"The Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom has sent a letter asking us to transport the grain paid by the people of Naxos as a land tax to Katanai, saying that it is to replace the old grain in the granary, but why send the newly harvested grain to the barracks?! The granary is in Catanay, more than a dozen miles away, and it's not because you got evidence of Laordisian's collusion with the Sichaels, and we're going to use force against the Sichaels! ”

Galademos's words surprised Diocassis, and asked in a low voice with a slightly unkind expression: "You must know that this time the citizen soldiers were summoned into the barracks, and the Eighth Legion announced that it was going to conduct a military training in advance, how did you know?!" ”

"I was the first to discover this incident, and your search of Raodysien's mansion in Naxos is so loud that there are already some rumors, not to mention the number of people here—" Galademoth pointed around, "far more than the number of people in a military training, more like the soldiers of the entire legion gathered together." I'm a math researcher and I'm sensitive to that. ”

"The trial of these Sicilian lawbreakers has not yet begun, but the Senate must be angry at the Sichaels who bribed and used the senators, but there has not been a formal declaration of war yet, so you better keep it a secret!" Diocassis admonished in a low voice.

Galademoth nodded knowingly, and then asked curiously, "Which brigade are you in?" ”

Diocassis's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed, and under the questioning of Galad's mode, he hesitantly put down the hand holding his left chest, and then Galademoth saw a balance drawn on the linen cuirass on his chest.

"You're a military judge!" Galademoth said in surprise.

Suddenly, the surrounding soldiers stopped and looked over.

"Damn Galademoth!" Diocassis scolded in a somewhat angry whisper: "Do you want to make me hated by the soldiers!" ”

"Military judges are meant to be feared by soldiers, and this position is indeed a good fit for you." Galademoth shrugged and added, "The inspector of Naxos is indeed very suitable to serve as the military judge of the Eighth Legion!" ”

"No, it doesn't work at all! I used to be the commander of the first company of the First Legion! Diocassis said angrily.

"Why did you become a military judge in Sicily?" Galademoth was also a little confused.

"It must be those old men from the Ministry of Military Affairs!" Diocassis gritted his teeth and said, "So now I will go to the Great Tent to find the Legion Commander and ask him to transfer me back to my original position!" ”

"Find ...... Captain of Prosous?! He's not a good talker! Galademoth reminded him.

Diocasis also felt a headache when he remembered the tough style of the Commander of Prosious, but he still said firmly: "No matter what, I will try!" ”

"Don't be disappointed if Commander Prosous doesn't agree." Galademoth couldn't hold back a smile and comforted him seriously, saying, "The military judge is actually quite suitable for you." ”

"You'd better hope that I'll be able to convince Captain Prosous otherwise—" Diocassis straightened his chest and whispered with a smile on his face, threatening, "Stop the pack team, I'm going to search these grain loads to see if there is anything illegal hidden inside!" ”

"You're really fit to be a military judge!" Galademoth laughed unflinchingly.

……………………………………

The "Great Tent" that Theocassis refers to is not actually a tent, but a masonry structure - the Legion Headquarters.

Leotizides, the commander of the 8th Army, was sitting on a wooden chair, staring motionlessly at the "Map of Sicily" hanging on the wall.

The adjutant of the regiment hurried to the door, and did not go in directly, but asked the guards next to him, "How is it inside?" ”

The guard immediately complained: "I have been sitting there motionless for most of the day, and I haven't eaten breakfast in the morning, and I have already warmed it twice." ”

The adjutant patted him comfortingly on the shoulder, and then walked in lightly.

He coughed dryly twice, but Leotizides did not respond.

He shouted softly, but Leotizides still didn't respond.

He had to shout: "Legionnaire! ”

Leotizides finally turned around, glanced at him, and said in a cold voice, "Stephorus, what's the matter?" ”

Stephorus felt that Leo seemed a little angry when he mentioned Des, and hurriedly said, "According to your request, I have invited Lord Sipros. ”

Leotizides looked a little dark: "Let him in." ”

"Legionnaire!" Stephoros had to remind him tactfully: "Lord Sipros is the trusted Dionian senator of His Majesty, the administrator of Catanay, we must not be too lazy! Stephorus thought to himself: Your new army commander is not even a senator, and you should just let the family come to the barracks to meet you, so you should go out to greet you as a sign of respect.

Who knows, Leotizides raised his eyes to look at him, and his eyes were cold: "I want to discuss important kingdom affairs with Lord Sipros, and if I make too much noise, I will only attract the attention of the Sikers." ”

"Commander Prosous is right!" A hearty laugh sounded at the door: "So I came quietly." ”

"Lord Sipros!" Stephorus hurried forward.

Sipros smiled and nodded at him, and walked into the room, seemingly completely unconcerned about Leotizides' snubbing of him.

Leotizides also stood up at this time and nodded slightly to Sipros.

"If Lord Prosous has made any surprising decisions, please tell me." Having spent several years with Leotizides in Catanay, Sipros knew the character of the Sicilian military commander as he spoke, pulling a chair and sitting down.

Leotizides was not polite, walked to the map on the wall, and said in a deep voice: "I have decided to lead the Eighth Army to the west tomorrow, bypassing Mount Etna and occupying Agerion. ”

Stephorus was surprised to hear this.

Cipros, however, was still calm, and asked softly, "Why is it so urgent?" Keep in mind that the Senate has not yet passed a decision to declare war on Tanijan, and Agilion is a friendly town with Dionia, an ally of ours! ”

"Xenophanis sent people to infiltrate the hinterland of the Sikels to gather information, I believe Lord Sipros has already seen it." Leotizides pointed to the wooden planks on the wall with his hand and made a "thump" sound: "The Taniyan tribe has completely controlled Kefaroy Idian, the westernmost town of the Sikerians a few years ago, and later acquired the land of Enna, and at the same time controls the two major Sichael towns of Hena and Hebita, and most of the Sichael tribes west of Agilion, Mogantina, and Kenturipa are already under the rule of the Tanijan chief Acoris—"

Leotizides stretched out five fingers of his left hand, enveloping the center of the interior of Sicily, and said with a very solemn expression: "I think that His Majesty Davers and the Senate have seen this information, and they will never allow the emergence of a unified and powerful force of the Sikelians who have no ill will towards Dionya in the western part of the Catanian plain, the most important of Dionia, and the order 'Let our Eighth Legion wage war against it' will not be delivered tomorrow, but the day after tomorrow."

But by then, I'm afraid that Tanikan will also be ready to defend. Fighting in the mountains of the interior of Sicily was not good for us, we were unfamiliar with the terrain there, and the Sichaels were good at guerrilla warfare. In the past, they used this tactic to assist Dionysius and cause great trouble for the Carthaginian commander Margo. Once the war starts, I am afraid that our army will be attacked by the Sikerians even marching and camping in the mountains, which will inevitably prolong the war, and it will be very unfavorable to us Dionia, because in southern Italy, we are still fighting another war against the Daoni!

According to Xenophanes' intelligence, there are some tribes in the city of Agillian who support Tanikan, and the situation is already urgent, so I deliberately announced that I would conduct military training, but I gathered all the soldiers of the Eighth Legion, and before the Tanikan tribe could react, I quickly marched to Agilion, completely stabilized this important town of the Sikhel, and at the same time shocked the other Sikhel tribes, so that they did not dare to fall to Tanijan. And then—"

Leotizides stretched out his hand and pointed to a town icon not far southwest of the city of Achillon, and said in an accentuated tone: "Capture the weakest city of Hena first, and give the other Sikel tribes the confidence to dare to rise up against the Tanijan, who is bent on unifying Sikelle......"

After hearing this, Stephoros's heart suddenly felt excited, but at the same time, he also looked at Cipros worriedly: Will Chief Catanay agree to such a bold plan? Although even if Sipros did not agree, he believed that Leotizides would still carry it out, but the Eighth Legion would undoubtedly have great trouble and difficulties!

Sipros laughed: "It is said that you Prosous don't like to talk, but I didn't expect to talk, but you can move people very much!" ”

Leotizides didn't seem to find Sipros' words funny, and he still looked expressionless, but he understood the meaning of Sipros's words: "You agreed?!" ”

Leotizides focused on military affairs, and usually did not know much about these high-ranking figures of the Dionian Kingdom, and did not often move around, otherwise he would have known that Sipros was a senator with a flexible mind, a flexible approach, and the courage to break the rules. Not to mention that under his impetus in the past, Trina fully supported Dionya in the South Italy Alliance. In the aftermath of the Italianate War, it was he who persuaded the people of Trina to make Trina the first great Greek city-state to voluntarily incorporate the Kingdom of Dioonia (Laos does not count). Now, while serving as administrator of Catanaet, under the pretext of friendly relations with the city-states of Sicily, he has in fact violated the previous agreement between Dioonia and Carthage, with the Greek city-states of the south coast of Sicily, such as Gera, Carmanlina, Pacinus, and Agrigento...... The ties were strengthened, and although they were not explicitly allied with Dionia, they had actually turned to Dionia, which is why these city-states had repeatedly sent delegations to attend the Hades celebrations in Turiyi in recent years.

"Such a good plan, why should I object. Say, what else do I need to do? Sipros asked seriously. (https:)

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