"Of course it is, otherwise we wouldn't find him so easily," Antrapolis replied first.
Aristillas was thinking about the meaning of Davos's words.
Davos glanced at him and said seriously: "This Crotone is just not good enough. A good spy can not only collect information accurately and timely, and identify the authenticity of the information. The enemy creates chaos, divides the enemy, destroys unity, destroys the enemy's city walls, shipyards, weapon depots and other valuable facilities, and provides the greatest help for the city-state to win the frontal battle. They will be the secret soldiers of our Tua alliance. !"
Davos saw the two of them in deep thought, and said in a deep voice, "Aristillas, are you willing to take charge of such an organization for me, collect intelligence, and cultivate such an excellent secret team to help the alliance?"
The sudden invitation surprised the two of them.
Antrapolis excitedly touched his brother with his elbow, and Aristillas was also a little excited, but he could remain calm, he said hesitantly, "But Asistes..."
Davos nodded secretly: "Asisters has other important tasks to complete, and no longer serves as the head of this organization."
"I am willing to work for you, my lord!" Aristillas replied simply.
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Half a day later, Crotone's chief general, Miron, received information from the spies: in the early morning, an army of about 4,000 troops from the Tua Alliance left the city of Turii and marched west. "
Miron fell into contemplation: In terms of Turii's position, there is only one force to the west - the Lucanians. Is Turii going to fight the Lucanians again? Is it Laos or Niutum
Miron was suddenly a little excited: although the Lucania region is far from Crotone, there are several forces in the middle, so I don't know much and have little contact. But you must know that the Lucanians are powerful indigenous forces that even the wealthy and powerful Greek city-state alliance in the north, the Campania Alliance, dare not provoke! The Tua Alliance has only defeated the Lukania coalition once before, so is it delusional to use 4,000 people to create another miracle of winning more with less? Even if they succeed, aren't they afraid of another war with the entire Lucanians? Can the still-reconstructing Tua League sustain such constant consumption? Perhaps the young consul was carried away by the previous victory? ! …
Several thoughts flashed in Miron's mind, which made him suddenly have a good show mentality: maybe without waiting for the expiry of the peace treaty and Crotone declare war again, the Lucaglians will set foot on the map again. The land of Lie, Crotone should plan for this...
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Just when Miron received the information, the troops of the Tua Alliance had reached the entrance to the Lucania defile, where the alliance set up a simple checkpoint, and three sentries were stationed in turns every day, and found that there was a situation. , immediately ignited the beacon, and informed Turiyi to prepare for the challenge.
The forest reconnaissance team led by Izam went out early to investigate whether there was any abnormality in the defile.
The large army began to enter the mountain pass.
The widest part of the narrow mountain road can accommodate up to four people side by side. There are steep mountains and towering trees on both sides. The mountain road is not only narrow, but also rugged. Got scratched all over...
There was once a cold joke of a soldier circulating in the whole army: if the enemy pushes a big round stone down in front, it will go along the mountain road and keep crushing until the entire Tua alliance that goes on the expedition is wiped out...
The autumn weather in Great Greece in October is still hot, snakes and insects are still more active in the mountains, and wolves can be seen from time to time in the mountains. The soldiers trekked along the mountain road with rations, weapons and equipment, and other nearly 50 kilograms. They were all sweaty and exhausted, but no one dared to fall behind, because if they fell behind, they were likely to fall and be injured or be attacked by wild animals. attack.
At night, it is impossible to build a camp according to military regulations, and can only sleep in the mountain road, but it is necessary to stand guard and watch. Listening to the howls of various wild beasts in the mountains, and watching the ferocious green light flashing in the dark, even if the sentinels were lying beside countless teammates, they couldn't help feeling terrified.
For the resting soldiers, the biggest difficulty in staying overnight in the mountains is the weather. The temperature in the mountains at the end of autumn suddenly turned cold. Although the soldiers were prepared, they all wore sheepskins and slept, and a bonfire was lit in the middle of the soldiers every ten meters. Yelling, because I don't know when there was an extra thing around: lynx, hedgehog, badger, and most terrifyingly, a poisonous snake... Several soldiers were bitten because of this.
Most of the soldiers had only one thought in their hearts: quickly get out of the defile and capture Niutum!
After two nights, the team began to go downhill. Felixius, reminded by Bagule, knew that more than half of the mountain road had been covered, so he ordered the troops to slow down.
Izam's team had already crossed the mountains and reached the exit of the mountain road. He asked most of his men to continue to monitor the surrounding movement and guard the expedition troops, while he avoided the detection of the defile checkpoint in the dark, and rushed to Laos in the starry night to inform Avi. Noggis.
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The great leader of Laos City, Tula, is in a good mood these days, because Avinogis finally agreed to move his family to Niutum, and he has been preparing for the relocation these days.
In the early morning of the next day, he received a report from his men, saying: Avinogis was going to move his people to Niutum in batches, and now the first pack team had left the city and went to Niutum. go.
Tula laughed loudly: "Avinogis, Avinogis! Aren't you a shrewd person in normal times?! You're actually stupid at this time! If you go with the whole clan, there will be a lot of people, Ram. They still don't dare to forcefully split and annex your clan. You go in batches, it's not good for them to devour them cleanly! But that's good, we no longer have to worry about the bastards of Laos! "
Thinking of the days when he had to endure the grievances a few days ago because he was afraid of the riots caused by Avinogis, Tula let out a long sigh: The days of fear are finally over!
Much more relaxed, he immediately asked his servants to bring a beautiful Greek slave who had been dedicated by his servants a few days ago, and had a good time.
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Arobmas has led the pack team to the exit of the defile. There was originally no checkpoint here, but last year the Turii army attacked Laos. Although the Lucanians won a great victory in the end, they also let the Lucanians Feel the need to set up checkpoints.
This exit is located right between Laos and Niutum. Since Laos is attached to Niutum, this post is in charge of Niutum. As a result, it became the Niutum warrior blackmailing Laos to Niutum. Utum is a place for merchants who trade.
In the morning, when the sentries saw the huge pack team from the south, their first thought was: they could get more money, even if the pack team belonged to Avinogis, the famous leader of Laos.
Arobmas, who led the team, agreed to the sentry's unreasonable request for money. After leading the pack team into the sentry post, they suddenly launched an attack, and easily solved the ten greedy Niutum warriors.
Then, Izam, who was hiding in the pack, immediately ran into the defile, and an hour later, the Tua Union army immediately rushed out to join Arobmas, and the fourth battalion (Lucania battalion) took off its armor and weapons. , stuffed into the pack car, and then put on the tattered leather robes that had been equipped earlier, scattered and mixed into the camel caravan, while the other three brigades were far behind.
When Arobmas saw Bagul come up, his expression was still a little dazed: "I heard Izam say that the Tua Alliance has an army of Lucanians, but I didn't expect there to be so many!"
He spoke Lucanian, and Bagul cracked a smile and said in Greek, "Asinu bless us with our cooperation!"
"Oh... well..." When Arobmas was embraced warmly by Bagul, he still hadn't fully recovered.
He was sent by Tula to follow the pack team to see if Arobmas successfully entered Niutum's men. Seeing the pack team staying at the checkpoint for a long time, he was puzzled. When he saw countless people wearing armor. When the Greeks appeared, they were stunned: "Avinogis has betrayed, he colluded with the Greeks!"
Like a frightened rabbit, he immediately returned to Laos.
However, Avinogis, who knew Tula very well, had already made preparations. Tula's men had not rushed back to Laos. Avinogis, who were hidden on both sides of the road and monitored abnormally, swarmed and captured him. .
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Monet heard the report: The south is dusty, I'm afraid there will be a large army coming!
"It must be Avinogis who brought his clan!" He immediately made a judgment.
In the past few days, Avinoghis sent people to say that they were going to move in. He also sent his younger brother Arobmas to Niutum many times to confirm the place where their clan would live, the land for grazing and labor, and the Made a lot of requests. Not only did it make the whole city known, but it also gave Ram and other leaders a headache. However, since Avenogis is so serious, it is obvious that he cannot resist the persecution of the two cities, and he will finally move.
In the end, after discussing with the leaders of Niutum, they decided: first agree to Avinogis' request, and when they enter the city of Niutum, he will not be able to make the decision. Now everyone is in desperate need of soldiers and strong laborers, and they are all staring at the big fat of the tribe where Avinogis belongs.
Monet went up to the wooden wall, and soon saw a pack team appear in the field of vision: there are probably dozens of trailers, not many soldiers, but many slaves, under the threat of the soldiers' whips and spears, Some carried heavy loads, some assisted with carts... At the back of the convoy were many elderly people and women, and some even brought children. On both sides of the convoy were flocks of sheep and cattle. The entire team was huge and bloated. People were screaming and screaming in the dust mist.
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