Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Polyxis's words echoed the concerns of most of the senators. The elders who were born in Turii and Amendolara, including Kunogolata, all suffered the disaster of the destruction of the city, so they have a sense of fear of war in their hearts. Antaoris, Eurycopus, and Pleades of Crimea supported their decision because they were newcomers and were closer to Cornerus and Kunogolata.

Because the elders of the main battle faction were either sent by Davos to other cities to hold important positions, such as Hiros, Sesta, Butler, etc.; or they followed him to Tarantum, such as Capus, Drax, Antonio , Alexis, etc.

Only the military officer Felixius and the commercial officer Marigi said decisively: the Xilu tribe should be supported, the annexation of Cosenza should be stopped, and the Bruti tribe alliance should not be made stronger.

Even Davos's other confidant, Mersis, was swaying because he was worried that the outbreak of war would consume a lot of money and material.

On the contrary, Weisba and Hermon, who were born in Lucania, had a similar experience, and successively expressed their support for the Xilu tribe.

In general, there are few people who support the Xilu tribe, and most of the elders are opposed to interfering in the internal affairs of Bruti so as not to cause war.

Polyxis was content that his opinion had the support of a majority in the Senate for the first time, and was about to pass.

At this time, Plessinas stood up: Ladies and gentlemen, I remember Lord Davos briefly mentioned about Bruty before he left, and he worriedly said, 'Bruty may become our Dio A big hidden danger in Nia!'. So any decision involving Bruti, I think, must be made known to Lord Archon Davos, and he will make the final decision, especially if we can't reach an agreement .

Plessinas was not an ordinary elder. As the chief priest of the Temple of Hades, he devoted most of his energy to the affairs of the temple, training young priests and saints, perfecting the various systems of the temple, and also To supervise the construction of temples in other cities... It can be seen that Davos, who is the high priest, attaches great importance to him, let him do what he does, and Plesinas also repaid Davos' trust with his excellent performance, ha Des's beliefs were accepted by the people of other cities in Dionia in such a short period of time, which was inseparable from his efforts. Therefore, he not only had a certain reputation among the Dionysian people, but also had weight in the Senate.

As soon as he spoke, others had to re-evaluate the real intention of what he said. After all, Davos was standing behind him.

Felixius and Mersis are also Davos' confidants, but one of them is devoted to military affairs and the other is obsessed with money, and they are not very sensitive politically. Marigi was no stranger to politics, but unfortunately he was a citizen of Persian descent. When Davos was not in the Senate, most of the elders in Turii and Amendolara tended to ignore his opinions intentionally or unintentionally.

Polyxis thought that Precinus was deliberately sabotaging his own good deeds, so he couldn't help standing up again, and said angrily: Davos! Davos!! Could it be that without Davos, the senate would be nothing? Can’t decide, can’t do anything!!”

Plesinas pretended to be surprised and said: Lord Polyxis, in your eyes, don't we all do anything?! Lord Kunogolata and Lord Cornerus serve Turii and Amendo every day. The prosperity and stability of Lara have exhausted their energy! Lord Brooks has traveled all over the cities and villages of Dionia, supervising the cultivation of fields by the people! Lord Vespa and Lord Hermon pay close attention to the situation of the tribes in the Lucania region, Go to resolve their conflict anytime! Lord Stromboli has created a silver coin for Dionia that rivals the 'owl' of our own alliance! Lord Ancitanos is creating new schools for the cities of Dionia Lord Helps is said to be calling on the city-states of Greater Greece to hold the first medical seminar in Greece! Lord Protesilaus will propose new proposals every once in a while to improve the laws of Dionia! The Alliance Public Service Management Committee headed by Lord Litodemos,

Every day is concerned about the appointment and performance of every city official! Lord Enanilus oversees the construction of warships and trains the navy hard! Lord Scambrace...

Every time Plessinas mentioned the work of an elder, he would salute him respectfully, and the elder whose name was mentioned would respond with a smile. It's all said again: The reason why we have so many things to work on and enjoy is that it is because of the genius leadership of Lord Davos that there is today's powerful Dionia, and we don't have to worry about it. Being invaded by other city-states, govern the increasingly large alliance territory with peace of mind! Who among us has better military skills than Lord Davos? Has better leadership skills? Has a stronger ability to judge the situation? …”

No one! Although it was only Mersis's answer, all the elders remained silent, more or less agreeing with this sentence in their hearts.

Since this is the case, when encountering such a major event that concerns the safety of the Dionia Alliance, even if Lord Davos is away, we should listen to his opinion before making a decision. Because no one can make the right decision better than him. Judgment! Plessinas' words left a very small number of elders who were mainly Polyxis and dissatisfied with Davos' too much control over the Senate. Indeed, there is nothing wrong with the decisions Davos has made so far, that is why Dionia has developed so quickly.

At this time, Kunogolata stood up to support the proposal of letting the issue of the Siru tribe to Davos to decide.

The elders of Amendolara, headed by Cornerus, and the elders of Turii, Ancitanos, Bulcos, Enanilus, Massisakus... all agreed, and the matter was confirmed. down.

After the meeting, Plessinas and Helps walked out of the venue together. The two were discussing whether some freedmen and foreigners of Hades believers, because they had no money to treat their diseases, could be treated by the hospital first, and then It was advanced by the newly established relief fund of the Temple of Hades (this money was also donated by the people of Dionysus when they came to the temple to pray).

Master Priest! Plesinas heard someone calling him, and when he looked back, Mariji quickly caught up: If it wasn't for you just now, I'm afraid the request of the Xilu tribe for help would have been rejected!

After two years of training in specific government affairs, Plessinas has a much more mature and stable mind than before, and immediately said modestly: I didn't actually do anything, mainly because the prestige of Lord Davers played a major role, Regardless of how loud Polyxis is, his ability to persuade is actually average.

Yeah, Polyxis has been very active recently! Marigi said meaningfully.

Don't worry, he can't do anything. Plessinas replied immediately.

This Polyxis is so annoying, why did he let him into the Senate in the first place?! Helps, who didn't care about medicine and didn't care much about politics, interjected.

Plessinas coughed dryly.

At the beginning, Davos led the army to repel the Crotone army, and wanted to control Turiyi, in order to appease and stabilize the people of Turiyi, and at the same time to attract useful talents. People of status and talent were recruited into the Senate, including Plessinas, who had fought against Davos. Facts have proved that this method is very effective. Not only did the people of Turii quickly accept the Amendolaras headed by Davos, but they also indeed tapped a lot of talents, such as Bulcos, Plessinas, Ancitanos, Admiral Enanilus...

Helps' unthinking words made Plessinas a little embarrassed, and Marigi stepped forward to make a clearance: Lord Felixius is going to hold a banquet tonight, is Lord Plessinas interested in participating?

Plessinas' eyes lit up, he knew that although he was highly valued by Davos, Davos trusted the group of former mercenary veterans and citizens who had been born and died with him, and these people were more united, and it was Davos who trusted him most. One of the most powerful political forces in Ornia, even more so militarily. Does inviting yourself now mean that you are recognized by the group?

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The next day, when Davos, Diomilas, Eumacas, Triphias, and Tudples discussed the next action plan of the army, another disagreement occurred.

Triphias believes that although the coalition forces won the victory of this battle, the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and it is not appropriate to continue to attack.

Diomilas was inclined to this opinion in his heart, but as the commander of this Tarantum army, the civilian soldiers suffered so many casualties, but only few victories. When the people knew what was going on, they would pour out their anger on him. A decent record was needed to keep him from being impeached by the Citizens Assembly, so he suggested: take a break, continue north, and attack Brindisi. If the Maple coalition stops, then fight with them. This time, the battle was on the plain, and the Greek heavy infantry and the Greek phalanx were useful, and the cavalry of the Maple coalition had suffered heavy losses before. Therefore, although the number of Greek coalitions in this battle was small, it would definitely have the upper hand. If the Maple coalition avoids the war, then capture Brindisi, rescue the captive Tarantum people, get the spoils, capture the natives in the city, take them back to Tarantum, and turn them into slaves to please the people, Make up for it.

Eumacas had a similar idea, but Tudpres actually supported Trifias' opinion this time because of the many casualties of Metapontum's soldiers.