Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1082

[Chapter 31 Promotion and Authorization]

“I think, Patroclus will make more use of the 500 Soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade in his hands. They are the key to the victory.”

…

The officers watching the battle whispered, and the two protagonists on the field Still staring at the map, thinking hard.

At this time, Thormid said again: “I announce that the tactical assessment has officially started!”

“Dang!” A crisp bell rang, and the two protagonists stood up at the same time and stepped back a few steps. Ten soldiers carried a few pieces of breadth. The planks entered the arena and were erected on top of the plank map respectively, isolating the two people from seeing the whole map. Of course, Sextus had the advantage of defense. Line of sight is limited to the southwest corner of the map.

Several tactical executives also stood beside the two protagonists holding tactical chess pieces. These tactical chess pieces are small wooden sculptures such as heavy infantry, light infantry, javelinmen, cavalry, etc. When they are placed on the map, they are serious. The tactical assessment of the game has a little fun of the game.

At this time, Matonis

picked up two dice and threw a “7”. After the referees picked up the table for comparison, they said loudly: “Day 1, heavy rain!”

After thinking, I used a white pen to learn the measures I took on the first day on the small wooden board, and then the executor took their wooden board to the referee’s bench.

The referees, after looking at the order given on the board, ruled that it was feasible.

So, the executor started placing tactical pieces on the map according to the order on the board.

Matonis threw a brilliant shot again, then glanced at Patroclus, and said loudly, “Heavy rain on the second day!”

There was a small commotion among the surrounding officers, but Patroclus’ expression did not change. After thinking about it, write down your decision again.

……….

_ Accompanied by Lexis, they came to the Turii military camp.

The commander of the First Army, Leotidides, who had received the news, hurried to greet him.

After learning that there was a tactical assessment going on in the barracks, Davos instructed Leotizides not to inform them for the time being, and took the guards to the military conference room to wait first.

“Prosius, who do you think will win?” Davos chatted with Leotidides when he was idle.

“Patroclus is quick-witted, decisive and bold in action; Sextus is careful and steady, and he is very calm. Both of them are excellent officers. According to the information I have received, in this assessment, Seke Stus is in charge of defense, and Patroclus is in charge of offense. This assignment is in line with their fighting style, but in the mountains, defense is more dominant, and Patroclus may need a bit of luck to win.”

“Yeah, In a war, luck is an important factor in determining victory and defeat, and it must be decided by the gods. But in the assessment, it is decided by the luck of the referee…” Davos said jokingly, then Change the topic: “What do you think about whether to send legions to the border to build fortress defense this time?”

“Your Majesty, I think there is no problem in sending each legion to the border for more than half a year. In fact, each legion is located on the border. The time I stayed there was not too long, and there were nearly 20 legions in the kingdom, and it would take at least a few years for a round to take place. Besides, these legionnaires had multiple slaves themselves, and they had enough labor in their homes to take care of the housework… “…” Leotidides replied without hesitation.

Henipolis curled his lips aside, slandering in

his heart: Of course you, Prosusus, would say that, in your eyes, is there anything other than military!

Since you served as the commander of the First Legion, the citizens of the entire Turii

region have been complaining about your tossing, and they have given you the nickname “Iron Man”… Davos actually listened carefully,

Still nodding from time to time.

The two chatted for a while, and Davos seemed to remember something and asked, “Prosius, you haven’t been home in the past six months, have you?”

Leotidides was stunned, and then replied: ” Your Majesty, I just took over the First Legion, and I want to get acquainted with this Legion as soon as possible, so—”

Davos waved his hand and persuaded with concern: “Don’t worry too much, from the current situation, there will be no major war in the kingdom in a short time, and the first legion will not be sent to the battlefield in a short time. You have time to get acquainted with the First Legion. You still have to make time to go back to accompany your family! Your home is in the city of Turii, not far from it. I went to the Ministry of Military Affairs! Those who didn’t know the situation thought that I, Davos, imprisoned you here, I don’t want to suffer this grievance!”

Davos said jokingly, and then patted Leotti. Des’s shoulders, in a gentle but irresistible tone, said: “Tomorrow you will go home and rest for a few days, relax yourself, and let the soldiers relax, okay?!

” Des hesitated for a while before saying reluctantly, “Yes, Your Majesty.”

“That’s right, you need to know how to combine work and rest!” Davos laughed.

The corners of Henepolis’ mouth curled slightly.

The two were talking when Martius, the chief of the palace guard, walked into the military conference room: “Your Majesty, the tactical assessment has ended.”

“Who won?” Henipolis asked curiously.

“Sextus won.” Martius reported to the equally curious Davos: “Patroclus was unlucky, for several days before the battle it was raining heavily, preventing his army from crossing the river. , but he still insisted on letting the engineering battalion build a bridge to attract the army of Sextus to block on the other side, but secretly separated some troops to set

up

rafts in the upper reaches of the river and risked to cross the river forcibly.

The young scout, watching the upper river bank, discovered the situation, and he soon dispatched his army to stop it, but the umpire ruled that Sextus’ army could not arrive in time because of the distance.

Patroclus Although the army successfully crossed the river, it also drowned many soldiers due to the swollen river. Sextus decisively led the army to retreat back to the mountains, and Patroclus immediately established a defensive camp on the other side of the river, and spent a few days. It took days for the whole army to cross the river. In the process of advancing to the mountains, his army was constantly disturbed by the light infantry of Samone sent by Sextus, slowing their advance.

And Sextus used this time to build a simple defensive cottage on a dangerous terrain on the only road, and hoarded heavy troops.

The two sides launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle here. Due to the narrow mountain road, Patroclus’s superior forces could not be fully deployed, and at the critical moment, heavy rain was thrown many times, which seriously affected the attack of Patroclus’ side, so the time By the time it was over, his army had still not been able to break through the blockade.

However, the 1,000 soldiers he secretly sent, mainly composed of mountain scout soldiers, attacked the main camp of the Sextus army by climbing mountains and detours. However, because the main force of Sextus was still there, and Patlock Ross’s rations have been exhausted, so the referee finally ruled that Sextus won… but the referees unanimously ruled that they both passed the tactical assessment based on the performance of both sides.

After listening carefully ,

Davos said with emotion: “Although it is only on paper, it also made them experience the difficulty of fighting in the mountains!”

…However, since this tactical assessment is based on the mountains of Samona, have the judges considered that sending troops to fight should avoid the rainy season in spring?

”

I asked Tolmead, he said that the combat time was set in summer, so when designing the table, only two of the 12 weather options were related to rain, namely light rain and heavy rain, but they were in the assessment. The one that hits the worst multiple times.

After Martius finished speaking, Davos was also a little surprised. After a while, he shrugged and said, “This just shows that the volatility of war is beyond our control. I think

today

The tactical assessment was very good, and it taught them a good lesson…”

Davos was talking, and there were noisy footsteps outside the door.

Davos stopped talking and took it from Henepolis. He wore his own helmet on his head. The

Minister of War Alexis led Chief of Staff Thormid, Commander of the Second Army, Matonis, and other generals into the conference room, and then saluted Davos respectfully. , and stood to the side in turn.

Then Patroclus and Sextus came in. They already knew what was going to happen next, so they were very excited, and after giving Davos the military salute, they stood upright.

Davos looked around the room, then said solemnly: “Let’s begin.”

Minister of War Alexis stepped forward, unfolded the papyrus scroll bound with black cloth in his hand, and read aloud: “In view of Patroclus, Sextus has made outstanding achievements in the past, and passed the general officer assessment with excellent results. After consultation and decision by His Majesty King Davos and the Ministry of Military Affairs, the two were promoted to the army commander!”

His voice just paused, and there were cheers around him. With this sound, there were smiles on the nervous faces of the two of Patroclus.

Alexis continued: “And Patroclus was appointed commander of the XIV Corps (mainly in the region of Latinum), and Sextus was appointed as the commander of the XVIII Corps (southern Iberia). Do

n’t delay your appointment!”

Philisius and the others were a little surprised: it was reasonable for the two to be promoted to legion commanders, but it is rare in recent years to be given practical duties immediately after promotion!