At the same time, the old voice and smile of Adoris kept appearing in Cloto Katax's mind: "Clotto, I didn't expect my father to send you to Peloponnese, don't worry, I will do my best to protect my brother. yours!…
Oh, by the way, this is your first time commanding the army, don't worry, I will fully support you...
Cloto, I am here this time on behalf of the soldiers of the whole team, and I want to ask if there is any special plan for us to build camps and not fight...
Cloto, you finally ordered us to fight, and I will fight with all my might to bring you a first victory..."
"Big Brother!!..." Clotokatax cried out in pain, tears flowing uncontrollably.
It was a long time before he had to stop crying because the cremation of the dead soldiers was about to begin.
Clotokatax looked blankly at Adoris' body as it slowly coked up in the roaring fire...
At this time, Ctisus had the opportunity to tell him bitterly: "His Royal Highness, according to the memory of a soldier of the third battalion who was seriously injured, after the phalanx of the detachment where Captain Adoris was located was broken by the Spartans, he In order to rescue the soldiers under his command, he was stabbed by spears in many places on the front of the thigh, and his body was covered in blood. He was completely unable to stand... But even lying on the ground, he still swung his short sword and continued to slash the enemy. Finally, the angry Spartans used The spear pierced..."
"The Spartans who deserve to be stabbed by a thousand swords!!" Clotokatax scolded with gritted teeth, his fists clenched, his nails pierced his skin, and he was unaware of the bleeding.
"His Royal Highness, the heroic performance of Captain Adoris did not humiliate the glory of the First Legion, let alone his glory as Prince Dionia! He is the hero of the kingdom, and his soul will surely be affected by Hades. Blessed, go to Elysee!" Plintos comforted softly beside him.
Clotokatax silently stroked the helmet of Adoris, who was written as a relic, before saying sadly for a long time, "... This makes me go back to how to face my parents, my sister-in-law and my nephew!"
Plintos and Ctisus were shocked and looked at each other. They both thought of a question at the same time: If King Davos knew the news of the death of Adoris, what would happen? !
After the war, when he learned that the First Legion suffered heavy casualties, Ctisus kept blaming himself, and at this moment he resolutely said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the First Legion suffered heavy casualties, and Captain Adoris died in battle... This is all my responsibility. If it weren't for my command error, I was too hesitant to give orders, and I failed to make the soldiers take precautions in time, it would be impossible—"
Although Clotokatax was sad, his mind was still clear, he waved his hand and interrupted him: "Commander of the Ketisus army, this is not your responsibility, to blame the enemy for being too treacherous and shameless! Prin Lord Thors, we must not let go of those Spartan troops who fled into the mountains!"
Clotokatax's words were full of hatred, a posture that would not give up until the enemy was completely wiped out, which was completely opposite to the gentle attitude he had shown before. The death in battle gave the young prince a great stimulus, he did not remind him, but said: "Your Highness, rest assured, we have captured the camp of the Spartan army in the Sanctuary of Hercules, and seized a large number of Luggage, the Spartan troops fled into the mountains, there is no food to eat, the situation will only get worse, tomorrow we will send troops quickly south to block the border of Sparta, and they will be easily captured."
"The plan to attack the Spartan territory cannot be delayed for too long!" Clotokatax said bitterly: "When will the army be able to complete the rest?"
"His Royal Highness, it won't take too long, the day after tomorrow we can send some troops into the Spartan territory." Plintors said with certainty.
"Part of the army? Will there be insufficient troops to conquer Sparta?"
"It is the Spartans who are under-strength now, not to mention that we have the fleet infantry of the First Fleet to cooperate in the south."
"Okay, then follow your suggestion." Collins Katax nodded and was about to say something when he saw Mukru hurriedly approaching: "Lord Commander, Taigea sent a messenger, ask to see you."
"Tigya!" Clotokatax's face sank immediately, and the young face became a little contorted with resentment: "These shameless traitors still have the face to see me! We are here to save them. Come on, they not only betrayed, but they also used our trust to launch a sneak attack on our army! The Tigeras were the culprits that caused the first legion to suffer heavy casualties and caused my elder brother to die in battle! I will never spare them!"
For the anger of the young commander, Ctisus felt the same way. If there was no sneak attack from the Taigean army from the rear, it was just the tactics of the Spartan army. Under the circumstances, he would not suffer too much loss. It was precisely because he was attacked from the front and back that he had to let the soldiers of the First Legion go to the defense in place, so that he was completely passively beaten.
Therefore, he also said angrily: "Sir Commander, after the defeat of the Spartan coalition, the Taigea army was completely surrounded by us, and few soldiers escaped. The number of captured soldiers alone is nearly 2,500. All of these captives were executed to sacrifice the souls of dead soldiers, or they were all sold as slaves.
I have asked a few Taigea prisoners, and the Taigea Council sent all the citizens who could fight in their city, obviously with vicious intentions, wanting to completely destroy our army through this battle! But with the blessing of Hades, Taigea lost all its living power because of this, and we can easily capture the city.
Lord Commander, our Dionysian tradition has always been to treat friends with sincerity, but never betray betrayal! We can completely destroy this city, so as to shock the whole of Greece, and let those city-states who want to be our enemies consider the consequences! "
Ketisus's words were murderous. After Clotokatax heard it, he was still a little hesitant in grief and resentment, and subconsciously looked at Plintos next to him.
Printols did not directly state his suggestion, but told a story in a leisurely manner: "I remember that in the Western Mediterranean War, His Majesty led a large army to attack Rome northward. After capturing the city of Rome, The Latin allies, which turned to attack Rome, encountered stubborn resistance when they attacked the city of Gabi. Not only did it cause many casualties, but the city of Gabi also united with the Roman coalition and implemented a counter-encirclement against our siege troops.
In the end, His Majesty led his army to defeat them and captured the city of Gabi, and then ordered all Gabi people to be demoted to slaves. Since then, the Latinum people have felt fear, and after that, wherever our army went, they opened their doors one after another. surrender. When the commander of the Legion of Tigertinos led the Ninth Legion to capture Saros, he adopted the same method because of the excessive casualties. After that, the conquest of the entire Sardinia was much smoother...
Although the kingdom was powerful, it had little influence on the Greek mainland. On the contrary, many Greek city-states treat us like barbarians, which is why Taigea's blatant betrayal and Elis's initial goodwill turned hostile... While expressing our goodwill to the Greek city-states, we also need to show them appropriate Showing our great strength, it will be more helpful for the kingdom to take root in the Greek mainland in the future, so destroying the city of Tygea - I think it is a good choice! "
At this time, Clotokatax suddenly remembered that the commander who captured Gabi City and carried out this cruel practice was Printos. Of course, he would not object to Ctisus' suggestion.
Ketisuskatax frowned in thought, and after a while, he murmured: "If we clear the Taiga, will we occupy this territory ourselves? If that is the case, it will seriously affect us. Relations with the Arcadia Alliance!…”
Printols blinked and didn't speak. He didn't think about this issue, because he felt that it should belong to political and diplomatic affairs, not the category that military staff officers should consider.
Fortunately, Clotokatax did not ask any more questions, but continued to frown and ponder. After a while, he said, "Go and call the Mandinian guide Calicenos."
Calicenos came to the young commander with great trepidation. As a bystander, he witnessed the entire battle. Not only did he see the corpses of countless Spartans lying in the fields, but also Hundreds of captives were escorted past by Dionian soldiers, including some Spartans with long braids... This gave him a great shock.
The battle of Leuctra, he was not there, I don't know what the situation was. But this time, the Spartans have nearly 30,000 troops, and the full help of the Tigers. It can be said that it is the most powerful force that Sparta has had in the past few decades, but it was still defeated by the Dionysian army. Independence defeated it head-on without the help of the Arcadian army.
After this battle, there was no doubt that Dionysus would conquer Sparta, and the betrayal of the Tygeans put the Arcadians as allies in an embarrassing and dangerous situation.
Sure enough, Clotokatax made his heart skip a beat as soon as he opened his mouth: "Dionia fulfilled her covenant and worked so hard to rescue Taigea, but she was betrayed by them, causing us to kill and wound many soldiers... Taige Ya must pay for this! We have decided to immediately launch an attack on the city of Taiga. After capturing the city, we will touch all members of the council and turn all the people in the city into slaves, and there will be no more on this land. Tagalog!"