Looking at the countless raised right arms in front of him, Acheta said with both joy and regret: "Davers, your wish has come true, congratulations!" ”

Davers breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely, "Thank you!" I also sincerely hope that the Tarantum Senate will agree to my proposal in the future, and then we can become allies! ”

A total of 1,382 people voted on this bill, 1,076 people agreed, 306 people voted against, and the bill was passed! I announce—" When Cornelus learned of the result, his mood was a little complicated at first, but he was quickly relieved, and with all his strength, he shouted: "From now on, all mercenary soldiers will become citizens of Amendolar!! ”

As soon as Cornerus finished speaking, the soldiers around Davers thundered with joy, and Davers was warmly embraced again and again by the excited officers, and the words he often heard in his ears were: "Chief, we have a home!! ”

Hearing this, Davers was in a trance: Home?! …… It's a pity that my real home is not in this world......

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At the same time as the Amendolala Citizens' Assembly was taking place, the Turii emissary was still led by Ansitanos and came to the gates of Amendorala. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"We are the messengers of Turii, and we want to meet your leader, please open the door quickly!" Bulks shouted at the sentries in the city.

Before the sentry could reply, a man sprang out and shouted at the city: "Go back, Turii! Amendola doesn't welcome you, go back! ”

Upon hearing this, the members of the emissary group were a little angry, and even Ansitanos, who had always been mild-mannered, shouted angrily: "Rude mercenaries, don't think that you can do whatever you want if you defeat the Lucalians, ignore the laws prevailing in the Greek city-states, and forcibly occupy other people's cities!" ”

The man sneered, "Hmph, what a fair and selfless tone, as if you really care about the life and death of the Amendolara people!" Keep your eyes open and see clearly, I'm a citizen of Amendolara who has lived here since I was a child! ”

Ansitanos was stunned, but Burcos recognized him, after all, he was a merchant who often came to Amendolara to trade, and knew many people: "It's you, Anticles?!" ”

"I didn't think I was alive!" Anticles' words were full of resentment: "Thanks to you Turiyi, the Lucanians cut off my right hand, but luckily I survived. And most of my neighbors, most of my comrades-in-arms, are dead, because of your selfish demands and compulsions, they are in a hurry to move to the damned city of Turiyi, only to be attacked unsuspectingly by the Lucanians, and all the suffering that Amendolara has suffered is caused by Turiyi! From now on, the Turi's are not welcome here! This is not my personal will, this is the common will of the surviving Amendora! ”

Burcos was stunned, Ansitanos was stunned, and the envoys were stunned, they did not expect the citizens of Amendolara to treat them with such an attitude.

Although Amendolara and Turriy were allies, there was a great difference in strength between them: there were more than 20,000 citizens of Turii, with a total population of about 100,000, and the freemen were close to 140,000, not counting the slaves; Amendolara has a population of just over 10,000 people. As a result, Turiyi treats Amendolara more like his own vassal city-state, with little regard for the other party's feelings. Amendora was captured by the Lucanians, and the Turi's received the news of their regret and concern for the northern part of the Sybari Plain. When the citizens of Amendorara, who had just escaped, asked Turii to regain their lost territory, Turii thought about how to defend himself against the Lucanian attack and ignored it. Now, when they felt the resentment of the citizens of Amendolara so deep, they were shocked in addition to shock......

"Don't ask anything from Amendolara anymore, and Amendolara will never listen again! Do you hear that cheer?! Anticis laughed wildly, patted the sentry on the shoulder with his left hand, and said, "The entire population of Amendolara has voted to admit all the mercenaries as citizens of Amendolara!" So, they didn't take Amendolara by force, they legitimately became Amendolar citizens! I heard that the Lucanian coalition that defeated Turiyi twice was annihilated by the mercenaries, and I think that anyone who wants to invade Amendora in the future will have to taste the power of our new citizen shield guns first! The threat in Anticles' words made the faces of the envoys look unpleasant.

Amid Anticles' laughter, the Turii emissaries returned again in a huff.

Anticles stopped laughing, turned his head to look at the sentry beside him in a comfortable mood, and when he saw that the sentinel's heart was furious, he showed a satisfied look and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Trotidis."

"Where?"

"Thessaly, fellow countryman of the chief of Davers."

"How old?"

"Twenty-eight."

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After asking a series of questions, Anticles said bluntly to the sentry, who was still a little confused, "I have two daughters. A twenty-one-year-old, good-looking man with a dead husband and a two-year-old son. The other daughter is only sixteen years old and not engaged, you choose one and be my son-in-law. Make your choice tonight, and tomorrow I will take you to my house to get married. ”

Trotidiston was stupid, and the other sentries stepped forward to congratulate him, and said directly with a cheeky face: "Anticles, you have two daughters, you might as well let me be your other son-in-law." ”

There was laughter on the city walls.

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The Turi envoys were sighing and sighing.

"Who is that Anticles?" Ansitanos asked in a low voice.

"A nobleman of Amendolara, who used to be the captain of the patrol and the captain of the fire brigade." Burkos replied.

Ansitanos let out an "oh" and didn't say anything more.

"General, although the Amendora people have an opinion about Turii, I understand the mercenary leader Davers, although he is young, he is very steady in his work, and he has a good opinion of Turii, and besides, we have a mercenary agreement with him, and we will not be easily encouraged by the Amendolars. I believe that after a while, when the people of Amendolara have calmed down, we can still have a good talk with Amentola. Burkos reassured.

"I hope so." Ansitanos sighed: "The mercenaries are now legally citizens of Amendolara, and our protests are null and void. In view of the current situation, we will have to discuss new measures when we go back. Alas! …… Burkes, do you know what I'm thinking? ”

"I don't know."

"My teacher once said, 'After the Greco-Persian Wars, Sparta was strict and unkind to its neighbors because of its superiority. As a result, the Greek city-states moved away from Sparta to deal with the more conciliatory Athens, which eventually led to the formation of the League of Tyno. Ansitanos thought as he reproached himself bitterly, "Is our Turriyi really too domineering?" Isn't it a good sign to make a proud gesture without great strength?! ……”

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After the referendum, the women and children withdrew from the square, and Cornerus asked Acheta to leave, because the next step was the real citizens' assembly of Amendolara.

In addition to the sentries patrolling the city walls and the soldiers guarding the captives, there were 512 former Amendora citizens and 2,920 newly promoted citizens (including 1,837 Davers mercenaries and 1,083 other mercenaries), making a total of 3,432 Amendora citizens

Cornerus wanted to continue with the following topics, but the cheers of the mercenaries kept coming, and the assembly was interrupted for a while, until the square was calm again, and then he said loudly: "Citizens of Amendolara, since most of you are new citizens, it is necessary to understand the political system of Amendolara first, Amendolara and Taran...... Similar to Athens. Cornerus originally wanted to talk about Tarantum, but after thinking about it, these mercenaries from Ionia probably didn't know much about Tarantum, so they said the well-known city-state of Athens for comparison.