Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Polus, your performance was the worst yesterday. The brothers have already started to fight against the Gauls. You are still far behind, affecting the record of our entire team!

Oh, forgive him, it's the first time he's on the battlefield. It's normal to be afraid.

I... I'm not scared, it's my leather sandal that broke the lace.

That's a good reason.

It's really broken!

That's your fault too! There are long-standing regulations in the military law. Soldiers should take good care of their equipment. Shoes are also one of the equipment. You don't usually check them well. You can't blame others when you get out of the basket during the battle. Fortunately, yesterday's action If it is an attack, if it is a retreat, you will be caught by the enemy, and no one will be able to save you.

It's hard to say. Maybe Polus took off his shoes and ran faster than us during the retreat.

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Okay, don't talk about it! Aside from falling behind at the beginning, Polus did very well in the following battles. Brothers, think about the first time we went to the battlefield, Bepollus It's not much better, so don't blame each other. Remember! Our team is a whole. Only by helping each other and fighting side by side like brothers can we defeat the enemy and let ourselves live well!

Captain is right! Let's have a toast and celebrate yesterday's victory and not a single one of us was hurt!

Dry!!

The soldiers shouted and drained their glasses, and the pretty young waitress hurried over to pour them.

Suna, have you thought about it?! Marry me, and when I retire, follow me to Turii! That's the greatest city in the world!... A soldier said his heart out loud with the strength of his wine. talk.

The other soldiers immediately started booing.

Although the waitress was a bit shy, she had also experienced a lot of making a living by showing her face. She said softly, Captain Nicapalos, I heard that you have a rule that soldiers are not allowed to marry during their service.

Of course, Nicapalos pointed at his soldiers, so he said sternly: There are indeed such regulations, but you can get engaged first. I heard that several families in our residential area have already engaged with the soldiers of our military camp.

Yes, yes, you can get engaged first!! The soldiers at the table shouted loudly, and the soldier who said he wanted to get married was smiling silly.

The waitress wasn't too flustered, she turned her big eyes flexibly, and turned to look at the kitchen: I can't be the master of such an important matter, it's up to my father to say it.

The tavern owner who was slicing meat in the kitchen had been paying attention to the movement in the restaurant, and immediately shouted in blunt Greek: No! After that, the sound of the meat cleaver hitting the cutting board became louder.

A soldier laughed and said, Coradas, who told you that you were drunk last time and insisted on holding Suna's hand and offending your future father-in-law.

When did I pull Suna's hand? Coradas looked blank.

You were drunk at the time, and of course you don't remember. The captain was afraid that you would be locked up and told everyone to hide it.

Seeing that he said something serious, Koradas glanced at every teammate, including the captain, and saw that they had a really so look on their faces, and he was shocked.

Finally, he looked at Su Na embarrassedly.

Suna had already hid in the kitchen.

Suna, this guy dares to bully you, let me teach him a lesson for you! A man stood up at the table next to him and said loudly, but it was a soldier from another team.

This is between me and Suna, it's none of your business, get out of here!

Koradas, they all say that you are the most powerful soldier in our team, but I'm not afraid of you! Today we have a good competition. Whoever wins will belong to Suna!

Come here, you will be beaten down in a while, don't cry!

Just when the two soldiers were bumping into each other and the surrounding comrades were booing, the two squad leaders quickly stopped them loudly: Don't make any trouble, do you want to be punished by the military judge?!

As soon as the military judge was mentioned, the excitement of the soldiers was like being poured into a can of cold water. Almost everyone had been punished by him in their military career for more than a year, so everyone sat back to their original positions. bit, quietly drank the wine.

However, Coradas was still a little unwilling, and said angrily: Boy, let's have a good fight in the next football game of the company and see who is the best!

A contest is a contest, whoever is afraid of that! The soldier responded not to be outdone.

After a small disturbance subsided, there was still laughter and laughter in the tavern.

After drinking and relaxing here, the soldiers will wander around the streets of the civilian area and go to various shops to buy some daily necessities they need. However, before the sun goes down, they must rush back to the military camp and participate in the call of the squad leader. If you are late, you must be There will be punishments, whether it is cleaning toilets, feeding livestock, going to the bathroom to boil water, cleaning the streets... It is all hard and tiring work, so under normal circumstances, soldiers will return to camp on time.

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Most of the credit for the construction of the flat and wide stone avenue that Maximus rode on is attributed to the soldiers of the Frontier Corps. Building the road is also part of the military training of the Frontier Corps. In the past year, the commander of the legion took out It took a lot of time for the soldiers to build the road.

Four months ago, the avenue connected to Florentia, and just last month, another avenue connected to three military camps, and finally connected to the port city-state of Pisay, but the avenue that was undoubtedly more than ten times longer was Tens of thousands of laborers were recruited by the Etruscan Union, and under the command of engineers sent by the Dionysian Construction Department, they worked together to complete it, all for the sake of better protection and enhanced border defense.

The training ground is not far from the barracks and adjacent to the civilian area.

Dozens of hard wooden stakes as high as one person were erected on one side of the grassland. Under the supervision and guidance of the team officers, the heavy infantrymen held long shields and lances (or short swords) and repeatedly practiced poking at the stakes. Sting (or slashing). On the other side of the grassland, there are many targets erected, and the light infantrymen are practicing bows and arrows and javelins.

In front of the target on the far side, there was a man wearing a purple and red crown helmet throwing a javelin. I saw him kicking a few steps, shouting, and throwing the javelin with all his might. The javelin leaped a distance of 50 meters. Through the thick wooden target.

Behind him stood several men who were also wearing senior officers' armor, applauding loudly. The other soldiers seemed to be used to it, and no one cast curious eyes.

Even if Maximus couldn't see the face of the javelin man, he knew that it was Hasdrubal, the commander of the Frontier Corps. The commander from Carthage always liked to go off the field in training and set an example. So he was very respected by the soldiers.

Maximus jumped off his horse, adjusted his helmet and breastplate, and walked straight to the training ground for the light infantry.

The Armory Keeper, who was watching the piles of javelins and arrows, saw Maximus' arrival, and immediately greeted him: Good morning, Lord Maximus!

After yesterday's battle, did the weapons consume a lot? Maximus asked bluntly.

It doesn't cost much, my lord. The keeper replied: I heard that there were not many Gauls who attacked Florentia yesterday. Our troops arrived in time, and the Gauls were still looting the village, so the team officer We directly sent a company of heavy infantry to attack, and did not use light infantry, and the battle was over soon, and the soldiers' armor and weapons were not greatly damaged, so far no one has applied for replacement of armor and weapons.

Maximus nodded and asked, Is there a gain?

Two Gauls helmets, 5 great swords, 14 wooden shields, 25 spears, 19 sets of Gauls' clothing, and they also captured 4 Gauls... The custodian paused and said softly. Said: In the early morning, the financial officer came, and he said, 'We don't need these things, he wants to take them all and sell them to merchants.' I said, 'I can't be the master, I must get your approval, sir. Just do it.'

During the Persian Expeditionary Force, there were people in the mercenaries who specialized in financial management, and this position was reserved until the establishment of the Dionysian Alliance. After the establishment of the kingdom, the logistical support system of the legion was more perfect, and the soldiers of the legion were all citizens of the kingdom. Therefore, each legion no longer had the post of financial officer. The quartermaster will deal with it, or call the merchants to auction the spoils, or transfer some of the spoils to the treasury. The money thus obtained is partly used to care for the dead or wounded soldiers and their families, partly deposited into the small treasury of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and partly transferred back to the army as a reward for the soldiers' victory.

But the frontier army is different. The soldiers are hired and paid monthly. The money comes from the national treasury, so a financial officer was specially set up, and the officer was appointed by the Ministry of Finance. There was a debate between the Military Affairs Department and the Finance Department about who should handle the spoils of the Frontier Corps. In the end, it was decided by Davos and the Legion Treasurer was responsible.

The reason why he did this was for security reasons. After all, the soldiers of the Frontier Corps were not citizens of Dionia. By entrusting the most important property of the soldiers to the officials of the Finance Department, the affairs of the mercenary corps could be avoided completely by the Ministry of Military Affairs. , or controlled by the Legion Commander.

Taking charge of the spoils is the responsibility of the baggage officer, but the frontier army was assigned to the newly established financial officer. Maximus has some opinions, but he is an agent, and he is not a citizen of Dionia, so he can only Burying this dissatisfaction in his heart, on the surface, he and the financial officer get along relatively harmoniously.

At this time, he said calmly: I know this, you did a good job! After we go back to the armory to confirm the loot, you can ask the financial officer to take them away, but you must confirm the number. , and have him sign it...