Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 98: New Messenia

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When Dolios heard this, his face changed drastically, and it took a long time to squeeze out: "...we have the support of Persia..."

Leotichides sneered: "It's really an irony. I remember that when we first joined the barracks for training, we had defeated Athens and Persia as our goals. I didn't expect that the current Spartans were all I am proud to be a vassal of Persia."

Dolios flushed and was speechless.

"For the sake of saving my life, I will release you back to Sparta tomorrow. By the way, you will truthfully convey what I said before to the Agassilaus and the Council of Elders, let They understand why Dionia sent troops to Messiania, and at the same time you have to tell Agsilius--"

Leotiches stood up and said loudly, "I, Leotiches is waiting for him in Messenia!"

"Come here!"

The guards walked into the big tent, and Dolios still unwillingly shouted: "Leotichides, anyway, you are the prince of Sparta, and your ancestors led the creation of the Spartans. With the splendor of Sparta, do you really have the heart to personally destroy this motherland where you were born and raised!"

Leotichides replied firmly without hesitation: "The current Sparta will be ruined under the governance of Agcilius, the Council of Elders, and the inspectors. Only in Dionia Under the rule of Spartans, Spartans will get a new life!"

After speaking, Leotichides waved his hand: "Take him down."

Mukru did not rest after returning to his tent. The news of "Leotitchdes is most likely a Spartan" made him uneasy, even though he worked with Leotitchdes For many years, the friendship was deep, but after repeated thought struggles, considering the serious consequences that this incident might cause, he decided to report to the military judge.

Just as he was about to leave the account, the guards came to inform: Commander Plossous would see him immediately.

Mukru hurriedly walked into the big tent, and as soon as he saw Leotichides he couldn't wait to ask: "Commander, you are really a Spartan? And you are a Spartan prince?! "

"Yes, I am the only son of the former king of Sparta, Akis. My original name was Leotichides." The commander of the Dionian expeditionary army looked at Mukru calmly. , Said with a serious face: "After my father died of illness, Uncle Agsilius used a trick to seize the throne, suppress me, and also forced my mother to death. I had to escape from Sparta and came to Dionia, considering my own special identity, I even avoided the pursuit of Sparta, so I hid my identity..."

After accepting this military mission, Leotichides considered that one day his true identity would be revealed, and he was mentally prepared for a long time, so he said so calmly, which made Mukru feel a little relieved. He sighed, but he still said with some worry: "Commander, Sparta is your motherland after all. When our army is fighting against the Spartan army or attacking the Spartan territory, you can really calm down. Is it not disturbed to give orders?"

Leotichides replied a little impatiently: "I have already said that I am a citizen of Dionia, Sparta is now our enemy, and I will never show mercy on the battlefield!"

Mukru nodded, but he was still a little worried: "I am worried that the soldiers learned of this news, I am afraid it will affect morale..."

"This requires you the staff officer to help me. But you don't have to worry too much. Once I lead the army to fight the Spartans again, all doubts will be eliminated." Leotti Kiddes said meaningfully.

Previously, there were adjutants above the brigade in the Dionian army, and the job of the adjutant was to assist the military commander in full. In the past few years, the Dionian army has undergone new reforms. The post of adjunct is abolished and staff officers are added. This increase or decrease has no change in the number of people, but the responsibilities have changed significantly. Assigned by the General Staff, he not only helps the military commander handle various military affairs, but also has the right to advise on military operations and supervise the military commander. He also has temporary command when the military commander is injured or unable to conduct command for other reasons. .

"Well, let me take care of this." Mukru responded seriously.

As soon as the voice fell and the tent was pushed aside, Tertotis broke in and said eagerly: "Father, I heard you are a Spartan?! Is this true?!"

Mukluo winked at Leotichides immediately, meaning "Look, the news has spread."

"Where did you hear this news?" Leotichides immediately asked seriously.

"The Spartan captive has been yelling loudly, and many soldiers have heard it. Is this true?!"

Leotichides realized that it was Dolios deliberately disturbing the military's mind, and his face was gloomy. He immediately called the guards and issued the order: Dolios was beaten first, and then his mouth was gutted. .

Seeing Leotichides explaining in detail to his son, Mukru quietly walked out of the big tent...

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Several army commanders, military judges, Tisias and others who received the news came to visit, all wanting to ask Leotichides whether the rumors are true, what Leotichides said in the past year The words are not as many as in the past two days, and the mood is naturally not very good.

Although the news that "Commander Proseus may be the prince of Sparta" caused a commotion in the army, it did not affect the work of various departments of the expeditionary army as planned after the occupation of Messenia. .

Although the Spartans evacuated the Messenian Plain, a small number of them were hidden in the mountains to the north. Border), part of it is hiding in the fortress of Mount Taigotos, not reconciled to failure. Last night, it began a raid on Dionian’s army. The three well-trained legions and the 1st Fleet were heavily guarded. , Did not suffer much loss.

Another day later, Leotichides, who was temporarily free from the rumors, issued a new order: Let the Sixth Army go to the northern border, build defensive camps, and protect the security of the territory; the Fourth Army is in Thailand. A camp was built outside the pass of Gotos to block the Spartans’ shortcut to Messenia.

Ticias and other Messenian Dionian citizens took a small number of soldiers and went to the various villages in the Messenian Territory to kill or capture the Spartan sheriff and others. The Badans kept preaching to the Black Laos that "The Spartans have been driven out of Messenia by the Dionian army, and they have been free...". Then he enthusiastically shared the friendship with them, conveyed to them the kindness of the Kingdom of Dionia, and encouraged them to bravely build their own city-state. At the same time, they distributed the food and materials stolen from the homes of the Spartans to these impoverished black laborers.

Following this team are the medical staff of the Legion, who took the initiative to treat the Black Rollers who are suffering from illnesses.

Where did the Black Rollers who were treated as cattle and sheep by the Spartans from the very beginning have enjoyed such kindness? They were all moved to tears, and there were crying everywhere. They used the term "Dionia" Keep it in my heart.

The vast majority of Black Rollers have not received any education and have worked in the fields all their lives. They are unlikely to be able to participate in the governance of a city-state. However, due to the small population of Sparta, there have been frequent wars in the past few decades. There are not enough people to manage Messenia, so they appointed a small number of Messenians as the village chiefs. In addition to paying less tax and more freedom, they have no more rights. Bada’s young fighters are regularly hunted and killed, and they die in vain.

If the whole village’s harvest is not good and the tax revenue is insufficient, these village chiefs will be severely punished, and the lighter will be beaten. The crippled people are also the same to the people of the allies, so many Greeks openly say that the Spartans are cruel and barbaric. But because of this, they have good management skills.

Tisias gathered them together and invited them to participate in the construction and management of a new Messenia. They were all ecstatic.

Of course, the future leadership of Messenia will mainly be held by these citizens from Dionia. When Daves summoned them and had a discussion, he also issued an order: allowing them to remain in Messenia to retain the status of Dionian citizens.

According to Dionia’s law, dual nationality was originally not allowed. The reason for this group of people is that Daves considered: after defeating Sparta and capturing Messenia, For the time being, this area cannot be incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionian, otherwise it will arouse the same hatred of the entire Greek people. Therefore, let the Messenians self-government and make them fully dependent on Dionian, which will become Dionian in Greece. This group of people is the key to the important support of the local area. They will become the mainstay of the high-level Messenia in the future. Therefore, it is very important to retain the status of Dionian citizens and keep them committed to the kingdom.

These people, headed by Tisias, also know that time is pressing. The news of "Messenia regaining independence" will soon spread throughout Greece. The exiles may return here one after another. They must form a government as soon as possible. Create a stable political system, so that latecomers can only be attached to their tails.

In fact, the new Messenian government has already been formulated in the Dionian Palace: Messenian Dionian citizens and the village heads of Black Laos form the Messenian Council. The council (a total of 223 people, known as the 300-member council, with Dionian citizens accounting for 6 and a half of them), responsible for law-making, diplomacy, war and other important affairs, and then the council is elected from the council members every year Five members will be formed to form a general executive committee, responsible for the city-state's internal affairs and leading military operations...