Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

As a general, who does not want to win the victory, if they can completely capture Syracuse, the first Greek city-state in the Western Mediterranean, this glorious record will not only make Antonios win the attention of the Dionysian people, but also make the whole Greece The world marvels, and who will make fun of him at the time when he was under the command of an agent.

Antrapolis saw his thoughts, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master Anthony, I hope...oh no, I suggest that the First Army should not go south for the time being and enter Syracuse's territory."

"Oh?" Antonios glanced at him. Although this displeased him on the head, he knew that Antrapolis, which had been rooted in Sicily for so long, could set off this huge riot. To understand the situation here, so he asked modestly: "Why?"

"The Syracuse people have a characteristic. During the period of peace and tranquility, they will reject any politician with ambition and strong appeal, and choose a mediocre democracy with many people; but when they encounter danger and face destruction, they will Voluntary choice of strongman, acceptance of dictatorship..."Antrapolis said seriously: "And Syracuse has been the largest Greek city-state in Sicily and even the entire Western Mediterranean for many years, its citizens often take pride in it, for any foreign country The army’s entry into its territory is very sensitive! The officials of Syracuse, who were preparing to start the riots, refused my and my men’s request to enter the city to assist them, because they were afraid that they would be disgusted by the people’s discovery. It is also vigilant to us.

Sir Antonios, if the First Army appears under the city of Syracuse, the people of Syracuse in the riots will not regard us as reinforcements, but are likely to be regarded as enemies!If Dionysius's men take the opportunity to provoke them, it is likely that Dionysius's power will regain power and deal with us together!..."

Antonios has been thinking for a long time: before coming, he had a basic understanding of the situation of Syracuse. Syracuse is not a small town like Sicully. It is said that it is a huge city with a population of 400,000. If it is really like Ante Rabolis said that the thousands of people in his past passed by and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to capture the city of Syracuse and put an end to this war. Not only is it impossible, but it may be wiped out by the whole army!

Antonios looks at the soldiers who are chasing and defeating the enemy on the battlefield: from landing in Sicily to now, they have been fighting life and death for three days, and it is not easy to have today's victory!As the commander of the army, he wants to take them to enjoy the glory of victory, not to fall into unknowable danger...

Thinking of this, Antonios said slowly, "What do you suggest?"

It’s his sentence that Antrapolis waited for, saying: “It’s best not to stop the riots in Syracuse, let them kill each other, consume Siracusa’s own strength, Niah is good for the other city-states in Sicily!" The Antarpolis, once a Katana, only showed hatred for Syracuse at this time, and said with hate: "while taking advantage of the civil strife in Syracuse At the time, we should seize the time to let Siculi, Katana, Leotini, and—"

Antrapolis pointed to Taunis not far away: "Let these city-states return to order and recognize our status as the leader of Dionysia. His Majesty's last letter to me mentioned it,'Catani The Sub-Plain is a more extensive and fertile plain (mainly volcanic soil) than the Subari Plain. He hopes that Dionysia will manage this area directly as much as possible...”

After listening to this, Antonios took a deep breath: He was still focusing on how to defeat the strong enemy, but Davers was already considering how to annex this land. Is this the gap between him and Daves?!

Looking at the shocked Antonios, Anterapolis was also not calm.When he first saw the meaning revealed in Davis' letter, Antrapolis himself felt a little uncomfortable.After all, he was a Katanai. He always hoped that Katana would overthrow the puppet rule of Syracuse, and the exiles could return to their homes, but they never expected Katana to accept it again. The rule of another powerful force, although this force is now his country.

But along with the letters written by Daveus, there were also letters from Aristilas.In the letter, his brother said: "Even though the city-states such as Katanay and Leotini can gain independence in this war, they are too weak to face Syracuse or Carthage. It is inevitable that the same catastrophe will happen in the future. Once under the control of Dionysia, the safety of Katane is guaranteed, and with the current regime of Dionysia, the Qatari people do not have to worry about being oppressed. There will also be more political rights...

My brother, more importantly, from the current progress of this war, the defeat of Syracuse is affirmative. Although Dionia made a huge sacrifice, he will get a lot of land!What will be the biggest headache for His Majesty in the future is not how many cities and towns will be acquired, but how to get more people to fill the vacant land of Great Greece, so there will not be too many Dionysian immigrants in the Catania Plain. The original The Katana people will be the real masters of their hometown and will also occupy a certain position in Dionysia's political arena.

And as a former Katana, you are now a citizen of Dionysia. In the incubation time of more than half a year in Sicily, you have won the recognition and respect of many exiles. If you want to enter politics after the war, you will definitely be in Katana played a huge role in the process of integration into Dionysia!And you will also have a brighter future!..."

After reading the letter, Antrapolis was quite moved. Now, after being stimulated by Antonios, he felt for the first time that he was so eager to get the title of "Elder Dioria", so he Not only did he not resist the "Make Katana into Dionysia", but he was determined to do his best!

"What about the city-states to the south?" Antonios asked slightly unwillingly.

"The city-states in the southeastern corner of Sicily have always been allied with Syracuse and have close ties. Even if they overthrow the tyrants supported by Dionysius, their friendly relationship with Syracuse will not change much. , Our rash entry will only encourage them to lean more towards Syracuse!" Antrapolis told one by one the conclusions he had carefully analyzed for half a year to Antonios: "As for Jera, Agrigin With these city-states on the south coast, Your 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 Lykion in Corinth, as the occupier, some of the Amikle people of the Peloponnesian coalition commanded by Sparta will return to their hometown to celebrate the Hyacinthus celebration according to customs.

Considering that these soldiers will pass through the city of Corinth on the way back, for safety and to show that Sparta values ​​the Allies, it is at this moment that the vigorous Agassius sent 300 Spartan heavy infantry to escort them back Home.

When the escort sent the Amicele to Sigion, and then casually returned to the port, passing by the walls of Corinth, the general of Athens, Iphikrates, led his light infantry to rush out of the gate and launched towards them Offense.

Although the Spartan infantry in heavy armor hurried to fight, they did not cowardly fight because of the small number of people. Instead, they thought it was a great opportunity to wipe out the defenders of Corinth, so they stood up to fight.

However, the Athenian Light Infantry did not engage in close combat with them. Instead, they used the lightness of their bodies to distance themselves from the Spartans, throwing javelins and launching long-range attacks.

Spartan soldiers charged many times, but could not get close to the enemy, but instead consumed their physical strength in the movement.In the rain of javelins flying all over the sky, teammates were constantly hit by the javelin and fell to the ground...

This kind of fighting method did not allow the Spartan soldiers to play a bit, but the soldiers were tortured by the moans of their teammates.After fighting for an hour, the fighting spirit of the Spartans fell to the bottom, and the Spartan soldiers who "regarded death as honor and escaped as shame" turned and fled.

However, how could they wear heavy armor and surpassed the light infantry, and the result was almost wiped out by the Athenians.

When the battle ended, even the Athenians couldn't believe it was true, and Iphicrates and his troops gained confidence.

When this victory quickly spread throughout the Anti-Spartan League, the people who were shrouded in fear of defeat broke out with enthusiastic cheers.Although this is only a small battle, the nearly 300 heavy infantry that can be eliminated are genuine Spartan citizens, and the entire Spartan is only three or four thousand strong citizens (not counting the Pisias and Black Heroes), the invincible myth of the Spartans was broken, and all the swaying city-states regained their confidence in resistance. The previously unknown Iphicrates also became famous.

When the news reached the Spartan coalition, Agsilaus was taking the victorious arrogance to receive the summons of Thebes and made very demanding demands.Receiving this news at this moment, his arrogance instantly turned into annoyance, and the whole army fell into sorrow.

The Thebes messenger heard the news and quickly left the Spartan camp, no longer suggesting anything.

Just as Agsi Laus was thinking hard about how to avenge the dead soldiers and revive the reputation of the Spartan army, Iphicrates was not satisfied with this victory. After two days of preparation, He led the light infantry troops on a warship in Athens, bypassing the northern end of the isthmus, and raided the cloned Lyon, which was occupied by the Spartans. He still used the same tactics to re-invade the defenders and recaptured the cloned Lyon.