Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

After listening to these three Taigeya councillors, their expressions changed drastically and they immediately ran towards the north.

The protagonists who came to ask for an explanation left suddenly, and the other members of the Arcadian Union looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Printoles immediately said in a deep voice: "The Spartan coalition has been defeated. Taking advantage of this favorable opportunity, our army is about to invade the territory of Sparta, and completely solve the problem that has caused Greece to continue to war for decades. The scourge of the Greeks will bring peace to the Greek people! So we can’t delay here any longer. After the war is over, we will come to celebrate the victory with you!” After speaking, he gave a military salute and then turned around.

Hearing what Plintors said, the MPs present all felt like a dream: their ally for decades and Sparta, which has ruled Greece for a hundred years, are going to end?!

At this time, Plintors turned around again, his gaze fell on Lycomides, and said: "By the way, I forgot to tell you that the Taigya tore up the covenant and attacked our army. It is no longer Dioni. The alliance of the sub-sacred kingdom, but our enemy, the captured Taigeya city is naturally the spoils of the Dionian army!

To show that we, Dionia, sent troops to the Peloponnese this time to fulfill the covenant and assist Thebes in defeating Sparta, not to be greedy for the land of Greece, but also to thank the Mandinians In this battle, we gave a lot of help to our army. Our commander presented the trophy to the Mandinians, and they accepted it with pleasure."

After Plintors finished speaking, he left in the dust, leaving only the confused Arcadia Senators: "What does this mean?"

"Don't you understand it! The Mandinians are going to occupy the land of Taga!"

"what?!!"

A group of people quickly surrounded Lu Komedes, who was also in the same unknown situation, and kept questioning...

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After the rendezvous of Klotokatax and Taginos, he led nearly 18,000 soldiers into the territory of Sparta.After passing a section of undulating mountain roads, I came to the Urotas River Valley and walked along the narrow and winding valley. At dusk, I finally reached the defensive camp built by Sparta.

The small camp simply couldn't accommodate so many soldiers. The legions and brigades had to find places to camp separately. Fortunately, no accident happened this night.

The soldiers who did not sleep well the next day set off early to move on, and finally walked out of the river valley into the open hilly area when the day was bright.

After this arduous trek, Cloto Kataks became more aware of how much help the 1st Fleet had conquered Sparta in advance.

Towards noon, the army finally approached the first town in Sparta-Celasia.

Knowing that the senior officers of the First Fleet led by Sekerian were greeted in front of the village, Cloto Kataks also led Priintoles and other senior officers on horseback.

Before Cloto Kataks dismounted, the famous hero of the kingdom who was dressed in fleece, dark-skinned, and not angry, took the initiative to greet him, and solemnly delivered a military salute: "Master Commander, First Fleet Commander. Sekerian reports to you!"

Cloto Kataks immediately turned over and dismounted, and also solemnly returned a military salute, and then loudly praised: "General Sekerian, congratulations on your occupation of the Spartan territory and your creation of great glory! Only relying on the fleet The infantry successfully landed on the heavily fortified Spartan coast and defeated the defenders. This is very remarkable! It also provided great help to the entire expeditionary army and facilitated the implementation of our next plan!"

Cloto Kataks did not hesitate to praise, making Sekelian and the generals behind him happy to hear, Sekelian laughed, and said seriously: "Commander, tell you the truth. , When you took office in Messenia, the reason why I didn’t go to see you was actually because the last time the First Fleet failed to land on the coast of Sparta, and nearly a thousand soldiers were killed and injured. It was my command error, so it is I have no face to see you. This time I finally got what I wanted. The honor is not honored, but the big stone that has been pressing in my heart finally fell, and I dare to come to you to plead."

Why did Sekerian, who had always regarded himself very high, put down his figure this time and took the initiative to show his favor to the young commander?Mainly because he has been in a high position over the years and has some political wisdom. He has gradually realized the reason why the battle-tested King Davos let the young Croto Kataks command in such an important war. For the rest of his life and the future of his children, he had to remain humble to make up for his previous mistakes.

As soon as he finished speaking, Croto Kataks hummed loudly behind him: "Since the 1st Fleet is so powerful, it can do it at sea and on land, and there will be wars in the future, just send the 1st Fleet alone. It's solved!"

Sekelian took a closer look. The speaker was Oliver. This was a very experienced military veteran. Although Sekelian was uncomfortable, there was no need to offend him. At the same time, he gave Croto Katak back to him. Spartan left a bad impression, so he said with a smile: "Our 1st Fleet was able to capture Sparta, in fact, because Commander you led the army to attract the main force of Sparta in Arcadia. And, I also heard that you fought a fierce battle with the Spartans in Tagya, which completely defeated the Spartans. This was also a brilliant victory! Without this victory, there would be no our army. , Then even if the 1st Fleet captures Sparta, it will eventually be recaptured by the main force of Sparta!"

Sekelian's words made sense and made the legionnaires feel comfortable, and the unpleasant color on their faces quickly disappeared.

This also made Croto Kataks’ impression of Sekelian greatly changed. He took the conversation and said seriously: “It is through the cooperation and joint efforts of the army and the navy that we have won the battle against Sri Lanka. The victory of Bada! Next, we need the close cooperation of the navy and army to successfully defeat the Greek city-state troops that are hostile to Dionia! But now we must first deal with the matters after the defeat of Sparta as soon as possible before we can free our hands. Responding to the challenges of other Greek city-states. Sir Cykerian, how is the situation in Sparta now?"

Sekerian glanced behind Croto Kataks, feeling a little strange: He was a little familiar with the newly appointed First Corps Commander, Ketisus, this is a very active guy, but why he is now It seemed a little quiet, and seemed a little restless.

However, he has no time to think about it now, and first responds to the young commander’s question: "We have imprisoned all the people in Sparta, and now the entire Spartan city, including the surrounding villages and towns, has been subordinated to my fleet. Infantry and Seventh Legionnaires occupied.

You might not have imagined that when our landing army approached the city of Sparta, the main defensive force of the Spartans had been lost. They actually organized the old people, women, and children in the city to fight against us—"

"You didn't kill too many people, did you?" Croto Kataks blurted out.

Sekrian glanced at him and said, "No, because we know that the living Spartans are more useful than death. At that time, I launched an offensive with the Seventh Army soldiers as the vanguard, and soon defeated the Spartans. , But in the process of arresting them, they encountered strong resistance from some people and injured many of our soldiers.

Now, many Black Laos fled to the mountains, and the Piriasi people hid in their own villages and towns, all watching.I do not have many troops, and it is not easy to control the villages and towns of Sparta, so now I am eagerly looking forward to your arrival!"

Sekerian’s frankness makes it difficult for Cloto Kataks to say anything more in this regard. He just asked: "Have you noticed a broken soldier from the north these days?"

"There is no news in this regard for the time being."

Secrian's answer made Croto Kataks frown slightly.

"Master Commander, don’t worry. We have the Spartans as hostages. Those Spartans who fled back have only one way to surrender. I used this method to force the dozens of Spartans stationed in the defensive camp to the north. Up to the soldiers." Sekelian said with relief.

Cloto Catacs said in a deep voice, "General Secrian, before coming to Peloponnese, my father once told me that he did not intend to annex the land of Sparta, but to Change the government of Sparta and turn it into an ally friendly to the kingdom..."

Sekelian was taken aback. After all, he was not very good at government affairs. He couldn't help but reminded: "Those Spartan elders and inspectors have become our captives, but they have a very tough temper and are not easy to give in. , What should we do to make them obey?"

There was Daves’s suggestion before. During the time in the Peloponnese, Croto Kataks also conducted repeated thinking and deliberation based on the actual situation. He already had some plans in his mind. He was confident Said: "We can first..."

A group of people walked in the direction of Sparta and said that after more than an hour, they saw two tall bronze statues of warriors standing on both sides of the road ahead. They only wore Corinthian helmets, exposed their strong bodies, and held shield guns. And Saber, while posing for a charge, while doing a roar, seemed to shock any strangers who wanted to enter the center of Sparta.

"The city of Sparta is ahead." Saikerian said.

Everyone lifted their spirits.

Bypassing the bronze statue, there are sparse thatched earthen houses in front of them, which are no different from most houses seen in Messenia. Cloto Catacs knows that this should be the residence of the Black Laos one's house.