Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The Persians were originally prepared to defend against mercenary attacks. Later, they gradually discovered that the mercenary's running route was abruptly next to the mountain. Immediately shocked, they realized that they had made a mistake, and then they also assembled a team to march towards the nearby mountain. ...

At this time, the army of Tisavonis had approached the mountain pass, while the mercenaries lined up near the mountain pass. The battalion and the wounded were concentrated in the rear, close to the mountain occupied by the Persians.If the Persians throw arrows on the mountains, they can shoot at the edge of their formation.But at this moment, these Persian and Xenophon troops rushed towards the top of the mountain from both directions...

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"Erect a shield!"

"Throwing troopers!"

"Archer ready!"

The chiefs looked dignified and gave orders to their troops aloud.In front of the mercenary formation, the Persians slowly approached like a tide, and slowly expanded the array...

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"Quick! Quick! Brothers hold on, you are competing for your survival! Adding more force at this moment will make our march easier in the future and save a lot of troublesome battles!" Xenophon led the way The troops climbed the mountain while cheering them up.

When they reached the mountainside, the soldiers clearly felt sore muscles, shortness of breath, and slowed down. It can be seen that when the Persians on the side of the mountain did the same thing, a sense of urgency made them dare not to relax.

Although the Persians were closer to the top of the mountain, the side of the mountain where they were on was steep, unlike the mercenaries who walked the gentle slope of the back mountain.

In the "climbing competition" between the two armies, the Greeks laughed to the end.They climbed to the top of the mountain, and despite the fatigue, they immediately threw javelins and stones at the Persians who were climbing.

The Persians turned and ran away, even the original position was abandoned and ran to the foot of the mountain...

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The long-range attack of Tisavonis continued. Although the casualties of his troops continued to increase, he still did not give orders to retreat, which made the mercenaries feel very stressed. When they were struggling to support, the reconnaissance cavalry came. The report said: Xenophon sent a message that they had occupied the mountains and drove away the Persians!

"Retreat!" Kleethorpes breathed a sigh of relief.

As a result, mercenaries began to retreat orderly...

The Persian army pressed hard...

When all the mercenaries retreated into the mountain road, and the Persians who followed up entered the attack range of the Xenophon forces, they were strongly hit by the stones and javelins that fell sharply on the top of the mountain, before the horn of retreat sounded... …

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The mercenaries walked the mountain road and entered a plain.There are many villages here, and mercenaries started camping to treat the wounded and provided a lot of supplements, because the guides all said: Duke Yashan is in front.To this end, the leaders held an important meeting.

"We the Greeks rebelled against Persia, and the Duques also resisted Persian. According to the guides, the Persians sent about 100,000 troops to attack Duqueya, and they ended up defeated. Since we and the Duques are both There is hatred against Persia, then we and the Duques should be able to get along with each other, and we just go to Armenia by way of encroachment, there will be no violation of the Duques, as long as we send emissaries to express our peaceful will to them, believe They will definitely accept it!" Xenophon talked, and after this time of tempering, he became more confident.

"Friendly get along? It's easy to say!" Tima Song sneered. He was not accustomed to Xenophon's publicity. Whether it was Daphes or Xenophon, both young and outstanding, the edge was too exposed, which attracted some like Kerry. The envy and a little bit of dissatisfaction of the old mercenaries such as Annuo and Timmasong: "An army of tens of thousands of people has entered their territory, and they have defeated the Persian army many times. Will the Duques be nervous?! Will they not be afraid? ?! I don't believe it! Oh... you said you were just passing Duquea, but in case you attacked when passing through the cottage and the settlement, the cost would be too great. Do Duques dare to take this risk? Know The Dukes are fierce and barbaric, and even the vast Persian territories that surround it are afraid. How can they agree to our demands from thousands of miles away?"

Just after Timathon’s remarks, Kriano continued: "A few days ago, my soldiers captured several Persian Duqueya slaves. After inquiry, I learned that the "Duqueya" are only Persian. A name for the mountain people living in this mountain area. In fact, there are many tribes and different races in the Duqueya Mountains. They often fight for the benefit of the tribes, and some tribes even die. The problem now is- —Even if we can obtain the consent of a tribe and just over a few mountains, we may be attacked by another tribe. If we want one tribe, one tribe to negotiate, and the time is too long, we will starve Okay. You know, the Duquea Mountains are a barren land and lack of food!"

"It seems that there is only a hard break!" Hironimos, who rarely spoke, said at the moment with a strong tone: "After we entered Du Keya, we did not take the initiative to invade others, but if someone dares to invade us, then give him a Great!"

"At that time, I don't know who will show it to anyone!" Zantiparis said helplessly: "Before the Persians occupied the mountains, it caused us a lot of trouble. It was only a few mountains! Enter Du After the Gea are all mountains, most of us are heavy infantry, and there are many heavy loads, and it is difficult to march, let alone fight. The Duqian people are familiar with the terrain, and mountain climbing is their ability to train from an early age, and we can only Relying on the guide. The mountain road is narrow, and our team may only be able to queue up a long way. The Duques can emerge from anywhere and attack us, but we have no way to take them..." Zantiparis's The words made everyone silent.

Xenophon took the opportunity to say: "So we still have to negotiate with Dukes?"

Everyone ignored him and looked at Kleethorpes.

Kerry Thorps looked at Davos, who hadn't spoken in the corner, and asked, "Head Davos, what do you think?"

Dave Si smiled slightly and said slowly: "After listening to everyone's words, it is actually two opinions. The first is to negotiate with Duqueya, the advantage is safety, and the disadvantage is that it takes too much time. Duqueya may Will disagree; the second is hard work, the advantage is time-saving, and the disadvantage is heavy casualties. So, why don’t we put these two opinions together into one solution?"

Into a way?Everyone looked at each other, and Kriethops was also dumbfounded.

Felixius next to them saw their expressions and secretly laughed: In fact, the officers of the Davis Barracks discussed this matter last night. When Dafs said his way, everyone was amazed by his thoughts. At the same time, we have to admit that this method is very likely to be realized.Now he faced the leaders, a sense of superiority inevitably rose in his heart.

Everyone asked in unison: "How to change?"

"Find a tribe, cooperate with them, and let them open the way for us!" Daveus said amazingly.

Everyone was stunned.

Xenophon first reacted: "Daveus, do you mean... let the Duques play the Duques?! Is this possible?"

"Benefits, as long as there are benefits, everything is possible!" Davers said affirmatively.

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During the three days of mercenary camping, the Persian cavalry appeared several times, attacking individual soldiers who had left the army, taking captive livestock, and attempting to set fire to the village.

After consultations, the leaders thought that Tisavonis was doing his utmost to prevent mercenaries from entering Dukeya, and he did not hesitate to burn down the territory and people of the Persian king.In order to prevent him from doing more maddening things, the army can only enter Duqueya in advance.

So in the early morning of the fourth day, the mercenaries pulled out and marched north.

Tisavonis was watching the long line of Greek mercenaries from afar, gradually shrouded in the shadows of the mountains...