ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 50 Negotiations
"Master Governor, are you really going to let the Greeks go like this?" the adjutant on the side asked unwillingly.

"Let it go?!" Tissaphernes glared at him fiercely: "This is the king's order. I have followed his will and successfully drove the Greek barbarians into Dukia! Do you think they will have an easy time next? ?!"

Tissaphernes pointed to the vast mountains in front of him and said fiercely: "The steep and narrow mountain roads, the mountain forests infested with snakes and insects, and the ferocious Dukiya mountain people will swallow up their courage! Even if they barely cross Dukiya , there is the army of Orontas waiting for them ahead! Even if Orontas cannot stop them, they will still encounter the Charybians, Cardans, Macronians... let these barbarians Let's fight each other! Let me see how many Greek barbarians can return to Greece in the end?!"

He sneered and said: "We don't have to waste our time and energy here. There are still important things to do in Asia Minor. Withdraw the troops! Go back!" He shouted simply, then turned his horse around, not far away without seeing anything. Ariros's expressionless face was slightly startled, and he subconsciously turned back to look at the rolling mountains: It turned out that capturing the leader of the Greek mercenaries was already a great achievement.When everything was going well, he had a new idea. As a result, Mithridates and Artauzus were killed in battle, and more than 1 soldiers were killed, which greatly compromised his achievements.Next, I hope that the Greeks will be wiped out in the mountains as they thought, so as to relieve their hatred!
But, can it really happen?

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The mercenaries arrived at the edge of the Dukeya Mountains on the second day and began to camp. The next action depends on whether Mariji's mission to the Dukeya tribe can be successful.

Davos and other leaders sent Maliji to the mountain pass together with dozens of soldiers led by Hilos. They drove several pack carts full of armor, Shields, spears, these are the weapons and equipment that the Dukeya mountain people lack. In addition, there are more than a dozen Dukeya people, mainly slaves that Davos asked Melsis to intercept from the Persian village. .

"Mariji, it's all up to you!" Davos gave him a strong hug, and then whispered in his ear: "If things go wrong, get out as soon as possible, Xiros will help you escape. Negotiate. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work, we can still force our way in, your safety is the most important thing.”

Mariji was stunned, looked at the other leaders behind Davos, and then said loudly: "Don't worry, with these weapons and those Dukiya people, our negotiations are already half successful! I used to negotiate with this tribe Comoros, the leader of the tribe, has done many transactions, and I know him quite well. He has always been very ambitious and tried every means to make his tribe stronger and monopolize the trade route between the mountains of Armenia, Dukia and Media. , so he has fought with the surrounding tribes, I believe our proposal will make him very interested!"

"I hope so." Timasong stepped forward and urged in a stiff tone: "You'd better hurry up, don't forget, we can only wait for you here for one day!"

Mariji glanced at him and said no more.

Davos ignored Timasong and stepped forward to give Hilos a more powerful hug.For Hilos, who strongly requested to go and tried to persuade him many times to no avail, Davos knew that his choice was right. Only this most capable confidant as his follower could make Marij completely believe that in any situation, Davos Sidhu will not give up on them easily.

Davos kept his gratitude in his heart and said to Hilos: "Come back safely, brother!"

Hilos took a step back and solemnly performed a military salute.

Davos watched them walk into the forest until the dense trees completely obscured their figures...

"It's really strange. We were driven here by the Persians, yet we still need a Persian to help us out of this dangerous situation." Kiliano said in a strange tone.

"Don't think so much, Kriano. We are all hoping that this Persian will succeed, aren't we?" Zantiparis said lightly.

"Perhaps this is the arrangement of the gods, and they are happy with this wonderful collision of fates." Xenophon's eyes were filled with anticipation: "And now we can only wait patiently."

"In addition to waiting, you must also be prepared to fight." Chrysops reminded everyone.After speaking, he turned and went back to camp.

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On this day, the mercenary leaders prohibited all soldiers from going out to prevent these looting and idle mercenaries from conflicting with the mountain people of Dukiya, thus affecting their plans. At the same time, the entire army was on heightened alert. Defense against attacks from Dukiya or Persians.

But nothing happened that day.Only occasionally there were a few Dukiya mountain people wearing short fur coats and with red stripes on their faces, holding short axes and carrying bows and arrows, wandering around the camp.

The soldiers watched and commented.

Compared with the relaxed mood of the soldiers, the leaders have been nervously worried about whether the plan can be accepted by the Dukiya people, especially Davos, who didn't sleep well all night.

It wasn't until early the next morning that Asistes broke into the tent and shook him awake: "Marigi is back!"

When Davos got excited, he lost all sleepiness.

"Chief, Comoro, the leader of the Dukiya tribe, followed my suggestion and is willing to form an alliance with us!" Mariji's excited shout came from behind Asistes.

"Great!" Davos jumped up, held Mariji's shoulders with both hands, and said happily: "You saved the entire mercenary army, and all Greek soldiers must thank you!"

There was a smile on Mariji's face, and then he showed a look of embarrassment: "Hiros and the others failed to come back because Comoro wanted to entertain them well."

Davos was stunned. He heard the strangeness in Mariji's voice, and asked with an ugly face: "Hostage?"

Mariji hurriedly explained: "Yes, for safety, because Comoro wants to discuss the alliance with the leaders in person!"

Davos's face softened slightly, and he asked urgently: "At what time? Where?"

"Originally he wanted you to go to the cottage to negotiate, but I refused. I argued hard, and was threatened by him with a knife several times. In the end, after repeated arguments, it was decided at the foot of the forest in front, and the time was this afternoon." Marij stressed the difficulty of his negotiations.

"This afternoon...at the foot of the mountain in front..." Davos pondered, then raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that Comoro is very eager to form an alliance!"

"Yes, leader!" Mariji said with a smile on his face.

"Then what are you waiting for! Follow me to Crythorpes and the others!" After speaking, the doctor strode out.

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In the afternoon, Chrysops, Crisano and Davos, led by Marij, led fifty Spartan warriors to the foot of the mountain.In order to avoid repeating the mistake of Clearkus, who were all captured in one fell swoop, the remaining mercenary leaders led their troops to form a formation at the mountain pass one mile away from the foot of the mountain.

"It's right there." Mariji pointed in front of him: on the grass not far away there was a tree stump larger than the Greek soldier's round shield. The cross section was polished smooth and flat, and it was half a person tall. There were several wooden pillars placed around it. , there is a curved path next to the wooden pile, extending upward to the depths of the mountain...

"This leader of Dukeya is a thoughtful person." As the initiator of this plan, Davos had to show his confidence in it, so he was the first to walk over, push aside the dust and fallen leaves on the wooden pier, and sit down.

Cerry Thorpes also sat down calmly.

Crisano looked around for a while, then slowly sat down.

Mariji stood directly next to Davos.

By this time, it was already late autumn.When we marched in the Tigris River Valley before, the climate was quite warm.When we arrived in the Dukeya Mountains, the weather turned cooler, the grass began to wither and turn yellow, the mountain wind blew, and the leaves continued to fall, forming a thick layer on the ground.

Chrysops looked up at the bare branches and said worriedly: "We must pass through this mountainous area as soon as possible, otherwise when winter comes, the mountains will be even colder, and the soldiers will not have thick clothes to keep warm..."

Chrysops's words reminded Davos that to be honest, he had never thought about this before.

When the three of Crithorpes began to discuss how to cope with the coming of winter, the Dukeya mountain people came: dozens of tough and middle-aged men, and an old man dressed in a strange way.

　I wish you all a happy holiday!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)