Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 161: Landing in Thessaly (3)

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"Your Majesty, our army is fighting against Sparta in the Peloponnese. The rations and materials consumed are huge, and they are mainly shipped from the port of Turei. To complete the task smoothly, Turri The affairs that officials of various departments in Iraq have to deal with will naturally increase. Now...The Royal Administration Office and the Ministry of Military Affairs have also notified the regions to request the assembly of the corps. This requires the preparation of more military supplies and more transport ships. Prepare for the upcoming war.

Therefore, the affairs that Turrii officials have to deal with are even more onerous. As the chief executive of the Turrii region, if I don’t lead by example, how can I order my officials to do their jobs with due diligence. "

"It looks like you have some grievances! Do you know where we are going to attack first in the enlarging war?"

"Your Majesty, I have been out of the army for many years--"

"It's Thessaly!"

"Cesari?!"

"We have left Thessaly for more than 30 years. I am afraid you have already forgotten what your hometown is like... When we left Thessaly, the city-states of Thessaly were still fighting each other. Today, Thessaly has a Targus. This Jason is not weak. He has allowed Thessali to join the Greek Alliance, and he is summoning the army, preparing to go south to fight with our army. This is for our army. It may be a lot of trouble."

"So, your Majesty, are you planning to let the army raid the territory of Thessaly by boat while Jason leads the army to the south?"

"It is said that you have been away from the military for many years and are unfamiliar with the military, but your intuition on the battlefield is still very keen!"

"Such a long-distance, large-scale landing operation is not easy!"

"It is not easy, but it will also exceed the enemy's expectations, and we have the advantage of the sea. As long as the army is carefully prepared and trained, they can definitely do it!"

"Your Majesty, the army has landed in the territory of Thessaly, and after conquering those city-states, will it deal with the whole of Thessaly in the future?"

"You also know that the Greek city-states are fickle. Even if we win the war this time, we will eventually force them to surrender, but after a few years, some Greek city-states will stand up against us and eventually form an anti-Deo The League of Nia... So Thessaly is very important to us! It has Macedonia to the north and the Greek states to the south. As long as we hold it thoroughly in our hands, we can completely suppress the expansion of the power of the Greek city-states in the south. , You can punish them at any time, or you can surrender to Macedonia, a kingdom that looks ignorant, backward and chaotic, has a vast territory and great potential..."

"Do you mean... let the city-states of Thessaly become affiliates of the kingdom?"

"No! I do not intend to make Thessaly become the second Carthage, nor do I intend to make them the second Tarantum! I want the whole of Thessaly to become a kingdom territory completely. Part of it, let our former compatriots become citizens of the kingdom! This is why I called you here today. I want to appoint you as the chief executive of Thessaly region. I want to ask for your opinion.

Of course, whether Thessaly can be successfully captured is still uncertain, and even if you occupy thessaly in the future, it will still be a difficult task to integrate Thessaly into the kingdom, not to mention that you are now in the center of the kingdom. Chief Executive, suddenly transferred you to a place far away from the kingdom where everything is uncertain... Alas, it is indeed too embarrassing for you! It doesn’t matter if you don’t agree, I can choose another person—"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Thessaly!"

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Silos does not regret accepting the appointment of King Davos so readily. On the contrary, he is excited by the news that "the landing army has successfully passed the valley pass." He is just worried about whether the army can go further and more. Successfully captured Larissa, after all, it was his hometown.

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Just as the soldiers of the Second Legion landed on the coast of Peleus, the huge fleet led by Patroclus also reached the northern end of Euboea, and then each ship quickly stowed its sails and started Turn to the west and sail.

There are many offshore islands in the mainland of Greece, and the coastline is winding. Although most of the captains of the entire fleet have rich sailing experience in the Aegean Sea, they still steer the ships carefully in order to smoothly pass this long and narrow channel.

There is a city-state at the northern end of Euboea called Artemisium. The people of this city-state were panicked when they saw numerous ships suddenly appeared in the waters near the port. They closed the city gates and ports, and the young and middle-aged citizens all held weapons and went up to the city on guard.

Under their horrified gaze, this huge fleet did not approach the coast, but slowly went westward.

Finally, Dionia's fleet entered the Gulf of Mariakos.

A river called Sperchios flows between the lofty mountains on the southern border of Thessaly and the rolling mountains on the northern border of China and Greece. The river has been flowing for thousands of years, forming a long and narrow riverside plain. At its entrance to the sea, there is also a large range of tidal flats, only on the northwest side of the bay is a sandy beach full of pebbles and a port.

The Dionia fleet leaned in without stopping for a moment. Patroclus followed the 12th Army and landed first. He did not let the landing soldiers attack the small port not far away, but ordered the No. The Twelfth Army rushed westward quickly.

These soldiers from the Campania Plain and the Samona Mountains received the command of Patroclus several years ago and created the glory of annihilating the Gallic invasion army, so they trusted the command of Patroclus. Lined up without hesitation, feet wearing leather sandals stepped on hard and slippery pebbles, staggering westward.

The city of Lamia was about 15 miles away from the landing site. About an hour later, the soldiers of the Twelfth Army rushed to the city out of breath.

Patroclus sees the gates of Lamia closed and the city is full of soldiers, and his heart sinks: The Lamian people are already prepared!

Patroclus has been mentally prepared for this. After all, the fleet is slow in the narrow waterway, which is very likely to give the Lamians time to fully guard.

Since the raid was unsuccessful, Patroclus quickly adjusted his mentality and called the messenger to rush to the landing site on horseback, and notify the troops behind: first capture the port, and then come to rendezvous.

After sending the soldiers away, he ordered the soldiers of the 12th Army to rest on the spot, regain their strength, and bring their guards to observe the defensive deployment and surrounding geography of Lamia.

Lamia is somewhat similar to Peleus. It was also founded by the Sesari people. Because the city is located outside the traditional territory of Sesari, and the transportation is not convenient, other city-states of Thessari have Alienated, some even think that Lamia is not a city-state of Thessaly.

The Lamians themselves despise their identity as Thessaly and are more willing to get close to the Greeks in the south. Although some Greeks regard him as barbarians, they do have a deeper relationship with the Greek city-states in the south, of course. The sea transportation with the Greek city-states to the south is more convenient.

After Jason became Thessaly Tagus, he did not eagerly force Lamia to join the Thessaly Alliance, because he was afraid of arousing the vigilance of the Greek city-states in the south. It wasn't until the battle of Leuktra that the Greek overlord Sparta was defeated. He finally did not hide his ambition. When he led the army northward and returned to Thessaly from Thebes, he destroyed the city of Heraclea (not Dio). The Kingdom of Nia in the city of Heraclea in Great Greece, occupied the hot spring pass. Lamia succumbed under the deterrence of his force, but was still a little unwilling. Therefore, this time when Jason carried out military mobilization, Lamy Ya did not provide too many soldiers.

Now the Lamians feel fortunate that they still have enough strength to protect themselves in the face of the raid by the Dionian army.

An hour later, the Tenth Army, Eleventh Army, Third Cavalry Army and Gaul Brigade all arrived...

The Lamian civic soldiers stood on the wall, breathing almost stopped: countless black helmets and black armored Dionian soldiers stood on the riverside plain south of Lamia, like the Malakos coast roaring The Kuroshio that came, couldn't be seen at a glance. Particularly eye-catching is the Dionian soldiers (in fact, they are Gaul soldiers) standing under the city. They are tall and strong, with vicious faces, wearing horned helmets, wearing lian armor, holding large swords, and roaring like thunder. Human-shaped beasts make people palpitate...

Just when the Lamian civic soldiers were shocked by the mighty power of the Dionian army, Patroclus did not immediately issue an order to siege the city. He had carefully observed Lamia City: Lamia before. People should have learned the Greek habits of building cities. Instead of building the city on a flat plain along the river, it was close to the mountains to the north. A low hill was included in the city and became its acropolis. And the left and right sides are surrounded by hills with a height of more than 200 meters. Although it provides a barrier for the city, it also limits the expansion of the city. Therefore, the Lamians can only extend the city to the southern plain, making the entire city of Lamia. The shape is like a long-necked and round-bottomed terracotta bottle. Such a geographical location makes the Lamians feel that they have a good defensive advantage. They only need to focus on defending the southern city wall to ensure the safety of Lamia. .

Patroclus ordered the Twelfth Army and Gaul Battalion to attack the hills on the north and south sides respectively.

Although the height of the hill is not too low, the **** is gentle. Although the Lamians have a defensive camp on the top of the hill, they have few troops. Half of the Twelfth Army is composed of Samona soldiers. Lu people are good at mountain warfare and are very tough. After paying some casualties, they occupied the top of the mountain.