Chapter 264: The Safety of Apulia (Repair)
Before Sedorum finished speaking, Phyllisius interrupted: "There is still the Ninth Army stationed in the Apulia area. Before, because of his Majesty's reminder, the Military Affairs Department specially asked the Ninth Army to stay in Udie and did not follow Alexis to expedition to the Samone Mountains. It was to prevent such a thing from happening. I believe that the commander of the Tigtinos Army could easily defeat the invading enemy."
"I believe our legion can easily defeat those mobs, but I am worried that the escaped leaders of Mesapi, Puchetti and Doney will cause turmoil in this area after returning to Apulia, just like Bruti during the Southern Italian War." Sedorom felt a little complicated when talking about the past: the chaos in the Bruti area gave him the opportunity to show his talent, laying the foundation for him to become the rotating chairman of the Senate, but the turmoil and riots also caused the entire Bruti area to fall into war, with a sharp decline in population, and many tribes disappeared as a result.
"Please rest assured that the Pucheti region has been incorporated into the Kingdom for almost 10 years. The people there live freely and richly, and are proud of the citizens of Dionia. They will not be incited by these wreckless dogs that have long been forgotten and launched a riot, and return to the poverty period when they were ruled and governed by the king and the chief. On the contrary, they will cooperate with the kingdom's army to drive away these thugs who attempt to take their happiness!"
The speaker was the leader of the Sylvim tribe, the central town of Pucheti, the future father-in-law of Prince Adoris, who not only took him as the leader, but also had prestige among the Pucheti people, so his words made the elders present feel much more at ease.
Then, another senator Apirosia (who is also the father-in-law of the court clerk Henipolis), who was important to Mesapi, also stood up and shouted: "We Mesapi have been incorporated into Dionia for a longer time. I can assure you here that the Mesapi people will only regard these former Mesapi people who have landed in Apulia as outsiders, regard them as thugs who want to destroy their peaceful life, and will fully support the Kingdom army to defeat them!"
The successive speeches of the elders Pucheti and Mesapi made the other elders unconsciously focus on the other elders - Rugosenbron.
The identity of this veteran from Doony is extraordinary. He is the former King of Doony. During the war of the conquest of Doony four years ago, he surrendered in the city of Lusenia, allowing Alexis to successfully conquer the Doony area. In order to appease the people of Doony and stabilize the people's hearts, Rugosenbron was warmly received by Davers and was hosted for a banquet. He soon became the senator of Diony. He became the youngest veteran in the Senate (once 27 years old at the time, but now he is only 31 years old).
After joining Diony, King Doni, who was weak and unable to convince the public, has always been a scheming of his own self-discipline and is not very enthusiastic about politics. He has always been a routine at the Senate meeting and rarely speaks or argues. Instead, he devotes his energy to the sport of football. Not only does he practice regularly, he also spends money to form a team to participate in football matches in the Turiyi region, so he is nicknamed "football veteran" by Turiyiren.
It was rare for him to receive such attention in the Senate. He was a little nervous and said stutteringly: "You... don't have to worry about Dorni, because... because there were not many Dorni people running away at the beginning."
Rugosenbron is a fact. The conquest of Doni in the Apulia region took the shortest time to conquer Doni. He only fought the battle of the Ofanto River, and then the siege of Sipentuum. After that, the tribes of the towns of Donig have surrendered one after another. Of course, Rugosenbron's surrender played a great role in the surrender.
After his reminder, the elders suddenly realized and felt more at ease.
"Once these thugs landed in Apulia, I suggest that the three adults, Tolex, Apirosia and Rugogenbron, can go to Pucheti, Mesapi and Doni, respectively, to assist the chief executives in the region to appease the people and organize their defenses..." Sedorum spoke his opinion loudly.
Most of the elders agreed with the proposal, and Tolex and Ampirosia did not object, only Rugosenbron was very reluctant, but in such an atmosphere, he did not dare to refute and could only accept it silently.
"Since the entire Apulia region is going to prepare for the game, do we need notify the towns and towns of Apulia to participate in this rugby final?" Lucias asked.
"Don't!" Tolex immediately expressed his objection, and he reminded with a serious expression: "Even if the remnants of the escaped forces attack the Puchetti area, they will not cause panic among the people. However, if they are not allowed to participate in the rugby finals, they will probably really cause turmoil in the entire area!"
"The same is true in Mesapi." Apirosia also continued: "The people have regarded the rugby finals as a major festival. They will never allow their own town teams to be absent. I think the enemy chose to attack Apulia at this time because they made a wrong idea. The people will fight back even more angrily against these thugs who destroy their appreciation of the game."
"I have heard that the people of Apulia are obsessed with rugby games for a long time. It seems that it is not a rumor!" Lucias sighed and took back what he said before.
Mesapi and Pucheti are both relatively fierce races. After being conquered by Dionia, the people were still unwilling to accept it. The rugby finals became the best place for them to express their indomitable and struggle. Therefore, in the first few years, their players were not skilled in rugby skills and their tactics were even simpler. However, relying on their tenacious spirit of not giving up, they repeatedly staged a reversal of defeating the Greek strong team in the finals. After the winning team returned to the city, the players were sought after by the people, which further promoted the development of rugby in the local area. Although in recent years, with the Apulian people fully integrated into Dionia, this opposition sentiment no longer exists, rugby has become the most popular sport in the region, and its enthusiasm is even greater than that of Turiyi.
Just as some elders who didn't know much about the Apulia region were curiously listening to the elders who served as the chief executives of the towns in this region whispering the reasons why the Apulia people liked rugby, Sedorum suddenly asked Hilos: "Does these remnants of Apulia attacks on us have Spartan support? If so, did the Spartans also send troops to participate?"
Many veterans felt nervous.
Hilos smiled and said, "The rebels led by Vadalka must have received the consent of the Spartans. However, there is no intelligence yet that Spartans or other Peloponnese city-states have joined them. I think the most important reason is that everyone should know that the Spartans are now busy fighting against the new alliance formed by Athens and Thebes."
After hearing this, Weisba breathed a sigh of relief and kept saying, "That's good, that's good!"
A veteran in the venue joked: "Sir Vesba, don't worry, Lord Bagule is not satisfied. I'm afraid he wants to catch a few Spartans in Udie!"
As soon as laughter broke out in the venue, Anta Oris stood up and said with hatred: "Sparta is in trouble now and has not forgotten to cause trouble for us. It seems that his hostile attitude towards the kingdom has not changed. When we solve Carthage, we must let the Spartans know our power."
This statement was agreed by the elders.
After the regular meeting of the Senate, Vesba did not accept Hemon's invitation - to go to the Cristoya restaurant in the city to have a few drinks and chat, but went straight back to his mansion.
As soon as I entered the backyard, I met my daughter-in-law Andrea.
"Father, you are back!" Andrea came up and asked with concern: "Today's Senate meeting seems to end much later than usual. You are exhausted!"
Vesba looked at her and said naturally: "There are many issues today, and everyone's debate is also fierce. One of the issues has a lot to do with Bagule."
"What's the matter?" Andrea asked immediately.
"When the Kingdom conquered the Apulia region, the Mesapi, Puchetti, and the Donidori who fled to the Greek lands had already gathered an army..." Vespa told Andrea without hesitation that it should have been a secret matter.
Even though the Kingdom of Dionia is relatively tolerant to women, it rarely allows women to participate in politics. Lucania's tradition is even more so. Andrea is another alien daughter-in-law. Vesba initially had demands on her. Now the reason for earth-shaking changes is that on the one hand, his sense of superiority as the leader of Lucania no longer exists. Dionia is becoming stronger and stronger, and newcomers in the Senate emerged, which makes him constantly feel a sense of crisis. On the other hand, Andrea, as a right-hand assistant to Queen Cristoya, has received great training in recent years. Bagule has been working abroad for many years. Many times Vesba has to rely on his daughter-in-law to analyze the situation for himself and follow her suggestions.
After hearing this, Andrea did not show any concern when Vesba first heard it, but instead comforted: "Father, don't worry, since the Military Affairs Department has made sufficient preparations and your Senate has made careful arrangements, there will be no trouble in Apulia, and Bagule will be very safe, and I think this is a good thing. The kingdom can take the opportunity to catch all these fugitives in one place and make the Apulia area completely stabilize."
Chapter completed!