Although Davos was first in the military, he also saw that this formation was mainly to prevent the Persians from raiding and protect the baggage. With such a wide frontal march, the speed would definitely not be fast. Under the persuasion of the Persians, this was also a helpless move. .
Several people gathered around to look at the crude sketches on the ground.
Timasong pointed to the two squares in the front, and said, "Kelethorpes is a Spartan, and the soldiers under his command are also Lacidians, rich in combat experience, and they are the forwards for the The whole army opens the way, I think everyone will be very relieved.”
There is no objection to this proposal.
"Secondly..." Tima Song thought about which position his military camp should be responsible for.
"Secondly, I am the youngest, and I am willing to be the queen of the entire army!" Davos said excitedly.
Felixius was jolted and thought: It's over, Davos forgot to discuss things in advance, and he took the initiative to ask to be the guard, and he was still young and inexperienced!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Felixius didn't dare to make a big move, so he kept winking at Davos.
But he heard Tima Song say in surprise: "You... you want the queen?! No! No!" He shook his head repeatedly: "The guard is very important, you must have rich experience in order to face all kinds of complicated situations, and you can't handle it well. , it will drag down the whole army, I think it is still... Let our barracks be the guard."
As soon as Tima Song finished speaking, Davos answered: "Isn't there another guard, I would like to serve with you!"
"No!!" Tima Song refused loudly without thinking: "Crianno, come and join me in the rear!" He directly designated his comrade-in-arms to fight side by side with him.
Krianno and Timasone had a good relationship, so he had to nod his head at this moment.
The choice of defender was decided so quickly. Felixius still didn't understand that Davos just set a trap on purpose to lure Timasone into the bait, and he was not worthy of being an adjutant.
The gully between Kerethorpes' eyebrows deepened. He didn't appreciate the little tricks Davers played, but disgusted him more, but he knew that Tima Song's choice was right, so he simply treated Davers. Said: "Your military camp is responsible for protecting the left flank." Since the mercenaries are marching northward along the Tigris River, the left flank is close to the river bank most of the time, and it should be the least dangerous.
Davos saw the undisguised contempt in Kerisopes' eyes, he secretly squeezed his fist and nodded in agreement.
Next, Kerethorpes suggested that Zantiparis should join him as a striker.
Also unwilling is Hieronymus, Kerisopes, they also considered that the former adjutant of Proxinus barracks was Agarcia, and now the elected leader has been replaced by the squadron captain Hieronymus However, he was the last to arrive, indicating that the soldiers in this barracks had a big dispute over who should be the leader, so it was safe to let their barracks act as the right wing.
After the leaders completed the military meeting, it was time to hold the general meeting of the army.
This is both a public appearance of the new leader and a good opportunity to unify the minds of the soldiers, so Kerethorpes reminded everyone to talk more about morale.
When asking the leaders, his eyes were more on Davos. He was worried about this too young leader. You must know that it was a gathering of tens of thousands of people, and most people were in such a big scene. It is estimated that he is so nervous that he can't even speak. If Davos messes up, it will turn this well-arranged swearing-in meeting into a farce!
So he proposed to Davos that he could have his adjutant Felixius speak for him.
But Davers insisted on going in person.
Kerethorpes looked very ugly, but he had to let Davers attend, because he was the new leader unanimously elected by Menon's barracks. He had 14,500 soldiers under his command, accounting for about 1,000 of the entire army. One in nine. So he arranged Davos to play second. If Davos performed badly, the leader behind him would make up for it.
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It was late August, late summer, and the afternoon was no longer so hot.
A wooden platform was erected in the center of Timasong Barracks (formerly Clearkus Barracks), and the surrounding tents had been cleared, leaving a large space filled with soldiers from various mercenary barracks, who either stood or stood. Sit and chat with each other and complain...
The whole venue was crowded and the sound was noisy...
Under the escort of heavily armed soldiers, Kerisopes and his party squeezed out a passage from the dense crowd and came under the wooden platform.
Kerethorpes took the stage first.
There was a commotion among the soldiers in the audience.
Due to the deliberate low-keyness of Kerethorpes before, most ordinary soldiers did not know who he was. They were surprised to see a stranger on stage for the first time, and asked each other his name.
A dozen or so loud soldiers stood around the wooden platform, and they were responsible for repeating the speaker's words so that the thousands of soldiers in the audience could hear them.
Kerisopes said, "Brothers from all over Greece, I'm Kerethorpes, the Overseer of Sparta!"
After the rebroadcast of the soldiers on the wooden platform, the soldiers under the stage were in an uproar. Their shock was even greater than when Davos heard the news: the Spartans have fought one after another for a hundred years. Let the Greeks of other city-states be intimidated by their bravery and strength. Today, Sparta has become the hegemon of the Greek world, dominating the Mediterranean. The Spartan Inspector was among the ordinary free people, how could they not be excited and excited? The soldiers who had been terrified by the murder of the leader suddenly felt supported, and their panicked faces began to look like After the blood was gone, I had a few curiosity to pay attention to things other than survival: why did the high-level Spartan inspector appear here
So when Kerethorpes asked them to be quiet, the soldiers stopped talking.
"Brothers, we are in a very bad situation now! Not only have we lost the leader, some of the squadron commanders and soldiers who have been with you for a long time and have been able to get along well with you, but also our former ally Arreus and his men have also betrayed us! However, The more critical the situation is, the more we must cheer up as soon as possible, bravely face the Persians who want to destroy us, never give in, and defeat the enemy with the bravery and shield and spear of our Greeks, and fight for ourselves. The way back to Greece! Zeus will walk with the brave!!” Spartans really like to keep things simple, and Kerisopes just reminded everyone to say more inspiring words, but he himself just excited the soldiers , the speech ended quickly.
When Kerethorpes walked past Davers on the wrong side of the stage, he saw Davers smiling at him and thought to himself, "It's alright, this young leader doesn't seem nervous, but why did he bring a herald to the stage and let him let him go." Where is he holding a dozen thin wooden sticks
Asisters also didn't understand Davos' purpose for letting him follow him on stage with a wooden stick, but when he stood on the wooden stage, he couldn't think about it immediately, because the audience was full of people in all directions. Densely extending to the distance... At this moment, the noise in the ear is far noisier than under the stage, as if there is a sea with strong winds and waves below, and he and Davos are the boats floating alone in the depths of the sea, There is always a danger of overturning.
Asisters couldn't stop the trembling of his legs, and he even felt that he might collapse at any time together with the wooden platform that was also trembling under his feet...
"Oh! Oh! Look! Who is this?!"
"A little guy whose hair hasn't even grown yet! This is not where you should be! Get off the ground and go home and drink mother's milk! Hahaha..."
"Isn't this the new leader elected by the military camp?! Are they crazy!!"
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The voices of ridicule and doubts were overwhelming.
Asisters turned pale in shock and took a few steps back, almost to the edge of the wooden platform. To his admiration, Davos still stood firmly in the middle of the wooden platform...
The leaders in the audience also felt a little unbearable. They were dissatisfied with Davos again. At this moment, facing thousands of soldiers, they were one.
Tima Song complained: "If I knew this would happen, I shouldn't let him go up, this is hell!"
Others also agreed.
Xenophon said hurriedly, "Let the next leader go up and replace him."
Kerethorpes was already regretting his previous decision, and he nodded in agreement.