Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Now the ruins of Agilion have become the largest gathering place for exiles of Katane, Naxos and other city-states. Since the death of Aguilas, the Sikels have been suppressed by Dionysius. Without the election of a new king, the various Sikel towns can no longer unite, so the threat to the settlement of Aguilian is not great. It is the Siculians, Tauromenian, and Kata who come to sweep from time to time. Chennai’s mercenaries are a great threat to them.” Xie Luofennis continued to add: “If these exiles can come to Meyaro, then you can add four or five thousand soldiers!”

A group of uneducated people from various city-states who are not strictly trained are not as good as a group of slaves in fighting.Anthony thought about it, but did not say it. He looked at the location of Agnile’s finger at Xenophonis: it was located on the west side of Mount Etna, starting from Meyaro and following the Alcantara Valley. Go west and you can get there.But in this way, the location of Tauromenian is a threat to this passage. Will only two hundred soldiers be sent to defend against the attacks of the Tauromenian?

So, Antonios asked: "If I lead troops to attack Tauromenian, can the slaves and freemen there cooperate with us?"

Xerofennis shook his head and said: "This is probably very difficult. Dionysius gave Tauromenian to Campania mercenaries at that time. Although their number was not large, Tauromenian City did not They are large and have little cultivated land. They don’t need too many slaves. They often sell the captured exiles to Katanay and Siculi. Free people will not go to Taormone. There is no port and no cultivated land. What do they live on?"

She Luofennis remembered something, and his face showed fear: "I once went to see the city of Tauromenian. It was above the mountains, and the terrain was steep. Only a winding path can be reached. Our soldiers want to attack it, I am afraid It will pay a great price, and—" He hasn't finished his words, but obviously he is not optimistic that the First Army can seize the mountain city.

Antonios listened, slightly disappointed.

Shelovinice went on to say, "However, if you attack Siculi, lord, the slaves and freemen there will certainly be able to help! Dionysius destroyed several city-states, and now the entire southeast of Sicily, except Thira The city-states of Kuzha and its surroundings are mostly in places with few people. As far as I know, not only are the slaves of many city-states mostly exiles, but even many freemen are exiles, as is the case with Meyaro , They are always eager to overthrow the rule of Dionysius and rebuild their homes. The citizens of these city-states also know this, but they have not taken effective measures to prevent it because of the newly acquired land and ports. A lot of people take care of..."

Although Xie Luofennis said the situation is very attractive, Antonios is not prepared to do so.The reason why he wanted to seize Tauromenion was because he had to deal with the Siracusa's offensive, and it was best to ensure the safety of Meyaro's north, otherwise the Syracuse's attack from the south, Tauro Menion’s mercenaries attacked from the north, and even the colonists of Mockina’s Lockrie and Medema also sent reinforcements, and Meyaro was in danger of being completely surrounded.As for winning the city of West Curry, it seems very beautiful, but when the enemy is about to come, it will disperse its own forces and lead to possible two-sided combat. This is the taboo specified in the Dionysian Military Code, Antonios Of course, no such mistakes will be made.

Anthony thought about it silently: It seems that only to strengthen the defense against Meyaro, wait for the arrival of the exiles, as the situation develops, and then decide on the next plan.

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When the Spartan messenger Krisops returned to Sparta, Mr. Agassi had received an order from the Council of Elders to go to Corinth, replace Praxitas, command the Spartan Allied forces, and continue to attack the city of Corinth.

Kleethorpes reported on the mission to the Council of Elders.

Over the past 60 years, the Spartan elders were surprised by the stubborn attitude of the Dionysians facing such a dilemma and actually wanting to defeat Syracuse. What surprised them was that Dionys actually defeated Tin The unexpected result of the navy in Rakuza made the elders look at each other.

After a while, the elder Dioptis asked quietly, "Kelithorpes, the Dionysians arrogantly rejected our friendly proposal of Sparta. In this way, the war in Great Greece will continue Go on. You have just returned from Great Greece to understand the situation there. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Dear respected elders, Dionysius is determined to conquer Great Greece. Davos is determined to avenge the people. The two sides are like a pair of rams with red eyes. Words cannot stop them. And our Spartan now has no other way to mediate this war except words, the war in Great Greece will continue until one side falls..." Kreethops answered truthfully, saying The implication is that Sparta's reputation is not enough to subdue the two forces of the Western Mediterranean, and they must come up with actual things to obey them, such as the army.

The elders were silent for a while: now most of Sparta’s energy is invested in this war in Collins, and there are a small number of troops in Asia Minor, where there is still room to open up another battlefield.

For a long time, Elder Lucipus sighed: It seems that the Syracuse cannot help us in a short time!"

Praxitas, as the regent of the Spartan king Agassipolis, replaced Agassipolis in the council of elders. At this time, he asked: "Kirithorpes, you think Syracuse Who will win the war between Zah and Dionia?"

As soon as this question came out, the other elders looked at him in surprise, and the meaning expressed in their eyes was obvious: do you need to say this!Although Dionia won the naval battle, the final victory still has to be resolved on land, but the difference in strength between the two sides is obvious. The final winner is Syracuse. It is very likely that Dionysius led With 80,000 troops, Sparta has never had such a strong military force!

But Kerry Thorps's expression was hesitant, and he thought for a while before saying: "Although from the strength point of view, Dionysius has a clear advantage, but Dionia has Daphes. Before, Every war in Dionysia, depending on the situation before the war, we all think that they can’t win, but in the end they all won, so it’s only after a few years that Dionysia becomes a force that we have to Attention to the city-state alliance. Now, Davos has repelled the Samonei in central Italy and returned to Turriy. It is said that it was under his command that the Dionysian fleet miraculously defeated the far better than Their strong Syracuse navy. Now he is leading Dionysia's army to face the Diracius army of Syracuse. The victory or defeat is really difficult to judge!"

"Dionysius is not comparable to the stupid generals that Dionysia encountered before!" An elder retorted: "He defeated Carthage!"

"Daveus!..." Dioptis sighed: "Kelly Thorps, I remember when you suggested to the council that he be accepted as a VIP of Sparta."

"Yes, I made this proposal to the council." Kriethops answered truthfully.

"I didn't expect that the young man who was unremarkable a few years ago has now become a headache for our Spartan!" Diopetti turned to face the elders and said solemnly: "We need to seriously consider Kripsop Si's inference, and to consider if Dionia really defeated Syracuse, how should we Sparta respond?"

When the elders heard this and were surprised, they also fell into contemplation. As a result, they suddenly found that although Sparta had little contact with the Dionysian Union, the relationship was not very good. On the contrary, I heard that Dioni Aya signed a friendly agreement with Sparta’s enemy, Athens. Once Dionia won the Great Greek War, Sparta once thought that the safe rear-the Western Mediterranean, was stabbed by a large hole in the Western Mediterranean. Sparta While meeting the challenges of traditional powers such as Athens, Thebes, and Corinth to his hegemony, Darfur will also guard against the hostility of the powerful city-state alliance in the west. The pressure on Sparta will undoubtedly increase dramatically!

Many elders thought of this, and their faces began to become somber.

An elder pretended to say easily: "This is just a hypothesis, Dionysia is unlikely to win!"

"We simply let Dionia have no chance to win at all!" another elder said aggressively.

"So what can we do? Can we send troops to Great Greece to support Syracuse?! Now most of the soldiers are concentrated in Corinth, and we can still send troops there! Can other allies help? Unfortunately, we used to The attention and support of the Western Mediterranean has been invested in Syracuse, so our understanding of Greater Greece is not as good as Athens!" Praxitas was annoyed that the elders withdrew him from his command of the Spartan League army The official’s post, and thus ridiculed heartily: “Oh, yes, there is also a Tarantum, our sub-state, but unfortunately, while Dionia won the naval victory over Syracuse, it was easily defeated Look at them! Look, this is the Western Mediterranean plan that you have made for decades, a pile of shit!"

The elders were speechless for a while.

At this moment, a voice rang out from the quiet meeting place: "Maybe... we can have friendly talks with Dionia."

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Kerry Thorps.