v6 Chapter 234： Division of power

But the words of Oklahoma have not been finished yet, and Martius once again said: "Your Majesty, I have several letters here, which were sent along with the war report."

"Why don't you say it early, come and show it to me!" Daves pretending to be angry and criticized, read the letters in a pretending manner, and then said to the Cretan, who was looking at it: "This is Tonys, column. Ortini, Sikuri... and other city-state letters that require alliances."

Oklahoma shakes his hand and picks up the letters. After reading the first and second, he has no mood to watch it again. Of course, he can see that these letters are true and can be expressed only by one point: from the end of the text, the characters are written in a lot of names, and even handprints and graffiti.

He can imagine: in the heads of a city-state riot, there are upper-class citizens, their writing is very elegant; there are ordinary civilians, they are written with a lot of literacy; they may also have free people or slaves. Of course, they can only recognize the graffiti. These mobs have just rid the power of Dionysius, so they have written in such a hurry, I am afraid not only want to get the protection of the force of Dionia, but also want to get the Dionya after the city-state election. Support, for the group that they represent to win more benefits.

If the distracted Oklahoma took the time to read the letters, he would find no letter from Katanay.

In fact, there is, but Davers did not take it out. Katane’s letter is from the hands of Antrapolis, in which he rewrites: Katane’s people and free people, and even a small number of slaves, under his many exchanges and persuasion, Agree to let Kataney merge into the Dionysian League...

This is why Davers did not take this letter out. In addition, there is a letter from the city-state that also asks to join the alliance, that is Naxos. Yes, after the exiles regained their homes, they decided to rebuild Naxos and dedicate them to Dionia.

The two cities of Kataney and Naxos have been destroyed by Dionysius, so people here know more about peace and tranquility than other Sicilian city-states. It seems to be more free and dangerous. Independence is more important, so under the guidance of Antrapolis and his men, they willingly choose to join Dionia, the Greek city-state alliance that can defeat the terrible and powerful Syracuse, and make them No longer displaced in the future.

Oklahoma had some thoughts and handed the letter back to Davers, and at the same time persuaded him: "Daveus, even if Dionia defeated Syracuse and won the final victory, but yours The first priority should be... It should be to restore Great Greece to its former prosperity. The relationship between the various city-states in Sicily is complicated, and there is a contradiction between the local indigenous Sikers and the Greeks. This island, which is completely strange to you, can easily be involved in the quagmire of conflicts between city and city forces, but it will drag down the development of Dionia..."

"Thank you for the concern and reminder of the American Cretan." Daves smiled and asked: "In the invasion of the great Greek army in Syracuse, there are from Leonidini, Tonys, Katane, West. Citizens such as Curry, if Dionia refuses to join these cities, how do they think they will be?"

A glimpse of O'Creton, before he answered, Hennipolis next to him interjected: "They will doubt that Dionia still hates that they once assisted Syracuse in aggression against Greece, fearing that we will retaliate. They, out of panic, are likely to reconnect with Syracuse in order to withstand the threats that may come."

"Yes, with a brand new Syracuse without Dionysius, it is like a wine in a clay pot poured into another empty can. In fact, the taste has not changed, and the result is still Is Syracuse or the lord of the Greek city-state of Sicily, is this what Carthage wants to see?!” Daphus asked again.

O'Reilly had to admit in his heart that this situation is very likely to happen. He said during the period of Ai Ai: "You...you can tell these city-states, you have no attempt to attack them, you can also sign with them... sign a friendship agreement ......"

Daves chuckled and leaned his body on the back of the chair. He said slowly: "The Russian Cretan, Carthage, has taken the initiative to sign a friendship treaty with the neighboring Phoenician small city state?"

A glimpse of O'Reilly, he immediately understood the purpose of Daves: the lion never cared about the feelings of the cattle and sheep. The great state of the big state has always been a big gang to ensure its safety and defeat the tin. Lacuña's Dionya is already a powerful state, and certainly will not do this stupid thing.

O'Reilly felt a fever on his face and listened to Daves. "In addition, Syracuse's strength far exceeds that of other Sicilian city-states, as well as the city-states attached to Carthage. Whether Syracuse is What kind of government, who will govern, and as time goes on, it will naturally attract the surrounding city-states to move closer to it. At that time, the Syracuse will also be the threat of Great Greece and Carthage! So, Katanay Leotini... These city-states demanded an alliance with Dionia, which would allow the central part of the eastern Sicilian region closest to the Great Greece to be separated from the sphere of influence of Syracuse, called the southern Greek security barrier. Syracuse wants to invade the Great Greece, it must first conquer this area to the north, then the war will be launched there, and will not cause damage to the Great Greece! So we Dionia will be anyway Agree with their request and form a solid alliance with them!"

Listening to the firm words of Daves, Oklahoma suddenly realized a question: "Didonia did not intend to destroy Syracuse?"

"Destroy Syracuse?" Daves seemed to hear a joke, saying: "What can't be done even with Carthage, how can Dionia now be scarred! We are just In order to protect the security of the Great Greece, do something that weakens the power of Syracuse."

After listening to Daves' answer, Oklahoma had some heartbeat and some regrets. For Diaonia insisting on accepting the Sicilian city-states, he was somewhat uneasy: this is the first time in centuries. Foreign forces are involved in Sicily! The invasion of Athens in the Peloponnesian War was not counted. After all, it was too far apart, while the Great Greece was different. It was only a few miles away from the strait...

"Oklahoma, do you know what kind of geometry is the most stable?" Davers suddenly asked.

Geometry - This was once developed to calculate the land area. These years have been highly regarded among Greek scholars who like to delve into the natural sciences. Some Athenian scholars have claimed that geometry is the foundation of all learning!

"What?" Ukrainian, who had come back to God, did not expect that Daves would ask a question that was not marginal.

"It's a triangle." Daphus said bluntly: "Why did Carthage and Syracuse continue the war in Sicily? Because you are a powerful force in Sicily."

Davers extended two fingers: "As long as they come together, there must be war because of conflicts of interest, there is no room for manoeuvre. But if you join Dionya -" Daphus put another finger up Let it be a triangle: "The three parties are mutually restrained, but a long-term peace will be reached! Because one party wants to wage war against the other, it has to take into account the threat posed by third parties."

O'Reilly stared at his fingers, and hesitated after a long sound: "It is also possible that the two forces will unite and attack a force."

Davers smiled: "This war made Dionia and Syracuse an enemy. It is impossible to unite to attack Carthage. Do you think it is right?"

Oklahoma did not speak, but he was thinking: Syracuse burned Crotone, slaughtered the West Chamber, and destroyed the territory of Dionia, and indeed the Great Greeks hated them! So Dionya will sell the captive Syracuse citizen to us Carthage. If the Syracuse people know this, they definitely can't afford Diony...

"Can the Carthaginian and Syracuse jointly attack Deonia?"

Oklahoma shakes his head: decades of war have made the hatred between the two city-states too deep.

"Diagna wants to join Syracuse with your Carthage to kill Syracuse But now the situation is impossible. And after a few decades, there may be two forces that can unite, But the distribution of interests is always uneven, and it will always be found by third parties to break the alliance. Therefore, peace in Sicily can be guaranteed for a long time, and this kind of guarantee is in line with the interests of your Carthage. Is that right, O'Creton is an adult." Dafoss said calmly.

From the inside, Oklahoma felt that Daves had some truth, but such a major event was beyond the scope of his authority, so he silently said nothing.

But Daves apparently didn't plan to forget it like this: "Herney, go get the map."

Henipolis placed the map of Sicily on the wooden table, and Davers picked up the pen and said, "I think that west of Palermos and Serinus is the sphere of influence of your Carthage."

As he said, he wrote a letter and cut "a big western corner of Sicily," and he added: "Syracuse goes south to the north of Kamanina and belongs to the sphere of influence of Syracuse."

He stretched his pen and made another stroke, "cutting" a small southeast corner, and finally he said: "Tauromenian, Naxos, Sikuli, Katane, Leotini, Tonys Dionya.” He said, he carefully pressed the east coast of Sicily and made a narrow strip.