Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 9: Ruins
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Burkos seemed to see Daves’ doubts, so he explained: "The city of Turiyi is about twenty miles from the mouth of the Krati River."
Davers gave a "Oh" and asked, "Turiy is at war with the Lucarias, why are there so many ships for trade?"
"The Lucanians have no ships and cannot cut off Turri's sea traffic. The more war, the more supplies are needed. These merchant ships are here to make money..." The two were talking. , The fleet has stopped advancing.
The pilot boat moved forward alone and quickly merged into the white sail...
About an hour later, the pilot boat returned, approached Burcos’ boat, and then came up alone.
"Burkos, you are finally back! I thought the Lucarias were so scared that you had moved to Greece." The man walked forward with a grin.
"Even the timidest of you didn't leave, how could I leave." Burks said jokingly, giving him a hug.
"Everything is going well?"
"Turiyi is okay?"
The two asked at the same time and laughed at the same time.
"Looking at your relaxed look, Turiyi City should still be safe."
"You know, the savage Lucarians do not have superb skills. They can neither build siege equipment nor build ships. They only destroyed villages and farms outside the city. Fortunately, in autumn, wheat The harvest has already been completed. In winter, the Lucanians outside the city broke out with a plague and had to retreat to the mountains to the north, leaving only a small number of soldiers in Amendorara—"
"Wait, you mean the plague?" Burkos looked horrified.
"The Lucanians killed thousands of Turian citizens and piled their bodies outside the city. Zeus was angry and punished the Lucanians, but our Turian people did not Take a little bit of harm!" The visitor said with some anger and pride.
Burkos is busy praising Zeus.
The visitor continued: "Now the weather is getting warmer, and they are starting to go south again. Fortunately, Tarantum sent reinforcements."
"As advocates of the Great Greek Defense League, they should have sent reinforcements long ago!"
"They can't be blamed, they just repelled the Mesapi attack, they sent 1,500 heavy infantry and 50 cavalry, and the leader was Archita."
"Which Aceta?"
"Which Achita is there! Of course it is the son of Histiavis, the former consul of Tarantum, the genius of Tarantum's population!"
"Speaking of genius, I also have one here." Burkos pulled Davos and said to Pollux: "I will introduce you, the commander of the Greek mercenary expedition to Persia, Dave the Thessari Si!" Burkes said seriously. Then he pointed to the person and said: "Daves, this is the general elected by Turri this year, my good friend-Pollux!"
"Salute to you, General Pollux!" Daves bowed slightly and saluted.
"Welcome." Pollux nodded slightly, then turned to Burcos: "What did you just say? Expedition to Persia?"
Bulkos saw Pollux’s perfunctory, so he publicized Davers and his deeds greatly. Pollux’s eyes on Davers immediately became enthusiastic: "It's unimaginable! Daves, a young man like you has done such an amazing thing! In the hinterland of Persia, surrounded by thousands of enemies, led the soldiers back! It's...wow!"
Davers said sincerely: "This is the result of the joint efforts of the brothers. Many people died on the way home..."
"The reason I invited Daves to come to Turri is that they hope they can use their rich combat experience to help us repel the Lucarias!" Burks took the opportunity to do it for the team that hired Daves with a high salary Explain in advance.
"You are here at the right time, and we are discussing a counterattack against the Lucarias." Pollux said to Burkos: "I came here to tell you that the General Executive Committee agreed that your fleet is here. Disembark at the simple pier at the mouth of the river and let Daves lead the mercenaries to camp in the old city of Subaris."
"What?! Let's camp in the old city of Subaris!!" Burkos changed his face, and he immediately pulled Pollux aside and whispered: "Are you crazy?! Don't forget. When Turriy was building the city, he had an agreement with Crotone that the old city site of Subaris could not be moved! Otherwise, why didn’t Turriy build the city on the city of Subaris? It is clearly in a better position. A better port!"
"Every Turyian knows what you said. But this is the result of Kunogolata's insistence, and other generals agree! The soldiers you hired before have already camped in Subaris. It's almost a month." Pollux shrugged to show that the matter had nothing to do with him.
"Konogorata again! He expelled the Athenians, and now he wants to anger Clotone. Does he want Turri to perish!" Burkos said angrily.
"It’s not as serious as you said. Decades have passed. The Turyi people have been abiding by this agreement. The grass of Subaris grows taller than humans. Now Turyi is suffering from war, but It’s just camping for the time being. Besides, Crotone has no time to pay attention to this. They are fighting fiercely with the Bruti. Otherwise, where do these mercenaries camp? There must be four to five thousand people. The camp to be built has to occupy a large area. Now, except for the wasteland, all around Tuliyi are farmland and villages..."
"Didn't you say that all farmland villages outside the city were destroyed?" Burcos asked.
"After the Lukaria retreated, everyone returned to their villages and began to rebuild, otherwise they would all gather in the city, and sooner or later there would be problems! As for those fields, the farmers had already sowed the wheat seeds. Otherwise, there will be no harvest this year."
"What should I do if the Lucaria comes?" Burkos asked worriedly.
"So we are discussing how to repel them."
Burkos stared at Pollux for a while, and finally said: "It seems that the generals now are very united and courageous enough! I have forgotten how embarrassed last year was!"
Polyxis looked embarrassed and could not speak.
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Because a channel has been cleared in advance, Burks' fleet entered the estuary very smoothly, but it was more troublesome to disembark because there was only a simple dock.
Burkos, Daves, Felicius, Asistus, and the guards disembarked first, standing on the soft ground, and they were a little uncomfortable after being bumped on the sea for a long time.
Feirisius bent down, reached out and grabbed a handful of soil, twisted it with his fingers, and put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed, regardless of the stench. He looked intoxicated, as if what was pinched in his hand was not soil, but delicious food. . Then stretched out his hand to Daves and said excitedly: "It's black!"
Of course Daves understood what he meant. Before Burkos' eyes turned, he sighed and said, "This is really a fertile land!"
Burkos said complacently: "Of course! The Subari Plain has several rivers including the Krati River. It has abundant water, fertile and flat land, and a large area. It is the best in this area. Land, or else where is the extravagant life of Subaris!"
The group turned away from the river bank, walked a short distance, and saw a broken wall among the grass. This is the former site of the city of Subaris.
Davers came to a big rock and stopped. Although it was covered with moss and green clothing, the fine texture and dark red color of the smooth stone surface proved that it was a good piece. Marble, looking around, there are many such stones here, hidden under the grass, half buried in the soil...
It is important to know that Greece and Italy produce more white marble, and only Africa is rich in red marble, which is naturally expensive. Although Daves did not know the price, such stones were rarely seen in the city-states he had passed through before. Obviously they were not easy to get: "What a good stone! Why didn't it be used when Turiyi was building the city?" He watched. Asked Burkos seemingly casually.
Note: Regarding Greater Greece, to be precise, it refers to the Greek city-states in southern Italy, that is, the "foot" part of the Italian "leather boot". The specific Greek city-states included will be described later in this book. Mentioned.