Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 97: Expedition to Rome

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"Your Majesty!" The three confidants directly under King Dionia: the court guard chief Martius, the clerk Hennipolis, and the herald Aristilas have stood respectfully and waited in front of the checkpoint. .

"Let you wait a long time." Daves jumped off his horse, looked at Martius, and asked: "Did the palace and mansion guards have been arranged during my absence?"

"According to what I reported to you last time, half of the soldiers (250 people) were left, led by Xenofinnis to ensure the safety of the palace and the king's hill, as well as the princesses and princes." Marti Uth replied.

Davos nodded, walked to Xenofinnis standing behind the three, and said sincerely: "The safety of my family will depend on you next!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will successfully complete the task you gave me!" Xenofinnis delivered a military salute confidently and powerfully.

Davos glanced at his left hand unconsciously.

Xenofennis used his left hand to salute. He was originally a member of the Persian Expeditionary Army, a senior officer of the First Army, and now a good friend of Taginos, the commander of the Ninth Army. He was severely injured in his right hand during the fierce battle with the Allied Forces of Syracuse when the First Army landed in Sicily more than ten years ago. The treatment failed and became disabled. In this case, he should have retired from the army, but he himself strongly expressed his desire to stay in the army. After many setbacks, Davers finally elected him to the palace guard as a team officer. After all, the chances of the palace guard going into battle to kill the enemy are very small, and he does not need him to commit suicide, but he needs to bring his rich combat experience and strict legion discipline to the palace guard. So far, he has performed very well, which is why Daves agreed with Martius to give him the power of staying behind.

Davers patted his shoulder vigorously to express his expectation, then turned and walked towards Aristilas.

Although Daves watched him and did not speak, Alistairs understood the king’s expectation of him: During his personal expedition, he closely monitored the entire kingdom and worked closely with the court guard and the inspection department. To ensure the stability of the kingship and the safety of the family, once there is an abnormality, immediately report to him far away in Latham.

Aristilas once again solemnly salutes Davers, everything is silent.

Daves finally looked at Hernipolis and asked softly: "Henie, are you ready to write a wonderful "Latin Wars"?"

"Your Majesty, I have prepared enough papyrus and pens." Hernipolis replied cleverly, making Daves laugh.

"Let's go." He said in a deep voice.

Martius led 250 court guards, surrounded by Daves. Behind Daves accompanied Cloto Catacs and Henipolis, under the salute of Aristilas, Xenophonius and the remaining court guards, he rushed towards the northern gate.

"Salute!" the guard at the north gate shouted excitedly.

The sentry hurriedly turned the noose, opened the gate, and then stood upright on both sides.

"Thank you, Timias!" Daves called out the garrison officer's name accurately, and immediately saluted the garrison, which made the garrison and the sentinels excited.

The reason why Daves set off so early was because during this period of time some of the residents of Turiyi had just gotten up, and the streets in the outer city were few and almost unobstructed.

The sound of "rumbling" horse hooves broke through the tranquility of the outer city, and when the curious residents came out to check, the cavalry had gone away.

"It's the palace guard!" The people made an accurate judgment based on the soldiers' outfits: "Your Majesty Daves must be inside!"

"Your Majesty Daves went to the barracks so early, so let's not dawdle, and quickly finish breakfast and rush to the barracks to see the army off!"

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This time, because there were too many soldiers on the expedition, which had exceeded the capacity of the Victory Square in the city of Turiyi, the final assembly and departure place of the army was set at Turiyi Barracks.

At dawn, Daves rushed to the Turrii Barracks. At the commander’s residence, he summoned several ministers of the Ministry of Military Affairs, as well as the second legion commander Matonis, the fourth legion commander Olivers, and the The commander of the Fifth Legion, Georgris, the commander of the Sixth Legion, Trotiras, and the commander of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade Izam, asked them about the enlistment status of the troops, the morale of the soldiers, the weapons and equipment they carried, and whether Carrying five days of rations, whether the auxiliary troops of each legion are fully staffed, the maintenance of siege and defensive equipment, whether the equipped pack team is sufficient...

When Daves discussed the march with the generals, under the guidance of Tolmeide, Cloto Catacs also met with the staff team assigned to Daves by the military department. They basically all He was a team officer who performed well in various corps, and then transferred to the staff of the military department to study for one or two years, so he was basically around 25 or six years old. Croto Kataks spent a year in the military department. Many, I know most of them. Although he is a prince, he has a friendly personality and quickly chatted and laughed with them.

Everyone chatted with excitement about their expectations for this war. In such a lively atmosphere, Cloto Kataks completely forgot that he was going to visit his eldest brother at the station of the Second Army before he set off. Adoris's.

But in fact, even if he went, he couldn't talk to Adoris, because the soldiers in the barracks were awakened by the bugle sound. After they quickly finished breakfast, they skillfully beat the armor and rations. In a package, hung on a special wooden staff, carried on the shoulder, wearing only short-sleeved lining, and a short sword tied around the waist. The long shield, stabbing gun and javelin were all handed over to the legion’s heavy camp for transportation. , So that it will be easier for them to cross the mountainous area more labor-saving and faster during the next march.

At dawn, most of the elders of the Kingdom’s Senate also rushed to the barracks. Among them were Cornelus, Sedorum, Wesba, Lycias, and Anta Auris. Some of the elders headed by the rotating chairman came to see King Daves and the army off, but also to express his attitude: During his expedition, they will do their best to ensure the smooth operation of the kingdom's government affairs.

The other small group of elders, such as Asistes, Antrapolis, Nicomacus, Trifias, etc., are preparing to lead many voluntarily officials of the kingdom. Follow the expedition army to Latham. In fact, they can take the large food convoy that departed from the port yesterday, bypassing the Strait of Messina and heading to Wolsey, but even the most distinguished King Daves Marching with the army, they certainly couldn't show fear of hardship, leaving a bad impression on the ruler of the kingdom, so they will follow the trailing troop to go north.

At dawn, Daves held a pre-departure swearing meeting in front of nearly 40,000 soldiers on the large playground of the Turrii Barracks. It was the first time that Croto Kataks experienced this grand and solemn occasion. After listening to my father’s speech, I was also very excited, and shouted with the morale of the soldiers: "The King of Daves will win!!!!! The Kingdom of Dionian will win!!!..."

And when the army began to leave the camp, the people of the kingdom, especially the people of Turiyi, were already waiting on both sides of the road, as before, sending their loved ones to the battlefield with cordial shouts and pious blessings, for The kingdom won glorious victories and won glory and rich rewards for them. The farewell team extended to the small town of Yamaguchi, cheering all the way, even accompanied by petals on the ground, as if they had returned home after victory.

"This is the reason why the kingdom is strong!" Daves, who rode in the middle of the team, whispered to his son who was following him.

Clotokatax looked at the cheering people on both sides of the road, and nodded with deep feeling.

In early March of the 14th year of the Kingdom of Dionia (ie 379 BC), King Daves personally led the Second Army, Fourth Army, Fifth Army, Sixth Army, Part of the First Cavalry Army, Mountain Reconnaissance The brigade, with a total of 40,000 people, marched westward, passed through the mountains, arrived at Laos, and then took boats in batches to the Latham area. In fact, this team also includes some veterans and the middle and low-level officials of the kingdom, about 200 people, engineers, craftsmen, and blacksmiths drawn from Turiyi, and a team of about 600 people, as well as countless reserve citizens. The heavy transport team and the pack team, so the whole team looks large and bloated.

In addition, Turriy and Lijim’s businessmen were riding their own fleet, loaded with rations, passing through the Strait of Messina, detouring the west coast of Italy, and preparing to join the army of King Daves in Latham.

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While Davos’s army is marching towards Latham, the Spartans in Greece are gathering troops and planning to regain control of Thebes. At the same time, the Council of Elders also learned that they are here. The news that the Athenians were directly involved in the process of a Thebes riots surprised and worried them. After all, if the two powers of China and Greece reunited together, the Spartans’ plan to regain dominance in Greece would be Was greatly hindered.

So, the two inspectors of Sparta rushed to Athens immediately, and aggressively questioned the Athenians whether they were going to tear up the king's peace agreement and go to war with Sparta.

Although the Athenians were dissatisfied with Sparta and secretly helped the people who resisted Thebes, in the past ten years, Spartans have not only recovered their strength with the support of the Persians, but they also stopped the war in Asia Minor. After pouring all their power into the struggle for hegemony over the mainland of Greece, the Greek city-states felt tremendous pressure. The Peloponnesian Peninsula has been completely controlled by it, and even Corinth and Argos dare not obediently. Make any unusual move, the city-states of North Greece became its allies, and Central Greece was messed up by it.