Vol 8 Chapter 7: Rome and Carthage

His words succeeded in attracting the attention of the people around him. The ministers of the kingdom who had not understood or were too concerned about Wolsey focused on him: the northern messenger was wearing a white short coat. Wearing a belt, revealing arms and calves, the dress is somewhat similar to the Samonet, the only difference is that they have shoes.

Thank you for the generous donation of the Wolsey people!
Daphus said calmly:
I have heard that the Wolsey Alliance in central Italy is brave and good, but unfortunately because Dionia is too far away from you, it has always been a long time. Less, I believe that your visit will open a new chapter in the friendly exchanges between Dionia and Wolsey!..."
Davers said a lot of words about promoting friendship between the two countries, as if the arrival of the Wolverine messenger was only to strengthen exchanges with Dionia.
Matt Pola listened a little anxious and said aloud: "My Majesty the King, I came to Dionia for help!"
"Ask for help?" Daphus put on a puzzled expression.
"The Romans in central Italy have always relied on national strength and provoked the war. This time, the Romans invaded my territory in Worthy. We were unable to resist, and we were especially attracted to Italy's most powerful kingdom. Ionia asks for help! I hope that you can send a reinforcement to help the Volkswagen to repel the Romans!" Matt Pola said earnestly.
"But I heard that because you Walsh first attacked the Allies of Rome and angered the Romans, they would attack Wolsey." Military Minister Hilos interjected.
Matt Pola looked at Hilos and immediately replied with conviction: "When hundreds of years ago, we have been living in the south of Latin, and we are still harmonious with our neighbors. A hundred years ago, Rome was just Taiwan. A small town on the Bo River, through constant war and killing, became a powerful force in central Italy! In order to resist the invasion of the Romans, we have been fighting with the Romans for decades and have become a deadly enemy.
In recent years, Rome has conquered most of the city-states in southern Itrunia and has become even stronger. We, of course, can't sit still! It’s a pity... we failed...
Mattebola sighed in pain, and then looked a little resentful and said:
The Romans used the wolf as their ancestor, the wolf was a greedy and violent animal, if Worthy Conquered, the swords of the Romans will definitely be cut to the more fertile land, the more wealthy Campania League, even after conquering them, maybe they will continue south...so I ask Dionia to give us Erxi lends a helping hand!

Most ministers felt that the Wolsey people deliberately made Rome so terrible that it seemed to pose a threat to Dionia, but they wanted to encourage Dionia to send out reinforcements.
Only Davers, who is in the throne, knows that what he said may be true, but he is not moving.
"We are very sympathetic to Wolsey's experience, but I believe that you have seen it in the territory of Dionia. We are suffering from a drought, so at least now Dionya is unable to send troops to central Italy to fight the Romans. Business Minister Mariji said with regret.
"We have food in Wolsey! Just after the end of the autumn harvest, we have enough food! As long as Dionia sends out reinforcements, we are willing to guarantee the food supply of the Dionysian army!" Matt Pola immediately answered.
After he said this, Finance Minister Melsis, Business Secretary Mariji, and Minister of Agriculture Burkes looked at each other and were somewhat moved.
At this time, Anta Orris, one of the rotating presidents of the Senate, said: "Your Majesty, in fact, we don't have to worry about sending troops to help Worthy. We just need to send messengers to Rome to convince them to retreat, to our Dionya. Italy's prestige is also possible.
But... Whether it is sending messengers to negotiate with Rome or sending troops to help Worthy, you need a legitimate reason! Now, Wolsey has no diplomatic relationship with our Dionia, and it is only a matter of criticism to interfere with the affairs of various forces in central Italy.

The reminder of Anta Orris made everyone's eyes shine.
Davers looked at him with admiration and asked, "What do you say we should handle this?"
Anta Orris has not spoken yet, and Matt Pola immediately said aloud: "The Wolsey Alliance is willing to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Dionia!"
"Alignment is a big deal. I am afraid I will need to negotiate within the alliance before I can make a decision." Foreign Minister Ansitanos said bluntly that he was actually questioning the authority of Metebola as a messenger and reminding him not to blindly Speak big.
"Please rest assured! Before I came out, the Wolsey Alliance had given me full power to make any decisions on a temporary basis! And -" Matt Pola was straightforward and confidently said: "And my Pullo family is Walsh has always been an important political force in Circeii, and any decision I make here, the Wolsey Alliance will definitely admit it!"
Daves nodded slightly and said: "I have already understood Wolsey's request, we will discuss this matter, please go down first, you will soon get the decision of Dionia.

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After Matt Pola left the hall, Daves looked around the minister and asked: "What do you think about Worthy asking for help from us?"
"Your Majesty, we have just conquered Danny, and now we are facing a drought. I have heard that Rome is a powerful force. Once it has a war with it, it will not be able to calm down in a short time. We may not be able to support it for a long time in our current situation. This war," Cornelus said worriedly.
"Your Majesty, there is another point, please pay attention." Lucias took the message and said: "Rome and Carthage are allies. If we rush to promise Wolsey's request, interfere with Roman military action, and finally resort to In force, this is forcing Carthage to make a choice! Given that our relationship with Carthage in the past two years is not very good, Carthage is likely to choose to support Rome, thus making this conflict bigger!...

Lucias’s shocking words surprised everyone in the hall.
"Carthage and Rome are allies?" Marji asked questions that some people wanted to ask.
"A hundred years ago, Carthage and Rome concluded a friendly alliance." As the scholar's Ansitanos interface said: "Probably a hundred years ago, Rome initially conquered the Latin region and began to establish the Latin League, the Carthaginians. I signed a covenant with Rome. I still remember that the original provisions of the Covenant were
‘...The friendship between the Romans and their Alliance to the Carthaginians and their Alliance is based on the following conditions. The Romans and their Alliances should not sail through the beautiful Cape... Can't engage in any trade activities in Libya, Iberia, Sardinia, Corsica...
. . . The Carthaginians cannot harm anyone else in any other Latin city belonging to Rome. The Carthaginians must pledge not to occupy any city in the city...’

"This is just a friendly agreement, not a covenant." Senior judge Trito Des Moss questioned.
"I said that this is only the original original text. The agreement has been renewed several times and has continued to this day. In the renewal of two years ago, this agreement added the following terms..." Ansitanos does not matter Not slow to say: "When Rome or Carthage is involved in a war against a third party, it can seek support from the other party. The party that is required can provide as much assistance as possible according to its own situation. After the victory of the war, both parties Then discuss the ownership of the spoils..."
"Two years ago?!" Sedore’s face changed suddenly and said: "The clause added in this agreement is probably set by Carthage for us in Diaonia!"
Two years ago, it was Dionia who discovered the conspiracy of the Taknikian tribe, which was supported by Carthage, in an attempt to unify the tribes of the Sikels. The Eighth Army defeated the Taknikian tribe in one fell swoop, and its leader led the remnants. Escaped to the west of Sicily, controlled by Carthage, and was reportedly taken over by Carthage. Although Carthage once again renewed the friendly agreement with Dionia, the relationship between the two countries became subtle, especially in terms of trade competition.
Did you drop a Tarnican and raise a Roman in the north of Dionia? ! The expression of everyone has become a bit complicated.
Hilos looked solemnly: "Your Majesty ~EbookFREE.me~ For more than a decade, although Carthage has maintained peace with us, it is because it needs to restore the trauma caused by the war with Syracuse. Even so, the Carthaginians are still quietly giving us trouble. After all, the Western Mediterranean only accommodates the next hegemon. This was the case with Carthage and Syracuse, and now we will be like Carthage. .
Therefore, Carthage and the Roman alliance, this should not be the reason we are afraid of aiding Worthy. On the contrary, we should increase our efforts to form a strong alliance with Wolsey, or let Rome conquer Walsh and become stronger. It is a South and North with Carthage, sandwiching our Kingdom of Dionia, and our situation will be even more troublesome in the future! It is better to say that the Carthaginians are still unwilling to have war. The Romans are not strong enough. We join forces with other forces in central Italy to encircle Rome and completely defeat and weaken it. We will no longer be our Diaonia and allies. Danger!

As the Minister of Military Affairs, Hilos said that he was murderous, and his meaning meant the meaning of the military.
The Chamber suddenly fell into silence.
Daves did not immediately make a statement, but looked at Cornelus and Lucias and asked: "What do you think of Hilos's opinion?"