Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 227

[Chapter 25 The Triumph Return]

In Castellon, after the army stayed overnight, Davos rushed to join the soldiers.

In the early morning of the second day, the uniforms of the whole army were completely renewed, and the soldiers marched in line in accordance with the pre-established order of triumphal entry into the city.

After crossing the bridge, thousands of free people who had participated in the battle and the Greek mercenaries headed by Zantiparis also joined the procession.

And Davos also changed to a four-horse chariot, Kapus, Drax, Hieronymus and Laos consul Avinogis also shared a two-horse chariot, followed closely behind. The army marched mightily towards the city of Turii not far away.

The family members of the freedmen and some of the prospective citizens who had been waiting outside the city for a long time, saw the figures of the soldiers from a distance, and immediately burst into cheers like a tsunami.

Alcines never dreamed that he could become a triumphant flag bearer.

At that time, all the legions reported their candidates one after another, and it was Davos who personally named the name of Alsinis. He believed that: in the battle that decided the victory of the Second Crotone War, Alsinis was the captain of the legion. Leading a team of recruits, fighting on the front line, facing the fierce enemy attack, not only took the lead, but also commanded the recruits well and responded calmly.

And in the case of more than half of the team casualties, still fighting spirit, fighting back bravely, as the representative of the entire army in this battle!

When Alsinis heard Davos’ praise for him, he, who had admired Davos, was even more grateful to the Alliance Archon!

At this moment, he held high the flag of the commander representing the whole army, facing the cheers that rushed to his face, looking at the thousands of waving arms, he proudly straightened his chest…

Facing such a spectacular scene, even Thormid, who had experienced ups and downs and battles, could not keep calm, he excitedly said to Zantiparis next to him: “I have participated in so many battles over the years. , this is the first time I feel the pride of being a warrior, Davos is amazing!”

Zantiparis stared straight ahead, and said in his mouth, “Don’t look around, march well, and don’t embarrass our mercenaries!”

Thormid hurriedly raised his chest and raised his head, but jokingly said, “You old fellow is more serious than me!”

“Participating in the Triumph is nothing. In the future, we will also sit on the chariot like Hieronymus and accept the cheers of the people!” The old face of Zantiparis also revealed flushed excitement.

“That’s right!” Thormid’s pride rose sharply: “I heard Davos say that because of this battle, the inspection period for our Alliance citizens will be greatly shortened, and after a few more battles like this, we will soon be able to Become a full citizen of Dionia! Until then…hehe!”

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“Cleganes! Hey, that’s Cleganes!! ”

“Stop shouting! He can’t hear, he is an Alliance hero now!”

“Hero?! With his thin body, I can knock him down with one hand. If it weren’t for his bow and arrow shooting better than mine, I would be the one who is cheering in the team now!”

“Yeah, this guy who is favored by the goddess of luck! It seems that we all need to practice archery in our spare time. Next time the recruiter recruits again, we must be selected!”

“you’re right!!”

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When the freedmen team entered the public’s field of vision, the cheers were even more enthusiastic. After all, there were many freedmen who welcomed the people outside the city. Seeing that the companions who worked together in the past became the heroes of the Dionysian League, while envious, It also inspired their yearning to go into battle to kill the enemy.

There were more than 20,000 soldiers participating in the triumphal ceremony, and the formed column was six or seven miles long. The freemen team at the end had just entered the welcome area outside the city, and the flag at the head of the team had passed the triumphal arch in the city.

Sobokos looked up at the relief on the Arc de Triomphe, and said to Ryders with emotion: “Last time I was a spectator watching the Triumph, but now I’m a soldier participating in the Triumph!”

Ryders laughed and said, “How do you feel?”

“good, very good!”

“Before our cavalry was too weak,

Does not work in combat.

From now on, we Dionian cavalry must become heroes on the triumphal battle again and again!

“Lyders said ambitiously, his eyes fixed on the other towering flag next to the high-flying cavalry flag in front of him. Although the content on the flag could not be seen from the rear, he knew that it had what Davos wrote on it. The text of “Victory with less, defeat the Crodone cavalry, and decide the victory of the battle”, it is precisely because of this feat that Davos placed their cavalry behind the flag-bearer of the entire army.

Since there are too many soldiers participating in the triumphal ceremony, the Victory Square cannot accommodate it at all, and accidents are prone to occur, so this time the triumphal ceremony stipulates: After the parade troops arrive at the square, they are not allowed to stay, and they go around the field for a week, and then from another street, go around the square. Go out of the city to the east gate.

In the west of the square, on the platform in front of the Grand Council of the Senate, the senators paid a solemn attention to the soldiers passing by the square.

Amiclis, who was invited to watch the ceremony, saw the majestic and high-spirited army passing the platform in a neat pace, and couldn’t help but sighed with emotion: “I didn’t expect that we actually won the domineering and arrogant Crotone people, this is really a game. Great victory!” He was glad that he made the right choice before the war began, and Castron stood firmly on Dioria’s side.

His words were approved by most of the elders, but Scommbras dissented: “Davos is a guarantee of victory! With him as commander, I never doubted that the war would belong to our alliance, but I think we should Should take advantage of Crotone’s weakness to completely crush him!”

His words were endorsed by a few Turii elders, and even Polyxis said: “On this issue, Davos did not consider the feelings of the Turui people, and let the Crotones go, it really shouldn’t be!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Skomblas glared at him fiercely.

“Lord Davos did the right thing!” Kunogolata said sternly: “Can lead the civic soldiers to victory, is a great general! Can use the victory to win enough benefits for the alliance, is the real leader. If the war continues, Dionia will suffer a lot of losses! I am very fortunate that Dionia has such a great consul as Davos!”

“Lord Kunogolata is right!” Cornerus responded: “In this war, Lord Davos not only won a lot of fertile land for Dionia, but also let Dionia reach the southern tip of Greater Greece!”

“Next, how to manage and allocate these newly added lands will be something we will spend a lot of time discussing and solving…” Terry Todd Moss laughed: “This is really a sweet but annoying thing !”

Everyone smiled knowingly.

The elders of the senate are noble and have a lot of affairs, but they are not paid.

In order to increase their enthusiasm, gain their goodwill, and stimulate their interest in expansion, it was stipulated in the “War Act” proposed and passed by Davers: the land acquired by each victory in war, in addition to the land allocated to new citizens ” Allotment of land”, rewarding the land of meritorious citizens and soldiers, and each of the hard-working senators will also receive a land reward, and the land area obtained shall not exceed the average land area of the soldiers who participated in the war.

It seems that the land given is not too much, but according to the current expansion rate of Dionia, it will be a large amount.

When the elders happily talked about the newly acquired territories of the Alliance, Polyxis’s eyes flashed, thinking about something, while Amycles looked envious.

“Look, our hero is here!” Placenlas shouted, pulling everyone’s eyes back to the square.

Davos in uniform stood on the chariot and appeared in Victory Square. He smiled and waved to the people around him, pushing the triumphal celebration to its climax.

The crowd screamed and jumped with excitement, waving their arms frantically and shouting Davos’ name.

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com They even disregarded the obstruction of the guards on the roadside, and broke into the parade in violation of the regulations, surrounded Davos in the center, stretched out their arms, and wanted to touch the man who saved Turri and twice defeated the strong enemy Crotone, The guardian who brings glory to the people of Dionia, Davos the Blessed of Hades.

The guards were highly nervous and afraid of accidents.

Davos was calm. He even got off the carriage, greeted the people, greeted the people gently, and asked them if they had suffered losses in this war, and whether they needed help from the Alliance… and so on.

The people loved their consul even more, and they gathered around Davos, escorted him to the platform, and then left reluctantly.

The elders came forward.

Kunogolata first criticized: “Lord Davos, the situation just now is too dangerous! You should stay in the chariot and wait for the guards to escort you over!”

“What’s the danger!” Davos laughed: “The elders and the people are like fathers and children. As a father, they will naturally love their children, and children will naturally respect and love their fathers. How can they hurt their relatives? You are right. wrong!”

Father and child?

!

The elders present repeatedly savored this sentence and were somewhat shocked.

Later, these words spread, and the people were greatly moved, so the elders of the Senate also had a new title – father.

Kunogolata’s worries were not completely unnecessary. Among the people beside the square, there was indeed a person who hated the Dionysian Senate and the consul Davos-Metrophinis, the messenger of Locri, who had a cold. It wasn’t all good, but after learning the amazing news that “The Dionysian Alliance signed a peace treaty with Crotone and became an alliance”, the messenger was anxious and angry, and he hated himself for not being able to live up to his expectations and being in a critical position. At the same time when he fell ill, he took out his anger at the Dionysian Senate.