Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Kleethorpes focused their gaze on the man in the middle for the first time: he was slightly thinner than the strong men around him, but he wore short-sleeved leather robes with brighter colors to compensate for this. Physical defects.In addition, he should also be wearing a tawny Persian robe, covering the legs of Dukya Shanmin who like to be naked.

When his light brown, polished eyes locked on several of them, he raised his right hand and heard the old Duquesne shouting: "The Duquesque Axor Conte tribe The leader greets guests from afar!"

The mountain people hit the wooden shield with a short axe, and said in the mouth: "Oh oh..."

The high-pitched beast-like roar made Davers eardrums uncomfortable.Because the old man spoke Duqueya, and several mercenary leaders were at a loss, Mariji immediately whispered a translation to them, and soon they regained their calm, and even Daveus appreciated this primitive treatment with curiosity. Guest way.

With the consent of the chiefs, Mariji also shouted loudly in Duque: "Spartan prosecutor Rithorpes extended a friendly greeting to Chief Comoros!" The Spartan warriors roared together: "Hey! Ho!" Two shouts were followed by a uniform javelin, the round shields opened and closed, and the silence was restored immediately.Compared with the other party's noise, the Spartan soldiers are low-key and restrained, but they give an invisible pressure.

Commodore's face changed slightly, his eyes fixed on the fifty soldiers standing tall, each holding a large "∧" symbol in the center of the shield in his hand, muttering in his mouth: "Spa Up to..."

For centuries, the prestige of Spartan warriors has spread in various regions of the Mediterranean, and even people in this remote mountainous area have heard a little about it.He raised his right hand, and the roars of the mountain people gradually stopped: "Welcome! Please sit down!" He spoke in a round Persian.

As a Spartan Ombudsman, Kerry Thorps, who often deals with Persia, of course understands, and he also responded in Persian: "Please sit down!"

The negotiations officially started...

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To Davis’s expectation: the seemingly savage Duquesne was quite shrewd in the negotiations, especially Comoros, and their request was simply to use Greek mercenaries as coolies and thugs. Their The reason is quite sufficient,'Our tribe became an ally of the Greek mercenaries and offended the powerful Persia. At the same time, it was also isolated and rejected by the other tribes of Duke. It must have enough benefits to make the entire tribe warriors. Agree to sign the covenant.'

The Greek negotiator’s ability is also not weak: Kerry Thorps can be sent by Sparta as a liaison with the little Cyrus, and his diplomatic ability is unquestionable; Davers is the main responsible of the high-tech development zone of the previous city People do not know how many business negotiations they have participated in; plus Mariji, a businessman familiar with Duqueya.

Before coming, the mercenaries had already discussed the bottom line that must be adhered to: that is, the route of the Greek mercenaries must be decided by themselves, and not subject to outsiders.They deliberately showed that they did not value the alliance very much. During the stalemate in negotiations, Kriano said several times that it would be fine if the alliance was not successful, and the soldiers could break through.

In this way, the head of the Xorkant tribe felt a headache.After all, they are the first stumbling block on the way of mercenaries to Armenia. They are obviously good to take, but they have to choose to confront, and they are the Greeks who defeated Persia.Of course, they can also choose not to fight head-on, and the mercenaries can’t take them, but the cottage can’t move away, and the houses and supplies will not necessarily be preserved. What’s more important is that it will attack the prestige of Comoros. Increase the coveted hearts of the surrounding tribes to the Xorkant tribe.

After several confrontations, the covenant was finally reached:

Article 1. The Greek mercenaries and Duquesne’s Xorkant tribe form an ally. The two sides get along with each other and do not violate each other;

Second, the Greek mercenaries decide the route of the march by themselves. The tribes near the route are attacked by the mercenaries and the Xorkant tribe together. The mercenaries get 60% of the materials and wealth they get, and the Xorkant tribe is 40%. The captured enemies are handled by the Xorkant tribe. Without the consent of the Xorkant tribe, mercenaries may not kill and loot indiscriminately;

Article 3, during the operation, Kirithops and Comoros coordinated the command. If the differences could not be resolved, the operation was cancelled.(This article was originally used by Khorthorpes for the benefit of the tribe, disregarding the lives of mercenaries, and adopted some tactics that were not conducive to mercenaries, and specifically emphasized the addition. In fact, this article has not been implemented until the end. , Because after the first taste of the sweetness, Comoros was afraid that the mercenaries would cancel the attack plan, so as soon as the mercenaries had objections, he would take the initiative to seek a solution from Krisops.

Fourth, if the Xorkant tribe has a target that needs special attack and is not near the mercenary’s marching route, the Greeks can be hired to attack, but they need to consult with the leaders and obtain the consent of the mercenary soldiers. It’s mainly Comoros’ request, while Kerry Thorps, Davers

After deliberation, they believed that if the cooperation between the two sides was very smooth, as long as the attacked targets were relatively close, the mercenaries might not be unacceptable for employment. After all, since the death of Jurus, the soldiers have no salary.)... The covenant came into effect on the same day and ended when the Greek mercenaries left Duquesne."

The final procedure in the covenant is sacrifice.Kirithops had already prepared for this. He ordered the slaughter of the three white lambs he brought and placed fresh blood on the stump. The Khorkant tribe also slaughtered a deer.

Then the two sides inserted wooden strips around the stump and lit the fire, then the two sides read aloud the covenant provisions written in Persian on the two animal skins.There were no priests in the mercenaries, so Kerry Thorps did it.On Duqueya's side, there was the weirdly dressed wizard.

When the sacrifice was completed and the two sides began to discuss the next move, a mountain breeze struck, rolled up a leaf and blew out the torches around the stump, and everyone on the scene changed his look.The Greeks, including those silent Spartan warriors, shouted the name of "Zeus" respectfully, while the Duquesians knelt down and worshiped the mountain god they worshipped. Obviously, everyone thought that the deity manifested its spirit, and Approved this alliance.

As a result, the attitude of the two parties became more positive.Comoros even sent one of his sons to the mercenaries as a guide.

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Twenty days later, the mercenaries left the Duqueya Mountains and entered the plains.

In these twenty days, mercenaries collaborated with the Xorkant tribe to break through four cottages and defeat a joint attack by the Dukeya tribe. The casualties in the battle were not small, but many materials were seized, and the long march in the mountains Medium, the supply has been maintained.The harvest of the Xorkant tribe is even greater. Most of the arrested mountain people except the diehards are forced to join the Xorkant tribe.I don’t even know to what extent the population of the Xorkant tribe has swelled, but apparently Comoros is satisfied. From the time of separation, he sincerely gave Kleethorpes a good white wolf skin. see.

One afternoon a few days after the mercenaries marched on the plains, they found some villages.So the mercenaries stopped happily, started to drive out the villagers, looted supplies, and camped in the village. Finally, they could sleep well without worrying about the bite of snakes and insects.

The next morning, the mercenaries marched to the Kentrit River, which was the border river between Armenia and Duqueya, and the river was about sixty meters wide.

The troops followed the guidance of the guide to the location with the pontoon and found that the pontoon had been burned.

The chiefs looked at the traces of the bridge piles burnt by the fire, and their hearts were sinking: the Persians were nearby!

Kleethorpes immediately ordered Ledes’ cavalry squad to investigate the surrounding area (after entering the mountain, the cavalry squad’s horses lost a lot, and only five or six horses were left intact), and the soldiers went down to explore the river. Explore the water.

After receiving the order, several soldiers with good waterborneness took off their armor and walked into the river. When they walked to the middle of the big river in a few steps, the water had reached the chest.

At this time, someone shouted: "Persians!"

There was an immediate commotion in the team.I saw a lot of Persian cavalry on a hill on the other side, and Persian infantry lined up in battle on the plain below the hill, set off the sky of dust and marched toward the river bank...