Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 120: Demonstration and confrontation

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Whether it is Cyclion or the Admiral of the Athenian Navy, he breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he was vigilant about the opposing fleet. After all, so many warships in the voyage can quickly stop advancing in a short period of time after receiving orders. This is not easy, which means that the country’s navy has a complete organization and command system and is well-trained.

After a while, a clipper sailed out of the Athenian ship formation and sailed straight towards the Dionian fleet. When approaching the Dionian battleship, someone shouted from the ship: "The Messenger of Athens wants to see Dai Commander of the Onia Fleet!"

Twenty minutes later, the Messenger of Athens boarded the flagship of the First Fleet of Dionia.

"I'm the commander of the First Fleet of Dionia, Sekrian." Sekrian said loudly, while looking at the person who came: square face, high nose, thick eyebrows, big eyes, beard, wide forehead, medium body, no He is fat and not thin. Although his hair is a little gray, he looks like he is about 50 years old, but he looks very handsome and energetic.

"The chief general of Athens, Calistratus!" The messenger stared at Sekelion sharply. His voice was strong and magnetic, but his words were sharp: "The 300,000 people of Athens entrusted me to the general. Ask, is Dionia going to declare war on Athens?"

Secrian did not expect the other party to ask so directly, he hurriedly explained: "You misunderstood, Dionia has no malice against Athens! We are just pursuing a fleet of food to Sparta. We had to come to this bay. In order to avoid misunderstandings, our warships also avoided the waters of Athens."

"No malice?" Callistratus sneered: "If our Athens fleet sails in your Taranto Gulf, do you Dionians think that this fleet is coming in good faith? , And also enthusiastically open the port of Turii, inviting them to enter?"

Secrian was speechless for a while, and before he could think of how to respond, he listened to the other party to continue to say: "I think you should be a Greek, then you should know that our Greeks depend mainly on trade for their survival. In the past ten years, there have been constant wars in Greece. I don’t know how many naval battles have taken place. However, the city-states that are caught in the war continue to carry out sea trade, and few warships actively attack merchant ships, because every crew member of the city-state knows that attacking merchant ships is digging Greece. Human roots! Corinth is just doing what every sea trade city-state should do, and the ships brewing for Sparta are just abiding by the trade contract. The crew members are just making some money for the life of a family of young and old. But by you..."

The verbal accusation given by Callistratus made Sekerian feel somewhat aggrieved. He quickly coughed and interrupted the opponent impatiently: "Please stop talking about these irrelevant things. Something, just say what you are here!"

A trace of contempt flashed in the eyes of Callistratus. He looked calm but said in a strong tone: "After the war between Dionia and Sparta, Sparta once asked Athens for help, and the people of Athens considered To the origin of the relationship with Turri, did not agree to the request of the Spartans. I also hope that Dionia can take into account the friendly exchanges with Athens before, not let the war spread to Athens, and promised before the end of this war Your warship will no longer appear in the Aegean Sea!"

The words of Callistratus are full of threats, but how can Sekerlian be threatened? He raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Our warship will leave soon, but If there is a fleet to transport troops and food to Sparta, we will come again!"

The two parties broke up.

After Callistratus left by ship, a vigorous bugle sounded in the Dionian fleet. The front ships of the Dionian fleet turned south, and the ships in the rear one after another. U-turned to the north, and then began to move forward... It didn’t take long for the original stacks of ships to form two long columns again, and a large circle was drawn in front of the waiting Athens fleet, and then followed. Return along the original route.

The Athens sailors listened to the excitement of rowing horns from the front, watching the flexibly turning of the Dionian warships so that the hulls were facing the bow of the Athens warship, and then Swaggering past them... They were surprised at the boldness of the Dionians, but also a little angry.

"The Dionians are demonstrating to us!" The temporarily appointed commander of the Athens Fleet, Caprias, looked at the sea ahead, and said solemnly: "But the Dionian fleet is in possession of With so many warships, the formation can be changed so quickly. If we have a war with Dionia in the future, their navy will pose a huge threat to Athens!"

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Calistratus next to him, with a solemn expression, and a deep and powerful voice asking: "Now is a good time to defeat this fleet, do you want to launch an attack?!"

Callistratus shook his head: "Athens did not declare war on Dionia, and the citizens were not prepared, wait."

It wasn't until the entire fleet sailed out of Salong Bay that Sekerian let go of his clenched fists. He took a sharp breath and said loudly, "Order the fleet to sail east, through Kythnos, and arrive After near Delos Island, go directly south until you see Crete, and then return to the station."

"Yes!"

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While the Dionian army was still building a camp in the Megalopolis territory, Archidamus, who received the news, immediately lifted the siege of Mandinia, led his army south, and bypassed Tiger. The city of Asia also began to build camps on the border with Sparta in the south, and began to confront the Dionian army in the west.

Knowing that the siege of Mandinia had been lifted, under the suggestion of Plintors, Cloto Kataks was not eager to lead the army east, but patiently continued to let the soldiers consolidate the camp.

Although the main forces of both sides are not moving, there is no peace between the two camps. Fights between the scouts of both sides happen every day. There are cavalry and scout infantry, of course more professional and well-trained. The Dionian side had the upper hand, especially a small team of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade raid a Spartan mercenary squad of about 20 people, creating six killers, four dead, two prisoners, and no one. An impressive record of casualties...All these have put a lot of pressure on the Spartan mercenaries.

A few days later, Spartan King Agsilius led 7,000 soldiers out of northern Sparta, entered the territory of Taga, and joined the Spartan mercenaries.

"Father, you are finally here!" Archidamus went out to greet him personally, and his face that had been covered in gloom for the past few days finally stretched out, showing a slight smile.

Although Agsilius looked a little tired with his cane, his smile was more cheerful: "Thank you, Azidamus! In order to satisfy your request, I brought all the bravery of Sparta. Before leaving, I made a special sacrifice at the Temple of Athena, and the oracle I got was a good omen! (Usually, the two kings of Sparta who had the right to sacrifice before the war would send people to Delphi to request the oracle , But now the war is happening on the northern border, the danger of going to Delphi is very high, and time is too late, so we can only sacrifice in the acropolis of Sparta)"

"That's great!" Archidamus was relieved.

Agsilius looked around at the mercenary general standing behind Archidamus, and said confidently: "In fact, even without the oracle, I firmly believe that Sparta will win this time! Because of the past. As long as we Sparta send a few hundred soldiers and join forces with allied forces, we can be in the Greek city! Now, our Sparta is not only the elite, but the army led by Archidamus is also the most from all the city-states. It is composed of elite soldiers, and the two are combined together. This is the most powerful and powerful army I have led over the years. I firmly believe that no one can match it!"

"Yes, King Agsilius is too right!" The mercenary generals shouted in excitement.

Then Archidamus introduced these mercenary generals to his father one by one. Agsilius kindly talked with them. Among them, there were a few people he knew. After all, he was in Asia Minor 20 years ago. After many years of fighting, I am very familiar with the situation there, so I know every mercenary general’s home country and talk about it, making the generals feel cordial.

For such mercenary generals, Agsilus is a living legend. He fought in Persian territory by his own power, which caused the Persians to be in an awkward situation of being passively beaten, and took the initiative several times. Seeking peace, and his charm has made many Greek city-states in Asia Minor willing to support them all the time, and many of his stories are still circulating in Asia Minor.

So the mercenary generals rushed to salute Agsilius, proud of being able to talk to him, and the atmosphere was very warm for a while.

After a long time, Agsilius said goodbye to them on the grounds that he was "somewhat tired and needed a rest", and followed Archidamus into the Chinese army's account.

Entering the tent, Agsilius threw away the wooden staff, and with the help of his servant, he leaned against a wooden chair. The smile on his face had disappeared, and his expression became serious: "What is it now? Situation?"

"Father." Archidamus' expression was equally serious: "The day before yesterday, a small amount of grain was transported from the port of Corinth, and yesterday there was no grain transported from the north! The Persian told me that Dionian’s The fleet patrols the Aegean Sea every day, and any grain-carrying fleet that enters the Salong Bay will be intercepted and interrogated by it. They have already captured several fleets, and the Persians have to temporarily stop transporting grain."