Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Come on me!" Aristophane leaned on the side of the mountain and looked at the cheering people. His heart was equally excited. Although he knew very well, the Athenian people were now the navy generals hired by Persia. The Persian fleet, but this victory has made Athens less threatened by the sea.

We must know that although the Citizens’ Congress passed the participation of the Thebes and declared war on Sparta, the shadow of the defeat of the Peloponnesian War ten years ago and the fierceness of the Spartans were as tight as the nightmare. The heart of the Athenians. Especially now, although the war situation is deadlocked in the isthmus, but the Allied side is still a lot of wins and losses, and recently heard another Spartan army led by Sparta King Agassius from Asia Minor from the north. Greece landed and was being killed in the Pio Summer region. How can the people of Athens not be nervous and afraid! The victory of this naval battle was like a timely rain, and the big stones that kept them in their hearts were alleviated a lot. They cheered loudly to vent their fears that had been suppressed for a long time.

Aristophanes was pleased to see that there was a bit more anger in the city of Athens. Then he showed a strange expression. On the corner of the street, there was a man with a dilapidated shirt sitting on a dusty step leaning against a rough stone wall. Concentrate on what to look at.

This quiet picture is in stark contrast to the surrounding joy, and the back of this person makes Aristophanes familiar.

He walked over and shouted indefinitely: "Antisstein?"

The man looked back and looked at it. He didn't stand up at all: "Aristophanes, if you come to ask me about Plato's whereabouts, don't bother me to read."

Why did Aristophanes not know that Antisthenes and Plato were both Socrates students, but the two men’s ideas were not harmonious, so he said with a little embarrassment: "I just want to tell you, the leader of the farmer The fleet defeated the Spartan Navy, and now the whole city is telling the news of this victory."

“Where is it?” Antisthenes said disapprovingly: “Victory will only encourage the people to be more blindly involved in the war. How long will Athens calm down, and this will be a long war...” Having said that, he shook his head and glanced at Aristophanes: "You are just coming back from the theater. The new drama "Dionian" you wrote seems to be very popular with the people."

Aristophanes was not satisfied with Antistheney’s negative attitude towards the news of victory, so he said with no anger: “Hey! It’s a great honor for Antestani, who has always refused to watch theatre entertainment, to know my new drama. !"

"That's because these days, someone is talking about it every day. I said that you are too wide. It is their business to have any citizen of Dionya to participate in the Games. You have to write a script to irony that they have What does it mean?"

Aristophanes suddenly came up with a smoldering fire. Just want to refute, Antestani shouted his head and rubbed his ears with his fingers. He said, "Do you know that Dionia’s trespassers were publicly exposed in the past? After the news of Syracuse’s ambitions came over, the people of the general executive committee of Syracuse were negotiating whether to send messengers to discuss with Dionia to allow Dionia to contain Spartan's ally Syracuse, your drama is still not to be staged again, to avoid stimulating the Diaonians, and the alliance failed."

"It is their business to do what they do, but they have no right to interfere with the legal freedom of an Athenian citizen!" Aristophane shouted.

"This is what I want to say." Antistheny pointed to the people who were cheering: "What is the relationship between their victory and me?"

Aristophane blew his beard and blinked. He turned and walked away. He once again affirmed his own understanding: Why is it that he can become a good friend with Plato, but he is always alienated from Antisthenes because of his sense of responsibility.

And Antistenny did not care about the departure of Aristophanes. He gently licked the dust falling from the book and looked at it again.

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Agrasus led the army to Thrace, Macedonia and arrived in Greece. In Anfipolis, he heard the news of the victory of the Spartans in Corinth, but this did not make him feel excited, because the Spartans were still blocked in the isthmus, not allowed to enter.

He was worried about the war, so he accelerated his march, but when he arrived in Karonia, he encountered a solar eclipse. The soldiers felt panic and thought it was a bad omen.

Then Agassius got the news again. The Spartan Navy was defeated in Knedos. He was shocked and secretly glad that he chose to rush to Pioxia by land instead of passing the sea. Otherwise, he may still be Blocked in Asia Minor.

He immediately blocked the news and prevented the military from shaking. At the same time, he also felt that he had to launch a war soon and use victory to wash the bad news.

Therefore, he once again led the army and finally entered the Piosha region. He confronted the anti-Spartan coalition forces stationed in Crosso and guarded the passage to Thebes. A big battle was inevitable.

Before the war, he recruited Xenophon, the leader of the famous Persian Expeditionary Remnant.

The 35-year-old Athenian, who fought for five years in Sparta in Asia Minor, is already a warrior, standing in front of Agassius, like a tall and straight cedar, revealing high spirits* Human momentum.

Aggerus looked at him with a look of appreciation, and then said: "Xenophon, my friend. Sparta's enemies are in front of the array of soldiers, we can only enter them to enter the city of Bis. ... In the enemy's ranks, there are reinforcements of the Athenians. Among them, your relatives, your friends, your classmates, and their face-to-face killing are undoubtedly extremely painful for you...唉, so although I am a bit reluctant, but --"

Agslaus showed an unusually regrettable expression, and said emotionally: "I... I will allow you to lead the team to leave, even join the other party. I am very grateful for your selfless help to Sparta in recent years! Even if you I will be an enemy in the next battle, I still regard you as my best friend of Agassius!"

After Xenophon heard it, he was furious: "King Sparta, you are questioning my integrity! Before leading the mercenaries to follow you away from Asia Minor, I have already said that since the Athens Citizens Congress executed my teacher. Socrates, and after I was found guilty in absentia, I have already regarded Athens as an enemy! And I agree with Sparta’s political philosophy, I am willing to fight for it, and I also swore to Zeus! Now you insist that I leave here, I... I am leaving." After that, he turned away from the big account without turning his back.

"Xenophon, please forgive me for being rude!" Agrislaus hurried forward and pulled him, even apologizing: "I didn't want you and your compatriots to kill each other, to avoid your inner feelings. But now I realize that you have a great belief far beyond the feelings of the general motherland, and I want to apologize to you!" He said, he sincerely bowed to Xenophon.

Xenophon hurriedly stopped him, and his anger also disappeared.

"I decided to appoint you as the commander of the Middle Army in the battle of tomorrow." Agassius decided decisively.

Xenophon was a little surprised, but he did not deny it, and he accepted the order with pleasure, because he knew that there were some rumors about him in the army in recent days. He secretly vowed that in this battle, he should use practical actions to question. His people shut up!

Xenophon had a big account, and Achilleus, the adjutant of Agassius, and his son, came in. After learning his father’s decision, he was surprised: "Father, you really let an Athenian take our middle road." Commander?"

"What happened to the Athenians?!" Agslaus doubled his eyebrows, and the volume that the guards could hear was loudly said: "Xenophon is my true friend of Agassius! For friends, I have always trusted. What's more, Xenophon is a very talented person. He deserves my trust!"

Speaking of this, Agreslaus suddenly remembered something and sighed, Shen Sheng said to his son: "You have to understand that Sparta has missed Davis, who is highly recommended by Guest Thorpe, and that The Diaonian city-state alliance, which was founded by young people in just a few short years, has become a big problem for Dionysius~www.novelmtl.com~ We can no longer push Xenophon to the enemy... ”

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The next day, the two sides lined up in Coroso.

Agassius led Sparta's main force, arrayed left, and the side facing the coalition was the old enemy of the Argos; Xenophon led the 10,000-person expeditionary remnant and other small Asian-Asian mercenaries to sit in the middle of the road. The enemy facing him is his mother, the Athenians; and the right wing of the middle road is the Spartan Allied Forkis (the most important city in the region where Fukes is located is Delphi), facing The enemy is the founder of the war, Thebes.

At the forefront of the Thebes Army, the 26-year-old Pelopidas and Ipami Lianda are in the queue as heavy infantry.

"How can the military number still not blow?! I can't wait!" Pelopidas said with eagerness.

Ipami Honda did not speak, and looked at the side with melancholy.

"Ipa, what are you worried about? Are you afraid that we can't beat the Fukes?" Peropidas found the strange friend, so he asked.

"I don't worry about the Fukes, they are never our opponents. I am worried about the Argos, worried that they can stop the Spartans' left-handed attack." Ipami Honda said worriedly. .

"You think too much, Ipa. This should be the matter of the commander's consideration. Our goal is to quickly defeat the Fukis!" Peropidas pointed the rifle at the front, and said with enthusiasm.