Chapter 97 Recognition

"In addition, you have to send someone to inform Ticias, and let him lead those people from Tyndares to persuade and mobilize as many Heros as possible to help us unload the cargo on the cargo ship..."

Muklu took the lead.

Leoticides said to Adoris again: "You go and inform the soldiers of the First Legion not to pursue the enemy, nor to march north, immediately gather at the Spartan army camp, and seize the time to expand that camp. And... where did the Spartans escape into the mountains? Send two soldiers to show me."

Leoticides could roughly guess where the Spartans might have escaped, but he still needed to confirm it with his own eyes in order to prepare his defenses.

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Having seen with his own eyes the power of the ballistas of the Dionian army, Dorios realized during the retreat that even if he retreated to the barracks, the defense would not last long (due to the constant invasion of foreign enemies, the Spartan barracks in Messinia had defensive facilities Insufficient, relatively rudimentary), so he decisively issued two more orders: first, he handed over the command of the army to the adjutant, and let him lead the soldiers to retreat to the Lagunda Pass in the Tigertos Mountains, and let him as far as possible. Bada, an army of more than 400 people, mostly composed of real Spartan warriors, was preserved; secondly, he sent messengers to the city of Pylos on the west coast to inform the soldiers in the city that the Dionysian army had landed After reaching Messenia, he ordered it to abandon the small town and retreat north as soon as possible.

But he himself decided to stay, even if he died in battle at the gate of the barracks, he would never escape, because he knew very well that even though the enemy's army was large, and for the sake of preserving strength, it was completely justifiable to retreat. , but the loss of Messenia is definitely a big thing for the Spartans. The resentment and rumors of the people will always surround him. As a former member of the King's Guard and a veteran of more than 20 years, he will never be 's honor was slandered.

It's a pity that he only killed one Dionian soldier, was stabbed in the thigh by a javelin thrown by the enemy, and became a prisoner, despicable Dionian!

At this moment, he was held by two soldiers and led into the big tent. Under the candlelight in the tent, he saw a Dionysian general in black armor sitting in front of him: he had a very short There is no beard on the lower jaw. I heard that the Dionians have a strange habit of not storing beards and hair, but the appearance of this person will not be less than 50 years old... Huh? what!

"Spartans, tell me, how many soldiers have you deployed in Messenia? How many are Spartans?" Leoticides asked coldly.

Dorios didn't answer, he just stared at Leoticides' face, and even couldn't help but take a few steps forward.

The guards on both sides immediately grabbed him, and shouted sharply: "Lord Commander is asking you something, answer it quickly!"

Dorios struggled to break free from the soldiers' grasp,

And shouted excitedly: "Leoticides? You are Leoticides!"

Leoticides was suddenly surprised. He thought he had changed a lot after leaving Sparta for so many years. Most of the Spartans who knew him back then were either deceased or retired, and it was impossible to recognize him on the battlefield. He came, but he didn't expect that his identity would be revealed as soon as he set foot on the land of Peloponnese.

Mukru next to him immediately shouted loudly: "This is Lord Prossius, the commander of the Dionian army, who once led his army to defeat the Carthaginian army, captured Syracuse, and conquered Gaul... It's Dio. The famous and victorious general of the Kingdom of Nia! Spartans, please stop messing around, answer the general's questions truthfully, and if you behave well, we will consider releasing you back to Sparta!"

"He is really Leoticides, the son of our former king of Sparta, Archis!" Dorios still pointed stubbornly at General Dionia in front of him, and said loudly: "I will never I'll admit it! The scar on his chin was left by the alpha wolf when we were sent by the instructor to hunt wolves. If it wasn't for me, he would have been bitten to death by the wolf long ago!"

Dorios said with a nose and eyes, and several other people in the tent looked at Leoticides subconsciously: Indeed, there is a relatively obvious slender scar on Prosus' chin.

If Leoticides had a beard, long hair, or a lot of Leos, I'm not too sure, but now Leoticides has more wrinkles on his face and looks the same as when he was young Not much has changed.

With the continuous reform of the political system in Sparta in the past few decades, the power of the king has almost been lost, but in addition to the command of the army, there is one right that has never been deprived, that is, the princes do not have to participate in cruel military training since childhood. Otherwise, babies born with foot problems like Agesilaus would have been thrown into the crevices of the valley long ago, but Leoticides was a rare member of the royal family who voluntarily applied to participate in Agago training. Naturally He was very concerned by other Spartan teenagers in the military camp, but he seldom paid attention to other people due to his character. It was just that the wolf kiss that nearly killed him left a deep impression in his memory, so even if he was in front of him. The Spartan had drab hair and blood on his face, and he could roughly guess who the other party was.

The world is so small! ...Leotisides sighed in his heart, and then said in a deep voice: "Leave this prisoner, you all retreat."

Mukru looked at Leoticides, saw his calm and determined expression, opened his mouth, and finally turned around and left the tent without saying a word.

On the contrary, the two guards hesitated: "Lord Commander, it is too dangerous to leave this Spartan alone in the tent!"

"Am I afraid of a wounded Spartan, go out!" Leoticides said unreservedly.

The guards withdrew obediently, leaving only Leoticides and Dorios in the tent.

The two looked at each other, and after a while, Leoticides broke the silence and pointed to the wooden bench next to him and said, "Sit down.

Dorios was also polite, dragging his injured left leg and sitting on the stool.

"I didn't expect to meet you here, Dorios," Leoticides said slowly.

"I didn't expect that the prince of Sparta would become Dionia's general!" Dorios sneered implicitly in his exclamation.

"What's unexpected, Agesilaus became king, if I didn't escape from Sparta, would I be willing to stay in Sparta and be constantly accused of being a bastard, and then be like my mother... like my mother, Wronged, hanged himself?!" Leoticides' voice was trembling, and his rare emotion was a little excited: "At that time, except for Dionia, who dared to oppose Sparta as soon as it was established, those other The city-state is either an ally of Sparta or a subsidiary of Sparta, I don't have many choices... But now it seems that my choice is correct, so I am here today."

"Is your choice right?!" Dorios was immediately angry when he heard this: "Dionia raided the precious property our ancestors left us without declaring war - Messenia, this is Totally unfaithful behavior! Do you know how much hardship it will bring to Sparta if you lose Messenia?! How many people will lose the nobility of citizens because of the loss of Messenia You are reduced to a lower class because of your status?!... Just because you have a grudge against King Agsilaus, you will not hesitate to hurt all the Spartans, don’t forget that you are also a Spartan!”

Leoticides tapped the table with his hand and said indifferently: "I am a citizen of Dionia now, and it is not up to me to decide to attack Messenia. That is an order from His Majesty Davos. , it was Sparta who did not keep their credibility. It was you who ended the peace agreement ahead of time, so that Thebes had the opportunity to form an alliance with our Dionia. Of course Onia will fulfill the covenant..."

"But Thebes has signed an armistice with us Sparta!" Dorios roared.

"Dionia has indeed heard rumors in this regard, but Thebes did not send messengers to inform us, and Dionia is so far away from mainland Greece, it is impossible to determine whether such rumors are true or false, so they attacked The plan has not changed.

In addition, there are some citizens in Dionia who were born in Messenia, and His Majesty Davos promised them back then, 'to restore Messenia's independence', and he has fulfilled his promise today..." Leoticid Sis said lightly.

"So Dionia has decided to become Sparta's enemy?!" Dolios said fiercely: "Don't think that Dionia is king in the Western Mediterranean, and you think you have no rivals, just because of your Undeclared war, and our lack of preparedness, is what allowed you to get away with it! But soon we Spartans will gather a large army to retake Messenia, and by then it may be the Dionian soldiers' turn to be Sparta's captive!"

"It would be better if Sparta really sent a large army to fight for Messenia." Leoticides increased his tone, his eyes flashed a strange light, looking at Dorios, it was quite meaningful said: "In fact, even if you don't say it, we are very aware of the current situation of Sparta. The number of Spartans stationed in Messenia will not exceed 500, and all the Spartans combined are not more than 500 people. To 2,000 people, so the council of elders passed a resolution to grant some Perians and a very small number of Helots as citizens of Sparta, but did not give them land, in fact their status was still low, fighting. The desire is not strong, and even contradicts the Spartans...

In addition, many years of uninterrupted combat made many Spartans unable to supervise their own black labor, so they could not pay enough taxes, so they were deprived of the eligibility for public meals, and they had actually become inferior. They must have deep resentment in their hearts, and I think the situation in Sparta is probably worse now than when Gina Dun was killed..."

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