The next day, Tapirus was woken up by the noisy shouts outside the hotel.

He put on his clothes, stood in front of the window, and looked down, and saw hundreds of Romans gathered in front of the hotel. They waved their fists, shouted angrily, and even tried to break through the guards' blockade and rushed into the hotel.

"What are they shouting?" Tapirus asked the translator with him.

"These Romans are scolding us!" The translator stammered in anger: "They asked us to leave the city of Rome... They said that we, Dionia, have no right to interfere in their Roman affairs... They said that they are not afraid of Dionia. As long as we dare to send troops, they will definitely defeat us!"

Tapirus knew that the translator did not translate directly, and these angry Romans could not speak so elegantly, but he didn't care at all. There was a saying in the Kingdom of Dionia, "Dogs that can bite people do not bark, even if they bark fiercely."

The number of people gathered was increasing, and Tapirus was not afraid. On the contrary, he hoped that they would rush in and injured one or two people in the messenger group, and after expanding this diplomatic issue, Rome would not end well, and Tapirus would have more mediation methods.

But Tapirus' wish is doomed to be unfulfilled.

The fully armed Roman patrol arrived soon to disperse these people, and some physical conflicts occurred between the two sides.

When the patrol captain Titus Cassius saw Tapirus, his face looked a little bad. He threatened: "Dionians, this is the result of your request for a truce! Roman citizens who could not get land because of the truce will vent their anger on you. I am afraid this is just the beginning, and I cannot guarantee that every patrol will arrive in time."

After listening to the translator's translation, Tapirus pointed to the Roman people who were shouting angryly and refused to leave, and sneered, "Is that true? Why are they scolding now, 'Damn nobles, we will never allow you to use this matter to cancel the promise of dividing us land, and turn it into public land!'..."

Cassius was speechless, and he ignored the envoy of the Dionys, and cursed in anger: "Damn civilians!"

Then he looked dark and warned the emissary: ​​"In view of the anger of Roman civilians towards you now, I hope you will stay in the hotel these days and don't go out, otherwise something will happen, it is not our responsibility!"

That being said, before leaving, Cassius sent additional soldiers in front of the hotel to protect their safety.

Are nobles and civilians? Tapirus looked at Cassius' long-distance figure, thinking about it...

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It was very easy for Rome to inform Carthage about the Dionysian emissary group, because since the two sides established a closer military alliance two years ago, there were special Carthage envoys stationed in the city of Rome. On the one hand, he was responsible for contacting the Roman Senate and dispatching aid supplies to Rome; on the other hand, he strengthened the trade between Carthage and Rome and monopolized the sales of certain commodities. It was precisely because of Carthage's full support in recent years that Rome had always maintained an absolute advantage in fighting the surrounding forces. Not only did it quickly recover its strength, but its expansion was also far faster than in this period in its previous life.

When Carthage's messenger Achiega learned from the Roman military officer Paulus that the arrival of the Dionysian emissary was shocked. The first thing he thought of was: two years ago, the Dionys destroyed the Tanikian tribe of the Sikels who were secretly supported by Carthage on Sicily. Did he now target Rome supported by Carthage in northern Italy?

Seeing Achiega in deep thought, Paulus asked softly: "Now the Dionians are urging us to reply. We want to know what Carthage has to suggest about this?"

"Don't reply for the time being, I will send someone to repay the Carthage Senate!" Achiega said cautiously.

"Dear Lord Achiegar!" Paulus took a small step forward, lowered his head slightly, and asked with a respectful attitude: "If... I mean if... I mean if there was no good result between Rome and Dionia in the end and causing a conflict...will Carthage support Rome?"

Achiega's eyes immediately swept towards Paulus and stared for a moment. As a member of the Hannover faction, he knew Hannover's conservative style well, so he said cautiously: "This is a very important question, I cannot answer, and the decision must be made by the Carthage Senate! Carthage and Dionia have been dating friendly for more than ten years and have just renewed the contract for a friendly agreement. It is difficult to make this decision! But..." Achiega showed a hint of sinisterness: "Personally, I am willing to support you Rome and teach you a lesson in the arrogant Dionians!"

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When the Roman messenger rushed to inform Camillus, Camillus had already led his army to return to Rome.

After learning that Rome led its troops to attack, the Tustrons not only did not resist, but instead opened the city gate to welcome him, and told Rome that he had no unrebellious intentions.

The magnanimous Camillus recognized the loyalty of the Tustrons and did not allow the army to enter the city. Instead, he waited for the top leaders of Tustron to swear to God and made a promise, and led the army back.

On the way, when he received the news from the messenger, Camillus was stunned. Although he was already a victorious general in Rome, he really didn't know much about Dionia. He only knew that this kingdom occupied the entire southern Italy and was powerful.

The rise of Dionia was too short, and the past decade was the turbulent autumn of Rome. Camillus spent most of his time on the battlefield, so he had no spare time to study the Kingdom of Dionia far south.

Another civilian military official, Frius, knew Dionys poorly, but he was young and energetic and said dissatisfiedly: "The Senate is too cautious and should directly reject the unreasonable request of this Dionys messenger! If Dionys really dares to send troops to Latinum, we will completely defeat it and let this kingdom know the power of our Rome!"

"We should not worry too much about such a major event if the Senate decides." Camillus warned him: "What we need to worry about now is how to attack the Volseys."

Upon hearing this, Frius did not dare to make any more comments. The last time he failed in the battle, if it weren't for Camillus' rescue, he would probably not be able to escape the accusation of the Senate. Camillus still chose him as the assistant to the expedition without grudges, which made him completely convinced Camillus.

After a while, Frius said, "Okay, we follow the orders and lead the troops directly to Satneycomb. But before changing the marching route, we must say something to the soldiers so that they will not protest again."

After he finished speaking, he saw Camillus not answering, holding his chin, pondering something.

"Camillus! Camillus!..." Frius called out several times.

Camillus came back to his senses, his eyes were bright, and he said in a deep voice: "No, we shouldn't go to Satneycomb, we should go to Antium!"

Frius was stunned: "Why?"

"Now Quintus and Lisinius are leading their troops to besiege Satnikum, and Volsey has also mobilized the troops to guard it. Even if we go there, it will be difficult for us to break Satnikum in a short time, but the Senate hopes that we can occupy more of the land of the Volsie people as soon as possible... Antium is far away from Satnikum and is in the rear side, so I am afraid that we will be neglected to guard it. If we raid it, we will likely succeed."

Frius's eyes lit up: "Just like saving Prinist before?"

"Yes." Camillus nodded confidently.

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Just four days before Camilus led his army to invade Volsi territory, the Dionian envoy Karias took a boat from Poseidonia to enter the city of Naples, then went east into the mountains of Samone, and came to Kautim, the central town of Kautim, one of the four major races of Samone. He met his great leader Segovani and expressed to him that the King of Dionia was seriously concerned about the frequent invasion of the Campanian alliance territory. He hoped that Kautini would not violate the covenant, restrain his people, and ensure that similar things would not happen again.

Segovani just said lightly: "I understand."

Then he made a bad expression: He could agree to Dionia's conditions, but Dionia could no longer contact Quinduke, the leader of Nasella, the town in southern Kauteni, and would not send Hades' priests into his territory...

Trying to win over and assimilate Nasella is Dionia's established strategy, and Karias certainly cannot agree to Segovani's request.

As a result, he was neglected in Kautem and even received loud insults and humiliations from some Kautem people. Segovani not only refused to stop this, but instead gloated.

Karias returned to Poseidonia with resentment and wrote a letter to the Senate of Turiyi, truthfully describing his experience and what he saw on his envoy to Kautini, and made a judgment: the Kautini people are likely to launch an attack on the Campania Alliance again soon!

Davers had discussed with the Ministry of Military Affairs in advance, and Karias's judgment was indeed consistent with the practices of the Kautinians in the past two years: every time Dionia sent an envoy to condemn the Kautinians' aggression, the Kautinians would launch an invasion of the Campanian Alliance soon.

It seems that this great leader of Kautini has a rebellious mentality towards Dionia and always likes to do it against him.

Therefore, after urgent consultation with the Ministry of Military Affairs, Davers decided to immediately send the Third Corps to assist the Campania Alliance in fighting the upcoming invasion of the Samone-Kautini tribe.
Chapter completed!