To show his sincerity, Iason also stopped the siege and returned to Philae with his army.

Faced with a difficult choice, the Phassalus decided to make a last-ditch effort and sent Polydamas to Sparta for help.

At the Council of Elders in Sparta, Polydamas told the Spartan elders and the procurators in detail about the incident, and he also reminded: "If you Spartans decide to rescue us Thessaly, it is best to send your best troops, for if only an army of ordinary officers and consisting mainly of freed blackmen is sent north, it is better not to act rashly!" Not only did Iason have a powerful army, but he was also a shrewd and far-sighted general who never lost a battle under his command, so he would be a formidable opponent of Sparta! ”

At the end of Polydamas's speech, the Spartans did not immediately decide on it, but they apparently took it seriously, and in the following period sent special personnel to Thessaly to find out the situation, and at the same time carefully counted the number of troops stationed abroad.

Finally, the Council of Elders gave Polydamas a clear answer: "Dear Polydamas, the main forces of our Sparta are either at war with the Athenian navy or with the Thebans, so we are not in a position to provide you with sufficient reinforcements for the time being. However, we hope that the Thessalian allies led by Phartharus will not surrender to Iason, as long as you can resist the invasion of Philae's army stubbornly, and as soon as our war with Thebes is over, we will immediately send strong reinforcements to support! ……”

When Polydamas came to Sparta, he saw that its territory was sparsely populated, and he expected it, so after receiving a positive reply from the Council of Elders, he did not show any negative emotions such as surprise or disappointment, he calmly thanked the Spartans for their frankness, and then set off for his home.

As soon as he returned to Pharsalus, he demanded an immediate meeting of citizens and informed everyone of Sparta's decision.

The disappointed and frustrated citizens of Fasarus, after a heated discussion, finally made a decision.

Polydamas again sent an envoy to Philae as an emissary, and presented to Iason: "As long as Iason makes a promise not to harm the people of Farsarus, not to encroach on the lands of Farsarus, not to destroy the acropolis of Farsarus, the people of Phasarus are willing to be sincere allies of Iason, and help him establish the rule of Tagus......"

Iazon was overjoyed and immediately made an oath with Polydamas.

Subsequently, Polydamas even sent his own son to Iasonn as a hostage.

Soon after, the Pharsalus, led by Polydamas, persuaded their close allies, and in the spring of 374 BC (the 19th year of the Dionysian kingdom), the emissaries of the city-states of Thessaly gathered in Pharsalus and elected Iason as the Tagus of Thessalians.

After Iason became the Tagus, he began to unite the Thessalian city-states, and while promising not to interfere in the internal affairs of the other Thessalian city-states, he also formulated a new Tagus law: there must be no war between the various city-states, and any conflicts and disputes must be submitted to him for negotiation and adjudication; Each city-state was not allowed to sign any agreements with other city-states or join any alliances, and all foreign affairs were decided by him; Each city-state must pay its tribute on time every year, the amount of which will be determined by him according to the financial resources of the state; Each city-state had to provide a certain number of cavalry and hoplites, the exact amount of which he set according to the strength of each state, and he would train these soldiers regularly in peacetime and lead them into battle in wartime......

In addition, he adopted Polyidamas's advice to unify and reduce the commercial taxes between the city-states and allow the free circulation of goods, which greatly strengthened the economic ties between the city-states of Thessaly and led to a gradual prosperity of trade in the interior.

By the end of the year, Iason had requisitioned more than 8,000 cavalry and hoplites from all of Thessaly, with no less than 20,000 heavy infantry, and a light shield equal in number. As soon as his strength was further strengthened, he issued orders to the various tribes and tribes in the mountains around Thessaly, demanding that they pay a tribute in the amount determined by the Thessalian Tagus-Scopas during the Greco-Persian Wars decades earlier, and that those who did not pay would be attacked by his army.

Some tribes, fearful of Iason's terrifying strength, have chosen to submit, while others have rejected his demands.

As a result, Iason decisively led his army to the crusade, which caused the flames of war in Northern Greece to ignite as well.

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At the same time that Iason was elected Thessalitagus, the Athenians encountered a dilemma: on the one hand, they saw that their former enemy, the neighbor Thebes, was growing in strength with their help, but still refused to pay tribute to help maintain the expenses of the Athenian fleet; On the other hand, Athens' own finances were stretched thin by various military spending, and even so, Athenian citizens were reluctant to cut subsidies for theater attendance.

So, at the suggestion of the chief general Calistratus and others, the citizens' assembly passed a resolution: to negotiate peace with Sparta alone.

Soon Athens sent emissaries to Sparta.

Sparta was desperate: for several years, their army had been fighting in Piosia, and although they had achieved some small victories, they had never been able to defeat Thebes, but instead caused Thebes to become stronger and stronger, and Sparta's prestige was declining year by year, and it was becoming more and more difficult to fight against it. The Athenian navy was even more of a headache for Sparta, not only could they not confront it, but they could not prevent the Athenian navy from cruising in the Peloponnese Sea like loitering in their own back garden, wantonly attacking Sparta's allies, and seriously threatening the security of Sparta's rear.

So, the armistice between Sparta and Athens was soon signed.

Timothyus, the Athenian admiral who was on a campaign, was informed by the General's Executive Committee and prepared to return to Athens with his fleet. However, on the way back, he landed on the island of Zakynsus, took control of the city-state, and declared that the exiles of the city-state would be allowed to return to their homeland (Zakynsus, after becoming an ally of Sparta, was supported by the Spartans and expelled the democrats).

When Sparta learned of this, they believed that Athens had violated the armistice and called on the allies to jointly fund a fleet to protect the rights and interests of all the allies in the sea.

At the same time, Sparta also asked the new commander to lead the fleet and launch an expedition against Corfu.

The Kerkylas, who had been attacked, rushed to Athens for help.

Athens could not allow Corfu, which had just joined the Maritime Alliance, to be bullied by the Spartans, otherwise Athens, as the leader of the Maritime Alliance, would inevitably lose the trust of the allies. Moreover, Corfu was blessed with a unique geographical position to control the Gulf of Corinth and the city-states along the coast south of Corfu, making it the best base from which to launch an invasion of the Peloponnese from the west. At the same time, it is also an important trade route between the Western and Eastern Mediterraneans, so it must not be abandoned.

For various reasons, this time the citizens of Athens did not elect Timothyus as commander of the fleet, but chose Iphiclateus, one of the Athenian generals.

As a result, the armistice between Athens and Sparta lasted less than a few months, and war broke out again.

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On the east side of the Adriatic Sea, there is constant war, while on the west side there is a scene of peace and prosperity.

In September, the people of Dionia, after enjoying the joy of the harvest, are looking forward to the Hades festival that will soon come, and every day thousands of people pour into the largest city in the western Mediterranean, Turiy, making the center of the Dionian kingdom bustling and cheering every day.

It was in such a lively, breath-taking atmosphere of joy that Okrichown entered the city of Turiyne.

He had not sent another mission to Dionya since the Western Mediterranean War, and this time he came to Turriy because the Dionians had sent an invitation asking Carthage to send an envoy to attend, and the Hannonites had important matters to discuss with Dionia, so they forcibly appointed Ocleton, who was still familiar with Dionia, to attend the Hades celebration.

Although Ocletown had negotiated with Dionysia on behalf of Carthage on several occasions in the past, he had never been to Turii, and the city of hundreds of thousands of people shocked him even more than when Haka came to Tourii, after all, there were far more people in the city during the celebration than usual.

Standing on the bow of the boat, he looked at the busy scene of the countless docks on both sides of the Klatty River, and couldn't help but wonder: if Carthage had won that war, would the city of Carthage be the same?!

However, the facts cannot be changed, and it is only more troublesome to think about it, and the more prosperous Turiyi is, the more it shows the strength of the Dionian Kingdom, which undoubtedly adds a lot of difficulty to the subsequent negotiations...... Ocliton frowned, lost in thought.

The boat sailed into the city of Turiyne, but stopped outside the dock, because many ships were already docked in the dock, busy unloading, and there was no extra trestle for the time being, so there were still some passenger ships lined up in a long line, waiting outside the dock, and the Carthaginian passenger ships came the latest, and could only be the last.

Ocleton's entourage went ashore in a small boat to inquire around, and when he returned, he reported: "My lord, I have inquired clearly, it is the Etruscan fleet that is being unloaded now, they have come with 20 ships, I heard that most of the ships are loaded with bronze vessels, blankets, cloth, gold and silver products, olive oil, wine and other items, and I heard a few Iberian sailors boast at the docks that their alliance even made a gold crown for the king of Dionia, which was inlaid with many precious stones......"