Protected by his men, Henipolis dodged the arrows that came at him, and while he took a sharp breath, exerted all his strength, and shouted: "I, Henipolis, the true consul of Laos, solemnly swear in the name of Hades and Asinus, that if you help me to kill these evil rebels, I will give you land, so that you will have the right to participate in politics, hold public office in the city-state, and have true freedom!" ”

The warriors at the head of the city listened to the truth, the land, the rights, the freedom...... These were all things they had dreamed of, and from the mouth of Henipolis, most of them found it credible, for the rumors that had spread in the city the other day had made them know that it was precisely because they wanted to improve their situation that this young man would be usurped by the officials and leaders who wanted to continue to oppress and exploit them.

Now there was a great commotion among the warriors in the city, and even the number of warriors who shot arrows at Henipolis was greatly reduced.

While they were talking and their morale was fluctuating, the spies who had been placed in Tratus shouted loudly: "We want land!" We want to be free! ……”

These shouts resonated with everyone, adding to the chaos of the city.

When Shilos in the city saw this, his heart was overjoyed, and he immediately ordered an attack.

The sound of military trumpets continued to blow, and the soldiers carried the ladders to the bottom of the city.

And instead of quelling, the chaos in the city is expanding. The leaders and officers rushed to reprimand the rioting warriors, telling them to concentrate on their defense, or else they would be punished. Some fighters, instigated by well-intentioned people, beat these big men who usually make them like pigs and dogs.

Of the more than 5,000 warriors at the head of the city of Laos, except for one-third of the warriors who were the personal guards of the tribal leaders and officials, most of the rest came from the poor people of the tribe and the port, and they were the main force moved by the words of Henipolis. The city is in chaos and is losing control.

Seeing that the Dionian soldiers were already quickly clearing the traps under the moat, Arrobmas saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, but he couldn't think of a good way to change the critical situation for a while.

At that moment, a messenger hurried up to the city: "Lord Arrobmas, it's not good! Oh no! The slums of the port are rioting! There are too many of them, most of the troops in the city have been transferred to defend the city, and the rest have either been defeated or surrendered on their own initiative, and now they have occupied the town hall and are attacking your mansion! ”

"What?! What did you say?! As if struck by lightning, Arobmas's eyes suddenly darkened, his body shook a few times, and he fell to the ground.

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Davers led the army, stepping on the solid foundations of the Crimesa-Aspraustum Boulevard, and soon came to a mile from the north bank of the Neto River and began to build camp.

At this time, he had the 1st Army Corps (after the victory in the naval battle, the Dionian fleet entered the port of Crimesa, and the soldiers of the 1st Regiment on the ships, as well as the captured Syracuse sailors, all went ashore, and these prisoners were to be used as slaves to provide labor for the Crimezans to rebuild their homeland, and then the damaged and captured ships continued north to return to the port of Turiyi for rapid repairs), the 2nd Army, the 6th Army, the 7th Army, and the Spear Brigade, totaling more than 40,000 men.

In addition, Philisius, who had already received the news, left 3,000 soldiers to defend the city of Aspraustum together with more than 1,000 reservists organized by Agacia, and he and Epitenis led the Fourth Legion and some Fifth Legion soldiers, totaling more than 12,000 people, also rushed through the avenue to join Davers's army.

And Hieronymus has put down the rebellion in the Bruti area, and is leading the more than 5,000 Bruti reservists he had gathered before on the way to the Croton Plains (which is why Hiros only brought more than 2,000 Bruti soldiers to attack Laos).

Naval Commander Sekrian also sailed to the sea near Crotone again with a hundred Raven warships and 40 regular three-layer oared warships.

On this day, several of Dionia's armies arrived on the north bank of the Neto, and the army led by Davers was rapidly growing in number.

Thousands of soldiers, shirtless, wielding shovels and pickaxes, dug trenches, built earthen walls, and set up tents...... What a spectacle it was.

The new king of Dionia, Davers, and the commanders of Antonios, Amintas, Epitenis, Pherisius, Olivers, Mattonis, and Capuz, prepared to discuss the next battle plan in a makeshift military tent.

At this moment, Dionysius sent the messenger Damocles.

After meeting Davers, Damocles presented him with a letter written to him by Dionysius.

"To the young consul of Dionia, who has won many battles since I led a large army to land in Great Greece. Trina, Siritin, and Crotone were conquered one after another, and Coronia surrendered, and Ligem hid behind the mountain and trembled with fear, and the destruction was only between the waves of my hand. Now that I have only one enemy left in front of me, Dionysia, you have the guts to engage me in a real, face-to-face battle with whom you win or lose, and I look forward to your reply!" Signature – Dionysius, General Plenipotentiary of Syracuse, Master of Sicily, Conqueror of Great Greece. ”

After reading the letter written by Dionysius, Davers sneered in his heart: This is the war letter under Dionysius?! This tyrant really thinks of himself as a young and vigorous child, and wants to use such a clumsy method of agitation to make himself accept the battle, hum......

Damocles, the messenger of Syracuse, saw that Davers had a calm expression after reading the letter, and immediately said, "Dear Lord Davos, our general plenipotentiary has also sent you a gift, but he was stopped by the guards. ”

Davers was a little intrigued, and he glanced at Martius, the captain of the guard, who was standing beside him.

Knowing this, Maltius immediately stepped out of the tent and soon brought in a retinue of Syracuse, who held a beautifully decorated wooden box in his hand.

"This is a gift from Dionysius?" Davers asked, glancing at the wooden box.

"Yes."

Davers nodded at Maltius.

Martius took the wooden box, placed it on the table in front of Davers, and opened the lid to reveal a human head.

"Take it out." Davers said calmly, he already had a rough guess in his mind.

Maltius carefully removed it and placed it on the table.

Despite the fact that the skull was covered in lime powder and slightly rotten, Davers could still tell who he was.

Amintas, who was curiously looking to the left of Davers, had already exclaimed, "It's Dracos!" ”

These words immediately caused the other legions to be surprised, and they all rushed up to take a look, and there was some confusion in the big tent for a while.

But Syracuse's messenger Damocles said at this moment: "Master Dionysius asked me to bring you a message, and this is only the first one!" ”

Amyntas stepped forward angrily, grabbed Damocles, and punched him hard.

Damocles fell to the ground on his back, his nosebleed prolonged.

"Go back and tell you that shameless and cruel tyrant that he will be the second! We'll cut off his head to play football, and he'd better wash his head so we can cut it off so we can cut it off easily! Amintas pointed at him and cursed.

The anger of the Dionian generals was expected by the messenger of Syracuse, and the crooked bridge of his nose did not increase Damocles' fear, but made him a little happy, he covered his nose with his hands, slowly stood up, looked at Davers, who was looking at him coldly, and said angrily: "Lord Davos, when are you going to fight?" I'd better go back and tell General Dionysius that it was better to prepare. ”

Davers said quietly, "Let him wait." ”

Damocles was stunned: this response was too vague.

But no longer had a chance to ask any more, and Martius drove him and his men out of the tent, blindfolded them by the escort, and escorted them back to the south bank of the Neto.

At this moment in the Great Tent, Davers and the Legion Commanders bowed respectfully and deeply in front of Drax's head to express their sorrow and respect.

There was a broken bloody hole in the forehead of Dracos' skull on the table, silently recounting the bravery and unyielding of the deceased, reminding everyone present of the tragic scene at that time.

"Your Majesty, when are we going to have a decisive battle with Syracuse?!" The usually steady Phellisius couldn't hold back his emotions at the moment and asked Davers.

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Legion has asked to be the main force in the battle!" Epitenis, who usually jumps out, also asked Davers to fight with a serious expression at this moment.

"Epitenis, don't rob me! Our Second Legion was formed by Dracos himself during his lifetime, and it is the strong desire of the brothers to avenge Dracos, and I hope that His Majesty will be able to meet their request and place the Second Legion in the position where the Syracuse people are likely to attack the most heavily! Amintas shouted loudly, looking like he was no other.

"If you want to talk about the legion that Dracos formed, so is the Fifth Legion. Moreover, it was to cover the retreat of the large forces of the Fifth Army that Dracos was wounded and captured and died at the hands of the enemy! So please give the Fifth Legion a chance to take revenge—" Pheelicus even took the initiative to scramble.

Seeing that the atmosphere of the battle in the big tent was getting more and more enthusiastic, Davers interrupted Phellisius loudly: "Who said that I am going to have a battle with Syracuse now!" ”

As soon as Davers's words fell, Antonios, who had been relatively quiet, showed a look of "sure enough", and the silent Capuz also flashed his eyes.

The juniors of the two legionnaires, Matonis and Oliver, had not risen up to fight before, but they were also eager to try, and they were also deflated at the moment.

Not to mention, the three legionnaires who are still arguing.

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