"There is a situation, and it is a big situation!" Bagul said excitedly and seriously.

"Tell me about it." Alexis was about to listen.

Bagul sold the guanzi first, he first pulled Alexis to sit down, and then asked his men to bring him freshly cured fine beef jerky and beer (since Davers invented this cured beef jerky and used it as a military ration, it has gradually become a favorite among the citizens and a delicious snack for the people of Dionia, like dried figs and dates): "I usually go to your barracks to disturb you, but today you have a rare visit to Grumentum, in return, I have to treat you well, let's talk while drinking." ”

What Bagul said was true. The camp of the Third Legion was built between Pikosis, Grumentum, and Niutum, and Alexis, the current commander of the Third Legion, of course, could no longer stay in Turii like the previous commander of the Legion, Hieronymus (the system was not perfect at that time), and during his tenure as Legion Commander, he had to live in the camp, of course, the construction in the camp was not simple, more like a militarized town. Although Bagul resigned from his military duties, whenever he had free time, he still ran to the camp twice a day to participate in military training and military competitions...... came and went, and actually became friends with Alexis.

Alexis also knew his bold character, and he didn't shirk it at the moment, grabbed a piece of beef, chewed it and said, "What is the big situation?" ”

"The Samonai have gathered a large army on the border of Poitya, it is said that there are at least twenty thousand men!" Bagul said with some excitement.

20,000 people! Alexis was startled, put down the beef jerky in his hand, and asked eagerly, "Are you sure that the Samonai are going to attack Pautitia?!" ”

"The messengers of Poitia have all come to me to ask for help, and there can be a fake!" Bagul took a sip of his beer and said half-jokingly, half-seriously: "Puamot, that stubborn old man who usually doesn't like to deal with us Dionians really can't sit still this time, and the messenger of Pothenia has just hurried to Turii after asking for help from me......"

"Bagul, this matter must be taken seriously, especially at the critical time when we declare war on Lockry!" Alexis said in a deep voice with a solemn expression. He obviously thought more deeply than Bagul, and before he took office, Davers had solemnly reminded him that the Third Army was stationed in the Lucania area, and the current task was to stabilize the situation in Lucania and clear the land against Dionia, but the future target was the Samonai people in the north. This is a tough and terrifying race, and you must not take it lightly!

"I must go back at once, gather the soldiers of the Third Legion to be ready for battle, and send the soldiers of the Mountain Scout Team to find out the strength of the Samonai and report it to Lord Davers as soon as possible." With that, Alexis immediately stood up.

As a person who has lived in the south of Lucania since he was a child, Bagul does not have a deep impression of the Samonai people, and in addition to the successive victories of the Dionian Legion in recent years, it is inevitable that he will be a little arrogant and underestimate the enemy, but seeing that Alexis is so cautious, he also attaches importance to it: "Do you want the citizens of the legion reserve to be prepared?" ”

"Of course! I have a bad feeling that this is a big fight! Alexis said with a solemn face.

"Well, a big war!" Bagul responded, his face more excited.

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"My lord! Master Davers! Martius is awake! Maltius he woke up! ......" Herps exclaimed excitedly as soon as he entered the living room.

"Really?!" Davers, who was talking to little Heraclied, stood up with a look of surprise.

"As you said before, 'Venom is out of the parent body (referring to the poison) and exposed to it for a long time, and the toxicity may be reduced ......'. It seems that this is indeed the case, and the awakening of Maltius is a good example! "It's no wonder that Phelps is so excited, most of the territory of Dioonia is mountainous, and every year people are bitten by snakes and insects, and there is no good treatment for this in the Turiyi Hospital, at most, to clean and bandage the wound, and use some nourishing medicine to nourish the body, mainly relying on the patients themselves to heal. This time, under the prompting of Davers, the hospital took care of Martius and used the medicine, and finally saw the results, providing them with valuable experience and confidence in the treatment of snake bites and other poisonous bites in the future.

Davers was in no mood to discuss medical issues with him at the moment, and asked urgently: "How is Maltius doing now?" ”

"Oh, he woke up, he can open his eyes and move, but his limbs are weak, and he has some difficulty speaking, and now he can only lie in the hospital bed, and it seems that it will take some time to recover."

"Take me to see him." Davers said, and pulled Phelps outside.

"My lord, are you still going to see the construction of the stone bridge over the Saraceno River today?" Little Heraclid asked hurriedly.

"Didn't you just erect the piers, I'll take a look when you lay the deck." Davers waved his hand and said apologetically.

"Okay." Little Heraclid understood how much the awakening of Martius had affected Davers, so he could only reluctantly follow Davos out of his mansion, but happened to bump into Rodom, the captain of the guard sent by the Senate.

"Master Davers! And two more adults! The Senate has informed you to go to an urgent meeting! ”

"What's going on?!" Seeing that Rodom looked nervous, Davers hurriedly asked.

"Pothenia asked us for help, saying, 'The Samonai are ready to invade Pothenia in a big way!' ”

The Samones are attacking Pothenia at this time?! Davers was taken aback, and the news was like a jar of cold water to extinguish the joy in his heart.

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There was a heated debate in the Senate about whether or not to send large reinforcements to the rescue of Pothenia.

Supporters argue: Pothenia is an ally of Dionia, and according to the covenant and morality, Dionya must give assistance! Moreover, although the Lucanian region has been governed for nearly five years, the rule of the Dionian Alliance over it is not very stable, and if the Samonians are allowed to storm the Dionian territory, it will inevitably cause renewed turmoil in the region, and the Ionians should be repulsed as soon as possible before going to war with Lokri or even Syracuse, so as to avoid fighting on both sides.

Opponents argued that the Lucanian region, with Pothenia's own army, the Third Legion, and Elia's ally, would have gathered more than enough to deal with the Samonaeans, and that there was no need for more reinforcements. When Dionya was about to wage war against Lorkri and Syracuse, it was not advisable to send troops north, but to empty the forces in his territory.

Davos did not make a final decision, and his mind was torn: the Samonai were powerful, and he had felt it from his previous history, that this mountain race had been at war with the burgeoning Romans for decades, defeating the Romans many times and making them endure the "humiliation of the yoke...... Davers did not think that the Third Army and the troops of Pothenia alone could cope with it, and should do everything in his power to extinguish the fire before it could turn into a fire.

But just before the war with Lockry began, there was a massive invasion by the Samonaians, and if it had nothing to do with Dionysius, he would not believe it. He thought he had designed a trap and waited for Dionysius to jump, but he didn't expect Dionysius to directly instigate the Samonai to attack from the north first, so that Dionia would be embarrassed. Before he could fight in Syracuse, he felt the difficulty of Dionysius. This is a terrible opponent! He was going to start looking at the tyrant of Syracuse who had taught him a lesson.

However, now he was sure that Syracuse was ready to fight Dionia, but he was worried that this tyrant of Syracuse would have something to do, and he was more vigilant about this, which was one of the main reasons why he did not make a hasty decision.

Davers returned home with a heavy heart, and before he could drink a saliva, he learned that Ansitanos had come to visit him, and hurriedly greeted him: "Lord Ansitanos, I have finally waited for you to come back!" Davers said half-jokingly, half-expectantly.

"I've traveled more in this time than I've walked in previous years combined." Ansitanos also replied with a smile.

"That's because you moved around too little in the past few years, and in the future, diplomatic activities like this will have to let you go out and walk more."

"Don't, this has already delayed me a lot of time to write history books."

"Isn't it possible to go out and walk more, so that you can study the situation of other city-states on the spot, and your history will be more vivid and detailed, when Herodotus traveled all over the Mediterranean ......"

The two talked and laughed and entered the living room.

"Your Excellency, the Carthaginian Senate has rejected our request for an alliance." After sitting down, Ansitanos said solemnly: "They even refused to sign a friendly trade treaty with us. ”

Davers could understand Carthage's refusal to form an alliance, after all, Carthage had just ended its war with Syracuse, and it was said that it was badly damaged and needed to recover. Now that the relationship between Dionya and Syracuse is tense, Carthage, as a neighbor, can naturally feel the tension between the two, and will definitely not jump into it easily. But the refusal to sign a trade treaty with Theoria is a bit strange! Carthage is rich in the western Mediterranean with its maritime trade!

"Is Carthage so afraid of Syracuse that it doesn't want to have anything to do with us?" Davers was a little surprised.

"I learned a little more about the city of Carthage. The Magonides, who had previously dominated the Carthaginian Senate and had always had a strong interest in Sicily, lost power due to the defeat of the previous war and were forced to accept the task of building a new colonial city in the Iberian Peninsula entrusted by the Carthaginian Senate to move their family. '......," Ansitanos said slowly

Does this mean that Carthage will go to war with Libya? Davos's heart moved: compared with Syracuse, which always made Carthage lose the battle, although Libya has a vast territory and many tribes, it is a plate of scattered sand, which is much easier to deal with, and Carthage is playing the good idea of "what was lost from Sicily and recovered from Libya". But in this way, Carthage will not provoke Syracuse.