Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 31: Promotion and authorization

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"I see, Patroclus will make more use of the 500 Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade soldiers in his hands. They are the key to victory."

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The officers watching the battle whispered, and the two protagonists on the field are still staring at the map, thinking hard.

At this time, Tolmeide said again: "I announce that the tactical assessment has officially begun!"

"Dang!" With a crisp bell ringing, the two protagonists stood up at the same time and stepped back a few steps. Ten soldiers carried several wide wooden boards into the arena, and stood on the wooden plank map to isolate the two from seeing. Clear the entire map's line of sight, of course Sextus has the advantage of defense, he can see a larger map, while Patroclus' line of sight is limited to the southwest corner of the map.

Several tactical executives also stood beside the two protagonists with tactical pieces. These tactical pieces are small wooden sculptures such as heavy infantry, light infantry, javelinman, and cavalry. When they are placed on the map, It gives serious tactical assessment a bit of fun in the game.

At this time, Matonis picked up two dice and threw a "7". After the referees took up the form for comparison, they said loudly: "Day 1, heavy rain!"

After the two protagonists listened, after thinking, they used white pens to learn the measures they had taken on the first day on the small wooden board they carried, and then the executive took their wooden boards to the referee's bench.

After the referees looked at the order given on the board, they ruled that it was feasible.

So, the executor started to place tactical pieces on the map according to the instructions on the board.

Martonis threw the best shot again, then took a look at Patroclus, and said loudly: "The second day of heavy rain!"

There was a small commotion among the surrounding officers, but Patroclus' expression remained unchanged, and after thinking about it, he wrote down his decision again.

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Just when most of the officers in the Turiyi Barracks gathered in the tactical exercise room to watch the two perform their assessments, King Daves, accompanied by the Secretary of the Army Alexis, came to the Turiyi Barracks. .

Leotizides, commander of the First Army, hurried to greet him.

After learning that the tactical assessment was going on in the military camp, Dafus asked Leonidzides not to notify them for the time being, and he took the guards to the military conference room and waited.

"Prossous, who do you think will win the two of them?" Daves chatted with Leotizides after he was idle.

"Patroclus is agile, decisive and bold in action; Sextus is careful and steady, and he is very calm. Both of them are excellent officers. According to the information I have received, in this assessment Sextus is in charge of defense, and Patroclus is in charge of offense. This allocation is in line with their combat style, but in the mountains, defense is more dominant. If Patroclus wants to win, I am afraid it will take a little luck."

"Yes, luck is an important factor in determining victory or defeat in war. It is determined by the gods. But in the assessment, it depends on the hand of the referee to roll the dice..." Davers He said jokingly, and then turned the topic away: "What do you think about whether to send a legion to the border to build a fortress this time?"

"Your Majesty, I don’t think there is any problem in sending each legion to the border for more than half a year. In fact, each legion does not stay at the border for a long time, and there are nearly 20 legions in the kingdom. It will take a few years. Besides, these Legionnaires have multiple slaves in their own homes, and they have enough labor in their homes to take care of the housework..." Leotizides replied without hesitation.

Henipolis curled his lips on the sidelines, slandering in his heart: Of course you Proseus would say that. In your eyes, are there other things besides military! Since you became the commander of the First Army Corps, the citizens of the entire Turiyi Region have been tossed and complained by you, and they have all given you the nickname "Iron Man"...

Daves was listening attentively, and nodded from time to time.

The two chatted for a long time, Daves seemed to think of something, and asked: "Prossous, you haven't returned home in the past six months, right?"

Leotizides was taken aback, and then replied: "Your Majesty, I just took over the First Legion, and I want to get acquainted with this Legion as soon as possible, so—"

Daves waved his hand and persuaded with concern: “Don’t worry too much. Judging from the current situation, there will be no major wars in the kingdom in a short time, and the First Army will not be dispatched in a short time. On the battlefield, you have time to get acquainted with the First Legion. You, you still have to take time to go back and spend time with your family! Your home is in the city of Turiyi, not far away, and you haven’t even visited once in half a year. Your family has found the military department! Those who don’t understand the situation thought it was Daves who held you here. I don’t want to be wronged!"

Daves said jokingly, then patted Leotizides on the shoulder, and said in a gentle but irresistible tone: "Tomorrow you will go home and rest for a few days. Relax yourself, and let the soldiers relax, okay?!"

Leotizides hesitated for a while, then reluctantly said: "Yes, your majesty."

"That's right, you must know how to combine work and rest!" Davers laughed.

The corners of Hernipolis' mouth are slightly tilted.

The two were talking, the chief of the court guard, Martius, walked into the military conference room: "Your Majesty, the tactical assessment is over."

"Who won?" Hernipolis asked curiously.

"Sextus won." Martius reported to the equally curious Daves: "Patrolocros had bad luck. The heavy rain for several days before the start of the battle hindered him. The army crossed the river, but he still insisted on letting the engineering battalion build a bridge to attract Sextus’s army to block on the opposite bank, but secretly parted out some of the army to set up rafts on the upper reaches of the river, risking to cross the river forcibly.

Although Sextus arranged a lot of outposts to monitor the upstream river bank and discovered this situation, and he quickly dispatched an army to stop him, but the referee made a ruling. Because of the distance, Sextus Sri Lanka's army could not arrive in time.

Although Patroclus’ army successfully crossed the river, many soldiers were drowned due to the soaring river. Sextus decisively led the army to retreat back to the mountain. Patroclus immediately established a defensive camp on the other side of the river, and it took a few days for the entire army to cross the river. In the process of marching towards the mountains, his army was constantly being harassed by the light infantry of Samona sent by Sextus, which slowed down their march.

Sextus used this time to build a simple defensive cottage on a dangerous terrain that must be passed, and hoarded heavy troops. The two sides launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle here. Due to the narrow mountain roads, Patroclus’ superior forces could not be fully deployed, and at critical moments, heavy rain was thrown repeatedly, which seriously affected the offensive of Patroclus, so time At the end, his army still failed to break through the blockade.

However, he secretly sent 1,000 soldiers, mainly composed of mountain scout soldiers, by climbing mountains and detours to attack the main camp of Sextus’ army, but because Sextus’s main force was still there, Patroclus's army has been exhausted, so the referee finally decided Sextus to win... However, based on the performance of both sides, the referees unanimously ruled that they both passed the tactical assessment. "

After listening carefully, Daves said with emotion: "Although it's only on paper, it also made them realize the difficulty of fighting in the mountains! ... But since this tactical test is Samnet With the mountainous background as the background, did the judges consider that sending troops should avoid the rainy season in spring?"

"I asked Tolmeide. He said that the combat time is set in summer. Therefore, when designing the table, only two of the 12 weather options are related to rain, namely light rain and heavy rain. The worst item in multiple rolls."

Martius finished speaking, Daves also felt a little surprised. After a while, he shrugged and said: "This just shows that the volatility of war is beyond our control. I think today's tactical assessment is very good. , A good lesson for them..."

Daves was talking, and there were noisy footsteps outside the door.

Daves stopped talking, took his exclusive helmet from Hernipolis and put it on his head.

Military Secretary Alexis led Chief of Staff Tolmeide, Second Corps Commander Matonis, and other generals into the meeting room, and after saluting Daves respectfully, they stood aside in turn.

Then Patroclus and Sextus walked in. They already knew what was going to happen next, so they looked very excited. After paying the military salute to Daves, they stood upright.

Davers looked around the room, then said solemnly: "Let's get started."

Military Secretary Alexis took a step forward, unfolded the papyrus scroll bound with black cloth strips in his hand, and read aloud: “In view of the outstanding achievements of Patroclus and Sextus in the past, and their outstanding achievements After passing the general assessment, the two persons were promoted to the commander of the army after the discussion and decision between His Majesty King Daves and the Ministry of Military Affairs!"

As soon as his voice paused, cheers were heard around him, and there were smiles on the nervous faces of both Patroclus.

Alexis continued: "And Patroclus became the commander of the 14th Army Corps (mainly in the Latin area), and Sextus became the commander of the 18th Army Corps (Southern Iberia) , Go to work immediately without delay!"

The Phillips on the side were a little surprised: It was reasonable for the two to be promoted to the commander of the legion, but it is rare in recent years that they are given practice immediately after being promoted!