When several leaders rushed to meet Davos, they couldn't help but feel numb when they saw the tragic scene in the canyon, and when they looked at Davers's eyes, they couldn't help but feel a little more awe, just as Xenophon said: "...... Davers ...... You...... You deserve to be ...... Hades...... Favored by God! ”

Davers was also uneasy, and he kept comforting himself in his heart: this is war! This is war!

"What to do with these Persians?" When he saw that the soldiers were collecting the weapons and armor of the surrendered soldiers, he suddenly relented and asked Christopus. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Chrysops' reply was unusually cold: "When their weapons and armor are collected, cut off all their tendons and hamstrings, stab them in the thighs, and put them back to give Tisafnis a headache."

Davos was silent, he certainly understood the purpose of Christopes's actions: the mercenaries had no extra food and no extra men to watch over them, and Tisaponis had allocated men to look after the wounded Persians, so the number of soldiers attacking them was naturally reduced.

"Davers, you're doing a great job!" Chrysopus looked around and said, "I think the Persians will be frightened when they see this!" ”

As Davos led his troops out of the ravine, the soldiers along the way gave them the greatest cheers of the bloodied men, knowing that it was the young chieftain who led a few men to block the way of the large number of Persians that gave the mercenaries a perfect victory.

The young Davers won the recognition of the whole army with his practical actions.

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In the afternoon, Tisa Finnis's army arrived in the canyon.

When Tisafnis saw the horrors in the canyon and the wounded soldiers lying on the ground, struggling and wailing, he angrily threw his helmet to the ground and sent a small group of cronies to deal with the aftermath, while the rest of the troops were forbidden to enter the canyon, instead bypassing the peaks and taking other roads.

Arilius, who followed Tisaponis, remained silent, he did not see the body of Artauzus, but it must have been among the countless piles of corpses. In the past three days, the two generals who fought with him for power have died in battle, but at this moment he did not have a trace of joy, but had a feeling of death and cold teeth......

In this battle, the Persians lost more than 3,000 dead and wounded, and none of them escaped; The casualties on the side of the Greek mercenaries were negligible.

Perhaps, it was really said by Christopus, and the Persians were frightened and did not appear again for several days. This made it easier for the Greek mercenaries to plunder and march all the way to Larissa, a city on the side of the Tigris River.

It's a big and magnificent city. The lower part of its walls is made of stone, the upper part is made of adobe bricks, and the wall is about 30 meters high, 8 meters wide, and has a circumference of about 10 li. The city walls were so imposing that the Greek mercenaries had no interest in attacking it at all, and the city was sparsely populated compared to the cities they had encountered on the banks of the Tigris River, and most of the fields and cottages outside the city were deserted.

"Larissa, whose former name is said to have been Kara, was first a great city during the Assyrian period and was later taken by the Medes. The great King Cyrus defeated the Medes, but he was never able to break through the city, and in the end it was Mithra, the god of the sun, who obscured the light of the city with dark clouds, making it as dark as night and day, and the inhabitants of the city were so frightened that the gods had abandoned them, so they abandoned the city and fled, and the king of Cyrus took the city......" said Mariji.

Ever since Davers learned from Chrythops the importance of "knowing the terrain" for a commander, he has used Marigi as a guide by his side. Xenophon, as the lieutenant of Hieronymus, was entangled in everything, and it was no longer possible for him to come and talk to Davers as easily as before. As a merchant, Marigi was not only familiar with the surrounding terrain, but also had a wealth of historical anecdotes about the two river valleys, which added a lot of fun to Davers's tense and weary march.

"Hey, you Persia have the sun god, we also have Apollo, who is more powerful?" Matonis, who was in the escort, said suddenly.

Marigi, who was beside Davers, glanced back and said disdainfully, "Mithra is the master of nature, ensuring the abundance of vegetation, the fertility of the land, and the peace and contentment of the people, so he is worshipped by all things!" It's not something that a mere god can compare! ”

"What do you say?! How dare you insult Apollo!! "Matonis angrily tried to go up and beat Marigi, but was stopped by Shiros.

Marigi was so frightened that he hid behind Davos, but Davos shouted at him: "Matonis's question has not offended you, and you have insulted the gods that we Greeks reveal!" If you don't apologize immediately, I won't stop them from retaliating with your anger! "Did this Persian inadvertently give him a little headache with his superiority, it was time to teach him a lesson.

Marigi looked back and saw the angry fire in the soldiers' eyes, and he knew that if it weren't for Davers, he would have been torn to shreds. As a businessman, it is in his nature to be able to change power, and he quickly bent down and bowed his head, sincerely apologized, and even slapped himself.

Seeing Marigi forgiven, Davers asked the question he had been wondering about: "Why does this city look so desolate?" ”

Holding his reddened cheeks with one hand, Mariji said vaguely, "Because the inhabitants here are mainly Medes." With that, he was silent.

Davers thought about it carefully and suddenly realized: "The Persian royal court does not attach importance to this area, because this is the core area of the former Medes and Assyria, and they are afraid that they will rekindle the old fire, and even adopt a policy of suppression, right?" ”

Seeing Marigi looking at him in surprise, Davers knew that he had guessed the point, and couldn't help but say a little proudly: "Let me guess again what methods were used." For example, people from here are often sent to join the army to fight? Higher taxes? ……”

"Chief Davers, if you are really what you call a god, you are indeed completely different from your men who only have muscles and no brains!" Marigi looked up at Davers on the horse in admiration, because he had suffered a loss just now, he whispered: "If you are a Persian and a Persian official, it is estimated that you can also develop very well!" ”

Davers smiled and said, "Although Persia is a big country, it's a pity that I don't like it. ”

"Because you're Greek?"

Davers didn't answer, he looked at Larissa not far away, and was stunned: Is he a Greek? In addition to this body, his soul, his mind, so far from the bottom of his heart to think that he is a Chinese, Greek tradition and culture can not assimilate a person from the 21st century, and even have no influence on him, but the helplessness of reality and sincere comradeship make him identify with this group. Don't look at his usual "what ...... we are in Greece" is all to fool these Greeks, boost morale, and highlight his status as a leader, in a word - for survival! Therefore, if Persia is superior to Greece and extends an olive branch to him, he will not hesitate to take refuge in the past, but he does not look down on Persia, because the political system of most Greek city-states is more like a country in the 21st century, and even Athens is more democratic than modern society, which has a natural affinity for modern people who advocate freedom......

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The next day, they marched to Mespola.

This was Nineveh, the former capital of the Assyrian kingdom. It is said that Medea, the wife of the last Median king, took refuge in this city after our Persians took refuge in the kingdom of the Medes. The great King Cyrus led an army to besiege the city, but it was not taken for a long time because it was the last citadel of the Medes. The god of war, Bahram, saw that the Persians had suffered too many casualties, so he let out an earth-shattering thunder that shook the whole city before it was conquered...... "Mariji still served as a guide and "narrator".

"Hehe, the gods of the Persians are really good, and they help in the battle." Matonis taunted in the back, and with yesterday's lesson, Marigi ignored him.

Davos looked out on his horse over the city, which was also located on the banks of the Tigris River. The capital of the former Assyrian kingdom was about 17 meters high at the base of the city wall alone, and Kara was already a majestic city, but it seems to be only one-third the size of Nineveh. At this time, the capital city was already barren and dilapidated, and the wild grasses and countless thorn bushes on the city walls were swaying in the river breeze, as if telling of its current desolation.

A sense of the vicissitudes of history came to mind, which made Davers naturally think of the famous sentence of "I don't see the ancients before, I don't see the comers after, I think of the world and the world, and I cry alone", and he sighed: "No matter how powerful a country is, there will be a time to perish!" ”