Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 25: The negotiation broke down
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When he approached the Persian cavalry, Felicius told Daves: The Persians headed in front were Alireus, Altauzus and Mithradat. The three of them were the most trusted by Cyrus during his lifetime. ’S subordinates. The other Persian in the middle, Daves knows, is the former Persian messenger Sister.
When the team officers walked about 20 meters away from the Persian cavalry, they stopped.
"Come here, please!" Alireus pointed to his horse.
The team officers didn't move.
Sister couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Are the Greeks so timid?"
"Because the Persians have broken their promises time and time again, we can no longer believe the Persians!" Xenophon sneered.
"Yes, the Persians are shameless little people, even gods can deceive!" Kriano scolded angrily, his words resonated with other team officials, so the scolding sounded everywhere.
"Please keep quiet! Listen carefully to the king's orders!!" Alireus shouted loudly.
"That's your lord, not ours. If you want to say it, just say it, let's go back if you don't say it!" Daves also shouted.
"We Greeks are free, unlike the Persians, who are slaves to your king!" Timathon roared, half proud and half mocking.
Arius was so angry that his nose was tilted, he turned to look at Sister, Sister nodded at him, and he helplessly unfolded the papyrus in his hand and read aloud: "Everyone, Greeks, I, Al Tarxerxes, the lord of the Persians and the king of all races, declared that Klarkus had violated the oath and broke the truce, and the gods had already punished him. Proxinus, Menon, Achilles, Socrates , The four chiefs are being treated with noble courtesy by my governor Tissafunis for reporting his conspiracy! In order to prevent such a terrible betrayal on the way, and for safety--" Alireus increased his voice, solemnly Said: "All Greek soldiers are required to hand over your weapons, because the money to buy these weapons comes from the rebellious little Cyrus, and his money comes from the Persian treasury, which should belong to me! Hand over the weapons, I will ask the Supreme God Mazda swears to ensure that you will reach Ionian smoothly!"
"Hahaha!!!..." Daves laughed loudly: "The wolf tricked the deer into being friends and then ate them. The wolf who tasted the good also wanted to trick all the deer into breaking their horns so that the wolf could Enjoy their meat with confidence and boldness! Hahaha... How stupid is this to be fooled again, or is your king's head broken?!!!"
"Bold!!" Alireus angrily pointed at Dafus: "Insulting the lord, you will be tortured by fire!"
"Enough, Alireus, you shameless villain! And some of your closest comrades in Cyrus, don’t you feel ashamed in front of the gods!" Kriano pointed to Ali Rouss, Altauzus, and Mitradat yelled: "You once swore to the gods to become allies with us, against the king of Persia, but now you betray us, and the inhumane Tissafunis. The villain cooperated, not only deceived Clearkus and the others, but also tried to betray the rest of us! Even if Cyrus is in hell, knowing what you do, he will definitely curse you!"
Arireus shrank his neck unnaturally, and subconsciously glanced at Sister next to him. Sister looked like I had nothing to do with me, and he had to say: "The king really wants to send You go home safely, because the rebel-little Cyrus has been punished the most justly, and you have only been deceived by him! The king is kind and does not want to suffer unnecessary wars on the land of Persia! But, after Prok According to Sinus and their report, Clilkus started conspiring against Lord Tisafonis and the Persian army more than ten days ago, and spread rumors everywhere in an attempt to divorce the relationship between the Greeks and the Persians. We have to take action against him! "
"Since you said Proxinus and they exposed Klarkus and got your reward, please let them come here, so that we can naturally resolve the suspicion between us, and as the leader, they can also Provide better suggestions for the reconciliation of our two sides!" Xenophon is still making efforts to rescue Proxinus.
"That's right, let our leader come here, and we will trust you!!" The team officials shouted loudly.
"Uh... Proxinus and the others accepted the banquet from Master Tisafonis... They are already drunk... So..." Alireus said eagerly, Sister was already a little impatient. He said loudly: "The king has an order, immediately hand over your weapons to ensure that you go home safely, otherwise we will no longer provide you with any help!"
"Aris is here, the Greek soldiers will never abandon their weapons and let them be slaughtered!!" Timathon slammed the copper shield with a stinging spear.
"Whoever wants to take our weapons, we will fight him!" Criano shouted angrily.
"Proxinus and the others can't come, they are not drunk, but have been killed by you, right?!" Xenophon also said angrily, he said the result so seriously, he wanted to persecute Alireus told the truth, but they did not expect it to arouse the anger of the team officials.
"The Persians want to kill us!"
"Avenge the leaders!"
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The irritated team officers surrounded Alireus and the others. When Sister saw that the situation was not good, he turned his horse and ran away. Then Alireus and the others ran back. After running for a while, Sister turned his head and saw that he had been separated from the Greeks. He remembered that he was scared off by a group of Greek barbarians and his dignified Persian nobles and royal relatives. They were ashamed and angry, so he shouted sharply: " Greeks, you missed the best opportunity, and soon you will regret it!!"
"At that time, I don't know who will regret it!" Xenophon replied hard.
Watching the Persian cavalry leave, everyone is worried. It is certain that the heads of the mercenaries will not end well, and the Persians have torn their faces. What should they do now?
surrender to the Persians? Even the little Cyrus, the brother of the King of Persia, was brutally cut off his head and cut off his hands. Most of the team officials didn't think they would have any better fate after surrendering! Either he was killed, or he could become a slave. For this choice, the team officials are unacceptable, and it is impossible to accept it.
Besides, they can only choose to fight the Persians again in this strange land! Now they are led by the Persians on a marching route that they have never traveled before. They are thousands of miles away from their hometown. Without the help of the Persians, they can only groping forward, not knowing how much hostility they have to face. The ethnic groups and villages in the country must also guard against attacks by the Persian army. The most worrying thing is that the Persians can't fight them head-on, but they can't catch up with the Persians, and if they fail, the entire army may be destroyed. Because of these difficulties, everyone is very frustrated and don't know what to do. When they left the camp, the soldiers were still a little energetic. When they returned to the camp, they all sighed and looked sad.
Back to the barracks, when the team officers in charge of the battalions gathered again, Daves naturally followed Felicius and participated in the discussion. Of course, as a newcomer, he seldom speaks, and he is more observing these team officers. In heated arguments, they are more likely to expose their personalities: the grumpy Timathon, the shrewd Kriano, and the cautious speaking. Zantiparis, Agarcia who has a good relationship with other team officials...
Xenophon is much more active. He not only argued fiercely with others many times, but also exclaimed excitedly: "Everyone, Klarkus, they have been captured by the Persians. We must immediately choose new ones from each camp. The leader replaces them, and then convenes a general assembly of the whole army to re-establish the determination of the soldiers to fight the Persians and the confidence that they must rely on us to go home, otherwise we will let the chaos continue without waiting for the Persians to attack. It's all over!"
Davos believes that Xenophon is right. Although he is just getting started in the military, he has served as a village official in his previous life, as a leader in high-tech development zones, and the number of people he has managed far exceeds this. There are more than 10,000 soldiers, so he knows the importance of unifying thinking and inspiring confidence for a group.
Tima Song seems to be a little disgusted with Xenophon's being too public. He didn't look at Xenophon at all. He turned to other people and said, "Don't worry, Keli Thorpes will be back soon!"