Chapter 312
Burgam quickly read the letter, then carefully said to Nicourou, who had yet to regain his composure, "The letter says that some survivors of Abyssinia have escaped to Cosenza … Nicourou, you can go to Cosenza first to confirm if this is true."
After saying that, he handed the letter over.
Nicourou stared blankly at the papyrus that Burgam handed over, as if it was not paper, but burning flames. He hurriedly avoided it and sat back down, his eyes blank. "What should I do? What should I do? … "
Listening to Nicourou's helpless mumble, Pangeru and Burgam looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock and confusion. Just now, they were celebrating their victory, full of confidence to leave the city and fight the people of Diónia! In the blink of an eye, their confidence and arrogance were shattered by this shocking news. What should we do?
They were also thinking painfully …
"I have to go back! I have to go back immediately! Take back my Abyssinia, save my people! "Nicourou suddenly stood up and strode out.
When Pangeru heard this, he hurriedly went forward to persuade him, "Don't be anxious, we still don't know what happened in Abyssinia. We will send people to investigate first, and at the same time, wait for news from Pienlen and the rest. It won't be too late to act after everyone has discussed it. "
"It's not that Kenapetya is occupied, of course you are not anxious! If we wait any longer, my people in Abyssinia will all be dead! "Nicourou threw down these words without hesitation, and left Pangeru's mansion without looking back.
"Great Leader Nicourou is right, now is not the time to wait." Burgam walked over and said to the slightly dazed Pangeru, "Abyssinia has fallen, our defense plan against Diónia has failed. What we are most worried about now is that the main force of Diónia will come out of Ciudad Abyssinia, and we will all be in danger! I must immediately lead the warriors of Anbalia to Cosenza, meet up with Pienlen there, and discuss what to do next. "
"If you all leave, what about the enemies here?!" Pangeru said in panic.
"Can't you see, we have all been deceived by Diónia!" Burgam said with some anger, "The enemy here is only a bait used by Diónia to lure us. Their real attack is in the direction of Abyssinia!"
Burgam said goodbye and left. Pangeru was stunned for a while, then cursed loudly, "Damn cowards! …" No one knew if he was cursing the people of Diónia, or the two Great Leaders.
… …
In Vigo City, the Great Leader of Cosenza, Pienlen, Petaru, and the Great Leader of Vigo City, Sedorum, were discussing the withdrawal of the army.
As it turned out, other than the first few fierce attacks of the Diónia and the capture of a camp, due to the tenacious resistance of the Bruti, the attacks of the Diónia had gradually weakened, and they had almost stopped attacking in the past few days. Therefore, Sedorum had an idea. He suggested to Pienlen, "Great Leader, judging from the current state of the Diónia, their fighting spirit is weakening, and we can completely resist their next attack. Therefore, I suggest leaving only a small part of the Cosenza army to help defend Vigo City, and the main force can return to Cosenza to become the reserve force for the entire war, to deal with the attacks of the Diónia from other directions, and at the same time, it will greatly reduce the pressure of the food supply …"
Indeed, tens of thousands of Cosenza warriors were stationed in Vigo City, and most of the time, they had nothing to do. After all, the tribes of the Bruti had only united in the past two years. The conflicts and hatred that had existed for decades would not disappear so quickly. Moreover, it was the first time that the two cities had been in close contact for so long, it was inevitable that there would be conflicts. Therefore, Pienlen thought that Sedorum's suggestion was acceptable, and it would help reduce the friction.
After some discussion, he finally decided that he would lead 8,000 warriors back to Cosenza, while Petaru would lead 2,000 people to continue to help the Vigo defend the city.
Petaru was one of the members of the "Seven Elders", the highest authority of the Bruti Tribal Alliance, and he was the youngest one. Pienlen did not have a son, and there were no outstanding people in the tribe. Moreover, as an ambitious tribe leader, Pienlen had always been working hard to unify the tribes of the Bruti. Therefore, he was not narrow-minded. He married his daughter to Petaru, the leader of the second largest tribe in Cosenza City, and tried his best to help and promote Petaru. Regardless of the opposition of his tribesmen and other leaders, he insisted that Petaru become one of the Elders of the newly established Tribal Alliance. Not only was it because Petaru was his son-in-law to increase the weight of Cosenza in the Elders, but he also hoped that after his death, Petaru could use his identity as his son-in-law to truly merge the first and second largest tribes of Cosenza together, and become the most powerful tribe in the Bruti region. Then, Petaru's leadership in the Tribal Alliance would be unshakable, and the Tribal Alliance would continue to develop steadily.
Petaru gladly accepted this decision. He was also willing to stay in Vigo City for a while longer, to deepen his understanding of the city, and to improve his friendship with the leaders of Vigo. Although Nicourou and the rest despised Sedorum, secretly calling him a "traitor" and "coward", the strength of Vigo City was not weak, and it was worth it for Cosenza to rope in.
Up until now, the leaders felt that the situation of the Bruti was not bad, and their previous worries about the powerful forces of Diónia had been greatly reduced. Therefore, they talked happily until the messenger rushed into the meeting hall in panic.
The shocking news of the "Fall of Abyssinia" shocked everyone present.
Pienlen, who had always been calm, showed strong doubts about the news, just like Nicourou. Until he confirmed the letter from the high priest, Firotaru, he still did not seem to want to believe the fact.
If he was like this, then there was no need to mention the others. The entire hall fell into a cold silence …
After a long time, Sedorum said bitterly, "We have been deceived! The attack of Diónia on Vigo and Knapetiya was only to distract our forces and divert our attention. Their real target should be Abyssinia! "
As the great leader of the newly established Bruti Tribal Alliance, Pienlen had adjusted his emotions after the silence just now. He suppressed the pain brought about by the sudden blow and said loudly, "We still have hope! The main forces of Diónia are here, and there are also nearly ten thousand Diónia in Knapetiya, so there should not be many enemies in Abyssinia. We should immediately mobilize the army, and quickly take back Abyssinia before the enemy has gathered a large number of troops in Abyssinia! "
Sedorum then said, "Even if we can't take back Abyssinia, we should at least block the road from Abyssinia to Cosenza Highlands!"
Pienlen glanced at Sedorum. He could feel that the great leader of Vigo City was a little pessimistic, but he obviously did not have time to think too much about it. He said to Petaru, "I will ride first and rush back to Cosenza to urge the other tribes that have just joined the alliance to provide as many warriors as possible. At the same time, inform Nicourou and Burgam to bring their troops back to Cosenza to meet up. You will lead ten thousand Cosenza warriors back as soon as possible! "
"Understood, great leader!" Petaru felt much more at ease after listening to Pienlen's arrangements.
"Elder Sedorum, I'm sorry, you can only rely on yourself here!" Although the other great leaders were not used to it, Pienlen still insisted on calling them by their new positions in the alliance.
"Don't worry, great leader," Sedorum replied confidently. "Since Vigo City is not the center of Diónia's attack, I am confident that we can hold this place! But … I don't know what Great Leader Nicourou will do when he hears this news. "
Sedorum's words reminded Pienlen of something. His expression changed. "You are right. I must leave immediately."
Pienlen and Petaru left one after another. Sedorum was stunned.
Sarroux, who had been silent all this while, stepped forward and said, "Great leader, do you think … we can take back Abyssinia?"
Sedorum sighed. "Who knows … The Consul of Diónia has been playing us in circles. Did he not prepare after taking back Ciudad Abyssinia?"
Sarroux opened his mouth and stammered, "You mean … you mean … we will lose?!"
Sedorum sighed again. "I'm afraid only Amara and Brutus would know …"
… …
War broke out between Diónia and the Bruti. More than half of Turií's citizens went to war, and the city became a little desolate. Only the Temple of Hades was overcrowded. After the shock of the celebration ceremony and the relentless propaganda directed by the chief priest, Pleasinas, the people of Tuliyi and Amendola had a lot of trust in the Olympian god, who was known for being strict, cold, and gloomy.
The whole hillside was filled with people praying, hoping that the Dionysian Army could defeat the Bruti as soon as possible so that their loved ones could return safely.
Plesinas led the priests, priests, and saintesses of the Temple of Hades to comfort the people who came to pray. They did their best to help them by providing them with water, shelter, and even doctors.
For the safety of Turií, the Senate decided to temporarily strictly check pedestrians entering the city. Only citizens could enter and leave.
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