Chapter 393 The Etruscans Are the Enemy

Metius was the most powerful tribal leader among the Sabines.

If Metius is willing to submit to the Athenian Empire, he will become the leader of the 200,000 Sabines in Apulia and Abruzzo to submit to the Athenian Empire——

This is why Roy didn't kill Metius directly.

Seeing Metius hesitate, Roy turned to look at Caesar with cold eyes and said.

"Caesar, you really disappoint me. Because of your incompetence, I had to end this war personally. Also because of your incompetence, a large number of Athenian soldiers died and were injured in vain. If I had been responsible for commanding this war from the beginning, In a war, these Athenian soldiers would not be injured or even killed."

"His Majesty--"

Caesar hurriedly knelt on the ground and lowered his head and said.

"It's because I don't know my abilities. I'm willing to accept any punishment from Your Majesty."

"For leaving this war to you, I am also responsible for the sacrifices of the Athenian soldiers."

Roy said expressionlessly.

"Caesar! My punishment for you is to make you perform meritorious service. Next, you have to lead the Athenian soldiers to conquer the Abruzzo region with minimal sacrifice. If you can't complete my request, I will definitely kill you. If you can complete it My request is to balance the merits and demerits and become the leader of a thousand people in the Abruzzo region."

Then, Roy's eyes returned to Metius.

"Metius, I am impatient. Tell me your choice now. Will you surrender to the Athenian Empire alive, or will you be killed by me?"

After all, there are only a few people who can accept death calmly.

And Metius knew very well that if he refused to surrender to Roy, not only would he be killed by Roy, but his wife, son, and daughter would also be punished.

"I surrender!"

Metius finally said through gritted teeth.

"I am willing to surrender to you and meet any of your requirements."

"very good!"

Roy said with a satisfied smile.

"As long as you follow my request and convince all the Sabine tribes to join our Athenian Empire, I will ensure that you and your family have personal and property safety, and let you go to the city of Athens to become a wealthy citizen family."

If Metius refused to surrender, Roy could only kill Metius and his son and make his daughter a priestess who would never marry.

Metius chose to surrender, saving not only himself, but also his wife and children.

Bari Tribe.

After Metius surrendered, his Bari tribe became the Bari tribe of the Athenian Empire.

After Caesar went to Abruzzo with two thousand Athenian soldiers, Loy came here with Metius and three thousand Athenian soldiers.

Metius' leader's camp.

Metius said to Roy somewhat unwillingly after sending envoys to all Sabine tribes and villages in front of Roy.

"Your Majesty the Emperor! I have been completely defeated by you. Why do you insist that I take my family to the city of Athens? If you are willing to let me manage the Sabines on your behalf, I believe that all the Sabines will be willing to accept the rule of the Athens Empire."

Roy explained with a smile.

"Metius! Of course I know that if I make you the governor of Puglia and Abruzzo, the Sabines in Puglia and Abruzzo will definitely turn their backs. But essentially, this is It's just that the Sabines surrender to you, instead of the Sabines surrendering to the Athenian Empire, you will become the king of the Sabines in name only. For the long-term interests of the Athenian Empire, I will not allow any ruling class to appear in the Athenian Empire. I would rather conquer all the Sabines by force than have all the Sabines surrender to you, and you surrender to me on behalf of all the Sabines."

"But I'm only about forty years old. I feel like I'm still young. I don't want to leave my hometown like this."

Metius said with some reluctance.

"If I dedicate my daughter to His Majesty, can Your Majesty give me your trust after we become our husband-in-law?"

After saving himself and his family’s lives, Metius also wanted to keep his power——

This is also human nature.

Roy shook his head without hesitation and said.

"I'm not interested in your daughter, so just be ready to go to Athens!"

Six days passed in the blink of an eye.

The Sabine tribes and villages in Puglia were either persuaded to surrender by Metius's envoys or conquered by force by Athenian soldiers sent by Loy.

The entire Puglia region has been included in the territory of the Athenian Empire.

Even the Quirinus Temple of the Bari tribe was knocked down by Roy and transformed into the Hera Temple dedicated to the goddess Hera.

After Metius and other Sabine leaders took their families to the city of Athens on the warships of the Athenian Empire, Roy changed the tribe of Bari into the city of Bari, and allocated fields and recruited soldiers in Puglia.

When Roy completed the distribution of fields in Puglia and recruited 15,000 Sabine soldiers, two important news came from Abruzzo and Lazio.

Caesar had taken control of Abruzzo and had begun to implement a policy of allocating fields and recruiting soldiers - this was news from Abruzzo.

The Etruscan king Amulius is approaching the Lazio region with an army of 50,000 men - this is news from the Lazio region.

After receiving these two pieces of news, Roy immediately went to the Lazio area alone.

Roy did not take the Sabine soldiers from the Puglia region to the Lazio region because Roy knew very well that even if he brought the Sabine soldiers to the Lazio region, they would not fight with the Etruscans in order to protect the Latins. The demihumans fought desperately.

city ​​of rome.

When news of the 50,000-strong Etruscan army entering Lazio reached Rome, Loy finally returned to Rome.

After summoning 5,000 Athenian soldiers and 10,000 Latin soldiers outside Rome, Loy climbed onto a makeshift podium and gave a speech to all the soldiers.

"Soldiers of the Athenian Empire, I believe you all know that the 50,000 Etruscan army has invaded the territory of the Athenian Empire. Now I will lead you to defeat the invaders. First of all, I want to tell the Athenian soldiers that the Lazio area is now Already the territory of the Athenian Empire, it is our sacred mission to protect the Lazio region. Then I want to tell the Latin soldiers that the Etruscans are not the saviors who came to save the Latins. There is no free lunch in the world, if we Athenians. After being driven away by the Etruscans, the Etruscans will become the rulers of the Lazio region. The Latins and the Etruscans have been neighbors for hundreds of years. You must know the Etruscans better than I do. Trussians. After the Etruscans conquered the Lazio region with a war, I believe you all know better than me whether they will rob the Latins of their wealth and whether they will rob the Latins of their wives and daughters. Now the Athenian soldiers and I will fight to the death to protect all the Latins in the Lazio area. If you Latins also want to protect your property and your wives and daughters, then as soldiers of the Athenian Empire, join us in defeating the Etruscans. Asian people.”

Would the Etruscans have robbed the Latins of their property, wives and daughters? There is no doubt about the answer.

After listening to Roy's speech, the Latin soldiers shouted excitedly.

"Defeat the invaders!"

"Please lead us to drive out the Etruscans!"

"We want to protect the Lazio region."

Seeing this scene, Roy had a satisfied smile on his face.

Now that the Latin soldiers were united with the Athenian Empire, Roy could finally trust them as Athenian soldiers.