In the end, the four men set their sights on Davers, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, who had the power to decide.

At this moment, Davers was torn in his heart: after experiencing the unauthorized actions of Diomyras, the easy collapse of the coalition forces of Meta Pontum and Heracles, etc., he was already discouraged by such a joint operation, and feared that he would be dragged down by bad allies again. Trifias simply wanted to bring the army back to the city, while he wanted to lead the army back to Turiyi immediately. But doing so would undoubtedly undermine the alliance with Tarantum and could also have an impact on the image that Dionia has worked so hard to build as a "keep-a-long" person......

While he was hesitating, the guards came in and reported that the Mesapi had sent messengers.

The crowd was amazed.

Davers's heart moved, and he asked to let the Mesapi messenger in, and hear what he had to say.

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Originally, after the Mapu coalition army gathered the rout and reorganized the army, the consuls of Mesapigo led by Parsimirus believed that although the final result of this battle was not good, the coalition army chose to retreat, and the cavalry also suffered heavy losses, but the losses of Tarantum's army should be heavier. Compared to the Tarantum army, the strength of the army is more advantageous than before the war. In the next battle, the initiative should be taken and the offensive towards Tarantum should be continued.

King Teremoni, the king of Petcetti, who had been complained by several Mesapi consuls openly and secretly because of his failure to block reinforcements, which led to the ruin of the good situation, expressed strong opposition, and he emphasized: The main force of the Greek coalition, the Dioonian army, has a unique formation, well-trained, and amazing combat effectiveness, and can actually repel the Puccittis who occupy a favorable position in mountain battles, so fighting on the plains, the Mechte coalition army may not be the opponent of the Greek coalition army with the Dionian army as the main force.

The consuls of the city-states of Mesapi knew more or less about the fighting power of the Puchettis, and the always unruly Tremoni said such a thing, which made everyone feel incredulous.

At this time, Timoogas stood up for Tremani, and he once again emphasized the horror of the Dionian army, because the Igratian heavy infantry was actually beaten back by the enemy when the formation was thicker than the Dionian heavy infantry engaged with it, which eventually led to a rout!

At the same time, he reminded the crowd that the Dionian heavy infantry could throw javelins and could be very lethal to infantry at close range.

The faces of the archons finally became solemn.

Urgentum Archon Carminus said worriedly: "I heard that Dionya is a large alliance of city-states on the other side of the bay, governing five or six city-states, and many allies, the strength is stronger than Tarantum, it can easily send tens of thousands of reinforcements to Tarantum, even if we defeat it in the end, I think it can still shoot tens of thousands more, and can we withstand such attrition?" ”

After a short silence, Pasimelus said reluctantly, "Maybe we should make peace with Dionia......"

Peace talks?! Everyone looked surprised.

Only Tremoni's expression was calm, and Pasimeros saw it in his eyes and sighed in his heart: it seems that the Puchetti people have little fighting spirit, and if they continue to fight, I am afraid they will not do their best.

Pasimarous's hope for peace talks began to grow stronger, and he cheered up and said earnestly: "The Dioonians have never had any conflict with us, and they are far away from us, and the reason why they are at war with us is because it is an alliance of Tarantum, and they have come here because they have fulfilled their covenant. Defeating us will not do Dioonia any good, but will result in casualties among the soldiers as a result of the battle. If we propose peace talks, do you want Dionya to accept it?! As long as this powerful outsider leaves, there will be only one Tarantum left, and we will ...... later"

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Timoglas, the consul of Igratia, volunteered to go to the camp of the Greeks, and when the guards confirmed that he was not armed, they allowed him to enter the tent.

In addition to the guards, there were five Greek generals in the military tent, and Timogras's eyes fell on the youngest general: he should be the Dionian consul Davers, the culprit who forced the Mep coalition to send messengers to the Greek military camp!

Out of caution, he nodded to the young general, and then asked in Greek, "Davers, Archon of Ionia?" ”

"It's me." Davers nodded.

"It's my pleasure to meet you!" Timogoras respectfully performed a Mesapi salute, and then said, "I am Timogolas, the consul of Igratia, and I have come as a messenger to consult with you on how to end this pointless war. ”

Sure enough, it's going to be a peace talk! Although Davos was happy in his heart, he said quietly: "I think you have found the wrong person to negotiate, you should negotiate with the two great lords of Tarantum, Eumarcus and Deomillus. He leaned slightly to the side, and his left hand led to the two people behind him.

"You've just been defeated by us, and you want to make peace?!" Theomilus hated the Mesapi, and was even more angry because Timogolas ignored Tarantum as soon as he entered: "Go back and tell you, your companions in animal skins, that Tarantum will not accept peace talks!" We're going to go on the offensive and retake Brindisi! If you had the guts, you could have stopped us! ”

"Defeated by you?" Timoglas sneered sarcastically: "You and I know who suffered more losses in the previous battle. If that's a defeat for us, we don't mind coming back a few more times. Without the timely reinforcements of the Dionians, you would have been a corpse, and you would still have the face to yell at me here! ”

In the face of Diomilas's roar, Timoogas continued to speak loudly without showing weakness: "The warriors of Mesapi and Puchetti are ready to kill enemies who dare to invade our territory, even if they give their lives!" I just wonder if the Tarantum people also have such courage? ”

After he had finished speaking, without waiting for Diomilus to refute, he immediately turned to Davers and said, "The valor of the Dioonians has earned the respect of the Mesapi, and the king of Puchetti, Tremoni, admires you very much, and has specially asked me to greet you on his behalf!" But I would like to ask Lord Davers that the Dioonians have crossed the bay and fought against us, who had not had any contradictions or conflicts before. If you win, you will not get any benefit; Defeated, the bones buried in a foreign land. Is it worth it? ”

Davos was well aware of the fact that the Mesapi Archon kept using various ways to drive a wedge between Dionya and Tarantum as soon as he came in, and he said in an accentuated tone: "Tarantum is a friendly ally of Dionia, and it is Dionia's duty to abide by the covenant and assist the allies in defending against foreign invasion!" Moreover, Dionya was obliged to maintain peace in the neighboring Greek city-states, because the Dionian populace would live in peace only if there were no wars between their neighbors. ”

Davers's words hint at his expectations and ambitions for Dionia.

Trifias and Tud Pres listened to it, and their eyes lit up.

And Umacus was thoughtful.

Timograss's face changed slightly, he heard the warning given to him by Davers, and he quickly reacted: "Master Davos, listen to what you said, you are here to help Tarantum resist the invasion. But in fact, Tarantum is not suffering from the aggression of our Mesapi, but taking the land of our Mesapi! Manduria is the city-state of the Mesapi people! Brindisi is also a city-state of the Mesapi! Since the beginning of this year, the Tarantum people have attacked the land of our Mesapi people, taking our Manduriya and Brindisi, killing countless Mesapi warriors and turning countless Mesapi people, including women and children, into slaves of Tarantum! We fought back, just to reclaim our own land and avenge our people! Lord Davers, you said that Deonia had an obligation to help its neighbors maintain peace and resist aggression. Could it be that it also includes helping allies invade the land of other countries and kill the people of other countries?! ”

Timogras's words were impassioned, and both Eumarcus and Diomilas changed their expressions, but Davers secretly praised in his heart: Clever, to the point!

He immediately put on an embarrassed look: "This ...... This ......"

"Damn Mesapi, don't pretend to be pathetic!" Deomiras angrily retorted: "Who is invading whom all these years!" Who are the real victims! Every summer, who runs into the land of Tarantum to loot food and kill people! We are attacking this year only in response to the call of Nemesis to repay the blood debt you have owed to Tarantum over the years! ”

In the face of Diomilas' strong rebuttal, Timogolas said unhurriedly: "Why do we invade Tarantum every year? The reason is simple, this land of Tarantum originally belonged to us Mesapi people! Hundreds of years ago, your ancestors drove out the still weak Mesapi people who lived here and took possession of this land! ”

"So what! Hundreds of years have passed, and this land now belongs to us in Tarantum! ”

"Since you can snatch it away, then of course we want to snatch it back!"

"It's a pity you can't! On the contrary, in a few years, Manduriya will also become the city-state of Tarantum! ”

"Diomillas!" Eumarcus interrupted their shouting loudly, the two of them arguing and arguing that they had gone off topic, and the three city-state consuls, led by Davers, were already impatient.

Yumacus hurriedly said, "Mesapi, you didn't come here specifically to quarrel, did you?" ”

"Of course not, I am here for peace! As Master Davers said, Mesapi and Tarantum have already lost too many people in the war! Timogolas immediately looked solemn.