Chapter 48
Now, Tisafniss was in a dilemma. For this attack, he had specially prepared many large shields, but the proportion of the light infantry he led was too large. He could not even protect half of them. Furthermore, there were too many soldiers, which resulted in the formation being too tight. Almost every flying stone and arrow from the mercenaries had the ability to kill. The soldiers could barely maintain their morale under his high pressure, but the cavalry's horses were injured. They screamed, jumped, and ran around, injuring some soldiers and messing up the formation. By now, most of the cavalry had retreated to the rear.
Tissaphnis looked at the thinning formation on his side and the groans that filled his ears. Then he saw that the Greeks' shield wall was not as tight as it had been at first. No matter how well the Greek heavy infantry protected themselves, they could not be completely safe from arrows at close range. Should he continue? He hesitated. He had paid the price but did not get any obvious results. If he retreated like this, not only would it affect the morale, but it would also cause dissatisfaction and disdain from the other generals. But if he continued to fight, the casualties would definitely increase. Before the Greeks collapsed, his troops would probably be in chaos …
At this moment, a messenger rushed over. "Sir Governor, Sir Sitirse said that he has suffered too many casualties. Should we attack immediately or retreat? "
Tisafniss let out a long sigh and replied without hesitation, "Retreat!"
… …
The struggling Greek soldiers could not believe their eyes when they saw the Persia retreat like the tide. After waiting for a while, the Persia did not appear again, so they began to cheer …
In this battle, the Polish army had suffered more than 4,000 casualties, and the mercenaries had also suffered more than 900 casualties. However, most of them were injured, and most of them were injured by arrows.
After the battle, the soldiers were physically and mentally exhausted. They hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield and walked north for a while. Before noon, they began to set up camp and rest …
In the big tent, the Devers and the team officers held an emergency meeting to discuss how to treat the injured. This was because in this battle, the Devers had suffered 19 casualties and 185 were injured. This was completely beyond the medical camp's ability to bear, and they had to mobilize the entire camp to treat the injured.
Amyntas did not think much of it and said, "There's no need to make it so troublesome. We came out to fight, and we have long been prepared to die in battle! Isn't it just an arrow wound? Just treat it casually and it'll be fine. We've always been like this before. "
Devers looked around and felt that Amyntas was not the only one who had such thoughts. Therefore, he said earnestly, "Everyone, we are far away from our families and homes to go to war. Do you think that we will only unite together in battle? In fact, we see our comrades as our family, and the military camp is our home. How can we watch our comrades struggle and be indifferent? If so, when we are injured, who will be willing to help us! Everyone — "The Devers said firmly," Please remember, the past is the past! Now, as long as we, the Devers, are in the military camp, we must establish a belief. That is, we will never let go of an enemy, and we will never abandon a comrade. We will live and die together! "
"Well said!" Felicius could not help but praise loudly. The other team officials also applauded enthusiastically.
The Devers' words had moved them, and the whole camp sprang into action.
First, they cleared a large empty space in the middle of the camp for the medical camp. The Devers divided the injured into three categories: light, medium, and heavy. They then divided the soldiers to help into four groups. The hardworking ones were in charge of cleaning the medical camp, cleaning up the blood and dirt, and chasing away flies, mosquitoes, and flying insects. The strong ones were in charge of carrying and supporting the injured. The skillful ones assisted the doctors and nurses in removing the arrows, debridement, and bandaging. The last group, which had been carpenters in their hometowns, was in charge of cutting branches and making stretchers. The heavily injured were sent directly to Herpes, as only he could treat them. After removing the arrows, debridement, and bandaging, most of the lightly injured could return to the company. The rest of the injured stayed in the medical camp for observation, and depending on the situation, whether they should be sutured and treated further.
Under the command of the Devers, the entire treatment operation was carried out in an orderly and efficient manner. By the afternoon, all the Devers had received treatment.
At this time, the words spoken by the Devers in the big tent reached the ears of the soldiers under the influence of Antonios and the others. The Devers initially rose to power by virtue of the title of "God's Chosen". It was an instinctive action of the soldiers to seek help from God when they were at their wit's end. After that, the Devers killed Mitradat and Altauzus, and gradually won over the soldiers' recognition of his leadership through his courage and achievements. This time, his touching words and practical actions finally won over the hearts of the soldiers in the camp. Everyone gave him another nickname, "The Merciful One". They even started to affectionately call the young leader "our Devers".
The large-scale treatment operation also alarmed the other camps. First, a lone soldier came to the medical camp to support the injured, asking for help. The Devers agreed. But soon, the news spread, and more and more wounded people came, but the medical camp was obviously short of manpower, and if they were to help them, they would take up the resources of their own camp. The soldiers in Daves Camp were somewhat dissatisfied, and they began to quarrel with the outsiders.
At this time, Creano and Timason rushed over after receiving the news. After a quick tour of the medical camp, the two leaders (including Timason, who had never been on good terms with the Devers) looked at the Devers with more respect. This was because they also believed that such a unique and efficient clinic was obviously not something an ordinary person could do. Previously, they had scoffed at the rumors that the Devers were "God's Chosen".
The Devers agreed to treat their injured soldiers without hesitation. But because there were too many injured soldiers (as the two rearguard troops, they had suffered the most, with more than five hundred injured), they needed to send more people to help. At the same time, they also needed more resources, such as linen, pots, wood, tents, and so on. They even agreed to send doctors to learn and help. Of course, the Devers had his own selfish motives for being so generous. He was confident that the medical knowledge he had learned in his previous life would be enough to attract the doctors to stay and expand his medical camp.
Creano and Timason left gratefully. After that, the other leaders also rushed over. The Devers made the same promise and the same request.
On the way back, while Chellisthorpes' adjutant praised the Devers' ability and generosity, Chellisthorpes was thinking about something.
This made the adjutant feel strange. Chellisthorpes said frankly, "I admit that I was biased against him before. The Devers are indeed excellent talents! Especially the … medical camp he founded. It's very helpful in battles. Sparta needs it for the upcoming war. "
"War? What war?! "the adjutant asked in shock.
"The war between Persia and Sparta," Chellisthorpes said solemnly. "Our friendly friend Cyrus is dead, and we are involved in a rebellion against the new king of Persia. The ruler of Asia Minor has now been replaced by Tisafonis, who has a conflict with Sparta. You should know that the agreement we signed with Persia has some objections to Asia Minor. The new king of Persia is likely to launch an attack … All signs are not in our favor."
The adjutant was silent after hearing this. The war between Sparta and Athens lasted for more than twenty years. In the end, Sparta won, but they also suffered great losses. Now, they were facing Persia, which was even more powerful than the Athens Games. Even though he was a brave and fearless Sparta, he still felt great pressure.
Chellisthorpes glanced at him and changed the topic. "Do you think the Devers will join us?"
"Of course! We are Sparta, the ruler of Greece! "the adjutant said proudly.
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