ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 87 Choice
The Lucarians retreated.

Amidst the cheers of the soldiers, Felicius came to the military camp tent and met Davos. He saw that Davos was engrossed in drawing something on the ground with a wooden stick. Sometimes he raised his head in thought, and sometimes he moved back and forth anxiously. He was pacing, unaware of the movement in the outside world.

Felicius called a few times, but when there was no response, he simply stood aside and watched.He poked his head to see what Daves was drawing: the patterns on the ground were rough and messy, and he could barely make out the topographic map around Thurii, the Krati River, and its branch, the Corseni River. The square at the intersection of the two rivers should represent the city of Thurii... What does this thin line refer to?Connected to the Corseni River, could it be the Tino River?And what do the dots and circles next to the Tino River represent? …

Just as he was thinking hard, he heard Davos yelling in a strange and strange language. He quickly looked up and saw Davos looking very excited and his face flushed.

Could it be that he was talking to Pluto just now?Felicius thought of some rumors and his heart moved.

"Felicius, you're here just in time. Immediately notify all company captains and squadron leaders to come to my place for a meeting!" Davos suddenly spoke, and Felicius was shocked by his undeniable tough tone.

After Felicius left, Davos took another deep look at the pattern on the ground, and once again said what he just said in a firm tone: "Success or failure, this is the battle! I bet !!”

He stretched out his feet, wiped away the patterns on the ground with all his strength, and sat resolutely on the wooden chair in the center of the big tent. While waiting for his nervous and exciting mood to calm down, he was also waiting for the reaction of his team officers. arrival.

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When building this camp, Davos took into account the needs of combat and expanded the tent. However, with dozens of team officers standing in the tent, the space was still very compact.But no one cares about this.If the battle fails, where will the mercenaries go?Because they had to fight before, they had no time to think about it. Now every team officer is uneasy about it, so they all look at Davos, hoping that this leader who has brought them out of trouble time and time again and continues to create miracles can Give them direction.

"Brothers." Davos spoke: "We are defeated. Although the Lucarians have retreated, they will come again tomorrow. The Lucarians have long wanted to occupy this fertile Sybari plain. After that, they launched two battles against Turiyi and defeated Turiyi at a huge cost. Finally, Turiyi suffered heavy losses and huddled in the city. They would never take advantage of this fat piece of Xubari Plain. Give up! So, what should we do?”

Davos looked around at everyone solemnly, but didn't want them to argue at this time, because time was tight. He continued: "Although I haven't said it publicly, I'm afraid you already know it, because you have been working hard for it. . Yes, Amendolara is my goal! It is the habitat I chose for our mercenaries in Magna Graecia! It is our future home!!"

Most of the team officers looked calm, and only a few looked surprised.

"However, if the Lucanians are allowed to occupy the Sybari Plain, even if we capture Amendolara, we will become the target of their attack! Because our number is too small and the weakest, and we are still fighting with them. Enmity! Even if we repel them again like today, as long as they are here, they will always be a huge threat to us! What should we do?" Davos asked for the second time.

"It's needless to say, of course we will defeat them!" Someone shouted in the silence, it was the voice of Matonis.

"That's right! The Lucanians are actually far less powerful than the Turii people say. As long as we can disperse them, we can defeat them!" Amintas also said loudly.

These two brave team officers can charge fearlessly even if they face ten times the enemy.

However, Capps, Alexis, Felicius and others obviously did not agree with their ideas and were about to refute them.

Davos laughed and said: "Well said, we must attack the Lucania tribal coalition, but not to attack them scattered, but to annihilate them in one fell swoop! Only in this way can we settle down in Amendolara with peace of mind Only when we come down can we deter the obstruction of Tuliyi and other forces, and then we can freely sow wheat and graze cattle and sheep on the land of Amendolala!"

Annihilate the Lucanian coalition? ! !Everyone was stunned.

"Chief, we only have 2000 people. Even if we are surrounded, we can't do it. How can we annihilate the Lucanian coalition army with tens of thousands of people?" Felicius's words expressed the doubts of all the team officers present.

"It's not just us, but also Tarantum's reinforcements and Dracos' mercenaries."

"Even if we include them, we only have 6000 people. The Lucania coalition has 6000 people, which is more than twice our number!" Capps shook his head and said.

"Are the Tarantum reinforcements and those mercenaries willing to attack the Lucanians?" Antonios asked a key question.

"They don't know yet, but I am confident that I will soon convince them to agree!" Davos looked at everyone confidently, and seeing that they were still full of doubts, he said loudly: "Brothers, remember what I once said, 'The outcome of a war is not determined by quantity. It depends on the quality of the soldiers, the level of morale, and the quality of the weapons... The most important thing is to formulate a feasible and careful plan that allows us to hold the enemy's hand. Go by the nose, suppress the enemy's strengths, and play to our strengths, so that we can win the final victory!"

Everyone is thoughtful.

Amyntas urged impatiently: "Chief Davos, please tell me your plan!"

"Asistes, go get Thurii's map." Davos shouted.

Asistes immediately excitedly brought the map that had been carefully drawn on parchment after repeated surveys a few days ago.

Davos spread the map on the wooden table, and everyone gathered around him immediately.

"Everyone, please look...this is the Lucanian camp, and this is the Tino River..." Davers pointed to the points and lines on the map, speaking slowly and in detail, describing his planned attack plan one by one. illustrate.

Everyone also listened carefully and thought.

When Davos finished speaking, there was silence in the big tent.

Then, in twos and threes, they started talking in low voices.

Davos waited quietly for a while and said, "Brothers, is this plan feasible?"

"Chief." Alexis praised sincerely: "I have never seen such a brilliant idea. It is simply a genius plan!"

"Alexis is right. Following this plan will not only prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the large number of people, but also allow us to use our attack power more easily!"

"The leader is worthy of being our leader, the great commander, the favored one of Hades!"

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For a time, there was a flood of flattery.

Davos solemnly said: "Now is not the time to say nice things, it is a critical moment that affects our survival! Tell us what you think. We need to gather everyone's wisdom to overcome difficulties and win!"

Everyone looked at each other.Alexis coughed a few times, and his expression became serious. He was the first to say: "Chief, according to your plan, the first thing we have to solve is how to lure the enemy..."

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After intense discussions, the battle plan was finally roughly established, and the atmosphere in the big tent became heated.

Davos said loudly: "Brothers, the war is about to begin! Go back and tell the soldiers, tell them the facts we have been hiding! This battle is not for Tuliyi, nor for us team officers, but for them Myself, for the land we all dream of!! Hades will protect us!!!”

"Hoo!!!" Davos's provocative words ignited everyone's passion. Even people with a meek personality like Felicius had the flame of hope burning in their eyes at this moment...

(End of this chapter)