While Davos was in full swing preparing for his field hospital, an envoy from the Persians came to the Greek barracks, this time to none other than the Persian general with whom the chiefs were most familiar, the governor of Asia Minor, Tisaponis, who brought with him the hope that the Greeks would return home safely: he was willing to convey to the Persian king that the chiefs did not want to fight, but only wanted to return home. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The chieftains received him gladly.

After Tisafnis' departure, the mercenary chieftains, seeing that there was hope for a peaceful settlement, eagerly awaited his return.

After two days of anxious waiting, Tisaponis returned to the Greek camp and read to the chiefs the latest decree of the King of Persia: the king had accepted the mercenaries' apologies, and despite the opposition of many ministers, he decided that Tisaponis would lead the Greek mercenaries back to Greece, and agreed to provide a market for the Greeks on the way to settle their provisions. At the same time, the Greeks had to obey the local order along the way, refraining from destruction and looting......

The chiefs, of course, could not ask for it, and they and Tisafnis soon reached an agreement, and both sides swore an oath in the name of the gods. Tisafnius then told the chieftains to be patient, to report back to the king, and to make arrangements for the return of the army.

Soon after Tisa Finnis left, the news spread throughout the barracks, and the soldiers cheered.

Davers still hasn't let his guard down. Although he had listened to the words of seprofen last time, he realized that there were many discrepancies between the actual situation in Persia and his own speculation based on Chinese history.

Just yesterday, Seprofen visited again, and after a few days of buffering, he finally recovered his mind and wanted to talk to Davers about the democratic system of the city-state. Davers did not want to dwell on this issue, but skillfully led the topic to the customs of the Greek city-states.

Most of the time it was seprofen who was gushing and Davers was listening. During this time, Davos asked about Tisaponis, and Seprophon told him something he had heard from Proxinus about Tisaponis, which Davos remembered.

When Tisaponis became governor of Asia Minor, the Peloponnesian War was going on, Tisaponis chose to form an alliance with Sparta, hoping to use Sparta's power to fight Athens and restore Persian rule over the Greek city-states on the Ionian coast, and Sparta was rewarded for financing Sparta to build a large fleet against Athens. As a result, it did not take long for him to stop the financial support he had promised to Sparta, and the Spartans protested to the then Persian king Darius II, who appointed his second son, Cyrus the Younger, as the military commander of the entire western part of Persia, to fully support Sparta against Athens.

Tisafnis was relieved of his military power, but he seemed unconcerned and got along well with Cyrus the Younger, and soon became a friend of Cyrus the Younger. When the new king Artaxerxes ascended the throne and Cyrus the Younger went to the capital to attend the enthronement ceremony of the eldest brother, Tisaphanis reported to the new king that Cyrus the Younger was going to rebel, which led to the arrest of Cyrus the Younger, and the Queen Mother repeatedly interceded before he was released.

When Tisafnis returned to Asia Minor, he began to confront Cyrus the Younger. Therefore, when Cyrus the Younger rebelled, he was the first to try to catch him, but he had already fled, and then appeared in the king's crusade. When the left flank of the king's army was crushed by the Greek heavy infantry, Tisaphanes dared to lead the cavalry around the phalanx of heavy infantry and attack the rear of the Greek army. Although he failed, his courage and determination naturally stood out in a group of defeated soldiers, so that he was able to represent the king and negotiate peace with the Greek army as a Persian envoy, which was obviously a compliment from the king.

What Davers heard about Tisaphenes was heard by Xenophon from Proxinus, and Proxinus received most of the news from Cyrus the Younger, regardless of his likes and dislikes of Tisaponis, the facts are the truth. Therefore, after analysis, Davers believes that Tisa Finnis is a typical politician, accustomed to double-facedness, good at judging the situation, and daring to seize opportunities. It may be difficult for such a person to expect him to keep his promise!

Xenophon sighed when Davers told Xenophon about this concern, and he said, "Poxysinus and they are well aware that they will not let their guard down against Tisaphonis, but we may not be able to go home without giving up the war against the Persian king." The Euphrates and Tigris rivers alone can cause us great trouble, and we will not be able to cross such a wide river in front of the enemy. Another big difficulty is not having enough food. Once we went to "gather" food, the scattered soldiers were vulnerable to enemy attacks......

You see, the king of Persia has such a great advantage that if he really wants to destroy us, there is no need to give us another supply and let Tisaponis swear in the name of God on his behalf. Because if he breaks the covenant in the future, he will not only be ridiculed by the Persians and Greeks, but also rejected by the Persian gods. Therefore, we can only trust them, and only by cooperating with them can we ensure that we return home safely! ”

Davers saw that Honnophon said this, more like convincing himself, and secretly sighed: the Greek mercenaries were in a weak position, so even if the other party gave them "poison", they had to swallow it.

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As the days passed, Davers's field hospital was beginning to take shape, and seven of the twelve wounded had improved markedly, after meticulous care and treatment.

For the remainder of the time, Davers learned Greek from Xenophon and commissioned Mersish, who had gone out to buy, to bring back a few pieces of linen, cut them into elongated strips of cloth, and began experimenting with how to tie leggings. At the same time, pull teammates to practice with him, learn fighting skills, and unify consciousness and body memory.

As a result of the healing of Assistes and the events of Menon's remonstrance, he became close to Antonios, who visited him several times to ask him for advice on the formation and command of heavy infantry...... In order to understand the use of the long-handled backblade, he also learned from the light shield soldiers and learned more about the characteristics of this class.

The success of the field hospital has made Davers's reputation as a "god-friend", and his modesty and studious have won everyone's favor. As he traveled through the Menon barracks, there was hardly anyone who did not know him.

As time passed, the Persians did not appear, and uneasiness and suspicion gradually enveloped the entire Greek military camp. Davers spent his busy days diluting his worries, and his inability to change the plight of the Greek mercenaries prompted him to change himself as much as possible and enrich himself.

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After more than twenty long days of waiting, Tisafnis finally arrived with his army, accompanied by the governor of Ameria, Orjuntas, and his army.

The leaders of the Greek mercenaries, who had been anxiously waiting for a long time, led their army with them on their return home with almost no suspicion.

But as soon as the march began, the situation changed. The army of Arireus, who had been close to the Greek mercenaries, began to walk with the Persian army, not only marching together, but also camping together. The Persians had not been idle for the past twenty days, and they had sent Arijuus and other generals' relatives and friends in and out of the camp of Arilus, promising not to hold him accountable, and finally the generals of Cyrus the Younger were convinced.

This undoubtedly increased the suspicion of the Greek mercenaries, who followed the Persians far behind, acting alone and with their own guides. When it was time to camp at dusk, the Greek army and the Persians were ten miles away and set up guard posts against each other, as if they were enemies.

Tisafnis did fulfill his promise to provide a market for the Greeks every day. Of course, the mercenaries had to pay for it themselves.

Menon also wanted to give Shiros's squad less food as a way to get revenge on Davers, but Mersis objected. Before Mersis was asked by Davers to take away two Egyptian slave girls, he was still very reluctant,

Not long after, Davers gave him a Chinese massage with a trained Egyptian slave girl, and as a result, he became addicted to it, and went to the field hospital every day to ask for a massage, and said in vain that it was to pay off the debt owed to him for slave fees. He still hoped that when he returned to Greece, he would let Davers teach him this unique set of techniques, and then his brothel would definitely be overcrowded. Therefore, not only will he not offend Davers now, but he will try to meet most of Davers's requirements as much as possible.