"What are you thinking about? Are you a Dionian?" Pero Pidas asked in detail.

"To be precise, it should be the army of Dionia." Ipa Mironda said frankly: "This time I went to Mesenia and stayed there for several days. I was lucky enough to visit the camp, checkpoints, temporary ports in Dionia, and watched their training, logistics transportation, and healing soldiers... I benefited a lot. In order to avoid forgetting, I took the time to record and organize them after I came back..."

After hearing this, Pero Pidas immediately understood his intention: "Do you think these beneficial things implemented by the Diorinian army can be applied to our army?"

Ipa Mironda shook his head lightly: "Dionia is a powerful kingdom, but we are not even unified in the entire Piosha. We do not have such strong national strength and many things cannot be implemented, but we can learn from it. More importantly, we can clarify the direction of our army's future development..."

"After you have sorted it out, you must show it to me first." Pero Pidas said with interest.

"This is for sure! Because I will submit a new military reform proposal to the Parliament at that time, and I need your support."

"I have always supported you in this regard." Pero Pidas agreed without hesitation, and then he said: "It seems that you have determined that the strength of the Dionian army is, and they can defeat Sparta."

"Yes, I think even if Sparta did not experience the Battle of Liuquetra, they would never be opponents of the Dionians!" Ipa Mironda said confidently.

“Even if there is Persian support?”

"Persia is too far away, and they cannot support Sparta to an infinite extent."

"So what after the Dionians defeated Sparta?" Pelopidas changed the subject: "I remember when you came back and told the parliament about your mission to Mesenia, he mentioned, 'Commander of Dionia hopes that the Greek mainland can stop the war and restore peace'... What do you think he means?"

"Don't you think this sentence is very familiar! The Persians just said it not long ago." Ipa Mironda said meaningfully.

Peropidas was not surprised. He stood up and thought, while paced: "You are the same as I thought. The Dionians probably want to be the second Persia and control the situation in Greece... With the current strength of Dionia and the hostile relationship between it and Persia, it is completely understandable that they want to control Greece in their own hands. But... Although Dionia is closer to this place than Persia, their territory is not here after all. Do you think Dionia will be like Persia... choose a Sparta to control the situation here for it?"

Ipa Mironda pondered and said, "From the current situation, the Dionians, like Persia, want to control Greece first, as a springboard, and then fight against each other. But the situation in Greece is very complicated, with hay everywhere here. If you accidentally touch a little Mars, it may cause a big fire. So the method you just mentioned should be the best choice for the Dionians, and we must try our best to become the Sparta in the hands of Dionia, which will be of great benefit to Thebes' future development!"

"I think so too, and if Dionia really has such a thought, we Thebes will undoubtedly be their best partner in Greece!" Although Pero Pidas said so, his mood did not seem excited, but instead frowned: "It's just that the situation has changed a little now. Before coming to your house, I met the priests of Delphi."

"What did Delphi send the priest to Thebes?" Ipa Mironda immediately became alert.

Pero Pidas said with a serious expression: "The priest told me that after hearing the news that the army of Dionys invaded Peloponnese, they felt that things were extraordinary, so they asked Apollo for an oracle. However, Pitya saw the illusion of the temple of Delphi burning in the fire. They believed that this was a warning given by Apollo. If the invasion of the Dionys who were harboring heretics, the Greek land would be destroyed. So they sent priests to the various city-states of the Holy Alliance, hoping that the Greek city-states could unite, just like they repelled Persia and drove the alien tribe of Dionys out of Greece..."

Ipa Mironda, who had been speaking slowly and was gentle before, changed his face. He asked anxiously: "How did you answer the priest Delphi?"

"Of course I will not agree with the statement of the priest Delphi. If the gods can really give a warning, why did not protect us Thebes, but let the Spartans easily occupy our acropolis." Peropidas said angrily, and then sighed: "However, Delphi has a great influence among the people after all, so I did not object explicitly, but instead said, 'We Thebes are now in a stalemate with Athens, and we must beware of the Thessals going south, and we really have no spare energy to fight against the Dionians, not to mention that we have just signed an alliance agreement with them. Now the Dionians fulfill the alliance to help us fight against our mortal enemy Sparta. How can we Thebes not keep our promises and betray the Dionians at this time!'

But the damn priest Delphi accused, 'Thebes should not have formed an alliance with Dionys, which gave Dionys reason to interfere in the Greek war, and they had long coveted Greece.' He asked us to terminate the alliance with Dionys as soon as possible, and told me not to worry about the security of the territory anymore. Delphi had consulted with the priests of Olympia and agreed to send envoys to various city-states, including Jason of Thessali and Athens, to persuade them to put aside their hatred and join forces to fight against the foreign invaders Dionys..."

"This is to form a whole Greek coalition to fight against Dionia!" Ipa Mironda took a breath. He did not expect that Delphi and Olympia would react so much. Although these two places had almost no force, they were holy places in all Greek and had a great impact on the people. If they were determined to fight against Dionia, the city-state governments might be able to achieve it under the pressure of the people...

He calmed down and said, "I think... Athens would probably agree with the advice of the priest Delphi, but would Jason agree? At the beginning, Thessali had the strength to fight Sparta, but this man had always hidden his ambitions, hiding in the grass in the north like a cunning wolf. It was not until we defeated the Spartans in Ruktra that we began to take action. Will he do the same trick again this time?"

"Jiasong is indeed very smart. The priest Delphi may not be able to persuade him." Pelopidas agreed, and he said with a serious expression: "I did not give the priest Delphi a definite answer, but tomorrow he will go to the council to make a request to all members."

"So you come to me first, and then you have to go to other members of the MPs' homes to seek support?" Ipa Mironda understood the true intention of his friend, and he immediately asked, "So what are your opinions on the request of the priest Delphi?"

"My opinion... Didn't I just say that if Dionia wants to be the second Persia, Thebes will become the second Sparta. I have been to Persia and also to Dionia. The ordinary towns in the Kingdom of Dionia are more prosperous than many Greek city-states, not to mention their central city Turiyi. I feel that it is no less than Babylon in Persia, and even more energetic than Babylon!

What's more, you just told me that the army of Dionia is also very powerful! So I think that today's Greece not only gathers the power of most city-states, but also finds it difficult to fight against Dionia, the powerful. Thebes should stand on the side of the winners so that our efforts in the past few years will not be in vain!"

"I support you!" Ipa Mironda first expressed his attitude, and at the same time he reminded carefully: "But it is difficult for you to get the full support of the members of the parliament, and it is even more difficult to convince the people of Thebes. Let's take a step back, even if you really let the Council agree to your proposal, it is probably difficult for Piosha to support all of our allies in Piosha. At that time, the Piosha Alliance we have worked hard to establish will not only be disbanded, but also in Central Greece, Thebes will be isolated and even besieged by other city-states again!"

"I have also considered the issues you mentioned. Of course, I will not explicitly reject the request of the priest Delphi and publicly support Dionys." Pero Pidas smiled a little weirdly: "But I can delay time! Athens, Corinth, Argos, Elis, Fokis, Lochris, and Thessalis... There are many Greek city-states, and each has its own interests and needs, and there are many contradictions between them. Delphi and Olympia cannot convince them in a short time and unite them to deal with the Dionys.

And even if they were convinced that the city-states would conduct military mobilization and finally bringing the troops together would take a lot of time. I see... These will take at least two or three months. In such a long time, maybe the war between Dionia and Sparta has ended. The Dionians will take new actions, and the situation will become clearer, which will help us make new decisions."
Chapter completed!