Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1309

[Chapter 258 The eve of the decisive battle]

Although Henipolis’s tone was tactful when he translated, Davos still raised his eyebrows after listening to it, snorted heavily, and said angrily: “Go back and tell Artaxerxes that I have accepted his gauntlet— ”

Your Majesty!” Alexis interrupted him eagerly: “I can’t agree! The reason why the Persians dared to enter the gauntlet must have already been prepared. Their tricks!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Philisius also persuaded: “Although the letter said ‘there are millions of troops’ must be boasting, but the number of Persian troops is indeed greatly exceeded ours, We can’t rashly engage in a battle, we should first secure the camp, and then look for fighter opportunities—”

“Nonsense!” Lizaru stood up and retorted: “Although the Persian army is large in number, it is timid and afraid to fight; although our army is small, it is very strong. We are brave and forge ahead. Therefore, we should take advantage of the morale of the soldiers to start a battle with the Persian army, instead of blindly defending, otherwise the pressure on logistical supply will increase…”

“Lizaru is right! We went deep into the enemy. Only by moving forward bravely can we win the final victory! Once hesitating and delaying, the entire army will only be in trouble!…” Matonis also expressed his opinion loudly.

After a while, the entire tent became lively. It seemed to be the same as what Trebassus had heard outside the tent. Dozens of generals were divided into two factions, supporting or opposing the battle, and the two sides were arguing endlessly. Difficult to reach agreement.

Trebassus saw with his own eyes that King Dionia made a sound to stop it several times, but it didn’t work. It was not until the guard beside him banged a drum forcefully that everyone stopped the noise.

Davos stood up and said loudly with some embarrassment: “You all stop fighting, I have decided! Persians, go back and tell your king that the decisive battle will take place in two days!”

When Trebasus walked out of Dionia’s camp, his footsteps were brisk and his mood was relaxed, because he not only completed the task given by the king of Persia, and successfully let the king of Dionia take over the gauntlet, but also Through this mission, he also learned the reality of the Dionysian army: they were not as good at fighting as the rumors, the soldiers were tired and tired of fighting, the generals were arrogant and unruly, and the Dionysian king was not as good as the rumors. Tough, he couldn’t even completely subdue and drive his generals…

Trebassus deeply felt that these flaws revealed by the Dionian army would greatly increase the Persian army’s chances of winning, and he was glad that he ventured out to Dio as an ambassador Nia Barracks is very worthwhile.

He eagerly mounted the war horse, wishing to return to the station immediately and report to the King of Persia what he had found here, but he did not notice the smug smile on the face of Henepolis who was standing at the gate of the camp.

But after the Persian messenger left the tent, the tent was lively again.

“How was my performance just now?”

“Matonis, I

really didn’t see it, you can be an actor at the Turii Theater!”

“Haha, you don’t need to be an actor, I only care about the Persians’ performance. I won’t be fooled, after all, we have urgently mobilized so many people and spent so much energy to play this scene, but it can’t be in vain!”

“I have been observing that Persian messenger just now, and every time we talk, his His expression will change a little, and he is likely to understand Greek, which just shows that he is paying attention to the situation in our camp.”

“So no matter how cunning the Persians are, they can’t escape His Majesty’s plan

!

”

After a heated discussion, Davos coughed lightly, and the entire tent became quiet. Compared with the previous time when the Persian messenger was there, it was a world of difference.

Davos looked around the crowd and said in a deep voice, “Everyone, now let’s discuss the strategy for a decisive battle with Persia.

” …

In the early morning of November 3, 364 BC (the 30th year of the Dionysian Kingdom), the sharp bugle sound suddenly sounded, and the originally quiet Dionysian camp soon became lively.

“Brothers, don’t sleep late, get up quickly!…” Just as the captains woke up their soldiers, the cooks in the baggage battalions of each legion had already started preparing breakfast for the soldiers.

When the bugle sounded, Davos immediately woke up from his sleep, and when he saw the guards entering the tent, he asked in the first sentence, “How’s the weather outside?”

“Your Majesty, the weather is fine and it’s not raining. , and there is no wind.”

“It’s a good weather for fighting!” Davos sighed.

After the Dionian army entered the Mesopotamian plain, the four seasons became somewhat distinct. The temperature in early autumn here was a bit low, the air was relatively dry, and there were many sunny days and few rainy days. The battle of the Onian army is good, the only bad thing is that it is often windy.

After washing up, the guards brought breakfast: a bowl of thick oatmeal porridge, a bowl of hot bustard soup, half a piece of steamed sturgeon meat, two large pieces of bread with cheese…

When Henipolis entered the tent, Seeing Davos staring at the dinner plate, he immediately said, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty, the soldiers’ breakfast is similar to yours! In order to meet your requirements, yesterday the baggage battalion caught fish on the Euphrates River for a day. The cavalry ran hundreds of miles north before they caught some wild beasts…”

“The main thing that determines the outcome of a battle is careful preparation before the battle.” Davos picked up a piece of bread and said seriously: “Today’s This battle is probably going to be very long. The soldiers must eat enough food to have sufficient physical strength to support them. Considering that the formation alone may last until noon, Philisius informed the baggage battalion yesterday to let them Prepare more bread for the soldiers to take to the battlefield and have a snack before the battle.”

“Listening to your majesty, I am even more confident in winning this battle, because it is impossible for the Persian king to prepare such abundant food for his huge army as we do.” Henipolis flattered, Then he sat on the wooden chair next to him, hesitated for a while, and then said: “…I heard that people here forbid catching this kind of fish, saying that it is a fetish, and it will anger the gods…”

“The more angry the enemy gods are, the more The great Hades is happier.” Davers said calmly, took a big bite of the fish, chewed it a few times, and spat out the fishbone: “Have you finished breakfast?

” Nipolis complained: “Your Majesty, I’m not like you, no matter how big the battle is, I can take it as normal. I was so excited that I didn’t sleep all night, and I woke up early this morning. Look at me, the circles in my eyes are still there. Black.”

“Yeah you…” Davos looked at the funny look he pointed to his eyes and smiled.

After he finished breakfast, he chatted with Henepolis for a while, and the captain of the palace guard came in and reported, “Your Majesty, the legions have begun to line up and leave the camp.”

Davos put on his armor and walked out of the tent. The guards had already brought him. his warhorse.

This is a prime Lusitania stallion, fat and strong, with smooth fur, brownish-yellow, and unusually tall. It keeps digging the soil with its front hooves, shaking its head and shaking its neck, as if it doesn’t want to be caught. He held him, but when Davos walked in front of him, he immediately became quiet, lowered his head, approached Davos, and hummed softly.

Davos patted its face, smiled and said, “Hey, Nikki, you are going to fight with me again.”

Nicky seemed to understand, rubbed Davos’ hand, and raised his head. , a cheerful neigh.

Since he came to this world, this has been the fifth war horse that Davos has ridden, and it is most likely the last.

Davers patted the horse’s back with a little emotion, then got on his horse and left the inner camp under the escort of 1,000 fully armed palace guards.

There were dozens of people gathered at the exit. When they saw Davos coming, someone couldn’t help shouting: “Your Majesty, we have been waiting for almost half an hour. Why did you come out? The soldiers have already left the camp!”

Although the man lying on the carriage made a rude remark, Davos was not angry and said with a smile: “Amintas, your quick temper has not changed as you get old. Don’t worry, we are not there, the battle is not It will begin.”

“Your Majesty!” Hieronymus, Epithenes, Georgris, Martius and others immediately stepped forward to greet him.

Davos looked at them and asked, “Brothers, are you ready to fight?”

Thirty years ago, Davos became the leader of the mercenary army, and after fully winning the trust of the mercenaries, he often said this before the battle , At this moment, the veterans heard mixed feelings in their ears. After a while, they shouted excitedly: “Ready!!”

Davers waved his right hand forward forcefully: “Let’s go then!”

After meeting with the veterans , the entire team passed through the spacious camp channel and quickly left the main camp.

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The Dionysian army did not come together and set off, but each legion Led by the legion commander, after leaving their own camp, they headed directly to the predetermined battlefield, so more than 20 teams marched eastward almost side by side.

Because they had just eaten breakfast, and in order not to waste their energy, the pace of each team was very slow. The soldiers were laughing and chatting in the team. People looked at it and thought they were going on an outing rather than a life-and-death battle.

More than an hour later, the teams walked out of Taposakus and the surrounding area, which had been burned by the Persians, and set foot on the plains intertwined with green and yellow.

After walking for a while, the legion commanders sent an order: “Stop advancing and rest in place!”

“Is this the location of the battle? I don’t think it’s anything special.”

“I heard that the camp of the Persian army is 25 miles away from our camp. I just calculated silently. It’s about eleven or two miles away from the camp. It’s right in the middle, isn’t it a battlefield?”

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