Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Ahem!" When Adoris said this, Cloto Catacs was drinking soup, and he choked several mouthfuls. He replied in embarrassment: "Big brother, you are too small for me, I am The commander of the army, if he favors his relatives, how can he command other soldiers to fight to the death! Don't worry, I won't do that!"

Adoris looked at him and asked again: "Really?!"

"Really!" Cloto Katakstein responded.

"Okay!" Adoris took up the soup bowl in his hand and said with pride: "Take soup as wine, and wish our brothers join forces to make brilliant achievements in Greece!"

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Since the new commander of the Dionian army has not arrived, Ipamirunda stayed in Mesenyi for several days. Not only did he not complain, but on the contrary he was very happy because Thebes belonged to Dionian. Allied states, so Ipamirunda was not blinded and restricted from going out like Agsilius, except for some sensitive areas, he could wander freely in Messenia.In order to avoid misunderstandings, after obtaining the consent of Leotichides, the staff officer Mukru also assigned him a Dionian team officer as a guide.

During this time, Ipamilunda not only carefully understood the entire operation of the new Messenian government from the village to the town, but also comprehensively observed the daily life of the Dionian army, starting from the various groups every morning. Organized morning exercises, rushed to the construction site during the day to build cities and houses, and at dusk, under the supervision of the team officers, they returned to their military tents to rest...

He not only ran to the pass of Mount Tagettos to watch the Dionian soldiers build outposts to strengthen the defense against the Spartans; he also ran to the coast and watched the ships of the First Fleet in Messenia. Patrol and train in the bay; he even watched the heavy camp use a number of camel teams to transport food and supplies from the simple port to the camp, cook and distribute food for the soldiers in the camp, and treat wounded soldiers in medical camps...Except for the engineering camps He was forbidden to enter because it involved the production of some military equipment, and he walked almost the entire camp.

Until this day, he received a notice from the team leader's guide: The new Commander Dionia wanted to see him.

In fact, he already knew about the arrival of the new commander, because on that day he rushed to the seaside and witnessed the whole process of another army of Dionia landing on the coast with countless ships and quickly gathering.

Entering the military tent, Ipamirunda smiled and nodded to the five or six generals in full uniforms. Finally, he set his sights on the young man sitting in the middle, and then solemnly bowed and saluted: "Debi The envoy Ipamirunda paid a visit to Commander Dionia!"

"Please sit down, General Ipamirunda!" Cloto Kataks asked the soldiers to bring the wooden chairs that had been prepared, and said very politely: "You are the military commander of the Piosha Alliance, and still The hero who led the Allied Forces of Piotsia to defeat the Spartans in the Battle of Leuktra. Your visit makes us very honored!"

Ipamirunda thanked the guards, and after sitting down, said humblely: "The victory of Leuktra is indeed a great encouragement to Thebes and the people of Piotsia, but it is like the people who often go hungry. It’s the same as if a person eats a full meal, he will feel very satisfied, but for people who eat a lot of meals, it’s nothing. Dionia is a person who eats a lot. I’m right. Right?!"

Ipamirunda's words made Kitisus, Olivers and others comfortable.

"The general is too humble!" Cloto Catacs said immediately: "When my father talked to me about the situation in Greece a few years ago, he mentioned you, and he said that you and Peropidas are Thebys. The most important pillar of the rise of Sri Lanka, facts have proved that his judgment is correct!"

Hearing this, Ipamirunda's heart moved. Of course he knew who the father was talking about. He couldn't help but ask: "I would like to ask when His Majesty King Davers first mentioned me? "

Croto Kataks thought for a while, and said, "Well...it seems to have been mentioned in a letter to me after the war with Carthage was over...I was working in Rome at the time. It is a town in the northern part of the kingdom."

After the war between Dionia and Carthage... Ipamirunda carefully recalled: It was the most difficult period of Thebes at that time. Facing the attack of Sparta, even the Thebes government was struggling. Some of the MPs did not have too much hope for the future, but King Dionia, who was far to the west, firmly believed that Thebes would rise, and knew that he was unknown at the time. It can be seen that Dionia had long been There is a lot of attention to Thebes...

Seeing that Ipamirunda was silent, Olivers interjected: "His Majesty Daves is a descendant of the god Hades. He has been blessed by the gods, so he can always make accurate judgments. The sub-hostile forces will eventually be punished for failure!"

"That's right!" Katisus and Taginos immediately agreed.

Worried that the implicit threat in Oliver's words made Ipamirunda unhappy, Croto Catacs hurriedly took the conversation and said: "If I had known that General, you had come to Messenia, it would have been early. Come here, it won't make you wait here for these days."

"It doesn’t matter. Staying here for a few more days, on the contrary, it gave me a deeper understanding of the Dionian army. It also gave me a deep sense of why the Dionian army is strong. If you say that your army is an adult , The armies of the Greek city-states, including ours Thebes, are still children!" Epamilunda said with a serious face.

Cloto Kataks was taken aback, then smiled: "General Ipamironda, you are too humble!"

He did not continue to talk deeply about this issue, but instead asked: "Is there anything important for the general to come this time?"

"This time, on behalf of the people of Thebes and Piotsia, I would like to express my gratitude to the allied state Dionia!" Ipamirunda looked solemn and said earnestly: "Thebes and Dionia just got together. As an ally, we did not have much exchanges in the past. This time the enemy of Thebes is again the strongest city-state in Greece. What we originally only expected was that Dionian would be able to provide food and supplies during the most difficult time of the war. Came to help us, but to our surprise... you truly fulfilled the covenant, took the initiative to fight against Sparta, and quickly launched an attack against Sparta, as expected, as the rumors said, "Dioni Asia is a country that keeps its promises', and Thebes is very fortunate to be able to form an alliance with Dionia!"

Hearing these words, Cloto Catacs was very proud. He tried his best not to show this emotion, but said modestly: "Keeping promises is the principle of the founding of Dionia, sending troops when allies are in danger. Aid is what we should do! It’s just your own efforts that Thebes can get out of the predicament. It is precisely because the general led an army to defeat Sparta in Leuktra that our attack on Sparta became easy."

Cloto Kataks also spoke candidly, but Ipamirunda smiled gratefully and helplessly: "The victory of Leuktra is indeed very important to Thebes, but it only temporarily allowed Thebe Freed from the predicament, thebes got into even greater trouble."

Cloto Kataks glanced at Printoles, then showed a puzzled look.

Ipamirunda seriously explained: "Athens and our Thebes have been enemies for decades. Because of Sparta, they have formed an alliance with Thebes over the years. It should be said that it has given Thebes a lot of Great help. But as the strength of our Thebes gradually recovered, Athens’ attitude towards us changed. When signing the Kalias contract, I clearly felt that Athens and Sparta had reached an agreement. Together we squeezed us out of Thebes. After the Battle of Leuctra, Athens even sent troops to the western border to garrison, which obviously showed hostility to us.

Our other ally, Jason of Thessaly, also helped us a lot in the previous war against Sparta, but after the Battle of Leuktra, he suddenly sent troops to occupy the hot spring pass. Furthermore, large-scale military mobilizations were carried out in Thessaly territory, and they threatened to send troops to the south. They also refused to receive the envoys sent by us. The city-states in western Central Greece, including ours, Thebes, were very nervous. The Lord's Piosha, the Delphi's Phokis, and Locris are already discussing to unite to resist the invasion of the people who came up—"

"Are the Thessari's military strength very strong?" Olivers couldn't help but ask. He was a Cesari like Daves, but he had been away from Thessari for decades, and he was not aware of the recent situation in his hometown. I don't understand, his impression of Thessaly is still in the situation where the city-states fought against each other several decades ago, which resulted in weak strength and frequent bullying by the indigenous people in the surrounding mountains.

"Since Philae’s tyrant Jason became the Tagus of Thessaly, the city-states of Thessaly have been under his control. He can form an army of at least 30,000 people, and the soldiers’ combat effectiveness is still Not weak, this is a huge threat to China and Greece!" Ipamironda reminded with a heavy tone.

"Thessaly actually has Targus!..." Olivers was a little surprised, and the phrase "an army of more than 30,000" also attracted the attention of the other legion chiefs.

Cloto Kataks had been repeatedly instructed by Daves before leaving. The Chief of Staff Plintors was able to obtain more information from the Military Department, so the two of them looked calm.

"After the Battle of Leuctra, we Thebes suddenly faced threats from the North (Thessaly), East (Athens), and South (Sparta). The situation is quite dangerous! It is precisely because of you Dio. Nia generously sent troops and reinforcements to restore Messenia, restraining the attention of the Spartans and Persians, and temporarily relieved Thebes from the greatest danger. We are grateful for this! Of course, I also ask you to forgive me. , Thebes must concentrate on dealing with threats from the north, so he dared not send an army to join you and deal with the Spartans together! I am very sorry for that!” At this point, Ipamirunda bowed his head. Waist, respectfully apologize to Cloto Kataks.