In the Carthage Senate, the offensive faction led by the Margonid family, who received strong support from the people, strongly criticized the conservative faction led by Hanno. Their proposal to attack Syracuse and rebuild the north security barrier for Carthage was finally approved.

So the Carthage Senate appointed the patriarch of the Margonid family again, one of the Carthage Sophits (similar to the consul, and two) Shimirko as the commander, and began to recall the troops sent to explore the Iberian Peninsula. His commander was Shimirko's younger brother Mago, and at the same time began to prepare military rations for the army.

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A big incident happened a day ago. Lud and Brina, two small tribes in the north, clashed and even fought due to territorial issues. The city chief executive Bagule personally went to mediate, but suddenly was besieged by his tribal soldiers. Bagule was unprepared. Thanks to his escorts who fought to break through the siege, they fled back to Grummentum. Soon, the city was reported that Bagule was seriously injured and was in danger. At the same time, the city gate was closed and the city was heavily guarded, but no troops were sent to attack the two tribes that openly raised the anti-flag.

For a time outside the city, the tribes under Grummentum were in panic and rumors spread.

The news soon reached Picosis and Potendia.

"Son, the old fox Puamot has finally taken action! We can't wait anymore, we must send troops immediately to attack Grummentum!" Cincinnag said excitedly and anxiously.

"Father, didn't you say that you would wait for Pottentier to send troops before we could send troops?" Geninath asked in confusion when he saw Cincinnath's excitement.

"The situation is different now than before! Although Potendia did not send troops, they have already taken action. Didn't you hear that just now, 'The city lord of Grumentum was ambushed and seriously injured'. This must be a good thing Puamot and others secretly provoked the Grumentum tribe adjacent to Potendia! Logically, the Dionians should send troops to carry out bloody revenge on those tribes, but the Dionians did not. Instead, they locked the city gates. What does this mean?!"

Cincinnager waved his arm and said excitedly: "It shows that the Dionians have no extra troops to suppress the rebellious tribes. Their soldiers were all drawn to attack Bruti. Why did the Bruti envoy who came yesterday not so nervous when he asked us to join the last time? He had already made it clear, "Dionia sent nearly 20,000 troops to attack the Bruti Mountains from the north, but he was unable to attack the city of Wig, and there were heavy casualties; they still had 10,000 people to attack Knapetia from the south, and were also blocked from the mountains and could not move forward.

.’Dionia is in the dilemma of fighting with the Brutis, so the Dionys here only want to defend the city of Grummentum. Now, the tribes of Grummentum are as frightened as calfs who have lost their mother. We must rush in front of Potendia and send troops to Grummentum's territory. Those tribes will inevitably surrender and our team will grow rapidly. By the time Puamot arrives, it is too late, and Grummentum is up to us Pikosses!" Thinking of the pride, Cincinnag couldn't help laughing.

"Father, I'll call the warriors now!" Geninath was so excited that his father said that he immediately strided out of the living room. Behind him, Cincinnager's voice was filled with hatred: "The cunning Dionys, dare to take away my Grummentum, I finally waited for the day of revenge! God Asinu, I, Cincinnager, will sacrifice to you with the blood of the Greeks, and hope to get your blessing!"

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"Brother, why are you still hesitating!" Pollet shouted anxiously: "The Picoses have already taken action first. It must be the cunning Cincinnagra who has won over the tribes of Grummentum and designed to severely damage the Bagule of Dionia! Now, Picoses' army must have set out. If we do not send troops, Grummentum will be the Picoses!"

Compared to the impatient Pohlert, Puamot, the 50-year-old leader of Potendia, sat upright on a wooden chair. After hearing this, his eyebrows did not move, and he slowly said, "I'm still saying the same thing-wait."

"Brother, you don't want to take risks. Why don't I take some soldiers to Grummentum first-" Pollet was so anxious that he wanted to say something else. Puamot's expression became serious. He looked at his younger brother and said coldly: "Petentia is still my decision now. You have to give orders and talk about it after I die."

Pollett dared not speak anymore. He was nearly 20 years apart from Puamot, and his father died early. He was actually taken care of by this brother, so although he was a brother, he looked more like a father and son.

"Pollet." Puamot's tone became gentler: "Don't forget how we lost Grummentum."

Pollert didn't say anything, but he looked obviously dissatisfied.

Puamot sighed, with a little more solemn expression on his face: "I know you have been complaining about me being too cautious in doing things and not interfering in the disputes within Lucania. In the past, Akpiru was allowed to grow bigger, but now he refuses to attack Grummentum... But you must know that we, Potendia, Pikossis, and Grummentum are different. They are surrounded by Lucanians, and there are terrible Samonets in the north. Don't forget what our ancestors warn us all the time, 'We were driven from the north to this mountainous area by these Samonets' people.' Don't look at the fact that these Samonet tribes have not fought with us now, because we have enough warriors, and they have to deal with the Greeks in the west, so we are in peace. But if our strength is weak, do you think those hungry wolves will let Porgentia go!"

Pollert's expression moved slightly.

"At the beginning of the year, I did not resist your repeated requests and sent troops to Grummentum. In the end, you and the soldiers were captured by the Dionians... Do you know... During that time, the Samones once sent envoys to me to express their willingness to borrow troops to help me defeat the Dionians."

Pollett was moved, and he couldn't help but ask in a hurry: "Is there such a thing?! Have you agreed?!"

"Agree?" Puamot sneered: "If I had agreed, the city of Potendia would have belonged to Samonet long ago. Fortunately, we and Dionia made peace in time and put you back, and I was relieved. Now, the situation in Grummentum is complicated, and the war between Dionia and Bruti doesn't know what it will eventually become. I can't see clearly... If you can't see clearly, don't send troops easily. Cincinnag wants to snatch Grummentum, so let him snatch it. The Dionians are not that easy to deal with."

After hearing this, Pollert was silent for a while, and asked a little unwillingly: "Since that's the case, why do you agree to form an alliance with Bruty?"

A glimmer of light flashed across Puamot's turbid eyes: "Alliance is also to make an extra way out, Asinu blesses! If there is a good opportunity... so we must calm down now and wait..."

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Pi'anlun quickly rushed back to Kosenza, and happened to intercept Nikuru, who hurriedly led his troops back from Knapetia. He finally persuaded him to stay in Kosenza and waited for the gathering of the army before attacking Bissinia.

But not long after, he received a reward from the scout: the Greeks built a fortress on the road leading to the plateau of Bissinia.

Pi'anlun could no longer sit still. If the Greeks were allowed to repair the fortress, it would undoubtedly add more difficulties to regain the revenge of Visinia. He had to let Nikuru lead his soldiers to obstruct him, and add a thousand warriors from other tribes to him, and repeatedly told him not to fight against the Greeks.

After Nikuru was anxious and led his troops to walk for three hours, he could vaguely see the Greeks in front of him, and immediately widened his eyes: they turned the exit of the mountain road into a large construction site, digging pits, driving piles, and moving wood... a scene of rushing towards the sky, and a wooden wall three meters high and dozens of meters long stood there, with city gates, battlements, trenches, and deer forts. All the facilities that should be equipped with fortresses were basically complete.

Nikuru's action was quite fast, but it had been a day and a half since the Second Legion occupied Bissinia. The legion commander Dracos seized the favorable opportunity of this day and a half and divided his 7,000 soldiers into three teams, and took turns to speed up the construction of the fortress day and night. The soldiers also knew that time was tight and they had enough energy. In addition, some simple defensive facilities assembled by the engineering operation, the fortress had already taken shape when Nikuru arrived.

After the scattered cavalry discovered the Brutis' team, they immediately rushed back the letter, and the trumpet sounded in the fortress, and the soldiers working slowly retreated.

Although Nikuru was surprised at the speed at which the Dionian soldiers built the fortress, and it was known that it took seven or eight days for Sinia to remove the fortress facing Cosenza, he was even more angry that the Greeks did whatever they wanted in his territory.

"Kill the Greeks outside the city!" With his order, the trumpet sounded, and his soldiers hated the enemy for taking away their hometown, and rushed towards the Dionians who were not wearing armor and carrying weapons like ferocious wolves.

Under the command of the team officer, the soldiers of the Dionians did not panic. They passed through the city gate in an orderly manner and retreated into the wall. The soldiers at the end of the team even turned their heads back with great leisure, hoping that good things would happen.

50 meters away from the city wall, the charger of Bissinian soldiers suddenly screamed and fell to the ground. When they pulled out their feet, they were all covered in blood. Either they were pierced by pointed wooden stakes buried in the grass, or they were cut by flesh hooks, and the narrow foot pit could break their ankles...

I had a high fever some time ago, and then my jaw lymph nodes were swollen. After it subsided, I thought it had been cured. I didn’t expect that starting this week, my waist began to sore and numb, so I updated it in advance today and I want to have a good sleep.
Chapter completed!