Chapter 394
Ever since Potentia joined the Diónia Alliance, the situation of Potentia had greatly improved. The southern front, which should have been guarded against, became its rear. Not only did it have trade with Grumentum and Pixie, but the subordinate city of Poseidonia also benefited from it, and the maritime trade volume with the southern city-states increased year by year. The lives of the people of Potentia had improved, and the treasury of Potentia had also become abundant. Every time Puamot thought of this, he felt gratified that joining the Diónia Alliance was the best decision he had ever made!
Of course, the frequent trade between Potentia and Diónia had naturally influenced some of the Diónia culture. For example, the people of Potentia had begun to like the sport of rugby, and some people of Potentia had begun to pray to the patron saint of Diónia, Hades, while worshiping the god of Mount Asenu. The priests of Potentia had reflected this problem to Puamot many times, and he was helpless.
He knew that this was the spontaneous behavior of his people, and the people of Diónia had not deliberately guided them. However, the frequent contact between the people of Grumentum and their compatriots made them feel that the crude statues of the god of Mount Asenu could not be compared to the majestic bronze statues of Hades in Greece. They also heard that the temple of Hades in Turií was even grander, so how could they not be in awe and begin to transfer their faith? Moreover, there were so many attractive stories about Hades (from the Cult of the God of the Underworld compiled by Pryzinas and others, many of which were very different from the original legends) …
Puamot felt that the influence of Diónia on the culture of the people of Potentia was not a bad thing, because he himself was also enjoying the elegant culture of Diónia. For example, he had just had lunch, which was a delicacy from Diónia – boiled mutton. He felt that it was much better than the roasted mutton and boiled mutton he had eaten before, so he was now very full. He rubbed his bloated belly, and was about to take the hound for a walk in the courtyard to digest through exercise.
Then his servant came in and said, "The leader of Shahidath seeks an audience."
"Let him in." He was a little uneasy. Sasidat's tribe was in the north of Potentia, adjacent to Samonai's Kopsa. It could be said that Potentia's frontline against Samonai, so Sasidat rarely left his territory and came to Potentia.
Did the Samonai make a move? While Puamoth was worrying, Sasidat strode into the backyard. As soon as he saw him, he shouted anxiously, "Big Leader, it's bad! The Samonai are going to attack Potentia! "
"What?!" Puamoth immediately became nervous and asked, "What happened?!"
"A few days ago, my people observed that many Samonai people had entered Kopsa, and the city became very lively. I thought they were doing some kind of sacrifice or celebration, but it also made us more vigilant. These days, thousands of Samonai people suddenly came from the north of Kopsa. They are fully armed and have built several camps near Kopsa … Big Leader, the situation is not good! Look at how lucky they are, I'm afraid the Samonai are going to attack Potentia again! "Sasidat said anxiously.
"Thousands? How many people do they have?! "Puamoth was a little flustered, but he still tried his best to calm down and figure out the situation first.
"Well … about … at least 20,000 people! The Samonai have sealed off the area near Kopsa, and my spies can't get in at all! " Sasidat also felt that he was too vague, so he explained, "But we found that among the Samonai's flags, there is not only the Hirpini flag, but also the Pentri and Caudini flags!"
Puamoth was really shocked and said anxiously, "Are the four major tribes of Samonai all gathered in Kopsa?!"
"For the time being, we haven't found the Caraceni flag," Sasidat said anxiously. "Big Leader, you must immediately send troops to support me! I'm afraid that the Samonai will launch an attack in the next few days. My hundreds of soldiers can't stop them at all! "
"In the past, just dealing with Hirpini alone was already very difficult for us in Potentia! According to what you said, there are at least three Samonai tribes now. Even if I send all the reinforcements, it's impossible to defeat them. Instead, the Samonai will take the opportunity to destroy our main force in the wild, weakening the power defending Potentia! Sigh … "Puamoth was so worried that his eyebrows were knitted together.
There were many tribes in Lucania, and the tribes united with each other, eventually forming several large tribal associations: Potentia, Grumentum, Picossis, Galaguso, Neutum. These tribes united with each other for their own interests, and they fought with each other. There had been endless conflicts until the appearance of Diónia, which restored peace to Lucania Municipality.
The Samonai were different from the Lucanians. The Samonai, a race that lived in the mountains of central Italy, was divided into four major tribes: Hirpini, Penteni, Cautini, and Caraceni. Not only were each tribe relatively united, but the relationship between the tribes was also harmonious, and there were few conflicts. Every tribe had a big leader, who was elected by all the tribes. Unless he provoked public anger, it was rare for him to be ousted midway. After all, only people with talent and moral character could be recognized by the tribes. He would remain as the big leader until he died. Unlike the big leader of Lucania, the big leader of the Samonai tribe had much more power. Regardless of whether the tribes lived in the mountains or in the valleys, no matter how far away they were, they had to obey the big leader's orders in military, diplomatic, and other major matters. From this point of view, the four major tribes of the Samonai were more like four kingdoms instead of the tribal union of Lucania and Bruti. It was precisely because of this characteristic that the Samonai, a race that lived in the barren mountains, could make the surrounding Latins, Greeks, and Lucanians fear them. Originally, Potentia only faced Hirpini, the largest of the four major Samonai tribes.
Originally, Potentia was only facing Hilpini, which was the largest of the four major Samonai tribes. It was located in the southern part of the mountains occupied by the Samonai people, bordering Potentia. Now that two more tribes had come, how could Potentia not feel nervous? He paced back and forth in the courtyard anxiously. Finally, he made a decision. "Shasidat, go back immediately and tell your tribe to make preparations. First, quietly transport some supplies to the city. Once you discover that the Samonai people have launched an attack, do not take the risk to resist. Lead your people to retreat to the city … And I will immediately inform the other tribes to make the same preparations."
"This … This … Great Leader, are we going to throw the land outside the city to those damn 'pheasants' to trample on? (The Samoyed warriors liked to put pheasant feathers on the top and sides of their helmets to distinguish their ranks. That's why they got this nickname)?! Destroying farmlands, pastures, and burning houses, this is tolerable. " Shasidat's tribe was often attacked by the Samonai people in the past. The entire tribe was used to living in hiding. He did not care about this, but he still said worriedly, "If the city of Potentia is besieged by the Samonai people for a long time, with so many people in the city, our food won't last for a long time!"
"It won't be long before the army of Diónia comes to support us. Don't forget, we, Potentia, are a member of the Diónia Alliance! " Puamote had never been so glad that he had made the decision to join the Diónia Alliance.
"Yes! Yes! Diónia! Diónia will come to save us! " Shasidat nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. Obviously, he was very confident in this powerful ally of Potentia to the south. It should be known that in the three years since Potentia joined the Diónia Alliance, his tribal territory had not been attacked by the Samonai people.
Watching Shasidat leave in a hurry, Puamote's face became even more gloomy. He had already heard that Diónia had declared war on Rockley. Potentia had asked for help from Diónia at this time. Would Diónia come to help in time?
… …
Alexis walked into the city hall of the Grumentum. The governor, Bagoule, was already waiting there. "Commander Alexis!" Bagoule was wearing a Burton uniform, but he gave a military salute.
"Sir Bagoule!" Alexis, who was wearing a military uniform, raised her hand to greet him.
"What lord? Don't make fun of me. Right now, I want nothing more than to take off my robe and put on my armor, so that I can serve as an officer under your command!" Bagul helplessly smiled.
Back then, Bagoule held the two positions of the first captain of Legio III and the governor of the Grumentum. It was only a temporary measure to stabilize the situation in Lucania after they had just occupied the Grumentum region. Neither the Senate nor the Devers would let the highest administrative and military power of a region (at that time, the captain of Legio III, Hieronymus, was in Turií, and the position of the first captain was the highest military position in Lucania Municipality) be concentrated in one person. Therefore, when Diónia obtained Picossis and gained the upper hand in Lucania, the Senate proposed to remove Bagoule from his position.
Considering that the Grumentum was located in the center of Lucania Municipality, if Diónia's rule was consolidated, the whole of Lucania would be completely stabilized. Therefore, the Devers temporarily removed him from his position in the legion and tried to persuade him for several days.
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