Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 256: cross the river

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Moreover, Daves once had a worry-how to make the army cross the wide Euphrates River with the heavy defense of the Persians, but due to the retreat of the Persian army, this worry no longer exists.

In the past few days, the engineering battalion has built three wooden bridges on the Orontis River in front of the camp, and 150,000 soldiers have crossed the Orontis River in Syria in an orderly manner. Magnificently marching straight to the east.

Six days later, the vanguard had already approached Taposakus.

The Euphrates River, which rushes out from the mountains of eastern Asia Minor, flows from north to south at the westernmost end of the Mesopotamia Plain, and merges into many rivers to form a series of wide lakes, reaching the tower When it was near Posakus, it turned eastward, causing its river surface to suddenly narrow, making it the best section of the upper Euphrates River to cross the river. The royal road connecting the Persian royal court to Asia Minor passed through here, which led to the tower. The prosperity of Posacus.

When Dionian vanguard troops rushed to the west bank of the Euphrates River, they were surprised to find that the Persian army did not burn the pontoon bridge on the river when they retreated. The pontoon bridge is very spacious and can accommodate 10 soldiers walking side by side at the same time. The hard work of building a pontoon bridge for the engineering camp.

The next day Daves followed the Chinese army to the west bank of the Euphrates River. He stopped by the pontoon, watching the soldiers in single suits and arms and armors. Their faces carried a certain longing. They stepped firmly on the pontoon bridge, crossed the wide Euphrates River, and stepped on. The strange Mesopotamian plain...

Davos, who was riding on the horse, straightened his upper body in spite of fatigue, with his right fist pressed to his left chest, with a solemn expression. The court guards who followed him also saluted the soldiers.

The soldiers passing by the bridgehead saw this scene. They were surprised at first, and then excited. But the long rolling dragon did not allow anyone to stop, and the heavy package on their shoulders made them unable to take it. So most of these The young soldiers who were born in Dionia and grew up under the influence of countless victories and glories watched with unparalleled reverence the kingdom’s founder and the highest military commander in the kingdom who had created many military miracles. They were very excited. Shout: "Your Majesty Wansheng!"

"Your Majesty Wansheng!... Your Majesty Wansheng!!!... Your Majesty Wansheng!!!..." At the beginning, the rush of shouts quickly converged into the same voice, echoing at the head of the bridge, and It spread quickly to the front and back of the team, and the soldiers who heard the news seemed to have been on stimulants, forgetting the exhaustion of the long journey, and speeding up the pace...

Looking at this exciting scene, Epithenis couldn't help but sigh: "We were here 30 years ago. Like these little guys, we stepped on this pontoon with hope and entered the rich beauty in front of us. Sopotamian Plain..."

"Don't forget? At that time, Menon led us as the vanguard of the entire army, but the first Mesopotamian plain to enter!" Amintas, who was half lying on the carriage, took the conversation, quite Said proudly.

He was paralyzed in the lower limbs? Can't walk? Originally, he was carried by the servants in a wooden sedan to march? But the speed was slow and unable to keep up with the large forces, so Daves allowed him to ride in a small open carriage. Since the army landed in Egypt, his physical condition has been poor due to the inadequacy of the land and water? But when the army re-emerged on the route of the small Cyrus marching to Babylon, his spirit became better.

"Amintas, you are so embarrassed to say this!" Agarcia, who once belonged to another mercenary team, said disdainfully: "Back then Menon rushed to be the vanguard? He said he wanted to explore for the army. Road? But everyone knows that he just wanted to rush to the Mesopotamian plains first to looting? So Cyrus the young agreed to his request. Then he issued an order to the whole army? It is forbidden to be in Mesopotamia. Looting on the plains? Did you feel disappointed at the time?"

"What is so disappointing about me—" Amintas was about to refute, suddenly thinking of something, and deliberately loudly said: "Hironimus, did you just say'we'! Don't you Forget, your Majesty was also a member of'us' back then!" Then? He also pointed to Daves standing in front of him.

Hear this? Agarcia, who has always been invisible among the veterans, was a little flustered at this time? Anxiously defended: "Don't talk nonsense? I...I--"

"Actually, the reason why we joined the mercenary back then to serve the little Cyrus? It was also to survive." Hironimus, who was once the leader of another mercenary, spoke promptly and resolved Aga. West Asia’s embarrassment: “In fact, even Cyrus, in order to resolve the military budget, allowed us to plunder Asia Minor many times. The reason why we are not allowed to plunder Mesopotamia may be because he thinks that he will wait for him to seize the throne. After that, Mesopotamia will be the core area under his rule, so the people here cannot be allowed to hold grudges against him."

Alexis sighed: "Asia Minor is part of Persia, but neither Cyrus the Little nor Artaxerxes cherished the vast land, but regarded the people there as a foreign race. If you ask for anything, how can the people of Asia Minor not rebel! How can people in other parts of Persia be truly loyal to Persia!"

"We should thank the Persians for doing this, because they do not consider other races as their own, we have the opportunity to invade this vast land and finally defeat this powerful enemy!" Matonis pointed at The soldiers of the First Legion who crossed the river proudly said: "These little guys are luckier than us. We were only tools in the hands of the Persians. We were meaninglessly fighting for the power of the Persian royal family and died on this strange land. Although repeating our marching route, they are fighting for themselves and for the kingdom. They will create unprecedented victories!"

"That's great, Matonis." Amintas leaned back on the carriage seat, and said with a slight sarcasm: "Although you were not in the team under my command back then, I was I have heard of you, a strong and brave recruit who has a rough temper and a headache for team officers...No one would have thought that in the past few decades, you have become a general commanding tens of thousands of soldiers, and you still speak so well. Organized..."

"Master Amintas, I also heard of you back then." Matonis sneered unceremoniously: "Do you know why I didn't want to go to the Centurion you commanded back then? Because everyone calls you May. A mad dog under the farmer often leads his team to the forefront, but there is no tactic to speak of, and every casualty is not small... But I am afraid that the mercenaries who died here after you died will never think of dozens of them. In the next year, you will become an important minister of a powerful kingdom and a famous general praised by the people."

Matonis's harsh words touched the heartstrings of Amintas. He did not refute, but he was silent for a moment in pain, and then said in a deep voice: "This time we come to Persia, not only to avenge the King of Persia. To wash away the shame of the year, and more importantly, to find the scary bones of the comrades back then and take them home..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell into silence, and the atmosphere became a bit solemn.

Hernipolis, who has been listening to the records and collecting information for future biographies, couldn’t help but ask in a low voice: "My lord, you have said so much just now, can you... simply talk about that? His Majesty Shi? He should have been a young recruit at the time, right?"

Alexis, Phillips, Tormid and others seemed to have not heard Hernipolis talking, and they started to talk to each other like no one.

Even Amintas and Epithenis, who usually speak without taboos, are afraid of being entangled by the annoying Hernipolis at this moment, so they simply closed their eyes and pretended to sleep.

Martonis, who was in the same squad with Daves and was very familiar with him, took Gio Gris and left the crowd on the grounds of "urging the soldiers to speed up the march".

It’s not that they can’t remember the performance of King Daves here in the past, but they clearly remember: When mercenaries came to the Euphrates River, the young Daves was caught by this anomaly. Shocked by the wide river, when I stepped on the pontoon bridge, my legs became weak, and Matonis helped me almost all the way to the opposite bank...

If they truthfully tell the embarrassment of Daves back then, how much impact will it have on the people of the kingdom today? ! What's more, today, 30 years later, they revisited the old place, looking back on the past, and feeling even more in their hearts: Compared with the companions who died here, how lucky they are! Not only escaped from the heavens under the siege of the Persian army, but also can be killed again in the lifetime, stepping on the once invincible enemy and washing away the shame! All this is because the person standing in front of him made the impossible possible and created an unprecedented miracle under his leadership!

At this moment, they are full of gratitude and respect for Davers.

I don’t know how long it has been, Daves turned around and said vigorously: "Brothers, we should cross the river!"

Everyone responded loudly in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

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Daves crossed the Euphrates River and found that the situation was just as the scout said: the original golden fields were burned to black, and there were villages in ruins everywhere, the largest of which was Tabosa In the city of Kus, not only the houses in the city were burned down, but the walls were also destroyed, making the Legionnaires who originally wanted to save the hard work of building camps indignant, and they all scolded the Persians for being timid.

Although the surrounding environment has become a bit harsh, Dafus still issued an order: the whole army will build a camp near the city of Taposakus.