After all, the Dionia military camp is close to Tarantum City and is still far away from the battlefield, so it does not need to be constructed very complex and solid. Therefore, when Davers attended the combat meeting the next day, the entire military camp was in a state of rest. According to military law, in non-war, one person in each squad in the barracks may be given a fake trip and must return before sunset.

Now that it is in a state of half-war, it is still impossible to determine when the army will go to the battlefield. Therefore, Antonios, who is also a military officer, issued an order: All soldiers who go out can only wander around the barracks and have to return when they hear the sound of the military horns.

The soldiers were not doing nothing in the camp. Most of them were keen on some confrontational games, which were organized by the upper levels of the Legion, such as: tug of war, rugby games, football games, etc. The soldiers were happy with each other. But one thing was prohibited and gambling was not allowed. Once discovered, military law would be dealt with.

The purpose of a few soldiers was to go out for a fake time was to see the famous Tarantum City in Nanyi. After all, most of them were not from merchants or wealthy people. They had to work in the fields all year round and had no time to travel to Tarantum, which was only a bay separated by a bay. However, since it was stipulated that they would not allow them to enter Tarantum City, they could only stroll in the market in front of the military camp.

So, the vendors in Tarantum began to shout hard.

"Come on, come and see! The skin of the hippo, a magical object from Egypt, the great Eastern power. Look at how thick it is! Use a knife to scratch it hard... Look, there is no trace at all! If it is made into leather armor, it will be light and strong, and you don't have to worry about being hurt when fighting!"

"Brother, have you ever seen such a straight sword? Look, it's sharp on both sides, and it's very sharp!... It doesn't matter, take it and try it... isn't it a bit heavy?! This is a short sword used by the indigenous people of the Iberian Peninsula. I heard that the Carthaginians have never been able to conquer the Illyria Peninsula, but they suffer from this weapon!"

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Because they want to earn money from soldiers, the most common ones in the small market are vendors selling weapons, followed by food.

"Try this date palm from Libya. Don't look small, it's very sweet, much sweeter than figs!"

"The salt-cured ostrich meat from the Bedouin people! If you haven't tasted it, come and try it!...What is an ostrich?... Uh, I tell you, it is the largest bird I have ever seen, as big as a horse, but it can't fly, it can only run, and it runs faster in the desert than a horse!"

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It should be said that as a famous trading city-state in Greece, Tarantum's products are richer and more diverse than Turiyi, which can be seen in this temporary market.

The soldiers wandered around with great interest. They did not just go shopping. As citizens and reserve citizens of Dioria, the land they allocated again and again was enough for them to have enough food and clothing. Then they took the excess grain and livestock to the market to sell them for extra pocket money. In addition, the trophy shared after each battle was won, their pockets were still relatively bulging.

Olivers was also a person who took leave to go out. He temporarily handed over military affairs to the adjutant and wandered around the temporary market to relax.

At this time, he stood in front of a metal jewelry stall, picked up a gold jewelry the size of a palm and looked at it carefully.

"This is an statue of the Egyptian god Horus, from the hand of the famous carving master in the Memphis Temple. Look, how exquisite the carving is! Wear it, you will get the blessing of Horus!" The merchant strongly recommended it to him.

Olivers shook his head gently, put down the things, and said regretfully: "The things are good, but unfortunately I believe in Hades."

"Hadis will not blame him when he occasionally goes to worship other gods, and the areas they hold are completely different..." The Greeks' attitude towards gods was to be close but not obsessed with. They believed in polytheism, sang songs on any hill, went to sea to worship the sea god, fought to worship the god of war, worship Hermes in business, and worship Apollo in competition... That's why merchants persuaded him like this.

But Olivers shook his head and left the stall.

The businessman was so angry that he cursed behind his back: "The Dionians are all stupid!"

If it were before, Oliverus would have turned around and discussed with the businessman, but now he felt that his identity was different and he was disdainful to care about it.

Walking further forward, he saw several large tents tied up in front of him, and a few beautiful women stood in front of the tent. A fat businessman shouted: "The cheapest price! The most comfortable enjoyment! Just pay five drakmas and you can be happy with the most beautiful girl in Tarantum..."

Oliverus frowned. Since the incident happened on his way to Persia, he has always been romantic and changed. Now, as long as someone mentions the term "prostitute", he feels disgusted.

He turned around and walked back, but Timias took a fancy to him, rushed over and pulled him away, and shouted anxiously: "Don't leave, seven Drakmas, two girls, what do you think? I'm losing money!"

Without saying a word, Olivers waved his left hand hard, and Timias took a few steps back and sat on the ground.

The Tarantum's theater owner took a long time to do not start a business. He finally became popular and stood up and cursed: "Damn Dionians! A bunch of country bumpkins! Don't know how to enjoy happiness! What military law rules! I have never heard of Tarantum's army. It's just a bad thing you think of for your low-born consul to rule you for the sake of your convenience! He wants you to have no freedom, no democracy, and obey his orders! You don't know how to resist, and you are only worthy of being ruled by dictators and obeying his orders like slaves!..."

Olivers listened, furious and strode over.

When the other soldiers on the side heard this, they were all indignant: This fat man not only insulted them, but also insulted their great commander!

In a blink of an eye, Timias was surrounded and lost.

He looked at the angry faces in horror, and shouted with a stern look on his face, "What do you want to do?! This is Tarantum!—"

Before he finished speaking, Olivers said, "Beat him!" He first punched his right fist and directly hit his fat face...

The Tarantum people in the market heard screams from the crowd surrounded by the Dionian soldiers, but no one dared to come forward to dissuade them.

"Woo! Woo! Woo!..." The military call rang out at the right time.

"It's the assembly number!" the soldiers exclaimed.

All the soldiers in the temporary market put down their things almost at the same time and ran back to the barracks quickly. In a blink of an eye, there was no other Dionian in the market.

The soldiers of the Dionian returned to the camp so quickly, as if the previous hustle and bustle were just dreaming, only the theater owner who was lying on the ground was still moaning...

When the camp gate opened again, a fully armed army came out. They lined up from the east, north and south camp gates at the same time, which accelerated the speed of exiting the camp.

The vendors in Tarantum saw these Dionian soldiers who had been joking in the market before, and at the moment they looked relaxed, but this casualness did not affect the neatness of their marching columns and the rapid movements.

When the two legions left the barracks, there were not no one in the camp. There were also some reserve soldiers of the baggage battalion and more than a thousand Dionian free people. As a supplement to the legion, they usually served as chores of the guards and baggage battalions, and had to participate in battle at critical moments. Therefore, the tasks of the reserve soldiers were also complicated and hard, but every time they went on expedition, countless free people were rushing to join, because it could allow the free people to accumulate achievements and shorten the time to become reserve citizens.

In fact, a corps in Dionys, in addition to the seven brigades of soldiers in charge of combat, there are medical battalions, engineering battalions, baggage battalions, and reconnaissance teams... The real number is far more than 7,000. If you are marching in Dionys, Davers will try to arrange a marching column. Although this column will extend the team very long, the flat and sturdy avenue system will speed up the marching speed. However, in the suburbs of Tarantum, the richest city-state in South Italy, there are dirt roads, and the effect will be the same everywhere, as long as you don’t step on the farmland. So Davers simply divided the army into four columns, each column with five columns, and advanced in a wide front.

The dust was flying all the way, and the noise was shaking the sky.

Many Tarantum people were watching by the road. Facing the mighty military appearance of Dionia, the Tarantum people were in a complicated mood, but in the crisis of the city-state, such a large number and appearance of reinforcements also gave them a sense of security in panic.

Not long after, the army of Dionia came outside Tarantum.

When Eumacas was notified, the rapid assembly of the Dionian army surprised him. You should know that the civilians of Tarantum were still gathering in the square one after another.

Although Diomeras was also stimulated, he retorted: "Dionian soldiers are all in the military camp and can set off with a trumpet. Unlike us, we have to notify every city and every street..."

Eumacas had to drive out of the city, apologized to Davers, and asked the army of Dionys to wait outside the city. At the same time, he invited Davers into the city, to drink some wine and rest for a while. After all, it was noon in early autumn, and the sun was still hot.

Davers tactfully declined Eumacas' kindness. How could he leave behind his suffering subordinates and enjoy the comfort alone?

Not long after, Trifias led a thousand Hercules soldiers out of the city to meet with the army of Dionia.

After a while, two thousand Metapontum soldiers led by Tudepules also arrived.

More than an hour later, the Tarantum gate opened again, and the noisy voices were released...

"Oh! Oh! Is this going to the battlefield or to the cemetery! I cry like this one, as for it? Isn't it just a battle with the natives!..." Oliverus had no good feelings for the Tarantum people because of the morning incident. When he saw this messy farewell scene, he kept sarcastic.

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