Chapter 41 Recovery
Weisba definitely didn't expect things to be so twists and turns.
Yesterday afternoon, when his envoy arrived at the Sobari Plain, the Lucanian tribal coalition had retreated. He had to retreat back to the city because he was afraid of being attacked by Greek troops. Today, Vespa was waiting for the Lucanian coalition to arrive at the Sobari Plain, but he could not wait for it for a long time. Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, the spy hurriedly reported that the Greek mercenaries destroyed the Lucanian coalition on the large beach of the Tino River!
Weisba was shocked. He felt fear and wished he could leave this terrifying mercenary immediately, the farther away the better!
These powerful tribes in Lucania have suffered heavy damage and their control over the surrounding tribes will inevitably weaken. Vespa's tribe returned to the mountains of Lucania and should not be oppressed for the time being. However, if he left empty-handed, he would not be left alone in the city and his tribe members were afraid of being poor.
At this time, another sentence from the spy calmed him down: the Greeks suffered a lot, and at least thousands of casualties were killed or killed.
Yes, after a big battle, don’t the Greeks need to rest? Vespa secretly scolded himself for being confused. He ordered the tribesmen to start packing luggage and loading supplies, and then transport them in batches depending on the situation.
After a busy afternoon, at night, the tribesmen fell asleep in a deep state of fatigue.
Weisba's delay became a small regret in his life. But decades later, his tribe and descendants, when talking about this day, were all glad that they did not leave immediately...
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Late at night, a full moon hangs on the sky, bringing a hint of light to the dark night.
The moonlight was like water, quietly scattered on the Xubari Plain. A long dragon quietly advanced towards the north of the coast, crossing the Xubari River, passing the abandoned vineyards, and crossing the Saraceno River. The speed not only did not decrease, but instead became faster and faster. Until the Sisno River crossed the Sisno River, the entire team stopped suddenly.
Every soldier looked at the shadows of Amendolar in the moonlight, and was very excited.
Davers took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and waved his hand hard at Hilos.
The offense has begun!
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That night, Vespa had a good dream, dreaming that he did not leave Amendorara, but lived here for many years, patrolling his herds of cattle and sheep every day, wandering in the olive groves full of fruits, drinking sweet wine...
"Big leader, it's not good! The Greeks are coming into the city!" The guards rushed in in panic.
"What did you say?!!" Weisba woke up.
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The next morning, Achita, who had just woken up from his sleep, received a strange news from the guards: the mercenaries who were close to them disappeared!
He went to check it out immediately, and it was indeed empty.
Achita immediately felt something was wrong and rushed to the Davers camp next to him: there were people in the camp, but they were all Davers' baggage camp, medical camp, wounded soldiers, women, and a large number of slaves (mainly from Turiyi), and they were loading their luggage and preparing to leave...
Achita strode forward, grabbed Mercis who was yelling and directing the slaves: "Where did Mercis, Davers and his soldiers go?"
Melsis stammered and did not respond, which made him even more suspicious.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind: "Acheta, I'm so sorry, I'm late, I'm worried."
Acheta turned around and saw Davers smiling, looking a little tired, but looked in a good mood: "Where have your soldiers gone?"
"Tell you good news." Davers turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to Asistes, and then said calmly: "We have taken Amendolar back!"
"When?" Achita was shocked.
"last night."
I took down a mountain city in one night?! Look at Davers's expression, it doesn't look like a fake. You should know that siege is a big problem for any city-state army. Yesterday's battle has amazed Achita with Davers' grand spirit, creative combat planning, strong command ability, and ability to combine different troops. The fact that he conquered a mountain city in one night made Achita, who had many combat experience, completely convinced him. He smiled bitterly: "Davers, you have completed another difficult task, which makes me jealous!"
Achita's straightforwardness made Davers laugh: "In fact, we are also blessed by the goddess of fate. The Lucanians are relaxed in defense and are completely unprepared."
"Oh, that's it." Acheta wanted to hear him continue curiously, but Davers changed the subject and said solemnly: "There is something I want to get the support of you and Tarantum."
"What's the matter?" Acheta looked at Davers' serious expression and was stunned.
Davers stared at him and said word by word: "We mercenaries want to be citizens of Amendorara!"
Acheta was stunned again, and he asked uncertainly: "All mercenaries?! Are you serious?"
"This is the will of all mercenaries!" Davers said loudly in an unquestionable tone.
Achita's expression became serious. He looked around. Both Mercis, Asistes, and the busy guards stopped their work and looked at him with anticipation. Achita quickly turned his head, looked at Davers, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the capture of Amendorala is not your whim."
Dafus did not answer directly, but said emotionally: "Acheta, you were born in a noble Tarantum and have a good life. You cannot understand the situation where we hired mercenaries to wander around and have no choice but to decide our own life and death. Having a home is their greatest desire!"
Achita was silent for a moment and asked, "Does Marcellis, the consul of Amendora agree?"
"The day when the Lucanians occupied Amendolara, he was seriously injured and died a few days later. Another consul, Glatbaflo... Last night, we attacked Amendolara, and the people of Amendolara were imprisoned at the Temple of Zeus on the top of the mountain. Before we could reach the top of the mountain, they launched an attack on the guards of Lucania under the leadership of Glatbaflo. As a result, fierce battles occurred between the two sides. By the time we arrived, Glatbaflo had already died in battle, including some members of the Senate..." Davers said in a heavy tone.
Achita looked at Davers, and Davers continued with a calm expression: "According to our statistics, there are about a thousand people living in Amendolar, and their physical condition is not good. Nearly half of them are elderly people, and many of them are injured. Even if we leave, they may not be able to maintain the normal management and labor of Amendolar, let alone protect this mountain city."
Achita understood that Davers not only wanted the mercenaries to become citizens of Amendorala, but also wanted to become the master there. He was surprised by Davers' ambition and said shirked: "You should seek Turi's opinion first, after all, Amendorala is its alliance."
"Achita, to be honest, Turiyi has suffered two crushing defeats and has greatly damaged his strength. He is afraid he is unable to take care of Amendolar. Although the weak Amendolar is not rich, its position is still very important and may attract the spying of other forces. At least in our hands, we can defend it and are willing to become ally with Tarantum, maintain the security of this area, and ensure that Heraclia will not be threatened by the indigenous people again!" Davers made a solemn promise.
Achita was a little moved when he heard this. After all, Turiyi performed too poorly in this war with Lucania, which almost caused disaster to this area. So he said cautiously but confessed: "I have no right to decide whether you can own Amendorara. This requires the consent of the Tarantum Senate! I will immediately send someone to take a boat back to Tarantum, and hope that you will also send someone to express your wishes to the Tarantum Senate!"
"Thank you very much, Acheta!" Davers said excitedly.
"The only regret I regret is that you can no longer be a citizen of Tarantum." Achita said sincerely.
Davers was moved and said hurriedly: "But we will be allies, maybe one day we will fight side by side again!"
Without obtaining the consent of the people of Amendorala and without seeking the opinions of his ally Turiyi, the two decided to belong to a city during the conversation and laughter.
Chapter completed!