: he had a beautiful daughter, and he was going to marry her to the son of Lijim chief general Artilicruz, but Artilicruz did not agree. Now it seems that Antonios, although older, is a better marriage partner!

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "Thanks to Lord Antonios for your trust, Tolilaus and I will do our best to manage this town well and provide the greatest help for your army! In addition, there are important or difficult questions, we will I will ask you for instructions!"

Laodisian's low profile satisfied Antonios, he said: "Now there is one thing that needs to be settled as soon as possible, you go and tell Saratos, let him inform Lijim to bring some weapons, armor, and more as soon as possible. After the arrival of the Naxos, we need more weapons and more armies to defeat the Syracuses who will come soon.

And you have to build a blacksmith in town as soon as possible so that we can repair weapons. There is no blacksmith shop in such a big town! The Sikuli are ridiculous, don't they think that if they don't buy and sell weapons in the town, there will be no freemen and slaves revolting? ! "

"Sikuli has few people and wants to annex the land of Naxos. For this reason, we captured Naxos people, demoted to slaves, and recruited a lot of free people to cultivate this land for them. The land that belongs to them... In fact, they should be very clear in their hearts, we Naxos have long hated them very much!" Laodyssian said angrily.

Antonios nodded.

At this time, a man beside Xenofannis said loudly: "There are not only exiles from Naxos, but also those from Catane, in the western mountains of Etna. They are more numerous. I hope that Go and lead them here, with your permission, Lord Antonios!"

"Who are you?" Antonios asked suspiciously, looking at him.

"He was one of the organizers who assisted the First Army to take down the town of Meyaro and caused a riot in the town - Lacey Peratus of Catane." Xenofannis introduced on the side.

Catane! Antonios moved in his heart and immediately said to him: "Of course we welcome the arrival of the Catanes! We King Dionia sent troops to Sicily, not only to defeat Syracuse, but also to make the people who were once greatly admired by Sicily. The Sicilian city-states oppressed by the Kuza people regained their independence, and the people who lost their homes were restored to their homes!  …”

"Thank you to the great Dionysian Alliance! I will do my best to assemble the Catanes to contribute a little to this great goal of the Dionysian Alliance!" Lacey Peratus said with a grateful expression on his face.

Laodyssian also responded immediately.

"There is Tauromenian in the north, and you must pay attention to safety when you go to the western mountains of Etna!" Antonios reminded the other party, and then he looked at the fourth captain and said: "Tiger Delos, you have drawn out two hundred soldiers, in the A post was built on the north side, four miles away from Mejaro, and I kept an eye on Tauromenion to prevent them from sneaking down the mountain and attacking the Sicilian people who came to join us. If Tauromenion dared to send out a large army, You have the soldiers stationed at the post report immediately!"

"Yes, Legion Commander!" The strong Tiger Delos replied forcefully, his voice sounding like thunder.

"Other battalions will lead soldiers to reinforce Meyaro's city walls and build defensive measures from now on!"

"Yes, Legion Commander!"

The tasks were arranged, and the officers and representatives of the exiles left, leaving only Xenophonis.

Antonios looked at this man with a slightly complicated mood. After Davos gave him an order, seeing that he was worried about staying away from the great Greece and crossing the sea in a strange area, afraid that he would not be able to complete the task, he reminded him: "...After landing, there will be people from Aristiras who will find you. , to provide you with a great help!  …”

Aristillas was Davos' intelligence officer. He had seen Antonios several times when he went to Davos's mansion. He was a serious, quiet man. For some reason, Antonios did not I would like to have more contact with him, but from what I have learned today: I am afraid that the riot that caused the town of Mayaro had been planned a few months ago, which means that Davos started to let Ali a few months ago. Steras has sent people to Sicily! Could it be that before the war started, His Majesty was already preparing for today's attack on Sicily? !

Although Antonios was surprised, he quickly regained his composure. After all, following Davos in the past few years, he had seen too many miraculous things from him, and he had long recognized in his heart that "Davos is the god of Hades." The fact that he is "Blessed", and that there are people from Aristiras in Sicily, is very helpful for him to complete the task!

Therefore, with enthusiasm on his face, he said: "When I received the order in Sili Court, Your Majesty mentioned you to me. I didn't expect that as soon as I set foot on the land of Sicily, I got your great help to let the First Army Corps. We successfully captured Meyaro, thank you very much!"

Xenofannis said humbly: "Commander of the Antonios Army, you praised me too much. Even without my help, the First Army's attack speed was so fast, and they could still take Mayaro smoothly."

"It's true." Antonios was not modest, and then he changed his words: "But the casualties of the soldiers will increase. The First Legion has few people, and every soldier is very important, and due to the large amount of work you have done before, you will The freedmen and slaves have organized themselves, so that they have already accepted the Dionysian Alliance, so that we can stabilize the town of Mayaro so quickly, and quickly carry out the next step, this is all your credit!"

Xenofannis did not speak, but a look was shining on his face.

Antonios continued: "Can you tell me how many people you have sent in Sicily? Which city-states are they in?"

Xenofannis shook his head and said, "I don't know how many people Aristillas sent to Sicily. I only know that our person in charge in Sicily is Antrapolis, and he will send people to me from time to time. Send the order and find out about Mayaro's situation."

Antrapolis? ! Antonios felt that the name was familiar, as if he had heard it before.

Xenofannis saw the doubts of Antonios, and added: "He is the younger brother of Lord Aristiras."