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Chapter 321 The Great War Is Coming (Subscribe)
But the captain had strict requirements on the soldiers on two things: First, during the battle, the soldiers were only allowed to move forward and not to retreat, otherwise he would kick the cowardly soldiers out of the group.Two, the sixth team cannot lose to Olivers in anything.

This kind of grudge action seems a bit funny, but in the Dionia army, such mutual competition is not uncommon between companies and companies, between brigades and brigades, and between legions. Senior generals do not prohibit this kind of competition, but instead strongly promote it. Tug of war, rugby, football...these popular sports and games in the military camp are all group competitions and fierce competitions between squads and squads, squads and squads. victory.

Leotizides felt that it was precisely because generals at all levels valued victory and defeat that these Dionian citizen soldiers who used to be just farmers, fishermen, and businessmen quickly developed a sense of honor for their team. , will be brave enough to take the lead in the battle! …

"Proseus, I heard that you Lagosians and Spartans are enemies. Have you ever fought with the Spartans?" Heterbarus was garbled, and after being quiet for a while, he started talking again. Words come.

After the last turmoil on the ship and the fierce battle with the Pucheti people, the friendship between him and his teammates, especially the relationship with Heitbarus, became quite friendly.When Leotizides heard this, in order to hide the unnatural look on his face, he did not raise his head, but continued to bend down and dig the soil, and softly uttered: "Fighted."

Heterbarus became interested, came closer and asked: "Do you think it is the Spartans who are more powerful, or we are more powerful?"

Leotizides did not expect that he would ask this question, and was immediately stunned.

Other teammates seemed to be very interested in this, and they all came over. Captain Sitarsis did not scold them.

In fact, Heitbarus asked the right person, and Leotizides is indeed the best person to answer this question: he is a Spartan, and he stayed in the Dionysian army for another half a year. Having experienced battles, I have a good understanding of the military situation between the two forces.

Facing the curious looks of all his comrades, Leotizides couldn't refuse, but for a moment he didn't know how to speak. He put down his pickaxe, patted the dirt on his hands, thought about it seriously, and then said: "The Spartans were trained in the brutal 'Agoge' fighting from the age of six. Except for a small amount of time to learn to read, they lived in the military camp until they reached adulthood, and the ritual of adulthood was to kill the people they encountered alone. Any helot of..."

"Oh, this is too cruel!" some teammates shouted.

Leotizides was unmoved and continued: "After adulthood, Spartans do nothing but fight and fight until they die... So Spartans are the best warriors in the world, they Familiar with every detail of the battle, killing the enemy is as easy as drinking water!" When he said this, his pride as a Spartan emerged again.

Some teammates booed dissatisfiedly.

"Proseus, you praise the Spartans like this, are you really a Lagosian?!" Someone complained dissatisfiedly.

Leotizides was shocked. He had been getting along well with his teammates during this period, and he had lost his vigilance.He hurriedly said again: "However, there are too few Spartan soldiers, and the number of their young and strong citizens is only more than half of that of Dionia's legion. More than 1 people. And the Dionia soldiers are the best among the city-states I know, among the soldiers who don’t make a living! And your military system is very unique and perfect, I personally think there are even some The system is better than Sparta! The most important thing is that there are many Dionysian soldiers. After defeating the Brutians this time, I am afraid that the number will continue to increase..."

"I understand what you mean, Proseus. We can't defeat the Spartans in a one-on-one fight, but in a real battle, the Spartans can't defeat us because they have too few people, right? !" Heitbarus interjected.

"Our Dionysian Legion emphasizes teamwork and cooperation. No matter how powerful a Spartan warrior is, he can't beat four or five of our Dionysian Legion soldiers who work closely together!" Pesials continued.

"You're right! Just like a running back in a football game, no matter how powerful he is, without the help of his teammates, he can't score by himself!" Another teammate also shouted.

Leotizides knew him, a Dionian reserve citizen who had violated discipline many times and been punished in the boot camp.In the last battle against the Puchetis, a soldier in Leotizides's team was seriously injured, so he was added, but he is now considered a qualified legionnaire. This is Dionia The terrible thing about the military system is that it can cultivate undisciplined Greeks into qualified soldiers in a short period of time through various methods such as training, sports, and competitions.

The Spartans, who founded their country by force, figured out a truth in their long-term battles: Whether the city-state army is strong or not, personal force is only secondary. What is important is strict discipline, unconditional obedience and unremitting training. Most of them The Greek city-states could neither understand nor do this, but the newly established Dionia had requested this from the beginning. It is said that all of this was the work of Davos, the consul who was favored by the gods. Compared with Onia and Sparta, the truly terrifying thing is this young man!
Leotizides did not want his teammates to make a wrong judgment and think that Sparta was weak, so he reminded: "Although there are few Spartan warriors, Sparta rarely fights alone. Don't forget, it It is the leader of the Peloponnesian League, and now it is the overlord of the entire Greece, with countless soldiers from allied countries fighting for it. And most of Sparta's generals are qualified commanders..."

"Hey, I'm just comparing Sparta with our Dionia. When it comes to allies, we also have Dionia, Laos, Castron..." Heitbarus was dissatisfied said.

"And Heraclea...the South Italian League also counts, Crotone, Siliting, Trina and..."

"Coronia."

The teammates rushed to shout, which made Leotizides feel a little emotional: many city-states in the Eastern Mediterranean changed their minds when talking about Sparta, and even big states like Athens and Corinth were afraid of Spartan warriors, but what was in front of them was These Dionysian soldiers discussed without fear who was stronger or weaker between Dionysia and Sparta. It was not that they were ignorant, but that victory after victory gave them confidence.

Their shouts finally alerted Parmenius, the commander of the squadron not far away. He was furious when he saw it: "If you don't dig a trench properly, what nonsense are you talking about! Aren't you afraid of military law!"

The teammates quickly dispersed and went about their own business.

Team leader Sitalsis came over and whispered: "Prosaus, you made a good point! But next time, be careful to change 'you' to 'we'."

When Leotizides heard this, he couldn't help being embarrassed: In his bones, he had not really integrated into Dionia and regarded himself as a Dionysian...

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While the soldiers of the First Legion were busy, Davos was talking with Triphias, the commander of the Herculean Allied Forces.

"You want to send our engineers to Heraclea to build bridges?"

"Yes, Lord Davos. I heard before in Heraclea that your Dionia's bridge-building technology is very good. This time I brought troops here, and the two wooden bridges passing through Thurii were deeper. Experience. You must also know that there are many rivers in the territory of Heraclea. The main city of Heraclea is built on a delta area surrounded by the Agri River and its tributaries. The rainy season in March and April every year It is the most difficult season for us Heraklians." Triphias sighed and said helplessly: "The river water surges and the pontoons are often washed away. We even have to sail out to sea every day. You can only reach your farmland for farming by docking, so we urgently need a few strong and real bridges, just like the wooden bridges on the Craty River!"

After listening to Triphias's request, Davos readily promised: "Heraclea is an ally of Dionia, and we are happy to provide such help!"

"I heard that little Heraclid was a master of building bridges, but he also held the public office of managing roads in Dionysia. We Heracleides are willing to donate 50 tons of wheat to Dionysia to thank Little Heraclides. Heraclides and his team helped us even though they were busy." Triphias said sincerely.

Davos did not refuse, Dionia is now short of food, and Triphias's move is a timely help.Let Davos look at him a few more times.Although Heraclea has a dense water network and fertile land, 50 tons of wheat is by no means a small amount. Heraclea’s gift is not just a reward for building a bridge, but a symbol of Heraclea’s an attitude.Davers kept this in mind.

After this agreement, the conversations between Davos and Triphias became more intimate and casual.

Davos even happily said: He did not expect that the Cosenza area would have such excellent pastures, which could be used to breed war horses.

Just as the two were chatting happily, the herald Tormid came over nervously: "Your Majesty Commander, Ledes reported urgently, 'The Bruti brigade was found marching towards here!'"

"How many people are there?" Davos asked immediately.

"According to the judgment of the scout cavalry, there may be 2 people!"

2 people!Davos's expression was no longer calm: The Bruti Alliance obviously wants to fight us here!

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