ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1114 Training Ground

"Polus, your performance was the worst yesterday. The brothers have already started fighting the Gauls, and you are still far behind, affecting the performance of our entire team!"

"Oh, forgive him. This is his first time on the battlefield. It's normal to be afraid."

"I...I'm not afraid, but my leather sandals are broken."

"That's a good reason."

"It's really broken!"

"That's also your fault! Military law has long stipulated that soldiers must take good care of their own equipment. Shoes are also one of the equipment. If you didn't check it properly, you can't blame others if something went wrong during the battle. Fortunately, yesterday's action If you attack, if you retreat, you will be caught by the enemy, and no one can save you then."

"It's hard to say. During the retreat, Polus might take off his shoes and run faster than us."

"you--"

"Okay, stop talking! Except for falling behind at the beginning, Polus performed very well in the subsequent battles. Brothers, think about the first time we went to the battlefield, Bipolus It’s not much better, so don’t blame each other. Remember! Our team is a whole. Only by helping each other and fighting side by side like brothers can we defeat the enemy and survive well! "

"The captain is right! Let's have a toast and celebrate yesterday's victory and that none of us got hurt!"

"Dry!!"

The soldiers shouted and drank the wine in their glasses, and the pretty young waitress hurried over to refill their glasses.

"Suna, have you considered it?! Marry me, and when I retire, come with me to Thurii! That's the greatest city in the world!..." A soldier said his heart out loud, relying on alcohol. talk.

The other soldiers immediately began to boo.

Although the waitress was a little shy, she had been exposed to the public to make a living. She had experienced a lot of this. She said softly: "Captain Nikapalos, I heard that you have a rule that soldiers are not allowed to get married while serving."

Of course, Nikapalos was facing his soldiers, so he said seriously: "There is indeed a rule, but you can get engaged first. I heard that several families in our residential area have already been engaged to the soldiers in our military camp."

"Yes, yes, you can get engaged first!!" The soldiers at the table cheered loudly, while the soldier who said he wanted to get married was smiling stupidly.

The waitress was not too panicked. She moved her big eyes flexibly and turned to look at the kitchen: "I can't make the decision on such an important matter. My father has to say this."

The tavern owner who was cutting meat in the kitchen had been paying attention to what was going on in the restaurant, and immediately shouted in blunt Greek: "No!" After saying that, the sound of the carving knife colliding with the cutting board became louder.

A soldier laughed and said: "Coladas, who told you that you were drunk last time and insisted on holding Suna's hand, which offended your future father-in-law."

"When did I hold Suna's hand?" Koladas looked confused.

"You were drunk at the time, so of course you don't remember. The captain was afraid that you would be locked up, so everyone kept it a secret."

Coradas saw that what he said was true, so he glanced at every teammate, including the captain. Seeing that "it is true" on their faces, he was shocked and finally looked at him embarrassedly. To Suna.

Suna had already hid in the kitchen.

"Suna, this guy dares to bully you, let me teach him a lesson for you!" A man stood up from the table next to him and said loudly, but he was a soldier from another team.

"This is between me and Suna, it's none of your business, get out of here!"

"Coladas, they say you are the most powerful soldier in our unit, but I am not afraid of you! Let's have a good competition today. Whoever wins, Suna will be his!"

"Come here, you will be beaten to the ground in a while, don't cry!"

Just when the two soldiers bumped into each other and the surrounding comrades were booing, the two team captains quickly stopped them loudly: "Stop making trouble, do you want to be punished by the military judge?!"

When the military judge was mentioned, the excited mood of the soldiers suddenly felt like a can of cold water was poured on them. Almost everyone had experienced being punished by him during their more than one year in the military camp, so everyone sat back down. We sat down and drank quietly.

However, Koladas was still a little unwilling and said angrily: "Boy, let's compete against each other in the next company football match to see who is better!"

"It's a fight, whoever is afraid of whom!" the soldier responded not to be outdone.

After a small disturbance subsided, the tavern was still full of laughter and excitement.

After the soldiers drink and relax here, they will wander around the streets of the civilian area and go to various shops to buy some daily necessities they need. However, they must rush back to the military camp before the sun sets to participate in the squad leader's roll call. If they are late, they will inevitably They will be punished, whether it is cleaning toilets, feeding livestock, boiling water in bathrooms, cleaning streets... it is all hard and tiring work, so under normal circumstances, soldiers will return to camp on time.

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Most of the credit for the construction of this flat and wide stone road that Maximus rode on horseback was attributed to the soldiers of the Border Corps. Road construction was also part of the military training of the Border Corps. In more than a year, the commander of the Corps had spared no time. It took a lot of time for the soldiers to build this road.

Four months ago, the avenue connected Florentia, and just last month another avenue connected three military camps and finally connected to the port city of Pisay. However, that avenue, which is undoubtedly more than ten times longer, is Tens of thousands of laborers were recruited by the Etruscan Alliance, and under the command of engineers sent by the Dionysian Construction Department, they worked together to complete it, all for the purpose of better ensuring and enhancing border defense.

The training ground is not far from the military camp and adjacent to the civilian area. It is a flat, flat grassland that has been trimmed.

Dozens of hard wooden stakes as tall as a person were erected on one side of the grassland. Under the supervision and guidance of the team officers, the heavy infantrymen, armed with long shields and bayonets (or short swords), repeatedly practiced poking at the wooden stakes. Stab (or slash).On the other side of the grassland, there are many targets erected, and the light infantry are practicing bows and javelins.

In front of the target at the far end, there was a man wearing a purple and red crowned helmet throwing a javelin. He ran a few steps, roared, and threw it with all his strength. The javelin flew 50 meters and passed through. Through the thick wooden target.

Behind him stood several men who were also wearing high-ranking officers' armor, cheering loudly. The other soldiers seemed to be used to it, and no one cast a curious look.

Even though Maximus couldn't see clearly the face of the javelin man, he knew that it was Hasdrubal, the commander of the Border Legion. This legion commander from Carthage always liked to leave the field personally in training and set an example first. So he was respected by the soldiers.

Maximus jumped off his horse, readjusted his helmet and breastplate, and walked straight towards the light infantry training ground.

The armory keeper who was guarding piles of javelins and arrows saw Maximus' arrival and immediately took the initiative to greet him: "Good morning, Lord Maximus!"

"After yesterday's battle, were the weapons consumed a lot?" Maximus asked bluntly.

"There is no waste, sir." The custodian replied: "I heard that there were not many Gauls who attacked Florentia yesterday. Our troops arrived in time. The Gauls were still looting the villages, so the team officer They directly sent a heavy infantry company to attack without using light infantry, and the battle ended quickly, and the soldiers' armor and weapons were not seriously damaged. So far, no one has applied to replace their armor and weapons."

Maximus nodded and asked, "Is there anything gained?"

"Two Gaulish helmets, 5 big swords, 14 wooden shields, 25 spears, 19 sets of Gaulish clothes, and they also captured 4 Gauls..." The custodian paused and whispered Said: "Early in the morning, the financial officer came. He said, 'We don't need these things. He wants to take them all and sell them to businessmen.' I said, 'I can't make the decision. I must get your approval.' That’s it.'”

During the Persian Expeditionary Force, there were people in the mercenaries who specialized in financial management. This position was retained until the establishment of the Dionian Alliance.After the establishment of the Kingdom, the logistics support system of the legions became more complete, and all legionnaires were citizens of the kingdom. Therefore, each legion no longer had a financial officer position, and the spoils obtained were temporarily kept by the baggage battalion, and finally dispatched by the Ministry of Military Affairs. Quartermasters to deal with it, or call merchants to auction off the spoils, or transfer some of the spoils to the treasury.Part of the money thus obtained was used to provide compensation to soldiers and their families who were killed or injured in battle, part was deposited in the small treasury of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and part was transferred back to the army as a reward for the soldiers' victory.

But the Border Corps is different. The soldiers are hired and are paid monthly. The money comes from the national treasury, so a financial officer is specially set up, and the finance department sends officials to serve.There was a dispute between the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Finance over who should handle the spoils of the Border Legion. In the end, it was Davers who made the decision and left it to the legion's financial officer.

The reason why he did this was for safety reasons. After all, the soldiers of the Border Legion were not citizens of Dionia. Handing the soldiers' most important belongings to the officials of the Ministry of Finance could prevent the affairs of the mercenary legion from being completely handled by the Ministry of Military Affairs. , or under the control of the legion commander.

It is the responsibility of the supply officer to take charge of the spoils, but it was assigned to the newly established financial officer in the Border Army. Maximus has some opinions, but he is an agent, and he is not a citizen of Dionia, so he can only I buried this dissatisfaction in my heart, and on the surface I got along relatively harmoniously with the financial officer.

At this time, he said calmly: "I know this, you did a good job! After we go back to the armory and confirm the loot, you can ask the financial officer to take them away, but you must confirm the amount , and asked him to sign..."

　The computer was completely broken, so I had to use someone else’s computer to dump the document, and upload it again with my lover’s laptop. The screen is too small, and it’s still wps. I’m not used to it, and my eyes hurt after a long time. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)