Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 143: Leotichides’ new mission

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"Yes." Aristilas replied, and he had already reminded him. As for what measures King Daves will take afterwards, it is not something he should care about.

"By the way, have the Macedonians joined this alliance?" Daves suddenly thought of Sesali's neighbor, the legendary country in the past life, and couldn't help but ask casually.

"Oh, I heard that Athens also sent an envoy to Macedonia, but King Marston was seriously ill and he heard that he was unable to get out of bed, so he refused the request of the Athenian envoy. Now the domestic situation in Macedonia is a bit chaotic. The threat of the Thessaly, under this circumstance, the King of Macedonia did not dare to risk the army going south to fight."

"Macedonia is still a weak country at this time..." Davers murmured with a sigh.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Henipolis stood at the door and said: "Your Majesty, Plossous is here."

"Your Majesty, then I will go down first." Aristilas said with interest immediately.

"Thanks! After I go back, continue to pay close attention to the developments of the various city-states in the mainland of Greece, and report to me at any time." Daves said seriously.

"Yes!"

After the Kingdom Intelligence Director left, Diverster tidied up his appearance before saying to Hernipolis: "Heni, you can pick him up by yourself."

"Okay." Hernipolis nodded knowingly.

As soon as Leotichides walked into the office, Daves greeted him enthusiastically.

"Your Majesty." Although he was not wearing armor, Leotichides gave a very formal military salute.

After Davers returned the gift, he motioned for him to sit down, then sat down on the wooden chair opposite him, smiled and asked, "How are you resting these days?"

"I am in a panic when I am idle, I still hope that I can do something." Leotichides's somewhat dumb face still has a trace of prayer.

"Actually... Regarding your past identity, neither I nor the military department cares. There were many people in the Senate who were kings of certain powers, chief generals of certain city states, leaders of certain tribes, and many of them were They are enemies, and now they are all Dionian citizens, contributing their own strength to the kingdom, not to mention that you have made a lot of merits for the kingdom over the years!"

After Daves sighed, he suppressed his smile and said seriously: "But you have been concealing your true identity, and this concealment has had a great impact on this military operation. This is me. The reason for the decision to transfer you back and the military department temporarily suspended you."

"It is indeed my fault to keep concealing the true identity, and I have no opinion on the punishment imposed by the Military Affairs Department." Leo said with the same seriousness about the gains and losses.

"Now there is a question." Davos patted the handrail lightly: "I will call you Plossous from now on? Or Leotichides?"

Leotitchides did not hesitate, and immediately responded: "Leotitchides has become a thing of the past. I am now a citizen of Proseus and Dionian, and Proseus will also serve as me The family name has been passed down."

A smile appeared at the corner of Daves’ mouth, and said: “Two days ago, an Egyptian messenger came to Turei and told me a piece of news, “The Persian army is gathering in a large number in Eastern Phoenician territory. Attempts to invade Egypt'. The Egyptian pharaoh Tanis hopes that when the Persian army invades Egypt, we, Dionia, can send reinforcements to Egypt..."

Leotitchides heard this and subconsciously grabbed the handrail.

Sure enough...Daves looked at him and said unhurriedly: "Egypt is our ally. During the Western Mediterranean War, it selflessly provided us with a large amount of food so that we can survive the worst. Difficult times. Now they are encountering difficulties, of course we should lend a helping hand and give our full support.

Furthermore, Persia regarded Dionia as an enemy. It sent reinforcements to help Carthage during the Western Mediterranean War. In the past two years, it incited the city-states of the native Greece to unite against us... So it helped Egypt and attacked Persia. It is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

The Council of Ministers of Administration of the Kingdom has passed the resolution of ‘Rescue Egypt’. After discussing with the Ministry of Military Affairs, I believe that you are the most suitable candidate to serve as a reinforcement commander. Are you willing to accept this appointment and go to Persia? "

Leotichides, who has been free for a while, is of course willing to accept this appointment, but he still suppressed the impulse in his heart and asked first: "Your Majesty, I don't know which legions the kingdom will send as reinforcements?"

Daves applauded Leotichides’s ability to remain calm under such circumstances. He said aloud: “At present, we are considering three Sicilian regiments as the main reinforcements. The 2nd Fleet is in The sea provides assistance. In addition, considering that the Egyptian territory is vast and flat, which is conducive to the gallop of the cavalry, we are preparing to allow the African light cavalry to participate in the expedition. Considering that the Persian army is mainly projected, we will also recruit 2,000 Barriari slingers... how about Are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to accept your appointment." Leotichides responded decisively.

"Persia is not our Dionian. Their military mobilization will not be so fast. It may take some time before the actual attack on Egypt. You don’t have to be too anxious. Go to Sicily first and get familiar with the ones you are about to command. Legions.

Of these forces, the Eighth Army has the strongest combat effectiveness, and you are the old officer of the Eighth Army. You have led it to win a lot of honors. I believe you will take over this support army and get the support of the soldiers more quickly... …

However, you should not gather the army on a large scale to avoid premature consumption of rations. After all, the army in Peloponnese consumes a lot of rations. "

Hearing this, Leotichides couldn't help but ask: "When I lead the army to Egypt, what about this ration supply?"

"The Egyptian pharaoh Tanis has made a promise in the letter that all the reinforcements will be supplied by him." Daves said calmly: "Egypt has always been the main granary in the Mediterranean, and its political situation has been It’s relatively stable. It’s said that the food reserves are sufficient, so you don’t have to worry. Of course, the Ministry of Military Affairs will also deliver you some supplies as supplements in due course."

Leotichides nodded and said nothing for a while.

Daves looked at him, but then continued: "I heard that when you left Messenia, you reminded Cloto Kataks, "Don’t treat other Greek city-states other than Sparta. Relax your guard, they are always fickle...'.

Now, your worry has become a fact. Many Greek city-states headed by Athens are forming an alliance against Dionia. This will undoubtedly bring great difficulties to our strategy to control the mainland of Greece, and we If the war in Greece cannot be ended in a short time, there will be reinforcements to Egypt, which will undoubtedly fall into the dilemma of fighting on both sides... You know Greece better, what advice do you have? "

Listening to Daves's words, Leotichides was thinking about this issue in his mind. Of course, he, who has become a commander, does not want to affect the reinforcements to Egypt because of the war on the mainland of Greece.

After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, the Gauls in Italy were regarded as scourges by the Etruscans and Latin races in the north a few years ago. They are numerous, fierce and combative, and even regarded by the kingdom as confidants. Big trouble.

But your Majesty, you gathered a 100,000 army at one time, and it took only a few months to defeat the Gauls, and now their territory has been incorporated into the kingdom. "

Leotichides briefly mentioned the conquest of the Gauls. After all, he was the commander of the Northern Expedition to Gaul at the time, and there is no doubt that he would boast too much.

"The war on the mainland of Greece is actually a bit similar to the Gaul War. It seems that there are many city-states and the situation is complicated. It seems that its citizens are also very good at war. But in fact, the Peloponnes Peninsula, plus Central Greece, North Greece, Even counting the Ionian islands, its land area is far less than that of the kingdom's territory, and its population is much worse, not to mention weapons and equipment, logistics supplies...

His Majesty can, like conquering the Gauls, concentrate most of the army in the kingdom and launch an offensive against it with a military force far beyond the mainland of Greece, and the conquest of the mainland of Greece will surely be completed in a short time. "

"Um..." Daves stroked his chin, thoughtfully.

After sending Leotichides away, Daves asked Hernepolis to bring a wooden plank map of the mainland of Greece, facing the map alone, lost in thought.

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Asidamas walked into Philae’s city lord’s mansion and saw Thessaly’s Tagus Jason pacing back and forth in the living room door. He stepped forward and asked: "My lord, you are looking for me. What's the matter?"

Jason recovered from his thoughts, holding Asidamas's arm respectfully, and walking into the living room, after asking him to sit down, he said solemnly, "I just received the news. The Dionian army defeated the 30,000 army formed by Sparta with Persian support in Taga!"

"Sparta suffered another defeat in the battle?!" Asidamas was shocked by the news. For a politician who spent most of his life in the era when Sparta ruled, It's a bit unacceptable for a while.

"Yes, I heard that the Dionians not only defeated the Spartan army, but also occupied the Spartan camp, captured a lot of soldiers, and drove the Spartan soldiers into the mountains. They also took the opportunity to capture Taigeya... Jason said emotionally.

Asidamas sighed lightly, and said with some exclamation: "It can be seen that even with the support of Persia, the Spartans cannot be the opponents of the Dionians, and decline is inevitable. Now...sir, what do you plan to do?"

Jason sat down in the chair next to him and said, "I want to listen to your suggestions first."