Chapter 56 Thessaly Is in Action

To show his sincerity, Jason also stopped the siege and returned to Philae with his army.

Faced with a difficult choice, the Pharsalus decided to make a last-ditch effort to send Polydamus to Sparta for help.

At the council of elders in Sparta, Polydamus told the Spartan elders and prosecutors in detail, and he also reminded: "If you Sparta decide to rescue us Sally, it's better to send your best troops, because if it's just to send an army north, commanded by ordinary officers, mainly composed of freed Helots, then it is better not to act rashly! Because Jason not only has a A mighty army, and himself a shrewd and visionary general who has never lost a battle, so he will be a formidable enemy to Sparta!"

At the end of Polydamas' speech, the Spartans did not immediately make a decision on it, but they obviously paid attention to it, and sent people to Thessaly in the following period to understand the situation, and at the same time, they were very concerned about the situation. The number of troops overseas has been carefully counted.

Finally, the Council of Elders gave Polydamas a clear answer: "Dear Polydamas, our Spartan main force is either at war with the Athenian navy or with the Thebes, Therefore, we cannot provide enough reinforcements for you Pharsalus for the time being. However, we hope that the Thessaly allies headed by Pharsalus will not surrender Jason easily, as long as you can always resist Philae's army stubbornly. Invasion, as soon as our war with Thebes is over, we will immediately send strong reinforcements to support!  …”

When Polydamus came to Sparta, he saw that the population was sparsely populated, and he expected it, so after receiving the affirmative reply from the council of elders, he did not show any negative emotions such as surprise and disappointment, and he was calm. thanked the Spartans for their frankness, and set off for home.

As soon as he returned to Pharsalus, he demanded an immediate assembly of citizens, and told everyone about Sparta's decision.

The disappointed and frustrated citizens of Pharsalus finally made a decision after intense discussions.

As an envoy again, Polydamus sent Philae to meet Jason and stated to him: "As long as Jason makes a promise not to harm the people of Pharsalus or occupy the land of Pharsalus, Without destroying the Acropolis of Pharsalus, the Pharsalus are willing to be Jason's sincere allies and help him establish the rule of Targus..."

Jason was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately made an oath with Polydamus.

Later, Polydamus even sent his son to Jason as a hostage.

It didn't take long for the Pharsalus people headed by Polydamas to persuade the allies close to them one after another. In the spring of 374 BC (the 19th year of the Kingdom of Dionia), the envoys of the city-states of Thessaly gathered in Fassa. Ruth,

Co-elect Jason as Tagus of the Thessaly.

After Jason became Targus, he began to unify the city-states of Thessaly. While promising not to interfere in the internal affairs of the remaining Thessaly city-states, he also formulated a new law of Targus: there must be no war between the city-states. Contradictions and disputes must be handed over to him to negotiate and adjudicate; each city-state shall not sign any agreement with other city-states or join any alliances, and all foreign affairs shall be decided by him; each city-state must pay tribute on time every year, and the amount paid will be determined by him according to each country. Each city-state must provide a certain number of cavalry and heavy infantry, and the specific amount is determined by him according to the strength of each state. In peacetime, he will regularly train these soldiers and lead them to expeditions in wartime...

In addition, he also adopted the opinions of Polydamas, unified and reduced the commercial tax between the city-states, and allowed the free circulation of commodities, which greatly strengthened the economic ties between the city-states of Thessaly, making the inland Trade gradually became prosperous.

By the end of the year, Jason had recruited more than 8,000 cavalry, no less than 20,000 hoplites, and a similar number of light shields from the whole of Thessaly. After further strengthening his strength, he immediately issued instructions to the various ethnic groups and tribes in the mountains around Thessaly, asking them to follow what the Thessaly Tagus-Skopas had determined decades ago during the Hippo War. The amount of tribute paid, if there are those who do not pay, they will be punished by his army.

Some tribes feared Jason's terrifying power and chose to surrender, while some rebellious tribes refused his request.

As a result, Jason decisively led the army to go to the crusade, which caused the fire of war in northern Greece.

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Just when Jason was elected to Thessalitagus, the Athenians encountered a dilemma: on the one hand, they saw that their former enemy, the neighboring Thebes, with their help, became more powerful and stronger. But still refused to pay tribute to help maintain the expenses of the Athenian fleet; on the other hand, Athens' own finances were stretched because of various military expenditures, of course, even so, Athenian citizens were reluctant to reduce the theater allowance.

Therefore, at the suggestion of the chief general Callistratus and others, the Citizens Assembly passed a resolution: to make peace with Sparta alone.

Soon Athens sent messengers to Sparta.

Sparta is getting what they want: in the past few years, their army has been fighting in Pioxia. Although they have achieved some small victories, they have never been able to defeat Thebes. Instead, the strength of Thebes has become stronger and stronger. Sparta's prestige has been declining year by year, and it is now more and more difficult to fight against it. And the Athenian navy gave Sparta a headache. Not only could they not be able to fight against it, but they couldn't stop the Athenian navy from cruising in the Peloponnesian waters like wandering in their own back garden, wanton attacking Sparta's allies, a serious threat Safe to the rear of Sparta.

Therefore, the armistice between Sparta and Athens was soon signed.

After the Athenian navy admiral Timothy, who was on the expedition, was notified by the general's executive committee, he was ready to lead the fleet back to Athens. But on the way back to his voyage, he landed on the island of Zakyntsus without authorization, took control of the city-state on the island, and announced that the exiles of the city-state would be allowed to return to their homeland (Zakyntsus, after becoming an ally of Sparta, received Spartans support, expel the democrats).

After learning the news, Sparta believed that Athens had violated the armistice agreement, and called on the allies to jointly fund the formation of a fleet to protect the rights and interests of all allies in this sea area.

At the same time, Sparta also asked the new commander to lead the fleet and launch an expedition against Kerkyra.

The Corkyllians who were attacked rushed to Athens for help.

Athens cannot allow Kerkyra, who has just joined the maritime alliance, to be bullied by the Spartans, otherwise Athens, as the leader of the maritime alliance, will inevitably lose the trust of the allies. What's more, Kerkyra's unique geographical location controls the Gulf of Corinth and various city-states along the south coast of Corkyra Island. It is the best base to launch an invasion of the Peloponnesian from the west. At the same time, this is also the necessary place for the important trade routes of the Western Mediterranean and the Eastern Mediterranean, so it must not be abandoned.

For various reasons, this time, the citizens of Athens did not elect Timothy as the fleet commander, but chose one of the Athenian generals, Ifikrates.

As a result, the armistice reached between Athens and Sparta lasted less than a few months, and war broke out again.

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On the east side of the Adriatic Sea, there are constant wars, while the west side is a scene of peace and prosperity.

After entering September, after enjoying the joy of the harvest, the people of Dionia are looking forward to the upcoming Hades celebration. Every day, thousands of people pour into the largest city in the Western Mediterranean. Turii, let the heart of the Dionian kingdom be full of hustle and bustle every day.

It was in this lively, suffocating atmosphere of joy that Okreetown entered the inner city of Turiine.

Since the Western Mediterranean War, he has not sent Dionysian envoys again. This time he came to Turii because the Dionysians sent an invitation, requesting that Carthage must send envoys to participate, and the Hannos sent an invitation. There was something important to discuss with Dionia, so he forcibly appointed Okriton, who was familiar with Dionia, to attend the Hades celebration.

Although Okridon has negotiated with Dionia on behalf of Carthage many times in the past, in fact he has never been to Turii, and the shock given to him by this large city of hundreds of thousands of people is greater than that of Haka. Turii was even bigger, after all, the floating population in the city during the festival was much larger than usual.

Standing on the bow of the boat, looking at the busy scene of the countless piers on both sides of the Klaty River, he couldn't help thinking: If Carthage won that war, would the city of Carthage be the same? !

But the facts cannot be changed. Thinking about it more will only add to the troubles. The more prosperous Turi is, the more powerful the kingdom of Dionia is, which will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of the subsequent negotiations... Ok Ritton frowned, lost in thought.

The boat sailed into the inner city of Turiine, but stopped outside the wharf, because many ships were already docked at the wharf and were busy unloading, and there were no extra trestle bridges for the time being, so there were still some passenger ships lined up in a long queue at the wharf. Waiting outside, and the passenger ship of Carthage came last, and could only be ranked last.

The entourage next to Okriton went ashore on a small boat to inquire about it, and when they came back, he reported: "My lord, I have inquired clearly, and now it is the Etruscan fleet that is unloading, and they have 20 ships, Heard that most of the ships were loaded with bronze utensils, blankets, cloth, gold and silver, olive oil, wine, etc. Heard a few Iberian sailors boasting at the dock that their alliance was even for King Dionia Forged a golden crown, inlaid with many gems..."

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