"No, Captain, you're taking revenge. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "Xenomas wailed.

Oliver laughed and said, "Go, brothers." Continue to patrol the city and teach the freedmen who fought for women. ”

"Yes, Captain!" A group of soldiers giggled towards the city of Turiyi.

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There was a long wooden table in the tent, and several people sat across from it, and in the center was a young man, and Lycias had heard that Davos, the consul of Amendolala, was very young, and it was evident that he was it. Next to him, a man with a thick beard, he happened to know the chief general of the original Turiyi, Kunogorata, and the other did not look like a Greek.

Kunogorata, of course, recognized Lucias as well, and whispered an introduction in Davers's ear. As he listened, Davers looked at Lycias: this middle-aged man from Crotone, slender, handsome, with a well-trimmed beard, looked very elegant, but listening to Cuno Gorata, as the leader of Crotone's conservatives, it was not easy to be elected by the people for ten consecutive years when Crotone's conservatism had been declining.

"I'm Lycias, and I'm coming to fight Turi on behalf of Crotone...... Tua Union Negotiations! Lucias stepped forward and said.

"Welcome, General Lucias." Davers stretched out his right hand and motioned for the other party to sit on the opposite side of the wooden table, then looked at him calmly, and said, "We have been busy rebuilding the city of Turiyi recently, and we also need to meet with the envoys of the city-states, and the time is very tight, so you can directly say your request for this time." ”

Lucias didn't expect Davers to be so direct, he coughed a few times dryly, hiding the surprise on his face, and then said in a calm tone: "In this case, I will directly say what our Crotone demands, hoping that the Tua Alliance will release all the prisoners of Crotone and its allies, then Crotone will make a truce with the Tua Alliance to achieve peace!" ”

"Hahaha......" Davers looked up and laughed, sneering: "The Crotone people killed my citizens, destroyed my city-state, and robbed me of my supplies, but they just said 'agree to a truce', and they want us to unconditionally release the culprits who caused this disaster, I don't know if the Crotone people are too naïve, or too shameless?!" ”

Lucias grimaced and said, "Don't forget, Lord Davers, this war was not caused by Crotone. ”

"Okay, I don't want to argue with you anymore, please go back!" Davers waved his hand dryly.

Lucias was stunned for a moment: I just said a few words and I won't talk about it. Davers's non-diplomatic routine also drew out his anger: "Lord Archon, aren't you afraid of fighting Crotone again!" We can raise another army of twenty or thirty thousand men at any time, and we won't make the same mistakes as before! ”

When Davers heard Lucias's threatening words, his eyebrows were the same, and he said categorically: "Speaking of war, I'm really not afraid!" The alliance will never repeat the mistakes that Turii made before! We will first kill all the captives, sacrifice them to the gods with their blood, and then defend with the stubborn walls of the walls, so that you Crotone people will have to fill every step with human lives! And we, the people of the Tuafan Union, will not fear death, and will never surrender, young people will die on the elderly, old people will die on women! Turriy is falling, and we retreat to Amendolala! Amendolara is lost, let's go to Heraclia! As long as the enemy tramples on our territory, we will fight the enemy to the death! ”

Hearing Davers's words, Kunogorata, who was originally disgusted with war, was also enthusiastic, and blurted out: "That's right, this is the code of conduct of our Tu-Afa alliance in the face of aggression!" ”

Lucias was shocked by the fighting spirit of the other party, and he obviously felt that this newly formed alliance was not only not as weak as the previous Turiyi, but also relatively belligerent, and it was not a good choice to start a stalemate with the Tua Alliance!

He was just about to say a few words to ease the atmosphere, but he heard Davers say loudly: "Kunogorata, you go and call back the Lockley envoy who left just now, we need to renegotiate with him on the terms of the alliance he just proposed!" ”

Lockley Emissary! Lucias's heart was beating wildly, and he suddenly remembered that the familiar person just now was none other than Locke's Metrophine, who had been to Crotone twice to negotiate, and he didn't even remember him.

"Your Excellency, say what you want." Lucias had no choice but to give in first.

Davers stopped Kunogorata, who had just stood up, and said, "Wait a minute. ”

Mariji straightened up and said loudly: "The requirements of our Tua alliance are,

First, in order to compensate for the loss of the people of Turriyi due to the burning of the city of Turi, Crotone needs to compensate the Tua Union with 2,000 talentes in order to compensate them for their losses and to rebuild the city.

Second, Crotone can redeem your soldiers, each captive with a ransom of five hundred drachmas, and as the culprit of the burning of the city, these captives must serve a year of labor in Turiy to atone for their sins.

Third, Crotone must allow Crimesa, Castelón and the Tua alliance to become allies;

Fourthly, the peace treaty between the Tuafa Union and Crotone is for a period of five years, during which the two sides will not commit aggression against each other.

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After hearing this, Lycias shook his head again and again: "Your demands are too high for Crotone to agree. ”

Thus, a long tug-of-war negotiation began.

Davers gave Marigi the daunting task and went to another tent not far away.

Here, Davers meets Amicles from Castron.

As the chief general of Castron, Amicles' personal presence in Turriy is in itself an indication of his attitude. As soon as he saw Davers, he said flatteringly: "I have long heard that the consul of Amendorara is a hero who is favored by the king of Hades, and when I see it today, it is really very different from ordinary people!" ”

Davers smiled slightly and said, "Is there anything important for General Amicles to come to Turiyi?" ”

Amicles didn't answer directly, he said with emotion: "Lord Davers, to put it mildly, the three cities of Turiyi, Amendolara, and Castelon are very related, and we are all sons of the Sybaris (when Turii founded the city, there were also some people who were descendants of the Sybaris, barely counted), and we are all from the same place!" When Former Barris was strong, Castelon had dealings with Amendolarado, and how peaceful and peaceful it was! Unfortunately, after the demise of Sybaris, Castro had to be forced to join Crotone's alliance and was bullied, but fortunately, the establishment of Turiyi allowed Castro to become independent and enjoy a peaceful and peaceful life for nearly forty years! Crotone's army attacked Turiyi, and the city of Cacastron was so weak that it had to join Crotone's army, and we—"

"Castrolon is caught between the Tua Union and Crotone, and it's hard to stay neutral!" Davers interrupted him and said seriously, "Since Castelon is very related to Turiy and Amendolara, why don't you rejoin our side!" Crotone and we are negotiating, and if an agreement is reached, Crotone will not interfere with Castron's voluntary choice. As long as Castelon is allied with the Tua Alliance, we will unconditionally release Castelon's captives. And as an alliance of the Tua Alliance, we do not interfere in the internal affairs of Castron, we do not need you to pay tribute, we only need you to agree to two conditions. ”

"Which two conditions?" Amicles asked eagerly, obviously a little moved.

A smile appeared on the corner of Davers's mouth: "First, after forming an alliance, Castlon is not allowed to enter into any form of agreements and alliances with other city-states and forces; Second, when the Tua alliance went out to fight, the city of Castron had to send troops to participate, and the generals of the Tua alliance had the command of the entire army, and the spoils of war after the victory were distributed according to the proportion of the troops sent by the two sides. ”

Amicles' eyes lit up as he pondered these two conditions and the benefits he would get from joining the Alliance......

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After more than a day of negotiations, the truce between Crotone and the Tua coalition was finally established:

First, Crotone compensated the Tua Alliance for thirty Talentes in a lump sum (a big difference from Marigi's initial asking price, but there was no way, Crotone was only slightly frustrated, plus this war, as well as the previous war with the Brutis, two consecutive wars greatly depleted Crotone's treasury, and the asking price was too high for an agreement to be reached).

Second, a ransom of two hundred drachmas per soldier was to be paid and six months of hard labor in Tuafa territory, and the Tuafa Union was required to ensure the safety and health of each captive and to allow family visits. (Including the captured Aspraustum and Siritine militias, the Tua Alliance had about 6,000 prisoners of Crotone and its allies, and each soldier was equivalent to the price of four cows, which was not too high or too low, and if all the soldiers were redeemed, this alone would bring the Tua League two hundred talentes.) Moreover, the Tuafan alliance only provided basic food and lodging for the captives, and it was up to Crotone and his allies to find a way to keep them well fed and clothed. In fact, the captives were later fed by their families, and the Tua League used six thousand men for half a year's free labor, and the families of these soldiers also brought additional income for food and lodging to the city.

Lucias was adamantly opposed to servitude, but Marigi was equally insistent, even putting it bluntly, "We are afraid that when these captives return, Crotone will immediately re-arm them and re-attack Turiyi." In the end, the two sides reached a compromise, and the uneasy Lucias added a special sentence to the agreement: "The captives must not be allowed to mine!" ”）