Chapter 280 "Song of the Dionian Legion"

When the cheerful music played at the end of the third act, the actors on the stage quickly lined up in a neat triangle and began to dance. Max and the other Roman soldiers stared wide-eyed. They had never seen such a strange dance. : Along with the ups and downs of the rhythm, the actors are sometimes masculine, sometimes soft, sometimes funny, shaking their heads, turning their waists, swinging their hips... These dance movements have never been heard or seen before, but they fit the music so neatly Consistent, let everyone see the blood boiling, the whole body is shaking with the music, wanting to dance wildly.

In fact, when the music played, many Dionian soldiers stood up, hummed the melody, shook their heads and wiggled their bodies in place, and danced with the actors on the field.

This drama lasted for more than an hour, and at the end, the audience cheered, and even many Roman soldiers couldn't help shouting along with their comrades next to them.

But soon, the Romans stopped shouting, and the cheers of the Dionian soldiers were even more enthusiastic, because at this time in the center of the meeting was their beloved King Davos.

At the moment, Davos was wearing the same black lining as the soldiers, holding a wine glass in his hand, looking around, and said solemnly and loudly: "Brothers, this time your expedition to Latam only took 4 months, You have conquered Rome and the surrounding city-states, saved our allies, and lifted the threat to the north of the kingdom. You will be engraved on a stone tablet because of this war and will be remembered for future generations! Your relatives will be proud of you, the kingdom I will also be proud of you! Here, on behalf of the Senate, on behalf of the generals who command you, I will toast you with a glass of wine and thank you for your blood and sacrifices in this war!"

Davos said, bent down, held the wine glass in both hands, raised his head high, and slowly turned around in place.

At this moment, the wilderness filled with tens of thousands of people was silent, only the sea breeze whimpered.

Davos stood up again and shouted again: "This glass of wine toasts you, heroes of the kingdom! Cheers!"

In the wilderness, there was thunder on the ground: "Cheers, Your Majesty!!!..."

The Dionian soldiers all raised their glasses, shouted excitedly, and some even shed tears.

Davos drank it in one gulp, wiped the wine stains from his mouth, stretched out his hand, and pressed it down, signaling the surroundings to be quiet, and then he said loudly, "Is the play just performed good?"

"nice!!!"

"Next, I will also perform a show for you, okay?"

"Okay!!!..." The soldiers shouted excitedly.

"This is a song I wrote for you!" After Davos said this, the soldiers were even more excited and looking forward to it.

Davos coughed twice, and the entire venue was quiet.

"We are Dionian Legionnaires,

Warriors who defend the safety of the kingdom,

Take up my dear shield and lance,

go to the battlefield without hesitation;

Parents are reluctant to see us off,

Wife and children at home eagerly expect,

With our thoughts we go to the battlefield and win the glory to share with them;

We are soldiers of the Dionian Monarch..."

this song,

Davos has been brewing for a while. The original song comes from the famous Soviet song "Katyusha" in the previous life. The melody is simple and beautiful, the rhythm is brisk, and there is a hint of romance in the heroic. It is very suitable for soldiers to sing in marching and combat. . Davos took it out at this time, hoping to inspire the soldiers to overcome the burnout of long-term battles, to be enthusiastic, and to devote themselves to the next war against Carthage with strong fighting spirit.

Sure enough, the soldiers fell in love with the song after listening to it once. Because of its simple melody, many soldiers were soon able to hum along with it in a low voice. By the time Davos sang it for the third time, the soldiers could chorus loudly.

After Davos finished singing, the singing around him had not stopped, and the soldiers were completely intoxicated.

After a while, the venue became a little quieter.

Davos asked loudly, "Brothers, does it sound good?"

"It sounds great, Your Majesty!!!"

"Want to know the name of this song?!"

"think!!!"

"It's called The Song of the Dionian Legion!"

Not only the soldiers, but even the officers were surprised: "This is a song written for ourselves?!!"

Pride and pride filled everyone's heart, and they who had stopped singing once again sang in unison with a louder voice: "We are Dionian Legionnaires..."

They sang so deeply, and the enthusiastic atmosphere also infected the Roman soldiers. Although they did not understand the meaning of the song, they also hummed a tune softly, which was really catchy.

Sung over and over, the Dionian soldiers memorized the entire tune and lyrics.

Davos signaled them to be quiet again, smiled and said loudly: "Next, the two army commanders, Amintas and Matonis, will perform wrestling for everyone. Do you want to watch it?!"

"I want to see it!!!..." The soldiers shouted excitedly when they heard that there was such a good thing.

Wrestling is the most common athletic event in various games in Greece. The Dionysian soldiers have practiced it from childhood to adulthood. Wrestling is also a regular event to exercise the soldiers' physique in the usual military training, but they have never seen two. The high-ranking legion commander was wrestling, and he was naturally very curious.

According to the Greek wrestling tradition, the players on both sides should be naked and smeared with olive oil, but the nights in autumn are still a bit cold. Without affecting the enthusiasm of the soldiers, when the two of them stood in the center of the venue, the shouting around them became even more enthusiastic.

"Are you ready?" Davos asked with a smile.

Amintas stared at his opponent and raised his chin: "Matonis, you always like to rob me, today I will let you know who is the most powerful warrior in the kingdom!"

Matonis blinked and said disapprovingly: "Old Captain, you are older than me, don't worry, I will not use my full strength."

"Want to provoke me?" Amyntas grinned, then turned serious, took a small step back with his right foot, squatted, hunched, arms outstretched, ready to go.

Seeing this, Matenis immediately prepared to wrestle.

Davos turned into a referee at this moment, shouting: "Start!"

The two legion commanders roared at the same time and rushed towards each other.

The venue immediately boiled over. The soldiers of the First Army Corps and the Second Army Corps desperately cheered for their respective army commanders, while the soldiers of the other armies cheered on the two commanders who were very famous in the army at the same time. order, most of the soldiers will probably flock to the center of the venue together. Even if they couldn't leave the place, they all stood up, kept waving their arms, screaming and jumping, the scene was very hot.

In such an atmosphere, Amyntas and Matonis had long forgotten Daves's admonition to "just perform, don't take it too seriously", and they also became high-spirited and tried their best to think about it. To completely defeat the opponent.

The two sides fought for a long time, exhausted and breathless, and even the lining was torn. In the end, Amintas, who was 6 years older than Matonis, fell to the ground because of lack of strength, and lost the game.

Matonis picked him up immediately.

Amintas patted the dust off his body, and said unconvincingly: "Boy, if it were ten years earlier, you would definitely not have beaten me, but now... I'm old..."

Matonis, who took advantage, didn't argue with him, but just had a smile on his face.

At this time, Davos said loudly to the surrounding soldiers: "Soldiers, was the wrestling performance of the two legion commanders wonderful?!"

"Wonderful!!!" The soldiers shouted excitedly.

Davos pointed to the two who were taking the dust off, and said seriously: "Commander Armintas is 54 years old and Commander Matonis is 48 years old. They are old people in age, but they are still in good health. The agility of movement is not weaker than your youngsters. This is the result of their persistent training for many years. Therefore, you should all learn from the two army commanders. Persistent training will not only improve your killing skills, but also gain more Military exploits can also make you healthy and keep you young, right?!"

"Yes!!!" the soldiers, especially the soldiers of the First Army Corps, shouted.

This shout removed the embarrassment in Amintas' heart.

The next performers were Epithenes and Olivers. Both of them were cheerful and lively generals. They had a handstand walking game, which was beyond the expectations of all the soldiers, and their comical performance It also made them laugh out loud.

Next, there will be a sprint race between Lizaru, commander of the Third Army, and Izam, commander of the Mountain Scouts, a horse show by Ryders and Kuchius, commander of the cavalry, Trotiras, commander of the Sixth Army, and the captain of the palace guard. Martius's heavy infantry confrontation, the third fleet commander Midorades and the crew cooperated in the mast climbing competition...

The generals with great prestige and commanding the army to charge into battle are now performing diligently in the center of the venue, even shouting without grace, their faces are hideous, and their faces are covered in dust. A certain balance has been achieved in his psychology, which is one of the main reasons why Davos insisted on letting the generals perform hard for the soldiers on this special night.

However, for the soldiers of the Roman reserve brigade and the surrendered Roman noble soldiers, although they were surprised that the Dionysian generals did not put on airs and were able to mingle with the soldiers, they were not like the Dionysian soldiers. Excited, after all, they were unfamiliar with these Dionia generals and didn't feel deeply until Sextus stood in the center of the venue.