MTL - Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece-v9 Chapter 183 The establishment of the new Greek alliance (1)
The two former Greek leaders looked at each other for a moment, and sighed lonely at the same time.
At this moment, they heard the voices of people around: "Hey, let me tell you, I know that lame old man. It is King Agsilius of Sparta. I went to Corinth to do business more than ten years ago. I saw him with my own eyes!"
"I also know the man who talked to him, Calistratus, the chief general of Athens!"
"What's the matter! I saw Epamilunda, the military commander of the Piosha Alliance before! Why did you say why the leaders of these Greek city-states suddenly came to Philae?!"
"Don't you know?! We Dionia notified the heads of the Greek city-states to go to Larissa to participate in the official establishment ceremony of the new Greek alliance, and they came."
"We Dionia? Huh, Eucris, you traitor, Dionia is an intruder, but you are willing to be their lackey!"
"Isn’t it good for Dionia to rule Thessaly? Taxes have been significantly reduced, port trade has been significantly increased, and our income has increased... Stooges! Humph, don’t you enjoy such benefits? I am so embarrassed to say this! If you have the ability, you leave Thessaly ruled by Dionia!"
"I'm Philae, why should I leave!"
"I said Euclis, there is another advantage to having Dionian rule Thessaly. You didn't mention that the people in the south previously regarded us as barbarians. Now, in a word from Dionian, their noble generals I have to come here obediently, I see who would dare to look down on our Sesari!"
"That's right, even King Dionia is our Sesari! Now the Peleus people are shaking. It is said that they will raise funds to build a luxurious cemetery for King Dionia's dead parents. "
"No, even the Larissa people have become arrogant when they talk to us. The Governor of Cesari appointed by Dionia turned out to be from Larissa, and he actually took care of Cesari's selfishness. The center has changed to Larissa!"
"That is not the Governor of Thessaly but the Chief of the District of Thessaly."
"I don’t think it’s different. It’s not much different from our Targus. It’s just that there is another king on it. Alas, why is there no one from Philae among the great ministers of the Kingdom of Dionia? , Otherwise you can take care of our Filedo."
...
The previous quarrel between Callistratus and Agsilius attracted curious onlookers and heated discussions among the Philae people, regardless of their identities.
The two did not dare to stay longer, Agsilius was helped by his entourage, and both quickened his pace, and he was relieved when he walked into the hotel.
The entourage went out to check in. Callistratus, who was resting by the side, couldn't help but said, "I didn't expect Daves to be from Thessari!"
"I have known this for a long time. The Spartan general who led them back from Persia in the past also proposed to the Council of Elders to invite Daves to serve for Sparta, but the Council of Elders refused. It's regrettable!" Agsilius looked upset.
"Even if your elders council agrees, I am afraid Daves will refuse it." Kabrias interjected.
"Who knows, he was still young at that time..." Agsilius still remembered it.
"It's no wonder that the Dionians can conquer Thessaly so quickly!" Callistratus said with a complicated expression: "It seems that this time the alliance ceremony was held in Larissa, and Dionians also gave the The purpose of the Sali people to demonstrate their strength."
"This is unquestionable." Agcilius sighed. Although it is no longer possible for him to lead an army to fight, the strategic vision he has cultivated through decades of battles still exists: "Thessaly has fertile plains and many There are powerful cavalry and light infantry in the population. Jason had already made us feel scared before. Now it is replaced by Dionia to control it. It is simply a huge rock on top of our heads. Once the city-states have any changes, Dionia didn’t even need to send troops from Italy. Thessaly’s army could quickly go south, pass through the hot springs, and enter the hinterland of Greece... Alas, Dionia’s strength became stronger and stronger, and the Greek city-states were gone. The possibility of resisting Dionia!"
The three fell silent, and finally Kabrias couldn't help but whispered: "And Persia..."
This is a sensitive topic, and Callistratus immediately changed the topic: "King Agsilius——"
Agcilius interrupted him: "I just forgot to remind you that Sparta has no king anymore, so I will call my name directly from now on."
Callistratus was taken aback, and he glanced at Calirias, and immediately asked with concern: "Agsilius, can you tell me what the state of Sparta is now?"
Agsilius was silent for a long time before slowly saying: "I think it won't be long before you will know that the Spartans now are like you Athenians... are all trying to live..."
He could tell these Athenians that after Dionian conquered Sparta, he liberated the Black Laos, and made the Black Laos and Piriasi citizens the citizens of the new Sparta, and separated them from the Spartans. Daren's land!
He was able to tell these Athenians that when the Greek coalition entered the Peloponnese and the main force of the Dionian army defended northern Messenia, the Spartans tried to rebel. If he hadn't tried to dissuade them, they would have joined forces. The black Laoshi and Piriasi soldiers assembled for a battle with extremely different strengths will result in disastrous results!
He was able to tell these Athenians how desperate the Spartans were when the news that the Greek coalition was defeated by Athens and surrendered to Sparta, and even a few people chose to commit suicide, and he had a big drink with Xenophon. Drunk, can't you cry?
He could tell these Athenians that this time he received the notice from the Dionians that the new Spartan government sent not only one of his messengers, but also three messengers from the Black Lao Shi and Piriasi. He was ashamed. Yu Tong joined the two and set off specially later to come to Philae! ...
Can't! ...Agsilius has only one belief in his heart: as long as he is alive for one day, he will always silently shoulder the burden of the survival of the Spartans!
Callistratus and Kabrias watched the aging Agassilaus being supported upstairs by his entourage, and there was an unspeakable weight in their hearts...
………………………………………………
After having breakfast the next day, the Athens delegation went out of the city with Agsilius to Larissa. On the way, they met many envoys from the Greek city-states, of course, including the Thebes whom they hated together.
Now these messengers no longer need to look at the old powers of Athens and Sparta. They have walked together according to the interests of their respective cities.
For example: the messenger of the Phocis city state is with the messenger of Locris, the messenger of Thebes is with the messengers of the other Piosha city-states, the messenger of Ellis is with the messengers of the Achaean city state, the messengers of Mandinia are with The other two messengers of New Sparta and the messenger of Messonia are together (Although Messania is now controlled by Dionian, Dionian still allows the United States to The Senia Council sent envoys to participate in this ceremony in the image of an independent force.) Corinth, Argus and Megara envoys were together, Euboea envoys and some Ionian city-state envoys were together. Some Ionian envoys took the initiative to lean towards Calistratus, and the envoys from the various city-states of Crete also took the initiative to walk towards Agsilaos...
They may be happy, excited, silent, or worried, but the most anxious one should be the messengers of the Arcadian Alliance. They first formed an alliance with Dionia and later chose to betray. There are rumors that Nya hates the betrayers most and will punish them severely", so no messenger from other city-states is willing to approach these hapless people.
Although the envoys of the various city-states gathered together in the east and the west, they formed a long line on the road to Larissa. It is undoubtedly quite eye-catching, and it has made many people who have witnessed this scene. The Sari spread the news that "Dionia ordered the Greek city-states to come to Larissa for discussion".
The envoys also passed by the new barracks that Dionian was building, and saw that the Dionian army of more than 20,000 people was training, and they were secretly alert.
After the surrender of Athens, Dionian’s more than 100,000 troops and thousands of warships returned to the Western Mediterranean, leaving only three regiments to be stationed in Thessaly. One is to continue to stabilize the order in Thessaly and strengthen Dionia's rule here is secondly to prevent the invasion of the surrounding indigenous forces. Of course, in the plan of the Ministry of Military Affairs, these regular corps will be replaced by the re-organized border corps in a few months. With the development of military training in Thessaly area and the establishment of its own corps, UU reads www.uukanshu. Com Sesali has enough defensive capabilities.
The military camp that the Greek envoys saw was just one of the military camps built by Dionian soldiers in Thessaly. After all, Thessaly has a vast area. Whether it is for military training or security defense needs, a military camp is not enough. Therefore, another military camp is also being built in the southern plain of Thessaly near the edge of the mountain, so as to ensure that the southern towns of Fasalus, Akeia, and the Lamian citizens in the south of the mountain can be timely Participating in military training, but the barracks originally established by Jason outside Philae City are located in the northeast corner of Thessaly Territory, and the location is too far to be abandoned.
The envoys entered the city of Larissa one after another to conduct diplomatic mediation. In charge of this alliance ceremony were Dionian Prince Klotokatax and Thessaly District Administrator Hiros. Both of them showed a positive attitude, received them and listened carefully to their opinions.
Note: In history, the rebellion in Asia Minor was a major event in the later period of Artaxerxes’ reign. The rebellion lasted for several years and greatly weakened Persia’s national power. When the rebellion occurred, the Persian army was attacking Egypt, which also led to the failure of Altaxerxes' plan to regain Egypt. At that time, the Egyptian Pharaoh hired a lot of Greek soldiers in order to resist the attack of the Persian army. After the defeat of the Battle of Leuktra, Agsilius, in order to prepare funds and organize an army to fight against the already powerful Thebes. Accepted the invitation of Egypt in the year and became the main leader of the Greek mercenaries. However, because he was not reused, he turned to support the rebels in Egypt and drove away the original pharaoh. Due to the internal struggle in Egypt, Egypt's plan to counter Persia and support the rebellion in Asia Minor was cancelled, and it also gave Artaxerxes a buffer, and the rebellion in Asia Minor was finally put down.
