Since Davers was not in the Senate now, Crethops and the others did not need to go into the city, but went directly north to the barracks.

Passing through the second triumphal arch outside the northern city, Chrysops stood under the door and looked up for a few moments before leaving.

The military camp in Touriyi is located on the north bank of the confluence of the Koseni 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.

Deer, moats, earthen ramparts, wooden walls, and guard towers erected every 20 meters on the wooden walls formed the outer defense of the barracks, and the camp was made of rows of brick barracks, each of which could accommodate a small group of soldiers, and the beds were made into bunk beds, so the space in the rooms was relatively spacious.

In addition, there were stables for the cavalry, armory, weapons repair workshops, kitchens, a small hospital, and even a waterwheel, which introduced the water of the Delos River into the bathing rooms of the barracks (only for soldiers to bathe in cold water).

Of course, there is also the most important and indispensable part of the barracks: the high command, which consists of the accommodation of the supreme commander, the accommodation of senior military officers, and the conference room; The training ground includes light infantry training ground, heavy infantry training ground, cavalry training ground, weapon testing ground (mainly the assembly and testing of large siege equipment), large training ground (joint training of arms, formation confrontation, and review of troops are here); In addition, there are several special training grounds, the city defense training ground (i.e., training in the construction of camps, defense and siege, the land of this field is often dug and replenished, replenished and dug again, and the eyes are full of devastation), training grounds on both sides of the Delos River (that is, training in wading and river crossing, as well as boat landing operations, so it is also equipped with more than a dozen small cargo ships), and mountain training ground (training in mountain warfare, this training ground is not in the barracks, but in the mountains west of the barracks, across the hot spring baths).

For Dionia, which was established by force, the military camps built near the cities in the alliance were the most functional and most advanced training camps among the Mediterranean countries, city-states and ethnic groups in this era, especially the Turiyi military camp, which was the center of the alliance and had the most citizen soldiers, so the military camp had to train 5,000 people at a time, which could fully accommodate the stationing of 50,000 people, and there were 500 soldiers stationed in turn all year round, which did not include some alliance officials.

It is precisely because of the existence of these military camps that countless farmers, herdsmen, fishermen, traders, and other official citizens, reserve citizens, and free citizens of the Dionian League who have no experience in war, have been rigorously trained in the barracks again and again, and after one or two years, they are quickly forged into qualified legionnaires, so that the Fifth Legion, which has never been on a real battlefield, will not fall behind in the confrontation with the elite soldiers of Syracuse who have been fighting all year round.

At this moment, Chrysops saw the ten-meter-high wooden wall in front of him stretching infinitely on both sides, with no end in sight, and he could imagine the scale of this barracks.

This is obviously a city! He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "This is your barracks?!" ”

"That's right, this is the Turii barracks. Citizens of Turiyi, Amendolara and Bissinia are trained here. The official replied.

Chrysopus looked up again at the sentries patrolling back and forth on the wooden wall and the archers on the watchtower, and the heavily guarded barracks made him feel a little uneasy: "Let's go in." ”

Then, however, the officer stopped, turned to Chrythops and his entourage, and said solemnly: "In view of the fact that the military secrets in this barracks cannot be divulged in the midst of war, His Majesty Davers requests that you must wear a mask and blindfold before entering the barracks. As he spoke, he pulled out a black mask from his bosom.

At the same time, the camp drawbridge creaked down, the camp gate opened, and a group of heavily armed soldiers lined up.

And the entourage of Chrythops had already exploded: "Dionians, do you know what you're talking about?!" ”

"You blindfolded us! Wherever we Spartans go to any place, it has always been the consuls and generals of the city-states who respectfully come out to greet us, which is a humiliation to us Spartans! ”

"Aren't you afraid of drawing the wrath of our Spartans by doing this, Dionians?!"

The Dionian officials were completely unafraid of the accusations of the Spartan emissary and sneered: "A few years ago, there was a Spartan emissary who threatened us with the same words and was driven out of Turii. If you are unwilling to comply with our demands, then we regret that you leave Turiyi. ”

The entourage suddenly fell silent, they knew that the man the official was talking about was Phoebeidas, this guy had been a joke in the Spartans for a long time after returning to Sparta from Turiy, and they didn't want to be like this, so they all looked at Chrysopus.

This is a demonstration in Dionia! Chrysopes sighed in his heart.

Chrysopus was not Phoebedas, and he was one of the few Spartans who was truly diplomatic, which is why the Council of Elders entrusted him with the task of envoy to Greater Greece. At this moment, seeing that the situation was not good, he took a deep breath, his eyes crashed into the Dionian official like substance, and said in a deep voice: "I accept your request, but I hope to meet your king soon!" ”

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Five years later, the last time Chrythopus saw Davers was in the conference room of the Turriy barracks, a young man of only 24 who was now king of Dionia, who sat in the center of the room, his appearance barely changed except for the stubble on his chin, but the impression he gave was completely different from that of the parting time.

When Chrysopus entered, Davers sat still, looking at him with a solemn expression, and a majesty emanated from the young king, like a precipitous mountain peak, slowly pressing towards Chrysops.

It seems that this is a formal meeting, and Davers is not going to talk to him personally, because there are other people sitting on either side of Davers.

This forced Chrythopus, who had just taken off his mask, to speak first to break the silence that he had been depressed: "The Spartan emissary Chrisopus sent an envoy to Dionys, by order of the Council of Elders, hoping to be treated with the respect and reception he deserved. ”

Sitting on the left hand side of Davos was Kunogorata, who said with a serious expression: "Sparta, as the leader of Greece, should have maintained peace between the Greek city-states, but you rely on the strong, bully the weak, and provoke wars everywhere, such a city-state is not worthy of Dionia's respect!" ”

Although Chrysopus was uneasy before, he really did not expect that Dionia's attitude towards Sparta would be so bad, although he was unhappy, but fortunately, he had made many missions to other city-states, and he had a lot of experience, so he quickly replied: "In the conflict of interests between the city-states, who can tell who is right and who is wrong." Moreover, it was what happened in the Eastern Mediterranean, and it had nothing to do with Greater Greece. ”

A white-haired old man, Scombras, to the right of Davers, stood up and accused: "We don't want to take care of your Greek affairs. But Sparta intervenes in our war with Syracuse, assists the odious Syracuses, tramples on our land, slaughters our people, and that is our enemy! We have no respect for the enemy, only anger! ”

Do they know?! Chrysopes looked at Davers in front of him.

Davers looked grim and stared at him sharply.

Chrysopes calmly defended: "Although we Sparta and Syracuse have an alliance, Sparta has never intervened in the affairs of the Western Mediterranean, nor has it ever sent troops into the Western Mediterranean, and Sparta has no hostility towards Dionia!" ……”

"Phoebe Das." Davers uttered the name that Clethops was afraid to hear, and he said in a cold and unhurried tone: "The general of Sparta, the brother of Eudamidas, who also once sent an envoy to Dionia, now appears in the army of Syracuse, and in the battle with the alliance of South Italy, he commands the right flank of the army of Syracuse. Don't tell me that this was his unauthorized action or that he had long since been banished from Sparta. As far as I know, he led his army in Corinth a few months ago. ”

Davers' words blocked all the possibilities that Chrythopus wanted to quibble, and Chrythopus was surprised that Dionia could have such detailed information about Phoebeidas. At this moment, he had nothing to hesitate or worry about, so he simply changed the topic and said bluntly: "I am here this time for the peace of Great Greece, and Sparta hopes that Dionya and Syracuse can stop the war and sign a peace agreement, so that the Great Greeks can rebuild their homeland!" ”

"Did I hear me wrong?! Sparta is actually starting to care about our Great Greece! Scombras's taunt left Chrysops unheard, and his gaze was fixed on Davers.

"Dionysius has agreed?" Instead of showing surprise, Davers asked rhetorically.

"I'll come to Turii first, and after asking for your opinions, I'll go to the Siriting." Chrysops replied.

"What kind of armistice conditions?" Kunograta chimed in.

"Although Dionya has won a naval battle, you must admit that Syracuse has a great advantage in Great Greece, they have conquered the other city-states of Great Greece, and now they are about to enter your territory, and you are not yet in Dionia...... So my suggestion is—"

Chrysops looked at Davers and said earnestly: "The two sides have a truce on their current position. ”

After Cresopus finished speaking, there was a cold silence in the conference hall, and he immediately added: "Of course, you can also kick out your armistice conditions, and we Sparta will be responsible for coordinating." ”