Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 7: Javelin and food
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The task assigned to Daves and them is: go to the battlefield to retrieve the spears, shields and even carriages discarded by both sides, and use them as wood for cooking meat. To this end, they were also assigned an ox cart.
The battlefield is not far from the camp. The cavalry went out to investigate yesterday and found that the army of the Persian king had left, so they dared to send soldiers out to clean the battlefield. However, many soldiers were sent out, mainly because they were afraid of a surprise attack by the Persian cavalry.
Before arriving on the battlefield, Daves saw the sky in front of him from a distance, as if it was dark, with countless crows hovering around, and the harsh cries made him feel palpitation!
Going closer, the grass a few miles around is covered with human corpses and horse corpses. The corpses are densely packed with flies and insects. There are even wild wolves and wild leopards gnawing on the bones and seeing people. I didn’t avoid it, I just looked far away, with a cold light in my eyes...
Every time Daves takes a step, a layer of flies is lifted up, buzzing, and rushing straight to his face, driving away.
Davos was pale and felt his entire stomach churning.
"Davers, you have experienced this kind of scene many times, why do you still feel uncomfortable?!" Matonis' concerned words contained a hint of joy. Because he feels that although Davers has changed, there is still something he needs to take care of.
"I'm fine!...ooh..." Daves swallowed hard. Memories are memories, after all, this is the first time he, a modern man, has witnessed this **** battlefield with his own eyes. But he knew in his heart: In this troubled world, such scenes will appear in front of him again and again in the future, and he must adapt!
He released the hand covering his nose, forced to endure the pungent stench, picked up the corpse on the ground, pulled out the shield underneath, quickly patted the maggot on it, and threw it onto the bullock cart.
When he first arrived on the battlefield, the bull in the trailer couldn't stand this terrifying environment. He was always restless and almost injured Matonis. Or Daves came up with an idea and covered his eyes with linen. , It was much quieter.
Everyone has been busy for a long time, the ox cart is full, and everyone is holding a bundle.
"Where's Davers?" Matonis noticed that one person was missing from the team.
"There!" Olivers pointed not far away: Daves was throwing a javelin at a vulture pecking at a corpse, but was quickly avoided by the seemingly clumsy vulture.
"It seems that he is preparing to participate in the Olympia javelin competition!" Olivers said jokingly.
"Shut up!" Matonis glared at him, then walked towards Davers.
Daves saw his arrival and picked up a javelin from the ground quite naturally. Now, he has begun to adapt to this harsh environment.
"Martonis, how many of our archers are there?" Daves asked, stroking the sharp tip of the spear with his hand.
Martonis is not very good at this problem. Fortunately, there is a careful Geogris: "Archers?... I remember it seems that only Clilkus has nearly three hundred Cretan archers. ...If you count the light shield soldiers who can throw javelins...well all...probably there are...three thousand people."
"Three thousand men. How many light shields do we have here?" Davers asked.
"There are about four hundred people..."
"Martonis, don't burn the javelin. It's a pity. It's better to equip each of us with one or two javelins. What do you think?" Daves thought for a while and said
Martonis hasn't answered yet, Olivers said first: "We are heavy infantry!"
"But when facing the Persian cavalry, our heavy infantry can't get close to them, and can only avoid the bows and arrows and javelins shot by them!" The reason why Davers made this proposal is because this regret is left in the memory of this body. . When collecting this wooden weapon, he suddenly had this inspiration, because he knew that another world-famous Roman heavy infantry in history was not only amazing in close combat, but their javelin throwing was also terrifying, so he had this proposal.
"There are enough cavalry in Alireus." Olivers said.
Davers smiled: "It is better to rely on others than on yourself."
"Is this the'oracle' Hades gave you?" Geogris asked urgently.
Davers smiled without answering.
"I think this is a good idea. Go back and talk to Hiros." Matonis took the javelin in Daves's hand, turned around, and threw the javelin suddenly, and the vulture that was still pecking fell down. land.
"However, Daves, you still need to learn your javelin skills!" Matonis said triumphantly.
The fact that the Greek heavy infantry does not use the javelin is just a matter of tradition and habit, but the Greeks’ javelin skills are not bad, and even the top in the Mediterranean, because the javelin is one of the Olympian pentathlons. Greek boys have been growing up since childhood. Start training these in the arena.
"Great! Not only beef and mutton, but also bird meat for lunch!"
"I heard that the meat of this bird cannot be eaten because it comes from hell..."
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In the camp, the livestock has been slaughtered, the meat has been cut, placed in a crock pot, filled with water, set on a temporary earthen stove, and everything is ready.
Everyone pulls back their weapons, smashes them into pieces, and cooks meat on fire.
Martonis told Hiros about Davers's idea.
Since it was the proposal of the "favorite", after careful consideration, Shiros thought this idea was acceptable: the javelin is not heavy, and a heavy infantry carrying two javelins is completely acceptable. So he went to Antonios, hoping to get support.
Antonius summoned the other nine team captains, wanting to hear their thoughts first. Some of the team leaders agreed, some opposed. Opponents stick to the tradition of the Greek heavy infantry, and believe that Menon has 500 light shield soldiers, and it is completely unnecessary to let the heavy infantry take the javelin; the supporters think that although there are 500 light shield soldiers in the camp, but They are all Thracians, and the cooperation between the two parties is not very tacit. The heavy infantry owns a javelin, which can at least force the Persian cavalry not to get too close to reduce casualties. The two sides were in a dispute, and Antonios could not decide, so he had to say: As long as it does not affect the battle, each team decides whether to carry a javelin.
Silos came back happily, ready to talk to Daves, only to find a group of people staring at the churning meat in the earthen jar, but Daves was missing.
"Where is Davers?"
"Said to look at the viscera of the animals that were thrown away... and what waste..."
When everyone was puzzled, they saw Daves holding a **** sheep intestine with a spear and walking over.
"Hey, take this stinky thing away! It affects our appetite!" everyone covered their noses and shouted.
Davers ignored it, and instead said loudly: "I saw a large amount of cattle and sheep entrails being discarded in the bargaining camp, and let the birds and wild dogs take them away. This is a waste! Don't forget, the last two days. We are so hungry that we can't eat our hands! In the next few days, whether it is fighting or marching, there may be times when we will starve. We should pick up these things and store them to prevent this kind of thing from happening again. When it happens, we still have something to eat!"
"Can those things be eaten?" a strong soldier asked.
Davos remembered his name was Martius, a soldier living in another tent, and his question was exactly what everyone wanted to ask. The Greeks mainly eat grains as their staple food and eat very little meat. It was only this time that they went deep into Persia and started to eat meat frequently because of logistical supply. Animal internal organs not only smell fishy, but also have a strong smell when they lack spices and cooking methods. Therefore, apart from using it for divination, few people try to eat it, or even think that eating it will be poisonous.
"Of course you can eat! These things are not only very energetic...not only can fill our stomachs, but also improve our bodies. For example, they can make us see more clearly at night." Daves affirmed Reply.
"Really?! That's great!" Matonis said happily.
The five people in the other tent looked suspicious.
"Daves is the ‘favorite’! Do you know? He fell on the battlefield before, and then fell into a coma..." Olivers began to brag to them about the amazing changes that Daves had made in the past two days.