Davers smiled, "My answer is to accept the employment of Turiyi." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Despite some preparation, Burcos couldn't help but look surprised.

"Don't be too happy! This is only my personal opinion, and I have to convince my officers and soldiers that many of them are tired of the war after more than a year of fighting in Persia and are eager to return home. Davers poured cold water on him and then said, "I'll do my best to convince them, and of course the higher your salary, the more you can impress them." ”

"Two Dalic gold coins a month for a soldier!" Bulkos said decisively.

Davers thought about it in his mind and asked, "How many people do you need?" ”

"Of course, the more the merrier!" Burkos blurted out without thinking.

"Oh, what a big breath! If I take 5,000 people with me, the monthly salary and provisions are a huge number, and will Turiyi afford it? ”

"I said that Turij was one of the most prosperous city-states in Greater Greece! You are bringing 10,000 people, and Turii can easily support you for a year on his own! Bulkos said confidently.

"Well, I hope so." Davers cautiously expressed optimism, then asked, "Also, how do we get to Tourii?" How many boats do you have? ”

"I've already negotiated with the Byzantine shipowners, and then you just have to pay for as many boats as you want!"

"So, will the Spartans here agree to us leaving for Turiyi?" That's when Davers asked his biggest concern.

"I have received authorization from the Spartan Senate, and the Byzantine prefect Creander is troubled by your presence, and he is happy to see your departure." Burkos replied confidently.

So, Davos agreed very dryly: "It seems that you have already arranged it." Then, I will tell you tomorrow morning the number of soldiers I will lead, and negotiate a more detailed employment agreement with you. ”

"Okay, I'll come back tomorrow morning. Hope to get your good news! Although there were some twists and turns at first, it was eventually agreed and Burkos left in a happy mood.

"Honey, are you really going to Turry?" Christoya, who had been quietly listening, spoke.

"Yes!" Davers turned around, his eyes flashing with excitement: "Christoya, maybe this is a good opportunity!" A chance for us to go from a fish in the water to a fisherman who casts a net! ”

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Matonis sat on the ground, excited and curious: since he had been the leader of the detachment, he had never participated in the discussion and formulation of any decisions in the barracks, and this time the herald Arcistes had urgently informed them that these detachment leaders were attending the meeting.

He looked around, and saw that not far away Oliver was laughing loudly with others, this kid has now become the leader of the detachment, and his status is equal, every time he sees him, he is unhappy, so he shouts: "Olivers, there is a military meeting here, not your tent, please keep quiet!" ”

Oliver turned around and smiled: "It turned out to be the brave Mattonis, have you been punished for the two soldiers who violated military regulations and robbed Byzantine citizens?" ”

When Matonis heard this, although his stomach was furious, he did not dare to shout again.

Since entering Armenia, Davers has been the most important leader of the mercenaries, and his military talents have not only won the recognition of the leaders and soldiers, but also conquered the hearts of the soldiers under him, so he began to gradually reorganize and reform the ranks.

At that time, during the expedition to Armenia, the mercenaries constantly had small conflicts with the local natives, and there were not a few dead and wounded, including officers, and Armenia and later Facia, Taukia and other places were mostly mountainous, and it was not easy for large troops to deploy. Therefore, according to the actual situation, Davers first combined the army composed of 14 centurians into seven companies of 200 men, and one company had a detachment of 400 men under its command, so that it was not only convenient to command, but also more flexible and changeable in mountain operations: because one detachment would have strong enough combat power to repel a small group of enemies, while a wing would have the ability to undertake independent combat missions, because it had four detachments, and two detachments could be used to fight head-on, another detachment to flank, and one detachment to make preparations, and so on.

After this merger and rectification, the combat effectiveness of his team was greatly improved, and some soldiers even proudly said in private: "Our Davers is not only the god of Hades, but also inspired by Athena!" ”

Then, when a team officer was killed or injured, Davers promoted capable henchmen, such as Shilos has been promoted to company captain, and Matonis, Olivers, and Geogris have all become detachment captains, making his control over his troops more solid.

He then embarked on a second-step reform plan, enacting a "military law" to strictly bind soldiers. This is literally life-threatening for free-spirited mercenaries. However, at that time, a considerable part of the conflict with the local aborigines was caused by soldiers wantonly stealing and looting property, so standardizing military discipline was the best way to reduce the conflict. However, Davers not only rectified military discipline, but also made some regulations on military aspects such as marching, camping, and reconnaissance: for example, in the past, Davers was surprised by the simplicity of mercenaries to build camps, and sometimes even had no protection at all, so he stipulated that when camping, the camp must dig trenches, lay deer barricades, build earthen ramparts, etc.

At the beginning, the soldiers were reluctant to carry it out, they were already very tired after the march and battle, and they still had to do this kind of hard work, not tired! However, after two night attacks by mountain people, the soldiers of the other camps were crushed, and the soldiers were killed and wounded, and property was lost, and it was only Davers's troops, protected by the earthen walls of the trenches, that the soldiers began to accept this rule from their hearts. Of course, Davos only made some simple regulations in various aspects, he didn't dare to take it too seriously, such as: running away during battle, staying in the previous life has been a felony to cut off the head since ancient times, but he wants to do this, the soldiers in the barracks must rebel, so he only used some lighter punishments: cane (don't dare to beat too much), fasting, etc., for the Greeks who value honor, it is a great shame to be stripped naked and spanked in front of their comrades, unless it is a special case, they will try to comply with the regulations.

Of course, there are many soldiers who can't stand the control and run to other barracks, plus the dead and wounded soldiers, the number of soldiers in the Davers barracks should be greatly reduced. You know, when the entire Greek mercenary army returned to Byzantium, it was reduced from the original 13,000 (purely soldiers) to 9,000 (already half the number in history, and Davers played a big role in it). However, the number of soldiers under his command is still not much different from when he first took over, about 1,400 soldiers.

There are four reasons why the number of soldiers has not decreased: First, Davers manages the army as fairly and impartially as possible, and there is no distinction between officers and ordinary soldiers. The harvest of each battle and plunder was also distributed by Mariji to the soldiers according to merit, and he himself was empty-handed; Second, his troops had the strongest combat effectiveness and the fewest casualties, especially after the military reform. For soldiers who wish to return home alive, of course, it is a strong support; 3. The medical battalion he established healed a large number of wounded soldiers, and half of them chose to stay, in which Christoya's intentional guidance played a great role; Fourth, Davers's personal charisma. The "Divine Favorite", a military genius, is a mystery, but he is amiable to the soldiers, and even carries the wounded on his own war horse many times...... The soldiers were happy to accept his command and affectionately called him "our Davers".

Now, in more than half a year of campaigning, Davers has begun to gradually adapt to these mercenaries in a special environment, which seems to be relatively simple to Davers, but has been very strict with military law for these soldiers. Therefore, Martonis knew that his soldiers would be punished for violating the regulations that Davers had made before coming to Byzantium, which was a bit difficult for him to accept. At this moment, he didn't have time to think too much, because Davers had already lifted the tabernacle and walked into the hall with Marigi.

Note: The annihilation of more than 10,000 citizen soldiers by the Lucanians in Turiyi actually happened in history, but only about ten years later (the exact time is unknown), and the reasons for this will be mentioned later.