Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1299

[Chapter 248 Karia’s Resistance]

At this time, Capps whispered to him: “Are you going to lead the army to the east along the coast next?”

“Yes, because this can ensure the safety and convenience of the logistics transportation line, and reduce the Persians to the coalition flank. It can also ensure that the army will conquer Asia Minor at a faster speed.”

“Uh… While I was returning to Turii from the Po River region and waiting to set off, Princess Cristoia once summoned me, and she asked me to Let me bring you a message, I hope you can conquer or surrender Miletus as soon as possible.”

“Milidus?”

“You don’t know?” Capers saw that Leoticides was a little puzzled, and reminded: “Crystal Princess Ya is from Miletus, but since she followed His Majesty, she has not been able to return to Miletus for decades. I heard that His Majesty promised the Princess this time that Miletus would return to her hometown and visit her relatives after she returned to the kingdom.

” Leoticides stopped and fell into deep thought.

Capps did not urge him to move forward, but also stopped and looked at the Sadds city gate standing in front of him. Rao had experienced countless strong winds and waves, and he couldn’t help but feel a little excited at this moment: more than 30 years ago, in May He had also been here under the leadership of Nong, but the Sades strictly prohibited them from entering the city, and also designated a narrow area five miles away, so that the mercenaries could only build camps in this area. He is not allowed to move around and guard against them like a thief… But today, not only can he enter the city arrogantly, but he will also become the master of this land and the people!

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With Kapus leading the administrators to run the rear of the conquest, Leoticides could focus his full attention on militarily.

At the end of June, the coalition forces moved eastward to the coast of Ephesus. A riot broke out among the people of the city. They overthrew the pro-Persian oligarchs and went out of the city for more than 10 miles to welcome the arrival of the Greek coalition forces.

In mid-July, the Greek coalition forces approached Miletus, and the oligarchic government of Miletus sent messengers to meet Leoticides, claiming that Miletus would remain neutral and would not participate in the war between Dionia and Persia.

Leoticides refused without hesitation, and demanded that Miletus must surrender unconditionally.

Just as the oligarchic government of Miletus was arguing about this, the Greek coalition forces surrounded the entire city, and the Dionysian Fourth Fleet then came to block the port, causing the people of Miletus to panic.

At the same time, the Dionysian intelligence officers lurking in the city of Miledu began to spread rumors, and the people were surprised to learn that there was a Christopher who was favored by King Dionia in the Holy Kingdom of Dionia. Princess Ya,

she is from Miletus. She has been looking forward to returning to her hometown. The current Miletus oligarchy actually understands this situation, but the reason why they refuse to surrender is because most of them persecuted Christo. The culprits of the Ya family, as long as they are arrested, dedicated to the Dionysian army, and surrendered to the Dionysian army, Princess Cristoia will definitely protect them out of gratitude to them and nostalgia for their hometown. The city is not affected by the war…

This rumor is said with nose and eyes, and the public will be suspicious. Some people specially investigated the people and things mentioned in the rumor, and found that it was actually true, which immediately caused great waves among the public. .

As a result, people who were dissatisfied with the Miletus oligarchs began to run in series, inciting the people to overthrow them and surrender to Dionia.

The Miletus government felt that the situation was not good and was ready to send troops to suppress it. Who knew that the Dionysian army outside the city launched an attack at this time.

Although the city walls of Miletus are tall and sturdy, the strength of Miletus alone is obviously insufficient to defend the entire city, not to mention that it is completely surrounded and cannot have any reinforcements. Therefore, under the restraint of the Dionysian army, The oligarchs could not mobilize more troops to suppress the instability in the city, but the patrols they sent to arrest and arrest the city quickly aroused the anger of the people, and finally the people launched a riot to help the Dionysian army easily. The city of Miley was breached, which resulted in very little casualties on both sides, thus achieving the goal of Leoticides – a good explanation for Princess Cristoia, who was highly respected by the people of Dionia.

After Miletus surrendered, the Greek coalition did not encounter any battles again, and the journey went smoothly. All the cities and towns passed by opened their cities to surrender, until they reached the city of Halicarnassus, the capital of the Caria region.

Like most of the coastal city-states in western Asia Minor, the coastal city-states in Karia were once colonial cities established by the Greeks. It not only maintained close ties with the native Greek city-states, but also gradually educated and integrated Kariya over hundreds of years. The indigenous people of Rhea region, not only the appearance of most of the towns in the region is the same as that of the native Greek cities, but also Greek has become the common language of the region. The region remained as independent as the rest of western Asia Minor, and even most of the towns in the region were united around a confederation of immediate neighbors centered on the temple of Zeus at Lagina, which of course was a religious group, not a political entity.

After Agesilaus led the army to stir up chaos in western Asia Minor and Thesafris was executed by the Queen Mother of Persia for his crimes, Hekatomnus, a noble of Caria, took advantage of the turbulent situation to take advantage of the turmoil. sub-region established domination.

At this time, because the Persian king not only made peace with Sparta, but also supported Sparta’s hegemony in mainland Greece, which caused great dissatisfaction among the nobles and people in western Asia Minor. In order to appease them, Artaxerxes was marrying a daughter. While giving it to the son of Phanabazus, he also temporarily appointed La Hekatomnus the governor of Caria.

Hekatomnus was a very shrewd man, as was his son Mothoras, who had always paid tribute to the Persian treasury on time and surrendered to the Persian king.

Five years ago, when almost all the governors of western Asia Minor rebelled, Mothoras, who succeeded his father as the governor of Caria, also wavered. He first remained neutral, and then fell to the side when the rebels were at a disadvantage. King of Persia, and assisted the Persian army in completely destroying the rebellion, so after the war, his governorship was retained.

During this turbulent period, his rights in Caria were further strengthened. He was not only the official Persian governor of Caria, but also the co-tyrant of many cities in the Caria region.

And Mothoras also moved the governor’s residence from Mirasa to Halicarnassus, not only spent a lot of money to rebuild Halicarnassus, but also expanded the port, on the small island of Zephyri outside the city. Ang built a strong castle and two naval ports, and spent a lot of money to form a fleet. He was obviously ambitious to develop Carria into a maritime power.

Fearing that the landing of the Greek coalition would interrupt his ongoing plan, this time he actively supported Phanabaszos, not only providing a large number of troops, but also becoming one of the main advocates for the formation of the Asia Minor fleet. 1/4 The number of warships was generously provided by him, and of course he was also planning how to control the command of the Asia Minor fleet in his own hands after the war was over.

Unfortunately, the Asia Minor fleet was annihilated by the Dionysian fleet in Samos, giving him a heavy blow, and then the Greek coalition defeated the Persian army, which made him feel extremely uneasy, and he immediately carried out the attack in the Carria region. Military mobilization, strengthening the defense of Halicarnassus.

His prediction was correct. Next, the Greek coalition forces went all the way to the east, along the coast, and had entered the Carria region.

Mothoras immediately repeated his old trick and sent a messenger to meet Leoticides and proposed to him: Caria is willing to remain neutral in this war, and even willing to provide some property for the Greek coalition to pass the Greek coalition. Provides some convenience in the Caria region, as long as the Greek coalition no longer regards Caria as an enemy.

Mothoras had a good idea, but Leoticides had learned some information about Carriah in detail, and he was not at ease with the cunning and changeable Mothoras, and the strength of the Carriah region was not weak. He was also worried that such a hidden danger would be placed in the rear of the army without being dealt with, so he did not accept the request of Mothoras, but proposed: The Carria region must surrender Dionia!

This was of course unacceptable to the ambitious Morsolas, so the negotiations failed and the war began.

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knew that the Greek coalition was strong in morale and strength, and that it would only fail miserably in a field battle, so he shrank his troops into the city and defended with all his strength to delay time and wait for the battle situation to change.

The father and son Hekatomnus and Mothoras have been operating the Carriah region for more than 20 years. The opposition has been suppressed for a long time and has little influence. The people basically agree with the rule of this family, so it cannot be like Ephesus. So and Miles did turbulence and riots when the army was overwhelmed, so the Greek coalition had no other means than a hard attack.

However, under the city of Halicarnassus, where the walls are thick and well-defended, several storms of the Greek coalition forces have failed, causing the generals of the Greek coalition forces to be swept away from their contemptuous attitude due to the previous smooth offensive situation. Sora, had to patiently start a fierce battle with Mothoras.

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At the end of April, Davos led a large army from Daphne to the east. The 6-day trek crossed the desert and bypassed Gaza City into Canaan.

It then easily captured the port of Jaffa, making it a major supply port for the army.

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