ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 751 Expedition to Rome
"Your Majesty!" Three of King Dionia's direct subordinates: Palace Guard Chief Martius, Clerk Henipolis, and Herald Aristiras were already waiting respectfully in front of the checkpoint.

"I've kept you waiting for a long time." Davos jumped off his horse, looked at Martius, and asked, "Have the guards of the palace and mansion been arranged during my absence?"

"According to what I reported to you last time, half of the soldiers (that is, 250 people) were left, led by Xenophanes, to ensure the safety of the palace and the king's hill, as well as the princess and princes." Martius replied .

Davos nodded, walked towards Xenophanes who was standing behind the three of them, and said sincerely: "The safety of my family will be entrusted to you from now on!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will successfully complete the tasks assigned by you!" Xenophonis gave a confident and powerful military salute.

Davos glanced at his left hand unconsciously.

Xenophanes used his left hand as a military salute.He was originally a member of the Persian Expeditionary Force, a senior officer of the First Legion, and a friend of Tegetinos, the current commander of the Ninth Legion.He was seriously injured in his right hand when the First Army landed in Sicily more than ten years ago and fought against the coalition forces of Syracuse, and became disabled after treatment.Under this situation, he should have retired from the army, but he himself strongly expressed his desire to stay in the army. After many twists and turns, Davos finally selected him into the Palace Guard as a team officer.After all, the chance of the Palace Guards going into battle to kill the enemy is very small, and he does not need to kill the enemy himself, but he needs to bring his rich combat experience and strict regiment discipline to the Palace Guards.So far, he has performed very well, which is why Davers agreed with Martius to give him the power to stay behind.

Davos patted his shoulder forcefully to express his expectation, then turned and walked towards Aristelas.

Although Davos stared at him and did not speak, Aristillas understood the king's expectations of him: during his personal expedition, closely monitor the entire kingdom, and work closely with the palace guards and inspectors to ensure the stability of the king's power , the family is safe, and if anything unusual happens, report it to him in Latium immediately.

Aristelas solemnly saluted Davos again, saying nothing.

Davos finally looked at Henepolis and asked softly: "Henepolis, are you ready to write a wonderful "War of Latium"?"

"Your Majesty, I have prepared enough papyrus and pens." Henipolis replied cleverly, making Davos laugh.

"Let's go." He said solemnly.

Martius led 250 palace guards, surrounding Davos.Davos, accompanied by Clotocactus and Henepolis, galloped towards the north gate under the salutes of Aristiras, Xenophanes and the remaining palace guards.

"Salute!" the guard at the North City Gate shouted excitedly.

The sentries hurriedly turned the noose, opened the city gate, and then stood upright on both sides.

"Thank you, Timias!" Davos called out the garrison officer's name accurately, and performed a military salute on his horse, which made the garrison officer and sentries excited.

The reason why Daves set off so early was because some residents of Thurii had just gotten up during this time, and the streets in the outer city had very few pedestrians and were almost unobstructed.

The "rumbling" sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the outer city. By the time the curious residents came out to check, the cavalry had already left.

"It's the Palace Guards!" The people made an accurate judgment based on the soldiers' attire: "His Majesty Davos must be inside!"

"His Majesty Davos has gone to the military camp so early. Let's not waste time. Hurry up and finish your breakfast and rush to the military camp to see off the army!"

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This time, because there were too many soldiers on the expedition, which had exceeded the capacity of the Victory Square in the city of Turui, the final assembly and departure point of the army was set at the Turui Barracks.

As soon as it dawned, Davers rushed to the Turiyi military camp. At the commander's residence, he summoned several ministers of the Ministry of Military Affairs, as well as the commander of the Second Army, Matonis, the commander of the Fourth Army, Olivers, and the commander of the Fifth Army. Chief Geogris, Commander Trotilas of the Sixth Army, and Captain Izam of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade asked them about the recruitment status of each unit, the morale of the soldiers, the weapons and equipment they carried, and whether they carried five weapons. days of rations, whether the auxiliary personnel of each legion are fully staffed, the maintenance status of siege and defense equipment, and whether the equipped pack teams are sufficient...

When Davos was discussing the expedition with the generals, under the leadership of Tormid, Clotokatax also met with the staff team assigned to Davos by the Ministry of Military Affairs. They were basically in various places. Team officers with outstanding performance in the legion were then transferred to the staff office of the Ministry of Military Affairs to study for one or two years, so they were basically around 25 or [-] years old. Clotokatax stayed in the Ministry of Military Affairs for more than a year, and was like most of them. They met each other. Although he was a prince, he had a friendly personality and soon started chatting and laughing with them.

Everyone excitedly chatted about their expectations for this war. In such a lively atmosphere, Clotokatax completely forgot that he had planned to visit his elder brother Adoris at the station of the Second Legion before departure. of.

But in fact, even if he went, he would not be able to talk to Adoris, because at this time, the soldiers in the military camp had long been awakened by the sound of bugles. After they quickly finished their breakfast, they skillfully packed their armor and rations into a package. , hung on a special wooden staff, carried on the shoulder, wearing only short-sleeved lining, and a dagger hung around the waist. The long shield, bayonet and javelin were all handed over to the legion's baggage camp for transportation, which is convenient They crossed the mountainous area with less effort and faster during the subsequent march.

At dawn, most of the senators of the kingdom also rushed to the military camp. Among them were the five rotating presidents of the Senate, Cornelus, Sedorum, Vespa, Lysias, and Antaoris. Some of the senators came not only to see off King Davos and the army, but also to express their stance to him: During his expedition, they will do their best to ensure the smooth operation of the kingdom's government affairs.

Another small group of senators, such as Asistes, Antrapolis, Nicomachus, Triphias, etc., are preparing to lead many voluntary kingdom officials to follow the expedition. The army is heading to Latium. In fact, they can take the large fleet of grain transport ships that left the port yesterday and go south, bypassing the Strait of Messina and heading to Wolsey. However, even the most noble King Davos has to accompany the army. Of course, they cannot show fear of hardships and leave a bad impression on the ruler of the kingdom during the march, so they will follow the lagging baggage team to the north.

At dawn, Davos conducted a swearing-in ceremony before the expedition in front of nearly 4 soldiers on the large playground of the Turiyi Military Camp. Crotokartax, who had experienced such a grand and solemn occasion for the first time, listened to the whole thing. After my father's speech, he was also very excited, and he raised his arms and shouted together with the soldiers with high morale: "King Davos is victorious!!! The Kingdom of Dionia is victorious!!!..."

When the army began to leave camp, the people of the kingdom, especially the people of Thurii, were already waiting on both sides of the road. As usual, they sent their relatives to the battlefield with cordial shouts and pious blessings to win glory for the kingdom. victory, winning them glory and generous rewards.The farewell procession stretched all the way to Yamaguchi Town, with cheers and even flower petals scattered on the ground, as if they had returned victorious.

"This is why the kingdom is powerful!" Davos, who was riding a horse and walking in the center of the team, whispered to his son who was following him.

Clotokatax looked at the cheering people on both sides of the road and nodded with deep feeling.

In early March of the 14th year of the Kingdom of Dionia (i.e. 3 BC), King Daves personally led the Second Army, the Fourth Army, the Fifth Army, the Sixth Army, part of the First Cavalry Army, and the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade. 379 people marched westward, passed through the mountains, arrived at Laos, and then took boats in batches to the Latium area.In fact, this team also includes some 4 senators and middle- and low-level officials in the kingdom, a team of about 200 engineers, craftsmen, and blacksmiths drawn from Thurii, and countless reserve citizens as laborers. Therefore, the whole team looks huge and bloated.

In addition, merchants from Thurii and Ligium took their own fleets, loaded with military supplies, through the Strait of Messina and detoured to the west coast of Italy, preparing to meet King Davos's army in Latium.

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While Davos's army was marching towards Latium, the Spartans in mainland Greece were recruiting troops and planning to regain control of Thebes. At the same time, the Council of Elders also learned that this time in Thebes The news that the Athenians were directly involved in the Spartan riot surprised and worried them. After all, if the two powerful countries in Central Greece reunited, the Spartans' plan to regain dominance in Greece would be greatly affected. obstacles.

Therefore, the two Spartan censors immediately rushed to Athens and aggressively asked the Athenians whether they were prepared to tear up the king's peace treaty and go to war with Sparta.

Although the Athenians were dissatisfied with Sparta and secretly helped the rebellious people of Thebes, in the past ten years, with the support of the Persians, Sparta not only recovered its strength, but also stopped the war in Asia Minor and transferred all the After pouring its power into the struggle for hegemony over the Greek mainland, the Greek city-states felt tremendous pressure. The Peloponnese Peninsula was completely controlled by it, and even Corinth and Argos were obedient and did not dare to do anything. With this unusual move, the city-states of Northern Greece became its allies, while Central Greece was thrown into chaos.

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