Scombras, the patriarchs of Amendolara, suffered the disaster of being imprisoned for half a year, and this suffering was nothing compared to that. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Only the patriarchs of Turii listened to the howls of all kinds of wild beasts in the mountains and forests at night, and thought of the insects and ants that came out of the soil, and they couldn't help but feel creepy. However, the Archon took the lead and slept on the ground wrapped in a woolen blanket, and they could only barely follow the same example, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, when they heard the voice of the Lucarian senator Vesbah: "Lord Archon, I want to ask...... After taking Niutum, does our coalition have any plans to continue its offensive to the north? ”

His voice was small, but it was unusually clear in the night.

The patriarch of Turii, who couldn't sleep, couldn't help but say: "It's enough to take Niutum and prevent the Lucalian from attacking Turii, and then it's impossible to attack north." You see, the mountain road is so difficult to walk, it will be difficult to transport food, and the terrain to the north is unfamiliar to us, the mountains are rugged and uneven, our heavy infantry cannot be deployed, and it is easy to be ambushed by the Lucalians, I don't want to see it again...... The army of Turii was ...... by the Lucanians The tragedy of annihilation repeats itself......"

Listening to the voice of the patriarch, Davos recognized it as the Turian senator Enanilus, whose family was famous for their shipbuilding in Turriyi, who had owned two shipyards in the port of Turriyi, and was skilled in building three-layer galleys, but unfortunately it was completely destroyed when the Crotone people burned the city, and now the shipyard was being rebuilt, and one of his younger brothers was killed in battle with the Touri's army against Laos.

"Enganilus is right, we are not ready to attack north now, we need to gain a foothold in Niutum, we need to let the Lucanians of Niutum slowly integrate into the alliance, we need to get more Lucarian tribes in the north to identify with our alliance, it will take time."

What Davers said made Weisbah breathe a sigh of relief, and he was afraid that Davers would be hot-headed and continue to attack north after taking Niutum, then his people would definitely take the lead, and their losses would be heavy.

However, Enanilus understood the meaning of Davers's words: "Your Excellency, listen to what you mean, you are still preparing to attack the Lucaria region north of Niutum in the future?" ”

"Of course. When the news of the previous victory came back to Turiyi, weren't you all clamoring to defeat all the Lucanians? I remember who else said about the capture of Poseidonia! Davers said with a smile.

"That's what I said." Another voice came, and through the campfire, Davers recognized the speaker as Turii Senator Masisacus.

Masisacus sat up beside Enanilus and said embarrassedly: "It was an impulse at the time, and after walking this way today, I realized the reason why the Turii army was ...... before Annihilation, in addition to the negligence of the commander, is also related to the harsh environment here...... "Masisacus's family got rich from mining. Before Crotone's attack on Turiyi, he had more than 1,000 miners in his family and had contracted a stone mine in the city-state. After the war, there were no more than fifty slaves left in the family, and now they mainly undertake the polishing and carving of some stone materials in the temple, the Senate hall, and the main square.

Davers noticed that most of the councillors were woken up and gathered around, so he said seriously: "What is impulsive, why can't we attack north and take Poseidonia and Picosis?!" Laos is only our ally after all, and we need to have our own port cities on the west coast so that our maritime trade will be more convenient and our treasury revenues will increase significantly. Picosis and Poseidonia have better ports, and because of their race, the Lucalians do not play their role well, and our alliance can easily do so. Are you right, Lord Enanilus? ”

"Yes, Master Davers. But...... "Enanilus was still hesitant to say whether it would be too risky.

Davers had already turned his head to look at Veesba: "I've heard that there are a few small iron mines in the Lucaglia area, right?" ”

"Yes, they are mainly found in the mountains between Pothenia and Grummentum." "That's why the Lucanians," said with a little pride, "are not like the Brutis, who can only use rudimentary spears and make armor and short swords. ”

"There's iron ore, maybe there's some other minerals, like copper, tin, lead...... As we come to discover, plus timber, furs, livestock, and so on, the mountains of Lucania also contain great wealth, you say, right? Masisacus. The night masked the meaningful smile on Davers's face.

"Yes...... Yes! Masisas's voice became a little agitated.

"The most important thing is that our great Greeks loved the sea so much that as a result cities were built along the coastline, which, while good for the riches of the sea, were also vulnerable to attack and not to be defended. The alliance should vigorously advance inland, expand our living space, and integrate with Lucania. In this way, even if a very strong enemy invades and cannot hold on to the coastal city, you can retreat to the mountains. With the citizens of Lucalya as our backing, the mountains are our home, and we can attack any enemy who dares to attack the mountains rashly, and finally defeat the mighty one! ”

After Davers's warning words, no one answered in the night, only the sound of rapid breathing was heard, and after a long time, someone asked, "Lord Archon, do you think there will be a powerful enemy against our alliance?" ”

"Isn't Crotone a formidable enemy for now! A hundred years ago, Xubaris was strong enough in Great Greece, didn't it also attract the enemy's attack! Wasn't Athens, the former great Greek power, also attacked by the Peloponnesian League! When a city-state becomes strong, other city-states will do everything they can to hinder its development or even defeat it, either because of fear or because they have challenged its position! This is a troubled time, and you must do everything you can to strengthen yourself, otherwise it will be like the previous Turiyi, and a defeat in a battle will cause it to decline......"

The people around him, especially the Turriy senators, fell into deep thought......

"Why don't we attack Grumentum now?! We all know that Grummentum and Pixis just had a fight, both sides suffered heavy losses, and now is the great opportunity to attack it! As soon as Scombras accepted Davers's views, he became a little radical.

"If two brothers in a family are fighting, and an outsider comes in and steals. Do you think the two brothers will continue to fight, or will they work together to beat the outsiders away first? Davers asked rhetorically.

"You're saying our offense will bring the Lucanians together against us?!" Scombras reacted immediately.

"Yes, very likely!"

"But we're already in the house of the Lucalya!" Borrowing this metaphor, Prottsilaus continued.

Davers replied unhurriedly: "Yes, but we can tell them, 'We're revenge on them for stealing from us last time, and we're only taking this and won't take it again.'" We can also sign an agreement with them not to steal for a certain period of time, as long as we have Niutum. Even if they were skeptical, they would choose to believe it, because their hostile people were more of a threat to their hostile people than the Greeks, who were less interested in the harsh environment of the mountains, and if they were defeated, the entire tribe would be annexed and their families would become slaves. In order to defeat the opponent earlier, and then concentrate on driving us away, then what will happen to them? ”

Protsylaus's eyes lit up and he said loudly: "The battle between them will become more intense!" ”

"In this way, there will be more tribes in Lucania's land that have been impoverished by war......" Davers said this, thinking of something, and said apologetically: "Lord Vesbar, I say this, I hope you will understand!" ”

Wesbah shook his head bitterly and whispered, "Wars between tribes are common here. ”

"Yes, these weak tribes didn't have a choice before, but now they do. On the one hand, for the victory of the war, the great tribes who exploited them fiercely; On the other side is the peaceful life of Niutum, where they will choose is obvious. Davers earnestly pleaded with Vesbar: "In order to unify Lucaria as soon as possible and stop killing each other in this mountainous area, I hope that Lord Vespa will go more among those tribes after you arrive in Niutum, and tell them that our alliance is friendly to the Lucanians, so that they will understand us and be more willing to join us......"

Wesbah was silent for a while, then squeezed out a sentence: "I'll do my best!" ”

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At noon the next day, the group finally walked out of the pass and arrived at the Lahe fortress.

After carefully inspecting the situation of the fortress, Davers praised the soldiers of the 1st Company of the 2nd Brigade for their conscientious defense of the fortress and the completion of the final defensive task, and announced that when he returned to the fortress at the end of his visit to Niutum, they would return to Turiyi with him and take the lead in the triumphal ceremony.

The soldiers cheered in unison.

When the soldiers of the first brigade heard this, they muttered a little angrily: "A group of new recruits, it's just luck, if we don't guard Turiyi......"

Although the soldiers of the first brigade complained, it did not affect them to continue their march north.

Now the passable area is much more spacious, about one to two miles wide, the east is the mountains, the west is the La River, the river surface is not wide, but most of the two banks are cliffs, the water flow difference is large, the ditch is deep and the water is rapid, it is difficult for the large army to reach the opposite bank on foot.

Little Heraclid inspected the terrain all the way, shook his head and sighed: "I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed in building a bridge in the upper reaches of the La River!" ”