ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 69 Investigation

The group of people descended the gentle slope and walked onto the large river beach. It was much easier to walk here than before: the land was soft and the road was flat, almost as level as the river surface.

"You just said that the Turii people hate this hot spring swamp. Why?" Asistes still remembered the previous question.

The guide glanced at him and said: "Because of the hot springs, the water temperature in this swamp is suitable all year round. Therefore, there are many mosquitoes and the bites are severe. The Turiyi people are almost reluctant to come here."

Asistes stared at the other side with wide eyes. The diffuse mist greatly obscured his sight, adding a bit of mystery to the swamp.

Davos said nothing, staring at the big river beach, the Tino River and the hot spring swamp on the other side, thinking about something.

After walking for about half a mile, the river beach ends.They had to dismount and walk in order to walk up the gentle slope, as the mud was too slippery to ride.

After ascending the gentle slope and leaving the big river beach, the next step is completely uphill.There are fewer and fewer farmlands, but more and more trees, becoming more and more dense, until there is no trace of human construction.

At this time, Davos and the others had reached the open place on the hillside, but the guide refused to go forward: "Crossing the ridge in front is the camp of the Lucalians, it's too dangerous!"

Davos and the others talked so much that the guide agreed to take them to a distance.

Standing on the top of the hill, facing the biting mountain wind, looking forward: ahead is a higher hill, which should have been full of green scenery. However, a large number of trees have been cut down, clearing out a large area. , countless tents are scattered haphazardly on it, and the Lucarians, who look as small as ants from a distance, are densely packed among them...

"Wow, there are a lot of people!" Asistes, who had seen thousands of Persian troops, couldn't help but say.

Davos didn't speak. He observed carefully for a while, pointed to a place in front of him, and asked, "Where is that place?"

The pale guide looked blankly and asked, "Where?"

"On the right side of the hill, it seems...from time to time there are teams of Lucanians coming out from there..." Davers pulled the guide, pointed to the front again, and said.

The guide opened his eyes wide, checked carefully, and said, "Oh, that's the valley pass. There is a passable mountain road leading to the territory of the Lucanians."

"How long is the mountain road?" Davers continued to ask.

"I haven't walked through it. I heard it's more than 40 miles. It doesn't sound like it's too far, but the mountain road is difficult to walk. I'm afraid it will take a day or two to walk. Oh... By the way, Thuriyi's army was We were ambushed while marching on this mountain road and were defeated..." the guide said with fear on his face.

Davos looked at the rolling hills behind the hill, thinking silently.

"Thurii should build a fortress here so the Lucanians won't come in so easily," Leders said.

"Turiyi originally had a camp here, but nothing major happened for decades. In addition, the conditions here are simple, so there are not many citizens willing to come here to garrison. I didn't expect that the Lucanians would suddenly attack in large numbers. The result..." the guide said in frustration.

"If the Turiyi people defend here, it won't be a problem for us." Davers said lightly: From the fact that this mountainous area is almost undeveloped, it can be seen that the Turiyi people have no regard for this place at all. It's strange that you can keep your heart.This is a common problem of Greece, a nation that loves sailing and doing business. They have no interest in mountains at all.

Under the constant urging of the guide, the group embarked on the return journey.

Seeing the relaxed expressions of Daves and his party, this house slave who was regarded as a confidant by Burkes heard from his master that the people around him were all experienced fighters, so he couldn't help asking: "Diver Chief Si, do you think we can defeat these Lucanians?"

"You won't know until you've played it." Davos said lightly.

This time, they went eastward along the right edge of the Subari Plain, where there were also continuous mountains and forests. Cheerful streams accompanied them all the way eastward, and finally converged into a river. When Si saw the soldiers cutting down trees on the other side, he remembered that this was the river Felicius had mentioned - the guide called it the Sybari River.

Seeing that it was already dusk, Davos gave up his plan to continue exploring north. He dismounted and waded across the river, planed the tree trunks with the soldiers, and carried the wood back to camp.

After dinner, after listening to the reports from Felicius and the officers of each team, he confirmed that everything in the mercenaries was running well and sent them off. Davos calmed down and used branches to outline the terrain for the day's reconnaissance on the ground. After repeated revisions until Until he was satisfied, he stared at it for a long time, firmly remembering the pattern and scene in his mind.Of course, this is just a sketch, and scouts will need to be sent to further refine it, such as the approximate area of ​​the Subali Plain, the width and depth of the Krati River, the area of ​​​​the large river beach, etc.

In war, intelligence work is the first priority, and terrain reconnaissance is the top priority in intelligence work!More than half a year of fighting has taught Davos a lot. Combined with the knowledge from his previous life, he has always believed that famous generals also need "99 points of sweat and one point of talent" to be trained. He has never been able to control the situation while sitting high in the court. A general whose troops win battles, so he has been working tirelessly to practice it...

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The next day, under the leadership of the guide, Davers and his party continued to explore north.Across the Subali River, there is about ten miles from the mountain forest to the bay. The land in between is flatter. It is still part of the Subali Plain. However, the Turii people do not grow wheat here, but cultivate olives. trees and planted vineyards.

Listen to the guide: The wine produced here is famous throughout Magna Greece.This reminded Davos of the story in his previous life about the luxurious bathing of wine by the ancient Sybari people. It was probably the wine from here.

But at this time, the vineyards were overgrown with grass and no one was taking care of them.

"That's because Lucarians from Amendolara City wander around from time to time, and the people are afraid and don't dare to come..." the guide explained.

"Thurii should send troops to protect their citizens!" Asistes said disdainfully.

"After the last failure in Turiyi, I'm afraid they don't have enough troops. Preserving the city of Turiyi is their primary problem." Davers said.

"Leader Davos is right!" The guide took advantage of the situation to escape the embarrassment.

"Didn't you say that there are not many Lucanians in Amendolara? We can provide protection for the Turii people here, and of course we have to pay a little protection fee." Asistes said jokingly.

"Yasi, you will also lead the army independently in the future. One thing you have to remember, don't disperse your troops easily!" Davers said seriously: "Our main task now is to help Turui defeat Luka Don’t worry about the rest of Niya’s army for now. As long as we win, Amendolara won’t be a problem at all!”

Asistes and Ledes listened carefully and nodded.

The group continued on until a river blocked their way.

“This is the Saraceno River, the boundary river between Turii and Amendolara,” the guide said.

"So the area beyond is Amendolara's territory." Davos pointed forward.

"Yes, we may encounter Lucanians at any time. Let's just go back." The guide looked frightened.

And Davos was obviously interested: "Can this river be forded?"

Before the guide could answer, Assistas, who had been unable to restrain himself for a long time, had already jumped into the river with his horse, and the river with a width of more than ten meters reached the opposite bank in an instant.

"The water is only as deep as the thigh." Asistes stood in front of the horse and gestured.

"Leders, Felixius left a hundred soldiers at the logging area for defense. Go and bring them here. Let's cross the river and have a look." Davers immediately gave the order.

"Yes!" Leders ran back excitedly.

The guide could only wait helplessly at this time.

Ten minutes later, Ledes hurried over with more than a hundred fully armed soldiers.

Although these soldiers were panting, they also looked excited.Seeing them, Davos became more courageous: "Let's cross the river!"

The guide didn't understand why these people were so excited. Did they not know that there were terrible Lucanians on the other side of the river?But as a slave, he couldn't stop him, so he could only follow behind in fear.

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