Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 203: Kerry Thorpes’s suggestion

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"Now the ruins of Aguirion have become the largest gathering place for exiles from Katana, Naxos, and other city-states. Since the death of Aguilas, the Sikelians have been affected by Dionysius’ Suppression, the new king has not been elected, and the towns of Sikere can no longer unite, so the threat to the settlements of Aguirion is not great. On the contrary, the Sikuli, Tauromegnan, And the mercenaries in Katane pose a great threat to them." Xerofennis continued to add: "If these exiles can come to Meyaro, then you can add four to five thousand soldiers, my lord!"

A group of mobs from various city-states without strict training are not as good as a group of slaves in fighting. Antonios thought in his heart, but did not say it. He looked at the location of Aguirion on Xenofinnis’s finger: it is located on the west side of Mount Etna, starting from Meyaro and following the Alcantara valley. Go west, you can get there. But in this way, the location of Tauromaignan poses a threat to this passage. Will only two hundred soldiers be sent to defend against the harassment of Tauromaignan people?

So Antonius asked: "If I attack Tauromaignan with my troops, can the slaves and freemen there cooperate with us?"

Serofennis shook his head and said, "It's probably difficult. Dionysius handed Taurromignan to Campania mercenaries at the time. Although their number was not large, Taurromignan was The city is not big and there is very little arable land. They don’t need too many slaves. Often they sell the captured exiles to Katane and Sikuli, and the free people will not go to Tauromegnan. , There is neither a port nor arable land, what do they live on?"

Serofennis recalled something, with a look of fear on his face: "I once went to see the city of Taurromignan. It is on a high mountain and the terrain is steep, with only a winding path to reach. Our soldiers will attack. It, I'm afraid it will pay a great price, and it's—" He didn't finish his words, but he was obviously not optimistic that the First Army could capture the mountain city.

Antonius listened, slightly disappointed.

Serofennis went on to say: "However, your lord, if you attack Siculi, the slaves and freedmen there will certainly be able to help! Dionysius destroyed several city-states, and now the entire southeast of Sicily, Except for Syracuse and its surrounding city-states, other places are full of land and few people. As far as I know, not only many of the city-states’ slaves are mostly exiles, but even many free people are exiles, and Meyaro They are always eager to overthrow the rule of Dionysius and rebuild their homeland. The citizens of these city-states also know this situation, but they did not take effective measures to prevent it, because of their newly acquired land. And the port needs a lot of people to take care of..."

Although Serofennis said the situation was tempting, Antonios was not prepared to do so. The reason why he wanted to take Taolomenean was because he had to deal with the attack of the Syracuse with all his strength. At the same time, he had better ensure the safety of the north of Mayaro, otherwise the Syracuse would attack from the south and Tauro. The mercenaries of Menion attacked from the north, and even the colonists of Lokri and Medema in Messina sent reinforcements, and Meyaro was in danger of being completely surrounded. As for taking down the city of Siculi, it seems very good, but when the enemy is about to come, disperse one's own forces, leading to possible two-sided combat. This is a taboo stipulated in the "Dionian Military Law", Antonios Of course you will not make such a mistake.

Antonius thought silently: It seems that the only way to strengthen the defense against Mayaro, wait for the arrival of the exiles, and decide the next step according to the development of the situation.

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When the Spartan messenger Ke Rethorpes returned to Sparta, Mr. Agassi had received an order from the Council of Elders to go to Corinth, succeed Praxitas, command the Spartan Alliance army, and continue to attack Corinth. city.

Kerry Thorpes reported to the Council of Elders about the mission.

These elders of Sparta who are over 60 years old are surprised by the stubborn attitude of the Dionians in such a difficult situation and delusion to defeat Syracuse. What surprised them is that Dionia is really true. The elders stared at each other by defeating the navy of Syracuse.

After a while, the elder Diopettis asked in a deep voice: "Kerithorpes, the Dionians arrogantly rejected our Spartan friendly proposal. In this way, the Greeks The war will continue. You have just returned from Greater Greece and understand the situation there. What advice do you have?"

"Dear elders, Dionysius is determined to conquer Great Greece, and Daves is determined to avenge the people. The two sides are like a pair of red-eyed rams. Words alone cannot make them. Armistice, and now in Sparta, apart from words, if we can't come up with any other means to mediate this war, the war in Great Greece will continue until one side falls..." Kelithorpes truthfully Answer, the implication is that the prestige of Sparta is not enough to conquer the two powers of the Western Mediterranean. It is necessary to come up with practical things to make them obey, such as the army.

The elders were silent for a while: Now that most of Spartan's energy is devoted to this war in Corinth, there is still a small part of the army in Asia Minor, where there is still room to open up another battlefield.

For a long time, Elder Lysipus sighed: It seems that the Syracuses will not be able to help us in the short term! "

Praxitas, as the regent of Spartan King Agsipolis, attended the Council of Elders instead of Agsipolis. At this time, he asked: "Kelithorpes, do you think Who will win this war between Syracuse and Dionia?"

As soon as this question came up, the other elders all looked at him in surprise, and the meaning expressed in their eyes was obvious: Is this still necessary? Although Dionia won the naval battle, the final victory still has to be resolved on land, but the difference in strength between the two sides is obvious. It is very likely that the final winner will be Syracuse. You must know that Dionysius is leading With an army of 80,000, Sparta has never had such a powerful army!

However, the expression of Keli Thorpes hesitated. He thought for a while before he said: "Although Dionysius has a clear advantage in terms of strength, Dionia has Daves . Before, every war in Dionia, looking at the situation before the war, we would think that they could not win, but in the end they all won, so Dionia will become an order within a few years. The city-state alliance that we have to pay attention to. Now, Davos has repelled the Samonais in central Italy and returned to Turri. It is said that it was under his command that the Dionian fleet miraculously defeated The Syracuse navy is far stronger than them. Now he is leading the Dionian army facing Dionysius’s Syracuse army. The outcome is really hard to judge!"

"Dionysius is not comparable to the stupid generals that Dionia has encountered before!" An elder retorted: "He defeated Carthage!"

"Daves!..." Diopettis exclaimed, "Kerry Thorpes, I remember you suggested to the council to accept him as a guest of Sparta."

"Yes, I made this proposal to the council." Kerry Thorpes answered truthfully.

"Unexpectedly, the inconspicuous young people a few years ago are now the people who are causing us Spartan headaches!" Diopettis turned to face the elders, and said solemnly: "We need to seriously consider our customers. Rethorpes’ inference, and we must consider if Dionia really defeats Syracuse, how should we Sparta respond?"

When the elders heard this, they were surprised and fell into contemplation. As a result, they suddenly discovered that although Sparta did not have much contact with the Dionian Alliance, the relationship was not very good. On the contrary, they heard Dionia signed a friendly agreement with Sparta’s mortal enemy, Athens. Once Dionia won the Great Greek War, Sparta’s formerly safe rear, the Western Mediterranean, was punched out by it. While Sparta will deal with the challenges of traditional powers such as Athens, Thebes, and Corinth to their hegemony, it will also guard against the hostility of the powerful city-state alliance in the west. The pressure on Sparta will undoubtedly increase sharply!

Many elders thought about this, and their faces became gloomy.

An elder pretended to say easily: "This is just a hypothesis. The probability of Dionia winning is very small!"

"We simply let Dionia have no chance to win at all!" Another elder said aggressively.

"Then what can we do? Send troops to Great Greece to support Syracuse?! Now most of the soldiers are concentrated in Corinth. We can still send troops there! Let other allies help? It's a pity Our previous attention and support for the Western Mediterranean have been invested in Syracuse, so our understanding of Greater Greece is not as good as Athens!" Praxitas was angry that the elders removed him from Sparta. The position of the commander of the Allied army, so he laughed at it heartily: "Oh, yes, there is another Tarantum, our sub-state. Unfortunately, when Dionia won the naval battle of Syracuse, he easily Defeated them! Look, this is the Western Mediterranean plan you have made over the past few decades, a bunch of shit!"

The elders were speechless for a while by him.

At this time, a voice sounded in the quiet meeting place: "Perhaps... we can have a friendly discussion with Dionia."

The eyes of everyone immediately converged on Kerry Thorpes.