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Chapter 1233 The establishment of the New Greek Alliance ([-])

The two former leaders of a powerful Greek state looked at each other for a moment, and sighed lonely at the same time.

At this moment, they heard the voices of people around them: "Hey, let me tell you, I know that lame old man. He is Agesilaus, the king of Sparta. I went to Corinth to do business more than ten years ago. I’ve seen him with my own eyes before!”

"I also know the person he's talking to, the chief general of Athens, Callistratus!"

"What's this! I saw Ipamilonda, the military governor of the Boeotian Alliance before! Why do you think the heads of these Greek city-states suddenly came to Philae?!"

"You don't know yet?! We Dionia notified the heads of the Greek city-states to go to Larissa to participate in the official establishment ceremony of the New Greek Alliance, and they came."

"We are Dionia? Humph, Euchris, you traitor, Dionia is an intruder, but you are willing to be their lackey!"

"Isn't it good for Dionia to rule Thessaly? Taxes have been significantly reduced, port trade has been significantly enhanced, and our income has increased... lackey! Huh, don't you also enjoy such benefits? Still You have the nerve to say this! If you have the ability, leave Thessaly, which is ruled by Dionia!"

"I am a Philae, why should I leave!"

"I said Euchris, there is some benefit to having Dionia rule Thessaly. You didn't mention that the people in the south used to regard us as barbarians. Now in Dionia, in a word, their noble generals Just come here obediently, let me see who dares to look down on us Thessalians!"

"Yes, even King Dionia is from Thessaly! Now those Peleus people are trembling. It is said that they want to raise funds to build a luxurious cemetery for King Dionia's dead parents. "

"No, even the people of Larissa have become arrogant when talking to us. The governor of Thessaly appointed by Dionysia turned out to be a Larissa, and he actually used Thessaly's selfishness to The center has been changed to Larissa!”

"That one is not the governor of Thessaly but the governor of Thessaly."

"I see no difference, not even much different from our Tagus, except that there is an extra king on it. Alas, why are there no important ministers of the Kingdom of Dionia who are from Philae? , otherwise you can take more care of our Philed."

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The previous quarrel between Callistratus and Agesilaus attracted curious onlookers and heated discussions from the people of Philae, completely disregarding the identities of the two men.

The two of them did not dare to stay longer. Agesilaus, supported by his entourage, quickened their pace, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they entered the hotel.

The entourage went out to check in. Callistratus, who was resting aside, couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect Davos to be from Thessaly!"

"I have known this for a long time. The Spartan general who led them back from Persia once proposed to the Council of Elders to invite Davos to serve for Sparta, but was rejected by the Council of Elders. Now that I think about it, Regretful!" Agesilaus looked annoyed.

"Even if your Council of Elders agrees, I'm afraid Davos will refuse." Cabrias interjected.

"Who knows, he was still young at that time..." Agesilaus still couldn't forget this.

"No wonder the Dionians were able to conquer Thessaly so quickly!" Callistratus said with a complicated expression: "It seems that this alliance ceremony was held in Larissa, and there were also Dionians to Thessaly. The purpose of the Salis to demonstrate their great strength.”

"There is no doubt about this." Agesilaus sighed. Although he could no longer lead his army in battle, the strategic vision honed in decades of battlefield battles still existed: "Thessaly has fertile plains, numerous population, with powerful cavalry and light infantry. Jason had already frightened us before. Now that it is controlled by Dionia, it is simply a huge stone pressing on our heads. Once there is any change in the city-states, Dionia doesn't even need to send troops from Italy. Thessaly's army can quickly go south, pass through Thermopylae, and enter the hinterland of Greece... Alas, Dionia is getting stronger and stronger, and the Greek city-states are completely gone. The possibility of resisting Dionia!"

The three of them fell into silence, and finally Cabrias couldn't help but whispered: "And Persia..."

This was a sensitive topic, and Callistratus immediately changed the subject: "King Agesilaus——"

Agesilaus interrupted him: "I forgot to remind you just now that Sparta no longer has a king. From now on, just call me by my name."

Callistratus was startled, looked at each other with Callilias, and immediately asked with concern: "Agesilaus, can you tell me what the situation is in Sparta now?"

Agesilaus was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "I think you will know it in a short time. The Spartans now are just like you Athenians... they are all working hard to live..."

He could tell these Athenians that after Dionysus conquered Sparta, he liberated the helots and made the helots and Piliases citizens of the new Sparta. The land of masters!
He was able to tell these Athenians that when the Greek coalition entered the Peloponnese and the main force of the Dionian army was defending in northern Messenia, the Spartan warriors attempted to rebel. If he had not tried his best to dissuade them, they would have been the same. The gathered Helots and Pileasian soldiers are engaged in a battle with a huge disparity in strength, and the result will be disastrous!
He was able to tell these Athenians how desperate the Spartans were when news of the defeat of the Greek coalition forces and the surrender of Athens reached Sparta. A few of them even chose to commit suicide, while he and Xenophon drank heavily. Drunk, can you hold your head and cry without stopping?
He could tell these Athenians that this time he received notice from the Dionysians that the new Spartan government sent not only him as an envoy, but also a total of three Helot envoys and Pileasian envoys. He was ashamed. Did you, together with those two people, set out late on purpose to come to Philae? …

cannot! ... Agesilaus has only one belief in his heart: as long as he is alive for one day, he will always silently shoulder the burden of the survival of the Spartans!
Callistratus and Cabrias felt an unspeakable heaviness in their hearts as they watched the old Agesilaus being helped up the stairs by his entourage...

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After breakfast the next day, the Athenian envoys and Agesilaus left the city for Larissa.On the way they met many envoys from Greek city-states, including of course the Thebans whom they hated together.

Nowadays, these envoys no longer need to look at the former powerful states of Athens and Sparta. They have come together based on the interests of their respective city-states.

For example: the envoys from the city-state of Phocis were with the envoys from Locris, the envoys from Thebes were with the envoys from other Boeotian city-states, the envoys from Elis were with the envoys from the Achaean city-states, and the envoys from Mandinia were with them. The other two envoys of New Sparta and the envoys of Messenia were together (Although Messenia is now controlled by Dionia, Dionia still allowed Messenia to send troops to the United States out of consideration for the future. The Senian Parliament sent envoys to participate in this ceremony as an independent force). The envoys from Corinth, Argos and Megara were together. The envoys from Euboea and some Ionian city-states were together. Some Ionian envoys took the initiative to approach Callistratus and the others, and envoys from various Cretan city-states also took the initiative to approach Agesilaus...

They may be happy, excited, silent, or worried, but the most fearful ones should be the envoys of the Arcadian Alliance. They first formed an alliance with Dionia, and then chose to betray. There are rumors that "Dionia" Nia hates betrayers the most and will give them severe punishment." Therefore, no envoys from other city-states are willing to get close to these unlucky people.

Although the envoys from various city-states gathered together in the east and west, a long queue was formed on the road leading to Larissa, which was undoubtedly quite eye-catching, and even attracted many tourists who witnessed this scene. The Salians spread the news that "Dionia ordered Greek city-states to come to Larissa for discussion."

The envoys also passed by the new military camp being built by Dionia and saw more than 2 Dionia troops training, and they were secretly alert in their hearts.

After Athens surrendered, more than 10 Dionysian troops and thousands of warships returned to the Western Mediterranean one after another, leaving only three legions stationed in Thessaly. One was to continue to stabilize the order in Thessaly and reinforce it. The second reason for Dionia's rule here is to prevent the invasion of surrounding indigenous forces.Of course, in the planning of the Ministry of Military Affairs, these regular legions will be replaced by the reorganized border legions in a few months. With the development of military training in Thessaly and the establishment of its own legion, Thessaly will have Adequate defensive capabilities.

The military camp that the Greek envoys saw was just one of the ones built by Dionysian soldiers in Thessaly. After all, Thessaly is a vast area. Whether it is for military training or security defense needs, one military camp cannot meet the needs. requirements, so another military camp is also being built in the southern plain of Thessaly near the edge of the mountain ridge, so as to ensure that the southern towns such as Pharsalus and Achaea, as well as the citizens of Lamia south of the mountain ridge, can all reach the target in time. to participate in military training, and the military camp originally established by Jason outside the city of Philae was in the northeast corner of Thessaly territory. The location was too remote and was abandoned.

The envoys entered the city of Larissa one after another, each conducting diplomatic mediation.The people responsible for this alliance ceremony were the Dionian prince Clotokatax and the Thessaly region administrator Xiros. Both of them adopted a positive attitude, received them, and listened carefully to their opinions.

Note: Historically, the rebellion in Asia Minor was a major event in the late reign of Artaxerxes. The rebellion lasted for several years, greatly weakening the national power of Persia.When the rebellion occurred, the Persian army was attacking Egypt, which also caused Artaxerxes' plan to regain Egypt to fail.At that time, the Egyptian Pharaoh hired many Greek soldiers in order to resist the attack of the Persian army. Agesilaus, who had experienced the failure of the Battle of Leuctra, was in order to prepare funds and form an army to fight against Thebes, which had become powerful. In [-], he accepted Egypt's invitation and became the main leader of the Greek mercenaries. However, because he was not reused, he instead supported the rebels in Egypt and drove away the original pharaoh.Due to Egypt's internal struggle, Egypt's plan to counterattack Persia and support the Asia Minor rebellion was cancelled, which also gave Artaxerxes a buffer opportunity, and the Asia Minor rebellion was eventually put down.

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