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Chapter 97 Cornelus

When Cornelus was led into the Senate by the soldiers, he was both excited and uneasy.

Ever since Amendolara was occupied by the Lucanians, life in Cornerus has been like hell in the past six months: during the day, under the supervision of the Lucanians, he grazes cattle and sheep, cuts down trees, and carries supplies. If you slack off, you will be insulted at least, beaten with sticks at worst, and even deprived of food; at night, you will be imprisoned in the Temple of Zeus with other people. Although the temple is large, thousands of people are crowded together, eating, drinking, and defecating. Inside, the air is dirty, the space is small, children often make noises, adults cry, and they cannot sleep well all night. The environment is so bad that one can imagine; at the same time, the Lucanians only give them half a meal every day, which makes them The body was weak, and people kept getting sick and dying.

During the long period of imprisonment, Cornerus, like everyone else, had exhausted all physical and mental resistance. He accepted his fate, thinking that he would live in such numbness until he quietly returned to Hades... …

But yesterday, they were gathered together urgently, preparing to pack cars and load items. They were busy until night. Even the vicious Lucarians took action themselves. From their panic expressions, Cornelus felt something.

Sure enough, the people who spoke Lucanian whispered to them: He overheard the conversation among the Lucanians, saying that "...Grumentum's army was wiped out by some Greek mercenaries." "Those Greeks are murderous beasts, terrible..." and so on.

This news cheered up the people of Amendolara. They saw hope of getting out of trouble. So late at night, many people were tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Then they heard the faint sounds of fighting...

What happened? ! !The sensitive people of Amendolara got up one after another, came to the gate of the temple, and looked out through the crack of the door: the guards of Lucania panicked and shouted to each other in panic, so that the people in the temple could hear clearly: " The Greeks have entered the city!”

The people were extremely excited. The consul Glatt Barflo, who had always acted decisively, saw the guards leaving one after another, seemingly to reinforce the enemy troops fighting at the foot of the mountain, and immediately organized the citizens to fight back.The people of Amendolara, who deeply hated the Lucarians, worked together to open the door, swarmed forward, and knocked down the few remaining Lucarian guards who had no fighting spirit with stones and fists.

As soon as the people came out of the temple, they unexpectedly encountered the Lucarians who came back for reinforcements (actually the Lucarian soldiers were completely unable to withstand the mercenary attack. In desperation, Vespa thought of imprisoned in the temple. The more than 1000 Greek people in the temple may be used as hostages in exchange for the survival of their own tribe). The unarmed and weak people of Amendolara were certainly no match for the Lucarian warriors, but at that time they had just broken out of the cage, and Reinforcements were coming, and the Amendolara people, full of anger and hope, were unwilling to surrender.As a result, the consul Gratabaflo was the first to die in the battle, and almost all the strong citizens who charged forward were lost. Even the Lucarians could not control their bloodthirsty impulse and prepared to attack the remaining soldiers. When the trembling people of Amendolara were killed, Greek mercenaries arrived.

In front of the people of Amendolala, these strong and burly soldiers showed off their might. In an instant, they killed the enemy who had been so vicious just now and knelt down to surrender.

When these murderous soldiers approached the people of Amendolara, the people of Amendolara couldn't help but tremble.Unexpectedly, these soldiers supported the weak ones with concern, prepared clean beds, and served steaming wheat porridge. Doctors carefully examined their bodies and treated their wounds. It was as if they had entered the Elysee paradise from hell!

Cornelus shed tears of gratitude more than once, so he, like others, began to inquire about the origins of this team that fought bravely but was full of love for its compatriots.The soldiers, doctors, the women who bandaged their wounds and were called "nurses" by the soldiers, and the slaves did not shy away from telling the people of Amendolara everything about themselves, so Cornelus knew ：This Greek army came from Asia Minor. Under the leadership of the Persian prince Cyrus the Younger, it went deep into the hinterland of Persia to fight against the Persian king's army. Then it fought thousands of miles and returned to Byzantium safely. It accepted the employment of Thurii and came to Great Britain. In Greece, after the battle led by the Turii people failed, the mercenaries and Tarantum reinforcements took the lead alone and annihilated the Lucanian tribal coalition. Then without repair, they invaded Amendolara that night and saved them...

The story of the mercenaries is as legendary and fascinating as the epic Odyssey.What made Cornelus even more miraculous was the leader of the mercenary army, Daves. According to the soldiers, the young leader was just an ordinary soldier at first, and there was nothing special about him. During the battle, he fell unconscious and woke up. Not only did his personality change drastically, but he was also smart and wise, and solved many problems. The soldiers believed that he was favored by Hades, the king of the underworld, and received divine enlightenment, so he became different. , So he elected him as the leader, and Davos lived up to expectations, and created miracles one after another: leading the soldiers out of the siege and returning to Greece; When he was pessimistic and lost, he resolutely launched an attack on the powerful Lucanian coalition forces, annihilated the enemy with a disparity in strength, and created an almost impossible miracle; Another attack on Amendolara was launched within a day...

Therefore, when the mercenary told Cornelus that Chief Davos wanted to see him, he was so impatient, eager to see this man who led such a unique army and was respected and admired by the soldiers. The young leader who is called "God's Favored One", "Miracle Son", and "Our Davos".

As soon as I entered the hall, I was greeted by a young man with a smile on his face. He shouted kindly: "Lord Cornelus!"

Cornelus was stunned: "You are?"

The guard leading the way said proudly: "This is our leader Davos!"

Although he learned from the mercenaries that Davos was a young man, when he stood in front of him, Cornelus was still surprised that he was too young and so easy-going. He was not at all like the battle-hardened man he imagined. The mercenary leader lost his temper for a moment.

And Davos was also sizing up the elder of the Senate of Amendolara: It is reported that his family was one of the founders of Amendolara more than 200 years ago, and has continued to this day, producing countless consuls and elders. It can be said that Amendolara's family was famous, and although Cornelus himself was only a senator, he was kind and helpful, and had a high reputation among the people. This was why Davos chose him in the first place.Looking at the middle-aged man who had become bone-shattered due to long-term detention, Davos asked with concern: "I heard that you were injured last night. Are you feeling better?"

Korperus stroked the bandage on his abdomen and said gratefully: "Much better! Much better! Your doctors are very skilled! Chief Davos, thanks to you arriving in time last night, otherwise we would have been completely destroyed. !”

Davos's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Cornelus carefully. His sincere expression did not seem to be fake.Last night, when he learned that the Lucanians had a fierce battle with the people of Amendolara who broke out at the temple, they deliberately slowed down their attack, causing most of the young citizens of Amendolara to die in the battle, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He quickly said: "Well... Lord Cornelus, I asked you to come here today because I have some news to tell you. We will be leaving soon."

Cornelus was shocked: "Why?"

"Although the Lucarians suffered heavy losses this time, they have a vast territory and a large population after all. I heard that Potentia is preparing to assist Grumentum, so Tulii urgently asked us to go back and help defend their city." Davos's serious expression seemed as if this was true.

(End of this chapter)