At the same time, Crotocatax's mind kept coming up with the voice and smile of Adoris: "Cloto, I really didn't expect my father to send you to the Peloponnese, don't worry, big brother, I will do my best to protect you!" ……

Oh, by the way, this is your first time commanding the army, don't worry, I'll give you my full support......

Klotto, I'm here on behalf of the whole team to ask if there's any special plan for us to build a camp instead of fighting......

Klotto, you've finally ordered us to fight, and I'll fight with all my might to bring you your first victory......"

"Big brother!! ......" Crotokataks cried out in pain, tears streaming uncontrollably.

It was a long time before he had to stop crying because the cremation of the remains of the soldiers killed in the war had to begin.

Klotocatax watched as Adores' body slowly scorched in the blazing fire......

At this time, Quethsus had the opportunity to tell him bitterly: "Your Highness, according to the recollection of a soldier of the Third Brigade who was seriously wounded, after the phalanx of the detachment of Captain Adoris was broken by the Spartans, in order to save his soldiers, he was stabbed with a spear in the front and chest of his thighs, and his whole body was covered in blood, and he was completely unable to stand...... But even lying on the ground, he still swung his short sword and continued to slash and slash the enemy, and finally the enraged Spartans pierced the ...... with their spears"

"Spartans who deserve to be slashed by a thousand knives!!" Klotocatax gritted his teeth and cursed, his fists clenched, his nails piercing his skin, and he didn't even notice the blood that was pouring out.

"Your Highness, the heroic performance of Captain Adoris has not dishonored the glory of the First Legion, let alone the glory of being the Prince of Dionia! He is a hero of the kingdom, and his soul will be favored by Hades to Elysée Land! Printors whispered comfortingly.

Klotocatax silently stroked the helmet of Adores, which was a relic, and said sadly for a long time: "...... This makes me go back and face my parents, my sister-in-law and nephew! ”

Printors and Quetsus were shocked, looked at each other, and both thought of a question at the same time: what if King Davos knew the news of Adoris's death?!

After the battle, when he learned that the First Legion had suffered heavy casualties, Quethusus had been blaming himself, and at this moment he resolutely said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the First Legion has suffered heavy casualties, and Captain Adoris has been killed in battle...... It's all my responsibility! If it weren't for my miscommand and hesitation in giving orders, and my failure to get the soldiers to prepare in time, it wouldn't have been—"

Klotocatax, though grief-stricken and still sober-headed, waved his hand and interrupted him: "Captain Kthisus, it's not your responsibility, if you want to blame the enemy, it's too treacherous and shameless!" Lord Printors, we must not spare the Spartan rout who fled into the mountains! ”

Crotokatax's words were full of hatred, and he swore not to give up until the enemy was completely annihilated, which was diametrically opposed to the mild attitude shown before, and Printors understood that it was the tragic death of Adoris that gave the young prince great stimulation, and he did not give any warning, but took advantage of the situation and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, we have captured the camp of the Spartan army in the Sanctuary of Hercules, captured a large amount of baggage, the Spartan army fled into the mountains, there is no food to eat, and the situation will only get worse and worse, Tomorrow we will send our army south quickly to block the borders of Sparta, and they will be easily captured. ”

"The plan to attack Spartan territory cannot be delayed for too long!" Crotokataks said hatefully: "When will the army finish resting?" ”

"Your Highness, it won't be too long, the day after tomorrow we can send part of the army into the Spartan territory." Printors affirmed.

"Part of the army? If you want to conquer Sparta, will you not have enough troops? ”

"Now it is the Spartans who are understaffed, not to mention that we still have the fleet infantry of the First Fleet to cooperate in the south."

"Okay, then follow what you said." Corinth Kataks nodded, and was about to say something more, when he saw Mukru hurrying over: "Lord Commander, Tegya has sent an emissary to see you." ”

"Tegaya!" Klotockataks's face immediately sank, and the young face became a little distorted and hideous because of resentment: "These shameless traitors still have the face to come to me!" We came to save them, only to betray them, but also to use our trust to launch a sneak attack on our army! The Tegurans were responsible for the heavy casualties of the First Legion and the death of my eldest brother! I can't spare them! ”

For the anger of the young commander, Quethus is sympathetic, if there is no Tiger army from the rear sneak attack, it is just the defeat tactics of the Spartan army, he thinks: with the combat effectiveness of the first legion, in the case of an unorganized formation, it will not suffer too much loss, it is precisely because of the front and rear attacks, he has to let the first legion soldiers turn to the defense in situ, so that they are completely in a state of passive beating.

Therefore, he also said angrily: "Lord Commander, after the defeat of the Spartan coalition army, the Tegean army is completely surrounded by us, and few soldiers escape, and there are nearly 2,500 captured soldiers alone, it is better to execute all these captives to sacrifice the souls of the soldiers killed in battle, or all of them to be sold as slaves."

I asked a few of the Tegyan captives, and the Tegea Council sent all the citizens of their city who could fight, apparently with a vicious intention to destroy our army once and for all! But with Hades' blessing, Tegea has lost all of its living power, and we can easily take the city.

Commander, our Dionian tradition has always been to treat friends with sincerity, and never to forgive betrayal! We can destroy this city once and for all, so that we can shock the whole of Greece and let the city-states who want to be our enemies think about the consequences! ”

Quetsu's words were murderous, and after Klotocatax heard this, he still showed some hesitation in grief and resentment, and subconsciously looked at Printors next to him.

Príntors did not directly say his own suggestion, but unhurriedly recounted a past incident: "I remember that in the Western Mediterranean War, His Majesty led a large army to attack Rome in the north, and after capturing the city of Rome, he turned to attack the Latin allies of Rome, but when attacking the city of Gabi, he was met with stubborn resistance, not only killed and injured many soldiers, but also united with the allied forces of Rome to carry out a counter-encirclement of our siege troops.

Eventually, your Majesty led his army to defeat them, and took the city of Gabi, and then ordered all Gabi to be reduced to slavery, and the Latimites were terrified, and wherever our army went, they opened their doors and surrendered. When the Commander of the Legion of Tegetinos led the Ninth Army to capture Saros, he did the same because of the heavy casualties, and the conquest of the entire island of Sardinia was much smoother......

Although the kingdom was powerful, it had little influence on Greece proper. On the contrary, many Greek city-states treated us like barbarians, which is why Tegea blatantly betrayed us and Ellis turned from initial kindness to hostility...... While we are showing our goodwill to the Greek city-states, we also need to properly demonstrate our great power to them, which will be more helpful for the kingdom to take root in Greece in the future, so destroy the city of Tegua - I think it is a good choice! ”

It was only then that Crotocatacátas suddenly remembered that the commander who had conquered the city of Gabi and carried out this cruel practice was none other than Printors, and he certainly would not object to Quetseus's suggestion.

Ktysuskataks frowned and fell into deep thought, and after a moment he muttered, "If the Tegurans are cleared, will we take this territory ourselves?" If that's the case, it will seriously affect our relationship with the Arcadia Alliance! ……”

Printors blinked, did not speak, he did not think about this aspect, because he felt that it should be a matter of political and diplomatic affairs, not of the category that a military staff officer should consider.

Fortunately, Klotocatax did not ask again, but continued to frown and ponder, and after a while, he said, "Go and call the Mandinian guide Kalisenos." ”

As a bystander, Kariskenos came to the young commander with great trepidation, and as a bystander, he witnessed the whole battle, seeing not only the corpses of countless Spartan warriors lying in the fields, but also hundreds of captives being escorted by Dionian soldiers, including some Spartan warriors with long pigtails...... This gave him a great shock.

The battle of Lyuktra, he was not at the scene, it is not known what the situation was. But this time the Spartans, with an army of nearly 30,000 and the full help of the Tigeans, were arguably the most powerful force that Sparta had in decades, but they were defeated head-on by the Dionian army, without the help of the Arcadian army.

After this battle, there was no doubt that Dioonia would conquer Sparta, and the betrayal of the Tegurians put the Acadians as allies in an awkward and dangerous situation.

Sure enough, Klotocatax's heart jumped as soon as he spoke: "Dionya fulfilled his covenant and worked hard to come to the rescue of Tegua, but he suffered their betrayal, resulting in many of our soldiers killed and wounded...... Tegoya has to pay for it! We have decided to immediately attack the city of Tegaya, and after taking the city, we will touch all the members of the Council and all the people in the city into slaves, and there will be no more Tegurans in this land! ”

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