ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1152

"Agesilaus." Leotychides interrupted him with a sneer: "Is this how you want to prevent me from leading an army to attack Sparta? It's too clumsy."

Leoticides said, stood up, and walked towards the Spartan king who was kneeling on the ground.

Agesilaus looked up at his nephew, who was walking straight towards him with a frosty face and thunderous footsteps. There was no trace of panic on his face, but a little more joy: "The battle between Dionia and Sparta War, the Council of Elders will send special envoys to discuss the war. The reason why I am here is just because I just learned from Dolios that the famous general of Dionia, Proseus, is actually you! This is the blessing of Zeus! Over the years, wars have continued, and all the men in our family have died in battle. Now, apart from me, Archidamus is the only one left. Alas... the noble bloodline of the Aguidai family is about to be cut off!
And you also know that your brother has not been stable enough in things since he was a child, and he is easy to trust others. He has not changed much until now. He does not have enough ability to bring Sparta out of trouble today, and I have carefully understood your work in Dionia. Your performance has far surpassed mine. I hope—"

With a crisp sound, Leoticides pulled out the dagger from his waist and pressed it on Agesilaus' neck.

"You said you were willing to use your life to compensate for your sins." Leoticides looked down at him as if he were looking at a dead person, and said in a cold tone: "I hope you will not regret it."

The sharp edge of the dagger penetrated straight to the bottom of his heart, and the reflected cold light pierced his eyes. His body's instinctive heartbeat accelerated. Agesilaus tried his best to suppress the slightest fear in his heart, straightened his neck, closed his eyes, and said in a strong tone: "...I made a mistake back then, and I want to atone for my sins to your mother and you! After my death, I hope you can return to Sparta. Before coming, I have discussed it with the censors and elders. You inherit the throne that should belong to you, I just hope you can treat Archidamus well, he is your only - silk!"

As Agesilaus grunted through gritted teeth, his shoulder was cut with a bloody gash by the dagger, which suddenly woke up the people watching the show in silence on both sides. The military judge shouted eagerly: "Puluo." Master Sous, stop it! You can’t kill the messenger!”

Leotychides seemed oblivious and pressed the dagger hard on Agesilaus' wound.

Agesilaus groaned in pain again, his whole body trembling.

"Stop it!" the military judge shouted anxiously: "By killing him, you have violated military law! You have also seriously damaged the reputation of the kingdom! Hurry up! Go up and stop him!"

Just when the generals were about to charge forward, Leoticides quickly retracted his dagger and with a wave of his hand, a string of blood beads fell to the ground. He looked down at Agesilaus with contempt: "I thought you were really not afraid of death. .”

Agesilaus collapsed to the ground, but he was secretly relieved.

"There is nothing to talk about with the Spartans. Drive him out of the camp." Leoticides walked back to his seat and said calmly.

Of course the people in the tent would not follow this order, otherwise if the old Spartan king died on the way, Dionia would really become the laughing stock of the Mediterranean countries, so Muklu immediately ordered the guards to carry Agesilaus rushed to the medical camp.

"Lord Proseus, I will report this matter to His Majesty truthfully." The military judge said with a serious expression.

Leoticides nodded calmly, then waved his hand and said: "The meeting is over, let's all disperse."

The generals who had watched a good show, even if they had their own thoughts, all wisely left quietly at this moment. Only Adoris, the captain of the first legion, said loudly: "Lord Proseus, you must not Under the temptation of the Spartans, abandon us and run back to Sparta!"

Leoticides was too lazy to respond to such a stupid topic until later, even though the speaker had a special identity, but when he saw the people who were about to pay their bills suddenly slow down and cast their gazes at him, He realized that he had to make a statement: "Don't worry, I will be a Dionian citizen until I die!"

Agesilaus's wound was carefully disinfected and bandaged, and he was observed for a while to make sure that there was nothing serious before he was escorted back to the pier by the sea.

In addition to the crew on his boat, there was also Archidamus who insisted on accompanying him. At this moment, he saw his father's upper body tied with white cloth and was in a depressed state. He quickly stepped forward to help him and asked angrily: "Father , are you injured?! Was it done by the Dionians?!"

Agesilaus glared at him and whispered: "I'm fine, let's go back quickly!"

Although Agesilaus's tone was weak, he always said one thing at home, and Archidamus had to obey. After helping his father to sit down, he glared at the Dionia soldiers who were watching them on the shore, and said in a hateful voice: "Shameless!" Dionians, I remember this grudge, and one day I will repay you twice as much! - Set sail!"

After the boat sailed away from the dock, Agesilaus said: "The commander of the Dionysians is indeed Leoticides, and I was slashed by his sword..."

"It turns out it was that bastard who did it!" Archidamus said through gritted teeth: "I have said before that he hates our family so much that he will never listen to your advice!"

"This time I still have something to gain." Agesilaus touched the bandage on his shoulder, recalled the previous situation, and said in deep thought: "The sword that Leoticides struck me with was not heavy, even if Because I am the Spartan envoy, I think what I said still had a certain effect on him... Also, when I met him, the military tent happened to be full of Dionysian generals, and they listened to my words. , I am afraid that I will also have some thoughts about Leotychides... But the final effect depends on what happens next... If Leotychides can care about the old relationship... or he has conflicts with his men... Or maybe King Dionia has suspicions about him... As long as I can buy us more time, my mission today is worth it."

Archidamus looked at his father's old and haggard face and felt ashamed.

Agesilaus did not notice the strangeness of his son. He stared at the coast and said with emotion: "What I hope most is that King Dionysus withdraws Leoticides. After all, he has a great influence on Sparta." The situation is too clear! And he has indeed changed a lot now..."

The expressionless face appeared in Agesilaus's mind, and he subconsciously touched the bandage on his shoulder: "He has always been very calm, so that I can't guess what he is thinking... No wonder he was so calm in the past. With so many wins, if he were our opponent, it would be very troublesome!"

"Father." Archidamus said immediately dissatisfied: "Who is more powerful will not be known until we compete on the battlefield! When we recruit enough soldiers, the Dionians will know why we Spartans That’s why it’s always been the Greek overlords!”

Agesilaus knew very well that his son had always looked down on Leotychides when he was young and often used the word "bastard" on his lips, so there were some things he did not say: he really had something in his heart. Let Leoticides return to Sparta, because the current Sparta is indeed withering of talents and is not as good as Thebes and Athens. If Leo, who is the leader of Sparta and Dionia, Tichides can come back, and with his support, it might bring about some good changes...

But Leoticides's indifferent expression from beginning to end made it impossible for him to estimate the chances of this wish coming true... He calmed down and said seriously: "I risked injury this time, but I also gained some benefits. , because the Dionians felt guilty, they did not cover my eyes with cloth after the meeting, so that I could observe some situations in the Dionian camp...

I have long heard that the medical skills of the Kingdom of Dionia are very high, but they actually have a large clinic in the military camp. Not only do they have many doctors, but the environment is clean and well-equipped. My wound healed quickly. They took care of it, and some of the treatment methods they used were things I had never seen before. I feel now—"

Agesilaus moved his injured arm: "I don't feel pain now, but feel a little cool, which is very good. Think about it, with such a military clinic as a guarantee, the injured Dionysian soldier suffered from ulcerated wounds The number of dead or disabled people will definitely be greatly reduced, and their morale will be maintained."

"So after defeating the Dionia army, we must try our best to capture these doctors from Dionia and use them for our use!" Archidamus took over, his face full of greed, as A Spartan warrior who has been fighting for many years, he certainly knows the benefits of having a group of doctors with superb medical skills.

Agesilaus looked at him and continued: "I also saw countless Dionian soldiers digging trenches and building earthen fortresses around their camp, and they had already built a long section of earthen walls - —”

"The Dionians are strengthening their defenses. Are they preparing to occupy Messenia for a long time?!" Archidamus took a breath: "This may be an obstacle to us taking back Messenia!"

"More importantly, the camps were built not only by Dionian soldiers, but also by many black laborers. They did not work under the threat of whips, and they seemed to get along well with the Dionians. Agesilaus said with a gloomy expression.

Archidamus's expression became solemn, but he also seemed a little suspicious: "Father, you mean that all the helots in Messenia have taken refuge in Dionia?! But it has only been a few days. !”

"Those barbaric Italian natives can surrender to the Dionians, not to mention these stupid and docile helots." Agesilaus said with some worry: "The Dionian army has the helots. Help, the control over Messenia will be more powerful, and the difficulties we will encounter in fighting Messenia will increase, and these helots will also affect the stability of Sparta!"

(End of this chapter)