Davos saw that his abdominal wound was huge, and he could even see the intestines inside. He knew that there was little chance of life, but he couldn't bear to give up. He said to the soldiers next to him, "Quickly send him to the medical camp in Menon's military camp. It was brought by Firth."
"Medical camp?"
"Oh, I know!" someone answered, and the soldiers, carrying the wounded, prepared to pass through the Clearkus barracks and head south. Others stared at Davos at a loss.
Davos said anxiously to them: "Go and inform the garrison officers of the military camps, saying that the Persians broke their promises and massacred the Greek soldiers, and the leader who went to the talks may have been captured by the Persians, and let them gather their soldiers and prepare for battle! "
The soldiers immediately ran towards their respective barracks.
"What happened to Davos?!" At this time, Xenophon rushed to the gate of the camp.
Davers quickly told him what had happened.
Xenophon's expression was gloomy, and his eyes were full of remorse: "I persuaded Proxinus before, but he didn't listen to the persuasion, and I didn't insist... Hey, so, I'm afraid Proxinus..." Norfin's trembling voice was a little choked up.
Davers nodded silently.
Xenophon looked at the Persian cavalry galloping in front of him, and said loudly: "We should call the whole army immediately! Attack the Persian army camp and rescue Proxinus and the others!"
"This is not a good idea!" With the voice, a strong middle-aged man walked over: "Although the soldiers fought with the Persians many times before, we have been living peacefully with them during this time. Now you suddenly have to fight with the Persians. When the Persians went to war, it was difficult for the soldiers to accept for a while, let alone the siege of the Persian barracks."
"At least the Persian cavalry in front should be driven away, and maybe some of the soldiers who went out should be rescued!" Davos reminded.
The man glanced at him and asked, "Who are you?".
"Soldier Davos from Camp Menon."
"How to do it is up to the officers, and there is no need for a soldier to guide me!" the man scolded angrily.
Davers stopped talking.
"Xenophon, you go back to your military camp immediately and tell Agarcia to bring troops here immediately." He ordered Xenophon again.
Xenophon responded, turned and walked back, Davos immediately followed him, and only after asking Xerofen did he know that this man was Clearkus' adjutant Timasson.
The gathering speed of the Clearkus military camp was very slow. The soldiers slowly came out of the tent one by one. While wearing armor, they were still chatting with each other. Obviously, they didn't know the danger they were facing. Timasson rushed forward and fought again. Curse, I managed to gather about 500 soldiers.
Davos and Xenophon had not yet left the Clearkus barracks, and the officers of other barracks also arrived with a few soldiers, they were: Krianno of the Agias barracks, and Socrates barracks. Zantiparis, Agarcia of Proxinus... The Menon Barracks had the most people, the adjutant Felixius, the squadron commander Antonios, Capus, etc. Of course, there was also the Hiros squad among the soldiers. Their arrival gave Davos confidence.
After everyone gathered, some team officers still didn't know what happened. Several squadron captains in Menon's barracks, led by Antonios, asked in unison to let Davers tell the situation, because he witnessed the whole thing with his own eyes. .
Some of the team officers led by Tima Song were surprised: Davos was just an ordinary young soldier, why did the officers of the Meilong Barracks show respect for him.
And some people looked at Davos curiously, because some soldiers who went back to spread the letter made a big announcement: Davos, the favored one in Menon's barracks, prevented Clearkus and the others from going to the Persian barracks for talks, and the leaders did not listen to the "Oracle" ', and the result was calamity. It quickly became known to everyone.
So, Davos faced the complicated eyes of everyone, and calmly went through a brief explanation.
The officers quickly reached an agreement: immediately drive away the Persian cavalry in front of the barracks, so that the soldiers who went out can return smoothly.
The soldiers began to line up, and Davos returned to the Hiros squad. At this time, Antonios in front of the queue shouted loudly: "Davers, come to the front!"
Davos was taken aback.
Then, Capps also began to shout.
"Go." Hiros gave him an encouraging nudge, and his teammates looked at him excitedly.
Davers understood. His heart beat faster, but he did not refuse. He pushed forward with great effort, and the soldiers took the initiative to make way for him.
"Your place is here." Antonios pulled him to the left of Felixius, the front of Menon's army, and said to him seriously: "We may have to negotiate with the Persians later, we need you guidance!"
Antonios said to Felixius again: "Felix, take care of him for us!"
Felixius answered without hesitation: "Don't worry, leave it to me!"
Standing in the position of the commander of the phalanx for the first time, Davos was excited and a little unnatural. He turned his head to look at Felixius, who happened to be looking at him and gave him a gentle smile. .
Before, Davos had several contacts with Felixius, and learned some things about him through Antonios and others. Davos had a preliminary impression of Felixius: the four-year-old The fifteen-year-old Thessaly is a good man who is proficient in military affairs and does not like to compete for fame and fortune. If you think about it, you can understand that Menon, who has a strong desire for control, will of course not choose an equally ambitious person to serve as his adjutant. You must know that he often goes out, makes friends with Persian dignitaries, accepts some hired tasks, and matters in the military camp must be Someone presides over and handles it. Over time, there is a danger that the soldiers will only recognize the adjutant and not recognize him. Therefore, the good-natured Felixius is his carefully selected adjutant. At this moment, Davos is undoubtedly cheaper, because Felixius has no objection to the young man standing in the commander's position, and his attitude is also very friendly.
There were about 700 heavy infantry and 200 light infantry of the Greek mercenaries lined up in front of the barracks. The heavy infantry was in the front and the light infantry was in the back. With the sound of the bugle, the phalanx began to move forward slowly. The Persian cavalry did not push up, but retreated backwards, the sound of the fighting gradually diminished, and the dust mist in front was gradually dissipating. From time to time, dusty Greek soldiers ran back to the barracks in embarrassment, but more were comrades and corpses moaning on the ground, and the soldiers' sorrow and fear were increasing.
"The enemy is coming," Felixius whispered.
I saw a Persian team appearing ahead, slowly walking towards them. Davos was both nervous and excited: Could it be that his first battle is about to start
When the two armies were about 200 meters apart, a group of cavalry on the opposite side rushed out, came to the front of the Greek army, and shouted in Greek: "The Greeks on the opposite side listen, let your generals and captains come forward, Listen to me read the will of the king!"
There was a commotion in the Greek phalanx, and the officers whispered to each other, but no one stepped forward. They were deeply impressed by the tragic situation of the soldiers who had just been attacked, and the behavior of Persia's previous breach of promise was alarming.
The Persians shouted again, but the Greek formations remained calm.
At this moment, a man walked out of the army formation, holding a copper shield and a spear, and walked forward unhurriedly.
"Who is that?! How courageous!!"
"That's Davos from our barracks! The God-Blessed One of Hades, Hades!"
"is that true?"
"Oh, he's so young!!"
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The soldiers of each battalion were talking about it curiously. When the officers were still hesitating, Felixius chased after him. He had promised Antonios and the others to ensure the safety of Davos. Then Xenophon also walked out of the army. Young Davos dared to step forward, how could he fall behind.
"What a mess!" Tima Song scolded, to cover up his embarrassment, and strode forward. Afterwards, more than a dozen team officers, including Zantiparis, Crianno, and Agarcia, went up one after another.
The reason why Davos did this was not that he was not afraid of the attack of the Persian cavalry, but that he knew that when the mercenaries were faced with great disasters and the soldiers panicked, only those who dared to take risks and take responsibility could be supported by the soldiers, even those who dared to take responsibility. Forget his youth and inexperience.
He didn't walk fast, and he always looked at the sides with his peripheral vision, and when he saw that the other team officers were catching up, he breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he realize that the palm of his hand holding the weapon was all sweaty.