ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1159 The new commander
Clotokatax, who was entrusted by Davos, obviously did not have this idea. He first walked up to Leoticides, solemnly gave him a military salute, and then said sincerely: "Ploso General Us, thank you for your contribution to the kingdom again! My father understands your request to resign as commander and hopes that you will not take it too seriously! He also asked me to bring you a letter from him. A handwritten letter.”

After speaking, he took out the letter from his arms with a slightly exaggerated movement and slowly handed it to Leoticides.

This scene was seen and heard by the people around, especially those army generals immediately understood one thing: Although the fact that "Plossous is the prince of Sparta" has been proved, he still He did not lose the respect of King Davos.

Since the visit of Agesilaus, with the connivance of some people, some news spread in the army, which made the morale of the army somewhat unstable. Even if Leoticides tried his best to rectify it, the effect was not very good, because There are rumors that Proseus will be removed from his position as commander and return to his country to undergo investigation and punishment.

Now it seems that this rumor is only half correct. General Proseus still has the respect of His Majesty the King, which can at least reassure the soldiers of the First Legion.

There was a slight fluctuation on Leo's face when he mentioned Desimun. He took the letter and said, "Thank you for your majesty's trust! I hope everything goes well for your majesty in the next battle!"

"The general has outstanding achievements and is familiar with the situation in the Peloponnese. I still have many things to ask the general!" Clotokatax said sincerely.

"Okay." Leoticides nodded politely.

Clotokatax turned to the commander of the Fourth Army and said with the same sincerity: "Uncle Olivers, this is my first time as commander. I hope to get your help!"

After Agesilaus's visit, Olivers saw a glimmer of hope that he could take over as commander. However, when the envoy from the Ministry of War arrived in Messenia before the fleet and announced the new appointment to everyone, the man and Davos The commander of the legion who was at the crossroads of adversity immediately understood His Majesty the King's intentions and quickly adjusted his mentality.At this moment, he said with a smile on his face: "Your Highness Croto, please rest assured, I will fully assist you!"

"Thank you, Uncle Olivers!" After Crotokatax expressed his thanks, he then turned to the commander of the Sixth Army: "Commander of the Trotiran Army, it is a pleasure to fight alongside you——"

Before Clotokatax finished speaking, Trotilas quickly performed a military salute and said loudly: "Your Highness, please rest assured that I will strictly abide by military laws and carry out your orders!"

Although Trotilas was also one of Menon's mercenary soldiers, he was not in the company to which Davos belonged, so he did not have a deep relationship with Davos during his stay in Persia like Xiros, Matonis, and Olivers. camaraderie.However, he himself is very content. He believes that compared to those comrades who died, were disabled, and retired, being able to have his current status is the greatest blessing Hades has given him. Even when Geogris retired and military affairs When the ministry wanted to promote him to commander of the Fifth Army, he refused and stayed in Xiliting.Nowadays, he doesn't have much idea about the position of commander. Even if the commander is Clotokatax, who has no military experience, he firmly believes that King Davos, who has led them to fight countless victories, is definitely not the commander. This appointment was made indiscriminately.

After receiving the face-to-face promise from the two commanders of the expeditionary force, it would be much easier for Crotokatax to take over the army. He walked towards Tisias in a happy mood.

When Tisias saw Clotokatax approaching, he immediately bowed respectfully and saluted: "Your Highness!"

Clotokatax hurriedly supported him: "Lord Ticias, you have worked hard! My father asked me to bring him a message. These are his original words, 'When you arrive in Messenia, you must go to Meet Tithias and tell him that he has done a good job with the tasks assigned by the kingdom! I hope he will lead other Dionian citizens to continue to work hard to make Messenia develop faster and better, so that it will not only To become Dionysia's most steadfast ally in Greece, but also to become a very powerful ally! If this can be achieved, the Kingdom will not forget their contributions!'..."

Tisias turned around and said excitedly to everyone: "Did you all hear it? This is His Majesty's recognition of our achievements! His Majesty also encouraged us to build Messenia better!"

"The King of Dionia is victorious!!" The members of the former citizens of Dionia shouted excitedly, which also attracted the local Messenian members to respond.

While the Messenian parliamentarians headed by Tisias enthusiastically reported the situation in Messenia to Crotocatacus, Olivers and Trotilas also communicated with Ctissus and Pluto Erns, the commander of the [-]st Cavalry Corps, Cuccius, and the commander of the [-]th Corps, Tagetinos, met.

"Printoles, I will be entrusting you with assisting His Highness in handling military affairs." Although Printoles is the chief of staff and is higher in rank than Olivers, Olivers considers himself a veteran in the army. Therefore, the words have a preaching tone.

Printols did not seem to be dissatisfied with this, but said humbly: "No, Master Olivers, I can't do it alone. This requires all of us to discuss and work together to finally achieve the goal." Victory in this expedition to Greece!"

Olivers was startled and his face turned red. The Ministry of Military Affairs had sent a new appointment. After he learned that Chief of Staff Printols had become the temporary staff officer of this army, he understood that His Majesty was obviously asking him to serve as the chief of staff of Kolotoka. Tuckers escorted him, and he was inevitably a little jealous.However, this senior official of the Kingdom's Ministry of Military Affairs, who was more than ten years younger than him, not only took the initiative to discuss with everyone, but also showed respect in his address in accordance with the requirements of military law. This made Olivers himself too stingy.

Just when he was still hesitating whether to make up for it, he heard Printors say again: "Although His Highness lacks military experience, he is very smart and calm-minded. With the blessing of Hades, he has the ability to become a leader." The talent of an excellent commander. And before leaving, His Majesty repeatedly told me that I can provide various suggestions to His Highness and even criticize and correct the orders he wants to issue, but it is best not to exercise command power on his behalf!"

Olivers was trembling in his heart and was silent for a moment. He glanced at Printors and said to the person behind him: "Ctissus, I didn't expect that you would be the one to take over as the commander of the first army!"

"I didn't expect that I had already retired, but I was called back by the Military Affairs Office to become the commander of the first army! Mr. Olivers, you know, I don't want to be the commander of this army. There are too many troubles. , Fortunately it is only temporary." Ctisus spread his hands with a teasing smile: "But I am still very happy to be the commander of the first army, in front of you."

The reason why Ctissus dared to joke like this was because he had a good relationship with Olivers. In his early years, he was under the command of Martonis. He was lazy by nature, which troubled the strict Martonis, and he had always been against Martonis. Olivers secretly sent people from time to time to encourage Ctissus to continue doing this...

As expected, Olivers laughed and scolded: "Well, you Ctissus, a temporary commander of the First Army will make your tail fly to the sky! With your retired body, can you lead the First Army well? "

"You are two years older than me. If you can do it, of course I can too." Ctissus retorted.

"You boy... You are stubborn now, wait until I give you a wind tonight, and see if I don't pour you down!" Olivers scolded with a smile.

Ctissus stopped talking because he was too drunk.

"Lord Olivers, am I included in the banquet tonight?!" Tigetinos, commander of the Seventh Army, interjected.

In the Western Mediterranean War, Tagtilos led the 9th Army to conquer the entire island of Sardinia. Although the 3rd Fleet played a big role in this, Tagtilos still played an indispensable role, so after the war Davos had planned to transfer Tagtilos to the Ministry of Military Affairs to replace the aging Hieronymus as the military training officer, but he refused. He preferred to stay in the army, so Davos had to Promote him to a higher-ranking legion as much as possible (according to the kingdom's military tradition, the higher-up the legion commander's status in the army, of course, this does not mean that the combat effectiveness of his legion is higher), At this time, the commander of the Seventh Army, Zantiparis, died of illness, and Tegtilosje took over.

Soon after, Geogris was persuaded by Davos to serve as quartermaster, and the position of commander of the Fifth Legion was vacated.The Ministry of Military Affairs issued a document again, asking Tegetinos to replace him, but he refused. He said: I just arrived in Lokley, and the soldiers were transferred away before they recognized them all. It was like being a deserter. I'll talk about it after I've decided to be the commander of the Seventh Army.

In the end, the Ministry of Military Affairs had no choice but to let Melishanda, the former commander of the Tenth Army, become the commander of the Fifth Army.

"Of course I have you, how could I miss this barrel of yours!" Olivers smiled, and then turned to Trotilas and said: "This time is really rare. The four army commanders gathered in Messenia are all My comrades who were in Persia back then, the four of us will have dinner and drink together tonight and have a good chat about the past!"

Trotilas glanced at Clotokatax who was chatting with Tisias not far away, and said softly: "It's okay to have a dinner, but it's best not to drink. Although the army is not fighting during this time, we We are still in a state of war and drinking is prohibited. What’s more, as soon as His Highness arrived, several of our regiment commanders gathered together to drink. I’m afraid—”

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