Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Yes, wait for guest Rithorpes to come, let's discuss again!" As soon as he mentioned customer Lithorpes, everyone's expressions were obviously lighter, which made Davers curious and asked Xenophon in a low voice: " Who is Kleethorpes?"

Xenophon said with a complex expression: "I heard that Little Cyrus once had an agreement with Sparta. He fully funded Sparta to build a navy, and when Little Cyrus went to battle, Sparta also needed to provide military assistance. ."

Daveus immediately reacted and said in surprise: "You mean, Kerry Thorps was sent by Sparta?!"

"He is the Spartan Ombudsman and I heard that he brought 700 heavy armoured infantry and joined the team of Little Cyrus... At that time he did not know that Little Cyrus wanted to rebel, and wait for him to know It's too late, so he and his troops have been low-key in the mercenary, but many senior officers know his identity..." Xenophon said with some gloating.

Daphes knew why Xenophon had such an expression, because he was an Athenian.Earlier I heard that Xenophon introduced the Spartan Ombudsman. Unlike other Greek city-states that also have Ombudsmen, the Spartan Ombudsman system is unique because of its great power: it can supervise citizens and judge asylum downwards. The Liasi people and the sanctions against the black robbers enjoy the highest civil trial power and some criminal trial powers; they can always monitor the king’s actions with vigilant eyes, have the right to sue the king, and can be summoned for trial at any time.In addition, the Spartan ombudsman can only be served by civilians. Every autumn, citizens over the age of 30 elect a lot of ombudsmen. When they enter the office, they will issue an order requiring each citizen to shave his upper lip beard and abide by national laws. Sparta attaches great importance to the inspector.According to Xenophon, it is precisely because of the Spartan system of ombudsman that civilians have power and it has not been regarded as a tyrant by other city-states.

There is such an important figure hidden in the ranks of Greek mercenaries. He may be the only official of the mercenaries with official status, and he is also a Spartan.After defeating Athens, Sparta was already the overlord of all the Greek city-states, and the Greeks did not say that they looked at their horse heads, at least in awe.The former Spartan Clearkus was a deserter, and was sentenced to death by the Spartan government, and the upcoming Spartan warrior was genuine, and he also brought the same genuine Spartan 700. warrior.

Seeing the ancient Spartan warriors that swept the world in the past, Daves eagerly thought again with a malicious thought: Will they wear red pants?

While waiting for Kleethorpes, the temporary directors of these military camps were not idle. They invited the officers of each military camp to the rank of squadron leader to invite them to participate in the discussion. A total of nearly 200 people So, there was no room for so many people in the big tent, so they sat down in a large circle on the open space of the Clearkus camp. After everyone had arrived, it didn’t take long for Kerry Thorps to arrive.

Early in the morning, Kelithops went to a nearby village to prepare for the support of his soldiers. This village was located on the south side of the Greek mercenary camp, so it was not intercepted by the Persian cavalry.When the herald soldier found him, he was hurried back, and he already knew something about the way along the way.He came to the meeting place, and everyone consciously gave him a spacious space. He did not hesitate to sit on the mud directly like everyone else, and began to look around the crowd: I did not see the main mercenary leaders... He was saddened by the thought that Clearkus was alive.Clearkus and he were comrades-in-arms. They made many achievements in the war with Athens. They were a spartan general, but because they could not adapt to peace, they refused to obey Spartan’s orders and were sentenced to death and fled. .Kirithops did not see him when he saw him in the army of Little Cyrus. He did not send him to arrest him. First, he did not want to destroy the cooperation with Little Cyrus; second, he was in love with this comradeship...

His eyes slowly glanced across the faces and stopped when he fell on a person: this is a very young face. In this large group of team officers whose average age is mostly over thirty, this young man It should look no more than 20 years old, and sit at the forefront of the team, so it is very conspicuous.What's even more strange is that the people around him still respect the young man's attitude. He gazed at him vigorously, and smiled and nodded at him... Kerry Thorps was a little confused, and asked his adjutant in a low voice, The adjutant asked other people before coming over to tell him.

The "sacred person" of the Mennon military campRepeatedly issued the "oracle", and all have been fulfilled?Kleethorpes frowned: the mercenary's management was indeed chaotic, letting a childish young man occupy a high position!

Although the Spartans claim to be descendants of Hercules, in fact, they do not have much respect for the gods, they even believe in their own power.Conservatively, they do not believe in young and promising claims, otherwise there will be no "Spartans can leave the collective life after 30 years of age, independence, marriage and holding important positions...".Therefore, Kleethorpes's first impression of Davers was not good.

In the eyes of Daphes, there is a big gap between the image of Kerry Thorps and the imaginary Spartan warrior: his size is not high, and his appearance is ordinary. If there are no scars on his face and sharp eyes, he will remind others With his warrior status, Davos may think he is just an ordinary Greek peasant.

After the surroundings were quieter, Kleethorpes began to speak: "I know what happened, what advice do you have?"

At the meeting, there were many whispers, but no one stood up to speak.After all, in the face of more than two hundred generals with rich combat experience, not only courage but also certain speaking skills and insights are required, which is not easy for poor Greek mercenaries.

Daveus did not come out to speak, not because of fear, but because of the contact with the responsible team officers in various military camps. He found that he was young and just an ordinary soldier in this group of people. So he decided to wait and see.

Finally, Xenophon stood up: "Team officers, the Persians violated their promises, killed or imprisoned our leaders and soldiers, and wanted us all to surrender their weapons. Now, our war with the Persians is inevitable! As you have all seen, the soldiers in the camp were mostly confused, afraid, and even crying when they heard the news! If this situation cannot be changed quickly, once the Persians come to attack and need them to fight, they Without courage and wielding a spear at the enemy, we are in danger of being annihilated!

Ladies and gentlemen, you are the team officers of various military camps. Usually, your salary and your status surpass that of ordinary soldiers, and your ability is stronger than them.Now in the face of danger, the soldiers all pin their hopes on you. You must show great courage and determination to fight the Persians to stabilize the soldiers' emotions and inspire their confidence!

At the same time, we must immediately select outstanding people to serve as new officers in the military camps, replace them with Clearkus, manage and restrain the soldiers in the military camps, make a good plan, command the whole army to defeat the Persians, and lead us to return to Greece smoothly !With the protection of Zeus, we can definitely get out of Persia!!..."

Xenophon's words caused a great response in the crowd, and some people even applauded.Xenophon was slightly complacent and cast his gaze on Tima Song, who looked cold, and immediately moved away.

In fact, this is the only option for Greek mercenaries in trouble at the moment.Kleethorpes immediately stood up and said decisively and firmly: "Everyone, we have no time to delay, as Xenophon said, please go back to your barracks immediately, select your new leader, and let them Come here to hold a military meeting together and discuss a plan."

He looked around the crowd and continued to say aloud: "In the afternoon, still here, we will convene a general meeting of the whole army!" After he finished speaking, he turned and left before the team officials responded.

Sure enough!Daphes squeezed his fist and followed Antonios as they stood up.

The team officers rushed to their barracks.