Vol 5 Chapter 19: Peace talk

He looked around at the other three and said, "I have two good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to listen to first?"
"Listen to the bad news first. Look at the ΔΔ书阁WwんW. "kan→shu→ge.la" Drax said first.
"This morning, the grain team returning to Turui was not far from the swamp, and it was attacked by 300 sailors in Crotone. The defending heavy free people were temporarily unprepared, causing 50 casualties and losing beasts. Quite a lot. Before our soldiers arrived, the enemy had already fled back to the ship moored on the coast..." Daphus read aloud.
"300 people?! The number of Crotones involved in the attack has increased, and they are more and more courageous! I remember our garrison near the swamp!" Capps said with surprise.
"Maybe it is because of this that the guards have lost their vigilance." Daves said with a serious expression: "We must learn from this lesson to ensure that we will not commit again in the future!"
Capps and Dracos clenched their fists and nodded strongly.
"The hateful thing is that we don't have a fleet, otherwise how can the Crotones easily attack our villages and kill our people in our territory!" Drax said angrily.
In this regard, everyone is very helpless. Diaonia is an emerging alliance. It is less than a year after its establishment. The Navy is not like the Army. As long as there are people, weapons and strict training, it can be sent to the battlefield in a few months. Making naval warships, especially the main battleships - three-layer paddle warships, even if it is speeding up, it will take at least three months to get into the water. It also needs nearly two hundred sailors, experienced helmsmen... and so on. After training, running-in, and skillful maneuvering of warships, it will take several months to form combat power. Therefore, the navy is an expensive unit that is time-consuming, cost-intensive, and labor-intensive. The small city-state can't afford it. With the current strength of the Dionysian alliance, money and manpower are not big problems. What is most lacking is time. . After this war with Crotone, Davers has secretly listed "the establishment of the navy" as the top priority for the development of the alliance.
"What is the good news for Davers?" asked Avinogis.
Daves smiled slightly: "Locky sent troops to attack Coulenia! As you said, under such circumstances, Crotone may consider revisiting us again. If it still does not move - "Daves' voice suddenly became like a cold wind: "I ordered the Hiernimus to send troops across the Tacina di River to destroy farmland, villages, canals outside Crotone's city...etc. All facilities, forcing the Crotones to come to negotiate!"
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On the second morning, Lucias and Sis Protus went into the big army of Dionia.
Davers looked at them and smiled and said: "Master Lucias, I said that we will meet again. I didn't expect it to be fulfilled so soon."
Lucias ignored the embarrassment of Davers and said with a serious look: "Daveus, the last negotiation condition you proposed, the Crotone Neighbourhood has been deliberated, agreed to give up the Crimea, and handed it over. Oonia disposes of it and is willing to pay a certain amount of money to promote peace! As for the dissolution of the Crotone League -"
Lucias paused and thought about how to use the language to better persuade Daves. Sis Protis then said: "The council agreed in principle to dissolve the alliance, but now Rocky is attacking Culleny. Ya, based on the deep friendship of Cologne and Crotone for a hundred years, Crotone must give assistance to Cologne, and having the identity of the Allied lord will help Crotone to convene citizens, form an army, and reinforce Coulenania, repelled Rocky... After we repelled them, we re-dissolved... Sith Protis suddenly whimpered and couldn’t say it. Crotone’s centennial hegemony in Great Greece, that It was the ancestors of the Crotones who had made their way through the battles, and now they have to pay for it. How can he not be excited and unable to control himself?
It was originally blamed for the fact that Sis Protus had given the cards to the other side and was completely stupid. Lucias was also sad at the moment.
"Crottone doesn't need to dissolve the alliance!" The first sentence that Daphus spoke was beyond the expectations of the two.
Davers looked at the two surprised faces and continued: "Even, Dionia can immediately release the captive tens of thousands of Crotone citizens!"
Lucias looked at Sith Protis and couldn't believe his ears.
"But I have a condition." Daves said slowly: "Diagna has not yet returned the habit of returning the hand."
Lucias responded quickly: "What do you mean... Asprostum?"
Davers smiled: "It's not just this."
He walked over to the map and reached out and pointed out a place: "Our Dionysian army has started camping here!"
Lucias looked up and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Do you still want the land on the north bank of the Neto River?!"
"It's not what I want, but the condition that I want to have to have peace talks with Diaonia!" Daves said in a positive voice: "Crottone is aggressive, twice launched against Turui and Dai The war in the Onyal League burned Turui, plundered wealth, and slaughtered the people of Dionia. Under the drive of the goddess of vengeance, we carried out a brave counterattack. The blessing of Hades allowed us to get a smooth one. Another victory in the field. The confidence of the people of Dionia is soaring. They hate that Crotone can also suffer the pain of being burned! Without the rich spoils, our people will never agree to talk with you! Many people have suggested that more than 10,000 prisoners should be sent to mine, just as Syracuse confronts Athens prisoners!"
Daveson’s tone made Sis Protus squint, and he certainly knew what the expeditionary soldiers who were captured in Athens at the end of the game, and he trembled:
Aspustum and Neto Hebei The land on the shore, which accounts for almost one of the three territories of Crotone, if you gave Dioria, how many people in Crotone who originally lived on these land?! The council is not May agree!"
"These two wars have caused Crotone and Asprostum to lose the lives of no less than 20,000 citizens. The land should be abandoned a lot, and the people will be moved to Crotone city to enrich human resources. Redistributing the land that lacks labor, I think this is a good way to reorganize Crotone, and at the same time reach peace with Dionya, and let the returning Crotone citizens regroup to help the test. Renia, knocking out Lockley, this is a good thing!" Daves said in a deep voice.
His words seemed to have some kind of temptation, and he couldn't help but want to nod. He looked at Lucyas subconsciously. Lucias shook his head slightly. Sis Protus opened his mouth but did not speak. Then fell silent.
"Of course, you can go back and negotiate slowly. I am not in a hurry. Maybe, in a few days, it is not you who stand in front of me, but Rocky. As long as I can cooperate with Diony, I want Locke. I don’t care how much Crotone’s land is distributed.
Daves said slowly, an indifferent look.
Lucias and Sis Protus felt full of cold, and Sis Protus hurriedly said: "The respected Daphus, the land on the north bank of the Neto River, is handed over to Dionia, which is indeed... ...this is really hard to get the council to agree, but some of the land... I think it can be assigned to you...how much, we can negotiate again. As for Asprostum -"
Daves heard this and interrupted him unceremoniously: "Aspustum must be mastered by Dionia, this is not negotiable! To avoid Crotone again failing to keep the promise, tearing up the agreement, launching war!"
Sis Protus stood up and didn't know what to say.
Lucias sighed in the bottom of her heart. The easy compromise of Sith Protis and the incompetence of weakness made him speechless, but this is the choice of the council! In fact, Lucias also understood that Crotone was completely passive until the war. Even if he is confident that the army of Dionia can not break through the solid city of Crotone, and even force Dionia to retreat in the end, how about it! Farmland, villages, and urban facilities have been destroyed, and young citizens are still lacking. EbookFREE.me~ Crotone is going to be a long process if it wants to return to its previous prosperity. The grim situation does not allow Crotone to have extravagant time, and the fearless people have no determination to fight the blood. Therefore, compromise in concession in exchange for peace and reduce losses for future revival is the best choice for the council.
After thinking about this, Lucias no longer hesitated: "Aspstrom will be the northern barrier of Crotone, and if it falls into the hands of the enemy, it will only make the people of Crotone feel more uneasy. I think even if the council agrees, the citizen assembly will oppose it!"
"So, you rejected the conditions of peace talks in Dionia." Daphus looked at Lucia as hard.
Sis Protus anxiously pulled the clothes of Lucias, and Lucias said with a self-confident statement: "The Crotone people oppose the enemy's possession of Asprostum, but they do not necessarily oppose It is occupied by allies."
"Allies?!" Daves, who has been calmly and steadily controlling the rhythm of the negotiations, is also somewhat surprised.

Yes!
Lucias looked up and said loudly:
As long as Dionia and Crotone are in alliance, part of the land on the north bank of Asrupus and the Nato River will be handed over to Dai Onia is not a big problem."