Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 154: Dionia VS Greek Allied Forces

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For the first suggestion, most generals agree, and for the second suggestion, everyone also agrees, but there are some different voices.

"We agree with your opinion, General Iphikratus. It is very important to ensure the safety of our back road. Chleusis must be in our hands!" This is a positive response from the generals of the Athens maritime allies.

"Thebes are traitors. It was their collusion with Dionia that led to the terrible situation in Greece today. They must be punished! We should not only control Chleusis, but also let Piosha alliance Other city-states gained independence!" This is a clamor from Phokiss and Rocris.

"We are so many and powerful. Thebes should agree to our suggestion. We don’t need to stimulate the Thebes more to prevent them from giving up neutrality and turning to Dionia. We should still First, defeating the Dionian army is the most important thing!" This is the opinion of the generals of Corinth, Argos, and Megara.

Only a few Piosha city-state generals who joined the Greek Alliance remained silent.

Ifetrax’s suggestion was quickly approved by the generals, which made Jason realize that just relying on a large number of troops cannot guarantee the command of the entire coalition.

A few days later, the forces of the Greek Alliance began to gather in Corinth.

At this moment, the messenger sent by Croto Kataks rushed to Mandinia.

"Commander Dionia hopes that we will withdraw all the people stationed in Tagaia, and hold Mandinia for a period of time..." After reading the letter, Lu Komedes spoke solemnly to the council. Others said.

As one of the advocates for the establishment of the Arcadia Alliance, Lu Komedes was originally elected by the citizens of Mandinia to serve as the main councilor of the Arcadia Alliance, and he was responsible for the formation and improvement of this alliance. Task. However, after Mandinia annexed Tagya, there was a conflict of interest with other city-states in the alliance. Although the quarrel was finally calmed down for the time being, rifts have been created between Mandinia and other city-states. The Mandinian MPs headed by Sis were obviously alienated and excluded from other city-state MPs.

At this moment, the messenger of the Greek Alliance came to Megalopolis and threatened that the Arcadian Alliance "must immediately tear up the alliance with Dionia and join the Greek Alliance, otherwise they will be attacked by the Allied Forces. Offense."

After learning about the astonishing number of the Greek coalition forces, and now that the main force of the Dionian army has completely retreated to the territory of Sparta, the Arcadian coalition faced the threat of the Greek coalition forces and felt a lot of pressure. Most of the MPs began to hesitate, and a few people made it clear that they could accept the messenger's request. Only Lu Komedes and other Mandinian MPs resolutely opposed it. Their fierce emotions also made the Arcadia Alliance not do anything to the messenger. Response.

But in the evening, the messenger secretly contacted and discussed with the councillors of several city-states, but did not come to Lu Komedes.

So at the Arcadian Alliance meeting on the second day, while continuing to discuss this issue, he even passed the resolution of "cutting off ties with Dionia and joining the Greek Alliance" with a large number of votes. Unable to accept this result, he angrily attacked the alliance's short-sightedness, believing that such perfidy behavior would inevitably be punished by the gods.

Then Lu Komedes led several Mandinian councillors and decisively left Megalopolis and returned to his home country. This actually meant the break between Mandinia and the Arcadia alliance.

At this time, the MPs of Mandinia were all nervous after hearing what Lucomides said. Some people asked urgently: "Now that the Greek Alliance has gathered troops in Corinth and is about to invade to the south, we are not like Mandinia. Like other Arcadian city-states, they have abandoned their alliance with Dionia, and they will surely become the first target of this army. Shouldn’t Dionia fulfill the covenant and rescue us?!"

The messenger Carrias faced the excited Mandinian MPs and said calmly: “From the current situation of the war, the enemy’s strength clearly exceeds that of our Dionia in Peloponnese. It’s not a sensible approach for the army of Sasha to confront them head-on at this time. Therefore, His Royal Highness Cloto Catacs hopes that you can hold on to Mandinia first and wait for the new reinforcements from Dioria. Arrive in Peloponnese, and then decide the outcome with the enemy!

Our Dionia is powerful, and the regular army alone is no less than 200,000 people. As long as there is enough time for them to reach the Peloponnese, they will surely win this war! Of course, the enemy forces are now strong. If you feel that there is not enough manpower, we will send reinforcements to help you defend the city. "

The members of Mandinia were surprised to hear that there were no less than 200,000 soldiers in the Kingdom of Dionia, and gradually calmed down. In their view: The Dionian army is very powerful. Only 30,000 troops can easily conquer the tyrannical Spartans, and there are still so many soldiers in the country, so it is easy to send them. With tens of thousands of people, defeating the so-called Greek coalition army is definitely not difficult.

"Commander Dionia told us to abandon Tagaia. Is this a temporary abandonment? Or a long-term abandonment?" Lukemedes asked, sorrowful. The breakup of the Asian Alliance caused his previous efforts to be wasted. The root cause was Taga. He didn't want to wait until the end of the war for Mandynia to get nothing.

"Of course it was a temporary abandonment." Karias understood the minds of the Mandinians, so he said loudly: "Since we Dionia has promised,'Tegya's land belongs to Mandinian Ya all.'Then will never change this promise! In addition, I also brought another promise made by His Royal Highness Cloto Kataks——"

Karias said, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Lucomides.

Lycomides took the letter, and after reading it, he looked at Carrias in surprise.

Karias said solemnly and loudly: "Our wise and wise King Davos once said, "Only in times of crisis will we know who is a true friend." We came to Burrow. Although the time of Pennesia is not long, it has experienced many betrayals. Only you, Mandinia, have always stood firmly on our side. Even if the enemy forces are crushing, they will not waver!

Your performance has won the trust of Dionia, so His Royal Highness Cloto Kataks made a promise, "After the victory of the war, we will fully support Mandinia to re-form the Arcadia Alliance. ! ’”

Karias’s words made the councillors all excited. They all said: Mandynia will defend the city with all its strength in accordance with Dionia’s request, in order to wait for the arrival of Dionia’s reinforcements. !

At this moment, Lukemedes also swept away the previous depression, and began to conceive in his heart: This new Arcadian alliance must not be the same as before, regardless of priority, but should be like Thebes in Piotsia As in the league, Mandinia must be the absolute center!

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A few days later, the Greek coalition forces entered the territory of Arcadia. After persuading the surrender to fail, the city of Mandinia was surrounded.

And on the second day, the most aggressive Thessaly army took the lead in attacking the city, but the Mandinian garrison, which had been reinforced by the two groups of Dionia, easily defeated the coalition. Offensive.

In the next few days, the coalition's siege failed to make any progress, and it had to temporarily turn into a siege, and its main force continued to go south, seeking a decisive battle with the Dionian army.

Two days later, Thessaly's army as the forward captured the city of Taga.

Even though Tygea was already an empty city at this time, and no battle took place, the news still shook the rest of the Peloponnese city-states who did not understand the truth.

Soon, the Arcadian Alliance fulfilled the new covenant and sent 3,000 soldiers. Ellis, who had been hesitant, finally sent an envoy to the coalition forces to "join the alliance" request. Even the city-states in Achaia, which had been neutral before, sent envoys to make the same request.

For a time, the power of the Greek Alliance increased greatly, and its reputation was greatly shocked.

The coalition generals headed by Ifekrates and Jason decided after discussion: the forces of Ellis, the Arcadian Alliance and the Achaean city-states attack Messiania, and the coalition forces attack Sparta. .

The Greek coalition forces continued to move south and reached the border of Arcadia, but what they did not expect was that since the Dionian Expeditionary Army occupied the territory of Sparta, in accordance with the instructions of King Davos, the Ministry of Military Affairs An order was issued: it pointed out that the Greek city-states were forming coalition forces in an attempt to defeat the expeditionary force, so Croto Katakus was required to lead the army to secure the territories of Messenia and Laconia in order to wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

Klotokatax obeyed the order, and accepted the suggestion of several generals such as Plintors, to build a number of defensive camps on the traffic arteries and mountains along the northern border of Sparta and Messenia. , Not only tens of thousands of soldiers participated, but the Piriasi people and the original black Laoshi also responded actively...

Therefore, in just two months, the Dionian army has initially established a more systematic defense facility on the two borders.

The Greek coalition forces were quickly blocked by these complex Dionian defensive camps. Especially in the northern part of Sparta, where the mountains are continuous and the terrain available for passage is narrow, the superior forces of the coalition forces cannot be deployed at all, and camping and rest has become a big problem. The Dionian army kept the dangerous terrain, not only blocked the enemy's offensive, but also caused casualties to the Greek coalition soldiers who had to disperse in camps through night attacks from time to time.