"Why don't we build another ......," Phoebidas suggested.

Agesilaus' eyes lit up, and then he thought of something, raised his head and smiled self-deprecatingly at Phoebeidas: "Whether to support Dionysius or the Syracuse rebels now, it's no longer up to us Sparta to decide." ”

Phoebe Das was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "Then who is in charge?" Then he understood.

Agesilaus looked at him and said with a solemn expression: "Dionya has defeated Syracuse, and caused Syracuse to suffer so much loss, that it has become the dominant power in Greater Greece and Eastern Sicily......

And, as you have just said, Dioonia now has at least a huge army of more than 50,000 men, and the military organization that makes up this army, which they call the 'Legions', is very combat-ready, and they also have a huge fleet capable of defeating the Syracuse navy! …… How can such a powerful force rising in the rear of Sparta not worry me!

What's more, Chrysopus had visited Turij before, and the new king of Dioonia was quite unhappy with our Spartan assistance to Syracuse's invasion of Greater Greece! Dionia, hostile to Sparta, after ending the war with Syracuse, in case ...... Join this war going on in Corinth and ...... to us Sparta."

Although Agosilaus did not finish his sentence, from the eyes that had lost his sharp light, Phoebidas could feel the hidden fear of the Spartan king towards Dionia: yes! At this time, Sparta, which was held back by the war in Asia Minor and the Corinthian war, was unable to prevent tens of thousands of troops from landing on the shores of Sparta under the leadership of a powerful fleet!

But Phoebidas's heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "When the Dioonians besieged the army of Syracuse in the Syridine, I went to see the Dionian king Davers, and he said vaguely, 'As long as Sparta is not an enemy of Dionia, Dionia has no intention of being an enemy of Sparta'. ”

"Really?! Tell us more about what it was like when you met! "Agosilaus came to the spirit.

After listening to Phoebeidas's narration, Agosilaus pondered for a long time and sighed: "I'm afraid Dionya wants to be a second Syracuse, but it's true that a Syracuse is not bound by Sparta, which makes us feel very difficult...... Phoebeidas, did you know that yesterday Tarantum sent an emissary to Sparta, hoping for our help, because Dionya wanted to annex Tarantum to its alliance. ”

"What?! Dionia wants to annex Tarantum, and this will not be allowed! Tarantum is our son! Phoebeidas was taken aback and objected without thinking.

"The new young king of Dionya is ambitious, and no Greek city-state can stop him now!" Agesilaus looked a little helpless, and he fell into deep thought again.

Finally, Agosilaus made up his mind, he pressed his left leg with one hand, supported the wooden table with the other, and said to Phoebidas with a serious expression: "Now we must first stop the Dionians from further suppressing and even occupying Syracuse and its allies!" Tomorrow, I will propose it at the Council of Elders...... Now that Dionysius has lost control of Syracuse, we can only support the rebels for the time being, and quickly restore Syracuse's strength to counter Dionia's power in the western Mediterranean. When the time comes, you will travel to Syracuse as a Spartan emissary to resolve its civil strife as soon as possible! ”

"I see!" Phoebe Das nodded immediately.

"Besides, since the new king of Dionya has expressed no hostility towards us, we will send Rythopus to Great Greece again to have a good talk with him, hoping to make some kind of agreement that will bind Dionysa and reassure us!"

Phoebidas listened to Agosilaus's words, and felt a little uneasy in his heart, he wanted to remind a few words, but he didn't know where to start.

Agosilaus did not notice the expression of Phoebidas, he was still immersed in thought: "...... Alas, our war with Persia...... And the wars of Corinth, Thebes, Athens, Argos went on for too long! In the long run, it will only weaken the power of our Sparta and reduce our prestige in the Greek world, and in turn benefit forces like Dionia! We have to find a way to end this long, meaningless war! ”

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After the failure of the siege, Shilos summed up his experience, rebuilt the siege equipment, and formulated a siege plan.

Two days later, Shilos again attacked the city of Madema, and the fierce battle lasted until the city was broken in the afternoon, and the combined Dionia-Ligem forces captured the city of Madema.

On the orders of Davers, this time Shilos did not relent, he captured the people of Medmar in the city, reduced them to slavery, and sent troops back to Turiyi.

This act frightened both Lockrie and Tarantum, especially Lockrie, whose fall meant that the Ionian army to the west would no longer be hindered and could enter Lockrie's territory through mountain passes, and Lockrie would face both Dionya and Coronlia.

What worries Lockry even more is that through this period of understanding of the battle situation in the north, they sadly find that the expeditionary army in Syracuse is still difficult to protect itself, and it is impossible for Lockry to bring any hope!

The chief general, Demodocas, was forced by the majority of the council members to decide to betray his brother-in-law and send an emissary to the Silition to sue for peace with Dionia.

However, how could Davers, with his absolute superiority, easily spare Locke, and he put forward two conditions: first, that Demordocas and his cronies must be expelled; Second, Lockry must be incorporated into the Dionian League.

When the news reached Lockley, the people were in an uproar.

Davers had no intention of paying attention to Lockrie, who had already stirred up an uproar by his words, and he was preparing to accept the surrender of the Syracuse army in the city of Siriting.

Initially, Fasipesas sent emissaries to the Dionian camp, just wanting an armistice and peace.

However, Davers flatly refused, and he undoubtedly proposed to the messenger: the Syracuse army in the city of Sirittin must surrender unconditionally, and Dionya will guarantee their lives!

Of course, he promised that Dionya would return them safely to their homeland within no more than three months, but that did not include the mercenary cavalry who had killed countless Dionians!

At the same time, Davos also took the initiative to introduce the envoy to the current situation in eastern Sicily, and showed him letters from the city-states of Catanay, Sikuli, and Leotini asking for attachment.

The shock in the messenger's heart was overwhelming, and he returned to the court in despair.

As soon as he entered the city, he was stopped by the soldiers, who couldn't wait to inquire about the negotiations.

Facing the soldiers who surrounded him on the inner and outer three floors, the envoy finally confided in the negotiation truthfully.

The soldiers never imagined that they had gone thousands of miles to fight, but there had already been a riot in their hometown, no wonder Dionysius would abandon them and flee back to Sicily alone!

Compared with the remaining Fasipisas and other Syracuse generals who were suspicious of the news brought back by the envoys, the soldiers were completely panicked, and they gathered in front of the commander's mansion again, shouting the slogan "Agree to the demands of the Dionians, we will go home", and even wounded the guards several times, trying to forcibly break into the house, which made Fasipesas and others tremble.

At this time, the Numibian cavalry, knowing that they would not be spared by the Dionians, tried to escape from the Ciliting court in order to survive, and suddenly launched an attack on the unsuspecting soldiers defending the city of Syracuse.

At the same time, Reptines, realizing that the situation was not good, left the harbor with more than 20 ships willing to follow him, but was intercepted by the Dionian fleet, which had been prepared in advance.

After a sea chase, seven ships fled, and the rest were either captured or sunk, including the ship of Reptines, who was taken prisoner by the Dionian sailors.

On this day, there was chaos and noise in Xiliting City.

Outside the city, the Dionian scouts were a hundred meters away from the city wall, and the sounds of fighting and screaming could be heard inside the city.

They immediately reported the news back to Davers.

Davers took no action.

The unrest in the city lasted for a day.

The next day, the gates of Cilitin were opened, and the generals such as Fasipesas led the soldiers who had taken off their armor and thrown away their shields and spears, as well as more than 30,000 freemen and slaves, surrendered to Dionia. At the same time, the heads of the hundreds of Numibians who caused chaos in the city yesterday and were eventually surrounded and killed.

The entire Dionian camp roared with joy, and after months of bloody fighting, the invading army of Syracuse was finally wiped out!

Davers ordered the tens of thousands of prisoners to be imprisoned, and led his army into the city of Siliting, where he arranged for the city to be cleaned and repaired, which had been ruined by the Syracuse army.

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The rebel envoy of Syracuse, Philosanus, originally planned to land in Crotone and rush to the Dionian camp, but he was intercepted by the Dionian fleet in the sea near Siritin.

He was surprised to learn that all of Syracuse's army had surrendered to Dionia. He originally wanted to use the matter of "persuading the Syracuse army" as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Dionia, but now it failed.

Feeling uneasy, he disembarked in the harbor and soon met Davers.

Davos had heard of this famous Sicilian poet from Ansitanos, but he obviously did not have Yaxing, who was against the poem, but directly told Ferosanus, who wanted to return the captives of Syracuse: Dionya and Syracuse are at war, so it is impossible for Dionya to release them at this time, so that they can pick up the shield and spear to fight Dionya after they return!