Bergarm quickly read the letter, and then cautiously said to Nikuru, who had not yet regained his composure, "The letter says that some of the Bessinian survivors have fled to Cosenza...... Nikuru, you can go to Cosenza first and confirm if this is true. ”

With that, he handed the letter over.

Nikuru stared blankly at the papyrus handed over by Bergam, as if it was not paper, but a burning fire, he hurriedly avoided it, and sat back in his place, his eyes blank: "What should I do?" What am I going to do? ……”

Listening to Nikuru's helpless murmur, Pangaru and Bergarm looked at each other with the same shock and confusion in their eyes: they were still celebrating the victory just now, and they were full of confidence to go out of the city to fight the Dionians! In the blink of an eye, this confidence and arrogance were shattered by this shocking news, what should we do?

They are also thinking bitterly......

"I have to go back! I have to go back immediately! Take back my Bissinia and save my people! Nikuru scrambled to his feet and strode out.

When Pangalu heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded him: "Don't worry, it's not clear what happened in Bisinia now, let's send someone to reconnoiter first, and at the same time wait for news from Pianlun." When everyone has agreed, it's not too late to act. ”

"It's not that Knappetia is occupied, of course you're not in a hurry! Wait any longer, all my people in Bissinia will be dead!" Nikuru unceremoniously threw down the sentence and walked out of Pangaru's mansion without looking back.

"Grand Leader Nikuru is right, now is not the time to wait." Bergam walked over and said to Pangaru, who was a little distracted, "Bissinia has fallen, and our defense plan against Theoria has failed. Now our biggest fear is that the Dionian army will come out of Bissinia, and we will all be in danger! I must at once lead Ambalia's warriors to Cosenza, where I will meet Pianlen and discuss what to do next. ”

"You're all gone, what about the enemies here?!" Pangaru said in a panic.

"Don't you see, we've all been deceived by the Ionians!" Bergam said with some annoyance: "The enemy here is just a decoy for the Dionians to attract us, and their real attack is in the direction of Bissinia!" ”

Bergam took his leave, and Pangaru was stunned for a while, and cursed a few times: "Damn coward! ...... "I don't know if I'm scolding the Dionians, or if it's the two big chiefs."

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In Vig, the Grand Chiefs of Cosenza, Pianlen, the Chieftaru, Petaru, and the Grand Chieftain of Vig City, Sedorum, are discussing the withdrawal of their troops.

It turned out that, with the exception of the first few fierce attacks and the capture of a camp, the Dionian offensive had gradually weakened due to the stubborn resistance of the Brutis, and had hardly ceased to attack in recent days. Therefore, Sedorum moved his mind, and he suggested to Pianlen: "Great Chief, judging from the current state of operation of the Dionians, their fighting spirit is weakening, and we are fully capable of resisting their next attack, so I suggest that only a small part of the Cosenza troops be left to assist in the defense of Vig City, and the main force can return to Cosenza first, and become a reserve force for the whole war, so as to cope with the attacks of the Dionians from other directions, and at the same time greatly reduce the pressure on the food supply......"

Indeed, tens of thousands of Cosenza warriors were stationed in Vig City, spending most of their time doing nothing. You know, it was only a matter of two years for the tribes of Bruti to unite together, and the contradictions and grudges that had existed for decades would not be resolved so quickly, and the first intimate contact between the two cities was so long that contradictions and conflicts were inevitable, so Pianlun thought that Sedorum's proposal was acceptable, which would also help to reduce friction.

After deliberation, he finally decided: he would return to Cosenza with 8,000 warriors, and Petaru would lead 2,000 men to continue to assist the Vigs in defending the city.

Petaru is one of the members of the Seven Elders, the highest authority of the Bruti Tribal Alliance, and the youngest one. Piaron had no sons, and there were no capable people in the tribe, and as a high-minded tribal leader, Pianren had been working hard to unify the tribes of Bruti, so he was not narrow-minded, he married his daughter to Petaru, the leader of the second largest tribe in Cosenza, and tried his best to help and promote Petaru, despite the opposition of the clansmen and other big leaders, insisted that he become one of the elders of the newly formed tribal alliance, not only because Petaru was his son-in-law, In order to enhance the weight of Cosenza in the Alliance Elders, and he hopes that after his death, Petaru can use his son-in-law to truly merge the first and second tribes of Cosenza and become the most powerful tribe in the Bruti region, then Petaru's leadership position in the alliance will be unshakable, and it will also be able to make the tribal alliance continue to develop steadily.

Petaru gladly accepted this decision, and he was willing to stay in Vig City for a while longer to deepen his understanding of Vig City and strengthen his friendship with the leaders of Vig. Although Nikuru and the others despise Sedorum and secretly call him a "traitor and coward", Vig City is not weak and worthy of Cosenza's wooing.

As the battle continued to this point, several of the leaders felt that the situation of Bruti was good, and their previous fears about the might of Dionya had eased considerably, so they talked happily until the Courier broke into the council hall in a panic.

The astonishing news of the "fall of Bissinia" shocked everyone present.

Pianlun, who had always been calm, was as suspicious of the news as Nikuru, and until the letter of the High Priest Firotaru was confirmed, he seemed unwilling to believe this fact.

He was still like this, not to mention the others, and the whole hall fell into a cold silence......

After a long time, Sedorum said bitterly: "We have been deceived! The Dioonians are attacking Vig and Knapatia just to distract our forces and divert our attention, and their real target should be Bissinia! ”

As the leader of the newly established Bruti Tribal Alliance, Pianlun, after the silence just now, he had adjusted his emotions, he suppressed the pain caused by this sudden blow, and said loudly: "We still have hope!" The main forces of Dionya are certain here, and there are also almost 10,000 Dionians there in Knapatia, so there should not be many enemies in Bissinia. We should immediately mobilize a large army and quickly retake Bissinia before the enemy has gathered a large number of forces in Bissinia! ”

Sedorum also immediately said: "Even if you can't retake Bissinia, at least block the road to the Cosenza plateau!" ”

Pianren glanced at Sedorum, he sensed that the great leader of Vig City was in a somewhat pessimistic mood, but at this time he obviously did not have time to think too much, he said to Petaru: "I will ride my horse first, rush back to Cosenza, and urge the other tribes that have just joined the alliance to provide as many warriors as possible, and at the same time inform Nikuru and Bergarm to lead the troops back to Kosenza to rendezvous." And you led 10,000 Kosenza warriors back in a hurry! ”

"Got it, Grand Chief!" After listening to Pianlun's arrangement, Petaru felt much more at ease.

"Elder Sedorum is sorry, but you're on your own here!" Although the other Grand Leaders were not used to it, Pianlen insisted on referring to them as the Alliance's new positions.

"Don't worry, Grand Chief." Sedorum replied confidently: "Since Vig City is not the center of gravity of the Dionians' attack, I am confident that I will hold here!" But...... When the Grand Chief of Nikuru heard this, he didn't know what he would do. ”

Sedorum's words reminded Pianlun, and his face changed: "You're right, I must go at once." ”

Pianlun and Petaru left one after another, and Sedorum was stunned.

Saru, who had been silent, stepped forward and said, "Look, big chief...... Will we be able to retake Bissinia? ”

Sedorum sighed, "Who knows...... The consul of Dionya has made us so much troubled, and after taking the city of Bessinia was he not prepared? ”

Saru opened his mouth and stammered, "You mean...... You mean...... Will we lose?! ”

Sedorum sighed again: "I'm afraid only the gods Amara and Brutus will know about this......"

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War broke out between Dioonia and the Brutis, and more than half of the citizens of the city of Turii went on the march, and the city became somewhat depressed, with only the temple of Hades overcrowded. After the shock of the ceremonies and the unsparing propaganda of the chief priest Plesinus during this time, the people of Turij and Amendolara had come to trust the great god who was known among the Olympian gods for his strictness, coldness, and terrifyingness.

There were people prostrate and praying all over the hillside, hoping that the Dionian army would defeat the Brutis as soon as possible and that their loved ones would return safely.

Plesinas led the priests, priests, and saints of the temple of Hades...... Every day, he comforts the people who come to pray and does everything he can to help them, providing them with water, shelter, and even doctors......

For the sake of the safety of Turiy, the Senate decided to temporarily keep a strict check on pedestrians entering the city gates, and only citizens could enter and exit.

In contrast to the desertion of the city, the port and the market were still busy: truckloads of grain, salted fish, meat, and weapons were pulled out of the port and the market and driven outside the city of Turiyi, where Mersis made the same distribution. At the beginning of the war, some of these baggage were sent to the barracks west of the city (where the Second Army was originally hiding). Most of them pass through the mountains and are sent to Laos. A small part is also transported by sea through the port to Siriting and then to Trina.