Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 110: Leotichides’ suggestion

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Olivers' face changed, and he immediately realized that he had almost made a big mistake. If I really did this and let His Majesty Daves know about this, I would think that I was taking the lead in embarrassing Croto Kataks, and then I would face the anger of his Majesty...

So, he hurriedly said with a smile: "Haha, drinking is to scare Kitisus, we are just eating and chatting tonight! You have a good food! Messenia Bay was always closed before, so The seafood is very delicious, the oysters are so many, fat and big, you can eat them until you die!"

"Then I have to taste it!" Tiger Tilos hurriedly followed up, and he also realized that he had just said something wrong.

Plintors breathed a sigh of relief, and now he couldn't help but take a high look at Tro Tiras.

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Klotokatax and his team came to the camp. No, it should be said that they came to Messenyi (after more than a month of joint efforts by the Dioyoua soldiers and Messenians, this former Spartan Da camp can barely be counted as a city), entered the military tent, and carried out a military handover with Leotichides.

"I served as an army commander for the first time. I don't have much confidence in whether I can fulfill the important tasks that my father has given me." Cloto Katakstan said sincerely: "General Prosous, you are the kingdom. A famous general who has experienced many battles and has a deep understanding of Peloponnese, can you give me some pointers?"

Originally, after the handover of military affairs was completed, Leotichides was ready to pack his bags immediately and leave here early. He didn't expect that Cloto Kataks would make such a request. He looked at the sincere prince in front of him. I looked around for a while: In addition to them, there were Priintoles and Mukru in the tent. They were whispering something (Although Leotichides was transferred, the staff officer Taglu still Will stay as a subordinate of Plintors to handle trivial military affairs)......

Leotichides hesitated for a moment, and said coldly: "I am the prince of Sparta, my suggestion... would you believe it?"

"My father firmly believes that you will not betray the kingdom, the general, so when he received your first letter, he rejected the proposal of the military department and let you continue to serve as the commander until he received your second letter. Letter, you took the initiative to resign from this position, and he hesitated for a long time before he chose to agree. He told me, “The reason why people are human is because they have rich emotions. You can’t face the people of your hometown. This is totally reasonable. ... and he said to me with a sigh, "Unexpectedly, Proseus looks like a wooden man, but his heart is so affectionate and righteous!"...This is the original words of the father. I though. You don't know the general, but the father believes you, and I have no reason not to believe you!" Cloto Kataks said still candidly.

After hearing these words, Leotichides felt a little wave in his heart, but his expression remained indifferent, and then asked: "After defeating the Spartan army, what will your Highness do with Sparta?"

Klotokataks solemnly said: "Sparta is the most important city-state in Greece and an important part of all Greek forces. If it is completely eliminated, it will not only make other Greeks resent. It will also lead to an imbalance in the power of the whole of Greece and the entire Peloponnese. This is not what the father wants to see, and it is not in the interests of the kingdom!

So we treat the defeated Sparta like Carthage in the past. Sparta will lose its former glory, and its government may have some changes, but it will continue to survive, even Sparta. The ordinary people in Bada may live better than they are now, because as far as I know, the living conditions of the people in Sparta are worse now..."

Leotitchides heard this, did not speak, walked slowly to the main seat, took a wooden chair to sit down, turned around and said: "Mukru, help me take the Peloponnese Bring the map."

The wooden plank map was placed on the table. Leotichides glanced at Cloto Catacs, then said in a deep voice, "Now we have occupied Messenia, only Tiger is the distance from Sparta. Toss Mountain is separated, but it is not easy to break into its territory.

Two ways! The first is that the army took a boat and landed on the coast of Sparta, repeating the way we captured Messenia. But the reason why we were able to successfully win Messenia was because of the sudden action that made the Spartans too late to defend. Spartans' strength was significantly weakened after the defeat of Leuktra. In Messene, Asia’s military strength is obviously insufficient, which allowed our army to land successfully. But to land on the coast of Sparta, the difficulty is much greater.

First of all, although the number of Spartan fighters may be less than 2,000, this only refers to young and middle-aged citizens. Old people over 50 can still fight in armor, and the combat effectiveness will not be too weak. In this way, Spartan Can temporarily form a force of nearly 4,000 people.

Spartan Territory still lives with Piriasi people. Before I left Sparta, I remember that the number of Piriasi people is three times that of Spartans. There may be a significant decline now, but it is necessary to form It shouldn’t be a big problem to build a team of 5,000 people, and according to Spartan tradition, as long as there is war, the Berias must provide enough soldiers. These years, Spartans have fought frequently, so the Berias’s The combat effectiveness should not be weak.

There are still a large number of Black Rolls living in Sparta. The ancestors of these Black Rolls were conquered by Sparta earlier, and Sparta has stricter management over them, compared with Messenes. Yaren, they are more loyal to the Spartans. In my memory, the number of Black Rollers is 7-8 times the number of Spartans. Now even if Messenia is lost, the number of remaining Black Rollers will be at least three times as large. A team of 10,000 people will be formed temporarily. There shouldn't be much problem. In this way, the Spartans can temporarily set up a reliable army of about 20,000 to defend our landing.

Secondly, the coast of Sparta is much narrower than the coast of Messenia, which makes it easier for the Spartans to defend. Also, I got news from the navy that during this time the Spartans put all their strength on the coast and placed countless wooden stakes... In such a situation, we have to forcibly land, and even if we win in the end, we will have to pay a lot. The price.

One thing...you probably don’t know yet. Some time ago, the First Fleet occupied Kithira (island in the Gulf of Laconia). Sekelian persuaded me to lead an army to land on the coast of Sparta. I refused. He couldn’t help dispatching his fleet of infantry alone to harass the coast of Sparta, but he failed. I heard that hundreds of people died..."

Clotokatax looked at Printoles in surprise.

Princeton looked solemn at the time: "The Ministry of Military Affairs has not received any war reports in this regard."

Leotichides said lightly: "Maybe the battle report is still on the way...He is on Kithira now, you can also ask him directly."

Klotokatax felt a bit of a headache: I thought that getting the generals of the expeditionary army to obey would be the biggest problem for him to become a commander, but he actually forgot the navy, Sekelian—— The father of the navy and hero of the kingdom with great military exploits is the most difficult one!

Leotichides didn’t care what the two people in front of him were thinking. He pointed his finger at the map: "The other way is from the north of Messenia through the southern part of Arcadia. Open Mount Tagetos and enter the northern part of Spartan territory... But whether the Arcadians can allow our troops to enter their territory is the key question.

The city-states of Arcadia were once allies of Sparta, but they have recently changed. They formed an Arcadian alliance and wanted to be independent from the Peloponnesian alliance. The threat of Bada, if it weren't for our arrival, they and Sparta might have been at war.

The Arcadians once sent envoys to Thebes for help. Thebes suggested that they ask us for help, and they also sent envoys to Messenia to intercede for the Arcadians—"

"You mean the Thebes sent an emissary?!" Cloto Kataks asked.

"I came three days ago, and the messenger is Ipamirunda." Leotichides paused intentionally.

Sure enough, Croto Kataks asked in surprise: "Is it the military commander Piosha who led the army to defeat the Spartan army in Leuktera?!"

"It's him." Leotichides said calmly, "but I didn't talk to him in detail. I told him that the new commander is coming soon, so he is willing to stay and wait."

"The Arcadians did not send messengers?" Priintoles asked. He and Cloto Cataxes had the same doubts: Since Thebes was helping the Arcadian Alliance to petition Yes, why the messenger of Thebes has arrived, but the Arcadians have not come yet?

"The messenger of Thebes said that the messengers of the Arcadian Alliance who had followed him had not been able to enter the territory of Messenia, but were suddenly called back because Sparta sent messengers to the Arcadians. Sum..."

Clotokatax was taken aback, and then he realized it, and couldn’t help asking: “Sparta wants to truce with the Arcadians, and then concentrate on fighting us. However, Aka was oppressed by Sparta. Will the Diya agree?!"

"His Royal Highness." Leotichides sat steadily on the wooden chair, pointed at his feet, and said in a deep voice: "In the land of Peloponnese, you must remember one sentence, 'Don't believe in any agreement of any city-state!' Most of the city-states here are still allies today, enemies tomorrow, and peace the day after tomorrow for better survival and benefit... This is a common occurrence.

For decades, Arcadians have been allies of Spartans, but they have been frequently dragged into war by Spartans over the years, and are dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Spartans. Independence from the League of Pennessa. If Sparta voluntarily recognizes the alliance they have established and stops the war against them, it is likely that the relationship between the two sides will return to friendship, and even start to deal with us..."