The next day, Tapyrus was woken up by the loud shouting outside the hotel.

He got dressed, stood in front of the window, and looked down, and saw hundreds of Romans gathered in front of the hotel, waving their fists, shouting angrily, and even trying to break through the guards and rush into the hotel.

"What are they shouting?" Tapyrus asked the translator he was carrying.

"These Romans are scolding us!" The interpreter stammered angrily, "They told us to leave the city of Rome...... They say that we Dionyas have no right to interfere in the affairs of their Rome...... They say they are not afraid of Dionia, and if we dare to send troops, they will defeat us! ……”

Tapyrus knew that the translator did not translate correctly, and that the angry Romans could not have spoken so elegantly, but he did not care about it, because there was a popular saying in the kingdom of Dionia, which said, "Dogs that bite do not bark, no matter how fierce they are." ”

The number of people gathered was increasing, and Tapyrus was not afraid. On the contrary, he hoped that they would rush in and wound one or two of the envoys, and that if the diplomatic problem was escalated, Rome would not end well, and Tapyrus would have more means of mediation.

But Tapirus's wish was destined to fail.

Heavily armed Roman patrols soon arrived to disperse the population, and there were some physical altercations between the two sides.

Patrol Captain Titus. When Cassius saw Tapirus, his face was a little unpleasant, and he threatened: "Dionians, this is the result of your request for an armistice!" Roman citizens who have lost their land because of the armistice will take out their anger on you, and I am afraid this is only the beginning, and I cannot guarantee that every patrol will arrive in time. ”

After listening to the translator's translation, Tapilus pointed to the Roman people who were shouting angrily and did not want to leave, and said with a sneer: "Is that so? Why are they now scolding, 'Damn nobles, we will never allow you to take advantage of this and cancel your promise to give us land and turn it into public land!' ’……”

Cassius was speechless, and even ignored the presence of the Dionian envoy in front of him, and scolded angrily: "Damned civilians! ”

Then Tie blushed and warned the envoys: "In view of the anger of the Roman civilians against you now, I hope you will stay in the hotel for the next few days and do not go out, otherwise something will happen, and it is not our responsibility!" ”

That being said, before leaving, Cassius sent additional soldiers in front of the inn to keep them safe.

Aristocrats and commoners...... Tapirus looked at Cassius's departing figure thoughtfully......

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It was very easy for Rome to inform Carthage about the Dioonesian emissaries, since since the two sides had established a closer military alliance two years earlier, there had been a special Carthaginian emissary stationed in the city. On the one hand, he was responsible for liaising with the Roman Senate and dispatching aid to Rome; On the other hand, it strengthened Carthage's trade with Rome and monopolized the sale of certain goods. It is precisely because of the full support of Carthage in these years that Rome has always maintained absolute superiority in the battle against the surrounding forces, not only quickly regaining its strength, but also expanding much faster than in previous periods.

When the Carthaginian envoy Archiega learned of the arrival of the Dionian envoy from Paulus, the Roman military officer, he could not help but be surprised, and his first thought was: the Dionicians had exterminated the Taniīn tribe of the Sichaels, who had been secretly supported by Carthage on Sicily two years earlier, and now they were now targeting Rome in northern Italy, which was supported by Carthage?

Paulus, seeing that Archiega was lost in thought, asked softly, "Now that the Dioonians are urging us to answer, we want to know what Carthage has to say about it?" ”

"Don't reply just yet, I'll send someone back to the Carthaginian Senate at once!" Akiega said cautiously.

"Honorable Achiega people!" Paulus took a small step forward, lowered his head slightly, and asked in a respectful gesture, "What if...... I mean, if there is no good result between Rome and Dionia...... Conflict, will Carthage support Rome? ”

Archiega's gaze immediately swept to Paulus, staring for a moment, as a member of Hanno's faction, he was well aware of Hanno's conservative style, so he said cautiously: "This is a very important question, I cannot answer it, there must be a decision made by the Carthaginian Senate!" Carthage and Dionya have been friendly for more than ten years, and they have just renewed their friendship agreement, so it is more difficult to make this decision! But......" Archiega showed a hint of gloom, "Personally, I would like to support you Rome and teach the arrogant Ionians a good lesson!" ”

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When the Roman messenger arrived to inform Camillus, Camillus was already on his way back to Rome with his army.

When the Turks learned that Rome was coming to attack, they not only did not resist, but opened the gates of the city to welcome them, showing Rome that they had no intention of rebelling.

The magnanimous Camillus recognized the loyalty of the Tustron people, and did not let the army into the city, but waited for the Tustron higher-ups to swear and promise to the gods before leading the army back.

On the way, Camillus was stunned when he received news from the messenger. Don't look at him, he is already a Roman victorious general who is famous in central Italy, but he really doesn't know much about Dionia, only that this kingdom occupies the entire southern part of Italy and is powerful.

The rise of Dionya was too short, and it was an eventful time for Rome for more than a decade, and Camillus spent most of his time on the battlefield, so he had little free time to study the kingdom of Dioonia far to the south.

And Frius, another civilian-born military and political officer, had little understanding of Dionia, but he said dissatisfiedly: "The Senate is too cautious, and it should directly refuse the unreasonable request of this Dionian envoy!" If Dionyas dares to send an army to Latinum, we will defeat it once and for all, and let this kingdom know how powerful our Rome is! ”

"It's up to the Senate to decide such a major matter, so we don't have to worry about it." Camillus admonished him, "What we need to worry about now is how to attack the Wolsey. ”

When Frius heard this, he didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, the last time he failed in the battle, if it wasn't for Camillus to save him, he might not be able to escape the accusations of the Senate, and Camillus still chose him as his assistant on this expedition regardless of his previous suspicions, so that he was completely convinced of Camillos.

After a while, Frius said, "Well, let's follow the order and lead the army directly to Satnikum." However, before changing the route of the march, it was necessary to tell the soldiers before they protested. ”

When he had finished speaking, he saw that Camillus had not answered, and was holding his chin in deep thought.

"Camillus! Camillus! ......" Frius shouted a few times.

Camillus came back to his senses, his eyes were blazing, and he said in a deep voice: "No, we should not go to Satnikum, we should go to Antium!" ”

Frius was stunned: "Why?" ”

"Now Quintus and Licinius are leading an army to besiege Satnikum, and Wolsey has mobilized an army in a vain attempt to defend it. Even if we were to rush there, it would be difficult for us to break through Satnikum in a short time, but the Senate hoped that we would be able to take more of the Wolsi land as soon as possible...... Antium is far away from Sathenekum, and is flanked behind, so I am afraid that we will be unprepared, and if we attack it, we will likely succeed. ”

Frius's eyes lit up: "Just like saving Prinister before?" ”

"Yes." Camillus nodded confidently.

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Just four days before Camillus led his army to invade the territory of Wolsey, the Dionian emissary Carrias took a ship from Poseidonia into the city of Naples, and then went east into the mountains of Samonay, and came to the central town of Cautim, one of the four major races of the Samonais, and met with its chief Segovani, and expressed to him: The king of Dionya is seriously concerned about the frequent incursions of the Cautini warriors into the territory of the Campanian League, and hopes that Cautini will not violate the covenant and restrain his people. Guarantee that something like this will never happen again.

Segovani just said lightly: "Got it." ”

Then he made an unkind suggestion that he could agree to Dionia's terms, but that Dionia could no longer have dealings with Quinduk, the chief of Nasera, a town south of Kautini, and that he should no longer send the priests of Hades into his domain......

Co-opting and assimilating Nasera was Dionia's established strategy, and it was certainly impossible for Carias to accede to Segovani's demands.

As a result, he was snubbed in Kautim and even shouted insults and humiliation by some of the Kautini people, and Segowani gloated over it.

Filled with indignation, Carias returned to Poseidonia and wrote to the Senate of Turij, giving a truthful account of what had happened to him and what he had seen on his mission to Cautini, and making a judgment that the Cautini would most likely soon launch another attack on the Campanian League!

Davers had consulted with the Ministry of War beforehand, and Carias's judgment was indeed in line with the practice of the Cautini for the past two years: every time Dionya sent an emissary to denounce the Cautini's aggression, the Cautini would soon launch an invasion of the Campanian League.

It seems that the Grand Leader of Cautini has a rebellious mentality towards Dionia, and always likes to do it.

Therefore, after urgent consultation with the Ministry of War, Davers decided to immediately send the Third Army to assist the Campanian League against the impending invasion of the Samonai-Kautini tribe.

After receiving an urgent order from the Ministry of War, the commander of the Third Army, Lizaru, immediately sent cavalry to inform the towns in the Lucania region and issued a mobilization order to the soldiers of the Third Army.