Chapter 49: Race against time (below)

The Persians were prepared to defend against mercenary attacks. Later, they gradually discovered that the route of the mercenary running was a mountain next to it. They were shocked and realized that they made a mistake. Then they gathered the team and marched to the nearby mountain. ......
At this time, the army of Tissa Funis had approached the mountain pass, while the mercenaries were arrayed near the mountain pass. The heavy camp and the wounded were concentrated in the rear, which was close to the mountain occupied by the Persians. If the Persians put their arrows on the mountains, they could shoot at the edge of their army. But at the moment, these Persians and Xenophon's troops are rushing toward the mountains from both directions...
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"Turn up the shield!"
"The stone thrower is ready!"
"Archer ready!"
The leaders looked dignified and gave orders to their troops loudly. In front of the mercenary array, the Persians are as close to the tide as they are, and slowly unfolding the array...
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"Fast! Fast! Brothers hold on, you are competing for your survival! Adding more strength at this moment will make it easier for us to march in the future and avoid a lot of troublesome battles!" Xenophon led the way. The troops climbed the mountain and cheered them up.
When they reached the mountainside, the soldiers obviously felt muscle soreness, shortness of breath, and slowed down. When the Persians on the side of the mountain were doing the same thing, a sense of urgency made them dare not relax.
Although the Persians are closer to the foothills, the mountain roads on which they are located are steep, unlike the mercenaries who are walking the gentle slopes of the mountains.
In the "mountain competition" of the two armies, the Greeks laughed at the end. They rushed to the foothills and, despite the fatigue, immediately threw javelins and stones at the Persians who were climbing.
The Persians turned and fled, and even the original position was abandoned, and they ran to the foot of the mountain...
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Tissa Funis’s long-range attack is still going on. Although the casualties of his troops are constantly increasing, he still does not give orders for retreat. This makes the mercenaries feel a lot of pressure. When they are struggling to support, the scouts are coming. The report said: Xenophon sent a message, they have occupied the mountains and drove the Persians!
"Retreat!" Guest Thorpes breathed a sigh of relief.
As a result, the mercenaries began an orderly retreat...
The Persian army is pressing hard...
When the mercenaries all retreated into the mountain road, and the followers of the Persians entered the attack range of the Xenophon troops, they were hit by the stones and javelins that fell from the mountains, and they blew the horn of the retreat... ...
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The mercenary walked through the mountain road and entered a plain. There are quite a few villages here, the mercenaries began to camp, to treat the wounded, and a large number of supplements, because the guides said: Du Ke Ya mountain is in front. To this end, the leaders held an important meeting.
"We Greeks resisted Persia, and Dukeya also resisted Persia. According to the guides, the Persians sent about 100,000 troops to attack Duquea, and they lost the battle. Since we are both with Dukeya We have a hatred with Persia, then we and the Dukeya should be able to get along with each other, and we just go to Armenia and do not infringe on the Dukeya. As long as we send messengers, express our will to peace, believe They will accept it!..." Xenophon talked, and after this period of training, he became more confident.
"Friendly to get along with? It's easy to say!" Tima Song sneered at him. He couldn't understand the singularity of Xenophon. Whether it was Duffus or Xenophon, he was young and capable, and his face was too exposed. Anno, Tima Song and other old mercenaries were a little dissatisfied: "The tens of thousands of troops have entered their territory, and they have repeatedly defeated the Persian army. The Dukeya people will not be nervous?! Not afraid I don't believe it! Oh... you said that you only passed Du Keya, but if you attacked through the cottage and the settlement, the cost is too great. Do you want to know this risk? Do you want to know? The Dukeya people are fierce and barbaric. Even Persia, which has a vast territory and surrounded it, is afraid. How can we agree with our demands from thousands of miles away?!"
When Timothy’s words were just finished, Krianno went on to say:
A few days ago, my soldiers captured several Persian slaves of the Persian. After asking, they learned that the Dukeya people are just Persian pairs. There is a name for the mountain people living in this mountainous area. In fact, there are many tribes and different races in the mountains of Duquea. They often fight each other for the interests of the tribes, and some tribes are even deadly. The problem now is - - Even if we can get the consent of a tribe, just after turning over several mountains, we may be attacked by another tribe. If we want a tribe, a tribe to negotiate, and the time is too long, we will go hungry. It is important to know that the Du Ke Ya mountain area is a land with poor land and lack of food!"
"It seems that it is only hard!" Hieronymus, who rarely talked, said with a strong tone at the moment: "After we enter Du Keya, we do not actively infringe on others, but if someone dares to invade us, then give him a Great!"
"At that time, I don't know who gave it to anyone!" Zandiparis said helplessly: "Before the Persians occupied the mountains, it caused us a lot of trouble. It was only a few mountains! Entering Du After the Keya is all mountains, we are mostly heavy infantry, there are a lot of heavy weights, marching is difficult, let alone war. Du Ke Ya people are familiar with the terrain, climbing is the ability to practice from an early age, and we can only Guided by the guide. The mountain road is narrow, our team may only grow up long, the Du Ke Ya people can come out from anywhere to attack us, but we have no way to take them..." Zanti Tiris's The words let everyone fall into silence.
Xenophon took the opportunity to say: "So still have to negotiate with the Dukeya?"
Everyone ignored him and looked at the guest Thorpes.
Guest Thorpeth looked at Daves, who had never spoken in the corner, and asked, "Daves leader, what is your opinion?"
Daves smiled and said slowly: "I just heard everyone's words~EbookFREE.me~ In fact, it is two opinions. One is to negotiate with Du Keya, the advantage is security, the disadvantage is that it takes too much time. The Du Ke Ya people may disagree; the second is hard, the advantage is to save time, the shortcoming is the casualties. So why don't we combine these two opinions into one way?"
Become a way? Everyone looked at each other, and the guest Thorpe was also paralyzed.
Next to Felicius, they saw their expressions, and they were secretly funny: in fact, the team officers of the Duffus Barracks discussed this matter last night. When Davers told his way, everyone was shocked by his thoughts. At the same time, I have to admit that this method is very likely to be realized. Now that he faces the leaders, he can't help but feel a sense of superiority.
Everyone asked in unison: "How did you change?"
"Look for a tribe, work with them, let them open the way for us!" Dafoss speaks amazingly.
Everyone is paralyzed.
Xenophon first reacted: "Daves, what do you mean... let the Dukeya people go to the Dukayan?! Is this possible?"
"Benefits, as long as there are benefits, everything is possible!" Daphus said affirmatively.
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During the three days of the mercenary camp, the Persian cavalry appeared several times, attacking individual soldiers who had left the army, smashing the stocking of livestock, and attempting to set fire to the village.
After the deliberations of the leaders, they believed that Tissa Funis was doing his utmost to prevent mercenaries from entering Du Keya and burning the kingdom and people of Persia. In order to prevent him from making more maddening things, the army can only enter Du Keya in advance.
So on the fourth morning, the mercenary pulled out and marched north.
Tisafnis looked far away at the long marching team of Greek mercenaries, gradually covering the shadows of the mountains...