Chapter 523
Agathia was taken aback for a moment. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there are more than ten thousand captives! There are only about two thousand citizen soldiers in Asprostom, and I have to leave some soldiers to defend the city. There's no way I can take care of so many captives … "
"The few thousand soldiers of the Spear Brigade will be under your command. They will return to Turií with you." The Devers already had a plan in mind. After this battle, Syracuse's army would be far fewer than the army he led. Moreover, they had just suffered a crushing defeat. Dionia's regular army would be able to win the battle. Next, it would probably be a siege battle, and the spear brigade would have no place to use their skills.
"Alright." Agathia nodded. He looked at the captives passing by and said worriedly, "Now that there are more than ten thousand captives, I'm afraid the Alliance's food supply will be even tighter."
"Ancitanos has taken a ship to Carthage a few days ago. I believe he will be able to sign an agreement with Carthage this time," the Devers said confidently.
"Carthage?" Asprostom frowned. "Didn't it reject our request to form an alliance?"
"The situation now is different from when the battle first started …" The Devers was about to explain in detail when a shout came from afar. "Lord Devers!"
The Devers focused and saw a group of two people walking towards them. The leader was Cypross.
The Devers quickly went up to them, followed by the guards.
"It's all thanks to you Dionysians that we've finally won this important battle! We've defeated the vicious Syracuse! Greece is saved! "Cypross gave the Devers a strong hug.
The Devers patted him on the shoulder and said in a serious tone, "If it wasn't for you guys defending the left flank against Syracuse's all-out attack, the outcome of this battle would have been very difficult to predict. So, it should be said that the Southern Alliance worked together and won this battle of life and death!"
"That's fair. Our citizens didn't die in vain!" A cold voice came from the side.
Dyvers turned his head to look. The person who spoke was a burly and muscular middle-aged man. His square face was covered with sideburns, and he had a dignified air about him. He looked at Dyvers with a complicated gaze.
"General Myron?" Devers had already guessed his identity.
"I'm Myron, the one you defeated a few years ago and forced to leave Crotone." Myron's tone seemed to be a little unfriendly.
Devers didn't mind at all. He sighed and said, "There's a saying in the East that goes' no discord, no concord '! The people of Diónia were frightened when you marched on Turií. I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but I didn't expect that a few years had passed in the blink of an eye, and I only saw you today. But fortunately, Diónia and Crotone have become allies of life and death. I'm honored to fight alongside you in this battle of life and death for Greece and defeat the enemy! I believe that the best decision the Crotone Council made in this battle was to recall you. That's why Crotone is able to hold on until today. That's why we, the Southern Alliance, can gather strength and counterattack Syracuse. That's why we have today's victory! On behalf of Diónia, I thank you and the citizens of Crotone who fought with their lives on the line! "
After Dyvers said this sincerely, he solemnly saluted Myron. In fact, he didn't know what Myron did after returning to Crotone. His words of praise were more of a compensation to Diónia for delaying their rescue of Crotone.
So as soon as he finished speaking, the Crotone soldiers behind Myron straightened their chests, their hearts filled with pride. This was praise from the famous and undefeated general of Greece, Devers!
Even Myron himself was a little excited. He hurriedly saluted back. "It's my honor to fight alongside Lord Devers!"
"This is all the arrangement of the Goddess of Fortune! Now that our Southern Alliance is as close as a family, we must make sure that no one from Syracuse returns! "Cypross took the opportunity to chime in.
"Lord Devers." Myron hesitated for a moment. "I'm afraid that Crotone will not be able to send troops to attack Syracuse in the future. Now that our citadels are being burned by Syracuse's rockets, the citizens are in urgent need of rebuilding their homes! … "
"I understand." Devers said solemnly. "Crotone has sacrificed a lot in this war! If there are any difficulties, please do not hesitate to let us know. Diónia will do its best to help! Also, please leave the wounded of Crotone to us. We will do our best to save them! "
What Crotone needed the most right now was the promise made by the new King of Diónia, Devers! For this, Myron sincerely thanked the Devers again, and led his troops back to Crotone's citadel.
"Lord Devers, we Triene soldiers will continue to attack Syracuse together with Diónia's army!" Cypross said loudly as he watched Crotone's troops leave.
"You're very welcome!" Devers said happily. He knew what Cypross's ultimate goal was. "I think when we attack Syracuse tomorrow, Triene will be easily recaptured."
"May Apollo watch over us!" Cypross had the same thought. He did not think that after the defeat of Syracuse's army, the few thousand enemies in Triene would dare to stay there and wait for the attack of tens of thousands of Diónia's army.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty Devers! " Just as the two of them were talking, a familiar voice came from afar.
Devers's eyes widened in surprise. A young figure appeared in front of him. "Why are you here?!"
Henepolis shrugged and said in a relaxed manner, "I'm here to fulfill my promise — to be your secretary, Your Majesty."
"Herney, you don't have to be in such a hurry to be my secretary! You're the consul of Laos. Laos has just been recaptured from the hands of your rebellious uncle. At this time, you should be with the people of Laos, and restore order to the war-torn Laos as soon as possible! "Devers saw his relaxed expression and could not help but remind him earnestly.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Laos now has Alliandos to maintain order in the city, and Bagoule to help manage government affairs. At the same time, Neutum's governor, Hemont, will provide assistance at any time. My presence or absence will not affect the governance of Laos in any way."
Henepolis's words stunned Devers. "You're letting Bagoule handle Laos' affairs for you?!"
"Can't I? The laws that I want to implement were originally learned from Turís. As the governor of the Grumentum, Bagoule should be very familiar with this aspect, and will be able to deal with the various difficulties brought about by the political reform in Laos. My presence there will instead hinder his exercise of power … "Henepolis said eloquently.
For a moment, Devers was speechless, but the expression on his face was still reproachful. The highest consul of a city did not go through the difficult times with the people of the city, and actually slipped away on his own. What would the people of Laos think if they knew about this?
However, it was not appropriate for Devers to say these words in such a public place. Just as he was thinking of waiting to criticize Henepolis in private later, Henepolis saw through his thoughts, stepped forward, and whispered, "The reason why I came with Hilos' army is because I have a very important matter to discuss with you, Your Majesty!"
Seeing how serious he was, Dyvers subconsciously asked, "What is it?"
Henepolis glanced at Cypross beside him, not only did he not ask him to leave, but intentionally made his voice a little louder. "After this incident, I finally realized that my interest is not in governing the city, and if Laos wants to continue to develop safely and prosper, it cannot do without Diónia. So I have decided to merge Laos into Diónia!"
Devers was shocked when he heard this. In his eyes, when Henepolis said this, his expression was extremely serious, and it was obvious that he had thought about it carefully.
Immediately, countless thoughts quickly ran through his mind, but he forcibly suppressed them, and only said one sentence. "We will talk about this later when we are in my tent."
Then he turned around and introduced, "This is the chief general of Triene, Lord Cypross!"
Henepolis quickly came forward and greeted, "Lord Cypross, I have seen you a few times in the mansion of His Majesty the Devers."
"Oh, is that so?" Cypross forced a smile. In the past when he went to Turií, he would always go to the Devers' mansion for talks, so how could he remember the young man he met in the courtyard? But now, he was shocked by the news he had just heard, and looked at the high-spirited young man in front of him. It seemed that if Laos voluntarily asked to be merged into the Diónia Alliance, what kind of impact would it have on the Diónia Alliance and the other city-states of the Southern Alliance? And what would happen to Triene, which had also experienced war and was in ruins?
Cypross sighed in his heart. "Lord Henepolis, congratulations on getting back Laos!"
Henepolis saw the worry that flashed across his face, and laughed in his heart, but expressed his gratitude. "I have just parted ways with General Blomas. He should be escorting the captives with Lord Hilos now. This time, the soldiers of Triene played a great role in stopping the fleeing army of Syracuse! "
Cypross quickly asked for the general location of Blomas, and hurriedly left with the soldiers.
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