Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 230: Taking the heart first

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The news spread, and the Anti-Spartan Alliance was excited, but Agsilius was shocked. He had a premonition that the situation was not good and immediately ordered: the troops to abandon the previously occupied ports and cities in the Corinth Gulf to avoid Was broken by each.

However, this order came too late. Under the leadership of Aifikratus, the morale-restoring Allied forces attacked separately, and successively regained the Port of Pilion and Sidon... In this way, the Spartan Allied forces were stationed in many occupied ports in the Gulf of Corinth. The town, the army that was almost going deep into the Piotja area, was cut off from returning.

Agsilius urgently ordered his brother Telutias to lead the fleet from the sea to try to retrieve these scattered garrisons, and place them in Lekeon and Sigion, focusing on the defense of these two Corinthian regions Important towns and ports. As a result, the Spartan coalition's offensive momentum was severely set back and had to be turned to defense.

The anti-Spartan allies attacked Lekeon several times, but were repelled and had to stop the attack.

The two sides entered into a stalemate again.

But Ifekratus, who dared to take risks, was not content with the status quo. He led his light infantry unit, carried rations, and did not want to be rear, boldly invading the central part of the Peloponnes Peninsula, the most loyal attachment of Sparta. The region-Arcadia, began to raid villages, looted food, destroyed farmland, and repeatedly ambushed Arcadian troops who came to attack them. Finally, the Arcadians did not dare to fight with them. He could not ignore his crazy destructive actions and could only ask for help from Agassilaus.

Agsilius felt embarrassed after receiving the Arcadian’s request for help. At this time, the Spartan coalition forces were facing the offensive pressure of the morale of the enemy, and they felt that their strength was tight. His troops were the most troublesome for him, and he regarded him as a strong enemy in his heart: fewer soldiers were sent to rescue, I am afraid they would only be defeated by this cunning Athenian; Worried that the enemies of Corinth took the opportunity to counterattack.

But Arcadia must go to the rescue again, because Sparta, as the leader of the Peloponnese, is very different from the former leader of the Delian League, Athens.

Athens’ attitude towards its allies can be said to be domineering: it calls for payment of tributes, dispatches armed colonies, and supports the democrats close to Athens. Athenian merchants have privileges in the allies and must go to the Athens court to resolve disputes in the locality. Once you join the alliance and want to withdraw, you will be attacked by the Athenian army...

The Spartans' attitude towards the allies is much better. As long as it does not betray it, Sparta will often negotiate with the allies to decide affairs. This is because it has neither the huge population of Athens, nor the strong financial resources of Athens, nor the powerful navy of Athens, or even the soldiers of the Spartan League. The true Spartan warriors will always occupy a minority. What Sparta relies on is only the prestigious name established by the Spartan warriors over the past century, but after leaving the allies, Sparta can do nothing. Therefore, even though the Spartans became domineering and domineering after defeating Athens, their attitude towards allies has changed, but the essential thing has not changed-Spartans needs allies.

As the king, Agassilaus knew this very well, so he finally decided: return to Sparta, explain to the Council of Elders the reasons for the setbacks during this period, and ask the Council to send more reinforcements to Afghanistan. Cardia.

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Early the next morning, as soon as Daves had eaten breakfast, the captain of the guard, Martius, entered the tent: "Your Majesty, Midorades, please."

Davers' heart moved: "Let him in."

Midolades walked into the big tent with a nervous expression, and immediately knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, I am here to plead with you! Yesterday after you gave the order, I sent additional warships to the Port of Siliting. On patrols outside, as you might expect, an enemy ship did rush out of the port late at night. Our warship did its best to block it, but the enemy’s skillful handling of the ship escaped our encirclement and fled to the south. We The two Clippers have been chasing and there is no news yet..."

"Why are the people of Syracuse willing to take the great danger of sailing late at night and escape the blockade of the Dionian fleet?" The clerk on the side Hernipolis remembered the conversation with Daves yesterday , Could not help shouting: "Dionysius! Dionysius must be running away!"

Midolades was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly looked at Daves, only to see the wise young king frowning slightly, then he stretched out again, and said with a smile: "Don’t just rely on this message. I rashly concluded that Dionysius ran away. Midorades, the sea outside the port of Silitian is so wide that even if we put all of our warships on it, it may not be able to fill it up, not to mention that we can only send four at night. Five Clippers are patrolling. The enemy wants to escape, and the fleet cannot be blocked."

"Your Majesty!" Midolades was grateful for Daves' understanding.

"But enemy ships came in and out, as if our fleet did not exist. This is a humiliation to the Dionian fleet! It is a humiliation to every Dionian sailor and captain! "Daves' expression became serious: "Our fleet cannot be proud and complacent because we have defeated Syracuse many times, forgetting that we are not as good as tin, whether it is the maneuvering skills of a single ship or the formation of the entire fleet. Rakuza, the guarantee of our fleet's multiple victories is only the "crow", relying on the strength of the legion!..."

Daves's remark made Midolades' face flushed, and he said in shame: "Your Majesty, please rest assured! After I go back, I will definitely step up the training of the fleet with Master Sekelian. One year later... …No, after half a year, you will see a significant improvement in the level of the Dionia fleet!"

Davers nodded with relief and said: "Very well, I look forward to seeing a stronger Dionia fleet in half a year!"

Then he said again: "Get up, Midolades. If you punish my high-ranking generals just because one or two enemy ships escaped, I am afraid that it will not be long before Dionia will not have a good naval commander. Up."

Daves' joke made Midolades' nervous mood a little relaxed. He stood up and asked hesitantly: "But Dionysius--"

Davers interrupted him: "This is not your concern. What you have to do now is to strengthen the security of the port to prevent the escape of the Syracuse fleet. At the same time, 30 three-layer oars will be sent as soon as possible. Sent to Lijim, Sekrian’s fleet needs to be strengthened to gain Sicily’s maritime superiority. Can it be done in two days?"

"It doesn't take two days, Your Majesty. I can send the required ships to Lijim today." Midolades immediately promised.

After sending off the admiral, Hernipolis hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, what if Dionysius does escape?!"

Daves has made a decision on this issue at this moment. He said unhurriedly: "What a panic! Dionysius ran away, which means that the battle in Great Greece is over. This is for us. Good thing!"

"But the first legion in Sicily and your majesty's riot plan there may be affected!" When Daves sent the First Army to Sicily, Henipolis listened to Dave Speaking of his plans in Sicily, he expressed concern at this moment.

Davers looked at him and said softly: "Heine, you overestimate Dionysius. No matter how strong he is, don’t forget that the whole army he will bring will stay in the big Greece, he fled back to Syracuse alone, but he became a deserter! What would the people of Syracuse who lost their loved ones think?! What would the people of the Sicilian Union think?! Although I don’t know what happened in Sicily these two days How is the situation, but it is definitely not an easy task for Dionysius to calm the anger of the people! He relied on powerful force to rule Syracuse and Sicily, and now most of his army remains Here--"

Davers pointed to the city of Siriting in front of him, and said with a sneer: "Without enough troops, can he still suppress the Syracuse people who want to overthrow him?!"

Henipolis' eyes lit up: "It's a good thing to say that Dionysius escaped!"

Daves was silent for a moment. In fact, his words were to comfort himself: Dionysius dared to escape alone, there must be a way to deal with Syracuse’s dilemma. After all, he has been operating in Sicily for many years. Once he successfully escapes, Daves’ plan to disrupt Sicily may fail, and may even allow the tyrant to lead reinforcements to attack Great Greece after annihilating the First Army...

Therefore, Daves has a sense of urgency in his heart. He said: "First of all, we have to make sure that Dionysius has escaped!"

For this, he called Izam of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade and asked him to send soldiers from all directions in Xiliting City to pay close attention to the movements in the city and report back at any time.

For the whole morning, Siliting City has remained calm. No envoys have been sent to Dionian Camp to seek peace. Even the Siracusa scouts cruising in front of the city every day are gone, only the city. The number of soldiers on the head has not changed, but Dionysius, who usually appears at the head of the city every morning to observe the enemy’s situation, did not appear today...

After understanding these circumstances, Daves had a bottom in his heart.

In the afternoon, he once again sent soldiers from the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade to shout in front of Siriting City: "Syracuse, you are here to defend the city seriously, but your tyrant Dionysius has escaped!" /

"The Syracuses surrender! Dionysius has abandoned you, why are you still fighting here!"

"Why did Dionysius run away?! Because our First Army of Dionysian has captured Siculi and Katane, and is now attacking Syracuse! Dionysius will never run away , I can’t go home!"

"We did not deceive you. Did you see our First Legion when you attacked our camp yesterday?! No, right! They have already landed in Naxos Bay! Dionysius The news is blocked just to make it easy for you to escape!"

"Dionysius did not appear in the city today, did he? He has gone! If you don't believe me, you can go to his big account and see if he is still there!"

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The shouts of the Dionian soldiers under the city are like dropping huge rocks into a calm pond, splashing countless waves.