Agsilous was not surprised. The reason why he led his army at this time was because he had received a report from the messenger sent by Achidams to Sparta. Now the situation has only become more serious. He thought about it and asked again: "How many days can the food stored in the camp be supplied?"

"If you count the army you brought—"

"Don't count them first. After I got the news you sent back, I asked the soldiers to bring rations for 5 days."

"It can be supplied for about seven days, so I sent people to collect food in the territory of Tegaya these two days. Unfortunately, the Tegaya people have long been hiding in the city, and we have not gained much."

"Stop the acquisition of grain on the Tegaya territory immediately, and prohibit anyone from destroying the villages and fields of the Tegaya people, and prohibit robbing the property in their houses!" Agsilous said in a stern tone.

"Father, why do you do this?! We trust the Tegas so much, but they betrayed us. We must punish them severely, so that these Peloponnese city-states would know what the outcome would be if they betrayed Sparta!"

Agsilous looked at Achidams with a puzzled look and sighed secretly: His son is brave and good at making friends. He has a great reputation among the Spartan people, but he has one of the biggest problems - he is unwilling to think too much, he is not meticulous in doing things, and he is not comprehensive enough in terms of problems. Of course, this is also a common problem for most Spartan citizens. Sparta can do this when he is strong, but when everyone is betrayed and divorced and powerful enemies invade, he will not only not have a deterrent effect, but will have a negative effect.

However, Agsilous knew his son's stubborn personality. He did not intend to convince him with words, but let the facts in the future give him a deep impression, so he said in an undeniable tone: "This is an order!"

Although Archie Dams is almost 40 years old and has led his army to fight independently many times, he still has awe in the face of his old father. He did not express his opposition clearly, but reminded: "Those mercenaries may not accept this order."

"They will accept it!" Agsilous said in a confident tone.

Archdy Dams was not good at saying anything more about this issue, and instead mentioned another thing: "Father, the elders should have met the messenger of Corinth? What decisions will be made between the OCTOBER and the elders regarding their suggestions?"

Agsilous said slowly: "Although the Corinthians have always been cunning and capricious, they have brought disaster to us Sparta (referring to the Corinthian War) and remained almost neutral in the war with Thebes, the Elders' Council was still willing to believe the Corinthians, not only because, as the Corinthian messengers said, "The Deonian fleet raided their ports and gave them great humiliation, and they wanted to revenge." And because Deonia seriously damaged the interests of the Corinthians, they had long held a grudge-"

"Wait...Dionia has harmed Collins' interests, what interests?" Archdy Dams couldn't help but interrupt.

Seeing his son's expression of confusion, Agsilous covered his forehead with his hands, but he still explained patiently: "The fundamental interests of our Sparta are in the Peloponnese, the fundamental interests of the Athenians are in the Aegean Sea, and the Corinthians have developed westward for a long time. They have many colonies in the Western Mediterranean, including the well-known Kekira and Syracuse. They rely on trade with these colonies. They were once very wealthy, but now... hehe..."

Archidams suddenly realized: Dionia annexed all the city-states of Greece, which made Corinth hold a grudge. No wonder they agreed so easily to open the port in the eastern isthmus to allow us to transport troops and grain...

"The Corinthian envoy said that they would unite all Greek city-states to fight against Dionia, and we believe they can do it. The Corinthians cannot fight, but they are quite good at this..." When Agsilous said this, he was not as sarcastic as other Spartans, but he was somewhat impressed.

He also clearly remembered that when he was a young man and the Peloponnese War had been going on for almost 10 years, Sparta encountered a crisis. Not only did he lose both naval battles and land battles, but the black Roxers in the country also continued to defect. Sparta lost his prestige, and domestic affairs were just making them anxious, let alone sending troops to fight. What's worse is that the covenant between Sparta and Agos expired, and Agos refused to renew the contract, but instead formed an alliance with Athens. The Peloponnese alliance was also facing division, especially Mantinia and Elis had their own interests and clashed with Sparta.

Therefore, Sparta's power was severely weakened and he was forced to sign the "Nicias contract" with Athens. However, since Sparta did not strictly fulfill the contract, the war might break out again at any time, and the Agos were also ready to move, and Sparta was facing a huge crisis. At this time, the Corinthians stood up and carried out a magical diplomatic operation, which not only stabilized the Peloponnese alliance, but also failed to cooperate well with Athens and the Agos. Instead, it created a gap, which allowed Sparta to survive this difficulty and finally won the war...

Agsilous let out a sigh, blowing away the past, and said seriously: "Dionia is a force in the Western Mediterranean. It has risen for more than 20 years by annexing the colonial city-states of our Greece. For these city-states in the country, it is not only a little strange, but also has a conflict of interests.

Now, this outsider not only sent troops to rush on the land of Peloponnese, but their fleets also cruised on the Aegean Sea at will, which would inevitably make many city-states feel angry and threatened. Therefore, the Elders Council analyzed that Corinthians wanted to form a temporary alliance against Dionia, which should be possible."

Speaking of this, Agsilous exhaled again and said softly: "But the alliance that the Collins mentioned... we cannot count on for the time being."

"Because such an alliance that wants to cover most of the Greek city-states and form a strong army cannot be achieved in a short time, and what we lack now is time, right, father?" With the experience of leading the army to fight other Greek city-states in recent years, Achidams guessed the reason for doing so.

"The Elders' Council verbally agreed with the advice of the Corinthian messenger, but we all knew that at this stage we could not count on this non-existent alliance, but the army of the Dionians had already reached our doorstep, and we were unable to maintain such a large army for a long time because of the lack of food..."

Agsilous beat his broken legs with his hands and said with a serious expression: "There is one thing you probably don't know yet. In the past two days, the Dionian fleet not only cruised in the Aegean Sea, but also some warships were loaded with soldiers approaching our coast many times, posing as if they were about to land again. This put a lot of pressure on the Elders Council. I made great efforts to convince the Elders Council and the Ombudsmen to agree to take the risk of sending these 7,000 soldiers.

Now, there are less than a thousand young soldiers left in Sparta, mainly relying on the old men, the Pirias, and some Black Rouss to defend the territory. They are short of troops and are in great danger. So what we need to do now is to defeat this army of Onia as soon as possible, and then return to defend the Sparta territory!

As long as we win this victory, we can win more support from the Persians, revitalize Spartan's prestige in the Peloponnese, and also win more time for us. When the Greek alliance that the Corinthians called was formed and they fought against Dionia with them, we will have a greater chance of winning!"

As Agsilous said, his emotions gradually became excited.

"But the commander of the Dionian army seemed to be more cautious." Archidams reminded again with some concern: "The Dionian soldiers have been building camps these days, and there seems to be no attempt to fight us in a decisive battle for a short time. Maybe they want to wait until we have run out of food before attacking. Are we going to attack the Dionian camp?"

"The Dionians will come out!" Agsilous answered confidently.

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Paulsonias, the former Spartan king, broke out more than 10 years ago in the Corinthian War. He and Lesander were ordered to lead an army to attack Thebes together.

The Spartan Elders' Council and the Ombudsmen made a fatal mistake. They chose the commander only to consider the abilities and positions of these two people, but forgot that because of the opposition of political ideas, the two had long regarded each other as enemies. As a result, Paulsanias, who should have met with Leshande's army in time in the war, did not lead the army, which led to Leshande's alone resisting the attack of the Thebesians, and eventually led to a disastrous defeat. The Spartan hero was also killed in the battlefield.

The news came back to Sparta, and the people were extremely sad. Under the instigation of Lesander supporters, they strongly demanded the trial of Paulsonias. In the end, Paulsonias was expelled from Sparta and would never return.

For a Spartan king who loved his hometown, this punishment was much crueler than killing him. In the end, Paulsonias chose to settle in Tegaia because it was very close to Sparta.

Tegeria is an ally of Sparta. Because of its important geographical location, Sparta's attitude towards it is much better than other allies, so the two sides have been in close contact. Baosannias has been in power for decades and has dealt with the Tegerias many times. He himself is a rare moderate in the Spartan top leadership, so most allies respect him more.
Chapter completed!