"I will never succumb to the Spartans, even if I die!" Pelopidas looked full of grief and anger.

Ipaminunda still maintained a calm expression and persuaded again gently: "Calm down, my best friend, your sacrifice is of no benefit to Thebes. What you should do most now is to quickly find the anti-Spartan citizens who have not been arrested and lead them out of Thebes."

"You actually let me escape like a coward?" Pelopidas looked at Ipaminonda in disbelief, as if he didn't know him.

Ipaminunda said in a deep voice: "When the thirty tyrants of Athens were in power, Serasibrus escaped from Athens. Later, he led the rebels to attack many times, and finally liberated Athens...I hope you can become a person like him!"

You should know that Seracibulos led the exiles to hide in Thebes, and was the shelter and support provided by the Thebes, so his deeds were widely known in Thebes.

Pelopidas fell into deep thought, and Charon and other friends came to persuade him.

Pelopidas finally made up his mind: "Okay, I'll go to Athens!"

My friends bid farewell to him, and Charon gave him a package of gold and silver.

Pelopidas hurriedly embarked on the road of escape, but he swore to the gods: he would return to Thebes and drive away the Spartans!

After Pelopidas left, everyone focused their attention on Ipaminonda. When the bad news came and everyone was panicked, Ipaminonda could remain calm and persuaded the stubborn Pelopidas to leave, which made Charon and the others look at this ordinary-looking man with admiration and insisted on keeping him at home.

Until the riots in the city subsided, Ipamironda immediately said goodbye and left.

Walking in the city where the festival was originally extremely lively but now there are few travelers, I often see shocking blood on the streets, and being questioned by the rude and arrogant Spartan patrol. Ipamionda, who has always been kind to others, is in a fury in his heart...

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On this day, Sparta's raid on Thebes was perfect, and Phoebedas completely controlled the city of Thebes.

This incident quickly shocked other city-states in Greece. "Sparta rashly captured a city-state that was not hostile to it without declaring war." This obviously violated Greek traditions and violated the contract of the king, making them extremely uneasy. Athens, Corinth, Meccara, Agos and other city-states sent envoys to Sparta, questioned it, and asked it to withdraw its troops stationed in Thebes.

The Council of Spartan Elders was once passive, and some elders scolded Phoebidas for their mess, but more elders were very satisfied with Phoebidas' success in the raid of Thebes, especially Agsilous, who declared that Phoebidas established a pro-Spartan government in Thebes, which was a great victory! Even during and after the Peloponnese War, Lesander could not make Thebes completely turn to Sparta, but Phoebidas did it, and he was amazing!

However, in order to perfunctory other city-states and calm their anger, the superficial skill still needs to be done. So, the Elders Council made a decision: Phoebidas misconduct his words and deeds, fined 100,000 Drachma (in fact, the money was not paid by Phoebidas at all), and transferred back to Sparta to reflect behind closed doors. But Phoebidas attacked Thebes because someone accused the other military consul of Thebes, Ismailias, secretly touched Persia.

As one of the heads of the anti-Spartan Thebes, Ismailas was arrested by the Spartans on the day the city was broken, so Sparta placed the charge on him and claimed that he would organize a jury to try the matter with other city-states.

The Spartans actually wanted to interrogate a Thebesian consul for the crime of secretly touching Persia?! This is really funny! Isn’t Sparta the biggest lackey in Persia?!

The Greek local people who secretly scolded "Sparta is too domineering" looked at the composition of the jury: except for the Spartans, they are all citizens of Sparta on the Peloponnese Peninsula, so there is no justice at all, it is Sparta who has the final say!

Finally, Sparta executed Ismailias for "councilizing the enemy", then transferred back to Phoebidas, but sent another general to take over the defense mission of the Acropolis of Thebes. Sparta's army had 1,500 people still stationed in the Acropolis of Thebes.

The Spartans were shameless and faced the accusations of other city-states, and without any change, they held Phoebidas's achievements firmly in their hands. The city-states such as Athens, Corinth, and Agos only protested and did not make any tougher moves. The King's Treaty weakened their strength, and Spartan's strength also made them able to endure their dissatisfaction, but Athens began to provide support for the Thebesians who kept fleeing to their territory.

Phoebidas was recalled, but the task of suppressing the Kalkydick alliance in Northern Greece had to continue, so the Elder Council appointed Telethias, the brother of Agsilous, who had performed well in the Corinthian War, as general of the Expeditionary Force.

At the same time, the Elders Council also decided to restore the city of Platia, which was destroyed by Sparta 50 years ago. This town is located in the southern part of Thebes, guarding a passage from the Isthmus of Corinth to Piosha. Sparta is about to begin to expand its power in Central Greece...

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"Brothers, get up, there is a task!" The team leader got into the tent and shouted.

Lying on the bed, the soldiers who were resting immediately turned over and sat up.

"Captain, what is the mission?!" Adoris asked first.

"Commander Alexis asked our Fourth Legion to attack Sipontum." The captain replied.

"Only our legion?"

"Of course, we are the only legion, and other legions also have their own tasks, such as the First Legion going to attack Vieste..."

"West, that's really a troublesome task." Adoris' casual words aroused the curiosity of his comrades: "Adoris, is it difficult to attack West?"

"That's not." Compared to these comrades who knew nothing about the Doni region, Adoris learned in detail about the situation in the Doni region from his father before the beginning of the Doni war: "Vest is a small town, and it is said to be less than 10,000 people, but it is located at the top of the Lala Peninsula. It is at least 150 miles from Lusenia to West, and half of it is mountain roads. If the First Legion takes a detour and marchs along the coast for safety, the journey will be even further..."

"How far are we going to Sipentuum?" asked another soldier.

Adoris thought for a while and said, "It should not be more than 50 miles."

"That's great!" The soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't be too happy too early. Warriors from the Doney tribe may harass us at any time on the way, so Captain Olivers asked us to march with full arms!"

The team leader's reminder did not make the soldiers feel dissatisfied. Although the casualties of the Dionian army were not large since the war started, the new soldiers who had experienced many wars had lost their initial passion and longing, and felt the cruelty and ruthlessness of the war, including Adoris.

"Hurry up and put on your armor, get your weapons, and gather outside. If you are late, you will experience the power of Captain Olivers!"

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Although the army of Dionys captured Lusenia, the central city of the Dooni, Alexis only allowed the First Legion to enter the city to maintain order, and other legions were still stationed in the original barracks outside the city. After all, the Dooni will soon become the people of Dionys. Too many soldiers will enter the city and be difficult to manage, and conflicts and disputes will inevitably arise. If the Dooni's extreme disgust towards the Dionys and lead to riots, it may be difficult to manage in the future. King Davers may not praise Alexis' contribution to conquering Dooni, but will blame him for the mistakes he made.

After the Fourth Legion assembled in the camp, it left the camp and marched eastward.

Not long after walking, I saw the broken walls of Lusenia, which stood not far north, quietly telling the tragic siege the day before yesterday.

Adoris still clearly remembers:

"That morning, the army surrounded the city of Lusenia, and there were thousands of cavalry cruising on the outside and the Tenth Legion as reserve forces to investigate and defend the arrival of the Doni reinforcements.

The Fourth Legion where he was located was responsible for attacking the west. Their side alone was equipped with 20 crossbows and four large siege towers.

Commander Olivers gave the order.

The crossbows were fired, the siege tower moved forward, and the soldiers carried the ladders, shouted the name of Hades, and rushed towards the city wall. The scene was so grand and fierce that Adoris was more excited than the previous battle in the Ofanto River, because this time his brigade was not immediately involved in the battle, so he stood behind and saw the entire battlefield more clearly.

He didn't know if it was because of him that Olivers allowed his brigade to serve as a reserve, but he never stopped being worried about the siege battle and was heartbroken by the fact that other soldiers fell from the city from time to time.

But when a company attacked the city, the commander of Olivers ordered the reserve troops to enter the battle. Adoris and his comrades rushed up to the city with high fighting spirit and rapid speed along the wooden ladder of the siege tower, and launched a fierce attack on the already panicked defenders...

The resistance of the Donis did not last long before it ended. When they were excited for victory, they were sent by the Legion Commander to clean the battlefield, and saw the injured and groaning comrades under the city, and many brothers who died in battle. Adoris, who was in high spirits, felt like he had been poured a can of cold water. He loved fighting and experienced the cruelty of war at that moment..."
Chapter completed!