Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Dionysius was half cold when he saw the enemy in the black helmet and black armor rushing up.Seeing that the situation was not good at the moment, the trumpet retreated immediately.

Antonios considered that the soldiers marched all the way, the physical strength had not been restored, did not order to pursue, but let the troops rest on the spot.

Herolis, who had escaped the disaster, saw Dionysian soldiers take off their armor and ate rations while sitting and resting on the land of the Siracusa city.

But no matter what he thought in his heart, there was a smile on his face at the moment, and he said gratefully to Antonios: "Apollo bless! Thank you for the timely assistance of Dionia! Without you, our sacrifice of life is a small matter, Syracuse. Zha will be re-occupied by the evil Dionysius, which will be a disaster for the people of Syracuse and for Dionysia, who is fighting Dionysius!"

Antonios put forward the meaning of Gerolis's words. Instead of thinking about it, he answered seriously: "Dionysius is the maker of war. Both the Dionysian people and Syracuse people longing for peace are I don’t want him to regain power and provoke war. I have only one purpose to bring troops here-to expel him from Syracuse, and what to do next, we listen to your opinions."

Antonios’s low profile relieved Herolis and others, so Heroliz’s response became much simpler: "General, I hope you can lead your troops and help us recapture Dionysius. Occupied the main city."

Antonius immediately agreed to Herolis' request to allow the soldiers to take a short break, and then proceeded to the southeast of the city.

In fact, Dionysius at this time had already led the mercenaries to retreat to Ortygia.When he saw the soldiers of the Dionysian Army, he knew that his army could not resist in a short time.

He did not expect that the Dionysian Reinforcement would come so fast, and he has always regretted it: he should not be out of stability after he learned last night that Herolis and others had defeated his pursuit force in the Epipol Heights, It took him a lot of precious time to be busy organizing slave soldiers and dividing Herolis' troops.Instead, you should immediately lead all mercenaries to Epipol, first completely eliminate Herolis and others, occupy the north wall of Syracuse, and block the passage of Dionysians to the south!

It's too late to regret now. Dionysius' cautious character led to the final defeat. Seeing the victory that was about to win, he spit it out again, and he felt remorseless in his heart.

Antonios led the troops forward quickly, and he soon realized that the area of ​​Syracuse was vast, and of course there were few people. This is probably related to Dionysius’s deployment of a large number of citizens and sailors and auxiliary personnel to expedition to Greater Greece. .

It took nearly an hour for the Dionysian coalition to rush to the main city. The mercenaries who were driving and looting the people saw their arrival and hurriedly fled to the island of Ortygia.

Herolis and others who came afterwards howled, because the whole square was covered with corpses and wounded people, most of them were the families of the rebels and the people who supported them most firmly.

Antonios led his army to pursue the isthmus of Ortygia and saw the towering fortress and the tall and strong wall behind it. In order to prevent too many casualties in the siege, he gave up the attack and retreated to the newly built wall.

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It also appears depressed in Sparta.

Sparta has been fighting on both sides.Achillidas led the Allied forces and mercenaries in Asia Minor to continue fighting with the Persians. The war in the Corinth isthmus of the Peloponnese peninsula was enduring. Although the main fighting force was either the Allied forces or mercenaries, but Bada’s own citizens also suffered many casualties.

The Council of Elders had to order: let citizens over the age of 50 also put on armor, pick up shield spears, and serve as patrols in Sparta to prevent the movement of the black raiders.They even decided to hold a "hunting operation" in advance (that is, to systematically kill the black heroes, reduce their population, and ensure safety in Sparta).

The clouds of war enveloped Sparta, and the people were in a state of high tension.

At this time, Fibidas, who had returned to Sparta, saw Agsilaus in the king's mansion.

This King of Sparta, who has made a huge reputation in Asia Minor, Central Greece, and the Corinthian Isthmus, has long won the respect of Spartan citizens, and some even call him "Spartan hero after Laishande".At this time, he looked tired. He was sitting on a wooden chair, his right leg was straightened, and the lame leg of his left leg was flexed. This is his habitual movement, and people can't see the problem of his left leg. .He leaned over and listened carefully to Fibidas about his experience of following Dionysius in the Western Mediterranean.

The wooden chairs where the two sat next to each other showed his importance to Fibidas, although there was no feast for fruits and drinks (in Syracuse, Fibidas often enjoys such treatment), but this This humble environment makes Fibidas feel more comfortable.

Fibidas tried his best to describe the whole process of the Great Greek War from the perspective of a neutral, and then picked up the rough clay pot beside him. The pot was filled with cool river water. He took a big sip and immediately felt Some thirsty throats are nourished.

Agsilaus recalled Fibidas' narrative, imagining the wars that thousands of soldiers of both sides fought in the land of Great Greece. He couldn't help but sighed: "Unexpectedly The majestic Great Greek War was about to end in less than half a year, but the result was completely beyond our expectations!"

"Yeah, no one thought that the weak Dionysia would become the final winner!" Fibidas also felt emotionally, knowing that when the Syracuse's army landed in Great Greece, the road was like a broken bamboo. The elders of Dar are worried that Syracuse wins too easily, including that he also has this idea. Who knows the result is the opposite. It is estimated that many Spartans have shocked their chin.

"According to your judgment, may Syracuse still be defeated?" Agsilaus asked again with a slight fluke.After all, Syracuse is Spartan’s ally for many years. Its failure will mean the bankruptcy of Spartan’s original Western Mediterranean strategy, which may lead to a complete transformation of Spartan’s foreign strategy. Not careful.

"It's basically impossible." Fibidas replied directly. Then he hesitated and said, "Unless...the gods bless the plague of Dionysian army..."

In the eyes of outsiders, in the years when Dionysius served as an arrogant, Syracuse was twice under the control of Carthage soldiers (the first time was that Dionysius had just served as a general general, not too long, about AD 406 BC), the result was that the Carthaginians were plagued and eventually defeated. They gave the outsider the feeling that Dionysius also had gods to bless, but in fact the port of Syracuse To the south of the area, there are a large number of swamp areas near the Anaps River, and every time the Carthage army camped here, a large number of mosquitoes found many hosts for spreading bacteria.

For the Dionysian army, the possibility of a plague is extremely small, because the "Dionysian Military Law" requires that the military should not be stationed near mosquito breeding.After the fighting, the corpses of both the enemy and us must be cremated and buried in time.The soldiers must drink boiled water.Moreover, the yoke camp carries lime (produced from the Turiyi stone mine). After the camp is established, it must be disinfected in the camp and around the unclean places...

Of course, Davis from the previous life knew the cause of the plague, and so many measures were taken to basically minimize this possibility.

Of course Agassius would not know this, but a mature commander will never put his hopes on the "uncertain gods". Piddas’s words actually cover the end of the great Greek war. It's finalized.

Agsilaus gave a serious blow to his left leg with his left fist and asked, "Do you think Dionysius can defeat those rebels and regain the power of Syracuse?"

"It's hard!" Even though Filipidas had been with Dionysius for a few months but only saw the rebels, he said matter-of-factly: "Dionysius lost his strong, loyal The mercenary army lost his huge navy and abandoned the army as a deserter. Not only did the people of Syracuse abandon him, but most of the allies in Syracuse also abandon him, not to mention Diao Niah’s army is stationed in a city-state near Syracuse. Dionysius is surrounded by enemies and is helpless, unless Sparta sends reinforcements to support him!"

"Spartan has no reinforcements to send." Agsi Laos said very simply.

This is what Fibidas expected.

"Unfortunately, we have supported Dionysius for so many years, and the result..." Agassius sighed with a pity on his face.

"We can turn to support the Syracuse rebels. Their leaders promised me that they are willing to continue to align Syracuse with our Sparta and send us reinforcements after the end of the Great Greek War to help We defeated allies that rebelled against Sparta."

Phibidas did not rejoice in Agassius. He pondered: "For us, this is a last resort. But... this new Syracuse regime is probably democratic. System."

Fibidas recalled the "nearly ten generals" he saw at Syracuse City Hall and nodded, "It should be."

"Democracy has great uncertainty, and ignorant people are easily instigated by intentional people and suddenly force the Syracuse leadership to tear up the covenant with us... This is also the original Elder Council willing to work with Dionysius. The reason why the tyrants cooperate." Agsi Laos expressed his concern.