v8 Chapter 266： Thebes holy team

Although Xenophon does not agree with Agassius to protect the selfish and stupid generals who attempt to rob Athens, this is Agassius, a king who values ​​his friendship, so he has to comfort him. Said: "Now Cleome Brotus (another Sparta) led the Allies in China and Greece for several months and has not been able to make great progress. If the war is always so dead, against Sparta It’s not good, some city-states that were dissatisfied with Sparta will probably join the alliance of Athens’s Thebes and strengthen the resistance against Sparta. By that time, the Spartans may think of you again. ""

Agassius did not respond to Xenophon’s remarks. On the one hand, he did not want to see Sparta fall into such a dilemma. On the other hand, he did not want to judge the performance of another Spartan king in Central Greece. He was narrow-minded, so he turned the topic around, half joking, and said half-heartedly: "Xenophon, you are an Athenian, do you want Athens to be defeated?"

Xenophon said seriously: "I don't want Athens to defeat, nor hope that Sparta will be defeated. Athens and Sparta have their own strengths and complement each other. This should not be an enemy. If two city-states unite, Then the whole of Greece can unite and we can compete with other powerful forces in the Mediterranean."

"...a good idea." Aggerus looked at Xenophon and finally said one.

After sending Xenophon, he went back to the house and saw the book on the table. Agreslaus stayed for a while, about "Sparta supports the fugitives to counter the Apulian", he Xenophon did not tell the truth, because he did not object at the elders' meeting.

"More than 500 warships, 100,000 troops!..." Agassius whispered in a low voice, still with a bit of horror in his tone, first heard after the war broke out in the Kingdom of Dionia. The force (the same is true of the Carthage side), this really scared him. He seriously estimated that even if the city states of Peloponnese, Central Greece, and Northern Greece are united, it will probably Reluctantly make up this huge number, but Diaonia can do it more easily, which makes him feel fearful, because he knows very well: Sparta is still in alliance with the Kingdom of Dionia, but because of The two sides are too close together, and they are ambitious. They will inevitably have a war on a certain day because of conflicts of interest. Therefore, he hopes that Carthage will win this war. Although it is a foreign race, Persia is also a foreigner. Is the cooperation very good? After all, the current situation in the Western Mediterranean has been different from the era in which Dionysius dominated Sicily.

Thinking of this, Agreslaus felt the urgency of time: but as Xenophon said, Cleome Brotus led the army in Greece for so long, and there has been no major progress so far. It’s not good for Sparta. Should I take some action? !

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As a result of the looting of Spartan generals and the subsequent acquittal, Athens caused war against Sparta and formed an alliance with Thebes. Soon there will be Kais, Byzantium, Rhode Island and Youya. ... Zhuchengbang joined this new alliance. This new alliance was named the Second Athens League. After all, the establishment of the alliance was based on Athens. The city-states that joined the alliance were mostly the city-states that were allied with Athens in these years. During the Peloponnese War, the Tyrolean alliance established by Athens was divided. The alliance declared that its alliance was aimed at protecting the independence of the Greek states and resisting the oppression of Sparta.

In order to convene and hire more soldiers to fight against Sparta, the Athens Citizens Congress also passed a resolution to restore the property tax. In order to collect taxes more quickly and easily, the Athens government also reformed the collection method.

The newly built Thebes government concentrated all its energy on military affairs. They relied on solid city defense to withstand the first wave of attacks by the Spartan coalition.

With the advent of autumn, Spartan coalition soldiers have returned to their respective city-states, preparing for the autumn harvest. Sparta King Cleome Brotus has only 3,000 Spartan fighters left, he is not willing The precious Spartan warriors were lost in the siege war, so they temporarily retired to Platiya.

The Thebes government seized this precious truce and mobilized the people of the city to dig trenches and build barriers around the city of Thebes... Take all measures to strengthen the city defense to defend the Spartan coalition's next attack. At the same time, they also actively cooperated with the neighboring Pisho City states to help them strengthen their defenses in order to block Sparta from the territory of Thebes.

At the same time, the Spartan government also brought together the citizens of the city and conducted military training every day. The person in charge was Ipami Lianda. His outstanding performance in the previous battle won the people of the whole city. Recognition and respect, everyone actively participated in the training program he developed, and no one questioned the plan.

Ipaminunda was not satisfied with just holding the city of Thebes. He realized that only by defeating the Spartans in the battle would it be possible to completely remove Sparta’s threat to Thebes in order to make Thebes Usher in a real rise. Therefore, while he is training the citizens, he also proposed to Pelopidas that they should establish a strong heavy infantry company to compete with Sparta’s famous Greek King’s Guard, even he According to the characteristics of homosexuality among the citizens of Thebes, it is suggested that the unit is best composed of homosexual couples. He believes that because of the close relationship between these couples, they can encourage each other, help each other, and go together in battle. life and death.

Although homosexuality is highly regarded in Greece, the army specially formed by homosexuality has never appeared in the previous Greek states. If this proposal appears in other Greek city-states and even Athens, many people may be questioned, but The emerging Thebes government is made up of radicals headed by Pelopidas, who are young, energetic, passionate, adventurous, and innovative, so they realize that Ipaminda’s plan will help to sharpen the bottom. After the fighting power of the Bis Citizens, they were immediately passed and executed immediately.

Pelopidas and Ipami Honda personally selected among the citizens of the city and soon formed a 300-person heavy infantry company (150 couples) who were born in Debes at the age of 20 Aristocrats, and basically have long-term training in the wrestling school, all tall and strong, agile.

Ipami Nanda began to carry out more severe heavy infantry training for them.

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In Sicily, the army of Carthage officially began an offensive against the territory of Dionia.

Hasdruuba led 30,000 soldiers from Gera to go straight north and began to attack Hena.

At the same time, Ma Ge pro-affected more than 50,000 soldiers, starting from the territory of Kamanina, entering the territory of Syracuse, and plunging the camp in the northwest of his territory, the target of which is not far from the camp. Gonia.

Syracuse also convened more than 10,000 soldiers, led by General Falecus, passing through Ixamen and attacking Tonys, not far from the north.

The southern border of the Dionysian Sicilian territory has been attacked by the three-way army, but the cities of Dionia Sicily and their allies that have long been prepared are not alarmed, and they are systematically defended according to prior deployment.

After Hasdruba led the army and arrived in Hena, he had some troubles, because the city of Hena was built not only on the hills, but also on the north and south sides of the two small lakes. It is difficult for the Carthaginian army to surround it. When the attack is over, the army cannot fully develop, and the advantages of many people cannot be fully utilized.

And at the beginning of the war, Hera’s chief executive, Crewe, mobilized the people under the suggestion of Leo Tizides to use the two lakes to dig a wide moat under the hills. It also set obstacles for the attacking devices of the Carthage army to approach the city.

In addition, Leotizides dispatched 3,000 Eighth Army soldiers to Hena, plus the civic soldiers in the city of Hena. There are more than 5,000 troops in the cityHasdruba After several days of careful preparation, I began to attack the city with all my strength. The result was a fierce battle. I didn’t even attack the city. After a few days, the attack also suffered a failure. Because the soldiers suffered a lot of casualties, Hass Drubad had to stop. Attack, take a break.

The army of Marco was also in trouble. The Diaonian soldiers who had stayed in Paragonia for several months had been building defensive facilities with the help of the Katanai people. They laid traps outside the village and built traps. Outside the tower, the whistle tower, and the trenches, and then the traps are arranged. This is a ring that extends a few miles to the south and keeps the only one between the mountains on the south coast leading to the Catania plain. Flat section.

In order to get through this road, the army of Ma Ge suffered from the torture of the trap and the attack of the tower archers. After a few days passed, less than one-third of the roadblocks were cleared, but the morale of the soldiers was low.

After two days of rest, Marco finally decided to change the offensive line, cross the mountains and go to Leonidini.

On the eastern coast, the army of Syracuse had already arrived under the city of Tonys, but they spent five days building the camp. After the first siege failure, they stayed in the camp without any movement. .

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Satnikum, the unfortunate town of Wolsey, has been attacked and occupied by the Romans since last year. This year it was once again devastated by the Dionyrian army for nearly two months. The family members of Roman citizens screamed and persuaded the soldiers on the city under the watch of the Dionysian army.