ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 24
Davos saw that the wound on his abdomen was huge, and he could even see the intestines inside. He knew that his chances of survival were slim, but he couldn't bear to give up. He said to the soldiers beside him: "Send him to the medical camp of Menon Barracks quickly. Just say it's Dai Vos." Sent by Vosjean."

"Medical camp?"

"Oh, I know!" someone replied, and the soldiers carried the wounded soldiers and prepared to go south through the Clearkus barracks.Others looked at Davos at a loss.

Davos anxiously said to them: "Quickly inform the garrison officers of each military camp, saying that the Persians broke their promise and massacred the Greek soldiers. I am afraid that the leader who went to talk has been captured by the Persians. Let them gather the soldiers and prepare for battle! "

The soldiers immediately ran towards their respective military camps.

"What happened to Davos?!" At this time, Xenophon rushed to the gate of the camp.

Davos quickly told him briefly what happened.

Xenophon's expression was gloomy, and his eyes were full of regret: "I also persuaded Proxenus before, but he didn't listen, and I didn't persist... Hey, so to speak, Proxenus, he might... "Xenophon's trembling voice was choked with sobs.

Davos nodded silently.

Xenophon looked at the Persian cavalry galloping ahead and said loudly: "We should summon the entire army immediately! Attack the Persian camp and rescue Proxenus and the others!"

"This is not a good idea!" Along with the voice, a strong middle-aged man came over: "Although the soldiers have fought with the Persians many times before, we have been living in peace with them during this time. Now you suddenly have to fight with them It was difficult for the soldiers to accept the Persians starting a war, let alone besieging the Persian camp.”

"At least we should drive away the Persian cavalry in front, and maybe rescue some of the soldiers who are out!" Davos reminded.

The man glanced at him and asked: "Who are you?".

"Soldier Davos of Menon Barracks."

"What to do is the business of the team officers. There is no need for a soldier to guide you!" the man yelled angrily.

Davos was so interested that he stopped talking.

"Xenophon, you go back to your military camp immediately and inform Agascia to bring troops over immediately." He ordered Xenophon again.

Xenophon responded, turned around and walked back. Davos immediately followed him. After asking Xerophon, he found out that this man was Clearkus's adjutant Timasong.

The Clearchus military camp gathered very slowly. The soldiers slowly came out of the tents one by one. They were still chatting with each other while wearing armor. Apparently they were not aware of the dangers they faced. Timasong was so anxious that he stepped forward and fought. Scolding, it was not easy to gather about [-] soldiers.

Before Davos and Xenophon left the Clearchus camp, officers from other camps also arrived with a few soldiers. They were: Crisano from the Agias camp, and Socrates from the camp. Zantiparis, Agasias of Proxenus... Menon's camp had the most people coming, including adjutant Felicius, squadron leader Antonios, Capos, etc., and of course the Hieros squad among the soldiers.Their arrival gave Davers the confidence.

After everyone gathered, some team officers still didn't know what happened specifically. Several squadron commanders from the Menon Barracks, led by Antonios, unanimously asked Davers to tell the story because he had witnessed the whole thing with his own eyes. .

Some team officers headed by Timasong were surprised: Daves was just an ordinary young soldier, why did all the team officers of the Meron Barracks show respect for him.

Some people looked at Davos curiously, because some soldiers who went back to deliver the message loudly announced that Davos, the favored man of God in the Menon camp, prevented Clearkus and the others from going to the Persian camp for talks, and the leaders did not listen to the "oracle." ”, and suffered disaster as a result.It soon became known to everyone.

Therefore, Davos faced the complicated eyes of everyone and calmly gave a brief explanation.

All the team officers quickly reached an agreement: immediately drive away the Persian cavalry in front of the military camp so that the soldiers who went out could return smoothly.

The soldiers began to form formation, and Davos returned to the Hilos team.At this time, Antonios at the front of the queue shouted: "Davos, come to the front!"

Davos was stunned.

Then Capps started shouting too.

"Go." Hilos gave him an encouraging nudge, and his teammates looked at him excitedly.

Davos understood.His heart beat faster, but he did not refuse. He pushed forward with great effort, and the soldiers took the initiative to make way for him.

"Your position is here." Antonios pulled him to the left side of Felicius, which was the front of Menon's army, and said to him seriously: "We may have to negotiate with the Persians later, we need Your guidance!”

Antonios said to Felicius again: "Phili, take care of him for us!"

Felicius replied without hesitation: "Leave it to me!"

Standing in the position of the phalanx commander for the first time, Davos was excited and a little unnatural. He turned to look at Felicius, who happened to be looking at him and gave him a gentle smile. .

Davos had had several contacts with Felicius before, and learned some things about him through Antonios and others. Davos had a preliminary impression of Felicius: This man was already 45 years old. The [-]-year-old Thessalian was a good man who was proficient in military affairs and did not like to compete for fame and wealth.If you think about it, you can understand that Menon, who is extremely controlling, will certainly not choose an equally ambitious person to be his adjutant. You must know that he often goes out, makes friends with Persian dignitaries, and accepts some employment tasks. Things in the military camp must be There was someone to preside over and deal with it. As time went by, there was a danger that the soldiers would only recognize the adjutant but not him. Therefore, the good-tempered Felicius was his carefully selected adjutant.At this moment, Davos was undoubtedly advantaged, because Felicius had no objection to the young man taking the position of commander, and his attitude was very friendly.

The Greek mercenaries arrayed in front of the military camp were about [-] heavy infantry and [-] light infantry. The heavy infantry was in front and the light infantry was behind. As the bugle sounded, the phalanx began to advance slowly.The Persian cavalry did not press forward, but retreated backwards. The sound of fighting gradually became smaller, and the dust and mist in front gradually dissipated.From time to time, dust-covered Greek soldiers would run back to the barracks in embarrassment, but more often they would be comrades and corpses groaning on the ground. The soldiers' sadness and fear were increasing.

"The enemy is coming." Felicius whispered.

I saw a Persian team appearing in front of them, walking slowly towards them.Davos was both nervous and excited: Could his first battle be about to begin?

When the distance between the two armies was about 200 meters, a troop of cavalry on the opposite side rushed out, came to the front of the Greek army, and shouted in Greek: "Listen, Greeks on the opposite side, let your generals and captains come forward, listen I declare the king’s decree!”

There was a commotion in the Greek phalanx, and the officers whispered to each other, but no one came forward. The tragic situation of the soldiers who had just been attacked was too deep for them, and Persia's previous breach of promises was alarming.

The Persians shouted again, but the Greek army remained calm.

At this moment, a man walked out of the army formation, holding a copper shield and a spear, and walked forward unhurriedly.

"Who is that?! So brave!!"

"That's Davos from our military camp! The favored one of Hades!"

"is that true?"

"Oh, he's so young!!"

……

The soldiers in each battalion talked curiously. When the officers were still hesitating, Felicius chased after him. He had promised Antonios and the others to ensure the safety of Davos.Then Xenophon also walked out of the military formation. Young Davos dared to step forward, so how could he fall behind.

"What a mess!" Timasong cursed to cover up his embarrassment and strode forward.Afterwards, more than a dozen team officers, including Zantiparis, Crisiano, and Agarcia, walked up one after another.

The reason why Davos did this was not that he was not afraid of the attack of the Persian cavalry, but that he knew that when the mercenaries were facing a disaster and the soldiers were panicking, only those who dared to take risks and take responsibility could be supported by the soldiers, and even Forget his youth and inexperience.

He didn't walk fast, always looking at both sides with his peripheral vision, and saw that the other team officers were catching up. He was slightly relieved. Only then did he realize that the palms of his hands holding the weapons were all sweaty.

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