What’s even more terrifying is that this generation’s Spartan king Leonidas is recognized as a super master of land warfare.
In the past, when the Spartan army went on campaigns, it was always the generals who commanded the front lines, and it was rare for the king to lead the troops in person.
However, Leonidas's ability to command an army far surpassed that of his generals. His use of the Spartan heavy infantry was particularly remarkable.
It was precisely for this reason that the Peloponnesian League's financial resources and population were far inferior to those of the Tyrian League. On the front lines of the battle, the Tyrian League had been forced to take a defensive stance.
As the Tino Alliance encountered trouble in the north, it was crippled by the Great Northern Alliance led by Stobi.
Leonidas immediately seized the opportunity and broke through the defenses of the Tino Alliance at several points.
As a result, Athens had no choice but to abandon some small city-state allies on the southern and western fronts and retreat in big strides.
Then, a new line of defense was built near the Athenian border using mountains, rivers and fortresses.
Later, as those small city-states perished one by one, the coalition forces led by Sparta quickly approached the border of Athens.
Even more surprising was that Athens' proud main naval force had just suffered heavy losses in the north and was temporarily unable to support the Athenian army's defense!
The golden opportunity to destroy Athens in one fell swoop and dominate the entire Greece is right before our eyes.
How could Leonidas, the King of Sparta, just give up at this time?
The king had originally said that he was willing to mediate, but Achilles and others thought that it was just a matter of sending a letter to express his willingness.
You don't even need to send a letter of credence, just a private letter or something like that will be enough.
Now that Wang is drunk, he actually wants to go to the southern front in person. How can that be tolerated?
Isn't this being pushed into the fire pit by these people in Athens?
If the Spartan king gets angry and suddenly orders an attack, even if all the 50,000 Murmidon warriors are used up, they won't be able to save the king's life!
Since training in Murmidon City, Achilles has been fearless and has full confidence in his Murmidon warriors!
But this time, he really had no idea.
The Spartan Guards Heavy Infantry, what a reputation! Furthermore, the enemy's military strength is over four times theirs!
When the fight really started, Achilles was not optimistic about his side at all.
Not to mention winning the fight, even whether he could escape successfully was an unknown!
"My king, please understand! The situation on the southern battlefield is complex, and your personal presence is too risky. In my humble opinion, it would be best if my king wrote a letter and sent me to deliver it to King Leonidas of Sparta!"
Before Achilles could speak, the high priest on the other side had already made a suggestion.
Hearing this, Xia Zhe was stunned and quickly shook his head.
"Are you kidding? Since we want to mediate, of course I should go in person to give face to the King of Sparta! There's nothing to worry about. At worst, I can let Achilles bring people to accompany me!" Xia Zhe said.
Achilles' Myrmidon warriors fought from west to east and from north to south and were never defeated.
Xia Zhe is full of confidence in this subordinate and the warriors he trained!
Although the Spartan Guards Heavy Infantry were undoubtedly the strongest type of troops in the game I played at the time.
But there are no Murmidon warriors in that game!
Moreover, Xia Zhe felt that he had a close relationship with Sparta. The Spartan navy led by Eurybiades had fought alongside him.
No matter from which angle you look at it, there is no danger in going south to meet Leonidas.
What's more, Xia Zhe has a secret reason why he has to go - the heart of the king.
After obtaining the King's Heart of Athens, Xia Zhe was eager to get the one of Sparta as well.
If this can be realized, this trip south can be considered fruitful.
Although I haven't figured out how to approach Sparta yet, I should meet with their king first so that we can have further discussions.
In this case, it is imperative to make this trip.
"That's right! If Your Majesty is willing to go south and talk to King Leonidas of Sparta in person, Athens will naturally give its full support. I will transfer the garrison corps from the northern coast and the northwest bordering Boeotia. Form a guard force of no less than two million people and go south with Your Majesty!" Upon hearing this, Cleisthenes also hurriedly expressed his opinion.
King Stobi has shown such a sincere attitude that it is obvious that there is no longer a need for so many garrisons along the northern coast and the northwest border with Boeotia.
Cleisthenes decided to implement the established plan ahead of schedule and send all these troops to reinforce the southern front to help resist the Spartan attack.
"That's great! Haha!"
After hearing Cleisthenes' statement, Xia Zhe's only trace of hesitation was dispelled.
Seeing this, Achilles, the high priest and others did not say anything more.
Soon, a reinforcement army was formed with two million Athenian troops as the periphery and 50,000 Myrmidon warriors as the core.
The crowd surrounded Xia Zhe and headed towards Salamis, a port city on the southern border of Athens.
When Leonidas heard that two million reinforcements had arrived in Athens, he was not very worried.
After all, the combat effectiveness of his own soldiers far surpassed that of the Athenian legions. Even if the enemy reinforcements were twice as many, Leonidas was confident that he could break through the Athenian defenses and reach the city walls.
However, when Leonidas heard that the commander leading the reinforcements was King Stobi, he became nervous.
He clearly remembered that the diplomat he had sent to the port of Eretria had given a detailed account of the meeting between King Stobi and Cleisthenes.
Spartan diplomats believed that although King Stobius was willing to accept Athens' compromise conditions, it would take at least half a month to complete the complicated procedures.
This is also the reason why Leonidas was so anxious and wanted to launch an offensive as soon as possible.
He needed to capture Athens before the Stoic army arrived.
However, I never expected it.
King Stobi had actually arrived in Salamis.
This means that the city of Athens further north has received reinforcements from the Stoic army.
Even the two million reinforcements that had just arrived at Salamis were likely to belong to Stobius rather than Athens.
It is really questionable whether this war can still be fought.
These days, Eurybiades, commander-in-chief of the combined naval fleet, has sent back several battle reports to Leonidas.
It describes in detail several battles between the joint fleet of six nations and the main force of the Athenian navy.
In the battle report, Eurybiades highly praised King Stobi, believing that King Stobi's military command ability was so strong that even gods and ghosts could not predict it.
Themistocles, the god of war, was led by King Stobi from beginning to end.
In the end, the main force of the Athenian navy, which was obviously much stronger than the combined fleet of the six nations, was still defeated without any chance.
Eurybiades had never seen such an art of command!
These battle reports made Leonidas very wary of King Stobi.
After combining with the small Stoby, it has risen to such a level in just over two years.
Leonidas felt that his biggest rival in dominating Greece was no longer the declining Athens, but the ambitious Stoica.
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