Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The reason why Asiculodoax failed was because he led his army to attack Laos, and because of the unfamiliar terrain, he was ambushed by the enemy on the mountain road. In a face-to-face confrontation, how can the poorly equipped and loosely organized Lucanian mountain people be the opponents of the Greek heavy infantry, even if the number is small, it is not a problem. Kunogolata retorted.

Ferius, we can't afford this war. If we hide in the city, let the enemy trample our farmland again, burn our villages, fishing grounds and mines, and every month we pay the mercenaries' wages and food, There is also a need for a citizens' assembly to discuss whether to impose a war tax. I don't think the citizens will agree! Neonsis also stepped forward and said.

Of course the citizens will not agree! Ferris, the citizens elected you as chief general because they think you have the ability to quickly turn the tide of the battle, drive out the Lucanians, and ensure the safety of Turii, just like when you first came to power. As you have done, send Burkes out to recruit soldiers at once, and send messengers to Tarantum for help. Now that the powerful reinforcements have come, you can no longer hesitate to sit and watch the property of citizens destroyed, Turi Iraq's treasury has collapsed, you must make a decision as soon as possible, and don't live up to the expectations of the people! Polyxis, who had been silent before, also spoke.

Burkes did not expect that Polyxis would also join the ranks of urging Ferris. When he was in a hurry, Kunogolata saw him retreating to the corner, and he remembered something, calling an important military meeting involving the secrets of the city-state. , Irrelevant people should take the initiative to avoid, and asked the guards to invite Bulcos out of the city hall.

Burkes stood on the steps of the city hall and stared blankly for a while: From a rational point of view, he felt that he should trust the judgment of Ferris. Ferris, who is over 60 years old, participated in the war with Tarantum when he was young, and successively served as the military positions of heavy infantry squadron and battalion commander, and has rich combat experience; but emotionally, he also Hope for a quick defeat of the fearsome Lucanians, as every Turian wants the bandits to stay away from their home lands, and Davos's forces give him confidence.

Under the influence of this ambivalence, he subconsciously walked to the port. After walking for a while, he stopped. Although the generals of the city hall accepted the agreement he signed, they still frequently traveled with Davos' team. , I am afraid it will be criticized. He sighed and turned to go home...

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Of course Davos would not know about the quarrel against them in the Turii City Hall, although he was surprised that Bulcos, who had promised him to report the situation to the generals of Turii, never showed up. , but his main focus was on the construction of the camp.

In the past few days, all the soldiers have worked together, and the Turii camp has begun to take shape. At this time, Burkes sent his men to send four horses, saying that they were borrowed from him.

Davos was aware of the intentional alienation between Burkes and Turiyi, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, when the team passed through many Greek city-states along the coast of the Xinghai Sea, those city-states treated the mercenaries the same way. This was the helplessness of the mercenaries.

He asked Burkes's men to convey his thanks to Burkes, and then asked Felixius to stay in the camp to handle military affairs, and he took Asistes, Ryders and a confidant slave of Burkes as a guide, Ride around Turii to get a sense of the terrain.

The flat and fertile Shibari Plain (some Turians call it the Turi Plain) is already full of grass and warblers in the spring of April, and the scenery is pleasant.

Davos and his party let the horses gallop in a comfortable mood. The green fields and canals, as well as the hard-working slaves and farmers, are constantly leaping into view. The wide dirt road is muddy due to the frequent spring rains, which can be seen from time to time. The slaves of the caravan push the wagons in the mud puddle...

A thought flashed in Davos' mind: this is also common in the Greek city-states of the Eokes Sea,

The Greeks, who were good at doing business, did not have much interest in the construction of roads that could most promote the flow of trade. Their energy seemed to be devoted to maritime trade and ships, but the Romans who rose after them created the most important thing in this era. A complex and state-of-the-art Mediterranean road network.

Going westward along the Krati River for about twenty miles, I saw a large city standing on the north bank of the river.

At this time, the guide said: That's Turii! When the Athenians were choosing the site of the city, they found that the confluence of the Krati and Kosene rivers is a good place to build a city. Because the river is very wide and the water is gentle. , can build a wharf to accommodate enough merchant ships. When they were about to build a city here, they found that there was a large natural fountain here, the locals called it Tuli, so they called the new city Tulii...

It's an interesting story. Davos said copingly and looked up: because there are too many boats in the river, the Kratty River can't even see the other side clearly.

It's better to rebuild in the old city of Hybalis. Wouldn't it be better to build a port directly by the sea! Asisters said inexplicably.

Davos had already understood this from Burkes, so he didn't want to say more, he pointed forward and said, Let's go around the city.

Because Turiyi was built at the confluence of two rivers, it was divided into three parts by the river: the south city, the north city, and the delta protrusion at the confluence of the two rivers. The main body of the city is in the north city.

Daves and his party walked about a mile along the moat outside the city wall of the northern city of Turii, and finally reached the bank of the Kosenyi River. In their eyes: the city wall of Turii is made of large strips of rock, and the gaps between the stones are closely connected. The wall is at least ten meters high, and there is a moat 20 meters away from the city wall with a width of five meters. , it is connected to the Krati River, and its depth must not be shallow, all of which are enough to give every siege a headache. And the three or four teams of sentries patrolling back and forth in the city made them feel the approaching atmosphere of war.

Young Asisters even waved to the sentries jokingly.

Going north along the north bank of the Cosené, and soon saw the pontoon bridge over the river, Davos noticed that the delta between the two rivers was not flat, but hilly. I heard from the guide: these uneven, undulating hills have instead become the heroes of preventing the river from swelling in spring and turning the land between the two rivers into swamps.

After walking for about 20 miles, the terrain began to rise gradually, and the ground began to change from pure soil to a mixture of sandy soil. Fortunately, the river bank was relatively flat.

Doctors and his party walked a few more miles. The upper reaches of the Kosenyi River turned from due west to southwest, while a river rushed down from due west and merged into the Koseni River here.

This is the Tino River, a tributary of the Kosenyi River, a river that the Turians hate, said the guide.

Why? Asisters asked curiously.

Because there are a lot of hot springs upstream of it. The guide answered indifferently.

Hot spring?! When Davos heard it, he became interested.

They speeded up, but when they got there, they were all dumbfounded: the Tino River has turned into a small river several meters wide here. The rock crevices at the foot of the mountain flowed out, turning this area of ​​rock and grass into a swamp.

In spring, because the snow melts on the mountains, it becomes a mixture of small streams and hot springs, and finally they all merge into the Tino River. If there is a rainy season, the water of the Tino River will soar, but it will overflow the river bank and flow back to the south bank. The hot spring swamp, and there on the north shore- The guide pointed forward: The big river beach.

Davos looked forward and saw that the river bank in front seemed to have been bitten off by a large piece, and it sank down to form a half-gigantic bowl shape.