v7 Chapter 51： Argument of the Carthaginians

After the ten-year alliance agreement was signed again, in a private conversation with Daves, Curry Thorpe mentioned that Sparta’s Presbyterian Council was worried about the frequent wars of Diaonia in the Apulia region. dissatisfied.

Daves responded to this: "Apulia's affairs belong to the affairs of the Western Mediterranean. According to the covenant, Sparta is not required to worry about it. Even in the later period of the Corinth War, the Debuts and the Corinthian messengers have rushed to the map. Lie, hoping that Dionia could intervene in the war, thus preventing the aliens from using Sparta to control Greece. Dionya strictly abides by the requirements of the covenant and refuses their request. Although many Greeks in the kingdom Citizens were convinced that the spartan Sparta had succumbed to the former Greek mortal enemy Persia, and they were very dissatisfied with the **** contract they had made, and in Sparta flooded Mandonia, ruined a Greek city-state by cruel means and made Similar to the atrocities committed by the Sicilian lord Dionysius, the people of Dionya were very angry. However, the Dionysian Senate repeatedly refused many "People's Officials at the end of the year." Condemn and punish Sparta's request.

In the past ten years, Dionia has strictly abide by the covenant and respects the spartan Sparta. After signing the covenant this year, it will continue to implement the contents of the covenant. I hope that the 18th National Congress can also handle the situation between the two countries in strict accordance with the agreement. The relationship, especially in the question of 'accepting the indigenous people who escaped from Apulia', should be carefully considered and disposed of. Diaonia is keeping its promises, but the city-states that violate the promises will also be treated as enemies..."

The words of Daves made the guest Thores both ashamed and scared. He immediately said: "His King Davers, Sparta cherishes the friendship between the two countries, so he will take the initiative to send me to renew. Sparta will continue to abide by the requirements of the Covenant as in the past, and peace will continue between the Mediterranean and the East!..."

After leaving the guest, Sophos, after only one day, Turui ushered in the messenger of Carthage, Oklahoma.

His arrival was not to renew the contract, but to protest.

The Carthaginians protested that Dionia had violated the Covenant this time and arbitrarily waged war against the Sikri liberty forces, the Sikels, and demanded that Dionia immediately stop this stupid act of "destroying the peaceful environment of Sicily."

The Dionysian Senate refuted the demands of the Carthaginians. They gave facts, put evidence, and reasoned, telling the Carthage messenger: not that Dionia wants to invade the Sikels, but The Taknikian tribe in the Kyle disturbed Dionia and wanted to be unfavorable to Dionia. For this reason, Dionia has already tried several Sicilian veterans, such as La Odesian, and arrested them. A lot of kingdom bureaucrats, of course, also have to retaliate against the culprit of this incident, this is the punishment that the Taninick tribe took the initiative to provoke Dionia!

The hard-hitting refusal of Dionya’s protest against Carthage made Oklahoma unsuccessful.

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A few days later, in the Senate of the basic city of Katai, the Carthage elders had a heated debate on the matter.

"Hano, now the Diaonians refuse to stop the war against the Sikels. I don't know what measures you have to deal with this matter?! Otherwise, no action will be taken, and the weak West Kiel can't resist wearing them. The Onyan army for a few days!" asked the veteran Preta Kuba.

Hanno looked at the veteran who asked himself. Since Marco was removed from the position of Governor of Sicily, he did not return to Carthage, but he went to Iberia with some mercenaries, and the leader of the Magonid family in the Senate and even Carthage became Preta Kuba, he is a distant relative of Margo, but he is much more embarrassed than Ma Ge. In recent years, he has caused some trouble for Hanno to control the Senate.

There is no need for Hanno to answer. Another elected Sofitel Pantilaco has already taken the message and said: "This is the case of the Siknikan tribe of Sikel who provoked Dionia first, Dior It is also understandable that Nia has punished it. What we should do now is to supervise this war at all times and prevent Dionia from taking this opportunity to expand it, thus damaging the interests of our Carthage."

"Oh, you will give up the Sikel people in such a simple sentence! I still remember that at the beginning, you were the suggestion of "Supporting the Taknik An Unification of the Sikels" by Hanno!" A Margoniade veteran Santipur immediately uttered irony.

Hanno looked at him unpleasantly.

Oklahoma immediately refuted: "You are really good at forgetting! At the beginning, the Tannics came to Carthage in the name of the former ally who had fought side by side with Himirko. They first found you. It is also the first proposal of 'Helping Tanikean's people proposed by you in the Senate, and Hanno is just following your wishes. I hope that the Taknikeans can do a better control of Carthage to Sicily. Providing help, but I didn’t expect them to dare to provoke Dionya. I didn’t even think that you were supported by Hanno’s adults and now sue Hano adults! (Carthage commander Chimerco attacked Syracuse in a big fight. In order to win over the Sikels to deal with the Syracuse, build the Tauro Menon Fortress, and donate to the Sikels, and then King Achilles of Sikel, who is the leader of Tariqian. Nice's father formed an alliance. But after Chimirco defeated suicide, Dionysius countered the power of Carthage in Sicily, and Aguilis fell to Syracuse and eventually Dionysius murder.) "

Preta Kuba immediately shifted the topic and put on a worried look: "Hanol, the power of Syracuse has been greatly damaged in recent years. Most of the Greek city-states in Sicily have done a good job with Dionia. They not only often send The messengers attended various celebrations in Dionia, and some even sent teams to participate in the football game in Dionia. Now that Dionia controls the Sikels, is the situation in Sicily back? During the period of Dionysius, this was very bad for Carthage!"

Hanno looked at him with a cold eye and suddenly said: "Preta Kuba, in view of the current situation in Sicily, what is your suggestion? Continue to use gold and silver and supplies to support a Xikai tribe that is about to be destroyed?! Still sending troops to support the West Kelly?!"

"Since Dionia refused to stop the war, of course we only have to send troops to let them realize that Carthage will not only use words to protest, we are serious!" said the old man Santipur in a harsh tone.

The veterans are in vain.

"That means war!" Pantilaco warned loudly.

"Since Dionia is willing to expand her power in Sicily and refuse to heed the warnings of our Carthage, give them a war!" Santipur waved his fist hard.

Many veterans exclaimed, and the voice of controversy rose.

Hanno’s heart was vigilant, and he immediately realized that this was definitely the idea of ​​the Margonyd patriarch who was thousands of miles away. He wanted to provoke a war between Dionya and Carthage. Returning to Carthage himself and providing a good opportunity to control the political situation!

Thinking of this, Hanno suddenly stood up and shouted: "Whether Carthage wants to tear up the covenant and intervene in the war that Dionia punishes the West Kel, a day with Dionia may be prolonged and depleted. A huge war? Now the Senate voted and agreed with the proposal of Preta Kuba and Santipur, and the elders who sent troops to Sicily to raise their hands!"

Except for a handful of veterans of the Magoniide family, the other veterans did not even hesitate to think.

During this decade, the Carthaginians followed Hanno’s proposal and turned their target to the inland area to the south of Carthage’s territory, Numibia. There are many indigenous tribes in this vast land, but none of them In a unified country and organization, the Carthaginians controlled many of the Numitian land, and the Carthagin citizens also allocated a large amount of inland land through direct military sentiment, money purchase, and separation. And hired the Numidians to cultivate, and the elders of Carthage were multiplying their wealth, which also made Hanno’s prestige in Carthage double. The only concern of the Carthaginians is the rebellion that the Numidians have from time to time Several units of Carthage’s citizens have rotated several important positions in the Namibia .

Let Carthage fight with the mighty Dionya, not only the majority of the veterans are unwilling, but the Carthage citizens are not willing, compared with the Diaonians and the Sikels in the east of Sicily, they are even more Concerned about the large amount of land harvested in Numisia and the numerous Numidab slaves and Numidia farmers.

Hanno looked around most of the silent veterans and glanced at the young man who supported the war. He had such a strong advantage that he had long foreseen that if there were no unexpected accidents, the Carthaginians would never want to When the war broke out in Dionia, Marge’s conspiracy could not be realized. Of course, Ma Ge, who now occupies the land of Iberia, and the ruthlessness of the order of the Carthage Senate, also made him feel a headache.

At this time, Hanno will sneak into his arms, take out a paper roll, hold it in his hand, and say aloud: "This is a letter written by the King of Kings by myself! In the letter, he promised, 'Dioni Ya always remembers the covenant with Carthage, only punishes the Taknikian tribe, and will never expand the territory that attacks other Sikels. Please rest assured. 'In addition, he also asked me to consider the issue of renewing the covenant. "He said, he handed the letter to the next old man."

The veterans here are obviously relaxed.