Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 1: The Thebes war continues
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The news that "Dionia defeated Carthage and forced it to sign an armistice agreement" spread throughout the Kingdom of Dionia, and people everywhere were excited.
Not long after, the news also reached the mainland of Greece, which shocked many city-states, especially Sparta.
In the dangerous situation where Dionia was under the siege of multiple forces, Sparta also secretly instigated the fleeing forces in Apulia to regain its former territory, and now Dionia relies on it alone. Power, cleanly wiped out Rome, surrendered Samona, and defeated Carthage, undisputedly becoming the most powerful force in the Western Mediterranean.
And Sparta is now stuck in the quagmire of war, and the situation in Central Greece has been delayed. Spartan elders with guilty conscience worry that their previous actions cannot be hidden from the insightful people of the Kingdom of Dionia. , If Dionia suddenly turned around and wanted to get justice from Sparta at this time, it would undoubtedly make the situation worse.
So, Sparta hurriedly sent an envoy to Turei to congratulate Dionia on winning the war with Carthage in the name of an ally, and at the same time made a tentative request: Hope Dionia Able to provide some assistance to Sparta in the war.
Daves had already seen through the Spartans’ intentions. He neither smashed his face with the Spartans and accused them of the nasty things they did during the Western Mediterranean War, nor did he promise the Spartans. A request, but a tactful expression: Dionia won the war, but after the war, rebuilding his homeland, rectifying order, pacifying the people, restoring trade, etc., a series of tricky matters still require the unity of the kingdom to work together. In order to gradually restore the prosperity before the war, there is no energy and time to care about the affairs of other countries.
Sparta is relieved for the time being.
Davers responded with similar words to the Athens envoy who came to ask for help later.
As for the Thebes, at this time they were still under the siege of the Spartan army, struggling to cope with various offensives, not very clear about the major events in the Western Mediterranean, and at the same time they did not have the energy to understand.
Although Daves gave Sparta a pill of reassurance, the Spartan Council of Elders still felt the urgency of the situation. They were dissatisfied with the long battle of Spartan King Kleombrotus, but Failed to make progress, finally decided to once again use more wise Agsilius as the commander of the whole army.
Agsilius accepted it and declared: Since the elders and the people think he is the best candidate, he himself must go all out!
He led the army to the border of Sparta to make sacrifices and showed the soldiers as a good omen, so the morale of the whole army was high.
Because the mountainous land on the southern edge of the Piosia area adjacent to the Isthmus of Corinth is heavily defended by Thebes, and Athens has joined forces with Thebes, so it crosses the mountain from the Isthmus of Corinth and enters Pio by land. The summer area is not only difficult to navigate, but also full of dangers.
Agsilius led the army to speed up the march and arrived at the port of Sigion, not far to the west of Corinth, and took a boat across the Gulf of Corinth and landed on the beach in the Piotja area. Since he had already notified in advance that a Spartan army stationed in the area had taken the lead in occupying a mountain pass not far from the landing site, the whole army had crossed the mountain without hindrance and entered the plains of the Piotja area. And quickly joined forces with Tespia (the city is located to the west of Thebes, only 20 miles away), who supported Sparta.
Originally, Agsilius believed that his quick military actions would disrupt the defensive deployment of the Thebes, but he found that the Thebes and their allies had repaired all the strategic grounds around Thebes. Fences and soil barriers were built, trenches were built, and deer villages were arranged...
If the Spartan army wants to approach the city of Thebes, they must conquer one of these important places, and the Thebes army will not let them do anything. Wherever Agsilius led the attack, Thebes Sri Lanka will send heavy troops to garrison there.
Because Thebes is fighting inside, the mobilization of troops is more flexible and quicker, and the Thebes will not just defend themselves, they will also attack at the right time, attacking the Spartan soldiers who have left the main force or are eating and resting... …This series of defense strategies were mainly from the hands of Epameronda, which caused Agsilius to feel a headache, and the six months of battle failed to make breakthrough progress.
In the fall, the soldiers of the Spartan allies returned to their hometowns, and Agsilius would also lead the Spartans back home, so he appointed Phoebidas to lead the mercenaries to stay in the Tespia area, and Waiting for an opportunity to attack Thebes.
Phoebe Das, who was extremely hated by the Thebes, adopted a more vicious strategy. He sent a number of small units to bypass the defensive areas of the Thebes and killed Thebes who was hiding behind them. The people continue to destroy their fields...
The Thebes were extremely angry about this, and they ignored Ipamenonda's persuasion and rushed out an army to attack Tespiria.
As a result, Phoebe Das was well prepared. He made a targeted array and repelled the attack of Thebes army in the battle. In order to expand the battle and weaken the power of the Thebes, he personally led the army to chase down the soldiers. As a result, the cavalry and some infantry of the Thebes panicked and fled to an impassable canyon.
The desperate Thebes rallied and decided to fight to the death. At this time, the pursuit speed was too fast, causing the heavy infantry of Tespia to lag far behind, only Phoebe Das and Hundreds of Thracian light shield soldiers stood in front of the Thebes cavalry.
It happened so suddenly. Phoebe Das just put these Thracian mercenaries in a good position. The Thebes cavalry recklessly launched a charge from the front, and hundreds of horses ran up. The momentum is undoubtedly terrifying.
The Thracians, who were already very exhausted after a long run, were terrified. Before the Thebes cavalry rushed in front of them, the Thracians had begun to retreat.
The Thebes army took advantage of the onslaught, Thracian mercenaries retreated across the board, and Phoebedas was mixed in the rout and tried to escape.
But how did the Thebes cavalry let him escape? Then they drove out the heavy infantry of the Tespia, who came after the rout, and the Spartan allied forces were defeated.
The Thebes army pursued until dark, and then returned to the camp.
In this battle, the Thebes lost first and then won. Not only did they kill their most hated enemy-Phoebe Das, but they also weakened Thebes' confidant heart-Tespia's. The people of Thebes cheered for their strength, and also excited the people of other Piosha city-states controlled by Sparta.
Taking this favorable opportunity, Thebes even sent an army again to attack Tespi and its surrounding city-states attached to Sparta, forcing Sparta to send an army in winter to help defend Tespi. Ya.
In the early spring of the second year (377 BC, 17th year of the Kingdom of Dionian), the Spartan Council of Elders and the inspectors once again appointed Agsilius as the commander of the coalition forces.
This time Agsilius hit the west and led the army by land, marching hurriedly through the Isthmus of Corinth, taking advantage of the lack of defense of the Thebes, breaking through their defenses in the mountains in one fell swoop, and attacking the east of Thebes. The region, with Platia as its base, ravaged this land. Although some victories were won, the resistance of the Thebes was still very tenacious, which prevented the Spartan army from making breakthrough progress.
In the fall, Agsilius had to return to his country again.
At this time, the Thebes experienced a serious food shortage. Due to the destruction of the war, their land had been lost for two years. In the history of the previous life, the Thebes sent a fleet to the northern part The town of Sali went to buy food, but this time Peropidas proposed: Go to the Kingdom of Dionia across the Adriatic Sea to buy food.
Someone raised objections, thinking: Dionia and Sparta have always signed a friendly agreement and have a close relationship with each other, and Dionia cannot buy food for Thebes.
Peropidas' answer is: Anyway, the distance is close and the journey is very convenient. It's not a big deal to try. But once we succeeded, we not only opened up new channels for purchasing food, but also discovered the attitude of the Dionians towards this war, which was of great significance!
Finally, Peropidas’ proposal was approved. Thebes sent three three-tiered paddle warships with 10 tarients to take advantage of the winter Spartans’ rest and the relaxation of the sea blockade of the Corinthian Gulf. At the moment, he ventured out of the Gulf of Corinth, crossed the Adriatic Sea, and arrived at the port city of Odrum on the east coast of the Kingdom of Dionian.
The chief executive of Odrum heard that the Thebes came to buy food. Considering the political significance behind it, how dare to make any claims, he immediately sent a messenger to Turei for instructions.
After Daves knew about it, he used a seemingly joking sentence to set the tone for the matter: "The Spartans can allow the escapees of Apuria to travel to our country. Why can't we give the Thebans? A little help, not to mention this is just an ordinary business practice."
Therefore, the city of Udrum not only sold the food to Thebes at a low price, but also sent shipping ships to help deliver it.
Actually, the Spartan fleet has received the news that the Thebes sent a fleet out to buy food. They have made arrangements to capture them when the Thebes return to the Gulf of Corinth.
As a result, when the crew of the Spartan fleet saw the ships in the Thebes fleet with the flag of the Kingdom of Dionian on their sails, they did not dare to act rashly, and watched the Thebes piled up in the bay. Landed in the north and unloaded the cargo without any haste.
After the incident, the leader of the Spartan fleet hurriedly reported the incident to Sparta. The council of elders and the inspectors were shocked and hurriedly sent envoys to Turei.
Daves did not show up at all. Anta Oris, the rotating chairman of the Senate, received the messenger. Faced with the question of the Spartans, he responded lightly with the king’s original words: "This is just an ordinary business activity. , It’s not worth the fuss."