Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1225

[Chapter 174 Soldiers approaching the city of Athens]

Because there was not enough time to build a complete defensive camp, the Athenian army relied more on its condescending geographical advantage for defense, but whether it was Lucanians, Samonais, or Gauls, they were all fierce mountain races , fighting in the mountains is their strong point, not to mention now that they have Dionia’s high-quality armor and weapons as their support, the number of people is still dominant, and they have broken through the line of defense after fighting for a long time.

In particular, the hideous appearance of the Gauls holding big swords and slashing and slaying made the Athenian soldiers terrified. They couldn’t help but preach the horror of the enemy when they fled, which led to the people in the town of Phili, not far from Panisa Mountain, were also frightened. Bad, he took his family and his family to flee with the defeated soldiers, so that the army led by Lizaru successfully occupied the town, then continued south, and soon surrounded another town, Megalo Uno.

The people of this town had no time to escape and had to make desperate resistance. Megalo Uno’s resistance was not in vain. They bought a little time for the Athenian soldiers and mercenaries who were defending in the south, especially Jason These mercenaries have rich combat experience. Seeing that the Dionysian army is strong, they have no hope of Athens’ plan to defend the enemy outside the country. This made Patroclus’s plan of “containing the south and attacking the north. Once the defense line is broken, the army will quickly move south and encircle the enemy on the south line”. However, more than 1,000 mercenaries who escaped were captured in the end. .

In the case of the great defeat of Athens’ border defense line, Ifikrates led more than 10,000 soldiers along the coastline, and finally entered the city of Athens relatively smoothly.

He ran into the Athens City Hall before he had cleaned the dust, and the nine generals in the room who were in urgent discussions saw him coming, and immediately surrounded him like a nectar in a long drought. The first sentence of the question It’s all: “How many soldiers, Ifikrates, did you bring back?”

“16,000 soldiers.”

“Why do you have so many troops?” Callistratus looked stunned. He thought: Even if Thessaly’s army left, Ifikrates would be able to bring back at least 30,000 to 40,000 troops, because as far as he knew, there were When the Greek coalition was at its peak, it used to be as high as 100,000 people (some city-states in Arcadia and Elis used to have a large number of citizens as assistants to participate in the war because they were very close to the battlefield, but they did not actually have much combat effectiveness).

Ifikrates earnestly gave a brief account of the battle in the Peloponnesus.

After listening to this, everyone was depressed, and even some people could not help but say: “It’s over…Athens is over…”

“The Alysians, the Arcadians, the Phokis, the Lokris… They are simply stupid! They should understand that it is this time, and it is meaningless to be busy going home. Only by uniting and defeating the powerful enemy of Dionia can they ensure the safety of their city-state!” Someone said angrily.

“Alas… When the danger really comes,

these narrow-minded citizens of the city-state can only see the danger of their home state, how can they be able to share the enemy and fight against the strong enemy! In the end, the Greek alliance is just a hastily established alliance. , is destined not to last!” Callistratus sighed helplessly.

Everyone was silent.

At this time, Ifikrates had the opportunity to ask: “By the way, when I entered the city just now, I saw some rout soldiers shouting and screaming, saying that they were defeated and defeated, which made the city panic. What happened?!”

Callistratus told Ifikrates with a heavy heart that “the Greek army suffered a fiasco in the border defense”.

The Greek veteran, who has always been calm and wise on the battlefield, actually roared angrily after listening to it: “You clearly know that the incoming Dionysian army is numerous and powerful, why do you still want to take our few young soldiers? Aged citizens sent out of the city to die! Who?! Who made this stupid suggestion?!”

Ifikrantes’ eyes widened, he glared at everyone, and some people lowered their heads unconsciously.

Karalisstratus stepped forward and said in a deep voice: “It is our common decision, but it is also the request of the people! When Thessaly’s remnant army fled into Athens, we know that the Dionysian army in the north It will be attacked soon, and Kabrias has made a suggestion, ‘Hurry up and inform the people in the Attica area to avoid the city, rely on the city wall to defend against the attack of the Dionysian army, wait for your army to return, and then counterattack . . . ‘

We all agreed with the decision at the time, but . . . ” A trace of shame flashed in Callistratus’ eyes: “But in the citizens’ assembly that followed, most of the citizens disagreed, and they refused without resistance. Abandoned their homeland and let the Dionians ravaged and trampled… You know, during the Peloponnesian War, the entire Attica region except Athens was almost destroyed by the Spartan coalition into ruins, Citizens don’t want such a tragedy to happen again… That’s

why we made a plan to set up a defense line on the western border, block the Dionysian army for a while, and then find an opportunity to fight back after you return with your army… Who Knowing that the Dionysian army came so fast and attacked so fiercely… sigh…”

After Callistratus finished speaking, the other generals couldn’t help shaking their heads and sighing.

Ifikrates looked at them who were dodging their eyes, he knew in his heart that what Callistratus said was not completely true, but it was pointless to care about these at this moment. He let out a few breaths to calm his mood. After calming down, he then asked, “What about now? What are your plans now?!”

Callistratus said in a deep voice, “While the Dionysian army is still far from the city of Athens, we have sent someone to inform All the villages and towns in Attica, let the people take refuge in the city immediately! We have decided to rely on the city wall to defend against Dionia’s attack, and wait for you to lead your army back to find an opportunity to counterattack, but I didn’t expect… The troops you brought back so little…”

Seeing the unconcealed disappointment on Callistratus’ face, Ifikrates said with an unprecedented awe: “Judging from the fact that I have fought against the Dionysian army during this period, it is indeed as rumored. As mentioned in the book, the Dionysian army is very strong and has a large number of soldiers. In addition to the Dionysian army that has entered Attica, there are tens of thousands of Dionysian troops under the city of Corinth. According to my judgment, Corinth may fall before long, when the two armies meet… We alone cannot defeat such a powerful Dionysus unless Persia sends troops to support–”

“Don’t be right. Persia has expectations!” A general shouted angrily: “The Persians deceived us, they would not give us any support at all, the Persian messenger ran away!

” To Callistratus.

The chief general nodded painfully: “The King of Persia has already led the army to attack Egypt, and he has no spare energy to take care of us… We have been fooled…”

Ifikrates slumped down on the wooden chair. As a commander in a war launched by Persia against Egypt, I knew very well that when Persia launched a war against Egypt, it would definitely do its best, and it would not be over in just a few months.

At this time, Agulrios of the old Ermician said loudly: “During the Peloponnesian War, the citizens of Athens relied on the defense of the city wall and stood for decades, and they were not broken by the Spartan coalition. We today It can certainly be done! The number of Dionia’s troops is indeed huge, but because of their huge size, they will consume a lot of materials. Can the Dionia people support such a huge consumption for a long time?!”

His words made some people His spirit was lifted, and Kabrias, who had been in charge of the navy, finally couldn’t help but reminded: “The reason why we were not afraid of the siege of the Spartan coalition back then was because we controlled the sea, and the materials urgently needed by the people could pass through at any time. Merchant ships were transported in, but the Spartan army had nothing to do about it. But now is different, Dionia is not only strong in the army, but also in the navy. During this time, their fleet patrolled around the bay of Saron every day, intercepting the merchant ships entering and leaving, It has had a great impact on our sea trade!

Our warships attacked many times, and both sides suffered casualties, but our warships were too few, and we could not build new ships without obtaining ship wood from the outside world (there are few forests in Attica), and we would only fight more and more. The less, until the Dionysian fleet completely blocks our port, UU read www.sonicmtl.

com Where do we get enough food to meet the needs of the entire population of Athens!

Agul Rios was at a loss for words, just when he saw someone hurried in, he quickly asked with a straight face: “What’s the matter?

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“General Agul Rios, all generals, the Dionysian army has landed in Aegina, I beg you to send troops to rescue!”

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“What?

!

Aegina is under attack!

The generals were taken aback, and Cabrias asked anxiously, “When did this happen?”

!

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According to the person who reported the letter from Aegina…about…about two hours ago, the Dionysian fleet suddenly blocked the port of Aegina, and there were tens of thousands of Dionysian soldiers in Aegina. We landed on the beach at the southwest corner of the island and launched an attack on the city of Aegina… The garrison on the island has never seen our reinforcements, and the situation is very critical, so we had to send the warships stationed in the port to venture out of the port, okay? It was easy to break through the blockade of the Dionysian fleet, and came to report the news—”

“What about our patrol warships?

Why was the report not discovered in time?

!

“Calistratus asked angrily.

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