The instructor told Arcinis that the process of fighting in war was short, and more time was spent on marching and camping, so a well-trained citizen soldier of Amendolara first had to adapt and learn how to march. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Arcinis trusted his instructors, who were said to be the most famous warriors in the army, and he controlled his pace and regulated his breathing according to the methods taught by his instructors in order to conserve his strength.

On the march, he also saw groups of Lucanian slaves carrying freshly cut tree trunks past them, and if he had used to express his anger by insulting and throwing stones, but now he would not do it: on the one hand, he had adapted to the presence of these slaves, who were the property of the city-state, and were creating wealth for the city-state, and it would do him no good to injure them, but would be punished; On the other hand, the instructor told them that such an approach was a sign of weakness, and that the truly strong would defeat their enemies on the battlefield. Arcinis wants to be a real powerhouse!

The five-kilometer march is over, but that's not all, after a little rest, the recruits begin to charge training, which is a training program that makes Arcinis feel a little excited: the heavily armed recruits first line up in a dense phalanx, the drums sound, and begin to march, the drums slow to the urgent, the speed of the recruits gradually changes from brisk walking to jogging, and finally at the same time, they have to cross the trench that is not wide, cross the ridge, so that from time to time the recruits fall. The most difficult thing in charge training is to maintain a formation during the run, everyone can not be too prominent and not too backward, so as to ensure that the phalanx can rush to the target as a whole, and the recruits often take care of one or the other, and the instructors on the sidelines always scold......

After a charge training, the recruits were numb in their hands and feet, their guns, shields, and helmets were thrown aside, and they fell directly to the ground, panting for breath. But before the training was over, the instructor kicked and pulled, and drove the recruits to the Sisno River.

The next training event is swimming, which is a favorite of the recruits of Alcinis and the old citizens of Amendolara, although Amendolara is a mountain town, but there are many rivers in the territory, so the citizens can swim. Alcinis cheered, quickly took off their equipment, "plopped" into the water, the cool river water immediately took away the heat caused by their training, washed away the sweat and dust on their bodies, and also eliminated the fatigue of the body...... And Arsinis and they swam in the water for a while, and then they went ashore, because at this time the recruits had an after-show to watch: that is, many of the veterans who usually looked up to the top and looked down on them learned to swim in the river, and it is a fact that the Greeks were seafaring peoples and most of them could swim, but some city-states were located in the mountains and inland, and there were few rivers, so naturally people did not have the opportunity to learn to swim from childhood to adulthood, such as Thessaly.

Although these veterans were clumsy and choked on water, they still persistently continued to practice......

Arcinis smiled and laughed, and stopped laughing. He remembered what the instructor had said when explaining the importance of swimming: when they were in Persia, they were fighting the Persians while marching hard, and they had to pass through many mountains and rivers on the way, and some of his comrades, because they could not swim, braved the enemy's bow and arrow to force their way across the river, slipped and fell into the river, and drowned in vain. Therefore, in war, soldiers will encounter all kinds of unexpected situations, so it is best to learn a variety of combat skills in order to protect themselves and kill the enemy.

At this moment, a loud cheer came from the front that awakened Arcinis's musings.

"What's wrong?" He asked his teammates, who were looking downstream.

"I heard that the Archon is swimming with people." The answer was Melisanda, his father also died in the war, his mother in her thirties had just married the new senator of the Senate, the military officer Phellisius, Melisanda was only 16 years old, not yet of service age, but stubborn he insisted on participating in training, the purpose was the same as Alcinis, and his adoptive father, who was pestered and could not be helped, had to go to Davos, and Davester approved him to participate in training, but before adulthood, he could not go to war. Because Arcinis was close to him and the youngest in the barracks, he became friends.

"Lord Archon is also coming to swim!" Arcinis was surprised.

"Master Davers has always asked others to do it, and he himself has to do it first. He trains with the veterans, and you don't usually see it. The instructor's voice rang in his ears.

Arcinis nodded, and ran down excitedly.

"Wait for me!" Melisanda shouted.

The two of them desperately squeezed into the crowded crowd, and then they saw that there were five people paddling hard in the river to the rapid sound of drums, and one of them paddled with his hands, his body constantly tilting from side to side, and he moved forward like a big fish in a swimming movement that they had never seen before, leaving the others a long distance......

When the drumming stopped, the man stood up, and the water of the Sisno River was up to his waist, and he was none other than the Archon of Davers, whom Arcinis had seen before in the referendum assembly.

At this time, Davers laughed and said, "Who else wants to come down and compete?" ”

The soldiers, who had been cheering loudly before, immediately fell silent.

Seeing that no one responded, Davers turned around and hugged several other fighters before preparing to go ashore.

Melishanda shoved Alcinis, who rushed out of the crowd at once, and in the face of everyone's focused gaze, he shouted loudly, "I...... I got it! ”

The soldiers were in an uproar: "It's a child!" There was regret in the words.

"What's wrong with the kids! Master Davers is only a few years older than us! Melishanda retorted, and the crowd was dumbfounded.

"That's right, Melisanda! Ambition is not in high age! Davers smiled at Melisanda, who knew the young man because of Philicius, and then focused his gaze on Arcinis: "It is often young people who dare to challenge!" ”

Arcinis walked up to Davers with some nervousness: the Greeks of this era were beautiful for their robust nudity, and they naturally swam naked. Davers was of medium height, well-proportioned, and his eyes were exceptionally sharp, but at the moment they were hidden by a smile on his face.

Davers was also looking at Arcinis, and he smiled: "I don't seem to have seen you, are you a recruit?" ”

"Yes, Lord Archon. My name is Arcinis, son of Aliglas. Arcinis said a little nervously: "I...... I may not be as fast as you, but I'm willing to compete with you. ”

Davers exclaimed: "To be a soldier is to have this courage to fight!" We Amendolara soldiers should and must have such a fighting spirit! ”

After Davers finished speaking, the soldiers on the shore shouted in unison: "Wan Sheng!" Wansheng!! Victory !! ……”

In such an atmosphere, Arcinis suddenly stopped being nervous, and his heart was full of strength. Of course, the result of the game: he lost.

Davers patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, saying, "Train well, you will definitely become a warrior!" ”

Arcinis nodded vigorously, it was strange that Davers was only two years older than him, but it felt like a respected elder talking to him.

"Who is your instructor?" Davers asked again.

"Mattonis."

"Oh, that guy." Davers had a smile on his face: "You will be happy to train under his tutelage because he is very protective; But it will also be painful because he is demanding, especially you. ”

This last sentence left Arcinis at a loss.

Davers looked up and shouted to the soldiers around him, "Brothers, am I swimming fast?" ”

"Fast !!"

"Do you want to learn?"

"I want to !!"

"I will write down the essentials of my swimming movements and add them to the training section of the "Military Law", you will practice according to this in the future, I hope you can learn it as soon as possible!"

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After swimming, the sun is already in the middle of the sky, and it's time to eat. Traditionally, the Greeks ate only two meals a day, but Davers believed that the soldiers trained hard and consumed too much, and had to eat at noon to complete the day's training.

The soldiers brought bread and cheese from home, while the military officer Phellisius led his men and slaves to provide each soldier with a bowl of mutton soup with meat, and now the money for the sale of mutton came from the fund of disabled soldiers in the weapons shop, and in the future, the money from the sale of other items other than weapons captured in the battle would be included in the military department, so that the cost of training would be covered.

Alcinis bit on the bread and drank the steaming lamb soup, feeling his whole body gradually gaining strength again, and he said: "Melisanda, I have heard the old man say, 'The consul is too strong, and he decides all the rules and laws alone, and does not give others a chance to discuss them, because he wants to be a dictator.'" Today, it seems that the archon has a very easy-going personality! ”

Melisanda next to him pursed his lips and said, "Don't listen to those old people, they are jealous!" Because, Lord Davers, they have just become citizens of Amendolara, and they have become consuls and senators of the Senate, but they have the ability, otherwise you would have thought that Turiyi would have begged to sign an equal alliance agreement with us, and it was not because they were there, otherwise they would have sent an envoy to condemn them! I also hope that Lord Davers will be a little stronger, and that he will not be like before, and the Senate will not be able to solve a matter for a long time! Look how much Amendolara has changed now! ”

"You're right!" Arcinis snorted and took a large sip of mutton soup and glanced up at Melisanda: "It seems that you and your adoptive father get along well." ”

Melishanda was stunned for a moment, took a few bites of bread, and then said vaguely: "It's okay...... He was very nice to my mother...... That's fine with me, but it would be nice if he could be a little more aggressive like the instructor......"