Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Your Majesty!" The three cronies directly under King Dionia: the Chief of the Palace Guard Maltius, the clerk Hernípolis, and the Herald Aristilas stood respectfully at the checkpoint and waited.

"Let you wait for a long time." Daveus jumped off the horse and looked at Maltius, asking, "During my absence, have the guards of the palace and mansion been arranged?"

"According to what I reported to you last time, half of the soldiers (that is, 250 people) were left under the leadership of Xenophonis to guarantee the safety of the palace and the king's hills, as well as the princesses and princes." Maltius replied .

Daveus nodded and walked towards Xenophonus, who was standing behind the three of them, and said sincerely, "The safety of my family will come to you next!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will successfully complete the task you have given!" Xenophon Nice confidently and forcefully performed a military salute.

Daveus glanced unconsciously at his left hand.

Xenophonis used the left hand marching ceremony.He was a member of the Persian Expeditionary Force, a senior team officer of the First Army, and now a friend of the current Ninth Army Commander, Tegtinos.He suffered serious injuries to his right hand in the fierce battle with the Siracusa Allied Forces when the First Army landed in Sicily more than a decade ago, and the treatment failed and became disabled.In this case, he should have retired from the army, but he himself strongly expressed his desire to remain in the army. After many setbacks, Daveus chose him to serve as a team officer in the court guard.After all, the chance for the court guard to kill the enemy is very small, and it does not require him to commit suicide by himself, but it requires him to bring rich combat experience and strict army discipline to the court guard.So far, he has performed very well, which is why Davos agreed that Maltius gave him the power to stay.

Daveus patted his shoulder vigorously to show his expectation, and then turned to Aristilas.

Although Daveus stared at him and did not speak, Aristilas understood the king's expectations for him: during his personal expedition, he closely monitored the entire kingdom and worked closely with the court guard and the inspection department to ensure the stability of the king. 1. The family members are safe, and report any abnormalities to him who is far away from Latam.

Aristilas once again solemnly saluted Daveus, everything was silent.

Daveus finally looked at Hernipolis and asked softly, "Herni, are you ready to write a wonderful "Latinem War Story"?"

"Your Majesty, I have prepared enough papyrus and pens." Henripolis replied cleverly, making Daveus laugh.

"Let's go." He said in a deep voice.

Maltius led 250 palace guards and surrounded Daphes.Behind Daphes, Kloto Kataks and Geniporis, watched the salute of Aristilas, Xenophon Nice, and the remaining court guards, and drove towards the north gate.

"Salute!" the garrison of the North City Gate shouted excitedly.

The sentries hurriedly turned the noose, opened the city gate, and stood straight on either side.

"It's hard, Timias!" Daveus called out the name of the garrison accurately and immediately performed the military salute, which excited both the garrison and the sentry.

The reason why Davers set off so early was that during this period of time some Turiri residents had just got up and there were few pedestrians on the streets of the outer city, almost unimpeded.

The "rumbling" horseshoe broke the tranquility of the outer city. When the curious residents came out to check, the cavalry had gone.

"It's the court guard!" The people made accurate judgments based on the soldiers' costumes: "Your Majesty Dave must be inside!"

"Your Majesty Davis went to the barracks so early, let's not spend any time, hurry to finish breakfast and rush to the barracks to see off the army!"

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This time, because there were too many soldiers on the expedition, which exceeded the capacity of Victory Square in Turiyi, the final assembly and departure of the army was set at Turiyi Barracks.

At dawn, Daeves rushed to the Turiyi Barracks. At the commander’s mansion, he summoned several ministers of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Second Army Corps Commander Mattonis, the Fourth Army Corps Commander Oliver, and the Fifth Army Corps. Chief Geogris, Chief of the Sixth Legion Trotilas, and Izam, the leader of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade, asked them to understand the enlistment of each unit, the morale of the soldiers, the weapons and equipment carried, and whether they carried five. The rations of the day, whether the auxiliary troops of the various legions are full, the siege and the maintenance of defensive equipment, and whether the equipped packs are sufficient...

When Davos and the generals negotiated for the expedition, under the guidance of Tolmed, Croto Kataks also met with the staff team equipped by the Ministry of Military Affairs to Davos. The excellent team officer of the legion, and then transferred to the staff of the military department to study for one or two years, so the age is basically about 25 or six years old, Kloto Kataks spent more than a year in the military department, and Most of them knew each other. Although he was a prince, he had a friendly personality, and he soon chatted and laughed with them.

Everyone was excited to talk about the expectation of this war. Under such a lively atmosphere, Crotocatax completely forgot that he was going to visit the second legion's station to visit his elder brother Adoris before leaving. of.

But in fact, even if he went, he couldn’t talk to Adoris, because the soldiers in the barracks were awakened by the trumpet sound. After they ate breakfast quickly, they were very skilled at packing the armor and ration into a package. , Hung on a special wooden stick, picked on the shoulder, wearing only short-sleeved lining on the body, a dagger tied around the waist, long shield, javelin and javelin were all handed over to the corps’ battalion for transportation In the following march, they crossed the mountain more effortlessly and quickly.

It was dawn, and most of the veterans of the Kingdom's senate also arrived at the barracks. They were led by the five rotating chairmen of the senate of Cornelius, Sedorum, Wesbah, Lucias, and Antaoris. Part of the elders came to see off Davies and the army, but also to express his position: during his expedition, they will do their utmost to ensure the stability of the Kingdom's government affairs.

Another small group of veterans, such as Yasistes, Antrapolis, Nico Marcus, Trifias, etc., are preparing to lead a lot of Kingdom officials who come voluntarily to follow the expedition together The army went to Latham. In fact, they could take the large grain transport fleet that departed from the port to the south yesterday, bypassing the Strait of Messina, and heading to Walsey, but even the most distinguished King Davers must follow the army. On the march, of course they were not able to show fear and hardship, which left a bad impression on the ruler of the kingdom, so they will follow the trailing horde to go north.

At dawn, Davers made a pre-expedition oath to nearly 40,000 soldiers on the large playground of the Turri Barracks. Croto Kataks, who had experienced this grand and solemn occasion for the first time, finished listening After his father's speech, there was also a surge of enthusiasm, and the soldiers with high morale shook their arms and shouted: "King Daves wins!!!! The Kingdom of Dionysia wins!!!!!!"

When the army began to camp, the people of the kingdom, especially the people of Turui, had been waiting on both sides of the road. As before, they sent their loved ones to the battlefield with cordial shouts and pious blessings to win the kingdom. Victory for them to win glory and generous rewards.The farewell team extended to the town of Yamaguchi, cheering all the way, and even accompanied by petals spilling on the ground, as if they had won and returned.

"That's why the kingdom is so powerful!" Davers, who rode in the middle of the line, whispered to the son who was beside him.

Crotocatax looked at the cheering people on both sides of the road and nodded deeply.

At the beginning of March 14th, the Kingdom of Dionysia (that is, 379 BC), King Davers personally led the Second Legion, the Fourth Legion, the Fifth Legion, the Sixth Legion, the First Cavalry Legion, and the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade. Forty thousand people marched westward through the mountains to Laos, and then took a boat in batches to the Latham area.In fact, this team also includes some 200 veterans and middle-level and low-level officials of the kingdom, engineers, craftsmen, blacksmiths, etc. drawn from Turui, etc., and about 600 people, as well as mainly countless reserve citizens. The heavy transport team and pack team, so the whole team looks huge and bloated.

In addition, the businessmen of Turriy and Lijim rode in their own fleet, loaded with military food, passed the Strait of Messina, detoured the west coast of Italy, and were ready to join King Dave's army at Latham.

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While Davis’s army was marching towards Latham, the Spartans in Greece were recruiting troops, planning to regain control of Thebes, and the Elder Council also learned that this time There was news that the Athenians were directly involved in the process of the Slovenian riots, which surprised and worried them. After all, if the two powerful states of China and Greece are united again, the Spartans’ plan to regain control of Greece will be greatly affected. Obstacles.

As a result, the two Spartan ombudsmen rushed to Athens and asked the Athenians violently whether they were going to tear up the King's peace treaty and fight with Sparta.

Although the Athenians were dissatisfied with Sparta and secretly helped the people who rebelled against Thebes, Sparta not only recovered its strength with the support of the Persians for more than ten years, but they also stopped the war in Asia Minor After the power was poured into the struggle for hegemony in Greece, the Greek city-states felt great pressure. The Peloponnese Peninsula was completely under its control. Even Corinth and Argos dared not to make any Unusual behavior, the northern Greek city-states became its allies, and Central Greece was messed up by it.