Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1151

[Chapter 100 Agesilaus Knows the Truth]

When Sparta was in danger, Xenophon chose to stay.

At this moment, he was a little surprised when he heard Agesilaus’ words: “Let me serve as a messenger to Messenia?”

“This is my proposal, and the other elders also agreed.” Agesilaus’ expression He said solemnly: “It can be seen that everyone agrees that in such a difficult situation, only you can fulfill the mission of the messenger!”

Xenophon did not feel complacent, but looked ashamed: “But last time I The effect of the envoy Turii… was not good, and the Dionians still declared war on Sparta…”

“It’s not your fault!” Agesilaus comforted him, and then said in a deep voice : “In the period after we announced the end of the friendly agreement with Dionysian, Dionysian’s country seemed calm, and there was nothing unusual. It was only when Thebes took the initiative to form an alliance with it that it was possible to make Dionysian Ya has the mind to send troops to the Peloponnesus, of course…”

Agesilaus sighed and said with a heavy heart: “If we can defeat the Thebes at Leuctra, maybe Dio Niah would not send troops to invade Messenia… When the lion falls ill, even the wild dog will come to bully it, not to mention Dionia is a terrifying beast… Hey! I should have been more proactive at that time Ask for command of the army!”

Xenophon knew that the disastrous defeat at the battle of Leuctra had a huge impact on Sparta, and many people resented the incompetence of Cleombrotus, and the Council of Elders has yet to give it a shot The funeral was held, and naturally, a new king had not been elected from the Uriponides royal family. Of course, this was also related to the urgency of the situation and the lack of extra time.

“Since things have happened, any regrets will not help. We must face the reality and do our best to solve the current crisis. Don’t worry, I will do my best to complete the mission of this mission!” In order to comfort the depressed Agesilaus, Xenophon immediately made a promise, but at the same time he also said with a serious expression: “You and I both know that the kingdom of Dionia is powerful, and the last time I sent an envoy to Turii to be more powerful. It gave me a great shock, even if this time we were able to finally repel the Dionysian army and retake Mesenia… But Sparta is not far from the kingdom of Dionia, and Dionia is completely The ability to continue to send troops to invade the Peloponnese, does Sparta want to keep fighting Dionysus? Even with Persian support, this is probably too much for Sparta to bear, right?”

Agsilau Si Fei rubbed his forehead with his hand, and said in a low voice after a long while, “… Now for Sparta, the most important thing is how to get through the current difficulties… I don’t have time to think about the future…”

Xeno Fen was stunned for a moment. He looked at Agesilaus, who was half lying on the wooden chair, and found that the wrinkled face of the king who had fought for half his life looked particularly old at this moment, and his eyes also revealed a little helplessness… …

Xenophon suddenly realized that Agesilaus, whom he had always thought wise and wise, was also feeling powerless against this invasion by the Dionian army.

After hesitating for a while, he finally plucked up the courage to suggest that Agesilaus might consider making peace with Messenia after he had repulsed the Dionian army in Messenia.

But at this moment, Archidamus walked into the living room: “Father, the Council of Elders invites you to a meeting.”

“I just came back from the meeting, why is there another meeting?” Agesilaus was stunned.

“Dorios is back, saying that he brought important information.”

“Dorios didn’t die in battle?!” Agesilaus was surprised: because according to the soldiers who had returned, Dorios had already been saved. Willing to die in battle, so I stayed in Messenia alone… How come you are still alive?

“I heard that it was released by the Dionians.” Archidamus looked contemptuous. Like most Spartans, he did not lead his soldiers to fight the enemy to the death, but ordered Dorios to fight to the death. The army voluntarily gave up Mesenia’s approach and felt very angry, but Dorios bravely chose to stay later, which made them less angry, but now they learned that Dorios did not die in battle, and became Dio. The captives of the Nias were even more disdainful of this man.

Agesilaus once agreed with Dorios’ approach. When the enemy is too strong and unprepared, it takes great courage and wisdom to dare to give up Messinia in order to preserve strength rather than fight recklessly. , so he also regretted that Dorios finally chose to die in battle.

“Go get my wooden staff!” Agesilaus said immediately, standing up with difficulty.

“Father, you don’t have to worry too much, they will wait patiently for you to go to the venue.” Archie Dames hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

Agesilaus wanted to get to the venue early in order to protect Dorios and avoid being accused and punished by the inspectors as much as possible. After all, these young inspectors who were ordinary citizens were not like the elders, who were mature and serious, and they were too aggressive.

With Agesilaos’ current physical condition, it may be better to travel in a sedan chair, but in Sparta, where the whole people are martial, there is no habit of sitting in a sedan chair at all. Fortunately, Agesilaos’ mansion is not far from the council. , with the help of his son, he staggered to the venue.

Along the way, they met many Spartans, who greeted the respected king one after another, and most of them anxiously asked Agesilaus: when should the citizens be summoned to kill Mesenia and rush Enemies who go there?

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Although they already knew that the Dionysian army in Messenia was numerous, most of them, including old men and women, were not afraid, but fought vigorously.

However, despite the excitement of the people, and after listening to Agesilaus’ perfunctory words, although they were a little dissatisfied, they did not entangle, nor did they have the same situation as in other city-states, when a major event occurred, the citizens gathered to the council to make a petition protest.

Before Agesilaus stepped into the council, he heard the anger of the Inspector: You are sophistry!

Too many Dionian soldiers landed is not a reason for you to quit without a fight!

Why don’t you study Bernasida!

When the Athenians landed in Messenia, even though the number of soldiers he led was far less than that of the other side, he still chose to fight without hesitation, and finally won a great victory!

Compared with him, you are not only cowardly, but also incompetent!

I don’t know how you were selected to be in the King’s Guard…”

Agesilaos hurriedly walked in, and the moment he stepped into the venue, he immediately felt that the whole atmosphere was a little abnormal: the venue suddenly became quiet, whether it was the elders. Or the inspectors all focused their eyes on him, and their eyes were very strange.

“What did you say?

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The commander of the Dionian army in Messenia was Leoticides?

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After listening to Dorios’s remarks, Agathiros shouted in disbelief.

Looking at King Agsilius, who was so distracted, Dorios said in a complicated and deep voice: “Although those Dio The Nea soldiers called him Prosous, but he was Leoticides!

I’ve been training with him since I was a kid, and I’ll never admit I’m wrong, and he admits it himself!

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Plosus…” Agesilaus was a little dazed. He now knew why everyone in the venue looked weird.

“According to what we have learned before, Prosus was once Dionysian .”

The commander of the Eighth Legion of the Kingdom, once led his army to defeat the Carthaginians many times in the war between Dionia and Carthage, and made great contributions to Dionia’s victory over Carthage. The Dionians claim to be the commanders of the First Legion of the ‘Strongest Army’…

He also once led the army to conquer the fierce native Gauls in northern Italy, so he was called by the Dionysians ‘the most victorious general after King Davos and Alexis’. He was actually a Spartan, and he was the son of Akis!

“It was Praxitas, the nearly 70-year-old Spartan elder who had been the regent of the royal family of Euriponides, and had been against Agesilaus before, but Leuctra fought against him. The failure caused many people to complain very much about the royal family of Euriponides, and Praxitas was also much quieter in the council. It was rare to encounter such a rare event that made Agesilaus shriveled, and he was in a hurry. Nai stood up and spoke with a look of schadenfreude: Our Euriponides family is not in a good state now, and your Ajidai family should not think about going there!

“Since Dorios said, this Leotic Des grew up in Sparta and left at the age of 23. He should still have some feelings for us in Sparta. I think it is possible to send messengers to persuade him to let him Take some action in our favor?

One of the inspectors glanced at Agesilaus, then suggested.

“You are still young and do not understand the situation at the time.”

“A veteran said: “Spartan citizens will not leave their hometown unless they are expelled because of a mistake.

Leoticides must have escaped from Sparta with extreme resentment, and I even think…the reason why Dionysus declared war on our Sparta, I am afraid he played a big role in it.

After he finished speaking, he also looked at Agesilaus.

“I don’t think…Leoticides would not take the initiative to encourage Dionia to attack Sparta…” Dorios also looked at Agesy. Ross, hesitantly said, “But he did tell me personally that he was here for revenge…”

Almost everyone at the venue would subconsciously consider Agesilaus when discussing this topic. They knew that Leoticides became what it is today, closely related to Agesilaus, but no one dared to point out directly, including Praxitas. This is similar to what Agesilaus established in Sparta for decades The great prestige is also related to the death of Cleombrotus in battle, another new king has not yet ascended the throne, and the people are more dependent on Agesilaus, who is superior in ability.

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