Early in the morning, at the Legion's Commander's Mansion in Asprarustum, the adjutant knocked on the door of the Legion's Commander's bedroom Epitenis, and the door was opened by a young man with no hair.

The adjutant had become accustomed to it, and shouted into the room: "Commander, there is an urgent message from the Senate!" ”

"Got it." There was a lazy voice in the room.

After a while, Epitense was seen walking out of the bedroom naked and taking the letter from the adjutant.

The man stretched out his head to look, and Epitenis patted his face with his hand, and said affectionately, "You go back first, and I'll look for you later." ”

The young man went back to the bedroom and put on his clothes, and did not forget to kiss Epitenis on the face as he left.

"This young man is good, Tarantum, noble, very educated, but it's a pity that his family is broken." Epitenis looked at the man's back as he left, and said to the adjutant with some ostentatiousness.

The adjutant didn't speak, and he didn't want to comment on his chief's hobby.

"Oh, by the way, read the letter first." Under the urging gaze of the adjutant, Epitenis opened the letter, and after reading it, he whistled: "Lord Davers has asked our Fourth Army to arrive in Silition by October to join the troops of the Southern Italian Alliance, and then prepare to attack Lokry. ”

"Great!" The adjutant said excitedly: "We will go and inform the administrators of Aspraustum and Crimesa, issue an executive order, and inform the legionnaires of the two cities to meet in the square of Crimesa tomorrow to report (the square of Asphorustum is too small to accommodate 8,000 legionnaires). ”

"We don't need to be in a hurry, the letter is very clear, just get to Siriting before October, which shows that Lord Davers has no desire to start a war with Lockrie urgently, and he went too early, and he has to eat up the rations, and he has to eat the military rations in reserve, which is a waste. We still have a dozen days to prepare, and I can discuss with the two administrators about the delivery of military rations and other preparations, and at the same time wait for the soldiers who are participating in the rugby game to return to the team. ”

Epitenis made a point, and the adjutant said helplessly: "Well, you are the commander of the legion, you have the final say." But I'm afraid that Dracos will go too early with the Fifth Legion, and I'm afraid we'll curse if we can't wait. ”

"That serious stubborn donkey, to be honest, I'm afraid he'll get angry." Epitenis shrugged helplessly, and both laughed.

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At the Fifth Regiment barracks outside Cosenza, Dracos supervises the training of soldiers.

He was supposed to be transferred back to the legion by Davers the year before last, but after several transfers, he refused to obey, on the grounds that he was only good at fighting and could not do copywriting, even if he practiced again. Davers couldn't take him, because according to the military law, the corps commander was not allowed to serve in a legion for too long (mainly because Davers was afraid that if the time was too long, the soldiers would develop a sense of dependence on the corps commander and weaken his prestige in the hearts of the soldiers), so he had to send him to Cosenza as the commander of the newly formed Fifth Legion. Drax did not live up to Davers's trust, and in just a few years, through rigorous training, the loose Brutis were trained to become qualified legionnaires.

"Legion Commander, urgent letter from the Senate from Cosenza!" The guards hurried in.

Dracos unfolded the letter and read it, and immediately looked happy and shouted, "Herald! Herald! ”

"I'm here, Legionnaire."

"Immediately ask your men to take this urgent letter to Vig, Knapatia, and Ambalia, and inform the soldiers of the Fifth Legion that they should report to the square in the city of Cosenza tomorrow, and those who arrive late will be punished with 30 sticks!"

"Yes!"

"Commander, are you going to war?!" The adjutant asked excitedly.

"We've declared war on Lockry for so long, and now we're just sending a mobilization order, what's there to be happy about!" Dracos said with some dissatisfaction, and then instructed the adjutant: "You are here to supervise their training, and I will immediately rush to Cosenza to discuss with the administrator Pherisius about sending troops." ”

The adjutant remembered something and reminded Dracos: "Commander, we still have some soldiers playing rugby in Turriy, you see-"

"You don't say I almost forgot." Dracos thought for a moment and said, "Find the soldiers of the reserve team to take their place first, and at the same time send someone to Turii to urge them to come back quickly, otherwise they will miss the battle, don't blame me." ”

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Agosilaus lay in the tent with a solemn expression: now, the Spartan coalition and the anti-Spartan coalition have formed a stalemate on the Isthmus of Corinth, and the enemy, with the strong defense of Corinth, has repeatedly repelled Spartan attacks, making him helpless.

It's not that Agosilaus didn't want to open a second battlefield, but the Spartan fleet had already been battered, and that damned Athenian Conon led a huge fleet of Persians straight into the port of Piraeus, handing over the entire fleet to Athens, leaving Sparta with the same dilemma as decades ago – they lost the sea.

Damn the Persians, this is definitely their trick in the dark! Agosilaus cursed to himself, but he apparently forgot that it was what he had done in Asia Minor that had led to today's consequences.

Then the tabernacle was lifted: "I am coming, King Agosillaus." ”

"Phoebe Das." Agosilaus was about to sit up.

Phoebe Das dared to step forward, held him down, and said with concern: "I heard that you have not been in good health for the past few days, and you fainted yesterday, so don't stand up." ”

Phoebidas said, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Agosilaus was not hypocritical, still half-lying on the couch, and said: "This is an old problem, and it will be fine after a few days of rest (in fact, he is a sequelae of polio)." I called you this time because the Council of Elders sent an urgent message. ”

Agesilaus's expression became serious: "Syracuse is about to attack Great Greece, so he has asked us for help, asking for a general who is proficient in military affairs to help them defeat Dionia. ”

"What?! Dionysius was going to wage war in Great Greece at this time, and what about the aid he promised us?! Phoebe Das was taken aback.

"Naturally, there is no ......," Agocilaus sighed helplessly, "According to Syracuse, it was Dioonia who first declared war on Lockry, forcing them to fight to protect their allies...... But you and I both know about the assassination of the Archon of Dionya ten days ago, and although Dionya claims that the people of Lockley did it, I am afraid that the truth is not so simple. ”

"Damn Dionysius! This bastard who doesn't keep his promises! Phoebidas scolded angrily: "If we Sparta hadn't supported him in the first place, how could he have secured the position of tyrant of Syracuse!" ……”

"Dionysius is angry, but some time ago Dionia strengthened ties with Athens. You must know that the former Turii was founded by Athens and has always been an ally of Athens......" Agosilaus looked at Phoebidas and said solemnly: "Therefore, since this war in Great Greece is inevitable, then Dionia must not be allowed to win!" So I recommended you to the Council of Elders, I know your abilities, but I want you to put aside your resentment against Dionysius and help him win this war for the sake of Sparta! ”

After hearing this, Phoebidas nodded heavily and said, "King Agosilaus, don't worry, I will help Dionysius defeat Dionysius as soon as possible, and then ask him to send troops to aid Sparta as soon as possible!" ”

Agosilaus cautiously reminded him: "You must not be careless, let alone underestimate the young consul Davers of Dionia! You know, he hasn't lost a battle so far, otherwise the Dionian League wouldn't have risen so quickly beyond our Spartans' expectations! It is precisely because of this pressure that Dionysius asked us for help! In the past, when he was at war with Carthage, he did not take the initiative to ask for our help before the battle, as he did on this occasion, and said that he was willing to let the Spartan generals take command in the event of a battle with the Dionian and Southern Italian coalitions. ”

"Dionysius is really not good at fighting, and Davers-" Phoebeidas, after thinking about it seriously, said excitedly: "Although I don't like this man, I have to admit that he is indeed a good opponent, but I am confident that I can defeat him!" ”

Agosilaus looked at him for a long time before nodding and saying, "Yes, we Spartans are meant to be fearless. You rush back to the team now, make the handover, and rush to Syracuse immediately. ”

"Yes!"

Watching Phoebidas leave, Agosilaus always had a trace of worry in his heart, the young consul of Dionia, whom he had never met but had been victorious, had not only put pressure on Dionysius, but also on the invisible pressure of the king of Sparta, who had been paying attention to Dionia......

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Meanwhile, at a mansion in the city of Athens, Thrasibros, the chief general of Athens, was talking to Isocrates.

Isoclrates, who was plain and upright, was quite respectful when facing Thrasibulos, because in his heart, Thrasibulos was a person worthy of his respect.

During the reign of the Thirty Tyrants, a large number of Athenian citizens were persecuted and fled elsewhere. The democrats Thrasibulos did not flee, but led a group of Athenian citizens to establish a base of resistance at the junction of Attica and Piosia (at that time, Thebes, who had been enemies of Athens for many years, financed this revolt against Sparta-controlled Athens) in an attempt to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the tyrants and restore Athens to independence and democracy. This small team, led by Throsibros, was defeated and defeated again and again, and finally defeated the powerful tyrant army.