Hanno slowed down and said: "Of course, regarding the Sicilian army also needs naval support, you don't have to worry too much about Pretakuba. I remember that a few months ago, the Senate passed a resolution requiring 600 warships to be built, and 195 warships are only part of them. After that, the built warships can be formed into fleets and sent to the Sicilian waters to provide assistance to our army."

Pretakuba was still cautious and did not respond to the little kindness Hannover released at this time.

However, it made the neutral veterans such as Aisaruba nod secretly, believing that Hanno was still able to take the overall situation into consideration in the face of the war that concerns Carthage's survival.

"But don't forget that we are building warships, and the Dionians are also building warships. Their shipbuilding level is not much worse than ours, and we have not gained any advantage in naval warfare so far. I'm right, Annobas."

Annobas nodded awkwardly.

"So—" Hanno stressed his tone and said loudly: "We should not place hopes on the Navy. Our hope for victory is still on the Army, on the more than 100,000 troops led by Lord Mago, which consumed a large amount of gold and silver in the state of Carthage. I would like to remind you that due to the blockade of the Latinum coast by the Dionian fleet, we are not very clear about the current progress of the battle there, but we still have some news from the merchants who traded seas with the Etruscans in the north.

After the fall of Rome, the Roman army lost consecutive battles and had retreated to several small towns west of Latinum. They were besieged by the Dionys army. I am afraid that it will not last long... Once Rome is completely destroyed, the King of Dionys will lead a large army and land in Sicily. By then..."

Mago paused for a moment, put the uneasy expression on everyone's faces into his eyes, and then said solemnly: "So Lord Mago must capture Katanai and Naxos as soon as possible, and there is not much time left for him! Although he once wrote to us that the reason why he removed most of the Carthaginian generals was because they lacked the ability to command and fight. We do not understand the situation ahead and we respect his decision, but I think these removed Carthaginian generals are excellent citizens of Carthaginian we are familiar with. Are the ignorant and backward Numibians better than them? If this is true, why are we ruled Numibia instead of Numibia ruled us Carthaginian?!"

"You're right, Lord Hannover!!" Many veterans felt relieved and loudly expressed their support.

Hannover continued calmly: "I propose to select a group of excellent Carthage citizens and let them go to the Maggie tent to obey their orders, and Maggie will arrange their positions according to their abilities. In this way, we do not have to worry that Maggie accuses us of interfering in his command and causing the battle to be frustrated, and at the same time, it also gives Carthage young people a chance to cleanse their shame."

"Agree with Lord Hannover's proposal!"

"Lord Hannor thought too well. As long as you give young people a chance, they are much better than the lowly Numibians!"

"Only Lord Hannor, you dare to accuse Lord Mago of his prejudice against Carthage citizens. We absolutely support your proposal!"

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The elders all actively expressed their agreement.

Pretakuba was both bitter and atmospheric: Damn Hanno not only created a big problem for Lord Ma Ge, but also aroused the dissatisfaction of the elders with Ma Ge!

Just then, he saw Hannor give him a smile.

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While the Carthage Senate had heated debate on the reinforcement of Sardinia for the new fleet, Davers had returned to Rome.

Because the news of Rome being completely conquered has been discovered by surrounding racial forces that have been closely following the war, they have sent envoys to Rome, hoping to meet with King Dionia.

Although the entire Dionian army had been in the territory of Satneycomb for 20 days, Davers completely lifted their confinement when he left, and only drew the 5th Legion and nearly 6,000 Roman brigades to follow him back to Rome.

That night, Davers held a banquet in the Roman city hall to entertain the messengers from all sides.

"The Latinum war has just ended, and the city of Rome is in despair. The people's lives are still relatively difficult. They cannot prepare a more sumptuous dinner to entertain all the distinguished guests. I apologize to you with this glass of wine!" Davers raised his wineglass on the host seat of the banquet and said apologetically.

"King, this is wrong!" Volsey's envoy and the consul of Polivenrum said loudly: "Destroying Rome is the best hospitality for us Volseys! When the Romans attacked Volsey's territory, you risked the war with Rome's ally Carthage, and sent reinforcements without hesitation to help us Volsey defeat the Romans and avoid the long-term ravage of our territory by the Romans... The Wolsey City-Constitution Alliance sent me as an envoy to Rome and meet the King, to tell the King that all the people of Volsey regard the Dionians as our eternal friends, so this first glass of wine should be my sincere thanks to you on behalf of all Volseys!"

As he said that, he stood up, picked up a full glass of wine, and was about to tilt his head to drink.

Unexpectedly, another guest next to him stood up quickly and said loudly: "Slowly! This first glass of wine should be to honor you by our Helniki people! If you didn't lead the army personally, take huge risks, expedition to Rome, and completely defeat the Romans, I am afraid that we Helniki people... have perished! You and Dionyya are the greatest life-saviors of all of us Helniki, and we Helniki will always be the loyal alliance of Helniki!"

Seeing these, Davers was moved and said emotionally: "Dear guests, we, Dionys, can defeat Rome, thanks to the full help of Volsey and the Helniki people! I made a small mistake just now. This first glass of wine should be for me and you both. Thank you for defeating the Romans together! I also wish that Dionysey and Volsey and Helniki's ally will always be maintained!"

After Davers finished speaking, he delivered the wine glass to his mouth.

"You are right, you are right. This glass of wine should be done by Dionia and Volsi, and Hilniki first!" Katemantaros said meaningfully, then raised his head and drank the wine in his hand.

"In Latinum, Hilniki will fully support Dionia!" Hilniki's messenger Nemeri made a loud promise and also drank the wine in his hand.

The envoys of other forces either changed their faces slightly or thoughtful when they saw this, but they all understood a fact in their hearts: Not only did Dionia not only strong military force, defeated Rome, but it also received full support from two major forces, Volsey and Herniki in central Italy. In addition to those Latin city-states that surrendered to it, Dionia's strength in central Italy was even stronger than when Rome was in its heyday.

So, when Davers filled the wine again and toasted all the messengers present, they all stood up and congratulated Davers respectfully.

"His Majesty King Davers!" an envoy wiped the wine stains from his mouth and asked loudly: "Now that Rome has been conquered by Diony, is Diony ready to support a new Rome? Or make it a sub-state of Diony?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Davers learned from the translator beside him what he said and the identity of the speaker - the Sabin messenger from Keate.

Davers knew that the relationship between the Sabines and the Romans was complicated. The Roman founder Ramoros led Latin exiles to this barren land on the banks of the Tiber River. He survived the most difficult period by robbing the nearby Sabin town. Over the past century, Rome and Sabin had many wars, but many Sabin tribes also actively or passively merged into Rome and became citizens of Rome.

Therefore, Davers said seriously: "Rome, Vière, Gabi, and Fedinai... These towns were seized by the citizens of Dionia with their lives and blood. They will all become part of the Kingdom of Dionia! The Kingdom will do its best to help the Romans who have become citizens of Dionia. The Latins rebuild these territories and make them rich towns in central Italy and let them live a prosperous life."

After hearing these words, the messengers looked at each other and each had different moods.

"His Majesty the King of Dionia," Equi's envoy asked impatiently: "In the past, Rome relied on its powerful force and often invaded the surrounding races, threatening everyone's safety. Is Rome, who joins Dionia, still provoking wars everywhere like before, and greedily wants to gain more territory?"

As soon as he said this, all the messengers raised their ears and focused their eyes on Davers.

Davers saw their expressions and understood in his heart: the Equin asked Rome in his words, but in fact, what was the question of what foreign policy the Kingdom of Dionia, which suddenly broke into central Italy and had already established a foothold here, would adopt against the surrounding forces in the next step, and this is probably the most concerned issue for all the envoys.

He smiled slightly and said loudly: "If you know the history of the founding of the country of Dionys, you will find that Dionys has never taken the initiative to invade other city-states and races. Usually other forces first invade Dionys. Some city-states even violate their promises and suddenly tore up their alliance with us, invade Dionys' territory, and kill the people of Dionys. This will lead to our Dionys' anger, fight back angrily, and destroy it.
Chapter completed!