Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The news that "Dionia defeated Carthage and forced it to sign a truce" spread throughout the Kingdom of Dionia, and the people everywhere were in jubilation.

Soon after, the news spread to Greek mainland, which shocked many city-states, especially Sparta.

Once in the dangerous situation that Dionia was besieged by various forces, Sparta also secretly manipulated and tried to flee the Apulian region to regain his former territory. Now, Dionia is clean by himself. The neat destruction of Rome, the surrender of Samona, the defeat of Carthage, and unquestionably became the most powerful force in the Western Mediterranean.

However, Sparta is now caught in the mire of war. In China and Greece, the situation has been delayed, and the guilty Spartan elders worry that their previous actions could not hide the insights of the Kingdom of Dionia. When Dionysian suddenly turned his face to seek justice from Sparta, it would undoubtedly make the situation worse.

Therefore, Sparta hurriedly sent an ambassador to Turui to congratulate Dionia for winning the war with Carthage in the name of AIA. He also tentatively made a request: I hope that Dionia can help the war Sparta in Central provided some assistance.

Davos had seen through the Spartans 'early arrivals. He had not torn his face with the Spartans, accused him of the misconducts during the Western Mediterranean War, nor had he agreed to the Spartans' requests. It is a euphemistic expression: Dionia has won the war, but after the war, rebuilding homes, rectifying order, soothing the people, restoring trade, etc., requires a concerted effort from the kingdom to work together to gradually recover. Prosperity before the war, so no energy and time to care about the affairs of other countries.

Sparta temporarily relieved.

Daphs responded with a similar sentence to the Athens messenger who later came for help.

As for the Thebes, at this time they were still under siege by the Spartan army and were struggling to cope with various attacks. They were not clear about the major events in the Western Mediterranean and did not have the energy to understand them.

Although Daphs gave Sparta a peace of mind, the Spartan Council of Elders felt the urgency of the situation. They were dissatisfied with the long battle of King Spartan Cleom Brotus but failed to obtain it. Progress, finally decided to once again enable more arrogant Agassilaus as commander of the army.

Agassilaus accepted it and declared: Since the elders and the people think he is the best candidate, he will go all out!

He led his army to the Spartan border for sacrifice and showed it to the soldiers as a good sign, so the morale of the entire army was high.

Because the mountainous area on the southern edge of the Pioscia area adjacent to the Corinth Isthmus was equipped with Thebes ’heavy defense, and Athens joined forces with Thebes, it crossed the mountains by road from the Corinth Isthmus and entered the Pioso area. Not only are the roads difficult but dangerous.

Agassilaus led the army to march at an accelerated pace. After arriving at the port of Sigion City, not far west of Corinth, they took a boat across the Gulf of Corinth and landed on the beaches of the Piosa region. Since he had been notified in advance that a Spartan army stationed in the area had seized a mountain pass not far from the landfall, the army crossed the mountain without hindrance and entered the plains of the Piosa region. And quickly joined forces with Tespiah, who supported Sparta (the city is west of Thebes, only 20 miles apart).

Originally, Agassilaus thought that his rapid military operations would disrupt the defense of the Thebes. As a result, he found that the Thebes and their allies had built fences and fences on all strategic areas around Thebes. Earthen barriers, ditch construction, and Luzhai ...

If the Spartan army wants to approach the city of Thebes, they must conquer them one by one. The thebes will not do whatever they want. Where Agassilaus led the army to attack, Thebes will send Heavy troops are stationed there.

Because Thebes is inside combat, the deployment of troops is more flexible and fast, and the Thebes army will not just stand still, they will also attack in time to attack the Spartan soldiers who have separated from the large army or are eating and resting ... The series of defensive strategies mainly came from the hands of Iparminda, which caused Agassilaus a deep headache and failed to make breakthrough progress in the six-month campaign.

In the fall, the soldiers of the Spartan allies returned to their hometowns, and Agassilaus also led the Spartan fighters to return to the country. So he appointed Phoebus to lead the mercenaries to stay in the Tespia area and wait for the opportunity to attack Bis.

Phoebe Das, who was greatly hated by the Thebes, adopted a more vicious strategy. He sent several small troops to bypass the Thebes' defensive points and kill the Thebes people hiding behind him. Destroy its fields ...

The Thebes were so angry that they dismissed Iparmunda's persecution and rashly dispatched troops to attack Tespiah.

As a result, Fibidas was well prepared. He targeted the array and repelled Thebes' offensive during the battle. In order to expand the results and weaken the strength of the Thebes, he personally led the army to chase the defeated soldiers. As a result, the Thebes' cavalry and some infantrymen fled into a canyon that could not pass.

The desperate Thebes collapsed and instead decided to fight to death. At this time, due to the pursuit speed, Tespiah's heavy infantry fell far behind, only Fifidas and a few hundred people. Thrace light shields stood in front of Thebes cavalry.

It happened too suddenly. Phoebe Daas had just put these Thrace mercenaries in a position. The Thebes cavalry launched an assault from the front. The momentum generated by the running of hundreds of war horses was undoubtedly the scary.

After a long run, the already tired Thracians were afraid, and before the Thebes cavalry rushed forward, the Thracians began to retreat.

Thebes' troops stormed, Thrace mercenaries collapsed across the board, and Phoebus mingled in the collapse, trying to escape.

But how could Thebes cavalry let him escape, keeping his eyes on him, quickly surrounding it and stabbing him with a spear. Then they drove out the smashed troops and chased the Tespia heavy infantry, which then brought the Spartan coalition to a defeat.

Thebes troops pursued it until it was dark, and then retreated to the camp.

In this battle, the Thebes defeated first and then defeated, not only killing their most hated enemy, Fibidas, but also weakening the heart of Thebes, Tespia's strength. The Beth people cheered for it, and it also inspired other people in the city of Piosaia controlled by Sparta.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Thebes even sent troops again to take the initiative to attack Tespiah and its surrounding city-states attached to Sparta, forcing Sparta to send an army in winter to help defend Tespia.

In the early spring of the second year (377 BC, 17 years of the Kingdom of Dionia), the Elder Spartan Council and the Ombudsman once again appointed Agassilaus as the coalition commander.

This time Agassilaus struck the west, led the army on land, and marched through the Corinth Isthmus. Taking advantage of the lack of defense of the Thebes, they broke through their defense line in the mountains and penetrated the area east of Thebes. Taking Platia as a base, this land was ravaged. Although some victories were obtained, the resistance of Thebes was still very tenacious, which prevented the Spartan army from making breakthrough progress.

In the fall, Agassilaus had to retreat and return home.

At this time, Thebes experienced a severe food shortage. Due to the destruction of the war, their land had been harvested for two years. In the history of previous lives, the Thebes sent ships to the northern town of Thessaly. To buy food, but this time Peropidas proposed: go to the Kingdom of Dionia opposite the Adriatic Sea to buy food.

Some people have objected that Dionysia and Sparta have always signed friendly agreements and have close relations with each other. It is impossible for Dionia to buy food for Thebes.

Peropidas' answer was: Anyway, the distance is short and the road is convenient, and it is not a big deal to try it. But once we succeeded, we not only opened up new channels for purchasing food, but also explored the attitude of the Dionias to this war, which is of great significance!

In the end, Peropidas' proposal was approved. Thebes sent three three-tiered paddle warships, carrying 10 Tariente. While the Spartans stopped in winter and the maritime blockade of Corinth Bay was lax, they took risks. Drive out of Corinth Gulf, cross the Adriatic Sea, and reach the port city of Odrum on the east coast of the Kingdom of Dionia.

The Chief Executive of Ordrum heard that the Thebes came to buy food. Considering the political significance behind it, how dare he make a claim and immediately sent a messenger to Turui for instructions.

After Daphs knew it ~ www.readwn.com ~ set the tone with a seemingly joke: "Spartans can let the Aprilian fugitives travel to our country, why can't we give the bottom A little help from the Bies, not to mention that this is just a normal business transaction. "

Therefore, Odrum City not only sold food to Thebes at a low price, but also dispatched shipping ships to help with the delivery.

In fact, the Spartan Fleet has been informed that the Thebes sent their fleet to buy food. They have made arrangements to wait for the Thebes to return to Corinth Bay and capture it.

As a result, when the crew of the Spartan Fleet saw the ships with the flag of the Kingdom of Dionia on the sails of the Thebes fleet, they dared not act lightly, watching the Thebes ship pile on the north side of the bay. The cargo was unloaded unhurriedly.

Afterwards, the Spartan fleet leader hurriedly reported this to Sparta. The Presbyterian Council and the Ombudsman were shocked and hurriedly sent an envoy to Turui.

Davers did not show up at all, and the rotating chairman of the Senate, Antaeuris, met the messenger. Facing the Spartan questioning, he responded lightly with the king's original words: "This is just an ordinary business activity, not worth it A fuss. "