Chapter 110 Leoticides' Advice

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Olivers' face changed, and he immediately realized that he had almost made a big mistake. If I really did this and let His Majesty Davos know about it, he would definitely think that he took the lead in embarrassing Clotokatax, and then he would definitely face His Majesty's wrath...

So, he quickly smiled and said: "Haha, drinking is all to scare Ctisus, we are just eating and chatting tonight! You have a good time! The Messenian Gulf has been closed before, so the seafood is very delicious. , the oysters are so many, fat and big, you can eat them until you die!"

"Then I'll have to taste it!" Tiger Delos hurriedly answered, and he also realized at this moment that he had said the wrong thing just now.

Plintoris breathed a sigh of relief, and now he could not help but glance at Trotiras.

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Clotokatax and his party came to the camp, no, it should be said that they came to the city of Meseni (after more than a month of joint efforts of the Diotian soldiers and the Mesenians, this former Spartan camp has been It can barely be regarded as a city), entered the military tent, and handed over military affairs with Leoticides.

"This is the first time I have served as an army commander, and I don't have much confidence in whether I can complete the important task assigned by my father." Clotokatak said honestly: "General Prosous, you are a battle-hardened kingdom. A famous general, and he has a deep understanding of the Peloponnese, can you give me some pointers?"

Originally, after the handover of military affairs, Leoticides was ready to pack his bags immediately and leave here early. He did not expect that Clotokatax would make such a request. He looked at the sincere prince in front of him and looked around. Surrounding: In addition to the two of them, there are Printos and Mukru in the tent, and the two are whispering something (Leoticides has been transferred, but Staff Officer Taglu will remain , as a subordinate of Printols, dealing with trivial military affairs)  …

Leoticides hesitated for a moment, then said coldly: "I am the prince of Sparta, my suggestion... will you believe it?"

"My father firmly believes that you will not betray the kingdom, general, so when he received your first letter, he rejected the proposal of the Ministry of Military Affairs and let you continue to be the commander until he received your second letter, You took the initiative to ask to resign from this position, and he hesitated for a long time before he chose to agree. He told me, 'The reason you are human is because you have rich emotions, you can't fight against the people in your hometown, which is completely reasonable.'… ...and he also sighed and said to me, 'I didn't expect that Prosusus looked like a wooden man, but he was so affectionate and righteous in his heart!'... This is the father's original words. Although I am a general to you I don't understand, but the king believes in you, and I have no reason not to believe you!" Clotokatax said frankly.

After hearing these words,

Leoticides felt a little turbulent in his heart, but his expression remained indifferent, and then he asked, "After defeating the Spartan army, what will your Highness do with Sparta?"

Clotokatax said solemnly: "Sparta is the most important city-state in Greece and an important part of various Greek forces. If it is completely eliminated, it will not only disgust other Greek people, but also The imbalance of power in the whole of Greece and the whole of Peloponnesus is not what the father wants to see, nor is it in the interests of the kingdom!

Therefore, we will treat the defeated Sparta as we did with Carthage. Sparta will lose its former glory, and its political system may have some changes, but it will continue to survive, even Sparta's Ordinary people may be better off than they are now, because as far as I know, the living conditions of the people in Sparta are worse today..."

After listening to this, Leoticides didn't speak, walked slowly to the main seat, pulled a wooden chair and sat down, turned around and said, "Mukru, help me get the map of Peloponnese. Come."

The plank map was placed on the table, Leoticides glanced at Clotokatax, and said in a deep voice: "Now we have occupied Messenia, and only Mount Tigertos is far from Sparta. They are separated, but it is not easy to invade their territory.

Two ways! One is that the troops land on the coast of Sparta by boat, repeating the method we used to capture Messenia. But the reason why we were able to take Messenia smoothly at the beginning was because the sudden action made it too late for the Spartans to defend themselves. After the defeat of Leuctra, the strength of Sparta was obviously weakened. Asia's military strength was obviously insufficient, which allowed our army to land successfully. But landing on the Spartan coast was much more difficult.

First of all, although the number of Spartans may have been less than 2,000, this only refers to young and middle-aged citizens. The elderly over 50 can still fight in armor, and the combat effectiveness will not be too weak, so that Spartans can temporarily Formed an army of nearly 4,000 people.

There are still Perias living in the Spartan territory. Before I left Sparta, I remember that the number of Perias is three times that of Spartans. Now there may be a significant decline, but it is necessary to form a team There should be no problem with a team of 5,000 people, and according to Spartan tradition, as long as there is a war, the Periasis must provide sufficient soldiers. In these years, Sparta has fought frequently, so the combat effectiveness of the Periasis should also be Not weak.

There are still a large number of Helots living in Sparta. The ancestors of these Helots were conquered by Sparta earlier. In addition, Sparta has stricter management on them. Compared with the Mesenians, They were more loyal to the Spartans. In my memory, the number of Heros is 7-8 times the number of Spartans. Now even if Messenia is lost, the number of remaining Heros is at least three times, and a team of 10,000 people is temporarily formed. Shouldn't be much of a problem. In this way, the Spartans can temporarily assemble a reliable army of about 20,000 people to defend our landing.

Second, the Spartan coast was much narrower than the Mesenian coast, which made it easier for the Spartans to defend. Also, I got news from the navy that during this period of time, the Spartans put their best efforts to lay down countless wooden stakes on the coast... Under such circumstances, if we want to forcibly land, even if we finally win, we will have to pay a huge amount of money. price.

There is one thing...you may not know it yet. Some time ago, the First Fleet occupied the island of Kythira (an island in the Gulf of Laconia), and Sekerian advised me to lead the army to land on the coast of Sparta, but I refused Now, he couldn't help but dispatched the infantry of the fleet alone, trying to harass the coast of Sparta, but he suffered a failure, and I heard that hundreds of people died..."

Clotokatax looked at Printols with a look of surprise.

Princeton's expression was solemn: "The Ministry of Military Affairs has not received any battle report in this regard."

Leoticides said indifferently: "Maybe the battle report is still on the way... He is now on Kythira Island, you can also ask him directly."

Clotokatax felt a bit of a headache: he thought that getting the generals of the expeditionary army to obey would be the biggest problem for him to become a commander, but he actually forgot about the navy. The illustrious father of the navy and the hero of the kingdom are the most difficult to deal with!

Leoticides didn't care what the two people in front of him were thinking, he pointed at the map: "The other way is from the north of Messenia, through the southern part of the Arcadia region, thus bypassing Tiger. Mount Toth, into the northern part of Spartan territory...but whether the Arcadians will allow our troops to enter their territory is the key question.

The city-states of Arcadia used to be allies of Sparta, but there has been a change recently. They formed an Arcadia alliance and wanted to be independent from the Peloponnesian alliance, so they were attacked by Sparta. Threats, if it wasn't for our arrival, they would have gone to war with Sparta.

The Arcadians had sent messengers to Thebes to ask for help, and Thebes suggested that they ask us for help, and they also sent messengers to Messenia to intercede for the Arcadians—"

"You mean the Thebes sent messengers?!" Clotokatax asked.

"It came three days ago, and the messenger is still Ipamironda." Leoticides paused deliberately.

Sure enough, Clotokatax asked in surprise: "Is that the military commander Pioxia who led the army to defeat the Spartan army in Leuctra?!"

"It's him." Leoticides said seemingly calmly: "But I didn't talk to him in detail. I told him that the new commander was coming, so he was willing to stay and wait."

"The Arcadians didn't send messengers?" Printoles asked, and he shared the same doubts as Clotokatax: Since Thebes was interceding for the Arcadian League, why The messenger from Thebes has arrived, but the Arcadians haven't?

"I heard the envoy from Thebes say that the envoys of the Arcadian alliance who originally followed him had not yet been able to enter the territory of Messenia, and were suddenly recruited back because Sparta sent envoys to seek peace with the Arcadians... …”

Clotokatax was stunned for a moment, then he understood and asked: "Sparta wants to stop the war with the Arcadians, and then concentrate on dealing with us. But the Arcadians who were oppressed by Sparta Will you agree?!"

"Your Highness." Leoticides sat firmly on the wooden chair, pointed to his feet, and said in a deep voice: "On the land of Peloponnesus, you must keep in mind the sentence, 'Never Don't believe any agreement of any city-state!' For better survival and interests, most city-states here are allies today, enemies tomorrow, and peace the day after... This is a common occurrence.

For decades, the Arcadians have been allies of Sparta, but they were frequently dragged into wars by the Spartans over the years, and they were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Spartans, so they wanted to leave the Peloponnesus. independent from the alliance. If Sparta voluntarily recognized the alliance they established and stopped the war against them, it is very likely that the relationship between the two sides will become friendly again, and even join hands to deal with us..."

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