ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 26 Chrysopus

"Yes, let's discuss again when Crithorpes comes!" When Crithorpes was mentioned, everyone's expressions were obviously relaxed, which made Davos curious, and asked Xenophon in a low voice: " Who is Chrysopus?”

Xenophon said with a complicated expression: "I heard that Cyrus the Younger had an agreement with Sparta. He fully funded Sparta to build a navy. When Cyrus the Younger went to war, Sparta also needed to provide military assistance. .”

Davos reacted immediately and said in surprise: "You mean, Chrysops was sent by Sparta?!"

"He is the inspector of Sparta. I heard that he brought [-] heavy armored infantry and joined the team of Cyrus the Younger... At that time, he didn't know that Cyrus the Younger was planning to rebel. When he found out It was already late, so he and his troops have been keeping a low profile in the mercenary army, but many high-ranking officers know his identity..." Xenophon said gloatingly.

Davos knew why Xenophon had such an expression, because he was an Athenian.I had heard Xenophon introduce the censors of Sparta earlier. Unlike other Greek city-states that also had censors, Sparta’s censorship system was unique because it had great power: it could supervise citizens downwards and judge asylum seekers. Riasi and helots enjoy the highest civil trial rights and some criminal trial rights; they can always supervise the king's every move with a vigilant eye, have the power to prosecute the king, and can summon him for trial at any time.Moreover, the censors of Sparta can only be civilians. Every autumn, citizens over 30 years old draw lots to elect five censors. When they join the job, an order will be issued requiring every citizen to shave their upper lip and beard and abide by the laws of the country. It can be seen that Sparta How much Bada attaches importance to the Ombudsman.According to Xenophon, it was precisely because of Sparta's censorship system that civilians held power that it was not regarded as a tyrant by other city-states.

There is such an important person hidden in the ranks of the Greek mercenaries. He is probably the only official general in the mercenaries, and he is also a Spartan.After defeating Athens, Sparta was already the overlord of all Greek city-states, and the Greeks all looked up to it, at least in awe.The previous Spartan Clearcus was a deserter and was sentenced to death by the Spartan government, but the coming one is a genuine Spartan warrior, and he also brought [-] genuine Spartans warrior.

About to see the ancient Spartan warriors who were popular all over the world in their previous life, Davos was eagerly looking forward to it and wondering with malice: Will they wear red underpants?
While waiting for Kelethops, the temporary leaders of these military camps were not idle either. They invited all the officers from each military camp up to the squadron leader level to participate in the discussion. There were nearly 200 people in total. There was simply no room for so many people in the big tent, so they sat down in a big circle in the open space of the Clearchus camp. After everyone arrived, Chrysops also arrived not long after.

Early in the morning, Chrysops went to a nearby village to prepare supplies for his soldiers. This village was located south of the Greek mercenary camp, so it was not intercepted by the Persian cavalry.When the messenger found him, he was rushing back and had already learned something about what happened along the way.When he arrived at the venue, everyone consciously made room for him. Without hesitation, he sat directly on the dirt like everyone else and began to look around the crowd: indeed, he did not see the main mercenary leaders... Thinking that Clearkus' life or death was uncertain, he felt a little sad.Clearchus and he were comrades-in-arms. He made many military exploits in the war with Athens and was a brave general of Sparta. However, because he could not adapt to peace and refused to obey Sparta's orders, he was sentenced to death and fled. .Chrysopus turned a blind eye when he saw him in the army of Cyrus the Younger and did not send his men to arrest him. Firstly, he did not want to destroy the cooperation with Cyrus the Younger; secondly, he cared about the friendship of comrades...

His gaze slowly swept across the faces, and stopped when he landed on a person: this is a very young face. Among the large group of team officers whose average age is mostly over 30 years old, this young man looks He must be no more than 20 years old, and he is sitting at the front of the team, so he is extremely conspicuous.What's even more strange is that the attitudes of the people around him are quite respectful to this young man. He stared at him with piercing eyes, and smiled and nodded at himself... Cerry Thorpes was a little confused, and asked his adjutant in a low voice, The adjutant asked others before coming to tell him.

The "God's Favored One" at Menon Camp?The "oracle" issued many times has been fulfilled?Cleithops frowned: The management of the mercenaries is indeed chaotic, allowing a childish-looking young man to occupy a high position!
Although the Spartans claimed to be descendants of Heracles, they actually did not have much respect for the gods. They believed more in their own power.They are conservative and do not believe in the idea of ​​being young and promising. Otherwise, there would not be a rule that "Spartans can only break away from collective life, become independent, get married, and hold important positions after the age of 30...".Therefore, Chrysops's first impression of Davos was not good.

In the eyes of Davos, there is a big gap between the image of Chrysops and the imaginary Spartan warrior: he is not tall and has an ordinary appearance. If there were not a few scars on his face and sharp eyes to remind others, With his status as a warrior, Davos might think that he is just an ordinary old Greek farmer.

After the surroundings became quieter, Chrysops began to speak: "I already know what happened. What suggestions do you have?"

For a time, there were many people whispering in the venue, but no one stood up to speak.After all, expressing opinions in the face of more than 200 experienced generals requires not only courage, but also certain speaking skills and insights, which is not easy for poor Greek mercenaries.

Davos did not speak out, not because of fear, but because of his previous contacts with the team officers in charge of each military camp. He found that among this group of people, he was both young and just an ordinary soldier. His overly flamboyant behavior was too easy to offend. So he decided to wait and see.

Finally, Xenophon stood up: "Gentlemen, the Persians broke their promise, killed or imprisoned our leaders and soldiers, and wanted us all to hand over our weapons and surrender. Now, our war with the Persians is inevitable! You have all seen that after the soldiers in the camp learned the news, most of them were confused, afraid, and even crying! If this situation does not change quickly, once the Persians attack and they need to fight, they will If we cannot show our courage and wield the spear at the enemy, we will be in danger of being annihilated!

Everyone, you are the officers of each military camp. Your salary and status are usually higher than those of ordinary soldiers, and your abilities are also stronger than theirs.Now when facing danger, the soldiers are placing their hopes on you. You must show great courage and the determination to fight to the death with the Persians in order to stabilize the soldiers' emotions and inspire their confidence!

At the same time, we must immediately elect capable people to serve as new generals in each military camp to replace Clearchus and the others, manage and restrain the soldiers in each military camp, formulate good plans, command the entire army to defeat the Persians, and lead us back to Greece smoothly !With the protection of Zeus, we will definitely be able to get out of Persia! ! …”

Xenophon's words aroused great response from the crowd, and some even applauded.Xenophon looked slightly complacently at Timasong, who had an indifferent expression, and then immediately looked away.

In fact, the Greek mercenaries who are in trouble at this moment have only this option.Chrysops immediately stood up and said in a decisive and firm tone: "Everyone, we have no time to delay. Just follow what Xenophon said, please go back to your respective military camps immediately, elect your new leaders, and then let them Come here to hold a military meeting to discuss and formulate a plan."

He looked around at everyone, and continued to say loudly: "This afternoon, we will hold another general meeting of the whole army!" After speaking, he turned and left before the team officers could respond.

Sure enough!Davos clenched his fists and stood up with Antonios and the others.

The team officers rushed to their military camps.

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　　Did anyone guess who Chrysops was yesterday?

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