"Peace talks?!" Ocreton was shocked.

"Yes. The Syracuses hope to truce with Dionia, abandon the land they occupied in Great Greece and support their Locky Allies in exchange for the exchange of the troops in Silitun City to allow the safe return of the troops in Silitun City..." Davers said seriously.

"King Davers, are you going to agree to their conditions?" Ocreton asked immediately.

"I'm thinking... As you said just now, there have been many difficulties in Dionia since the war started, not only food issues, but also because the citizens have come out to fight, the affairs in the alliance have basically been abandoned, and the people's war-weariness is also rising... Alas!..." Davers shook his head and sighed.

"King Davers, I think you cannot cease the war with Syracuse at this time, because the national strength of Dionia cannot be compared with Syracuse. Although Syracuse suffered consecutive failures in Great Greece, it only takes one or two years to rest and regroup a huge army and invade Great Greece again! In fact, we, Carthage, had such a painful lesson in the battle with Syracuse! Is one or two years enough for the Great Greece, which has been greatly damaged, to restore its strength?!" Ocreton reminded loudly, looking extremely concerned.

"Then..." Davers asked hesitantly: "Your advice is..."

"Totally destroy the Syracuse army in Silitung City!" Ocreton sternly said: "It would be better if Dionysius could be captured. He is the culprit of all wars in Sicily and Great Greece!"

Davers felt that he had vaguely seen Carthage's attitude towards Syracuse in this war, but he was still ready to explore Carthage's bottom line deeper, so he continued to ask in a hesitant tone: "Just you said just now, Syracuse's strength is far greater than that of me, Dionya. Even if this army is eliminated, Syracuse in Sicily can still continue to threaten the security of Great Greece. Dionya is in danger of war at any time. So... what should we do to completely eliminate this danger?"

"Totally eliminate it? Then just destroy Syracuse! But this is something that even Carthage cannot do, and Dionia is even more impossible!" Ocreton's proud tone attracted a sneer from Heneperis. Under Davers's reproachful gaze, Heneperis lowered his head to complete his work.

Ocreton felt that he was very generous. He ignored the rudeness of the young man and continued to point out the direction for Dionysia's next action: "Although Dionys could not destroy Syracuse, it could weaken its power. Syracuse's huge citizen population and its countless allies were the responsibility for Dionysius to attack the Great Greece, and they were also the targets of Dionysius' exploitation. As far as we know Carthage, these Greek people were full of resentment towards Dionysius, and the news that Dionysia defeated Dionysius's army gave them the courage to resist.

Haven't your army landed in Sicily now?! As long as the army of Dionia continues to fight in eastern Sicily, the Greek city-states and people will rise up to support you in resisting the dictatorship of Dionysius. The Sicily alliance established by Syracuse will be broken, and Syracuse can no longer become the overlord of Sicily!" Ocredon became more and more excited and actually clenched his fists.

Davers' expression was very calm. He quietly exchanged glances with Henipolis who had just walked out of the tent and returned soon, and then slowly said: "What Lord Ocredon said is very reasonable and also touched me! However, the army sent by Dionyya to Sicily only had more than 4,000 people. He originally wanted to harass and destroy the eastern part of Sicily, forcing Dionysius to lead some troops back to Sicily to relieve our pressure in Great Greece... But the day before yesterday I received an urgent report from Sicily that our troops landed in Sicily were attacked by a 20,000 army led by the general Massias of Syracuse. The situation was very difficult. It seems that fighting in Sicily is not so easy...

If... at this time, you Carthage can take advantage of the great opportunity of Syracuse's army and their territory defense is empty and attacking east from western Sicily, then Syracuse will not be able to resist. At that time, not only will Syracuse's alliance collapse easily, but even the city of Syracuse, which has not been occupied for a century, is likely to be broken!..."

After hearing Davers' excited and tactful requests, Ocreton's original expression of reproach became a little embarrassed. He dodged Davers's seemingly excited eyes and said hesitantly: "...Carthage and Syracuse just signed a peace agreement a few years ago... We Carthage abide by the agreement and will not violate it within the deadline... Carthage has always kept our promises, which is the main reason why Carthage can become the richest city-state in the Western Mediterranean..."

Henepolis looked at the Carthaginians pretending to express their opinions, and sneered in his heart.

Davers sat dejectedly on the wooden chair and whispered: "Oh!... This is a pity..."

"Although we, Carthage, cannot participate in the war, we will strongly assist Dionia!" Ocreton said hurriedly. He was able to go on a mission because Hanno wanted to further strengthen relations with Dionia and formulate a covenant in favor of Carthage. It was not for Dionia to truce the war with Syracuse. If such a result was caused, how dare he face Hanno? So he was a little anxious: "We will not only continue to supply the grains you are in urgent need, but also provide excellent weapons. And we... we are also willing to provide huge loans for Dionia to recruit mercenaries when you lack soldiers..."

Davers' eyes lit up and immediately said, "Great! With Carthage's selfless help, we are confident that we will eventually defeat the Syracuse people! Heni, go get paper and pen, and I will make a list of supplies for Lord Ocreton that Dionia needs."

"Yes, your Majesty." Henipolis immediately stood up and handed over paper and pen.

Ocreton was stunned when he saw Davers turning from frustrated to a great boost in confidence and said hurriedly: "King Davers, before you make a list, it is best to sign a new agreement with me first."

"New agreement?" Davers was puzzled on the surface, but his heart was tight: the real purpose of the Carthaginians' visit this time was finally revealed!

"Yes, a new agreement. Because under your leadership of King Davers, the outstanding performance of the army of Dionys on the battlefield has once again changed the view of our Carthage Senate on this war, and Carthage hopes that after a great aid to Dionys to win this war, Dionys cannot be against Sicily—"

Before Ocreton finished speaking, he was interrupted by the voice of the captain Martius, who was lifting the curtain and walking into the tent: "Your Majesty, the battle report of the First Legion is here!"

"Take it for me!" Davers couldn't wait to get a roll of paper tied with red cloth from Martius.

Ocreton, who was interrupted, couldn't help but open his curious eyes.

"Great!" Davers shouted excitedly and said loudly: "In the letter, Antonios said, 'The First Legion completely defeated the Syracuse coalition led by Masias and occupied Taurumenan. A large-scale riot occurred in the central part of the eastern coast of Sicily. The people of Siculi, Catanai, Leotini, and Taurus overthrew the dictatorship of Dionysius. At the same time, the people of Syracuse also resisted and drove Dionysius' supporters to the island of Otigia.'"

Davers paused for a moment and said in a stressful tone: "Antonios also said, 'These newly independent city-states are afraid of being retaliated by the powerful Syracuse in the future, and have demanded to join the Dionys League.'"

"Really?!" Henipolis and Martius showed surprised expressions.

"Take it and see!" Davers handed out the roll of paper in his hand with a happy expression.

"Let me see first!" Ocreton snatched it with unprecedented agility and couldn't wait to take it out and take a closer look.

Davers and Henepolis smiled at each other: the battle report is indeed true, but it was not just delivered, but it was already delivered in the morning. Davers asked Henepolis and Martius to act in this play, but while gaining benefits, he also tried to defeat Carthage.

Ocreton looked over and over again, with an incredible look. He didn't expect that just two days after he left Carthage, the war situation in South Italy suddenly turned like this, allowing him to say how to say "Dionia is not allowed to enter Sicily after the war."

"This...this...this is really..." Ocreton didn't know what to say for a moment, and after a while, he said: "Have all the situations mentioned here... been confirmed?"

"Mr. Ocreton, Dionia has a military law, which stipulates that 'No one shall falsely report or report military information. If the war report written after verification does not match the actual situation, different punishments will be given depending on the severity of the situation. The minority of the situation will be demoted, and the worst of the seriousness of the situation will be executed.' Although Antonios is the commander of the legion, he dare not make such a mistake." Davers answered seriously.

"Of course I don't doubt the war report of General Antonios, but like Siculi, Leotini, Catanaio... these city-states have always been changing repeatedly. Carthage has had many interactions with them, and they are very clear. Their request to join the Dionian alliance is very likely to be forced to please Dionian's army in Sicily due to the current situation. It is not necessarily true..." Ocredon began to express his objection after his shock just now and calmed down a little.
Chapter completed!