“…… I pretended to be an emissary of Turii, and after some great effort, I finally reached Sparta, and told the Spartan elders at the Council of Elders about the calamity that had befallen Turii, and asked them for reinforcements. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe Spartan elders sympathized with our plight at Turiyi, but instead of sending reinforcements, they gave a certificate of permission to recruit......"

"Clever!" When Burrkus said this, Philis couldn't help but praise loudly, and several other generals were also relieved, it seems that Sparta did not care too much about Turi's help in Athens.

"Thanks to the timely measures we took, Sparta was able to treat us in such an attitude." Kunograta said on the side, and several generals agreed. Regardless of whether Sparta changed their attitude because of Turi's expulsion of the Athenian descendants, or whether they did not take Turii to heart at all, the generals who had expressed their support and approval for the expulsion of the Athenian descendants needed this false recognition to dispel the guilt in their hearts.

Glancing at the generals, Burkos continued: "When I arrived in Miletus, during the period of recruiting mercenaries such as Drax and Sesta, I heard a lot of news about Cyrus the Younger leading Greek mercenaries to attack Persia and attempt to usurp the throne. ”

Several generals nodded, don't look at the fact that Turiyi is thousands of miles away from Asia Minor, but they know this news, not to mention the frequent merchant ships in the east and west of the Mediterranean, that is, although the first batch of mercenaries can only be stationed outside the city, but there are constantly small merchants and peddlers who even go to the military camp to do business, so as to spread some news and stories to the city.

"The Greek mercenaries defeated the army of the Persian king, and although Cyrus the Younger was killed in battle, on the way back to Greece they also defeated the forces of the Persian governor of Asia Minor Tisaponis, the Armenian governor Ojuntas, and it is said that they also killed several famous Persian generals! They marched thousands of miles, constantly fighting with the local natives, and many of them were mountain races that gave the Persians a headache. Isn't it amazing? Is it comparable to the Spartans? ”

"Could it be that this army you hired is—" One of the generals could not help but exclaim, "is that the Greek mercenary who went on an expedition to Persia?!" ”

"Yes, generals." Bulkos saw the mixed look of surprise and excitement on everyone's face, and a stone finally fell to the ground in his heart: "The reason why we lost the last battle with the Lucanians was not only because of the negligence of Asciculo Doyaks, but also because the citizens have lived in peace for a long time and lack combat experience. ”

In fact, after the Turiyi repelled the invasion of the Lucanians, they took the initiative to invade the territory of the Lucanians, not the will of Ascikulodoyaks alone, but the entire citizens of Turiyi, including the generals, were pushing, and this strong desire to take revenge on the Lucanians prompted the whole army to attack the enemy's land lightly, and as a result, almost all the troops were annihilated.

At this time, Burkos put the blame on Asiculo Doyax against his will (this is also the scapegoat found by the Turriyi Citizens' Assembly after the fiasco at that time), and when he saw the generals nodding in agreement, he couldn't help but secretly disdain, but he still said seriously: "I think that if such an army can be hired, then the danger faced by Turiyi can not only be relieved, but also deal a huge blow to the Lucanians." So I arranged for my men to be stationed in taverns and inns to inquire about the whereabouts and movements of the Greek expeditionary force at any time. Soon after, I learned that they had arrived at the city of Heraclia on the shores of the Eucortic Sea, but at the same time I learned of another bad news, 'Sparta and Persia were about to go to war, and the Spartan general Tiblom had even been appointed governor of Asia Minor, and rushed to Miletus to begin recruiting troops. 'I feared that this Greek expeditionary force would be recruited by Sparta, so I took a speedboat overnight to Hellespont and found them in Byzantium.

But most of the mercenaries were tired of fighting, and did not want to go far from home to fight in the distant and unfamiliar land of Turiy, and only this force under the command of the chief of Davers, lured by my offer of high salaries, agreed to accept the mercenary after I had agreed to accept some of their demands. And just after I led them out of Byzantium by boat, they were intercepted by the fleet of Sparta, and it turned out that Tibulon, the governor of Spartan Asia Minor, had sent an envoy to make the entire Greek expeditionary force fight for him, and this force of Davers was the best of the expeditionary force, and several Persian generals actually died at their hands. It was only because I had a signed employment agreement in my hand, a recruitment permit from the Council of Spartan Elders, and at the same time I paid half of Toldente to bribe the Spartan emissary that I was able to let the fleet go......"

"Ladies and gentlemen, after accepting the task we gave him, Bulkos went through hardships and dangers, and even his life was in danger, but he did not fear or give up, but used his intelligence and tenacity to finally complete the recruitment, it should be said that he completed the recruitment task beyond our expectations! Not only did it bring reinforcements to Turiyi, but it also gave us an idea of Sparta's attitude towards Turiyi, and we should be grateful to him! The citizens of Turiyi should be grateful to him!! Ferreth said excitedly and was the first to applaud.

The other generals applauded, and the applause continued for a long time.

Bulkos didn't know what to say at this point.

Kunogorata stepped forward and said with a sincere face: "Burkos, you are the hero of Turiyi!" Forgive me for what I just said, I shouldn't have been so suspicious of you, it's just that Turii's financial problems have been a headache for us lately. Are you willing to accept my apology?! ”

Bulkos nodded in acceptance.

Then, Nesis apologized.

Another general, Ansitanos, said: "Should we visit the leader of the Greek mercenaries who were on an expedition to Persia as a sign of Turri's welcome to them?" ”

"Ansitanos, I know you want to know more about Persia from them, in order to complete the sequel to the great Histories of your teacher Herodotus." "But now is not a good time, I admit that the army mentioned by Bulkos is indeed amazing, but they are mercenaries and gentiles after all!" And we represent Turii! It is not uncommon for soldiers accustomed to bloody killings to threaten themselves while intimidating the enemy. We can't pamper them and let them have unnecessary illusions. And if you pay too much attention to them, what will another mercenary team think?! And what will Tarantum's reinforcements think?! ”

"That's right! They're just free people we paid to hire to fight for us! Neosis shouted.

Kunograta took the opportunity to pick up the conversation and continued: "Neosis is right! No matter how strong a mercenary is, it is still a mercenary. We pay, we are the employers. Don't reverse this relationship! ”

Although there were some differences with Kunogorata on the governing philosophy, Ferreis had to nod and say: "Kunogorata is right. We treat them the same way we treated them as mercenaries, and there is no need to take them too seriously. ”

At this time, Ñosis said: "Now that we have strong reinforcements and the Lucanians are about to attack, should we revisit the countermeasures?" ”

"The villages and farms outside the city have been renovated, and the wheat seeds have been sown, and we must repel them before the Lucarians destroy the property of the citizens again!" ”

"The last time we failed fiascoly, it was because we were too aggressive, and more than 10,000 citizens were killed, so we must be cautious! You know, according to the news that came out, the number of Lucanian troops may exceed tens of thousands. "And the number of our soldiers, plus the mercenaries, and the reinforcements of Tarantum, is no more than nine thousand, including many citizens over forty years old. ”