Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Calistratus, calm down!" Cabrias shouted with a serious expression: "Look at the Dionian ships there. They are far more numerous than us, and they are also very powerful. The previous attempt by my fleet to attack the Gulf of Lagnia failed. If I rashly led the fleet to break through the blockade, I would only be surrounded by them, and the few warships would be lost. At this time we will completely lose control of the Aegean Sea!

Even if they really want to land, we have already prepared for it. Marathon Beach, the only place where the Dionians can land, has a temporary defensive camp built with thousands of soldiers stationed. Once an abnormal situation is discovered, the city can still be Sending thousands of soldiers can completely guarantee the safety of the entire Attica."

"Athens has a tight defense. Of course, I don’t need to worry about it. I am worried that Dionian will attack other allied states. If they are attacked by Dionian, they are fighting the allied Greek forces in Peloponnese. It will definitely be affected!" Callistratus said anxiously.

Cabrias said calmly: "Don't panic. First of all, we have to determine whether the Dionians are really going to land. Although the Dionian fleet has blocked the Saron Bay, they cannot blockade anymore. There are few coastal towns on the north coast of Attica, but we have many fishing villages on the north coast..."

"I immediately sent a messenger to inform the fishermen on the north coast, let them row a fishing boat, carefully explore the Aegean Sea for anything unusual!" Kallistatus suddenly realized that he turned and hurried away.

Cabrias turned his gaze to the sea again, sighed slightly, and felt a little shame in his heart: He has led the navy to defeat the Spartan fleet several times, and he is indeed a little timid to face the powerful Dionian Navy... …

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Soon after the First Fleet blocked Salong Bay, the Third Fleet also bypassed Euboea Island on the northeast side of Attica and approached Pergatha Bay.

The mountains on the northern border of Thessaly extend to the sea in the southeast, and then try to move closer to the mountains on the southern border, forming a natural breakwater and an approximately circular bay with an entrance of only about ten miles.

Probably because the mountains forming the breakwater are too high, the Sesari did not build water gates and lighthouses at the entrance. On the contrary, it was beneficial for the Third Fleet to blockade here, which caused the merchant ships in the bay to hide in panic. Philae port, and Philae fleet shrunk in the port and dare not show up.

About 20 minutes later, the Dionian troop carrier arrived, and the third fleet immediately sailed into the bay and reached the only port town in the bay, Philae, which made the Philae people more nervous.

At this time, it was Jason’s right-hand man Asidamas who was sitting in Philae. After he heard the news of the "Dionia Fleet Attack", he did not get too panicked and immediately ordered the defenders in the city to rush. Defend against the breakwater at the port.

Philae’s territory is ranked last among the city-states of Thessaly. Its urban area is even smaller. The reason why it is rich is that it has the only commercial port in the whole of Thessaly. The area is almost surrounded by mountains and foreign land trade is extremely inconvenient. Philae completely occupies the convenience of maritime trade, and the Philae people are naturally concerned about the safety of the port.

After Jason became a tyrant, he made great efforts to defend the port. Not only did he strengthen the breakwater, increase the wall on the ground, reduce the water gate, he also added a military port in the port and formed a fleet... The Onia fleet came suddenly, and Asidamas did not worry that they would threaten the safety of Philae Port.

But it didn't take long before he got the scout's return: "A Dionian fleet appeared on the coast of Almiros, and many Dionian soldiers landed there!"

The coast of Almiros is the only low-lying land on the eastern coast of Sesali. Why did the Sesali prefer to build Philae in such a small location in the north instead of building a seaport town in the larger Almilos?

Because several rivers in Thessaly flow into the bay from here, the mud washed down by the rivers has accumulated here for many years, forming a large swamp and tidal flat. If you want to completely fill it and drain it, it will eventually become suitable The land on which humans live and cultivate requires uninterrupted efforts and advanced filling and drainage technology. The Sesari were regarded as barbarians by the Greeks dozens of years ago, and there is sufficient fertile land in their territory. Therefore, they did not have an urgent need to build a city here, and the original state of the Almiros coast has been preserved to this day.

Asidamas felt a little panicked after receiving the news. Although he knew that the Almiros coast was muddy and difficult to navigate, he was disturbed by what he had learned about the Kingdom of Dionia these days.While sending people to inform Polydurus, he led the guards out of the city on horseback.

Standing on the mountain ridge to the south of Philae, Asidamas can clearly see the vast Almiros depression: there are many ships docked on the coast, and there are even some Dionian warships. There are constantly Dionian soldiers (mainly fleet infantry) coming down from the ships and standing on the pitch-black mudflat. If you don't look closely, you can't tell.However, there is a conspicuous yellow mark on the tidal flat that is constantly extending and expanding...

Asidamas looked carefully for a while, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated: The Dionians were building roads on the tidal flat!

Just when he was very upset, Jason’s brother Polydurus arrived, accompanied by another brother, Polyfuron.

After carefully observing the situation in the Almiros Depression, Polydorus, who was granted temporary military power to Sesali by Jason, relieved Asidamas: "Don’t worry, the army we left behind has entered Al In the defensive camps on the mountains around Miros, all the battle preparations were made. Moreover, at the speed of road repairs like the Dionians, when they walked out of the tidal flats, the citizen soldiers urgently mobilized by the city-states of Thessaly had arrived It is impossible for the Dionian army to break through our heavily guarded camp and enter the hinterland of Thessaly!"

Having said this, he looked up at the sky, and then said confidently: "If it is dusk and they don’t retreat, they will be bitten by countless mosquitoes at night. When we attack again tomorrow, maybe they will raise their hands and surrender. !"

Compared with Jason, Polydorus was more stable, so his words removed Asidamas's anxiety. He immediately bid farewell to the two, rushed back to Philae, calmed the panicked people, and stabilized the order in the city.

"Polytorus, why don't you let me lead the light shields to attack the Dionians, and give them a taste first!" Polyfuron called out loudly.

Polydurus waved his hand and refused: "No need! The attack will only scare them away. We don't move anything. It gives the Dionians the illusion that'Thessaly is indeed empty in the rear', making them tired for a long time. After that, we will consider the issue of raids."

Polifuron was rejected with a little irritation in his heart. Looking at the back of his second brother, he couldn't help but sipped, and whispered: "Coward!"

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What the Polydaurus brothers did not know was that the 13th Army and Fleet Infantry of Dionia, which landed on the coast of Mildoros, were just a feint to contain Thessaly’s remaining army. The real landing place was not here.

Half an hour later, the people of Peleus saw a huge fleet of Dionia ships approaching the coast near the city in horror.

The northeast border of Thessaly is separated by a series of mountains connected by mountains such as Olympus, Osa, and Pelion. There is a place in these unattainable mountains. Pass easily and smoothly enter the territory of Northern Macedonia. This is the valley pass formed by the Pinios River passing through the mountains. The mud wrapped by the river for many years piles up at the mouth of the sea north of the mountains, forming a small In the depression, the Thessari built a small city called Peleus here.

Because Peleus is outside the traditional territory of Thessaly and is close to the territory of Macedonia, in fact, many people of Thessaly do not regard him as a member of the city-state of Thessaly, and it is for safety. It also often leans to Macedonia, so the city-states of Thessaly to the south of it often distance themselves from it and do not want to communicate with it. However, its own products are not abundant, and port trade has not developed.

Until Jason became Tagus and formally incorporated it into the Thessaly Alliance, and in order to promote the prosperity of the Thessaly trade, Asidamas also dismantled the checkpoints south of the valley pass, not only Peleus’s. Sea trade has improved and land trade has also developed. Therefore, the Peleus people are grateful to Jason and always actively respond to his call. Although Peleus is not a big city, Jason mobilized to form When Sali went to the south, Peleus provided nearly 3,000 soldiers, almost all the young and middle-aged citizens of its entire city-state. Now they saw the Dionian soldiers rushing to the coast like a tide, and they were terrified and regretted. .

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Brothers, hurry up!..." The 50-year-old 2nd Corps commander, Matonis, was the first to land ashore, standing on a rock and shouting thunderously, urging his men constantly. Of soldiers.

The soldiers of the Second Legion were motivated by the veteran officer. After jumping off the ship, they did not care to rest. Under the leadership of their respective squad leaders, holding a shield spear, stepping on the soft soil with one deep foot and one shallow foot, swarming quickly. Rushed south.