Ktipps looked left and right, and wanted to say something more, but as soon as he saw Mattonis's face, he immediately closed his mouth with interest, you must know that Martonis, the captain of the detachment, was in a hurry, he really beat people with his fists, and of course his protection was also famous in the whole army. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Ketips raised his tool aggrievedly and dug into the ground fiercely......

Mattonis didn't bother to pay any attention to him, but took the basket full of earth in one hand, stepped on the wooden ladder, went up to the ground, and poured the earth on the ramparts to be built in the trench. He observed that the progress of his detachment was not bad, but when he looked at the situation of the Oliver detachment next to him, he immediately became a little anxious, and stood on the edge of the trench and shouted: "Brothers, work hard, let's strive to be the first to complete this time and get the reward promised by the leader!" If anyone doesn't do it seriously and drags his feet, I will never let him go, you know!! ”

"Roar!" The veterans howled, and the recruits mostly responded weakly......

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"Chief, when we build a camp this time, we not only have to dig trenches, build earthen walls, and build guard towers, but also build wooden fences on the earthen walls, and build walkways behind the wooden fences, and dig pits and bury sharp wooden piles in front of the trenches...... The requirements for this camp are too complicated! And the amount of labor is much more than before, and the soldiers are complaining, is this necessary?! Assistes asked, puzzled.

While keeping an eye on the progress of the camp's construction, Davers replied affirmatively: "Of course it is necessary!" Burkos said that last year the Lucanians attacked Turii with at least 10,000 fighters! We are not like Turii, protected by tall and thick walls, and if we don't build a well-defended camp, can we defend ourselves against the Lucalians?! When we are besieged by the Lucanians, will the Turi's come to the rescue of us, the mercenaries?! ”

Assistes shook his head.

"So building such a complex camp is a little tiring, but with it, the soldiers will feel at ease when they rest and sleep in it, and the enemy will have nothing to do with us! And this camp is not for them to build in one day, it can be completed in a few days. Seeing Acestes' clear expression, Davers continued, "Didn't I ask you to gather the carpentry soldiers in the team and form an engineering battalion. Let them lead the soldiers to grope for the construction of wooden fences, sentry towers, and walkways, and with this experience, they can do the same when they build camps in the future. ”

Arcistes said heartily: "Chief, you have been too thoughtful! ”

Davers smiled: this is just an effective method summed up by the Roman army through hundreds of years of warfare in history, and he directly borrowed it and strongly promoted it. I hope that the military tradition of the Roman legions, which "build a strong camp wherever you go", can also become a habit of your own army.

"Chief, Pherisius is back." Assistes saw Phaelicus coming from the north.

Davers hurriedly greeted him and asked, "How's it going?" ”

"Burkos is right, there is a small river about a dozen miles to the north, and there are mountains and forests on the other side of the river."

"Is it easy to cross the river?"

"The river is shallow, but we found spies from the Lucalians, and according to our guides, it could be from the city of Amendolara."

This news made Davers ponder for a moment, and he said decisively: "Bulks said that the only Lucanian force left north of Turriy is not very large, and I will give you five hundred soldiers and a hundred sturdy slaves, and you will lead them to the mountains and forests, and let some of them cut timber, and the other part will be in charge of guarding, and if possible, further north to investigate the situation around the city of Amendolara." ”

"Okay."

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"On a large rock a hundred meters away from Davers' camp, Dracos and the other two leaders were standing and looking.

"What are these guys trying to do? A camp, does it need to be so complicated?! This is building a camp, this is clearly building a city! Do the Turii allow them to do this?! One of the leaders said sarcastically.

"Adriankos, you must admit that if such a complex camp is built, it will be very difficult for the Lucarians to attack! On the contrary, if you look at our camp, it looks much more humble in comparison! According to the Turiyi, the Lucarians are gathering forces in Laos, and if they move south, I am afraid that we will be the first to suffer! Shouldn't we think about re-enforcing our camp? "Another leader suggested.

"Sesta, it's not that you don't know the virtues of our soldiers, when you ask you for money, you are active, once you let them work, they are all cheating!" Adrianks said helplessly.

"yes, that's what I find weird. They-" Pointing to the soldiers who were in full swing in the distance, Sesta said curiously, "not at all like mercenaries, and even some of the city-states' citizen soldiers are not as good as them, but a bit like the Spartan style!" But just now listen to their accents, Thessaly, Rhodes, Thrace, Crete, Kersonis, Caios...... The accents are everywhere, just like ours! But why is there such a big difference?! ”

"Don't think about it, although we fought with them, they have no ill will towards us, and they also offered to help us treat the wounded, let's just don't provoke them in the future. Besides, it's a good thing that they are strong, and it's safe to have them by our side! Adrianx finished speaking with emotion and jumped off the stone: "Let's go, don't stand here for a long time, let them think that we have some intentions!" ”

Adrianx sensed the horror of this mercenary army and couldn't help but want to stay away from them.

"I think we should try and let the soldiers re-strengthen the camp's defenses!" Cesta also jumped.

"Okay, go back and talk to the soldiers." Adriankos shrugged helplessly, took a few steps, remembered something, and turned around and shouted, "Dracos, let's go!" ”

Dracos grinned, his red and swollen jaw aching with a movement, and he gave him a deep look at Camp Davers and followed the two of them.

Soon after returning to the camp, the wounded who had been healed also returned, and from their mouths, mercenaries, mainly from Ionia and Asia Minor (for Bulkos had been recruited at Miletus at the time), learned that they had been fought by Greek mercenaries who had accompanied Cyrus the Younger on an expedition to Bosch! You must know that after Davers and the others arrived at the Uke Star Sea, when the merchant ships of the city-states of the Uk Star Sea went to Greece to trade with Asia Minor and Ionia, the merchants and sailors exaggerated and exaggerated the fragments of the Greek mercenaries' battles in Persia in the tavern inn chat, so that when Davers and the others were still marching along the coast of the Uk Star Sea, their reputation had already spread throughout Ionia. Many mercenaries, when they learned about their plight, envied their experience and regarded them as heroes, since no Greek army had ever reached the heart of Persia so far.

Now after learning that the group of people who beat them up were part of the Persian expeditionary force, the mercenaries' resentment not only disappeared, but also sighed from the bottom of their hearts: No wonder the fight is so powerful, it turned out to be Greek mercenaries who returned from the expedition to Persia, and they are now beside us!

Unable to contain their surprise, the soldiers poured out of the camp gates and ran to the camp of Davers, hoping to hear their heroes tell their own account of their experiences in Persia......