"Your Majesty, aren't you ready to fight with Syracuse?!" Amintas asked, surprised.

Davers looked at Amyntas, then looked around at the others, and then calmly analyzed: "Amyntas, you have to understand that our fleet has defeated the navy of Syracuse twice, and the coastline of Great Greece is now controlled by us, and now we have the initiative in the war!" We can make full use of the fleet to land on any part of the coast behind the camp where the main army of Syracuse is stationed, attack their weakly defended cities, cut off their food transportation lines, and return to them the tricks that the Syracuseans have used on us before, so that Dionysius, even if he has a larger army than us, will be exhausted and energetic by our mobilization. It is precisely because Dionysius is worried about this, that now the people of Syracuse are desperate for a decisive battle with us, wanting to use this to reverse the decline, and even deliberately send envoys to provoke us, you should not easily fall for the enemy! ”

Although Davers's words were addressed to Amintas, they were actually telling the other Legion Commanders what strategy he would adopt next.

Silence returned to the tent, and everyone pondered Davers's words.

Amintas scratched his head, still a little unwillingly asked, "Are we not going to have a decisive battle with the Syracuses?" ”

This question made Davers think for a moment before he said, "It depends on the next development of events, and we need to be patient and do our own thing first." The troops of Silonimus are still on the way, the troops under the command of Heros are still encircling Laos, and the spear brigade needs to be strengthened...... As long as our plans are in place, we will weave a big net, and the people of Syracuse will be the fish in this big net, and we can control their fate at any time. At that time, I will use the head of Dionysius as a memorial for the dead Dracos and the warriors! ”

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Dionysius listened to the messenger's report in the city of Crotone, and was equally puzzled by Davers's last words, "Let him wait": Could it be that Davers was going to consult with his men before sending a messenger to inform us of the date of the battle?

Dionysius subconsciously tried to think in the best direction, so he decided to wait and see.

At this moment, the sentry of the port came and said: "Dozens of Dionian warships have been spotted passing through Crotone, heading south. ”

When Dionysius heard this, his face suddenly changed.

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In accordance with the instructions of Davers, Sekerian assembled a fleet of 60 ordinary three-sculled warships, led by him himself, and circumambulated the southern coast of Great Greece. Midolades, on the other hand, led the main fleet of crow warships and began to block the sea between Crotone and Siritin, monitoring the whereabouts of Crotone's army.

This was the first time since the establishment of the Dionian League that its own fleet had sailed around the coast of Great Greece, so both Sekrian and every sailor seemed extremely excited.

Before setting off, they brought all the sails with them, and even if it was only a faint southerly wind, all the sails were raised to the mainmast, and the "black hair wrapped around the double-stranded fork" alliance icon was waving in the wind.

The Scyclian fleet sailed at a faster speed, and after rounding the Cape of Crotone, it took just over an hour to reach the waters near Siritin.

"Coming closer!" Sekerian commanded the fleet as it approached the port of Siritin.

At this time, the Silitin had long been devoid of the busy scene of the port city where the headquarters of the South Italian Alliance was located, and there were no Silitins in the huge city, only Syracuse soldiers, freemen and slaves, and the arrival of the Dionian fleet made them extremely nervous, and immediately deployed all their troops and sent cavalry to inform the large camp in Crotone.

Because at this time there were only more than 3,000 defenders in the city, but the food and other supplies that supplied the entire army of Syracuse were mainly concentrated here, and there were hundreds of cargo ships moored in the port that had just delivered goods from Sicily and had not yet returned, in addition to the fleet that was specially responsible for delivering supplies from Siliting to Syracuse, but after that, I am afraid that these materials could not be transported by sea and could only be transported by land. With so many ships and no warships, the Ionians could force their way into the harbor and cause some damage to the harbor.

However, the Sekrian fleet had no plans to make any move in Siliton for the time being, and after breaking the defenders into a cold sweat, it continued its voyage south and reached Coronnia.

This time Seklian did not make a false shot, but sent a clipper and demanded to enter the port.

The Coronians had already heard the news of the "defeat of the Syracuse navy by the Dionian fleet", and in addition to being amazed, they were more or less expectant in their hearts. But when the Dionian fleet actually arrived, they were a little at a loss, and in the end it was the chief admiral Friniris who clapped: "See! Be sure to see you! ”

In fact, instead of a Deionian emissary, the Clipper was handed an open letter from Davers to the Council of Caulennia.

In the letter, Davos did not criticize the "surrender of Coronia to Syracuse", but apologized for the forced retreat of the Dionian regiment, expressed deep mourning for the tragic plight of the Silitins and expressed anger at the brutality of the Syracuse, and at the same time expressed understanding and rejoicing in the choice made by Coronia in the critical situation at that time.

In the letter, Davers also confidently stated that Dionya had come out of the predicament and was gathering a large army for a final decisive battle with the Syracusens, and believed that the final victory would belong to the Great Greeks! The hostages that Kollonia was forced to hand over to the Syracuse camp will be rescued safely, so rest assured!

Friniris read the letter several times, and when he handed it to the others, his heart was still agitated, and he couldn't help but ask the Ionian sailor who sent the letter, "I heard that Lord Davers has become the king of the Ionian League?" ”

"Yes, all of us citizens of Dionya believe that 'only Lord Davers can fully possess the blessing of Hades to defend our homeland, so we unanimously elected him king. And the day after he became king, we miraculously defeated the Syracuse navy, which outnumbered us in ships, which showed that Hades agreed with our choice! The sailor exclaimed excitedly.

The people around him were affected by it and couldn't help but exclaim.

"A man as great as Lord Davers deserves to be king!" Fryniris said this not perfunctory, but from the excitement of the heart, and he said solemnly: "Please tell Lord Davos that we Coronians have not forgotten that we are Great Greeks!" Whatever Davers asks, as long as it is reasonable, we will do our best to do it, and we will not give in to the people of Syracuse! ”

"Mistress Fryniris is right, we will not succumb to Syracuse! As soon as the Dionian army comes to the plains of Opimia again, we will immediately rise up and drive these wicked Sicilians out of Great Greece! Others have made commitments.

After further consultation with the council, Friniris wrote a reply to Davers.

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In the tent temporarily erected by the Dionian soldiers on the north bank of the Neto, the rest of the legion commanders had dispersed, and only Felicius remained in the tent.

"Your Majesty, I-" Philicius guiltily tried to plead guilty to Davers.

Davers had already guessed what he was going to say, and preemptively said, "Philicus, I want to express my sincere thanks to you!" The plan I had made in advance now seems impossible to achieve...... Crotone, Trina, and Siridine are not city-states that have joined our Ionian League, so how can they easily obey our commands! Besides, the quality of their soldiers and the level of military training are far inferior to ours, and it is simply impossible to complete the task of blockading the Syracuse people south of the Kaulenya-Ramato River in such a wide area in such a short time!

What's more, we all underestimate the Syracuse army, which is also an army with strong command, rigorous training, and bold and fast action! And their tyrant Dionysius is not simple! He used a clever tactical deception before the battle to get more than 20,000 troops to move quietly from Coronia to Heberion without being noticed by your noses. And also...... He decisively appointed the Spartans as the commander of the army before the battle, and thus successfully withstood the onslaught of your left flank. In the end, he seized the moment and threw in reinforcements...... You will not complain about the defeat in this battle! ”

So much time had passed since the Battle of the Ramato, and the entire course of the battle had already been heard by Aristiras.

Phellisius also understood in his heart, but he continued to say guiltily: "Your Majesty, if I ...... I was able to hold my own and this battle could have been avoided! But I-"

"No, this battle can't be avoided at all!" "You think it can be avoided because you're thinking about it from the perspective of us Ionians," Davers affirmed. But for the Silitins and Trina, with the strength to confront the Syracuses, would they allow the Syracuse to burn and loot in their homeland instead of attacking? Of course not!

Not only them, but Crotone will also stand firmly on their side. As the de facto leader of the entire South Italy Alliance, can we refuse?! Can't refuse...... Because the Great Greeks are watching our performance, and that's what Dionya has to do if he wants to dominate the Greater Greece! In fact, you helped me take on this responsibility! ”

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