"No, Captain, you are taking the opportunity to retaliate." Chenotimas whined.

Olivers laughed and said, "Let's go, brothers. Keep patrolling the city and teach the free people who fight for women."

"Yes, captain!" A group of soldiers walked towards Turiyi City with laughter.

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There was a long wooden table in the big tent, and there were several people sitting opposite him. In the middle was a young man. Lucias heard that Amendorala's consul Davers was very young, and it was obviously him. There was a man with a thick beard next to him, and he happened to know him, the chief general of the original Turiyi, and the other person did not look like a Greek.

Of course, Kunogorata recognized Lucias and whispered to Davers' ear to introduce him. While listening, Davers was looking at Lucias: This middle-aged man from Crotone is slender, handsome, and has a beautifully trimmed beard. He looks very elegant, but Kunogorata said that as the leader of the Crotone conservatives, as Crotone conservatism has been declining, he can still be elected as a general by the public for ten consecutive years. It is definitely not easy to be with him.

"I am Lucias, representing Crotone, come to negotiate with Turi...the Tuah alliance!" Lucias stepped forward and said.

"Welcome, General Lucias." Davers stretched out his right hand and signaled the other party to sit opposite the wooden table. Then he looked at him calmly and said, "We are busy rebuilding the city of Turiyi recently and want to meet the envoys of various city-states. Time is very tight. Just tell me what you requested this time."

Lucias didn't expect Davers to be so direct. He coughed a few times, concealed the surprise on his face, and then said loudly: "Since that's the case, I will directly say what we Crotone demanded, hoping that the Tua League will release all the captives of Crotone and its allies, and then Crotone will cease to fight with the Tua League to achieve peace!"

"Hahaha..." Davers raised his head and laughed sarcastically: "The Crotones killed my citizens, destroyed my city-state, and robbed my supplies. They just said 'Agree to cease the truce'. They wanted to pretend that nothing had happened before, and they wanted us to unconditionally release the culprit of this disaster. I wonder if the Crotones were too naive or too shameless?!"

Lucias said with a calm face: "Mr. Davers, don't forget that this war was not triggered by Crotone."

"Okay, I don't want to argue with you about who is right and who is wrong. Please come back!" Davers waved his hand straightforwardly.

Lycius was stunned: I just said a few words and then I won’t talk. Davers’s approach of not playing according to diplomatic routines also attracted his anger: “Sir, are you not afraid of fighting with Crotone again! We can organize an army of 20,000 or 30,000 people at any time, and we will not make the previous mistakes again!”

Davers heard Lucias' threatening words and said firmly, "When it comes to war, I am not afraid! The alliance will never make the mistakes made by Turiyi before! We will kill all the prisoners first, sacrifice the gods with their blood, and then rely on the tenacious defense of the city walls, so that you Crotone will have to fill in every step forward! And the people of our Turiyi will not be afraid of death, nor will they surrender. Young people die and old people die and women! Turiyi is lost, we retreat to Amendorala! Amendorala is lost, we go to Heraclia! As long as the enemy still tramples on our territory, we will fight to the end with our enemy!"

Davers's words made Kunogorata, who was originally disgusted with war, blurted out: "That's right, this is the code of conduct for our Tua Alliance in the face of aggression!"

Lucias was shocked by the opponent's fighting spirit. He clearly felt that this newly established alliance was not only not as weak as Turiyi before, but also was more warlike. It was not a good choice to start a stalemate with the Tuah Alliance!

He was about to say a few words to ease the atmosphere, but Davers said loudly: "Kunogorata, go and call back the Locre messenger who had just left. We need to re-negotiate with him about the conditions he had just proposed the alliance!"

The messenger of Locre! Lucias's heart was beating wildly, and he suddenly remembered: The person who looked familiar just now was Metlofinis of Locre. He had gone to Crotone twice to negotiate, but he didn't even remember him.

"Sir, tell your request." Lucias had no choice but to give in first.

Davers stopped Kunogorata who had just stood up and said, "Wait first."

Mariji corrected his body and said loudly: "The requirement of our Tua Alliance is,

First, because Crotone burned down the city of Turiyi, the people of Turiyi lost their homes. In order to compensate for their losses and rebuild the city of Turiyi, Crotone needed to compensate the Turiyi Alliance for 2,000 Tarant;

Second, Crotone can redeem your soldiers, and the ransom of each captive is five hundred drachma, and as the culprit of the burning city, these captive soldiers must serve in Turiy for one year to redeem their sins.

Third, Crotone must allow Crimesa, Castron and Tua alliance to become alliances;

Fourth, the peace treaty between the Tua League and Crotone is a five-year period, during which the two sides do not violate each other.

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After hearing this, Lycius shook his head repeatedly: "Your requirements are too high, Crotone cannot agree."

So, a long tug-of-war negotiation began.

Davers handed over the difficult task to Marigi, and then went to another tent not far away.

Here, Davers meets Amicles from Castellon City.

As the chief general of Castron, Amicles was able to come to Turiy in person, which showed an attitude. As soon as he saw Davers, he said flatteredly: "I have heard that Amendorala's consul is a hero favored by the Pope. When I saw him today, he was indeed very different from ordinary people!"

Davers smiled slightly and said, "Is there anything important to General Amicles coming to Turiy?"

Amicles did not answer directly, and he said with emotion: "Mr. Davers, to mention that the three cities of Turiyi, Amendorara and Castellon have a lot of origin. We are all sub-countries of Sobaris (when Turiyi was founded, some of them were descendants of Sobaris, barely considered). We all came from the same place! When Sobaris was strong in the past, Castellon had contact with Amendorarado. How peaceful and peaceful it was! Unfortunately, after Sobaris' demise, Castellon had to be forced to join Crotone's alliance and was bullied. Fortunately, the establishment of Turiyi allowed Castello to be independent and enjoyed a peaceful and peaceful life for nearly forty years! Crotone's army attacked Turiyi, and Kastellon was weak in power, and he had to join Crotone's army. We—"

"Castron is sandwiched between the Tua League and Crotone, and it is difficult to remain neutral!" Davers interrupted him and said seriously: "Since Castron and Tuliyi and Amendolar have a lot of connections, why not join us again! Crotone is negotiating with us. If an agreement is reached, Crotone will not interfere with Castron's voluntary choice. As long as Castron and Tua League become alliances, we will unconditionally release Castron's captives. And as an alliance of the Tua League, we do not interfere in Castron's internal affairs. You do not need to pay tribute. We only need you to agree to two conditions."

"What two conditions?" Amicles asked anxiously, obviously a little moved.

A smile appeared on the corner of Davers' mouth: "First, after forming an alliance, Castellon will not sign any form of agreements and covenants with other city-states and forces; Second, when the Tua Alliance goes out to fight, Castellon must send troops to participate. The generals of the Tua Alliance have the power to command the entire army, and the spoils obtained after the battle are distributed according to the proportion of troops sent by both sides."

Amicles carefully pondered these two conditions and the benefits he received after joining the alliance, and his eyes gradually lit up...

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After more than a day of negotiations, the armistice agreement between Crotone and the Tua League was finally established:

First, Crotone compensated the Tua League thirty tarants in one lump sum (it was very different from Marigi's initial asking price, but there was no way. Crotone was only slightly setback. Coupled with this war and the previous war with the Brutis, two consecutive wars greatly consumed Crotone's treasury. The asking price was too high, and the agreement could not be reached).

Second, each prisoner soldier is worth two hundred drakma, and he has to serve in the territory of the Tua Alliance for half a year. The Tua Alliance needs to ensure the safety and health of each prisoner and allow his family to visit. (Including the captive Asprestum and the Cilitent militia, the Tua Alliance has about six thousand prisoners of Crotone and its allies. Each soldier is equivalent to four cows, and the price is not high or too low. If all soldiers redeem it, this item alone will bring two hundred tarants to the Tua Alliance. Moreover, the Tua Alliance only provides basic food and accommodation for these prisoners. If these prisoners want to eat and dress well, they have to rely on Crotone and its allies to find a way. In fact, later the food of the captives was provided by their families. The Tua Alliance used six thousand people to free labor for half a year, and the families of these soldiers also brought additional food and accommodation income to the city of Tuliyi.

Lucias firmly opposed the service, but Marigi was also extremely persistent and even said bluntly, "We are afraid that after these prisoners go back, Crotone will immediately arm them again and attack Turiyi again." In the end, the two sides reached a compromise. Lucias, who was worried, even added a special sentence to the agreement, "The prisoners must not be allowed to mine!")

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