When Acheta walked into the camp of the expeditionary force, cheers were constantly heard from every tent he passed, and the air was filled with excitement and happiness. During the day, he had seen with his own eyes how these mercenaries had beaten the Lucanians with their novel tactics and fierce offensives, and it was even more remarkable that they could maintain such a high morale after a defeat in the battle!

Acheta's desire to see Davers immediately intensified. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as he arrived outside the tent, the young man who had made him quite fond of him came out of the tent to greet him, and said a word: "General Acheta, we are preparing to attack the Lucanian tribal alliance tomorrow, and we hope to get help from Tarantum reinforcements!" ”

Acheta couldn't believe his ears: "...... You're talking about attacking the Lucanian tribal coalition? ”

"Yes!"

"The fifteen-thousand-strong Lucarian tribal coalition to the west, not the Lucarians in the city of Amendolara?" Acheta asked again uncertainly.

"That's right, it's the Lucanian Tribal Alliance to the west!" Davers nodded heavily

After receiving an affirmative answer, Acheta stared at Davers for a long time, barely suppressed his excitement, and said, "...... What are you going to do? ”

"Come, let's go into the tent." Davers hurriedly lured Acheta into his account, went to the map that had been laid out, and explained his plan in detail......

Acheta put his hand on his jaw and pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "I have to say that this is a very bold plan, almost using the force to the extreme, and it also has a certain feasibility, which is very tempting to me......"

"So, are Tarantum reinforcements going to join?" Davers asked.

Acheta was silent, and Davers was not in a hurry, and was silent for a while, Acheta saw that Davers was still calm, and couldn't help but say, "It seems that you think I will agree." ”

"I've heard that Heraclia is an ally of Tarantum, and if we win tomorrow, Tarantum won't have to worry about the west and can deal with the Mesapi with all his might." Davers said slowly. In fact, his words were more polite. Heraclia is not just an ally of Tarantum, he is actually a subordinate controlled by Tarantum, and twenty years ago its rulers were either immigrants or direct assignments of Tarantum, although it is no longer almost a sub-state of Tarantum as it was at the beginning, but Tarantum's influence on Heraclia is still strong, and he regards it as a barrier to his west. If the Lucanians had occupied the plains of Sybari and Amendolala, which was adjacent to Heracles, the threat to Heraclia would have been too great, and possibly even Metapontum further north, which was an important reason why Tarantum had sent reinforcements in the first place.

Acheta finally nodded: "The Tarantum people are glad to be fighting alongside the Greek warriors on the expedition to Persia!" ”

"That's great! It is precisely because of the Tarantum reinforcements led by you Acheta that I dare to propose this plan, because your combat effectiveness is also very strong! Davers said heartily.

After the two discussed the details, Acheta suddenly said, "Davers, I have a suggestion that I want you to consider. ”

"Tell me." Davers was stunned when he saw his serious expression.

"Regardless of whether the next battle is won or lost, I sincerely invite you to become a citizen of Tarantum! And I will do my best to recommend to the Senate, hoping that you will take up important administrative positions! Acheta made a solemn promise.

Davers didn't expect Acheta to make such a request, which caught him off guard: "...... Well...... Well, I've heard that it's hard for a Gentile to be a citizen of a big city-state. ”

"Yes." Acheta nodded frankly, but then he changed his words: "However, a man of extraordinary talent like you would be warmly invited in any city-state in Great Greece!" After all, this is not Athens, it is all a colonial city. The key is that they have an eye for discovering talents! Acheta smirked at her eyes.

"Just me, not including these brothers of mine?" Davers came up with a reason to refuse.

"With so many people joining Tarantum, it's not something that the consuls or the Senate can decide, and it needs to be decided by a collective vote of the citizens' assembly, which is very difficult." Acheta said in embarrassment.

"Thank you for the invitation, and I'll think about it seriously after tomorrow's battle." Davers pretended to be serious.

…………………………

For Davers' invitation, Adriankos, Sesta, and even Dracos came.

Davers told them about his plans, and all three were shocked.

Because in today's battle, they did not suffer slight losses like the Tarantum reinforcements and the Davers mercenaries, the number of casualties was four hundred, especially the mercenaries of Dracos suffered the heaviest casualties, and they could be said to be broken for only two thousand people, and if they agreed to Davers's request, the casualties were estimated to be even greater, so Adriankos and Sesta were a little hesitant.

"Leader Davers, I'm willing to participate in tomorrow's battle!" Dracos, who had been looking depressed, said suddenly, startling the other two.

"The Lucanians are nothing to be afraid of, it's just that the Turii have dragged me down today, and I believe that fighting with you tomorrow will definitely make them taste defeat!" Dracos said reluctantly.

Davers didn't expect that the first person to agree would be Dracos, who had fought with him, which impressed him with the big leader's desire to fight and tenacity. Seeing that the other two were still hesitating, he immediately said: "Attacking the Lucanian tribal coalition is not for the pitiful little pay of Turiyi, but for the sake of defeating them, we will recapture Amendora and become the master there!" ”

Davers's words shocked the three again.

"Are you sure of taking the city of Amendolara?" Sesta asked, surprised.

"We've attacked many walled cities in Persia, and a small mountain city is really not a problem!" Davers confidently said, "When the time comes, we will invite you to become citizens of Amendolara together, acquire the land there, and establish roots in rich Greater Greece!" Of course, if you just want to go back to war-torn and barren Ionia, I don't say it. ”

"You...... Is that true?! …… Really let us get the land?! Adriankos stammered.

"Of course, it's a decision made by all of us!" Davers said solemnly.

"But...... But ......" Adrianks calmed his excitement a little and asked, "Turii and Tarantum won't object?" ”

"Turriyi has been hit hard, and it can't oppose it if it wants to." Davers smiled contemptuously, "As for Tarantum, perhaps they will be glad that we do, because we have the ability to hold Amendolara and keep the western frontier of Tarantum from the hill tribes." ”

The three of them looked at each other and said in unison, "We are willing to join you!" ”

"Great!" Davers said happily: "Now we are a family!" Let's fight together for our own future! ”

After the four of them discussed the details of the plan, Davers told them to keep it a secret and not let the Tarantum people know about it for the time being.

After sending the three of them away, Davers was going to ask a few of the freedmen who wanted to return to Turii to come back to the camp and ask Burkos to come to the camp as soon as possible, and there was something urgent to discuss. Unexpectedly, the guards came in and reported: "Burks has asked to see him outside the camp gate." ”

Davers was amazed, and immediately thought of the urgent need that the town hall and council of Turriyi needed at the moment.

Sure enough, as soon as Burkos entered the big tent, he couldn't wait to ask: "Chief Davers, are you still ready to continue to implement the original agreement?" ”

Davers grimaced, and said, "I am a man who keeps his promises, but the problem now is that the battle was lost, and when my team retreated, they lost a lot of weapons and many people were wounded. Tomorrow, the Lucanians will definitely attack here in a big way! My troops are short of weapons and men, and I am afraid that they will not be able to resist them. Before you came, the officers had just discussed with me, and they offered to get out of here even if they didn't want to pay them! ”