Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

When several leaders came rushing to meet at Daphes, they could not help but see grief in the gorge and numb their scalp, and looked at Daves with a little more awe, just like Xenophon puts it like this: "...Daveus...you...you deserve to be...Haddis...the godsman!"

Davers also had an uneasy mood, and he kept comforting himself in his heart: this is war!This is war!

"How to deal with these Persians?" He saw that the soldiers were taking down the weapons and armor of the descending soldiers, and suddenly there was some softness, and asked Krisops.

Kleethorpes's answer was very cold: "When the weapons and armor are collected, all of their hamstrings and hamstrings will be cut off, and the thighs will be stabbed, and then put back to give Tiszafnis a headache.

Daveus was silent, of course he understood the purpose of Kerry Thorps to do this: mercenaries had no extra food and no manpower to take care of them, and Tisavernis also scored manpower to take care of these injured Persians The number of soldiers who attacked them naturally decreased.

"Daveus, you did a great job!" Kirithorpes looked around and said, "I think the Persians will scare their courage when they see this scene!"

When Daveus led his troops out of the gorge, the soldiers along the way greeted them with bloody cheers, because they knew that it was the young leader who led a small number of people to block the large number. The path of the Persians made the mercenaries a perfect victory.

The young Davers won the recognition of the generals with his practical actions.

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In the afternoon, the army of Tisavonis came to the canyon slowly.

When Tisafnes saw the tragic phenomenon in the canyon and the wounded soldiers lying on the ground and wailing, he threw his helmet on the ground angrily, and then sent a small number of trusted troops to deal with the aftermath. Canyon, but bypass the mountain and take other paths.

Alirous, who followed Tisavonis, remained silent. He did not see the body of Altauzus, but he must be among the countless corpses.In these three days, the two generals who were fighting for his power had died in battle, but at this moment he did not have a trace of joy, but instead had a feeling of cold lips...

In this campaign, the Persians killed more than 3,000 people and injured more than 3,000 people. None of them escaped; the casualties of the Greek mercenaries were negligible.

Perhaps it was really hit by Keli Thorps, the Persians were frightened and did not appear again for a few days.It allows Greek mercenaries to easily loot and march all the way to reach a city on the Tigris River-Larissa.

This is a magnificent city.The lower part of the city wall is made of stone, and the upper part is made of earth brick. The wall is about 30 meters high, about 8 meters wide, and the circumference is about ten miles.Such a towering city wall made the Greek mercenaries completely uninterested in attacking it. Moreover, compared with the cities encountered on the banks of the Tigris before, the city had fewer pedestrians, and the fields and villages outside the city were mostly deserted and seemed a bit desolate. .

"Larissa, it is said that its previous name was Kara, and it was the largest city in the Assyrian period, which was later taken away by the Midi. The great King Cyrus defeated Midi, but failed to break through the city. It was the sun god Mithra that covered the light of Kara city with dark clouds, making its day and night as dark as it was. The residents of Kara city panicked and thought that God abandoned them, so they abandoned the city and fled, and the king of Cyrus took it. This city..." said Mariji.

Ever since Daveus learned the importance of "understanding the terrain" from an army general, he used Marigi as a guide to accompany him.Xenophon, as the adjutant of Hironimos, was entangled in everything, and it was no longer possible to come and talk to Davers easily as before.As a businessman, Mariji is not only familiar with the surrounding terrain, but also has some anecdotes about the history of the two rivers, which adds a lot of fun to Dave’s tense and tired march.

"Hello, you have a sun god in Persia, and we also have Apollo. Who is better?" Mattonis in the guard said suddenly.

Mariji, who was on the side of Daveus, glanced back and said disdainfully: "Mitra is the master of nature, guaranteeing the rich vegetation and fertile land, and the people live and work in peace, so they are worshipped by all things! It is not a small god. Compared!"

"What are you talking about?! How dare you insult Apollo!!" Matonis wanted to go forward and beat Marrigge angrily, and was pulled by Hilos.

Marigi was scared to hide behind Davis, but Davies said sharply to him: "The problem of Matonis does not offend you, but you insult our gods revered by the Greeks! If you do not apologize immediately, I will not stop them from angering you in revenge!" Does the Persian inadvertently feel a sense of superiority give him a headache, it is time to teach him a lesson.

Mariji looked back and saw the flames of anger in the soldiers' eyes. He knew that if it were not Davis, he would be torn to pieces.As a businessman, his contingency is his nature, he quickly bent down and bowed his head, sincerely apologized, and even gave himself a slap.

Seeing that Mariji was forgiven, Daveus asked the question he had been puzzled before: "Why does this city look so desolate?"

Marigi covered his red cheeks with one hand and said vaguely: "Because the residents here are mainly Midi." He said nothing.

After thinking carefully, Daphes realized: "The Persian court does not value this area because it is the core area of ​​the old Midi and Assyria. I am afraid that they will reignite the old fire and even adopt a suppression policy, right?"

Seeing Marigi look at himself in surprise, Davers knew that he had guessed the main points, and he couldn't help but say something proudly: "Let me try to guess which method I used. For example, I often mobilize people here to join the army to fight? Levy higher tax?……"

"Leader Davers, if you are really what you said, you are indeed completely different from your men who have only muscles and no brains!" Mariji looked at Davis in admiration with admiration, because he had just suffered a loss. , He whispered: "If you are a Persian and a Persian official, it is estimated that it can develop very well!"

Daveus smiled and said, "Although Persia is a big country, I unfortunately don't like it."

"Because you are Greek?"

Daphes didn't answer. He looked at Larissa not far away, and he was startled. Was he a Greek?In addition to this body, his soul and his thoughts have so far considered him to be a Chinese. The Greek tradition and culture cannot assimilate a person from the 21st century, and he has no influence on him. It is only realistic. Helplessness and sincere comradeship made him recognize this group.Don’t look at his usual bite of “What are we in Greece...” That was fooling these Greeks, inspiring morale, and highlighting the status of his leader, in a word-for survival!Therefore, if Persia is superior to Greece and extends an olive branch to him, he will have no hesitation to turn to the past, but he does not look down on Persia, because the political system of most Greek city-states is more like a 21st century country, even Athens. Modern society is more democratic, which has a natural intimacy for modern people who advocate freedom...

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The next day, they marched to Mespora.

"This is Nineveh, the capital of the former Assyrian kingdom. It is said that Medea, the wife of the last king of Medes, took refuge in this city after our Persians seized the kingdom of the Medes. The great Cyrus The king led his army to siege the city. Because it was the last castle of the Midi, it had not been attacked for a long time. The warlord Bahram among the gods saw a lot of deaths and injuries from the Persians, so he sent a thunderous thunder and shook the city. Conquered..." Mariji still held the position of guide and "narrator".

"Oh, the Persian gods are really good, and they are helping the fight." Matonis sneered at the back. With the lessons of yesterday, Mariji ignored him.

Davers immediately looked at this city, also on the banks of the Tigris.The capital of this former Assyrian kingdom is only about 17 meters high based on the wall of the city wall. Kara has already been regarded as a majestic city, but it seems to be only one third of Nineveh. The Assyrian Kingdom, which is a military power, sweeps through the power and prosperity of the Western kingdoms!At this time, the capital was already barren and dilapidated. The wild grass and countless thorn bushes on the wall shook in the river breeze, and it seemed to be telling its desolation.

A sense of vicissitudes of history came to mind, and Davis naturally reminded me of the ancient saying, "I don't see the ancients before, and the ones who come later, read the world and the world, but sang under the clouds", he lamented: " No matter how powerful a country is, it may die!"