By the time Arrobmas realized that something was wrong with the situation in the city, these rumors had spread throughout the city, and the words revealed that the former consul Henipolis was a good man, and that Arrobmas was a tyrant who wanted to turn the commoners of Laos back into slavery!

Arobumas was furious, and he sternly demanded that his men immediately arrest the rumor-mongers and put the matter to rest as soon as possible.

But at this moment, the news came that "Saru, the governor of Vig, led an army to march towards Laos", and at the same time, Bagule, the governor of Grumentum, led a newly assembled 3,000 reserve soldiers in the Lucania area to Niutum.

Arrob Marston tensed.

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On the third day after the Battle of Taranto, the Spartan emissary Cresopus sailed into the Gulf of Taranto on his boat.

Before leaving, Chrysopus carefully understood the situation in the Great Greek war, and he knew that the Syracuse Navy had blockaded the entire Gulf of Taranto, resulting in the Ionian Alliance's sails not being able to enter the sea, so he was also prepared to encounter the Syracuse patrol ship, but he did not expect to encounter the Dionian patrol ship, and the sail of the patrol ship was painted with the pattern of "flamboyant black hair wrapped around the double strands", which impressed him.

At this time, the Dionian patrol ship was no longer converted from a cargo ship or a fifty-slurry clipper, but a real top warship in the Greek city-state - three-layer pulp.

The patrol boat stopped Chrysops' boat and, after asking for clarification and whereabouts, ignored Chrysops's protests and searched the ship to see if there were any more armed men or weapons hidden.

At this time, Chrysops asked aloud: "When I passed by here a few days ago, I saw a lot of Syracuse warships cruising in the bay, where did they go?" ”

Chrysops asked a little rudely, the captain on the side pinched his sweat nervously, and the captain of the Dionian patrol ship who got on the ship looked at Krysops coldly, if it weren't for his identity as a Spartan messenger, he would have scolded a long time ago, and he sneered a few times: "Where did you go?" Where else could I go! Either he fell into the sea and fed the fish, or he was imprisoned in Turriyi! ”

When Krysops heard this, his eyes widened in surprise as he had always been steady: "You defeated the navy of Syracuse?!" ”

"You don't seem to believe it." The captain stood on the side of the ship, spat a mouthful of thick phlegm into the sea, and said proudly: "Two days ago, our King Davers led us to defeat the navy of Syracuse with a small victory, and their defeated army fled back to Siriting, but it won't be long before we will completely destroy them!" By that time, this sea will be all ours of the Ionians! ”

Chrysopes was shocked, he did not expect that on his way out of Sparta by boat, there would be a naval battle here that would change the situation of the entire Great Greek War! At the same time, he also noticed another thing that surprised him: "You just said that Davers became king?!" ”

The captain immediately lowered his face: "Be careful, Spartan! The name you mentioned is the king of the Dionian League, the god son of Hades, the great Greek general who has won all battles, and the protector of the people of Dionia, please give it enough respect and awe, otherwise we will impound your ship, and you will not enjoy the treatment of the emissary, but enter Turriyi as a criminal! ”

Hearing the threat of the Dionians, if it was Phoebidas, he would have been furious, but Chrysopus was steady enough that he stopped talking, but his heart was like a storm and churning......

On the voyage to Turiyi, Chrysops and the crew and sailors of the Pisians were still unacceptable to the news that the Dionian fleet had defeated the navy of Syracuse (the occupation of Spartan citizens was only one - warrior, so the profession of sailors in the Gulf of Laconia was also carried out by Pisians, who were not Spartan citizens, and the Spartans would not allow Helot to serve as sailors, because it meant unpredictable danger), but when approaching Turiyi, They were amazed to see countless three-layer oared warships densely spread across the sea, as if they were practicing formations, and the sound of shouts and trumpets enveloped the entire sea area......

Chrysopus and everyone on board were shocked by the spectacle before them, and a similar question arose in everyone's mind: Are these three-sculled warships belonging to Dionia? Didn't they just finish the battle with the Syracuse navy, how could there still be so many warships? Could it be that they were also aided by the Persians? ……

That's just the way it is. The Dionian fleet originally had about 150 three-ply ships, and later captured more than 150 ships from Syracuse, and then 35 three-deckers from Tarantum, and the Dionian navy now had more than 330 three-ply ships.

Sekrian has been worried about the past two days. He had to arrange for shipwrights to repair the ships damaged in the battle, and at the same time, because there were so many more ships, Turriy did not have so many sailors to equip them, and no matter how many ships there were, no matter how many ships were useless, he racked his brains and finally thought of a way to recruit sailors.

By this time, the crisis in Heraclia had been resolved, Meta Pontum had been restored, and Castelon had once again strengthened his confidence to follow Dionia, and Secorian, with Davers' permission, sent men to recruit sailors from the three allies, and soon more than 60 ships could be put into service.

However, these newly recruited sailors had no experience in piloting three-layer oared warships after all, so for the past two days Sekrian had been busy training the expanded fleet, and since the secret weapon of the Dionian fleet in the naval battle, the Raven Drawbridge, had been exposed, there was no need for him to hide it anymore, but to let the entire fleet show up in the bay.

So they were curious to see that there were quite a few ships in the Dionian fleet with a long "plank" erected on the foremast.

It seems that Dionya really defeated the Syracuse Navy! Chrysopus looked solemnly at the Dionian warships cleaving the waves on the sea, and pondered the impact of this momentous news on his mission to Turiyi.

After much deliberation, he found that this victory had increased the likelihood of a truce between Dioonia and Syracuse, which cheered him up.

The passenger ship of Sparta entered the mouth of the Klatty River and was ordered to disembark in the harbor. This is due to the fact that since the construction of the military port of Turii on the banks of the Krati River, the wharf in the city of Turriy has been closed for the sake of secrecy, and no ships are allowed to pass through the military port and go directly to the city of Turii.

If Callisops had been in the port of Turriy a few days ago, he would have been surprised by the bustle of the port today, because the port of Turriy had become very depressed due to the blockade of the naval forces of Syracuse at sea, no merchant ships arrived, no merchant ships left, and a large number of freemen who depended on the port for survival had nothing to do, most of whom were later recruited into the fleet as sailors, to work as laborers in the logistics and transportation department of the Ministry of War, and to the Ministry of Agriculture to help the families of citizens who lacked land labor because of the master's expedition, As a result, not only was the port devoid of merchant ships, but even the labor force was almost exhausted, and the entire port seemed to have been abolished. Even after the victory in the naval battle, in view of the imminent military operation against Syracuse, for the sake of secrecy, Davers considered it again and again, despite Marigi's objections, and insisted on continuing the blockade of the port until the time came for another war with Syracuse.

Only today, one after another, cargo ships have re-entered the port, and a large number of laborers urgently transferred from the Ministry of War have entered the docks, unloading bags of grain from the cargo ships, which are the free aid actions made by the three allies of Castelon, Heraclia and Metapontum after learning the news that "Dionya is short of food and calling for donations".

Chrysops had experienced the Peloponnesian War, the Asia Minor War, and now the Corinthian War, and he knew very well how damaging the war would be to trade, not to mention that the port of Turiy had been blockaded before, but he did not expect that the port of Turiy would be so busy today, and he was surprised to ask the Turiyi officials who had rushed to meet him after hearing the news.

Upon learning the truth, Chrysops could not help but be a little surprised: was it only because of a victory in a naval battle that the allies of Dionya spared no effort to support the inferior Dionia?

Out of the harbor, through the somewhat empty market, the carriage in which Cresopus and a few of his attendants were seated was about to take to the avenue.

Here Chrysopes and his entourage saw a magnificent sight: the road and its sides were occupied by countless Dionians, young and old, men and women, all carrying wooden boxes, carrying parcels, or carrying pack beasts, laden with goods, marching mightily towards the city of Turiyi......

Curious, Chrysops asked the coachman.

"It was the people of Amendolara who went to Victory Square to donate money and goods, so that our alliance could carry this war to the end and defeat the evil people of Syracuse! We Turii people have already donated yesterday. I heard that the people of Bruti are also donating, but not in the Turiyi Victory Square, but in Cosenza......"

Look at the proud expression of the coachman, and then look at the people on the avenue talking and laughing, as if they are not going to give up their belongings, but to attend an important meeting...... This reminded Chrysopus of the Spartan people when they sent their loved ones to battle, and the farewell words began to echo in his heart: Either return victoriously or be carried back by a shield!

How similar the situation is! The Dioonians were not only not afraid of war, but also determined to carry it on to the end! But no more than Sparta's hundreds of years of history, this city-state alliance has only been established for less than six years! Chrysopus felt a chill, and he wondered whether he was worried about his envoy or for no apparent reason about the apparently superior army of Syracuse......