"Where is he now?" Davers asked with interest.
"The year before last, he had retired and returned to Amendolara, but he was a restless man, and he applied to the Ministry of Military Affairs to be a military training officer in Amendolara..."
"Zantiparis is in his 60s and can lead his legion to kill the enemy and make contributions to the kingdom. Ctisus is younger than him. I think his performance should be just as good, but..." Davos asked uncertainly: "He has refused to be the commander of the army many times. Will he agree this time?"
"Your Majesty, this time is different from the previous ones. The First Legion has no commander in the face of battle at any time. This is actually a big crisis for the First Legion, and Ctisus is the First Legion. The veteran will never stand idly by, let alone this is a temporary succession, I believe he should not refuse!" Alexis said firmly.
"Okay, that's him!" Davos agreed very simply, and then asked: "What about the candidate to replace Prosous?"
Alexis said hesitantly, "What does your Majesty think of Matonis?"
"He is a strong general, and it is no problem to charge into battle, but he lacks the experience of commanding multiple corps operations, and the political environment in Greece is complicated..."
Davos said it politely, but Alexis understood, and he continued: "How about Olivers?"
"Olivers is indeed agile, but he also lacks the experience of commanding multiple corps operations, and he is sometimes not decisive at critical times, and now the army is facing Spartans..." Davos said the same euphemism.
"And what about Lizaru?"
"You forgot that I deliberately said last time that you try not to send non-Greek citizens to fight, let alone the coach of the first army."
"Your Majesty, I was negligent! So... how about Hiros?"
"How could Hiros suddenly abandon the important task of the chief executive of the Turii region and go to the Peloponnese to lead the army to fight, not to mention that he has been away from the front-line combat for many years, and I am afraid that he is a little rusty with commanding operations... Not only him, The same goes for Capps." Davers was a little dissatisfied with the candidates he mentioned, and couldn't help but say, "What do you think of Patroclus?"
Alexis was already prepared, and he immediately responded: "Patroclus is indeed a more suitable candidate, but he is now based in the Po River region, and he will fight against the Agulians at any time, and also ensure the stability of the Po River region. , it is not appropriate to transfer him at this time... Sextus is also in the Iberian region, and Karsidis, although very capable, also lacks the experience of commanding multiple legions..."
Davos looked at him and said in a more serious tone: "With so many generals in the kingdom, can't you find a suitable candidate?!"
"Your Majesty, any of the generals mentioned above can be the commander-in-chief of an army, just because it is the first time to go to Greece, in order to better show the strength of the kingdom to our mother country, we have higher requirements. Alexis also persuaded in a tactful tone. He paused for a while, and then said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I have thought of a suitable candidate who should meet your requirements!"
"Oh, you said."
"Printors." Alexis said firmly: "Although he is now the chief of staff, he once served as the commander of the XIV Corps, and during the Western Mediterranean War, he also commanded many legions to fight. Excellent performance, his achievements, His Majesty should know better than me."
"But he's now the chief of staff, and the military is heavy-"
"It can be temporarily replaced by Thormid or Philisius."
"Well..." Davos stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, "I'll make a decision after I discuss with Plintos in person and listen to his wishes."
After watching Alexis walk out of the conference hall, Davos said softly with some emotion: "Many old people in the Military Affairs Department are reluctant to give young people more opportunities, and it seems that even Alexis is no exception. what."
At this time, Henipolis said: "Your Majesty, I think that Sir Alexis and Sir Printos are very close."
Hearing this, Davos was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "They have been friends for many years."
"Your Majesty." Henepolis looked at Davos, and said softly with the courage, "I also have a suitable candidate that I would like to recommend to you."
"Oh? Do you also have a choice?" Davos became interested and said with a smile, "Tell me about it."
"I think Prince Clotokatax is fit to be the commander-in-chief of the expedition."
The candidate Henepolis said was far beyond Davos' expectations. He looked at Heneapolis, but thought in his heart: It didn't take long for his son to return to Turii, and he didn't have any contact with Henepolis. Is this just Henepolis' own idea
Davos asked tentatively: "Kloto rarely fights to kill the enemy, and he has no experience in commanding the army. How can he be the commander?! This is a life-and-death war, not a game!"
"His Royal Highness Cloto is inexperienced, so he can be assisted by Plintos. Your Majesty, didn't you say before that when you returned from Rome to transfer His Royal Highness Cloto, you wanted him to take on a greater responsibility! His Royal Highness Cloto? It is your heir, the future king of Dionia, although he cannot win every battle on the battlefield like you, he must at least have a certain influence on the army, otherwise he will face the likes of Alexis, Arminta As a military general who has decided to kill thousands of people like this, can he calmly refute their suggestions and put forward his own opinions?" Henepolis said earnestly.
Davos stared at him for a long time, and sighed softly: "Only you can think of me like this in the entire kingdom!"
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At dusk, Davos returned to the mansion on the hill.
Dinner was the busiest time for the Davos royal family, and the large round table was full of people: King Davos and his two princesses, the Clotokataxes and their two children, the Apox and his wife. A child, the Eunices (last year Eunice married the famous Tarantum sculptor Alex), Briantes, Ivia, and Cynthia and her two children, Adoris' wife Lovedui and a child.
Since the children gradually grew up a few years ago and started to have their own families and careers, the Davos and his wife were getting older and more eager for a lively and prosperous family, but the mansion was often deserted, so Davos hired the best in the kingdom. The engineers of the company designed according to the topography of the entire hill, and then Cristoia paid a huge amount of money to hire a large construction team to build multiple mansions on the hill according to the drawings.
The hill of King's Hill is gentle, and the top of the hill and the mountainside are suitable for building a large number of houses. It is only because of Davos' noble status that there is only one mansion in the entire hill. Because of the sufficient funds, after only half a year, there were several more mansions on the hill.
Then Davos forcibly ordered Apox and Antebris to move to a new mansion. Later, Eunice did the same after getting married. Although Antebris resisted, he could not Never give up.
Davers also asked to try to eat together as a family in the evening. Sometimes Crystoia will also invite the Cynthia and Adoris families to come to dinner. Since the Clotokatax family has just returned, Cynthia and Adoris' wife often come to parties these days.
"… the game is almost over, our team is still one point behind, but we still have the last attack, and we are only three meters away from the end line, three meters is not that far, isn't it?" Antebris asked the children surrounding him .
"Yes!!" Several older children scrambled to answer, and the younger ones also shouted together.
"But—" Antebris stroked his hands and said with a serious expression: "The opponent's players are lined up in a dense wall, blocking us in front of us, and there is no gap to pass through. What should we do?! The referee blows the whistle. After the sound, the game started. Our quarterback made a pass to the left winger. After diverting the opponent's attention, he quickly handed the football to the player next to him. The player who took the ball was I!"
The children made surprised noises.
"Time was running out. I held the ball, bowed my head, and arched forward with the help of my teammates. The opponent's players tried desperately to block, and even several people pressed on me. I used all my strength, Carrying them, just looking forward to arching... I have feet in front of me, I can't see where the end line is at all, I feel that the time is very long... Suddenly I heard a whistle, we have a touchdown! The game is over, we are in the picture The Iraqi rugby team won the Kingdom Rugby Finals, and I, your uncle, became the best player in the final!"
"Wow! Uncle is amazing!!..." In the eyes of the children's admiration, Antebris looked complacent.
"Isn't it just that you had such an excellent performance in the final last year, look at you, you are bragging every day!" Eunice couldn't help but said: "I always feel that the reason why you were able to make it through in the end is because Your status makes Udier's players afraid to hurt you—"
"You are blaspheming the sacred football finals!" Ante Briston was flushed with anger and stood up suddenly: "Eunice, you are talking nonsense—"
"Okay!" Cristoia slapped the table hard and shouted, "You two, please be quiet for me! They're so old and they quarrel as soon as they meet, and don't set up a good relationship for the children. example!"
"She was the one who said-"
"You said it!" Cristoia roared again.
Antebris had to shut his mouth aggrieved.