Davers asked Henipolis to copy several copies of the battle report, distribute them to the ministers, and then said: "Ladies and gentlemen, as we expected, not long after the signing of the Treaty of Kalias, the war between Sparta and Thebes broke out again, but this time the Spartan army was defeated by the Thebans in the battle. What measures should we, as the Theban Alliance, take in the next war? What are your thoughts on this? ”

While most of the people were still reading the battle report and pondering, the commander of the Second Army, Matonis, had already praised loudly with admiration: "Your Majesty, your previous judgment is very correct! The Thebans really won more with less, and defeated the Spartans, who had been rampant in Greece for many years! ”

After the war began, Davers convened a military conference dedicated to the analysis of the war. While almost all the senior generals were not optimistic about Thebes, Davers made a prediction that Thebes had a good chance of winning.

Even though the generals had great respect for Davers, they were skeptical of this judgment. But I didn't expect the final result to be really said by King Davers.

"Your Majesty." The chief of staff, Printors, then said: "The Theban commander Epamironda you fancy has indeed performed amazingly in this battle, and his ingenious design of the traditional Spartan formation has played a huge role, resulting in the defeat of the Spartan army, which is obviously not weak in combat and has more numbers, but it has not been used much at all, and it has suffered defeat. It seems that at the end of the year, Biss was able to withstand the Spartan attack, not only because of the bravery of its citizens, but also because of the command of their generals. ”

"I am not surprised that Thebes, who had been reborn in the disaster, was in line with Ansitanos's point of view, that they were united at the top, that Pelopidas, who was capable and courageous, and that the army was led by the level-headed and commanding commander Ipamilonda, and that the two sides worked closely together, and that the citizens were full of energy and willing to contribute to the revival of Thebes, and that they were able to defeat Sparta. I also believe that with the current upward momentum of Thebes, they will have a shocking performance in the future. Are you right? Ansitanos.

"Your Majesty." Foreign Minister Ansitanos has been confirmed as his successor, but the decree has not yet been issued, so he is still present at this important meeting. At this moment, he bowed slightly to Davers, and said with some emotion: "I'm ashamed, someone judged that Thebes would rise a few years ago, and I didn't care about it at the time, but I didn't expect to be hit by him, it's really amazing!" ”

"Oh?" Davers was surprised and asked curiously, "Who made such an accurate judgment?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's your son Apopx." Ansitanos then recounted what Apox had said in the Dionian Academy, and emphasized: "There were many students who attended this class at that time, and they could all prove that what I said was true." ”

The palace chamber was full of admiration, and everyone praised him: Apox was intelligent and intelligent, and was able to make amazing judgments at such a young age, worthy of being the son of His Majesty, favored by Hades......

With a smile on his face, Davers looked very happy, and listened attentively to the compliments of his ministers, and after a while he emphasized: "Alright, everyone, let's get back to business. How do you think the situation in Greece will change after this war? And what should we do about it? Let's talk about what you think. ”

"Your Majesty." Lycias, the head of the Auxiliary Ministers, stood up tremblingly with a cane.

Davers hurriedly said, "Lord Lucias, sit down quickly!" Sit down and speak! ”

Lycias did not force it, he sat down again, and said slowly: "Although we Dionyas have formed an alliance with Thebes, the situation in Greece itself has always been complicated, and it is best not to get involved and be dragged down by it.

Now, fortunately the Thebans have defeated Sparta, and we can take advantage of this great opportunity, with Dionya and Thebes, and Sparta, we can act as a mediator in the war, and get the two sides to reach an armistice, I think this will not only help our ally Thebes, but also increase our influence in Greece, and will not be dragged into this war, which is a good thing to kill three birds with one stone, and I think Your Majesty should seriously consider it! ”

At the beginning, Lycias did not agree with the alliance between Dionya and Thebes, but Davers insisted on it, and finally reached an alliance agreement, and now he admonished again.

As soon as he finished speaking, another auxiliary minister, Anta Oris, immediately retorted, "Lord Lucias, I don't agree with your suggestion! Why did we Dionyas ally with Thebes? Not because of revenge for Sparta for tearing up the peace agreement, but because of the need for the development of the kingdom.

Today, the situation in Africa and Iberia is stable, and the mountain Gaul has been conquered, and the Ligurians have occasionally rioted, but they are no longer a problem...... In addition, other forces in the Western Mediterranean are basically dependent on our country, and after several years of recuperation, the kingdom has not only come out of the predicament after the war in the Western Mediterranean, but also agriculture, commerce, and handicrafts...... There has been great progress in all aspects, the people are rich and stable, and they are all eager to go east, set foot on the land of their ancestors, and win more glory and wealth! ”

"War...... War! Lucias slapped the back of his chair vigorously and said hoarsely in a trembling voice: "Constantly waging war will not do the kingdom much good, it will destabilize the kingdom, make the people greedy and warlike, and it is not conducive to our governance!" Although all previous wars have been won, the damage done to the kingdom, as you have seen, will take a long time to recover. Moreover, victory cannot always be ours, and in the event of defeat in a future war, the consequences will be unimaginable...... So we'd better be on the safe side! ”

As he said that last sentence, his eyes looked at Davers.

Davers looked calm and did not respond.

Another auxiliary minister, Sipros, spoke: "Lord Lucias, the alliance with Thebes is not only necessary for the development of the kingdom, but also an important decision made by His Majesty based on the consideration of the security of the kingdom.

We all know that Persia has shown hostility towards Dionia, and that it has given its full support to the restoration of peace in Greece, in a vain attempt to unite the power of all Greece through Sparta. We are separated from Greece by a narrow Adriatic Sea, and once this Persian conspiracy is achieved, the kingdom will become very insecure on the east coast of Greater Greece, so Your Majesty will take the initiative to unite with Thebes to sabotage the Persian conspiracy.

Now that Thebes has unexpectedly defeated the Spartan army, we should seize this favorable opportunity to decisively send troops to Greece on the grounds of supporting our allies, completely defeat Sparta, crush the Persian conspiracy, and in turn turn turn the Greek city-states into our allies, become a barrier to the east of the kingdom, and even further become our forward base for threatening Persia! ”

"Sipres said it well!" Mattonis, Olivers and several other legion commanders praised in unison.

This embarrassed Lucias a little, and even Anta Oris was a little uncomfortable.

Davers coughed dryly, and silence immediately returned to the chamber.

Soon, Hakkana's characteristic shrill and slow voice resounded in the hall: "I am in favor of taking advantage of this alliance with Thebes to set foot in Greece and sabotage the Persian plot...... However, my concern is that the Thebans won a battle but they were still at a disadvantage in the war, is it possible that they will take advantage of this victory and reach an armistice with the Spartans? ”

Haka's words caused everyone to think.

"If Thebes really reached an armistice with Sparta, it would not be a good thing for us, because we, as an ally of Thebes, would have no legitimate reason to send troops to Greece." Antaoris first reminded us: "We Dionyas have no influence in Greece, and even because we revere Hades, we are regarded as heretics by the Temple of Delphi, and they have long slandered the reputation of our Dionian Holy Kingdom in Greece proper, and the ordinary Greek people do not have a good impression of us, if we rashly send troops to Greece without a valid reason and without the support of our allies, I am afraid that it will cause strong disgust among the Greek people and be extremely unfavorable to our control of the situation there!" ”

"What is there to worry about! As long as we are strong enough to conquer Sparta completely, the other city-states will naturally show respect for Dionia! Mattonis exclaimed.

"In fact, in addition to Thebes, we have another valid reason to send troops to Greece, and we will also have the support of some Greeks." At this moment, another auxiliary minister, Sedorum, interjected, and he bowed to Davers and said, "Your Majesty, remember the promise you made to the Tyndares after the war with Syracuse ended many years ago? ”

Davers suddenly remembered the scene at that time, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't mention this, I almost forgot about it!" I promised them that one day they would be able to return to their homeland, rebuild their homeland, and re-honor their ancient heroes......"

Some of the ministers in the hall were aware of this, while others were at a loss, and Hakka couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, where is the homeland of the Tyndares?" ”

"Most of the Tyndares came from Messenia in the Peloponnese, and the land was forcibly occupied by Sparta a hundred years ago, and all the people who originally lived there were turned into black laborers enslaved by them, but the Messenians were dissatisfied with the cruel rule of the Spartans, and their rebellion against it never stopped, and the ancestors of the Tyndares were forced to expel them from the Peloponnese through a major uprising, and finally forced the Spartans to expel them from the Peloponnese...... "Davers briefly recounts the history of the Tyndares.