"Legion Commander, Lijim is not far from here, if the wind is favorable, the fleet can reach here in two hours." Zantiparis comforted him, "Moreover, Lord Sekrian has left a few clippers behind, and will rush back to Lijim to inform him as soon as anything unusual." ”

After hearing this, Antonios still had a trace of concern in his heart, after all, the first army went deep into the enemy territory alone, and ensuring the smooth sea route was their only reliance: "I hope so!" ...... he didn't want to comment on Secorian's decision, he even thought that if Davers led the army here, Seclian would never do it, and he would definitely create the conditions for the fleet to anchor here......

"My lord, I would like to be able to go to the western mountains of Etna and tell my compatriots in exile in Naxos, 'The land of Naxos has been taken back by us!' I'm sure they'll be very happy to find out, and they'll be in for the defense of the town right away! "Laodisian asked Antonios for his life.

Antonios shook his head and said, "Laodisian, you can let others do the recall of the exiles of Naxos, but you can't go. ”

Laodisien looked surprised, and did not understand why Antonios would refuse his reasonable request, and wanted to argue further, but heard Antonios say: "I need you to call the Naxos who left just now...... Called......"

"Torylaus, Legionnaire." Shelovenis reminded.

Antonios nodded in gratitude and continued: "I need you and Toryllaus to take charge of the administration of this town, to manage all the Naxos people in the town, to allocate them housing, to maintain order, to make bread, to carry supplies for the port...... The fields outside the town must not be deserted, and the young men of Naxos must be organized and trained by the officers of the First Legion, after all, we have few people, and we need more people to defend Naxos! ”

Although Antonios had held the official position of the Ombudsman and other Union officials, he did not hold the highest administrative position of the city administrator, which was dedicated to managing the entire city-state, so he lacked specific administrative experience, and what he said was also where he thought and spoke, and there was no distinction between importance and importance.

However, as a Naxos nobleman, in his more than 20 years of political career, Laordisian has held public offices in large and small city-states, and has also served as a general several times and a chief general, and he knows very well what he should and can do in such a situation, so he is very happy to receive this appointment.

Moreover, Raodisien had spent a long time in Ligem, and he could feel the pivotal position of Dionysa in Greater Greece, and he was keenly aware that if Dionica really defeated Syracuse, not only Great Greece, but even the eastern part of Sicily would probably be shrouded in Dionyan authority...... So, where does Naxos go from here?

At this moment, Laodecien thought a lot, he looked up at the general in front of him, who was said to be the strongest army in Dionia, although he was in his 40s, he still looked shrewd and capable, and he was able to be sent to Sicily to fight independently, and he was probably also deeply trusted by the new king of Dionia......

Radisian's mind was full of thoughts: he had a daughter, who was good-looking, and had originally planned to marry her to the son of Attilicruz, the chief general of Ligem, but Attillicruz did not agree. Now it seems that Antonios, although he is older, is a better marriage!

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "Thank you Lord Antonios for your trust, Torylaus and I will do our best to manage this town well and provide the greatest help to your army!" In addition, if you have important or difficult questions, we will ask you for advice! ”

Antonios was satisfied with Raodisian's low profile, and he said: "Now there is one thing that needs to be resolved as soon as possible, you go and tell Saratus and ask him to inform Lijim to bring some weapons and armor as soon as possible, and when more Naxos arrive, we will need more weapons to form more troops to defeat the Syracuse who will soon attack."

And you'll need to build a blacksmith shop in the town as soon as possible so that we can repair our weapons. In such a big town, there is no blacksmith shop! The Sikuli people are ridiculous, don't they think that if they don't buy and sell weapons in the town, there won't be freedmen and slaves who will rebel?! ”

"Sikuli has few people, and they want to annex the land of Naxos, so they have captured us Naxos and reduced them to slavery, and recruited many free people to cultivate this land for them that does not belong to them...... In fact, they should know very well in their hearts that we Naxos have long hated them terribly! Laodisien said angrily.

Antonios nodded.

At this moment, a man beside Xenophanes said loudly: "There are not only exiles from Naxos but also exiles from Katanay in the western mountains of Etna, and they are much more numerous, and I hope to lead them here, please allow me, Lord Antonios!" ”

"You are?" Antonios looked at him and asked suspiciously.

"He was one of the organizers who helped the First Legion take the town of Meyaro and caused a riot in the town - Lesipellatus of Catanay." Xenophanes said on the side.

Katanay! Antonios' heart moved, and he immediately said to him: "Of course we welcome the arrival of the Catanais! We, the king of Dionia, sent an army to Sicily, not only to defeat Syracuse, but also to restore the independence of the Sicilian city-states that had been oppressed by the Syracuses, and to restore the people who had lost their homes! ……”

"Thank you to the great Ionian Union! I will do my best to rally the people of Katanai to contribute a little to this great goal of the Dionian Alliance! Lacey Pelatus said loudly with a grateful look on his face.

Laodisien immediately responded.

"There is Tauromegnan to the north, and you should also be safe when you go to the mountains west of Etna!" Antonios reminded him, and then he looked at the fourth captain and said, "Tegatillus, you have drawn two hundred soldiers and built a guard on the north side, four miles away from Meyaro, and kept an eye on Tauromegnan to prevent them from sneaking down the mountain to attack the Sicilian people who have come to us." If Tauromegnan dares to send a large army out, you have the soldiers stationed at the outpost report immediately! ”

"Yes, Captain!" The strong Tegaltiros replied forcefully, his voice like thunder.

"From now on, the other brigades will lead the soldiers to strengthen the walls of Meyaro and build defenses!"

"Yes, Captain!"

After the assignments were arranged, the officers and representatives of the exiles departed, leaving only Xenofenris.

Antonios looked at this man with a slightly mixed mood. After Davers gave him the order, he was worried about being far away from Great Greece and crossing the sea in an unfamiliar land, and he was afraid that he would not be able to complete the task, so he reminded him: "...... Once you've landed, someone from Aristias will find you and help you a lot! ……”

Aristias is Davers's intelligence officer, Antonios has seen him a few times in the past when he visited Davers's mansion, it was a serious-looking, non-talkative man, Antonios for some reason, he did not want to have more contact with him, but from what I learned today: I am afraid that the riot that caused the town of Meiaro was already planned a few months ago, that is to say, Davers began to send personnel to Sicily a few months ago! Could it be that before the war began, His Majesty was already preparing for today's attack on Sicily?!

Although Antonios was surprised, he quickly regained his composure, after all, following Davers in the past few years, he has seen too many magical things from him, and he has long agreed with the fact that "Davers is the god of Hades", and there are people from Aristias in Sicily, which is very helpful for him to complete the task!

Therefore, his face was full of enthusiasm and he said: "When I received the order in the Sicilian Court, His Majesty mentioned you to me, but I didn't expect that as soon as I set foot on the land of Sicily, I received your great help and allowed the First Army to successfully capture Meyaro, thank you very much!" ”

Xenophanes hurriedly said modestly: "Commander Antonios, you praise me too much, even without my help, the First Legion can attack so fast, and still be able to take Meyaro smoothly." ”

"That's true." Antonios was not modest, and then he changed his words: "But the casualties of the soldiers will increase. The First Legion is small, every soldier is very important, and thanks to the amount of work you've done to organize both the freedmen and the slaves, so that they have already accepted the Dionian Alliance, we were able to stabilize the town of Mejaro so quickly and move on to the next step, thanks to you! ”

Xenophanes didn't speak, but his face shone with a sparkle.

Antonios continued: "Can you tell me, how many men did you send in Sicily?" Are they in which city-states? ”

Xenophanes shook his head and said, "I don't know how many people Lord Aristilas has sent to Sicily, I only know that our head in Sicily is Antrapolis, and he will send people to me from time to time to convey orders to know about the situation in Meyaro. ”

Anterapolis?! Antonios felt that the name was somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it before.

Xenophanes saw Antonios' confusion and added, "He is the younger brother of Lord Aristiras. ”

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