ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 483 A Moment of Joy

Cynthia and Adoris nodded repeatedly, and Little Crow asked excitedly: "Then can I play with them?"

"Of course." Davos smiled.

Little Crowe jumped up and down with joy immediately.

"I haven't gone to the temple for divination yet, and I don't know whether it's a boy or a girl!" Agnes said softly. The Hera temple she was responsible for had priests who specialized in divination for pregnant women, because the pregnancy was still early. , the belly is not fully visible yet, so she hasn’t done it yet.However, Agnes silently prayed to Hera, whom she served, every day: grant her a healthy boy.

"I am the one favored by God. If I say it is a boy, the child you give birth to will definitely be a boy!" Of course Davos knew what she was thinking, so he said seriously.

"Really?!" Agnes blinked, dubious.

"Okay, now we have five children in our family!" Davos smiled and said loudly to Christoya and Agnes: "You have to continue to work hard and try to make ten to form a team. !”

Kristoya immediately yelled: "It's so hard to give birth to a baby, do you think it's as easy as marching to fight!"

Davos laughed, and there was a burst of laughter in the bedroom.

By late at night, the children all went to bed, and Eunice was carried to the outhouse by Azuna. The three people in the bedroom were all sleepy.

Agnes finally couldn't help but look at Davos and said faintly: "I...I went back to sleep..."

"Why go back?" Davos grabbed her and blurted out without hesitation: "Sleep here tonight, let me accompany you!"

"How can this be done?" Although Agnes was moved, she looked at Kristoya in embarrassment.

"Sister, just stay." Kristoya said seriously: "Davos will go back to the military camp tomorrow. I don't know when he will come back. Let us two sisters talk to him tonight!"

Really can only talk.Christoya had just given birth and could not have sex; Agnes was still in the early stages of pregnancy and could not make love with Davos either.

After blowing out the candles and lying between Christoya and Agnes, with their intoxicating body fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose, and holding their slender fingers in his hands, Davos suddenly felt a feeling of "I wish to be with you forever." Here, I feel the happy feeling of not wanting to go to bed early...

"When will this war end?" Agnes asked softly, leaning against her husband's side.

"I'm afraid it will take a few more months... Huh..." Davos replied. Agnes's hair stuck to the side of his face, making him feel a little itchy. However, his hands were held in the arms of the two wives. , he couldn't pull it out, so he had to try to blow it away with his mouth.

"It will take so long!" Agnes's soft voice was full of disappointment.

"Don't worry, before you give birth to a child, I will definitely end the war and return to Thurii to be with you!" Davos comforted her.

"Really?!" Agnes was a little surprised.

"Really!" Davos said in a deep voice.

"Sister, look how good he is to you! When I was pregnant with little Chloe and Eunice, he never said such a thing!" Along with Krystoya's dissatisfied voice, Davos' left hand There was severe pain, but he tried not to cry out.

"Then I'll wait for you to come back. You must also pay attention to safety on the battlefield!" Agnes chuckled and kissed the side of his face affectionately. After a while, a slight snoring sounded in Davos's ear. .

Agnes actually fell asleep.

"That's the good thing about being pregnant. You can fall asleep when you want to, unlike me because of Eunice...well..." As soon as Crystal sighed, Davos turned around and kissed her. her red lips.

This long kiss almost made her breathless.

"Agnes is still in bed -" Christoya took a quick breath, and just as she said something shyly, Davos kissed her again.

During this period, due to the pregnancy of the two wives and the tense war that followed, Davos, who had been abstinent for a long time, could no longer hold back. The passionate kisses again and again melted Kristoya's reserve, but she still retained With the last trace of hesitation: "Dear, I still have a little bit..."

"I see."

Christoya shyly nibbled on his strong shoulder.

Davos untied her clothes and bowed down

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With the support of the Persian governor Pharnabazus, the Athenian general Conon took another move that shocked the Spartans after his victory in the naval battle of Cnidos - he once again occupied the Laconia Gulf. The island opposite, Sithera, was used as a naval forward base for Athens, which could not only control the passage of the Spartan Alliance fleet in and out of the Eastern Mediterranean, but also monitor the movements in the Laconia Gulf.

What worries the Spartans most is that they are afraid that the Athenians will incite the Helots in Sparta to flee to the island of Sisira, as they did during the Peloponnesian War, which will lead to the Spartan war. The rear is unstable.

Now even Spartan ships entering and leaving the Gulf of Laconia have become extremely cautious, for fear of running into the Athenian fleet.

Just as the passenger ship Chrysops was on set off from the only good port in Sparta, Gopheian at the mouth of the Orotas River, he saw the nervous expressions of the captain and the sailors, which made him look involuntarily. The faint, gray outline of land on the sea in the distance to the northeast is the island of Thesira, which was occupied by the Athenians.

Chrysops was immediately filled with worries about Sparta: At sea, the Athenians had the upper hand, and the Spartan alliance fleet did not even dare to garrison in the Gulf of Laconia, but retreated to the Peloponnese. on the land, due to the tenacious defense of the Anti-Spartan Alliance at the Isthmus of Corinth, the Spartan army could not advance even an inch, forcing the Council of Elders to finally decide to change the commander again and let Agassiz, who was recovering from illness, Rouse returned to battle.

Regarding this personnel change, Chrysops was cautiously optimistic: he did not deny that he was more optimistic about the commanding ability of the frail Spartan king. Agesilaus's achievements in Asia Minor in recent years had already served him well. Won a huge reputation.

However, the anti-Spartan alliance has the support of the Persians. Chrysops, who has been to Persia, knows: This means that Sparta’s enemies have endless wealth to support them. Even if they fail again and again, they are still ready to Another huge army can be recruited, but the number of Spartan citizens is limited, so this trip to Thurii is of great significance. He must stop the war between Dionia and Syracuse as soon as possible. This allows Syracuse, the overlord of the Western Mediterranean, to free up its hands to assist Sparta. With Syracuse's powerful navy and huge army support, Sparta will be more confident in ending this war successfully!
But will Dionia agree?The immature image of a 19-year-old young man emerged in Cleethorpes' mind. That was the first time he saw Davos.Five or six years have passed since our departure in Asia Minor. I have never seen this young man again. I only heard about him from rumors.Every time the news came, Chrysopus was surprised: the boy in the past was now the leader of a powerful force in the Western Mediterranean, and he dared to compete with Syracuse, the overlord of the Western Mediterranean!Things are different now. How can we convince him?Cleethorpes was not completely sure, so he could only go all out.

Another object of the mission gave him an even greater headache: Dionysius. All Spartans who had come into contact with this tyrant of Syracuse said that his greed, tyranny and vengeance must be repaid, and now he must end it How could he agree to a war where he had the upper hand if there were no benefits that satisfied him?

Chrysops sighed heavily, suppressed these troublesome questions for the time being, and asked loudly: "How long does it take to reach Thurii?"

"About two days," the captain replied.

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Arobmas's usurpation of Laos went very smoothly.Due to his long-term management, the leaders and officials in the city chose to support him instead of Henipolis, who was still young and would harm their status and interests as soon as he took office. In addition, the only one who was loyal to Henipolis was The troops were taken away by himself, so Arobmas easily controlled the whole city, except that the price he paid was only a scolding from his sister-in-law.

After the failure of his plan to seize the Lahe Fortress, he did not panic. Instead, he decisively reduced his troops and strengthened the city defense to defend against the possible attack of the Dionysian army. He believed: As long as Laos can hold on for ten In half a month, I believe that on the east side of the mountain, the Syracuse army's attack on Dionia will make greater progress, and the entire situation in Dionia will change drastically.By then, Laos might still have a chance to expand!

Arobmas devoted himself wholeheartedly to his defense plan, and some rumors in the port began to spread and expand under the control of thoughtful people.

"Henipolis is a good consul! In order to allow us commoners to obtain more rights, he promulgated many bills that are beneficial to us commoners, but the nobles headed by Arobmas refused to implement them!"

"Did you know? Our governor promulgated a 'land plan' to allocate land to us poor people, but Arobmas threatened his nephew and forced him to withdraw the bill!"

"Brothers, we helped the Avinogis family drive away the Lucanians, but our lives have not changed much. We still have no money and no land, and we still do the same hard work as before when we were slaves. Heavy work, those people in Arobmas still treat us like slaves, we can’t go on like this!”

(End of this chapter)