Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 17: Dancing with wolves

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Just as Daves was intensively preparing for his field hospital, the Persian messenger came to the Greek military camp. This time the messenger was no one else but the Persian general that the chiefs were most familiar with-the Governor of Asia Minor Tissaf Nice, he brought the hope that the Greeks could return home safely: willing to convey to the Persian king the leaders' wishes that they did not want to fight but only wanted to go home.

The leaders welcomed him happily.

After Tisafonis left, the mercenary leaders saw that there was hope for a peaceful settlement, and they were eagerly looking forward to his coming again.

After waiting anxiously for two days, Tisafonis once again came to the Greek military camp and read to the leaders the latest will of the Persian king: The king has accepted the mercenary's apology, although many ministers objected, he It was decided that Tisafonis would lead the Greek mercenaries back to Greece and agreed to provide a market for the Greeks on the way to settle their supplies. At the same time, the Greeks must abide by the local order along the way, and must not destroy or rob...

Of course the leaders couldn't ask for it. They and Tissafunis quickly reached an agreement, and both parties made an oath in the name of God. Then, Tisafonis told the leaders to wait patiently. He had to go back and report to the king, and he had to make arrangements for the return of the army.

Not long after Tisafonis left, the news spread throughout the barracks, and the soldiers cheered.

Daves still did not let his guard down. Although he heard what Serprofen said last time, he realized that the actual situation in Persia was quite different from what he had guessed based on Chinese history.

Just yesterday, Serprofen visited again. After a few days of buffering, he finally adjusted his mood and wanted to talk with Daves about the democratic system of the city. Daves did not want to continue entangled in this issue, but ingeniously led the topic to the customs of the Greek city-states.

Most of the time, Serprofen was talking about it, and Daves listened carefully. In the meantime, Daves asked Tisafunes, so Serofen said something he had heard about Tisafunes from Proxinus, which made Daves remember.

When Tisafonis was governor of Asia Minor, it was at the time of the Peloponnesian War. Tisafonis chose to form an alliance with Sparta. He hoped to use the power of Sparta to attack Athens and restore Persia's rule over the Greek city-states on the Ionian coast, and Sparta was rewarded by funding Sparta to build a large fleet that could fight Athens. It didn’t take long for him to stop the financial support he promised to Sparta, which caused the Spartans to protest against the then Persian King Darius II. Darius appointed his second son Cyrus to serve as the entire Persia. The military commander in the west fully supported Sparta against Athens.

Tisafunis was dismissed from the military, but he didn't seem to care. He got along well with Cyrus, and soon became his friend. When the new king Artaxerxes came to the throne and the little Cyrus went to the capital to attend the big brother’s ascension ceremony, Tisafonis reported to the new king that little Cyrus wanted to rebel, resulting in the little Cyrus being arrested, and the queen mother repeatedly interceded. It was released.

When Tisafonis returned to Asia Minor, he began to fight against Cyrus everywhere. Therefore, when the little Cyrus raised his army, the first thing he wanted to catch was him. As a result, he ran away a long time ago and appeared in the king's crusade army. When the left wing of the king's army was touched by the Greek heavy infantry, Tisafonis dared to lead the cavalry to bypass the heavy infantry phalanx and attack the rear of the Greek army. Although he failed, his courage and determination are naturally outstanding among a group of defeated generals. Therefore, he can represent the king and negotiate with the Greek army as a Persian envoy. This is obviously the king's praise to him.

What Davos heard about Tisafunis was what Xenophon heard from Proxinus, and most of Proxinus got the news from Cyrus the young, regardless of As for his likes and dislikes towards Tisafonis, facts are facts. Therefore, after analysis, Daves believes that Tissafunis is a typical politician, who is accustomed to double-handedly, is good at judging the situation and daring to seize opportunities. It would be difficult for such a person to expect him to keep his promise!

When Daves told Xenophon of this concern, Xenophon sighed and said: "Proxinus and them all know that they will not relax their vigilance against Tisafunis, but if If we don’t give up fighting with the Persian king, we may not be able to go home. Merely the Euphrates and Tigris rivers can cause us great troubles. We cannot cross such a wide river smoothly in front of the enemy. Another big difficulty is that There is not enough food. Once we go to "gather" food, the scattered soldiers are easily attacked by the enemy...

Look, the king of Persia has such a big advantage. If he really wants to destroy us, there is no need to give us support and let Tissafunis swear in the name of **** on his behalf. Because once he breaks his contract in the future, he will not only be ridiculed by the Persians and Greeks, but will also be rejected by the Persian gods. Does he really want to become an unfaithful king as soon as he takes the throne? Therefore, we can only trust them, and only by cooperating with them can we ensure that we return home safely! "

Davos saw that the excellent Nofin said these words, it was more like persuading him, and he secretly sighed: The Greek mercenaries are in a weak position, so even if the other party gave the "poison", they had to swallow it. Go down.

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Day by day, Davers’s battlefield hospital has begun to take shape. Twelve wounded people have undergone meticulous care and treatment, and seven of them have improved significantly.

In the remaining time, Daves learned Greek characters from Xenophon, and commissioned Merseysch, who went out to buy, to bring back a few pieces of linen, cut them into slender cloth strips, and began experimenting with how to tie leggings. At the same time, the cheerleaders practiced against him, learned fighting skills, and unified consciousness and physical memory.

Due to the recovery of Assistus and Menon’s remonstrance incident, his relationship with Antonios has become close. He has visited Antonios many times and asked him about the deployment and command experience of heavy infantry... In order to understand He also learned the skills of using the long-handled inverted blade knife from the light shield soldiers to gain an in-depth understanding of the characteristics of this unit.

The success of the battlefield hospital has made Daves's reputation as a "favorite" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and his modesty and studious have won everyone's favor. As he walked through the Menon Barracks, almost no one knew him.

As time passed, the Persians never appeared, and anxiety and suspicion gradually enveloped the entire Greek military camp. Daves used his busy days to dilute the worries in his heart. He was unable to change the plight of the Greek mercenaries, prompting him to change and enrich himself as much as possible.

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After a long wait of more than 20 days, Tisafonis led his army finally, and he was accompanied by the Governor of Armenia Orontas and his army.

The chiefs of the Greek mercenaries who were waiting anxiously for a long time led the army on their return home with little doubt.

But as soon as the march began, the situation changed. The army of Alireus, who had been in a group with the Greek mercenaries for warmth and closeness, began to walk with the Persian army, not only marching together, but also camping together. In the past twenty days or so, the Persians have not been idle. They have continuously sent Alireus and other generals’ relatives and friends to and from Alireus’ barracks. The generals of Cyrus were persuaded.

This undoubtedly increased the suspicion of the Greek mercenaries, who followed far behind the Persian team, acting alone, and brought their own guide. When they set up camp at dusk, the Greek army and the Persians were ten miles away, and they set up guards against each other as if they were treating the enemy.

Tisafonis has indeed fulfilled his promise to provide a market for the Greeks every day. Of course, mercenaries have to pay for it themselves.

Mennon also wanted to give Hilos' team less food in order to avenge Daves, but he was opposed by Melsis. Before Merses was sent away by Daves with two Egyptian female slaves, he was very reluctant,

Who knows that not long after, Daves gave him a Chinese massage with a trained Egyptian female slave. As a result, he became addicted. He went to the battlefield hospital every day to ask for a massage, and he said that it was a delinquency. His slave expenses paid off his debts. He also hoped that after returning to Greece, let Davers teach this unique technique to the *** he bought, then his brothel would definitely be overcrowded. Therefore, not only will he not offend Davers, but he will try his best to satisfy most of Davers' requirements.