However, today, the Spartan soldiers were surprised to see that the Gulf of Lagnia was filled with dense ships, and fully armed soldiers of the Dionian were constantly coming down from the ship. The entire coast of Sparta was crowded with people. How many soldiers were there?!

Their hearts were shocked. They had seen the tens of thousands of troops of Dionia before and deeply felt the huge gap in number. Unexpectedly, this time the Dionian soldiers came more, and they were by no means just a scattered number, because in the eyes of these long-standing Spartan warriors, these Dionian soldiers not only had excellent weapons, but also had orderly and disciplined, and should have certain combat effectiveness.

Among the Spartans who saw this scene was Agsilous. At that moment, his heart suddenly fell to the bottom, and despair drowned it like a tide. His body was shaking, and he was about to fall down, and was supported by Xenophon, who was quick-witted by his side.

"Don't worry... there is still hope..." Xenophon comforted in a low voice.

Agsilous looked at the dark coast and was silent for a long time before a hoarse sigh came from: "I hope Zeus will bless..."

Xenophon also looked at the hustle and bustle of the coast. Although he had seen the prosperity of the center of the Kingdom of Dionia, he had witnessed the strength of the army of Dionia again at this moment. He was also very uneasy. He suddenly remembered what Davers once said when he parted with him decades ago, "He wants to build a brand new country in the Western Mediterranean and invite him to join."... Xenophon disagreed at the time, and now it seems that Davers has fulfilled his promise.

At this moment, Xenophon suddenly felt a little regretful...

The Spartans watched the arrival of the reinforcements of the Dionians in fear, while Crotokataks, Printols and other resident generals happily welcomed the reinforcements led by Paltrocros into Sparta City.

After roughly visiting the main scenery in the city, a group of people entered the heavily guarded council hall and held a military meeting.

Crotokataks originally wanted Patroclus to sit in the first place because he was the commander-in-chief of the reinforcements appointed by King Davers, and the number of reinforcements was far greater than that of the Dionian army stationed in Sparta, and they also shouldered an important mission.

Patrocros should be the youngest military commander since the founding of the Holy Kingdom of Dionia. During the Gallic War, the Roman chief executive, Ascestes, once privately commented on him, saying that he was "highly talented in military affairs, but he was successful in his youth, and he was inevitably too arrogant and easily ignored others."

But after several years of training in the Pohe area, Paltrox, who had already passed his thirties, was obviously much more calm than when he was the commander of the 14th Legion. Moreover, after he was transferred back to Turiyi, Cynthia, who was in the pain of losing his brother, repeatedly solemnly warned him, making him realize that the current Crotokatacs is no longer a silent and down-to-earth intermediary official in Rome, but a heir to King Davers' attention, and is striving to cultivate his prestige in the army... So he politely rejected Crotokatacs' suggestion and insisted on taking the second seat.

After everyone sat down, Crotokatax coughed lightly and said loudly: "First of all, on behalf of the soldiers stationed in Mesenia and Laconia, I would like to express a warm welcome to your arrival! During this period, the Greek coalition continued to attack us. Although the soldiers firmly defended the defense line, they were under considerable pressure. Your arrival strengthened their confidence!"

Crotokatax paused, took out a letter from his arms, and said seriously: "Commander Patroclus passed on me a letter written by His Majesty. In his heart, His Majesty praised us for our outstanding performance in the previous battles and the ability to conquer Sparta, the overlord of Greece in such a short time, is an amazing achievement!"

Hearing this, Printols, Olivers, Trotilas and others subconsciously straightened their chests.

Crotokataks' eyes swept across their faces and finally fell on the absent-minded Kticusus, and continued in a gentle tone: "Your Majesty also mentioned, 'Although we have achieved the expected goal, the expeditionary army still paid a considerable price, but this is inevitable. After all, the one who fought with us was Sparta who dominated Greece by force, not the weak Tarantum. Many soldiers died in the battle, but this is war!'... Your Majesty has experienced many battles and will not blame anyone for this! On the contrary, he encouraged us not to have any concerns, continue to unite and fight with all our might, and ultimately achieve the strategic goals set by the kingdom!"

Crotokataks' words made the garrison's generals breathe a sigh of relief, especially Kticus, whose face instantly looked much better.

Crotokatax was also happy to see what he said had effect. He knew very well that Adoris' death was not only for him, but also for the generals who fought against the Peloponnese, and especially for Citsus, his self-blame was placed on his face almost every day.

Crotokataks had no resentment towards Kitsus, only sympathy: when the battle situation changed suddenly at that time, as the head coach, he was already panicked, and Kitsus was able to take correct responses in a timely manner, thus ensuring that the First Legion was not defeated by the Spartans and laying the foundation for the final victory of the battle. For this reason, he had talked with Kitsus alone in private, but the effect was not obvious.

Fortunately, Davers wrote this letter in time. Although the letter did not directly mention Adoris' name, it also made Kitsus feel his understanding and encouragement, so Kitsus's entire mental state changed.

Paltrowros looked at the scene in front of him silently. When he received the news that Adoris died in battle, he was indeed shocked and sad, but it was far less sad than his wife. After all, the relationship between him and Adoris was not very good. Adoris had an inexplicable hostility towards him, so the two of them had fewer contacts.

At this moment, what surprised him was the changes in Crotokatax. A few years ago, he had close contact with Crotokatax during his tenure as commander of the Legion in Rome. In his impression, the young prince had a gentle, serious, diligent and friendly personality. When he saw him again today, his words and deeds had a bit of majesty as a superior.

"Commander Patrocros." Crotokatax looked at his brother-in-law and shouted: "Next, please tell us about the follow-up military plan discussed by His Majesty and the Ministry of Military Affairs!"

Patrocros came back to his senses, looked around, and said loudly: "You all who have fought here for more than three months. According to the latest military plan formulated by His Majesty, you still need to support you independently for a period of time, because the army I led is not here to reinforce you-"

"What?!" Hearing this, Olivers, Tigtinos and other generals were surprised, while Printols was thinking.

Before they could ask, Paltros continued: "The Ministry of Military Affairs once made a deduction. The Peloponnese Peninsula is not large in size, but there are many mountains. If we fight against the enemy head-on in Seinia and Laconia, our superior forces cannot be fully deployed. Although we can repel them, we cannot annihilate them better. On the contrary, the defeated Greek coalition forces retreated to their own city-states, which will inevitably greatly extend our conquest of Greece.

Our army wanted to land on the side and rear of the Greek coalition and carry out pincer attacks on them. Only Elis is suitable for large-scale landing operations, because our previous conquest of islands such as Zakinsus, Keralonia has already strengthened their defenses against the coast. Moreover, the Greek coalition was just south of Elis and could arrive at reinforcements at any time. Landing there would undoubtedly cost us a lot and might not be able to succeed.

In addition, the Ministry of Military Affairs also received information that the Greek coalition strengthened its defense against the coasts of Attica and Piosha... But they did nothing to do. His Majesty had already set the target of our raid-"

Paltrocclus said in a stressed tone: "That's Thessali! It is reported that among the Greek coalition, the number of soldiers in Thessali accounts for more than half, and the combat effectiveness is the strongest, and it is the absolute main force of the Greek coalition! We must take advantage of the emptiness behind us and send a large army to quickly raid and occupy the entire territory of Thessali. Then the Thessali army, which is still fighting here, will inevitably collapse without fighting. The Thessali people retreat, and the Greek coalition will naturally collapse..."

Olivers and other generals suddenly realized after hearing this.

Printols showed a clear look and warned: "The Greek coalition knew that in Central Greece, it should not ignore Thessali."

"Mr. Printols is right. The Ministry of Military Affairs has received news from Philae. Jason has indeed sent troops to strengthen his defense against the coast south of Philae." Patrocros dared not underestimate this Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Military Affairs, who was extremely intelligent and meritorious, and he explained seriously: "But our main landing place is not in the east of Thessali, but in the north of it, the Macedonian territory and the south of it.

Although Macedonia did not join the Greek alliance, it had lent troops to Sparta and Athens (actually hired), and was also the enemy of our Dionia. The Lamia region was forced to rely on Jason not long ago. Peleus was far away from the center of Thessali. They were not strong and were not very loyal to Jason, and so far they have not found that they have strengthened their defenses against the coast..."

While listening, Printols recalled the geography and sea conditions on the east coast of Greece. After pondering for a while, he asked again: "How many soldiers are there in total involved in landing operations?"

"There are the Second Corps, the Third Corps, the Fifth Corps, the Ninth Corps, the Tenth Corps, the Eleventh Corps, the Twelfth Corps, the Thirteenth Corps, the Thirteenth Corps, the Second, the Third Cavalry Corps, the Gaul Battalion (including 6,000 Gaul warriors and 2,000 Gaul cavalry), and 2,000 Baleali Stone Throwers... The soldiers who wanted to land directly on the battle reached 80,000." Paltrowros said, and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, including the fleet infantry of the three fleets that escorted us, there are nearly 100,000 combat soldiers in total!"

After Paltrowros said that, the generals present widened their eyes: What a grand scene it would be to dispatch 100,000 soldiers at a time!
Chapter completed!