"Dionia wins!!!..."

"Dionia's Navy wins!!!..."

"King Davers wins!!!..."

"Haddes wins!!!..."

...

The people shouted loudly, venting the humiliation and fear that had been accumulated in their hearts during this period. At the same time, this would make them feel that this victory was not only a bystander, but also a participant, because it was their efforts and persistence that made Davers the king, Hades blessed the alliance, and this immediate victory!!!

Davers has always been the king, so our alliance will always be safe! This belief has begun to be implanted into the hearts of the people.

At this moment, the rock that had been pressing on the hearts of the people suddenly disappeared, and many people acted crazy about this: some cried loudly; some knelt on the ground and sang Hades's chant devoutly; some rushed into the sea and shouted in a loud voice; some hugged the people around them excitedly, regardless of gender, to share the joy in their hearts. Even the little guy Patrocross took this opportunity to hug Cynthia, whom he had always been in love with.

What's even more crazy is that some females in the crowd claimed that to celebrate Dionia's hard-won victory, it's free tonight.

Even the person in charge of Cristoya Restaurant in Turiy announced in the crowd: Tonight, all Cristoya restaurants in Turiy will provide free drinks for guests celebrating victory.

The cheers of the people of Dionian throughout the coast reached their peak.

Just as the people were cheering for victory, the Dionian fleet rescued the sailors who fell into the water, split half of the warships and gathered together. Under the leadership of Davers, they immediately turned around and headed north.

When passing the mouth of the Krati River, 300 cargo ships loaded with most of the soldiers of the Second Legion joined in and drove towards the Heraclia coast in a mighty manner.

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From yesterday, Diomeras and Eumacas outside Hercules were somewhat confused: the Diones suddenly strengthened their blockade, built a checkpoint on the banks of the Salachino River, and sent a company to guard them, and no one could enter or exit.

In fact, Turiyi took the same measures in the wooden bridge of the Krati River and the city of Turiyinan, and even the port was blocked, and no ship could leave the Krati River and enter the sea.

These harsh measures made Tarantum cut off the news from Turiyi, which made the two leading consuls of Tarantum feel a little uneasy: What happened to Turiyi?

After repeated analysis, they finally guessed that the biggest possibility was that Davers was back, because only he had the right to achieve such a strict blockade.

But speculation is speculation after all, and it is impossible to make a decisive decision without conclusive evidence, and the two consuls also had a dispute.

Eumacas asked: immediately withdraw the troops besieged Heraclia and retreat to Metapontum to avoid being attacked by the main forces returning to Dionia.

Diomeras expressed his objection, believing that Tarantum spent a huge price and finally arrived at the city of Heraclia and could invade Diony's territory. He could not take the initiative to withdraw his siege because of the incident of storm. If he did this, he would be laughed at by the people of Tarantum and he would be impeached by the Senate!

After some argument, the two finally reached an agreement: send a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to cross the Sinni River and destroy the land of Amendorala, while reconnaissance whether there were large troops from Dionia in the south. At the same time, more floating bridges were built on the Agri River to facilitate the troops' retreat.

They also sent people back to Tarantum, hoping that the Senate could send spies to the city of Castron, which they had not looked down upon before, so as to learn about the recent situation in Turiyi.

In the anxious wait and see, the day passed smoothly.

The next morning, news came from Tarantum's fleet: The Dionia fleet suddenly drove out of the Krati River and encountered the Navy of Syracuse at sea, and the two sides had already fought.

The generals of the Tarantum fleet also asked: Will the Tarantum fleet also participate in the battle?

When the two consuls heard the news, they were relieved. They knew that Dionia's adventure was obviously a death-seeking act, but they were very happy to see Dionia taking such a "heroic action" because it would reduce the psychological burden of Tarantum's army. After all, more than one hundred three-layer oar warships were hidden in the Krati River, and who knew that they would suddenly come out one day. Syracuse could easily win it, but it does not mean that Tarantum could do it too. Therefore, for the two consuls, the pressure on the sea is still a bit great. However, the Syracuse Navy is now ruling the Taranto Bay and sharing the pressure for Tarantum. If this naval battle can severely damage the Dionia fleet, Tarantum will completely lose pressure on the sea.

However, both consuls refused the fleet's request. Since the Tarantum fleet was defeated by the Map coalition a few years ago, after accumulating over the past few years, the fleet has finally gained 35 three-layer oar warships and 20 other warships. There is no need to devote themselves to this naval battle that knows it will win. Moreover, even if the Tarantum Navy joins, the Syracuse people may not appreciate it. I am afraid that they will think that Tarantum is trying to win. What's more, although Tarantum and Syracuse joined forces against Dionia, Tarantum, as a great Greek powerhouse, has its own dignity.

The two consuls rejected the fleet's request and instructed them to report on their battle situation after the naval war ended.

Then I stopped caring about this and began to think about how to conquer Heraclia.

These days, the coalition forces of Dionia and Hercules were quite calm and allowed Tarantum soldiers to rage on the land of Amendorala. The soldiers even led the stolen cattle and sheep and scolded under the city, but they still closed the city gates and did not leave.

This made the two consuls very troubled: using nearly 20,000 troops to attack a city with more than 10,000 soldiers, they asked themselves that they did not have this ability. I heard that the Syracuse people had a powerful siege weapon, and the Senate had sent people to Silitun to ask for loans. I wonder if the arrogant Silitun tyrant would agree? If Dionysius disagreed, Tarantum's army would have to besiege the city until Heraclia's food was exhausted. Not to mention that this would take time, not to mention that the main force of Dionyha could return at any time, so Heraclia, closest to Turiyi, must be their first target for rescue.

Is it true that Tarantum's chance to wait until the Syracuse conquered Crotone and the army approached Turiy? Diomeras thought unwillingly...

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In the city of Heraclia, Trifias, who had been busy pacifying the people and worrying about the city defense for the past few days, slept a little while. As soon as he got up, he prepared for breakfast, he heard the servant come to report: The general of Dionys asked for a meeting.

To be honest, Trifias was a little afraid of seeing the commander of Dionia, Matonis. In order to defend Heraclia, the Dionians even had their territory destroyed by the Syracuse people. Every time they saw Matonis's eyes piping off fire on the city wall, they tightened their fists and forced their painful expressions, which made Trifias feel so guilty.

Martonis strode into the living room, and Trifeath was still drinking wildly with porridge: "Captain Martonis, have you had breakfast? Do you want to give you some?"

Through this period of contact, Trifeyas knew that this mercenary commander, the corps of the Dionia Legion, did not like the common etiquette. The more casual you were, the more relaxed he would be.

"I've eaten it," said Matonis, reaching out to bring a wooden chair over and sitting down next to Trifeath: "I'm here to tell you something very important!"

"Oh, you said!" Trifeath quickly put down the porridge and wiped his mouth with a linen towel.

"The messenger who sneaked into the city from Turiyi last night told me a very important news!"

Trifeias immediately raised his ears. Of course he knew what someone had sneaked in last night, but the man was here to look for Matonis, and he couldn't force him to ask, but Turiyi, who had been ignoring Heraclia a few days ago, suddenly sent an envoy and took the risk to sneak in. I'm afraid the matter would not be simple.

"His Majesty Davers has led his army back to Turiy!"

"Davs is back, that's great!" Trifeas screamed excitedly, and then he was stunned again: "Wait... what did you say just now? His Majesty Davers?!"

"The people of Dionys got the oracle of Hades and recommended Lord Davers to become the king of Dionys!" Matonis said with a proud look.

King! Trifeath touched his chin. This was a political matter within Dionia. He had no right to question it. Moreover, it was not the time to consider this issue: "So Davers Great... the king will soon lead his army north to defeat the Tarantum people?!"

"The messenger told me that His Majesty will lead the Dionian fleet to sea this morning to find an opportunity to fight the Syracuse Navy, and make us ready to attack. Once the sea battle is victorious, we will immediately attack the enemy camp and drag the Tarantum people down so that His Majesty's army can arrive from the sea and encircle and annihilate the Tarantum army here!" Martonis said excitedly.

"This plan is... very good." Trifeath said hesitantly, "But can the Dionia fleet defeat the Syracuse Navy?! You must know that the Syracuse Navy is much stronger!"

"I believe His Majesty Davers, he always says what he says!" Martonis looked firm, and he stood up and said loudly: "If you don't want to send troops, I will take my army out then!"
Chapter completed!