ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1297 Post-War Governance
The pen that was writing quickly paused, and Henipolis took a breath: erecting a statue in front of the administrative building is already a great honor. Since the establishment of Dionia, only Melses has had this honor. , and it was erected after his death; the reason why Dionia was able to rise rapidly within decades mainly relied on its strong military, and the shining generals were the pillars supporting this powerful force, but It has never happened before to name a legion or fleet after a person. If the first fleet can finally be named successfully, Sekerian will undoubtedly be the No. 1 in the Dionian army. Even if he dies immediately, he may be happy Accept it...

While Henepolis was distracted, Davos continued: "Appoint Midorades as the temporary commander of the First Fleet, Stephaskas as the wartime commander of the Second Fleet, and the first commander of the First Fleet. The commander of the squadron, Ramakas, had outstanding military exploits. This time he assisted Sekerian in tenaciously defending against the attack of the Persian fleet. He was specially appointed as the commander of the third fleet during the war. Midorades took full command of the three fleets and continued to advance. Destroy the Persian fleet, completely control the sea in the Eastern Mediterranean, ensure the transportation safety of each fleet, and provide assistance for the army to attack Persia!"

Henepolis kept writing, but he was thinking in his heart: He said that he took over temporarily, just to make Sekerian and the crew of the First Fleet feel better. I am afraid that His Majesty does not think that Sekerian can recover at all, okay? Ramakas' promotion in the First Fleet should make the crew of the First Fleet feel better.

"Write to Alexis and ask him to inform the troops to prepare for the attack! Write to the administrator of Naukratis and ask him to arrange the transport fleet and be ready to set off eastward at any time!"

Davos stared at the ostriches running through the trees in front of him. After a moment, he turned back to look down at Hernipolis and said loudly: "Herni, are you ready? We are going to Persia!"

Henipolis immediately said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time. The most glorious chapter in my biography is right there!"

His left hand pointed hard to the east.

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In March, after the news that the Greek coalition forces defeated the Persian Army of Asia Minor in Mysia spread, it caused a huge shock to the people in western Asia Minor. Many towns that had been in a wait-and-see state broke out in riots, drove away the local Persian garrison, and publicly announced their support for Dionia. .

While Leoticides accepted their surrender, he also asked them to provide food and fodder supplies.At the same time, after letting his troops rest for a while, he quickly advanced towards Frisia, the base camp of the Persian army.

The Persian Army of Asia Minor was originally a makeshift army. After suffering a disastrous defeat, some demoralized regional armies refused to continue fighting, and some even led their remnants back to their respective areas without asking Panabazus for instructions.

Faced with the rapid approach of the Greek coalition forces, Pharnabazus, whose troops had been drastically reduced, did not try every means to defend himself. Instead, after some conspiracy among his colleagues, he arrested Jason as a traitor.

Jason, who finally escaped back to Phrygia, was executed before he could defend himself. In the battle report written to the King of Persia, Pharnabazus argued that in the battle with the Greek coalition, he was hired by the Greeks who only had important responsibilities. The sudden rebellion of the army was the main reason for the failure of the battle.

The Persian commander-in-chief and generals used Jason as a scapegoat, hoping to escape the blame for their defeat, but this frightened the Greek mercenaries who returned from defeat. Several mercenary officers pretended to be "revenge for General Jason" Although the rebellion launched under the banner of the Greek mercenaries was more solidified, it also caused the situation in Phrygia to completely lose control, causing Pharnabazus to lead the remaining army to continue to retreat hastily.

The Greek coalition successfully occupied Geldium, the center of Phrygia. Leoticides did not continue to pursue eastward and deep into the interior. Instead, after raising a lot of supplies locally, he left a force to garrison and the main force turned around. Moving south, the troops pointed directly at Lydia, without encountering any effective resistance along the way. By the end of May, the Greek coalition forces quickly entered the area around the important Lydian town of Sardes.

Leotychid's fast march thwarted the Persian garrison's attempt to transfer the wealth from the area, and the powerful military of the Greek coalition also frightened the defenders of Sardes, who voluntarily surrendered the city.

After occupying Sardes, the Greek coalition did not continue the attack, but repaired in the area while Leoticides awaited the arrival of the men he had requested from King Davos.

In early June, Leoticides led the coalition generals and some officials from the original Lydia to go out of the city to greet the Diorian envoy.

The Dionia messenger is not one, but a group of people.The leader is an old man. Although he has gray hair and an old face, his expression is resolute and his gestures are dignified.

"Lord Proseus, I'm really sorry, I'm a little late!" Knowing Leoticides' withdrawn character, the old man took the initiative to say after seeing him: "More than two months ago, I took over Following His Majesty's orders, we came to Asia Minor to take over the areas you conquered. However, it took some time because we had to wait for a group of officials selected by the Palace Administration Department to be sent here. Originally, we were planning to land in Ilion, but we heard that You have captured Geldium and are marching south, so we changed our route and landed in Eritrea (a Greek city-state on the east side of Chios Island, which fell to Dionia after the Greek coalition defeated the Persian army), I hurriedly and slowly hurried along. Although I encountered a little trouble, I finally saw you in a relatively timely manner..."

After hearing this, Leoticides just said dryly: "Thank you for your hard work. Asia Minor is indeed a vast territory. Marching and fighting here is much more time-consuming than in Italy or Greece -"

Staff officer Muklu quickly said: "Lord Capos, we have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time! With you at the rear, the Greek coalition forces will have no worries at all and can continue to march eastward with confidence and boldness!"

Capps was originally a person who didn't like to talk much, but after serving as the district chief executive for many years, he has changed a lot. In addition, he is getting older and has a calmer mentality. He is able to face such occasions with ease and humility. Said: "I am new here, and I am completely unfamiliar with everything here. It will take a while to get familiar with it, and I also need your help and support. But I can assure you that I and the officials behind me have traveled thousands of miles to come here. , not here to enjoy, but to follow His Majesty’s instructions, do our best to ensure the stability of the conquered areas, and do our best to ensure your logistics supply, so that you can attack Persia with all your strength! Because defeating Persia is our common wish, you said Right?"

This last question was what Capps turned to the administrative officials who followed him.

"Lord Capos is right, defeating Persia is the common wish of our Dionia and our allies!" The officials responded in unison.

Leoticides showed a rare smile and said: "Lord Capus, please let me introduce to you - this is Ipamilonda, the military commander of the Boeotian Alliance."

"But General Ipamilonda, who commanded the Theban coalition to defeat Sparta at the Battle of Leuctra?! Oh my, it's an honor to meet you!"

"I heard that Master Capus was the hero who expedition to Persia. The reason why we dare to attack Persia today is also inspired by your heroic deeds!"

"Ashamed! Ashamed! I was just a soldier following Your Majesty back then. Without His Majesty's superb command, I would have become a skeleton buried in this foreign land."

"...This is the Athenian general Iphicrates."

"Is it General Iphicrates, the famous Athenian general who pioneered light infantry tactics in Greece and defeated the Spartan army many times in the Corinthian War?! It's an honor to meet you!"

"Lord Capus, you are so complimentary! I heard that you had already begun to use light infantry tactics to fight the Persians when you were fighting in Persia. I also learned it from the tactics of your Dionysian army. "

"Back then, it was His Majesty who forced us to start practicing light infantry tactics. We were not happy at first, but later we became proficient in using it and found that the effect was very good! You can abandon the inherent Greek military tradition, actively learn, and according to the actual situation in Greece, It’s amazing to create light infantry tactics that are unique to Athens!”

"……Who is this--"

"This man needs no introduction. I know him, Lycomedes, the chief general of the Arcadian Alliance! When I returned to the Senate to report my work 4 years ago, he happened to be visiting Thurii, and we also attended His Majesty's banquet together. .”

"Lord Cappus, I just happened to attend your report in the Senate, and I was very surprised! There are a lot of fierce and barbaric Gauls living in northern Italy, and Lord Cappus has served as the chief executive there for many years. Those areas have remained stable, and they have allowed those backward Gauls to actively learn Greek civilization and actively integrate into Dionia, which shows the ability of Mr. Capus!"

"Lord Lycomedes praised me too much. There are many regional administrators like me in Dionysia who can integrate the local indigenous people into Dionysia, such as Lord Hilos in Thessaly and Lord Xiros in Egypt. Master Asistes has outstanding talents in this area. I hope Hades will bless us and the people here can cooperate with us to overthrow the tyranny of Persia and create a better future together!"

……

After everyone introduced each other, Muklu led everyone back to the city, with Leoticides and Capos at the front.

(End of this chapter)