Chapter 31 (1/2)

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at 18th of September 2019 03:15:06 PM

Chapter 31

Just then, a thunderous cheer rang out, “Davos! Davos!! Davos!!!…” The shouts were so organize and loud that they overwhelmed all the noise and made several of the leaders turned pale

“That’s the mercenaries of Menon!” Timasion tiptoed and look in the direction of the sound

“They should now be the mercenary of Davos!” Heironye, smiled and said, “Greek warriors, I am Davos of Thessali, I am the new leader that replaced Menon!”

When the soldiers on the stage finished repeating what he had said, the soldiers of Davos’ ca the other soldiers to look at each other, ‘Are these guys crazy?!’

Soan to show off their infor ets an ‘oracle’ its effectiveness is inco soldierYes! Thatbehind hi that were very useful to us! Like this one on s…”

The soldiers’ words spread from mouth to mouth and in the blink of an eye, everyone looked at him with less contempt and now became curious

Davos’ words once more resounded in their ears, “Just now, Cheirisophus’ speech was very thrilling, but they were just too short! Just like when a et excited, the man was already doneHow uncomfortable the woman would feel!”

The soldiers did not expect that such a vulgar words would be uttered fro hing, “Ha ha ha…”

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Many people also took the opportunity to catcall…

“This young !” Many soldiers said with a smile

“Nonsense! This is a mess!” Timasion looked at Cheirisophus and swear

Xenophon was also surprised that Davos, whohts and polite speech and should not be so crude

Cheirisophus didn’t speak, he wasn’t angry despite Davos ridiculing hi in the hts of the soldiers, and he did not knohether Davos didn’t know about it or was intentionalAll in all, this dirty joke hasof a leader

“When I ca in frustration and some of you even had tears in yours eyesYou are afraid! You are afraid that you can’t get back to Greece! You are afraid! You are afraid that the Persians will annihilate you! But think carefully, ere in the er, was killed and we did not knohat to do, the Persians, who had more soldiers than us, did not immediately attack and destroy us! What did they do?” Davos slowly aroused the interest of the soldiers with questions

“Everyone in here are very clearThe Persians spent their energy talking to us and providing us with plenty of food and to acco journey… they spent so y in order to fool our leaders just to kill them!” Davos said slowly, then he paused and loudly asked, “Soldiers, tell me! Who is the one that is afraid?! In fear?! – It’s the Persians! They are more afraid than us! They are afraid of our bravery! They dare not fight us! They are cowardly enough to use these schemes quietly! They fear us more than they fear their Gods, so that they violated the oath made before their Gods!

Now that they have killed our leaders, e are in chaos, they still not dare attack us immediately, and instead, want us to surrender! What do you fear in the face of such timid Persians! You know, that we Greeks are a race that is not afraid of any threat! Decades ago, Darius, the King of Persia, led an army that conquered all races in the landWhen he pointed his next conquest at the weak Greek city-states across the strait, SOLDIERS, TELL ME, DID GREECE SURRENDER?!” Davos leaned forward and stretched out his right hand, and asked loudly to the soldiers below

“No” Someone answered one after another

“Too low, I can’t hear it! Tell me, did Greece surrender?!!” Davos asked louder

“No!” The ansas very organize

Davos was still not satisfied, “The voice is as low as a tiain, DID GREECE SURRENDER?!!”

“NO!!!” the soldiers shouted, causing their emotions to stir

“Yes! We Greeks did not surrender! In the battle of Marathon[1], the Athenians beat the Persian arhtened and retreated back to his old nest and within a few years, he died of illnessFor revenge, his son, Xerxes, assembled an unprecedented army and once more invaded GreeceBut we Greeks never yield to power! Soldiers, tell me where did we beat the Persians?!”

This time, There was no need for Davos to lead them and the soldiers shouted enthusiastically, “Salamis[2]!”