Chapter 670
The next day, Tarus was woken up by loud shouts outside the hotel.
He put on his coat, stood in front of the window, and looked down. He saw hundreds of Rome people gathered in front of the hotel. They waved their fists, shouted angrily, and even tried to break through the guards and rush into the hotel.
"What are they yelling about?" Tamerus asked his translator.
"These people from Rome are cursing us!" The translator stammered angrily, "They asked us to leave Rome … They said that Diónia has no right to interfere with their affairs in Rome … They said that they are not afraid of Diónia. If we dare to send troops here, they will definitely defeat us! … "
Taprous knew that the translator didn't translate the message properly. It was impossible for these angry Rome people to speak so elegantly, but he didn't care at all. There was a popular saying in the Kingdom of Diónia. "Dogs that bite don't bark, no matter how fiercely they bark."
More and more people gathered, but Tapris wasn't afraid. On the contrary, he hoped that they would rush in and injure one or two people in the emissary delegation. Once this problem was magnified, Rome would have a hard time dealing with it, and Taprus would have more means to mediate.
But Ta Perus's wish was destined to never come true.
The heavily armed Rome patrol team soon arrived and tried to disperse the crowd. There were even some scuffles between the two sides.
When the captain of the patrol, Titus Cassius, saw Taprous, his face darkened. He threatened, "People of Diónia, this is the result of your request for a truce! The citizens of Rome who lost their land because of the truce will vent their anger on you. I'm afraid this is just the beginning, and I can't guarantee that every patrol will arrive in time. "
After listening to the translator's translation, Taprus pointed at the people of Rome who were shouting angrily and unwilling to leave and sneered, "Is that so? Why are they cursing now, 'Damn nobles, we will never allow you to use this matter to cancel the promise of giving us land and turn it into public land!' … "
Cassius was speechless. He did not care that the envoy of Diónia was right in front of him. He cursed angrily, "Damn commoners!"
Then, with an ashen face, he warned the emissary group, "In view of the anger of the civilians in Rome towards you, I hope that you will stay in the hotel for the next few days and not go out. Otherwise, if something happens, it will not be our responsibility!"
That being said, before Cassius left, he stationed more soldiers in front of the hotel to protect them.
Aristocrats and civilians … Taprus looked at Cassius' back as he left, deep in thought …
… …
It was very easy for Rome to inform Carthage about the Diónia emissary group. Since the two sides established a closer military alliance two years ago, there was a special envoy of Carthage stationed in the city of Rome. On the one hand, he was responsible for contacting the Senate of Rome and dispatching aid to Rome. On the other hand, he was responsible for strengthening the trade between Carthage and Rome and monopolizing the sales of certain goods. It was precisely because of the full support of Carthage that Rome had always maintained an absolute advantage in the battle against the surrounding forces. Not only did they quickly recover their strength, but the speed of their expansion was also far faster than during this period in Cassius' previous life.
When the envoy of Carthage, Archiedgar, learned of the arrival of the Diónia emissary group from Rome's military governor, Paulus, he could not help but be shocked. The first thing that came to his mind was that two years ago, the people of Diónia had destroyed the Sikere's Tanik tribe, which was secretly supported by Carthage, in Sicily. Could it be that they were now targeting Rome, which was supported by Carthage, in the north of Italy?
Paulus saw that Archiedgar was deep in thought, so he asked softly, "Now the people of Diónia are pressing us for a reply. We want to know what is Carthage's suggestion on this?"
"Don't reply for the time being. I will immediately send someone to report to the Senate of Carthage!" Archiedgar said cautiously.
"Dear Lord Archiedgar!" Paulus took a small step forward, slightly lowered his head, and asked in a respectful manner, "If … I mean, if the final result between Rome and Diónia is not a good one, resulting in … a conflict, will Carthage support Rome?"
Archiedgar's eyes immediately swept over to Paulus. As a member of Hanno's faction, he knew Hanno's conservative style very well, so he said cautiously, "This is a very important question. I can't answer it. The decision must be made by the Senate of Carthage! Carthage and Diónia have been friends for more than ten years, and they have just renewed the friendship agreement. It is difficult for him to make this decision! But … "Archiedgar showed a hint of fierceness," As far as I am concerned, I am willing to support Rome and teach the arrogant people of Diónia a good lesson! "
… …
When the messenger from Rome rushed to inform Camillus, Camillus was already on his way back to Rome with his army.
When the Tustlonians learned that Rome had led an army to attack them, they did not resist. Instead, they opened their gates to welcome them, showing to Rome that they had no intention of rebelling.
The generous Camillus recognized the loyalty of the Tustlonians, so he did not let the army enter the city. Instead, he waited for the leaders of the Tustlonians to swear to God and make a promise before he led the army back.
On the way back, Camillus was stunned when he received the news from the messenger. Although he was already a famous and ever-victorious general of Rome in central Italy, he did not know much about Diónia. He only knew that this kingdom occupied the entire southern part of Italy and was very powerful.
The rise of Diónia was too short, and Rome had been in turmoil for more than ten years. Camillus had spent most of his time on the battlefield, so he did not have the spare time to study the Kingdom of Diónia in the south.
Another civilian military officer, Frius, knew even less about Diónia, but the young and energetic him said with dissatisfaction, "The Senate is too cautious. They should directly reject the unreasonable request of this Diónia messenger! If Diónia really dares to send an army to Latin, we will completely defeat it and let this kingdom know the power of Rome! "
"Such an important matter will be decided by the Senate, so let's not worry too much about it." Camillus warned him, "What we need to worry about now is how to attack the Volsci."
Hearing this, Frius did not dare to make any more comments. The last time he failed in battle, if not for Camillus's rescue, he would not have escaped the Senate's accusations. Yet, Camillus still disregarded the past and chose him to be his assistant for this expedition. This made him completely angry with Camillus.
After a while, Frius said, "Alright, we will obey the order and lead the army directly to Saturnicum. But before we change the route of march, we must first inform the soldiers so that they will not protest again. "
After he finished speaking, he saw that Camillus did not reply. He was holding his chin, deep in thought.
"Camillus! Camillus! "…" Frius called out repeatedly.
Camillus came back to his senses. His eyes were bright, and he said in a deep voice, "No, we should not go to Saturnicum. We should go to Antium!"
Frius was stunned. "Why?"
"Now Quintus and Licinius are leading the army to besiege Saturnicum, and Volsci has also mobilized troops in an attempt to defend it. Even if we rush there, it will be difficult to break through Saturnicum in a short period of time. But the Senate hopes that we can occupy more Volsci land as soon as possible … Antium is far from Saturnicum, and it is at the rear. I'm afraid that they will be unprepared. If we attack it, we will have a high chance of success. "
Frius' eyes lit up. "Just like how we saved Priscilla?"
"Yes." Camillus nodded confidently.
… …
Just four days before Camillus led his army to invade Volsci's territory, Diónia's envoy, Karias, took a boat from Poseidon and entered the city of Naples. Then he headed east into the Sammonae Mountains and came to the central town of Kautini, one of the four major Sammonae races, Kautini. He met with its leader, Segovani, and expressed to him that the king of Diónia was seriously concerned about the Kautini warriors frequently invading the territory of the Campanian Alliance. He hoped that Kautini would not violate the covenant again, restrain its people, and ensure that similar things would not happen again.
Segovani only said lightly, "Got it."
Then, with an unfriendly expression, he proposed that he could agree to Diónia's conditions, but Diónia could no longer interact with Quinduc, the leader of Nasera, a town in the south of Kautini, nor could they send the priests of Hades into their territory …
Roping in and assimilating Nasera was Diónia's established strategy. Of course, Karias could not agree to Segovani's request.
Therefore, he was given the cold shoulder in Kautini and even received loud insults and humiliation from some of the Kautini people. Segovani not only did not stop it, but also took pleasure in his misfortune.
Karias returned to Poseidon angrily and wrote a letter to the Turií Senate, truthfully describing what he had encountered and seen during his visit to Kautini, and concluded that the Kautini would soon launch another attack on the Campanian Alliance!
The Devers had discussed this with the Ministry of Military Affairs beforehand, and Karias's judgment was indeed consistent with the Kautini's practice for the past two years. Every time Diónia sent an envoy to condemn the Kautini's aggression, the Kautini would soon launch an attack on the Campanian Alliance.
It seemed that the great leader of Kautini had a rebellious mentality against Diónia, and always liked to go against G.
Therefore, after an urgent discussion with the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Devers decided to immediately send Legio III to assist the Campanian Alliance against the upcoming attack of the Samonai and Kautini tribes.
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