Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 562

[Chapter 229 The Victory of Ifikrates]

As a general, who doesn’t want to win, if he can completely conquer Syracuse, the first Greek city-state in the Western Mediterranean, this glorious record will not only make Antonius win the attention of the people of Dionia, but also make the whole of Greece The world is amazed, who else will make fun of his success under the command of an undercover agent.

Antrapolis saw his thoughts, hesitated for a moment, and said: “Lord Antonios, I hope… oh no, I suggest that the First Army should not go south and enter Syracuse’s territory for the time being.”

“Oh, ?” Antonios glanced at him, and although the remark made him unhappy, he knew that Antrapolis, who had been rooted in Sicily for so long and who could start this great riot, must be better than him. To understand the situation here, he still humbly asked: “Why?”

“The Syracuse people have a characteristic. In a period of peace and tranquility, they will reject any politicians with ambition and strong appeal, and choose to choose The mediocre democracy of many people; but when faced with danger and destruction, they will voluntarily choose strongmen and accept dictatorship…” Antrapolis said with a serious expression: “And Syracuse, as Sicily, or even the entire Western The largest Greek city-state in the Mediterranean has been proud of its citizens for many years, and is very sensitive to any foreign troops entering its territory! The officials of Syracuse who were preparing to launch a riot refused me and my men to enter The request to assist them in the city is because they are afraid of being disgusted by the people and they are also vigilant against us.

Lord Antonios, if the First Legion appears under the city of Syracuse, the people of Syracuse in the riot will not They will treat us as reinforcements, but most likely as enemies! If Dionysius’ men take the opportunity to provoke them, it is very likely that Dionysius’ forces will regain power and deal with us together!”

Antonios After thinking for a long time: Before he came, he had a basic understanding of the situation of Syracuse. Syracuse is not a small town like Sikuli. It is said to be a huge city with a population of 400,000. If it is really like Antrapo Rees said that the thousands of his men went over and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to capture the city of Syracuse and end the war completely. Not only was it impossible, but the entire army might be wiped out!

Antonios looked at the soldiers who were chasing and defeating the enemy on the battlefield: from the time they landed in Sicily to now, they have been fighting with life and death for three consecutive days. It is not easy to have today’s victory!

As the commander of the legion, he wanted to take them to enjoy the glory of victory instead of falling into unknowable danger…

Thinking of this, Antonios said slowly: “What advice do you have?”

Antrapolis was waiting for He hurriedly said with these words: “The riots in Syracuse should not stop all the time, let them kill each other, consume Syracuse’s own strength, and make it difficult for us, Dionia, and other city-states in Sicily. It’s good!” Antrapolis, who was once a Catane, showed his hatred for Syracuse at this time, and said with hatred: “And while Syracuse is in civil strife, we should hurry up and let the West Cooley, Katanai, Leotine, and—”

Antrapolis pointed to Taunis not far away: “Let these city-states restore order

and recognize the status of our Dionia leader. . His Majesty mentioned in his last letter to me, ‘The Catania Plain is a wider and more fertile plain (mainly volcanic soil) than the Sybari Plain, and he wished to have Dionysas directly administer it as much as possible. This

area’…”

After hearing this, Antonios took a deep breath: he was still focusing on how to defeat the strong enemy, but Davos was already thinking about how to annex this land, could this be him and Dave The gap between

!

Looking at the shocked Antonios, Antrapolis was equally uneasy.

When he first saw the meaning revealed in Davos’ letter, Antrapolis himself felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, he used to be a Katanai. What he had always hoped was that Catane could overthrow the puppet rule of Syracuse and the exiles could return to their homes, but he never thought that Catane would accept it again. The reign of another powerful force, although this force is now his own country.

But along with the letter written by Davos came the letter from Aristillas.

In the letter, his brother said: “Even if the city-states such as Catanay and Leotine can gain independence in this war, they are too weak against Syracuse or Carthage. It is inevitable that the same disaster will happen in the future. But once it is under the rule of Dionysian, the safety of Qatari will be guaranteed, and the people of Qatar will not have to worry about being oppressed by the government that Dionysian currently implements. There will also be more political rights…

My brother, more importantly, judging from the course of this war now, the defeat of Syracuse is certain, although Dionia paid a huge sacrifice , but will get a lot of land! The biggest headache for His Majesty in the future is not getting too many towns, but how to get more people to fill the vacant land in Great Greece, so it is impossible for the Catania Plain to have too many towns. Many Dionysian immigrants, the original Catanes will be the real masters of their hometowns and will also occupy a certain position in the political arena of Dionia.

And you, the former Catanes, are now Dio again Citizens of Nia have gained the recognition and respect of many exiles in Sicily for more than half a year. If you want to enter politics after the war, you will definitely play a huge role in the integration of Catane into Dionia. And you will have a brighter future!…”

Antrapolis was quite tempted after reading the letter at the time, and now, after being stimulated by Antonios, he felt for the first time that he was not interested in obtaining The title of “Old Dioria” is so urgent, so he not only did not resist the matter of “merging Catane into Dionia”, but also determined to make it happen!

“What about the city-states in the south?” Antonios asked a little unwillingly.

“Those city-states in the southeastern corner of Sicily have always been allies and close ties with Syracuse. Even if they overthrew the tyrants established by Dionysius, their friendly relations with Syracuse would not change much. , our rash entry will only prompt them to lean more towards Syracuse!” Antrapolis told Antonios the conclusions he had drawn from his careful analysis over the past six months: “As for the likes of Gera, Agrijan Entrusting these city-states on the south coast, His Majesty hopes to maintain friendly relations with them, and has no intention of letting them join the Dionysian League, so as not to cause Carthage’s vigilance and dissatisfaction…”

Antonios nodded thoughtfully: “It seems that the brothers can have a good rest.”

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In the port of Lakion in Corinth, as the occupier, the Peloponnesian coalition led by Sparta was the occupier. According to the custom, some of the Amickles return to their hometowns to hold the Hyacinthus celebration.

Considering that these soldiers had to pass through the city of Corinth on their way back, for safety and to show the importance Sparta had for the Allies, it was the high-spirited Agsilaus who sent 300 Spartan hoplites to escort them back. Family.

As the escort sent the Amickles to Sigion, and then carelessly returned to the port, passing under the walls of Corinth, the Athenian general Ifikrates led his light infantry out of the city gates and fired upon them attacked.

Although the heavily armored Spartan infantry responded hastily, they were not timid because of their small numbers. Instead, they thought it was a great opportunity to annihilate the defenders of Corinth City, so they stepped forward to fight.

However, the Athenian light infantry did not fight them in close quarters, but took advantage of the lightness of their bodies to distance themselves from the Spartans, throwing javelins, and conducting long-range attacks.

The Spartan soldiers charged many times, but couldn’t get close to the enemy, and instead consumed their physical strength in the movement.

And in the rain of javelins flying all over the sky, teammates were constantly hit by javelins and fell to the ground…

This way of fighting did not allow the Spartan soldiers to exert their bravery at all, but made the soldiers tortured by the groans of their teammates.

After fighting for an hour, the fighting spirit of the Spartans dropped to the bottom, and the Spartans who “regard death in battle as honor and flee as shame” turned around and ran away.

However, how could they, who were wearing heavy armor, outrun the light infantry and were almost wiped out by the Athenians.

When the battle is over, UU read www.sonicmtl.

com Even the Athenians themselves could not believe this was true, and Iphicrates and his troops gained confidence from this.

And when the victory quickly spread throughout the anti-Spartan alliance, the people who were being shrouded in fear of defeat erupted into enthusiastic cheers.

Although this was only a small battle, the nearly 300 heavy infantry that could be eliminated were real Spartan citizens, and the entire Sparta was only three or four thousand strong citizens (not counting the Pythias and Helots), the myth of the invincibility of the Spartans was broken, and all the shaken city-states regained their confidence in resistance, and the previously unknown Ifikrates also became famous.

When the news reached the Spartan coalition, Agesilaus was receiving the envoys of peace from Thebes with the arrogance of a victor, and made very harsh demands.

When he received the news at this time, his arrogance instantly turned into annoyance, and the entire army fell into grief.

The Thebes messenger heard the news and quickly left the Spartan camp, never proposing any more peace.

Just as Agesilaus was pondering how to avenge the dead warriors and restore the prestige of the Spartan army, Ifikrates was not satisfied with this victory, after two days of preparation, He led the light infantry troops on the warships of Athens, bypassed the northern end of the isthmus, and raided Clone Leon, which was occupied by the Spartans. He still used the same tactics to hit the defenders again and recapture Clone Leon.