v9 Chapter 13： Etruscan help

"Yes ... Your Majesty ..." Pubulius nodded again and again, determined in his heart that, after this event, Lenturus must leave Turui and go to a town where no Romans live. .

Dafus smiled and raised his glass again: "Come on, let's drink this cup, and wait for you to handle this matter smoothly. I think you can also successfully serve as the town chief."

Publius listened, and was refreshed. He drank the wine in his toast and said decisively: "Her Majesty, please rest assured, I will wipe them all away and never let one escape!"

Hmm ... ………………………………

Under the guidance of the palace etiquette officer, Guriala stood at the entrance of the palace hall of Dionia, and heard a shout inside, "Guriala, the envoy of the Etruscan Union, please!"

He then heard another majestic voice saying, "Let him in."

Guralia's heart began to strain, and he took a deep breath and stepped into the palace hall.

I saw that the large and spacious hall was brightly illuminated by the sunlight from the side windows. Tall and mighty soldiers stood straight on both sides, and their armor was shining.

Gurialah moved forward among the martyrdoms formed by the guards, and then saw a row of black wooden chairs on the left and right sides, on which were sitting more than a dozen Dionysian officials in gorgeous robes, most of them with inquiry His eyes looked at himself, and among them he was the well-known Minister of Foreign Affairs of Dionia Ancitanos.

The gentle old man smiled and nodded to Gurialla, which calmed his mood, and then he saw the man sitting on the throne in front of him. The crown on his head was bright and dazzling, his face was solemn and solemn. It's a tight one: this is destroying Rome, conquering Carthage, and making Dionia the King of Daphs, the sole overlord of the Western Mediterranean.

He quickly stooped down, saluting salutingly, "His most honorable King Daphs, on behalf of all the people of the Etruscan Union, I extend my most respectful greetings to you!"

"Welcome to you, the messenger of the Etruscan Union!" Dafus smiled and said kindly: "The Etruscan Union is an alliance of Dionia. In recent years, our two countries have not only traded frequently but also There are also many cultural exchanges. This trend is very good. I hope that the exchanges between our two sides are getting closer and closer, which will be beneficial to the stability of central Italy! "

"Your Majesty, you are right!" Guriara took the conversation and said, "But we the Etruscan city-state hopes to strengthen not only trade and culture with the Kingdom of Dionia, but also the military And strengthened connections. "

The rotating chairman of the Senate, Antaeris, interjected immediately, "You are incomprehensible to you, Messenger of Gul'Alla. You should know that Dionia and Etruscan are allies. The unrestricted exchanges, and once one party is in trouble, the other party must provide military assistance, which has shown that we have a deep military connection. "

"That's just an emergency measure in special circumstances, and what I mean by strengthening ties in the military is that our Etruscan Union hopes that under normal circumstances we can also get the military help of your Kingdom of Dionia! "

Guriala said in a heavy voice: "His Majesty the King, you should know that the Gauls, neighbors of the northern Etruscan Union (the Greeks have always Collectively referred to as the Celtics, the Dionysians initially continued this statement, until after Rome's integration into the kingdom, influenced by them, gradually began to rename the Celtics in northern Italy as Gauls), Incessantly invading the territory of the Etruscan Alliance, and the intensity of its invasion has been intensifying in the past two years. The Alliance has formed an army to defend, but ... "

Gurialla expressed an indignation and anxiety: "The northern border is too wide, and the Gauls are very cunning. They rarely fight with our coalition forces. They always attack our small troops and invade our defense against the empty Region ... Now that the Alliance is somewhat overwhelmed, the population of several city-states close to the northern border flees to the south ... Further, the Gauls will be able to occupy northern Luna, luca, and Phuc Florentia, and then let more tribes easily pass over the rugged mountains, take root in the northern part of our Etruscan Union territory, and by then ... the Gaul more than 20 years ago I am afraid that a large-scale south invasion will repeat itself! "

Speaking of Guralia, here, the ministers in the temple whispered for a while, but none of them took the initiative to speak.

Davers avoids the eyes of Guri Alla praying and looks at the Secretary of Military Alexis (the former Secretary of State for Military Affairs Hilos has stepped down two years ago, Davis personally designated that Alexis will succeed in the Western Mediterranean War , Asked softly, "Alexis, what do you think about this?"

Alexis frowned, thinking for a while, and said solemnly: "Listening to the Etruscan envoy, the situation in the northern Etruscan Union is more serious! But ... now the Gauls are not There was no major southward invasion, nor the city states that captured the northern border. If we agreed to the request of the Etruscan Union and sent reinforcements to reinforce their northern border, Dionysian would likely encounter the difficulties they face. ——The Gauls will refuse to fight head-on with us and continue to disperse the army to attack Etruria, and we will not be able to gather large forces to invade the Gauls' territory ...

In order to effectively defend against the Gauls' invasion, it is necessary to confront and fight for a long time, and our reinforcements cannot stay in the friendly territories far away from their homeland for a long time, which will make the soldiers unable to deal with their own affairs and affect income ... … And the reinforcements staying in the north for a long time will also consume a lot of food in the Etruscan city-state, welcoming the complaints of the local people ... "

"Your Majesty, Lord Alexis is right. At this time, sending reinforcements is not good for Etruria or us Dionysian. We should think more carefully ..." Most Ministers One after another echoed, apparently disapproving of the "reinforcement of Etruscan".

Guriala was a little panicked, but fortunately he had prepared in advance: "Uh ... we also think that it is not appropriate to ask Dionia to send reinforcements at this time ... so the senior officials of the coalition city states decided after many discussions, Luna, Lucca, and Florentia have part of the territory under the ownership of Theonia. You can build towns in these territories. The cost of building the city and the short-term consumption of materials are covered by the entire Etruscan Union. Provided for free. "

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar.

大 The Minister of Agriculture, Burkos, could not help but ask: "Do you mean ... the land that is demarcated will always belong to Dionia?"

"Yes, forever!"

"Then how much of this land area is there? In addition to building the town, is there enough leftover land to support the people of the town?" Burkos asked again, reminding: "If there is not enough land allocated to Diao As a citizen of Nigeria, even if your Majesty agrees with your request, the people of the Kingdom may not be willing to move to Etruria. After all, living there is much more dangerous than domestic! "

Guriala felt hope and said solemnly: "Of course, the Etruscan Alliance has considered this issue, so please rest assured that the land provided by the Alliance is broad enough and fertile, and should be able to satisfy the people of Dionia Requirements, even some places have rich minerals ... "

The words of Uguri God immediately aroused heated discussion among the ministers.

This situation made Guri Alla sigh with sigh: If it was not the perennial looting and assaults by the Gauls, which led to a large number of people fleeing south to the city-states near the northern border, the land of these city-states would be deserted and people would die. They would not Probably providing so much land to Dioria!

At this time, Alexis asked again, "Envoy of Etruscan, do we have the right to choose which lands belong to Dionia? Where do we build the city?"

As the highest military chief of the kingdom, Alexis asked this question because he didn't want the Etruscans to put all the land closest to the Gauls to Dionia, so that Dionia could The civics stood at the forefront, defending against the Gauls' offense, bearing the casualties alone, and letting the Etruscans hide behind, UU reading the book failed to work.

Dighuria hasn't responded yet, and Daphs gave a cough and said solemnly, "I'm more concerned about this issue."

Guri God knew for a moment that he could not persevere on this issue. He raised his spirit and thoughtfully said, "Dear King ... The Kingdom of Dionysian is strong and the Etruscan Alliance is relatively weak. How can we play with it? We are providing the land in good faith, and please help us to resist the Gauls together! If Her Majesty the King and the Ministers are not satisfied with the land that has been placed, we can discuss again and choose a new land. "

Davers was satisfied with his statement. He leaned his body backwards, hands on the throne's handrails, smiled and said, "I already know the requirements of the Etruscan Alliance. Please go back and take care of it. Rest, we will discuss this matter. "

"... Yes, Your Majesty the King!" Guri Alla did not get a clear reply. Although he was a little unwilling, he did not dare to say more, and resignedly resigned from the palace.

At this time, Davers looked at the ministers and said aloud, "You all have heard the request of the Etruscan envoy, and if you have any opinions on this, let me talk about it."