Daphs asked Henepolis to copy the war report and distribute it to the ministers, and then said, "Everyone, as we expected, the contract of Calias was signed not long after the war between Sparta and Thebes broke out again, but this time the Spartan army was defeated by the Thebesians in the battle. What measures should we take in the next war, as the alliance of Thebes? What do you think about this?"

While most people were still reading the war report carefully and fell into deep thought, the commander of the Second Legion, Matonis, had already praised with admiration: "Your Majesty, your previous judgment is very correct! The Thebes really defeated the Spartans who had been rampant in Greece for many years!"

After the war began, Davers held a military meeting to analyze the war specifically. When almost all the senior generals were not optimistic about Thebes, Davers made a prediction, believing that Thebes had a high probability of winning.

Even though the generals respected Davers, they were skeptical about this judgment. But they did not expect that the final result would be really hit by King Davers.

"Your Majesty." Chief of Staff Printols said immediately: "The commander of Thebes you are interested in is indeed amazing in this battle. His clever design of the traditional formation of the Spartans played a huge role, resulting in the failure of the Spartan army, which was obviously not weak in combat and had a large number of people, but did not get much performance at all. It seems that Bees was able to withstand the attacks of the Spartans at the end of the years, not only because of his citizens' bravery, but also because of their command ability."

"Thebes, who were reborn in disasters, are in line with Ansitanos's point of view. Their top leaders are relatively united, have excellent ability and are extremely courageous, and the army is calm and commanding. The two sides cooperate closely, and the citizens are full of vitality. I am willing to contribute their strength to the revitalization of Thebes and defeat Sparta. I am not surprised that with the current upward momentum of Thebes, they will have shocking performances in the future. Are you right? Ansitanos.

"Your Majesty." Although the successor of Foreign Minister Ansitanos has been confirmed, the government order has not been issued yet, so he still appears at this important meeting. At this moment, he bowed slightly to Davers and said with some emotion: "It's shameful to say that someone had judged that Thebes would rise a few years ago. I didn't care at that time, and I didn't expect that he would hit it. It's really amazing!"

"Oh?" Davers asked curiously: "Who made such an accurate judgment?"

"Your Majesty, it's your son Apox." Ansitanos then repeated the words Apox said at the Dionys Academy, and emphasized: "There were many students participating in this class at that time, and they could prove that what I said was true."

There was a lot of admiration in the palace chamber, and everyone praised it: Apox was smart and wise, able to make amazing judgments at such a young age, worthy of being His Majesty's son, favored by Hades...

Davers looked very happy with a smile on his face. He listened carefully to the praises of his ministers. After a while, he emphasized again: "Okay, everyone, let's get back to the main topic. What changes do you think will happen in Greece after this war? What measures should we take to deal with it? Tell us what you think."

"Your Majesty." Lycius, the head of the regent, stood up with a crutch.

Davers said quickly, "Sir Lycius, sit down and talk! Sit down and talk!"

Lycius did not hold on, and he sat down again and said slowly: "Although we, Dionia, have formed an alliance with Thebes, the situation in Greece has always been complicated, so we should not easily get involved and be dragged down by it.

Now, fortunately, the Thebes defeated Sparta, and we can take advantage of this great opportunity. With the fact that Dionia and Thebes have good relations with Sparta, they can serve as the mediator of the war and prompt the two sides to reach an armistice agreement. I think this will not only help the ally Thebes, but also enhance our influence in Greece, and will not be dragged into this war. This is a good thing to win three goals. I think your Majesty, you should seriously consider it!"

At the beginning, Lycius did not agree with the alliance between Dionia and Thebes. However, Daphs insisted on it and finally reached an alliance agreement. Now he advised him again.

As soon as he finished speaking, another minister of the regent Anta Oris immediately retorted: "Mr. Lycius, I disagree with your suggestion! Why did we Dionia form an alliance with Thebes? It is not because of revenge on Sparta that tore up the peace agreement, but because of the need for the development of the kingdom.

Nowadays, the situation in Africa and Iberia is stable, and Gaul of Yamane has been conquered. Although the Ligurians occasionally have riots, they are no longer a problem... In addition, other forces in the Western Mediterranean are basically dependent on our country. After years of rest and recuperation, the kingdom has not only emerged from the dilemma after the Western Mediterranean War, agriculture, commerce, handicrafts... all aspects have developed greatly. The people are prosperous and stable. They all yearn to advance eastward, step on the land of their ancestors, and win more glory and wealth!"

"War...war!" Lucias slapped the back of the chair hard and said hoarsely in a trembling voice: "Continuous wars will not be of great benefit to the kingdom. It will destroy the stability of the kingdom and make the people greedy and warlike, which is not conducive to our governance! Although previous wars have been won, you have seen the damage caused to the kingdom. This requires a long-term recovery. Moreover, victory cannot always belong to us. If we fail in future wars, the consequences will be unimaginable...so we should be safe!"

As he finished speaking the last sentence, his eyes looked at Davers.

Davers looked calm and did not respond.

Another auxiliary minister, Cipoulos, spoke: "Mr. Lycius, the alliance with Thebes is not only a need for the development of the kingdom, but also an important decision made by His Majesty based on the consideration of the security of the kingdom.

We all know that Persia has shown hostility to Dionia. It fully supports Greece to restore peace, in an attempt to fight us through Sparta's power to unify the entire Greek. We are separated from Greece by a narrow Adriatic Sea. Once this conspiracy of Persia is achieved, the kingdom will become very unsafe on the east coast of Greater Greece. That is why His Majesty will take the initiative to attack and unite with Thebes to destroy the Persian conspiracy.

Now Thebes has unexpectedly defeated the Spartan army. We should seize this favorable opportunity and decisively send troops to Greece on the grounds of supporting allies, completely defeat Sparta, crush the Persian conspiracy, and in turn turn the Greek city-states into our alliance, become a barrier to the east of the kingdom, and even further become our forward base to threaten Persia!”

"Mr. Siphorus said it well!" Martonis, Olivers and several other legion commanders praised in unison.

This embarrassed Lycias, and even Anta Oris was a little uncomfortable.

Davers coughed twice, and the chamber immediately became quiet.

Soon, the very sharp and slow voice of Hakah's distinctive voice sounded in the hall: "I agree that we should take advantage of this opportunity to form an alliance with Thebes, to enter Greece and destroy Persia... But what I worry about is that although the Thebes won a battle, they were still at a disadvantage in the war. Is it possible that they would use this victory to reach a truce with the Spartans?"

Haka's words aroused everyone's thoughts.

"If Thebes really reached an armistice agreement with Sparta, it is not a good thing for us, because as the alliance of Thebes, we have no right reason to send troops to Greece." Anta Oris first reminded: "We, Dionys, have no influence in Greece, and are even regarded as heresy by the Temple of Delphi because we respect Hades. They have long slandered our reputation as the Holy Kingdom of Dionys in Greece. Ordinary Greek people have a bad impression of us. If we rashly send troops to Greece without justifiable reasons and support from allies, it will probably arouse strong disgust from the Greek people and will be extremely unfavorable to our control of the situation there!"

"What are you worried about! As long as we are strong enough to completely conquer Sparta, other city-states will naturally respect Dionia!" Matonis said loudly.

"In fact, in addition to Thebes, we have a legitimate reason to send troops to Greece, and we will also receive support from some Greeks." At this time, another minister of the regent Sedorum interrupted. He saluted Davers and said, "Your Majesty, do you remember the promises you made to the Tyndaris after the war with Syracuse many years ago?"

Davers suddenly realized, recalling the scene at that time, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't mention this, I almost forgot! I once made a promise to them that one day in the future, they can return to their hometown, rebuild their homes, and re-sacrifice their ancient heroes..."

Some ministers in the hall knew this, and some seemed confused. Haka couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, where is the hometown of the Tyndaris?"

"Most of the Tindares came from Mesenia, Peloponnese. The land was forcibly occupied by Sparta by force a hundred years ago, and turned all the people who originally lived there into Black Rous who were enslaved by them. However, the Mesenians were dissatisfied with the cruel rule of the Spartans and their resistance never stopped. The ancestors of the Tindares finally forced the Spartans to expel them from Peloponnese..." Davers briefly described the history of the Tindares.
Chapter completed!