Chapter 102 Put to death and then live
"Agsilous." Leoticids sneered and interrupted him: "This is how you want to stop me from leading my army to attack Sparta? It's too clumsy."
Leoticidus said, stood up and walked towards the King of Sparta who was kneeling on the ground.
Agsilous looked up at his face and his steps were as bright as thunder. He could not see a hint of panic on his face, but instead he felt a little more joy: "In this war between Dionia and Sparta, the Elders Council will send a special envoy to discuss. The reason I came here is because I just learned from Dorius that Prosous, the famous general of Dionia, was actually you! This is Zeus' blessing! In recent years, wars have continued, and the men of our family have died one after another. Now, except me, there is only Achidamus left. Alas... The noble bloodline of the Agidai family is about to be cut off!
And you also know that your brother has been not steady enough in his work since he was a child and is easy to trust others. He has not changed much until now. He does not have enough ability to bring Sparta out of trouble today. I have carefully learned about your performance in Dionia. Your talents are far better than me. I hope-"
With a crisp "swish", Leoticids pulled out the short sword from his waist and pressed it on Agsilous's neck.
"You said you were willing to use your life to compensate for your sins." Leoticidus looked down at him, as if he was looking at a dead man, and said in a cold tone: "I hope you don't regret it."
The sharpness of the dagger penetrated into the heart, the reflected cold light thorned in his eyes, and the instinctive heartbeat of his body accelerated. Agsilous tried his best to suppress the slightest fear in his heart, straightened his neck, closed his eyes, and said in a stressful tone: "...I did something wrong back then, I want to atone for your mother and you! After my death, I hope you can return to Sparta. Before I came, I had already discussed with the inspector and the elders that you should have inherited the throne that should belong to you, but I just hope you can treat Achidams well, he is your only one - Si!"
Along with Agsilous groaning groaning with his teeth, a bloody hole was cut by a short sword on his shoulder, and he immediately woke up everyone who was watching the show silently on both sides. The military judge shouted anxiously: "Stop it! Can't kill the messenger!"
Leoticidus seemed to have not heard of it and pressed the dagger hard on Agsilous's wound.
Agsilous hummed again, his whole body trembling.
"Stop!" The military judge shouted anxiously: "If you kill him, you will violate the military law! It will also seriously damage the reputation of the kingdom! You guys! Go up and stop him!"
Just as the generals were about to rush forward, Leoticidus quickly retracted his sword, waved his hand, and threw a string of blood beads to the ground. He looked down at Agsilous with contempt: "I thought you were really not afraid of death."
Agsilous collapsed to the ground, but he felt relieved.
"There is nothing to talk to with the Spartans, drive him out of the camp." Leoticids walked back to his seat and said lightly.
Of course, the people in the tent would not follow this order. Otherwise, if the old Spartan king died on the way, Dionia would have really become a laughing stock of the Mediterranean countries, so Mukru immediately commanded the guards to carry Agsilous to the medical camp.
"Mr. Prosouus, I will report this to Your Majesty truthfully." The military judge said with a serious expression.
Leoticides nodded calmly, then waved his hand and said, "The meeting is over, let's all be disbanded."
Even though the generals who had their own ideas in their hearts, they all left quietly and smartly at this moment. Only the captain of the First Legion said loudly: "Master Prosouus, don't be tempted by the Spartans, leave us behind and run back to Sparta!"
Leoticids was too lazy to respond to such stupid topics before. Even though the speaker had a special identity, when he saw that the people who were about to leave the bill suddenly slowed down and looked at him, he realized that he had to make a statement: "Don't worry, until he died, I will be a citizen of Dionia!"
Agsilous's wound was carefully disinfected and bandaged. After observing for a while, he was sure that it was nothing serious before escorting him back to the dock by the sea.
In addition to the crew, he also had Archimas who insisted on accompanying him. At this moment, he saw his father tied with white cloth on his upper body and was listless. He quickly stepped forward to support him and asked angrily: "Father, are you injured?! Did the Dionians do it?!"
Agsilous glared at him and whispered: "I'm fine, let's go back quickly!"
Although Agsilous's tone was weak, he always said that he was the only one at home. Archimus had to obey. After he helped his father sit down, he glared at the soldiers watching them on the shore, and said hatefully: "Shameless Dionians, I remember this hatred. One day I will double my reward to you! - Get the boat!"
After sailing away from the dock, Agsilous said: "The commander of the Dionians is indeed Leoticides, and I was cut by him..."
"So it was the bastard who took the action!" Archdy Dams said gritting his teeth: "I have said before that he hated our family to the core, and it is impossible for him to listen to your advice!"
"I'll get something for this time." Agsilous touched the bandage on his shoulder, recalling the previous situation, and pondered: "The sword that Leoticids cut me was not heavy. Even because I was a Spartan envoy, I think what I said still played a certain role in him... Also, when I saw him, the military tent was full of generals of Dionys. After listening to me, they might have some ideas about Leoticids... But the final effect depends on the situation in the future... If Leoticids can care about the old love... or he has a conflict with his subordinates... or King Dionys has suspicion about him... As long as we can win more time for us, my mission today will be worth it."
Archie Dams felt ashamed when he looked at his father's old and haggard face.
Agsilous did not notice his son's strangeness. He stared at the coast and said with a sigh: "What I hope most is that King Dionia will withdraw Leoticides. After all, he knows too much about Sparta's situation! And he has indeed changed a lot now..."
The expressionless face appeared in Agsilous's mind, and subconsciously touched the bandage on his shoulder again: "He has always been very calm, so I can't guess what he thought... No wonder he had so many victories in the past. If it were him as our opponent, it would be very troublesome!"
"Father." Archidams immediately said dissatisfiedly: "Who is so powerful is going to compete on the battlefield before you know! When we recruit enough soldiers, the Dionians will know why we Sparta have always been the Greek overlord!"
Agsilus knew very well that his son had always looked down on Leoticids when he was young and often spoke the word "mixed". So he didn't say some words: He really wanted Leoticids to return to Sparta, because Sparta is indeed a withering talent, not as good as Thebes and Athens. If Leoticids, who is the leader of Sparta and Dionia, could come back, with his support, it might bring some good changes...
But Leoticides' indifferent expression from beginning to end made him unable to estimate how much chance this wish could be realized... He calmed down and said seriously: "I risked injury this time and also gained some benefits. The Dionians felt guilty and did not blindfold my eyes after the meeting, so that I could observe some of the situations in the Dionian camp...
I have long heard that the medical skills of the Kingdom of Dionia are very high, but they actually built a large clinic in the military camp. Not only are there many doctors, but the environment is clean and equipped. My wound was quickly treated by them. Some of the treatments I used were those I had never seen before. I feel now-"
Agsilous moved his injured arm: "I don't feel the pain now, but it's a little cool, which is very good. Think about it, with such a military clinic as a guarantee, the number of injured soldiers who died or were disabled due to ulceration in the wound will definitely be greatly reduced, and their morale will be maintained."
"So after defeating the army of Dionia, we must try our best to capture all the doctors of Dionia and use them for our own purposes!" Archidams took the conversation, his face full of greed. As a Spartan warrior who had been fighting for many years, he certainly knew how great it is to have a group of doctors with excellent medical skills.
Agsilous looked at him and continued, "I also saw countless soldiers of Dionian digging trenches around their camps, building earthen trenches, and a long section of earthen walls had been built--"
"The Dionians are strengthening their defense, they are ready to occupy Mesenia for a long time?!" Archidams took a breath: "This may be an obstacle for us to regain Mesenia!"
"More importantly, not only the Dionian soldiers were built, but also many Black Rouss. They did not work under the threat of whips, but also seemed to get along well with the Dionians." Agsilous said with a gloomy face.
Archdy Dams' expression became solemn, but he seemed a little suspicious: "Father, do you mean that the Black Roxers of Mesenia have defected to Dionia? But just a few days have passed!"
"Those barbaric natives of Italy can surrender to the Dionians, not to mention these stupid and docile Black Rous." Agsilous said with some concern: "With the help of Black Rous, the Dionian army will have more control over Mesenia. We will encounter greater difficulties when fighting in Mesenia, and these Black Rous will also affect the stability of Sparta!"
Chapter completed!