Olivers glanced at Patroclus and raised objections: "Now the Greek coalition forces are still fierce in offensives, and the defense of the Mesenia border is relatively weak. We take the initiative to retreat. If we are not well controlled, we may backfire and let the Greek coalition forces rush into the Mesenia plain..."

"Yes, once the Greek coalition forces rush into the Mesenian Plain, even if we retreat to Mesenian City, the land and villages that have just been allocated to Mesenian citizens will be greatly damaged, and our efforts for several months will be in vain!" Tigtinos also reminded.

"The most important thing is that the ports in Mesenia do not have any defenses. There are a large amount of supplies and many ships parked there. If they fall into the hands of the Greek coalition, it will be a major loss for us..."

No matter what mentality it was, most of the generals stationed in Laconia and Mesenia did not agree with the opinions of Patroclus and Printols, which made Patroclus look unhappy.

After listening carefully, Crotokatax pondered for a while, and finally he said seriously: "Dear generals, defeating the Greek coalition and controlling Greece is the ultimate goal given to us by the Kingdom, and landing and raiding Thessali is the most important military action to achieve this goal! As part of the Expeditionary Force, in the Peloponnese, we must restrain the main force of the Greek coalition as much as possible and ensure the success of the landing operation. Therefore, there is no need to discuss whether to give in northern Mesenia or not, but should focus on discussing how to give in to ensure that our defense does not have major problems! Unity and tacit cooperation are the most important weapon for our army in the Kingdom of Dionys to win repeatedly. Regardless of whether your Majesty leads the army personally, we should carry it forward!..."

At this moment, Olivers and others seemed to see the shadow of King Davers from Crotokatax, and their hearts were trembling and did not dare to argue again.

Printols smiled with relief.

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In the early morning of August 3, it was very early, and it was particularly blue, and there was no trace of floating clouds. The strong south wind was blowing on the sea, pushing waves of tides and constantly slapping the coast.

In the two bays of Lagnia and Mesenia, thousands of cargo ships and warships fluctuated with the waves, but the soldiers and crew on each ship stood or sat, each of them straightened up, lowered their heads, stretched their hands, their palms up, their eyes closed, and silently prayed to Poseidon, the god of sea.

On the flagships of the First Fleet, Second Fleet and Third Fleet, the three fleet commanders, Seclien, Midorades and Stefakas, stood at the bow, held their wine glasses high, sang an ode to Poseidon, and then sprinkled the wine into the sea to bless the smooth journey.

"Woo!..." The sound of the military horn sounded, and the colorful flags representing sailing immediately rose on the flagship of the Second Fleet. All warships of the Second Fleet, which were already outside the Lagnia Gulf, began to sail.

Almost at the same time, the sound of military roars sounded in the Gulf of Messelia, and the warships of the 3rd Fleet were dispatched one after another.

Until the crew members in the bay could no longer see the 2nd Fleet warship, "Woo!..." the sound of the military horn sounded again in the Gulf of Lagnia.

"Croto, it's time for us to set off!" Patrocros, who was on the ship, solemnly saluted.

"May Hades bless you! I'm waiting for the news of your victory!" Crotokataks on the pier also offered his blessings while serving in military service.

Paltrowros sat back to his seat, then calmly watched the ships where he was located follow other soldiers-loading ships, leaving orderly from Hilles Port. These ships formed their own formations in the Gulf of Lagnia according to their previous training, and then joined with the squadrons of the 1st Fleet who had been waiting outside to form three large mixed formations and a separate fleet. Then these fleets sailed in the order of landing targets from north to south...

This process seems simple, but in fact it is extremely complicated and complicated. Just letting all soldiers board the ship, it takes a lot of effort to leave the port. Therefore, dozens of fast ships shuttled and dispatched between thousands of ships in the Gulf of Laconia... Although the whole process was still a little chaotic, it was still relatively smooth overall.

An hour later, it was finally the turn of Patrocross's fleet to sail.

Since it is now heading against the wind, not only are the crew members rowing hard, but even the soldiers on the boat joined in, shouting horns with the crew, sliding the oars rhythmically, and the helmsman control the rudder, allowing the ship to sail to the southeast with a "一" route...

About half an hour later, the fleet bypassed the cape. At this time, the crew climbed up the mast, untied the ropes, and lowered the sails. The wind immediately bulged the sails. The fleet, which was originally a sick old man staggering on crutches, immediately became a powerful young man running hard. The strong south wind made the entire fleet sail north as if it was wings.

At this time, the Second Fleet had arrived at Saron Bay, and in order to better block the Athenian fleet, Midolades also divided the fleet into two parts, blocking the maritime passages at the north and south ends of Aegina Island.

Athenian naval general Cabrias, who received the news, quickly rushed to the nearby coast and stood at a high place to see the deployment of the Dionian fleet in the bay.

Just as he was thinking about the reason why the Dionian fleet was lingering near the island of Aegina, he did not attack or leave, and then Kalistratus, who rushed to the distance, shouted anxiously: "Cabrias, the Dionian fleet that had disappeared for a while suddenly appeared again. Are you planning to attack us?!"

"I have been observing here for a long time. The Dionian fleet is arranged in a loose array, blocking the sea passage on the north side of Aegina Island. Although there are merchant ships that want to enter and exit, it seems that they have no intention of continuing to advance westward and attacking Piraeus..."

Cabrias pointed at the almost motionless fleet of Dionia below the coast and said comfortingly: "And now we are ready. The warships in Piraeus Port and Salamiga Island are ready for battle, and there are also many light infantry stationed. If the Dionia fleet really dares to enter the narrow channel and attack our port, it will be a good thing!"

"You mean-" Kalistratus walked to him, overlooking the enemy ships on the sea, and asked slightly excitedly: "Let the victory of Salamiga be repeated?!"

"This is just one of my expectations..." Cabrias couldn't help but shake his head when he remembered the naval battle with the Dionian fleet in the Gulf of Lagnia some time ago: "But Dionian fleet is well-trained and may not make such a mistake..."

"There are many warships in the Dionian fleet!" Kalistratus looked down at the sea and asked thoughtfully: "They disappeared in the Aegean Sea for a while. You analyzed that they were attacking the islands to the west, so you took the initiative to lead the fleet to attack the Gulf of Lagnia... Now they suddenly appeared in the Bay of Saron again. Do you think they are for what purpose? Or are they just attacking our merchant ships in order to revenge us?"

Before and after the Pelosponnesian War, the generals of Athenian not only had to talk big in the parliamentary meeting and make suggestions for the development of the city-state, but also personally led the civilians to fight on the battlefield. Kemon and Pericle did this, and Serasibulos even died in the battlefield. However, the frequent wars also put forward high demands on the quality of the Athenian generals, which began to lead to the differentiation of the Athenian leadership. There were politicians like Kalistratus who specialized in politics, and there were also generals who were specifically responsible for wars like Ifikratus and Cabrias. Therefore, Kalistratus had a good relationship with Ifikratus and Cabrias, and often asked them about military issues.

"It's hard to say now, I think--" Cabrias was still pondering, and a cavalry rushed over quickly: "General Cabrias, news came from Aegina that the Dionian warship not only blocked the sea passage in the north, but also blocked the sea passage in the south, blocking and attacking any merchant ship that wanted to enter and exit!"

Kalistratus's face changed drastically: "Does the Dionians want to completely block our maritime trade?!"

"From here, the Dionian fleet probably deployed about 200 warships, and if they want to block that end, they probably need to arrange the same number of warships... Hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of crew members, such a large-scale operation... Just to block our merchant ships, it would be a bit unworthy of the loss..." Cabrias fell into thinking, and suddenly his face changed: "If... the Dionian fleet is not only to block our merchant ships, but also to block our fleet... not to allow our warships to enter the Aegean Sea and threaten their fleet--"

"Fleet? What fleet?!" Kalistratus was stunned and asked immediately.

"Either transporting supplies or carrying soldiers... the fleet should be large in size, otherwise their fleet could be fully protected..." As he thought deepened, Cabrias' tone became more and more affirmative.

"You mean they are going to log in?" exclaimed Kalistratus.

"This possibility is not ruled out! Haven't we been worried about the re-enactment of the Dionia army landing in Mesenia before?" Cabrias said with a serious expression.

Kalistratus became nervous: "We must determine whether the army of Dionia is going to land?! Where to land?! Cabrias, you must lead the fleet to break through the blockade of the Dionia fleet, enter the Aegean Sea, find out if there are any fleets of Dionia to land, and obstruct and destroy it!"
Chapter completed!