Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Antonios opened the page, and suddenly saw that three names were circled by Deverst. He was familiar with these three names. The first one was his younger brother-in-law Pavgris, and the other two were also He is very familiar with the children and relatives of Naxos and Katanai, although they are all promoted to the lowest level team leader-the squad leader (the squad leader is not included in the ranks of officers, the head of the corps can be appointed directly), He knew at the moment that these three might not meet the promotion requirements.

He was not too clear about the performance of the other two in the training camp, but he was very clear about what his youngest uncle was. He was very clear. When he was in Turri, Pavgiris was late because he was late to participate in military training many times. The official punishment was also reflected upwards to him. After his severe criticism, he barely performed better.To be honest, when Pavgris was rushed back to Naxos by Laodisian, Antonios was also relieved in his heart. Unexpectedly, this idiot returned to his hometown, and the disaster was even greater!

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty...I really don't know that Pavgrius is on this list. With my knowledge of him, his ability... is not enough to be the leader of the team." Antonios stammered. , He regretted in his heart: why didn't he check the list carefully, so that he made such a big mistake!

"What you said is fair, but as the Secretary of State for the Kingdom of Military Affairs, it is unqualified to say such a thing." Daveus stared at him, although the volume was low, but the tone was heavy: "Look at this again."

With that said, he handed another letter to Antonios, which was written by the current head of the Eighth Army, Leotizides.In the letter, he described the military training of the Eighth Army, and gave a special introduction to the military training performance of the three Pavgris mentioned by Davers, "Late, not training carefully, and talked to the instructor... …" and other words caught Anton Rios' eyebrows, making him thrilled.

Leotizides!Antonios remembered this man well: he performed well in the First Army, was promoted to captain in just a few years, and in the battle of Brindisi that year, only the elite troops led by King Pucciti dyed to fight back. Most of the Dionyan Corps companies were scattered and began to chase down the defeated soldiers. Only Leotizides had a strong control of the formation of the team under his command and blocked the Pucciti from killing Dave in time. The passage of the Chinese army in Sri Lanka has won precious time for the arrival and siege of other troops, so it left a deep impression on Davis.

After the resignation of the eighth legion, and the rejection of the first captain of the first legion, Ketisus, Daves ordered Leotizides, who was then the third captain of the first legion, to take over. As a result, he became the only infantry commander in the Kingdom of Dionysia who was not a former mercenary, and the youngest.

This person is usually unsmiling and does not like to interact with other people. He treats military training harshly and seriously. When he is angry, he will also scold the soldiers. Someone in the army nicknamed him "crazy".

For the situation described in Thaksin, Antonios believed, but what is the identity of Daveus. For the military training performance of these unknown soldiers, he also wrote a letter specifically to ask Leotizides in Sicily. The matter itself shocked Antonios.

"Your Majesty, I... I failed to manage the military department. There was such a big mistake. I begged... to ask His Majesty for punishment!" Antonios stooped and bowed his head, convicting with fear.

"You deserve to be punished." Daveus glanced slightly: "Your youngest uncle killed five or six female slaves in a row, with cruel means. Such a person can actually be promoted to captain! I am afraid that after the news spread, I am afraid The elders of the group will impeach you in groups, and the protection officials will also protest! You..." Daveus sighed and seemed worried for him.

Antonius sweated coldly and bent lower, and said with a whisper: "Your Majesty, I... I request to resign from the post of Secretary of the Army..."

After a while, he heard Davies' regretful voice: "Well... That's fine, you resigned from the post of military secretary on the grounds of illness, and don't go to the Senate for the time being. Avoid this period of time... Also, you should stop looking for someone about your younger uncle, and the court will give him a fair ruling."

"Yes..." Antonios responded in a low voice, feeling a little relaxed in his heart, but what came in, more was lost.

Daveus put down the roster and letter and then asked softly: "Antonius, you have been in Sicily for many years, and your wife is Sicilian again. You should have a deeper understanding of Sicilian people. Can you tell me why they are all veterans, too? Most of the elders in other places have their homes in Turri. Even if they own land in other towns, they mainly use them as a place to increase their income. Occasionally they take their families to live there, but Sicilian elders have as many as possible in Sicily. Buy land and use it as another home, let some family members live for a long time, and even make public officials widely in the local area to increase the prestige of their family in the local area. Why?"

Despite the calm tone of Daveus, Antonios felt Daveus' repressed anger from this dull tone. He was more shocked, struggling with his brain to think hard, and caused another sweating Bolton: "Your Majesty, I think These veterans in Sicily and our great Greek veterans behaved differently because of the different circumstances..."

"Oh, you talk about it." Daveus raised his eyebrows slightly.

Antonios thought for a while before saying carefully: "Your Majesty, because Naxos and Katana were destroyed by Syracuse, their people lost their homes and were forced to go into exile. They had to stay in the mountains in order to survive In the middle of the city, a settlement was built, and the leaders were elected to lead them to defend the Sikels who invaded them, and from time to time the Syracuse organization to clear their mercenaries and the wild beasts, they died a lot of people Life is also very difficult. These will only make them miss the hometown they have fallen in, so after reclaiming the lost land, they will cherish the land in their hometown.

Most of the leaders of the exiles eventually became Dionysian veterans. In the years of exile, they have become the pillars of the Sicilian exiles. The people will find them to solve any difficulties. After joining Dionysian, these veterans They still maintain these habits...

And most of these veterans were of noble origin. Before Naxos and Katana were not destroyed, they had served as generals and parliamentarians of the city-states. Unlike the elders of Great Greece, Taran before the rise of our Kingdom of Dionysian The major forces of Tum League, Turi League, Crotone League, Lockley League, and Liguim League are basically stable, forming a balance.But in Sicily, in addition to Syracuse and Carthage, the generals and parliamentarians of other city-states need to continuously make decisions based on the changes in the situation on the island. Should they join forces with other city-states to fight against these two powerful states? One of the two great powers... so they often have to maintain friendly relations with their neighbors, as well as the Syracuses and Carthages. That’s why they like to hold banquets, give gifts everywhere, and gang up. s reason."

"You know very well, it seems that it's still good to marry a Sicilian woman." Daveus said meaningfully, and then added a tone: "The bad habits of the Sicilian people have been learned by some of us veterans. The impact is very bad! It is the Catania Plain that merged into the Kingdom of Dionia, not Dionia became part of their Sicily, anyone must strictly abide by Dionysia laws! It seems that ten years have passed since they Not aware of this yet!"

Hearing this last sentence, Antonios became more shocked and dared not answer the call.

"Antonius, my old friend, although you call yourself sick and rest at home, you can't overeating and hurt your body! Now that the Dawns are defeated on the Ovanto River, it won't take long for their territory to be conquered by us, there There are still a lot of tricky things that need your capable elders to deal with!" Daveus encouraged the frustrated Antonios spirit, and he responded with excitement: "Your Majesty, I will always prepare your call!"

Daveus watched him leave the office, his expression slowly turning cold, although he knew very well that the practice of these Sicilian veterans, led by Laodisian, just wanted to make his son better in the future The development of the army will only bring up the idea of ​​the army. Although being a team officer of the legion does not have any rights in daily social life, it has a very large role when serving in the Kingdom’s public office or running for local councillors and protection officials. Advantages are the objects of priority, and their identity will be respected by the people in their daily lives.

But Davers was very angry about their disturbing military order.Since the establishment of Dionia, he has kept the army that laid the foundation of his power firmly in his hands. The other veterans simply cannot get in. The appointment and removal of officers are all decided by him, and the formulation of military law is mainly determined by him. It will be discussed with the major generals, but it will never be decided by a veteran’s house, so the army is completely a closed system.But I did not expect that after more than ten years, bad signs began to appear. The personnel of the military department may have been bribed by these Sicilian veterans, or perhaps to please Antonios, which violated the regulations and will disqualify Pafferguet. Reese and others were included in the promotion list.

Davos was only because of the Naxos case, and the officer’s promotion roster was still on the desk. This checked the promotion list of the Eighth Army. Then, did the other unqualified team officers have been promoted? What?Daveus dare not think about it.