Chapter XXVII: The New Chief
When Davers and his party returned to the Menon barracks, the soldiers had been eagerly welcoming them into the camp and then inquiring about the situation. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Clarcus and Menon have been killed by the Persians, and the Persians still want us to surrender, but the officers have refused, and our war with the Persians is inevitable!" Antonios deliberately exaggerated the state of affairs.
The soldiers were in an uproar. Although they had been informed by Shilos and they had been prepared, they still had a hint of peace in mind. Now, that last illusion is shattered. They panicked, confused, and overwhelmed.
"Now, we must immediately elect a new leader, in place of Menon, to lead us back to Greece!" Phellisius shouted.
As soon as the words ended, Antonios' nephew, the young man who had been saved by Davers, Assies, raised his right hand in the crowd and couldn't wait to shout: "Brothers, who foretold the death of Cyrus the Younger?!" ”
“…… It's Davers. Shilos they took the lead in responding.
"Who invented the bacon sausage so that we didn't starve?!" Assistes continued to shout.
"It's Davers." The soldiers responded.
"Who created the medical camp so that we don't have to worry about injuries and illness?!"
"Davers!" The soldiers began to answer in unison.
"Who foretold that today's meeting with the Persians was a conspiracy and tried to stop Menon from them?!"
"Davers!!" The soldiers shouted in unison.
"Who is Hades' Divine Favorant?! Who can bless us to return to Greece?! ”
"Davers !!" The soldiers shouted in unison.
"Who-" Assistes pointed at Davers and roared in a hoarse voice, "it's our new leader?!! ”
"Davers! Davers!! Davers !! ......" the soldiers of the entire barracks shouted excitedly, for a long time.
Phellisius and the squadron leaders were a little helpless in the face of such a scene, and they all looked at Davers, and Davers was surprised, as if he didn't know anything about it, but his eyes quietly glanced at Matonis and Giogris who were dancing in the crowd, he didn't expect that it would be Arcisstes who would lead the soldiers, but the effect was obviously more than he expected.
The soldiers' shouts grew louder and louder, and the officers had to respond to this, and after an urgent consultation, Phellisius walked out, he glanced at Davers next to him with a complicated expression, and then shouted to the gathered soldiers: "Brothers, are you sure you want to choose Davers as your new leader?!" ”
"Yes!!" With Asistes at the lead, the soldiers shouted in unison.
"Is there anyone else?!"
"No!!"
"We need the guidance of the Divine Ones!!"
Pherisius turned, Antonios and Kapus nodded, followed by Amintas and Alexis...... The squadron leader also nodded helplessly.
Phellisius shouted solemnly, "The gods testify, the soldiers have elected them, and the officers have agreed to make Davers our new leader!" ”
The cheers rang out.
Davers let go of his clenched fist, his palms already drenched with sweat. He breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was full of excitement: all the hard work and efforts during this time were not in vain! He, a traverser, and an ordinary young soldier, directly crossed the ranks of squad leader, detachment leader, and squadron leader, and became the leader of more than a thousand soldiers. Despite being only a mercenary, his dream was finally realized in a short period of time, from a pawn to a chess player. Of course, this also means that he will have a great responsibility, but compared to being a cannon fodder to die, no matter how big the responsibility is, what is there to fear!
Faced with excited faces, he raised his right arm high.
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Compared with the other military camps, Menon suffered the least losses, and due to the lack of cooperation from everyone, only three officers followed Menon to the Persian camp, and the soldiers quickly elected a successor.
Then the soldiers retreated, and the new leader, Davos, and the squadron leaders held their first meeting in the big tent. Phellisius was only an adjutant attached to Menon and did not have the right to lead troops, and when the new leader took the position, his position was naturally relieved, so he could only stay outside.
Davers looked at the thirteen squadron leaders, some of whom he was familiar with, such as Antonios, Cappus, etc., and many more who were not so familiar...... The squadron leaders also looked at the new leader, who was too young, some with anticipation, some just curious, and some simply ignored it and talked to themselves......
It was not that he had not been a leader in his previous life, and Davers had no timidity at all, he met their gaze with a serious expression, and remained silent for a long time, making the big tent gradually quiet from the initial noise. The invisible pressure of the young man's silence made the squadron leaders begin to look at him squarely.
At this time, he said unhurriedly: "Thank you soldiers for their trust in me!" Thank you for your support as well! I will prove your choice with my own actions! ”
This young new leader is not modest at all! Alexis and the others opened their mouths slightly in surprise, and Antonios and Capus were infected by his confidence and showed a hint of a smile.
"Now, I have decided to let Pherisius continue as an adjutant and assist me in managing military affairs." This proposal temporarily relieved the few squadron leaders who were worried about Davers's inexperience.
Philicus was invited in, and he smiled and thanked Davers, then sat down next to Davers.
"I've decided to set up a medical battalion with Herps as the medical officer, and he must be present at important meetings!" The field hospital at the Menon barracks has long been operating independently, and now it is only officially on the table.
Amintas objected: "It is enough that the doctor can heal the wounds of the brothers, and they do not understand what military councils they attend, and they have never done anything like this before!" ”
"It's a special time!" Davers looked at the strong man with a strong body and a somewhat fierce appearance, and said in an accentuated tone: "In the next trip, we may encounter a lot of battles, we must protect our medical battalion, and at the same time, we also need to know how many wounded soldiers the medical battalion can treat us?" Is there a shortage of labor? Is there a shortage of medical supplies? …… All of this needs to be negotiated with Herps! ”
Amintas was stunned, scratched his head, and stopped talking. No one wanted their wounded soldiers to go untreated, and Davers's proposal was easily approved.
"I hope that Mersis of the baggage battalion will also attend the military meeting. Because we need to know if there is enough food at all times? Are there enough pack beasts? ......" Davers's second proposal was once again accepted by everyone, after all, food is everyone's primary concern, not to mention that there are also their salaries and looted money in the baggage camps, which of course need to be known and protected at all times.
After three appointments in quick succession, Davers stopped proposing.
At this moment, Philisius next to him touched Davers and opened his mouth towards him.
It dawned on Davers from the way the other party spoke that he had forgotten a key position—herald. Don't underestimate this position, upload and issue, and smooth military orders and government orders, all depend on him. If you don't set it in front of everyone now, it's easy to make mistakes. Still inexperienced!
Davers thought for a moment and said quietly, "Besides, I appoint Assies as the herald!" "Not only to repay the merit of the election just now, but Assistes has been assisting his uncle Antonios in some trivial military work, and he is also familiar with the Menon military camp. Besides, Davers has been in contact with this young man many times, he has a cheerful personality and full of energy, and the officers have a good impression of him. Moreover, he was full of gratitude to Davers, and he didn't need anyone to use him!
Sure enough, this candidate was successfully recognized by everyone.
Antonios went out and called Asistes.
Excitedly thanking the crowd, Assistes immediately began his duty. He quickly called for Herps and Merses.
At this point, all the new high-level leaders of the Menon military camp have arrived.