Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 42: Nostalgia for the ancient capital
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When several leaders rushed to meet Davers, seeing the tragedy in the canyon, their scalp was numb, and the eyes looking at Davers became a little more in awe. , Just as Xenophon said: "...Daves...you...you deserve to be...hades...the beloved!"
Davers is equally distressed, and he constantly comforts himself in his heart: This is war! This is war!
"What to do with these Persians?" He saw the soldiers confiscating the weapons and armor of the survivors, suddenly feeling soft, and asked Gleethorpes.
Kerry Thorpes’ answer was extremely cold: "When they have collected their weapons and armor, they will cut off their hand muscles and hamstrings, stab their thighs, and put them back to make Tisafonis a headache. Right.
Daves was silent. Of course he understood what Kerry Thorpes was doing: the mercenaries had no extra food and no extra staff to look after them, and Tissafunis also scored manpower to take care of the injuries. The number of Persians who attacked them naturally decreased.
"Daves, you did a great job!" Kerry Thorpes looked around and said, "I think the Persians will scare them when they see the sights here!"
When Daves led his troops out of the canyon, the soldiers along the way greeted them with the greatest cheers, because they knew: it was this young leader who led a few to stop them. It was only after the path of a large number of Persians that the mercenaries achieved a perfect victory.
The young Daves used his practical actions to win the recognition of the entire army.
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In the afternoon, the army of Tissafunis came to the canyon slowly.
When Tissafunis saw the tragedy in the canyon and the wounded soldiers lying on the ground, struggling and wailing, he threw his helmet on the ground in anger, and then sent a small group of trusted troops to deal with the aftermath. The troops were forbidden to enter the gorge, but bypassed the peaks and took other roads.
Arius, who followed Tissafunis, remained silent all the time. He didn't see Altauzus's body, but he must be among the countless corpses. In the past three days, the two generals who fought for power with him died one after another. At this moment, he did not have a hint of joy. Instead, there was a feeling of cold lips and teeth...
In this battle, more than 3,000 Persians died and more than 3,000 were injured. No one escaped; the casualties of the Greek mercenaries were negligible.
Perhaps, I was really hit by Kerry Thorpes, the Persians were so frightened that they didn't show up again for a few days. It made it easier for the Greek mercenaries to looting and march all the way to a city by the Tigris River-Larissa.
This is a magnificent city. The lower part of its wall is made of stone and the upper part is made of adobe bricks. The wall is about 30 meters high, about eight meters wide, and has a circumference of about ten miles. Such a towering city wall made the Greek mercenaries completely uninterested in attacking it. Compared with the cities previously encountered on the Tigris River, the city is sparsely pedestrian, and the fields and cottages outside the city are mostly deserted and seem a little desolate. .
"Larissa, it is said that its previous name was Kara. It was a big city in the Assyrian period at first, and was later taken by the Medes. The great Cyrus the Great defeated Medes, but he has not been able to break it. In the city, the sun **** Mithra obscured the light of Kara city with dark clouds, making its day and night as dark as night. The residents of Kara city panicked and thought that God had abandoned them, so they abandoned the city and fled. King Cyrus Only captured this city..." Mariji said.
Since Daves learned the importance of "understanding the terrain" from Kerry Thorpes for a commander general, he has accompanied Mariji as a guide. Xenophon, as the adjutant of Hieronymus, was entangled in everything, and it was no longer possible for Xenophon to come and talk to Daves as easily as before. As a businessman, Mariji was not only familiar with the surrounding terrain, but also familiar with some historical anecdotes about the Mesopotamia, which added a lot of fun to Davers's intense and exhausting march.
"Hey, you have the sun **** in Persia, and we also have Apollo, who is more powerful?" Matonis in the guard said suddenly.
Marigi, who was next to Daves, glanced back and said disdainfully: "Mithra is the ruler of nature, guaranteeing the abundant vegetation, fertile land, and people living and working in peace and contentment. Therefore, he is worshiped by all things! It is not a small town. God can compare!"
"What did you say?! How dare you insult Apollo!!" Matonis wanted to go forward to beat Mariji angrily, but was caught by Hiros.
Marigi was so scared to hide behind Daves, Daves sternly said to him: "Martonis’s question did not offend you, but you have insulted our Greek god! If you don’t Apologize immediately, and I will not stop them from retaliating against you!" Does the Persian sense of superiority inadvertently give him a headache? It's time to teach him a lesson.
Marigi looked back and saw an angry fire in the soldiers' eyes. He knew that if it weren't for Davers, he would be torn to pieces. As a businessman, contingency is his nature, he bent down quickly, apologized sincerely, and even gave himself a slap in the face.
Seeing that Mariji was forgiven, Daves asked the question he had been puzzled before: "Why does this city look so desolate?"
Maliji held his flushed cheek in one hand, and said vaguely, "Because the residents here are mainly Medes." After that, he said nothing.
Daves thought about it carefully and suddenly realized: "The Persian royal court does not attach importance to this area, because this is the core area of the former Medes and Assyria. I am afraid that their old fire will reignite and even adopt a suppression policy, right? "
Daves saw Maliji looking at him in surprise, knowing that he had guessed the main point, and couldn't help but say with some pride: "Let me guess what methods were used. For example, often recruit people here to join the army to fight? Expropriation? Higher taxes?..."
"Leader Davers, if you are really the favored one you are talking about, you are indeed completely different from your subordinates who have only muscles and no brains!" Mariji looked up at Daves in awe, because just now After suffering a loss, he whispered: "If you are a Persian and a Persian official, you can probably develop very well!"
Davers smiled and said: "Although Persia is a big country, unfortunately I don't like it."
"Because you are Greek?"
Daves did not answer. He looked at Larissa not far away, startled: Is he Greek? Except for this body, his soul and his thoughts, so far from the bottom of his heart, think that he is a Chinese. The Greek tradition and culture cannot assimilate a person from the 21st century, and even have no influence on him. It is only realistic. The helpless and sincere comradeship made him identify with this group. Don't look at his usual mouthful of "our Greece..." It is all about bluffing these Greeks, boosting morale, highlighting his status as a leader, in one sentence-in order to survive! Therefore, if Persia is superior to Greece and an olive branch is extended to him, he will not hesitate to take refuge in the past, but he despises Persia, because the political system of most of the Greek city-states is more like 21st century countries, even Athens is better than Modern society is more democratic, which has a natural intimacy for modern people who advocate freedom...
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The next day, they marched to Mesborah.
"This is the former capital of the Kingdom of Assyria-Nineveh. It is said that Medea, the wife of the last King of Medes, once took refuge in this city after we Persians seized the kingdom of the Medes. The great King Cyrus led his army to besiege the city. Because this was the last castle of the Medes, it had not been attacked for a long time. The war **** Bahram among the gods saw that the Persians had too many casualties, so he thundered and shook the whole world. The city was conquered..." Mariji still served as a guide and "narrator".
"Hehe, the Persian **** is really good, and he helps fight." Matonis mocked at the back. After yesterday's lesson, Mariji ignored him.
Daves is looking at this city also on the Tigris River. The capital of the former Assyrian kingdom alone is about 17 meters high at the base of the city wall. Kara is already a majestic city, but it seems to be only one-third of Nineveh’s. The military power of the Assyrian kingdom was strong and prosperous when it swept the western kingdoms! At this time, the capital was deserted, and the wild grasses and countless thorn bushes swaying in the river breeze on the walls seemed to be telling of its current desolation.
A sense of vicissitudes of history came to my mind, making Daves naturally think of the ancient famous line "No ancients before, no comers after," he sighed. Said: "No matter how powerful a country is, there is a time to perish!"