ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1161 The Brothers

Having said this, Leoticides sneered: "Perhaps in the eyes of the Arcadians, no matter how vicious the Spartans are, they are also their own family; no matter what we Dionia has said or done What, but foreigners from outside. They will be wary of Sparta, but they will be more worried about the true intention of us Dionians suddenly breaking into the Peloponnese..."

Clotokatax pondered for a while and then asked uncertainly: "General, do you think that when Sparta takes the initiative to seek peace, the Arcadians will reunite with the Spartans and fight with us?" confrontation?"

"This is a conjecture of mine. Otherwise, several days would have passed and the Arcadians still had not sent an envoy... However, the situation in Peloponnese is already very complicated, and I left here for a few more days. In ten years, I don’t know much about the current Arcadia region, and the judgments I make may not be accurate. It is also possible that the Arcadians are willing to cooperate with us and hope that we can help them get rid of Sparta completely." Leo Tichides said cautiously.

Clotocathacus began to worry a little: "What if the Arcadians really reconcile with Sparta and do not allow our troops to pass through their territory?"

"It's very simple. Ignore them and just lead the army to force the passage. With our army being so powerful, they don't dare to stop us."

Leotychides gave a tough answer, but Crotocatacus frowned: "But this will arouse the dissatisfaction of the Acadians."

"As outsiders, our forcible invasion of the Peloponnese Peninsula has long aroused suspicion and dissatisfaction among these conservative Peloponnesian people. But as long as Sparta is completely defeated, even if the other city-states in the Peloponnese can Even those who are dissatisfied will be overwhelmed by our strength." Leoticides' flat tone was full of disdain.

Crotocatacus did not quite agree with what Leoticides said, but he did not object vocally, but continued to listen carefully.

"Even though Sparta may receive reinforcements from the Persians, it is still relatively easy for us to defeat it head-on with our existing forces, not to mention that your highness has brought a multi-legion group——" Leoticides said straightforwardly asked: "Are so many troops just to deal with a Sparta whose strength has greatly declined?"

Clotokatax hesitated for a moment and glanced at Printors next to him. Printors nodded slightly.

So Clotokatax said frankly: "Defeating Sparta is only our preliminary goal. His Majesty hopes that we can use this victory to unite the Greek city-states, dominate the political situation of the entire Greece, squeeze out the Persians, and make Greece Truly become a powerful barrier for the kingdom!"

What Crotokatax said was what Leoticides expected. He said seriously: "It is not easy for the kingdom to replace Sparta as the leader of Greece. These powerful Greeks States will not surrender easily, especially Athens. Like the Spartans, the Athenians regard Greece as their own and will not allow external forces to compete for it. Therefore, if they want to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty, they must first let Athens surrender.

Also, watch out for the Thebans.Although they are our allies, they do not necessarily support us in controlling Greece... In short, Athens, Thebes, Argos, Corinth... and so on, including Ellis, don't trust them too much. Your Highness, you are the only one who can What you believe in is the powerful army you lead. As long as you win a few more battles, your goal will eventually be achieved. "

Clotokatax was lost in thought for a while, then solemnly nodded: "Thank you, General, for your reminder, I will keep it in mind!"

"Before I leave, I hope your highness can grant me a request."

"Please speak."

"My eldest son Tertotis is 17 years old this year and is not yet a minor. This time he came to Messenia as my personal soldier. Originally, I planned to take him to the Spartan territory... ...But now I can't do it." There was a rare trace of regret on Leonticides's face: "But after he learned about his life experience, he is now unwilling to leave with me and insists on seeing him with his own eyes. The so-called mother country... so I hope that you can keep him, Your Highness, to satisfy his—"

"That's no problem. He can stay as my personal soldier and join me in Sparta in the future." Clotokatax agreed.

After seeing off Leoticides, Clotocathax looked at the chief of staff: "Lord Printors, what do you think of what General Proseus said?"

"Your Highness." Plintors said seriously: "General Prosaus not only has a strong commanding ability, but also has excellent government affairs ability, whether it was the pacification of the Sikels or the conquest of Gaul in the mountains. The series of disposal arrangements in the conquered land not only quickly stabilized the situation, but also conformed to the laws of the kingdom... In addition, he himself grew up here, and his understanding of mainland Greece is deeper than ours. What he said should be more It has attracted our attention! As he said, since we have no foundation in the mainland of Greece, if we want to dominate the situation in Greece as a whole, I am afraid that we will have to make a fuss about the military."

Clotokatax mused.

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In the evening, Adoris arrived at the camp tent.

Clotokatax himself came out to greet him.

However, when Adoris saw him, he immediately gave a military salute: "Adoris, Captain of the Third Battalion of the First Legion, pays homage to the Commander!"

Clotokatax said quickly: "Brother, it's just the two of us, please stop teasing me!"

"The kingdom's army pays great attention to discipline. If I see the commander being casual, I will be ridiculed by my colleagues and soldiers tomorrow, and even impeached by the military judge!" Alris said seriously: As a commander, you An officer must also have the majesty of a commander! "

Clotokatax blushed for a while and quickly returned the military salute solemnly.

It wasn't until he entered the big battle that Adoris relaxed a little. He looked at the empty military tent, saw the banquet in the middle, and said, "Kloto, did you ask me to come to the banquet?"

"I have been in Rome for the past few years, and we brothers haven't seen each other for a long time! Let's have a good get together today!" Clotokatax said emotionally.

"Parties are fine, but first agree not to drink alcohol." Adoris reminded.

"Don't worry, as the commander, I will not take the lead and make mistakes." Clotokatax smiled and invited Adoris to sit at the dining table.

"I really didn't expect you, Clotho, to become the new commander! I have been in the army for so many years, and I haven't become the commander of the army yet!" Adoris sighed after sitting down.

"I didn't expect that I would become the commander!" Crotokatax responded with some embarrassment: "Maybe my father had his own considerations... Anyway, it was Chief of Staff Printors who actually made plans and issued orders. and several legion commanders, so don’t worry..."

"Clotto!" Adoris looked at him and said angrily: "Since you are already a commander, you have to shoulder the responsibility of a commander. The lives of thousands of soldiers are in your hands, isn't it? Children's play, you have to raise your spirits, seriously consider their suggestions, and carefully issue the correct order, so that you can live up to your father's expectations!"

"Brother is right to teach me a lesson!" Clotokatax quickly admitted his mistake: "I will try my best to be an army commander, but I hope to get your support, brother!"

"Of course I will support you!" Adoris replied without hesitation: "As long as you don't mess around, I will mobilize all the soldiers of the First Legion to support you!"

"Thank you, brother!" Clotokatax scooped a bowl of chicken soup for Adoris, and then asked: "General Ctissus became the commander of the First Legion. How is it going?"

"The person appointed by the Ministry of Military Affairs is the right one!" Adoris took a sip of soup and said slightly excitedly: "Two hours ago, Ctissus came to our first legion station to summon the company captain and above. The officers held a meeting, and the scene turned out to be lively! Did you know that more than half of the 8 captains and 40 company captains were his soldiers back then, and they all gathered around him and called him "senior officer"... Only the first The first time we met, the First Legion was already controlled by Ctissus."

Clotokatax saw his envious look, thought for a while and asked: "How is the morale of the soldiers now?"

"Very good...not very good either." Adoris gave this contradictory answer, and then explained: "The soldiers of the First Legion are very eager to compete with the Spartans to prove that Our First Legion is the most powerful warrior in the Mediterranean. But when they landed in Messenia, the Spartans retreated, which disappointed the soldiers. They were eager to invade Spartan territory and conquer the country that dominated Greece. A city-state for ten years, but now it has been staying in Messenia, helping the Messenians build cities and houses... Although they were grateful from the Messenians, the soldiers still had a lot of complaints. …”

"I believe it won't be long before their wishes come true." Clotokatax said, remembering something, and took out a few letters from his arms: "This is written by my sister-in-law and sister (Cynthia) for you. During this period, they went to the main temple of Hades to pray every day, hoping that Hades would protect you and return safely."

Adoris took the letter without reading it, stuffed it directly into his arms, and then said seriously: "Clotho, there is something I must remind you. You can't not send me important people just because I am your brother." For military tasks, I won’t even be allowed to lead my company on the battlefield… If you want to do that, I won’t recognize you as a brother!”

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