Hanno said in a slower tone: "Of course, as for the Sicilian army, which also needs naval support, in fact, you don't have to worry too much about Pretakuba. I recall that a few months ago the Senate passed a resolution calling for the construction of 600 warships, of which 195 warships were part of it, after which the warships could be reorganized into a fleet and sent to the waters of Sicily to help our army. ”

Pretakuba was still cautious about the little kindness that Hanno had unleashed at this time, and did not respond.

However, it made Esyaruba and other neutral patriarchs nod secretly, thinking that Hanno was still very capable of taking care of the overall situation in the face of a war related to the survival of Carthage.

"But don't forget, all of you, we are building ships, and the Dioonians are also building ships, and they are not much worse than us in shipbuilding, and we have not yet gained any advantage in naval warfare, I am not mistaken, Anobas."

Anobus nodded awkwardly.

"So," said Hanno in a loud voice, "let us not hope in the navy, our hope of victory is still in the army, in the army of more than 100,000 led by Lord Margo, which cost Carthage a great deal of gold and silver. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that we do not know very well how the war is going there because of the blockade of the Meridian Fleet by the Dionian fleet, but we have received some information from the merchants who traded by sea with the Etruscans to the north.

After the fall of Rome, the Roman army was defeated in successive battles, and had retreated to several small cities west of Latium, and was besieged by the Dionian army, and I am afraid that it would not last long...... Once Rome was completely destroyed, the king of Dioonia could lead a large army south and land in Sicily, by which time ......"

Margo deliberately paused, took the uneasy look on everyone's faces, and then said solemnly: "So Margo-sama must capture Katanai and Naxos as soon as possible, and there is not much time left for him!" Although he once wrote to us that he had dismissed most of the Carthaginian generals because they lacked the ability to command battles. We don't know what lies ahead, and we respect his decision, but I think these removed Carthaginian generals are all good citizens of Carthage that we know well, are those ignorant and backward Numibians better than them?! If this is the case, why do we rule Numibia and not Numibia rule us Carthage?! ”

"That's right, Lord Hanno!!" Many elders felt relieved and loudly expressed their support.

Hanno continued quietly: "I propose to select a group of excellent Carthaginian citizens and let them go to Margo's tent to obey orders, and Margo will arrange their duties according to their abilities. In this way, we don't have to worry about Margo's accusations of interfering with his command and causing a frustration in the battle, and at the same time giving the young Carthaginian a chance to wash away their shame. ”

"Agree with Mistress Hanno's proposal!"

"Lord Hanno is too thoughtful, as long as the young people are given a chance, they are much better than those lowly Numibians!"

"Only you, Lord Hanno, would dare to accuse Lord Margo of prejudice against the citizens of Carthage, and we absolutely support your proposal!"

……

One by one, the elders actively agreed.

Pretakuba was bitter and angry: damn Hanno not only created a big problem for Margo, but also provoked the dissatisfaction of the elders against Margo!

Just then, he saw Hanno throw a smile at him.

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At the same time that the Carthaginian Senate was arguing fiercely about the reinforcement of Sardinia for a new fleet, Davers had already returned to Rome.

Because the news of the complete conquest of Rome had been discovered by the surrounding ethnic forces who had been closely following the war, they sent emissaries to Rome one after another, hoping to meet the king of Dionia.

Although the entire Dionian army had been in the territory of Satnikum for 20 days, Davos had completely lifted their confinement when he left, and only sent the 5th Legion and a Roman brigade of nearly 6,000 men to follow him back to Rome.

That same night, Davos held a banquet at the City Hall in Rome to entertain the envoys.

"I apologize with this glass of wine that the war in Latin has just ended, the city of Rome is in ruins, and the people are still living in relative hardship to prepare a more sumptuous dinner to entertain your distinguished guests!" Davers raised his wine glass in the main seat of the banquet and said apologetically.

"My lord, that's not right!" Kartamentalus, the emissary of Wolsey and the consul of Polyvenrum, exclaimed: "The destruction of Rome is the best hospitality for us Wolsey!" When the Romans attacked the territory of Wolsey, the Great King, risking war with Rome's ally Carthage, you did not hesitate to send reinforcements to help us Wolsey repel the Romans and prevent the Romans from ravaging our territory for a long time...... The Confederation of Wallsey City-States has sent me as an emissary to Rome to meet the King in order to tell you that all the people of Wolsey regard the Dioonians as our eternal friends, so this first glass of wine should be my heartfelt thanks to you on behalf of all the Wallsey! ”

As he spoke, he stood up, took a full glass of wine, and was about to raise his head and drink it.

Unexpectedly, another guest next to him hurriedly stood up and said loudly, "Slow! This first glass of wine should be paid tribute to you by us Helnikians! If you had not personally led the army of the Great King, risked a great expedition to Rome, and completely defeated the Romans, I am afraid that we Helnihians would ...... It's gone! You and Dionya are the greatest benefactors of all of us in Hurniki, and we in Helniki will always be loyal allies of Helniki! ”

Seeing this, Davers was moved, and he said emotionally: "Ladies and gentlemen, we Dionia were able to defeat Rome thanks to the full help of Wolsey and the Helnickians!" I made a small mistake just now, and this first drink should have been drunk by me and the two of you, thanks to us for defeating the Romans together! May Dionia's alliance with Wolsey and Helnicki last forever! ”

Davers finished speaking, bringing the wine glass to his lips.

"Your lord, you are right, this glass of wine should indeed be made by Dionia, Wolsey, and Helnicki first!" Catemontalus said something meaningful, and then raised his head and drank the wine in his hand.

"In Latium, Helniki will fully support Dionia!" Nemeri, the Helnihician envoy, reassured loudly and drank the wine in his hand.

When the envoys of the other powers saw this, their faces changed slightly, or they were thoughtful, but they all knew in their hearts that Dionya was not only militarily powerful and victorious over Rome, but it also had the full support of the two great powers of Central Italy, Wolsey and Helnicki, and the Latin city-states that submitted to it, Dionysa was even more powerful in central Italy than it was in its heyday.

So, when Davers poured his wine again and saluted all the messengers present, they all stood up and congratulated Davers respectfully.

"Your Majesty King Davos!" One of the messengers wiped the wine stains from his mouth and asked in a loud voice, "Now that Rome has been conquered by Dionia, is Dionya ready to support a new Rome?" Or make it a sub-state of Dionia? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Davers learned from the interpreter beside him what he had said and the identity of the speaker from the Sabine messenger of Keate.

Davers knew: the relationship between the Sabine and the Romans was complicated, the original Roman founder Ramoros led the Latin exiles to this barren land on the banks of the Tiber River, and survived the most difficult period by robbing the nearby Sabine town, and there were many wars between Rome and Sabine in the past hundred years, but there were also many Sabine tribes who actively or passively incorporated into Rome and became citizens of Rome.

Therefore, Davos said in a straight voice: "Rome, Victoria, Gabi, Phidinae...... These towns, all taken by the citizens of Dionya with their lives and blood, will all become part of the kingdom of Dionia! The kingdom will do its best to help the Romans and Latins, who have become citizens of Dionia, to rebuild these territories and make them rich towns in central Italy, so that they can live a prosperous life. ”

After hearing these words, the messengers looked at each other, each with a different mood.

"Your Majesty the King of Theonia." The Equay envoy couldn't wait to ask: "In the past, Rome relied on its strong military force and often invaded the surrounding races, threatening everyone's safety. Is Rome, now joined Dionia, still stirring up wars everywhere as before, greedily wanting to gain more territory? ”

As soon as he said this, all the messengers pricked up their ears and focused their eyes on Davers.

Davos read their expressions, and knew in his heart that the Aqueurians were asking Rome, but in fact they were asking what kind of foreign policy the Dionian kingdom, which had suddenly broken into central Italy and had established itself there, would adopt with the surrounding powers in the future, and this was probably the most important concern of all the envoys.

He smiled slightly, and said loudly: "If you know the history of the founding of Dionia, you will find that Dioonia has never taken the initiative to invade the territory of other city-states and races, usually other forces invade Dionya first, and even some city-states have broken their promises, suddenly tore up the covenant with us, brazenly invaded Dionia's territory, and killed the people of Dionia, so it will cause our Dionya to be angry, and fight back angrily and destroy it."