Olivers's face changed, and he immediately realized that he had almost made a big mistake. If he really did this and let His Majesty Davers know about this, he would definitely think that he was the leader of embarrassing Clotokatax, and then he would definitely face His Majesty's anger...

So, he quickly smiled and said, "Haha, drinking is all about scaring Kticus. Let's just have dinner tonight to chat! You have a good time! The Gulf of Mesenia has always been very closed before, so the seafood is very delicious, the oysters are numerous, fat and big, and you can eat them until you can die of dying!"

"Then I have to try it!" Tigertilos quickly continued, and he realized that he had just said the wrong thing.

Printols felt relieved, and now he couldn't help but look up at Trotilas.

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Crotokataks and his group came to the camp, no, it should be said that they came to the city of Meseni (after more than a month of joint efforts of the Dio'o'a soldiers and the Mesenians, this former Spartan camp could barely be considered a city), entered the military tent, and conducted a military handover with Leoticides.

"I served as the commander of the army for the first time. I don't have much confidence in whether I can fulfill the important tasks assigned by my father." Crotokataks said frankly: "General Prosous, you are a famous general in the kingdom who has been through many battles and has a deep understanding of Peloponnese. Can you give me some advice?"

Originally, after the military handover, Leoticids was about to pack his bags immediately and leave here early. Unexpectedly, Crotokataks would make such a request. He looked at the prince with a sincere expression in front of him and looked around: In addition to them, there were also Printols and Mukru, who were whispering something (although Leoticids was transferred, the staff officer Taglu would still stay, as Printols' subordinate, dealing with trivial military affairs).

Leoticids hesitated for a moment and said coldly: "I am the Spartan prince, my suggestion...will you believe it?"

"The father firmly believes that you will not betray the kingdom by General, so when he received your first letter, he rejected the proposal of the Ministry of Military Affairs and asked you to continue as commander. It was not until you received your second letter that you voluntarily asked to resign from this position that he hesitated for a long time before choosing to agree. He told me, 'The reason why people are human is because they have rich emotions and you cannot fight against the people in your hometown, which is completely reasonable.'... And he also sighed and said to me, 'I didn't expect that Prosous looked like a wooden man, but he was so affectionate and righteous in his heart!'... This is the original words of the father. Although I don't know the general, the father believes in you, and I have no reason not to believe you!" Crotokatax said frankly.

After hearing these words, Leoticids' heart slightly turbulent, but he still looked indifferent, and then asked: "If you defeat the Spartan army, how will your Highness deal with Sparta?"

Crotokatax said solemnly: "Sparta is the most important city-state of Greece and an important part of the various Greek forces. If it is completely eliminated, it will not only make other Greek people dislike it, but will also lead to an imbalance in the entire Greek and Peloponnese power. This is not what the father hopes to see, nor is it in the interests of the kingdom!

So when we treat the defeated Sparta, we will deal with Carthage like we did back then. Sparta will lose its former glory, and its political system may also change, but it will continue to survive. Even the ordinary people in Sparta may live better than they are now, because as far as I know, the living conditions of the people in Sparta are relatively bad now..."

After hearing this, Leoticides did not speak. He slowly walked to the main seat, took a wooden chair and sat down, turned around and said, "Muklu, help me get the Peloponnese map."

The wooden map was placed on the table, Leoticids glanced at Crotokataks, and then said in a deep voice: "Now we have occupied Mesenia, which is only separated from Sparta, but it is not easy to capture its territory.

Two roads! One is that the army landed on a boat on the Spartan coast, repeating the method we had to capture Mesenia. But the reason why we were able to successfully capture Mesenia was because the sudden action made the Spartans not have time to defend themselves. After the failure of the Battle of Liuquetra, Sparta's strength was significantly declining. The military power in Mesenia was obviously insufficient, which made our army successfully land. However, it was much more difficult to land on the Spartan coast.

First of all, although the number of Spartan warriors may be less than 2,000, this is just a reference to young and middle-aged citizens. Old people over 50 can still fight in armor and their combat effectiveness will not be too weak. In this way, Sparta can temporarily form a unit of nearly 4,000 people.

The Piriasi people still live in the Spartan territory. Before I left Sparta, I remember that the number of Piriasi people was three times that of the Spartans. Now it may have decreased significantly, but it should not be a big problem to form a team of 5,000 people. Moreover, according to the Spartan tradition, as long as there is war, the Piriasi people must provide sufficient soldiers. Sparta fought frequently in recent years, so the Piriasi people should not be weak in combat.

There are also a large number of Black Rous living in Sparta. These Black Rous ancestors were conquered by Sparta earlier, and Sparta had stricter management of them. Compared with the Mesenians, they were more loyal to the Spartans. In my memory, the number of Black Rous was 7-8 times that of the Spartans. Now even if Mesenia is lost, the remaining Black Rous is at least three times. There should be no big problem to temporarily form a team of 10,000 people. In this way, the Spartans can temporarily form a reliable army of about 20,000 people to defend our landing.

Secondly, the Spartan coast is much narrower than the Mesenian coast, which is convenient for the Spartans to defend. Also, I received news from the Navy that during this period, the Spartans had all their might to lay countless wooden stakes near the coast... In this case, if we want to land forcibly, even if we win in the end, we will definitely pay a huge price.

There is one thing... You may not know yet. Some time ago, the First Fleet occupied Kissilla Island (the island in the Gulf of Laconia). Seclian advised me to lead the army to land on the Spartan coast, but I refused. He couldn't help but dispatch the fleet infantry alone to harass the Spartan coast, but he suffered a failure. He heard that hundreds of people died... "

Crotokataks looked at Printols in surprise.

Printols immediately looked solemn: "The Ministry of Military Affairs has not received any war reports in this regard."

Leoticides said lightly: "Maybe the battle report is still on the way... He is now on Kissilla Island, so you can also ask him directly."

Crotokatax felt a little headache: he thought that obeying the generals of the expeditionary army would be the biggest problem for him to become the commander, but he actually forgot about the navy. Seclian, the father of the navy with great military achievements, is the most difficult thing to deal with!

Leoticides didn't care what the two people in front of him were thinking. He pointed to the map with his finger: "The other way is to go from north Mesenia, through the south of the Arcadia region, and to bypass Mount Tigertos and enter the north of the Spartan territory... But whether the Arcadias can allow our army to enter their territory is a key question.

The city-states of Arcadia were once allies of Sparta, but recently there has been a change. They formed an Arcadia alliance and wanted to be independent from the Peloponnese alliance, so they were threatened by Sparta. If it weren't for our arrival, they would have had a war with Sparta.

The Arcadias once sent envoys to Thebes for help, and Thebes suggested that they ask us for help, and also sent envoys to Mesenia to plead for the Arcadias—"

"You mean the Thebes sent an envoy?!" Crotokatax asked.

"Here I came three days ago, and the messenger was Ipa Mironda." Leoticids paused intentionally.

Sure enough, Crotokataks asked in surprise: "Is it the Piosha military commander who led his army to defeat the Spartan army in Liuketra?!"

"It's him." Leoticides said calmly: "But I did not talk to him in detail. I told him that the new commander was about to take office, so he was willing to stay and wait."

"The Arcadia didn't send an envoy?" asked Printols. He and Clotokatacs were also puzzled: Since Thebes was helping the Arcadia alliance, why did the Arcadia's messenger arrive but the Arcadia haven't come yet?

"I heard from the Messenger of Thebes that the Arcadia Alliance, who had been following him, had not yet entered Messenia, and was suddenly called back because Sparta sent an envoy to ask for peace from the Arcadia..."

Crotokatax was stunned, then understood and asked, "Sparta wanted to truce the Arcadias and then concentrate on dealing with us. But will the Arcadias who were bullied by Sparta agree?!"

"Your Highness." Leoticidus sat steadily on the wooden chair, pointing his finger at his feet, and said in a deep voice: "In the land of Peloponnese, you must remember one sentence, 'Don't believe in any agreement of any city-state!' For better survival and interests, most city-states here are allies today, enemies tomorrow, and peace will be restored the day after tomorrow... This is a common thing.

For decades, the Arcadias have been Spartan ally. However, they have been frequently dragged into war by the Spartans over the years and are dissatisfied with the Spartans' overbearingness and dominance, so they want to be independent from the Peloponnese alliance. If Sparta voluntarily acknowledged the alliance they established and stopped the war against them, it is very likely that the relationship between the two sides will be restored to friendship, and even start to deal with us..."
Chapter completed!