Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Agesilaus was not surprised. The reason why he led the army at this time was because he had received a report from the messenger sent by Archidamus to Sparta. Now the situation has only become more serious. , he thought for a while, and then asked: How many days can the food stored in the camp be supplied?

If you count the troops you brought—

Don't count them. After I got the news from you, I asked the soldiers to bring rations for five days.

It can be supplied for about seven days, so I sent people to collect food in Taigea's territory these two days. Unfortunately, the Taigea people have already hid in the city, and we didn't harvest much.

Immediately stop the requisition of food from the Tygea territory, and at the same time prohibit anyone from destroying the villages and fields of the Tygea, and forbid looting the property in their houses! Agsilaus said sternly.

Father, why do you do this?! We trusted the Tigeans so much, but they betrayed us. We must punish them severely, and let these city-states in Peloponnese know that they betrayed Sparta. What will happen!

Agesilaus looked at Archidamus with a puzzled face, and sighed secretly in his heart: his son was brave in battle and good at making friends. Problems - unwilling to use more brains, not being precise enough to do things, and not looking at problems comprehensively. Of course, this is also a common problem with most Spartan citizens. Sparta can do this when it is strong, but when people are betrayed and strong enemies are invading, doing so will not only have the effect of deterrence, but will have the opposite effect.

However, Agesilaus understood his son's stubborn personality, and he did not intend to persuade him with words, but to let later facts impress him deeply, so he said in a tone that could not be refused: This is an order!

Although Archie Dams is almost 40 years old and has led the army to fight independently many times, he still has awe in the face of his old father. He did not express his opposition, but reminded: I am afraid those mercenaries will not accept this. Order.

They will accept it! Agesilaus said firmly.

Archiedams could not say more about this issue, and turned to another matter: Father, the elders should have seen the messenger of Corinth? Regarding their suggestion, the Ombudsman and the Council of Elders What's the decision?

Agesilaus said unhurriedly: Although the Corinthians have always been cunning and capricious, they have brought disaster to our Sparta (referring to the Corinthian war), and almost in the war with Thebes Remain neutral, but the Council of Elders is still willing to believe the words of the Corinthians, not only because, as the Corinthian emissary said, 'The Dionysian fleet has raided their ports, inflicted great humiliation on them, and they want revenge.

' And because Dionysus has done so much damage to the Corinthians, who have long held grudges—

Wait... Dionia has harmed the interests of Corinth, what interests? Archidamus couldn't help but interjected.

Seeing his son's puzzled expression, Agesilaus covered his forehead with his hand, but he explained patiently: Our Sparta's fundamental interests are in the Peloponnese, and the Athenians' fundamental interests are in the The Aegean Sea, and the Corinthians developed westward very early, and they had many colonies in the Western Mediterranean, including the well-known Kerkyra and Syracuse, relying on trade with these colonies, they used to be very Rich, but now... hehe...

Archidamus suddenly realized: Dionia annexed all the city-states of Greater Greece, which made Corinth hold a grudge, no wonder they agreed to open the ports of the eastern isthmus so easily, allowing us to transport troops and food...

The Corinthian messengers said they would unite all the Greek city-states against Dionia, and we believe they can do it. The Corinthians are not good at fighting, but they are quite good at this... Agesilaus said. When he spoke, he was not mocking like other Spartans, but rather admired.

He still clearly remembers: when he was still a young man and the Peloponnesian War had been going on for almost 10 years, Sparta encountered a crisis, not only the naval and land battles were both defeated, but also the domestic Helots. Continuing to defect, Sparta's prestige was greatly lost, and domestic affairs alone made them devastated, let alone sending troops to fight. To make matters worse, Sparta's covenant with Argos expired, Argos refused to renew the contract, and instead formed an alliance with Athens, and the Peloponnesian League also faced fragmentation, especially Mandinia and Elis. Has its own interests and conflicts with Sparta.

Therefore, the power of Sparta was severely weakened, and it was forced to sign the Contract of Nicias with Athens. However, because Sparta did not strictly fulfill the contract, the war could break out at any time, and the Argos were also ready to move. Da faces a huge crisis. At this time, the Corinthians stood up and carried out a magical diplomatic operation, which not only stabilized the Peloponnesian Alliance, but also prevented Athens and Argos from being able to cooperate well, but instead created a gap, making the Sparta survived this and finally won the war...

Agsilaus sighed lightly, blew the past away, and said seriously: Dionia is a force in the Western Mediterranean. For more than 20 years, it has risen by annexing the colonial city-states of our Greece. It is not only unfamiliar, but also more or less conflicting of interests.

Now this outsider not only sent troops to run rampant in the land of Peloponnesus, but their fleets also cruised freely in the Aegean Sea, which will inevitably make many city-states angry and threatened. Therefore, the Council of Elders analyzed that Corinth wanted to form A temporary alliance against Dionia should be possible.

Having said this, Agsilaus sighed again and said softly: But this alliance that the Corinthians talked about... We can't count on it for the time being.

Because such an alliance that wants to cover most of the Greek mainland city-states and form a powerful army can't be done in a short time, and what we lack now is time, right, father? Having fought against other Greek city-states, Archidamus guessed why.

The Council of Elders verbally agreed to the Corinthian messenger's proposal, but we all know that we can't count on this non-existent alliance at this stage, but the Dionysian army has already forced our door, and we are because of Without food, it is impossible to maintain such a large army for a long time...

Agesilaus lightly beat his stump leg with his hand, and said with a serious expression: I'm afraid you don't know one thing, the Dionysian fleet is not only cruising in the Aegean Sea these two days, but some warships are also full of soldiers. Approaching our coast many times, posing as if we were going to land again, this put a lot of pressure on the council of elders. I made a lot of efforts to persuade the council of elders and the inspectors to agree to send these 7,000 men at risk. Soldier.

Today, there are less than a thousand young warriors left in Sparta. They mainly rely on old people, Periasis, and a part of Heros to defend the territory. The troops are insufficient and there are great dangers, so what we need to do now That is - defeat this Onian army as soon as possible, and then return to defend the territory of Sparta!

As long as we have this victory, we can win more support from the Persians, revive Sparta's prestige in the Peloponnese, and also buy us more time, wait until the Corinthians say that The Greek Alliance is formed, and with them against Dionia, we will have a better chance of winning!

As Agesilaus spoke, his emotions gradually became excited.

However, the commander of the Dionian army seems to be more cautious. Archidamus reminded again with some worry: The Dionian soldiers have been building camp these days, and it seems that there is no such thing as a short period of time. The attempt to have a decisive battle with us may be to wait until we have run out of food before attacking, are we going to storm the Dionian camp?

The Dionians will come out! Agesilaus replied confidently.

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Paulsonius, the former king of Sparta, and Lysander were ordered to lead an army to attack Thebes together more than 10 years ago when the Corinthian War broke out.

The Spartan Council of Elders and the Ombudsman made a fatal mistake. They chose the commander only considering the abilities and positions of these two people, but they forgot that these two people had already regarded each other as an enemy because of their opposing political philosophies. As a result, Paulsonius, who should have joined Lysander's army in time in the war, did not arrive with his army, causing Lysander to resist the attack of the Thebes alone, and eventually lead to a fiasco. The Spartan hero Also killed on the battlefield.

When the news came back to Sparta, the people were extremely distressed. Under the instigation of Lysander's supporters, they strongly demanded that Paulsonius be tried. In the end, Paulsonius was expelled from Sparta and could never return.

For a Spartan king who loved his homeland, this punishment was far more cruel than killing him. In the end, Pausanias chose to settle in Tygea because it was so close to Sparta. .

Tigera is an ally of Sparta. Due to its very important geographical location, Sparta's attitude towards it is much better than that of other allies, so the two sides have always been in close contact. Paulsonius has been in power for decades and has dealt with the Tigeans a lot, and he himself is a rare moderate in the Spartan high-level, so most allies respect him.

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