Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 122: Effikratus

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In the southwest corner of the city of Athens, on a small hill that was once called Prix, the people of Athens built a magnificent conference hall one hundred years ago to celebrate the overthrow of the tyrant Pisitrato. Its scale can accommodate 500 people at the same time. Seated, it faces the Acropolis not far to the east, and is next to the once-famous Council of the God of War. It is a sign that the people of Athens are turning their heads. After experiencing the burning of the city by the Persians and the victory celebration of Athens in the Hippo War, people rebuilt it again. This is the famous 500-person council!

The Athens City Hall is so inconspicuous next to this magnificent building, but the "ten generals" who are elected every year work here.

Today the General Council of Athens held a meeting and invited Isocrates to participate in the discussion of the battle in Corinth and the war in Great Greece.

The chief general Sarasibulus spoke first: "Generals, today Corinth sent envoys to Athens to ask us for reinforcements. The situation in Corinth is not very good now. The Spartans are offensive fiercely, and they are somewhat unable to resist. , This made the pro-Spartan nobles in the city soar. They proposed to negotiate a peace with Sparta in the council, and they won the support of some people. The morale of the Corinthians is weakening..."

"We must support Corinth! Otherwise, once Corinth falls to Sparta, the Spartans can break through the barrier of the isthmus and force us to the city of Athens. Our long wall has not been repaired and the Spartans cannot be filthy. Dirty feet will trample on the port of Piraeus, where we have just resumed trading, and the territory of Attica that has not been restored to life! And if we are defeated, Sparta will do more damage to Athens this time than last time. Athens can no longer withstand such torture!" Andor Kiddes, who was born as a speaker, said angrily.

His words reminded others of the dark "Thirty Tyrants" ten years ago, so they all said: "Assist Corinth immediately! Send more soldiers to support Corinth and block Spartan's attack! ……"

"It is not enough to block the Spartans. From the beginning of the war until now, our coalition has never defeated the Spartans in the field. If this continues, the morale of the coalition will only get lower and lower, and those who hate Spartans and the city-states that are still waiting will also lose the courage to resist. Therefore, we must defeat the Spartans to finally win this war!" a younger general said loudly.

"How easy is it to defeat the Spartans on land, Iphikratus!" The loser of the Battle of the Yangtze River, the victor of the Kneiduoan naval battle, brought the whole back to Athens. The general of the huge fleet, Konun, sighed: "If the Spartans can be defeated on land, plus our invincible navy, how can the Spartans be rampant to this day!"

"So I asked the council to authorize me to lead the troops I trained to support Corinth. I will try my best to defeat the Spartans!" Ifekrates said firmly.

Serasibulus watched this mountain man from the Kailatea region of Attica (people born in the city of Athens like to call people living in the Attica region "mountain people or country people"), he Knowing that due to the long-term ravages of the Attica by the Spartans during the Peloponnesian War, Iphikratus hated the Spartans and has been studying how to defeat the Spartan heavy infantry: "You train The army? You mean the nearly 1,000-man army composed of the Sarathrace shields and Cretan archers? Can these light infantry defeat the Spartans?!"

"We must admit that, compared with the Spartans who have been brutally trained since childhood, our citizen soldiers cannot compete with them. But heavy infantry also has shortcomings. They move slowly and turn inconveniently. Therefore, let the light infantry be quick to move. Throwing javelins and arrows at them at a long distance, the heavy infantry can’t catch up with the light infantry and can only be passively beaten.” Ifekrates confidently said: “I believe you have all heard of Dionian’s consul Dave Si, is called the “undefeated star” by the Greeks. He is a person who is good at using light infantry. I know that he has also formed light infantry into a brigade separately. Especially in the second time with Crotone When a war broke out, he made full use of the light infantry and defeated Crotone’s heavy infantry flanks, which ultimately led to the defeat of the Crotone’s battle. Therefore, I have the confidence to use this light infantry team to defeat the Spartans. !"

Seracybulus listened to it and looked at Conon.

Conon nodded and said loudly: "I hope Ifekratus can defeat the Spartans!"

"I agree to send Iphikratus to Corinth." Andor Kiddes also agreed.

"I have no objection." Other generals also agreed. After all, when the world was afraid to fight Sparta on land, one person suddenly stood up and said confidently,'He can defeat Sparta. Up! ’This confidence alone is enough to inspire everyone.

"I agree too." Serasibulus voted for the same, and then he reminded: "However, Iphitrates, as you lead the light infantry unit you trained to Corinth, you must also Bring our civic soldiers and let them engage in the frontal defense against Sparta, so as to avoid misunderstanding the Corinthians, saying that we are sneaky, raped, and unable to exert all our strength."

"I see, Sarasibulus, you still want to be considerate." Iphikratus expressed his heartfelt thanks, and at the same time pleaded: "Then I need a civic soldier who will command us in the future."

Seracybulus thought for a while, looked back at Conon, and said, "How about sending Timothy?"

Timosius is Conon’s eldest son. Although he is only in his twenties, he has been wandering in Persia with his father for many years, helping his father with military affairs and participating in warfare. He is already a very experienced general, especially in In terms of naval warfare. Conon knew that such a proposal by Serasibulus would be very helpful in enhancing his son's influence in Athens. After all, he had been in Persia before, and the citizens of Athens were not familiar with him. But fighting against Sparta at the same time is also very life-threatening.

But Kenong did not hesitate to answer: "No problem."

Others mostly agree.

In this case, I will make a proposal to the council this afternoon. It should be approved and send reinforcements to Corinth." Serasibulos made a decision, still looking relaxed, he looked around the crowd and said in a deep voice. "Just now Iphikratus talked about Dionia. Everyone should know about the war that took place in Great Greece. The situation of Dionia, who is friendly with us, is very bad now. Not only did the battle fail, the enemy was attacked on all sides, and the sea. Blockade, and there seems to be a rebellion in the country...Isocrates, you have been to Dionia and know it better than us. Do you think that with the current Dionian situation, it can still resist the Syracuses. Offense?"

To be honest, Isocrates was a little embarrassed at this time. Before, he vowed to say to Serassibulus, ‘Dionia is more dangerous to the Greek world than Syracuse. "Unexpectedly, Dionia would be destroyed in a blink of an eye. As a scholar and an orator, Isocrates is not a scholar who only knows how to use his brain, his mouth, his hands without the power to bind chickens, and does not understand the military. In fact, every citizen of Athens has participated in his lifetime. At least one or two battles.

Therefore, he cleared his throat and said slowly in a hoarse voice: "The Southern Italian Allied Forces have failed in the battle. Many Greek city states have been conquered by the Syracuse, and Dionia has also suffered from enemies on all sides. The domestic political situation Instability. But please note that Dionia’s army has not yet suffered a complete defeat, and their commander Daves is still in Lucania and has not returned. How can we pretend that Dionia is It will fail completely! The Daves, who is said to have been blessed by Hades and has performed military miracles many times, will turn the tide of the war if he creates a miracle again!..."

"If there is a miracle, we are of course very happy, because it is good for Athens. We also hope that Dionian can make the miracle happen, at least to be able to hold down the Syracuse people and make war in Great Greece Keep going!" Serassibulus said with a serious expression: "But we also have to prepare for Dionia to be conquered by Syracuse. Once the Great Greek War is over, Diolithius will most likely agree. At the request of Sparta, send the navy and army of Syracuse to assist Sparta!"

"I heard that Syracuse has more than 400 three-layer paddle warships alone. Even if one-third of it is sent, it will change Spartan's current naval situation that is completely at a disadvantage!" , And defeated the Spartan Navy, the steadfast veteran still did not relax his vigilance.

"Moreover, Syracuse also has a huge army of 80,000 people. This is twice the number of soldiers when Athens attacked Sicily! Athena is on top. Is Syracuse still a Greek city-state? ?!" Andor Kiddes exclaimed.

Other generals also expressed their anxiety.

Seracybulus once again set his sights on Iphikratus, and said with expectation: "So in today's severe situation, I hope you can give the arrogant Spartans a frustration and inspire against Spartans. Morale of the Bada League!"

Iphi Klatston feels a heavy responsibility, but he still confidently said: "Athena will bless me, you are waiting for the news of my victory!"

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In the past two days, the Syracuse fleet frequently landed on the coast of the Castellon Territory, attacking the people of Castellon and destroying villages and farmland outside the city.

People who have lost their homes and relatives gather in front of the council every day, angrily demanding: the council will take immediate action to stop the Syracuse’s intrusion!