As soon as this astonishing sentence was thrown, the council suddenly exploded, and Demordokas also had a sudden change in his face, and he subconsciously shouted loudly: "Isn't Dionya afraid of attracting the army of Syracuse?!" ”

Fraucleon smiled, and through the screams of Demodocas, he saw the fear hidden in the heart of the chief general of Lockley, and this discovery made his heart swell with pride: "From the establishment of Dionya to the present, every time it has not faced a strong enemy, and in the end, the weak defeated the strong, which has created today's powerful Dioonian Alliance!" We are not afraid of Syracuse, but what about you Lokry? Can you not be afraid of the army formed by Dionya and the South Italy Alliance?! ”

The faces of Demordocas and the others turned pale......

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"Look at those ships, Lord Fraucleon, they could rush over and knock us over at any moment. What the hell did you do to the Rocklees to make them so angry?! The captain of the passenger ship carrying Fraucleon to Lockley said, half jokingly, half complaining.

"You'll find out in a few days." Fraucleon stood at the bow of the ship, looked around at the Lockley warship that guarded his ship in the center, and said with a heroic smile: "Don't worry, the generals of Lockley will not let us die here." If something happens and we die here, there will be statues of you and me in the Valhalla, the Temple of Hades in Turii! ”

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"Is that damn Dionian messenger gone?"

"My lord, Dionia's ship has left the harbor without incident."

Demordokas let out a light breath and put aside a thought for a moment.

Diopantos, who was next to him, shouted: "It's really infuriating! The Dioonians have come to Lockley to show off their threats, and we need to keep him safe! ……”

"Diopantos, you have to understand." Demordokas immediately changed his serious expression and said in a slightly reprimanding tone: "Whether we have a future war with Dionya or negotiate a settlement of this conflict, as long as its envoy does not have an accident, there is room for relaxation in the future. You must know that the combined strength of Dioonia and the Southern Italian Alliance is no worse than Syracuse! ”

"We, the citizens of Lockley, are not afraid of battle!" Diopantus retorted smugly, but his voice seemed a little weak.

Demordocas didn't bother to pay any more attention to him, turned to Metrophine and said, "You quickly go to Syracuse and tell the plenipotentiary general Dionysius that Dionysia has declared war on Lockry by falsely accusing him of sending someone to assassinate their consul, and hopes that he will send reinforcements, otherwise Lockry will not be able to defend himself against the armies of Dionya and the Southern Italian Alliance!" ”

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In the city of Laos, Arrobmas returned to the mansion with an ugly face, and his wife saw it and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Your nephew has given you a problem again?!" ”

Hearing what his wife said, Arrobmas was angry and snorted coldly: "Nephew?!" He doesn't mean I'm his uncle, do you know what he's doing today? He's going to build a school! ”

"School?! What is that? "The lady from Lucaglia apparently rarely gets to know Dionia.

"Oops, you don't understand, it's not a good thing anyway! It's crazy that he still wants those poor children to go to school too! Arrobmas pounded his fist against the wooden table in annoyance to vent the frustration in his heart.

"Not long ago, his teacher came from Turii, didn't he tell him not to mess around! And let him listen to you......" his wife reminded him.

"Listen to what I say?!" Arobumas sneered: "You don't know your nephew, he has been stubborn since he was a child, and now that his father is dead, he is the consul, and no one can control him!" ……”

The more Arobumas spoke, the more angry he became: "Go! Go! Pour me some water, I'm so thirsty right now! ”

After his wife had left, Arrobmas lay on his stomach on the couch, remembering that he had gone to discuss political affairs with Henipolis this morning, and that he had proposed the establishment of a school, and when he was opposed by himself, the nephew, who had drunk some wine, blurted out in a fit of rage: "This will not work!" That won't work either! You can't do anything, what do you ministers want to do! Look at our allies, the Dionians have governed Turiyi so well, I think it would be better for them to run Laos! ……”

The more Arobumas thought about it, the more frightened he became: Henipolis is drinking and spitting out the truth! The child had lived in Turii for six or seven years, and it is said that he had been living in the house of Davers, and that he had been heavily influenced by Dionia! He actually wants to give away the family business that his father and himself have worked so hard to earn to outsiders for nothing! Don't...... This was originally the conspiracy of the Archon of Dionia......"

As soon as the image of Davers came to mind, Arobumas felt his scalp tingle, and just as he was worried, his henchman slave came in: "Master, there is a man outside who has asked to see you, and he says he is from Syracuse. ”

"Nope! Missing! Arrobmas subconsciously roared, and suddenly he remembered something: "Wait, you said he is from Syracuse?" ”

"That's what he said."

Syracuse ...... Arrobmas groaned, his face cloudy, and finally he said in a deep voice, "You take him to the reception room. ”

When Alobmas saw this guest, the guest's first words shocked him: "Lord Arrobmas, I have come to see you on the orders of Lord Dionysius, the plenipotentiary general of Syracuse......"

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"Your Excellency, what do you think of the minister of Laos...... Will Arrobmas accede to our request? Felistos asked.

"Arrobmas is in a high position, and after a long time, I am afraid that the desire will also increase, how can he watch his power being taken away by a young man who has never contributed to Laos, according to intelligence analysis, although they are relatives, they are not compatible at all, and there have been many quarrels...... Previously, Henipolis, the son of Avinokis, had the support of Dionia, and he did not dare to say anything, but now that we support him, do you say that he will have other ideas? Dionysius said with confidence.

"It is only a barbarian like Arobumas who can be blinded by power, and a well-cultivated person can maintain peace of mind wherever he lives." Felistos responded, vaguely expressing his innocence.

Dionysius laughed and said, "Fili, you're talking about me." Compared to you, my knowledge is far behind. ”

"Who said that? In Syracuse, except for Philosanus, count your poems well! Felistos praised sincerely: "Besides, you have already stood at the top, and you don't need more desires." ”

"Filly, it's not easy to sit in this seat!" Dionysius patted his seat, pointed to the top of his head, and said with emotion: "It's as if there is a sharp sword hanging above his head at any time, and it may fall at any time......"

"So this position is not something that ordinary people can sit on!" Felistos complimented.

"yes!" Dionysius took over the conversation: "I don't know if that Davers in Dionya feels the same way...... Dionisius sighed, and his eyes became sharp again: "Filly, you just said wrong, it's not that I don't have desires now, but that I have great desires!" ”

"You mean Great Greece?" Felistos asked knowingly.

"It's a pity that the young man in Dionya escaped assassination...... He learned to be obedient this time, and instead of sending someone to Syracuse, he declared war on Lockery, he thought that I would obediently go to rescue Lockery, and he underestimated me too much! Dionysius' cold words were murderous.

"My lord, news has been sent back from the north of Nanyi, and they promised to send troops in the near future!" Felistos also said with a little excitement: "And the northeastern side of Dionya has not expressed any objection to our proposal. ”

"Everything went smoothly. We paid a big price, and of course got a bigger return! Dionysius' gloomy gaze stared directly into the void of the main hall, as if looking down on Dionysia in the north: "After you return, immediately begin to arrange all the preparations for the expedition, and as soon as the war in the north is ignited, we will immediately set out for the expedition!" ”

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After the news of "Dionya declared war on Lockry" spread in Greater Greece, the city-states of the Southern Italian Alliance also declared war on Lockry.

For the majority of Dionian citizens, hearing the news was more excited: there had been no war for several years!

Although war had been declared on Lochry, there was no tension in the Dionian territory, the rugby finals in Tourriy were still in full swing, and the legionnaires of the participating teams in the cities were not drawn back to the legion to prepare for the war, and the Dionian Senate declared to the public: "Even war cannot affect the celebration of Hades by the Dionians, just as war has to be temporarily removed when the Olympia Games are held." This is a way to highlight the importance of Hades to Dionia.

But in Davers's mind, the main reason why he slowed down the military mobilization was to lure the snake out of the hole, otherwise he would use too much force and easily crush Lockery, and the Syracuse reinforcements would not be able to achieve the real strategic goal of gathering and annihilating the Syracuse people in Great Greece before they set foot on the land of Great Greece.

Fortunately, news came from Sicily during this time that Dionysius had already begun to gather his army, preparing a large number of ships and baggage......

Davers believed that even without mobilization for war, the citizens of Dionya would wash and polish the weapons and equipment they had treasured at home, and prepare them to fight the enemy......

However, as the initiator of the war, Dionya also needed to set an example for the Southern Italian Alliance, and Davos had the Senate send a summons to the Fifth and Fourth Army Corps stationed in the Bruti area and the Croton Plain.