Chapter 29 Samonei Tribal Council

Just when Tapirus was thinking of leaving, the Roman official finally appeared. He vaguely remembered that the person walking towards him was the Roman senator named Paulus.

"Your elders in Rome are even harder to see than our king of Dionia. You haven't shown your face for more than ten days and won't let us go out. I thought you Rome would imprison us here. I almost couldn't help but want to Send someone to Turii for help." When Tapirus saw him, he said sarcastically and threateningly, not caring that the cowardice in his words would damage his face.

Paulus said unmoved: "Dear Dionysian messenger, you have also seen the chaos outside the hotel, and we are here to protect your safety. For the past ten days, the Senate has been in There has been a lot of back-and-forth on Dionia's proposal with no clear outcome, so I haven't come to inform you."

"So, is there a result now?" Tapirus raised his eyebrows.

"Yes." Paulus said with a serious expression: "The Volsci is a feud with our Rome. When our Rome was still weak, the Volsci people have been relying on their strength and constantly invaded our Roman land. Killing the people of Rome... The citizens of Rome were determined to eradicate this enemy of life and death in this war-Wolsey, so at the emergency citizens' assembly, they passed with the overwhelming majority of support votes I'm sorry for the proposal to continue this war..."

Tapirus was not disappointed or shocked. In fact, before leaving Turii, King Davos had implicitly expressed his hope that Rome would reject the proposal.

The main task of Tapirus is to go deep into the city of Rome and learn about the political, military, social and other aspects of the city-state. Although they are restricted and cannot go out, the servants and lower-level service personnel in this hotel But they have already been bribed by them, and they have learned a lot of things.

At this moment, Tapirus asked with a half-smile: "It sounds like... you also held a citizens' assembly?"

"Because the Senate has been arguing for a long time, it has to finally turn to the Citizens Assembly to solve it." Paulus said solemnly.

"Okay, I can only take your decision back and tell His Majesty the King." Tapirus looked regretful, but he actually longed to leave this ghost place.

"It's really a pity for you to stay in the hotel during this period of time! In order to apologize, this is a gift from our Senate on behalf of Roman citizens to the messenger and your entourage." Paulus waved his hand and accompanied him. The soldier brought up two boxes.

When I opened it, it was full of silver coins, and it was estimated that there were at least two talents in total.

If the previous delay was to allow Rome to occupy as much of Volsi's land as possible,

In order to increase the weight of the Dionysian negotiation. Then, after receiving the clear support of the ally Carthage yesterday, the more courageous Rome did not hope that after rejecting the proposal of the kingdom of Dionia, it would really go to war with it, because even with the help of Carthage, but The war with Dionia will definitely cause some losses to Rome, and if it can be avoided, try to avoid it, so they use money to bribe the Dionysian messenger group, hoping that he can go back and say something nice.

Tapirus blinked and said, "Thank you." He accepted it without any hesitation.

Of course he didn't want to take the money as his own, because according to the law promulgated the year before, accepting gifts from foreign countries is a form of bribery. accusing him of the reports of his followers in his embassy. He just wanted to bring back the money donated by Rome and hand it over to the Finance Department, which was considered a small contribution made by his mission to Rome this time.

As for saying good things about Rome, that's impossible! Tapirus would only tell King Davos what he had seen and heard in Rome.

For the safety of the Dionian messengers, the Roman Senate even arranged for a patrol to escort them to the port of Ostia.

When Tapirus and the others walked out of the hotel, countless Roman people shouted fiercely to them: "Dionysians, you are not welcome in Rome! Get out of Rome like a dog!"

"Damn the Romans, they dare to threaten us with war and try to steal our land! Tell you, the Romans are not afraid of war. We will kill as much as you come!"

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They not only cursed, but also threw debris at the Dionian Messengers, but most of them were blocked by the soldiers of the patrol with long shields.

The patrol captain Cassius repeatedly apologized: "I'm really sorry, these guys are all rude and ignorant people, but they are all very brave soldiers when they fight, I hope you don't mind!"

Is this an apology! Tapirus narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "I heard that there are many rude and ignorant civilians like this in Rome. When they turn their ferocity in the face of the enemy and use it against the Roman nobles, I am afraid that You are not feeling well."

When Cassius heard this, his face was a little ugly.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Dionysian messenger group left the port of Ostia by boat.

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The news of the disastrous defeat of the Kautini tribe spread throughout the Samonay region, causing a great deal of shock.

At the request of the Kautinis, the four Samonai tribes convened an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with the matter.

The meeting was held in Kautim.

"Respected chiefs, the Dionysians violated the covenant and sent troops on the Campania plain to ambushed our Kautini people who went out to loot. Unsuspecting, we Kautini Segovani, the great leader of Nepal, and more than 2,000 soldiers were captured, more than 3,000 soldiers were killed and wounded, and all tribes suffered serious losses... After the battle, the Kautini Alliance immediately sent people to the same camp in Campania. The Dionians negotiated, but they refused to release our captive tribesmen and chieftains, but arrogantly warned us that all hostilities must cease.

Now, Dionia's army is stationed in Tessara, threatening the territory west of Kautini like hungry wolves. Lola, Cessara, Capua, the tribes living around these towns are all because of Fear of being destroyed, they have migrated to the mountains, and now the entire Kautini area is in chaos...

I implore all the great leaders, for the sake of all of us, the descendants of the Savoni, to work together to stop the Dionian aggression and avenge the dead Kautini people! "Usibek, the leader of another large tribe living in the city of Kautim, pleaded tearfully.

"When entering the city, I think you have already seen the tragic situation in the city of Kautim. We can't let the Dionysians go wild like this, otherwise Kautim's today is our tomorrow!" Chief Contruk stood up angrily.

The Caracheni tribe lives in the middle of the mountains, it is surrounded by the Penteney, Shilpini, and the so-called Samonai branch - the Fontanes, the smallest in number and the smallest territory, but also the most valiant, abiding by the the ancient traditions of the Samoan people.

"I said ten years ago, don't be afraid of the Dionysians, even if they kill more of our warriors, we, as the descendants of the wolf god Savoni, will fight them to the end!" He was over half a hundred years old, but his voice was like a bell. He pointed to Badani, the great leader of Pentney: "You bowed your knees to the enemy for your captured father and clan, but when your father came back, he committed suicide and died because of shame. Don't you want revenge?!"

"And you—" Kontruk pointed his finger at Lesguk, the chief of Shilpini, and scolded: "In the battle ten years ago, your tribe had the most dead and wounded soldiers, and also lost Kopsa, Enona and other large areas of land, as a big leader, you do not want to avenge them and take back the territory, but to please the enemy like a dog, the result?! The Dionysian did not give you any benefits, but insidiously alienated you The friendly relations between the tribes have caused the Abenerum people to disobey your orders and instead befriend the Dionysians, which is a shame!"

"And you Kautini!" Contruk pointed his hand at Usibick: "If your chief hadn't supported those two idiots in signing the pact with Dionia, he wouldn't be today. Captive of the enemy! Look at your present areas like nuceria, where the people have abandoned their belief in the great wolf god and worshipped the gods of aliens, which is a betrayal of their ancestors! This is blasphemy!! You have today's fiasco, and it is Suwani's punishment for you!"

Leskuk, Badani, and Usibik were scolded by Contruk, and they were ashamed to say it. Since Contruk was the chief of Samonay who had been in office for nearly 30 years, he was the oldest, and was very prestigious in the tribal alliance, so even though they were unconvinced, it was not easy to refute.

At this time, Ronnie, the high priest of the priesthood of the four major tribes of Samona, also said sharply: "The insidious and cunning Dionysians have sinister intentions towards us Samona. They not only want to destroy our people, but also We also want to replace our great gods with evil gods, destroy our traditions, and make us Samonais their slaves! We can't bear it any longer, we must take up arms and fight them to the end! Drive out of the mountains, take back our land, and restore our traditional beliefs!"

"It's not enough to drive them out of the mountains, we have to inflict heavy damage on them, so that they don't dare to attack our Samonais again!" Contruk emphasized again.

"Heavyly wounded Dionia?! Ha, it's so easy to say!" The younger Badani couldn't help but retort: ​​"Do you know how big the kingdom of Dionia is?! How many people are there?! Easily organize an army of 100,000 people, and can we make up 40,000 soldiers?!"

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