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Chapter 1163 Allying with Arcadia

Although everyone here did not know much about the difficulties Thebes was facing today, they had never thought of asking Thebes to provide aid and fight against Sparta. Therefore, Ipamilonda's candid apology made Ike Everyone led by Lotoka Tax was a little surprised and a little moved.

Clotokatax immediately said: "General Epamelonda, Thebes is facing difficulties now and cannot support us. We can understand this, so your Majesty sent enough soldiers to the Peloponnese. To deal with Sparta, our Dionysian power alone is enough. When Sparta is completely defeated, we will lead the army north to help you eliminate other threats and completely restore peace to Thebes! "

Clotokatax did not make the promise at will because of a moment of excitement. He considered that since the Kingdom of Dionia wants to dominate the situation in Greece, it is likely to conflict with Athens and Thessaly in the future. Using the excuse of helping the ally Thebes can not only gain Thebes' gratitude and assistance, but also conceal the true purpose. Why not?
Printors also took this into consideration, so when Crotokatax made his promise, he did not interrupt or cover it up.

After hearing this, the army commanders such as Olivers and Tygetilus learned that besides Sparta, there were other battles to fight, so they naturally agreed.

Ipamironda looked quite moved, and he said emotionally: "When I go back, I will definitely tell every Theban person that what Dionya has done for Thebes will make me happy." The Thebans should never forget your kindness! Apollo, I swear in your name that I will do my best to make Thebes the strongest ally of Dionia in Greece!"

When Ipamilonda knelt down on his knees, raised his palms to the sky, and swore solemnly, Clotokatax was stunned. He suddenly felt a little ashamed, and quickly stepped forward to help her up: "Ipamilonda General Ronda, you... you are..."

"Compared to the great help you Dionia has given to Thebes, this is all I can do." Ipamironda said sincerely.

Clotokatax was a little moved and didn't know what to say.

Epamironda spoke again: "Now you are at war with Sparta. Thebes is temporarily unable to send troops to join the battle, but we have persuaded the Arcadians to support you."

"I have heard from the previous commander about this matter." Clotokatax frowned and said as gently as possible: "However, I heard that Sparta has sent an envoy to communicate with Arkady. The demi-humans have restored their friendship, so the Arcadians have not yet sent an envoy to ask for our help.”

Ipamironda smiled slightly and said sternly: "The Arcadian Alliance has just been established, and the city-states it belongs to have always been allies of Sparta in the past. Facing this rare show of goodwill from the Spartans, it is unacceptable to hesitate. Avoided. However, the leader of the Arcadian Alliance is Mantinia. The city of Mantinia was once destroyed by Sparta. The Mantinians were displaced for more than ten years. They had deep ties with the Spartans. It is impossible to reconcile with the Spartans with hatred.

What's more, Lycomedes, the chief general of Mantinnia, was the main figure who promoted the establishment of the Arcadian Alliance. He had a high reputation not only in Mantinnia but also in the entire Arcadia region. He once served as an envoy He went to Thebes to ask for help, and was persuaded by us to ask for help from Dionia instead.On the way to Messenia, I spent a few days with him. I think he is a very wise and far-sighted man. He will definitely not allow the Spartan conspiracy to succeed! "

"Since the general said so, let's wait a little longer." Clotokatax agreed with Ipamilonda's suggestion.

Olivers next to him had some objections to this and wanted to express his opinion, but Printols stopped him with his eyes.

His unwilling expression fell into Ipamironda's eyes, and Ipamironda continued to talk with Clotokatax calmly as if he hadn't seen him.

The two sides exchanged some views and suggestions on "how to defeat the Spartans", and later even exchanged views on "how to train soldiers and how to organize the army". Even the captains of the Olivers also joined in, The conversation lasted for more than three hours, and until Ipamilonda took her leave and left, the others were still impressed.

Looking at the back of his departure, Clotokatax couldn't help sighing: "Ipamironda is not only very insightful in military affairs, but also very knowledgeable, and he is also so humble and eager to learn. A respectable old man!"

"What a pity." Printors said in a deep voice: "We have come to Greece, which will definitely restrict Thebes' continued growth. Ipamilonda may not have the opportunity to continue to display his talent!"

"But at least more Thebans were prevented from dying." Clotokatax said softly.

"Your Highness." Olivers interjected: "Do we really have to wait for the Arcadians to make a decision before leading the army to attack the Spartans from the north?"

"Uncle Olivers." Although Crotokatax's tone was gentle, his expression was firm: "The situation in the Peloponnese is complicated. We cannot be anxious, otherwise we may turn those who are supposed to be friends into enemies."

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Facts have proved that Ipamelonda's judgment was not wrong, and Crotocatacus's waiting was also correct. On the second day after Ipamelonda left Messenia, the Arcadian envoy arrived. The leader was none other than Lycomedes.

Originally he just came to ask for help, but in Messenia he saw the powerful army of Dionia, and the Dionia army was fully helping the Messenians rebuild the new Messenian government and the city of Messenia .

After thinking about it, Lycomedes changed his mind and decided to form an alliance with Dionia.

Crotokatax held talks with him as the commander of the Dionian expeditionary force and as a prince.

After two days of consultations, the two sides initially drafted a resolution, the main contents of which are: Dionia recognizes the Arcadian Alliance and ensures that the interests of its alliance are not infringed;

The Arcadian League also recognized Messenia and would maintain friendly relations with it;
Dionia will assist the Arcadian Alliance in building the city of Megalobilis as a symbol of friendship between the two parties;

Dionia has formed a military alliance with the Arcadian Alliance. When one party is invaded by a powerful enemy, the other party will provide full assistance.And if we want to attack the enemy together, we will only target Sparta...

Judging from this alliance treaty, the Dionia side undoubtedly suffered some losses, but Crotokatax, Printols and others had reached an agreement during private discussions: as long as they can get the With the support of the people in the Arcadia region in the center of the Peloponnese (even if it is just neutral), Dionia's attack on Sparta will undoubtedly be much smoother, and it doesn't hurt to suffer some losses temporarily.

After the agreement was reached, Lycomedes did not stay in Messenia longer, and immediately returned to Arcadia, preparing to persuade the alliance so that the agreement could be finally passed.

Clotokatax also sent a messenger to bring the agreement back to Thurii for Davos to review.

This back and forth will naturally take some time. During this period, under the advice of Printors, Crotocatacus suspended the soldiers to continue their construction activities, and all were replaced by Messenians, who began to strengthen the army. training, and he stayed at the training ground every day, supervising the army's training while also letting the soldiers get used to his presence.

The alliance agreement with the Arcadian Alliance was quickly approved after it was presented to King Davos.However, the Arcadian Alliance has caused a lot of controversy on this matter. In fact, the members of the entire alliance have had different opinions on the issue of "Accept Sparta's peace proposal? Or ask for help from Dionia?" Due to minor differences, Lycomedas also spent a lot of energy before the alliance finally agreed to ask for help from Dionia.

It is said that the Spartans were conservative, and the Arcadians were even worse than them.This is because the Arcadia region is located in the center of the Peloponnese Peninsula. It is not close to the sea and is mostly mountainous. It is relatively isolated geographically. The local people are very wary of external forces.

Among them, the situation of the Mandinians is much better. After all, they have been wandering for more than ten years and have more knowledge.A hundred years ago, Queen Tegea and Ochomenus were the most determined opponents.

Tegea is located in the southeast of the region. Since joining the Peloponnesian League a hundred years ago, Sparta has always used it as a barrier to the north of Laconia. Therefore, it has long used methods of both suppression and cooptation. As a result, after Tegea joined the Arcadian Alliance, there are still many pro-Spartan people in the country, so when Sparta sent envoys to sue for peace from the alliance, it was the most active; and Ochomenus Located to the east of Arcadia and adjacent to Pisa, the two have a close relationship. When the Olympian Games were held, Ochomenus even shared some interests, such as allowing Ochomenus merchants to go to some good areas in Olympia. Setting up stalls and allowing the priests of Ochomenus to participate in the games... However, Pisa was fully supported by Sparta, which made the Ochomenus have complicated feelings towards Sparta...

From the perspective of these Arcadian city-states, independence from Sparta was a last resort, but helping a foreign force fight Sparta was unacceptable, even though Lycomedas argued that "In order to ensure the security of the Arcadian Alliance, this is just a stop-gap measure." Councilors from these city-states still said it was difficult to accept it.Therefore, for several days, the Arcadian Alliance Council debated endlessly on the issue of "alliance with Dionia".

(End of this chapter)