ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 30 Military Conference
Although Davos was new to military affairs, he also saw that this formation was mainly to prevent Persian surprise attacks and protect baggage. Marching with such a wide front would definitely not be fast. Under the pressure of the Persians, this was a helpless move. .

Several people gathered around to look at the crude sketch on the ground.

Timasong pointed to the two squares in the front and said: "Chrysops is a Spartan, and his soldiers are also Lacedaemonians with rich combat experience. They will serve as the vanguard. The whole army will clear the way, I think everyone will feel relieved."

Everyone has no objection to this proposal.

"Secondly..." Timasong thought about which position his military camp should be responsible for.

"Secondly, I am the youngest, and I am willing to serve as the rearguard of the entire army!" Davos said excitedly.

Felicius was agitated and thought: It's over. Davos forgot what was agreed upon in advance and asked to be a defender. Sure enough, he is still young and inexperienced!
Under the gaze of everyone, Felicius did not dare to make any big moves, so he could only wink at Davos.

But I heard Timasong say in surprise: "You...you want to be at the rear?! No! No!" He shook his head repeatedly: "The rear guard is very important. You must have rich experience to face various complex situations and handle incompetent situations." Well, it will drag down the whole army, I think it's better... let our barracks be the rear guard."

As soon as Timasong finished speaking, Davos answered: "Isn't there another defender? I am willing to work with you!"

"No!!" Timasong loudly refused without thinking: "Kriano, come to the rear with me!" He directly designated his comrades to fight alongside him.

Crisano had a good relationship with Timason, so he could only nod at this moment.

The choice for guard was decided so quickly.Felicius still didn't understand that Davos had just deliberately set a trap to lure Timason into taking the bait. He was not worthy of being an adjutant.

The gap between Cleithops' eyebrows deepened. He didn't appreciate the little tricks played by Davos. Instead, he was more disgusted. But he knew that Timasong's choice was the right one, so he simply told Davos Said: "Your military camp is responsible for protecting the left wing." Since the mercenaries are marching north along the Tigris River, the left wing is close to the river bank most of the time and should encounter the least danger.

Davos saw the undisguised contempt in Cleethorpes's eyes. He secretly clenched his fists and nodded in agreement.

Then Chrysops proposed that Zantiparis should play forward with him.

Hieronymus was also unwilling, and Chrysops and the others also considered that the original adjutant of the Proxinus camp was Agacia, and now the elected leader has been replaced by the squadron leader Hieronymus. Si, but he was the last one to arrive, which shows that the soldiers in this military camp have a big dispute over who should be the leader. To be on the safe side, let their military camp serve as the right wing.

After the leaders have completed the military meeting, it is time to hold an all-army meeting.

This is not only a rally for the new leader to make a public appearance, but also a good opportunity to unify the minds of the soldiers, so Chrysops reminded everyone to speak more words to boost morale.

When making requests to the leaders, his eyes stayed more on Davos. He was worried about this too young leader. You must know that it was a gathering of tens of thousands of people, and most of them were in such a big scene. He was probably so nervous that he couldn't even speak. If Davos screwed up, this carefully arranged swearing-in ceremony would turn into a farce!

So, he proposed to Davos that his adjutant Felicius could go on stage to speak for him.

But Davers insisted on going in person.

Cleethorpes looked very unhappy, but he had to let Davos attend, because he was the new leader unanimously elected by the Menon Barracks. He had 500 soldiers under his command, accounting for about [-]% of the entire army. one-third.So he arranged Davers to play in second place. If Davers performed poorly, there would be a leader behind to make up for it.

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It was late August, late summer, and the afternoon weather was no longer so sweltering.

A wooden platform was erected in the center of Timasong Military Camp (formerly Clearkus Military Camp). The surrounding tents have been cleared, leaving a large open space occupied by soldiers from various mercenary camps. They were either standing or Sit down, chat and complain to each other...

The whole venue was crowded and noisy...

Under the escort of heavily armed soldiers, Chrysops and his party squeezed out a passage from the dense crowd and arrived under the wooden platform.

Chrysosops came on stage first.

There was a commotion among the soldiers in the audience.

Due to Chrysops's deliberate low profile before, most ordinary soldiers did not know who he was. They were surprised to see a stranger on stage for the first time and asked each other his name.

There were a dozen soldiers with loud voices standing around the wooden platform. They were responsible for repeating the speaker's words so that the thousands of soldiers in the audience could hear them.

Chrysops said: "Brothers from all over Greece, I am Chrysops, censor of Sparta!"

After the soldiers on the wooden platform relayed the news, the soldiers in the audience were in an uproar. The shock in their hearts was even greater than when Davos heard the news: Spartan warriors have fought one battle after another for hundreds of years. Let the Greeks in other city-states be in awe of their bravery and strength.Today, Sparta has become the overlord of the Greek world, dominating the Mediterranean.How could they not be excited and inspired by the fact that the Spartan censor was among ordinary free people like them? The soldiers who were originally panic-stricken because of the murder of their leader suddenly felt that they had support, and their panicked faces began to change. After losing blood, I had some curiosity to pay attention to things other than survival: Why did the powerful Spartan inspector appear here?

So when Chrysops asked them to be quiet, the soldiers actually stopped making noise.

"Brothers, our current situation is very bad! Not only have we lost your long-term and capable leaders, some squadron leaders and soldiers; but our former ally Alireus and his men have also betrayed us! However, The more critical the situation is, the more we must cheer up as soon as possible, bravely face the Persians who want to destroy us, never give in, and use the bravery and spears of our Greeks to defeat the enemy and create a way for ourselves. The way to survive back to Greece! Zeus will accompany the brave!!" The Spartans really like to be concise and shocking. Chrysops had just reminded everyone to say more inspiring words, but he himself had just excited the soldiers. , and quickly ended his speech.

When Cleethorpes stepped down and passed Davos, he saw Davos smiling at him and thought: It's okay. This young leader doesn't look nervous, but why did he bring a herald to the stage and let him Where is he holding a dozen thin wooden sticks?
Asistes also didn't understand the purpose of Davos asking him to follow him to the stage holding a wooden stick, but when he stood on the wooden stage, he immediately couldn't think about it anymore, because there were crowds of people in all directions under the stage. It was densely packed and stretched into the distance... and the noise in his ears at this moment was far noisier than in the audience, as if there was a sea with strong winds and huge waves below, and he and Davos were a lonely boat floating in the depths of the sea. , there is a danger of capsizing at any time.

Asistes could not stop his legs from shaking. He even felt that he might collapse at any time along with the trembling wooden platform under his feet...

"Oh! Oh! Look! Who is this?!"

"A little guy whose hair hasn't even grown yet! This is not the place you should be! Get out of here and go home and drink your mother's milk! Hahaha..."

"Isn't this the new leader elected by some military camp?! Are they crazy!!"

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The laughter and doubts came overwhelmingly.

Asistes was shocked and took a few steps back, almost to the edge of the wooden platform.What impressed him was that Davos was still standing firmly in the center of the wooden platform...

The leaders in the audience also felt a little intolerable. No matter how dissatisfied they were with Davos, at this moment facing thousands of soldiers, they were one.

Timasong complained: "If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let him go up there. This is simply hell!"

Others also agreed.

Xenophon hurriedly said: "Hurry up and let the next leader come up and replace him."

Chrysops was already regretting his previous decision, and nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

　Looking forward to Davos’ wonderful speech!
　　Brothers, are your recommendation votes and rewards ready? .laugh

　　
　
(End of this chapter)