Having just sent off the Crotonens and welcomed the Dionian army, the people of Crimesa were clearly a little uneasy about this very eye-catching march into the city.

However, the Ionian army disbanded as soon as it reached the square along the streets. Led by the officers, the soldiers used the tools brought by pack trucks to sweep the streets full of garbage, smooth the damaged roads, and even help people repair their houses...... Efforts were made to clean up the devastated city after the Great War.

The people of Crimea were surprised at first, then slowly tried to talk to these "conquerors", and finally became infected by the enthusiasm of the soldiers, and also joined the ranks of rebuilding their homeland with guilt. The women, on the other hand, brought food and water to express their condolences to the soldiers, and at the same time told them about their difficulties in their own families, hoping to get their help, and the soldiers were of course willing to contribute their physical strength and enthusiasm.

In one afternoon, Crimesa, a war-torn and somewhat lifeless city, came alive.

When the members of the former Crimea Council saw this, they all looked surprised and exchanged words and talked incessantly.

As the former chief general of Crimesa, Antaoris considered to be well-informed and well-informed, and he has never seen or heard that the citizen soldiers of one city-state will actually help the conquered people to restore their homeland after the war after conquering another city-state! Like the others, the surprise and excitement in his heart made him not know what to say: "Lord Davers, this ...... It's really ......"

"From today onwards, the Cremis are citizens of the Ionian Union, we are all family! As a family, of course we have to help each other, right? Davers said with a smile.

Looking at the shocked expressions of the people around him, he was very satisfied with the results of this operation. Before he came, he did give an order to let the soldiers serve as "cleaners", but the order alone could not make the soldiers work willingly, and he also told them that because of the victory of the war, based on the heroic performance of the soldiers, the civic inspection period of the freedmen who participated in the battle many times will be greatly shortened, and it is even possible that the soldiers who have performed well on the battlefield will directly become official citizens! And this time the victory of the war, Dionya will receive a large amount of land, and all soldiers participating in the war will be rewarded with "shares" for their military exploits, and the land divided in the future will be mainly near the Crimea. As a result, Crimesa will become a new home for a part of the soldiers. Moreover, because of the frequent wars in Crimea for half a year, a large number of male citizens were killed and wounded, and now there are more women than men, and Davers encourages single soldiers to use their actions to win the favor of Crimean women! It is precisely these reasons that allow the soldiers, not to have the arrogance of a victor, but to win the favor of the Cremisians - their future neighbors with real actions.

"And you—" Davers continued, "will bring the treasury, the granary...... The protection is very good, you were not robbed by the defeated army of Crotone, and it was handed over to the alliance in its entirety, isn't it because you identify with the Ionian Alliance and regard yourself as a citizen of Dionya that you will consider it so thoughtfully! I am sure that the Senate of Theoria will recognize your efforts! ”

The crowd thought they had received a hint from Davers, and their faces were overjoyed.

Davers saw it in his eyes and smiled the same, but he knew very well in his heart: although the number of members of the Dionian Senate was still very early before the full number, this time the Senate would definitely be cautious and send people to secretly investigate, who are the people with high prestige and appeal among the people of Crimea? Of these people, only those who were genuinely willing to become citizens of Dionya and do things seriously were specially recruited to the Senate. Whatever it says about voting for election is a pretense, as a territory that has just been incorporated into the Union, he and the Senate must of course keep a firm grip on Crimea in case of accidents.

"Master Davers, please come with me to the port and count the batch of supplies we have intercepted from Crotone." It is rare that the former chief general of Crimesa can still remain calm.

This made Davers look at Antaoris with some appreciation, and said, "Good! ”

Immediately after inspecting the city of Crimesa, Davos ordered that part of the food and supplies obtained be distributed to the population of Crimesa in order to compensate for the losses they had suffered as a result of the war.

This act of generosity won the goodwill of the people. At the same time, he ordered Kapus to lead the 2,000 soldiers of the First Army to be stationed in the city, on the one hand, to maintain and stabilize order in the city, and on the other hand, to continue to help the people repair the damaged facilities. The rest of the army continued to camp outside the city and began to fill in traps and pull out iron spikes...... And so on, to bring the environment around the camp back to normal. Davers, on the other hand, politely declined Antaolis' request to invite him to a banquet, and led Rydes's cavalry, accompanied by Hieronimus, to Asprustum.

Riding a horse across the slightly undulating, vast Croton Plains, you will be greeted by farmland, villages, and criss-crossed canals, even though there is no human activity in sight, and even smoke from some villages. Except for the occasional hateful glance at them from the bereaved hound and barking, everything was unusually quiet, which did not affect the good spirits of Davers and his group, who walked with great interest as they surveyed the newly acquired land of Dionia.

Ryders said excitedly: "Although the terrain is not as flat as the Xubari Plain, it feels no worse than the fertility of the soil and no worse than the Xubari Plain!" ”

"Looks like you're trying to get all your land here." Davers said jokingly.

"My lord, I didn't plan to do so, there are people from Crotone right next to here, and I feel a little uncomfortable doing anything." Ryders shook his head.

"With such a fertile land, you still pick and choose, it's really the rich who don't know the pain of the poor." Davers continued to tease him.

The cavalrymen also took the opportunity to make a joke about the captain.

At this time, Hieronymus, who was beside him, said: "No matter how good the land is, it can't be kept without a strong force." ”

Davers shook his head and said, "That's right, we can't learn from Crotone, we have to continue to strengthen our training and defend our homeland!" Especially your cavalry team, this time you have made a great achievement, but you must not be proud, continue to follow your captain to improve your riding skills, learn new cavalry tactics, I hope you can become an important attacking force in the Dionian army, can determine the outcome of the battle! Do you have this confidence? ”

"There is !!" The cavalrymen raised their spears and shouted excitedly.

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Standing on the head of the city of Asphorustum, you can look west at the endless mountains covered with snow; To the east, you can see the rushing rapids, the cliffs, and the verdant fertileness of the Croton Plains. On a good day, you can even look southeast to get a glimpse of the hustle and bustle of traffic outside Crotone......

"It's such a great place! The Crotone will hand it over to us! Davers sighed, stroking the thick battlements.

"Of course it's not that the Crotone wants to give it, it's that they can't take it back at all!" Bagul said confidently: "The terrain of Asprarustim City is very good, and the city is high and deep, I only need 2,000 people to block the enemy's attack of 20,000 people!" ”

Davers, who had already inspected the city's defenses in detail, nodded in agreement.

"If you can take this city, Izzam's mountain scout team will be of great help!" The words of Hieronymus reminded Davers, who found the young Dukeya from the accompanying party: "Izzam, this time your company has done a great job, and all the soldiers who participated in the capture of the city should be credited with a great merit at least once!" ”

"I thank the Commander on behalf of my brothers!" Izzam looked excited, and he said, "My lord, my scout team can play a bigger role, as long as you can expand the scout team to a thousand people!" ”

Hieronymus and Assistes looked at each other, and the Dukyan demanded so directly.

Davers didn't care, he smiled and said, "The role of the mountain reconnaissance team is to reconnoitre, disturb the enemy, and sabotage, not to engage the enemy head-on. If you want so many people, it is not convenient for you to command, and it is easy for the enemy to find out......" Davers did not refuse, but thought about it seriously, and said: "It is not impossible to expand the group, I want to see that you first formulate an expansion and training plan, how many people to add, how to organize and train this expanded mountain reconnaissance team, so that this new team can adapt more quickly and enhance its special role in wartime...... If your plan works, I can consult with Pherisius to expand the Mountain Scout and appoint you as the captain. ”

"Great, thank you, sir!" Izzam shouted with undisguised joy.

"I wanted to be the captain, I said it earlier!" Assistes teased.

"You've all become captains, and of course I can't be left behind." Izzam said confidently.

The crowd burst into laughter.

"Are all the original inhabitants of the city gone?" Davos asked, looking back at the city.

"The Crotone came to the city, read the covenant they had just signed to the people here, and urged them to leave, and they wept and made a fuss, but in the end they all left, and there was nothing left, and we allowed them to take their belongings with them, but they also wanted to take away the public property, but we refused, and it was our spoils!" Arcisstes said.

"It's good that the inhabitants of Asphorustum are gone, so it's convenient for us to immigrate and keep this city firmly in the hands of the Alliance!" At the same time, Davers reminded: "You should make an inventory of the belongings in Asprarustum as soon as possible, and make a list so that you can give one to Laos and one to Castron." ”