"So what?!" Melantheus glanced at him sideways, with an expression of dissatisfaction on his face that was flushed from drunkenness: "Where did I and he come from, it is fate, and of course he is doomed. Failed!"
He asked again loudly: "Turii and Amendolara are allies. I heard that when my army was approaching Turiyi, Amendolara also promised to send reinforcements, right?"
"It is true, the messenger of Amendolara once said, 'Just give them a few days to gather their troops, and when their reinforcements arrive, Turii will be able to hold it!'" Ancitanos replied, and he put Amendo Lara's original words slightly accentuated her tone, and she saw that Melantheus' face turned even redder.
Melanhus turned to Timalas beside him: "Tomorrow, you will send someone to question Amendolara, 'Why do you want to be an enemy of Crotone? Ask them to immediately cancel the alliance agreement with Turii and join us with us. Alliance!'"
Timalas hesitated for a moment: "Amendolara and Tarantum are allies!"
"That's right, it's allied with Tarantum, and it can also ally with Turiyi, why can't it ally with us?!" Melantheus said firmly.
"Okay." Timas reluctantly agreed.
Melantheus turned the glass, and his eyes shone brightly: Davos, what would you do
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The news of Crotone's capture of Turi quickly spread throughout Greater Greece, and Turii became the focus of attention.
Tarantum, Locri, Lijim and other city-states are paying close attention to the development of the situation, and even the Syracuses in Sicily who are preparing troops and supplies and preparing to attack Carthage also pay attention. An alliance of Syracuse, Dionysius even married the famous family of Locri, Doris, the sister of Demodocus, the current chief general, and Locri and Crotone are mortal enemies, The strength of Crotone is by no means what Locri and Syracuse want to see, and it is also related to a longer-term strategic plan in Dionysius' mind.
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The messenger of Crotone came to Amendolara, bringing with it Melantheus's order to subdue Amendolara, which made the political atmosphere of Amendolara tense.
There was a heated debate at the Senate meeting.
Cornerus, Raphias, and Stromboli believed that: Crotone came with a great victory and was powerful. Amendolara, who had just experienced the war, could not be stopped, in order to prevent the territory from being ruined again. , can temporarily compromise and agree to Crotone's request.
The more stubborn Scomblas, Terry Todmos, and Protesilaus suggested that you can delay the time and ask Tarantum to test the pressure on Crotone, depending on the situation.
The elders of the new citizens are almost all hardliners, and they have long been annoyed by the arrogant behavior of Crotone's envoy after entering the city. Invading troops from within must let him know how powerful Amendolara is!
Davos expected this to happen after the Crotone army occupied Turii. As a leader who relied on military prestige to convince the mercenaries, he became Amendolara for life by military strength. Archon, he can't have a hint of weakness and concession, because that would shake his power. So he resolutely said: "Since Amendolara has made a decision before, then we must stick to it! Don't shake Tarantum's trust in us! Let alone let the great Greeks think that Amendolara is a man who will surrender. A city-state that is powerful and forgets its righteousness!"
Davers' powerful words brought the senate meeting to an end.
When the Crotone messenger got Amendolara's reply, he was stunned for a moment, and then he threatened viciously: "Aren't you afraid of what happened to Turii?!"
"You can give it a try." Davos replied coldly.
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The messed up messenger brought Davos' reply: Dear Captain Crotone, the people of Amendolara fear your victory. However, keeping the covenant signed in the name of God is a centuries-old tradition of Amendolara, I hope you can understand! …”
After reading it, Melanius laughed angrily, and ripped the letter to shreds: "This consul of Amendolara is quite courageous... Hehe... A mercenary who knows how to keep his promises?!"
He paced back and forth in the hall and made up his mind: "It seems that we need to teach this disobedient little state a lesson! Timalas, you go and gather 8,000 people, and we will go to Amendola. Wa!"
Timas hurriedly said: "But Tarantum—"
Melantheus waved his hand: "Don't worry, I won't mess around."
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After Crotone's army left the city, they quickly marched north.
Amendolara's reconnaissance cavalry immediately reported it, and the people of Amendolara became nervous when they got the news.
Cornerus, Raphias, and others suggested to Davos again: Temporarily surrender to Crotone and join his alliance.
He was pushed back by Davos with a sentence: "I have never been forced to make peace with a knife and gun!"
The elders of the new citizens were fierce in fighting, clamoring to mobilize the troops to give the arrogant Crotones a head-on attack, and were also forcibly suppressed by Davos.
He ordered: Everyone should return to the city and be on the defensive!
Due to his authority, the team officers reluctantly led the way.
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The Senate of Tarantum also paid close attention to the movements of the Crotone army. They received the news later than Amendolara, and the consul immediately conducted urgent consultations with the elders.
The elders said one after another: Crotone ignored that Amendolara was Tarantum's ally and attacked brazenly, which was contempt for Tarantum! It must be seriously protested!
But for the question of whether Tarantum will participate in the war once the Crotone army and Amendolara go to war, most people expressed caution, saying that it depends on the development of the situation. After all, Tarantum and Crotone are both powerful states in Greater Greece, and each has a group of allies. Once a war occurs, it will not be resolved by a few battles.
Archita took the initiative to apply to see Crotone coach Melantheus in the Senate, and was finally approved. Tarantum sent another messenger to go to Crotone by boat. The sailing time was short, and it only took half a day to reach Crotone when the wind was favorable.
While the senate of Tarantum was still discussing, Melantheus had already led the army, crossed the Savicello River, and two hours later came to the foot of the mountain. Under the direct sunlight of the east, it was like a luminous wall, which made people unable to open their eyes and said, "Amendolara's soldiers still look like this, if I really If I attack it in the morning, this sunlight alone will make my soldiers suffer."
He ordered the troops to form a phalanx, the array was over a mile long, and while slowly approaching the city wall, he knocked on the round shield and issued a battle cry, which was powerful...
However, Amendolara's soldiers, under the strict order of the team officer, just stood quietly at the head of the city without saying a word.
Alsinis couldn't help but said: "Captain, the Crotone people are too arrogant, we should roar twice and fight back."
The squad leader Ctips scolded in a low voice: "Shut up, this is the order of the consul, do you want to violate military discipline?!"
As soon as Alsinis heard this, he immediately stopped complaining.
"Anyway, remember, as long as the Crotones don't attack, we'll watch them perform. As long as they dare to attack, hum..." Ctipps reminded.
"Understood!" Alsinis squeezed the spear in his hand. Even though the enemy team in the city seemed to be extremely large, Alsinis expected them to attack, so that the skills he had been training hard during this period of time could be used.
Seeing that the Amendolara people did not respond, Melantheus immediately stopped the advancing team, and sent someone to call under the city, asking to see Davos, the consul of Amendolara, who knew that there was also no response from the city.
Melantheus thought it was because Davos was afraid and did not dare to have a direct dialogue with him, so he simply sent some soldiers to curse under the city:
"Davers is a coward, and dare not face the Crotone army at all!"
"The Amendoraras didn't even dare to express their anger when they saw Crotone's army!"
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When the recruits heard it, their faces were flushed, and they began to complain, and then they were reprimanded by the veterans: "If you are not timid, you will only know after a fight. Just talking about it is of no use. As for the consul, he led us to defeat Persia many times. These Crotones are probably still enjoying the cheers of the spectators on the sports field when they are in the crowd."
In fact, these veterans are also holding their breath, but the experienced ones are used to obeying Davos' orders, and at the same time, they are not willing to waste their energy on unnecessary things.
The Crotone soldier's voice was also hoarse, but the Amendolara still did not respond.
Melantheus was also bored, and he finally ordered: "Burn all these houses down as a warning to Amendola!"
The Amendolaras, who had always remained silent, made Melantheus feel humiliated and angry, and he gave an order: all the warehouses and hotels at the foot of the Amendolaras were burning in the raging fire, and several Amendolaras Months of hard work were ruined...
The sky-high flames reflected the angry faces of countless soldiers on the city wall.
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When the news reached the Senate, the entire venue was angry.
Only Davos looked calm, and he listened carefully to the returning Asisters and carefully described the performance of the Crotone army under the city. From this, it was inferred that Melantheus' character and psychology, and what he had learned. mutual confirmation.
"Do the Crotones want to declare war on us?" Raphias said in surprise.
"The Crotones invaded our territory and burned our houses, which is already a declaration of war!" Felixius reminded.