Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The instructor told Alsinis: The battle in the war is very short, and more time is spent on marching and camping, so a trained Amendola civic soldier must first adapt and learn how to march .

Alsinis trusted his instructor, because the instructor who was the captain of the company is said to be a famous warrior in the whole army. He controlled the pace and adjusted his breath in accordance with the method of the instructor and professor in order to save physical strength.

During the march, he also saw a team of Lucanian slaves carrying the freshly cut tree trunks and passing them. If it was before, he would express his anger by insulting and throwing stones. But now he will not do this: on the one hand, he has adapted to the existence of these people. These slaves are the property of the city-state. They are creating wealth for the city-state. Injuring them is not good for themselves, but will be punished; on the other hand, The instructor told them that such an approach is the performance of the weak, and that the real strong will defeat their enemies on the battlefield.Alsinis wants to be a real powerhouse!

The five-kilometer armed march is over, but it is not over yet. After a short break, the recruits begin to charge training. This is a training program that makes Alcinis feel a little exciting: the heavily armed recruits first form a dense square, The drums sounded and started to move. The drums were slow to rush. The speed of the recruits gradually changed from brisk to jogging. At the same time, when they rushed again, they also crossed the wide trench and over the ridge, so the recruits fell from time to time. .The most difficult thing for charge training is to maintain a formation while running. Everyone must not be too prominent or too backward, so as to ensure that the phalanx can rush towards the goal as a whole. New recruits tend to lose their balance, and the instructors on the sidelines The scolding continues...

After a charge training, the recruits were sore and numb. The gun shield and helmet were thrown aside, and they fell directly to the ground, gasping for breath.But the training was not over yet, the instructor kicked and pulled again, and hurried the recruits to the side of the Sisno River.

The next training project is swimming, which is a favorite of the recruits of Alcinis and the old citizens of Amendola, not to mention that Amendola is a mountain city, but there are many rivers in the territory, so the citizens will swim.Alsinis cheered, quickly took off their equipment, "fluttered" into the water, the cool river immediately took away the heat from their training, washed away all the sweat and dust, and also eliminated the fatigue of the body... And Alsinis went ashore after swimming in the water for a while, because then the recruits had a sideshow to watch: that is, the veterans who usually have their eyes above the top and look down on them are quite awkward in the river. It is true that the Greeks are nautical people and most of them can swim. However, some city-states are located in the mountains and inland, and there are few rivers. Natural people have no chance to learn to swim from childhood, such as Cesari.

Although these veterans were clumsy and choked, they continued to practice...

Alsinis smiled and smiled, and stopped laughing.He remembered when the instructor explained the importance of swimming: when they were in Persian territory, they marched hard while fighting with the Persians. On the way, they passed many mountains and rivers. Some of his comrades could not swim and risked the enemy. The bow and arrow crossed the river forcibly, slipped and fell into the river, and drowned in vain.Therefore, during the war, soldiers will encounter a variety of unexpected situations, so it is best to learn a variety of combat skills in order to protect themselves and kill the enemy.

At this time, a huge cheer came forward awakening Alcinis' contemplation.

"What's wrong?" He asked his teammates who were looking downstream.

"I heard that the consul was swimming with people." The answer was Melisanda. His father also died in this war. His mother in her thirties had just married a new veteran of the senate-Military Officer Felix. Sri Lanka, Melissanda is only 16 years old and has not yet reached the age of service, but he is stubborn and insists on participating in training. The purpose is the same as that of Alcinis. The foster father, Felixius, who has been entangled with the unable Deverst criticized him for training, but he was unable to enter the battlefield until he reached adulthood.Because Alcinis was close to him and the youngest in the barracks, he became a good friend.

"Admiral Lord has come to swim too!" Alcinis was surprised.

"Sir Daffers has always asked others to do it, he has to do it himself first. He trains with the veterans, you usually can't see it." The instructor's voice rang in his ears.

Alcinis nodded and ran downstream excitedly.

"Wait for me!" Melisanda shouted.

The two desperately squeezed into the crowd, and then they saw: In the river, there were five people struggling to paddle in a hurried drumbeat. I have never seen a swimming action that moves quickly like a big fish, throwing away others for a long distance...

When the drums stopped, the man stood up, the Sisno River was at his waist, he was the governor of Davos, and Alsinis had seen him before the referendum.

At this time, Davers smiled: "Who else wants to come down and compare?"

The soldiers who shouted loudly before were immediately quiet.

Seeing that no one responded, Davers turned to hug several other players and prepared to go ashore.

Melisanda slammed Alsinis, and Alsinis rushed out of the crowd at once, facing the eyes focused by everyone, he shouted anxiously, "I...I'm coming!"

The soldiers were in an uproar: "It's a kid!" The words contained regret.

"What's the matter with children! Lord Davers is only a few years older than us!" Melisanda retorted, and everyone was dumbfounded.

"That's right, Melisanda! Aspirations are not young!" Daveus smiled at Melisanda. Because of Felix, he recognized the young man and focused his attention on Alcinis. : "It's often young people who dare to challenge!"

Alsinis walked nervously to Daphes: the Greeks of this era were beautiful with strong nudes, and naturally swimming was also naked.Daveus was of medium size, well-proportioned, and his eyes were exceptionally sharp, but his face was covered with a smile at the moment.

Davos was also looking at Alcinis, he smiled: "I don't seem to have seen you, are you a recruit?"

"Yes, Lord Consul. My name is Alcinis, son of Aligras." Alcinis said slightly nervously. "I... I may not be as fast as you swim, but I am willing to play against you."

Davos praised: "As a soldier, you must have the courage to dare to fight! We Amendolara soldiers should have and must have such a fighting spirit!"

After Daveus finished, the soldiers on the shore shouted in unison: "Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!!! Wan Sheng!!!!!!"

In such an atmosphere, Alsinis was suddenly not nervous, and his heart was full of strength.Of course, the result of the game: he lost.

Daveus patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him to say: "Train well, you will definitely become a warrior!"

Alcinis nodded vigorously, and it was strange that Daveus was only two years older than him, but it felt like a respected elder talking to him.

"Who is your instructor?" Daveus asked again.

"Matonis."

"Oh, that guy." Davers smiled on his face: "Training under his guidance, you will feel happy because he is short-sighted; but you will also feel pain because he is strict, especially you."

This last sentence made Alsinis unclear.

Daveus raised his head and shouted to the surrounding soldiers: "Brothers, how fast can I swim?"

"fast!!!"

"Want to learn?"

"miss you!!!"

"I will write down my swimming action essentials and add it to the training item in "Military Law". You will practice according to this in the future. I hope you can learn it as soon as possible!"

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After swimming, the sun was already in the middle of the sky and it was time to eat.Traditionally, the Greeks only ate two meals a day, but Davers believed that the soldiers were hard to train and consumed too much. They had to add meals at noon to complete the day's training.

The soldiers took out the bread and cheese brought from their homes, while military officer Felicius led his subordinates and slaves to provide each soldier with a bowl of lamb soup with meat. Now the money for selling lamb is from the disability of the weapon shop From the soldiers' fund, the money seized from other items except weapons will be included in the military department in the future, so the cost of training will be reduced.

Alsinis bite the bread, drinking the hot lamb soup, feeling the strength in his body gradually, he said: "Melishanda, I heard the old man say,'The governor is too strong, and all the bills are by him. Decided not to give others the opportunity to discuss, but wanted to be a dictator. Today, it seems that the consul is quite easy-going!"

Melisanda, who was next to him, said, "Don't listen to those old people, they are jealous! Because, Lord Davis, they just became citizens of Amendola, they became governors and elders of the senate, but Others have this ability, otherwise you think Turui will beg to sign an equality alliance agreement with us obediently, not because they are there, otherwise he would have sent envoys to condemn it! I also hope that Davis will be stronger, Don’t, as before, discuss things that haven’t been resolved for a long time in the Senate! You see how much Amendallara has changed now!"

"You're right!" Alcinis snorted and took a long gulp of goat soup and looked up at Melisanda: "It seems that you are getting along well with your adoptive father."

Melisanda froze and took a few bites of bread before he said vaguely: "It's okay...he's very good to my mother...and it's okay to me, but if he can be more manly like an instructor, It’s better..."