ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 129 Kuno Gorata’s Sorrow
The two sides pushed each other hard in the middle. The soldiers on Antonios' side finally got the football standing on the ground and passed it back to Olivers from his crotch. He immediately threw it hard and threw it to the big man Tagetinos on the left.

When Tagetinos received the ball, he spun around, dodged his opponent who was rushing to tackle him, held the ball, and rushed forward.

Another opponent pounced from the side and front.

Xenotimas blocked his tackle just in time.

Tagetinos is a big, strong man, and once he gets up to speed, he is unstoppable.Twice he was caught by the opponent, but he was thrown away with his strong momentum.

Seeing that he had crossed the distance of two yards in his own half, Epithenes couldn't hold back, and shouted anxiously off the court.

At this time, a team member from behind quickly caught up with him, pounced hard, opened his arms in the air, and hugged Tegtilos's feet accurately and powerfully.

Tegetinos pushed Jinshan and fell on the grass like an upside-down jade pillar. Fortunately, he held the ball in his arms and did not lose it.

The members of the Epithenes team rushed forward and slapped the player's body excitedly.It was a Lucanian. Although he couldn't understand what these Greeks were shouting, he could still feel the joy and goodwill among them, so he also smiled with a big mouth.

The Lucanian in Antonio's team suddenly exclaimed.

"What did they say?" Antonios asked Bagule.

"They are calling that man's name. His name is Litom." Bagule pointed at the Lucanian player on the field: "A famous warrior in our tribe and a very powerful hunter!"

Antonios nodded thoughtfully.

Drax ran over and asked with concern: "How are you doing? Is something wrong?!"

Tagetinos struggled to stand up and took two steps to show that he was okay.Because rugby is too confrontational and prone to injury, and Amendolara's current conditions cannot make protective gear for every soldier, Davers strictly stipulates that only grappling, grabbing, pulling, and blocking can be used Sabotage the offense, and do not hurt others with dangerous actions such as bumping, hitting, kicking, etc. Otherwise, you will be banned from participating in the competition.Therefore, the soldiers were afraid of being banned and were very cautious in their actions.At the same time, Davers arranged a doctor on the sidelines, ready to rescue at any time.

"Very good! Very good! Well done! We have made so much progress, let's work harder and get this point!" Olivers clapped his hands vigorously, encouraging his teammates and arranging new tactics at the same time.

The game started again and Olivers got the ball, which he threw to Tagetinos.

Tagetinos took the ball, ran two steps, saw two opponents rushing towards him, and immediately threw the ball back to Olivers.

With the protection of his teammates, Olivers threw the ball to Tagetinos again.

The big guy quickly threw the ball back to Olivers.

For the third time, Olivers was about to throw to Tagetinos. When the opponent's attention was attracted, he suddenly turned his body to one side, flicked his wrist, and threw the ball to the right front with all his strength, and was then jumped by the opponent. Fall to the ground.

Amid the exclamations of the players on the field, the rugby ball flew 20 meters in the air and was about to fly out of the baseline. A member of the Antonios team rushed over quickly, jumped up hard, and reached out to block the rugby ball, but because The ball was going too fast and the ball was not caught.So after landing, he quickly jumped up again, but still couldn't catch it firmly, and the opponent had already rushed over and grabbed him.

Amidst the huge lamentations of the soldiers watching the game, Antonios team lost the opportunity to attack.

The slaves in the audience also shouted loudly.

"What are they talking about?" Antonios asked curiously.

"They said, 'If it were them, they would definitely be able to catch this ball!'" Bagule explained: "We Lucarians have been walking in the mountains and forests since childhood, hunting, often climbing high and low, talking about jumping, and other things. Race may not be comparable!”

Antonios nodded and said, "It's our turn to defend. You five will go up together."

Bagule was stunned for a moment, then became excited. After watching this for a while, he felt that this game was very interesting and exciting, and he was already eager to try it.

"In addition, I suggest that after you go back, you'd better urge your people to learn Greek, otherwise they won't be able to communicate during the game!" Antonios reminded with a hint of meaning.

..............................

It was getting late, and more than 800 Lucanian slaves were waiting anxiously at the construction site. Some people became restless and began to quarrel with the soldiers who were supervising them.

Just then, the forty slaves came back talking and laughing.

"Hey, are you okay?!" The tribesmen came forward one after another and asked with concern.

"Don't worry, we're fine!" Bagule comforted them, with a face that couldn't hide his excitement.

"Oh, it's so interesting that the Greeks invented this rugby game! Didn't you see that in the last round of the game, Bagule jumped up, caught the ball in the air, avoided the obstruction of two people in a row, and directly broke into the formation to score, helping him where he was. Our team won the championship!" a returning slave said excitedly.

"It's not a break-in, it's a touchdown!" Bagule corrected.

"If my team hadn't cooperated poorly, we would have defeated you and entered the finals!" Litom said unconvinced.

"Brother, you have to understand that the reason why you don't cooperate well is because you don't understand the language! If you want to defeat me next time, you must learn Greek well!" Bagule warned him.

Litom thought for a moment and nodded seriously.

The waiting slaves were confused: What game...competition...championship?
Then, the returning slaves began to excitedly tell them about their experiences in the Amendolara training camp. The waiting slaves were curious at first, but later many of them became interested in this game, and they secretly made up their minds: Next, I have to work harder at the construction site and try to be selected next time and participate in this interesting-sounding game!

From this day on, the progress of various projects in Amendolara has progressed by leaps and bounds...

For the old citizens of Lucalia, it was destined to be a sleepless night.For example: Alsinis, who cannot forget the fact that his parents died at the hands of Lucanians.But when he moved forward with the ball, the Lucarian players on the same team fended off opponents for him many times and sent him to score touchdowns. When he hugged his Lucarian teammates with great excitement, he threw his hatred out of the sky.When I got home and thought about it again, I felt extremely conflicted.This is the charm of modern team sports in the past. When individuals integrate into the collective and win through unity, any hatred and conflicts in the past will be eliminated by the joy of victory. This is why Davers forced each team to join five players. The purpose of the Kanian slaves.

........................

Early the next morning, Davos had breakfast and was about to go out to inspect the carpenters making the elevated waterwheel, when he saw Asistes rushing in.

"What happened?!" Davos asked immediately.

"Kunogorata... Kunogorata has been expelled from Thurii, and now he is leading his family... and tribesmen towards Amendolara!" Asistes Said out of breath.

What? ! !Davers was taken aback.

It turned out that after the alliance agreement was signed, Kunogorata sent people to investigate the financial situation of the Turiyi treasury on the grounds that "new business plans needed to be formulated to replenish the empty treasury."

The investigation is ongoing, but rumors begin to spread in Turii: "The hasty battle with the Lucanians was promoted by Kunogorata. At that time, Ferris and the mercenary leader were strongly opposed. Yes, even Davos, the hero who saved Thurii, submitted another more feasible battle plan, but it was rejected by Kunogolata, and under his urging and coercion, the old general Fei Rui Si was forced to fight. In the battle, it was Kunogorata's early escape that led to the collapse of the center phalanx, and Ferris died heroically..."

With the help of people with good intentions, this rumor quickly spread throughout the city. Since some of the rumors were true, when the skeptical people went to find someone to confirm, they selectively believed the truth, because they were all the victims of the war. The families, whose grief had previously been suppressed by Davos' victory, now needed an outlet, and Kunogolata was the perfect one.As a result, anger broke out among the people. They gathered and shouted: "Cunogorata step down! ... Severely punish Cunogorata! ..." Slogans surrounded the city hall.

Seeing that something was not going well, Kunogolata quietly slipped back home through the back door of the city hall. Unexpectedly, the people who came after hearing the news surrounded his house.

Kunogolata urgently ordered his family and slaves to be on guard to prevent people from rushing into the house. He himself stood within the courtyard wall and shouted an explanation to the angry people.

The two sides were in a stalemate when someone suddenly shouted: "People, don't forget that after Kunogorata fled back to the city, he forced us to close the city gate! So that the citizens who fled back could not enter the city. Most of them were killed by Lucarians! He is a murderer!!"

This reminder made many people remember Kunogolata's nervous shouting: "Close the city gate quickly!" In fact, this measure during the state of emergency saved the entire city, but at this moment the angry people They will not think about this at all. They will only remember that they watched their relatives being slaughtered like lambs below the city wall. They hate their own powerlessness, and of course they hate the "culprit" even more!
Then a more intense conflict occurred: the people tried to force their way into Kunogolata's house, but the people in the house tried their best to stop it. The angry people even brought the wood, and finally broke open the door.Countless crazy people poured into the courtyard. If Kunogolata hadn't pretended to be dead and the slaves loyally protected their master, he would have been beaten to death on the spot.

On this day, the people ransacked his home like a mob: one of his sons was beaten to death, another daughter was defiled, many tribesmen and slaves were injured, and most of the family's belongings were robbed.

　got windy!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)