ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 165 Set foot on the land of the Lucanians
"Of course, otherwise we wouldn't have found him so easily." Antrapolis answered first.

Aristelas was thinking about Davos's intention in saying this.

Davos glanced at him and said seriously: "This Crotone man just didn't do a good job. A good spy can not only collect intelligence accurately and timely, and distinguish the authenticity of intelligence. He can also detect the authenticity of intelligence in the event of a war. Create chaos within the enemy, alienate the enemy, destroy unity, destroy the enemy's city walls, shipyards, weapons depots and other valuable facilities, and provide the greatest help for the city-state to win the frontal battle. They will be the secret soldiers of our Tua Alliance. !”

Seeing that they were deep in thought, Davos said in a deep voice: "Aristiras, are you willing to take charge of such an organization for me, collect intelligence, and cultivate such an outstanding secret team to help the alliance?"

The sudden invitation surprised the two of them.

Antrapolis touched his brother with his elbow excitedly, and Aristelas was also a little excited, but he could still remain calm. He said hesitantly: "But Asistes..."

Davos nodded secretly: "Asistes has other important tasks to complete and will no longer be the leader of this organization."

"I am willing to work for you, my lord!" Aristelas replied simply.

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Half a day later, Crotone's chief general Milon received intelligence from the spies: In the early morning, an army of about 4000 people from the Tua Alliance left the city of Thurii and marched westward. "

Milon fell into deep thought: Considering the location of Thurii, there is only one force to the west - the Lucanians. Could it be that Thurii is going to war with the Lucanians again?Is it Laos or Niutum?
Milon was suddenly excited: Although the Lucania region is far away from Crotone and separated by several forces, he doesn't know much about it and has rarely had contact with it.But you must know that the Lucanians are a powerful indigenous force that even the wealthy and powerful Greek city-state alliance in the north - the Campania League does not dare to provoke!The Tua Alliance has only defeated the Lucanian coalition once before, so is it just trying to use 4000 people to create another miracle of defeating more with less?Even if they succeed, aren't they afraid of triggering another war with the entire Lucanian people?Can the Tua League, which is still under reconstruction, support such continuous consumption?Perhaps the young consul was dazzled by his previous victory? ! …

Several thoughts flashed through Milon's mind, and he suddenly had the mentality of watching a good show: maybe the Lucarians would not have to wait until the peace treaty expired and Crotone declared war again, the Lucarians would return to the map. As for the land of Rei, Crotone should make plans in this regard...

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At the same time that Milon received the information, the Tua Alliance troops had arrived at the entrance to the Lucania Pass. The alliance set up a simple checkpoint here. Three sentries were stationed in rotation every day. When something happened , immediately lit the beacon and informed Tuliyi to prepare for the battle.

The forest reconnaissance team led by Yizam went out early to detect any abnormalities on the narrow road.

The large army began to enter the mountain road.

The widest part of the narrow mountain road can accommodate up to four people walking side by side. There are steep mountains and towering trees on both sides. The mountain road is not only narrow, but also rugged. It is all uphill and full of gravel. If you are not careful, you will slip. The whole body was scratched...

There was once a soldier's cold joke that was circulated throughout the army: If the enemy pushes down a large round stone in front, it will crush it along the mountain road until the entire Tua Alliance is wiped out... …

The autumn weather in October in Magna Greece is still hot, snakes and insects are still active in the mountains, and wolves can be seen in the mountains from time to time.The soldiers trudged through the mountains carrying rations, weapons and equipment weighing nearly [-] kilograms. They were all sweaty and exhausted, but no one dared to fall behind. attack.

At night, the camp could not be built in accordance with military regulations and could only sleep in the mountains. However, standing guard and watching must be carried out.Listening to the howls of various wild beasts in the mountains, and looking at the green and fierce light flashing in the darkness, the sentries couldn't help but feel terrified even though there were countless teammates lying next to them.

For the resting soldiers, the biggest difficulty in staying overnight in the mountains is the weather.The temperature in the mountains suddenly turned cold at the end of autumn. Although the soldiers were prepared, they all brought sheepskins and wrapped them up to sleep, and bonfires were lit in the middle of the soldiers every ten meters. It was still a bit cold... When they woke up in the morning, there would be soldiers shouting Screaming, because at some point there was something more around him: a bobcat, a hedgehog, a badger, and the most terrifying thing was a venomous snake... Several soldiers were bitten by this.

Most of the soldiers had only one thought in their minds: quickly get out of the defile and seize Niutum!
After two nights, the line started to go downhill.After being reminded by Bagule, Felicius knew that more than half of the mountain road had been walked, so he ordered the troops to start slowing down.

Izam's team had already crossed the mountains and reached the exit of the mountain road. He asked most of his men to continue to monitor the surrounding movements and protect the expedition troops. He took advantage of the dark night to avoid detection at the defile checkpoint, and rushed to Laos at starry night to inform Avi. Norgis.

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Tula, the leader of Laos City, is in a good mood these days, because Avinojis finally agreed to move his family to Niutum, and has been preparing for the relocation these days.

In the early morning of the next day, he received a report from his men, saying that Avinogis was preparing to move his people to Niutum in batches. Now the first batch of pack teams had left the city and was heading to Niutum. go.

Tula laughed loudly: "Avinogis, Avinogis! Aren't you usually a very smart person?! Now you are stupid! If you go with the whole clan, there will be strength in numbers, Ram They don't dare to split up and annex your tribe too forcefully. If you leave in batches, they won't let them devour them all! But that's just right, and we won't have to worry about the Laos bastards anymore! "

Thinking of the days when he had endured and suffered a few days ago because he was afraid that Avinogis would cause riots, Tula let out a sigh of relief: The days of fear are finally over!

Feeling much more relaxed, he immediately asked his servant to bring a beautiful Greek slave girl whom he had dedicated a few days ago to have a good time.

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Arobmas led the pack team to the exit of the pass. Originally there were no checkpoints here, but last year the Thurii army invaded Laos. Although the Lucanians won a great victory in the end, the Lucanians also suffered The need to set up checkpoints was felt.

This exit is located exactly between Laos and Niutum. Since Laos is affiliated with Niutum, this checkpoint is controlled by Niutum. As a result, it becomes a place where Niutum warriors blackmail Laos to go to Niutum. A place for traders in Utum.

In the morning, when the sentries saw the huge caravan coming from the south, their first thought was: they could get more money, even if this caravan belonged to Avinogis, the famous leader of Laos.

Arobmas, who led the team, agreed to the sentry's unreasonable request for money. After leading the pack team into the checkpoint, he suddenly broke out and easily solved the ten greedy Niutum warriors.

Then, Izam, who was hiding in the pack team, immediately ran into the defile. An hour later, the Tua Alliance army immediately rushed out to join Arobmas, and the fourth group (Lucanian Brigade) took off their armor and weapons. , put them into the pack car, then put on the tattered leather robes they had prepared earlier, and dispersed into the camel team, while the other three brigades were far behind.

When Arobmas saw Bagule walking up, he looked a little dazed: "I heard from Yizam that the Tua Alliance has an army of Lucanians, but I didn't expect there to be so many people!"

He spoke Lucanian, and Bagule smiled widely and said in Greek: "Asinu bless our cooperation!"

"Oh... went well..." Arobmas had not yet fully recovered when he was warmly embraced by Bagulu.

He was sent by Tula to follow the pack team to see if Arobmas successfully entered Niutum's men. When he saw the pack team staying at the checkpoint for a long time, he became suspicious. When he saw countless people wearing armor, When the Greeks appeared, they were stunned: "Avinogis has rebelled, he colluded with the Greeks!"

He immediately returned to Laos like a frightened rabbit.

But Avinogis, who knew Tula very well, had already been prepared. Before Tula's men could rush back to Laos, Avinogis's soldiers, who were hiding on both sides of the road and under surveillance, swarmed him and captured him. .

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Monet heard his men report: The dust is flying in the south, and I am afraid that a large army is coming!

"Then Avinogis must have brought his tribe here!" He immediately made a judgment.

In the past few days, Avinogis sent people to say that they were going to move here, and he also sent his younger brother Arobomas to Niutum many times to repeatedly confirm the place where their people will live, the land for grazing and working, and the land they will work on. Many requests were made.Not only did it become known to the whole city, but it also gave Ram and other leaders a huge headache.However, since Avinogis is so serious, it is obvious that he cannot resist the pressure of the two cities and finally wants to move.

Finally, after discussion, the leaders of Niutum decided to agree to Avinogis's request first, and once they entered the city of Niutum, he would not be able to make the decision.Now everyone is in urgent need of warriors and strong laborers, and they are all eyeing the big fat piece of Avinogis' tribe.

Monet climbed up the wooden wall and soon saw a pack team coming into view: there were about dozens of trailers. There were not many soldiers, but there were many slaves. They were threatened by the soldiers' whips and spears. Some carry heavy objects, some help push carts... There are many old people and women behind the convoy, and some even bring children.There were also sheep and cattle on both sides of the convoy. The entire convoy was huge and bloated, and it was extremely noisy with people shouting and bleating in the dust and mist.

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