Chapter 281 Messengers Gather in Rome

Hanno said in a slow tone again: "Of course, regarding the issue that the Sicilian army also needs naval support, you don't have to worry too much about Preta Cuba. I remember that the resolution passed by the Senate a few months ago required the construction of There are 600 warships, 195 warships are part of them, and the built warships can be reorganized into a fleet and sent to the Sicilian waters to help our troops."

For the little kindness released by Hanno at this time, Preta Kuba was still cautious and did not respond.

However, Ace Yaruba and other neutral elders nodded secretly, thinking that Hanno was still able to take care of the overall situation in the face of the war that was related to the survival of Carthage.

"But don't forget, all of you, we are building warships, and the Dionians are also building warships, and their shipbuilding level is not much worse than ours, and in terms of naval warfare, we have not yet gained any advantage. , I was right, Annobas."

Annobas nodded awkwardly.

"That's why" Hanno said loudly with aggravated tone, "Let's not put our hopes on the navy, our hope of victory lies in the army, in the army of more than 100,000 people led by Lord Margot, which has consumed a lot of gold and silver in Carthage's treasury. I would like to remind you that due to the blockade of the Latium coast by the Dionysian fleet, we do not know how the battle is going there now, but we have conducted sea trade with the Etruscans to the north. Businessmen still got some news.

After the fall of Rome, the Roman army lost consecutive battles, and had retreated to several small cities west of Latinum. It was besieged by the Dionysian army, and I am afraid it would not last long... Once Rome was completely destroyed, the Dionysian King It is possible to lead a large army and land in Sicily in the south, and then..."

Margo paused deliberately, took in the restless expressions on everyone's faces, and said solemnly: "So Margo-sama must capture Catane and Naxos as soon as possible, there is not much time left for him! He once wrote to us that he removed most of the Carthaginian generals because they lacked the ability to direct operations. We don't know what's ahead and we respect his decision, but I think these were removed The generals of Carthage are all excellent citizens of Carthage as we know it. Are those ignorant and backward Numibians better than them?! If so, why do we rule Numibia , instead of Numibia to rule our Carthage?!"

"That's right, Hannuo-sama!!" Many elders felt relieved and expressed their support loudly.

Hanno continued calmly: "I propose to select a group of outstanding Carthaginian citizens and let them go to Marco's tent to obey orders, and Marco will arrange their positions according to their abilities. In this way, We don't have to worry about Margo accusing us of interfering with his command and causing the battle to be frustrated, and at the same time giving the young Carthaginian a chance to wash away the shame.

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"Agree with Hanno-sama's proposal!"

"Lord Hanno is too thoughtful. As long as you give young people a chance, they are much better than those lowly Numibians!"

"Only Mr. Hanno dare to accuse Mr. Margo of prejudice against the citizens of Carthage. We absolutely support your proposal!"

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One by one, the elders actively expressed their approval.

Pretakuba's heart is both bitter and atmosphere: Damn Hanno, not only created a big problem for Mr. Margo, but also provoked the elders' dissatisfaction with Marco!

Just then, he saw Hanno throw a smile at him.

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While the Carthaginian senate was arguing over the reinforcement of Sardinia for the new fleet, Davos had returned to Rome.

Because the news of the complete conquest of Rome has been detected by the surrounding racial forces who have been paying close attention to the war, they have sent messengers one after another to gather in Rome, hoping to meet King Dionia.

Although the entire Dionysian army had been in the territory of Satnicum for 20 days, Davos completely lifted their confinement when he left, and only dispatched the 5th Army and the Roman Brigade of nearly 6,000 people to follow him back. Rome.

On the same night, Davos held a banquet in Rome City Hall to entertain the messengers of all parties.

"The war in Latium has just ended, the city of Rome is in ruins, and the people's lives are still relatively difficult. It is impossible to prepare a more sumptuous dinner to entertain the distinguished guests. I apologize to you with this glass of wine!" The main seat of the banquet raised the wine glass apologetically.

"Your Majesty, this is wrong!" said the envoy of the Volsci and the consul of Polyvinrum, Catementalus, loudly: "It is best for us Volsci to destroy Rome. Hospitality! When the Romans aggressively attacked the Volsci territory, you, Your Majesty, risked a war with Rome's ally Carthage, and sent reinforcements without hesitation to help us Volsci repel the Romans and avoid the The Romans have ravaged our territory for a long time... The Volsci city-state alliance sent me as a messenger to come to Rome to meet the king, just to tell the king that all the peoples of the Volsci regard the Dionians as us Friends forever, so this first drink should be my heartfelt thanks to you on behalf of all Wolsey people!"

With that said, he stood up, held up a full glass of wine, and was about to raise his head to drink it.

Unexpectedly, another guest next to him hurriedly stood up and said loudly: "Wait! This first cup of wine should be brought to you by the Heniki people! If there is no king, you will lead the army yourself, risking huge Risk, expedition to Rome, and completely defeat the Romans, I am afraid that we Herniki people... have perished! Your great king and Dionia are the greatest saviours of all of us Herniki, we Herniki Will always be Helniki's faithful ally!"

Seeing this, Davos was moved, and he said emotionally: "Dear guests, we, Dionia, were able to defeat Rome, thanks to the full help of Wolsey and the Heniki people! I just committed a crime. Small mistake, I should drink this first glass of wine with the two of you, thank you for defeating the Romans together! I also wish that the alliance and friendship between Dionia, Wolsey and Herniki will continue forever!"

After Davos finished speaking, he brought the glass to his mouth.

"Your Majesty, you are right, this glass of wine should indeed be served by Dionia, Wolsey, and Herniki first!" Catemantaros said meaningfully, then raised his head and drank it in his hand. of wine.

"Herniki will fully support Dionia in Latium!" Nemeri, the messenger of Herniki, promised loudly, and also drank the wine in his hand.

When the messengers of other forces saw this scene, their faces changed slightly, or they were thoughtful, but they all knew a fact in their hearts: Dionia not only had a strong military and defeated Rome, but also won Volsi and Hexa in central Italy. With the full support of the two great powers of Ernici, and the Latin city-states that succumbed to it, Dionysus was even stronger in central Italy than Rome was in its heyday.

Therefore, when Davos filled the wine again and respected all the messengers present, they all stood up and respectfully congratulated Davos.

"His Majesty King Davos!" A messenger wiped the wine stains from his mouth and asked loudly, "Now that Rome has been conquered by Dionia, is Dionia going to support a new Rome? Or Make it a sub-state of Dionia?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Davos learned from the translator beside him what he said and the identity of the speaker from the Sabine messenger of Keate.

Davos knew that the relationship between the Sabines and the Romans was complicated. At first, the Roman city builder Ramolos led the Latin exiles to this barren land on the banks of the Tiber River, and they survived by looting the nearby Sabine towns. During the most difficult period, there have been many wars between Rome and the Sabines for hundreds of years, but many Sabine tribes actively or passively merged into Rome and became citizens of Rome.

Therefore, Davos said sternly: "Rome, Viai, Gabi, Phedina... These towns were captured by the citizens of Dionia with their lives and blood, and they will all become the kingdom of Dionia. Part of the Kingdom! The Kingdom will do its best to help the Romans and Latins who have become citizens of Dionia to rebuild these territories and make them rich towns in central Italy, allowing them to live a rich life."

After hearing these words, the messengers looked at each other, each with a different mood.

"Your Majesty King Dionia." The Messenger of Equa asked impatiently: "In the past, Rome used to be powerful and often invaded the surrounding races, threatening everyone's safety. Is Rome joining Dionia now? Or like before, provoking wars everywhere, greedily wanting to gain more territory?"

As soon as he said this, all the messengers raised their ears and focused on Davos.

Davos saw their expressions in his eyes, and knew in his heart: what the Aiqui people were asking about was Rome, but in fact they were asking about the next meeting of the Kingdom of Dionia, which suddenly broke into central Italy and had already established itself here. What kind of foreign policy to adopt towards the surrounding forces, and this is probably the most concerned issue of all the envoys.

He smiled slightly and said loudly: "If you understand the history of Dionia's founding, you will find that Dionia has never taken the initiative to invade the territories of other city-states and races, usually other forces invaded Dionia first. , and even some city-states broke their promises, suddenly tore up their covenant with us, brazenly invaded the territory of Dionia, and killed the people of Dionia, which caused the anger of our Dionia, angrily counterattacked and slaughtered the people of Dionia. wipe out.