Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Unexpectedly, the Persian messengers did not mention the surrender of Greek mercenaries, but proposed a truce between the two armies.The mercenaries who are already in trouble are of course desperate.After some negotiations, the two sides reached a truce, and the Persians wanted to provide support for the Greeks.This is a good news for mercenaries, because their food storage has bottomed out, and the next step was to prepare for the burning and looting of the villages along the way.

Although there was a truce agreement, Clearkus did not relax his alert: Persian messengers led the way, and Clearkus ordered the whole army to march in three-column columns in a four-column battle formation.Along the way, three or four meters wide trenches were constantly encountered to block the road. The trenches were filled with sewage, and the soldiers had to cut down trees to build wooden bridges.Instead, Daves, who was in the heavy battalion of the guards, fell easily.

"Look, that's Clearkus!" With the direction of Oliver's finger, Daveus saw a tall middle-aged man, naked and shirtless, with a muscular bronze body, and several prominent Scars are carrying a section of freshly cut tree trunks with the soldiers.As he walked to the ditch, he jumped into the ditch without hesitation, didn't care about the mud that had spattered, and immediately began to repair the newly broken wooden bridge.

"Yeah, this is Clearkus! And where is our Menon?!" Matonis snorted with a meaningful meaning.

Despite the conflict between Menon and Clearkus, the forces led by them also fought because of the conflict.But the soldiers are not fools. They all see the actions of the leaders. Who can be trusted?Who is strong?They have a mirror in their hearts.There are more than a dozen mercenary leaders, why is it always based on Clearkus?!Not unreasonable.

This is the way of unification!Davers kept watching Clearcous' performance and said to himself in the bottom of his heart.

Approaching dusk, the Greeks reached their destination.The Persian messengers prepared not only comfortable houses for the villages set up by the Greek mercenaries, but also rich food: fruit wine, drinks, bread, brown dates...

The soldiers couldn't help but all cheered.

For a time, Daphes also wondered: Is the Persians really afraid of being beaten by the Greek heavy infantry, really want to truce?

Just after he and his companions had tasted the food and were sure that there was no problem, when they were ready to eat and drink, Antonios came: "Daveus, Menon wants to see you!"

"Now?" Daveus swallowed.

"Now!" Antonios nodded.

"Relax, nothing! Mennon just heard that Daveus helped us solve several problems. Out of curiosity, I want to see him, maybe there is a reward!" Seeing the expression of concern in everyone, Antonios did A guarantee.

Anthony took Daveus to a big house in the middle of the village and said to the guard at the door: "Menon wants to see Daveus, he has already come."

The guard looked at Daveus curiously, and then said: "Menon is doing something important now. Please wait."

After a while, there was no movement in it.Davers still talked to Antonios calmly.Anthony was anxious: "I haven't finished anything yet, I'll go in and rush!" After finishing speaking, I will rush in and be stopped by the guards: "Antonius, do you want me to be scolded!"

Anthony stared at him, and the guard finally succumbed: "I'm afraid of you, I'll go and see." After that, he turned and ran into the house.

After a while, he came out: "Come in, Mennon is waiting." He said, but he dared not touch Antonios.

Daveus was about to go in. Antonios held his shoulders and told him: "Menon sometimes has a bad temper. If he says anything to you, you must not quarrel with him, just listen."

Daphes smiled and said, "Relax, I am not a kid."

Antonios nodded.Talking all the way deepened his understanding of Davers: This young man has a stability that is far more than his peers.Watching Daveus enter the house, Antonios remembered: No, he is not a child, who is a child?Mennon?

He smiled helplessly, it seems that this young man is not easy to provoke.He turned back and said to the guard: "Potax, you left us here deliberately."

"Oh, Antonios, you are a human being. Except Mennon, who would do such a boring thing."

"Humph!"

"That young man is what you said about Hades' "family guardian"?! I think he seems to understand what's going on, and just smiled at me..."

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Davies certainly understands what is going on: In the past life, I saw a lot more in the organization. Isn't it the case that the more people who adopt this method, the more they have no confidence in their control. Is Mennon like this?

Daphes slipped his lips, walked through the courtyard, and came to the main house.

"Leader Mennon, Soldier Daveus was ordered to come!"

"Come in." There was a sharp, clear voice in the room.

Daveus strode into the room with a man sitting in the middle of the living room, still wearing a shiny breastplate, but it did not seem to add more majesty to him, because if his white face was shaved, he would definitely be eye-catching. .

Daphes couldn't help thinking of some rumours about Menon's bad things, such as: the ambiguous story between him and the lieutenant of the small Cyrus, Aliros.Suddenly he was a little nervous: should this person be to me...

And Menon was also looking at Daphes: a strong body, average height, average appearance, and a slightly immature face without even a beard, but standing there gave him a distinctive temperament.

"Well... I heard that you are a "beloved person", so I want to ask, is this Persian truce with us sincere? Or have other ideas?" Menon asked casually.

"Sorry, leader. I don't know!" Davers replied without thinking.

Daveus's direct answer made Menon a little stunned, and at last he showed a smile like this in the corner of his mouth: "Then tell me, can we go home safely this time?"

"I don't know." Davers' answer was still simple.

"Asshole!" Menon burst into rage and slapped the chair hard: "Don't you say that you have the Oracle in the whole camp! Don't you tell other people that you know everything! Now you don't speak! You liar! !"

Daveus raised his eyebrows: "Leader Mennon, I was lucky to survive the battlefield, but I never claimed to be a lord of God. My teammates can prove this. What others think and say I can't control their business.

As for what oracles, I never said.It's just that when I chat with my teammates, I can talk about what might happen next.Whether or not you can go home safely is a matter for the leaders to worry about. We soldiers just want to talk and chat and get some comfort and encouragement while fighting."

After listening to this, Menon’s first reaction was that this guy had a good eloquence, but he could not grasp his handle to counterattack, and he directly looked at Menon’s calm eyes face to face, making Menon feel the other party’s boldness.

Mennon was a little irritated, and after a while, he waved and said, "I will investigate what you said. In short, don't guess wildly about the Persian things, it will affect the morale of the soldiers."

Daveus immediately bowed his head and said obediently: "Yes!"

Mennon’s feelings were better now. He reached out and grabbed a drachma and said, “Anyway, this time you’ve come up with an idea to help our troops. This is me — Mennon, the mercenary leader. Reward. Remember, if you have any good ideas next time, just come and tell me that I will reward you!"

Daveus pretended to be happy and took over: "Thank you leader!"

Menon waved him back and watched him walk out of the house. Menon’s expression was a bit dazed: Menon and Davers were in an employment relationship. Menon had no power to kill or live, only the right to dismiss.A savvy warrior can be dismissed. He will be reused in other military camps, but it is Menon who will suffer.So Menon just wanted to beat Daveus, not want him to expand his influence in the barracks, and at the same time put him in control.But from this meeting, it seems not so easy...