Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 121: Confident Agcilius

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Agsilius was not surprised. The reason why he led the army at this time was because he had received a report from the messenger sent by Archidamus to Sparta, but now the situation has only changed. It was serious, he thought about it, and then asked: "How many days can the food stored in the camp be supplied?"

"If you count the army you brought--"

"Don't count them yet. After I got the news from you, I asked the soldiers to bring rations for 5 days."

"It can be supplied for about seven days, so in the past two days I sent people to collect food in the territory of Taigeya. Unfortunately, the Taigeya people hid in the city a long time ago, and we didn't get much."

"Immediately stop the levy of food from the Taigeya Territory, and at the same time prohibit anyone from destroying the Taigeya villages and fields, and prohibit looting the properties in their houses!" Agsilaus said harshly.

"Father, why did you do this?! We have so much confidence in the Tagaians, but they betrayed us. We must severely punish them and let these city-states in Peloponnese know that they betrayed us. What will happen to Sparta!"

Agsilius looked at Archidams with a puzzled look, and sighed inwardly: His son is fierce in combat and good at making friends. He has a lot of prestige among the Spartans, but he has One of the biggest problems-unwilling to use more brains, not careful enough to do things, not comprehensive enough to look at the problem. Of course, this is also a common problem for most Spartan citizens. Sparta can do this when it is strong, but when the people rebel and the strong enemy invades, not only does it not have a deterrent effect, but on the contrary it will have a counterproductive effect.

However, Agsilius understood his son’s stubborn personality. He didn’t intend to convince him with words, but let the facts later impress him. So he said in a tone that cannot be rejected: "This It’s a command!"

Although Archidamus is almost 40 years old and has led the army on many occasions, he still has awe in the face of his old father. He did not express his opposition, but reminded: "Those mercenaries may not Will accept this order."

"They will accept it!" Agcilius said with a certain tone.

It’s not good for Archidamus to say more about this issue, and turn to another thing: "Father, the elders should have seen Collins’ messenger? Regarding their suggestions, the Ombudsman and What will the elders' meeting decide?"

Agcilius said unhurriedly: "Although the Corinthians have always been cunning and capricious, they once brought disasters to our Sparta (referring to the Corinthian War), in the war with Thebes. Zhong also remained almost neutral, but the Council of Elders was still willing to believe the words of the Corinthians, not only because, as the Corinthian envoy said,'The Dionian fleet raided their port and gave them a great humiliation. They want revenge.' And because Dionia seriously harmed the interests of the Corinthians, they had long held a grudge—"

"Wait...Dionia harmed Collins' interests, what interests?" Archidamus couldn't help but interject.

Looking at his son’s incomprehensible expression, Agsilius covered his forehead with his hand, but he patiently explained: "Our Spartan’s fundamental interests are in the Peloponnese, the Athenians’ The fundamental interest lies in the Aegean Sea, and the Corinthians have developed westward very early. They have many colonies in the Western Mediterranean. These include the well-known Corfu and Syracuse. They rely on trade with these colonies. Once very rich, but now...hehe..."

It suddenly dawned on Archidamus: Dionia had annexed all the city-states of Great Greece, which made Corinth hate it. No wonder they agreed to open the port on the eastern isthmus so easily, allowing us to transport troops and food... …

"The Corinthian messengers said that they would unite all the Greek city-states against Dionia, and we also believe they can do it. The Corinthians can't fight war, but in this regard they are quite good at..." Agsilao When Si said this, he was not ridiculed like other Spartans, but rather admired.

He still clearly remembers: When he was a young man and the Peloponnesian War had been going on for nearly 10 years, Sparta encountered a crisis. Not only did the naval and land battles fail miserably, but also the domestic black labor. The soldiers also defected continuously, and Spartan's prestige was greatly lost. The domestic affairs alone made them burned, let alone sending troops to fight. To make matters worse, the agreement between Sparta and Argos expired. Argos refused to renew the agreement. Instead, he formed an alliance with Athens. The Peloponnesian alliance was also facing torn apart, especially Mandinia and Ellis. It has its own interests and is in conflict with Sparta.

As a result, Sparta’s power was severely weakened, and it was forced to sign the "Nicias Contract" with Athens. However, because Sparta did not strictly fulfill the contract, war could break out again at any time, and the Argos were also ready to move. , Sparta faces a huge crisis. At this moment, the Corinthians stepped forward and carried out a magical diplomatic operation, which not only stabilized the Peloponnesian alliance, but also prevented Athens and Argos from cooperating well. Instead, a gap was created. Sparta survived this difficulty and finally won the war...

Agsilius sighed lightly, blew the past away, and said seriously: "Dionia is a power in the Western Mediterranean. It has only risen from the colonial city-states that annexed our Greece for more than 20 years. For these city-states, it is not only a little strange, but also has conflicts of interest more or less.

Now this outsider not only sends troops to run rampant on the Peloponnese land, but their fleet also cruises in the Aegean Sea at will, which will inevitably make many city states feel angry and threatened. Therefore, the Council of Elders analyzed that Corinth It should be possible to form a temporary alliance against Dionia. "

Speaking of this, Agsilius sighed again and said softly: "But this alliance that the Corinthians said...we can't count on it for the time being."

"Because such an alliance that wants to include most of the Greek city-states and form a strong army can not be done in a short time, and what we lack now is time, right, father?" With years of experience leading his army to fight against other Greek city-states, Archidamus guessed the reason for doing so.

"The Council of Elders verbally agreed to the suggestion of the Corinthian messenger, but we are all aware that at this stage we cannot count on this non-existent alliance. However, due to lack of food, we cannot maintain such a large army for a long time..."

Agsilius beat his stump with his hand, and said solemnly: "I’m afraid you don’t know one thing. In the past two days, the Dionian fleet was not only cruising in the Aegean Sea, but also part of the battle. The ship full of soldiers approached our coast many times and assumed a posture of landing again. This put a lot of pressure on the Council of Elders. I made great efforts to persuade the Council of Elders and the inspectors to take the plunge. These 7000 soldiers.

Today, there are less than a thousand young fighters left in Sparta. They mainly rely on the old people, Piriasi people, and some black Laos to defend the territory. The troops are insufficient and there are great dangers, so we are now What needs to be done is-defeat this onian army as soon as possible, and then return to the Spartan territory!

As long as we win this victory, we can win more support from the Persians, revive Sparta’s prestige in the Peloponnese, and can also buy us more time and wait until the Corinthians The Greek alliance that I said was established, and fight against Dionia with them, so that we have a greater chance of winning! "

As Agsilius said, his emotions gradually became agitated.

"However, the commander of the Dionian army seems to be more cautious." Archidamus reminded again with some anxiety: "Those Dionian soldiers have been building camps these days. It seems short. There is no attempt to fight a decisive battle with us within time. Maybe we want to wait until we run out of food before attacking. Are we going to storm the Dionian camp?"

"The Dionians will come out!" Agcilius replied confidently.

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Pausanias, the former king of Sparta, broke out in the Corinthian War more than 10 years ago. He and Lysander were ordered to lead an army to attack Thebes together.

The Spartan Council of Elders and the Ombudsman made a fatal mistake. They chose the commander only considering the abilities and positions of these two men, but they forgot that the two men had already regarded each other because of their political conflicts. For the enemy, Pausanias, who was supposed to rendezvous with Lysander’s army in time during the war, did not lead his troops to arrive, causing Lysander’s lone army to resist the Thebes’ offensive, which eventually led to a disastrous defeat. The heroes of Bada also died on the battlefield.

The news came back to Sparta, and the people were extremely sad. Instigated by Lysander's supporters, they strongly demanded the trial of Pausanias. In the end, Pausanias was expelled from Sparta and never returned.

For a Spartan king who loves his hometown, this punishment is far more cruel than killing him. In the end, Pausanias chose to settle in Tagaia because of the distance from Sparta. Reach very close.

Tigeria is an ally of Sparta. Because of its geographical location, Sparta’s attitude towards it is much better than that of other allies, so the two sides have been in close contact. Pausanias has been in power for several decades and has dealt with Taigeya many times, and he himself is a rare moderate at the top of Sparta, so most allies respect him.