Chapter 124 Rushing to the Battlefield

"His Royal Highness, we can't retreat!" Plintors immediately objected: "Now that the Spartan army is about to fight us, if we retreat at this time, it will not only make the soldiers complain, but also make our previous efforts. In vain, let the Spartan army breathe, let the other Greek city-states look down on us, it is more likely that they will speed up their alliance with the Spartans to fight against us together, we want to defeat the Spartan army, No doubt it will become more difficult!

Not only can we not retreat now, but we should also speed up the attack on the Spartan army before these city-states in Greece are ready for military preparations. As long as we can defeat Sparta, the situation will become favorable for us! "

After all, Clotokatax was leading an army for the first time. He lacked experience, and when bad news came one after another, he panicked for a while. Under the pressure, he would inevitably choose to be conservative. , he immediately realized that if he did this, it would undoubtedly lead to the continued prolongation of the war, which would not only greatly consume national strength and increase casualties, but would also make his father, who has always been aggressive in the war, disappointed in himself...

Thinking of this, he cheered up, and immediately changed his mind and said: "Lord Printoles, you are right, we should step up the attack on the Spartan army, but what should we do?!"

"His Royal Highness, first of all, we should send a messenger to inform our troops stationed in Messenia, let them strengthen the defense of the northern border, and be ready to conduct military mobilization against the Messenians at any time." Plintors suggested patiently. : "Secondly, we should separate some reconnaissance cavalry and reconnaissance soldiers, and explore westward, not only the situation in the Alice area, but also the movements of the Arcadia Alliance army, just in case.

Then, Your Highness, you will write to tell Cykrian about the predicament we are in, and urge him to attack the coast of Sparta and land as soon as possible.

At the same time, we led the main force eastward into the territory of Tygea. We did not take the initiative to attack the Spartan camp, but pretended to build a new camp on the border between Tygera and Sparta, forcing the Spartan army to leave the camp with us. Have a decisive battle. "

"What if the Spartan army can't close its camp and want to unite with the Elise army before a decisive battle with us?" Klotokatax couldn't help asking.

"Then we will really build a camp there, block the way back home for the Spartans, and then send some soldiers to cooperate with the fleet soldiers of the First Fleet to invade the Spartan territory from the north... I think the Spartans I don't want to see this happen." Plintos said calmly.

After listening to Printols' words, Clotokatax fell into deep thought and did not respond for a long time.

Printols couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, do you think there are any deficiencies in my plan?"

Clotokatax heard that Plintors was a little dissatisfied, and said apologetically: "Lord Plintors,

Your suggestion is very good, I have no objection! I'm sorry, I was a little distracted just now because your plan inspired me and gave me an idea. "

Clotokatax's voluntary confession not only made Plintors' grudges go away, but he felt ashamed that he was too small, so he asked earnestly, "Does your Highness have any good ideas?"

"When I was in Turii, I read in detail the past history of the main city-states in mainland Greece. The reason why Elis expressed goodwill to us before was because although it was a member of the Peloponnesian League, it was in Peloponnesian League. During the Pennesian War, there was a grudge with Sparta because of Leprion's ownership. Before the Corinthian War, the Spartan army invaded the territory of Elis and forcibly occupied some of its territories. 'After the signing, Sparta supported Pisa even more and forcibly transferred the right to host the Olympia Games originally owned by Alice to Pisa... Since then, the Alice people hated Sparta deeply, so they deserved it. When they learned that our army was going to fight against Sparta, they were very happy and sent Ionicus to Messenia with a convoy.

The reason why Alice now agrees to join the anti-our Greek alliance is probably because Pisa voluntarily submits to it, giving it a chance at last to fully unify the western part of the Peloponnese. But it forgets that if we are really defeated and withdraw from the Peloponnese, once Sparta regains its strength, it will still compete with it for dominance of the western region...

So we should send the diplomat Karias to Ellis and make a promise to them, 'Not necessarily to ask Ellis to support us, but as long as Ellis can remain neutral, Dionysus will support Ellis Become the leader of the western Peloponnesian region'... Even if the Eleans do not agree with our proposal in the end, they will hesitate and quarrel because of this, thus delaying the military mobilization against us... Lord Printols, how do you feel? "

Clotokatax's suggestion made the eyes of Printols, who only focused on the military, light up, and he sincerely praised: "Your Highness, your suggestion is really wonderful! I think we should not only let Cary As envoy to Elis, he can also send him to other city-states, thus disrupting the situation in Greece that is starting to be unfavorable to us..."

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Clotokatax and Printoles were scrambling to implement their plan, but on the second day they received word from the scout that the Spartan army was attacking the city of Tygea.

The initiative of the Spartan army made Printols feel that this was a good opportunity for a decisive battle with the Spartan army, so under his proposal, Clotokatax left 3,000 soldiers to garrison the camp and led the The army went to the rescue.

The road leading to Taigea is a narrow, undulating mountain road with high hills on both sides. The experienced Printols did not let Clotokatax advance, but suggested that They sent the Mountain Ridge Reconnaissance Brigade to investigate the surrounding situation, and they found that there were Spartan troops ambushing in the mountains.

As a result, Clotokatax sent a mixed force composed of light armour and light infantry to take the initiative to attack the Spartan army ambushing on the hill.

The battle was not fierce. This Spartan army did not have Spartan warriors, but they were mainly mercenaries, and there were no heavy infantry. With the tacit attack, they quickly chose to retreat.

But the battle between the mountains delayed time, and as dusk approached, the Dionian army had to choose a place to camp and rest.

In the early morning of the third day, the Dionysian army continued to march, but in order to prevent the ambush and harassment of the Spartan army, the marching speed was not fast, and the leading troops did not enter the Tygea territory until the morning.

The Tygea-Mandinian plain is a rare and large flat land in the Arcadia region. It is a long and narrow area running north-south, with rivers crisscrossing it, and the land is relatively fertile. The famous wheat-growing area on the peninsula is also the granary of the Arcadia region.

The soldiers trekked through the mountains and came to the plain with a wide view. They saw the green wheat fields all over the place, undulating like waves in the breeze, and they were all refreshed.

Clotokatax had no leisure to enjoy the scenery, because he had already received a report from the scout: the Spartan army was storming the city of Tygea, and the battle was very fierce. Judging by the situation, the Tygerians suffered heavy casualties, and there were already some Couldn't resist.

In advance, Printols and the generals have analyzed: Taigea has been under the protection of the Spartans for a long time, unlike the Mandinians who built their own city walls as meticulously, and its city walls have not been maintained for a long time. There are no trenches and other defensive facilities outside the city, but Taigea is one of the largest states in Arcadia after all, with a large population, so it should be able to hold on for a while.

How could it be gone so soon?

But the situation reported by the reconnaissance cavalry who returned one after another was the same: the Spartan army completely surrounded the city of Taigea, the Spartan soldiers had attacked the city of Taigea several times, and there were corpses everywhere under the city of Taigea... …

It seems that there is no doubt that under the storm of tens of thousands of Spartan soldiers, the city of Taigea is in danger!

Klotokatax and Printoles must not allow the city of Tygea to fall into the hands of the Spartans, because first of all it is still spring, and the food in the houses of the Tygea people is still abundant, which can be done. Greatly alleviated the food shortage of the Spartan army; secondly, Sparta captured the city of Taigea in the center of the plain, and established a firm foothold on this plain, and could continue to threaten Mandinia to the north, Gained some strategic initiative.

So Clotokatax gave the order: "Speed ​​up the march and advance to the city of Tigea!"

At the same time, the Dionysian prince also added an order: "Try not to trample the wheat fields!"

The city of Taigea was only a dozen kilometers away from its southwestern edge, and the terrain was flat, and the Dionysian army was advancing at a faster speed. By noon, the vanguard could already see the outline of the city of Taigea.

At this point, Clotokatax received another report from the scout: most of the Spartan army had withdrawn and began to make formations with the soldiers facing west.

The Spartans are now preparing for battle with us! ... Seeing that the goal he was looking for was about to be achieved so quickly, Clotokatax was excited at first, and then nervous. After all, the upcoming battle will determine the success or failure of Dionia's army and thousands of soldiers. life and death.

Of course, Printols was much calmer. He suggested that the army suspend its advance, and at the same time asked to check the Spartan army's formation at a close distance.

After hearing this, Klotokatax also expressed his intention to go, and also used the reason that "my father often observed himself in battle" to stop the persuaders.

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