Even if the Dawnies could detect the opponent's movements, it would be almost impossible to respond, because they did not have the habit of keeping reserves, and they could not let the army in the fierce battle draw troops out in time to resist, and defeat was only a matter of time.

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"Whew! Whew! ......" Adoris gasped as he stared at the rout in front of him.

He did not expect that as soon as the team had circled behind the enemy's flank and was about to pounce on it, the enemy would be defeated in panic. In order to catch up with the enemy, he threw away his long shield and later his bayonet spear, and only drew his short sword, hoping to kill an enemy and participate in this battle in vain.

But damn the Dornies are running too fast!

The team he belonged to had been solemnly instructed by the captain in advance, how dare he let him take risks alone, and he had been following him closely, and he was so tired and out of breath at the moment.

"Woo! Woo! Woo! ......" The sound of the military horn to stop the pursuit resounded throughout the battlefield, and the whole squad finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But Adoris was unaware and continued to chase after him.

The squad leader was in a hurry, rushed up and shouted angrily: "Adores, are you going to violate the military order?!" ”

Adoris reluctantly stopped, looked at the distant enemy, and angrily threw his short sword on the ground.

"Don't worry, the enemy can't run, and our cavalry corps won't let them have a good time." The squad leader comforted him.

Adoris bowed his head and did not speak, he was too angry: this battle, he did not even touch a single hair of the enemy, and it ended in victory.

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"Congratulations, Commander, you have won this battle and completely crushed the main force of the Downeys!" The surrounding officers congratulated Alexis.

Alexis said lightly: "We have more troops than the Daoni, our training is stricter than the Daoni, and our equipment is better than the Daoni, so victory is deserved, but this is not enough to completely defeat the main force of the Daoni...... Let the heralds immediately notify the legions, quickly gather their troops, regroup the array, and march on the city of Hedonia! ”

"Yes!" The herald galloped away.

"Commander, do you want to write a battle report to Turiyi?" Adjutant Eumattius said excitedly.

Alexis nodded slightly: "You tell Your Majesty that we have defeated the army of about 20,000 people of the Dauni in the Ofanto River, and the next step is to take the city of Hedonia, so that he does not have to worry." ”

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"Report to the Legion Commander that Prince Adoris has not been harmed in any way, and has gathered with his squad to the Fourth Brigade."

Oliver's expression suddenly became much more relaxed, and he smiled: "It's okay, it's okay!" ”

Then, remembering something, he turned his head and beckoned his adjutant over: "Write a letter privately to Your Majesty in my tone, telling him that Adores, to whom he belongs, has shown valor in his detour to the flank of the enemy, and has charged at the front, and that he is still in hot pursuit after the defeat of the enemy...... In short, it is necessary to write about Adoris's excellent performance in battle, but not too exaggerated, do you understand? ”

"Understood, Legion Commander." The adjutant replied and immediately went to get a pen and paper.

"When you have finished writing and showing it to me, you will put my stamp on it and send it back to Turii." Oliver urged.

"Yes!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, our next target is Hedonia!" Oliver pointed his right hand in front of his hand, his legs clamped, and his horse stepped forward, and the officers and guards around him followed him.

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"This Oliver!" Davers couldn't help but smile dumbly when he read the letter sent by Oliver's messenger, of course he knew that there must be a lot of water in this letter, but Adoris was safe and sound, and he was relieved.

"You send this letter to your home on the hill and give it to Christoya." At the very least, Davers said, the letter would allay the family's fears about Adoris.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Henipolis, the clerk, took the letter and turned and walked out of the king's chamber.

A man approached: "Lord Henipolis." ”

Henipolis hurriedly returned the salute: "Lord Antonios." ”

Although Henipolis held a mid-level position as the king's clerk, he was also the senator of the Senate, which was one of the rewards given to him by the Senate after he offered to annex Laos to the Kingdom of Dionia, and he was the youngest senator in the Senate. Of course, the reason why the powerful Antonios was so polite to him was mainly because he was the herald of Davers, and he was arguably one of the closest senators to King Davers in the kingdom besides his family.

Antonios asked softly again, "Is Your Majesty here?" ”

"I'm waiting for you."

Antonios took another small step forward, bowed his head and whispered, "Lord Henipolis, can you tell me...... Why did Your Majesty call me over today? ”

Henipolis glanced at the gloom that was faintly visible on his face, hesitated for a moment, and spat out a sentence: "The roster for the promotion of middle and low-ranking officers." ”

Antonios was stunned.

Every year, the Ministry of War decides who will be promoted on the basis of the performance and achievements of each regimental soldier and officer, and in the absence of war, officers are promoted for a certain number of years. The promotion of junior and junior officers may be decided directly by the Minister of War, and only by the approval of the King, as is provided for in the Ionian Code of Arms. Since the establishment of the Ministry of War, Davers has rarely pointed fingers at it, often handing over the roster, never calling back, at most occasionally adding a few names.

This year's roster was handed in five days ago, because I was worried about my brother-in-law Paphgres later, and I actually forgot that His Majesty Davers had not sent someone to send the roster back to the Ministry of War...... Antonios thought of this, and his heart was secretly frightened, and while thinking about what was wrong with this roster, he slowly walked towards the king's office.

As the guards at the door called a roll call, a familiar voice was heard from inside: "Antonios, come in." ”

Antonios took a deep breath, stepped on the mirror-smooth marble floor, and walked into the King's Chambers, named after Davers.

It was indeed a hall, not a room, and although it was not as large as the hall of the palace on the first floor, it was three or four times larger than the room where Antonios worked in the Ministry of War. On both sides of the hall are neatly placed red wooden chairs, where ministers and officials sit when they are summoned to discuss matters, and there are rows of small windows on the top of the stone wall where the wooden chairs are close to each other, and the sunlight pours in from there, ensuring that the light in the hall is sufficient. The aisle in the middle is very spacious, and if necessary, several large long tables can be placed on which maps and documents can be placed to discuss important military and political affairs. In fact, the general office is the place where King Davos and his ministers discuss and handle the affairs of the kingdom, and the royal palace downstairs is more used for large court meetings to receive foreign guests and major festivals.

At the end of the corridor is a large and heavy desk, and on the wall behind the desk is a large map of Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica inlaid with multicolored mosaics. Two smaller wooden tables were placed on each side of the front of the desk, where the clerk and clerk worked, which shows that Davers was busy with government affairs, and every day the clerks needed to help him organize, classify, file, read, and then write according to Davers's dictated instructions, and then hand them over to him for signature, and finally send them back......

But now the normally busy office was empty, except for Davers sitting behind his desk, where the stack of papers half-obscured his face, which made Antonios feel a little nervous, he had been here countless times before, and had never felt like this, but the crime of Paphlegris, the persuasion of Assistes, and the attitude of Davers towards Laodisien in the Senate the day before yesterday made him uneasy.

"Your Majesty!" He walked over to his desk and shouted respectfully.

"Sit!" Davers stood up, pointed to the wooden chair next to him, and watched Antonios slowly sit down, Dafus picked up a document on the table, and asked in a calm tone: "Have you read all the details of this officer promotion roster?" ”

Sure enough, it's this roster, is Your Majesty dissatisfied with some of the candidates?! Antonios's mind changed sharply, and he replied cautiously: "There are too many people to be promoted this time, so I only focused on the names and performance ...... of the group commander and company commander."

Devos was noncommittal, and then asked, "Who drew up this roster initially?" ”

“…… Mainly the officials below, according to the list recommended by the commanders of the various regions......" Antonios said truthfully.

"The current Inspector of the Ministry of Military Affairs is Zantiparris, right?" Davers asked casually again.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zantiparis, one of the several mercenary leaders of the Persian Expeditionary Force, was too old and lacked physical strength and energy, and it was already difficult to continue to lead troops to train and fight, and finally failed to become the commander of the legion. Davers remembered his old friendship in battle, and because his decades of combat career had made Zantiparis familiar with military affairs, he transferred him to the Ministry of Military Affairs as an inspector, responsible for supervising and reviewing officer promotions and military expenditures...... Wait a minute.

"Let's see." Seeing that Antonios was still puzzled, Davers handed over the roster.

Antonios hurriedly got up and took it, he didn't sit down, just stood and began to look through it. But the current Dioonia Kingdom is different from ten years ago, there are ten infantry regiments alone, not to mention four naval fleets and four cavalry regiments, so there are hundreds of promoted personnel in this roster, and more than a dozen pages of sedge scrolls, densely packed with names of people and the names of their units, which is dazzling, how could Antonios find the problem in a short period of time.

"On that page of the Eighth Legion." Davers's faint words startled Antonios, because the Eighth Army was also known as the Sicilian Army, and the headquarters of the Army was in Catanay.