At this moment, a thunderous cheer rang out: "Davers! Davers!! Davers !! The shouts of ......" were so neat and loud that they overwhelmed all the noise, that several leaders could not help but change their colors. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"That's Menon's mercenaries!" Timason tiptoed in the direction from which the voice had come.

"It's time to call Davers' mercenary!" Hieronymus said enviously.

Davers on the stage smiled, and he spoke: "Warriors of Greece, I am Davers of Thessaly, and I will be the new leader in place of Menon!" ”

When the soldiers on the stage finished speaking, the soldiers of the Davers barracks immediately stood up and applauded him, causing the other soldiers to look at each other: Are these guys crazy?!

Some people who knew the inside story began to sell the news in front of their companions: "I heard that this young man is the divine favor of Hades, and every time he gets the 'oracle', it is extremely effective!" ”

"I heard that he miraculously brought the dying soldier back to life. Right! It's the one standing behind him! ”

"He also invented something that worked for us! Like this one on my lap...... Well, leggings......"

Soldiers spread word of mouth. In the blink of an eye, everyone looked at him with less contempt and more curiosity.

Davers's words reached their ears again: "Just now, Christopus's words were very exciting, but they were too short! Just like when a man and a woman do that, the woman just starts to get excited, and the man ends, how uncomfortable the woman must be! ”

The soldiers in the audience didn't expect such vulgar words to come out of the mouth of this still somewhat childish young man, and they were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter: "Hahaha......"

Quite a few people also took the opportunity to let out obscene boos...

"This young man is funny!" Many soldiers nodded with a smile.

"Nonsense! It's too messy! Timasong looked at Christopus and cursed.

Xenophon was also surprised that Davers, whom he knew, was a well-informed and well-spoken young man, and that he should not be so rude.

Chrythops did not speak, although Davers was making fun of him, he was not angry, Chrythops, who had been living in the barracks until he was thirty years old, knew the soldiers' thoughts, he did not know whether Davers had stumbled by mistake or by purpose, in short, this lewd joke had made the soldiers feel familiar with the too young leader. It also gave Chrythops anticipation for the next speech.

"When I came up just now, I saw that you were all depressed, and some of you even had tears in their eyes. You're scared! I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Greece! You are afraid! Fear that the Persians will destroy you! - But if you think about it, when we were in the heart of Persia and our employer Cyrus the Younger was killed, and we didn't know what to do, the Persians, who had many times our soldiers, did not come at once to attack us and destroy us! How do they do it? Davers slowly stirred up the soldiers' interest with questions.

"Everybody in this room knows that. The Persians spent their energy to negotiate peace with us, and provided us with abundant food, and accompanied us on such a long journey...... It took so much time, money, and energy for them to trick our leader into being killed by them! Davers said slowly, then he paused and asked aloud, "Soldiers, tell me!" Who the hell is scared?! Afraid?! - It's a Persian! They are more scared than we are! They are afraid of our bravery! They don't dare to fight us head-on! They are cowardly and only dare to use these plots quietly! They are afraid of us more than their gods, so much so that they break their oath before the gods!

Now they have killed our leader, and when we are in confusion, they do not dare to attack us immediately, and they still want us to surrender! In the face of such a timid Persian, what is there for you to fear! You know, we Greeks are a race that is not afraid of any threat! -- A few decades ago, the Persian king Darius led a large army and conquered all the races of the land. When he directed his next conquest at the Greek city-states, which were still weak across the Channel, soldiers, tell me, had Greece surrendered?! Davers leaned forward, straightened his right hand, and asked the soldiers in a loud voice.

"Nope." One after another, people answered.

"It's too quiet, I can't hear it! Please tell me if Greece surrendered?!! Davers asked in a louder voice.

"Nope!" This time the answer was neat.

Davers was still not satisfied: "The voice is as small as a timid Persian!" Again, did Greece surrender?!! ”

"No—there is !!" The soldiers shouted, their emotions beginning to stir up.

"That's right! We Greeks did not give in! At Marathon, the Athenians defeated the Persian army with fewer victories, and Darius rolled back to his lair, where he fell ill and died within a few years. His son Xerxes, in order to avenge himself, gathered an unprecedentedly large army and invaded Greece again. But we Greeks never give in to power!

Soldiers, tell me, where did we beat the Persians?! ”

This time there was no need for Davers to guide him again, and the soldiers spoke enthusiastically: "Salamis! ”

"Plataia!"

"And the hot springs!"

……

Davers took over: "Yes, the unity of the Greek people and the defeat of the Persians once again made Greece a fertile ground for freedom, and peace and prosperity for the next few decades. Soldiers, can any of you tell me the names of some of the generals and soldiers who fought against the Persians?! ”

"Mithade!"

"Aeschylus!"

"Philipodus!"

"Leonida!"

"Themistocles!"

"Aristide!"

"Pausania!"

……

One by one, the names were shouted out by the soldiers, first the names of the generals, and later the names of the soldiers who participated in the battle...... Only about 80 years have passed since the Greco-Persian War, which has spread almost to the entire Greek world, and the mercenaries still remember it vividly, and even many of the soldiers present are descendants of those who participated in the war, and they can't wait to proudly reveal the names of their ancestors, even the leaders of Zantiparis, Cleano, and Hieronymus. The atmosphere of the whole venue began to boil......

Timason's eyes widened, realizing that he had underestimated the young man.

It took a long time for the shouts from all directions to weaken......

Davers continued to speak passionately: "These names in your mouth, they have been written into history by Herodotus, written into your memory! They became heroes of Greece! Their spirits are as immortal as the gods! We grew up listening to their stories, and when we grew up, we followed their example and longed to accomplish earth-shattering feats like theirs! Now, soldiers, you have a chance, a wonderful opportunity to become a Greek hero like them and write down in history! Speaking of which, Davers paused again.

The eager soldiers stood up and couldn't wait to ask, "Tell us!" What chance?! ”

"Didn't you find out!" Davers exclaimed: "Although our forefathers defeated the Persians, either in Greece itself or at sea, no Greek army has ever been able to penetrate the territory of the Persian Empire. And we have penetrated deep into the heart of Persia, and if we work together to defeat the Persians, overcome many difficulties, and finally return to Greece in victory, then we will make history! Our deeds will be written in books, made into songs, sung all over Greece, and beautiful girls and lovely children will haunt us and let us tell our adventures! Our children and grandchildren will be as proud of us as we are today! What's more—"

Davers took a deep breath and said excitedly: "Our deeds will inspire future Greeks!" Let them know that the Persians look strong, but they are weak on the inside, and that they are nothing more than giants made of clay. A country is like a human being, there are times when they are strong and there are times when they are old. When the day comes, when Persia and Greece go to war again, the Greeks will follow our example and attack Persia along the route we have taken. What will they say when they are victorious, when they come to the battlefield where we once shed their blood, and sacrifice us and praise us?! ”

The soldiers listened in fascination.