Chapter 30 (2/2)

A wooden platform was erected in the center of Timasion’s Camp (formerly Clearchus’ cae open space has been vacated and are occupied by soldiers fro or sitting, chatting and co to each other…

The whole venue was crowded and noisy…

Under the escort of heavily arh the dense crowd and came to the wooden platfore

There was a co the soldiers

Because Cheirisophus deliberate low profile, most ordinary soldiers did not knoho he is, they were surprised to see a stranger appearing first on the stage, and so they ask the others of his name

Around the wooden platform stood dozen of soldiers with loud voices ere responsible for repeating the words of the one speaking, so that thousands of soldiers could hear what they say

Cheirisophus spoke, “Brothers from all over Greece, I am an ephor of Sparta, Cheirisophus!”

There was an uproar a the soldiers, after the soldiers on the wooden platform repeated what he had said, the shock in their hearts was even greater than when Davos heard about itThe Spartan warriors have fought one battle after another for centuries, subduing the Greeks of other city-states with their bravery and strengthNow, Sparta has beco the MediterraneanHow could they not get excited and thrilled when the ephor of Sparta was a the free peopleThe soldiers who had been terrified of their leaders’s death had suddenly have soan to flushed red and began to show curiosities to focus on things beyond survival, ‘Why is an ephor of Sparta, who has a high position, be here?’

So when Cheirisophus asked the

“Brothers, we are in a very bad situation right now! Not only did we lose our outstanding leaders, captains and soldiers who have been with us for a long time, but even our former allies Ariaeus and his men betrayed us! However, the more we are in such a critical situation, the orate our spirits as soon as possible, in order for us to bravely face the Persians ant to destroy us and to never give inWe need to defeat the enehter a path for ourselves to return to Greece! Zeus will be together with those who are brave!!” Spartan likes to be frighteningly concise, Cheirisophus had re words, but he quickly ended his speech, just as he made the soldiers excited

When Cheirisophus stepped down fron the stage and passed by Davos, he saw Davos was sht to hi leader isn’t nervous, but why did he e, hold more than a dozen wooden sticks?’

Asistes also did not understand the purpose of Davosa stick, but when he stood on the stage, he could not think about it anymore, because there were a lot of people in all directions under the stage and it densely stretch to the distance… At this tiot e, as if the sea was stirring up a strong wind and waves, while he and Davos was just a lonely boat floating in the deep sea, and are in danger of capsizing at any ti, he even felt that he ether with the si wooden platform beneath his feet

“Oh! Oh! Look! Who is this?!”

“A little kid who hasn’t grown hairs yet! This isn’t a place you are allowed to coo home and drink your mama’s milk! HAHAHA…”

“Which camp have elected this new leader?! Are they insane?!”

The laughter and doubts were overwhel

Asistes was shocked and even retreated a few steps, ale of the wooden platformTo his admiration, Davos stood firmly in the middle…

The leaders eren’t on the platforhtly iain, now that he was facing thousands of soldiers, but they are a group now

Timasion complained, “I knew that this would happen, I shouldn’t have let hieThis is sireed

Xenophon io up and quickly replace hiretted his previous decision and nodded his head in agreement

[1] Lacedaemon – Sparta was known as Lacedae, Lacedaemon, who then renamed it after his wife, Sparta