However, the Dionian military ministry had already studied the tactics of the Gauls, and Leotizides and Patroclus had also trained in this, so first the light infantry of the legion outside the array attacked the horses carrying the carriages from a distance, and then the phalanx of the heavy infantry quickly turned into a checkerboard array, widening the gap between the detachments, and reserving a passage for the remaining Gallic chariots, so that even if they rushed into the formation, they could not have a great impact on the entire formation, and were quickly eliminated.

On the contrary, the charge of the Gallic warriors was met with javelin fire from the Dionian heavy infantry, resulting in many casualties.

In hand-to-hand combat, the Gallic warriors' greatsword attacks were ferocious, but they faced the soldiers of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd legions, the most elite of Dionia, and the 14th and 12th legions were equally undaunted after several Etruscan victories over the invading Gauls, so that the entire front stood still, while more soldiers quickly attacked the Gauls' flank, gradually encircling them......

Supported by the belief in defending their homeland, the Gauls fought for more than two hours before finally being defeated......

The Dionian army took the opportunity to cover the killing, and the two cavalry regiments continued to pursue.

The Gauls fled in rout, with countless casualties, casualties, and prisoners.

After that, the Dionian army was even more devastating, occupying the entire territory of Gallic in the mountains in just over two months.

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In the twenty-first year of the kingdom (373 BC), the conquest of Gaul by the Holy Kingdom of Dionya shocked the whole of northern Italy, and the Venetians, Umbrians, and even some of the Ligurians took the initiative to send emissaries asking for an alliance or overture with Dionia. The allies in north-central Italy were also more determined to follow the Kingdom of Dionysa closely, and even many Latin allies, seeing that the Roman soldiers of the Fourteenth Legion had been given a lot of land after this war, clamored for the city-state to be incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionys, so that they could enjoy such benefits.

The conquest of Memanuel Gaul by the Holy Kingdom of Dionya caused a great stir throughout the Western Mediterranean, but for the people of Greece itself, except for a very few people who paid attention to it, the vast majority of people's eyes were still focused on Sparta, Thebes and Athens, and the war in Greece lasted for several years and still showed no sign of ending.

The expedition to Corfu was the first battle commanded by the famous Athenian general Iphiclates after fighting for the king of Persia in Egypt and returning to Athens, and the battle went very smoothly, the Spartan army stationed on the island of Corfu was routed, but soon Iphiclates also encountered difficulties in the lack of military funds, and he had to let his soldiers work in the fields of the Corfu people in order to survive.

At the same time, Iphiclates had to turn to his friend in the army, Calistratus, the chief general of Athens, for help.

Realizing that it would be difficult to continue the war in such a state, Calistratus decided to return to Athens and convince the citizens that they would either regularly provide military funds for the fleet or conclude peace.

However, when he returned to Athens, he found that the citizens of Athens were focused on one thing—the trial of Timosius.

Because of the fall of Corfu before, the citizens of Athens blamed Timothy on him, and some people reported that he had committed "corruption and dereliction of duty" during the expedition of the army, so the citizens became excited and immediately tried him, completely forgetting that it was Timothyus who led the army to recapture the island of Corfu in the first place, and made the Corfu join the Athenian League, and during this period Athens only provided a small amount of military expenses, most of which were raised by Timosius himself.

However, the trial lasted for several months and was never conclusive, mainly because Timothys was so well-known in Greece that he had strong support that could not be achieved by ordinary people, and even the Thessalian tyrant Iason, and King Alcatas of Epilus came to Athens in person to prove his innocence.

Because of Timosius's tireless efforts, these two monarchs temporarily joined the Athenian League, and it was through them that Timosius was able to borrow money for the Kryla expedition, because of the previous military expenses, plus the cost of a long trial, Timosius was almost bankrupt, and now in order to entertain these two distinguished guests, so that the diet and living can match their status, Timosius had to ask for help from his wealthy neighbor, the banker Pacion.

In the end, the trial was over, and Timosius was acquitted, not because of the support of Iason and Arkaitas, but because the citizens of Athens did not look down on these two powerful men from Northern Greece at all, and regarded them as barbarians, mainly because Calistratus told them that Corkyra had been recaptured.

Although Timosius regained his freedom, the treasurer of his army was tried and sentenced to death for corruption and dereliction of duty.

The Athenians no longer trusted Timosius, and Timothyus became completely disillusioned with Athens, and the Athenian, who had excellent command skills (especially in naval warfare), soon left Athens to work for Persia.

After a series of defeats at Corfura, the Spartans became increasingly disappointed. The attack on Thebes on land still failed to make any progress, and in addition to the successive earthquakes that struck the coastal area of the Peloponnese that year, the panicked Spartans hurriedly sent to Delphi to ask for an oracle.

The priests of Delphi had long since grown tired of the endless wars, and because the war had spread to the territory of Phökis (where Delphi was located), they asked Pythia to give an oracle: it was Poseidon's anger at Sparta's ongoing war.

Therefore, Sparta finally decided to seek true peace.

They still hoped to bring peace to Greece through the mediation of the Persian king, as in the last Corinthian war. Although the kingdom of Dionia, not far from Sparta, was also capable of acting as mediators, the Spartans did not have this idea at all, so they sent emissaries to the Persian court.

Coincidentally, the Athenians also had this plan. Because the war has continued to this day, military spending has become a huge burden for the Athenians, and it may even cut the theater allowance for the citizens.

Another important reason is that Thebes was not only not weakened in this war, but became stronger and stronger with the help of Athens, not only did they unite most of the city-states of Piosia, but also gradually began to gain the upper hand in the confrontation with the Spartan coalition, and their strength made the Athenians feel afraid, after all, before the Corinthian War, Athens and Thebes were mortal enemies for decades.

Especially this year, Thebes raided Platia, southeast of Piosia.

Platia, a small troubled mountain state, was besieged and destroyed by the Spartan coalition for its staunch support for Athens in the Peloponnesian War. At the beginning of the war, Sparta tried to contain Thebes and allow the Pratian exiles to return to their homeland and rebuild their homeland. Because of its extremely important strategic location, it was a necessary place for the Spartan coalition to pass through the Isthmus of Corinth, climb over the mountains, and enter the Piosia region by land, and the Thebans had long been interested in incorporating it into the Piosian alliance, and took advantage of the weakening of the Spartan army's attacks and the increasing strength of their own forces, and repeatedly sent envoys to persuade Platia.

While the Platians perfunctorily said that they should think carefully, they quietly sent people to Athens in the hope of rejoining the Athenian League.

Thebes noticed this, and at the suggestion of Peropidas, the Theban army raided Plata, which soon captured the city and expelled the Platians from the country, forcing many to flee to Athens.

When Isocrates learned of this, he immediately wrote an oratory on Platia to express sympathy for their tragic fate and to condemn the criminal deeds of the Thebans.

Although this incident did not turn the two powerful Greek city-states against each other officially, it undoubtedly further estranged the relationship between the two sides.

Callistratus made good use of these arguments, and persuaded the people at the citizens' assembly to make peace with Sparta and stop the war.

The Athenians also did not consider inviting Dionysa as a mediator: first, they thought that it would be a bit of a disgrace to Athens to invite a former prince to be the presiding officer of the conference, and that the incessant preaching of Isocrates in the past few years had also made Athens wary of Dionia; Second, to be a mediator in this war, it needs to be strong enough and have enough influence in Greece, Dioonia has never set foot in Greece before, and it also has a long-term peace agreement with Sparta. On the contrary, although Persia is thousands of miles away, it has been waving its long sleeves in the city-states of Greece itself, constantly using money to win over this and fight against that, and the "Great King's Contract" successfully signed a few years ago has already demonstrated its influence in Greece.

Therefore, Athens also sent emissaries to Persia.

Thebes, after learning that both Sparta and Athens had sent envoys to Persia for support, became anxious, and for the first time in the discussion, Peropidas proposed to seek support from Dionia.

Due to the increase in the strength of Bes at the end of the two years, the Spartan coalition could no longer blockade Thebes, so the Theban high-level learned more news from the outside world, and the most surprising thing for them was that Dionya defeated Carthage and became the overlord of Greater Greece and Sicily (in the impression of the Greek natives, only these two places and Carthage in the Western Mediterranean are civilized places, and the rest of the regions are barbarian lands and are not worth taking care of), which shows that the Kingdom of Dionya is very strong and very close to Thebes, He also showed goodwill by selling grain to Thebes at their most difficult time, so that if he could get its support, Thebes would not be afraid of Persia, which was thousands of miles away.