Chapter 42： Ancient capital nostalgia

When several leaders rushed to meet Duffus, they saw the horror in the canyon, and they couldn’t help but numb the scalp. Looking at Davis’s eyes, they couldn’t help but feel a little more awe. Just like Xenophon said: "...Davers...you...you are not...Hades...God!"

Davers is equally troubled, and he constantly comforts himself in his heart: this is war! This is war!

"How do these Persians deal with it?" He saw that the soldiers were collecting weapons and armor from the descendants. Suddenly there was a soft snack and asked Sopras.

Guest's answer is very cold: "When you have collected their weapons and armor, they cut off their ribs and tendons, stabbed the thighs, and put them back to let Tissa Funis have a headache."

Daves silently, he certainly understands the purpose of the guest Sophos: the mercenary has no extra food, there are no extra people to look after them, and Tissa Funis also scored a hand to look after the injured Persians. The soldiers who attacked them naturally reduced.

"Duffus, you are doing very well!" Guest Thorpe looked around and said: "I think the Persians will see the scene here, they will scare their courage!"

When Davers led his troops out of the canyon, the soldiers along the way greeted them with the greatest cheers, because they knew that it was this young leader who led a few people to block the number. The Persians’ way was to make the mercenary a perfect victory.

The young Dafos won the recognition of the soldiers of the whole army with his actual actions.

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In the afternoon, the army of Tisafunis came to the canyon.

When Tissa Funis saw the horror in the canyon and the wounded soldier who was lying on the ground and struggling to mourn, he angrily threw his helmet to the ground, and then sent a small number of confessional troops to deal with the aftermath. Other troops were forbidden to enter. The canyon, but bypassing the mountain and taking other roads.

Alijos, who followed Tisafunis, remained silent. He did not see the body of Altauus, but it must be among the countless corpses. During these three days, the two generals who fought for him had died in battle. At this moment, he did not have a trace of joy. Instead, he had a feeling of coldness and coldness...

In this campaign, the Persians died more than 3,000 people, injured more than 3,000 people, and no one escaped; the casualties of the Greek mercenaries were negligible.

Perhaps, it was really said by the customer Sophos that the Persians were frightened and did not appear again for a few days. It enabled the Greek mercenaries to looted all the way and marched all the way to a city next to the Tigris River, Larissa.

This is a magnificent big city. The lower part of the city wall is made of stone, and the upper part is made of earthen brick. The wall is about 30 meters high, about eight meters wide, and the circumference is about ten miles. Such awkward walls have made the Greek mercenaries completely unexplored of its interest, and the city is sparsely populated compared to the cities that were previously encountered on the banks of the Tigris River. The fields and cottages outside the city are mostly deserted. .

"Larissa, it is said that its former name was Kara, the earliest was the great city of Assyria, and was later taken away by the Medes. The great King of Cyrus defeated the Midi, but he has not been able to break through the city. It was the sun **** Mitra that covered the light of Kara City with dark clouds, making it as dark as day and night. The residents of Kara City were panicked and thought that God abandoned them, so they abandoned the city and fled, and the King of Cyrus captured it. This city...” Mariji said.

Since Daves learned from the customer's "Understanding the Terrain" to a General of the Generals, he took Marigi as a guide and accompanied him. Xenophon, the adjutant of Hieronymus, was riddled with all things, and it was impossible to run and chat with Daves as he did before. As a businessman, Mariji is not only familiar with the surrounding terrain, but also has a lot of fun for the intense and tired marching journey of Daves.

"Hey, you have a sun **** in Persia, we also have Apollo, who is better?" Matonis in the **** suddenly said.

On the side of Daves, Mariji glanced back and dismissed: "Mitra is the master of nature, guaranteeing the richness of the vegetation, the fertile land, the people living and working in peace, so they are worshipped by all things! Not a small **** of the district. Compared!"

"What did you say?! How dare you insult Apollo !!" Mato Nice angrily want to go on to beat Mali Ji, was pulled Xiluo Si.

Mariji was scared to hide behind Daves, but Daphus screamed at him: "The problem with Matones did not offend you, but you insulted the gods that our Greeks respected! If you don't immediately apologize, I won't stop them from revenge for your anger! "The superiority of the Persian who came out inadvertently made him a little headache, it is time to give him a lesson.

Mariji turned back and saw the angry fire in the eyes of the soldiers. He knew that if he was not Davers, he would be torn into pieces. As a businessman, Tongda’s contingency is its nature. He quickly bowed his head and bowed his heart. He sincerely apologized and even gave himself a slap in the face.

Seeing that Mariji was forgiven, Davers asked the question he had been wondering before: "Why is this city so desolate?"

Mariji said with a red cheek in his hand, vaguely said: "Because the residents here are mainly the Medes." He said that he was silent.

Daves thought about it and realized: "The Persian court does not pay attention to this area, because it is the core area of ​​the old Mith and Assyria, fearing that they will reignite and even adopt a suppression policy, right?"

Davers saw Marigi as he was surprised to see himself. He knew that he had guessed the point. He couldn’t help but say something smugly: "Let me guess what methods are used. For example, people who are often transferred here to join the army to fight? tax?……"

"Daves chief, if you are really what you said, you are totally different from your hands with only muscles and no mind!" Mariji admired as he looked up at Daves, because he had just suffered a loss. He whispered: "If you are a Persian and a Persian official, it is estimated that it will develop very well!"

Davers smiled and said: "Although Persia is a big country, unfortunately I don't like it."

"Because you are Greek?"

Daves did not answer, he looked at Larissa not far away, and revealed: Is he a Greek? In addition to this body, his soul, his thoughts, have so far considered himself to be a Chinese from the bottom of his heart. Greek tradition and culture can not assimilate a come of the 21st century, and even have no effect on him, only reality. Helpless and sincere friendship, made him agree with this group. Don't look at his usual one, "What are we in Greece..." They are all flicking these Greeks, boosting morale, highlighting the status of his leader, one sentence - to survive! Therefore, if Persian is superior to Greece and he extends his olive branch, he will not hesitate to go to the past, but he does not see Persia, because most of the political systems in Greece are more like the 21st century. The country, even Athens, is more democratic than modern society, which has a natural affinity for modern people who admire freedom...

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The next day, they marched to Mespora.

"This is the former capital of the Assyrian kingdom - Nineveh. It is said that Meddia, the last wife of the Medes, had taken refuge in this city after our Persians seized the kingdom of the Medes. The great Cyrus Dawang led the army to besieged the city. Because this is the last castle of the Medes, it has not been attacked for a long time. The gods of the gods, Bakhram, saw that the Persians had too many deaths and injuries, so they thundered and shook the city. Being conquered...” Mariji still served as a guide and “narrator”.

"Oh, the Persian gods are really good, but also help fight." Matones taunted behind, with the lessons of yesterday, Mariji ignored him.

Davers looked at the city on the Tigris River. The capital of the former Assyrian kingdom is about seventeen meters high on the wall of the city wall. Kara is already considered a majestic big city, but it seems that it is only one-third of Nineveh. I can imagine that The strength and prosperity of the national power when the Assyrian kingdom of the military country swept the kingdoms of the West! At this time, the capital city was already ridiculously broken. The wild weeds on the walls and countless thorns shook in the river wind, seemingly telling its current desolateness.

A sense of vicissitudes of history has come to my mind, and Daves naturally thinks of the phrase "I have never seen the ancients before, but I have not seen them, and I have read the world, I am alone, but I am kneeling down." He exclaimed: " The powerful country is also dead!"