Chapter 183 The Establishment of the New Greek Alliance (1)

The two former leaders of the powerful Greek state looked at each other for a moment, and sighed lonely at the same time.

At this moment, they heard the voices of the people around them: "Hey, let me tell you, I know that lame old man, that is the king of Sparta, Agesilaus, I went to Corinth to do business more than ten years ago. I have seen him with my own eyes!"

"I also know the man who spoke to him, Callistratus, the chief general of Athens!"

"What's the matter! I saw Ipamironda, the military commander of the Pioxia Alliance before! Why do you think the heads of these Greek city-states suddenly came to our Philae?!"

"You don't know yet?! We, Dionia, notified the heads of the Greek city-states to attend the official establishment ceremony of the new Greek alliance in Larissa, and they came."

"We Dionia? Humph, Eucris, you traitor, Dionia is an invader, but you are willing to be their lackey!"

"Wouldn't it be nice to have Dionysus to rule Thessaly? Taxes have been significantly reduced, port trade has been significantly enhanced, and our income has increased... lackeys! Hmph, don't you also enjoy such benefits? Also I'm embarrassed to say this! If you have the ability, you leave Thessaly, who is ruled by Dionia!"

"I'm from Philae, why should I leave!"

"I said Eucris, there is a little benefit in having Dionia rule Thessaly. You didn't mention that the people in the south used to regard us as barbarians. Now Dionysian has a word, their noble generals. You have to come here obediently, I see who dares to look down on us Thessaly!"

"That's right, even King Dionia is from Thessaly! Now the Peleus are shaking. It is said that they will raise money to build a luxurious cemetery for King Dionia's dead parents. "

"Well, even the Larissa people have become arrogant when they talk to us. Who is the governor of Thessaly appointed by Dionia, who turned out to be a Larissa, and actually took Cessaly's selfishness. The center has been changed to Larissa!"

"That's not the Governor of Thessaly but the Regional Administrator of Thessaly."

"I don't think it's any different, and it's not even that different from our Targus, except that there is an extra king on it. Sigh, why is there no one from Philae among the important ministers of the Kingdom of Dionia? , otherwise, we can take care of our Philae."

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The previous quarrel between Callistratus and Agesilaus attracted curious onlookers and heated discussions among the people of Philae, completely disregarding their identities.

The two did not dare to stay any longer, Agsilius was supported by his entourage, and both quickened their pace, and he was relieved when he entered the hotel.

The entourage went out to check in, and Calistratus, who was resting on the side, couldn't help but said, "I didn't expect Davos to be a Thessaly!"

"I have known this for a long time. The Spartan general who led them back from Persia also proposed to the Council of Elders to invite Davos to serve Sparta, but was rejected by the Council of Elders. Regret!" Agesilaus looked annoyed.

"Even if your council of elders agrees, I'm afraid Davos will refuse." Cabrias interjected.

"Who knows, he was still young at that time..." Agesilaus was still obsessed with this.

"It's no wonder that the Dionias conquered Thessaly so quickly!" Calistratus said with a complicated expression: "It seems that this alliance ceremony was held in Larissa, and there was also a Dionysus to Cesare. The purpose of the Salians to show their great strength."

"There is no doubt about that." Agesilaus sighed, although he could no longer lead the army to fight, but the strategic vision honed in decades of battle still exists: "Thessaly has fertile plains, numerous There are strong cavalry and light infantry. The previous Jason had already scared us. Now that Dionia is in control, it is like a boulder pressing on our heads. Once there is any change in the city-states, Dionia didn't even need to send troops from Italy,

Thessaly's army can quickly go south, pass the hot spring pass, and enter the hinterland of Greece... Alas, Dionia's strength is getting stronger and stronger, and the Greek city-states have no possibility of resisting Dionia! "

The three fell into silence, and finally Cabrias couldn't help but whispered: "And Persia..."

This was a sensitive topic, and Callistratus immediately changed the subject: "King Agsilaus—"

Agesilaus interrupted him: "I forgot to remind you just now that there is no king in Sparta, so call me by my name in the future."

Kalistratus was startled, looked at Kalirias, and immediately asked with concern, "Agasilaus, can you tell me what the situation in Sparta is now?"

Agesilaus was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "I think it won't take long for you to know that the current Spartans are like you Athenians... They are all trying to live..."

He could tell these Athenians that after Dionysus conquered Sparta, he liberated Heroth, and made Heroth and the Piriasi citizens of New Sparta, and parted with what should have belonged to Sparta. The land of the masters!

He was able to tell these Athenians that when the Greek coalition entered the Peloponnese and the Dionian army was defending the northern part of Messenia, the Spartans were trying to rebel, and if he hadn't tried to dissuade them, they would have done the same. The assembled Helaus and Piriasi soldiers fought a battle of disparity in strength, and the result would be unimaginable!

He was able to tell these Athenians how desperate the Spartans were when the news of the Greek coalition being defeated and Athens surrendering reached Sparta, and even a few chose to commit suicide, while he and Xenophon drank too much Drunk, hug your head and cry!

He could tell these Athenians that this time, after receiving a notification from the Dionysians, the new Spartan government sent not only his one messenger, but also three messengers of Heros and Periasia, and he was ashamed Yu was in the company of those two people and deliberately set off later to come to Philae! ...

cannot! ... Agesilaus has only one belief in his heart: as long as he is alive, he will always silently shoulder the burden of the Spartans' survival!

Callistratus and Cabrias watched the aging Agesilaus being helped upstairs by his entourage, and an unspeakable heaviness appeared in their hearts...

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The next day, after the Athenian envoys had breakfast, they went out of town with Agesilaus to Larissa. On the way, they met many messengers from the Greek city-states, including the Thebes, whom they all hated.

Now these messengers no longer need to look at the former strong states of Athens and Sparta, they are walking together according to the interests of their respective city-states.

For example: the messenger of Phokes and the messenger of Lokris are together, the messenger of Thebes is with the messengers of the other cities of Pioxia, the messenger of Elis is with the messengers of the town of Achaia, the messenger of Mandinia and the messenger of the city-state of Achaia are together. The other two messengers of New Sparta and the messengers of Messenia are together (Although Mesenia is now controlled by Dionysian, Dionysian, out of consideration for the future, still let the United States The Senian Council sent envoys to participate in this ceremony in the image of an independent force), the messengers of Corinth, Argus and Megara were together, the Euboean messengers were with some Ionian city-state messengers, and Some Ionian envoys took the initiative to lean towards Callistratus and the others, and envoys from the city-states of Crete also took the initiative to approach Agesilaus...

They are happy, excited, silent, or worried, but the most fearful ones should be the messengers of the Arcadia Alliance, who first allied with Dionia and then chose to betray. There are rumors that "Dio Nia hates traitors the most and will punish them severely", so no emissaries from other city-states are willing to approach these unfortunate people.

Although the envoys of various city-states gathered together in the east and west, they formed a long queue on the road leading to Larissa, which was undoubtedly quite eye-catching, and it made many people who witnessed this scene. The Salians spread the news that "Dionia ordered the Greek city-states to come to Larissa to discuss matters".

The messengers also passed by the new military camp that Dionia was building, and saw the Dionysian army of more than 20,000 people training, and their hearts were also secretly alert.

After Athens surrendered, Dionia's more than 100,000 troops and thousands of warships all returned to the Western Mediterranean, leaving only three legions stationed in Thessaly. One was to continue to stabilize the order of Thessaly and strengthen the The second purpose of Dionia's rule here is to prevent the invasion of the surrounding indigenous forces. Of course, in the planning of the Ministry of Military Affairs, these regular corps will be replaced by the reconstituted border corps in a few months. With the development of military training in the Thessaly area and the establishment of its own corps, Thessaly will have adequate defense.

The barracks seen by the Greek messengers was just one of the ones built by the Dionian soldiers in Thessaly. After all, Thessaly had a vast area. Whether it was for military training or security defense, a barracks could not satisfy it. Therefore, another military camp is also being built in the southern plain of Thessaly near the edge of the mountain, so as to ensure that the southern towns such as Pharsalus and Akea and the citizens of Lamia in the south of the mountain can be in time. to participate in military training, and the military camp that Jason originally established outside Philae was located in the northeast corner of Thessaly's territory. The location was too remote and was abandoned.

The messengers entered the city of Larissa one after another, and each carried out diplomatic mediation. The people in charge of the alliance ceremony were the Dionian Prince Clotokatax and Thessaly Regional Administrator Hiros. They both showed a positive attitude, received them, and listened to their opinions carefully.

Note: In history, the rebellion in Asia Minor was a major event in the late reign of Artaxerxes. The rebellion lasted for several years and greatly weakened the national power of Persia. When the rebellion occurred, the Persian army was attacking Egypt, which also caused Artaxerxes' plan to retake Egypt again. At that time, in order to resist the attack of the Persian army, the Egyptian pharaohs hired many Greek soldiers. Agesilaus, who had experienced the failure of the battle of Leuctra, formed an army to fight against the powerful Thebes in order to prepare funds. He accepted Egypt's invitation and became the main leader of the Greek mercenary army, but because he was not reused, he turned to support the rebels in Egypt and drove out the original pharaoh. Due to Egypt's internal struggle, Egypt's plan to counterattack Persia and support the rebellion in Asia Minor was cancelled, and Artaxerxes was given a buffer, and the rebellion in Asia Minor was finally put down.