Burcos seemed to see Davers's confusion and explained: "The city of Turiy is about twenty miles from the mouth of the Klatty River. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Davers let out an "oh" and asked, "Turiyi is at war with the Lucalians, how come there are so many ships to trade?" ”

"The Lucanians have no ships to cut off the sea communication with Turiyi, and the more war there is, the more supplies are needed, and these merchant ships are here to make money......," the two men said, as the fleet had stopped.

The pilot ship went on its own, and soon merged into the white sails......

After about an hour, the pilot boat returned, approached Burkos' boat, and then a man came up.

"Bulkos, you're finally back! I thought the Lucarians scared you into moving to Greece. The man came forward with a grin.

"Even the most timid of you didn't leave, how could I leave." Burkes jokingly said and gave him a hug.

"Is everything going well?"

"Is Turrey alright?"

They both asked at the same time, laughing at the same time.

"Judging by your relaxed appearance, the city of Turriyi should be safe."

"You know, the savage Lucarians have no great skills, they don't know how to build siege machines or build ships, they just destroy the villages and farms outside the city, but luckily the wheat harvest is already finished in the autumn. In the winter, the Lucanians outside the city broke out with a plague and had to retreat to the mountains to the north, leaving only a small number of soldiers in Amendolara—"

"Wait, you mean the plague?" Bulkos looked horrified.

"The Lucanians killed thousands of Turiyi citizens and piled their bodies outside the city. Zeus was furious and punished the Lucanians, but we, the people of Turiy, were not harmed in the slightest! The person who came said with some anger and some pride.

Brokos was busy praising Zeus.

The visitor continued: "Now that the weather is getting warmer, they are starting to move south again. Fortunately, Tarantum sent reinforcements. ”

"As advocates of the Greater Greek Defense Alliance, they should have sent reinforcements a long time ago!"

"They can't be blamed for this, as soon as they repelled the Mesapi attack, they sent fifteen hundred heavy infantry and fifty cavalry, and the leader was Acheta."

"Which Acheta?"

"And which Acheta! Of course, the son of the former consul of Tarantum, Histiaves, the genius in Tarantum's mouth! ”

"Speaking of geniuses, I also have one here." Bulkos pulled Davos past Davos and said to Polyxis: "Introduce to you, the Greek mercenary commander of the expedition to Persia, Davos the Thessalian!" Burkes said seriously. Then he pointed to the man and said, "Davers, this is the general chosen by Turiyi this year, my friend Polyxis!" ”

"Hail to you, General Polyxis!" Davers bowed slightly.

"You're welcome." Polyxis nodded slightly, then turned to Burkos: "What did you just say?" Expedition to Persia? ”

Burcos saw the perfunctory nature of Polyxish, so he publicized Davers's deeds, and Polyxis's eyes immediately became enthusiastic when he looked at Davers: "It's unimaginable! Davers, you have done such an amazing thing at such a young age! In the heart of Persia, lead the soldiers back surrounded by thousands of enemies! Is...... Wow! ”

Davos said sincerely: "This is the result of the joint efforts of the brothers, and many people died on the way home......

"I invited Davers to come to Turiyi in the hope that they would use their rich combat experience to help us repel the Lucalians!" Burkes took the opportunity to give a pre-explanation for his high-paying hiring of Davers' team.

"You've come at the right time, we're deliberating a counterattack against the Lucalyans." Polyxis said to Bulkos, "I have come to tell you that the General's Executive Council has agreed that your fleet will disembark at the improvised pier at the mouth of the river, and that Davers and the mercenaries will camp in the old town of Cybaris. ”

"What?! Let's camp in the old town of Sybaris!! Bulkos' face changed, and he immediately pulled Polyxis aside and whispered, "Are you crazy?!" Don't forget that when Turij was built, there was an agreement with Crotone that the old ruins of the city of Cybaris could not be moved! Otherwise, why didn't Turi build a city on the site of the city of Xubaris, which was in a better location and had a better port! ”

"What you say, every Turriyi knows. But this is the result of Kunogorata's strong assertion, and the other generals agree! The soldiers you hired have been camping in Sybaris for almost a month. Polyxis shrugged to show that the matter had nothing to do with him.

"It's Kunogorata again! He expelled the Athenians, and now he wants to provoke Clotone, does he want to perish Turiy! Burkos said angrily.

"It's not as serious as you say, decades have passed, and the Turii have been abiding by this agreement, and the weeds of Cybaris have grown taller than men. Now, Turriy is in the midst of war and is only camping temporarily. Besides, Crotone didn't have time to pay attention to this, they were fighting fiercely with the Brutis. Where else would these mercenaries camp? I am afraid that the mercenaries who came last time and this time must have had four or five thousand people combined, and the camp built must occupy a large area, and now all around Turiyi except for the wasteland is farmland and villages......"

"Didn't you say that the farmland and villages outside the city were destroyed?" Burkos asked.

"After the Lucarians retreated, everyone went back to their villages and towns and began to rebuild, otherwise they would all gather in the city, and sooner or later something would go wrong! As for the fields, the farmers had already sown all the wheat seeds, otherwise there would have been no harvest this year. ”

"What if the Lucarians come?" Burkos asked worriedly.

"So we're talking about how to repel them."

Bulkos stared at Polyxis speechlessly for a long time, and finally said: "It seems that the current generals are very united, and they are brave enough!" I've forgotten what a mess last year was! ”

Polyxis looked embarrassed and speechless.

…………………………

Burkes's fleet had a smooth entry into the estuary because a channel had been cleared beforehand, but it was a little more troublesome to disembark because there was only a simple dock.

Burkos, Davers, Phellisius, Assistes, and the escort disembarked first, standing on the soft ground, and they were still a little uncomfortable after a long time at sea.

Phellisius bent down, reached out and grabbed a handful of dirt, twisted it with his fingers, ignored the fishy smell, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it, as if he was not holding dirt in his hand, but delicacies. Then he reached out to Davers and said excitedly, "It's black!" ”

Davers, of course, understood what he meant, and before Bulkos could turn his gaze, he sighed and said, "This is really a fertile land!" ”

Burkos said smugly: "Of course! The Sybari Plain is home to several rivers, including the Kratti River, which is not only rich in water, fertile and flat, but also very large, making it the best land in the region, otherwise where would the Sybaris have a luxurious life! ”

The group turned away from the river bank and walked for a short distance, and they saw a broken wall and ruins in the barren grass, which was the former site of the city of Xubaris.

Davers came to a large stone and stopped, and although it was covered with moss-green, the delicate grain and dark red color of the flat stone proved that it was a fine marble, and there were many such stones here, hidden under the grass, half-buried in the earth......

You must know that Greece and Italy produce more white marble, and only Africa is rich in red marble, which is naturally expensive. Although Davers did not know its price, it was rare to find such a stone in the city-states he had passed before, and it was evident that it was not readily available: "What a fine stone! Why didn't you use it when Turii built the city? He asked Burkos, seemingly casually.

Note: With regard to Greater Greece, it refers to the Greek city-states of southern Italy, that is, the part of the "feet" of the "leather boot" in Italy, and the specific Greek city-states included will be mentioned later in this book.