Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1297

[Chapter 246 The Price of Victory]

There were a few bloody wounds on Sekelian’s broad back. What caught Midorads’ attention the most was that his dark skin, which had been exposed to the sun for many years, was now so pale that it made one’s heart palpitate.

“How is his condition?” Midorades asked the doctor who was dispensing the medicine next to him worriedly.

The doctor looked up at him, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice with a serious expression: “…Not very good, he has many arrows in his body, he bleeds a lot, and he has been soaked in the sea for too long…”

Midorades said in his heart .

Startled, he wanted to ask again, but he heard a weak voice ringing in his ears: “… Mido… you are here… How is the battle?”

Midorades looked for his voice, but saw Sekelian, who had been motionless before, was turning his head to look at him with his eyes wide open.

“Doctor, he… he’s awake!” Midorades said happily.

“Not long after he was sent here, he woke up and kept asking about the situation of the naval battle…” The doctor sighed and said, “Hurry up and tell him, lest he keep worrying about it and affect his recovery.”

Midora Des walked to the head of the bed, squatted down, thought about it, and then half-kneeled on the ground, so that he and Cykrian could both save effort when talking.

But before he could speak, Sekelian laughed first: “…It’s not easy, I can make the arrogant Second Fleet Commander kneel, it seems that I will be injured more in the future…”

Midorad Si looked at his extremely dry lips, and said in a deep voice, “If I were you, I would calm down and listen to me now, so that my body can recover faster.”

Cykrian rolled his eyelids and stopped talking.

Midorades said solemnly: “According to the rough statistics after the war, we sank more than 160 warships, captured nearly 350, and the Persian fleet suffered heavy losses. Of course, we also paid a lot of money. , a total of 218 warships were sunk…Thanks to you leading that small number of warships to stick to the sea, bought us time, and dragged down the strength and morale of the enemy, we will win easier. Now Persia The fleet has been completely defeated, and the dominance of the entire Near Eastern waters will be under our control!”

Sekolian showed a relieved expression: “…We finally lived up to His Majesty’s expectations… It’s a pity to say that I actually failed to Seeing the result of this great naval battle with my own eyes… well, I think Sekorian has always been accustomed to attacking… the first time I made a defensive battle, I suffered a defeat… in this respect I am not as good as you… Midorades said seriously:

”

I said just now, it is precisely because you faced the Persian fleet that was several times your own and resolutely chose to stick to

it, that we won a great victory. This glorious victory was It was done under your command! Due to this victory, the mighty Dionian fleet will never have any chance of defensive operations from now on!” Sekelian stared

blankly at his colleague, after a good time. After a while, there was a hint of fear on his pale face: “… Mido, am I getting old?… I fought with the Syracuse Navy… My ship was also sunk… I Falling into the sea, it was also an arrow in the shoulder… but only after a dozen days of rest… but now… but now… I can move except above the neck… I… I… feel completely indifferent. Because

of the existence of his own hands and feet…”

Midorades wanted to comfort him when he heard this, but he didn’t know what to say, but he heard the doctor behind him remind him: “This general, I The patient is about to be given medicine. In order not to affect the treatment, please go back first and visit him later.”

“You have a good rest, you will get better!” Midorades had no choice but to stand up and grab Cycrian. One of his hands squeezed hard, trying to encourage him, but the coldness of the other’s palm shocked him.

Sekelian couldn’t raise his head to look at him, he could only say softly, “Mido… I’ll leave the fleet to you… Take care of my brothers…”

“Don’t worry, I will!” Midorades responded solemnly.

When he left the hospital bed and saw the doctors and nurses surrounding him and completely covering the figure of Sekelian, he couldn’t help but feel an unspeakable sadness in his heart…

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The vast majority of the Dionian troops that landed in Egypt have moved to the territory of Pe-Ramses and Daphne, and only the First Army is still stationed at Memphis, because King Davos is still here.

As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Davos should have stayed with the large army. He used to do this before, but this time is different. The Kingdom of Dionia has just annexed Egypt, although Asistes has been appointed To govern Egypt, but with King Dionia sitting here, it will undoubtedly make the handling of various government affairs smoother and more conducive to the smooth transition of Egypt, so Davos seized the interval of this period of war to help Asisters solved some difficult problems, and at the same time he appointed Alexis to Daphne, temporarily in charge of the army for him, and asked Philisius, Epithenes and others to help him manage military affairs, plan and prepare for raids The implementation of the island of Cyprus, this group of elderly people who have retired and originally just went to Persia with him, was once again the sole responsibility of him.

And after the military raid on Cyprus began, waiting for the result was a tough process, especially for such a major military operation, so Davers hadn’t slept well these days.

On this day, at the strong request of Henepolis, Davos took a walk in the garden to relax after dinner.

The garden of the Pharaoh’s Palace in Talib is vast, and a large artificial lake has been dug in the center, and water from the Nile River has been introduced. Various aquatic plants such as lotus and lotus are planted in the lake, and various clipped wings are also stocked. There are wild ducks, geese, and even a rare hippopotamus… and all kinds of rare trees and flowers are planted around the artificial lake, and even some ostriches are stocked.

At this time, it is spring, and the garden is full of flowers, colorful, and the birds are singing and insects are singing, which is very lively.

Walking on the flat road by the lake, breathing the humid air with the fragrance of grass and trees, makes people feel relaxed and happy, and the troubles are gone.

Davos couldn’t help but sigh: “This is really a good place! Cristoia and Agnes should be allowed to stay here for a while!”

“Your Majesty, isn’t General Prosous? Have you already led the Greek coalition to completely defeat the Persian Asia Minor army? I believe that Miletus will be forced to surrender soon. You can let the two princesses come to Memphis for a while before going to Miletus…” As the court secretary of Davos The official and his personally authorized biographer, Henepolis is relatively familiar with the Davos family.

Davos shook his head: “We haven’t defeated the Persian fleet yet, and we haven’t fully grasped the dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean. They can’t come for the time being, it’s not safe.”

Henepolis secretly hated himself for being eloquent and did not intend to remind His Majesty the king .

He was thinking about how to divert the king’s attention when he heard about the ongoing war, when he heard Davos shout, “Don’t stop it, let it come over!”

It turned out that there was an ostrich who was bold because of curiosity. It came towards Davos, and the guards stepped forward to drive it away, but was stopped by Davos.

The ostrich was still only a juvenile bird, but its height was already similar to that of an adult. It walked straight to Davos with long slender legs, and its big eyes were twinkling, looking at the new leader curiously. The king of Upper and Lower Egypt looks cute, but makes the guards and followers around him nervous.

Big Davos couldn’t help reaching out to it, and it immediately stepped back alertly.

Davos smiled and said softly, “Don’t be afraid.”

The ostrich seemed to understand, stopped backing away, blinked its big eyes, tilted its head to the left, tilted its head to the right, and then walked up cautiously, using The long beak lightly pecked Davos’ palm, and seeing that Davos did not respond, he pecked again and again.

The guards immediately shouted loudly, and the ostrich felt frightened and immediately turned around and ran away.

“It’s just a bird, what’s there to worry about, I just pecked my hand itchy.” Davos complained unfinished.

“Your Majesty, do you want the guards to catch an ostrich for you?” Henipolis asked quickly.

Davos waved his hand: “Don’t do that, just watch them play and run freely in this garden, that’s interesting! Thanks to your suggestion, it’s really interesting to have a stroll in this garden!–

” As Firth was talking, a smile suddenly solidified on his face, because he saw a guard hurriedly running from the direction of the palace.

“Report to Your Majesty, the battle report urgently sent from Naukrates

!” Davos immediately took the papyrus scroll bound with black rope, and couldn’t wait to open it. After reading it, his face was gloomy.

“Your Majesty this is—” Henepolis felt nervous.

“Our fleet defeated the Persian fleet, and the army successfully landed in Cyprus. UU reading www.sonicmtl.com”

“This is a great event! But… Your Majesty, you don’t seem very happy…”

“In the battle report Said that Sekelian was seriously injured, paralyzed and unable to move…” Davos said in a low tone.

The soldiers and entourage who had cheered at the news of the victory immediately fell silent, and everyone silently followed Davos on the path by the lake.

After a long time, Davos stopped and said, “Herney, get ready to record.”

“Yes!” The entourage immediately brought pen and paper to Henipolis, and brought a wooden bench, and then the guards brought With the entourage retreating to a long distance, a cordon was set up.

“Notify Midorades that after Cykrian’s condition stabilizes, he will be safely returned to Turii as soon as possible, and all the doctors in Turii Hospital will do their best to treat him. I hope… he can recover! Davos sighed lightly: “At the same time, I wrote to the Ministry of Military Affairs and asked Olivers and Plintos to discuss erecting a statue of Secorian in front of the building of the Ministry of Military Affairs and naming the First Fleet Secorian. The possibility of the fleet.”

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