Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 144: Thessaly joins the war

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Asidamas thought for a while, and said in deep thought: "Since Dionia invaded Messenia, I spent time investigating the situation of Dionia in detail, and found out that the kingdom of the Western Mediterranean was actually The Shang has controlled all the coastal forces in the Western Mediterranean and has become the well-deserved hegemon of the Western Mediterranean! In the last two wars, the kingdom sent 100,000 troops and 600 or 700 warships to fight, and it was able to maintain an offensive for more than half a year. , The strength is amazing!

Moreover, Dionia developed from a small city-state to the present kingdom 20 years ago. It was ushered in through constant wars and annexations. It could not be just to help Thebes and come to Greece with Sparta. In combat, its ultimate goal must be the whole of Greece!

My opinion is... Either you send an envoy to Turíy to fight for an alliance with Dionia, thereby preserving Sesali’s independence; or you can call in the Athenian envoy who is staying in the city to join The alliance of Greece, in this way, can gather the power of the entire Greece and repel the Dionians! "

Speaking of this, Asidamas looked solemn: "I am inclined to the previous suggestion, because I don't think a makeshift alliance can defeat a kingdom that has become stronger in constant battle."

"Asidamas, you have always been cautious." Jason stood up suddenly and said loudly, "I choose your last suggestion! You are right, Dionia wants To conquer the whole of Greece, it is impossible for us to stay aside and preserve our strength. The flames of war will eventually burn on the land of Thessaly. It is better to take this opportunity to gather all the forces of Greece and fight with Dionia. !

Thinking that during the Hippo War, only half of the castles in Greece were united to repel Persia. This time, Thessaly joined us, but Dionia was not as strong as Persia. Could we still defeat it? Can't you stop them! We first unite with the city-states to the south and defeat Dionia with all our strength, and then compete with Athens and Thebes for the Greek hegemony. What do you think? ! "

Asidamas looked at Jason, who was a little excited, and was not surprised by the choice he made, because with his understanding of this Targus, Jason, who had always been determined to make progress, was almost unsurprising. He may adopt a strategy of forbearance and retreat, but he also had to remind: "If you form a coalition, you must separate the primary and secondary forces, just like Sparta was the leader of the Hippocratic War—"

"Of course, I, Thessaly, will be the leader and command all the coalition forces!" Jason said categorically, without concealing his ambition: "Sparta has fallen, and the army of Athens is not good, Debi Although Spartan won the battle with Sparta, the number of their soldiers was not enough (he didn't know that Thebes remained neutral)... Only I, Thessaly, was able to form a force of more than 40,000 people, and the combat effectiveness was very strong. The number of warships in our fleet is more than one hundred, surpassing Athens. If we do not become the leader of this alliance, who dares to do it?!"

Becoming the leader of the Greek alliance, although it is only temporary, as long as you win this battle, it will inevitably greatly improve the status of Thessaly in the Greek city-states and make the people of Thessa proud. You must know the past. Li people are called "barbarians" among the population of Athens and Sparta, so not only Jason has this wish, but Asidamas is also optimistic about its success.

So, he suggested: "My lord, we can use this as a prerequisite to join the alliance and negotiate with the Athenian messenger, but first invite him to review our Thessaly's army."

"Asidamas, you and I want to go together again!" Jason clapped and laughed, with a confident expression on his face: "I'm going to assemble my army, and in the afternoon you will take the Athenian envoy to the city. Foreign military camp."

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On the second day of the Battle of Taga, Klotokattax led an army to repair near the Sanctuary of Hercules in the southeast of Taga City (formerly the Spartan coalition camp) and dispatched 5000 Soldiers escorted tens of thousands of prisoners back to Messenia. Most of them were the people of Tagya. They would be sent back to Turri, or became public officials, sent for mining, or publicly exploited. Selling (Greek native slaves are still relatively popular in the Turri slave market. One is that they have high cultural quality, are smart and easy to learn, and are easy to communicate; the other is that they can satisfy the colonial mentality of Dionian Greek citizens to show off their motherland.) .

As a result, the city of Tygea almost became an empty city, temporarily stationed by 1,000 Dionian soldiers.

Furthermore, at the request of Taginos, the almost undamaged 3,000 soldiers of the 7th Army moved south early in the morning to block the border between Taga and Sparta and intercept Sparta. Defeated soldiers.

In the afternoon, 2,000 soldiers and an envoy sent by Mandinia finally arrived at the new army camp of Dionia and eagerly said to Cloto Kataks that Mandinia was willing to accept his proposal. , Take over Taigeya.

At the same time, they also hope to enter into a secret agreement with Dionia, form a more intimate alliance, and fully support any military operations of Dionia on the mainland of Greece.

Mandinians are not fools. Although they covet the land of Tagaia, they also know that their strength is weak. Once they make such a move, they will inevitably be squeezed and suppressed by other Greek city-states, and may even be War, and throughout the past, Dionia has always had a good reputation with the allies. Therefore, if they want to completely annex this land, they must hold Dionia’s thighs tightly.

So 500 of the 2,000 Mandinian soldiers are prepared to stay in Tagalog City, and the remaining 1,500 are to obey the command of the Dionian army and participate in the subsequent military operations to show Mandin. The sincerity of the Nia.

Clotocatax’s goal was achieved. He was very willing to negotiate with the Mandinian messenger, and soon signed an alliance that excludes Arcadia, limited to Dionia and Mandin. The secret military covenant between the two countries.

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At the same time, Spartan King Agsilius led the remnant army on a difficult trek through the mountains.

Before the battle, Agsilius had been mentally prepared for defeat. He made two plans:

First, the Dionian army is like the Thebes. After winning the battle, he will retreat. Then he can retreat to the camp first, and after a little rectification, he will lead a part of the army with Spartan fighters as the main force. Quietly withdraw south to the territory;

Secondly, the Dionian army took advantage of the victory and pushed the Spartan army into the mountains. Judging from the previous Dionian battles, this possibility is very high, so he has secretly notified those familiar with the terrain. The Spartan warriors, once this happens, they will converge in the Pelagos jungle and then withdraw to their territory.

But he never imagined that after the victory of the battle, the Dionian army pushed the ruined soldiers into the mountains through pursuit, and then separated some troops to continue the pursuit. These Dionian soldiers (actually the Mountain Reconnaissance Team) ran as flat in the mountains, and they were good at hiding and sneak attacks, forcing the Spartan routs, who were demoralized because of the defeat, to run away in the mountains, including Agassi. Routh himself, if it were not for the soldiers of the King's Guard desperately to rescue him, he would almost fall into the hands of the Dionia soldiers.

It didn't take long for night to fall, it was difficult to distinguish the direction in the mountains, and also to avoid the beasts, so it was not until noon on the second day that the Spartan soldiers gathered in the vicinity of the Pelagos jungle one after another.

In the afternoon, there were less than a thousand soldiers assembled, and most of them were Piriasi. After all, the Spartan fighters fought on the first line in the battle. Later, the entire right wing was attacked by Dioni. It is undoubtedly much more difficult for the Spartan fighters in a semi-encircled state to escape smoothly under the attack of the sub-reserve forces.

More importantly, Agsilius didn’t see his son Archidamus appear. He was worried in his heart, but he knew he couldn’t wait any longer, otherwise the soldiers who had no food would pay for it. Before returning to the territory, he would starve to death in the mountains.

So he resolutely gave the order to "go out", and refused the help of the guards, and walked staggeringly at the forefront of the team, with a stick on his crutches.

Under his encouragement, the tired and hungry soldiers can only follow closely.

Because they failed to retreat in time last night, in the daytime, they dare not approach the Taigya Plain at all in their current situation, otherwise, once discovered by the Diorian scouts, it will be a disaster, so they can only Trekking in the mountains means that the time to return home will be greatly extended...

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On the third day, Croto Kataks was impatient and left 2,000 soldiers stationed in the camp, more than 2,000 wounded soldiers were treated and recuperated in the camp, and 15,000 Dionian soldiers and 1,500 Mandin were assembled. Niah soldiers marched south.

Not long after leaving the camp, I encountered a messenger sent by Taginos.

What? ! Has the 1st Fleet captured Sparta? ! …Klotokatax repeatedly read this battle report, autographed by Sekerlian, with amazement on his face.

It turned out that after Taigetinus led 3,000 soldiers to the Spartan border yesterday, he did not catch many soldiers. Later, after repeated requests from the eager Legionnaires, he finally decided to send two companies. Enter the territory of Sparta and explore the reality.

There are rolling mountains from Tagia to Sparta, and the best way to walk is a long and narrow passage formed by the Urotas River Valley. Since the Dionian army captured Messenia, Spartans have felt a great threat. Under Agsilius’ proposal, the Spartans not only concentrated on building defensive facilities on the southern coast, but also A small defensive camp was built in the difficult terrain of the Urotas River Valley and the other two main roads to the north.