Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 229: Landing in Asia Minor

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This is because although Missia is a relatively affluent area in western Asia Minor, it has the fertile Arisby Plain, and holds the shipping trade of the Hellespong Strait. It has enough financial resources and materials to form a strong The army resisted the invasion of the Dionian army, but Theopumps, who had been in for more than a year, had obviously not integrated the entire area. Many towns did not respond to his orders at all, causing the Dionian army to land. Four days later, he called less than 6,000 soldiers.

Even if Theopemps learned from the information obtained that the number of Dionian landing soldiers was more than his army, as a noble from the central region of Persia, he faced the "Greek" which they regarded as barbaric. "People" (Persia and Dionian have been officially guilty for more than 5 years, but many Persian nobles still disdain to learn about Dionian, and even regard it as part of Greece), he led the army westward without hesitation. A few days later, he approached the camp built by the Tenth Army near the coast.

He was quickly surprised to find that the camp built by the Dionian Landing Army in just a few days didn’t seem to be easy to attack. He was hesitant to camp on the spot and plan again. The whole army of the 10th Dionian Army that was preparing suddenly rushed out of the camp.

The two sides started a small battle, and the battle was decided after half an hour.

Because the forward attack of the 10th Army Light Infantry Brigade disrupted the long-range attack of the Persian archers, it did not cause any casualties to the soldiers of the Dionian Legion, and the Persian infantry array without heavy infantry could not stop Dioni at all. With the impact of the runner-up soldiers, the Persian cavalry who rushed from the two wings were attacked by the javelins of the two heavy infantry brigades placed on the two wings by Stie Frost. The casualties were not small. In the end, the Persian army collapsed.

Theopempus fled back to Zerea, the capital of the Missia region, but he dared not act rashly. While strengthening the defense of the city, he hurriedly sent a messenger for help.

Since Dionian officially declared war on Persia, Dionian intelligence agents have begun to preach in the Greek city-states of Asia Minor: The great King Davos will execute the oracle of Hatis for a hundred years Persia's bullying of the Greeks is returned to Persia, to rescue the compatriots of Asia Minor from Persian rule and regain the right to freedom and independence!

Many Greek city-states in Asia Minor are feeling unfair because of the Persian breach of contract. Although this rumor makes them feel excited, they are also uneasy, because the battle of Agsilius in western Asia Minor brought these Greek city-states back then. For several years of turmoil and war, even if the Dionian army won in this small battle, these city-states are still adopting a wait-and-see attitude and do not take the initiative to approach the ones that have established a foothold in Missia. Dionian army.

Stefros once sent envoys to visit Ilion and Abydos (both city-states are located on the east bank of the Hellespong Strait), which are the nearest to the camp, but they are closed.

Stiflos did not become irritated and sent troops to attack the city or destroy the villages outside the city. On the contrary, he followed the instructions of King Daves and held a grand sacrifice ceremony on the beach near the city of Ilion. , The objects of sacrifice are the heroes of the ancient Trojan War, not only Agamemnon and Achilles, but also Hector and Paris. After the sacrifice, a sports competition was held, and the whole sacrifice was held. It made a huge momentum and attracted a lot of nearby Greek people to watch it, causing a lot of heated discussions.

Davos’s goal was achieved. It was through these Asia Minor Greeks that he wanted to spread this sacrificial activity and spread a message to the Greek city-states in the western part of Asia Minor: Dionian’s influence on Greece on both sides of the Aegean Sea The city-states are treated equally.

But why did you choose to hold a sacrifice near the city of Ilion? According to legend, the city of Ilion was built on the ruins of Troy.

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Misia’s messenger rushed to Babylon, and Artaxerxes felt nervous when he learned that "the vanguard of the Greek coalition forces has landed in Asia Minor."

At the same time, the fact that the local forces in Missia mentioned by the messenger did not actively respond to the enlistment and were suspected of rebellion also attracted his attention. Trebasus suggested to him: appoint the son-in-law of the king of Persia, The Phrygian Governor Fana Bazos was the temporary military commander of Western Asia Minor. With his previous prestige, he might be able to integrate the military forces of Western Asia Minor and repel the invading Greek coalition forces.

The King of Persia hesitated for several days, and after learning the news that "Theopempus had failed in the battle", he finally issued a decree: let him be transferred to Babylon ten years ago. Phanabazos went to the western part of Asia Minor.

After learning about the crisis facing Western Asia Minor, Fana Bazos, a veteran in his 60s, rushed to Western Asia Minor day and night. At the same time, he sent a courier in the name of the military commander of Western Asia Minor to request the various regions of Western Asia Minor. The governor led the army as soon as possible to meet in Gerdium, the capital of Phrygia.

Fanabatus, who is familiar with the situation in Asia Minor, also wrote letters to the Greek city-states on the western coast of Asia Minor. In the letter, he argued that the king of Persia had not fulfilled what he had done to the Greek city-states before some governors in western Asia Minor. He was very angry about his promise. This time he was sent to Asia Minor. One of the main tasks was to urge these governors to fulfill the promise of the King of Persia.

At the end of the letter, he also swears in the name of Ahura Mazda.

Fanabazos’ reputation in Western Asia Minor made his letter work. Some city-states that were dissatisfied with the new governor’s approach were shaken, and some city-states that had strong ties to Persia even firmly supported Persia. Against the strange kingdom of Dionia from the Western Mediterranean, this eventually led to the formation of the "Persian and Asia Minor United Fleet" advocated by Fanabazos. It has about 400 warships and nearly 60,000 crew members.

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After the 10th Dionian Army successfully landed in Asia Minor and defeated the Persian troops of Missia, Leotichides worried that the failure of this small battle would prompt the Persians to step up their reinforcements to Missia. The landing troops only It may be difficult to rely on a single legion to support it independently for a long time. Once it fails, the Greek coalition forces will lose a favorable landing site, so he decided to send troops to land in Missia one after another.

So when the harvest in September ended and the Greek city-states began to gather troops, Leotichides personally led the 11th Army, the 20th Army and Thessaly Cavalry Army to Missia by boat. Reunited with the Tenth Corps.

At this time, he has keenly sensed that the nearby city-states such as Ilion, Abedos, and Tenidos have further alienated the Dionian army, such as refusing the use of their ships by the Dionian army. The port loads and unloads supplies, prohibits their merchants from selling supplies to the Dionian army... etc.

The hostility displayed by the Greek city-states of Asia Minor made Leotichides heightened his vigilance. In order to reduce the pressure on logistics supplies and to make the subsequent landing of the Greek coalition more smoothly, he decided to change the rules set by the previous kingdom. Strategy, when the messenger of the Dionian army once again asked Ilion to open the port and was refused, Leotichides flagrantly led his army to surround Ilion and asked him to submit to Dionia, but was rejected. So he issued the order: Siege!

According to the legend, the city of Troy hundreds of years ago was thick, and the Greek coalition forces failed to capture it for 10 years. However, at that time Troy was not only a big city, but also one of the overlords of Western Asia Minor. The support of the allies made it possible to defend for so long; although Ilion today is considered a medium-sized town, it is far from being compared with its predecessor, Troy.

And Leotichides has three infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment, totaling 26,000 people, and the fourth fleet temporarily under his command. From sea to land, the city of Ilion was surrounded Strictly. What's more, the siege technology of the Dionian army is far from that of the Greek coalition forces hundreds of years ago. Therefore, on the fifth day after the siege, the Ilion couldn’t stand it, and could only help the Dionian army. surrender.

Leotichides accepted their surrender and sent some troops to the city of Ilion, thus taking control of this important hub in the Hellespong Strait.

The news of "Irion City was captured" quickly spread to the surrounding areas, frightening the neighboring Greek city-states, and they had to send envoys to express goodwill to the Dionian army.

Leotichides took the opportunity to propose: Let them provide a certain amount of rations and supplies in exchange for a promise to protect their city-state, and obtained consent.

At the same time, Leotichides also sent troops to go deep into the inland areas of Missia, surveying the terrain and understanding the enemy's situation, while grabbing wheat fields and increasing food reserves.

The Governor of Misia Theopempus was unable to stop the Dionian army, and had to send messengers many times to ask Fanabazos for help.

At this time, Phanabazos, who is staying in Geldium, is still waiting for the confluence of the armies of various regions of Asia Minor, and can only issue orders to the already formed Asia Minor joint fleet, hoping that they can take action, attack or Harass the support fleet of the Dionian army to relieve pressure on the land.

Before landing in Asia Minor, Leotichides specially sent a messenger to notify the allies of the mainland of Greece, asking them not to lead their troops to meet up in Thessaly, but to go directly to the Dionian army to open up in Missia. Since the end of September, the troops formed by the city-states of the mainland of Greece have successively traveled to Asia Minor by boat. Therefore, a troop transport fleet traverses the Aegean Sea every few days, not to mention the transportation of supplies every day. The fleet travels between the two continents.