Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 124: Rush to the battlefield

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"Your Highness, we can't retreat!" Plintors immediately objected: "Now the Spartan army is about to engage us. If we retreat at this time, it will not only make the soldiers complain, but also let us The previous efforts were in vain, allowing the Spartan army to breathe, making other Greek city-states look down on us, and it may speed up their formation of an alliance with the Spartans, and together we are enemies. We want to defeat the Spartans. It will undoubtedly become more difficult to reach the army!

Not only can we not retreat, but we should also speed up the attack on the Spartan army before these Greek city-states are not ready for military use. As long as we can defeat Sparta, the situation will become our advantage! "

Klotokatax is the first time to lead the expedition after all. He lacks experience and coincides with bad news. He panicked for a while. Under heavy pressure, he would inevitably choose to be conservative. Si’s reminder, he immediately realized: If he did this by himself, it would undoubtedly lead to the prolongation of the war, which would not only greatly consume national power and increase casualties, but also let his father who had always been determined to forge ahead in the war disappointed in him...

Thinking about this, he cheered up and immediately changed his words and said: "Master Printoles, you are right, we should step up our attack on the Spartan army, but what should we do?!"

"Your Highness, first of all, we should send a messenger to inform our garrison troops in Messenia, so that they can strengthen their defense on the northern border and be ready to carry out military mobilizations against the Messenians at any time." Plintors was patient. "Secondly, we should separate some scouts and scout soldiers, and explore westward, not only the situation in the Ellis area, but also the movements of the Arcadian Alliance army, just in case.

Then, Your Highness, you have to write to Secrian that we are now in a difficult situation and urge him to attack the coast of Sparta and land as soon as possible.

At the same time, we led the main force east into the territory of Taga, and did not take the initiative to attack the Spartan camp, but pretended to build a new camp at the border between Taga and Sparta, forcing the Spartan army to go out. The battalion engaged us in a decisive battle. "

"If the Spartan army can't get out of the camp, and want to unite with the Ellis army, then we will have a decisive battle?" Croto Kataks couldn't help asking.

"Then we will really build a camp there to block the return of the Spartans, and then send some soldiers to cooperate with the fleet soldiers of the First Fleet to invade the Spartan territory from the north...I think Spartan The Bada people would never want to see such a situation happen." Plintors said calmly.

After listening to Plintors' words, Cloto Kataks fell into deep thought and did not respond for a long time.

Plintors couldn't help asking: "His Royal Highness, do you think there are any shortcomings in my plan?"

Klotokatax heard that Plintors was a little dissatisfied, and said apologetically: "Master Plintors, your suggestion is very good, I have no objections! I'm sorry, I I was a little distracted just now because your plan inspired me and gave me an idea."

Klotokatax's active confession not only made Priintoles ridiculous, but also ashamed that he was too small, so he asked seriously: "What good ideas do you have?"

"When I was in Turei, I read in detail the past history of the main Greek city-states. The reason why Ellis expressed kindness to us before was because although it was a member of the Peloponnesian League, During the Peloponnesian War, there was an enmity with Sparta because of Liepion's ownership. Before the Corinthian War, the Spartan army invaded the territory of Ellis and forcibly occupied some of its territories. After the signing of the King’s Agreement, Sparta supported Pisa and forcibly transferred the right to host the Olympia Games originally owned by Alice to Pisa... Since then, the Alice people have hated Sparta. So when they learned that our army was going to fight Sparta, they were very happy and sent Ionikos with the fleet to Messenia.

Now Ellis agreed to join the Greek alliance against us, probably because Pisa took the initiative to surrender to it, giving it a chance to finally unify the western part of the Peloponnese. But it has forgotten that if we are really defeated and quit the Peloponnese, once Sparta regains its strength, it will still compete with it for the dominance of the western region...

So we should send the diplomat Carrias to Ellis and make a promise to them, "We don’t necessarily ask Ellis to support us, but as long as Ellis can remain neutral, Dionia will support Ellis became the leader of the western Peloponnese.'... Even if the Ellis people disagree with our proposal, they will hesitate and dispute because of this, thereby delaying the military mobilization against us...Plintor Lord Sri Lanka, what do you think? "

Clotokatax’s suggestion made Priintoles, who only focused on military aspects, his eyes brightened, and he praised from the bottom of his heart: "Your Highness, your suggestion is really wonderful! I think we don’t just want to Let Kharias go to Alice, and let him go to other city-states, thereby disrupting the situation in Greece, which is beginning to be detrimental to us..."

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Klotokatax and Priintoles were rushing to implement their plan, but on the second day they received a message from the scout that the Spartan army was attacking the city of Taga.

The initiative of the Spartan army made Plintors feel that this was a good opportunity to fight the Spartan army, so on his proposal, Cloto Kataks left 3,000 soldiers to garrison. Camp, led the army to rescue.

The road to Taigea is a narrow, undulating mountain road with higher elevations on both sides. The experienced Printoles did not let Cloto Kataks enter, and It was suggested that a mountain reconnaissance team should be sent to investigate the surrounding situation. Sure enough, Spartan troops were ambushing in the mountains.

Therefore, Cloto Kataks sent a mixed unit composed of light armor and light infantry to attack the Spartan army ambushing on the hill.

The battle was not fierce. This Spartan army did not have Spartan fighters. It was mainly mercenaries and had no heavy infantry. After its whereabouts were exposed, it faced well-trained Dionian light armored soldiers. The light infantry cooperated with the tacit attack, and soon chose to retreat.

But the battle between the mountains was delayed. Seeing that dusk was approaching, the Dionian army had to choose a place to camp and rest.

In the early morning of the third day, the Dionian army began to march, but in order to prevent the Spartan army from ambushing and harassment, the marching speed was not fast, and the vanguard did not enter the Taigeya territory until the morning.

Tegya-Mandinia Plain is a rare piece of flat land with a large area in Arcadia. It is a long and narrow area running north-south, with rivers crisscrossing it, and the land is more fertile. It is the entire Burrow. The famous wheat-growing area on the Pennise Peninsula is also the granary of Arcadia.

The soldiers trudged through the mountains and came to the plains with a wide view. They saw the green wheat fields everywhere, undulating in the breeze, and they were all refreshed.

Klotokatax has no leisure time to admire the scenery, because he has received a return from the scout: the Spartan army is attacking the city of Taga, the battle is very fierce, depending on the situation, the Taga’s casualties are heavy. , Already a little overwhelming.

Priintoles and the generals have analyzed in advance: Tagja has been under the protection of the Spartans for a long time. Unlike the Mandinians, they have not carefully built their own walls. Its walls have long been There is no maintenance, and there are no trenches and other defense facilities outside the city, but after all, Taigeya is one of the largest states in Arcadia, with a large population, and it should be able to hold on for a period of time.

How could it be so fast?

But the situation reported by the scouts returning one after another was the same: the Spartan army completely surrounded the city of Taga, and the Spartan soldiers had attacked the head of Taga several times, and the city was everywhere. It's a corpse...

It seems that there is no doubt that under the strong attack of tens of thousands of soldiers from the Spartan army, the city of Taga is in danger!

Klotokatax and Plintorus must not allow the city of Taga to fall into the hands of the Spartans, because it is still spring first, and there is still enough food in the homes of Taga’s people. , This can greatly alleviate the food shortage of the Spartan army; secondly, Sparta captured the city of Taga in the center of the plain, and established a firm foothold on this plain, and can continue to threaten Mandin northward. Niya has gained a certain strategic initiative.

Therefore, Klotokatax issued an order: "Speed ​​up the march and move towards Taga City!"

At the same time, the Prince Dionia added an order: "Try not to trample on the wheat fields!"

The city of Tygea is less than a dozen miles away from its southwestern edge, and its terrain is flat, and the Dionian army advances faster. By noon, the leading troops can already see the outline of the city of Tygea.

At this time, Cloto Kataks received another return from the scouts: most of the Spartan army had been withdrawn, and began to make the soldiers face west and line up.

The Spartans are now preparing for a battle with us! …Klotokatax saw that the purpose he was seeking was about to be achieved so soon, he was delighted, and then nervous. After all, the upcoming battle will determine the success or failure of the Dionian army and thousands of soldiers. Life and death.

Of course, Plintors was more calm. He suggested that the army should postpone its advance, and at the same time, he also asked to check the Spartan army's formation at close range.

After hearing this, Cloto Kataks also expressed his intention to go, and also used "my father to personally observe in battle" as an excuse to silence the persuaders.