v6 Chapter 122： Iphikrats

On the hillside of the southwest corner of Athens, once called Prix, a century ago, the people of Athens built a magnificent conference hall to celebrate the overthrow of the singer Pisitto, which can accommodate 500 people at the same time. It is opposite to the Acropolis, not far from the east, next to the once-famous Battle of the Gods Mountain Council, which is a sign that the people of Athens are turning to be the masters. After experiencing the victory of the Persians in the city and the victory of the Hippo War in Athens, people rebuilt it again. This is the famous 500-person council!

The Athens City Hall is so close to this magnificent building that it is so inconspicuous, but the “Ten Generals” elected each year are here.

Today, the General Council of the General of Athens held a meeting and invited Isocrates to participate in the discussion of the war in Corinth and the war in Great Greece.

The chief general, Syracuse, first spoke: "The generals, today the Corinthian messengers came to Athens and asked us for reinforcements. Now the situation in Corinth is not very good, the Spartans are fierce, and they are somewhat unstoppable, which makes The aristocratic arrogance of the pro-Spartan faction in the city rose sharply. They proposed to negotiate with Sparta at the council, and they received support from some people. The morale of the Corinthians is weakening..."

"We must support Collins! Otherwise, once Collins falls to Sparta, the Spartans can break through the barriers of the isthmus and push us to the city of Athens. Our long walls have not been repaired, and the Spartans can't be dirty. The foot is trampled on the port of Piraeus, where we have just resumed trade, and the Attica territory, which has not yet revived! And if we are defeated, Sparta’s injury to Athens must be greater than the previous one. Athens is no longer Can't afford this kind of torture!" said Andor Quiddes, the speaker's birth, said with anger.

His words reminded the rest of the audience of the ten-year-old "Thirty-Year Lord" rule of ten years ago, and they all expressed their attitude: "I immediately assist Corinth! Send more soldiers to support Collins, block Sparta's offense!..."

"It is not enough to block the Spartans. From the beginning of the war to the present, our coalition forces have not defeated the Spartans in the wild once. In the long run, the morale of the coalition forces will only become lower and lower. Those who hate Sparta The city-states that are still waiting to see will also lose the courage to resist. Therefore we must defeat the Spartans in order to finally win the war!" a younger general said loudly.

"It’s so easy to beat the Spartans on land, Iphi Klats!" The loser of the Battle of the Sheep River, the winner of the Knydoan naval battle, returned to Athens to bring back a whole huge fleet. General Cunnon sighed: "If you can beat the Spartans on land, plus our invincible navy, the Spartans can be crazy today!"

"So I asked the council to authorize me to lead the troops I trained to support Collins. I will do my best to defeat the Spartans!" Iphie Craters said firmly.

Syracuse looks at the mountain man from the Attica Kairatea area (people born in the city of Athens like to call the people in the Attica area "mountain people or country people"), he knows During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartans had long-term sorrows against the Attica region. Iphi Klatters was extremely hated by the Spartans and has been studying how to defeat the Spartan Heavy Infantry: "What are you training? Are you referring to the nearly 1,000-strong force consisting of the Salad Thrace Light Shield and the Cretan Archers? Can these Slightly Lights be able to defeat the Spartans?!"

"We must admit that our civics can't compete with them compared to the Spartans who received cruel training from a young age. But the heavy infantry is also flawed, they are slow and inconvenient to turn. So let the light infantry with quick movements at a distance Throwing javelin and arrows on them, heavy infantry can't catch up with light infantry, can only be passively beaten." Iphie Craters said confidently: "I believe you have heard of Dionysian governor Daves, being The Great Greeks called it an 'unbeaten', and he was a man who was good at using light infantry. I learned that he also made the light infantry a separate team, especially in the second war with Crotone. At that time, he took full advantage of the light infantry and defeated Crotone's heavy infantry flank, which eventually led to the defeat of the Crotones, so I am confident that this light infantry team will be used to defeat the Spartans!"

After seeing the singer, Syracuse.

Kornon nodded and said loudly: "I hope that Iphi Klats can defeat the Spartans!"

"I agree to send Ifi Klats to the army to go to Corinth." Andokides also agreed.

"I have no objections." Other generals also agreed. After all, when the world is afraid of fighting Sparta on land, one person suddenly stood up and said with confidence, ‘he can beat Sparta! ‘With this confidence, it’s enough to cheer everyone up.

"I agree." Syracuse also voted in favor, and then he reminded: "However, Iphitrates, when you lead your training light infantry troops to Corinth, also bring us The civic soldiers let them invest in the frontal defense of Sparta and avoid letting the Corinthians misunderstand, saying that we are sneaking and not doing our best."

"I understand, Syracuse, or you want to be thoughtful." Iphie Craters expressed sincere gratitude and asked: "Then I need a deputy future to lead our civic soldiers."

Syracuse thought about it and looked back at Coonon and said, "How about Pattyusus?"

Timothy is the eldest son of Canon, although only in his twenties, he has been a very experienced general, especially in naval warfare, because he has been drifting in Persia for many years, helping his father deal with military affairs and participating in combat. Coonon knows that the proposal of Syracuse is very helpful in enhancing his son's influence in Athens. After all, he has been in Persia before, and the citizens of Athens are unfamiliar with him. But at the same time fighting Sparta, there is also a great danger to life.

But Colonel did not hesitate to answer: "No problem."

Most others agree.

"In this case, I made a proposal to the council this afternoon. I should be able to pass it and send reinforcements to Collins." Selassibros made a decision, and his expression was still not easy. He looked around at everyone and said: "Just Ifikrates talked about Dionia. Everyone should know about the wars that took place in Greater Greece. The friendly Dionia is now in a bad situation. Not only will the battle fail, the enemy be surrounded, the sea is blocked, and There seems to be a rebellion in the country... Isocrate, have you been to Dionia, know more than us, do you think that in the current situation of Dionia, can it resist the Syracuse attack? ?"

To be honest, Isocrates’s heart was a bit embarrassing at the time. Before that, he also vowed to say to Syracuse, ‘Diagna is more dangerous to the Greek world than Syracuse. ‘Unexpectedly, in a twinkling of an eye, Diaonia is about to perish. As a scholar and a speaker, Isocrate is not a scholar who knows only the power of the brain, the mouth, the hands and the hands, and does not understand the military. In fact, every Athens citizen has participated in his life. Fight at least once or twice.

Therefore, he cleared his throat and said with a hoarse voice: "The defeat of the South Italian coalition forces, many large Greek city-states have been conquered by the Syracuse people, and Dionia is also surrounded by enemies, and the domestic political situation is unstable. But please note that the army of Dionia has not suffered a complete defeat. Their commander Daves still did not return in Lucania. How can we assume that Diaonia will fail completely? The Daves, who is said to have been blessed by Hades and repeatedly created a military miracle, once again created a miracle and reversed the situation!..."

"If there is a miracle, we are of course very happy, because it is good for Athens. We also hope that Dionia can make a miracle happen, at least to be able to drag the Syracuse and let the war in Great Greece continue. "The **** of Syracuse said with a serious expression: "But we must also prepare for the conquest of Dionya by Syracuse. Once the Great Greek War is over, Diorinius is likely to promise Sparta." The request to send Syracuse's navy and army assistance to Sparta!"

"I heard that Syracuse is more than 400 ships of three-layer paddles. Even if one-third is sent, it will change the naval situation in which Sparta is now completely inferior!" Although Konon holds a heavy hand and defeats Through the Spartan Navy, the heavy veteran still has not relaxed his vigilance and Syracuse has a huge army of 80,000 people, which is the number of soldiers when we attacked Sicily in Athens that year. Times! Athena is on, is Syracuse still a Greek city-state? ! "Andokides" exclaimed.

Other generals also expressed their uneasiness.

Selasbros once again set his sights on Iphikrats and said with expectation: "So in today's grim situation, I hope you can defeat the arrogant Spartans and cheer up the anti-Spartan alliance. Morale!"

Iphi Craterston is very responsible, but he still confidently said: "Athena will bless me, you will wait for my victory!"

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In these two days, the Syracuse fleet frequently landed on the coast of the Castellon territory, attacking the Castrons and destroying villages and farmland outside the city.

The people who lost their homes and loved ones gathered in front of the council every day, and the angry request: the council immediately took action to stop the intrusion of the Syracuse people!