Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1301

[Chapter 250 The Persian Visitor]

At the same time, the Tyrians also discovered that King Davos personally led more than 100,000 troops. There was also a Greek coalition army of 60,000 to 70,000 people in Asia Minor. A total of more than 200,000 powerful troops had defeated the Persian army many times. Swing, unstoppable.

The Persian army may be larger in number, but in terms of combat effectiveness, it does not seem to be an opponent of the mighty and uniform Dionysian army. This is the feeling of General Tyre who has followed the Persian army many times.

More importantly, in the Cyprus naval battle, many Tyrians became prisoners of Dionia, and they are still imprisoned in Cyprus.

Davos was delighted by Tyre’s surrender. He immediately sent a messenger to let the three armies that had landed in Cyprus before discussing with the Dionysian First and Second Fleet, and to formulate a plan to land in the Gulf of Syria and capture Mile Andrews as soon as possible. City’s military plan.

At the same time, the surrender of Tyre also had a huge impact on other Phoenician city-states. They were not as powerful as Tyre, and there were no cities built in the sea to defend, let alone confront Dionia, so Sidon , Aduras and other city-states also quickly surrendered, and the Dionysian army successfully conquered the Phoenician region.

Davos did not immediately lead his army north. He waited for the Cypriot army to successfully land in the Syrian Gulf before giving the order to go north.

But the route of the march was no longer along the coast, because the Ribanus Mountains, from north to south, became a barrier to the north near the east coast. huge army.

Davos also did not choose to bypass Mount Lebanus and walk to the edge of the desert to the east. First, the journey is farther. Second, the climate is hot, the people along the way are sparsely populated, and the supply of drinking water is difficult. There are no big towns, except in the Its southern end, Damascus, is very close to the Phoenician region.

Maybe Damascus will become a battleground in the Near East in the future historical development, but at this time Davos really didn’t take it seriously. Although it is still a big town, it has no The Persian garrison, II did not show hostility to the Dionysian army, but sent messengers to express neutrality to Davos.

Therefore, Davos did not take the time to capture Damascus, but just let the mountain reconnaissance team closely monitor the movements of Damascus, and led the army to leave the Phoenicia region and enter the Lebanus Mountains eastward.

The snow waters of the Amanus Mountains in northern Syria converge into a river, the Eurontes, which flows from north to south, through the Lebanus Mountains, and finally into the northern part of the Phoenician region, thus in the middle of its mountains A relatively wide and narrow plain, the Amick Plain, was formed, which was the northward marching route of the Dionysian army.

Fearing that the Persians would be blocked by heavy troops in the north, Divers ordered the troops in Cyprus to land in Syria first to ensure the smooth northward movement of the main force.

But in fact, Davos was too worried. Not long ago, part of the garrison in Syria had been transferred by the Persian king to Phanabazos in Asia Minor,

resulting in the lack of troops here and the inability to intercept the main force of Dionia. Not even enough to defend the region.

The Cypriot army landed easily on the Syrian coast, quickly captured the city of Milliandrus, then moved eastward rapidly and surrounded the town of Sochi at the northern entrance to the Amik Plain.

By the time the main Dionysian force arrived near Sochi, the town had already been conquered.

After Davos led the army through Sochi and entered the Syrian area, he stopped advancing and began to camp and rest.

The camp under construction stretches from the foot of Mount Amanus in the north to the foothills of Mount Lebanus in the south, next to the Eurontes River in the east, and backed by the bay in the west, occupying a well-defended position.

Davos also sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to cross the Eurontes River to investigate the movements of the Persian army eastward.

At the same time, he sent some troops to attack the coastal pass in the northwest, the Syrian pass. Once it was occupied, he continued to attack westward, attacking the towns of Issus, Kastablum, Philotas, etc., to get through. From the coastal passage of Asia Minor, to receive the Greek coalition forces as soon as possible, and after the two armies meet, they will attack east together. This is the next step of Davos’ plan.

But what Davos didn’t know was that the Greek coalition, which had attacked quickly before, was now in some trouble.

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After the Greek coalition was frustrated in the attack on Haskarnassus, in order not to waste time and reduce the loss of troops, Leo Tichides decided: leave part of the army to surround the city, and the main force of the army continues eastward.

However, after passing through Carriah and entering the Lycia area, the Greek coalition could no longer advance along the coast, because Lycia and the adjacent Pisidia area were all mountainous areas, and the road was difficult, so the army could only go north. Passing through Lycia, Pisidia, and then through the pass of the Taurus Mountains in the Cappadocia region, and entering the rich Silesia region, most of the roads to be traveled are the roads built by the Persian court to rule the empire. The straight road in the west of Asia Minor, although this road is relatively easy to walk, but it has to enter the interior of Asia Minor.

During this period, the Persian military commander of Asia Minor, Phanabazus, reorganized part of the defeated army, and received some reinforcements sent by the royal court (the battle report of Phanabazus was sent to Artaxerxes). After that, the Persian king believed in the letter that “the reason for the failure of the battle was because of the sudden mutiny of the Persian mercenaries”, so he did not remove his post, but instead sent more reinforcements, ordering him to do his best to intercept the Greek coalition forces. In Asia Minor), the strength was partially restored, but the irony is that this time Phanabazos did not dare to face the Greek coalition head-on. Instead, he decided to implement the suggestion of Jason who was killed by him: fortify the walls and clear the fields, and at the same time send Small groups of troops took advantage of the terrain to continuously harass the transport lines of the Greek coalition.

The governors of Asia Minor, who had already tasted the combat effectiveness of the Greek coalition, did not firmly oppose this time, which enabled this strategy to be implemented.

Because the Greek coalition failed to capture Halicarnassus, an important town with a large port, more of the Greek coalition’s grain fleet could only land at Miletus port, and the supply line was stretched, while Farabazos Their defensive tactics also posed a huge threat to this long supply line. The Greek coalition forces entering the inner road could not collect food and grass on the spot, and had to send heavy troops to protect the supply line, which seriously slowed down the speed of the eastward advance.

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In September, the contingents dispatched by Davos captured Issus, captured Kastabrum, and even moved westward to Maras, which was only separated from the rich Silesia by a plain of Alain.

But the Greek coalition had not even passed through Pisidia and reached the region of Cappadocia, and the two sides were far apart.

During this time, the scout cavalry sent to the east to investigate all reported: they found a huge Persian giant near the city of Tabosacus (the city is located on the Euphrates River, more than 200 miles away from the Eurontes River). Barracks, and there are still Persian troops coming from the east…

The Persian army is finally coming!

… Whether it was Davos or the generals under his command, he immediately cheered up. Not only did he order his soldiers to reinforce the camp and strengthen the defense, but at the same time, Davos also sent messengers to the Alain Plain, informing them to prepare there. The troops responding to the Greek coalition returned immediately.

Not long after, many Persian cavalry appeared on the east bank of the Eurontes River, trying to cross the river to spy on the Dionysian barracks.

The Dionian cavalry drove it away, and there were many small-scale fights, but the main forces of both sides stayed in Syria and the other was stationed near Taposakus. Both sides stood still and faced off for more than a month.

This evening, Davos welcomed a guest in his tent.

“Izam, you’re finally back! I haven’t heard from you for so long, I thought you were nostalgic for your hometown and didn’t want to go back to Dionia, hahaha…” Although Davos was joking, his mood But he was very excited, strode forward, and gave Izam a strong hug.

“Your Majesty, seriously, I went back to Dukeya and saw my brothers talking familiar words, wearing familiar clothes, eating familiar food… I always feel inexplicably scared–” Iza Mu said with a look of relief: “I am afraid that my decades of experience in Dionia are just a dream! Now that I have seen Your Majesty, I am completely relieved!”

Then he said with a little guilt: ” I found that I couldn’t live without Dionysian’s prosperous life, and UU reading www.sonicmtl.com was completely unable to adapt to Dukeya’s poverty…”

Davos comforted him and said: “Under the conditions, people are willing to enjoy happiness and will not take the initiative to suffer pain. But Duqya’s poverty is mainly caused by the cruel oppression of the Persians, as long as we defeat the Persians , I believe that the poor situation of the Dukeya people will gradually improve! Oh, by the way, you have not eaten all the way back, right?”

“Your Majesty, before I came to see you, I went to see Mr. Mariji, and I was there with him. Had something to eat there. This time if Lord Marigi had not found a Persian caravan to provide cover for my move, I would not have gotten Dadukya so smoothly!”

Davos looked beside Izam With a calm face, Mariji said with a smile: “I’m afraid you still don’t know, Mariji used to be the royal businessman of Prince Cyrus, and he has a lot of connections among merchants in western Persia. He defeated him more than ten years ago. After Carthage, considering that Persia would become the kingdom’s biggest enemy, he quietly supported several trusted friends in Persia with the assistance of the Intelligence Department. These friends of the kingdom also gave Duke several times. Ya quietly sells weapons and food prohibited by Persia…”

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