"Lord Consul, there are many people in Crotone, but we are few. If we attack rashly, will you—" Cornerus' worried words were pushed back by Amintas as soon as he left his mouth: "You don't want to fight the war. I understand, don't mix it up!"
Davos immediately reprimanded Amintas and asked him to apologize, and then explained to the old citizens such as Cornerus: "As the consul of Amendolara, and as a battle-hardened leader, I will I cherish the life of the citizens of Amendolara very much. I am not very sure, and I will not attack the powerful Crotone army indiscriminately! And we Amendorara chose to back down. They must be very proud, and their general, Melantheus, is even more proud! These Crotone soldiers, laden with trophies, were probably thinking about how to get home and share the goods on their way back. If you get the property, there is no desire to fight. When you arrive at the camp, you are probably exhausted. The defenses of the camp must be lax, and we will give them a heavy blow when they are asleep, just like the last time to retake Amendolara. Seeing that Cornelus and the others were thinking, Davos added: "Of course, if our spies find that the Crotone camp is well-defended, then the battle can only be cancelled."
Felixius emphasized: "The consul-sama's plan is indeed feasible!"
Antonios said, "We agree!"
At this time, Scommbras, Terry Todmos, and Protesilaus were the first to express their approval, and the offensive plan was approved immediately.
"Now immediately gather the citizens of the four battalions to gather in the square. Each battalion leader must pay attention and tell the soldiers not to make noise, not to make noise, and to keep quiet! I don't want Crotone's spies to discover our anomaly!" Davers calmly ordered: "My attack plan is..."
Felixius and the elders who were officers of the army led the way.
Davos said earnestly to Cornerus again: "Turii suffered such a disaster, as its ally, we should go to rescue its people, I want to form a Turii Emergency Relief Committee, under your command. , to provide Turiyi with food, accommodation, and treatment and other assistance..."
Cornelus only hesitated, then nodded in agreement.
The other old citizens and elders who originally hated Turii remained silent, but Stromboli reminded: "If we take food to rescue the Turians, I'm afraid we won't have enough to eat."
"Don't worry!" Davos said confidently: "The Crotones have robbed so much food, and when they defeat Melantheus, they will have everything." He also added a sentence in his heart: Of course Also get something more important!
"Hope the Crotones are as unguarded as you say." Stromboli didn't argue any more, because there was hope in his heart too.
Davos remembered that there was another person in the city-state who was very familiar with Turii, and hurriedly asked: "By the way, is Kunogolata's injury healed? ""
"It should be a lot better. I saw him in the temple yesterday, without the help of slaves, he walked down the mountain alone." Scomblas said.
"Let him be your assistant. He is very familiar with people and things in Turiyi." Davers said to Cornerus.
"But he was--" Cornelus hesitated.
"I think Turui is the mother country where he was born and raised, after all, the place where he grew up and lived for decades. Turui's harm to him should be less than the worry he has about Turiel in his heart. And miss, especially after the city of Turii was burned down!" Davos said with certainty, although he had only met a few times, in his impression the old man (in fact, Kunogolata was in his early fifties) In the past few years, he spent a lot of energy for Turii's stability and prosperity, and even did not hesitate to offend a lot of people. He would not let Turiel down easily.
Sure enough, Kunogolata, who had heard that Turii was burned to the ground and almost fainted with grief, was notified by the Senate and immediately rushed to Cornerus' house to discuss rescue matters with him.
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At this moment, Davos summoned Vespa, the leader of Lucania, and his son Bagule in his own house.
"Tonight we are going to attack Crotone's army, and I hope you will join in. If you win, your five-year service period will be cut in half." Davos didn't need to go around in circles and said straight to the point.
"Attack Crotone's army?! I heard they have more than 10,000 people!" Although Vespa is a slave now, his eyes and ears are not blocked, he hesitates.
"Let's participate!" Bagule said first.
"Son, you—" Weisba panicked, and was about to wink at him.
Bagul didn't look at his father, but raised his chest and said loudly again: "We Lucanians participate!" Because of his age and leadership, Vespa was only confined to the city, and was not forced to participate in labor service. Bagule participated in rugby games many times during this period, from which he learned about the special features of the citizen army of Amendolara, and also learned the magic of the young consul in front of him in private chats with the soldiers. He believed that since Amendolara dared to attack, he must be sure of success, and this was a good opportunity for their tribe.
"Okay! Very good!!" Davos was not only happy for Bagule's answer, but also excited that the "assimilation policy" had achieved results so quickly.
Davos stepped forward, patted Bagule on the shoulder, and said a little excitedly: "I believe this will be an extremely correct decision for you and your clan!"
Baghule did not shirk.
Vespa sighed softly.
"What to do next, let your brother-in-law, Asisters, tell you that he will serve as your adjutant, and you are the captain of the Lucania Brigade." Davos looked behind him, and Asisters He smiled shyly on the side.
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At noon, the Crotone army abandoned thousands of people in Turii outside the ruined city of Turii, and withdrew with a large amount of looted baggage, but did not burn the pontoon.
The news came back to Amendolara, and Davos, accompanied by the priests, reached the temple of Zeus on the top of the mountain, and sacrificed a bull. In the singing of the carols, he prayed to Zeus for this expedition, and the priests said to him. Blessings were performed, and divine divination was performed.
Davos returned to the square and told all the waiting citizens: "Zeus's prophecy is auspicious! We shall triumph!"
Because of the military order, the unarmored citizen soldiers did not cheer loudly, but all of them showed excitement and fanaticism.
The whole city of Amendolara was in action.
Watching the people rushing out of the city gate with cattle and horses carrying food, carrying supplies, Davos's mind inexplicably came up with the words Caesar said in front of the Rubicon in past life history: "Dice Throw it down!"
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Regarding what happened on that day, Ancitanos, who wrote "History of Great Greece" more than ten years later, described in detail in the chapter "The Burning of Turii":
On that day, the sky was dark, and the thick dark clouds were extremely low, and it seemed that the gods were showing ominous omens from the beginning...
The soldiers of Crotone are not men, they are robbers, they are beasts! They snatch everything that can be eaten, not even the porridge in the bowls of young children; they snatch everything of value, not even the dentures in the mouths of the people. Anyone who stepped forward to stop them was ruthlessly kicked down by them, and even lost their lives; for those who fell to the ground and begged, they indifferently turned a blind eye. The desperate cry of the Turian people was heard from every house, and the blood and tears of the Turian people flowed in every street. What sins did the Turians commit to bring about such terrible demons! (It should be said that Ancitanos's position in the "Great Greek History" is basically neutral, but in this chapter he invested so strongly that the Crotones protested later, arguing that Ansi Thanos seriously exaggerated the facts, which is not conducive to the unity of the country, and asked to delete it. Ancitalos refused, and this lawsuit has been noisy for a long time.)
Finally, the Crotone soldiers drove the people of Turii out of the city with their shields and spears, and then covered the corners of the city with branches and hay doused with oil, and the city of Turii began to burn...
The Turians watched their homes turn to ashes in the fire, and the temples they worshipped collapsed, but they were helpless. Did the gods abandon Turians and let Hevestos cast the flames of anger!
After the Crotones retreated, the people of Turii ran into the city frantically, regardless of the thick smoke still wafting from the city of Turii. The scorching temperature fumigated their flesh and blood, but they desperately rushed into the ashes of the sparks, looking for everything that worked...
With no shelter, no food, no clothes, no money, how can the Turians survive in this deserted plain of Sybari...
Just when they were desperate, the Amendolaras appeared.
Thousands of Amendoraras, with hundreds of carts (half of which had hidden weapons and equipment), began to rescue the Turians, set up tents, dig camps... Kunogolata completely forgot about the Turians What I have done to him before, I heard that the injuries he was beaten before are not completely healed, but he keeps running around every corner to help all the Turians who need help; Corne, the chief executive of Amendolara Ruth arranged manpower, distributed supplies, and organized the rescue work in a very orderly manner...
Allow me to mention Davos at the end, when he was the consul of Amendolara and the hero who saved the city of Turii from the Lucanians, but the people of Turii are still Seeing him for the first time, and seeing him under difficult circumstances. In their eyes, this young man who seems to have just grown up is as kind as a child in his own family. He always wears a gentle smile, listens to the people's pain with great concentration, and comforts the injured people with a gentle voice. Pick up crying children and wipe away tears and dust for them; lift up injured old people and give soft bread...
Under the leadership of Davos, the Amendolaras, like relatives, did their best to help the people of Turii. Davos once again saved the people of Turui, so that the Turians who lost their homes did not suffer from hunger and disease. They thanked the Amendolaras from the bottom of their hearts, and they thanked Dai, the hero who saved the Turians twice. Firth!
—From Ancitanos’s Great History of Greece
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