v2 Chapter 9： ruins

Burkes seemed to see Daves' doubts, and explained: "The city of Turui is about twenty miles from the mouth of the Krati."

Daves "Oh," asked, "Turiy is fighting the Lukarias, how can there be so many ships to trade?"

"The Lucanias do not have a boat and cannot intercept the sea traffic of Turui. The more the war, the more materials are needed. These merchant ships are all making money..." When the two said, the fleet Has stopped moving forward.

The pilot boat went alone and quickly joined the white sail...

About an hour later, the pilot boat returned, approaching the boat in Burkes, and then came up alone.

"Burkes, you are finally back! I thought that the Lucalia people scared you to have moved to Greece." The people came forward with a smile.

"Even the most timid you have not left, how can I leave." Burks joked and gave him a hug.

"Everything is going well?"

"Is Turai okay?"

The two asked at the same time and laughed at the same time.

"Look at your relaxed look, the city of Turui should be safe."

"You know, the savage Lukarias don't have superb skills, they don't build siege equipment, they don't build ships. They just destroy the villages and farms outside the city. Fortunately, in the fall, the wheat has already been harvested. In the winter, the Lucanias outside the city broke out of the plague and had to return to the northern mountains, leaving only a small number of soldiers in Amendola -"

"Wait, you mean the plague?" Burkes looked horrified.

“The Lucanias killed thousands of Turui citizens and piled their bodies outside the city. Zeus was angry and punished the Lucanias, and our Turifs did not suffer any harm. "There are some angry and proud people who come here."

Burkes is busy praising Zeus.

The followers went on to say: "Now the weather is getting warmer, they are starting to go south again. Fortunately, Tarantum sent a reinforcement."

"As an advocate of the Great Greek Defense League, they have long been sending reinforcements!"

"This can't blame them. They just repelled the Mesapi attack and sent 1,500 heavy infantry and 50 cavalry, and the leader was Achta."

"Which Achta?"

"There is also Achta! Of course, the son of the former governor of Trantambo, Histius, the genius of the population of Tarantum!"

"Speaking of genius, I also have one here." Burkesz over Daves and said to Polissis: "I will introduce you to the Greek mercenary commander of Persian, the Sesali Dave!" Burkes said seriously. Then, pointing to the people said: "Daves, this is the general selected by Turui this year, my good friend - Polluxs!"

"To pay tribute to you, General Polluxes!" Daves succumbed to the ceremony.

"Welcome to you." Polluxs nodded slightly, then turned to Burkes: "What did you say? Expedition Persian?"

Burkes saw the perfunctory of Poluk Xi Shi, so he greatly promoted Dafos's deeds. Polissis's eyes on Davis quickly became warm: "It's hard to imagine! Daves Young people like you have done such a great thing! In the hinterland of Persia, led the soldiers to kill them under the encirclement of thousands of enemies! Really...wow!"

Davers said sincerely: "This is the result of the joint efforts of the brothers. Many people died on their way home..."

"I invite Davis's troops to Turui, I hope they will use our rich combat experience to help us fight off the Lukarias!" Burkes took the opportunity to make a pre-explanation for the high-paying team hired by Davis. .

"It is time for you to come, we are negotiating a counterattack against the Lukarias." Polluxs said to Burkes: "I am coming to tell you that the General Executive Committee agrees that your fleet is at the mouth of the river." Disembark at the simple dock and let Davers lead the mercenary to camp in the old city of Sobaris."

"What?! Let us camp in the old city of Sobaris!!" Burkes changed his face. He immediately pulled Pollux to one side and whispered: "Are you crazy?! Don't forget Turui. When building the city, but there was an agreement with Crotone, the old city site of Sobaris could not move! Otherwise, why did Turri not build a city on the city site of Sobaris, obviously its location is better, there is better port!"

"These you know, every Turai people know. But this is the result of Kuno Gorata's insistence. The other generals also agreed! The soldiers you hired have been camping in Sobaris for a month. "Poluxis shrugged to show that this matter has nothing to do with him.

"It's Kuno Gorata! He expelled the Athenians, and now wants to provoke Crotone, he wants to let Turui dying!" Burkes said angrily.

"It’s not as serious as you said. It’s been gone for decades. The Turais have been obeying this agreement. The weeds of Sobaris are taller than people. Now, Turui is in war, just camping for a while. Besides, Crotone also has no time to pay attention to this. They are playing fiercely with the Brutiers. Otherwise, where do these mercenaries camp? The last time this and the mercenaries came together may have four Five thousand people, how the camp built has to occupy a big place. Now, except for the wasteland around Turai, it is all farmland and village..."

"Don't you say that farmland villages outside the city have been destroyed?" asked Burkes.

"After the Lukarias retreated, everyone returned to their own villages and began to rebuild. Otherwise, they all gathered in the city. They will have problems sooner or later. As for the fields, the farmers planted the wheat seeds early, otherwise this year. There is no harvest."

"What if the Lukarias are coming?" Burkes worried.

"So we are discussing how to fight them back."

Burkes stared at Poluses silently for a while, and finally said: "It seems that the generals are very united now, and the courage is strong enough! I forgot what it was like last year!"

Polluxis looked awkward and couldn’t speak.

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Because a channel has been cleared beforehand, the Burks fleet has entered the estuary very smoothly, but it is more troublesome when disembarking because there is only one simple dock.

Burkes, Daves, Filipius, Assisi, and the escorts first disembarked and stood on the soft land They were a little uncomfortable when they were bumping on the sea for a long time.

Felicius bent down and reached for a handful of dirt. He rubbed his fingers with his fingers. Regardless of the stench, he sniffed at the tip of his nose, and he looked like an intoxicated figure. It was like a clay in his hand, but a delicious dish. Then he reached out to Daves and said excitedly: "It's black!"

Daves certainly understood what he meant. He had not waited for the eyes of Burkes to turn over. He lamented: "This is really a fertile land!"

Burkes said with pride: "That is of course! There are several rivers with the Krati River in the plains of Sobari. Not only are the waters rich, the land is fertile and flat, but the area is also very large. It is the best land in this area. Otherwise, the extravagant life of Barris!"

The pedestrians walked away from the river bank and walked a short distance. They saw a piece of debris in the grass. This is the old site of the city of Sobaris.

Davers came to a large stone and stopped. Although it was covered with moss and green clothes, the smooth texture and dark red color of the flat stone surface proved that it was a good marble. Looking at it, there are still many such stones here, hidden under the grass, half buried in the mud...

To know that Greece and Italy produce more white marble, only Afrika is rich in red marble, which is naturally expensive. Although Daves did not know its price, it was rare to see such a stone in the former city-states. It is obviously not easy to get: "What a good stone! Why don't you use it when you build a city?" I would like to ask Burkes casually.

Note: Regarding the big Greece, it is accurate to say that it refers to the Greek city-state in southern Italy, that is, the part of the “foot” of the Italian “leather boots”. The Greek city-states included in the book are mentioned later in the book.