Most of the senators, including some of the Magonides, no longer believed that they would win the war, so when the Hannonite senators proposed to make peace with Dionia, the centrists were in favor and the Magonides remained silent.

However, the Hannonites did not stop because of this, and Typanlaco even proposed to hold Marco accountable for the "fall of Lilili", and hoped to remove him from the post of military commander, because although Lilibal was not directly lost from him, as the supreme commander of the entire theater of operations, he was negligent and obviously did not fulfill his duty to protect his jurisdiction, and his guilt certainly included the loss of Palermos.

The Magoniid patriarchs, of course, could not accept it, and the two sides began to quarrel and debate fiercely.

In fact, Hanlo also knew that under the current circumstances, it was impossible for Margo to hand over the command of the army, because nearly half of the troops in this army of 100,000 people were from Iberia, and except for Margo, other Carthaginian generals were probably unable to command the entire army, but a letter of reprimand from the Senate to Marco was inevitable, which played a role in damaging Margo's prestige.

On the third day, the Carthaginian envoy to Dionya has been decided, he is the first Carthaginian senator to envoy to Dionya more than 10 years ago, and signed the peace agreement between the two countries, but compared with the relaxed mood when he went to Greece, Ocriton's mood is heavy now, because Carthage is no longer a spectator of the war, but a participant in the war, and even a loser, and will be passive in the negotiations, and the results of the negotiations may not be too favorable to Carthage.

It was precisely because of this that Hanno, on the first day of the Senate meeting, did not let the decision of peace pass immediately, but after the meeting, he spread the news of "the fall of Lili, the defeat of the Carthaginian army...... again" in the city, which aroused panic among the people, causing them to gather in front of the Senate again the next day to protest.

Hanno took the initiative to appease and promised in public: he would do his best to negotiate peace with Dionia, end the war, and restore peace!

The reason why Hanno took such a complicated process was because he also knew that this time was different from the last time, Carthage was in a relatively disadvantageous position, and the contract reached would inevitably be unfavorable to Carthage, and in order to avoid becoming a tool for future political opponents, he had to let the people know that the Hanno faction was now in charge of negotiating peace, not out of greed for life and fear of death, but shouldering the important responsibility of accepting orders and saving the city-state in danger.

In addition, he specifically instructed Ocleton not to negotiate any peace conditions proposed by the Ionians, but to send them back to the Senate first, and then negotiate with the Ionians after the Senate had made a decision, so that the final terms of peace would be decided collectively by the Carthaginian Senate, and had nothing to do with individuals.

Ocleton understood.

Boarding a passenger ship and sailing north, Ocleton used to go to Sicily once a year, and he remembered that Carthage's route to Sicily was to Lili, Erlux, or Mazara...... The sea is full of ships coming and going, endlessly, like now, the passenger ship has been traveling for most of the day, and there is not a single ship shadow in sight, which makes Ocleton sigh, and he can't help but make him more determined to negotiate peace: to restore the prosperity of this sea area.

In the afternoon, the passenger ship approached the waters of Mazara, and finally a lot of shadows appeared in the field of vision, which was the cruising fleet of the Dionian Sicilian fleet.

Since the occupation of Lillipoli, the Sicilian fleet has moved its station to the military port of Lilibi, with its daily cruise route to Lilib-Selinus. The Third Fleet was still stationed in Palermos, and its cruising route was Palermos-Lilipa, each with a clear division of labor, and its cruising route was greatly shortened, so naturally the blockade of the western seas of Sicily was even tighter, and they even decided to monitor the ports of Mazara and Erlux even in the middle of the night, so as to completely prevent the Carthaginians from smuggling grain in the middle of the night.

Therefore, as soon as Ocleton's ship approached the waters of western Sicily, it was not long before it was discovered by the clippers of the Sicilian fleet.

Unfazed by the approaching fleet, Ocleton took the initiative to stop the ship and showed himself as a Carthaginian envoy to the approaching Dionian warship, and was finally treated as "accompanied by two warships to Minoa".

Late in the evening, Ocleton entered the Dionian camp in Minoa, where Henipolis, who had been informed, had a vacant tent prepared for him, as well as a simple dinner.

Ocleton did not complain, he was to be well rested to ensure that he had enough energy to meet the king of Dionya and deal with the possible cross-examination.

Early in the morning of the second day, Ocleton, who was still asleep, was awakened by the sound of a high-pitched military trumpet, and he hurriedly dressed and wanted to go out of the tent to see what was going on, but was stopped by the guards guarding the door.

"Did something happen?" Ocliton couldn't help but ask curiously in Greek as he watched a group of merely lined Dionian soldiers pouring out of the tents in front of him, quickly lining up between the passages.

The guard hesitated, but replied, "They're going to do morning exercises." ”

Due to the addition of a lot of new recruits in the army this time, as well as the newly surrendered Roman noble soldiers and the Roman reserve brigade, in order to be able to quickly knead them together, adapt to the tactics of Dionia, and be able to give full play to their combat effectiveness, so Davers let the army be stationed in Minoa, and then seized all the time to train, for which he also expanded the original Minoa City Square site and opened it up as a playground.

In the early hours of the morning, the soldiers were trained in physical fitness and in the queues of detachments and squads; In the morning, tactical training for the regiments; After lunch, it is time to carry out construction training, such as repairing the walls of Minoa, expanding the port, and building a flat road from the port to Minoa City......

So during this time, the ruined city of Minoa changed every day, the ruins were cleared, the land was leveled, the walls were renewed, towers were added, gates, drawbridges were reinstalled, and moats were dug up......

Because Okriton arrived late at night, he couldn't see clearly, and if he had entered here during the day, he might have thought that Margo's war report to the Senate was lying: Minoa was not in ruins at all, this was obviously a fortress!

Heavy labor sharpened the soldiers' will and physique, and also made them more obedient and help each other. In the afternoon, it is time for the soldiers of each squad to train their combat skills, and javelin throwing and shield sword attack techniques are the focus of training......

Towards dusk, it is the most anticipated time for all soldiers - rugby training time, which not only delights the soldiers, but also strengthens team spirit and deepens the camaraderie between soldiers.

The Dionian soldiers had three meals a day, in addition to plenty of bread and porridge, as well as plenty of corned beef jerky, mutton soup, sea fish and other meats to replenish their strength, and even a small amount of vegetables and fruits to provide physical needs, doctors and nurses from the medical battalion to ensure their health, and blacksmiths and carpenters from the baggage battalion to maintain their armor and weapons...... Behind these 100,000 soldiers are the 2 million people of the Kingdom of Dionya who are thrifty in food and clothing, and make every effort to ensure and pay.

So when Ocleton was on his way to the Great Tent, he heard the deafening sound of training in the playground in the distance, and saw the new Minoan city wall in the distance, and the tents and aisles arranged like a chessboard in front of him...... His mood was never calm.

"Your Majesty, the Carthaginian envoy asks for a meeting."

"Invite him in."

Ocliton walked into the big tent and saw that the king of Dionya was sitting on the top, looking at him with a smile, his appearance was not much different from when they met more than ten years ago, but there was a noticeable change in temperament, when he had just defeated the army of Syracuse, he was high-spirited and aggressive, and now the Dionian army was also dominant, but the famous king seemed approachable......

Ocriton's mind fluttered in his mind, but he did not hesitate to move, he bowed respectfully, and said aloud: "Your Majesty King Davers, the Senate of Carthage has sent me as an envoy to visit you and discuss with Theonia about this war that should never have happened!" ”

"Ocriton, we haven't seen each other for more than 10 years, and I'm glad to see our old friends again! Compared to the menacing Carthaginian messenger Pretakuba before, we are still willing to deal with you! Davers said with a smile on his face and a sigh.

Hearing this, Ocriton's heart was relieved, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, today's war should not have happened!" It has lasted so long, and it has caused huge losses to both of you and me, with withered commerce and trade, barren farmland, and heavy casualties...... We, the Carthaginians, realized that we could not go on like this, and sent me to negotiate with you, Your Majesty, whether the war could be truce, so that peace could be restored between the two countries, trade could be resumed, the wounds of war could be healed as soon as possible, and the prosperity of the Western Mediterranean could be promoted together! ”

"It was you Carthaginians who started the war, and now it is you Carthaginians who are calling for an armistice! You Carthaginians are too domineering, you go to war if you want, you go to war if you want, you stop fighting if you want to, but this is not a war game, it's not that simple! Henipolis interjected mockingly.

Occlion's heart tightened, but he heard Davers say with a straight face: "What you said is right, it is a good thing for the people of the two countries to be able to hold peace talks and achieve a truce!" I am now busy with military affairs and have no time to separate, so I will appoint Hennipolis Senator as the head of negotiations on the Ionian side to discuss peace talks with you, and I hope that you will cooperate happily and finally reach a consensus and bring good news to the people of the two countries! ”