Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1189

[Chapter 138 The Military Meeting of the 1st Fleet]

The distinguished First Fleet commander put his hands on his hips, looked at the squadron commanders under his command, and said in a deep voice: “We received a letter from Prince Clotokatax the day before yesterday, and now Their situation is not very good, the city-states of Greece are preparing to unite quietly against us Dionia!

If the army on land cannot defeat Sparta soon, it is very likely that they will be surrounded by the Greeks, but now Sparta received assistance from Persia and its strength increased. The young prince did not dare to launch a strong attack, so he wrote to us for help.

Now the main force of the Spartans has been attracted to Taigea, its territory The defense strength of the country has been greatly weakened. It is the best time for our 1st Fleet to re-land on the coast of Sparta, capture Sparta, and create the greatness of our navy! Yesterday, I asked you to go back and think about it for a day. How about it? Come up with a good idea. Is there a way?!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the First Fleet Infantry Commander Sephardus stood up and said decisively: “My lord, I have a way to make our fleet infantry land successfully, for the last time the infantry died. Brothers, take revenge!”

“Come and listen!” Sekelian looked at his fleet infantry commander with a look of relief, glad that his fighting spirit hadn’t weakened because of the last defeat.

“I think there are several reasons for the failure of the last landing.” Sephiroth said in a low tone with a bit of remorse: “First of all, we have underestimated the enemy. Although the Spartans have suffered consecutive defeats, they have It also has a certain strength. We all saw that day, at least 5,000 infantrymen of Sparta were put into battle, and our fleet infantry was all light armored equipment, how could it be possible to confront it directly! According to the army just sent Letter, at least more than 6,000 soldiers from Sparta left the territory and went to Taigea, most of them were heavy infantry, so that we will face a lot less offensive pressure when we land next time;

Secondly, the Spartans put a lot of wooden stakes on the coast, so that our warships could not get close to the coast, and we could only land by small boats. Each ship can carry a maximum of 20 troops, which cannot transport a large number of soldiers to the coast at one time.

And when our fleet infantry could only land on the coast in loose formations, the Spartans had already formed a dense phalanx to attack the soldiers who landed, and they soon defeated us.

As far as I know, the various squadrons are collecting cargo ships around these days, and the number is said to have exceeded 200, which greatly improves our ability to project troops to the coast at one time.

In addition, the infantry of our fleet have also come up with a way, they can disembark at a place farther from the coast and the water is still deeper, and then wait in place until the second and third batches of troop-carrying boats arrive, and their comrades When

we meet, form a phalanx, and march to the coast together—”

“But what if the Spartans attack while our soldiers are still waiting?

“A squadron commander asked: “And the soldiers standing in the sea for a long time

will consume a lot of physical strength in vain.

”

Sephaedorus smiled confidently: “My fleet infantrymen are all good swimmers and are good at fighting in the sea. The Spartans want to go to sea to fight, and I can’t ask for it.”

As for standing in the sea for a long time, you will indeed lose some physical strength, but that is still much better than hurriedly launching an attack with a small number of people and not yet forming a formation.

Also, last time we were unfamiliar with the sea conditions of the Laconia Gulf. During the landing operation, the wind and waves suddenly became stronger, and the ballista on the battleship could not be accurately aimed, so we did not give good help to the fleet infantry. I I believe this time will not happen again such a bad situation.

Sekelian

listened attentively. Seeing that Sepedorus suddenly said nothing, he asked in a hurry: “That’s all?

Sephardus

straightened his chest and said aloud, “Of course it’s more than that.

This time to attack Sparta, I suggest that the adults should change their strategy. It is best to adopt the strategy adopted by His Majesty Davos in the battle of the Trionto River – first send a small number of soldiers to cross the river, and then cooperate with the large troops Attack together.

”

“The Battle of the Trionto River?” Secorian thought back carefully, his eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, “Are there any specific measures?

” reach the entire coast of the territory.” Sephiroth pointed to the sketch map of the Spartan waters drawn on the wooden table, and said solemnly: “The central part is the focus of the Spartans’ defense, and also the focus of our fleet’s infantry attack.

The headland to the west is an extension of the Tigertos Mountains, and there is no place to land, but the Spartans still do not relax their vigilance there, because they have to guard against a sneak attack by our Mesenian army

. The headland is an extension of the Parnon Mountains. It is narrower and longer than the west. There is also no place for the fleet to dock. However, Spartans are rarely seen patrolling here. Now the main force of the Spartans is They have been transferred to Taigea, and they don’t have enough manpower to defend the east…

I have seen several places, we can choose soldiers who are good at climbing to swim over from the boat, over the rocks, climb the cliffs, Then put down the ropes and let the following soldiers land on the Cape… I think the mountains and forests are high enough to hide two or three hundred soldiers in a short period of time without being discovered. When our main force attacked from the front on the second day, they would then Attacking from the side and rear of the Spartans will definitely defeat the Spartans!…”

“I think this method is very good and can be implemented!” After hearing this, Sekelian immediately expressed his support excitedly: “Let’s formulate a new landing plan according to the suggestions made by Sephadurus. Everyone has made suggestions and perfected it. We must succeed in the next landing operation!”

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Xenophon was old and didn’t get as much sleep, he woke up early.

After washing and eating the breakfast specially prepared by the servants, he left Agesilaus’ mansion.

It was just dawn, and there were already scattered candlelights in Sparta City. If it was at this time in the past, there would be a lot of black Luos on the streets carrying farm implements and rushing to the fields to work, but at this time, there were pedestrians. Rare, the occasional dog bark is particularly clear in this quiet town.

It’s just that Xenophon was walking on this quiet street, but he was interrogated three times by heavily armed Spartans who came out of nowhere. Xenophon responded by going out for morning exercises.

The Spartans built the country with martial arts, were proud of their fitness, and were ashamed of being bloated and fat, so it was almost a tradition that Spartans received training from childhood and continued to exercise according to their own habits when they were old.

Although Xenophon was not a Spartan citizen, he had lived in Spartan territory for decades and had the same living habits as the Spartans.

In addition, he was not only a hero of two expeditions to Persia, but also participated in many wars between Sparta and other Greek city-states, and made numerous exploits.

He also wrote a book and said that the words were filled with praise for the Spartan political system and tradition, so he was a guest of Sparta and enjoyed a lot of prestige among the Spartan citizens.

And this time Sparta was facing a crisis, he took the initiative to stay in Sparta and was willing to fight with the Spartans, which made the people grateful. Therefore, the Spartans on duty not only did not embarrass him, but all of them Kindly reminded him to pay attention to safety during morning exercise, not too far from the city to avoid accidents.

In a strict sense, Sparta City is not a city. Although there are many temples, houses and a large population, it has no city walls. When one piece and one piece of farmland in the west, it also means that Xenophon has left the city.

Xenophon walked south along the road on the east bank of the Eurotas River. After more than three hours, the sky was already bright, and he saw the countless tents in front of him with sore legs, and he knew that his destination had arrived.

When the Spartans learned that “the Dionysian army invaded Messenia by sea”, on the advice of Agsilaus, they focused their defense on the coast and established A camp was established, and the main force of the mobilized army was placed here.

At the same time, sonicmtl.com also organized a large number of Perians and Heros, and together with the soldiers, they nailed stakes and built sentry towers in the coastal waters… It was because of this series of decisive measures that the Spartan army succeeded thwarted a Dionian landing.

This seaside camp has no walls and no trenches, this is because it only serves as a resting place for the soldiers, ready to fight, and is not intended to be a solid fortress, once the Dionians land. If it succeeds, it is meaningless for the Spartans to station the camp, because everyone knows that there is no wall in Sparta, and the Dionysian army can bypass the camp and attack the city directly, which will be a disaster for Sparta. .

Therefore, rather than fortifying the camp, time should be spent on facilities to prevent the landing of the Dionysian fleet.

Xenophon saw twos and threes of Spartan warriors lying outside the tent basking in the sun, and some people gathered together, happily playing a ball game unique to Sparta…

Seeing this situation, Xeno Finn breathed a sigh of relief: the reason why the Spartans dared to relax like this, it seems that there has been no enemy situation until now. You must know that yesterday Dionia’s warships approached the sea on a large scale, and the army in the camp was urgently preparing for battle. , probably seeing that the Spartans were heavily guarded, and the Dionysian warship finally left after a long stalemate offshore.

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