Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1139

[Chapter 88 Decision to declare war on Sparta (1)]

Davos asked Henepolis to copy several copies of the battle report, distribute it to the ministers, and then said: “Everyone, as we expected, it was not long after the contract of Callias was signed, and Sparta and Debe were The Spartan war broke out again, but this time the Spartan army was defeated by the Thebes in the battle. As the Thebes alliance, what measures should we take in the next war? You What do you think about this?”

While most of the people were still reading the battle report and pondering, the commander of the Second Army, Matonis, had already praised with admiration: “Your Majesty, your previous judgment was very correct! Debey! The Spartans really won more with less, and defeated the Spartans who had been rampant in Greece for many years!”

After the war started, Davos held a military conference to analyze the war.

When almost all the senior generals were not optimistic about Thebes, Davos made a pre-judgment that Thebes was likely to win.

Even though the generals respected Davos, they were skeptical of this judgment.

But I didn’t expect that the final result was actually mentioned by King Davos.

“Your Majesty.” Chief of Staff Plintors said immediately: “The Thebes commander Ipamironda that you are looking for is really amazing in this battle. His attack on the Spartans is amazing. The ingenious design of the traditional formation played a huge role, causing the Spartan army to be not weak in combat strength and larger in number, but it did not get much use at all, and suffered a defeat. It seems that these Years Bis can resist the Spartan army. The Badans attacked not only because of the heroic performance of their citizens, but also because of the commanding ability of their generals.”

“Thebes, which had been reborn in the disaster, was in line with Ancitanos’s point of view, and their senior management was more united and capable. The excellent and daring Pelopidas is at the helm, the army has a cool-headed and capable commander in command of Ipamironda, the two sides cooperate closely, and the citizens are full of vitality, willing to contribute their own strength to the revitalization of Thebes , I’m not surprised to be able to beat Sparta. I also believe that with Thebes’ current upward momentum, they will have a shocking performance in the future. Are you right? Ancitanos.

“Your Majesty.” Although the successor of Foreign Minister Ancitanos has been determined, the decree has not yet been issued, so he still appeared at this important meeting.

At this moment, he bowed slightly to Davos, and said with some emotion: “Ashamed to say, someone judged that Thebes would rise a few years ago. It’s amazing!”

“Oh?” Davos was surprised and asked curiously, “Who made such an accurate judgment?”

“Your Majesty, it’s your son Apox.” The words that Apox said in the Dionysian Academy were repeated one by one, and he also emphasized: “There were many students who participated in this class at that time, and they can all prove that what I said is true. .”

There was a voice of admiration in the palace council room, and everyone praised: Apox is smart and smart,

and can make amazing judgments at such a young age

. With a smile on his face, Si looked very happy. He listened carefully to the praise of his ministers. After a while, he emphasized again: “Okay, everyone, let’s get back to the point. Do you think that after this war? How will the situation in Greece change? What measures should we take to deal with it? Let us share your views.”

“Your Majesty.” Lysias, the head of the Regents, stood up tremblingly with a cane.

Davos said quickly: “Lord Lysias, sit down and talk! Sit down and talk!”

Lysias didn’t insist, he sat down again, and said slowly: “Although we Dionia It has already formed an alliance with Thebes, but the situation in mainland Greece has always been complicated, and we had better not get involved easily and be dragged down by it.

Now, fortunately, the Thebes have defeated Sparta. We can take advantage of this great opportunity. By virtue of Dionia’s good relationship with Thebes and Sparta, he can act as a mediator of the war. , prompting the two sides to reach a truce agreement, I think this will not only help the ally Thebes, but also enhance our influence in Greece, and will not be dragged into this war, this is a good thing to kill three birds with one stone, I I think your Majesty you should seriously consider it!

”

At the beginning, Lycias didn’t agree with the alliance between Dionia and Thebes. However, Davos insisted and finally reached an alliance agreement. Now he persuades again.

He just finished his words.

, Antaoris, another auxiliary minister, immediately retorted: “Lord Lysias, I don’t agree with your suggestion!

Why did we Dionia ally with Thebes?

Not because of revenge on Sparta for breaking the peace agreement, but because of the needs of the kingdom’s development.

Today, the situation in Africa and Iberia is stable, the Gaul in the mountains has been conquered, and although the Ligurians occasionally have riots, they are no longer a problem… In addition, other forces in the Western Mediterranean are basically attached to our country. Not only have they come out of the predicament after the war in the Western Mediterranean, agriculture, commerce, handicrafts… have made great progress in all aspects, the people are prosperous and stable, they are all eager to forge ahead and set foot on the land of their ancestors. Win more glory and wealth!

”

“War… war!”

Lysias slapped the back of the chair hard, and said hoarsely in a trembling voice: “Continuously launching wars is not good for the kingdom. It will destabilize the kingdom and make the people greedy and warlike, which is not good for our country.” Governance!

Although previous wars have been won, you have all seen the damage done to the kingdom, and it will take a long time to recover.

And victory cannot always belong to us. If we fail in future wars, the consequences will be unimaginable… So we still have to be safe!

”

When he finished the last sentence, he looked at Davos.

Davos looked calm and did not respond.

Another auxiliary minister, Cypros, said: “Lord Lysias, the alliance with Thebes is not only the need for the development of the kingdom, but also an important decision made by His Majesty based on the consideration of the security of the kingdom.

We all Knowing that Persia has shown hostility to Dionia, it fully supports Greece to restore peace, and is trying to use Sparta to unify the power of Greece against us. We are separated from the Greek mainland by a narrow Adriatic Sea. Once When this conspiracy of Persia is achieved, the kingdom will become very unsafe on the east coast of Greater Greece, so His Majesty will take the initiative to join forces with Thebes to destroy the Persian conspiracy.

Now Thebes has unexpectedly defeated Spar Da army, we should seize this favorable opportunity, on the grounds of supporting our allies, decisively send troops to Greece, completely defeat Sparta, smash the Persian conspiracy, and in turn turn the Greek city-states into our allies and become the eastern part of the kingdom. The barrier has even further become our forward base for threatening Persia!”

“Lord Cypros said it well!” Matonis, Olivers and several other legion commanders praised in unison.

This made Lysias a little embarrassed, and even Antaoris was slightly uncomfortable.

Davos coughed twice, and the chamber immediately returned to silence.

Soon, Haqqana’s characteristic shrill and slow voice resounded in the hall: “I agree that this opportunity to form an alliance with Thebes should be used to set foot in Greece and destroy the Persian conspiracy… However, I am worried Although the Thebes won a battle, they were still at a disadvantage in the war, is it possible that they will use this victory to reach a truce with the Spartans?”

Haka’s words aroused everyone’s attention. thinking.

“If Thebes really reached a truce with Sparta, then it’s not a good thing for us, because as an ally of Thebes, we have no legitimate reason to send troops to Greece.” Antaoris first The speech reminded: “We Dionia have no influence in Greece, and are even regarded as heretics by the Temple of Delphi because we honor Hades. They have long slandered the reputation of our holy kingdom of Dionia in mainland Greece. Ordinary Greek people do not have a good impression of us. If we rashly send troops to Greece without a legitimate reason and without the support of our allies, I am afraid that it will arouse strong resentment from the Greek people, and it will be extremely unfavorable for us to control the situation there!”

“What’s the matter? Don’t worry! As long as we are strong enough to completely conquer Sparta, other city-states will naturally respect Dionia!” Matonis said loudly.

“In fact, in addition to Thebes, we have a legitimate reason to send troops to Greece, and we will also get the support of some Greeks.” At this time, another auxiliary minister Sedorum interjected , he saluted Davos and said, “Your Majesty, do you remember the promise you made to the people

of

Tyndares after the war with Syracuse many years ago?”

Recalling the scene at that time, Shen Sheng said: “If you don’t mention this, I almost forgot! I once made a promise to them that one day in the future, they will be able to return to their hometown, rebuild their homeland, and rebuild their homeland. Sacrifice their ancient heroes…”

Some ministers in the hall understood this, while others seemed at a loss, Haka couldn’t help but ask: “Your Majesty, where is the hometown of the Tindaris?”

“Most of the court The Dares came from Messenia in Peloponnesus, a land that was forcibly occupied by Sparta a hundred years ago, and turned all the people who originally lived there into black people enslaved by them. Laus, but the Messenians were dissatisfied with the brutal Spartans’ rule, and their resistance to it has never stopped. Expel the Peloponnese…” Davos briefly recounted the history of the Tyndares.

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