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Chapter 388 Sparta in action
In the early morning, at the legion commander's mansion in Asprostum City, the adjutant knocked on the door of legion commander Epithenes' bedroom. The person who opened the door was a naked young man.

The adjutant had become accustomed to it and shouted into the room: "Commander of the Legion, there is an urgent message from the Senate!"

"I know." A lazy voice came from the room.

After a while, Epithenes walked out of the bedroom naked and took the letter from the adjutant.

The man stretched his head to see. Epithenes patted his face with her hand and said affectionately: "You go back first, I will come back to you."

The young man wisely went back to the bedroom and put on his clothes. Before leaving, he did not forget to kiss Epithenis on the face.

"This young man is not bad, he is from Tarantum, he is from a noble family, and he is very well-educated. It's a pity that his family is in ruins." Epithenes looked at the man's leaving figure and said to the adjutant in a somewhat showy manner.

The adjutant didn't say anything. He didn't want to comment on his commander's hobbies.

"Oh, by the way, read the letter first." Under the urging gaze of the adjutant, Epithenis opened the letter. After reading it, he whistled: "Lord Davos asked our Fourth Army to arrive before October. Rendezvous with the troops of the South Italian Confederacy at Silitium, and then prepare to launch an attack on Locri."

"Great!" The adjutant said excitedly: "We're going to notify the chief executives of Asprustum and Crimea, and issue an executive order to notify the legionnaires in the two cities that they will be in Kerry tomorrow. Report of assembly in the square of Misa (the square of Asprostum was too small to accommodate 8000 legionnaires).”

"We don't need to be too anxious. The letter is very clear. We just need to arrive at Xiliting before October. This shows that Lord Davos has no intention of urgently starting a war with Lockley. He went too early and ate up all the rations. We still have to eat the reserved military rations, which is a waste. We still have more than ten days to make preparations. I can just discuss the transportation of military rations and other preparations with the two chief executives, and at the same time, I can wait to participate. The soldiers of the football game return.”

What Epithenis said made sense, and the adjutant said helplessly: "Well, you are the legion commander, and you have the final say. But I'm afraid that Drakos will lead the fifth legion too early, and he won't be able to wait for us. To curse."

"That serious and stubborn donkey, to be honest, I'm afraid he'll get angry." Epithenis shrugged helplessly, and both of them laughed.

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At the Fifth Legion barracks outside Cosenza, Dracos is supervising the training of soldiers.

He was originally going to be transferred back to the Legion by Davos the year before last, but after several transfer orders, he refused to obey. The reason was that he was only good at fighting and could not do desk work, even if he practiced hard.Davos had nothing to do with him, because according to military law: a legion commander cannot serve in a legion for too long (mainly because Davos was afraid that if the time was too long, the soldiers would develop a sense of dependence on the legion commander and weaken his influence among the soldiers). prestige in his heart), so he had to be sent to Cosenza to serve as the commander of the newly formed Fifth Army.Drax lived up to Davos' trust. In just a few years, through rigorous training, he trained the undisciplined Brutians into qualified legionnaires.

"Commander of the Legion, there is an urgent message from the Senate from Cosenza!" the guard hurried over.

Dracos opened the letter and read it. His face suddenly lit up and he shouted: "Herald! Herald!"

"I'm here, legion commander."

"Immediately ask your men to take this urgent letter and go to Vige, Knapetia, and Ambaria, and notify the soldiers of the Fifth Army to report to the square in Cosenza tomorrow. Those who are late will press 30 Punishment with a military stick!”

"Yes!"

"Legion commander, are we going to start a war?!" the adjutant asked excitedly.

"We have declared war on Lokri for so long, and now we have issued a mobilization order. Why are we so happy!" Drakes said with some dissatisfaction, and then asked his adjutant: "You are here to supervise them to train well, and I will rush Go to Cosenza and discuss with Governor Felicius about sending troops."

The adjutant remembered something and reminded Dracos: "Legion Commander, we still have some soldiers participating in a rugby match in Thurii. Look -"

"I almost forgot if you didn't tell me." Dracos thought for a moment and said, "Find soldiers from the reserve team to take their places first, and at the same time send people to Thurii to urge them to come back quickly, otherwise they will miss the battle. Don't Blame me."

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Agesilaus was lying in the tent with a solemn expression: Now, the Spartan coalition and the anti-Spartan alliance have formed a stalemate on the Isthmus of Corinth. The enemy relied on the strong defense of the city of Corinth to repulse Spartan attacks many times. , leaving him helpless.

It's not that Agesilaus doesn't want to open up a second battlefield, but the Spartan fleet has been severely damaged, and that damned Athenian Conon led the huge fleet prepared by Persia directly into the port of Piraeus, Giving the entire fleet to Athens left Sparta facing the same predicament it had faced decades earlier - they had lost the sea.

Damn the Persians, this is definitely something they are doing secretly!Agesilaus cursed secretly, but he apparently forgot that it was his actions in Asia Minor that led to today's consequences.

At this time, someone opened the tent and said, "King Agesilaus, here I come."

"Phoebias." Agesilaus was about to sit up.

Feibidas dared to step forward, held him down, and said with concern: "I heard that you have been in poor health for the past few days, and you fainted yesterday, so don't stand up."

As Phoebe Das said, he sat cross-legged on the ground.

Agesilaus was not pretentious. He was still half-lying on the couch and said: "This is an old problem. It will get better after a few days of rest. (Actually, this is the sequelae of polio.) I'll ask you to come this time." , because an urgent letter was sent by the Council of Elders."

Agesilaus's expression became serious: "Syracuse is about to attack Magna Graecia, so it is asking us for help and asking to send a general who is proficient in military affairs to help them defeat Dionia."

"What?! Dionysius is going to launch the Magna Graecia War at this time. Where is the aid he promised us?!" Phoebidas was shocked.

"Of course it's gone..." Agesilaus sighed helplessly: "According to Syracuse, Dionia first declared war on Locri, forcing them to fight to protect their allies... But you and I both know that the consul of Dionia was assassinated more than ten days ago. Although Dionia claimed that it was done by the Locris, the truth is probably not that simple."

"Damn Dionysius! This bastard who doesn't keep his word!" Phoebidas yelled angrily: "If we Sparta hadn't supported him in the first place, how could he have secured his position as the tyrant of Syracuse! …”

"Although Dionysius is angry, Dionia and Athens have strengthened their ties some time ago. You have to know that Thurii was established by Athens in the past and has always been an ally of Athens..." Agsilao Si looked at Phoebias and said solemnly: "Therefore, since this Great Greek War is inevitable, then Dionia must not be allowed to win! So I recommended you to the Council of Elders, and your ability is I understand, but I hope you can put aside your resentment against Dionysius and do your best to help him win this war for the sake of Sparta!"

After hearing this, Phoebidas nodded heavily and said: "King Agesilaus, don't worry, I will help Dionysius defeat Dionia as soon as possible, and then let him send troops to assist Sparta as soon as possible!"

Agesilaus reminded him carefully: "You must not be careless, let alone underestimate the young consul Davos of Dionysia! You must know that so far he has never failed in a battle, otherwise The Dionysian Alliance will not rise so fast, beyond our Spartan expectations! Dionysius asked us for help precisely because he felt this pressure! In the past, he was fighting with Carthage When the war broke out in Key, he did not take the initiative to seek our help before the war like this time, and he also said that if there was a battle with Dionia and the South Italian coalition, he was willing to let the Spartan generals take command. "

"Dionysius is indeed not good at battle, and Davos -" Phoebidas said excitedly after thinking seriously: "Although I don't like this person, I have to admit that he is indeed a very good person. A good opponent, but I am confident that I can beat him!"

Agesilaus looked at him for a while, then nodded and said: "Yes, we Spartans must be fearless. You should rush back to the team now, make a good handover, and rush to Syracuse immediately."

"Yes!"

Watching Phoebias leave, Agesilaus always had a trace of worry in his heart. The young consul of Dionia who had never met but was always victorious not only put pressure on Dionysius, but also At the same time, it put invisible pressure on the Spartan King who had been paying attention to Dionia...

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At the same time, in a palace in the city of Athens, Thrathybulos, the chief general of Athens, was talking to Isocrates.

Isocrates, who was usually aloof, was very respectful when facing Thrasymbulus, because in his heart, Thracybulus was a person worthy of his respect.

During the period of the "Thirty Tyrants", a large number of Athenian citizens were persecuted and fled elsewhere.The democratic Thrasibulos did not escape, but led a group of Athenian citizens to establish a resistance base at the junction of Attica and Boeosia (at that time, although Thebes had been enemies with Athens for many years, it funded This team resisted the Spartan-controlled Athens) in an attempt to overthrow the brutal rule of the tyrants and restore Athens' independence and democracy.Under the leadership of Therosybulus, this small team fought against many enemies with fewer enemies and suffered repeated defeats. In the end, it actually defeated the powerful tyrant army.

(End of this chapter)