Despite Leoticides' dislike for Agesilaus, this did not prevent him from agreeing to the advice of the veteran who had fought in Asia Minor for many years, and to draw up a new battle plan based on it.

In the following days, the active approach of the Persian army in Asia Minor also confirmed the judgment of Agosilaus.

Leoticides did not rush to meet the enemy and start a decisive battle with the Persian army, but instead led his army to retreat on his own initiative, but the direction of retreat was not towards Ilion in the west, but towards Caius in the southwest.

The Persian army was in hot pursuit, especially the cavalry as the vanguard rushed to the front, and many times fought with the cavalry units left by the Greek coalition to intercept, and the Persians, who had the superior number of cavalry, naturally also had the upper hand in the battle, and the repeated victories also fueled the arrogance of the Persians, and they were more eager to fight with the Greek coalition army.

The Greek coalition withdrew from the Alisby Plain relatively smoothly, but the closer it got to the coast, the more undulating the terrain became, and the pace of the march naturally slowed down. Finally, on the afternoon of the 12th day, the Persian army of Asia Minor was only six or seven miles away from the combined Greek army.

This time, Leoticides ordered the army to halt its advance and camp on the spot.

Half an hour later, the Persian cavalry arrived, and were repulsed by the archers that had already been arranged by the Greek coalition, but they did not go far, but lingered in the distance.

Leoticides did not send cavalry to drive him away, but stood on a high place with the other Allied generals and looked in the direction of the Persian cavalry.

As dusk approached, a huge cloud of dust and mist slowly moved from the north, stagnating for three miles, but the noise could clearly reach the ears of the generals.

"It seems that the Persians think that we will not be able to escape, and are ready to camp there and rest first, and then come and fight us tomorrow." Ipamironda pointed to the fog in front of him, and seriously suggested: "General Prosous, you see that this dust and fog is still rolling away, it can be seen that the Persian army is a little chaotic after stopping to rest, they are pursuing for a long time, and the soldiers must be very tired, do we need to take this opportunity to lead the army to assault?" ”

Leoticides groaned for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Our soldiers are also tired, let them rest well for the night, recuperate their energy, and tomorrow they will have a decisive battle with the Persians." Besides, if you go to attack at this time, you will most likely scare away the enemy who has been lured in with great difficulty. ”

Hearing this, the generals smiled heartily.

"Ladies and gentlemen, come with me to the tent for another military meeting to renegotiate and clarify the battle plan for tomorrow."

When Leoticides had finished speaking, the crowd agreed.

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At the end of the meeting, the Allied generals took their leave, leaving only Leoticides and the four Dionian commanders, as well as a special person, Agesilaus.

Leoticides was a little surprised to see that Agesilaus was still in the tent, and was about to ask.

The former king of Sparta spoke first: "Generals, I would like to speak privately with Commander Leoticides. ”

The four legion commanders glanced at each other, and seeing that Leoticides did not speak, he did not refuse, so he prepared to leave with interest.

Leoticides said, "Wait outside the tent for a while, or it won't be long." ”

After the four of them came out of the account, Agosilaus came to Leoticides, and a smile appeared on his wrinkled face: "I think that when I led the Spartan army to fight in Asia Minor, although I won some victories, but it took so long, but I did not get much victory, on the contrary, after I led my troops back to Greece, the places I had conquered soon became the territories of the Persians, which is my regret and the regret of the Spartans!"

But this war against Persia, launched by Dionia, is clearly different from previous Greek wars against Persia, and the slogan of 'revenge on Persia' that we have been shouting for decades may indeed be realized! Not only do I think so, but also Ipamilonda and Iphiclates think so, which is why they are scrambling to get their city-state army to take on the most important attack mission.

Leoticides, you can be the commander of the Greek coalition and defeat the Persian army, it will be us Spartans-"

Leoticides frowned and interrupted him impatiently: "I have told you many times, my name is Prosious, and if I call my name again in the future, I will not enter my big tent again!" Hurry up and say something, I'm busy, don't talk so much nonsense! ”

A gloomy look flashed across Agosilaus's face, he exhaled lightly, made up his mind in his heart, threw the cane in his hand aside, and then squatted down tremblingly, supported the ground with both hands, slowly knelt down on his knees, bent down, "Bang! "My forehead touched the ground, once, twice, three times......

Leotici Deston was stunned for a moment, and then he lowered his face and whispered, "What do you mean, Agosilauth?" ”

Agesilaus straightened up, his forehead was black, the continuous kowtowing action just now was a little fast, making his breathing become short, he coughed for a while, and then said weakly: "...... I was sorry for your mother and you, and I didn't want to be forgiven by you! …… But I hope you'll promise me one thing for the sake of being a Spartan......"

Leoticides looked down at him with an indifferent expression: "Tell me about it." ”

Agosilaus sighed: "Sparta was conquered by Dionia, I have no complaints, because Dionya is indeed far superior to Sparta, and it is a dignified defeat of us, we have fallen to this point, perhaps this is Zeus's punishment for our excessive arrogance in the whole of Greece for decades!"

But...... No matter how downcast the noble sons of Hercules were, it would not be the turn of the lowly Periasians and Helots to humiliate! But they don't just humiliate, they want us Spartans to die out! No, this is not allowed! ”

Agosilauth clenched his fists, and his thin body trembled with anger: "So this time I strongly ask King Davers that the Spartan warriors will join the battle in a separate team, just to find a way for us Spartans to survive, to leave Lagnia, which has raised us Spartans for hundreds of years, and move to a new place, we are also forced to do so!"

So I hope ...... I hope that when this war is over, can you please ask King Davers for us Spartans to give Sparta a small piece of land in this plain of Alisby near the Strait of Hellespont, so that we Spartans can continue to live and multiply......"

Facing the expectant eyes of Agosilaus, Leoticides frowned slightly: he had been in Dionya for so many years, and although he was highly regarded by King Davers, he had never asked for anything from the Supreme, because he was too arrogant to open his mouth. What's more, since landing in Asia Minor, he has been in this land for several months, and knows very well that the fertility of the Alisby Plain and the importance and prosperity of the Hellespont Strait are not only coveted by the allies, but also will definitely be the area that the kingdom will focus on, and it will not be easy for Sparta to cut a small piece of meat in the hands of the kingdom.

He hesitated for a moment, but still said indifferently, "Why don't you ask Your Majesty?" ”

Agosilaus stood up slowly, his numb legs almost causing him to fall, he hurriedly held on to the wooden chair next to him, gasped and said, "Of course I will ask King Davers...... If he can agree, even if he asks me to kneel down and kowtow, but I'm afraid I won't have enough...... It's not that I'm greedy, if the new colony isn't fat enough, how can the people be willing to leave Laconia...... And when Dionya defeats Persia, the Hellespont Strait and the Alisby Plain will inevitably be under the control of the Dionian kingdom, and Sparta is now few and weak, and it will be safer to live next to the powerful Dionians......"

This old guy is really ...... for the survival of Sparta Leoticides looked at the old man in front of him who was unable to even stand, was silent for a moment, stretched out his foot and hooked the cane on the ground, then handed it to him, and rebuked him in a stiff tone: "As a general of the unified army, you should know very well how important the next big war is to us, I must concentrate on fighting this battle well, where is there still the mood to think about other things!" ”

Agesilaus took the crutches, but smiled: "I understand...... I understand...... You can rest assured! In a battle tomorrow, my warriors will never disgrace Sparta! ”

After speaking, he leaned on his crutches and walked slowly out of the tent, and when he was about to walk out of the tent, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and said with a very solemn expression: "To tell you the truth, I am indeed deeply guilty of your mother's death!" …… But for forcing you to leave Sparta, now I think that's a good thing! Leoticides, in the future, all young and old in Sparta, please you! ”

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Early on the morning of the second day, when Phanabazos led the Persian governors to the vicinity of the Greek camp to investigate, he hesitated to engage in a battle there.

Because the two armies were located in a hilly area, the camp of the Greek coalition was on a high ground, and although the slope was gentle, it was not very advantageous for the attacking Persian side. And the location of the camp is actually quite flat, but on both sides of it there are higher hills, although the distance between the hills on both sides is nearly 10 miles, which is not a narrow, defensible terrain, but according to previous reconnaissance, the number of Greek coalition troops obviously exceeds 50,000, once the array is deployed during the battle, the two wings are not far from the hills next to it, and the cavalry does not have enough room for maneuver, and from the current situation, the most dominant thing in the Persian army is the cavalry.