Although Henipolis translated in a tactful tone, Davers still raised his eyebrows after listening to it, snorted heavily, and said angrily: "Go back and tell Artaxerxes that I accepted his war letter-"

"Your Majesty!" Alexis interrupted him eagerly: "I can't say yes!" The reason why the Persians dared to issue a war letter must have been prepared for a long time, and we must not agree to it rashly, but must think carefully so as not to fall for their tricks! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Phellisius also followed up and advised: "Although the 'million army' mentioned in the letter must be boasting, the Persian army is indeed greatly superior to ours, and we must not rush into battle, we should first hold the camp and then look for fighters——"

"Nonsense!" Lizaru stood up and retorted: "Although the Persian army is outnumbered, it is timid and fearful; Although our army is small in number, it is brave and aggressive. Therefore, we should take advantage of the morale of the soldiers to start a battle with the Persian army, rather than blindly defending, otherwise the pressure on logistics supply will increase......"

"Lizaru is right! We are deep into the enemy's territory, and only by forging ahead can we achieve the final victory! If you hesitate, you will only get the whole army into trouble! ......" Mattonis also spoke out loud.

In a short time, the whole tent became lively, and it seemed that it was no different from what Tribasus had heard outside the tent before, and dozens of generals were divided into two factions, for or against the battle, and the two sides were arguing and it was difficult to reach an agreement.

Tribasus saw the king of Dionya stop several times, but it didn't work, until the guards around him beat a drum vigorously that the crowd stopped making noise.

Davers stood up and said loudly with some embarrassment: "You all don't fight, I've decided!" Persians, go back and tell your king that the decisive battle will take place in two days! ”

When Terebassus walked out of the Dionian camp, his steps were brisk and his mood was relaxed, because he not only completed the task assigned by the king of Persia and succeeded in getting the king of Dioonia to take over the war letter, but he also learned the truth of the Dionian army through this mission: they were not as warlike as they were rumored, the soldiers were tired and war-weary, the generals were arrogant and untamable, and the Dionian king was not as strong as the rumors, and he could not even completely subdue and drive his generals......

Traibasus felt that the shortcomings of the Dionian army would greatly increase the chances of victory for the Persian army, and he was glad that it was worth the risk to go to the Dionian camp.

He eagerly mounted his horse, anxious to return to the garrison at once and report to the king of Persia what he had found here, but he was completely oblivious to the smug smile on the face of Hennipolis standing at the gate of the camp.

And after the Persian envoys left the Great Horde, the Great Tent was lively again.

"How's my performance just now?"

"Matonis, I really don't see it, you can be an actor at the Turriyi Theater!"

"Haha, being an actor is exempt, I only care about whether the Persians will be fooled, after all, we urgently mobilized so many people and spent so much energy to act in this scene, it can't be in vain!"

"I've been watching the Persian envoy just now, and every time we speak, his expression changes a little, and he probably understands Greek, which means he's watching our camp carefully."

"So no matter how cunning the Persians are, they can't escape His Majesty's scheme!"

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After the generals had been talking passionately for a while, Davers coughed lightly, and the whole tent suddenly fell silent, which was a world of difference compared to the time when the Persian envoys were there before.

Davers looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, let us now discuss the strategy of a decisive battle with Persia. ”

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In the early morning of November 3, 364 BC (the 30th year of the Dionian Kingdom), the sharp trumpet of "Woo Woo Woo Woo ......" suddenly sounded, and the originally peaceful Dionian camp quickly became lively.

"Brothers, don't sleep lazy, get up! ......While the squad leaders were waking up their soldiers, the cooks of the baggage battalions of the various regiments had already begun to prepare breakfast for the soldiers.

When the trumpet sounded, Davers also immediately woke up from his sleep, and when he saw the guards entering the tent, he asked first: "What is the weather outside?" ”

"Your Majesty, the weather is fine, there is no rain, and there is no wind."

"It's a good weather for battle!" Davers sighed.

After the Theonian army entered the Mesopotamian plains, the four seasons became somewhat distinct, the early autumn temperature here was somewhat low, the air was relatively dry, and there were many sunny days and few rainy days, which were beneficial to the operation of the Dionian army, which was dominated by heavy infantry, and the only bad thing was that it was often windy.

After washing, the guards brought breakfast: a bowl of sticky oatmeal, a bowl of hot bustard and donkey soup, half a piece of steamed sturgeon meat, two pieces of bread with cheese, ......,

When Hennepolis entered the tent, he saw Davers staring at the plate in distraction, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the soldiers' breakfast is similar to yours!" In order to meet your request, yesterday the baggage battalion had been fishing for a day on the Euphrates, and the light cavalry had to travel hundreds of miles north to catch some wild beasts......"

"The main thing that determines the outcome of a battle is meticulous preparation before the battle." Davers picked up a piece of bread and said seriously: "Today's battle is probably going to be very long, and the soldiers must eat enough food to have enough physical strength to support them. Considering that the formation alone could last until noon, Felicius had informed the baggage battalion yesterday that they should prepare more bread for the soldiers to carry to the battlefield and make additional meals before the battle. ”

"Hearing this, Your Majesty, I am all the more confident in winning this battle, for it is impossible for the King of Persia to prepare such abundant food for his huge army as we do." Hennepolis flattered, then sat down on the wooden chair next to him, hesitated, and said, "...... I've heard that people here forbid the fish, saying that it is a fetish and will anger the gods......"

"The angrier the enemy gods, the more pleased the great Hades." Davers said unhurriedly, took a big bite of the fish, chewed it a few times, and spit out the fish bones: "Have you finished breakfast?" ”

"I'm done eating early." Heniporis complained: "Your Majesty, I am not like you, no matter how big the battle is, I can treat it as usual, I was so excited that I didn't sleep all night, and I got up early today, you look at me, the circles under my eyes are still black." ”

"You, you......" Davers smiled as he looked at the funny look in his eyes.

After he had eaten breakfast and had talked with Henipolis for a while, the captain of the palace guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the legions have begun to march out of the camp. ”

Davers put on his armor and walked out of the tent, where the guards had brought his horses.

It was a Lusitanian stallion in the prime of life, fat and strong, with smooth fur, brownish-yellow, and unusually tall, it kept digging the dirt with its front hooves, and shook its head and neck as if it did not want to be led, but when Davers came up to it, it immediately quieted down, lowered its head, approached Davers, and hummed quietly.

Davers patted it on the cheek and said with a smile, "Hey, Nicky, you're going to fight with me again." ”

Nicky seemed to understand, rubbed Davers' hand, and then raised his head and hissed happily.

Since coming into this world, this is the fifth and most likely last horse that Davers has ridden.

Davers patted the horse's back with a little emotion, then turned over and left the inner camp under the escort of 1,000 heavily armed palace guards.

Dozens of people gathered at the exit, and when they saw Davers coming, someone couldn't help but shout: "Your Majesty, we have been waiting for almost half an hour, why did you come out, the soldiers have already left the camp!" ”

Although the man lying in the carriage spoke a little disrespectfully, Davers was not angry and said with a smile: "Amyntas, your temper has not changed until you are old. Don't worry, we're not here, the battle won't start. ”

"Your Majesty!" Silonimus, Epitenis, Giogris, Maltius and others immediately stepped forward to salute.

Davers looked at them and asked, "Brothers, are you ready to fight?" ”

Thirty years ago, when Davers became the leader of the mercenaries and had won the mercenaries' trust, he would often say such things before the battle, but now the veterans had mixed feelings in their ears, and after a moment they shouted excitedly: "Ready!!" ”

Davers waved his right hand forward vigorously: "Then let's go!" ”

After meeting up with the veterans, the whole team passed through the wide camp passage and quickly left the camp.

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The Dionian army did not gather together and set out, but the various legions, led by their commanders, went directly to the predetermined battlefield after leaving their own camps, so that more than 20 troops marched eastward almost side by side.

Because they had just eaten breakfast and in order not to waste their physical strength, the marching speed of each team was very slow, and the soldiers laughed and chatted in the ranks, and the officers did not forbid it, and even took the initiative to provoke the topic, if they were seen by people who did not know the inside story, they thought that they were going on an outing instead of going to fight to the death.

After more than an hour, the teams walked out of Taposacus and the surrounding area, which had been burned by the Persians, and stepped onto the green and yellow plains.

After walking for a while, the commanders of the corps received an order: "Stop moving forward and rest in place!" ”

"Is this the place of the battle? I don't think there's anything special. ”

"I heard that the camp of the Persian army is 25 miles away from our camp, I just silently calculated, this is about eleven or two miles away from the camp, right in the middle, isn't it a battlefield?"