v8 Chapter 85： Ipaminda’s first array

Pelopidas immediately replied: "If even Ipaminda can't stop the enemy, then no one can beat the Spartans!"

The people around do not understand Pelopidas’s confidence in Ipadimidar. As far as they know, Ipaminda has participated in the battle many times before, but he is a soldier and a team officer. He has never had an experience in commanding troops to fight. But Peropidas’s confidence still infected them, and apart from that, they have no better way, so they can only press the fears in their hearts and lead the remaining civic soldiers together with Peropidas. The Acropolis is rushing.

On the way to the South Gate, Ipami Honda has already thought about the strategy of the enemy. He lived in the city of Thebes for decades. He is familiar with the surrounding terrain. He knows the Lord of Thebes. The city is located in the lowlands between the mountains, especially in the south city. The outer sides of the city are prominent mountains, forming a trumpet-like terrain.

Therefore, after arriving at the South Gate, he told his plan to others: they were lurking 800 people in the mountains on both sides of the South Gate. After the enemy’s reinforcements arrived, he would lead the remaining civic soldiers out of the city. Once the two sides fully reach the enemy, the ambush on both sides immediately attack the enemy's side...

Some people have raised objections and believe that out of town warfare is too risky, especially in the face of the Spartan army, it is better to rely on the city wall for defense.

Ipami Nanda immediately refuted this conservative idea. He calmly said: "The new government of Thebes has just been established, it is still not stable, and the Acropolis is still occupied by the enemy. If you let the Sparta garrison in the surrounding city-states In the city of foreign exchange gathered to call a strong army, besieged against Thebes, then the battle will become very long, and when the Spartan city's army arrives again, the battle will become more difficult... Going down, the psychology of the people may change, so we must use the enemy's time to reach Thebes to take the initiative to attack and defeat them one by one to win time for the revival of Thebes!..."

Everyone was convinced by him. They didn't think that the quietly ignorant person could actually say such touching words.

Of course, some people have raised the question: "What if the Spartans are not fooled and do not attack us?"

Ipami Nanda calmly replied: "Then we will return to the city, and this will not cause any loss to us. Even if they find us ambushing in the mountains, they dare not pursue, because the terrain here is us. Most familiar. However, I think that the arrogant Spartans will immediately attack us and hope to reoccupy Thebes as soon as possible."

"The **** Spartans, we will never let their conspiracy succeed!..." The people loudly expressed their anger and determination to the Spartans.

Ipami Honda also said with a deep voice: "Let's let us work together to make this battle a Spartan nightmare!"

As a result, everyone with high morale began to deploy according to Ipami's plan.

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The messenger who asked for help first rushed to Platiya, the nearest to Thebes. The Spartan garrison commander was shocked to learn that "the riots in Thebes and the pro-Spartan government were overthrown." Losing Thebes, Sparta’s control over the Piosha area would be very troublesome, so he led the two thousand garrison troops without hesitation and immediately marched to Thebes quickly and reached the end at dusk. Outside the city of Bis. Then, he was surprised to see that the Thebes were out of the city, and they also used a stab gun to beat the round shield and challenge the marching Spartan army.

How could the Spartan generals allow Sparta's defeat to be so rampant, not to mention that the number of Thebes was only a little more than his own army, so he ignored the soldiers' fatigue and immediately arranged the army into the same length as the other. Array, then blow the attacking army.

At the same time, Ipami Honda also issued an offensive command. And he was at the forefront of the battlefield, holding up the shield spear, taking the lead and launching an assault on the enemy.

The people of Thebes were as angry as the rainbow, and the Spartan army went through all the way, and the physical strength was slightly weak. When they first took over, they were in a disadvantage. When they slowed down, they began to rely on rich combat experience and stronger killing. Skills, little by little, when the battle was pulled back, the ambush of Thebes suddenly broke out from both wings and stormed the side of the Spartan army.

The Spartan army was unable to prevent it, and then the soldiers collapsed.

The whole battle lasted less than half an hour, and the Thebes won the final victory. While cheering, they also admired their attention to the planner of this battle, Ipaminda, which had been unknown until now. This ordinary middle-aged man won their trust in this battle alone.

Another news of the Spartan garrison from Tesppi, who was about to catch up with the city of Bissia, was shocked by the news that the "Platia army was fiasco", and his commander General Sverdillas had insufficient self-defense. Did not dare to take the initiative, but retreated to the west to a small town halfway between Tespyia and Thebes.

After learning that the enemy had retreated, Ipami Lunda immediately led the army back to the city, stationed at the city, and sent people to report the good news of victory to the two military instructors.

At this time, Pelopidas and Filidas were leading the civic soldiers to attack the Acropolis one day and failed to win. After all, although the Acropolis is small, but the wall is very strong, and it is located on the hill, there is only one passage, so that the superior forces of Thebes can not be carried out. Moreover, the Spartan army was surrounded by four sides, and there was no retreat. Therefore, the battle of the Spartan people led to the failure of the Thebes to attack the city many times. Both the generals and the soldiers felt a little discouraged.

At this time, the good news of the "South Gate Army's defeat of the Spartan reinforcements" came, so that everyone's spirit and the morale rose.

The generals also talked about Ipaminda with a smile, and Phillips even praised it: "Peropidas, you are right, Ipaminda is indeed an excellent one. Generals generals!"

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The next day, the news of the success of the Thebes coup was spread throughout China, and countless exiles of Thebes began to return to the motherland from all directions to defend the emerging Thebes government. The exiles from Athens were among them. The biggest force. For the citizens of Athens, this is very much they are very happy to see, although there is no opinion on the plain meeting, but there are many Athens volunteers who go to Thebes with the exiles, ready to be with the Thebes. Fighting side by side, including two newly elected generals this year, they joined the volunteer team in their personal capacity.

The exiled team marched westward with excitement, and several battles were fought with the Spartan allied forces that also rushed to Thebes and were stationed in some of the city-states of Piosia.

Thebes continued to receive assistance and its strength soared. The Spartan reinforcements of Tespyia could only retreat.

On this day, the Thebes’ attack on the Acropolis failed again, but the general of Sparta did not feel happy. He stood in the city’s head and looked down. He could clearly see the increasing number of hills. The enemy, the situation is very obvious, Thebes got outside assistance, which also shows that the Spartan reinforcements failed to attack the Thebes, or they did not come at all, which not only let him, but also the Aba of the Acropolis The soldiers felt a little desperate.

It was at this time that Peropidas sent a messenger to negotiate with the Spartan generals of the Acropolis and proposed the conditions for “the return of the Spartans to the Acropolis, and thebes will let them leave safely”. The two parties finally reached an agreement.

The return of the Acropolis enabled the new government led by Peropidas and Filidas to finally completely and completely liberate Thebes. In the midst of the cheers of the whole city, the leaders led by Peropidas are still dignified, because they know that the test of Thebes has just begun, and the Spartans will never give up.

On the third day, the news finally reached Sparta and shocked the Presbyterian Council. They no longer had the heart to add to Diaonia. Instead, they must quickly concentrate all their strength on the fire that was blown by Thebes. .

After some deliberation, the Elder Council decided to lead the army by Agassipolis, who was still less than two years old.

So Sparta began recruiting soldiers from the allies of Peloponnese.

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Just as Leo Zizes led the Dionysian army to defeat the Carthage army and intercepted a large number of heavyweights, while the outer city of Cerro Dimu on the north coast was attacked by the Iberian army.

Why was the city of Cerro Dim, which had been steadily defending for nearly ten days and let Haas Drupa’s troops fail many times, was suddenly broken?

It turned out that after several failed sieges, Hasdruba realized that the damage from the frontal attack was too great and it was difficult to break through, so he used the Iberian infantry.

The Iberian infantry under Hasbrodpur came from the southern part of the Iberian peninsula and was recruited by the indigenous tribes conquered by the Magrid family, a total of 4,000 people, almost all dressed in purple mixed-edged white linen. Clothing, no armor on the outside, a thick leather cap on the head, they are equipped with an oval large shield, a gun, and the most common and intimidating Fakata dagger with its waist. The style, length is very similar to the Dionian short sword, and it is also extremely sharp. The slightly different is that the front of the blade is slightly curved.

These Iberians are not only brave, but also good at fighting in the mountains, which is unmatched by the Carthaginians who have always lived on the flat coast of northern Afrika.