Thankfully, Crotone burned down shortly after, and Davers led his army to recover Turiil, and Diona returned home, but she was depressed all day, and she was now 23 years old. As a father, Kunograta is bent on making his children happy, so he wants to find another good husband for her, which has also become a heart problem for him.

"Sostatus, what do you think of Shiros?" Kunograta asked abruptly.

"How's that?" Sostatus wondered why his father had suddenly mentioned him.

"If you let him be your brother-in-law."

"You want to choose Shilos as Diona's husband!" Sostatus's eyes widened in surprise, and seeing his father nodding seriously, he quickly made a joke, thought about it carefully, and said: "Although I am a soldier under him, he is the captain of the brigade, and he usually has little contact, but I know that although he is strictly trained, he is fair, and he loves us more...... I heard that he is still single and does not have any bad hobbies, and if his sister marries him, he should be well taken care of! But, Father, why did you choose him? It seems that none of these patriarchs in Turiyi are willing to marry their daughters to these former mercenary-turned-senators! ”

"These people are still immersed in the honor of the past family, and they are still hesitant in their hearts to accept Turiyi's changes!" Kunograta sneered and said solemnly, "Why do I want you to show respect to Lord Archon!" Because he was indeed favored by the gods, so young, but with great ability and means, the people loved him, the army supported him, and the senate was completely under his control! If you don't want the tragedy of my family to happen again, it is undoubtedly the best way to become the relatives of these former mercenary elders who he really trusts on his expedition to Persia! Shiros, I heard that in Persia he was the captain of the Archon, and took great care of him, and although Shilos had always kept a low profile in the Senate, I could see that the Archon had a lot of trust in him. Moreover, don't look at him as a mercenary before, listen to Cornerus say that he is humble, steady, and good at learning from others with an open mind and asking for advice, I believe that he will walk smoothly in the political arena of Dionya in the future! ……”

"Father, don't think about good things. Wear...... Among these former mercenary elders brought by the Archon, Shilos is one of the few who is not married, he is only in his 30s, and he is a senator, and I believe that there will be no fewer people who will kiss him in Amendolara or in Turiyi, but he is still single...... As you can imagine, he won't necessarily grant your request! Sostatus reminded the rising Kunogorata.

"Of course I won't go directly to him, I'll ask Lord Archon to come forward, and I'm sure Davers will be happy to do it!" Kunograta stroked his beard and smirked, "I once tentatively asked the Archon, and he was also very concerned about the marriage of Shiros. With him as a matchmaker, coupled with Diona's talent, how could Shilos not agree! ”

"It seems that from now on, I will please my sister more, lest she be upset, and let my brother-in-law arrange me at the forefront of the phalanx......" Sostatus also joked, which reminded Kunogorata, and he hurriedly said: "Sostatus, don't go out and mess around these two days, the First Legion to which you belong will soon go south to join the battle." ”

"Has the agreement of the South Italy Alliance been signed? Hasn't Crotone always been against it before? Sostatus asked, somewhat surprised, that there was a father who was a senator, and he naturally knew more about the affairs of the alliance than ordinary citizens.

"Trina, Siritin, and Coreniacao all agreed, so what could be the point of Crotone's opposition alone? What's more, the current battle situation is very unfavorable for them! Even Lycias had arrived at Turiyi, which shows how anxious Crotone's people were! Speaking of this, Kunogorata was a little excited: "Waiting for the signing of the covenant and the establishment of the alliance, Dionya will truly become the leader of the Great Greece!" ”

"I've heard that all the allies in this new alliance are treated as equals, regardless of priority! What's the alliance leader then! ”

"On the surface, this may seem like this, but the strength of the city-state still determines the weight of the voice in this new alliance, especially when the interests of other allies are not involved." Kunogorata exclaimed in heartfelt admiration: "Your Excellency the Archon is really powerful! Such a form of covenant was proposed, which was constantly supported by other city-states, isolating Crotone and forcing it to join. And once the new alliance is established, it will also disintegrate the previous Crotone Alliance, and let us Dionia smoothly squeeze into Crotone's original sphere of influence and become the de facto leader of the alliance! ”

"Isn't this the result of the Archon's victory over Crotone?!" Sostatus said this as a reminder of Kunogorata's opposition to the war in advance.

Kunograta was silent for a moment, and did not directly respond to his son's question, but said with a sigh: "I didn't expect that when I was alive, I would still see Turi become the center of Greater Greece!" Son, as you said before, Turii is bound to usher in a great development! ”

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On the last day of mid-February 498 BC, Dionia, Crotone, Siritin, Coronia, and Trina finally reached an agreement and signed an alliance to establish the Southern Italian League.

At Crotone's insistence, the Covenant specifically stipulated that Dionya and Crotone each had two votes for the resolution and the other three allies had one vote each.

The headquarters of the League is located in the Celestial Chamber. Initially, Crotone demanded that the League's headquarters be located within its borders, which was opposed by the other city-states. Later, Davos proposed: to set up in the Ciliting. It was approved by the other city-states, because except for Dionia, Siriting was located in the center of the other allied states, and its strength was not very strong, so they were all more at ease.

On weekdays, the headquarters of the South Italian Alliance is manned by personnel sent by the allies to handle and negotiate the affairs of the allies.

The Crotone Alliance was officially dissolved, and the new military defense alliance signed between Dionia and Crotone was also nullified, and Crotone's war reparations of 500 Trentes that Dioone originally had to pay to Dionya were only paid the original 80 Talientes, and the rest were also nullified, which was one of the reasons why Crotone finally agreed to join the Southern Italian League, but Mersis was forced to regret it.

At this point, Dionya also had the following alliances in force: the Dioonian League, which was dominated by Dionia, and because Dioonia controlled the diplomatic power of the alliance (i.e., no other allies were allowed to sign any treaties and agreements with any city-state), as well as military dominance, the other allies actually became Dionia's vassals; The second is the alliance agreement with Tarantum, due to the rapid expansion of Dionia, the treaty has been revised twice, from the initial Tarantum to the two sides treat each other as equals and help each other, so far there are only more exchanges in commerce and trade, and there has been no military union; Finally, there is the newly established alliance of South Italy; There was also a non-aggression peace pact with Picosis to the north. With the exception of the Lockley League and the federation of Ligim and one or two smaller city-states further south, Dionya and the other city-states of Greater Greece created a peaceful and stable environment for themselves in the form of an alliance.

Of course, what Dionia urgently needs to do at this moment is to fulfill the covenant and repel Lockrie.

This time the operation was different, and it would take three or four days just to reach the battlefield, and it would not work to rely only on soldiers carrying rations and solving the battle in just a few days. The last time he fought against Crotone, the raid of Crotone's fleet had already caused Dionya a lot of suffering, but this time the battle with Lockley was farther, the grain transportation route was longer, and the Locklane people still controlled the coastline, which would be a big test for Dionia's logistical supply.

In this regard, Davers adopted the following strategies: first, Merses was in charge, and quickly formed a large baggage team, carrying at least 10,000 people allowed to eat a month's worth of military rations, and the convoy set off with reinforcements, which not only ensured the safety of the food convoy, but also reduced labor, escorts, and excess consumption of food; The second was to end the war as soon as possible, for which Davers sent the most elite First Legion.

Prepare military rations and buy pack beasts...... These preparations for war naturally cost a lot of gold and silver, and this time Mersis did not skimp, but bought them aggressively, because the cost was shared equally among all the allies.

By the time the first rooster's crow sounded in the city of Amendora, Giogris had already rolled over and sat up, and his wife, Tanya, had opened her eyes.

"You can sleep a little longer." Giogris said softly, "I'm leaving." ”

"I can't sleep! I'm going to send you to Turii! Although Tanya is older than Geogris, she likes to be coquettish because it makes her feel younger than Geoglis, and Geogris enjoys it.

But today Giogris shook his head: "You are pregnant and walking such a long way, tossing back and forth is not good for the child." ”

"Who said that! Phelps said that pregnant women should exercise more, so that when they have a baby, they will have a smooth baby and the child will be healthy! Tanya retorted.

Giogris stopped talking, he trusted Herps, who was a disciple of the god "Davers", and could not withstand Denya's repeated requests, so he had to take his wife and a male slave with his weapons and equipment, and left the house and went out of the city.

By this time, it was just dawn, and the mercenary wagons of the port of Touri'i had already come to Amendora to grab their guests, for they all knew that this morning the First Army of Dionya was to assemble, regroup, and set out at Victory Square in Tourii. 1