Davers turned over his horse, held down the somewhat restless war horse, and said confidently: "Ladies and gentlemen, wait for the news of my victory!" ”

After he finished speaking, he turned the horse's head and clamped his legs hard, and the restless war horse carried him galloping away, galloping north along the long line of the procession, accompanied by the spontaneous cheers and expectations of the people: "Lord Davers, please bring them back safely!" ”

"May Hades bless you with an easy victory!"

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There are two routes from Turiyi to Pothenia: one is to cross the wooden bridge over the Klatty River, go west to Bissinia, then to Cosenza, then turn north to Vig, to Laos, take a boat to Pikosis, and finally to Pothenia, or by land from Laos, via Niutum, Grummentum and finally to Pothenia; The second is to travel west from Turi, trek to Tu-U Avenue to Niutum, and then north to Poitya.

Due to the completion of the Tu-U Expressway, the brigade can reach from Turiyi to Niutum in three days at the earliest, and for Davers, who is well versed in the speed of soldiers, of course, he chooses to take the latter route.

On the second day of his entry into the western mountains, Davers received a report of the battle from Grummentum in a hurry: the Samoneites had taken the city of Poseidonia.

Davos was lost in thought, and soon consulted with the two legion commanders, Antonios and Amintas, and finally changed the original plan, and sent the messenger back quickly, informing Grummentum and Pikosis to prepare immediately.

Three days later, Davers led his army to the fortress of the La River, where he met Henipolis unexpectedly.

"Heney, why are you here?!" Davers asked, slightly surprised.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you! I heard that you were going to Pothenia with your army, so I came to greet you. Henipolis smiled happily and greeted him.

Davers looked at Henipolis, who was not much different in age from him, and couldn't help but feel a little moved, but he still asked cautiously: "How is the situation in Lars City now?" ”

"Very stable!" Henipolis blurted out, and seeing Davers's suspicious look on his face, he said, "It's really much better!" Since Mr. Ansitanos advised me, I have now consulted with my uncle about something, and he is now willing to carry out some of the laws I have enacted......"

"That's good." Davers nodded, didn't say much, after all, Henipolis was already the lord of a state, and he didn't want to dictate Laos's internal affairs, he looked at Henepolis and said solemnly: "But you came just in time, and I was about to go to you." I just heard the news that the Samoneites had occupied Poseidonia. ”

"I've heard about it, too." Henipolis was a little puzzled: "Does this have any effect on Laos?" ”

Davers said bluntly: "I plan to lead the army from the port of Laos to Picosis by ship. I calculated that a passenger ship could carry 50 people, and in order to carry this force, at least 400 ships would be needed, not counting the cavalry and baggage battalions...... Heney, do you think Laos can provide so many ships? Davers looked at Henipolis with concern.

"Of course no problem!" Henipolis gladly said, "Laos can requisition merchant ships to transport troops for you...... I have a small request, though. At this, Henipolis smiled smugly.

"What requirements?" Davos didn't have time to laugh with him, so he asked directly.

"As a member of the Dionian League, Laos should send an army to fight with Dionya according to the covenant, and I hope that I will lead the Laos army to Pothenia with you!" Helipolis looked at Davers expectantly, after the novelty of being the first consul of the city-state, he was a little tired of having to deal with so many affairs and facing so many obstacles all day, and wanted to go out for a walk, and Davers's arrival provided him with a good opportunity.

"Yes." Davers groaned slightly, then agreed. As an ally of Dionia, it was his duty to send troops, led by Henipolis, which would also add a little prestige to the young man who had just become an archon.

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By the time Davers changed his march route and turned towards Laos, the port of Syracuse had been filled with thousands of ships, and there were thousands of ships outside the port, which almost concentrated the passenger and merchant ships of the Sicilian city-states controlled by Syracuse on the sea surface of Syracuse, completely turning the Great Port (a naturally formed circular bay outside the port of Syracuse) into a land paved with shipboards. In the port and urban area, more than 100,000 people are busy running for the army's cross-sea expedition......

Such a grand and spectacular scene made Phoebidas from Sparta stunned.

Dionysius glanced at him, pointed to the hedgehogs gathered in the harbor, crowded with people, waiting to board the ship, and said with a sigh: "Decades ago, Athens sent an army of more than 40,000 people to Sicily in an attempt to conquer Syracuse...... If today—" Dionysius waved his fist forward, his accent full of pride and pride: "If the Athenians dare to come again, I only need to send half of the army to make them come back!" ”

Phoebidas still said unceremoniously: "Dionysius, if nothing else, isn't it precisely because of the existence of your enemy, Dionia, that you sent such a huge army?!" ”

The corners of Dionysius' mouth twitched a few times, and then he laughed, "I'm afraid the Dionians are having a headache right now, how to defeat the Samone...... Phoebidas, the reason why I dispatched a strong army of nearly 80,000 people is mainly to deal with the southern Italian coalition army, although each of these city-states of Great Greece is not very strong, but together it is still a bit troublesome. Also, after defeating those city-states, you have to station some troops in the city so that they can obey, don't you? ”

Listening to Dionysius' triumphant laughter, Phoebidas was very harsh.

Remembering that the last time he came to Syracuse, Dionysius was not so arrogant, and he still respected him as an envoy of Sparta, but now Sparta is mired in war, and Syracuse's strength has increased dramatically...... Thinking of this, Phoebeidas forcibly suppressed the disbelief in his heart and stopped talking.

Of course, Dionysius also stopped in moderation and no longer provoked the young and vigorous Spartan general, after all, he was still needed in the battle with Dionia.

There was a cold silence between the two, and they both looked at the harbor under the watchtower.

After a while, the commander of the navy, Leptinies, ascended the watchtower built at the western end of the island of Ortigia, and said respectfully to Dionysius, who was feeling helpless: "Big brother, the soldiers have already boarded the ship, just wait for you to go down and give orders, and then lead them to Great Greece." ”

"Got it." Dionysius nodded, and then said to Phoebidas, "It's time for us to go down too, don't keep the army waiting." ”

With that, he turned and went down the tower, and Phoebedad followed.

A splendid four-horse chariot was already waiting at the foot of the tower, and Dionysius stepped directly onto the chariot, without inviting Phoebidas to ride with him.

Beside him, the guards brought in their horses, and Phoebidas and Reptines turned on their horses one after another.

"Let's go." Dionysius said, and the hundred horsemen in front of him galloped back and forth, shaking the reins and the horses neighing, and began to pull the chariot.

A hundred cavalrymen from the rear followed the chariot, and Dionysius was tightly encircled in the center, and the whole procession passed through the high wall that separated the island of Otigui from the city of Syracuse, and drove through the center of the city, where many people were already waiting on both sides of the street.

When the cavalry passed, they cheered, and Dionysius waved in response from the chariot, which puzzled Phoebidas, who was riding behind him: Didn't the people of Syracuse hate the dictatorship of Dionysius? Why does it seem that Dionysius is still very popular with the people?

In fact, the feelings of the people of Syracuse towards Dionysius are mixed: on the one hand, they hate Dionysius' oppressive rule and tyranny; On the other hand, they also enjoyed the security, strength, glory and pride that Dionysius brought to Syracuse, and to be able to conquer Greater Greece, there would inevitably be a large flow of wealth and land back to Syracuse, which was exactly what the people desired.

Dionysius, who was standing in the carriage at the moment, was enjoying this feeling of waving to the people, and for fear of assassination and rioting, he had not held a public meeting for seven or eight years, and he even wondered that he had heard that Dionya had a "triumphant" celebration of victory, which could give great glory to the victorious generals. This time I have conquered Great Greece, and when I return, I will definitely have my own triumphal ceremony in the city of Syracuse!

The procession entered the port, and the ministers were already waiting in front of the dock.

"Master Dionysius!"

"General!"

"General Plenipotentiary!"

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Everyone saluted.

Dressed in golden armor, Dionysius stepped out of the carriage and waved goodbye to everyone.

Finally, he came to Felistos and shook his hands hard: "Fili, after I leave, Syracuse will entrust it to you!" ”

"Don't worry, my lord! I will do my best to keep Syracuse safe until you return victorious! Felistos said with a solemn expression: "After Masias has led his army to destroy the city built by the Lijim on the Millai Peninsula, you will let him immediately lead his army back and garrison the city of Syracuse!" ”