Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 52: Crossing the River (Part 1)

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"The whole army lined up!" the team officers shouted.

The soldiers in the river hurriedly backed away, almost being washed away by the current.

"There are a lot of big round stones at the bottom of the river, which are very slippery and difficult to walk!" After the soldiers got ashore, they reported to the leaders.

"It seems that when there are Persians on the opposite side, it is difficult for us to cross the river here!" Timathon said helplessly, and other leaders also agreed. They watched the other side closely: the Persians had stopped advancing, close to the river bank, their queue length was about one mile, and it seemed that there were no fewer than 20,000 people.

"It's Orontas' troops!" Kriano said with some surprise.

Xenophon said with some regret: "It seems that he got ahead of us."

Zantiparis pointed to the other side in surprise and exclaimed: "Look, he has also recruited many Kaldan people!"

Kaldan? Daves didn't understand this, and turned his head to look at Felicius in confusion.

"The Kardan people are a tribe living in Armenia. I heard that they are brave and combative. The Persians like to recruit them as heavy infantry." Felicius explained, pointing his finger across the bank: "Look, that's it!"

Following the direction of his fingers, Daves saw that some Kardans with leather helmets, leather robes, shields and spears were standing in the forefront of the Persian army. .

"Ojuntas seems to be trying his best to stop us, but the Kardan people are not our opponents!" Timathon said unwillingly.

"But with this river, everything is hard to say." Zantiparis said slightly pessimistically.

"Let the soldiers camp and rest first, and send someone to find out if there is a better place to cross the river on foot." Keli Thorpes said calmly.

The order was passed on, and the troops retreated to a place less than one mile from the Kentlet River to start a camp.

Not long after, Leides brought back a piece of news: No Persians were found on the bank of the river, but some Dukyas spied on them in the forest not far away. This made the leaders frowned.

"Go and call Izam." Kerry Thorpes said.

Izam is the son who was sent by the chief leader of the Xocant tribe, Kang Moro, as a guide. As a result, during the twenty days spent with the Greeks, this energetic young man developed a strong curiosity about the distant Greece. He didn’t want to go back to the closed cottage, but wanted to go out and venture, and got the consent of Comoroth. Later, the mercenaries accepted him.

After Izam got the news, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he swore: Those Dukyas could never have been sent by the Xocant tribe. And volunteered to explore.

After getting the consent of the leaders, Ryders took him there. Half an hour later, he came back and reported: Those people were from the tribes who had joined forces in the mountains to attack the Greek mercenaries, and he had met several of them.

After Izam went out, Xenophon breathed a sigh of relief and said, “I’ll just say that Kang Molo worked with us very well before, how could it be possible that we just broke up and started playing our ideas? ."

Criano snorted: "Don't be too credulous about what this Dukey has said. How do you know that the son of Comoro didn't tell lies?! Who is Comoro, we all know Ever, every time after a war, I have to argue with us for a long time about the ownership of the spoils, not even letting go of a crock. Such a greedy person now sees that we are going to fight the Persians again, how could I let it go? A good opportunity to pick up the bargain!"

"What's more, the covenant has expired now, and there is no restriction on him!" Timathon interjected.

"His son is in our hands!" Xenophon reminded.

"I heard that he has a dozen sons, and it's no big deal to die. And who knows if Comoro had made up his mind and let him do the internal response?!" Kriano retorted.

Daves, who was sitting in the corner, looked at the atmosphere in the tent a little bit wrong. Xenophon was originally an active-minded and energetic person. Recently, as he became familiar with mercenary affairs, his performance became more active. In the eyes of some leaders, he felt that he was too public, and would find opportunities to beat him from time to time. Daves once persuaded him to constrain, and his answer was: "I did nothing wrong. Hades asked me to come here not to please me to please someone, but to save these 10,000 Greek brothers. Your life, contribute your own strength!"

In comparison, the younger Daves is much more stable. After becoming the leader, he worked hard except when he should behave, and won respect and prestige for himself. He is usually very restrained and discusses matters. Most of them are listening, because he knows that these leaders have been on the battlefield for many years and have rich experience, and it is worth learning and thinking about them.

"We all know that Kang Moruo is a smart and ambitious man who knows what to do when and what to do. Now the most important thing for the Xococant tribe is to quickly annex and digest the four tribes, let They merged into his tribe to truly become his strength. So he broke up with us hurriedly as soon as he walked out of the mountain. I don’t think he will provoke us when the internal situation is still unstable. He knows how powerful our force is, especially there are many enemies around him." Dave Swan said softly, Xenophon has a good relationship with him, and he will help him out for public or private purposes.

"So, the Dukya mountain people who came to spy on us are just like the kid said. They are from the tribes we defeated. They don’t attack the Xokokant tribe, but they dare to come. Provoke the powerful us." Kriano mocked.

"As you said before, they are here to see if it is cheaper to pick up." Davers replied sharply.

Kelithorpes spoke: "Whether they are from the Xocant tribe or not, on the plain, as long as we are on guard, we don’t fear anyone. What’s important now is to find a way to cross the river. The way is to break the barrier of Orontas and enter Armenia. Otherwise, the longer the delay, the greater the difficulty will be."

The leaders are silent.

One day passed and nothing was found.

The next day, there was still no good news, but there was a lot of bad news: There were more and more Dukya mountain people in the nearby mountains, and Riders roughly estimated that there were more than 1,000 people. The number of Persian soldiers on the opposite side seems to be increasing, and the supply of feelings is rapidly declining. Soldiers who go out to collect firewood are also attacked by the Dukya from time to time...

The severe situation not only made the soldiers feel anxious, but even the leaders began to feel impetuous. During the discussion between the leaders, Serofin proposed: Let Izam return to the tribe and find his father, Kang Moro, to see if he can help the mercenaries to drive these Dukyas.

I was ridiculed by Timathon, and the two sides even had a quarrel.

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In the early morning of the third day, Xenophon took two young warriors into the tabernacle proudly. It turned out that the two fighters found a place where they could easily walk across the river.

Hearing this news, the conflicts and conflicts of the leaders also disappeared, and they all became excited.

Just in order not to attract the attention of the Persians on the other side, Kelithorpes changed into an ordinary soldier's costume and walked with the soldiers to the place where they can cross the river...

After finally waiting for him to come back, and seeing the relaxed expression of Kerry Thorpes, everyone knew that the crossing of the river was complete.