ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 6 Chess Player
There was silence in the tent for a while, and then Olivers was heard saying: "It's such a pity that little Cyrus died in the battle! Although he was the prince of Persia, he was very polite to people and liked to help people, and he was also very good-looking. He is so handsome that women like him so much that even the queen of Silesia became his mistress. If he doesn’t die, he will definitely become a good king!”

If he is good-looking and can pick up girls, he is a good king?What kind of bullshit logic is this!Davos secretly slandered.

"Yes! Little Cyrus doesn't look down on us like other Persians. He is really good to us Greeks! If he becomes king, the relationship between us Greeks and Persians will definitely get better!" Geogris said .

"And he is a warrior, not as weak as other Persians!" Matonis echoed.

"The most important thing is that he is very generous! He gave us a lot of gold coins!" Olivers emphasized again, causing everyone to say yes.

Is this a memorial service for Cyrus the Younger?Davos felt funny. Based on the remaining memory of this body, he couldn't help but said: "Is little Cyrus generous? I don't think so! You see, first of all, he owed us more than three months of salary, and he never paid us until The Queen of Silesia came to inspect the troops and had only been paid for four months.”

"When we suspected that Cyrus the Younger was preparing to fight the King of Persia and refused to move forward, in order to persuade us, he agreed to increase our salary from one dalek to one and a half gold coins. He gave us the money for the next two months. Don't forget, he once ordered us to threaten the king of Cilicia, and the timid king gave him a large sum of money. When we knew the plan of Cyrus the Younger and made a big fuss in the assembly, the King of Cyrus Cyrus promised to give each of us five minas of silver after he captured Babylon. But did he give it?"

After a while, Olivers replied bitterly: "He's dead!"

"You see, little Cyrus didn't spend a single silver coin of his own to bring us to a place about 3000 miles away from Greece - to a land full of dangerous enemy countries. If he had told us from the beginning, Go to war with the King of Persia, shall we agree?"

The three people shook their heads like puppets.

"He concealed the truth. Giving a little benefit at a time was like luring the sheep with green grass. In the end, he couldn't even think about disagreeing." Davos sighed and said: "Little Cyrus is a clever liar! At what cost?" He didn't even make any effort, but let more than 1 Greeks fight to the death for his conspiracy. How awesome!"

There was silence in the tent again, and soon I heard Olivers begin to curse: "Damn little Cyrus! Damn the Persians! And that idiot Menon! They actively let us be the vanguard every time, saying it was little Cyrus. The scholars will be grateful to us and give us more rewards. This idiot Menon not only has a bad mouth, but also a bad brain. Sooner or later we will be killed by him!... Ouch... My stomach... I'm about to starve to death. Got it!"

Davos was amused when he saw Olivers making trouble there.Not to mention that I was used to seeing intrigues in the government. The Kangxi Emperor, the Qianlong Dynasty... appeared endlessly on TV. Even if I have never eaten pork, I have seen pigs running away!

It was not that simple for little Cyrus, who was born in the palace, the headquarters of human conspiracy, to reach the position of military commander in western Persia.Just by watching him fool the Greeks around, you can see how powerful he is.As for Menon, I am afraid he is not stupid. As the leader of the mercenaries, he may have known about Cyrus the Younger's plan and pushed his compatriots into the fire pit. It was just greed.

"Davos, you couldn't say something like this before. Are you really...really..." Matonis asked cautiously.

Davers knew that Matonis and "him" had a good relationship in the past because of their similar personalities.So, he said: "Matonis, no matter what happened. I am still me, and I have always been your good brother! Thank you very much for taking care of me! I hope you can continue to help me!" He was repeatedly Davos also thought about the vague mention of "gods". With more than 30 years of social experience in his previous life, if he wanted to play the role of a 19-year-old simple-minded Greek, he didn't want to pretend, and he couldn't, so he might as well Letting others just think that should be... beneficial.Hence the vague reply which he neither denied nor admitted.

Unexpectedly, Matonis was inspired: "Don't worry! With me here, no one will dare to bully you!"

"Davos, can we go home?" Geogris' voice was full of worry.

Obviously, Davos' revelation of Cyrus made them begin to doubt their own abilities.

Davos smiled bitterly.Although he did not understand the development of this historical event, Chinese history told him that there is nothing an emperor of a feudal dynasty hates most than rebellion.I think it should be the same in the West.Moreover, they were still foreigners and invaders.Unless the King of Persia is mentally ill, he will definitely eliminate them completely to frighten all those who have disloyal intentions!
As for attacking the Persian army and taking Babylon.Davers is not optimistic, otherwise the name of this event should be called "Greek Ten Thousands March", not "Great Retreat".However, he said: "Don't worry! We can go home smoothly."

He tilted his head, looking at the expressions of the others who were obviously much more relaxed, and sighed in his heart: These simple-minded guys are better off.It is also a kind of happiness to not think about how dangerous the current situation is and to place all my life on my "oracle".

Davos was thinking about it, and suddenly he remembered a movie "2012" he had watched in his previous life: When the world-destroying disaster comes, those rich and powerful can easily board seven Noah's Arks, while ordinary civilians have to It depends on luck... Yes, when you are a chess piece, you can only be at the mercy of others; when you are a chess player, you can control your destiny in your own hands!But how can one become a chess player?
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By the afternoon, the Hilos team had received half a bag of wheat flour and a dozen dates.

Everyone struggled to get up and start making bread.Davers actively helped, asking while doing it, because he had no time to get the theory from memory.

The preparation of ancient Greek bread is actually similar to that of Chinese pasta. The most important thing is the fermentation.Bread was the staple food of the Greeks. When marching and fighting, yeast was also carried with them and was well preserved.

After kneading the flour, place it on the iron plate and bake it with the collected firewood.In the evening, everyone ate simple bread.After filling my stomach, I fell asleep in a hurry.

In the early morning of the next day, Hieros woke everyone up and told them: "Arreus's envoy came and sent word that he was ready to lead his troops back to his hometown of Asia." The leaders were unwilling to return empty-handed and promised him that "if Arereus was willing to go with them to continue their attack on Babylon. They were willing to make him king of Persia, and sent Chrysops and Menon with messengers to persuade Arereus."

"Why send Menon?" Matonis asked puzzledly.

"Don't you know that Menon has a very good relationship with Alireus?" Olivers smiled ambiguously.

"Can they convince Areros?" Geogris said worriedly.

Everyone turned their attention to Davos, and overnight, he had become their spiritual backbone.Davos felt a lot of pressure, but he did not escape. He pondered for a while, and then shook his head: Alireus was a Persian nobleman. In the past, it could be said that as the adjutant of Cyrus the Younger, he was forced to participate in the rebellion.Now if he rebelled against the Greeks again, if he failed, not only would he be finished, but his family would also be implicated.If he was really ambitious, as soon as he learned of the death of Cyrus the Younger, he should immediately take over everything of Cyrus the Younger and join forces with the Greek mercenaries in time.It was only today that he said he wanted to go home. Obviously, he made a decision after careful consideration.

After receiving a negative answer, everyone had disappointed expressions on their faces.

"Brothers, these are things that the leaders should worry about. Let's do what we should do." Hilos said hurriedly: "Menon asked us to kill all the excess livestock in the baggage team and prepare more food."

Finally full!This news temporarily dispelled the gloom in everyone's hearts.

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