Hot spring pass.

In a famous place of hard fighting, the God of Xerxes landed in from then on, killing the King of Sparta and 300 warriors, but he lost more than 10,000 elite soldiers, and he still lost even though he won.

As a master of military strategy and strategy, Sun Bin, just like the God King Xerxes of that year, also selected a large army to land from the Hot Spring Valley, and went directly to the rear of Sparta, and captured the king first!

This is determined by Sparta's unique geographical location. This fierce city is an anomaly even in Europe in the third century BC. It is the only capital city in Europe without city walls! In the eyes of the Spartans, the numerous mountains surrounding Sparta, the ocean and the chests of the Spartan warriors are Sparta's strongest protection.

Because Sparta is surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if Sun Bin does not want to break through the heavy blockades of the Peloponnese alliance countries and then crosses the rugged and difficult mountain roads to Sparta, he can only consider transporting the army from the southeastern sea and conquering the Hot Spring Valley after landing. Although this battle will still be extremely difficult, it is the only choice.

In the spring of 347 BC, when the first spring snow completely melted, the Chinese coalition forces in Athens embarked on a journey. The chief general of Athens led an elite army of 5,000 citizens and an army of 12,000 free people. From Athens, he began his difficult war to attack the Peloponnese alliance. In Sun Bin's view, his scarecrow army did not seek merit. As long as he could hold up the allied countries of Sparta, even if he won, the real decisive battle was never here, but at the Hot Spring Pass!

The Chinese army dispatched a total of 50,000 people, heading south from the sea and landed on the coastline southwest of Sparta. This army was composed of a multi-national coalition of China. The core forces were 10,000 Qin troops, 8,000 Wei troops, 5,000 Chu troops, 3,000 Qi troops, 3,000 Zhao troops, as well as Lu, Song, Han, Wei and other countries' "miscellaneous troops". Sparta violated the "anti-human crimes", and the UN Security Council issued the order, and even in the name of the Zhou emperor as the head of the Security Council, Qin had no reason to bear it independently. Ying Quliang and Bai Dong were also preparing to invest too much force on the European battlefield, so it was the most appropriate way to get a share of the pie.

The climate of the Balkans during the Spring Festival is humid and warm, and the northwest wind from the depths of the Mediterranean has gradually turned into a warm southeastern wind. Standing next to the "Wanfu Road" in front of the hot spring pass and staring at the endless ocean in the northeast, Clyonmini II took a deep breath of salty and humid air, feeling a little excited and a little uneasy, but this complex mood was soon obscured by his ambitions.

"The Spartans will always pursue victory, and victory will always belong to the Spartans! Whether the enemy is the once extremely powerful Persian god Xerxes or the Chinese invaders from the East! All the Spartans have to do is defeat and completely eliminate them!"

Sparta needs a great victory today. After fighting Athens for decades, Cleon Minnie II saw Athens decline step by step, and also saw Sparta gradually bid farewell to its former glory. From the mid-century period to the present, Sparta's citizens have dropped from 17 to less than 1,000 today. If it continues, Sparta will commit suicide by chronic suicide!

What Sparta wants is rapid and comprehensive conquest! Only in this way can one truly become powerful through war. The tug-of-war with Athens in the fifty or sixty years is like a huge quagmire, dragging these two largest Greek city-confederate alliances into endless wars. Athens is weakening, and isn’t Sparta also declining step by step? If this continues, it will only bring the ambitious Romans, even the Gauls and Iliads!

What Sparta needed was a quick battle, a decisive battle! Clyonmini II never doubted that Sparta would win. Even if he could see thousands of Chinese warships on the eastern seas and Chinese army landing on the seaside like ants, his decisive desire never wavered at all.

"Crates, does Ashidamus still insist on not sending troops to the Hot Spring Pass? What is the attitude of the Senate?"

He was born in the Akiyard lineage, just like his ancestor Leonida I, he always had the confidence to win no matter how powerful the enemy he faced. There was only the word "aggressive" in his son's decree! In contrast to him, Ashidamus, who was from the Euripontied lineage, was a typical conservative monarch. The two kings of Sparta had different opinions, and the attitude of the Senate was particularly important.

"My Majesty, the Senate and Ashidamus are just one nostril. They still think that China is just outsiders, and think that China is just like Persia back then. Even if it can achieve a short victory, it will be destined to fail like Xerxes! The Athenians are the real enemy of Sparta, so Ashidamus's King's Guard will not come to help us; without the order of the Senate, the army composed of border residents cannot be used. We are like the great His Majesty Leonida, and we have to face the strong enemy alone in the hot spring gate." His guard captain Crates said in a low mood: "It's really a ghost! They don't think about it. Sparta had Athens and countless Greek city-states as allies, and today Athens is our enemy! These are idiots whose eyes can only see their noses!"

"Shut up Crates, after all, it's the Spartan Senate and another king! Even if you are the captain of the guards I trust most, there is no right to criticize them like this."

Cryonmini patted Crates on the shoulder: "We just need to tell the Senate one after another victory, and we are right. Leonida I had only three hundred guards, but it held the Persian army for twenty-seven days! I killed more than 10,000 enemies. Now I have six hundred guards. Can I not be as good as my ancestors? Let us dye the hot spring pass red with the blood of the Chinese people and clean the eyes of the Senate! So, everything will be fine!"

When did the Athenians be qualified to be enemies of the Spartans? Clyonmini actually agreed with Crates, Ashidamus and the Senate were just a group of short-sighted guys, but unlike Crates, Crates liked to complain more, while he attached more importance to action.

With the natural danger of hot springs, he was confident that he would block the Chinese army for at least two months. The Chinese army coming from the sea would not delay for two months no matter what; and these two months would reveal the true appearance of the Athenians, allowing the guys in the Senate to see clearly who is the real enemy of Sparta!
Chapter completed!