Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 119: The war is coming (subscription required)

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But the captain is strict with the soldiers on two things: First, during the battle, the soldiers are only allowed to advance and not to retreat, otherwise he will kick the weak soldiers out of the group. Second, in nothing, can't lose to Oliver's sixth team.

This kind of vindictive action looks a bit funny, but in Dionia’s army, it is not uncommon for companies to compete with each other, between companies, between groups, and between regiments and regiments. And the generals at all levels are not prohibiting this kind of competition, but vigorously advocating it. Tug-of-war, rugby, football... these popular sports and games in the military camp are all team-to-team, team-to-team contests. Fierce competition for victory.

Leotizides feels: It is precisely because of the importance of the generals at all levels that they are farmers, fishermen, businessmen...the Dionian citizen soldiers quickly cultivated their team. A sense of honor, will bravely strive for the first place in battle! ...

"Prossius, I heard that you Lagosians and Spartans are enemies. Have you ever fought a Spartans?" Heterbalus was a broken mouth, and he was quiet for a while. Talking again.

After the last storm on the ship, after the fierce battle with the Puchetti, the friendship between him and his teammates, especially the relationship with Heterbalus, became quite friendly. When Leottizides heard this, in order to conceal the unnaturalness on his face, he did not raise his head, but continued to bend over to dig the soil, gently spit out a sentence: "Fight."

Heitbarus came to be interested, and leaned closer and asked: "Do you think the Spartans are good, or are we good?"

Leotizides didn't expect that he would ask this question, and he was taken aback.

The other teammates seemed to be very interested in this, and they all came together, but Captain Sitarsis did not scold them.

Actually, Heitbarus asked the right person, and Leonidzides is indeed the best person to answer this question: he is a Spartan and has been in the Dionian army for half a year. He has also participated in battles and has a considerable understanding of the military situation between the two forces.

Faced with the friendly and curious gazes of the warriors, Leottizides was not easy to refuse, but for a moment he did not know how to speak. He put down his pick, patted the dirt on his hands, thought about it seriously, and then Said: "The Spartans have been trained in cruel'Agog' fighting since they were six years old. Except for a small amount of time to learn to read, they have been living in the barracks until they reach adulthood. The adult ritual is to commit suicide alone. Any Black Rolls you meet..."

"Oh, this is cruel!" a teammate yelled.

Leotizides remained unmoved, and continued: "When an adult, the Spartans do nothing except fight or fight until they die...so the Spartans are the best in the world. Warriors, they are familiar with every detail of the battle. Killing the enemy is as easy as drinking water!" When he said this, his pride in being a Spartan emerged again.

Some of the teammates booed dissatisfiedly.

"Proseus, you praise the Spartans like this, are you really a Lagosian?!" Someone blamed it with dissatisfaction.

Leotizides was surprised. During this time, he got along well with his teammates, and he lost his vigilance a bit. He hurriedly said: "However, there are too few Spartans. The number of their young and strong citizens is only half that of the Dionian legion. More than 10,000. And the Dionian soldiers are the best in the city-states I know, among the soldiers who don’t live by fighting! And your military system is very unique and perfect. I personally think there are even some The system is better than Spartan! The most important thing is that there are more Dionian soldiers. After defeating the Bruti this time, the number will continue to increase..."

"I understand what you mean by Proseus. We can't fight the Spartans in a one-on-one fight, but the Spartans can't fight us in a real battle because they are too few. Right?!" Heitbarus interjected.

"Our Dionian Legion emphasizes teamwork and cooperation. No matter how powerful a Spartan is, he can't match our four or five Dionian Legionnaires who work closely together!" Persials continued. .

"That's right! Just like a running back in a football game, no matter how powerful, he can't score without the help of his teammates alone!" Another teammate also shouted.

Leotizides knew him, a Dionian reserve citizen who violated discipline and was punished many times during the boot camp. In the last battle against the Puchetti, a soldier in Leotizides's team was seriously injured, so he was recruited, but he is now a qualified legionnaire. This is Dionia. The terrible thing about the military system is that it can train free and unsophisticated Greeks into qualified soldiers in a short period of time through various methods such as training, sports, and competition.

The Spartans who founded the country by force have found a truth in the long-term battle: whether the city-state army is strong or not, the personal force is only secondary, the important thing is strict discipline, unconditional obedience and perseverance training. Most of the Greek city-states can neither understand nor do this, but the newly established Dionia requested it from the beginning. It is said that all of this is the handwriting of the consul Daves, who was favored by the gods. , It seems that compared to Dionia and Sparta, it is this young man who is really terrifying!

Leotizides didn’t want his teammates to make wrong judgments. He thought that Sparta was weak, so he reminded: “Although there are few Spartans, Spartans rarely fight alone. Don’t forget. Now, it is the leader of the Peloponnesian Alliance, and now it is the hegemon of the entire Greece. There are soldiers from countless allies fighting for it. Most of the Spartan generals are qualified commanders..."

"Hey, I'm just talking about comparing Sparta with our Dionian. When it comes to allies, we also have Dionian, Laos, Castellon..." Hyterba Ruth said dissatisfied.

"Heraclea...The Southern Italy League is also counted, Crotone, Siriting, Trina and..."

"Corenia."

The teammates scrambled to shout, which made Leotizides feel a little bit emotional: Many cities in the Eastern Mediterranean talked about Sparta, and even big states like Athens and Corinth were afraid of Spartan warriors. However, these Dionian soldiers in front of them were undaunted discussing who is strong or weak in Dionian and Sparta. It is not that they are ignorant, but that the victories have given them confidence.

Their yelling finally alarmed the squad leader Parmanius not far away. He looked furious: "It's not good to dig trenches, what gossip! Are you not afraid of military law!"

The teammates hurriedly dispersed and went on their own.

Squad leader Sitarsis came over and said in a low voice: "Prossous, you said well! But next time, please pay attention to change ‘you’ to ‘us’."

When Leotizides heard this, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed: In his bones, he has not really integrated into Dionian, and regards himself as a Dionian...

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Just as the soldiers of the First Legion were busy, Daves was talking with Trifias, the commander of the Heraclea Allied Forces.

"Do you want to invite our engineers to build bridges in Heraclea?"

"Yes, Master Daves. I heard in Heraclea before that your Dionian bridge building skills are very good. This time you brought your troops over and passed the two wooden bridges in Turri. Have a deeper experience. You must know that there are many rivers in the territory of Heraclea, and the main city of Heraclea is built on a delta surrounded by the Agri River and its tributaries. Three or four times a year The rainy season of the month is the most difficult season for us Heraclians." Trifias sighed and said helplessly: "At that time, the river is soaring and the pontoons are often broken. We even have to sail every day. Go to the sea and get to the shore to rush to our own farmland to cultivate, so we urgently need a few solid and real bridges, just like the wooden bridges on the Krati River!"

After listening to Trifias’ request, Davers readily promised: "Heraclea is an ally of Dionian, and we are happy to provide such help!"

"I heard that Heraclid Jr. was a master of bridge building, but he also served as the public office of Dionian road management. Our Heraclia is willing to donate 50 tons of wheat to Dionian. I would like to thank Heraclide and his team for their help in their busy schedule." Trifias said sincerely.

Daves did not refuse. Dionia is currently short of food, and Trifias’s move is just a matter of time. Make Daves look at him again. Although Heraclea has dense water networks and fertile land, 50 tons of wheat is by no means a small amount. The gift from Heraclea is not only a reward for the construction of the bridge, but a demonstration of Heraclea’s part. Kind of attitude. In this regard, Daves remembers this in his heart.

With this agreement, Daves and Trifias' conversations became more intimate and casual.

Davers even talked happily: He didn't expect that the Cosenza area had such a fine pasture, which could be used to breed war horses.

Just as the two were chatting happily, the Herald Tolmeide rushed to him nervously: "Commander, Leides urgently reported back,'Bruti team was found marching here! '”

"How many people are there?" Daves asked immediately.

"According to the judgment of the scout cavalry, there may be 20,000 people!"

Twenty thousand people! Daves' expression is no longer calm: Bruty Alliance obviously wants to fight us here!