Chess Player

After a moment of silence in the tent, he heard Olivos say, "It's a pity that Cyrus the Younger died in battle! Although he is the Persian prince, he is very polite and likes to help people, and he is also very handsome and liked by women. Even the queen of Silesia has become his mistress. If he doesn't die, he will surely become a good king!"

Good-looking, can pick up girls, and is a good king? What kind of bullish * t logic is this! Davos thought to himself.

"Yes! Cyrus the Younger doesn't look down on us like the other Persians, he is good to us Greeks! If he becomes the king, our relationship with the Persians will improve!" said Giorgris.

"And he is a warrior, not as weak as the other Persians!" Matonis added.

"Most importantly, he is very generous! He gave us a lot of gold coins!" Olivos emphasized again, which made everyone repeatedly agree.

Is this a memorial service for Cyrus the Younger? Davos found it funny, and according to the memory of this body, he couldn't help but say, "Cyrus the Younger is generous? I don't think so! You see, first of all, he owed us more than three months of salary, but he didn't give it to us until the king of Silesia inspected the troops and then gave us four months of money."

"When we suspected that Cyrus the Younger was going to fight with the Persian king and refused to move forward, he agreed to increase our salary from one daric gold coin to one and a half to persuade us. Did he give us the money for the next two months? Don't forget that he had once ordered us to threaten the king of Silesia, and this timid king had given him a large sum of money. When we found out about Cyrus the Younger's plan and made a big fuss at the rally, Cyrus the Younger promised to give each of us five Myrna silver coins after capturing Babylon. But did he give it?"

After a while, Olivos answered bitterly, "He is dead!"

"You see, Cyrus the Younger didn't spend a single silver coin to take us to a place about 3,000 miles away from Greece – in a land filled with dangerous enemies. If he had told us from the beginning that he was going to war with the Persian king, would we have agreed?"

The three shook their heads like puppets.

"He hid the truth. Giving a little benefit at a time is like using grass to lure the sheep forward, and in the end, we can't even disagree." Davos sighed and said, "Cyrus the Younger is a brilliant liar! Without paying any price, he made more than 10,000 Greeks fight to the death for his scheme. Amazing!"

There was silence again in the tent, and soon, Olivos began to curse, "Damn Cyrus the Younger! Damn the Persians! And that idiot Meno! Every time, he actively let us be the vanguard, saying that Cyrus the Younger will be grateful to us and give us more in return. Meno, that idiot, not only is his mouth rotten, but his head is also rotten, and sooner or later, we will be killed by him!… Aiyo… my stomach… I am starving!"

Davos was amused when he saw Olivos making a fuss. Not to mention that he was used to seeing scheming and fighting in the government, this Kangxi Emperor on TV, and the Ganlong Dynasty… there are so many of them, even if he hasn't eaten pork, he has seen pigs run!

Cyrus the Younger was born in the court of the human conspiracy, and it is not easy for him to be the commander of the military in the western part of Persia. Just by looking at how he fooled the Greeks, you can see how powerful he is. As for Meno, I am afraid that he is not stupid. As the leader of the mercenaries, he may have already known about Cyrus the Younger's plan and pushed his compatriots into the fire. He is just blinded by greed.

"Davos, you couldn't say this before. You really… really…" Matonis asked carefully.

Davos knew that in the past, Matonis and "himself" had a good relationship due to their similar personalities. Therefore, he said, "Matonis, no matter what happens, I am still me, and I have always been your good brother! All this time, I am very grateful for your care! I hope that you can continue to help me!" Having repeatedly been implicitly mentioned about "God's Favored", Davos had now thought it through. In his previous life, if he wanted to act as a simple-minded Greek with more than 30 years of social experience, he didn't want to pretend, nor could he pretend, so he might as well let the others think that this is… beneficial. Therefore, he neither denied nor admitted it.

Unexpectedly, Matonis became excited, "Don't worry! With me here, no one will dare to bully you!"

"Davos, can we go home?" Giorgris' voice was full of worry.

Davos'revelation of Cyrus the Younger had made them begin to doubt their ability.

Davos smiled bitterly. Although he doesn't know much about the development of this historical event, the history of China told him that an emperor of a feudal dynasty hates nothing more than rebellion. It should be the same in the west. Moreover, they are foreigners and invaders. Unless the Persian king is mentally ill, he will annihilate them to deter all those with disloyalty!

As for attacking the Persian army and taking Babylon, Davos wasn't optimistic about it. Otherwise, the name of this event should be "The 10,000-man march of Greece" and not" Great Retreat". However, he said, "Don't worry! We can go home smoothly."

He tilted his head and looked at the others who were more relaxed, and sighed in his heart, 'These simple-minded guys are good. They don't even think about how dangerous their current situation is, and it is also a kind of happiness to entrust their lives to my "oracle".'

Davos was thinking about it when he suddenly thought of a movie he had seen in his previous life, "2012": When the apocalypse comes, the rich and powerful can easily board seven Noah's arks, while the ordinary civilians will have to depend on their luck… Yes, being a chess piece can only be manipulated by others, and being a chess player can control their fate! But how can they become a chess player?

…

In the afternoon, Hielos'team got half a bag of wheat flour and a dozen dates.

Everyone struggled to get up and began to make bread. Davos actively helped and asked while doing it, because he had obtained theories from his memory.

Ancient Greek bread is similar to Chinese bread, and the most important thing is the fermentation. Bread is the staple food of the Greeks, and when they march to war, they carry the yeast with them, and it is well preserved.

After kneading the flour, they put it on the iron plate and heated it with the firewood they had picked up. In the evening, everyone ate the simple bread, filled their stomachs, and then hurriedly went to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Hielos woke everyone up and told them, "The envoy of Ariaeus came and said, 'He is going to take his troops back to his hometown, Asia.' The leaders were not willing to return empty-handed and promised him, 'If Ariaeus is willing to continue attacking Babylon with them.' They were willing to serve him as the Persian king and sent Cheirisophus and Meno to persuade Ariaeus."

"Why did they send Menon?" Matonis asked in confusion.

"Don't you know that Meno and Ariaeus have a good relationship?" Olivos smiled ambiguously.

"Can they persuade Ariaeus?" said Giorgris worriedly.

Everyone turned their gaze to Davos. After a night, he had become their spiritual backbone. Davos felt a lot of pressure, but he didn't run away. He pondered for a while and then shook his head, 'Ariaeus is a Persian aristocrat. In the past, it could be said that as the adjutant of Cyrus the Younger, he was forced to participate in the rebellion. Now, if he were to cause trouble with the Greeks again, once he fails, not only will he be doomed, but his family will also be implicated. If he is an ambitious man, he should have immediately taken over everything in Cyrus the Younger as soon as he learned of the death of Cyrus the Younger and promptly joined forces with the Greek mercenaries. Only today did he say that he wanted to go home. He had decided after careful consideration.'

After getting a negative answer, everyone looked disappointed.

"Brothers, these are the things that the leaders should worry about. Let's do what we should do." Hielos hurriedly said, "Meno asked us to slaughter the excess livestock in the supply unit and prepare more food."

We can finally eat! This news temporarily dispelled the gloom in everyone's hearts.