ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 575 Entering Xiliting

"Why don't we support another one..." Phoebus suggested.

Agesilaus's eyes lit up, and then he thought of something. He raised his head and smiled self-deprecatingly at Phoebias: "Now I can't help but support Dionysius or the Syracuse rebels. We, Spartans, are in charge.”

Phoebidas was stunned and said subconsciously: "Then who will make the decision?" Then he understood.

Agesilaus looked at him and said solemnly: "Dionysus defeated Syracuse and caused such heavy losses to Syracuse. It has become the dominant player in Magna Graecia and eastern Sicily...

Moreover, listening to what you just said, Dionia now has a huge army of at least 5, and the military organization they call the 'legion' that makes up this army is very powerful. They also have the ability to defeat Scylla. The huge fleet of Kuza Navy! ...How can such a powerful force rise behind Sparta not to worry me!

What's more, Chrysops had visited Thurii before, and the new king of Dionia was quite dissatisfied with Sparta's assistance to Syracuse in invading Magna Greece!Dionia, who is hostile to Sparta, after ending the war with Syracuse, if... joins the war going on in Corinth, it will be against our Sparta..."

Although Agesilaus did not finish his words, from his eyes that had lost their sharp light, Phoebidas could feel the Spartan king's hidden fear of Dionia: Yes!At this time, Sparta, which was constrained by the war in Asia Minor and the Corinthian War, had no ability to stop tens of thousands of troops from landing on the coast of Sparta under the leadership of a powerful fleet!
But Phoebidas's heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "When the Dionians besieged Syracuse's army in Xiliting, I went to see the Dionian king Davos. His vague words Said, 'As long as Sparta is not against Dionia, Dionia has no intention of being against Sparta'."

"Really?! Please tell me in detail what happened when you met!" Agesilaus became more energetic.

After listening to Phoebus's narrative, Agesilaus pondered for a long time and sighed: "I'm afraid Dionia wants to be the second Syracuse, but it is indeed a Syracuse that is not subject to Sparta." Kuza, this makes it difficult for us... Phoebidas, do you know that Tarantum sent an envoy to Sparta yesterday, hoping to get our help, because Dionia wants to merge Tarantum into its alliance."

"What?! Dionia wants to annex Tarantum, which is never allowed! Tarantum is our sub-state!" Phoebidas was shocked and objected without thinking.

"The young new king of Dionia is very ambitious, but no Greek city-state can stop him now!" Agesilaus seemed a little helpless, and he fell into deep thought again.

Finally, Agesilaus made up his mind. He held his left leg with one hand and supported the wooden table with the other. He said to Phoebidas seriously: "Now we must first stop the Dionians from attacking Syracuse." and their allies to further suppress or even occupy! Tomorrow, I will propose at the Council of Elders... Since Dionysius has lost control of Syracuse, we can only temporarily support the rebels and quickly Restore the strength of Syracuse to counter the power of Dionia in the Western Mediterranean. At that time, you will go to Syracuse as the Spartan envoy to resolve its civil strife as soon as possible!"

"I understand!" Phoebus nodded immediately.

"In addition, since the new king of Dionia has expressed no hostility to us, we will send Chrysops to Magna Graecia to have a good talk with him, hoping to formulate an agreement that can bind A visit to Dionia can also make us feel relieved!"

Phoebias felt a little uneasy after hearing Agesilaus' words. He wanted to remind him a few words, but he didn't know where to start.

Agesilaus did not notice Phoebus's expression. He was still immersed in thinking: "... Alas, our war with Persia... and the wars in Corinth, Thebes, Athens, and Argos continue. It's been too long! If this continues, it will only weaken our Spartan power and reduce our prestige in the Greek world. Instead, it will benefit forces like Dionia! We have to find a way to end this useless situation. The long war of meaning!"

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After the failure of the siege, Hilos summed up his experience, rebuilt the siege equipment, and formulated an siege plan.

Two days later, Hilos launched another attack on Medema City. The fierce battle continued until the city was broken in the afternoon, and the Dionia-Lijim coalition occupied Medema City.

According to Davos's order, Hilos showed no mercy this time. He captured the Medema people in the city, demoted them all into slaves, and sent troops to escort them back to Thurii.

This act of killing chickens and scaring monkeys shocked Lokri and Tarantum, especially Lokri. The fall of Maderma means that the Dionian army in the west can no longer be hindered and can enter through the mountain road. Lokri's territory, and Lokri will also face the double attack from Dionia and Columlia.

What worries Lochry even more is that through their understanding of the battle situation in the north during this period, they sadly discovered that Syracuse's expeditionary force itself was still in danger, and it was impossible for Lochry to bring any hope!
Under the pressure of most of the council members, the chief general Demodokas had to decide to betray his brother-in-law and sent an envoy to Xiliting to seek peace with Dionia.

However, how could Davos easily spare Locle when he had an absolute advantage? He put forward two conditions: first, Demodokas and his cronies must be expelled; second, Locle must Merged into the Dionia Alliance.

When the news reached Lockley, the people were in an uproar.

At this moment, Davos had no intention of caring about Lockley, who was already in an uproar by his words. He was ready to accept the surrender of the Syracuse army in Xiliting City.

At first, Fasipesas sent envoys to the Dionia camp, just wanting to cease fighting and seek peace.

However, Davos flatly refused, and he made an unquestionable request to the envoy: The Syracuse army in Siliting City must surrender unconditionally, and Dionia will protect their lives!

Of course, he made a promise: Dionia will send them safely back home in no more than three months, but this does not include the mercenary cavalry who killed countless people in Dionia!
At the same time, Davos also took the initiative to introduce the current situation in eastern Sicily to the envoy, and showed him letters from city-states such as Catanai, Sikuli, and Leotini requesting attachment.

The messenger was so shocked that he returned to Xiliting in despair.

As soon as he entered the city, he was stopped by the soldiers and couldn't wait to ask about the negotiation situation.

Facing the soldiers who surrounded him on three levels inside and three outside, the envoy finally truthfully revealed the process of the negotiation.

The soldiers never imagined that when they were thousands of miles away to fight, there would be riots in their hometown. No wonder Dionysius would abandon them and escape back to Sicily alone!

Compared with the Syracuse generals such as Fasipesus who stayed behind were doubtful about the news brought back by the envoys, the soldiers were completely panicked. They gathered in front of the commander-in-chief's mansion again, shouting "Promise Dionia." They chanted slogans such as "people's demands, we want to go home" and even injured the guards several times in an attempt to force their way into the house, which frightened Fascipezas and others.

At this time, the Numibian cavalry, who knew that they would not be let go by the Dionians, tried to escape from Silitium in order to survive, and suddenly launched an attack on the unsuspecting Syracuse defenders.

At the same time, Leptinius, who realized that the situation was not good, led more than 20 warships willing to follow him and sailed away from the port, but was intercepted by the Dionian fleet that had been prepared in advance.

After a chase on the sea, seven warships escaped, and the remaining ships were either captured or sunk, including the ship of Leptinis, who was rescued from the sea by Dionian sailors. Became a prisoner.

On this day, Xiliting City was in chaos and the noise was overwhelming.

The Dionia scouts outside the city could hear the fighting and screams in the city a hundred meters away from the city wall.

They immediately reported the news to Davers.

Davers took no action.

The turmoil in the city lasted for a day.

The next day, the gates of Xiliting were opened wide. Generals such as Fasipesus led soldiers who took off their armor and threw away their shields and spears, as well as more than 3 free people and slaves to surrender to Dionia.At the same time, the heads of hundreds of Numibians who caused chaos in the city yesterday and were eventually surrounded and killed were also presented.

The entire Dionia camp burst into cheers. After several months of bloody battles, Syracuse's invading army was finally completely wiped out!

Davos ordered the tens of thousands of prisoners to be imprisoned, and led the army to station in Xiliting City, arranging manpower to clean and repair the city that had been dilapidated by the Syracuse army.

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The Syracuse rebel envoy Philosanus originally planned to land in Crotone and then rush to the Dionia camp. Unexpectedly, he was intercepted by the Dionia fleet on the sea near Siliting.

Only then did he learn that the Syracuse army had all surrendered to Dionia, and he couldn't help being surprised.He originally wanted to use "persuading the Syracuse army to surrender" as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Dionia, but now he failed.

Feeling uneasy, he landed at the port and soon met Daves.

Davos had heard about this famous Sicilian poet from Ansitanos, but he obviously did not have the enthusiasm to recite the right poems, but directly told Ferosanus who wanted to take back the captives of Syracuse. Si said: Dionia and Syracuse are in a state of war, so it is impossible for Dionia to release them at this time, so that they can take up the shield and spear to fight against Dionia after they go back!
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