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Chapter 1195 The Arcadian Alliance’s reactionThe Arcadian Alliance’s reaction

Initially, Agesilaus planned to strengthen the defenses on the north and south sides and completely block the Dionysian army from the country. This was a passive military defense that had to be adopted due to insufficient troops.Agesilaus knew very well that it could not last. Sparta, which could only be beaten passively, would inevitably be spurned by its allies and lose its hegemony. Therefore, after the Persian reinforcements landed in Corinth, he saw a bit of victory over Dionia. Seeing the army's chance of victory, he took the risk and led the main force northward. He was originally prepared to withdraw and defend once the battle failed, but things went counterproductive...

When the Dionian army built a camp in Arcadia, soldiers from the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade sneaked into the northern part of Sparta's territory and got a preliminary understanding of Sparta's defense situation in the north, so the two companies of the Seventh Legion Carefully explore along the river valley.

As a result, when I arrived at the Spartan defense camp, I found that it turned out to be an empty camp!The company captain was confused and surprised, and immediately occupied the camp. At the same time, the more curious troops continued to explore south, and happened to run into a group of fleet infantry sent by Sekelion to the north to report the good news to the main force of Dionia.

Now that Clotokatax saw this battle report, he felt a little complicated. He finally won a great battle and would soon be able to embrace the great glory of conquering Sparta, but he didn't expect it. This honor has been preemptively taken away by the First Fleet, even though the First Fleet is nominally under his command.

As the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Printols did not care too much about the differences between the army and navy and the ownership of military merits. He was more accustomed to considering issues from a strategic level. He saw the influence of Clotokatax. Thoughts, he comforted softly: "From the battle report, the landing operation of the 1st Fleet was arranged carefully and cleverly, but even so they paid a high price. It also shows that the Spartan army left behind still has considerable combat effectiveness.

According to previous investigations, the Spartans' defense in the north of the territory is also very tight, and the mountains in the north are not conducive to our army's offensive, and it is more convenient for the Spartans' defense. If you want to enter Sparta from the north, you must It will cost a lot of casualties, and it is likely to make the battle longer!The situation in Greece is complicated now, and the longer time goes by, the worse it will be for us.

Fortunately, Sekerian strictly implemented your orders and launched the landing operation in time... which gave us enough time to calmly deal with the challenges of other Greek city-states. "

After hearing this, Clotokatax was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, and said frankly: "Lord Printors, I admit that I am a little jealous of the 1st Fleet's conquest of Sparta. But I want the 1st Fleet to conquer Sparta." [-]. The success of the fleet actually has little to do with my orders. It mainly depends on Lord Sekerian’s ability. No wonder my father praised him as one of the best military commanders in the kingdom!

But you are right. It is a good thing for our army and the kingdom that the 1st Fleet can conquer Sparta so quickly, so we should happily accept Sekerian's invitation and rush to Sparta. , handle post-war matters as soon as possible and meet new challenges. "

Printors was surprised that this relatively young prince could change his mentality so quickly.
During this period of time getting along with Clotokatax, this prince who has a stable personality, does not put on airs, works tirelessly, can listen to opinions with an open mind, and is good at getting along with others has left a deep impression on Printors. But he was still a little surprised that the young prince could change his mentality so quickly, and he was more optimistic about his future. At the same time, he said to him: "I suggest that Your Highness tell the soldiers this news now, although it will cause them to be concerned about the first The fleet is dissatisfied, but by the time they reach Sparta City, they may have adapted and will not have any conflicts with the soldiers of the First Fleet."

Clotokatax agreed with Printoles's suggestion and immediately conveyed the news.

Not long after, it really caused a commotion in the army. Although there were restrictions from military law and the officers, the march was not affected, but the legionnaires continued to curse the 1st Fleet along the way, which also made Crotoka Taxi Once, he became deeply aware of the contradiction between the Dionian navy and the army and the soldiers' deep desire for honor.

When they were about to reach the southern border of Tegea and rendezvous with Tegetinos, the army encountered the councilors of the Arcadian League.

After the battle, Clotokatax was busy dealing with post-war matters and did not send anyone to notify the Arcadian Alliance.The Mandinian guides were eager to return to their motherland to inform the council of the Dionyian commander's decision, and did not go to Megalopolis.

Members of the Arcadian Alliance saw the vast crowd returning from Tegea and passing through the territory of Megalopolis on the second day, including the Dionian army and thousands of prisoners. When I asked about it, I learned that the Dionian army had a large-scale battle with Sparta yesterday and won the final victory.

Of course, they were also surprised to know: In the decisive battle between Dionia and Sparta, the Tegeans suddenly betrayed and attacked the flanks of the Dionia army, causing it a lot of trouble, so The enraged Dionian army captured Tegea after the war, captured its surviving people, and wanted to return them to Messenia.

The councilors of the Arcadian Alliance were shocked by the cruel decision made by the Dionians. You must know that there are three councilors from Tegea among them. Even if they repeatedly requested and protested, the Dionians in charge of escorting The soldiers also refused to release the prisoners.As a result, the Arcadian councilors headed by Lycomedes had no choice but to rush to Tegea and prepare to intercede with the commander of the Dionian army, but they happened to meet him halfway.

Clotokatax felt a headache when faced with the requests of Arcadian councilors.After the battle that day, he was too angry because of Adoris's war, and issued such an order. After a day, his mood was relatively stable, and he regretted that the order was too cruel, but the order was carried out and he got the support of the soldiers. Welcome, changing it at will would only weaken his authority, so he could only accept it regardless. Now, a victim came to ask for an explanation, which made him feel very embarrassed.

Printoles saw his dilemma and offered to go to the Arcadian Alliance councilors on his behalf.

Clotokatax thanked him.

Printors ran out of the team on horseback and rushed to the road ahead. When he saw the Arcadian councilors, his face was as cold as frost, and he said angrily: "The Arcadians were the Your request won our trust, and the kingdom formed an alliance with you. So when Mandinia was besieged, we sent a large army to rescue it.

On the way we learned that another ally, Tegea, was also attacked by the Spartans and was in danger. So in order to rescue Tegea, we fought a battle with the Spartan army regardless of the fatigue of the march. Who knew that This is a conspiracy!
Damn the Taegians!They colluded with Sparta, set a trap, and also sent troops to sneak attack our army's rear during the battle, causing the army to pay a heavy price of more than 3000 casualties!Moreover, General Adoris, the son of our great Majesty Davos, also died in battle!
The Tegeans collectively betrayed the covenant and violated the sacred oath, and of course they will be severely punished!It is not even clear whether this punishment can calm His Majesty's anger caused by grief.Anyone who knows the past history of Dionia should know that our Holy Kingdom of Dionia keeps its promises, but we also hate betrayers!Now that Tegea betrayed you at the critical moment, we have to express deep doubts about whether your city-state can still fulfill its covenant! …”

The Arcadian Alliance councilors were surprised by Printors' appearance of launching an attack to accuse him. They did not expect that Tegea's betrayal would have such serious consequences: more than 3000 casualties, equivalent to the population of young adults in their city-state. The number of casualties among Dionian soldiers!Even the son of King Dionia died in battle!
Nowadays, the Dionysian army defeated the Spartan coalition in the battle, which has demonstrated to them the power of Dionysia. The Arcadian MPs who began to fear its force are really worried that the king of Dionia will be angry with them. Their city-states began to express their opinions: "We Mandinians are mortal enemies with Sparta, and we are also the initiators of this covenant. We will never betray you Dionia like Tegea!"

The same goes for us at Frios. Spartan mercenaries destroyed our villages and destroyed our fields. Our people hate the Spartans and will never cooperate with the Spartans! "

"Since we Okomenus have sworn in the name of the gods and signed an alliance agreement with Dionia, we will definitely abide by this agreement within the time limit and will never go back on it!"

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The Acadian councilors were eager to defend themselves and prove their innocence, completely forgetting the purpose of their trip. Only the Tegeans were pleading loudly: "General, we admit that the Tegeans made a big mistake, but I am afraid that many of them did not do so voluntarily, but were coerced by the Spartans and the pro-Spartan nobles of Tegea. They had to do this! I hope you can forgive their sins. The Tegeans will definitely be grateful. I will do my best to assist the Dionia allies in the future!..."

Printors looked at these Taigea councilors with an unusually pitiful look, and said softly: "You don't know yet, before our army arrived at Taigea, Taigea's relatives The Spartans colluded with the Spartans and incited the people to massacre all the anti-Spartans and their relatives in the city. After we broke through the city of Tegea, only a handful of survivors were found, and they were the only ones who were not punished. People are currently receiving treatment in the city. I hope Hades will bless you. Among them are your relatives..."

(End of this chapter)