"Oh, no wonder they're so handsome! If I had a daughter, I would marry him!" ”

"Stop dreaming! That's the eldest son of His Majesty Davers, the future king, and you still want to be the prince's father-in-law! The future wife of Prince Klotocatax must be the most precious lady or a foreign princess in our kingdom! ”

But apparently, the maidens of Laos did not agree with this statement, the Dionian women were different from the women of other Greek city-states, and had always been known for their enthusiasm, openness, and boldness in the Greek world, while the more racialistic living environment of Laos made the maidens more unrestrained and enthusiastic, and they took the initiative to throw flower petals at the young prince, and even called his name affectionately.

The first time Klotocatax experienced such a scene, he was actually a little cramped and shy, which provoked the excited cheers of the girls even more.

"Your Majesty, Prince Klotto is more popular with the Russian people than you!" Tolmid, who was with the army, quipped.

Davers laughed and didn't respond, which made Crotokatáx even more embarrassed.

At this time, some people on the side of the road asked suspiciously, "Who is that fierce-looking old man beside His Majesty Davers?!" ”

A vicious-looking old man?! Tolmid's face was not good-looking, he felt that he was only in his fifties, and he felt that he was still very young, not to mention that there were only two more scars on his face, how could he be regarded as vicious?!

Hennipolis let out a rare laugh.

One of the people said, "That's Tolmid, the chief of staff of the kingdom's military department, a hero who followed His Majesty on his expedition to Persia!" ”

Tolmide was sure that the person who said this must have been from the early days of the establishment of the Dionian Legion, and maybe even a comrade-in-arms of the former mercenaries, otherwise how could the common people know that he was not prominent in the kingdom and rarely appeared in front of people, as far as he knew, it was recorded in the staff that some retired military officers chose to settle in Laos.

He immediately looked at the crowded crowd on the side of the road, but for a while he didn't see a familiar face, but he heard someone shouting: "Who is the general who is by His Majesty's side, wearing a mask and can't see his face clearly?!" He looks so weird! ”

Tolmide said "hehe" twice, and now it was his turn to watch the excitement.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Citizens of Laos, do you remember who gave up the privileges of being a lifelong consul and took the initiative to annex Laos to the kingdom, so that we could get rid of oppression and have the life we have today?!" ”

"It's the kind Lord Henipolis! And don't forget, the arena, the baths, the library, and the ...... in the city of Laos Most of them were built by him with free donations! Another voice shouted.

In that year, when the Senate was discussing the incorporation of Laos into the kingdom, considering that Leshan was the private property of the independent rule of the Henipolis family, and it was the first to take the initiative to request the annexation of Dionia, which played a good role for other allies, as a reward, the Senate passed a bill: two percent of Laos's annual tax revenue was given to Hennipolis (of course, Davers played a certain role), but Henipolis donated all the money to Laos for repairs and construction of public works, to make up for his mistakes back then.

"Yes, I remember that Lord Hennepolis was bent on giving us more rights and freedoms when he was the consul of Laos, but his uncle led a group of nobles and leaders of Laos against him, and almost murdered him......"

"We should have thanked Master Hennipolis a long time ago, we owe him so much!"

"I heard that Lord Hennipolis is the clerk of His Majesty Davers, and he should be in the ranks, right?!"

"Lord Hennipolis!"

"Master Henipolis!!"

"Lord Henipolis!!"

……

The cheers on the side of the road gradually converged into one voice.

Henipolis's mood fluctuated sharply, and he looked at Davers with a grateful face: "Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

After following Davers for so long, he could certainly guess that the people of Laos finally appeared in such a consistent scene, and there must have been intelligence services in it.

"You deserve it!" "Even if I didn't do this, the people of Laos have not forgotten what you have done for them, and it's time to forget your past mistakes and meet the people of your hometown, so that you can better communicate and help them in the future!" ”

Davers's words gave Hennepolis courage, and he nodded, took a deep breath, and resolutely removed his mask and helmet.

"It's Master Hennipolis!!"

"Henipolis-sama wins!!"

……

There was even greater cheering all around.

Amid the cheers, Davers whispered to his son, "Ordinary people are easily satisfied, as long as you have done good things to them, they will always remember them, and ignore the mistakes you have made......"

Klotocatax listened to his father's teachings and watched the crowd of people surging on the side of the road, his eyes shining with envy......

"Your Majesty, Ariandos is here!" Martius, the chief of the palace guard, rushed over and reminded.

Davers looked ahead and saw Ariandos, the prefect of the city, with a group of officials, walking against the marching army, hurrying towards them.

"It seems that we are moving too slowly, and Eriandos, who is waiting at the gates, can't wait." Davers turned his head to look at Henipolis and smiled, "Maybe he wanted to see you sooner, Heni." ”

Eriandos, the trusted general of Avinogis and the most loyal minister of Henipolis. After Laos was incorporated into Dionia, in order to stabilize his political situation, the Senate also elected him as a senator, according to a special law of the Senate at that time, "the senator of the newly joined city shall not immediately become the administrator of the mother city", this is to avoid suspicion, and on the other hand, it is also to better manage the city and let the city integrate into the kingdom more quickly. It wasn't until ten years later, when Laos had been confirmed by the Senate that his people had been completely converted, and that the city was located in the heart of the kingdom, that there was no danger and that it was developing smoothly, that the ban was lifted for Laos, and Ariandos was able to successfully become the administrator of Laos, and of course Heripolis also contributed a lot in it.

Hennipolis also recovered from his excitement, and said with a smile: "Before we set off, Eriandus wrote to tell me that he was excited and nervous when he heard that Your Majesty was coming, and wanted to lead the officials of Laos to hold a grand welcome banquet for you, but he was afraid that you would refuse and criticize him......"

"Eriandos has continued the policy of his predecessor, and at the same time made some improvements, Laos has developed very well in the past two years, which is also inseparable from the efforts of Laos officials, I will definitely participate in tonight's banquet, but don't be too extravagant and wasteful." Davers smiled and replied in the affirmative.

Although the Dionian Military Law stipulates that "no banquet shall be held or participated in during the absence of an army." But Davers knew very well that he was now not only the commander of the army, but also the king of Dionia, and in addition to fighting, he also had some political tasks, whether it was to commend the achievements of Laos's officials, or to show the royal affinity and win the hearts of the people, he must be present. Moreover, since he became king of Dionia, he had never officially inspected any other city in the kingdom, and Laos was the only city of the kingdom that he had to enter on his expedition to Latinum, where he participated in the feasts, had fun with the officials and citizens, and set forth his expectations for the kingdom, the officials, and the citizens, which was of great significance to the many ordinary officials and citizens who had never met the king.

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By the time Davers and his army arrived at the city of Laos, some of the soldiers of the Third Legion and the Second Cavalry Legion, who had been ordered to do so, had already left Naples on passenger ships and sailed into the port of Selche, an important town in Wolsey.

The high-level Wolsey who came to greet them saw the ships full of soldiers docked at the dock, as if they had been worried about the attack of the Romans, and they all discussed: "It seems that what the Dionian legion commander Amintas said is true, they are really ready to attack Rome and rescue our Wolsey!" ”

As a result, they became even more enthusiastic about the soldiers of the Deorian Legionnaires who came ashore.

Amintas, the commander of the First Legion, who received the news, also arrived from the legion station to greet his comrades. As soon as the commander of the Third Army, Lizaru, came ashore, he eagerly greeted him.

"Captain Amintath!" When Lizaru saw him, he hurriedly saluted. Although the two are now at the same level in the army, when he first joined the Ionian Legion, Amintas was already a senior officer of the Legion, not only old, but also outstanding in battle, and his prestige in the Dionian Army was far from being comparable to him, so no matter how unruly he was, he also showed due respect.

"I'm finally looking forward to you coming! It's been a terrible time! Amintas excitedly punched Lizaru in the chest and grinned, "It's finally time for the big fight!" Lizaru, gather your legion and come with me to the barracks, and let's discuss how to fight the next battle. ”

"Okay." This was in line with Lizaru's temperament, and he didn't like to socialize, so he barely managed to cope with the high-ranking Wolsey who came to greet him, so he led the Third Legion and some of the Second Cavalry Legion soldiers to follow Amintas to the barracks.

During this time, as the Romans focused their attacks on the Helnihians in the east, the Roman army that had been in Wolsey's territory retreated in great strides, and the fighting between Wolsey and Rome temporarily subsided. Later, due to the fact that Wolsey sent troops to rescue the Helnihians and the entire territory was empty, the Wolsey higher-ups, after consulting with Amintas, the commander of the 1st Dionian Army, agreed to move the camp north to bring more Vols villages under his protection. The Dionian camp was now northwest of Setia, nearly 20 miles from the heavily garrisoned city of Satnikum.

Therefore, Amintas asked Lizaru to lead the Third Legion and the Second Cavalry Legion to march as fast and stealthy as possible, so as not to be discovered by the Romans on the opposite side. For this reason, he also sent someone to inform the First Cavalry Regiment in advance to drive out the Roman scouts and spies to block the camp.