At this moment, the guards outside the gate shouted: "The chiefs of Numibia have arrived!" ”

Then dozens of poorly dressed and even dusty Numibians walked into the compound with trepidation.

Only then did the generals know why so many tables were arranged.

Davers stood up and said loudly with a smile on his face, "Welcome, new friends of the Kingdom of Dionia! Please sit down! ”

As soon as Davos finished speaking, Henipolis next to him immediately translated loudly, he did not speak Numibian, he spoke Carthaginian, he had assisted King Davos in researching information about Carthage over the years, and began to teach himself the Carthaginian language, and now he is relatively fluent, and the Numibians have been under Carthaginian rule for a long time, and most of the chieftains can speak Carthaginian.

As soon as Hennipolis finished translating, Davers began to applaud, and the generals and officials also applauded under his leadership.

Sensing the kindness of the Dionians, the Numibian chieftains felt a little relieved and sat down under the guidance of the soldiers.

After seeing everyone sit down, Davers picked up a glass of wine and said loudly, "Today is a day worth celebrating!" Under the excellent command of our generals, the valiant battle of our soldiers, and the cooperation of our new Numibian friends, we completely defeated the Carthaginian army! From now on, we will no longer defend, but attack! Attack again! So for this glorious victory, we toasted this one! ”

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

……

All the generals were excited, raising their wine glasses, and even like Mattonis and Olivers banging on the table with their hands, making a loud noise.

After listening to Henipolis' translation, the Numibian chieftains raised their glasses.

The crowd drank it all.

Davers immediately poured another glass, and then said, "For this second drink, we want to toast the new friends of Numibia. In the past, Dionysia and Numibia were strangers to each other because of their distance, and we had fought each other many times before this war, but of course you were coerced by the Carthaginians to do so. But there is an old saying in the East called 'don't fight, don't know each other', you and I who were forced to get involved in this war ended up walking together, but you trusted us unconditionally without cooperation in the past, took great risks, and successfully executed the plan in today's battle, making our victory easier and less casualty! On behalf of all the men and men of Dionia, I thank you!

And in the name of Hades, I assure you that the promise I made to you will not change! Dionya wants to be a long-time ally with Numibia, and we've done it together! ”

After hearing this, the leaders of Numibia finally put their hearts at ease, and they all stood up with their wine glasses excitedly, and said in trembling voices: "Good! …… Good! ......" gulped it down.

Davos then picked up another glass of wine and said seriously: "Although we have won a big victory this time, Carthage is still a powerful city-state, whether it is us Dionya or you Numibia, we should not let down our vigilance, but should continue to strengthen cooperation, continue to launch attacks, and completely defeat the Carthaginians, in order to ensure the safety of Dionia, so that the freedom of the Numibians will not be taken away again!" And for that, we've made this toast! ”

Everyone at the meeting raised their glasses and drank them all.

Davers couldn't help but burp, wiped the wine foam from his mouth, looked around at everyone, and said with a smile: "Today is a big day, I wanted to toast everyone a few more glasses of wine, but I was afraid that you would criticize me and say, 'I've been fighting for a day, I'm hungry, how can I be full just by drinking'." So then you eat openly, due to the rush of time, the conditions are limited, the dishes are not very rich, but there is Carthage to do the transportation of military rations for us, and we have no limit tonight! ”

The generals understood the ridicule in Davers's words and laughed.

When he was translating, Henypolis was worried that the Numibians would not understand, so he added his own explanation to make the Numibians laugh heartily.

In order to relax the Nummisbians, Devester told Hennipolis beforehand not to mix the wine with water.

Therefore, the Turiyi wine is very sweet and delicious in the mouth, but after drinking the three glasses of wine on an empty stomach, many people are already a little drunk, and the previous restraint and tension are gradually left behind, plus they are indeed hungry, grabbing the food on the table one by one, eating and drinking.

The courtyard was filled with the sound of chewing, and the atmosphere began to heat up.

Although Davers is also a little hungry, he is over 40 years old, and he has been paying more and more attention to taking care of his body in recent years, and has been chewing slowly.

After a while, a Numibian stood up, emboldened by wine, and said in a loud voice in Carthaginian: "Your ...... Venerable King of Dionia, we believe in your promise to us that our Numibians can regain their independence! But...... However, we have completely betrayed the Carthaginians, they must hate us very much, and the greedy Carthaginians have always coveted our land, even if this time because of the defeat and chose to retreat, but our Numibian tribes are still very weak compared to Carthage, and when Carthage recovers from the defeat, they will definitely redouble their revenge on us. What can Dionia do for us then? ”

His words struck a chord with some of the Numibian chieftains, who responded one after another.

After listening to Hennipolis's translation, Davers did not answer immediately, but asked rhetorically: "Are you from East Numibian or from West Numibia?" ”

"I am from the Salmu tribe of East Numibia, and I am Krieg, the son of the chief."

Davos nodded, and this time he asked Henipolis and Tormid to invite the Numibians to the banquet were either the tribal leaders of West Numibia or the influential people of the Eastern Numibian tribes.

Davos knew very well in his heart: compared to the Sinumbians, Carthage had a very strict control over East Numibia and oppressed it deeply, which also made the East Numibians very afraid of Carthage, and when he sent spies deep into the Carthaginian camp to try to unite the Numibians, the Sinumbians behaved more actively, and today they were the first to launch a rebellion, and although the East Numibians were more numerous, they did not respond much, of course, it was also related to their different formations in the Carthaginian army, In the end, it was also seen that the main force of the Carthaginian army, the Iberian army, was completely defeated, and the Dionian legionnaires were killed in front of them, so they hurriedly launched a rebellion, which was more like a helpless move to save themselves.

Davos understood this, and said mildly: "Through this cooperation, we believe that we have known each other's sincerity, and we have a common enemy, so why don't we continue this cooperation and make Dionia and Numibia a long-term alliance?!" Whether it is a year from now, or five years from now, as long as other forces dare to attack one of our two sides, the other side will take the initiative to declare war on that force, and the two sides will work together to defeat the enemy, what do you think? ”

"Build a long-lasting alliance?!" Krieg thought for a moment and smiled with relief: "That's a good suggestion!" That way, we have nothing to worry about! ”

"It's good to be a long-term ally! I agree! ”

"Agreed!"

"When are we going to be allies?!"

……

Many Numibians excitedly agreed.

At this time, another East Numibian stood up and asked: "Dear King of Dionia, we East Numibians live in the interior of Africa, and the coast is controlled by Carthage and its Phoenician allies, and you Dionyas are far away in Italy and Sicily, and we will not be able to tell you this news in time if the Carthaginian army invades our territory in the future, and by the time you know, I am afraid that many tribes have already been captured and destroyed by Carthage. Then becoming an alliance doesn't seem to make much of a difference. ”

The excitement on the faces of the Numibians, especially the East Numibians, suddenly realized that an alliance with Dionysia did not seem to relieve them of the danger they faced.

Davers laughed and said loudly: "You don't have to worry, Dionya is not going to stop there after destroying the Carthaginian army in Sicily, we are also preparing to enter Africa, attack the Phoenician allies of Carthage, and finally attack the city of Carthage."

Only after the complete defeat of Carthage will this greedy city-state sign an agreement to return your land and free your people who have been enslaved by them.

At the same time, we in Dionya will also build several towns on the coast of Africa, so that we can keep an eye on the Carthaginians nearby, strengthen our ties with you, and at the same time trade fairly with you and improve your lives......"

At this point, Davers noticed that the Numibians were staring at him with blazing eyes, and a look of excitement appeared on their faces again.

The surrounding Dionian generals were all surprised, after all, Davers's plan was not disclosed to anyone else, except for part of the information he had informed Heripolis. However, people like Amintas, Matonis and others also have bright eyes, because it means that even if the war in Sicily ends, the war will continue, and they will have more opportunities to make meritorious contributions.

Davos then said: "Of course, our Dionian army is completely unfamiliar with Africa, and we need the full assistance of your Numibia to work together to finally force the Carthaginians to surrender!" ”