Drawn to the story, Klotocatax asked curiously, "Why did that scoundrel win in the end, if he was not good at leading his troops?" ”

"There are two main reasons for his victory." Davos looked at his son and slowed down his speech, but he accentuated his tone: "First, he is good at employing people, he lets outstanding people who are good at handling administrative affairs to govern the captured territories for him, provide sufficient logistics support and soldiers, let talents who are good at commanding operations serve as generals, command the army in battle, and let people who are good at strategy give him advice...... Those who take refuge in him will be able to use their own talents;

Second, he is good at absorbing the correct opinions of his subordinates and correcting mistakes, so he can always accurately grasp the entire battle situation and formulate a correct strategy...... That's why he was able to win in the end. ”

After hearing this, Klotocatax fell into deep thought.

Davos said in a serious and soft voice on the side: "As a king, you don't need to master the ability to command the army, but you need to master the ability to command the generals, give them the tasks suitable for them to display their talents, let them charge for you, and your main energy should be on analyzing and grasping the trend of the entire war......

Dionya is a country based on military force, and its citizens are proud of their military exploits, and if you are a blank slate in the military, you will lack prestige among the people in the future. Moreover, the Ministry of Military Affairs is the most important department of the kingdom, it is under the jurisdiction of the king, and you must also do something in the military if you want to make the generals who have achieved great military success. When you were an adult, you had spent some time in the General Office, and you should have known a little about the military affairs of the kingdom, and you had prepared rations for the army going to Gaul in Rome, and if you added this time to lead the troops into battle, you would have a complete understanding of the entire military operations of the kingdom, and no one would be able to fool you in this regard......"

Moved by Davers's seduction, Crotocatatx said in a deep voice: "Father, I am willing to go to Messenia!" ”

"Good! Good! Davers nodded in satisfaction.

"But—" Klotokatas hesitated for a moment, and then said with a serious expression: "The citizens of the kingdom cannot farm and do business with peace of mind, and spend more time on military training, and they are all about fighting and making meritorious contributions, and so on...... I'm afraid it's not good for the stability of the kingdom. ”

Davers restrained his smile and looked at him with a straight face: "I'm glad you can see this!" The reason why Dionya rewarded conquest was because since the beginning of the kingdom, it was surrounded by strong enemies, and in order to survive, it had to be like this, and it would definitely not work to do so for a long time, but it must also be after the strong enemies that threatened us were defeated and the kingdom was safe. ”

Crotokataxques breathed a sigh of relief, he was worried that his father would not listen to him.

Davers sighed lightly, and said to him solemnly: "But you must understand that the system of rewarding conquest has been implemented for so many years, and it has been deeply ingrained among the people, and it cannot be changed at once, it must be transformed little by little through the efforts of several generations of us.

In addition, you must also understand that even if we defeat all the powerful enemies in the Mediterranean, we will not be able to completely lay down our guns and shields, which will make the people of the kingdom gradually indulge in comfort, become cowardly, afraid of war, and eventually be wiped out by a new rising power like Carthage! Therefore, how to control the balance between the two is a headache for me, for you, and for our future generations, but it is a very important question! ”

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Late at night, Klotocatax returned to his mansion on the mountainside, took a shower, and went into his bedroom.

Dido was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the child in his arms, humming softly.

Seeing her husband come in, Dido asked the slave girl standing next to her to carefully carry the sleeping child in her arms to the outhouse to sleep, and then asked in a low voice, "You have come back, what did your father tell you to talk about?" ”

Klotocatax didn't answer immediately, he looked around and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you see Chris?" ”

"Left on the mountain by your mother again." Dido said coldly.

Hearing that his wife was angry, Klotockatak hurriedly comforted: "Mother loves Chris, she will definitely take care of him, anyway, it's close, you don't have to worry." ”

"How dare I worry, your mother is a princess who is highly respected by the people of Dionia, and even your father has to listen to her."

Dido sneered and expressed his displeasure, and Crotocatacs remained silent, he was used to it, and knew that it was best not to speak at this time.

Sure enough, Dido just vented for a moment, and then asked, "What did your father say when he called you to go?" ”

"My father wanted me to be the commander of the expedition to the Peloponnese." Klotocatax said truthfully.

If it were an ordinary woman, the first thing that thought of her husband was the safety of her husband, but Dido's thoughts were different from those of ordinary people, and she immediately asked in surprise: "Isn't the commander of that army Prosous?" He has already led his army to capture Messenia and made great achievements, how can he be replaced by you? Could it be that my father was going to send another army? ”

"General Prosous is the prince of Sparta......" Clotokataks briefly recounts the situation.

"I see." Dido's pretty face showed joy: "Now I'm relieved!" I'm still a little worried about the fact that you've been idle for so many days, but now it seems that my father has been prepared. ”

"This is my first time leading an army, why don't you worry about my safety, in case ......," Klotockataks said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

"Father dares to let you go, you must be well prepared, how can you be in danger. Di Duo bowed slightly, her chest half-covered by her pajamas revealed a snow-white, she smiled, and the bedroom shone brightly: "Your Royal Highness, I wish you victory and become a hero of the kingdom!" ”

Klotocatax swallowed: "Then do you want to give me some rewards in advance?" So saying, he pressed his wife down on the bed......

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In the early morning, Mount Amendora is shrouded in mist, and the houses on the mountain are full of shadows, and it is not very real to see.

On the open space in front of the temple of Zeus on the top of the hill (many years ago, it was proposed to convert the temple of Zeus into the temple of Hades, the god of the kingdom, but it was opposed by the old people, who believed that it was because of the protection of the temple of Zeus that many Amendolaras survived the invasion of the Lucanians, and because of their persistence, this temple has now become the only temple of Zeus in Great Greece, and people from other towns often come to worship), and there are hundreds of young people in military uniforms, and they line up in a neat procession.

At the front of the line stood an old man with a white beard, who looked old but had a more athletic body, and he was Certesus.

At this moment, he said with a majestic face: "Arcinis, have you all arrived?" ”

"To ......... Not yet...... One is missing. The young man at the head said hesitantly.

"Who is missing?!" Ketissus shouted breathlessly.

"Hmm...... That one...... Tepandez. ”

"Arcinis, although you are only temporarily serving as a company commander for military training." Quethusus rebuked dissatisfiedly: "But since you have become an officer, you should strictly perform your duties, instead of trying to protect your friends, you must know that military law is unforgiving, and the reason why the Dionian Legion is invincible is because we have strict discipline, do you understand?!" ”

"Understood, military trainer!" The youth responded in unison.

"Immediately form a column and march around the square 50 times!"

It is about 150 meters around the square of the Temple of Zeus, and 50 times is 7,500 meters, and the young people are wearing armor and holding wooden sticks and shields in their hands (because they are only training, they do not use real guns and shields), which is quite a lot of exercise. But the youth, who had no objections, immediately took action.

At this time, a young man hurriedly ran into the square: "Report! ”

"Tepanders, you're pretty early!" Quetsus glared at him.

Hearing this, Tepandes subconsciously shuddered.

"Arcinis, according to military law, how should you be punished for being late for training?" Ketisus asked coldly. This time Arcinis did not hesitate: "Ten military sticks should be fined!" ”

"Tepandus, do you hear me?!"

Tempted to panic, Tempted to defend himself, "Uncle Chemisus, I was because—"

"There are only soldiers and instructors on the training ground, get down!" Quetsus strode over and kicked Tependus unceremoniously.

Tepandes didn't dare to dodge, and after taking a hard kick, he obediently lay on the still wet ground.

It seems that Tepandes is very well-behaved, but in fact he has an unusual background, the second son of the legion commander Trotilas, of course, these young men are almost all from noble backgrounds, Mattonis, Olivers, Gioglis, Agacia...... The sons of many kingdom generals and ministers were among them, and Arcinis, who was temporarily designated as the company commander, was the adopted son of the corps commander Melisanda.

After all, Amendora is the birthplace of the Divine Kingdom of Dionia, and the situation is exceptional. Therefore, many retired soldiers of the Legion are reluctant to serve as military trainers in Amendolala, but Quetsus is different, he is a former Persian mercenary, and the parents of these young people are comrades-in-arms, and before retiring, he served as the first captain of the First Legion for many years, and his prestige is enough, and he dares to train these young people in strict accordance with military law, and the young people who are punished do not even dare to go home to complain, because not only will it not work, but they will also be beaten by his father.