At the same time that Hieronymus raided the Petaru tribe, the Senate convened early in the morning for a heated discussion on what to do with the three defecting senators.

The first was Sedorum's objection: he argued that even if the three men had fled back to Bruch without reporting to the Senate, it was not certain that they were going to defect.

This obvious defense of their words was immediately refuted by Scombras, Trito Demoss, Strompori and others, but they really could not produce evidence to prove that "the three Petaru were traitors", and in the end the discussion turned into a quarrel.

It wasn't until Cosenza's messenger arrived, reported on the capture of Kadurk, and presented the confessions of his men and slaves, that Sedorum's side had nothing to say.

But by this time, Scombras, Trito Demos, and Strompori had already made a real noise, and they all proposed to sentence them to death, and said in strict terms: The Dionian Law stipulates that the highest punishment for treason is the death penalty. When the Dionian Alliance was in danger, as the patriarchs of Dionia, Petaru, Kadurk, and Bergarm did not think about how to lead the people to defeat the enemy, but took the lead in inciting the people to defect from the Alliance, plunging the country into great difficulties and bringing great danger to the Alliance.

The Senate voted to approve the proposal of "the death penalty for Bergam, Petaru, and Kadurk", and when they learned of this result, Sedorum and Bachilipi and other Buranti senators were concerned, and Scombras, Trito Demos and others also began to be wary of these Buruti senators.

At the critical moment when the Syracuse army was pressing, the Dionian elders should have worked together to tide over the difficulties, but at this moment they had mutual suspicion and estrangement, which made Kunogorata and Cornerus look at it and be anxious in their hearts. But they have no better way to do this, and they can only hope that the only person who can overcome their differences and unify everyone's understanding will return as soon as possible.

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And the news that "the patriarch of Bruti led the tribe to rebel" reached the people of Turii, which caused an uproar.

The panic in the hearts of the people who had just heard the bad news that the Tarantum army was approaching Amendolara yesterday had not yet dissipated, and today they heard the bad news again. Since the beginning of the war, one bad news after another has come one after another, and finally the populace can no longer maintain its semblance of calm, and they gather in front of the Senate and protest loudly: demanding that the senators immediately take effective measures to repel the enemy as soon as possible and restore peace to Dionia.

But such a request is not so easy to achieve. When the senators of Kunogorata were struggling to appease the anger of the populace, a messenger from Lucaria arrived just in time.

After reading the battle report he brought, Kunogora Taton felt relaxed, he stood on the steps in front of the Senate, held the battle report in his hand, and shouted excitedly to the noisy people at the bottom of the steps: "This is the battle report from Pothenia, Master Davers has led the army to completely defeat the Samonai and is on the way back to Turiy!" ”

Suddenly, the cacophony of the steps died down, and a deafening cheer erupted.

"Davers-sama wins!!"

"Wansheng, Dionia!!"

"As I said earlier, the oracle of Hades has stated that only Lord Davers can defeat the enemy and guarantee the peace of Dionia!"

"You're right! Master Davers is a descendant of Hades, and he is protected by Hades! ”

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Amid the cathartic cheers of the populace, a voice suddenly burst out: "Let Lord Davers be king!" ”

When the patriarchs heard this, they were all a little stunned.

Instead of stopping, the shouts of the people eventually merged into a thunderous cry that echoed in the ears of the elders: "Take my blood as the king, keep the alliance safe!! ……”

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While the people of Turii were shouting "Davers as king", Davos was leading his army to the fortress of the La River.

Yesterday evening, when he entered Niutum, his administrator, Hmong, told him that the South Italian alliance had failed to stop the northward advance of the Syracuse army, and was forced to fight the Syracuse people at the Siriting, and finally suffered a crushing defeat. Today, with the exception of Crotone, Lijim, and Torina, who are still independent, the rest of the city-states of the Southern Italian Alliance have fallen......

Hearing this, Davers was very surprised, he did not expect: the army of Syracuse, under the skillful and flexible mobilization of Dionysius, attacked one ring after another, fierce and ruthless. Less than a month after he had led his team away from Turiyi, the situation south of Dionia's territory was festering!

Dionysius is not simple, but he is a little underestimated! When Davers realized the problem, while blaming himself, he also refused Hermon's dinner for the night, and locked himself in his bedroom to think about what to do next, so that he didn't sleep well for a night.

Early the next morning, he led the army and set out again. After all, what Hmon had told him was the battle of two or three days ago, and with the ability of Dionysius, coupled with the superiority of the Syracusens, it was enough to steer the war even more unfavorable to Dionia, so he had to lead the main army back to Turriy as soon as possible.

Along the way, he was deducing the battle situation in his mind and looking for a way to win.

After entering the fortress of the La River, he stopped a little and rested for a while.

At this time, he called Henipolis and asked with concern, "Heni, are you really sure that you will not come back, but will follow me to Turry?" ”

"My lord, I've decided! Dionya is now in danger, and as an ally, Laos should lend a helping hand and help Dionia defeat a powerful enemy! Henipolis looked impassioned: "I will also send someone to inform my uncle Arrobmas to send more soldiers to fight alongside the Dionian Legion!" ”

Hearing this, Davers narrowed his eyes, he knew that there was another reason why Henipolis was willing to go to Turiy: the young man was tired of living like a cage in Laos, and could not decide anything.

Davos pondered for a while and said, "Okay, you come with me, but you don't need to let Laos send troops again, after all, Trina has fallen, and Laos also needs enough soldiers to garrison it to prevent the Syracuse from raiding Laos's port from the sea." ”

As long as Davers can agree to follow him, whether to send more troops, Henipolis actually doesn't care too much, he said happily: "Master Davers, I have one more thing I want your permission to do. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I ...... Can I serve as your wartime clerk and help you write orders and gather information...... Henipolis asked in a whisper.

"Huh? Davers looked at him in surprise: "How can you have such an idea?" "The fact that the consul of one city-state should serve as the secretary of the commander of another city-state alliance is too valuable, and people who don't know the inside story see it and think that he is humiliating his allies.

"Your Excellency, you see...... The last time in Poseidonia, you asked me to lead an army to intercept the fleeing Samoneans, and my legs trembled at the sight of the vicious-looking Samonai who were coming at us...... If it weren't for Izzam's help, I'm afraid I'd have escaped......" Henipolis told his embarrassment without hiding anything: "So I understand now...... Unlike you, I don't have the talent to lead a war at all, but I like to read books and write things, but like my teacher Ansitanos, I read a lot of information and spend a lot of time thinking...... It's too boring to do that.

By staying with you, my lord, I can not only help you, but also learn more about how you defeated the Samonai and how you will defeat the Syracuse in the future...... Such a glorious process, not only do I want to know the people of Dionia...... No! The whole population of Greater Greece wants to know! And if I write all of this, it will be very popular! ......" Henipolis became more and more excited.

Davers looked at him in amazement: this little guy wants to be a biographer!

However, Henipolis's request made him feel a little moved. As far as he knew from his previous life, Alexander was accompanied by special scholars who wrote treatises about him during his crusades; When Hannibal invaded Italy, some scholars followed him and wrote articles advocating him as the liberator of Italy; After Caesar crossed the Rubicon, some scholars followed, and even wrote the Spanish War for him...... So, why can't I have it?

Thinking of this, Davers smiled: "Heney, I agree with you to be my war clerk-"

"Great, thank you, sir!" As soon as Davers agreed, Henipolis immediately began to dance and shout.

"Don't be too happy, I still have a request. If you want to write a book about me in the future, the content has to be reviewed by me, and I agree that you can only publish it when you have permission to publish it, can you agree?! Davers said with a serious face.

"Yes, you can." Henipolis nodded repeatedly.

"And ...... You serve as my clerk, and who will take care of your Laos troops? ”

"Ariandos, he's usually in charge of the army." When Henipolis said this, the image of a man immediately appeared in Davers's mind: Ariandos was the right-hand man of Avinokis, and his military ability was not weak, and he led the army of Laos to march and camp in an orderly manner along the way, and it was obvious that he was more loyal to Henipolis.

Davers agreed: "Okay, you go and explain to him, and start reporting to me tomorrow, don't sleep in!" ”