Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 85: Battle of Leuktra
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"I understand, I will go back to discuss with others to fight for more benefits for the kingdom on the covenant..." Ansitanos responded.
"Also..." Daves hesitated and said, "Do you want to reconsider your resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs? Seeing that a war may start again, and it is In the intricate Greek mainland, foreign affairs are the top priority. It is precisely because an experienced veteran like you is required to take the helm. How can you leave at this critical time?"
Ansitanos stretched out his thin fingers, touched the gray hair on his head, and said: "Your Majesty, I am old, I don't have enough energy to deal with such a heavy task, especially when the war is about to happen. . It is better to resign the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs and seize the remaining time to do something you like to do, such as quickly composing the "History of the Kingdom of Dionian in the First 20 Years"."
"Okay..." Daves did not force it anymore, thought for a while, and then said: "I looked at the candidates you listed for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and thought about it for a long time. I think Tapirus is more suitable. He has made great contributions in both the Western Mediterranean War and the Gaul War. Both his qualifications and abilities are sufficient, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty's decision, I totally agree." Ansitanos replied without hesitation.
"Then after the signing of the covenant with Thebes this time, I will summon the six ministers to finalize this matter."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Heny, give me a teacher for you."
"Teacher, how much has your "History of the Kingdom of Dionian" written in the first 20 years? It's best to publish it at the same time as my "War of the Western Mediterranean", so that readers can compare with each other. , Being detailed and brief, is more conducive for them to understand the history of that period..." Hernipolis continued to talk nonstop on the way to Ansitanos.
Ansitanos has been listening quietly, occasionally responding twice, until he walked out of the palace, he said solemnly: "Henipolis, you must pay attention to the tone of your words to your Majesty in the future, it is best not to Be so casual!"
"I have been speaking to Your Majesty like this, is there any problem?" Hernipolis was puzzled.
"The current Majesty is not what it used to be, not only has the prestige of the kingdom unprecedented, but also has greater power!..." Ansitanos whispered with emotion, and the scene just now appeared in his mind: before he A total of four candidates for the foreign ministers were recommended, of which three were his students, who were not inferior to Tapirus in terms of qualifications and merits, but Daves chose Tapie who was not so closely related to him. Ruth. If it were a few years ago, the appointment of important personnel like the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom would generally be discussed by the ministers and finally passed to the Senate for discussion and approval. Now only your Majesty and the six ministers of the ministerial affairs can make a decision. Basically, Daves decided in one word.
"Teacher, Your Majesty is the same as before. There is no difference, but you think too much." Hernipolis had a different view on this, and in turn comforted Ancitanos.
Ansitanos can only say something helplessly: "It seems that I am really old, I always like crazy thinking..."
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After the "Kalias Contract" is signed, according to the contract: All parties to the contract must recall the troops stationed abroad and dismantle the military fortresses in the Gentiles.
As a result, Athens is recalling the troops led by Ifekrates stationed in Corfu, but Sparta did not implement the contract. On the contrary, after learning that "Thebes sent envoys to Dionia" , The Spartans had a sense of urgency. They wanted to send the envoy Xenophon to Dionia to persuade King Davos not to provide support to the Thebans, but the Persian envoy Dati had not left. Spartan warned the Spartans not to communicate with Dionians secretly, and also said: In order to support Spartans to punish Thebes, a large amount of supplies given to Sparta from Persia are being carried by Miletus' fleet. It will come soon.
In such a situation, Sparta decided to attack Thebes first. This time the Spartans convened the Alliance army faster than ever. Because Agsilius was unwell, the army was still commanded by another Spartan king Cleombrotus, and he had already been commanded before the contract was signed. Ordered to be stationed in the territory of Fokies, reinforcements led their troops across the Gulf of Corinth in May and rushed to join him.
At this time, the news of "Dionia and Thebes forming an alliance" had reached Sparta, making the Spartans nervous.
Subsequently, Dionian’s messenger Tapirus also came to Sparta to remind the Council of the Elders: Dionian had already formed an alliance with Thebes, and hoped that Sparta would truce with Thebes and restore Peace, to prevent Dionia from having to be involved in the war because of the covenant, thereby destroying the friendship between Dionia and Sparta for more than 10 years.
The elders headed by Agsilius said: Sparta did not know that Dionia had already formed an alliance with Thebes, so the army had already set out and might even have been at war with Thebes. Under such circumstances, it is difficult to withdraw the army again in a short time, but they will do their best to restore peace to Greece.
Tapilus saw the perfunctory of the Spartans, but his trip was just a notice according to traditional etiquette. King Davos did not ask him to prevent the war from happening, so Tapirus was very Quickly leave, and on the way out of the city, he also encountered the Persian messenger Datis, who was threatened and ridiculed by his evil words.
Seeing that most of the Spartans were on the side of the Persian messengers, and the enemy was few and the same, Tapirus did not refute it with all his strength. After dealing with a few words, he left in embarrassment, but remembered the humiliation to the bottom of my heart.
In mid-June, Cleombrotus stationed his troops at Cronia, the gateway to Phokes and Piosha, and waited for the arrival of subsequent reinforcements, and immediately marched towards Thebes.
Now all the local people in Greece believe that the decisive battle between Thebes and Sparta is inevitable, and the vast army of Sparta makes them believe that Sparta has an absolute advantage, and then they just wait for the end. It's a good play for Bis to be completely destroyed or become a puppet controlled by Sparta.
Even many Thebes did not hope for victory, and even suggested with a weeping face: surrender to Sparta.
Some city-states, such as Athens, gloated at Thebes’ imminent disaster; some city-states, such as Argos, had grievances and silently prayed for Thebes; a few city-states extended a helping hand to Thebes at this time. The most famous is the Tagus Jason of Thessaly, who quietly formed an alliance with Thebes as early as a year ago, and at this critical time, he transported three hundred to Thebes by sea. The Sesari cavalry (because the hot springs on the land are controlled by Sparta, it is impossible for the Sesari to go south through it).
At the beginning of July, Cliomblotus unexpectedly allowed the army to quickly pass through a small path in the mountains, avoiding the ambush of the Thebes allied forces, arriving at Tishby, and raided the only seaport occupied by Thebes— -Cliuss, captured the few warships of Thebes, thus ensuring the safety of the back road.
After two days of rest, the Spartan coalition, with more than 10,000 soldiers, then marched straight to Thebes to the north. Upon reaching the Leuktra Heights, the Spartans discovered that the road ahead had been blocked by the Thebes.
Originally, after the Spartan Allied Forces entered the territory of Piosha, many Thebes generals thought: This time the Spartan Allied Forces are coming fiercely, and the number of them is much larger than before, so they are not able to face the enemy directly, so they suggest temporarily Avoid the edge, abandon the outer military fortresses, and retreat to the city of Thebes for defense.
But Ipamirunda is firmly opposed. He firmly believes that we should take the initiative to confront the enemy and not allow the Spartans to invade the core area of Thebes. Otherwise, let them try to destroy the farmland and villages, and it will be shaken. The determination of citizens to fight.
In recent years, Ipamirunda led the Thebes to successfully resist the invasion of the Spartan coalition forces, which made it a high reputation among the citizens, and he was elected to the Piotsia Alliance at this time. The military commander of the Piosha League (the highest post of the Piotsia League, elected once a year, two at a time, the other is Pelopidas), and Pelopidas, who has returned to Thebes, fully supports Ipami Ronda's decision, so the Piosha Alliance headed by Thebes finally decided to fight the Spartan coalition forces.
Ipamirunda led Piotsia's allied forces with a total strength of about 6,000, rushed to the Leuktra Heights early, and waited for the arrival of the enemy.
Luktra Highland is located at the southern end of the plain where Thebes is located. It is full of low hills. One of the round hills is relatively flat. It is where the commander and main generals of Thebes are located. It is also a heavy equipment. A place where infantry gathers.
When Ipamirunda learned of the arrival of the Spartan coalition forces, he did not immediately start to line up and pose for a battle, but moved to the hill opposite the Spartan coalition colony and began Build a camp.
At this time, some Thebes generals suggested that Ipamirunda: should attack the Spartans when they are just marching and the veterans of the division are tired.
Ipamilunda did not adopt it.
By the second day, the Spartans still did not take military action, but Cleombrotus had learned through sentry that the number of Piotsia forces in the opposite camp was significantly less than himself, which finally prompted him In the early morning of the third day, they led the fully rested Spartan forces out of the camp and began to form a formation along the gentle hillside.
After learning the news, Ipamirunda rushed out of the camp and looked at the hill on the opposite side, and then smiled: because the formation of the Spartan coalition forces is the same as the battle formation that the Spartans participated in in the past. There is no change, the army is still lined up, and the Spartan warriors wearing the red cloak are on the right flank and stand out from the entire array.