"Lord Archon, there are many people in Crotone, and there are few of us, will we attack rashly—" Cornerus's worried words were pushed back by Amintas: "You don't understand the war, so don't mix it blindly!" ”

Davers immediately reprimanded Amintas and made him apologize, and then explained to Cornerus and other old citizens: "As the consul of Amendorala, and as a battle-hardened leader, I will cherish the lives of the citizens of Amentora very much, and I will not attack the mighty Crotone army indiscriminately without being very sure!" The Crotoneans must be very proud of the great glory and spoils of war they have gained by taking Turii, and we Amendolara have chosen to back down, and their general Melanthius is even prouder! On the way back, these Crotone soldiers, laden with booty, were probably thinking about how to get home and get a share of their possessions, and how much they still had the desire to fight, and when they arrived at the camp, they were probably exhausted and exhausted, and the defense of the camp must have been relaxed, and we dealt them a heavy blow while they were asleep, just as we had last time we recaptured Amendolala! Seeing that Cornelus was pondering, Davers added, "Of course, if our spies find that the camp of the Crotone is well defended, then the battle will have to be canceled. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Phellisius emphasized: "The plan of the Archon is indeed feasible!" ”

Antonios said: "We agree! ”

At this time, Scombras, Trito Demos, and Plotsilaus preemptively expressed their approval, and the offensive plan was immediately approved.

"Now go and gather the citizens of the four brigades in the square at once, and the captains of the various brigades must pay attention and tell the soldiers not to make noise, not to make noise, and to keep quiet! I don't want Crotone's spies to find out about our anomaly! Davers calmly gave the order: "My attack plan is ......"

Pherisius and the senators who had served as officers of the army were ordered to leave.

Davers said earnestly to Cornerus: "Turriyi has suffered such a disaster, as its ally, we should go to the aid of its people, I would like to form a Turriyi emergency relief committee, under your command, to provide Turii with food, lodging, and medical assistance......"

Cornerus hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

The other old citizen senators, who had hated Turiyi, remained silent, but Stromboli reminded: "If we take food to help the Turiyi, I'm afraid we won't have enough to eat." ”

"Don't worry!" Davers said confidently: "The Crotonians have robbed so much grain, and when they defeat Melanthius, they will have everything." He also added in his heart: Of course, you will also get something more important!

"I hope the Crotone people are as unguarded as you say." Strompori didn't argue anymore, because he also had expectations in his heart.

Davos remembered that there was another person in the city-state who was extremely familiar with Turiyi, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, is Kunogorata's injury healed?" ””

"It should be a lot better. I saw him in the temple yesterday, and he walked down the mountain alone without the support of a slave. Scombras said.

"Let him be your assistant, he is familiar with the people and things of Turii." Davers said to Cornerus.

"But he was before—" Cornerus hesitated.

"I think that Turiyi is the mother state that gave birth to him and raised him after all, and it is the place where he grew up and lived for decades, and Turiyi should not hurt him as much as he worries and misses Turiyi in his heart, especially after the city of Turiyi was burned down!" Davos affirmed that although he had only come into contact with him a few times, he had the impression that the old man (in fact, Kunograta was in his early fifties) had spent a lot of energy for the stability and prosperity of Turiyi in previous years, and even did not hesitate to offend many people, and he would not let Turiyi go easily.

Sure enough, Kunogorata, who had heard that Turi's city had been burned and was almost fainting with grief, was informed by the Senate and immediately rushed to Cornerus's mansion to discuss with him about help.

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At this moment, Davers summoned the leader of Lucania, Vesba, and his son Bagul in his mansion.

"Tonight we are preparing to attack the army of Crotone, and I hope you will join in. In the event of victory, your five-year service will be halved. Davers didn't have to go around in circles, and said straight to the point.

"Attacking the army of Crotone?! I've heard there are more than 10,000 of them! "Wesbah, though he is now a slave, is not closed to his ears and eyes, he is a little hesitant.

"Let's participate!" Bagul preemptively said.

"Son, you—" Wesbah panicked, and was about to wink at him.

Bagul didn't look at his father, but raised his head and said loudly again: "We Lucanians participate!" "Because of his age and his status as a leader, Vespa was confined to the city and was not forced to participate in hard labor, while Bagule participated in many rugby matches during this time, from which he learned about the peculiarity of Amendolara's civic army, and at the same time, in private chats with the soldiers, he learned about the magic of the young consul in front of him, and he believed that since Amendolara dared to attack, he must have the certainty of success, and this was a good opportunity for their tribe.

"Good! Very good!! Davers was not only pleased with Bagul's promise, but also excited that the "assimilation policy" had paid off so quickly.

Davers stepped forward, patted Bagul on the shoulder, and said with a little excitement: "I believe that this will be an extremely correct decision for both you and your people!" ”

Bagul did not evade.

Veesbah sighed lightly.

"What to do next, let your brother-in-law Assistes tell you that he will be your lieutenant and that you are the captain of Lucania's brigade." Davers looked behind him, and Arcistes smiled a little shyly.

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By noon, the Crotone army abandoned several thousand of Turiyi's people outside the ruined city of Turiy, and retreated with a large amount of looted baggage, but did not burn the pontoon bridge.

When the news reached Amendolara, Davers, accompanied by the priests, reached the temple of Zeus at the top of the hill, sacrificed a bull, and prayed to Zeus for this expedition amid the chanting of carols, and the priests blessed him and performed sacred divination.

Davers returned to the square and told all the citizens who were waiting: "Zeus's foreboding is a good sign! We will win! ”

Because of the military order, the citizens and soldiers without armor did not cheer loudly, but they all showed excited and fanatical expressions.

The whole city of Amendora took action.

As the people drove their cattle and horses carrying food and carrying supplies from the city gates, Davers's mind inexplicably came to mind the words of Caesar in front of the Rubicon in the past history: "The dice are dropped!" ”

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In fact, Ansitanos, who wrote the History of Great Greece more than ten years later, described in detail in the chapter "The Burning of Turiy":

On that day, the sky was dark, and the thick dark clouds pressed very low, as if the gods were showing bad omen at the beginning......

The soldiers of Crotone are not people, they are robbers, they are beasts! They snatched everything they could eat, even the porridge in the toddler's bowl; They robbed everything of value, not even the teeth in the mouths of the people. Anyone who stepped forward to stop them was ruthlessly kicked down by them, and even lost their lives; They turned a blind eye to those who fell to their knees and pleaded bitterly. The desperate wails of the people of Turii emanated from every house, and the blood and tears of the people of Turii flowed from every street. What a sin the people of Turii have committed to provoke such a terrible demon! (It should be said that Ansitanos's position in the History of Great Greece is basically neutral, but in this chapter he is so emotionally involved that the Crotoneans later protested, arguing that Ansitanos had grossly exaggerated the facts and was not conducive to the unity of the country, and demanded that it be redacted.) Anhitaros refused, and the lawsuit went on for a long time. ）

Eventually, the Crotone soldiers drove the people of Turii out of the city with shields and spears, and then spread branches and hay in all corners of the city and poured oil on it, and the city began to burn......

As the Turriyi watched their homes crumble into flames and the temples they worshipped collapsed, could the gods abandon the Turriyi and let Hevestos cast the flames of wrath!

When the Crotone retreated, the people of Turi, despite the smoke and flames of the city, ran into the city like crazy. The scorching heat fumigated their flesh and blood, but they desperately rushed into the ashes of the sparks, looking for anything that worked......

With no shelter, no food, no clothing, no money, how can the Turiyi survive in this wilderness of the Sybari Plain......

Just when they were desperate, the Amendolars appeared.

Thousands of Amendolars with hundreds of pack wagons (half of which contained hidden weapons and equipment) began to rescue the people of Turiyi, setting up tents and digging camps...... Kunogorata had completely forgotten what the Turis had done to him, and had heard that the wounds he had been beaten before were not yet healed, but he kept running around every corner to help all the Turi's in need; The Governor of Amendolara, Cornerus, arranged for the distribution of personnel and supplies, and organized the relief work in a very orderly manner......

Allow me to mention Davers at the end, when he was the consul of Amendora and the hero who saved the city of Turiyi from the Lucanians, but it was the first time that the people of Turii had seen him, and only in difficult circumstances. In their eyes, this young man, who looked like a new adult, was as kind as a child of his own family, and he always wore a gentle smile, listened extremely attentively to the people's pain, and comforted the injured people with a gentle voice. Pick up the crying child and wipe away the tears and dust for them; Pick up the injured old man and give him soft bread......

Under the leadership of Davers, the Amendorals are like family, and they do their best to help the people of Turiyi. Davos once again saved the people of Turiyi, so that the people of Turii who had lost their homes did not suffer from hunger and disease, and they thanked the people of Amendolara from the bottom of their hearts, and even more so to the hero Davers who saved the people of Turii twice!

- Excerpt from Ansitanos's History of Great Greece