Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 159: Landing in Thessaly (1)

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"Calistratus, calm down!" Kabrias shouted with a serious expression: "Look at the Dionian ships there. They are far more numerous than us, and their combat effectiveness It’s also very strong. My previous fleet attempt to attack the Gulf of Lagnia failed. If I led the fleet to break through the blockade, I would only be surrounded by them, and the few warships would be lost. , By then we will completely lose control of the Aegean Sea!

Even if they really want to land, we have already prepared for it. Marathon Beach, the only place where the Dionians can land, has a temporary defensive camp built with thousands of soldiers stationed. Once an abnormal situation is discovered, the city Thousands of additional soldiers can also be sent, which can completely guarantee the safety of the entire Attica. "

"Athens has a tight defense. Of course, I don’t need to worry about it. I am worried that Dionian will attack other allied states. If they are attacked by Dionian, they are fighting the Dionian army in Peloponnese. The Greek Allied Forces will inevitably be affected!" Callistratus said anxiously.

Cabrias said calmly: "Don't panic. First of all, we have to make sure whether the Dionians really want to land. Although the Dionian fleet has blocked the Saron Bay, they cannot. We will blockade the north coast of Attica, where there are almost no coastal towns, but we have many fishing villages on the north coast..."

"I immediately sent a messenger to inform the fishermen on the north coast, and asked them to row a fishing boat to carefully investigate whether there is anything abnormal in the Aegean Sea!" Kallistatus suddenly realized that he turned around and rushed away.

Cabrias turned his gaze to the sea again, sighed, and felt a little shame in his heart: He has led the navy to defeat the Spartan fleet several times and now faces the powerful Dionian navy. Somewhat timid...

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Shortly after the First Fleet blocked the Salong Bay, the Third Fleet also bypassed Euboea Island on the northeast side of Attica and approached Pergatha Bay.

The mountains on the northern border of Thessaly extend to the sea in the southeast, and then try their best to move closer to the mountains on the southern border, forming a natural breakwater and an approximately circular bay with an entrance of only about ten miles. .

It may be that the mountains forming the breakwater are too high, so the Sesari did not build water gates and lighthouses at the entrance. Instead, it was conducive to the blockade of the Third Fleet here, which caused the merchant ships in the bay to panic. They hid in the Philae port, and the Philae fleet shrank in the port and did not dare to show up.

About 20 minutes later, the Dionian troop fleet arrived, and the third fleet immediately sailed into the bay and reached the only port town in the bay, Philae, which made the Philae people more nervous.

At this time, it was Jason’s right-hand assistant Asidamas who was sitting in Philae. After he heard the news of the "Dionia Fleet Attack", he was not too panicked and immediately ordered the people in the city. The defenders rushed to the breakwater of the port for defense.

Philae’s territorial area ranks the last few among the city-states of Sessaly. Its urban area is even smaller. It is rich because it has the only commercial port in Sessaly. Almost all of Thessaly area is surrounded by mountains and foreign land trade is extremely inconvenient. Philae completely occupies the convenience of maritime trade, and the Philae people are naturally concerned about the safety of the port.

After Jason became a tyrant, he made great efforts to defend the port. Not only did he strengthen the breakwater, increase the wall on the ground, reduce the water gate, he also added a military port in the port, and formed a fleet... So despite the sudden arrival of the Dionia fleet, Asidamas did not worry that they would threaten the safety of Philae Port.

But it didn't take long for him to get the scout's return: "A Dionian fleet appeared on the coast of Almiros, and many Dionian soldiers landed there!"

The coast of Almiros is the only low-lying land on the eastern coast of Sesali. Why did the Sesali prefer to build Philae in such a small location in the north instead of building a harbour in the larger area of ​​Almiros? Where is the town?

Because several rivers in Sessaly flow into the bay from here, the mud washed down by the rivers has accumulated here for many years, forming a large swamp and tidal flat. If it is to be completely filled and drained, it will eventually become To make land suitable for human habitation and farming requires uninterrupted efforts of people, as well as advanced filling and draining technology. The Thessari were regarded as barbarians by the Greeks dozens of years ago, and there is enough wealth in their territory. There is no urgent need for them to build a city here, and the original state of the Almiros coast has been preserved to this day.

Asidamas felt a little panicked after receiving the news. Although he knew that the Almiros coast was full of mud and difficult for people to move, but some of the things he learned about the Kingdom of Dionia these days made him feel disturbed. While sending people to inform Polydurus, he led the guards to drive out of the city on horseback.

Standing on the mountain ridge to the south of Philae, Asidamas can have a clear view of the vast Almiros depression: there are many ships docked on the coast, and even some Dionia In the battleships, Dionian soldiers (mainly fleet infantry) came down from each ship and stood on the pitch-black mudflat. If you don't look closely, you can't tell. However, there is a conspicuous yellow mark on the tidal flat that is constantly extending and expanding...

Asidamas looked carefully for a while, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated: The Dionians were building roads on the tidal flat!

Just as he was very upset, Jason’s brother Polydurus arrived, and he was accompanied by another brother Polyfuron.

After carefully observing the situation in the Almiros Depression, Polydorus, who was granted temporary military power to Sesali by Jason, relieved Asidamas: "Don’t worry, the army we’ve left behind has already Entered the defensive camp in the mountains around Almiros, and was ready for all battles. Moreover, at the speed of road repairs like the Dionians, when they stepped out of the tidal flats, the citizen soldiers urgently mobilized by the various city-states of Thessaly were also ready for battle. Having arrived, it is impossible for the Dionian army to break through our heavily guarded camp and enter the hinterland of Thessaly!"

Speaking of this, he looked up at the sky, and then said confidently: "If they don’t retreat at dusk, they will be bitten by countless mosquitoes at night. When we attack tomorrow, maybe they will Raise your hands and surrender!"

Compared with Jason, Polydurus is more stable, so his words relieved Asidamas’s anxiety. He immediately bid farewell to the two, rushed back to Philae, calmed the panicked people, and stabilized Order in the city.

"Polytorus, why not let me lead the light shields and attack the Dionians, and give them a taste first!" Polyfuron called for his orders.

Polytorus waved his hand and refused: "No need! Attacking now will only scare them away. We don’t move anything, giving the Dionians an illusion that'Thessaly is indeed empty in the rear.' After a long time of exhaustion, let’s consider the issue of raids."

Polifuron was rejected, and he was a little angry. Looking at the back of the second brother, he couldn't help but sip, and whispered: "Coward!"

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What the Polidorus brothers didn't know was that the 13th Dionian Army and Fleet Infantry that landed on the coast of Mildoros were just a feint to contain Thessaly's remaining army. The real landing place was not here.

Half an hour later, the people of Peleus were horrified to see a large fleet of Dionia ships approaching the coast near the city.

The northeastern border of Thessaly is separated by a series of mountains connected by mountains such as Olympus, Osa, Pelion, etc., but one of these unattainable mountains The place can be passed relatively easily, and smoothly enter the territory of northern Macedonia. This is the valley pass formed by the Pinios River passing through the mountains. The mud wrapped by the river for many years is piled up at the mouth of the sea to the north of the mountain. In a small depression, the Sesari people built a small city called Peleus here.

Because Peleus is outside the traditional territory of Thessaly and close to the territory of Macedonia, in fact, many people of Thessaly do not regard him as a member of the city-state of Thessaly, and it itself For safety, it often leans to Macedonia, so the city-states of Thessaly south of it often distance themselves from it and do not want to communicate with it. However, its own products are not abundant and port trade has not developed.

Until Jason became Tagus and formally incorporated it into the Thessaari Alliance, and in order to promote the prosperity of the Thessaari trade, Asidamas also demolished the checkpoint on the south side of the valley pass. The sea trade of Luz has improved, and land trade has also developed. Therefore, the Peleus people are very grateful to Jason and always actively respond to his call. Although Peleus is not a big city, before Jason When mobilizing the formation of Sesali’s army to the south, Peleus provided nearly 3,000 soldiers. This is almost all the young and middle-aged citizens of the entire city-state. Now seeing the Dionian soldiers rushing to the coast like a tide, they are frightened. Feeling regret.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Brothers, hurry up!..." The second army commander Matonis, who was over 50 years old, was the first to land on the shore, standing on a reef, and roaring like thunder, without stopping. Urged his soldiers.

The soldiers of the Second Legion were motivated by the old officer. After jumping off the boat, they did not care to rest at all. Under the leadership of their respective detachment leaders, holding a shield spear, stepping on the soft soil with one deep foot and one shallow foot, swarming As if rushing south quickly.