"You're saying that the Black Laborers in our territory will rebel under its influence?!" Archidamus's expression became solemn: it was not without precedent for the rebellion of Helot, and this was how the Second and Third Meserian Wars took place.

"Father, after you go back, you must propose to the council to strengthen the control of the black laborers, and if necessary, carry out several more hunts and killings, so as to achieve the purpose of deterrence."

As for the random slaughter of Helot, Archidamus said it as easily as the slaughter of cattle and sheep, and Agosilaus did not feel strange, but nodded in agreement.

"On my way to the docks," said Agecilaus, "I saw the Dioonians carrying baggage into the camp, not only by a large number of carts and laborers, but also by soldiers, officers, and craftsmen, who were mainly responsible for guarding, commanding, and maintaining...... I've heard for a long time that the Dionian army has a special convoy, and this time I've seen it with my own eyes—"

"Father, it's not a big deal that the Dionian army has a special convoy, don't the Persians have it too, and they haven't been defeated by us many times! (The Greeks usually brought their own rations during the war, and during the war, if the rations were almost exhausted, either the local grain was harvested, or the commander stepped in to open a market near the station, and merchants from all over the country would bring food and supplies to the soldiers to buy it)"

Archidamus said disapprovingly: "Look at what you said, father, it is a hospital and a convoy, I think the Dioonians have supported the logistics of the army so well, can their soldiers still endure hardship?" You must know that the victory of the war will eventually be seen on the battlefield, and only the army that has undergone arduous training and is not afraid of death can achieve the final victory! ”

Archidamus was clearly confident in the fighting power of the Spartan warriors, and Agosilaus had to say in a deep voice: "I say this to tell you that the Dionian army is different from the armies of the other Greek city-states that we have encountered before, and we must be cautious, and Sparta can no longer afford a defeat...... Cough...... Ahem......"

"You're right, I see. You've just been injured, so rest well and don't talk any more. Archidamus said a few words and turned to the bow of the boat.

Agesilaus sighed helplessly, he saw his son's perfunctory, that's why he was in his 60s, frail and sickly, and he had to lead the army to fight everywhere, he wasn't very at ease with Archidamus!

He looked at the distant shore, thinking about what he had seen in the Dionian barracks, and the worry on his face grew heavier, and the thought in his heart arose: if only Leoticides could really return to Sparta......

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Muqru returned to the camp and entered the tent to find Leoticides still sitting on the throne, motionless, as if pondering something.

He stepped forward and whispered, "Commander, the ...... The Spartan envoy was already fine after being treated by the medical camp and had already left by boat......"

Leoticides seemed to come to his senses at this point, looked up at him, and asked, "What did you say?" ”

Mukru coughed lightly, "The Spartan messenger has been sent away. ”

Leoticides nodded, did not speak, and was immersed in thought again.

Although Leoticides had a habit of contemplating during the war, Mukru, who had worked with him for many years, felt that something was wrong with him at the moment, and he did not have the uncomfortable feeling he had in the past, and he remembered that he had once joked about Leoticides about it, saying that Leoticides was always thinking about how to defeat the enemy, but this momentum affected the people around him.

Could it be that now he was thinking...... That uncle of his...... Just as Mukru was thinking about it, the voice of Leoticides sounded in his ears: "Help me get me paper and pen." ”

When Muqru hastily brought it, he asked, "What order do you want to give?" ”

Leoticides looked at him, and there was a little more firmness in his calm tone: "There is no order, I have to write a letter to Your Majesty." ”

Mukru, who was slightly uneasy, didn't ask much and walked out of the big tent.

The papyrus had been laid out on the table, and the pen was stained with ink, but Leoticides did not start writing for a long time, and in his mind the picture of his mother's suicide and Agosilaus kneeling in front of him alternated, it can be said that Agosilaus's visit caused him a lot of trouble, not because he completely believed Agosilaus's words, but because Agosilaus's kneeling confession and the sword he cut Agosillaus had made his years of grudges disappear a lot, and his heart was empty at the moment. And those pictures of life in Sparta were also churned out from the depths of memory......

In fact, after so many years in Dionia, Leoticides has always maintained the pride of being a Spartan warrior in his heart, but now this pride has suddenly turned into a complex attachment to his hometown, which makes him lose the desire to fight here, and he also knows that after this incident, other generals and soldiers are even more suspicious of him, and the result of leading such an army to fight in such a state is probably terrible!

Leoticides took a deep breath and resolutely picked up his pen.

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When the envoys of the Arcadian League refused to ask Athens for help, they turned to Thebes. At this time, the news of the capture of Messenia by the Dionian army spread throughout the Peloponnese and quickly spread to Central and Northern Greece.

Iason, who had been paying close attention to the situation in the south, soon learned the news and was very surprised, he had heard of this new power in the western Mediterranean in the past, but he did not feel deeply, after all, this country had little influence on Greece proper, but this time it dared to declare war directly on Sparta, and also achieved an advantage, so that he realized that the strength of Dionya was probably not a lie, so he suspended the military operations he was preparing and decided to observe the development of the situation in the south first, and then make plans.

He sent a number of spies to the Peloponnese to find out the news, and he also tried his best to gather information about the kingdom of Dionia, and spent most of his time in Philae's mansion with his men analyzing the situation in the south according to the constant information received, so that he reduced the number of visits to the military camp outside the city, so that he spent the day he was assassinated in the city in peace.

For the Theban government, the plea of the envoys of the Arcadian alliance left them in a dilemma, whether it was in accordance with the "enemy of the enemy is friend" approach, or from a strategic point of view, the formation of the Arcadian alliance was a great thing for Thebes, it greatly weakened the power of Sparta, as long as the Thebes and Arcadian alliance could unite, it was completely possible to suppress Sparta in the Peloponnese.

However, Thessaly in the north was in full swing, and the news that "Iason's army was going south" was so loud that even Thebes, who had allied with Iason, felt great pressure and sent an envoy to Philae to find out, but Iason's perfunctory and did not give a clear answer, which made Thebes even more wary.

Even though Peropidas and Ipamilonda insisted on sending reinforcements to support the Acadian League, they were strongly opposed by the rest of the council, and for good reason: the citizens of Thebes, who had already suffered a loss of the city, would never agree to join the army and leave the Piosia region if the safety of Thebes could not be ensured, and the other Piosian city-states allied with Thebes would not agree to send reinforcements for the same reason.

In his previous life, Thebes had hesitated for a long time about this, and it was not until the assassination of Iason and the civil strife in Thessaly that Thebes decided to reinforce the Arcadian alliance. And in this life, Iason has been safe and sound, although the military mobilization in Thessaly has stopped, but the pressure has always existed, and how dare Thebes be careless.

But when the news of the "Dionian conquest of Messenia" came, the Thebans were overjoyed and deeply felt that the newly allied kingdom in the west was undoubtedly more reliable than the alliance in the north, which could turn against the enemy at any time.

After the Battle of Leuctra, the Thebans led by Epamilonda wanted to take advantage of this victory to expand the results of the war, but due to the obstruction of Iason, coupled with other reasons, they had no choice but to sign an armistice with Sparta, and they were actually very unwilling in their hearts, and now Dionya directly gave Sparta's lair a heavy blow, and the Spartans must turn the focus of their attack to the Dionian army, and the military pressure on the south and north that Thebes suddenly had to face was suddenly greatly relieved, The excited Thebans decided to send emissaries to Messenia to comfort the Dionian army.

Ipamironda offered to ask.

At the same time, Peropidas solemnly told the envoys of the Arcadian alliance that although Thebes could not support the Arcadian alliance for the time being, Thebes sympathized with the situation of the Arcadians and was willing to recognize the Arcadian alliance and form an alliance with it, and would also send an envoy to Messenia to persuade the alliance Dionysia to assist the Acadian alliance in repelling the upcoming invasion of the Spartans.

The Arcadian envoys were thrilled to hear this, and the whole group was immediately divided into two parts: one remained in Thebes to negotiate an alliance, and the other followed the Theban envoy south to Messenia.

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"I really didn't expect this Prosous to be the prince of Sparta!" In the palace chamber, Davers tapped a stack of letters from the army in Messenia, secret reports from intelligence services, letters from regimental commanders such as Olivers, and letters from military judges...... The top letter was written by Leoticides himself.