Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Asidamas thought for a while, then said ponderingly: Since Dionia invaded Messenia, I took the time to investigate the situation of Dionia in detail, and it turned out that this western Mediterranean kingdom has actually controlled He has conquered all the coastal forces in the Western Mediterranean and has become a well-deserved overlord of the Western Mediterranean! In the last two wars, this kingdom sent 100,000 troops and six or seven hundred warships to fight, and it was able to maintain the offensive for more than half a year. Its strength is very strong. amazing!

And Dionia developed from a small city-state to the current kingdom 20 years ago. It was ushered in by constant wars and annexations. It could not be just to help Thebes and come to Greece to fight against Sparta. The ultimate goal must be the whole of Greece!

My opinion is... Either you send messengers to Turii and try to form an alliance with Dionysus, so as to preserve Thessaly's independence; or you go and call the Athenian messengers who are staying in the city and join the Greek league, This will gather the strength of the whole of Greece and repel the Dionians!

Having said this, Asidamas's expression became solemn: I am inclined to the previous suggestion, because I don't think that a makeshift alliance can defeat a kingdom that has grown stronger in constant battles.

Asidamas, you are always cautious. Jason stood up suddenly and said loudly: I choose your latter suggestion! You are right, Dionia wants to conquer the whole Greece, it is impossible for us to stay out of the situation and preserve our strength. The fire of war will eventually burn to Thessaly's land. It is better to take this opportunity to gather the strength of all Greece and fight against Dionia!

I think that during the Hippo War, only half of the castles in Greece were united and they were able to repel Persia. This time, we also joined Thessaly, but Dionysus was not as strong as Persia. Can we still defeat them? ! We will first unite with the city-states in the south, and after we defeat Dionia with all our strength, we will then compete with Athens and Thebes for the hegemony of Greece. What do you think? !

Asidamas looked at Jason, who was a little excited, and was not surprised by the choice he made, because with what he knew about this Tagus, it was almost impossible for Jason, who has always forged ahead, to take forbearance. The strategy of retreating, but he also had to remind: If a coalition is formed, it must be divided into primary and secondary, just like in the Hippo War, Sparta was the leader of the alliance—

Of course I, Thessaly, will be the leader and command all the coalition forces! Jason said decisively, making no secret of his ambitions: Sparta has declined, the army of Athens is not good, and although Thebes fights Won the battle with Sparta, but they didn't have enough soldiers (he didn't know that Thebes was neutral yet)...Only I, Thessaly, can form an army of more than 40,000 people, and the fighting power is very strong, our fleet The number of warships is also more than 100, surpassing that of Athens. We are strong and strong, and we don’t want to be the leader of this alliance, who would dare to do so?!”

Becoming the leader of the Greek Alliance is only temporary, but as long as this battle is won, it will definitely greatly improve Thessaly's status in the Greek city-state, and make the people of Thessaly proud.

You must know that the Thessaly people were called barbarians in Athens and Sparta in the past, so not only Jason had this desire, but Asidamas was also optimistic about it.

So, he suggested: My lord, we can use this as a prerequisite for joining the alliance and negotiate with the Athenian envoy, but first invite him to inspect our Thessaly's army.

Asidamas, you and I have thought about going together again! Jason clapped and smiled, with a confident look on his face: I will assemble my army now, and in the afternoon you will take the Athenian envoy to the military camp outside the city.

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On the second day of the Battle of Tygea, Clotokatax led the army to repair near the Sanctuary of Hercules (formerly the Spartan coalition camp) southeast of the city of Tygea, and at the same time sent 5,000 soldiers to escort Tens of thousands of captives returned to Messenia, most of them the citizens of Tygea, and they would be sent back to Turii, or made public servants, sent to mines, or sold openly (Greece Local slaves are still relatively popular in the Turii slave market. First, they have high cultural quality, are smart and eager to learn, and are easy to communicate with;

As a result, the city of Tygea was almost a ghost town, temporarily garrisoned by 1,000 Dionian soldiers.

In addition, at the request of Tigertinos, the 3,000 soldiers of the 7th Legion, who were almost unscathed, went south quickly in the early morning to block the border between Taiga and Sparta and intercept the defeated Spartans.

In the afternoon, 2,000 soldiers and a messenger group sent by Mandinia finally arrived at the new barracks of Dionysia, and eagerly expressed to Clotokatax that Mandinia was willing to accept his proposal and take over Thailand. Gea.

At the same time, they also hoped to enter into a secret agreement with Dionia to form a closer alliance and fully support any military operation of Dionia in the Greek mainland.

The Mandinians are not fools. Although they covet the land of Tagea, they also know that their own strength is weak. Once they make such a move, they will inevitably be excluded and suppressed by other Greek city-states, and may even be a war. Looking at Dionia's reputation with the allies in the past, it has always been very good, so if they want to completely annex this land, they must hold Dionia's thigh tightly.

Therefore, 500 of the 2,000 Mandinian soldiers are going to stay in the city of Tigea, and the remaining 1,500 are to obey the command of the Dionysian army and participate in the subsequent military operations to show the Mandinian people. sincerity.

Clotokatax's goal was achieved, he was very happy to negotiate with the Mandinian messenger, and soon signed an agreement that excluded the Arcadian alliance and was limited to the relationship between Dionia and Mandinia. secret military pact between them.

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At the same time, the Spartan King Agesilaus led the remnants of the army to trudge through the mountains.

Before the battle, Mr. Agassi was mentally prepared to defeat the battle. He made two plans:

One is that the Dionysian army, like the Thebes, withdraws after the victory of the battle, then he can retreat to the camp first, after a little rectification, and then lead a part of the army with Spartans as the main force, quietly heading south at night withdraw the territory;

The second is that the Dionysian army chased after the victory and forced the defeated Spartan army into the mountains. Judging from the previous battles of Dionia, this possibility is very high, so he secretly informed the Spartans who were familiar with the terrain. Soldiers, once this happens, they will meet in the Pelagos Forest and then withdraw to the territory.

But he never imagined that after the victory of the battle, after the Dionian army had driven the routed troops into the mountains through pursuit, part of the army would continue to pursue. These Dionian soldiers (actually mountain reconnaissance battalions) ran smoothly in the mountains, and were good at concealment and sneak attacks, forcing the demoralized Spartans who were demoralized by the defeat to run away in the mountains, including Agasi Rolls himself, if not for the desperate rescue of the soldiers of the King's Guard, would have nearly fallen into the hands of Dionian soldiers.

It didn't take long for the night to fall, and it was difficult to tell the direction in the mountains, and it was necessary to avoid wild beasts, so it was not until noon on the second day that the Spartan troops gathered one after another near the Pelagos Forest.

In the afternoon, there were less than a thousand soldiers assembled, and most of them were Piriasians. After all, in the battle, the Spartans fought on the first line, and then the entire right flank was attacked by the Dionysian reserve force. It was undoubtedly much more difficult for the Spartans in the semi-encircled state to escape smoothly.

What's more, Agesilaus didn't see his son Archie Damus appear, and he was unspeakably worried, but he knew that he couldn't wait any longer, otherwise the soldiers who had no food to eat would not come back. Territory, you must first starve to death in the mountains.

So he resolutely gave the order to start, and refused the support of the guards, staggering at the front of the team with a cane.

Under his encouragement, the tired and hungry soldiers could only follow closely.

Because they failed to retreat in time last night, in the daytime, they did not dare to march near the Taigea Plain in their current state, otherwise it would be a disaster if they were discovered by the Dioria scout, so they could only be in the mountains. The trek, which means that the time to return home will be greatly extended...

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On the third day, Clotokatax, who could not wait, left 2,000 soldiers to garrison the camp. More than 2,000 wounded soldiers were treated and recuperated in the camp. 15,000 Dionysian soldiers and 1,500 Mandinian soldiers were assembled. , marching south.

Not long after leaving the camp, they encountered a messenger sent by Tigertinos.

What? ! Has the 1st Fleet occupied Sparta? ! ...Krotokatax read the battle report autographed by Secorian over and over again, his face full of surprise.

It turned out that after Tigertinos led 3,000 soldiers to the Spartan border yesterday, he did not catch many defeated soldiers. Later, at the repeated requests of the eager legionnaires, he finally decided to send two companies into Sparta. Reach the territory and explore the truth.

There are continuous mountains from Tigea to the city of Sparta, and the best way to go is a long and narrow passage formed by the Eurotas Valley. Since the Dionysian army captured Messenia, Sparta has felt a great threat. Under the suggestion of Agesilaus, the Spartans not only concentrated on building defenses on the southern coast, but also at the same time. Small fortified camps were built in the north of the Eurotas Valley and in the critical terrain of the other two main roads.

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