ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 141 Rescue
"Lord Archon, there are many people in Crotone and we are few. If we attack rashly, will it be possible-" Cornerus's worried words were pushed back by Amyntas as soon as he left his mouth: "The war is about you. If you don’t understand, don’t mess with it!”

Davos immediately scolded Amyntas and asked him to apologize, and then explained to Cornelus and other old citizens: "As the consul of Amendolara, and as a battle-tested leader, I will They cherish the lives of the citizens of Amendolara very much and will not attack the powerful Crotone army without being very sure! The Crotones occupied Thurii and gained great glory and rich loot. And we, Amendolara, chose to give in again. They must be very proud, and their general Melanthius is an even prouder man! These Crotone soldiers, who were loaded with loot, were probably thinking about how to get home and share the spoils on their way back. After obtaining the property, there is no desire to fight. They will probably be exhausted when they arrive at the camp. The defense of the camp must be lax, and we will give them a heavy blow while they are sleeping, just like the last time we recaptured Amendolara. !" Seeing Cornelus and the others deep in thought, Davos added: "Of course, if our spies find that the Crotone camp is very well-defended, then the battle can only be cancelled."

Felicius emphasized: "The Archon's plan is indeed feasible!"

Antonios said: “We agree!”

At this time, Scombras, Tritodemus, and Protesilaus expressed their approval first, and the attack plan was immediately approved.

"Now call the citizens of the four brigades to gather in the square immediately. The captains of each brigades must pay attention and tell the soldiers not to make noise, not to make noise, and to keep quiet! I don't want the Crotone spies to discover our abnormality!" Davos calmly gave the order: "My attack plan is..."

Felicius and the senators who had served as military commanders all followed the order and left.

Davos said sincerely to Cornelus: "Turiyi suffered such a disaster. As its allies, we should rescue its people. I want to form a Turiyi emergency relief committee, and you will be responsible for commanding it. , providing Tuli with food, accommodation, treatment and other assistance..."

Cornelus only hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Other old citizen elders who originally hated Turiyi remained silent, but Stromboli reminded: "If food is taken to rescue the Turiyi people, I'm afraid we won't have enough to eat."

"Don't worry!" Davos said with confidence: "The Crotones have robbed so much food. When Melantheus is defeated, they will have everything." He added in his heart: Of course You will also get something more important!

"I hope the people of Crotone are as unsuspecting as you said." Stromboli did not argue anymore, because he also had expectations in his heart.

Davos remembered that there was someone in the city-state who was very familiar with Tulii, and hurriedly asked: "By the way, is Kunogolata's injury healed?" ""

"It should be much better. I saw him in the temple yesterday. He walked down the mountain alone without the support of slaves." Scombbras said.

"Let him be your assistant. He is familiar with the people and things in Thurii." Davers said to Cornelus.

"But he was -" Cornelus hesitated.

"I think that after all, Tuliyi is the motherland where he was born and raised. It is the place where he grew up and lived for decades. Tuliyi's harm to him should not be compared to his worry about Tuliyi. And miss you, especially after the city of Turiyi was burned down!" Daves said with certainty. Although he had only met a few times, in his impression the old man (actually Kunogolata was in his early 50s) was in In the past few years, he spent a lot of energy on the stability and prosperity of Tuliyi, even at the expense of offending many people. He will not let Tuliyi go easily.

Sure enough, Kunogorata, who was so sad that he almost fainted when he heard that Turui was burned, was notified by the Senate and immediately rushed to Cornelus's house to discuss with him about rescue matters.

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At this moment, Davos summoned the leader of Lucania, Weisba, and his son Bagule in his mansion.

"Tonight we are preparing to attack the army in Crotone, and I hope you can also participate. If we win, your five-year service period will be reduced by half." Davers did not need to beat around the bush and said straight to the point.

"The army attacking Crotone?! I heard there were more than 1 of them!" Although Vespa was now a slave, his eyes and ears were not blocked, so he hesitated.

"We will participate!" Bagule said first.

"Son, you-" Weisba panicked when he heard this and was about to wink at him.

Bagule did not look at his father, but held his head high and said loudly again: "We Lucanians are participating!" Because of his age and status as leader, Weisba was only restricted to the city and was not forced to participate in labor service. Bagule participated in many rugby matches during this period and learned about the special features of Amendolara's citizen army. At the same time, he also learned about the magic of the young consul in front of him through private chats with the soldiers. He believed that since Amendolara dared to attack, he was sure of success. This was a good opportunity for their tribe.

"Okay! Very good!!" Davos was not only happy for Bagule's agreement, but also excited that the "assimilation policy" had achieved results so quickly.

Davos stepped forward, patted Bagule on the shoulder, and said with excitement: "I believe that this will be an extremely correct decision for you and your people!"

Bagule did not shy away.

Weisba sighed softly.

"What to do next, let your brother-in-law Asistes tell you that he will be your adjutant, and you are the captain of the Lucanian brigade." Davos looked behind him, Asisters Smiling slightly shyly on the side.

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By noon, the Crotone army abandoned thousands of people in Thurii outside the ruined city of Thurii, and retreated with a large amount of looted baggage, but did not burn the pontoon bridge.

The news spread back to Amendolara. Davos, accompanied by priests, arrived at the temple of Zeus on the top of the mountain and sacrificed a bull. In the singing of carols, he prayed to Zeus for this expedition. The priests paid tribute to him. Blessings were made, and divine divination was performed.

Davos returned to the square and told all the waiting citizens: "Zeus's omen is a good omen! We will win!"

Because of the military order, the citizen soldiers without armor did not cheer loudly, but they all looked excited and fanatical.

The entire city of Amendolara took action.

As he watched the people drive the cattle and horses carrying food and carry supplies on their backs and file out of the city gate, Davos's mind inexplicably recalled the words Caesar said in front of the Rubicon in the history of his previous life: "Dice." Throw it in!"

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Regarding what happened on that day, Ansitanos, who wrote "History of Magna Graecia" more than ten years later, actually described it in detail in the chapter "The Burning of Thurii":
That day, the sky was dark and the thick dark clouds were extremely low. It seemed that the gods were showing ominous signs from the beginning...

The soldiers of Crotone are not men, they are bandits and beasts!They robbed everything that was edible, even the porridge in a child's bowl; they robbed everything of value, even the dentures in people's mouths.Any people who stepped forward to stop them were kicked down mercilessly by them, and even lost their lives; they turned a cold eye to those who knelt on the ground and begged.The desperate wailing of the Turui people came from every house, and the blood and tears of the Turui people flowed in every street.What a crime the Turuii have committed to provoke such a terrible demon! (It should be said that the position held by Ansitanos in the book "History of Magna Graecia" is basically neutral, but in this chapter he invested such strong feelings that the Crotones later protested, thinking that Ansitanos Thanos seriously exaggerated the facts, which is not conducive to the unity of the country, and requested deletion. Anchitalos refused, and this lawsuit has been raging for a long time.)
Finally, the Crotone soldiers used shields and spears to drive the people of Thurii out of the city, then spread branches and hay in every corner of the city and poured oil on them, and the city of Thurii began to burn...

The Thurii people watched helplessly as their homes were reduced to ashes in the fire, and the temples they worshiped collapsed, but they were unable to do anything. Could it be that the gods abandoned Thurii and let Hevastus cast the fire of anger!
After the Crotones retreated, the people of Thurii ran into the city like crazy, regardless of the fact that the city of Thurii was still smoking and the flames were not extinguished.The scorching temperature fumigated their flesh and blood, but they desperately rushed into the sparking ashes, looking for anything useful...

With no shelter, no food, no clothing, and no money, how can the Turiyi people survive in the Subali Plain that has become a wilderness...

Just when they were desperate, the Amendolara appeared.

Thousands of Amendolara people brought hundreds of pack cars (half of which had weapons and equipment hidden inside) and began to rescue the people of Turii, setting up tents and digging camps... Kunogorata completely forgot about Turii What the Yi people had done to him before, I heard that his injuries from the previous beating were not fully healed yet, but he kept running around every corner to help all the Turiyi people in need; Cole, the administrator of Amendolara Nerus arranged manpower, distributed supplies, and organized the rescue work in a very orderly manner...

Please allow me to mention Davos at the end. At that time, he was the consul of Amendolara and the hero who saved the city of Thurii from the Lucanians. However, the people of Thurii were still Meeting him for the first time, and meeting him in a difficult situation.In their eyes, this young man who looked like he had just grown up was as kind as his own child. He always wore a gentle smile, listened extremely attentively to the people's painful confessions, and comforted the injured people with a gentle voice.Pick up the crying children and wipe away the tears and dust for them; lift up the injured old people and give them soft bread...

Under the leadership of Davos, the Amendolara people are like family members and do their best to help the people of Turiyi.Davos once again saved the people of Turiyi, so that the Turiyi people who lost their homes did not suffer from hunger and disease. They thanked the Amendolara people from the bottom of their hearts, and they were even more grateful to the hero Dai who saved the Turiyi people twice. Firth!

——Excerpted from "History of Magna Graecia" by Ansitanos

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