Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 25: Triumphant return
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In Castellon, after the army stayed for one night, Daves rushed over to join the soldiers.
In the early morning of the second day, the uniform of the whole army was completely renewed, and the soldiers marched forward in line according to the pre-determined triumphant entry order.
After crossing the bridge, thousands of freemen who had participated in the battle and the Greek mercenaries headed by Zanteparis, who had been waiting in line, joined the parade. Daves also changed to a four-horse chariot, and Capus, Drax, Hironimos, and Laos Archon Avinojis also shared a two-horse chariot, followed closely behind. The army marched violently towards the city of Turiyi not far away.
The free citizens and the families of some prospective citizens who had long been waiting outside the city, seeing the soldiers from a distance, immediately burst into cheers like a tsunami.
Alsinius never dreamed that he could become a triumphant flag bearer. At that time, all the legions submitted candidates. It was Daves who personally named Alsinis. He believed that in the battle that determined the victory of the second Crotone War and the battle, Alsinis served as the squad captain of the legion. Leading a team of recruits, fighting on the front line, facing the enemy's fierce offensive, not only takes the lead, but also can command the recruits well and respond calmly. And even in the case of more than half of the team casualties, still fighting back, bravely counterattack, as the representative of the whole army in this battle!
When Alsinis heard Daves' praise of him, he, who had admired Daves, was even more grateful to the Alliance Archon!
At this moment, he is holding high the banner of the commander representing the whole army, facing the cheers coming from his face, looking at the thousands of waving arms, he straightens his chest proudly...
Faced with such a spectacular scene, even Tormid, who has been through ups and downs and has been fighting for a long time, couldn’t keep calm. He excitedly said to Zantiparis beside him: “For so many years, I have participated in It’s the first time I have experienced the pride of being a warrior. Daves is amazing!"
Zantiparis stared straight ahead and said: "Don't look around, march, don't embarrass us mercenaries!"
Tolmeide hurriedly raised his chest and raised his head, but he joked: "You old guy is more serious than me!"
"Participating in the triumphal ceremony is nothing. In the future, we will also sit on the chariot like Hironimos and accept the cheers of the people!" Zantiparis's old face also showed flushing excitement.
"That's right!" Tolmeide's pride rose sharply: "I heard Daves say that because of this battle, the period of our Union citizenship inspection will be greatly shortened. We will be very happy if we have a few more battles like this. I will soon become an official citizen of Dionia! By then...hehe!"
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"Kregennis! Hey, that's Kregennis!!!..."
"Stop yelling! He can't hear him, they are now the heroes of the Alliance!"
"Hero?! With his thin body, I can beat him to the ground with one hand. If it weren't for his bow and arrow shooting better than me, I am the one who accepts cheers in the team now!"
"Yes, this guy who is favored by the goddess of luck! It seems that we all need to practice archery while we are busy. The next time the recruiter comes to recruit, we must be selected!"
"You are right!!"
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When the freedmen’s team entered the people’s field of vision, the cheers were even more enthusiastic. After all, there are many freemen living among the people who welcomed outside the city. Seeing that the companions who worked together in the past have become the heroes of the Dionian League, I am envious At the same time, it also aroused their yearning to go to battle to kill the enemy.
There are more than 20,000 soldiers participating in the triumphal style, and the formed column is six or seven miles long. The freedmen at the end have just entered the popular welcome area outside the city, and the flag at the head of the team has passed the Arc de Triomphe inside the city.
Sobokos looked up at the relief on the Arc de Triomphe, and said with emotion to Leides: "Last time I was watching a triumphal spectator, and now I am a soldier participating in the triumph!"
Leides laughed and said: "How do you feel?"
"Very good! Very good!"
"In the past, our cavalry was too weak to be effective in battle. From now on, our Dionian cavalry must become triumphal heroes every time!" Leides said ambitiously. He stared at the other towering flag next to the cavalry flag flying high in front. Although the contents of the flag could not be seen from the rear, he knew that it was written by Daves, "Win with less, defeat the Krishna". The words "Rodone Cavalry, Decide Victory in the Battle", it is precisely because of this feat that Davers placed their cavalry behind the flag bearers of the whole army.
Because there are too many soldiers participating in the triumphal style, the Victory Square can’t accommodate at all, and accidents are prone to occur. Therefore, this time the triumphal rule: After the parade troop arrives in the square, they are not allowed to stay, go around the field, and then start another Street, go around the east gate to get out of the city.
On the platform in front of the Grand Chamber of the Senate on the west side of the square, the elders paid solemn attention to the soldiers passing by the square.
Amiklis, who was invited to watch the ceremony, saw the majestic and arrogant army passing by the platform at an orderly pace, and couldn’t help but exclaimed: “I didn’t expect that we would have defeated the overbearing and arrogant Crotone. This What a great victory!" He was thankful that he had made the right choice before the war began, and Castellon stood firmly on Dioria's side.
His words have been approved by most of the elders, but Scombras disagrees: "Davers is the guarantee of victory! With him as the commander-in-chief, I never doubt that the war will belong to our alliance, but I I think we should have completely defeated Crotone while he was weak!"
His words were approved by a small number of Tury veterans, and even Pollux said: "On this issue, Daves did not consider the feelings of the Tury, and let the Crotones go. It really shouldn’t. !"
As soon as he finished speaking, Scombras gave him a fierce look.
"Master Daves did the right thing!" Kuno Gorata said sternly: "It is a great general who can lead the citizen soldiers to victory! It is true to be able to use victory to gain sufficient benefits for the alliance. Leader of Dionia! If the war continues, Dionia will probably suffer a lot! I am very fortunate that Dionia has such a great consul as Daves!"
"Master Cunogolata is right!" Cornellus replied: "In this war, Master Daves not only won a lot of fertile land for Dionia, but also allowed Dai Ionia’s influence has reached the southern end of Great Greece!"
"Next, how to manage and allocate these new land will be a lot of time for us to discuss and solve..." Terry Todd Moss laughed: "This is really a sweet but Annoying things!"
Everyone smiled knowingly. The veterans of the Senate are very expensive and have a lot of affairs, but they are not paid. In order to increase their enthusiasm, gain their favor, and stimulate their interest in expansion, the "War Act" proposed and passed by Davers has stipulated that the land obtained every time the war is won, except for the allocation of new citizens. Allotments" are the land for rewarding civil soldiers for meritorious service. Everyone in the senator who worked hard will also receive land rewards, and the area of land obtained shall not exceed the average land area of soldiers participating in the war. It seems that the land given is not too much, but according to Dionia's current expansion speed, adding up, it will be a large amount.
As the veterans happily talked about the alliance's newly acquired territory, Pollux's eyes flickered, thinking about something, while Amiklis looked envious.
"Look, our great hero is here!" Plessinglas's shout drew everyone's eyes back to the square.
Daves, in a uniform, stood on the horse chariot and appeared in Victory Square. He smiled and waved to the people around him, pushing the triumphal celebration to the climax.
The people screamed and jumped with excitement, waving their arms frantically and shouting Daves's name. They even ignored the blockade of the guards by the side of the road, rushed into the parade in violation of the regulations, surrounded Daves in the center, stretched out their arms, and wanted to touch the man who saved Turriy, defeated the powerful enemy Crotone twice, and gave The guardian of the glory brought by the Dionian people, Dafus the Favored of Hades.
The guards are very nervous, afraid of accidents.
Daves was very calm. He even got out of the carriage, greeted the people, greeted the people in a gentle way, and asked them if they had suffered losses in this war, and if they needed the help of the Alliance... etc.
The people love their consul more. They surrounded Davers and escorted him to the platform. They reluctantly left.
The elders came forward.
Kunogorata first criticized: "Master Davos, the situation just now is too dangerous! You should stay in the chariot and wait for the guards to **** you over!"
"What's the danger!" Daves laughed: "The elders and the people are like fathers and children. As fathers, they will naturally love their children, and children will naturally respect and love their fathers. How can they harm their relatives? Are you right!"
Father and child? ! The veterans present repeatedly tasted this sentence, and were somewhat shocked. Later, these words spread out, and the people were greatly moved. Therefore, the veteran of the Senate also added another title-father.
Cunogolata’s worries are not completely redundant. Among the people on the square, there is indeed a person who hates the Dionian Senate and the Archon Daves—Metelofini, the messenger of Lockley. His cold was not all right, but after learning the shocking news that "The Alliance of Dionia and Crotone had signed a peace agreement and became an alliance", the messenger was anxious and angry. He hated himself for being unworthy. , At the critical time, he fell ill, and at the same time, he was angry at the Dionian Senate.