I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 44 I share weal and woe with my companion
When night falls.

Pandion took 550 soldiers from the Athenian tribe to a bay about ten miles away from the Eleusis tribe.

After a brief rest, the army lit up lanterns and continued on their way to the Eleusis tribe.

In fact, the Eleusis tribe has many similarities with the Athenian tribe.

The Athenian tribe lived in the Acropolis, a naturally formed fortress that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Eleusis tribe also lived on a hillside that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

However, compared with the Acropolis of Athens, which has only one road leading to the Acropolis Hill, the hillside where the Eleusis tribe lives only has the advantage of condescending.

The Athenian tribe is 4000 meters away from the port of Piraeus. They can not only obtain meat through fishing, but also trade grain with sea merchants.

The Eleusis tribe is also very close to the port.

In the modern world more than 3000 years later, the Port of Piraeus in Athens is the largest port in Greece, and the Port of Eleusis in Eleusis is the second largest port in Greece.

It was late at night.

The army of the Athenian tribe came to a forest only 500 meters away from the Eleusis tribe.

After Pandion gave the order to spend the night in this forest, Roy led fifty teenagers to a relatively dry grassland, and told the teenagers while eating bread for dinner with the teenagers.

"Everyone go to bed early after eating the bread. Tomorrow, when the sky is bright, we will attack the Eleusis tribe ahead."

The teenagers nodded while eating bread, Aries said gratefully to Roy.

"Master Priest, don't worry about us all the time, we can take care of ourselves."

Roy patted Aries on the shoulder, then got up and walked to the tent where Pandion and Erechtheus were.

In a makeshift tent.

When Roy walked into the tent, he saw Pandion, Erechtheus and two little chiefs gathered here.

Seeing Roy walk in, Pandion said while beckoning Roy to sit beside him.

"Priest Loi, you came just in time. We are discussing how to attack the Eleusis tribe tomorrow."

Roy suggested directly after sitting down beside Pandion.

"Pandion leader! I suggest that we attack the Eleusis tribe before the sun comes out—when the dawn breaks through the night, so that the Eleusis tribe that has just woken up will not have enough time to react."

Pandion nodded in agreement, and continued.

"Tomorrow's war with the Eleusis tribe, I will personally lead the main force to fight against the main force of the Eleusis tribe. I plan to let the captain of the guard, Pallas, bring fifty guard soldiers to stop it with you. The Eleusinian fled."

When the Athenian tribe was fighting the Eleusis tribe, after the Eleusis tribe confirmed that they could not defeat the Athens tribe, they could of course choose to flee.

If the Athenian tribe could not prevent the Eleusis tribe from fleeing, the victory of this war would be greatly reduced.

Because the purpose of the Athenian tribe launching this war was not to defeat the Eleusis tribe, but to annex the Eleusis tribe.

The 3000 population of the Eleusis tribe is the most wanted spoils for the Athenian tribe to launch this war.

Hearing Pandion's arrangement, Roy glanced at the guard captain Pallas standing behind Pandion, and said with a joyful smile on his face.

"Captain Pallas and I are also acquaintances. As long as we cooperate well, no matter how many people from the Eleusis tribe escape, they will become our prisoners."

Pandion nodded in satisfaction.

"Priest Loi! It's cold and foggy outside now, stay in the tent tonight and spend the night with us!"

Roy shook his head and said.

"Chief Pandion! Since my companions are going to spend the night in the open air, of course I will go with them."

After speaking, Roy got up and left the tent.

After Roy left, a little leader couldn't help but said.

"Spending the night in the open air on such a cold spring night, the body is prone to illness. Priest Loy even disregarded his own health in order to mix with civilian soldiers. He is really a strange person."

After speaking, I saw Pandion showing a serious expression that was a bit scary.

"Chief Pandion... did I say something I shouldn't have said?"

Pandion shook his head and said.

"Don't worry, my reaction just now was not because of you."

Of course, Pandion's reaction just now was because of Roy.

If Roy is greedy for enjoyment and incompetence, Pandion will treat Roy as a threat, just like the two little chiefs.

The more capable Roy is, the more Pandion attaches importance to Roy and regards Roy as a potential threat—this is why Pandion didn't arrange for Roy to participate in the frontal battle.

In fact, Roy chose to share weal and woe with his companions, not to buy people's hearts, but because the education Roy received was that everyone is equal.

So when Roy felt that his companions were suffering, of course he couldn't hide in the tent with peace of mind.

In a blink of an eye, the dawn broke through the night.

"Master Priest...Master Priest..."

The familiar calling sound woke Roy from his sleep.

Roy opened his eyes and sat up, only to see that the soldiers around him had woken up.

The person who wakes Roy up is Aries.

"Aries..."

Roy rubbed his sleepy eyes and said.

"Since everyone is awake, you should wake me up earlier."

Then, Roy stood up, looked at the fifty teenagers and said.

"Companions! The task given to us by the leader of Pandion is not to participate in frontal combat. Although our task is not dangerous, everyone must still be vigilant. Now everyone is ready to fight and follow me to the Eleusis tribe. Our task To keep the tribe of Eleusis from fleeing."

When Roy led fifty teenagers and joined the fifty guards led by Captain Pallas, Pandion had already rushed to the Eleusis tribe with 450 soldiers.

The hillside where the Eleusis tribe lives has a wall made of wood and stones, and the two gates to enter and exit the tribe are also wooden gates.

Pandion rushed to the largest wooden gate with 450 soldiers. Although the Eleusis soldiers guarding the gate saw them, they had no time to summon their companions.

Because they were unprepared for such a sudden attack, no countermeasures were deployed.

450 soldiers rushed over like a torrent, directly smashing down the wooden gate of the Eleusis tribe, and then slaughtered the Eleusis soldiers guarding the gate.

When the news of the enemy's invasion of the Eleusis tribe reached the ears of the tribal leader, the leader of the Eleusis tribe questioned angrily while calling the soldiers.

"The people who inspected the territory yesterday reported to me that there were no enemies within ten miles around. Why were we attacked by the enemy early in the morning? Was it because the people who inspected the territory yesterday did not carry out the order seriously, or was the enemy marching close to our Eleusis tribe at night? "

Although the leader of the Eleusis tribe guessed the correct answer, he thought in his heart that the people who inspected the territory yesterday did not seriously carry out the order, which caused the Eleusis tribe to be suddenly attacked by the enemy.

(End of this chapter)