Chapter 89 Decision to Declare War on Sparta (2)

Sedorum continued: "I heard that many Greek city-states were quite sympathetic to the collapse of Messenia, and took the initiative to take in many Messenians who fled Sparta. If our army can fight The banner of 'Help Messenians regain their independence' came into the Peloponnese, I think the Greek people's disgust against us would not be so strong, not to mention that once we really rebuild Messenia, let the black labor The freedom of the soldiers will not only seriously weaken the power of Sparta, but also make the reconstructed Messenia completely fall to us, becoming the most supportive force in Greece."

Davos nodded slightly, obviously Sedorum's proposal was in his mind, he immediately turned to Alexis: "What does the Ministry of Military Affairs have to say about this?"

Alexis replied without hesitation: "Your Majesty, from a military point of view, choosing to attack Messenia is a good strategic choice. If our troops land in Central Greece or Peloponnese through the Gulf of Corinth It is indeed safer to fight with the army of Thebes to the north of the city, but it also means that most of the results we obtain may be obtained by the Thebes, and it will also arouse the vigilance of the nearby neutral city-states. such as Athens and Corinth.

However, if a battlefield is opened up alone, most of the Peloponnesian Peninsula is full of mountains and mountains, and it is not convenient for a large army to land and march. The Messenia region is undoubtedly the best target. Its southern coast is flat and suitable for a large army. The landing was very close to Sparta, but there was an impassable mountain range in the middle. It was impossible for reinforcements from Sparta to arrive quickly, so that the landing army had enough time to completely occupy Messenia.

Moreover, the next attack from the land only needs to pass through the territory of the Arcadians to directly attack Sparta, while the attack from the sea is even closer, and the flat southern coast of Sparta is also conducive to landing, so it can be avoided. The possibility of direct conflict with other Greek powers..."

Although Alexis is the chief military officer, he also takes political factors into consideration when he makes military plans, which is what Davos appreciates most: "Very good! s plan."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Alexis responded immediately.

"Your Majesty." Plintors raised the battle report in his hand and said: "I noticed that the battle report mentioned that there were many Thessaly cavalry in the Pioxia coalition. According to the latest information from Greece, northern Greece The Thessaly area has been basically unified by Jason, the tyrant of Philae. If these cavalry were not hired by the Thebes, they could only be dispatched by Jason, which means that Thessaly may quietly to form an alliance with Thebes, I am afraid this should arouse our attention!"

"Thessaly..." Davers rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

At this time, Matonis said with a smile: "Thessaly also formed an alliance with Thebes, which is a good thing, so that we don't have to worry too much about the Thebes before attacking Greece because of Sparta's crazy revenge. And again facing a crisis,

And we could also consider an alliance with Thessaly in due course. "

Matonis showed a favorable impression of the Thessaly people, which was not expected by some ministers, because after working together for so many years, they all knew that Matonis was from Thessaly, Olivers was from Thessaly, and Hiros was from Thessaly. ... Now some of the former mercenary generals in Dionia's army are from Thessaly, and even their king Davos was once a Thessaly, so everyone is wise not to refute Matonis' words .

But what they didn't know was that Davos didn't have any feelings for Cesare at all, but it was Printols' words that aroused his vigilance.

Thessaly is located in northern Greece. In the eyes of traditional powers such as Athens, Corinth, and Sparta, it is a barbarian land. The Thessaly area has always been in conflict, and it has never had any impact on the political situation in Greece. After 20 years of development, the Dionysian intelligence department has been growing in funds and manpower, but more and more areas need to be investigated and monitored. Therefore, they do not invest much energy in such a remote area, but rely on Occasionally go to the Dionysian merchant ships traded at Philae to get some information.

In the past few years, even if Philae's tyrant Jason conquered several neighboring city-states, it did not attract the attention of the intelligence department. After all, there are many tyrants in the Mediterranean city-states, and it is not uncommon to do something, but it is usually a flash in the pan. It wasn't until the news that "Philae quickly united Thessaly and Jason became Tagus" reached Turii that it attracted the attention of Aristiras.

Although in the years that followed, Jason stopped any wars and seemed content to just be Thessaly's Tagus. But this made Davos even more vigilant, because Jason spent the past few years mainly integrating the city-states of Thessaly, promoting trade in the region, stepping up the training of civic soldiers, and even forming a navy... … These practices of Jason are somewhat similar to those of Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, and because of Thessaly’s geographical environment, its infantry and cavalry are stronger.

Could it be that this Thessaly tyrant finally couldn't stand his loneliness and wanted to interfere in the affairs of southern Greece? ! Davos was vigilant, and immediately said: "The tyrant of Thessaly Philae has great ambitions. If he really secretly formed an alliance with Thebes this time, I am afraid he wanted to use this war to Seize the hegemony of Greece, we must not sit idly by! Ancitanos, send an envoy to ask the Thebes if they are also allied with Thessaly, and understand the situation. It is best to find out Thebes The true attitude of the Sri Lankans towards Thessaly, which will determine the measures we will take in the event of a conflict with Thessaly in the future."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ancitanos responded.

"How...how could it be?..." Matonis looked stunned.

Printols, who knew a little about the situation, leaned over to him and told him in a low voice.

Davos didn't care too much, and continued: "The Spartan army is defeated, Persia will never let it go, and now the Thessaly may also be involved, since we have decided to interfere in Greece's affairs, then we must take advantage of the fact that the Spartan army is defeated. During this period of time when the Badas have suffered defeat and other forces have not yet fully involved, implement our plan as soon as possible!

Alexis, Printoles, you two will make a judgment now, how many troops will we need to capture Messenia and then attack Sparta? "

Alexis and Printoles glanced at each other, and then called the military training officer Hieronymus, the quartermaster Altoons, the legion commander Matonis, Olivers and other generals, in the corner of the hall Form a circle.

After some whispered discussions, Alexis walked up to Davos and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, according to what the Ministry of Military Affairs has learned about the situation in Sparta and the geographical conditions of the Peloponnese, After discussion, we believe that only 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers are needed to complete the mission of the expedition. If there are too many troops, it is not easy to carry out the Peloponnesian Peninsula, which is full of mountains."

"20,000-30,000 people..." Davos turned back and asked, "How long can the existing domestic grain reserves support them to fight?"

The Minister of Agriculture, Burkes, stretched out his hands, and after careful consideration, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the domestic harvest has continued to grow in recent years. Although there are some battles in Iberia and the Po River Plain, they are basically local battles. According to this year's survey and statistics, the granary storage in various regions is basically full, and it should be able to support an army of 30,000 people in the Greek mainland for more than a year."

"More than a year... um... what about weapons and equipment?"

The quartermaster Alpins immediately stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, the armory in the military camps in various regions has sufficient military supplies such as arrows, javelins, tents, blankets, pack trucks, etc., which is more than enough to supply 30,000 soldiers."

After listening to this, Davos showed a somewhat satisfied smile. He thought for a while, glanced at Hermon, the auxiliary minister, and said, "Considering that this is the first time that Dionia has sent troops to fight in mainland Greece, for the sake of To reduce the antipathy of the neutral city-states towards us, it is best to send soldiers of Greek descent to the expedition as much as possible...

The last time we fought against Gaul, the first, second, third, ninth, tenth, and eleventh legions were on the expedition, so this time... um, considering that we were going to fight against the Spartans, in order to To be more secure, let the first, fourth, and sixth legions go out. "

"Understood, Your Majesty." Alexis asked again, "And what about the cavalry?"

"The cavalry and auxiliary troops don't have to consider whether they have Greek blood. The armies of the Greek city-states often hire aliens to fight, such as Thrace, so you can decide for yourself."

"Yes."

Davos looked at Raphias, the Minister of Household Registration, and asked: "Is the Dionysian citizens of Mesenian descent still concentrated in Tindaris (the city-state has responded to the citizens a few years ago) strongly demanded, and merged into the kingdom of Dionia)?"

Raphias, who has been silently in charge of the kingdom's household registration for decades, has always been firmly imprinted on the kingdom's population distribution map and migration changes, and he can immediately answer without recalling: "Your Majesty, this is... ...nearly half of the population remained in Tyndares, and the other half went to Himera (after the Western Mediterranean War, in order to strengthen the rule over the north coast of Sicily, the kingdom of Oria rebuilt the central north coast The city of Himera, where the terrain is relatively flat and has a large river passing through it, is suitable for grazing and planting, so it attracts many other town residents on the north coast).”

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