Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 51: Dukeya people

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Kerry Thorpes and their eyes focused on the man in the middle for the first time: Compared with the strong man around, he was slightly thinner, but he was wearing a more brightly colored short-sleeved leather robe to make up for it. His physique defect. In addition, he should be wearing a yellowish-brown Persian robe, which covers the bare legs of Dukya Mountain people.

When his light-brown, gleaming eyes locked on the Krethorpes and the others, he raised his right hand and listened to the old Dukeya yelling: "Duke Yaxokang The chief of the tribe greets guests from afar!"

The mountain people hit the wooden shield with a short axe and uttered: "Oh, oh, oh..."

The high-pointed beast-like roar made Daves' eardrum uncomfortable. Because the old man spoke Dukya, several mercenary leaders were a bit at a loss. Maliji immediately murmured to them, and soon they recovered their peace. Even Daves curiously admired the primitive treatment. The way of the guest.

Maliji, with the consent of the leaders, also shouted loudly in Dukya: "Spartan prosecutor Kerry Thorpes sends friendly greetings to Chief Comoro!" The voice just fell, five behind him The ten silent Spartans roared together: "Hey! Ho!" The two roars were followed by a uniform stabbing to the ground. As soon as the buckler opened and closed, the silence was restored. Compared with the other party's noise, the Spartan warrior is low-key and restrained, but it gives people a kind of invisible pressure.

Comoro's face changed slightly, his eyes fixed on the fifty pine-like soldiers, each of them had a big "∧" symbol in the center of the round shield, and he mumbled: "Sparta..."

For centuries, the prestige of the Spartan warrior has spread throughout the Mediterranean, even people in this remote mountainous area have heard of it. He raised his right hand, and the roar of the mountain people gradually stopped: "Welcome! Please sit down!" His mouth was full of Persian.

As a Spartan ombudsman and often dealing with Persia, Kerry Thorpes certainly understands. He also replied in Persian: "Sit down too!"

The negotiation has officially started...

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What Daves and the others expected was that the seemingly barbaric Dukyas were quite shrewd in the negotiation, especially Comoroth, and their request was simply to use the Greek mercenaries as coolies and thugs. , Their reasons are quite sufficient, "Our tribe has become an ally of the Greek mercenaries, which offends the powerful Persia, and at the same time is isolated and rejected by other tribes of Dukeya. There must be enough benefits to make the whole The warriors of the tribe agreed to sign the covenant. ’

The ability of the Greek negotiator is also not weak: Kelithorpes can be sent by Sparta as a liaison with Cyrus, and his diplomatic ability is unquestionable; Daves is a high-tech development zone in a previous city The main person in charge of, I don’t know how many business negotiations he has participated in; plus Mariji, a businessman who is familiar with Dukeya.

Before they came, the mercenaries had already discussed the bottom line that they must adhere to: that is, the marching route of the Greek mercenaries must be determined by themselves and not be manipulated by outsiders. They deliberately showed that they did not value the alliance very much. When the negotiations were at a deadlock, Kriano said several times: There is nothing wrong with the alliance, and the soldiers can rush into it.

In this way, the chiefs of the Xokant tribe felt a headache. After all, they were the first stumbling block that blocked the mercenary’s journey to Armenia. They obviously had advantages to take, but they had to choose to confront, and they were the Greeks who had defeated Persia. Of course, they can also choose not to fight head-on. The mercenaries have nothing to do with them, but the cottage cannot be moved away. The houses and materials may not be preserved. More importantly, it will attack the prestige of Comoro. At the same time Increase the coveting heart of the surrounding tribes towards the Xocokant tribe.

After several confrontations, an agreement was finally reached:

The first article is that the Greek mercenaries and the Xocant tribe of Dukya are allies, and the two sides are friendly and non-aggressive;

Second, the Greek mercenaries decide their marching route by themselves. The tribes near the route are attacked by the mercenaries and the Xokonte tribe. The mercenaries get 60% of the materials and wealth obtained, the Xokonte tribe It is 40%, and the captured enemies are handed over to the Xocokant tribe. Without the consent of the Xococant tribe, mercenaries are not allowed to kill and looting indiscriminately;

Article 3, during the battle, Kerrythorpes and Comoroth coordinated and commanded. If there is a disagreement that cannot be resolved, the battle will be cancelled. (This article was originally added by Clythorpes because he was afraid that Camoro would take some tactics that were unfavorable to the mercenaries for the benefit of the tribe, regardless of the lives of the mercenaries. In fact, this article was never implemented in the end. , Because after the first taste of the sweetness, Comoro was afraid that the mercenary would cancel the attack plan, so if the mercenary had any objections, he would take the initiative to negotiate with the Keli Thorpes.);

Article 4, if the Xocant tribe has special targets that need to be attacked and they are not near the mercenary’s marching route, they can hire Greeks to attack, but they need to discuss with the leaders and obtain the consent of the mercenary soldiers. (This one is mainly Comoroth’s request, and Gleethorpes, Daves

After discussing, they believe that if the cooperation between the two sides goes well, the mercenaries are not unacceptable as long as the target is closer. . )...The covenant takes effect today and ends when the Greek mercenaries leave Dukya. "

The last process of covenant conclusion is sacrifice. Kelithorpes was prepared for this. He ordered the slaughter of the three white lambs he brought, and placed fresh blood on the stump. The Xocant tribe also slaughtered a deer.

Then the two sides inserted wooden strips around the stump and lit the fire, and then the two sides read aloud the covenant provisions written in Persian on the two animal skins. There were no priests in the mercenary, so Kerry Thorpes had to do it for him. On Dukeya's side, there was the wizard in weird dress to perform.

When the sacrifice was finished and the two sides began to discuss the next move, a mountain wind hit, rolled up the fallen leaves and blown out the torches around the stump, and everyone present changed their expressions. The Greeks, including those silent Spartan warriors, respectfully chanted the name of "Zeus", while the Dukhians knelt down and worshipped the mountain gods they worshipped. Obviously everyone thought that the gods had appeared, and Approved this alliance.

So, the attitudes of both parties became much more positive. Kang Molo even sent one of his sons to the mercenaries to act as a guide.

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Twenty days later, the mercenaries left the Dukya Mountains and entered the plains.

In the past twenty days, the mercenaries cooperated with the Xokonte tribe to break through four cottages and defeat the Dukeya tribe in a joint attack. The casualties in the battle were not small, but a lot of materials were seized in the mountains. During the long march, supplies were maintained. The Xokokant tribe has gained even greater gains. Except for the stubborn, most of the captured mountain people were forced to join the Xokokant tribe. I don’t know how far the population of the Xokant tribe has swelled, but it is clear that Comoro is satisfied. From the time he parted, he sincerely gave Keli Thorpes a good white wolf skin. see.

One afternoon after the mercenaries marched on the plain for a few days, they found some villages. As a result, the mercenaries happily stopped advancing, began to drive away the villagers, looted supplies, and camped in the village. Finally, they could sleep well without worrying about the bites of snakes and insects.

The next morning, the mercenaries marched to the Kentrit River, which is the junction of Amelia and Dukeya. The river is about sixty meters wide.

The troops followed the guidance of the guide to the location where there was a pontoon bridge, and found that the pontoon bridge had been burnt down.

The leaders looked at the traces of the scorched bridge piles on the shore, and their hearts sank: The Persians are nearby!

Greethorpes immediately ordered the Ryders cavalry squad to scout the surrounding area (after entering the mountains, the cavalry squad lost a lot of horses, only five or six were left intact), and at the same time let the soldiers go down Go to the river to explore the depth of the water.

After receiving the order, several well-watered soldiers took off their armor and walked into the river. When they walked quickly to the middle of the river, the water had reached the chest.

At this moment, someone shouted: "Persians!"

There was an immediate commotion in the team. I saw a lot of Persian cavalry on a hill on the opposite bank, and Persian infantry lined up in battle formations appeared on the plain below the hill, raising dust and fog and marching towards the river bank...