Chapter 71
"… I pretended to be a Turi emissary and finally arrived in Sparta after several attempts. I told the Sparta elders about the calamity that the Turians suffered and asked for reinforcements. The elders of Sparta expressed sympathy for the Turians, but they didn't send any reinforcements. Instead, they gave me a recruitment permit … … "
"Smart!" When Burkos said this, Ferris couldn't help but praise him loudly. The other generals also let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that Sparta didn't care too much about the Turians providing help to Athens.
"Fortunately, we took measures in time, so Sparta could treat us with this kind of attitude." Cunogorata said, and the other generals agreed. It didn't matter whether Sparta changed its attitude because of the Turians' expulsion of the descendants of Athens, or whether they didn't care about the Turians at all. These generals who supported and approved of the expulsion of the descendants of Athens needed this false approval to dispel the guilt in their hearts.
Burkos glanced at the generals and continued, "When I arrived in Miletus and recruited Drax, Sesta, and other mercenaries, I heard a lot of news about young Cyrus leading the Greek mercenaries to attack Persia in an attempt to usurp the throne."
The generals nodded. Even though Turia was thousands of miles away from Asia Minor, they still knew about this news. Not to mention the frequent trade between the east and west of the Mediterranean, even though the first batch of mercenaries could only be stationed outside the city, there were constantly small merchants and even prostitutes going to the barracks to do business, thus spreading news and stories to the city.
"The Greek mercenaries defeated the army of Persia. Although young Cyrus died in battle, on the way back to Greece, they defeated the Persia governor of Asia Minor, Tisaphnis, and Armenia governor Orontas. It is said that they even killed several famous Persia generals! They traveled thousands of miles and constantly fought with the local indigenous people. Among them, there were many mountain tribes that gave the Persia a headache. Generals, don't you think that the Greek mercenaries have a lot of combat experience? Don't they have amazing combat power? Can they be compared to Sparta? "
"Don't tell me that the mercenaries you hired are … …" Some of the generals couldn't help but exclaim, "The Greek mercenaries that went to Persia?!"
"Yes, generals." Burkos saw the expressions of surprise and excitement on everyone's face, and finally dropped the stone in his heart, "The reason why we lost the battle with the Lucanians last time was not only because of Asicoulodoyax's carelessness, but also because the citizens have been living in peace for a long time and lack combat experience."
In fact, when the Turians repelled the Lucanians' invasion and took the initiative to invade the Lucanians' territory, it wasn't Asicoulodoyax's idea alone. The entire Turian citizens, including the generals, were pushing for this. This strong desire to take revenge on the Lucanians led the entire army to underestimate the enemy in the enemy's territory, and as a result, they were almost wiped out.
At this time, Burkos went against his conscience and pushed the blame to Asicoulodoyax (this was also the scapegoat that the Turian citizens found after the disastrous defeat). When he saw the generals nodding in agreement, he couldn't help but feel disdain, but he still said seriously, "I thought that if we could hire such an army, then not only would the danger facing the Turians be resolved, we would also be able to deal a huge blow to the Lucanians. Thus, I arranged for my men to be stationed in taverns and inns, so that I could inquire about the whereabouts and movements of the Greek expeditionary army. Not long after, I learned that they had arrived at the city of Heraclea, on the coast of the Aegean Sea. However, at the same time, I learned another piece of bad news. 'Sparta and Persia are about to go to war, and Sparta's general, Tiburon, was even appointed as the governor of Asia Minor and rushed to Miletus to recruit troops.' I was afraid that the Greek expeditionary army would be recruited by Sparta, so I took a fast ship to Heraclea that very night and found them in Byzantium.
However, most of the mercenaries were already tired of fighting and weren't willing to leave their hometowns and fight in the distant and unfamiliar Turi. Only the group led by Leader Davers was tempted by the high pay I offered. After I agreed to some of their demands, they finally agreed to the mercenary group. Just as I led them out of Byzantium, we were intercepted by Sparta's fleet. It turned out that Sparta's governor of Asia Minor, Tiburon, had sent an emissary to recruit the entire Greek expeditionary army to fight for him. The Devers' unit was the best of the expeditionary army, and several Persia generals had actually died at their hands. However, because I had signed the contract of employment in my hands, and had the permission to recruit Sparta's emissary, as well as paid half a Talent to Sparta's emissary, I was able to get the fleet to let them pass … "
"Ladies and gentlemen, after Burkos accepted the mission we gave him, he went through many hardships and dangers, and even his life was in danger. However, he didn't feel fear, nor did he give up. Instead, he used his intelligence and tenacity to complete the recruitment. It should be said that he completed a recruitment mission that was beyond our expectations! Not only did he attract strong reinforcements for Turkistan, he also allowed us to understand Sparta's attitude towards Turkistan. We should thank him! All Turkistan's citizens should thank him! "Ferris said excitedly, and was the first to applaud.
The other generals also followed suit, and the applause lasted for quite a while.
Burkos didn't know what to say at this time.
Cunogorata stepped forward and said with a sincere expression: "Burkos, you are Turkistan's hero! Please forgive me for what I said just now, I shouldn't have suspected you like that. It's just that Turkistan's financial problems have been giving us a headache recently. Are you willing to accept my apology?! "
Burkos nodded in acceptance.
Then, Neonesis also expressed his apologies.
Another general, Ancitanos, said: "Shouldn't we pay a visit to the leader of the Greek mercenaries in Persia to show that Turkistan welcomes them?"
"Ancitanos, I know that you want to learn more about Persia from them, so that you can complete the sequel to your teacher Herodotus' great 'History'." Kunogorata said in a serious tone, "But now is not a good time. I admit that the force that Burkos mentioned is really powerful, but they are mercenaries after all, foreigners! And we represent Turkistan! Everyone should know that soldiers who are used to bloody killings, while intimidating the enemy, may also threaten themselves. Such examples are not rare. We can't pamper them and let them have unnecessary fantasies. Also, if we pay too much attention to them, what will the other mercenary group think?! What will the reinforcements from Tarantula think?! "
"That's right! They are just free people, we paid them to fight for us! "Neonesis shouted.
Cunogorata took the opportunity to continue and said: "Neonesis is right! No matter how strong the mercenaries are, they are still mercenaries. We are the ones who pay, we are the employers. Everyone, don't get this relationship reversed! "
Although there were some differences with Cunogorata's governing philosophy, Felix had to nod and say: "Cunogorata is right. We will treat them as mercenaries, there is no need to pay too much attention to them. "
At this time, Neonesis said: "Since we have strong reinforcements, and the Lucanians are about to attack, shouldn't we discuss how to deal with them again?"
Cunogorata immediately said: "The villages and farms outside the city have been renovated, and the wheat seeds have been sown. We must defeat the Lucanians before they destroy the citizens' property again!"
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