Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Why don't we support another one... Phoebe Das suggested.

Agesilaus' eyes lit up, and then he thought of something, raised his head and smiled at Phoebe Das self-deprecatingly: Now support Dionysius or support the Syracuse rebels, it is impossible to help We Sparta will call the shots.

Phoebe Das was stunned for a moment, and said subconsciously, Who will call the shots? Then he understood.

Agesilaus looked at him and said solemnly: Dionia defeated Syracuse and caused Syracuse to suffer such heavy losses that it has become the dominant player in Greater Greece and eastern Sicily...

Moreover, from what you just said, Dionia now has a huge army of at least 50,000 people, and the military organization that makes up this army, they call it the 'Legion', is very powerful, and they also have the ability to defeat Thera. The huge fleet of the Kuza Navy! ...... Such a powerful force is rising behind Sparta, how can I not worry about it!

What's more, Chrysopus had visited Turii before, and the new king of Dionia was quite dissatisfied with the fact that Sparta assisted Syracuse in the invasion of Great Greece! Dionia, who was hostile to Sparta, after the war with Syracuse ended, should... join the war that is going on in Corinth, against us Sparta...

Although Agesilaus didn't finish his sentence, from his eyes that lost the sharp light, Phoebedas could feel the hidden fear of the Spartan king for Dionia: Yes! At this time, Sparta, which was restrained by the war in Asia Minor and the Corinthian war, had no ability to stop tens of thousands of troops from landing on the coast of Sparta under the leadership of a powerful fleet!

But Phoebedas was moved, and he said quickly: When the Dionysians besieged Syracuse's army in the Siridium, I went to see the Dionysian King Davos, who was obscure. Said, 'As long as Sparta is not an enemy of Dionia, Dionia has no intention of becoming an enemy of Sparta'.

Really?! Tell me in detail about the situation when you met! Agesilaos came to the spirit.

After listening to Phoebedas' narration, Agesilaus pondered for a long time and sighed: I am afraid Dionia wants to be the second Syracuse, but it is indeed a Syra who is not bound by Sparta. Kuza, this makes it difficult for us... Phoebe Das, did you know that Tarantum sent a messenger to Sparta yesterday, hoping for our help because Dionysus wanted Tarantum to join into its alliance.

What?! Dionia wants to annex Tarantum, which is absolutely not allowed! Tarantum is our sub-state! Phoebe Das was shocked and objected without thinking.

The young new king of Dionia has great ambitions, but now no Greek city-state can stop him! Agesilaus seemed a little helpless, and he fell into contemplation again.

Finally, Agesilaus made up his mind, he held his left leg with one hand and supported the wooden table with the other, and said to Phoebedas with a serious expression: Now we must first stop the Dionysians from attacking Syracuse. Further suppression and even occupation by its allies! Tomorrow, I will propose at the council of elders... Since Dionysius has lost control of Syracuse, we can only temporarily support the rebels first, and quickly Restore Syracuse's strength to counter Dionia's power in the Western Mediterranean. When the time comes, you will go to Syracuse as a Spartan messenger to resolve its civil strife as soon as possible!

I understand! Phoebe Das nodded immediately.

In addition, since the new king of Dionia has expressed no hostility to us, then we will send Clethorpes to Greater Greece and have a good talk with him, hoping to formulate an agreement that can bind A visit to Dionysus will also make us feel at ease!

Hearing Agesilaus' words, Phoebe Das felt a little uneasy in his heart. He wanted to remind him a few words, but he didn't know where to start.

Agesilaus did not notice the expression on Phibidas's face, he was still lost in thought: ...Alas, our war with Persia...and the wars of Corinth, Thebes, Athens, Argos continue It's been too long! In the long run, it will only weaken our Spartan power, reduce our prestige in the Greek world, and instead benefit powers like Dionia! We must find a way to end this useless A long war of meaning!

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After the siege failed, Hiros summed up his experience, rebuilt the siege equipment, and formulated a siege plan.

Two days later, Hiros attacked the city of Medema again, and the battle was fierce until the city was broken in the afternoon.

According to Davos' order, Hiros did not hesitate this time. He captured the Madame people in the city, demoted them all to slaves, and sent troops back to Turii.

This act of killing chickens and scaring monkeys shocked Loclery and Tarantum, especially Locley. The loss of Medmar meant that the Dionian army to the west could no longer be hindered and could enter through the mountain pass. Lochry's territory, and Lochry will also face the flanking attack of Dionia and Columbia.

What worries Locley even more is that through their understanding of the battle situation in the north during this period of time, they sadly found that the expeditionary army of Syracuse itself is still unsafe, and it is impossible for Locley to bring any hope!

Under the persecution of the majority of the council members, the chief general Demodocus had to decide to betray his brother-in-law and sent an envoy to the Celestial Court to ask Dionysus for peace.

However, when Davos had an absolute advantage, how could he easily spare Locley? He put forward two conditions: first, Demodocus and his cronies must be expelled; second, Locley must be expelled. Incorporated into the Dionian League.

When the news came back to Lokery, the people were in an uproar.

At this moment, Davos had no intention of caring about Locle, who had been aroused by his remarks. He wanted to prepare to accept the surrender of the Syracuse army in the city of Sirius.

Initially, Fasipesas sent emissaries to Camp Dionia just to seek a truce for peace.

However, Davos categorically refused, and he unquestionably proposed to the messenger: The Syracuse army in the city of Sirius must surrender unconditionally, and Dionia will protect their lives!

Of course, he made a promise: Dionia will return them safely to their hometown in no more than three months, but this does not include the mercenary cavalry who killed countless Dionysian people!

At the same time, Davos also took the initiative to introduce the current situation of eastern Sicily to the messenger, and showed him letters from the city-states such as Catane, Sikuli, and Leotine, asking for attachment.

The shock in the messenger's heart couldn't be further added, and he returned to the Xili Court in despair.

As soon as he entered the city, he was stopped by the soldiers and couldn't wait to ask about the negotiations.

In the face of the soldiers who surrounded him on the inner three floors and the outer three floors, the messenger finally confided the negotiation process truthfully.

The soldiers never imagined that they had traveled thousands of miles to fight, but there was a riot in their hometown. No wonder Dionysius would abandon them and flee back to Sicily alone!

Compared with the generals of Siracusa, such as Fasipezas, who stayed behind, they were skeptical about the news brought back by the messenger. People's demands, we want to go home slogan, and even wounded the guards several times and tried to forcibly break into the house, which made Fasipezas and others tremble with fear.

At this time, the Numibian cavalry, who knew that they would not be spared by the Dionians, tried to escape from the Siri Court in order to survive, and suddenly launched an attack on the defenseless soldiers of Syracuse.

At the same time, Leptines, who realized that the situation was not good, left the port with more than 20 warships willing to follow him, and was intercepted by the Dionysian fleet, which had been prepared in advance.

After a chase at sea, seven ships of war escaped, and the rest were either captured or sunk, including the ship of Leptines, who was rescued from the sea by Dionysian sailors, became a prisoner.

On this day, the city of Xiliting was chaotic and noisy.

The Dionysian scout outside the city was 100 meters away from the city wall, and the sound of fighting and screams in the city could be heard.

They immediately reported the news to Davos.

Davers took no action.

The unrest in the city continued for a day.

The next day, the gates of Sirius opened wide, and the generals such as Faucipezas led the soldiers who took off their armor and threw away their shields and spears, as well as more than 30,000 freemen and slaves, and surrendered to Dionia. It also presents the heads of the hundreds of Numibians who were surrounded and killed yesterday by causing chaos in the city.

The entire Dionysian camp was full of joy, and after months of bloody fighting, the invading army of Syracuse was finally completely wiped out!

Davos ordered the detention of these tens of thousands of prisoners, and led an army to the city of Siriding, and arranged for manpower to re-clean and repair the city that was ruined by the Syracuse army.

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Ferrosanus, the messenger of the Syracuse rebels, originally planned to land in Crotone, and then rush to the Dionysian camp. Unexpectedly, he was intercepted by the Dionysian fleet in the sea near Sirius.

He was surprised when he learned that the Syracuse army had all surrendered to Dionia. He originally wanted to use persuading the Syracuse army to surrender as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Dionia, but now it has failed.

Uneasy in his heart, he went ashore at the port and soon saw Davos.

Davos had heard of the famous Sicilian poet from Ancitanos, but he obviously did not speak poetry against Yaxing, but bluntly to Ferrosanu, who wanted to return to Syracuse as a prisoner. S said: Dionia and Syracuse are in a state of war, so it is impossible for Dionia to release them at this time, so that they can pick up the shield and spear to fight against Dionia after they go back!