ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 11 Meeting
Unexpectedly, the Persian envoy did not mention the surrender of the Greek mercenaries, but proposed a truce between the two armies.The mercenaries who are already in trouble certainly want it.After some negotiations, a truce was reached, and the Persians were to provide supplies to the Greeks.This is good news for the mercenaries, because their food stores have been exhausted, and they were originally planning to burn, kill and loot the villages along the way.

Although there was a truce, Clearchus did not relax his guard: the Persian envoy led the way, and Clearchus ordered the entire army to march in a three-way column and a four-column battle formation.Along the way, they constantly encountered trenches three or four meters wide blocking the road. The trenches were filled with sewage, and the soldiers had to cut down trees to build wooden bridges.Davos and the others, who were located in the rear guard's baggage camp, had an easy time.

"Look, that's Clearkus!" Following the direction of Olivers's finger, Davos saw a tall, middle-aged man, shirtless, with bronzed muscles and several conspicuous features. Scar was carrying a freshly cut tree trunk with the soldiers.When he reached the ditch, he took the lead and jumped into the ditch without hesitation. He didn't care about the mud that splashed on his head, and immediately began to repair the newly broken wooden bridge.

"Yes, this is Clearkus! And where is our Menon?!" Matonis said sadly, which was meaningful.

Although due to the conflict between Menon and Clearkus, the troops he led also had fighting due to the conflict.But the soldiers are not fools. They see everything the leaders do. Who is trustworthy?Who is more capable?They have a clear mind.There are more than a dozen mercenary leaders, why is Clearkus always the main one? !It's not unreasonable.

This is the way to lead an army!Davos has been watching Clearkus's performance and said to himself in his heart.

Near dusk the Greeks reached their destination.The villages where the Persian envoys settled the Greek mercenaries not only prepared comfortable residences, but also provided abundant food: fruit wine, drinks, bread, dates...

The soldiers couldn't help but cheer.

For a moment, Davos was also confused: Could it be that the Persians were really frightened by the Greek heavy infantry and really wanted a truce?

Just when he and his companions had tasted the food and made sure it was okay, and were about to eat and drink, Antonios came: "Davos, Menon wants to see you!"

"Now?!" Davos swallowed.

"Now!" Antonios nodded.

"Don't worry, it's nothing! Menon just heard that Davos helped us solve several problems. Out of curiosity, I wanted to see him. Maybe there will be rewards!" Seeing everyone's expressions of concern, Antonios did Guaranteed.

Antonios took Davos to a big house in the center of the village and said to the guard at the door: "Menon wants to see Davos, he is already here."

The guard looked at Davos curiously, and then said: "Menon has something important to do now. Please wait a moment."

After a while, there was still no movement inside.Davos still spoke to Antonios calmly.Antonios was anxious: "What's not done yet, I'll go in and hurry up!" After saying that, he was about to rush in, but was stopped by the guard: "Antonios, do you want me to be scolded?"

Antonios glared at him, and the guard finally gave in: "I'm afraid of you, I'll go take a look again." After that, he turned around and ran into the house.

After a while, he came out: "Go in, Menon is waiting." He said, but his eyes did not dare to meet Antonios.

Davos was about to go in, Antonios pressed his shoulders, and said: "Menon sometimes has a bad temper, if he says something about you, don't argue with him, just listen."

Davos smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a child."

Antonios nodded.The conversation along the way allowed him to deepen his understanding of Davos: this young man is far more stable than his peers.Watching Davos enter the room, Antonios thought: No, he is not a child. Who is a child?Menon?

He smiled helplessly. It seemed that this young man was not easy to mess with.He turned back and said angrily to the guard: "Portacus, you deliberately left us hanging here."

"Gee, Antonios, you understand. Who but Menon would do such a boring thing."

"Humph!"

"That young man is the 'favored one' of Hades you mentioned?! I think he seems to understand what's going on. He even smiled at me just now..."

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Of course Davos understood what was going on: I had seen it a lot in the agency in my previous life. Isn't it just a show of power? The more people adopt this method, the less confident they are in their control. Is Menon like this?

Davos curled his lips and walked through the courtyard to the main room.

"Leader Menon, soldier Davos has been ordered to come!"

"Come in." A high-pitched voice came from the room.

Davos strode into the house. There was a man sitting in the middle of the living room, wearing a shiny breastplate, but it didn't seem to add more majesty to him, because if his fair face had shaved off his beard, he would definitely be handsome. .

Davos couldn't help but think of some bad rumors about Menon, such as the ambiguous story between him and Cyrus's adjutant Alireus.He was suddenly a little nervous: Could this person be targeting me...

Menon was also looking at Davos: strong body, average height, average appearance, and a slightly immature face without even a beard, but standing there gave him a unique temperament.

"Well... I heard that you are some kind of 'God's Favorite', so I want to ask, are the Persians sincere in their truce with us this time? Or do they have other ideas?" Menon asked seemingly casually.

"Sorry, leader. I don't know!" Davos replied without thinking.

Daves's direct answer made Menon a little dazed, and finally a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Then tell me, can we go home safely this time?"

"I don't know." Davos's answer was still simple.

"Asshole!" Menon was furious and slapped the chair hard: "Didn't you tell the whole camp that you had an oracle! Didn't you tell others that you knew everything! Now you don't speak! You liar !”

Davos raised his eyebrows: "Chief Menon, I am lucky to survive the battlefield, but I have never claimed that I am a favored one by God. My teammates can prove this. Whatever others think, I think so. I have no control over their affairs.

As for the oracle, I have never said anything about it.It's just that sometimes when chatting with my teammates, I talk about what might happen next, and luckily I get it right.Whether you can return home safely is what you, the leader, have to worry about. We soldiers just want to get some comfort and encouragement by talking and chatting after the battle. "

After hearing this, Menon's first reaction was that this guy was very eloquent, but for a moment he couldn't find a way to fight back. The calm look he looked at Menon face to face made Menon feel the boldness of the other person.

Menon was a little irritated and was in a daze for a while. Then he waved his hand and said, "I will investigate what you said. In short, don't make random guesses about the Persians. This will affect the morale of the soldiers."

Davos immediately lowered his head and said obediently: "Yes!"

Only then did Menon feel better. He reached out and grabbed a handful of drachmas and said, "Anyway, this time you came up with an idea to help our troops. This is given to you by me, the mercenary leader Menon." Reward. Remember, if you have any good ideas next time, just come to me directly and I will give you a reward!"

Davos pretended to be happy and reached out his hand to take it: "Thank you, chief!"

Menon waved him off and looked at him walking out of the room. Menon looked a little dazed: Menon and Davers were in an employment relationship. Menon did not have the power of life and death, only the right to fire.However, if a soldier with a brain is fired, he will be reused in other military camps, but it is Menon who suffers.So Menon just wanted to beat Daves, and didn't want him to expand his influence in the barracks, and at the same time control him in his hands.But judging from this meeting, it seems that it is not so easy...

　It finally snowed in Beijing today. My child was very happy. I played outside with her for an hour and I was freezing to death!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)