Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Sedorum went on to say: "I heard that many native Greek city-states were sympathetic to the fall of Mesenia, and actively took in many Mesenians who fled Sparta, if our army could fight The banner of'helping the Mesenians to regain their independence' entered Peloponnese. I think the Greek people will not be so disgusted with us, not to mention that once we really rebuild Mesenia, let the black labor The freedom of the soldiers will not only severely weaken Sparta’s power, but also allow the reconstructed Mesenia to fall completely towards us and become the most supportive force in Greece.”

Daveus nodded slightly, and apparently Sedorum's proposal was in line with his wishes. He immediately turned to Alexis: "What is the opinion of the Military Department?"

Alexis replied with little hesitation: "Your Majesty, from a military perspective, choosing to attack Mesenia is a good strategic choice. If our army landed in Central Greece or Peloponnese through the Gulf of Corinth To the north, it is indeed safer to fight with the army of Thebes, but it also means that most of the results we obtain may be obtained by the Thebes, and it will also cause the vigilance of nearby neutral city-states. Such as Athens, Corinth.

However, if the battlefield is opened alone, most of the Peloponnese peninsula is mountainous and horizontal, and it is not convenient for the army to land and march. The Mesenia area is undoubtedly the best target. Its southern coast is flat and suitable for the army. The landing is very close to Sparta, but there are mountains in the middle that are difficult to pass. The reinforcements from Sparta cannot arrive quickly, so that the landing army has enough time to completely occupy Mesenia.

Moreover, the next attack from the land only needs to pass through the Acadian territory to attack Sparta directly, while the attack from the sea is closer, and the flat southern coast of Sparta is also conducive to landing, which avoids The possibility of direct conflict with other powerful states in Greece..."

Although Alexis is the military chief, he will also seriously consider the political aspects when making military plans. This is what Davis most appreciates: "Very good! The military department will formulate an attack on Mesenia as soon as possible. the plan of."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Alexis responded immediately.

"Your Majesty." Prentals raised the battle report in his hand and said, "I noticed that the battle report mentioned a lot of Cesarian cavalry in the Pioxia coalition. According to the latest information from Greece, northern Greece The Thessaly region has been basically unified by Philae’s arrogant Iasong. If these cavalry were not hired by the Thebes, then they could only be sent by Jasson, which means that Cesari may be quietly 'S alliance with Thebes, which may arouse our attention!"

"Thessari..." Dave Smore leaned on his jaw and pondered.

At this time, Matonis said with a smile: "Thessari also formed an alliance with Thebes. This is a good thing. It allows us not to worry too much about the Thebes retaliation for Sparta before attacking Greece. And facing the crisis again, and we can also consider forming an alliance with the Cesarians at an appropriate time."

Matonis showed a good impression of the Cesarians, but this was not expected by some ministers, because after working for so many years, they all knew that Matonis came from Cesarie, Olivers came from Cesarie, and Hilos came from Cesarie. ...Now some of the generals of the original mercenaries in the Dionysian army came from Thessaly, and even their King Davers was once a Cesari, so everyone wisely did not dispute Matonis’s remarks. .

But what they did not know was that Davis had no feelings for Cesari at all. Instead, Prentals' words caused him to be vigilant.

Thessaly is located in Northern Greece. It is a barbaric place in the eyes of traditional powers such as Athens, Corinth, and Sparta. The Thessaly region has also been in constant conflict. It has never had any influence on the political situation in Greece.After two decades of development, the Dionysian intelligence service has been growing in capital and manpower, but there are more and more areas that need to be investigated and monitored, so no energy is invested in such a remote area. Occasionally, the Dionysian merchant ships that went to Philae to get some information.

Even in the past few years, even Philae’s arrogant Ia Song conquered several neighboring city-states, but did not attract the attention of the intelligence department. After all, there are so many tyrants in the Mediterranean city-states. It is not uncommon to do something, but it is usually a flash in the pan.It wasn't until the news that "Filai quickly integrated Thessaly and Jason became Tagus" to Turiri, which caused Aristilas' attention.

Although in the following years, Jason stopped any war, it seemed sufficient to be only Tagus, who was Cesari.But this has caused Daveus to be more vigilant, because Jason spent the past few years mainly integrating the cities of Thessaly, promoting trade within the region, stepping up training of civilian soldiers, and even forming a navy... … These practices of Jason were similar to those of Dionysius, the former Syracuse lord, and because of Cesari’s geographical environment, his infantry and cavalry were stronger.

Could this Cesarian arrogant finally endure loneliness and want to intervene in the affairs of southern Greece?!...Daveus was vigilant and said immediately: "The Cesar Philae ambition is very ambitious. This time, if he really quietly allied with Thebes, I am afraid that he would like to use this war to come Seizing the hegemony of Greece, we must not sit idly by! Ancitanus, you sent a messenger to ask the Thebes if they are also allied with Thessaly to understand the situation. It is best to be able to ascertain Debbie The true attitude of the Sri Lankans towards Cesari will determine the measures we will take in the future when Cezari conflicts."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ansitanos responded.

"This... how could it be?" Matonis stunned.

Printols, who knew a little bit of the situation, leaned close to him and whispered to him.

Daveus did not care too much and continued: "The defeat of the Spartan army, Persia will never give up, and now the Cesarians may be involved. Since we have decided to interfere in Greek affairs, we must take advantage of Sri Lanka. During the time when the Bata have suffered failure and other forces have not fully involved, implement our plan as soon as possible!

Alexis and Prentals, you two will make a judgment now. How much troops do we need to seize Mesenia and then attack Sparta?"

Alexis and Prentals glanced at each other, and they also called the General Officer of the Military Training, Hironimus, the Chief of the Quartermaster Artones, the Commander of the Army, Matonis, Olivers and other generals in the corner of the hall. Form a circle.

After some quiet discussions, Alexis walked up to Daphes and solemnly said: "Your Majesty, according to the situation of Sparta and the geographical conditions of the Peloponnese region that the Military Department now knows, After discussion, we thought that it was enough to send 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers to complete the expedition. Too many troops would not be easy to deploy on the Peloponnese peninsula, which was full of mountains."

"2-3 thousand people..." Daveus turned back and asked: "How long can the existing domestic grain storage support them to fight?"

The Minister of Agriculture Burcos extended his hands and made some careful calculations before he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the country has continued to harvest in recent years. Although there are some battles in the Iberian and Po Plains, they are basically local operations. There is not much food consumed. According to this year’s survey statistics, the grain storage in each region is basically full. It should... be able to guarantee a 30,000-strong army to fight in Greece for more than one year."

"More than a year...um...what about weapons?"

Quartermaster Alpence immediately stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, the military armory of each area has arrows, javelins, javelins, tents, blankets, pack cars, etc., and there are sufficient supplies for the munitions, which is more than enough to supply 30,000 soldiers."

After listening to this, Davies smiled somewhat satisfied. He thought about it and glanced at Hermon, the minister of auxiliary affairs, and said: "Considering that this is the first time that we have sent troops to Greece to fight for the purpose of To reduce the resentment of the people of the neutral city-states, it is best to send soldiers of Greek descent as far as possible...

The last time I went to Gaul, I went to the six legions of the first, second, third, ninth, tenth, and eleventh, so this time... Well, considering that I want to fight the Spartans, in order to To be more secure, let the first, fourth, and sixth legions go out."

"Understood, Your Majesty." Alexis asked again: "What about cavalry?"

"The cavalry and auxiliary forces do not have to consider the issue of Greek descent. The army of the Greek city-state also often hires aliens to fight, such as Thrace, so you can decide on your own."

"Yes."

Daveus looked again at the Minister of Household Registration, Rafaias, and asked: "Whether the Dionysian citizens of Mesenian descent are still concentrated in Tindaris (the city-state has responded to citizens a few years ago The strong request, merged into the Kingdom of Dionia)?"

Rafaias, who has been quietly in charge of the citizenship of the Kingdom for decades, has been firmly imprinted in his mind on the population distribution map and migration changes in the Kingdom, and he can immediately answer without recalling: "Your Majesty, this is... …Almost half of the population remained in Tindaris, and the other half went to Himera (after the Western Mediterranean War, in order to strengthen the domination of the north coast of Sicily, the Kingdom of Oria was rebuilt in the middle of the north coast. Himila City, where the terrain is relatively flat, and there are large rivers passing through, suitable for grazing and planting, so it attracts many other urban residents on the north coast."