"Lesguk, this is what you call a damn trick to lure the enemy! 5000…… 5,000 valiant Samonai warriors are gone! And my dear friend Usibik...... Usibik! ……”

Segovani scolded angrily, but his eyes suddenly turned red: Usibik was the same age as him, the two tribal territories were adjacent, they had played together since childhood, and established a deep friendship, so after the death of the last great leader of Cautini, Usibik gave up the competition for the position of great leader and fully supported him, so that he was able to defeat Quinduk and become the new Grand Chief of Cautini; And after he was captured, it was Usibik and the other leaders who resisted the pressure of Quinduk's request for a re-election of the great chief, took the initiative to cooperate with the other tribal chiefs, and finally rescued him......

Segovani is a person who is restless and irritable, very unapproachable, and has few friends, except for Usibik, who has been close for decades, and when he hears the news of his death, he immediately loses control of his emotions.

"Lesguk, don't blame Segovani for scolding you. You have been at odds with Gherni for more than ten years, and you have not been vigilant against him, and you have not detected the signs of Abenirum defection in time, and you are indeed very responsible for this failure! Badani, the chief of Pentney, also made a reproach, thinking that he was worried about starting a war with Dionia, but he was persuaded by Lesguk, and as a result, since the start of the war, the coalition forces have been defeated one after another, and the Pentneys have suffered heavy losses, and his dissatisfaction with Lesguk has also increased.

"Well, now that things have happened, what's the use of blaming each other now! For the first time in the history of our race, who would have thought that the damned traitor had sworn a solemn oath to the High Priest, but had betrayed our entire Samonai Alliance! Although the plan to lure the enemy was proposed by Lesguk, it was decided by us in mutual deliberation, and no one warned us at the time, beware of Abenirum and the Portentians, we ignored it......" The Grand Chief of Caracheni, Contruk, lamented, the eldest of the four Great Chieftains, who was hot-tempered, but at this moment knew that it was all the more important to ensure the unity of the entire tribal alliance in times of crisis.

"Now that the Ionian coalition has entered the mountains, and is a large army, our homeland is under serious threat, and now we must act immediately to stop further enemy invasions and protect our territory and people!" Contruk reminded very solemnly.

"In this way, we have to stop the siege of Naples, which is a bit of a pity." Although the great leader of Pentney said this, there was no look of regret on his face, these days the Samonai coalition army has ravaged most of the city-states of the Camparian Alliance, but there is no way to take the city wall of Naples, which is thick in the city, and has attacked several times, losing some soldiers, but there is no hope of breaking through the defense of the wall.

The siege ability of the Samonai clan alliance was lackluster, and if it weren't for the earlier plan to lure the enemy, the army would have withdrawn from the siege, and now that the plan to lure the enemy has been shattered, the other three have no objection to this.

"But where are we going to withdraw our troops to meet the enemy? Know that a day ago, the Dionians were still near Aquilonia, and now there is no news about their update. It's only 200 miles from Aquilonia, and when we arrive in Aquilonia with our army, the Dioonians don't know where they'll go. "Badani raises an important question.

"Lesguk, what do you suggest?" Contruk asked, after all, the Dionian coalition was operating within Hirpine's territory, and Lesguk should be more familiar with the situation there.

When he heard the news that "the army that remained in the mountains was defeated", Lesguk was first shocked, then ashamed, then frightened...... So, when Segovani and Badani blamed him, he was still thinking about how to deal with this crisis, although he was a little angry in his heart, but he didn't show it, as Contruk said, he needed the entire tribal alliance to work together to drive away the Dionian coalition that was raging in Hirpinei's territory, he glanced at Segovani, who was still grieving, and thought to himself: I didn't find anything unusual about Abenirum , but you occupied Naconia, which is more closely connected with Abenirum, There are many cronies in his territory, and he has not noticed any changes in the Abenirum army.

Of course, he wouldn't say those words

"We should retreat our army to Beneventum! It's not that I'm selfish, it's because Abenirum, who is very close to Beneventom, has betrayed Samonai, so that the coalition of the Dionians can pass through Abenirum and attack Beneventum! Once they take possession of Beneventum, then Kautim will also be very threatened—"

Speaking of this, Lesguk looked at Segwani, he was convinced that even if the great leader of Cautini mourned the death of his best friend, he should understand how much of a threat the loss of Benevenum would pose to Cautim, after all, the two towns were next to each other, only more than ten miles apart, and Cautini was located on a small plain in the middle of the mountains, the terrain was not dangerous, so he believed that Segovini would eventually support him.

"What if the Dioonians don't attack Beneventom, but continue to attack north after conquering Aquilonia?" Badani immediately raised his concerns, fearing that the heavy defense of Bereventum would void the eastern part of the mountain, and that if the Dionian army went north, it would threaten the territories of Putney and Caracheni.

Contruk therefore shared the same concern.

Lesguk shook his head and said: "The Dionian coalition will not do that, because our army is not only stationed in Beneventum, but can also attack Abenirum, and the capture of Abenirum will not only ensure the security of the territory of Kautini, but also continue to threaten Poittia through it, which is what the Dionians fear." ”

"Lesgouk is right, I'm in favor of a retreat to Beneventum!" Segovani loudly expressed his support, completely devoid of the grief and indignation that he had scolded Lesguk before.

The two strongest tribal leaders in the alliance had reached an agreement, and Contruk and Badani actually had no more choice, not to mention that they also felt that Lesguk had a point.

Just as the four of them were discussing the retreat, Badani couldn't help but say, "Actually, we ...... A truce with Dionya could be considered ......"

When the three of them heard this, their hearts were shocked: since the beginning of the war with Dionia, the Samonai tribal alliance has suffered a series of defeats and heavy losses, and many tribal leaders have complained, and even their own confidence in the war is shaking.

However, Lesgouk was the first to speak out against it: "We have torn up the Covenant, declared war on Dionia, invaded the Dorni region, and plundered the Campanian League, all of which are serious violations of the taboo of the Dionians, and the tough King of Dioonia is impossible to negotiate peace with us, and he wants to completely eliminate us who are constantly causing him trouble, so we can only continue to fight until there is a turnaround." ”

Lesguk understood that if the Samonai Alliance really surrendered to Dionia, he would be the first victim, because Gherny, who had already defected to Dionia, would never spare him, so his attitude was very resolute.

"Turnaround? What turnaround? Badani asked with a slightly gloomy expression.

"Defeat the Ionians in the next battle! Or wait for Dionia to be defeated in other battles! Segovani took over, and he knew in his heart that if the Samonai League really wanted to make a truce with Dionia, he would never have good fruit to eat, because he was the one who provoked this war, and he also booby-trapped Quinduk, who was supported by Dionia, and killed and arrested so many Naconians who believed in Hades.

But instead of saying this, he found a more valid reason: "Badani, don't be stupid!" Think of the last Tarantum who tore up the Covenant and fought against Dionia! After the war in South Italy, they surrendered to Dionya and became the free city, as a result, their territory was greatly divided, they could not have their own army, and the citizens of the entire city-state were kept in captivity like cattle and sheep, do you want our Samonai alliance to become the second Tarantum?! Even if we want peace talks, we have to create more trouble for Dionia and force him to take the initiative to negotiate peace, so that we can gain a more equal position in the negotiations and formulate a peace treaty that is more beneficial to us! ”

"Peace talks?! Hmph, we are the sons and grandsons of Savoni, and we must not submit to any force! As long as the independence of the alliance cannot be guaranteed, we will fight to the end, even to the death! Contruk, the oldest and the most aggressive, shouted to Badani in the voice of an elder: "Show your courage, your father's soul wandering in the temple of Savoni is still waiting for you to wash away his shame!" ”

In the face of the strong opposition of the three great leaders, Badani snorted and said, "You are right, the alliance can only fight with Dionya to the end, and there will be a way to survive......"

In the middle of the night, a messenger from Beneventum arrived at the Samonai camp with the news that "a large army has been stationed in the territory of Abenilum", which increased the urgency of the four chiefs to withdraw their troops to Beneventum immediately.

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At the same time, a clipper from Enona sailed into the port of Naples under the light of the lighthouse, dressed in the night.

Not long after, the candles in the hall of the Neapolitan council were lit, and the top leaders of Naples, the high-ranking allies who had taken refuge, and the reinforcements of the alliance arrived one after another.