v8 Chapter 179： Athens fights

It turned out that although the Carthage Senate had made the decision to let Marco be the commander of the Sicilian army, the elders headed by Hanno refused to be reinstated because of the heavy casualties of the citizens of Carthage in the last battle. It is suggested that the army of the basic earth organization will go to Sicily, but it is suggested that the Iberian army, which was mainly led by Ma Ge, has not been killed or injured.

The veterans headed by Preta Kuba will certainly not agree with this proposal. They strongly urged “request for further investigation of the guilt of the last war failure” while helping the ambassadors from Sicily to publicize the present in Sicily. The tragic experience of Phoenician and the Carthaginians attempted to incite the hearts of the Carthage citizens and promote the proposal of the Senate to pass the "reorganization of the army from the basic city of Carthal and the expedition to Sicily."

Time slipped away day by day in the dispute between the two sides. Although Margo in the southern part of Iberia was in a hurry, he refused the request of the Senate to urge him to send troops immediately because he was "convening troops." Iberia’s military strength made Hanno do what he wanted, which is unacceptable to Maggie now.

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On the occasion of the war on the Italian peninsula and Sicily, a major event took place in Greece.

King Sparta Kleom Brotus finally led the collection of good Spartan allies, crossed the Corinthian isthmus, entered Central Greece, and summoned Sparta to station troops throughout the region, ready to conquer the bottom again. Biss, reshaping the authority of Sparta in Central Greece.

However, in the process, the Spartan general Sverdillas, who was originally stationed in Tessia, did not dispatch troops in time to assist in the suppression because of the riots in Thebes, fearing the accusation of the new king of Sparta. For the sake of the sin of the sin, and for the ambition to gain glory and the higher ambition with Pybidas, he made a plan to attack the port of Piraeus.

He believes that by taking the commerce and trade of Athens, it is not only possible to make up for the loss of Thebes, but also to win the glory of not losing to Fibidas (although many Greek city-states secretly despise, but Spartan citizens have so far Still think that Fibidas sneak attack on Thebes is a great achievement).

As the new Spartan messenger was already on the way, Sverdillas had no time to plan more carefully, and led the troops to set off on the night of the day, heading towards the southeast of Piraeus, but he The troops of the rate were unfamiliar with the terrain. He also ignored the difficulty of the journey. As a result, he had not arrived in the port of Piraeus, and the day was already bright.

The Athenians in the port found their tracks and immediately mobilized to prepare for defense.

Sverdrias saw a sneak attack and had to return along the way. At the time of retreat, in order to understand the gas, the army smashed the Athens territory.

This provocative act for no reason, suddenly aroused the great anger of the Athenians.

Sparta had sent messengers to accuse the two generals of Athens of participating in the riots in Thebes. In order to prove his innocence, Athens executed the two unmanned generals. But the Spartan messenger did not leave, but continued to stay in Athens, claiming to be the order to implement the Spartan Elders Council and continue to monitor Athens' performance over the next period of time.

Now, the angry Athenians immediately arrested the Spartan messenger, and asked angrily: Why did Sparta send troops to invade the territory of Athens and plunder the people of Athens without reason? !

The Spartan messenger, who was inexplicable for the anger of the Athenians, learned of what happened in Piraeus in the morning, and secretly stunned Sverdrias’s daring, and he immediately apologized: this looting The action is the stupid action of the Spartan generals, and has nothing to do with the Spartan government!

Moreover, he firmly stated that the Spartan Elder Council will quickly try Sverdrias and give Athens a fair account.

The Spartan messenger's defense does not completely calm the anger of the Athenians.

The leader of the Athens political arena, Syracuse, died a few years ago, but the elite of Athens immediately followed by a democrat named Kallistratus who stood out as a speaker and a A very capable politician has been elected as the Athens Ten General for several consecutive years. He persuaded the people of Athens who had not survived, reminding them that if Athens is not ready to fight with Sparta, then it is best to believe in Sparta. The words of the messenger.

The citizens of Athens, despite their anger, knew the power of Sparta's military power, and eventually agreed to release the Spartan messenger.

The Spartan messenger immediately rushed to the station of King Sparta Kleom Brotus, reporting to him what had happened in Piraeus and the protests of the Athenians.

Cleome Brotus knew the stupid thing of Sverdrias, and immediately sent him to arrest him and send it back to Sparta.

Just as Sverdillas was sent back to Sparta, the messengers sent by Athens also reached Sparta, forcing the Spartan Elders Council and prosecutors to speed up the disobedience. Tried the trial of the generals of Athens without authorization.

Sverdrias seems to be escaping, but his son has a close relationship with Agios Davis, the son of Agassius, and he urgently asks for help from Archidas.

Archidas did not hesitate to ask his father for his good friend.

Agassius did not make a promise.

But in the course of the trial, Agassius spoke for Sverdrias.

He said: "Sverdrias is undoubtedly guilty, but we can't kill a good person. Whether it is childhood, youth, or adulthood, this heroic Spartan citizen lived a decent life. Diligent and diligent to contribute to Sparta, Sparta needs such a warrior!..."

Today, Agassius is very prestigious in Sparta. His speech made some neutrals in the Elder Council choose to support Severus without sin, and some elders felt that they should not be punished. Spartan generals.

They believe that the riots in Thebes have damaged Sparta's prestige in the Greek mainland. It is precisely when war is needed to reinvigorate the prestige. If Sparta punishes his generals at this time, it will not only dampen Spartan citizens. Aggressive fighting spirit, and self-satisfied practices will make other city-states look down on Sparta.

In the end, the Presbyterian Council passed the resolution of “Sverdrias is not guilty” by a majority vote, and the prosecutors who have the power to decide are originally selected from Spartan citizens. They are younger, more radical, and of course agree. This resolution.

After the eagerly awaited Athens citizens learned about Sparta’s verdict, they were shocked: the Athenians executed the two generals when they faced Sparta’s accusation! Nowadays, in the face of the accusations of Athens, Sparta easily judges the perpetrators not guilty!

The spartan arrogance completely angered the citizens of Athens, and they strongly urged the Athens government to retaliate against Sparta.

Sparta’s approach is beyond the expectations of the generals of Athens. Since the signing of the King and the covenant, the generals headed by Kalistratus and Aristotle have given Sparta’s tyranny in Greece. So what we are taking is a neutral policy that is constantly changing. However, they did not idle, but continued to establish alliances between Athens and Thrace, the Aegean Sea, and many city-states along the coast of Asia Minor. The frequent exchanges between the economy and trade and the mutual help in diplomacy led to the fact that Athens now has more strength than Corinth. Before the war.

But now the anger of the citizens makes it impossible for Athens to continue to keep a low profile. Although this is not what Calistratus hopes to see, most citizens at the Citizens’ Congress strongly support Sparta declared war, and Athens finally passed this resolution.

The declaration of war in Athens shocked the Greek city-states, which not only made the Thebes feel rejoicing, but also made the Spartan king Kleom Brotus, who was preparing to attack Thebes, feel uncomfortable. He was afraid to attack the bottom ratio. At the time of Sri Lanka, the army of Athens came from the east again, so he hesitated in the attack on the army of Thebes.

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Camilles decisively led the army to leave the city of Rome and march westward to attack Ostia.

Of course, Davers couldn’t let his opponent’s plan succeed. He had to send the First Corps, the Fourth Corps, the Sixth Corps and some of the Fifth Army soldiers or take the cargo ship of the Chamber of Commerce and rush to the Olympics. The port of Stia, or marching along the north bank of the Tiber River, came to the mouth of the river and was then ferried by the warship to the city of Ostia on the south bank. At this point, some 35,000 soldiers (including the temporary formation of Julius) were gathered in the city of Ostia to fully defend the siege of the Roman army, which has less than 60,000 people.

Since Davers is still in Rome, he can only appoint Amintas as the temporary defense commander of Ostia. After repeated considerations, he believes that Amintas, who has rich combat experience and is qualified, can let The other heads of the army listened to the command and could also hold the small town.

However, in order to prevent his fever, Daves strictly ordered him to "only defend the city, not to fight in the city!"

In addition, Davers also appointed Klotok Katex in Ostia to serve as a staff member of Amintas. On the bright side, he was asked to follow Arminus to study the military, but secretly gave him a Zhang Shuling, once Amintas arbitrarily acted, Klotto Kataks could hand out the warrant, replace the position of Amintas, and change to Oliver as the commander.

This was the first time that Klotok Katex took on the task. He accepted the task with pleasure, and thus made Daves achieve another purpose: to cleverly keep his son away from the battlefield and protect his safety.