Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1115

[Chapter 64 Training Ground]

“Polus, your performance was the worst yesterday. The brothers have already started to fight against the Gauls. You are still far behind, affecting the record of our entire team!”

“Oh, forgive him, he is still It’s normal for me to be afraid when I’m on the battlefield for the first time.”

“I… I’m not afraid, but my leather sandals are broken.” ”

That

‘s a good reason.

”

You are wrong! There is a long time ago in the military law that soldiers should take good care of their equipment, and shoes are also one of the equipment. You don’t check it properly, and you can’t blame others when you get out of the basket during the battle. Fortunately, yesterday’s action was an attack, If you retreat, you will be caught by the enemy, and no one will be able to save you.”

“It’s hard to say, in retreat, maybe Polus took off his shoes and ran faster than us.”

” You—

—”

“Okay, don’t talk about it! Aside from falling behind at the beginning, Polus did very well in the subsequent battles. Brothers, think about the first time we went to the battlefield, Bibo Luce isn’t much better, so don’t blame each other. Remember! Our team is a whole, and only by helping each other and fighting side by side like brothers can we defeat the enemy and live a good life!”

“The captain is right! Let’s have a drink together to celebrate yesterday’s victory, and that none of us was injured!”

“Go!!” the

soldiers shouted, drinking the wine from the glasses, and the pretty young waitress hurried over Pour them wine.

“Suna, have you thought about it?! Marry me, and when I retire, follow me to Turii! That’s the greatest city in the world!…” A soldier said his heart out loud with the strength of his wine. talk.

The other soldiers immediately started booing.

Although the waitress was a bit shy, she had also experienced a lot of making a living by showing her face. She said softly, “Captain Nicapalos, I heard that you have a rule that soldiers are not allowed to marry during their service.”

Of course, Nicapalos was facing his soldiers, so he said sternly: “There is indeed such a rule, but you can get engaged first. I heard that several families in our residential area have already made marriages with the soldiers of our military camp.

” Yes, yes, you can get engaged first!!” The soldiers at the table roared loudly, while the soldier who said he wanted to get married was smiling foolishly.

The waitress wasn’t too flustered, she turned her big eyes flexibly, and turned to look at the kitchen: “I can’t be the master of such an important matter, it’s up to my father to say it.”

The tavern owner who cuts meat in the kitchen I have been watching the movement in the restaurant, and immediately shouted in blunt Greek: “No!” After speaking, the sound of the meat cleaver hitting the cutting board became even louder.

A soldier laughed and said: “Coradas, who told you that you were drunk last time, and insisted on holding Suna’s hand and offending your future father-in-law.”

“When did I pull Suna’s hand?

Hand?” Coradas looked blank.

“You were drunk at the time, of course you don’t remember. The captain was afraid that you would be locked up, so he told everyone to hide it.”

Coradas saw that he said something serious, so he glanced at every teammate, including Captain, seeing the expressions of “really so” on their faces, he was shocked, and

finally looked at Su Na embarrassedly.

Suna had already hid in the kitchen.

“Suna, this guy dares to bully you, let me teach him a lesson for you!” A man stood up at the table next to him and said loudly, but it was a soldier from another team.

“This is between me and Suna, it’s none of your business, get out!”

“Coradas, they say you are the most powerful soldier in our squad, but I’m not afraid of you! Whoever wins, Su Na belongs!”

“Come here, you will be beaten down in a while, don’t cry!”

Just as the two soldiers were touching each other and the surrounding comrades were booing, the two The team leader quickly stopped loudly: “Don’t make trouble, do you want to be punished by the military judge?!”

As soon as the military judge was mentioned, the excitement of the soldiers was like being poured into a can of cold water. Almost everyone had been punished by him in their military career for more than a year, so everyone sat back to their original positions. bit, quietly drank the wine.

On the other hand, Coradas was still a little unwilling, and said angrily: “Boy, let’s have a good fight in the next football game of the company and see who

is the best!” Weakly responded.

After a small disturbance subsided, there was still laughter and laughter in the tavern.

After drinking and relaxing here, the soldiers will wander around the streets of the civilian area and go to various shops to buy some daily necessities they need. However, before the sun goes down, they must rush back to the military camp and participate in the call of the squad leader. If you are late, you must be There will be punishments, whether it is cleaning toilets, feeding livestock, going to the bathroom to boil water, cleaning the streets… It is all hard and tiring work, so under normal circumstances, soldiers will return to camp on time.

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Most of the credit for the construction of this flat and broad stone avenue that Maximus rides on is attributed to the soldiers of the Frontier Corps. The road construction was also trained by the Frontier Corps. In part, in the past year or so, the legion commander has spared a lot of time for the soldiers to build this road.

Four months ago, the avenue connected to Florentia, and just last month, another avenue connected to three military camps, and finally connected to the port city-state of Pisay, but the avenue that was undoubtedly more than ten times longer was Tens of thousands of laborers were recruited by the Etruscan Union, and under the command of engineers sent by the Dionysian Construction Department, they worked together to complete it, all for the purpose of better guaranteeing and strengthening the defense of the border.

The training ground is not far from the barracks and adjacent to the civilian area.

Dozens of hard wooden stakes as high as one person were erected on one side of the grassland. Under the supervision and guidance of the team officers, the heavy infantrymen held long shields and lances (or short swords) and repeatedly practiced poking at the stakes. Sting (or slashing).

On the other side of the grassland, there were many targets erected, and the light infantrymen were practicing bows and arrows and javelins.

In front of the target on the far side, there was a man wearing a purple and red crown helmet throwing a javelin. I saw him kicking a few steps, shouting, and throwing the javelin with all his might. The javelin leaped a distance of 50 meters, wearing a Through the thick wooden target.

Behind him stood several men who were also wearing senior officers’ armor, applauding loudly. The other soldiers seemed to be used to it, and no one cast curious eyes.

Even if Maximus couldn’t see the face of the man with the javelin, he knew that it was Hasdrubal, the commander of the Frontier Corps. So he was very respected by the soldiers.

Maximus jumped off his horse, adjusted his helmet and breastplate, and walked straight to the training ground for the light infantry.

The Armory Keeper, who was watching the piles of javelins and arrows, saw Maximus’ arrival, and immediately greeted him: “Good morning, Lord Maximus!”

“After the battle yesterday, did the weapons consume a lot? ?” Maximus asked bluntly.

“It doesn’t cost much, my lord.” The keeper replied: “I heard that there were not many Gauls who attacked Florentia yesterday. Our troops arrived in time, and the Gauls were still looting the village, so the team officer We directly sent a company of heavy infantry to attack, and did not use light infantry, and the battle was over soon, and the soldiers’ armor and weapons were not greatly damaged, so far no one has applied for replacement of armor and weapons

. Sims nodded and asked, “Are there any gains?”

“Two Gallic helmets, 5 great swords, 14 wooden shields, 25 spears, 19 sets of Gallic clothing, and they also captured 4 Gauls…” The custodian paused and said softly: “Early in the morning, the treasurer came and said, ‘We don’t need any of these things, he wants to take them all and sell them to merchants. ‘ I said ‘I can’t be the master, I have to get your approval, sir.'”

During the Persian Expeditionary Force, there were people in the mercenaries who specialized in financial management, and this position was reserved until the establishment of the Dionysian Alliance.

After the establishment of the kingdom, the logistical support system of the legion was more perfect, and the soldiers of the legion were all citizens of the kingdom.

sonicmtl.com Therefore, each legion no longer has the post of financial officer, and the loot obtained is handed over to the baggage battalion for temporary storage, and finally the quartermaster sent by the Ministry of Military Affairs will handle it, or convene merchants to auction the loot, or part of the loot. transferred to the Treasury.

The money thus obtained is partly used to care for the dead or wounded soldiers and their families, partly deposited into the small treasury of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and partly transferred back to the army as a reward for the soldiers’ victory.

However, the Border Corps is different. The soldiers are hired and paid monthly. The money comes from the national treasury, so a financial officer was specially set up, and the officer was appointed by the Ministry of Finance.

There was a debate between the Military Affairs Department and the Finance Department about who should handle the spoils of the Frontier Corps. In the end, it was decided by Davos and the Legion Treasurer was responsible.

The reason why he did this was for security reasons. After all, the soldiers of the Frontier Corps were not citizens of Dionia, and the most important property of the soldiers was entrusted to the officials of the Ministry of Finance, which could avoid the affairs of the mercenary army being completely handled by the Ministry of Military Affairs. , or controlled by the Legion Commander.

Taking charge of the spoils is the responsibility of the baggage officer, but the frontier army was assigned to the newly established financial officer. Maximus has some opinions, but he is an agent, and he is not a citizen of Dionia, so he can only Burying this dissatisfaction in his heart, on the surface, he and the financial officer get along relatively harmoniously.

At this time, he said calmly: “I know this, you did a good job! After we go back to the armory to confirm the loot, you can ask the financial officer to take them away, but you must confirm the number. , and have him sign it…”