Chapter 248 Karia's Resistance

At this time, Capps whispered to him: "Are you going to lead your army to the east along the coast next?"

"Yes, because it can ensure the safety and convenience of the logistics transportation line, reduce the threat of the Persians to the flanks of the coalition forces, and also ensure that the army conquers Asia Minor at a faster speed."

"Uh... During the period when I returned to Turii from the Po River region and waited for departure, Princess Cristoia once summoned me, and she asked me to give you a message, I hope you can conquer or surrender Miletus as soon as possible. ."

"Milidus?"

"You don't know?" Capps saw that Leoticides had some doubts, and reminded: "Princess Cristoia is from Miletus, but since following His Majesty, she has not been able to return to Miletus for decades. , I heard that this time Your Majesty promised the princess that after Miridus surrendered to the kingdom, she would be allowed to return to her hometown and visit her relatives."

Hearing this, Leoticides stopped and fell into deep thought.

Capps did not urge him to move forward, but also stopped and looked at the Sadds city gate standing in front of him. Rao had experienced countless strong winds and waves, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited at this moment: more than 30 years ago, in May He had also been here under the leadership of Nong, but the Sades strictly prohibited them from entering the city, and also designated a narrow area five miles away, so that the mercenaries could only build camps in this area. He is not allowed to move around and guard against them like a thief... But today, not only can he enter the city arrogantly, but he will also become the master of this land and the people!

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With Kapus leading the administrators to run the conquest's rear, Leoticides could focus entirely on the military.

At the end of June, the coalition forces moved eastward to the coast of Ephesus. A riot broke out among the people of the city. They overthrew the pro-Persian oligarchs and went out of the city for more than 10 miles to welcome the arrival of the Greek coalition forces.

In mid-July, the Greek coalition forces approached Miletus, and the oligarchic government of Miletus sent messengers to meet Leoticides, claiming that Miletus would remain neutral and would not participate in the war between Dionia and Persia.

Leoticides refused without hesitation, and demanded that Miletus must surrender unconditionally.

Just as the oligarchic government of Miletus was arguing about this, the Greek coalition forces surrounded the entire city, and the Dionysian Fourth Fleet then came to block the port, causing the people of Miletus to panic.

At the same time, the Dionysian intelligence officers lurking in the city of Miledu began to spread rumors, and the people were surprised to learn that there was a Christopher who was favored by King Dionia in the Holy Kingdom of Dionia. Princess Ya,

She is from Miletus, and she has been looking forward to returning to her hometown. The current Miletus oligarchy actually understands this situation, but the reason why they refuse to surrender is because most of them were persecuting the Cristoia family. The culprit, as long as they are captured, dedicated to the Dionysian army, and surrendered to the Dionysian army, Princess Cristoia will surely shelter the city out of gratitude for them and nostalgia for her hometown. Affected by the war...

This rumor was said with nose and eyes, and the people were suspicious. Some people specially investigated the people and things mentioned in the rumor, and found that it was actually true, which immediately caused a lot of waves among the people. As a result, people who were dissatisfied with the Miletus oligarchs began to run in series, inciting the people to overthrow them and surrender to Dionia.

The Miletus government felt that the situation was not good and was ready to send troops to suppress it. Who knew that the Dionysian army outside the city launched an attack at this time.

Although the walls of Miletus are tall and strong, the strength of Miletus alone is obviously insufficient to defend the entire city, not to mention that it has been completely surrounded and cannot have any reinforcements. Therefore, under the restraint of the Dionysian army, The oligarchs could not mobilize more troops to suppress the instability in the city, but the patrols they sent to arrest and arrest the city quickly aroused the anger of the people, and finally the people launched a riot to help the Dionysian army easily. The city of Miles was breached, which resulted in very few casualties on both sides, thus achieving the goal of Leoticides - a good explanation for Princess Cristoia, who was highly respected by the people of Dionia.

After Miletus surrendered, the Greek coalition did not encounter any battles again, and the journey went smoothly. All the cities and towns passed by opened their cities to surrender, until they reached the city of Halicarnassus, the capital of the Carria region.

Like most of the coastal city-states in western Asia Minor, the coastal city-states in Karia were once colonial cities established by the Greeks. It not only maintained close ties with the native Greek city-states, but also gradually educated and integrated the city-states over the centuries. The indigenous people of Rhea region, not only the appearance of most of the towns in the region is the same as that of the native Greek cities, but also Greek has become the common language of the region. The region remained as independent as the rest of western Asia Minor, and even most of the towns in the region were united around an alliance of immediate neighbors centered on the temple of Zeus at Lagina, which of course was a religious group, not a political entity.

After Agesilaus led the army to stir up chaos in western Asia Minor and Thesafris was executed by the Queen Mother of Persia for his crimes, Hekatomnus, a noble of Caria, took advantage of the turbulent situation to take advantage of the turmoil. sub-region established domination. At this time, because the Persian king not only made peace with Sparta, but also supported Sparta's hegemony in mainland Greece, which caused great dissatisfaction among the nobles and people in western Asia Minor. In order to appease them, Artaxerxes was marrying a daughter. While giving it to the son of Phanabaszos, he also temporarily appointed La Hekatomnus the governor of Caria.

Hekatomnus was a very shrewd man, as was his son Mothoras, who had always paid tribute to the Persian treasury on time and surrendered to the Persian king. Five years ago, when almost all the governors of western Asia Minor rebelled, Mothoras, who succeeded his father as the governor of Carriah, was also shaken. He first remained neutral, and then fell to the side when the rebels were at a disadvantage. King of Persia, and assisted the Persian army in completely destroying the rebellion, so after the war, his governorship was retained. During this turbulent period, his rights in Caria were further strengthened. He was not only the official Persian governor of Caria, but also the co-tyrant of many cities in the Caria region.

And Mothoras also moved the governor's residence from Mirasa to Halicarnassus, not only spent a lot of money to rebuild Halicarnassus, but also expanded the port, on the small island of Zephyri outside the city. Ang built a strong castle and two naval ports, and spent a lot of money to form a fleet. He was obviously ambitious to develop Carria into a maritime power.

Fearing that the landing of the Greek coalition would interrupt his ongoing plan, this time he actively supported Phanabaszos, not only providing a large number of troops, but also becoming one of the main advocates for the formation of the Asia Minor fleet. 1/4 The number of warships was generously provided by him, and of course he was also planning how to control the command of the Asia Minor fleet in his own hands after the war was over.

Unfortunately, the Asia Minor fleet was annihilated by the Dionysian fleet in Samos, giving him a heavy blow, and then the Greek coalition defeated the Persian army, which made him feel extremely uneasy, and he immediately carried out the attack in the Carria region. Military mobilization, strengthening the defense of Halicarnassus.

His prediction was correct. Next, the Greek coalition forces went all the way to the east, along the coast, and had entered the Carria region.

Mothoras immediately repeated his old trick and sent a messenger to meet Leoticides and proposed to him: Caria is willing to remain neutral in this war, and even willing to provide some property for the Greek coalition to pass the Greek coalition. Provides some convenience in the Caria region, as long as the Greek coalition no longer regards Caria as an enemy.

Mothoras had a good idea, but Leoticides had learned some information about Carriah in detail, and he was not at ease with the cunning and changeable Mothoras, and the strength of the Carriah region was not weak. He was also worried that such a hidden danger would be placed in the rear of the army without being dealt with, so he did not accept the request of Mothoras, but proposed: The Carria region must surrender Dionia!

This was of course unacceptable to the ambitious Morsolas, so the negotiations failed and the war broke out.

Mothoras knew very well that the Greek coalition was in high morale and strong, and that it would only fail miserably in a field battle with it, so he shrank his troops into the city and defended them with all his strength, in order to delay time and wait for the change of the battle situation.

The father and son Hekatomnus and Mothoras have been operating the Carriah region for more than 20 years. The opposition has been suppressed for a long time and has little influence. The people basically agree with the rule of this family, so it cannot be like Ephesus. So and Miles did turbulence and riots when the army was overwhelmed, so the Greek coalition had no other means than a hard attack.

However, under the city of Halicarnassus, where the walls are thick and well-defended, several storms of the Greek coalition forces have failed, causing the generals of the Greek coalition forces to be swept away from their contemptuous attitude due to the previous smooth offensive situation. Sora, had to patiently start a fierce battle with Mothoras.

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At the end of April, Davos led the army to set out from Daphne and head eastward. The huge cargo fleet paralleled along the coast. After a long journey of 6 days, it crossed the desert, and bypassed Gaza City and entered the Canaan region. Then easily captured the port of Jaffa, making it a heavy supply port for the army.

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