v9 Chapter 121： Confident Agassius

Agsilaus was not surprised. The reason why he led the army at this time was because he had received a report from the messenger sent by Achidams to Sparta, but now the situation is only getting worse. After thinking for a while, he asked: "How many days can the grain stored in the camp be supplied?"

"If you count the army you bring--"

"Don't count them first. After getting the news you sent back, I let the soldiers bring 5 days of rations."

"It is possible to supply for seven days, so I have sent people to collect food in the territory of Taqya during these two days, but unfortunately the Taqians have long hid in the city, and we have not harvested much."

"Immediately stop the requisition of the Territory of Taqya, and at the same time prohibit anyone from destroying the villages and fields of the Taqya, and robbing the property in their houses!" Agsilaws said harshly.

"Father, why do we do this?! We trust the Tagayas so much, but they have betrayed us, and we must punish them severely, so that the city-states of Peloponnese know that they have betrayed Sparta. What will be the end!"

Agassius looked at the puzzled face of Akidamus and sighed secretly in his heart: his son was brave and good at making friends, and he had a great reputation among the Spartans, but he had one of the biggest Problems-reluctance to use their brains, not to be precise enough to do things, not comprehensive enough to see problems. Of course, this is also a common problem for most Spartan citizens. Sparta can do this when it is strong, but it can not only act as a deterrent when the betrayal of the relatives and the invasion of strong enemies, but on the contrary, it will have a counter-effect.

However, Agsi Laos understood his son's stubborn personality. He did not intend to persuade him with words, but let the later facts impress him, so he said in an undeniable tone: "This is an order! "

Although Archidams is almost 40 years old and has fought independently for many times, he still has awe in the face of his old father. Instead of expressing his opposition, he reminded: "The mercenaries will probably not accept this command."

"They will accept it!" Agsilaus said firmly.

Achimdams is not good to say more about this issue, but instead mentions another thing: "Father, the elders should have already seen the Corinthian messenger? For their suggestions, the Ombudsman and the Elder Council What decision?"

Agsilaus said unhurriedly: "Although the Corinthians have always been cunning and capricious, they have brought disaster to Sparta (referring to the Corinthian War), and they have almost been in the war with Thebes. Remain neutral, but the council of elders is still willing to believe the Corinthians, not only because, as the Corinthian envoy said,'The Dionyan fleet raided their port and gave them great humiliation, and they wanted revenge.' Onia has seriously damaged the interests of the Corinthians, and they have long hated—"

"Wait... Dionysia harmed Corinth's interests, what interests?" Archidams couldn't help interjecting.

Looking at his son's inexplicable expression, Agsilaus covered his forehead with his hands, but he explained patiently: "The fundamental interests of our Spartans are in Peloponnese, the fundamental interests of the Athenians are The Aegean Sea, and the Corinthians have developed westwards very early. They have many colonies in the Western Mediterranean, including the well-known Corfu and Syracuse. They used to trade with these colonies. They used to be very Wealthy, but now...hehe..."

Achimdams suddenly realized that Dionysia annexed all the city-states of Great Greece, which made Collins resentful. No wonder they would so easily agree to open the port of the eastern isthmus, allowing us to transport troops and grain...

"The Corinthian messengers said that they would unite with all Greek city-states to fight Dionia, and we also believe that they can do it. The Corinthians can't fight, but they are very good at this..." Agsilaus said. When speaking, instead of being ridiculed like other Spartans, it has a little admiration.

He still remembered clearly: When he was a young man and the Peloponnesian War had been going on for nearly 10 years, Sparta encountered a crisis. Not only did the naval battle and the land battle both fiasco, but also the black raiders in China With constant defection, Sparta lost its prestige, and domestic affairs alone caused them to lose their heads, let alone send troops to fight. What's worse is that the Spartan-Argos alliance expires. Argos refused to renew, but instead formed an alliance with Athens. The Peloponnesian alliance is also facing a split, especially Mandinia and Ellis. Have their own interests and conflicts with Sparta.

Therefore, Sparta’s power was severely weakened, and he was forced to sign the “Nisias Contract” with Athens. However, because Sparta did not strictly fulfill the contract, war may break out at any time, and the Argos are also eager to move. Da faces a huge crisis. At this moment, the Corinthians stood up and carried out a magical diplomatic operation, which not only stabilized the Peloponnesian League, but also made Athens and Argos not cooperate well, but instead created a gap, making Sparta survived this difficulty and finally won the war...

Agassius breathed lightly, dispelling the past, and seriously said: "Dionysia is the power of the Western Mediterranean. It has only risen by the colonial cities that annexed our Greece for more than 20 years. Speaking of it, it is not only strange, but more or less conflict of interest.

Now this outsider not only sends troops to rampage on the Peloponnese land, their fleet is also cruising on the Aegean Sea at will, which will inevitably make many city-states angry and threatened, so the Council of Elders analyzes and thinks that Collins wants to form A temporary alliance against Dionia should be possible. "

Speaking of which, Agassius breathed out again, and said softly: "But this alliance that the Corinthians said.........We can't expect it for the time being."

"Because such an alliance that wants to encompass most of the Greek city-states and form a strong army cannot be achieved in a short time, and what we lack now is time, right, father?" In the experience of fighting against other Greek city-states, Akidamus guessed why.

"The Council of Elders verbally agreed with the proposal of the Corinthian messenger, but we are all well aware that we can't count on this non-existent coalition at this stage, but the Dionysian army has forced us to our doorstep, and we are because Lack of food cannot sustain such a large army for a long time..."

Agsilaus thumped his stump leg lightly and said seriously: "There is one thing you might not know. In the past two days, the Dionysian fleet not only cruised in the Aegean Sea, but also some ships were full of soldiers. Approaching our shores many times and showing the attitude of landing again, this puts a lot of pressure on the Council of Elders. I made a lot of efforts before persuading the Council of Elders and the inspectors to agree to send these 7,000 people soldier.

Today, there are less than a thousand young fighters left in Sparta, mainly relying on the elderly, the Piriasis, and a part of the black soldiers to defend the territory. The strength is insufficient and there is a great danger, so we need to do now That is-defeat the army with Onia as soon as possible, and then return to defend Spartan territory!

As long as we win this victory, we can win more support from the Persians, revive Sparta’s prestige in Peloponnese, and we can also win more time for us until the Corinthians say The Greek League was formed, and they will fight against Dionysia together, so we have a greater chance of winning! "

Agsilaus said, his emotions gradually getting more intense.

"However, the commander of that Dionysian army seems to be more cautious." Achidams warned again with some anxiety: "These Dionysian soldiers have been building camps these days. The attempt to decisively fight us may be to wait for us to run out of food before we attack. Are we going to attack the Dionysian camp?"

"The Dionysians will come out!" Agsilaus replied confidently.

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Paul Sanias, the former King of Sparta, and the Corinthian War broke out more than 10 years ago. He and Laishande were ordered to lead an army to attack Thebes together.

The Spartan Council of Elders and the Ombudsman made a fatal mistake. They chose the commander-in-chief to consider only the abilities and positions of the two men, but forgot that the two men had regarded the other party as an enemy because of the opposition of political ideas. As a result, Paul Sanias, who should have met with Laishande’s army in time, failed to lead the army, which led to Laishan’s lone army resisting the Thebes’ attack and eventually led to a fiasco. This Spartan hero Also battle dead.

The news was sent back to Sparta, and the people were extremely sad. Under the instigation of Laishande's supporters, they strongly demanded the trial of Possangias. Eventually, Possangias was expelled from Sparta and never returned.

For a King of Sparta who loved his hometown, this punishment was far cruel than killing him. In the end, Paul Sanias chose to settle in Tagia, because it is close to Sparta. .

Tagya is an ally of Sparta. Because of its important geographical position, Sparta has a much better attitude towards it than other allies, so the two sides have been in close contact. For several decades, Paul Sanias has dealt with the Tagayas many times, and he himself is a rare moderate at the top of Sparta, so most allies respect him.

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