Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Polidorus said: "...In the age of ancient times, King Luca of Arcadia was arrogant and disrespectful to the **** Zeus. One day he came up with an evil idea and wanted to tease Zeus. So he killed a man, made his flesh into a meat, and asked Zeus to feast. Zeus saw his tricks, thundered the palace with lightning, turned Lukaon into a wolf, and destroyed his kingdom. ......"

"This legend I know, King Acadia, the Lord God, he and his kingdom are subject to Zeus's punishment is normal, but what does this have to do with the Mesapi people?" Filipinos curiously interjected.

Polidorus looked at Davers and saw him also showed an expression of interest, so he smiled and said: "Yes, everyone in Greece knows the story of Lukaon, but his story is not over... Luka Weng had three sons. When the kingdom was destroyed, they took their own people and slaves, crossed the Adriatic by boat, and fled to settle in southern Italy."

Polidorus glanced at the crowd and said: "The names of these three sons are called Danny, Pucciti and Mesapi."

"Hey." Felicius was a little surprised.

"After hundreds of years, the tribes led by these three sons have grown stronger. They named their tribes with the names of the first three chiefs, to distinguish them from each other... Mesapi people have been circulating this It is said that we have a long-term battle with Tarantum, so we will know."

After Polidorus finished, Capus asked with concern: "Is there a Danny?! These three races were originally of the same ethnic group. When we fought with the Maple Union, the Dawnites would suddenly join. ?!"

Polidorus was busy explaining: "Although they used to be of the same race, but for hundreds of years of development, whether Mesapi, Pucciti, or Dawny, there are dozens of tribes and more than 100,000 people. Large races, each with their own fixed territory, not only have different political systems, but also have conflicts of interest and even become deadly enemies.

To the north of the Puchiti, the Dani are said to have a large river plain, fertile land, and four or five large towns. The Pucciti people are sandwiched between the Dani and the Mesapi. It has neither fertile land nor a good port city and trade channel like the Mesapi, and it is the most difficult to develop, so it has been with Dawn. People compete for land on both sides of the Ovanto River, so the two races are life and death enemies, and it is impossible to unite. In the south, the Puchettis and the Mesapis also had conflicts, but because of the existence of our Tarantum, the battle between them was not so intense..."

Deavers looked down at Polidorus before he asked for a sketch of a picture of Tarantum and the surrounding forces, listening to his story. At this time, he suddenly asked: "What is the difference between the three ethnic groups of Danny, Pucci, and Mesapi?"

Polidorus didn't expect Davers to ask this question, frowning and thinking for a while, then said: "Well... now the sects of Mesapi's various city-states are somewhat similar to our Greek city-states, but at more than ten Years ago, they were still a unified kingdom. King Artas had a warm hospitality to the Athenians who wanted to attack Syracuse, and sent a large number of soldiers to join..." Speaking, Polidos It’s sneer: “The Mesapi’s territory is surrounded by our Greek city-states, and there are often trades, so the Mesapi people have long been influenced by the Greek democratic thoughts. The nobles and tribes, as well as the towns, have been clamoring to limit The power of the king, Attas is a fool, and he is also close to the Athenians. Where does he know the insidiousness of the Athenians, and as a result, after the destruction of the army of Athens in Syracuse, the Mesapi nobles started. The riots, Atas’s rule was overthrown, and he himself lost his life... Then, the towns of Mesapi were successively independent, and now they are basically aristocratic rule, chosen by them every year. An aristocratic ruling consuls and city council together, these city-states and Wudi Ai Mei Sapi who headed up the city-state alliance Mei Sapi, few battles with each other, were united - "

When Polidorus said it, the tone was somewhat low, and Davers realized that the emerging Mesapi city-state alliance seemed to make the Tarantum more headaches.

"And Puccity and Danny, now still ruled by the king..." Polidorus quickly turned the subject to two other races: "The difference is that Petchi's king has more power, and the king of the Dani... ...it is said to be bound by the various city owners..."

Deavers listened thoughtfully and then asked: "Since Mesapi and Pucciti have been in conflict, how can they form an alliance?"

Polidorus smiled bitterly: "You can ask me to live... But according to the analysis of our Senate, the Mesapi people are willing to form an alliance with Pucciti, I am afraid it will be given by our Tarantum attack. Scared!"

There was a trace of pride in the face of Polidus. Daves nodded. He looked at the map again, but he thought: before Tarantum’s attack on Mesapi, I heard about Tarantu. Mum’s casualties are even bigger, but they have occupied Brindisi and Manduria. Once the newly occupied territory is stabilized, it can cut off the connection between Mesapi and the north, and the naval of Tarantum. The strength is one of the best in Greece, so Tarantum can surround the Mesapi and slowly eat it. The Tarantum people are dead, and there are free people to add. But the Mesapi people are dead one and only one, and they will only get weaker and weaker. This is probably the original plan of the Tarantum elders.

"As for the Puchettis, perhaps they would rather be adjacent to their territory than the Mesapi people with the same blood, and not the foreigners! After the alliance with the Mesapi, the Pucciti can handle it all the way. Ni people are..."

This is only the speculation of Polydos. Daves thinks: There are certainly other reasons, otherwise Puchetti’s own situation is not good, and he is willing to take the risk of offending a big Greek power!

"Puchetti sent a large army to fight, isn't it true that the Danny took the opportunity to attack?" Capps asked.

"I heard that Petchetti attacked Danny last year and was defeated. He also lost the land on the southern bank of the Ovanto River. Petchi finally signed an armistice agreement with Danny."

"A truce agreement will guarantee that the Dani people will not attack the virtual?"

Polidorus shrugged and said with some anger: "Who knows what these indigenous people are thinking in their stupid minds, the Puchitis are already on our land!"

Dracos yawned and was not interested in what Polidorus said. He just saw that Daves listened seriously and was embarrassed to interrupt.

At this time, he saw Polidorus stop talking and couldn't wait to ask: "What are the characteristics of the Mesapi and Puceti army?"

Speaking of this problem, Polidorus obviously has another emotion: "The Mesapi people used to be like the Petchi people. They have a lot of cavalry, but their infantry is not good, there is no good armor, and the formation is loose and lacking. Discipline, do not know the array of squares, so never dare to fight against us, only know the sneak attack and intrusion, like a timid robber! But the Athenians - "Polidorus's volume doubled: "We are The sub-state of Bada, of course, stood on the side of the motherhood in the Peloponnesian War, but the Athenians actually helped the aliens, provided armor and weapons for the Mesapi, and sent people to train the heavy infantry. The Mesapea people are against us! The Mesapi people have mastered the tactics of our Greeks and have the support of Athens. The damage to our Tarantum is better than ever! If not Achuta -" Here, Polidos looks awkward.

Dracos did not take into account the changes in Polidus's sentiment and continued to ask: "What are the operational characteristics of the Mesapi cavalry?"

Polidorus looked helplessly at other people. I was very interested in seeing everyone. I just said: "The Mesapi people are riding well. It is said that they can control the direction of the horse by relying on their legs without grabbing the reins. They are good at throwing spears at once and have a certain threat to our heavy infantry."

Davers and Filipius looked at each other.

Polidorus looked in his eyes and said: "The Mesapi cavalry is more powerful than our cavalry, but the cavalry is only assisting in the battle. The real ones on the battlefield are heavy infantry. Mesapi people even once With the help of the Athenians, their heavy infantry is still unable to compare with the real Greek heavy infantry!"

Drax also asked: "How many people are there in the Meip coalition? How many citizens can you send to Tarantum?"

Polidorus looked at him~www.novelmtl.com~ Both hands spread and said: "I am just a messenger. How many citizens are sent to the war is decided by the Senate. I can't do it. As for the number of people in the Meip coalition... ... We don’t even know whether Achta is alive or not, let alone the specific number of Meppe coalition forces. However, I personally estimate that it should not exceed 30,000, and the citizens we can fight now in Tarantum are counted. The garrisons of Brindisi and Manduria have at least 16,000 young and strong citizens, and you have 14,000 people from Dionia, plus 3,000 people in Metapentum and Heraklia. The total number of our coalition forces is far more than 30,000. It should not be difficult to defeat the Maple coalition!"

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After sending away Polidhus, Davers returned to the house and continued to discuss.

"Daveus, if it is as the messenger said, Tarantum can send tens of thousands of people to join us, then we can first help Manduria." Dracos pointed at the map, full of confidence Said: "Our strength is twice that of Mesapi, Petchi coalition, not only can beat them, but even consider eating a part of them. This way, when we bolster Brindisi to the north, it will be much easier. ”