Chapter 26: Sorpes

"Yes, wait for Thorpe to come, let's discuss again!" As soon as he mentioned Thorpeth, everyone's expressions were obviously relaxed, which made Daves curious and whispered Xenophon: " Who is Customer Sophos?"
Xenophon said in a complicated way: "I heard that Little Cyrus had an agreement with Sparta. He fully funded Sparta to build a navy. When the small Cyrus fought, Sparta also needed military assistance. ""
Davers immediately reacted and said with amazement: "You mean, is the guest Sophos sent by Sparta?!"
"He is the ombudsman of Sparta. I heard that he took 700 heavy infantry and joined the team of the little Cyrus. At that time, he did not know that the little Cyrus was going to rebel, wait for him to know. It was already late, so he and his troops have been very low-key in the mercenary, but many high-ranking officers know his identity..." Xenophon said some gloating.
Davers knew why Xenophon had such an expression because he was an Athenian. Early hearing on Xenophon introduced Sparta’s ombudsman. Unlike other Greek city-states that also have ombudsmen, Sparta’s ombudsman system is unique because it has a lot of power: it can supervise citizens and try to defend The Riasis, the sanctions black sergeant, enjoy the highest civil jurisdiction and part of the criminal jurisdiction; they can always use the gaze of the guard to supervise the king’s every move, have the right to sue the king, and can call him to be tried at any time. Moreover, Sparta’s ombudsman can only be served by civilians. Every year, in the autumn, citizens over the age of 30 draw lots to elect five ombudsmen. When they join the company, they will issue an order requiring each citizen to shave his upper lip and beard and comply with national laws. Sparta attaches importance to the Ombudsman. According to Xenophon, it is precisely because of Sparta’s ombudsman system that civilians have power, and it is not a country that is considered a lord by other city-states.
There is such an important person hidden in the Greek mercenary team. He is probably the only general in the mercenary with official status and is also a Spartan. After defeating Athens, Sparta is already the hegemon of the entire Greek city-state. The Greeks do not say that they are the leader of the horse, at least awe. The former Spartan Clairkus was a deserter and was sentenced to death by the Spartan government, and the coming one was a genuine Spartan warrior, and he also brought the same authentic 700 Spartans. warrior.
The ancient Spartan warriors who are going to see the world in the past, Daves is eagerly awaiting and thinking: Will they wear red pants?
While waiting for the passengers in Sophos, the temporary heads of these military camps were not idle. They invited the officers of the military camps to the level of the squadron leader to invite them to participate in the discussion. There were nearly 200 people in total. There was no such thing as a big account in the big account, so I sat down in a large circle on the open space of the Clerkus camp. After everyone had arrived, it was not long before the guest Thorpes arrived.
Early in the morning, Guest Thorpe went to a nearby village to prepare for the soldiers. The village was located on the south side of the Greek mercenary camp and was therefore not intercepted by Persian cavalry. When the commander found him, he was rushing back and had an understanding of the process. He came to the venue, and everyone consciously gave him a spacious vacancy. He did not hesitate to sit on the mud directly like everyone else and began to look around at everyone: he did not see the main mercenary leaders... He felt a little sad when he thought that Clairkus was alive and dead. Clairkus and he are comrades-in-arms. In the war with Athens, they made a lot of achievements. They were a member of Sparta, but they refused to adapt to peace and refused to obey Sparta’s orders. They were sentenced to death and fled. . When he saw him in the army of Little Cyrus, he did not see him. He did not send him to arrest him. First, he did not want to destroy the cooperation with Little Cyrus. Second, he cared for this comradeship...
His eyes swept across the faces and stopped when he fell on a person: this is a very young face, in this group of young people whose average age is mostly over 30 years old, this young man It should look no less than twenty years old, and sitting in the forefront of the team, so it is very conspicuous. What is even more strange is that several people around him are quite respectful of this young man's attitude. He looks at himself with a gaze and smiles at himself. He is so confused and whispered to his adjutant. The adjutant asked other people before he came over to tell him.
The "God of the Gods" at the Menon Barracks? Repeatedly issued "God", have been fulfilled? Kerry Thorpes frowned: the management of the mercenary was really chaotic, and a young child with a childish face occupied a high position!
Although the Spartans claim to be descendants of Hercules, they are not very respectful of the gods, they believe in their own strength. Conservative, they do not believe in young and promising claims, or there will be no provisions for "Spartans can be separated from collective life, independence, marriage and holding important positions after they are 30 years old." Therefore, the first impression of Dreyfuss on Daves is not good.
In the eyes of Davers, the image of the guest Spartan and the imaginary Spartan warrior has a big gap: he is not tall, looks ordinary, if there are no scars and sharp eyes on the face to remind others As a soldier, Davers may think that he is just an ordinary Greek old farmer.
After being quiet around, Guest Thorpe began to talk: "I already know what happened, do you have any suggestions?"
At one time, there were a lot of whispers, but no one stood up and spoke. After all, in the face of more than two hundred experienced combat generals to express their opinions, not only need courage, but also need to have some speaking skills and insights, which is not easy for poor Greek mercenaries.
Daves did not speak out, not because of fear, but in the contact of the officers in charge of the military camps. He found that he was young and ordinary soldier in this group of people. Too arrogant behavior was too easy to be offensive. So he decided to wait and see.
Finally, Xenophon stood up: "The team officers, the Persians violated their promises, killed or imprisoned our leaders and soldiers, and wanted us to surrender their weapons. Now, our war with the Persians is inevitable! You all saw it. After the soldiers in the camp knew the news, they were mostly confused and feared~EbookFREE.me~ even crying! If this situation is not changed quickly, once the Persians come to attack, they need When they are fighting, they can't take courage and wave guns at the enemy. We are in danger of being wiped out by the whole army!
You are the team officers of the various military camps. Usually, your salary and your status are more than ordinary soldiers. Your ability is stronger than them. Now, when faced with danger, the soldiers have pinned their hopes on you. You must take great courage and resolve with the Persians to stabilize the soldiers' emotions and inspire their confidence!
At the same time, we must immediately select people with outstanding ability to serve as new officers in the military camps, replace them in Clairkus, manage and restrain the soldiers of the military camps, make good plans, command the whole army to defeat the Persians, and lead us to return to Greece smoothly. ! With the shelter of Zeus, we will definitely be able to walk out of Persia! ! ......"
Xenophon's words provoked a lot of repercussions in the crowd, and some even applauded. Xenophon showed his own gaze and turned his attention to Tima Song, who was indifferent, and immediately removed.
In fact, the Greek mercenaries who are in trouble at this moment have only one choice. Curry Thorpe stood up immediately and said with a decisive and firm tone: "You, we have no time to delay, just follow Xenophon, please go back to your respective military camp, select your new leader, and let them Come here to have a military meeting and negotiate a plan."
He looked around at the crowd and continued to say aloud: "In the afternoon, still here, we will hold another conference of the whole army!" After that, he waited for the team members to respond and he turned and left.
Sure enough! Davers squeezed his fists and followed Antonios and they stood up.
The team officers rushed to their military camp.