ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 20 The Robber
The next day, even more exciting news came. Tissaphernes announced that Greek mercenaries could plunder this area to obtain supplies.

Everyone cheered, but Davos was silent: The robbery... is revenge on little Cyrus!But do the people here have anything to do with Cyrus the Younger’s rebellion? ……No!Just because they live here, they must suffer this disaster!Tisafonis is vicious indeed!And what about the Greeks?…

By the afternoon, Menon mercenaries stormed a village.

The quiet village soon became filled with screams and cries...

Davos saw with his own eyes that most of his comrades who were usually close and friendly with him turned into bandits at this moment: they stabbed the Persian men who tried to stop them, kicked over the old people who were holding them and begging, and picked up Taotao who was crying. Persian women broke into every house, took away livestock, stole gold and silver, and carried away food... There was a ferocious expression of greed and madness on each of their faces, which made Davos feel so strange.

Davos was wandering feebly in the village like a wandering spirit, and the soldiers who saw him cast a surprised look at him.There were Persians lying on the ground covered in blood, pointing at him and scolding him, and a staggering old man hugging him and begging... Although he couldn't understand, he understood in his heart what they were cursing?What are you begging for?But there was nothing he could do.

As if he were avoiding the plague, he staggered and tried to run to a deserted place to avoid the angry looks that made him feel guilty.At the same time, I kept comforting myself in my heart: This is war.This is war! !I was forced to...

At this moment, a sudden scream woke him up from his daze: that was Olivers' voice!

Davos was shocked: Olivers may be in danger!

He quickly followed the sound and broke into a house.A Persian man fell in a pool of blood in the yard.Before he had time to think, he kicked open the ajar door: Olivers was naked and fell motionless on the bed.There was a girl curled up at the head of the bed. Standing beside the bed was a girl about ten years old, holding a big stone in her hand and trembling all over...

When Davers saw this situation, he could probably guess what happened: Obviously, Olivers took a fancy to the beauty of the hostess, first killed the male host, and then forcibly carried the woman to the bed and ravaged her. He was in the mood, but who knew The daughter who was hiding ran out and knocked him down with a stone...

Shameless!He cursed secretly in his heart, but still shouted out of concern for his comrades: "Olivers, are you okay?!"

Olivers did not answer, but woke up the little girl. She quickly turned her head and saw another Greek soldier standing at the door, screaming as if he was greatly stimulated: "Robber! Robber! I'll smash you to death!!" I'll smash you to death!!..." She threw the stone in her hand towards Davos with great effort and rushed towards him at the same time.

Davos subconsciously used the round shield in his left hand to deflect the stone, naturally revealing the stabbing gun held in his right hand.

The girl turned a blind eye to the shining spear tip and did not dodge. She rushed towards him like crazy.

Davos had no time to dodge, only to feel his right hand sink. As soon as the girl's hands grabbed his face, she fell weakly onto him.

The woman on the bed let out a desperate cry and rushed over naked.Davos took a few steps back weakly, letting the woman hug the girl with the stabbing gun in her chest tightly. The heart-rending shouts were like sharp knives piercing his heart, making him feel The world was spinning, and he was about to faint, but he was supported by someone.

"Are you okay?!" Davos recognized Hilos's voice in a daze.

"I'm fine." He pushed Xilos away and walked slowly to the yard.

Hilos had noticed something strange about Davos before, so he kept following him.At this moment, although he was worried about Davos, he was more worried about the safety of Olivers in the house. He quickly rushed into the house...

When he walked out of the house, he found Davos sitting on the roadside, leaning against the courtyard wall, looking at the sky blankly, motionless, not knowing what he was thinking...

Hilos wanted to pull him up, but felt it was inappropriate. After thinking about it, he simply sat with Davos...

I don't know how long it took, Davos stood up suddenly, screaming loudly and repeatedly in a strange voice, with tears streaming down his cheeks...

After a moment, he calmed down and asked, "Where is the woman?"

"She's crazy." Hilos sighed.

Davos was silent for a long time and said: "Her husband and daughter are dead. Maybe going crazy is the best relief for her..."

"Yes." Hilos felt the compassion in his words and added, "Olivers is fine. He was just knocked unconscious. He woke up just now and was resting in the house."

Davos said nothing, and Hilos couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he saw the cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Now, we are going to ask this Zhuangzi person if there is anyone who is familiar with Persian geography." Davos stood up.

Hilos hesitated for a moment: "We just robbed them, I'm afraid they don't want to tell us."

"There will be a way to make them say it." Davos said lightly, but Hilos felt a chill. The Davos in front of him seemed to be a little different from the previous one. Hilos didn't know whether this change was good or bad... …

At dusk, the mercenaries abandoned the village, which was full of messes and cries, and returned home with their loads.And Davers also found the person he wanted-a Persian businessman.In order to make him speak, Davos also asked Hilos and the others to capture his wife and daughter.Although Tissaphernes made it clear that no Persian was allowed to be captured as a slave, the entire Menon military camp turned a blind eye to what Davos did and even covered it up for him.

Davers successfully brought the people back to the military camp.

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"You mean our team is heading northwest?" Davos looked at the Persian businessman named Mariji and asked.The translator next to him repeated Davos's words in Persian.

This short, fat Persian who claimed to be just doing small business glanced at Davos cautiously, then quickly lowered his head and gestured on the grass with a branch: "According to what you said before, you are You want to go back to Ionia. Ionia is in the Aegean Sea to the west. You have passed through Babylon, Odis, and now you are here... If you keep going west, not only is the distance long, but there is also the insurmountable Taurus. Mountains, you still have to take a detour..."

He raised his eyes and looked at Davers again, and saw that he was listening carefully, and the volume was louder: "So you are obviously going northwest along the Tigris River, passing through the Dukya Mountains, Armenia, and finally arriving at Take a boat on the Uk Star Sea (i.e. the Black Sea) and return to Aeolia..."

"Oh, that's it! It seems that Tissaphernes' route arrangement makes sense." Olivers shouted in sudden realization.

Davos found that Mariji's whole body trembled visibly when he heard this.He immediately glared at Olivers.

"Shut up!" Matonis cursed in a low voice.Olivers, who usually liked to quarrel with Matonis, actually stayed silent.

Davos stared at the sketch drawn on the ground, looked at it carefully for a while, and then asked: "Where do you think it will be more troublesome to march on our future route?"

Mariji said without hesitation: "The Dukiya Mountains! The savage and fierce Dukiya people live there, and they will not easily let strangers pass through their land, but -" He glanced at Olivers and said quickly : "Your team is very large, and there are Persians leading the way, so it should be easy to pass."

"How do you know our team is huge?" Davos asked immediately.

"Because...because before I came in, I saw your military camps one after another..." Mariji began to tremble as he spoke.

Davos patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't be afraid, you have good observation skills. Do you know Tissaphernes?"

Mariji immediately shook his head. Suddenly something came to his mind, and he began to nod vigorously again, his voice trembling even more: "I just heard... because he once... reported our lord Cyrus for rebellion... and almost caused him to be beheaded. head……"

Davos looked at him, and he avoided Davos' direct gaze with a guilty conscience.

　In that bloody era, Davos had to make changes in order to survive. War is cruel!

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