Theaprotis, with his mouth wide open, stood dumbfounded.

Davers rubbed his chin with only a slight beard and fell into deep thought: to become an alliance is indeed a wonderful move! The biggest obstacle to getting the people of Crotone to agree to cede Asproustum and the north bank of the Neto River was the security of Crotone, and the alliance made this obstacle no longer exist. For the great Greeks now know that the Dionian consuls have always been known for keeping their promises, and that Crotone, weakened after the war, can take refuge under the protection of Dionia. So, does Dionia need this alliance? Absolutely! So much new land was acquired, just for the resettlement, the administration, the formation of a new defense force...... It will take a long time. There is no greater fear than for the migrants to clash with the Crotone people near the border, or even to provoke war again. With this alliance, the Dionians can slowly annex, assimilate, and stabilize this land with peace of mind, so the alliance is the best choice for both sides!

Davers looked at Lycias with a complicated expression, and thought to himself: his city-state was being bullied, and in the face of a hated enemy, he could still come up with an ingenious proposal to form an alliance with the enemy, and it was difficult to do it without strong concentration to remain calm and rational!

Seeing that Davers didn't speak, Lucias kept looking at herself, and was a little flustered in her heart, so she urged, "Does Lord Davers agree to this proposal?" ”

Davers came back to his senses and kept his face calm: "What kind of alliance is it?" ”

"The Dionian Alliance and Crotone form a separate offensive and defensive alliance!" Lucias said in a deep voice.

As soon as Davers pondered slightly, he understood that Lycias was clever, and he didn't want Dionia's forces to enter the Crotone League and influence the Cyridine, Trina, Coronia and other allies of Crotone. Davers didn't care about this, he firmly believed that as long as the strength was strong enough, there would naturally be city-states running to hug his thighs.

"The Dionian Alliance can only be a defensive alliance with Crotone!" Davos responded calmly, so that the Dionian Alliance had no problem protecting Crotone, but it helped Crotone expand, for example: in the future, Crotone will attack Lockry, and Dionya will also have to lead the army to participate in accordance with the Covenant...... Of course, Davers would not do such a stupid thing, and Lycias, who was in a weak position, could only agree......

Negotiations continued into the afternoon, and a preliminary draft was reached: first, the Dionian alliance and Crotone formed a defensive alliance (putting this article first, first of all, remembering the role of pacifying the population of Crotone; 2. Dionya will unconditionally release all the captured soldiers of the Crotone League and return them to Crotone; Third, Crotone transferred the city of Asproustum to half of the land of the northern plain of the Neto, mainly near the Crimesa side, to the Dionian League; Fourth, Crotone will make a one-time payment of 500 Talientes to help the Ionians immigrate to Asprarustum smoothly......

The treaty of alliance was finally set for five years. Davers's initial request for a two-year covenant was increased to five years by Lucias, which is the exact opposite of what was the case when the agreement was agreed six months ago, indicating that the strength of the two sides has shifted gear.

There was no mention of Crimesa in the treaty. Davers believed that Crimesa was a neutral city-state and was not part of the Crotone League, and that Crotone had no authority to discuss it. Lucias, on the other hand, in consideration of the need to minimize the irritation of the treaty on the people of Crotone, even turned the indemnity into aid, and of course it is better not to mention Crimesa. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the city of Asprarustum and half of the land of the plain north of the Neto River belong to Dionia, and Crimesa is already surrounded by Dionia, so can it have any other good choices!

Lycias and Sisplotis return to Crimesa. Milon immediately asked Lucias about the negotiations, and Lucias, fearing that there would be more trouble, reasoned that the negotiations had only just begun, and that some of the conditions proposed by the Dioonians would need to be discussed by the council before they could be decided, and then he hurriedly boarded the ship and left Crimesa.

Milon felt uneasy in his heart: the loss of Asprarustum City, the declaration of war by Lokri, Crotone now has few options, it depends on how harsh Dionia's conditions are.

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Even more disturbing are the Crimeans, who are trapped in the city, but what is happening from the outside world is transmitted through the port and cannot escape their eyes and ears. Lycias has appeared in the city many times, what are you here for? They also knew in their hearts that small city-states were struggling to survive between large states, and they were quite sensitive to the situation.

Anta Orris, the chief general of Crimesa, once took the initiative to find Lucias once. Lucias doesn't talk to him about the fate of Crimesa, and Milon has been avoiding him lately, intentionally or unintentionally...... All this made Anta Oris feel that this peace talks were very unfavorable to Crimea, and Crimesa fully supported Crotone, but in the end it might be abandoned by Crotone! Antaoris felt heartache when he thought of this.

So, after secretly consulting with Eurikpus, Preades and others, he decided not to sit idly by, but to take the initiative to contact Dionya and find a way out for Crimesa.

Although the entire defense of the city was entrusted to the Crotonens, the Crimsians were the local snakes here, and they sent men to sneak out of the city in the middle of the night, cross the blockade, and come to the camp of Dioria, and after he had made his intentions known, the guards brought him to Davers.

"Crimesa wants to surrender?" Davers smiled teasingly, "Your entire city is controlled by the Crotonens, what good can I do by surrendering?" ”

Seeing Davers's indifferent expression, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "We Crimeans still have more than 300 citizens who can fight, and when you attack the city, we are willing to attack the Crotonites from the rear and assist you in capturing the Crimesa City, and then-"

"Then, when the war is over, the Cremis continue to remain neutral!" Davers looked at him and said playfully.

"Nope! No! ......" the visitor hurriedly shook his head. By that time, Crimea had already offended Crotone, and how could it be possible to remain neutral again: "Crimea is willing...... Willing to join the Theorian League! ”

"It's too late!" Davers said with a serious expression: "We don't need you to make any risky moves, and we don't need Crimesa to join the Ionian Alliance. For Crimesa, there is only one way to go! ”

Davers accentuated his tone and said categorically: "Be part of the Ionian Alliance!" The Cremis became citizens of the Union of Ionia! Then the land and property of the Crimeans will be protected, and the generals and parliamentarians of the Crimea will be voted for by the Deorian Senate, and some of them will become members of the Senate! ……”

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When Lycias and Sisplotis read the draft covenant at the Council of Crotone, they thought it would provoke indignation and controversy, but in fact there was not much opposition. For just before Lycias's return, Dioria's army reappeared in the heart of Crotone, and destroyed a village outside the city, and the members of the council witnessed all this, and at the request of the people, hastily cobbled together a few thousand men to go out of the city to obstruct it, only to be easily routed and flee back to the city in disarray. Fortunately, the Dionian soldiers did not take advantage of the victory to attack the city, but retreated on their own initiative.

The frustration in the hearts of the people of Crotone is understandable, and the fact that this is not a truce of the vanquished, but a mutual alliance, although some of the land is "transferred", can be successfully welcomed back to the captured citizens of Crotone, and can also form an alliance with Dionia, most of the Crotone people are happy. The two defeats of the Archon Davers of Ionia in Crotone have already terrified them, and some people even really believe in the rumors that "Davers is a god and is favored by Hades", and they can no longer be an enemy of Dionya who has Davers, but become an ally, and everyone is relieved. It was even suggested that since the alliance had been signed, could Dionia be invited to send troops south with Crotone's army to repel Lockley......

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At the end of January 398 BCE, the Dionian consul Davers and the Crotone general Lycias formally signed an alliance agreement after offering lambs to the god Apollo outside the city of Crimesa, and the Second Crotone War came to an end.

After the news of the end of the war spread, many Crotone soldiers in the city of Crimesa actually cheered, during this time to fight against Dionia, they have always been rampant in the Great Greece but they have always been defeated, this contrast of the blow to their morale has dropped so much, the depression can be imagined, now they can finally remove the big stone that weighs on their hearts.

"Look, that's what the citizens are crying out! They are tired of fighting with Dionia! This situation made Lycias sigh, and it was also in response to Milon's previous complaint that he had compromised too much in the talks.

Milon looked through the window and watched in amazement as the soldiers on the street threw away their shields and spears as if they were relieved, and ran to the restaurant to drink wine, as if they had won the battle, and they were speechless for a long time.

At this time, the guards came in: "General, Antaolis is urging us to ask when we are leaving?" ”

"Damn Antaonis, don't think that if Crotone is defeated, they Crimeans can disrespect Crotone!" Milon suddenly scolded, venting all the resentment in his heart: "You go and tell them, don't annoy me, otherwise I will give an order, and this Crimesa city can be turned into ruins!" ”