ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 76 Davos Barracks

"That's because there is only a small dock here!" Burkos's chest heaved sharply with anger.He had noticed it just now. After almost walking through the market, he finally understood: the reason why the types of transactions here are so complete is not the need of the mercenaries, but the needs of the merchants and surrounding residents.No matter how wide the Krati River is, it is not as vast as the sea. When there are too many merchant ships, it takes time to wait to enter the port of Turiyi, and taxes are collected after entering the market.Good thing now, the mercenaries have built a market directly near the coast. Once the ship arrives at the dock on the coast, it can unload the goods. It only takes one Obol (yes or no) to enter the market, and there is no need to pay taxes. As for the buyers, Thurii is not far from here, and there are a large number of sailors, fishermen...etc., they are mainly free people, not citizens of Thurii, and they are willing to walk a few more steps to buy items cheaper than in the Thurii market ( Because they don’t pay taxes, they are cheap), not to mention merchants from various city-states who are attracted by the exotic atmosphere of mercenaries selling items.

Seeing Mariji lowering his head and looking like he was willing to accept criticism, Burkos was furious, but he didn't want to say more: "Forget it, I will tell Davos about this! You can't make the decision, either. You are nothing but a Persian slave."

When Mariji heard this, he trembled all over and almost yelled: You are the Persian slave!Your whole family are Persian slaves!Do you, a Greek barbarian, have any eyesight?I was a royal merchant of the Persian royal family!!
Fortunately, he finally held back, but he didn't want to talk any more and fell behind Burkos and the others.

When approaching the west gate of the market, Burkos found that there was an area separated by a half-person-high earth wall. There was a large wooden shed inside. Compared with the noisy stalls in front, this place was relatively quiet, but the entrance was There is a long queue...

"Is this..." Burkos asked doubtfully.

Even though Mariji complained in his heart, for the sake of publicity, he had to explain: "This is a clinic. The doctors in our military camp have studied with Chief Daves for a long time and have superb medical skills. Many people in Turiyi who have been suffering from long-term diseases have passed through their care." The treatment has improved, so it is now very popular. Often at dusk, when the market is about to close, the patients still refuse to leave.”

"So powerful?!" Burkos was a little surprised, and Moras whispered in his ear: "Master, you can come here to see the old lady's illness. Maybe they can really cure it."

Burkos looked at the "long queue" in front of the shack, nodded, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "You said these doctors learned medical skills from Davos? Davos can also treat patients?!"

"Of course! The leader is favored by Hades, and of course he will understand the secrets of diseases that can bring death to people." Mariji said proudly.

Burcos left the market without comment. After bidding farewell to Marij, Moraes asked: "Master, are there really people in this world who are good at commanding battles, good at business, and can also treat patients?"

"Isn't that Davos? He is also the favored one of Hades." Burkos said calmly.

Walking a few hundred meters further west, the camp where Davers is located comes into view. Rather than saying it is a camp, it is more accurate to say it is a camp: a trench three meters wide and three meters deep, and a three-meter-high earthen rampart. A two-meter-high wooden fence serves as protection.Sentry patrols can be seen behind the wooden wall, so it can be judged that there is a walkway on the wooden wall.There are multiple sentry towers within the wall, which are six meters high, overlooking the ditch and the blind spot under the wooden wall.The exit in the middle of the wooden wall is equipped with a wooden door, and there is a simple tower above it...

Burcos and Moras carefully walked along the straight road in front of the camp gate, because there were several large wooden signs on the roadside reminding: "There are traps, please take the main road!"

Moras observed the metallic luster vaguely reflected in the half-human tall grass beside the road, guessing what traps there might be, and said with a sigh: "Master, our defense facilities in Turiyi don't seem to be as complicated as here. "

Burkos seemed a little gloomy. He had been worried about a question: mercenaries built this place like a city. What would the Crotone people think when they saw it?
The guard at the camp gate asked about the purpose of the two men's visit and immediately sent someone in to report.

After a while, Asistes came out and led the two people inside.

All the weeds and rocks in the camp had been cleared away, and the ground was flat and clean. Behind the wooden wall, a wooden walkway was indeed laid, so that the wooden wall beyond the walkway could just block the soldiers' chests. There were several wide wooden A ladder can go up to the walkway.The tents were also set up neatly and orderly. There was a wide open space between the tents and the wooden walls. There was a wide passage between four or five tents, which led directly to the center of the camp. A circular wooden fence was built in the center of the camp.

Seeing Burkos' doubts, Asistes explained: "It is usually the place where the supply camp and the medical camp, as well as the leaders and officers are stationed. But during the battle, once the outside is breached by the enemy, we can retreat inside. , continue to defend."

"This is really the most complex and thoughtful military camp I have ever seen!" Even though he had some opinions about mercenaries, Burkos couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

Asistes smiled complacently and said: "Leader Davos said that this is still the most basic camp construction. We don't need more complicated ones now. He said, 'There is never a war that can only be won but not defeated. A strong camp can protect soldiers in the event of failure, reduce casualties, and rebuild morale. So no matter how hard it is, you must build it patiently and carefully. Sweat more in peacetime, and bleed less in wartime...' "

"The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed in war..." Burkos muttered these two sentences in a low voice. He suddenly realized that he was about to meet a mercenary leader with rich experience in war, Turiyi. The generals made plans in advance without consulting Davos and the others, and asked him to follow them. Is this appropriate?

At this time, Moras asked doubtfully: "Why? Only a few soldiers were seen in the camp?"

"The brothers are all in the 'tug of war' in the back."

"Tug of war?" Both of them were curious when they heard this unfamiliar word.

In fact, there was already a huge shout coming from the front, and Asistes simply led them around the central circular wooden fence and walked forward into a wide venue. What appeared in front of him was a dense crowd of people.Thousands of soldiers formed five or six large circles. Each soldier's face was flushed, his expression was excited, and he clenched his fists and shouted towards the circle.

"Come on, first company and second team!"

"Come on, Squadron [-] of the Fifth Company!"

"Come on! Come on! Work harder!"

"Oh, you win!!"

……

Burkos has only seen such a hot and exciting scene at sports games, and now he has not seen the real scene, just hearing the shouts makes his blood boil.

Asistes saw what they were thinking, and squeezed into a circle to let them in to watch, while he went to call the leader first.

There is a 40-meter-long rope on the ground in the center of the circle. It should be composed of several ship cables mixed together and is as thick as a fist.

At this time, a person shouted in the central open space: "The next round will be between the third team of the second company and the first team of the seventh company. Both parties are invited to enter!"

Soon, more than 100 strong men walked into the circle. After confirming the number of people and names, the man said: "Please prepare for both sides."

So, both parties picked up the rope.

Only then did Burcos discover that there was a red rope tied in the middle of the rope, with a weight hanging on the end of the rope, pointing directly at a white line on the ground, and there was a white line on both sides of this white line.

The man whom Burkos thought resembled a sports referee loudly announced: "The game begins!"

Hundreds of strong men on both sides tried their best to pull the rope on their side.The surrounding cheers and cheers also sounded like a roaring tsunami...

Just watch the red rope swing to the left, then to the right, constantly swinging back and forth... After a period of time, it moved significantly to the left... The cheering reached its peak.

Finally, the red rope reaches the white line on the left.

The referee waved: The game is over!
Cheers and sighs sounded at the same time...

The two Burkes were watching with relish, and when Asistes found them, they left reluctantly.

　After the foreshadowing in this volume, starting tomorrow, this volume will enter the fast lane of war, so stay tuned!

　　Because I have to play football, I will update in advance!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)