New Leader

When Davos and the others returned to Menon's camp, the soldiers had been eagerly waiting for them to enter the camp and ask about the situation.

"Clearchus and Meno have been killed by the Persians, and the Persians wanted us to surrender, but were rejected by the officers. Our war with the Persians is inevitable!" Antonios deliberately exaggerated the situation.

The soldiers were in an uproar. Although they had been informed by Hielos and the others and were mentally prepared, they still had a slight illusion of peace. Now, this last fantasy was destroyed. They were panic, confusion and at a loss.

"Now, we must immediately elect a new leader to replace Meno and lead us back to Greece!" shouted Philesius.

As soon as his voice fell, Antonios' nephew, Asistes, who was saved by Davos, raised his right hand in the crowd and impatiently shouted, "Brothers, who predicted the death of Cyrus the Younger?!"

"… it's Davos." Hielos and the others took the lead in responding.

"Who invented smoked sausage to keep us from starving?!" Asistes continued to shout.

"It's Davos." The soldiers responded.

"Who founded the medical camp and made us no longer worry about injuries and illness?!"

"Davos!" The soldiers began to answer in unison.

"Who predicted that today's meeting with the Persians was a conspiracy and tried to stop Meno?!"

"Davos!!" The soldiers shouted in unison.

"Who is the favored of Hades?! Who can bless us to return to Greece?!"

"Davos!!!" The soldiers shouted in unison.

"Who—" Asistes pointed at Davos and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Is it our new leader?!!"

"Davos! Davos!! Davos!!!…." The soldiers of the whole camp shouted excitedly, and for a long time.

Philesius and the captains were suddenly at a loss in the face of such a situation, and they all looked at Davos, while Davos was surprised and seemed to know nothing about it, but his gaze secretly glanced at Matonis and Giorgris who were dancing in the crowd. He didn't expect that it would be Asistes who led the soldiers, but the effect was obviously beyond his expectations.

The shouting of the soldiers became louder, and the officers had to respond to it. After an urgent consultation, Philesius came out. He looked at Davos with a complicated expression and then shouted to the gathered soldiers, "Brothers, are you sure you want to choose Davos as your new leader?!"

"Yes!!!" Under the leadership of Asistes, the soldiers shouted in unison.

"Are there any other candidates?!"

"No!!"

"We need the guidance of the God's Favored!!"

Philesius turned around, Antonios and Kapus nodded, then Amintas, Alexius… and the other captains also nodded helplessly.

Philesius solemnly shouted, "As the witness of the gods, the soldiers have elected and the officers have agreed that Davos will become our new leader!"

There were cheers.

Davos loosened his clenched fist, his palm was already wet with sweat. He breathed a sigh of relief and was very excited in his heart, 'The hard work and efforts of this period have not been in vain!' He, a transmigrator and an ordinary young soldier, had directly crossed the ranks of the squad leader, squad leader and squadron leader and became the leader of more than a thousand soldiers. Although he was only a mercenary, his dream was finally realized in a short time, and he became a chess player from a chess piece. Of course, this also means that he will have to bear a great responsibility, but compared to dying as cannon fodder, what is there to be afraid of?!

Facing the excited faces, he raised his right arm.

…

Compared with the other camps, Meno's camp suffered the least losses. Because of everyone's uncooperativeness, only three officers followed Meno to the Persian camp, and the soldiers quickly elected the successor.

Then the soldiers retreated, and the new leader, Davos, and the captains held their first meeting in the tent. Philesius was only an adjutant of Meno, and he didn't have the military power, so his position was naturally relieved when the new leader took over, so he could only stay outside.

Davos looked at the 13 captains, including Antonios, Kapus and others that he was familiar with, and more that he wasn't familiar with… the captains were also looking at this young new leader, some were expectant, some were just curious, and some just ignored him and talked to themselves…

It wasn't as if he had never been a leader in his previous life, so Davos wasn't afraid at all. He faced their gaze with a serious expression and kept silent for a long time, which made the noise in the tent gradually become quiet. The invisible pressure emitted by this young man in silence made the captains start to look at him.

At this time, he said unhurriedly, "Thank you to the soldiers for their trust in me! And thank you for your support! I will use my actions to prove that your choice is correct!"

This young new leader is not modest at all! Alexius and the others opened their mouths in surprise, and Antonios and Kapus were infected by his confidence and revealed a smile.

"Now, I have decided to let Philesius continue to be the adjutant and help me manage the military affairs." This proposal made several captains who were worried that Davos would be inexperienced and mess around temporarily relieved.

Philesius was invited in, and he thanked Davos with a smile and then sat next to him.

"I have decided to set up a medical camp, and Herpus will be the medical officer. He must also attend important meetings!" The field hospital in Menon's camp has long been operating independently, and now, it is only officially on the stage.

Amintas raised an objection, "It's fine as long as the doctors can treat the injuries of our brothers. They don't even know what kind of military meetings to attend, and they have never done anything like this before!"

"This is a special time!" Davos looked at the strong and fierce-looking man and said in a more serious tone, "In the coming journey, we may encounter a lot of battles. We must protect our medical camp, and at the same time, we need to know how many wounded soldiers the medical camp can treat us. Is there a lack of labor? Is there a lack of medical supplies?… All these needs to be discussed with Herpus!"

Amintas was taken aback, he scratched his head and stopped talking. No one wanted their wounded soldiers to not be treated, and Davos' proposal was easily passed.

"I hope that Mersis of the supply camp will also attend the military meeting. Because we need to know whether there is enough food at all times? Are there enough animals?…" Davos'second proposal was once again accepted by everyone. After all, food is everyone's biggest concern, not to mention that the supply camp also has their salary and the money that they have looted, so of course, they need to know and protect it at all times.

After smoothly passing three personnel appointments, Davos stopped his proposal.

At this time, Philesius, who was next to him, nudged Davos and opened his mouth.

Davos suddenly realized from the shape of the other party's mouth that he had also forgotten a key position – the herald. Don't look down on this position, it is up to him to pass down military orders and political orders. If he doesn't set it in front of everyone now, it will be easy for him to make mistakes. He still lacks experience!

Davos thought for a moment and said without batting an eyelid, "In addition, I appoint Asistes as the herald!" It wasn't just to repay the contribution of the election, but also because Asistes had helped his uncle Antonios to do some trivial military work and was familiar with the Menon camp. Besides, Davos had come into contact with this young man many times. He was cheerful and energetic, and the officers had a good impression of him. Moreover, he was very grateful to Davos, so he didn't need to use anyone!

Sure enough, this candidate was successfully recognized by everyone.

Antonios went out to call Asistes.

After expressing his thanks to everyone excitedly, Asistes immediately began to perform his duties. He quickly called Herpus and Mersis.

At this point, all the new high-ranking officers of Meno's camp have arrived.