Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1161

[Chapter 110 Leoticides’ Advice]

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Olivers’ face changed, and he immediately realized that he had almost made a big mistake.

If he really did this, and let His Majesty Davos know about it, he would definitely think that he took the lead in embarrassing Clotokataxus, and then he would definitely face His Majesty’s wrath…

So, he quickly smiled Said: “Haha, drinking is all to scare Ctisus, we are just eating and chatting tonight! You have a good time! The Messenian Gulf has been closed before, so the seafood is very delicious, and the oysters are rich and fat. It’s so big that you can eat it until you die!”

“Then I’ll have to try it!” Tiger Delos hurriedly answered, and at this moment he also realized that he had just said the wrong thing.

Plintols breathed a sigh of relief, and now he could not help but glance at Trotiras.

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The group of Krotokatax came to the camp, no, it should be said to the city of Meseni (passing the Diotian soldiers and Mesai After more than a month of joint efforts of the Nians, this former Spartan camp can barely be regarded as a city), entered the military tent, and handed over military affairs with Leoticides.

“This is the first time I have served as an army commander, and I don’t have much confidence in whether I can complete the important task assigned by my father.” Clotokatak said honestly: “General Prosous, you are a battle-hardened kingdom. Can you give me some pointers?”

After the military affairs were handed over, Leoticides was ready to pack his bags immediately and leave here early. Unexpectedly, Crow Tokatax would make such a request. He looked at the sincere prince in front of him and looked around: In addition to them, there were Printos and Mukru in the tent, and the two were whispering. What (Although Leoticides has been transferred, Staff Officer Taglu will stay, as a subordinate of Plintos, to handle trivial military affairs)…

Leoticides hesitated for a moment, He said coldly: “I’m the prince of Sparta, my suggestion… will you believe it?”

“My father firmly believes that you will not betray the kingdom, general, so when he received your first letter, he rejected the proposal of the Ministry of Military Affairs and let you continue to be the commander until he received your second letter, You took the initiative to ask to resign from this position, and he hesitated for a long time before he chose to agree. He told me, ‘The reason you are human is because you have rich emotions, you can’t fight against the people in your hometown, which is completely reasonable.’… …and he also sighed and said to me, ‘I didn’t expect that Prosusus looked like a wooden man, but he was so affectionate and righteous in his heart!’… This is the father’s original words. Although I am a general to you I don’t understand, but the king believes in you, and I have no reason not to believe you!” Clotokatax said frankly.

After hearing these words,

Leoticides felt a little turbulent in his heart, but his expression remained indifferent, and then he asked: “After defeating the Spartan army, what will His Highness do with Sparta?”

Clotokatax said solemnly: ” Sparta is the most important city-state in Greece and an important part of the various forces in Greece. If it is completely eliminated, it will not only make other Greek people feel disgusted, but also lead to the entire Greece and the entire Peloponnesian power. Unbalance, this is not what the father wants to see, nor is it in the interests of the kingdom!

Therefore, we will treat the defeated Sparta as we did with Carthage. Sparta will lose its former glory and its political system. There may also be some changes, but it will continue to survive, and even ordinary people in Sparta may live better than they are now, because as far as I know, the living conditions of the people in Sparta are worse today…”

Column After hearing this, Orticides didn’t speak, walked slowly to the main seat, pulled a wooden chair and sat down, turned around and said, “Mukru, help me get the map of Peloponnese. The

plank map was placed on the table, Leoticides glanced at Clotokatax, and then said in a deep voice: “Now we have occupied Messenia, only Tigertoe is the distance from Sparta. The mountains are separated, but it is not easy to invade its territory.

There are two ways! One is to land on the coast of Sparta by boat, repeating the method we used to capture Messenia. But the reason why we were able to The reason for the successful capture of Messenia was that the sudden action made it too late for the Spartans to defend themselves. After the defeat of the Battle of Leuctra, the strength of Sparta was obviously weakened, and the military strength in Messenia was obviously insufficient. , which made the landing of our army successful. But it is much more difficult to land on the Spartan coast.

First of all, although the number of Spartans may be less than 2,000, this only refers to young and middle-aged citizens, over 50 years old The old man can still fight in armor, and the combat power will not be too weak, so that Sparta can temporarily form an army of nearly 4,000 people.

There are still Perias living in the Spartan territory. Before I left Sparta, I remember that the number of Perias is three times that of Spartans. Now there may be a significant decline, but it is necessary to form a team There should be no problem with a team of 5,000 people, and according to Spartan tradition, as long as there is a war, the Periasis must provide sufficient soldiers. In these years, Sparta has fought frequently, so the combat effectiveness of the Periasis should also be Not weak.

There are still a large number of Helots living in Sparta. The ancestors of these Helots were conquered by Sparta earlier. In addition, Sparta has stricter management on them. Compared with the Mesenians, They were more loyal to the Spartans.

In my memory, the number of Heros is 7-8 times the number of Spartans. Now even if Messenia is lost, the number of remaining Heros is at least three times, and a team of 10,000 people is temporarily formed. Shouldn’t be much of a problem.

In this way, the Spartans can temporarily form a reliable army of about 20,000 people to defend our landing.

Second, the Spartan coast was much narrower than the Mesenian coast, which made it easier for the Spartans to defend.

Also, I got news from the navy that during this period of time, the Spartans put their best efforts to lay down countless wooden stakes on the coast… Under such circumstances, if we want to forcibly land, even if we finally win, we will have to pay a huge amount of money. price.

There is one thing…you may not know it yet. Some time ago, the First Fleet occupied the island of Kythira (an island in the Gulf of Laconia), and Sekerian advised me to lead the army to land on the coast of Sparta, but I refused Now

, he couldn’t help but dispatched the infantry of the fleet by himself, trying to harass the Spartan coast, but he failed, and I heard that hundreds of people died…”

Clotokatax looked at Prin in surprise. Thors

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Princeton looked solemn: “The Ministry of Military Affairs has not received any battle report in this regard.

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Leoticides said lightly: “Maybe the battle report is still on the way… He is now on Kythira Island, you can also ask him directly.

Clotokatax

felt a bit of a headache: he thought that obeying the generals of the expeditionary army would be the biggest problem for him to become a commander, but he actually forgot the navy. The father of the navy and the hero of the kingdom are the most difficult ones!

Leoticides didn’t care what the two people in front of him were thinking, he pointed at the map: “The other way is from the north of Messenia, through the southern part of the Arcadia region, thus bypassing Tiger. Mount Tos, into the northern part of Sparta’s territory… But whether the Arcadians will allow our army to enter their territory is the key question.

The Arcadian city-states were once allies of Sparta, However, something has changed recently. They formed an Arcadia alliance and wanted to be independent from the Peloponnesian alliance, so they were threatened by Sparta. If it wasn’t for our arrival, they and Sparta would have already There was war. The

Arcadians had sent messengers to Thebes for help, and Thebes advised them to ask us for help, and they sent messengers to Messenia to intercede for the Arcadians—”

“You mean that the Thebes sent messengers?!” Clotokatax asked.

“It came three days ago, and the messenger is still Ipamironda.” Leoticides paused deliberately.

Sure enough, Clotokatax asked in surprise: “Is that the military commander Pioxia who led the army to defeat the Spartan army at Leuctra?!”

“It’s him.” Leoticides seemed to be He said calmly: “But I didn’t talk to him in detail. I told him that the new commander was coming, so he was willing to stay and wait.”

“The Arcadians didn’t send messengers?” Plintor S asked, he and Clotokatax shared the same doubts: since Thebes was interceding for the Arcadia Alliance, why did the Thebes messenger arrive, but the Arcadians haven’t come yet?

“I heard the envoy from Thebes say that the envoys of the Arcadia alliance who had followed him had not yet been able to enter the territory of Messenia. UU www.sonicmtl.com was suddenly recruited back, because Sparta sent envoys to Acadia. The Cadians ask for

peace…”

Clotokatax was stunned for a moment, then understood and asked, “Sparta wants to truce with the Arcadians, and then concentrate on dealing with us. Will the Arcadians oppressed by Bada agree?!”

“Your Highness.” Leoticides sat firmly on the wooden chair, pointed to his feet, and said in a deep voice: “On the land of Peloponnesus, you must keep in mind the sentence, ‘Never Don’t believe any agreement of any city-state!’ For the sake of better survival and interests, most city-states here are allies today, enemies tomorrow, and peace the day after… This is a common occurrence.

For decades, Arcadia has People have always been allies of Sparta, but they were frequently dragged into wars by the Spartans over the years and were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Spartans, so they wanted to be independent from the Peloponnesian League. Da took the initiative to recognize the alliance they established, and stopped the war against them. It is very likely that the relationship between the two sides will become friendly again, and even join hands to deal with us…”

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