Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1227

[Chapter 176 Negotiations With Different Minds]

“He’s not here?” Callistratus was both disappointed and suspicious.

“His Royal Highness led the army to Argos.” Karias looked at the other party, and his voice was particularly clear: “Because the Argos have decided to withdraw from the Greek alliance and surrender to our Dionysus, His Highness has decided to appease them in person. ”

When will Prince Clotokatax come back?” Callistratus asked with his expression unchanged, as if he didn’t care about Argos’ surrender, but his heart sank: Argos Surrender?

is this real?

!

As the second most powerful country in the Peloponnese, Argos surrendered, in fact, it is reasonable. The Argos army in the Greek coalition before insisted to go east and return to the mother country first, so it was with Ifikrates The main force of the Greek coalition forces led by Sis separated, as a result, they were surrounded by the Dionysian army in the territory of Tygea. Some of the more than 7,000 Argos soldiers died in battle, and more than half surrendered.

Then Printoles suggested to Clotokatax to send messengers to Argos, asking them to surrender, otherwise all Argos captives would be sold to the Western Mediterranean as slaves.

Although three-quarters of the young and middle-aged citizens of Argos fell into the grasp of the Dionian army, the stubborn Argos showed hesitation and did not immediately agree.

But it didn’t take long for them to learn that “the Dionian army that landed at Thessaly had entered the Attica region, and the army led by Ifikrates had fled back to the city of Athens.” Knowing that the situation was over, he decided to surrender to Dionia.

“His Royal Highness should be back tomorrow.” Karias suddenly said in a more serious tone: “However, if Lord Callistratus is here to negotiate, there is no need to see His Highness, because the officials of the Kingdom of Dionia are various To perform his duties, the negotiation is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Now, the negotiation with the various Greek city-states is under the responsibility of me, the diplomat of the Holy Kingdom of Dionia, Karias!”

Callistratus listened, A smile appeared on his face again: “This is the best way, Master Karias and I are already old acquaintances, and it will be more convenient to negotiate.”

He coughed a few times, sat up straight, and said with a stern face: “The war between Athens and Dionia was actually not the intention of the Athenians. I believe you should know that the original Turii was created by the great The sub-state advocated by General Pericles and the Athenian people fully supported the establishment of the sub-state, so many Athenian people have always believed that Dionia was gradually expanded from the original Turii, and had a special feeling for Dionia, even if It was they who loved watching the play “The Dionysians”, and most of it was because of this feeling, otherwise, why no plays were written about other city-states…

The Dionysian army landed in Messenia, And the subsequent attack on Sparta, although we were surprised, but did not send messengers to stop it. On the contrary, many Athenians were happy because Sparta, who had oppressed us, was being killed by Dionia, who had some emotional connection with Athens. Conquest, which is also equivalent to a kind of revenge of Athens.

However,

Dionia is a foreign country after all, and your occupation of Sparta caused uneasiness among the priests of Olympia and Delphi, who went around lobbying other city-states to use Dio Nea became an enemy and even affected many of Athens’ allies, which eventually led Athens to join the Greek alliance involuntarily and declare war on Dionia…”

Callistratus sighed: “But The war is cruel. A large amount of gold and silver in the Athenian treasury is rapidly consumed, the people’s living materials are gradually depleted, and young citizens are constantly being killed and injured. The Athenian people have tasted the cruelty of war! I think for Dionia The people should be the same! So today I came here with the wishes of the people of Athens and solemnly proposed that Athens is willing to stop the war with Dionia and restore peace!”

Callistratus glanced at the other party , seeing that Carias was listening attentively, he went on to say: “After the peaceful armistice, Athens will recognize Dionia’s existing arrangements for Messenia and Sparta, as well as Dionia’s relationship to Cesa. The disposition of the city-states of Lyon will also persuade Delphi and Olympia to accept Dionysus as a member of the Greek Holy League.

At the same time, Dionysus should withdraw all troops from the Greek mainland, Dionysus Ya’s fleet can no longer appear in the Aegean Sea.

If Dionia agrees to the above conditions, Athens is willing to sign a long-term peace and friendship agreement with Dionia, and is willing to open the trade market of Athens and its allies to Dionia merchants!

After listening ,

Karias blinked, and said slowly: “The armistice agreement proposed by Athens sounds good, and reminds me of the friendly agreement that Dionia once signed with Sparta.

But at that time, Dionia had to compromise with Sparta because of its strength, but the kingdom has grown to this day, and His Majesty has not allowed us to sign such a self-binding agreement-”

“Relying on force, blind expansion Aggression will only arouse the resistance of the Greek people and eventually lead to failure!

“Calistratus persuaded righteously: “Only friendly exchanges and peaceful trade can make the city-state stable and prosperous!”

”

Karias smiled: “Isn’t it the constant expansion of your Athens at sea that caused Sparta’s worries, and finally led to the Peloponnesian War?

Callistratus did not argue, but said in a deep voice: “You are right, it is precisely because of the mistakes that Athens made back then, so today we should learn more lessons and avoid making the same mistakes again

.

Carrias was at a loss for

words. He drank the pulp in the wooden cup in one gulp, and then said bluntly: “Let me tell you clearly, Dionysus can’t agree to this condition you put forward, Athens wants to Armistice with Dionia, I have a request for a truce prepared by His Majesty the King himself. Argos agreed to this request, and Dionia and it quickly turned from enemy to friend. Do you want to hear? ?

”

Callistratus said solemnly: “Please speak.

”

Karias said word by word and forcefully: “Athens must dissolve its alliance and join the new Greek alliance led by Dionia, then peace will be achieved immediately, it’s that simple.

As soon as

Carias finished speaking, Caralistratus said loudly: “Your demands are too harsh, and Athens will never agree!”

Most of the allies of Athens are sub-states of Athens, and they are closely related to the people of Athens, and the people of Athens cannot agree to-”

“Come on! The Greeks used to say, ‘The stick of Sparta, the tongue of Athens.’ I’ve seen your eloquence in Athens, and I don’t want to hear you any more.” Cut off his words, and said in a firm tone: “This is the request made by Your Majesty, and it cannot be changed! If you don’t agree, you can only go back and continue to fight with us. We don’t care.

” Dagger saw that Calistratus lost the calmness he had when he first met, and he felt bitter in his heart, but he still wanted to fight again: “I can’t agree to these conditions you put forward, and I must return to Athens, in 500 It was proposed in the People’s Council that after negotiating and reaching an agreement with the members of the parliament, it must be discussed and approved by the citizens’ assembly before you can give you a positive answer. This process will take about five or six days… Before Athens gives the final answer, you can Can’t let the Dionysian army suspend the attack on Athens? To ensure that your request can be accepted by the citizens of Athens more smoothly.”

“This is absolutely impossible!” Karias clearly refused: “I am only responsible for diplomacy. Negotiations cannot influence the command of the army commander. If you want Athens to suffer less damage, it is best to give an answer as soon as possible!”

Callistratus saw that the other party did not enter the market, although he was disappointed in his heart, his face was filled with dismay. Nothing out of the ordinary, he stood up and said helplessly: “Okay, I will convey your request to the people of Athens as soon as possible.”

After that, he walked outside the tent, took a few steps, but couldn’t help but turn back , said solemnly: “I think you should be prepared, the citizens of Athens who advocate freedom are likely to object to your demands, so the citizens of Athens will unite to defend the city of Athens and the port of Piraeus! During the Loponnesian War, the Spartan coalition failed to break through the city of Athens for more than ten years, and the war between Dionia and Athens is bound to be protracted, and it will be a disaster for both countries by then!”

Karias said confidently: “Thank you for your reminder! The reason why our Majesty the King dared to put forward such conditions has already made us all kinds of adequate preparations. We firmly believe that the final Victory will belong to Dionia! And are you Athens ready? Also, I want to remind you that the envoys from Carthage came to negotiate with us just like you, but they were unable to make a decision. When finally Carthage had to surrender, it paid more, and I hope Athens will not repeat the mistakes of Carthage!”

Callistratus wanted to say something, but found that he had nothing to say. Said, can only silently walked out of the tent.

When he walked out of the barracks, he couldn’t help but turn his head to look back: the new Greek alliance led by Dionia?

!

… The decision made at the beginning was not wrong. Dionia really had great ambitions for the Greek mainland and wanted to replace Sparta as the new overlord of Greece!

It’s a pity…

Callistratus turned to look at the city of Corinth in front of him. Stone bullets kept hitting the city wall. The roaring sound shocked him, and he began to worry about whether the city wall of Athens would be possible. Continuing to endure such attacks: Yes, unfortunately, for a powerful kingdom that can send 100,000 elite troops and thousands of warships, Athens’ previous efforts may be in vain, what should I do next?

There is endless dazedness in Kalistratos’ lonely eyes…

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