Just when he was waiting a little impatiently, Davos returned with Henipolis, and as soon as he saw Phoebidas in the tent, before he could speak, Davers spoke first: "I know you, Phoebidas of Sparta!" Ten years ago, you came to the Senate as an envoy to Turiy, framed the king for hiding the soldiers of the Persian expeditionary force, and threatened that 'Sparta would teach Dionia a hard lesson'. ”

Phoebe Das didn't expect Davers to mention the events of the year to him as soon as he came in, and he was immediately caught off guard, if he had followed his previous temperament, he would have stiffened his neck and said, "That's right, I said those things!" The fact that there was a war with Crotone later proved that Dionia was indeed hiding those mercenaries! ”

But the world has changed, Sparta's current predicament, and Syracuse's current situation have forced him to choose his sentence carefully, he is not ignorant of politics, but the strength of Sparta in the past does not need him to think too much, but Dionia's current status in the Western Mediterranean Great Greece, and Davers's strength in the war, made Phoebidas feel a little afraid, and the Spartan, who has always been tough, said a little stiffly: "...... That...... It was just a misunderstanding......"

"Misunderstanding?! No! I don't think so! Davers stared at him, his sharp eyes seemed to penetrate the bottom of his heart: "It is precisely because of your resentment against Dionysa that you will accept the orders of Sparta to serve as a military adviser to Syracuse, follow Dionysius in his invasion of Great Greece, command the right flank of Syracuse to defeat the Crotonians at the Battle of the Ramato, and again command the right flank at the Battle of Crotone, in an attempt to defeat my Dionian army...... O Spartan Phoebidas, your hands are stained with the blood of the Great Greeks! ”

When Phoebidas heard this, he was secretly shocked, he didn't expect Davers to know everything about his actions in Great Greece during this time, but for Davers's accusation, he didn't have to answer against his will as before: "I think you must have misunderstood, Dionysius is afraid of your Dionysian army, and hopes that Sparta can send officers to help him, Sparta, as an ally, of course can't refuse." Because I had been to Sicily several times and was familiar with Dionysius, the Council of Elders sent me to help Dionysius...... I'm just doing my part! ”

"Your duty?! Just help the Syracuse people and slaughter our Great Greeks?! This is the attitude of Sparta towards our Great Greece?! Davers sneered, with a bit of anger on his face: "Since that's the case, then don't blame our warrior's shield spear for not having eyes!" ”

"It is the glory of every Spartan to be able to die on the battlefield!" Phoebidas was not afraid of the threat of Davers, but in the case that the Dionians had turned the tide of the war, he had to take into account Dionia's perception of Sparta, so he defended Sparta: "Lord Davers, you should know that when Sparta signed the alliance with Syracuse, he did not expect that Syracuse would one day declare war on Great Greece, and because of the existence of the alliance, Sparta had to help, but Sparta really hoped that peace could be achieved between Sicily and Great Greece!" Therefore, I am here on behalf of Sparta this time in the hope that you will seriously consider Dionysius' proposal to end this war, which has already killed and wounded countless people! ”

"I am really touched that the Spartans, who lived by killing, cared so much about the life and death of the Great Greeks." Davers scoffed.

He heard the threat hidden in the Spartan's words, and said in a resolute tone: "A few days ago, you Spartans had sent an emissary, Cresopus, to Turriy in an attempt to get Dionya to surrender to Syracuse, and I made it clear that 'Dionyas will never negotiate under the coercion of the enemy, and as long as one enemy is still in our land, we Dionians will fight him to the death!'" At that time, the Battle of Crotone had not yet taken place. Today, with Dionysia already in this war, I can tell you unequivocally that peace talks are possible, but the crimes committed by Syracuse in Greater Greece must be punished! It was impossible for Dionysius to easily escape back to Sicily without paying any price! ”

Phoebidas met Davers's blazing gaze, and felt his uncompromising will, but there was not much frustration in his heart, which only confirmed his thoughts before he set out, and his visit to the Dionian camp this time to promote peace between the two sides was not his main purpose.

"I think Dionysius was prepared for that." Phoebe Das replied lightly, and then changed the subject: "Lord Davers...... What do you think of the war that is taking place in Corinth right now? ”

Davers immediately understood the meaning of the Spartans: "You mean you Sparta and Corinth, Thebes, Argos, Athens...... The war that took place between them? Davers sneered disapprovingly, "A meaningless war that has nothing to do with Dionia, and I have no need to know about it." ”

"Dionya has a treaty of friendship with Athens, and you have a lot of trade with Corinth." Phoebe Das looked at Davers and pointed it out bluntly.

"A friendship agreement is not a military alliance, and we are willing to sign such an agreement with any city-state that is willing to trade with Dionya in friendly terms, even Sparta." Davers looked natural and relaxed, and said: "There is no fertile land in Greece, there is no rich minerals, what is there worth for the Dioonians to stay away from the warm homeland and participate in the war that does not belong to us, the roots of the Dioonians are in Greater Greece!" There are still a lot of problems in our alliance that need to be solved and dealt with a lot of time and energy, and as long as you don't provoke us, we don't have the heart to participate in the chaotic war of your native Greeks! ”

Phoebidas looked at Davers' face with some impolite blinking, and he felt that Davers was saying this from his heart, so he said, "So, Dionia is also willing to sign a friendship agreement with Sparta?" ”

"Sparta is now an enemy of Dionya and an ally of Syracuse!" Davers said coldly.

Phoebidas stopped talking.

Watching the guards "escort" Phoebidas out of the tent, Henipolis couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, does this Spartan want Sparta to ally with us?!" ”

Davers touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "...... Dionys's strength in this war exceeded the expectations of the Spartans, who feared that Dionysa would participate in the war at Corinth to the detriment of Sparta. ”

"So are we going to do it?!" Henipolis asked excitedly, apparently giving the Spartans a headache and making him happy.

"What do you say?" Davers was noncommittal.

…………………………………

The mist of the Xubari plain in the early morning and the drizzle of early spring are falling.

The victory at the Battle of Taranto gave the Dionians hope of victory, and Davers personally led the army to strengthen their confidence and revitalize this fertile land.

After months of lockdown, the port reopened, foreign merchant ships arrived, the port's laborers finally had something to do, and most of the first ships to enter the dock were laden with grain and other foodstuffs, and the clever merchants certainly knew what the Dioonians needed most at this time.

The old fishermen of Turij (the young men were all sailors in the fleet) sailed out early to catch fish to meet the needs of the people and make a good profit for their own families.

At the urging of village chiefs and agricultural officials, people in villages have started replanting quick-maturing crops to avoid missing out on this year's harvest.

Although young and middle-aged citizens and freedmen were almost exhausted by the war, resulting in a shortage of labor, a large number of prisoners filled the gap. Whether it was the swampy plains of Crimesa, the Subari plains of Turiyi, or the mountains of Amendolara, naked captives could be seen from time to time half-starving, laboriously ploughing the land under the threat of the whips and shields and spears of the overseers, and even in such bad weather the cold rain had already made the captives shiver and might make them sick, the Dioonians had no mercy and no heart to let them rest. Since the invasion of Dionya is to pay a heavy price, this is the common opinion of many Dionians.

The road leading to the port of Turiy was full of pedestrians, not only Turi, Amendolara, but also Bessinians and Castrons, who rushed to the port market in carts and loads to buy food.

At this time, a horse came galloping, and the rider was dressed in bright red and stood out, and before he could shout: "Get out of the way!" ”

The pedestrians all consciously retreated to the side of the avenue, because they knew that the only messengers from the battlefield who were dressed like this would be messengers from the battlefield, and they were all carrying urgent military information, and no one could stop them, otherwise it would be illegal.

The war horses spewed white air, their hooves flew over, and the stagnant water on the avenue was splashed, wetting the clothes of the pedestrians, and they did not complain, but couldn't help but ask: "Did we repel the Syracuse?!" ”

They only asked casually with concern, not believing that the Courier would tell them about the situation. But the messenger raised his right hand and shouted excitedly: "Victory!" We're victorious! His Majesty Davers led his army to a great victory over the Syracuse at Crotone! ……”