ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 485
Since Davos is not in the Senate now, Chelisops and the others don't need to enter the city, and go directly north to the barracks.

When passing the second triumphal arch outside the north city, Chrysops stood under the door and looked up for a while before leaving.

The military camp of Thurii was located on the north bank of the confluence of the Corseni and Delos rivers.At this time, the Turiyi military camp was no longer a simple camp with only tents and fences when the city of Turiyi was first built, but a fully functional fortress.

The deer stockade, moat, earthen ramparts, wooden walls, and sentry towers erected every 20 meters on the wooden walls constitute the outer defense of the military camp. Inside the camp are rows of brick barracks, each of which can accommodate a small group of soldiers. The accommodation is made into bunk beds, so the space in the room is relatively spacious.

In addition, there were stables for the cavalry, an armory, a weapons repair workshop, a kitchen, a small hospital, and even a waterwheel, which brought water from the Delos River into the bathhouse of the military camp (which could only be used for cold water bathing by soldiers).

Of course, there are also the most important and indispensable parts of the military camp: the headquarters, which consists of the supreme commander's accommodation, senior generals' accommodation, and conference rooms; the training ground, which includes light infantry training ground, heavy infantry training ground, and cavalry training ground. , weapons testing ground (mainly assembly and testing of large siege equipment), large training ground (joint training of arms, formation confrontation, and review of troops); in addition, there are several special training grounds, city defense training grounds (i.e. Training in building camps, defense and siege. The land at this site is often dug and renovated, renovated and dug again, and it is full of desolate areas. For landing operations, it is also equipped with more than a dozen small cargo ships), and a mountain training ground (for training in mountain operations. This training ground is not in the military camp, but in the mountains to the west of the military camp and beyond the hot spring bathing area).

For Dionia, which founded its country by force, the military camps built near the cities in the alliance are the most complete camps with the most complete functions and the most advanced training methods among the Mediterranean countries, city-states, and races in this era, especially the Turiyi military camp. As the center of the alliance, Thurii has the largest number of citizen soldiers. Therefore, the military camp must train 5000 people at a time and can fully accommodate 5 people. There are 500 soldiers stationed in rotation all year round, which does not include some alliance citizens. **scribe.

It is precisely because of the existence of these military camps that countless formal citizens, reserve citizens, and free citizens of the Dionian Alliance who are farmers, herdsmen, fishermen, traders, etc. and have no war experience have undergone rigorous training in the military camps again and again. , one or two years later, they were quickly forged into qualified legionnaires. This allowed the Fifth Legion, which had never been on a real battlefield, to not fall behind in the confrontation with the elite soldiers of Syracuse who fought all year round.

At this moment, Kerisopus saw the ten-meter-high wooden wall in front of him extending infinitely to both sides with no end in sight. He could imagine the scale of this military camp.

This is obviously a city!He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "This is your military camp?!"

"That's right, this is the Turui military camp. Citizens of Turui, Amendolara, and Bisignia usually receive training here." The official replied.

Chrysops once again looked up at the sentries patrolling the wooden walls and the archers watching from the sentry tower. This heavily guarded military camp made him feel slightly uneasy: "Let's go in."

Then, the official stopped, turned around, and said seriously to Cleethorpes and his entourage: "In view of the fact that we are currently at war, the military secrets in this military camp cannot be leaked. His Majesty Davos requires that you must Only by wearing a mask and blindfolding can you enter the barracks." He said, taking out a black mask from his pocket.

At the same time, the camp's suspension bridge creaked and lowered, the camp door opened, and a group of fully armed soldiers lined up.

And the followers of Chrysops had already exploded: "Dionians, do you know what you are talking about?!"

"You actually blindfolded us! Whenever we Spartans go out as envoys, the consuls and generals of the city-state always come out to greet us respectfully. This is a humiliation to us Spartans!"

"Dionians, aren't you afraid of attracting the anger of our Spartans by doing this?!"

Facing the accusations from the Spartan envoys, the Dionysian officials were completely unafraid and sneered: "A few years ago, a Spartan messenger threatened us with the same words and was driven out of Thurii by us. .If you are unwilling to implement our demands, then we have to regretfully ask you to leave Thurii."

The followers suddenly became quiet. They knew that the person the official was talking about was Phoebus. After this guy returned to Sparta from Thurii, he became a joke among the Spartans for a long time. They could Not wanting to be like this, they all looked at Cleethorpes.

This is a demonstration in Dionia!Chrysops sighed inwardly.

Chrysops was not Phoebias. Among the Spartans, he was one of the few talents with real diplomatic qualities, so the Council of Elders gave him the important task of sending an envoy to Magna Graecia.At this moment, seeing that the situation was not good, he took a deep breath, looked at the Dionian officials as if they were real, and said in a deep voice: "I accept your request, but I hope to see your king soon!"

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Five years later, Cleithops saw Davos again in the conference room of the Turiyi military camp. This 24-year-old young man is now the king of Dionia. He sat in the center of the room. , except for the addition of a ring of stubble on his lower jaw, his appearance has almost remained unchanged, but the impression he gave to Cleethorpes was completely different from when they parted.

After Crythorpes came in, Davos sat quietly without moving, staring at him with a solemn expression, a majestic aura emanating from the young king, like a steep mountain slowly approaching the visitor Thorpes pressed forward.

It seemed that this was a formal meeting, and Davos was not prepared to have a personal relationship with him, because there were other people sitting on both sides of Davos.

This forced Chrysops, who had just taken off his mask, to speak first to break the oppressive silence: "The Spartan envoy Chrysops, under the order of the Council of Elders, went to Dionysus as an envoy. Ya, hope you get the respect and reception you deserve."

Sitting on the left side of Davos was Kunogorata. He said with a serious expression: "Sparta, as the leader of Greece, should have maintained the peace among the Greek city-states. However, you relied on your strength to bully the weak and pick fights everywhere. Such a city-state does not deserve the respect of Dionia!"

Although Chrysops had been uneasy before, he did not expect that Dionia would have such a bad attitude towards Sparta. Although he was unhappy, fortunately he had been on many missions to other city-states and had rich experience, so he responded quickly. He said: "In the dispute between city-states, who is right and who is wrong? Who can tell clearly? What's more, that happened in the Eastern Mediterranean and has nothing to do with Magna Graecia."

Scombras, a white-haired old man on the right side of Davos, stood up and accused: "We don't want to interfere with your Greek mainland affairs. But Sparta intervened in our war with Syracuse and assisted the abominable The people of Syracuse who trample on our land and massacre our people are our enemies! We treat our enemies with no respect, only anger!"

Do they know? !Cleethorpes looked at Davos in front of him.

Davos looked sternly and stared at him sharply.

Chrysops argued calmly: "Although we, Sparta and Syracuse, have an alliance, Sparta has never intervened in the affairs of the Western Mediterranean, and has never sent troops into the Western Mediterranean. Sparta No hostility towards Dionia!..."

"Phoebus." Davos spoke the name that Chrysops was afraid to hear. He said in a cold tone, "General of Sparta, Eudamidas." Si's brother, who once served as an envoy to Dionia, now appears in the army of Syracuse and commanded the right wing of the Syracuse army in the battle with the South Italian League. Don't tell me , this was his unauthorized action or he had already been exiled by Sparta. As far as I know, he led his army to fight in Corinth a few months ago."

Davos's words blocked all the possibilities of Chrysops trying to quibble. Chrysops was surprised how Dionia could have such detailed information about Phoebus.At this moment, he had nothing to hesitate or worry about. He simply changed the subject and said straightforwardly: "I came here this time for the peace of Magna Graecia. Sparta hopes that Dionia and Syracuse can stop the war. , sign a peace agreement so that the Magna Greeks can rebuild their homeland!”

"Did I hear wrong?! Sparta has actually started to care about our Magna Graecia!" Scombbras's sarcasm made Chrysops not hear it, and he stared directly at Davos.

"Dionysius has agreed?" Davos did not show surprise, but asked instead.

"I will come to Thurii first to consult with you, and then I will go to Silitium." Chrysops replied.

"What are the terms of an armistice?" Kunogorata interjected.

Chrysops carefully stated the plan he had considered along the way: "Although Dionia won a naval battle, you must admit that Syracuse already has a great advantage in Magna Graecia. , they have conquered other city-states in Greater Greece, and are now almost entering your territory, and your Dionia is not yet stable... so my suggestion is-"

Chrysops looked at Davos and said seriously: "The two sides have entered into a truce at their current positions."

After Chrysops finished speaking, there was silence in the conference hall. He immediately added: "Of course you can also put forward your armistice conditions, and we, Sparta, will be responsible for the coordination."

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