The Persian army on the coast was full of more than 40,000 people, and the army was completely disrupted, and Mardonios was afraid that the Greeks would appear at any time, so he immediately began to sort out the rout; However, until the early hours of the following morning, when Alahasia arrived at the coast with the Persian fleet, not a single Greek appeared on the plain of Marathon.

This was entirely unexpected, and according to his judgment, the Greeks ought to have pursued them until they were all exterminated; Can you get on the ship safely and securely now? If he had known that this would be the case, Madonhos would not have thrown the last 120,000 soldiers into battle anyway.

"What? You were defeated by the Greeks? As soon as he saw Alahasia, Madonhos heard news that was more difficult to accept than the defeat of 280,000 troops.

Against Ala Hecia, Madonhos is 10,000 assured; Not to mention other reasons, just because it has a huge fleet that is unparalleled in the world, it is much easier to deal with the Greek navy without the slightest reputation than the army, you know, the Greek army is famous around the Aegean Sea, especially the Spartan army.

Before embarking the ship, Madonios thought that the Persian navy had succeeded in destroying the Greek navy, but only to find that the army had lost and that the port of Athens was still in the hands of the Greeks, so he returned to Marathon to meet him.

Now, the army is completely disabled, and although the navy is still strong, it has broken its bones; The most important thing is that the morale of the army is unstable and morale is low.

Madonhos looked at Alahasia, who bowed his head, and did not want to reproach him; In this expedition to the west of the Persian Empire, Emperor Xerxes hung up, and only more than 40,000 of the 300,000 army remained, 1,207 Persian warships plus 200 Egyptian warships, and now there are only 750 left.

Turning his head to look at the shore of Marathon, Madonhos felt a little sad in his heart, and after giving the order to set sail in a deep voice, he plunged into the cabin and closed the door.

Revenge?

It can only be left to posterity, and Madonhos understands the consequences he will face when he returns home; The disgraced Persian army bypassed the island of Evia and headed straight for the Gulf of Pagasitikos in Thessaly, a Persian-controlled region.

In the city of Athens, people cheered and celebrated the victory; The invincible Persian army fled in Athens at the hands of the Greek coalition, and every Greek was extremely excited; The city of Athens is rippling with laughter and laughter, there is no need to leave home for refuge, Athens mm people dress up with their hearts, and they all go out to attract butterflies, and now there are many strong and handsome guys in the city.

In the Athenian chamber, however, there was a different kind of discord; The heads and brains of the Greek coalition army did not squeak, and the atmosphere in the venue was heavy and oppressive.

Two interrelated topics led to an impasse in the meeting.

the first, to pursue the Persians or not;

Second, how to divide the "stolen goods".

Chasing the Persians?

Just kidding, even if you can destroy the huge Persian Empire, it is not as important for the royal army as to unify the small Greece, and the task released by this product is not to destroy the Persian Empire, but to unify Greece. The Second Greco-Greek War has been fought to the present, and history has been greatly changed by Wang's army; Originally, the Persian army opened the Thermothermal Pass, occupied the three areas of Sesby, Phusi, and Thebes, and once occupied the Athens area; Now, the Persians have no foothold in Central and Western Switzerland, and have run back to Thessaly to add to their wounds.

Athens and other city-states saw that this was a good opportunity to launch a big counterattack, and they could always "liberate" the former Greek city-state area on the east coast of the Aegean Sea; To be sure, there was nothing wrong with their advice, and the Greek coalition eventually led to the Persian Empire having to sign a treaty with Greece to recognize the status of the Greek city-states and withdraw all Persian troops from the Aegean and Black Sea regions.

Speaking of which, the results of a large-scale counteroffensive are indeed very bullish, but this is of little significance to Sparta or to the royal army; For Athens, which has a strong navy, where it hits, the navy can control it openly and secretly, which is of great significance, and the internal interests are needless to say; It is also for this reason that the Athenians, who were low-key before the war, suddenly became high-profile at this time, and Themistocles jumped out with Calimaya, constantly instigating and bewitching other city-states, saying that they must launch a major counteroffensive to regain the so-called "honor" of the Greek city-states and so on.

Divide "dirty"?

Wang Jun and Leonidas are of course very interested in this topic, and they must be interested.

When it comes to dividing "dirty", all the city-states are very active and express their opinions; There are proposals for equal distribution, proposals for distribution according to the size of the territory, and some more objective proposals for distribution according to work.

Relatively speaking, distribution according to work was accepted by most city-states.

In this regard, Leonidas, who had already discussed with Wang Jun, first gave his opinion on the issue of "sharing spoils":

"We want all the captured Persian ships."

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The other city-states were somewhat surprised by Leonidas's request, but the Athenians immediately jumped out and resolutely opposed it.

"In land battles, it is true that the main force is your Sparta; But the battle at sea, how to say, is also the most due to the Athenian navy; No matter how you count it, even if you get the spoils of land battle, Sparta can't take all of them; Besides, Leonidas, you actually want all the spoils of the naval battle, do you think we will agree? ”

Of course, these are just some seemingly righteous scenes; In fact, Themistocles and Calimaya really cared about the military power of Sparta and Athens.

The Athenian Army, which before the war thought it was twice the size of Sparta, should barely be able to compete with Sparta; But now, the Spartans actually have an army of 100,000! Although the Spartan army was reduced after this great battle, it was still above 80,000; And the tragic Athenian Army, with only more than 2,000 people left, has no comparable surname.

Thankfully, the Athenian navy was more than 10 times stronger than the Spartan navy in size; The combat power of the navy is not determined by the individual bravery of the soldiers, in other words, the Athenian navy has eaten the Spartan navy. In addition, the Spartan warships were bought from Athens; If there was a war between the two sides, the Athenian navy could continue to replenish warships, while the Spartan navy lost one and lost one; Although Sparta itself was able to build some small boats, it was not at all a match for the Athenian battleships.

Neither Timisocles nor Calimaya were stupid people, and naturally hoped that Athens would maintain its superiority in naval power and restrain the growth of the Spartan navy. If all these 50 Persian warships belonged to Athens, the strength of the Athenian navy would be even stronger, and the other city-states would be beyond their reach; According to the previous proposal, according to the work, Athens was also willing to accept it; With the merits of the Athenian navy, it was definitely possible to obtain the most Persian ships, and the result was still conducive to the Athenian navy to maintain its maritime superiority in the Greek region.

Leonidas wanted 50 Persian ships?

There are no doors!

If Sparta was given 50 Persian ships, the Spartan navy would suddenly become a maritime force second only to the Athenian navy; The Spartan fleet, consisting of 50 large warships and 16 small warships, was definitely more difficult to deal with than the Persian fleet, which was composed of the same number of large warships. Themistocles, who was well versed in naval warfare, knew very well that as long as the Spartans took 50 Persian ships, it would be very dangerous for Athens, which had lost the protection of the army; The Athenian Navy, which originally had 180 warships, now has only 165; In retrospect, the Spartan Navy absolutely deliberately conserved its strength during the battle, 16 battleships, all unharmed!

In this way, the atmosphere of the venue slowly became heavy and oppressive.

Seeing such strong opposition from the Athenians, other city-states with considerable complaints also chose to remain silent; There's definitely something wrong with this?

Everyone was not so stupid that they didn't understand anything, and they started to think calmly.

"Other trophies, Sparta can do without, but 50 Persian warships must belong to Sparta."

Ignoring the opposition of the Athenians, Leonidas threw out this sentence; Calm and powerful words broke the silence of the venue.

"Leonidas, you're persecuting the other city-states." Themistocles roared, he had at last identified the Spartan's intentions; Even if you turn your face in public, you can't give the Spartan battleship; Not only 50 can't be given, not even 1.

Athens and Sparta have always had some contradictions with each other, and the other city-states know it; If it weren't for the Persian armies, the two sides would not have worked as closely together as they do today.

Originally, Sparta was slightly stronger than Athens, well, because before this war, all the city-states evaluated each other's strength by whether their land forces were strong or not; Objectively speaking, most city-states were more obedient to Sparta on the surface; However, in private, many city-states are eye-to-eye-to-eye with Athens, and each city-state has its own interests.

Now, through the Battle of Salami Bay, the important surname of the navy, is known to the various city-states; The Spartans suddenly pulled up 100,000 troops, blinding everyone's eyes, without the Spartan army, the Persian army would not be able to defeat today; Without the powerful fleet of the Athenians, it was equally impossible to defeat the Persian navy; And the current dispute between Athens and Sparta has made these city-states have some faint thoughts.

"Persecution?" Wang Jun smiled.

Striding to the center of the semi-circular venue, Wang Jun stood still like a javelin.

"Who is it, with the soldiers of the Greek coalition army, to block the 350,000 Persian army at Thermopylae?"

"Who was it, with the soldiers of the Greek coalition, who completely annihilated the Persian army that tried to sneak attack in the ancient sheep road?"

"Who was it, with the Greek coalition soldiers, to defeat the 280,000 Persian army on the eastern outskirts of Athens?"

"It's Sparta." Wang Jun's sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the conference hall.

"We, Athens, also with the combined Greek fleet, defeated the Persian navy ......" Themistocles hurriedly expressed his opinion, showing credit, Athens also has it.

"Oh? Whose city have we defended today? Wang Jun stared at Themistocles, aggressive and unceremoniously.

“…… Athens ...... "Themistocles knew something bad, and although the ultimate purpose of everyone gathering in Athens was to prevent the Persians from fighting one city-state after another, they did help keep Athens.

"Hehe, everyone is here to help protect the Athenian ......"

"But, the Battle of Thermopylae Pass, where are the Athenians?"

"The Battle of the Ancient Sheep Road, where are the Athenians?" Wang Jun hit the key point of Athens every word, and the scene was in an uproar.

God knows why the Athenians did not send troops to Thermopylae in history, but this just gave Wang Jun an excuse.

"This time the Persians attacked Athens, and the king of Sparta, His Majesty Leonidas, personally wrote a letter to Athens, do you know what was written?" Wang Jun remembered that Lu Xun had said such a sentence, beating the water dogs, and continued to question Themistocles.

"The affairs of Athens are the affairs of Sparta......" replied Calimaya, who at the time was the military governor of Athens, and Timistocles did not know.

"You have heard how the Spartans treated their allies; And now, Sparta just offered 50 Persian warships as trophies, and some people actually said that this was persecution? ”

"Isn't the life of a Spartan warrior worth these 50 ships?"

"Isn't the city of Athens worth these 50 warships?"

"Could it be that more than 100,000 Greek troops outside have run in vain?"

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Leonidas was full of black lines.

In fact, Leonidas thought that this was military persecution; For the good of Sparta, persecution is persecution, Leonidas did not care, on the contrary, he was quite fond of persecution. In fact, at the same time as entering the council chamber, the commander of the Spartan navy, Yuribiad, began to move; In order to ensure the smooth operation, Leonidas also deployed 20,000 Spartan defense troops to cooperate, 50 Persian warships, all of which Sparta wanted.

However, when Wang Jun said this, the generals of the other city-states certainly thought that the Athenians were indeed unkind; Leonidas looked at Timisocles and Calimaya with a little sympathy, looking at their expressions, their faces were red and white, and they seemed to be very aggrieved?

Sparta gave up other booty, which meant that the other city-states would not suffer by "sharing the spoils", and the booty captured by the army was a large share; Compel? Even persecution is persecution of Athens, what does it have to do with me?

There were some city-states that did not like Athens, such as Thebes; The beating of the water dog is not only done by Wang Jun, but also by many city-states; Besides, what Wang Jun said is reasonable, everyone is here to "help" the Athenians, not to mention taking a little more loot, even asking Athens for some "labor fees" or something, it doesn't seem too much?

Before you know it, the meeting is being led in the other direction.

In the real world, China participated in World War II in different ways, and both times it stood on the right side and was regarded as one of the victorious countries, but in the end it didn't even catch chicken feathers; Now, Athens has tasted the same, Sparta has taken 50 Persian warships, the other city-states have divided the booty of the army, and Athens has nothing.

If Athens hadn't jumped out against Sparta, how could it have shared a lot of spoils, and now it had to break its teeth and swallow it.

Hair Biao?

In and outside the city of Athens, there are armies of Sparta and other city-states, and the only remaining armies in Athens should not be shown!

Navy? After all, the navy will not be able to solve the land dispute, not to mention that if Timistocles and Calimaya continue to oppose it, the result may be even worse.

The Spartans have given a clear signal that it is somewhat beneficial to listen to me; If you don't listen to me, it's okay, then force you to listen, and the benefits, then there will be no more.

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