Everyone felt that this war might not be fought.
Signing an agreement with Rome, peaceful development will be the theme of the coming years. A millennium-unprecedented period of peaceful homebuilding is about to begin.
Peace?
You're talking about peace when I'm still missing the last heart of a king?
If you want peace, you must first hand over the heart of a king!
But how should he bring up this topic, which shouldn't be known to others, in public? Xia Zhe was a little troubled.
"Peace is not impossible. However, I have lost a white gem, and I must go to Rome to retrieve it. Please tell your consul Caesar that if he agrees to give me the white gem, peace will come at any time!"
Not wanting to beat around the bush any more, Xia Zhe simply and directly stated his purpose.
He knew that the last King's Heart was white. No matter who took it to Rome, Xia Zhe had to find it.
However, the name "Heart of the King" was too sensitive for Xia Zhe to say directly. He could only make a request, asking Caesar to agree to send someone to Rome to find the white gem. And once found, he could take it away.
He mobilized his army to invade Rome, not for the Roman land, nor for the pleasure of dominating the world.
After all, I am just a small person who is not adapted to this world. I just hope to leave safely as soon as possible.
As long as there is a chance to leave without fighting or making trouble, it is not unacceptable.
King Stoby said he was going to Rome to get the white gem!
Hearing this rather strange request, most of the Greek generals were confused and had no idea what the king meant.
However, Hannibal and Spartacus, who were familiar with Roman customs, had sly smiles on their faces.
Octavian, the envoy, suddenly became nervous.
In Roman customs, white stone symbolizes death!
The Roman legions had a custom.
Whenever a soldier was found guilty, the executioner would randomly draw stones from the bag.
If the stone drawn is white, the soldier will be executed!
King Stoby seemed to be making a small request, but his real meaning was not simple.
He wanted the city of Rome to hand over the white gem and allow him to take it away. Wasn't this a blatant declaration of war?
King Stobi was actually saying that Rome must bow its head and admit that its international status was lower than that of Greece to a certain extent. Otherwise, Greece would not accept peace.
Given Caesar's temper, this is absolutely unacceptable!
"I can convey the king's intention to Lord Caesar. But I can't guarantee whether he agrees or not."
After much hesitation, Octavian did not choose to question or turn hostile, but responded with diplomatic words.
"This is the bottom line! If you don't agree, there's no room for negotiation!"
After hearing Octavian's answer, Xia Zhe was unhappy and couldn't help but say something harsh.
This Caesar is too stingy!
I was worried that he had a significant reason for coming from such a long distance to find the King's Heart, so I didn't mention anything specific, just generally asking for a white gem.
Unexpectedly, even after hearing this, the Romans were still unhappy!
If you really make me angry, I will definitely fight this battle!
"Okay. I will tell our Lord Caesar what the king said!" Octavian's face changed when he heard King Stobi's threat and he replied coldly.
After saying this, Octavian glanced at the Greek generals around him and decisively turned and left.
At this point, everyone began to understand.
I'm afraid this negotiation will fail!
Although many people feel that fighting this battle is somewhat unnecessary.
However, they all updated King Ren's judgment!
Since the king wants to fight, then let’s fight!
Anyway, the Greek expeditionary force originally planned to raid the city of Rome.
Now we use Syracuse as a base and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out. It is better than forcing a landing on the Roman mainland and making our own people so tired.
Hannibal, Spartacus and the other three were especially happy with the king's decision.
Before the meeting was over, the four of them stood up and expressed their determination to fight the Romans to the bitter end in the Battle of Syracuse.
With this rhythm, the generals regained their fighting spirit.
Everyone patted their chests and was determined to teach the Romans a lesson.
Seeing everyone so passionate, Xia Zhe, who had just been depressed by Octavian's inexplicable stinginess, finally felt a little better.
He had no choice but to adjourn the meeting, and then took Lillian back to the palace silently, waiting helplessly for the Romans' official response.
Xia Zhe vaguely understood in his heart that the official reply from the Romans might not be good news.
really!
In the evening, new news came.
The Roman envoy Octavian, who was supposed to stay in Syracuse and wait for Caesar's reply, actually left by sea!
This simply shows that Rome has completely chosen war.
"Alas. For the sake of that last bit of kingly heart, even though Caesar is strong, I have no choice but to fight him!"
Now that things have come to this, Xia Zhe can only comfort himself in this way.
Without wasting any more time, he immediately ordered the mobilization of the entire army, using Sicily as a fortress, and preparing for war with the Romans!
As soon as the king gave the official order, all the generals immediately reached a consensus and began to actively deploy.
Themistocles, the naval commander, had already surveyed the waters surrounding Sicily and quickly devised a plan to exploit the terrain to encircle the Roman fleet approaching from the west.
In order to prevent the Roman mainland from sending a fleet to support him, Themistocles also allocated two thousand warships to keep a close eye on the northern continent.
With this deployment, Themistocles felt that he might not be defeated even if he faced twice as many Roman ships!
On the army side, Alexander was in charge of the deployment.
As a genius in land warfare, Alexander reorganized all the troops. Following the suggestions of Hannibal, Spartacus and others, he intentionally strengthened the training of light cavalry based on the characteristics of the Roman army formation.
If he really engaged in a positional battle with the Romans, Alexander planned to rely on a wider front to outflank the Romans from both wings.
In this way, based on Hannibal's experience, the Roman infantry phalanx would definitely be unable to play its advantages.
As for Archimedes, he felt like a duck in water when he returned to his hometown!
Whether it was Greek fire, catapults or ironclad ships, Archimedes made further improvements.
With the support of these new weapons, the navy and army became more confident in defeating the Romans.
Three days later, Octavian returned to Caesar's fleet on a clipper ship.
Before this, Caesar had received news that King Stobi was too strong and the negotiations broke down.
Not wanting to fight doesn't mean you don't dare to fight. Even a great man like Caesar has a temper!
He immediately mobilized the entire army and issued an order to march west to engage in a decisive battle with the Greek expeditionary force!
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