Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 164: Tragedy in the world

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But Polidorus didn't know. After the order was issued, Polifron, who was in the front team, had a pale face. The horse under the hip was severely pulled off by him with a mane, and his pain continued to scream... …

In the middle of the night, Thessaly army returned to the camp outside Philae, and the exhausted soldiers soon fell asleep.

Poridorus, who was troubled by the tension in front of him, was tossing and turning, and it was difficult to fall asleep.

Suddenly, he heard a few loud noises outside the door, and subconsciously sat up and shouted: "Filox (guard on guard at the door), what happened outside?"

No one responded, but then he heard the footsteps of "dongdongdong", and a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of him, but it was Polifuron, with a hideous face and a shimmering cold light in his hand. Dagger.

Polytorus was taken aback, and immediately shouted: "Third brother, you are--"

Polifuron's eyes rounded, he swung his dagger quickly and forcefully, and drew a **** mouth on Polydurus’s face. The blood and pain stopped his shouting abruptly, he Fall on his back on the bed.

Polifuron did not hesitate to pierce his brother’s chest with a dagger, and blood splashed his face, until Polidurus stopped struggling, he stood up and stared down. The brother in a pool of blood whispered viciously: "Coward, you should have died long ago! Next I will let Jason know that only I can save Thessaly!"

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At dusk that day, the messenger of Oropus rushed to Athens on horseback.

The Executive Committee of the Generals of Athens quickly convened an emergency meeting on this.

"Everyone, I just got news from the Oropus people." Callistratus said with a serious expression, "Their crew found a large number of Dionian warships and troop carriers entering Mariacos Bay and Pagasa Bay, and stay for a long time..."

The other eight generals were shocked when they heard the news. Some people couldn't help but exclaimed: "Dionians are going to land in Thessaly!"

Some people also said worriedly: "Not just landing in Thessaly. If the Dionians are allowed to successfully land in Mariacos Bay, they can completely capture Heraclea and Hot Springs, and then continue to the south. Can attack the city-state of Phokis..."

"Since the beginning of the war, we in Athens have been prepared for the possible landing of the Dionians. Thessaly should also be prepared. The Dionian army may not be able to successfully land." There is a general. Said uncertainly.

"The key depends on the number of troops sent by the Dionians?" Kabrias asked: "Did the Oropians say about how many Dionian troop carriers there are?"

"I asked." Callistratus replied, "They couldn't tell a specific number, but they were convinced that the Dionian ships and troop carriers they saw There must be more than a thousand ships."

"Thousands..." Cabrias estimated: "If the entire fleet of Dionia is counted as 1,000, even if the troop transport ships account for half, there will be approximately 25,000 soldiers. . And we are all well aware that the number of warships and transport fleets is mixed, and the number of warships often only accounts for 1/4 of the entire fleet, or even less. If we exclude some ships that transport materials, I estimate that the landing Dai There are at least 30,000 people in the Onya army......"

"30,000 people!..." Several other Athenian generals looked at each other, and one of them said with a fluke: "It is reported that in the Peloponnese, there are more than 30,000 Dionis defending our Greek coalition attack. The Asian army, could it be that they transported the main force of Dionia defending in Messenia and Sparta to the north?"

"It should not be!" Kabrias said affirmatively: "If the Dionians drew out the army in the Peloponnese, then the remaining soldiers would certainly not be enough to resist the Greek coalition attack. The recapture of Messenia and Sparta by us is equivalent to cutting off the back of their army that had just landed in the north. I don’t think the Dionians would make such a big mistake!

Furthermore, 100,000 troops were dispatched during the war between Dionian and Carthage a few years ago. The landing army of Dionian in the north is probably the new army just sent from their country..."

"The news that Dionia dispatched 100,000 soldiers to fight Carthage is only a rumor, and it is not certain that it is true. Who knows if Dionia deliberately exaggerated the facts and used it to frighten the surrounding forces." The general still stubbornly retorted: "Even if it is true, it is only because they were fighting on the mainland at the time, and now they are carrying tens of thousands of soldiers from Dionia to the landing of Sessaly, which is hundreds of miles away. How much is the consumption and cost? You should be very clear when you command the navy over the years. I don't think Dionia has the strength to redeploy troops from their territory!"

Cabrias said seriously: "During the Peloponnesian War, we in Athens could send 40,000 troops to expedition to Syracuse. Now the territory controlled by the Kingdom of Dionia is comparable to ours at that time. It’s much bigger, and of course they can do it better."

The general sneered: "The territory of the Kingdom of Dionia is indeed much larger than ours in Athens, but most of them are barren and barren. How could it be as wealthy as Athens at that time, but we controlled it at that time. The entire Aegean trade!——"

"Don’t quarrel, everyone!" Callistratus persuaded with a solemn expression: "Whether the Dionian army landing at Thessaly was drawn from the Peloponnese, or from Transported from the Kingdom of Dionian territory, the current problem is that the defenses in the territory of Sithesali should be very empty. I am afraid it is difficult to resist such a large army. What should we do about this?!"

"Immediately send people to inform the city-states of Phokes and Locris of the news of the Daionians’ landing in Thessaly, so that while strengthening the city’s defenses, they will send people to find out about the Daionians as soon as possible. The movement in Thessaly." Cabrias said calmly: "At the same time, we should send someone to the Peloponnese and tell Jason this news. He will definitely lead his army back to Thessaly as soon as possible. , To defeat the Dionian army and eliminate the hidden dangers in the north. When necessary, we should also send reinforcements."

"Cabrius, I can only agree to half of your proposal." A slow voice came from the corner. The speaker was a gray-haired old man who had been closing his eyes before. Cultivated, but this opening immediately attracted everyone's attention.

His name is Agul Rios, an Athenian nobleman, and one of the former leaders of the democratic party. He has been elected to the general of Athens many times. He has worked together with Serasibulos to make Athens gradually out of the defeat with Sparta. His shadow began to restore his former strength, and his adherence to the principle of "city-state interests first" directly contributed to the creation of the drama-watching subsidy system, so he was very much loved by the people of Athens. But in recent years he no longer participates in the election of the Generals of Athens. He is too old for just one reason. More importantly, he is the father of Callistratus. He wants to make way for his already famous and ambitious son. .

Two months ago, a democratic general was seriously ill and unable to be a director. He recommended him to replace himself. The Citizens Assembly finally passed this somewhat absurd resolution. The possible reason is that Calalistratus and Sparta Da successfully signed the contract and eliminated Thebes. It was Athens who got a lot of benefits and won him a huge reputation. In addition, in the face of great changes in the local situation in Greece, such as the invasion of the Dionian army, the decline of Sparta, the rise of Thebes, and the ambitiousness of Thessaly, the Ago who had experienced the Peloponnesian War and the Corinthian War It is estimated that Errios sitting on the General Executive Committee will reassure the Greek people, so there has been an anecdote of a father and son serving as Generals of Athens at the same time, which has never happened since Athens adopted a democratic system.

"At present, the Greek coalition forces are aggressively attacking Messenia and Sparta occupied by the Dionians. They are in an absolute advantage. It may take a few days or ten days to break Dionians. Human defense, completely drive him out of the Peloponnese... If we tell the Targus at this time that'Thessaly was attacked by the Dionian army', he will definitely lead the army back to Serbia immediately. Sally, at least two or three months later will it be possible to rejoin the Greek coalition..."

Agur Rios glanced at the crowd with a deep gaze, and finally fell on his son: "It is even possible that he will not lead the main force to go south again to avoid another attack on Cesali! According to the return of Iphikrates The number of Thessaly’s army not only accounted for half of the Greek coalition forces, but also had a strong combat effectiveness. It was the main force for the coalition to attack the Dionian army. Once Thessaly’s army leaves, the coalition’s combat effectiveness will be greatly weakened and will be shaken. The confidence of the other Greek city-state troops, the Greek coalition will not only no longer have the advantage, but may also suffer defeat!"

Callistratus moved in his heart and said hesitantly: "Father, what do you mean...we will not tell Jason this news for the time being. But in this way, Thessaly is in danger. Once Dionia takes over Thessaly, they can not only threaten Central Greece from the north, they may even threaten our Subbangan Fipolis in the north of Macedonia... In the long run, we will not be worth the loss! "

Agur Rios did not immediately respond. He looked forward with muddy eyes, with a few memories, and said unhurriedly: "You all know that I was once the Battle of Amphipolis (Bo One of the survivors of a key battle in the Lobonnesian War, the defeat of Athens, which caused its food passage from Yoke Xinghai to Athens to be cut off), but you don’t know that I was in Thessa before that battle. I have stayed in Lili for a period of time, and I have a certain understanding of Thessari...

The land is flat and vast, the population is large, the city-states fight all the year round, and the surrounding mountains are mostly fierce and combative natives, and there are constant wars with the Sesari people... Jason was able to unify them in the end, which actually made me very happy. be surprised. A unified Thessaly is the main force against Dionia, but it is also a threat from Athens. I think Jason has fully demonstrated his ambition before!

I don’t think that Dionia, a foreign race, can completely conquer Thessaly and its surrounding areas with only these 30,000 soldiers. It is more likely that they will arouse the anger of the xenophobics. , Just like the previous Spartan invasion of Piosha, it was completely plunged into the quagmire of war. And a Cesali who has fallen into chaos again is no longer a threat to Athens..."

Note: According to historical records, after Jason was assassinated and killed, his brother Polydurus took over as Targus. He and Polyfuron died suddenly on the way to Larissa. Riveron succeeded Cesaritagus. Since Polydurus died suddenly and there was no sign beforehand, many people thought that Polyfuron killed Polydurus while he was asleep at night.