MHAG :: Volume #3

#270: The death of Archytas

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Then raises Glass to calculate that lifted the stone to pound own foot, retreating in battle, even if were only a small part, was very dangerous, will cause the overall rout incautiously. 这下提摩格拉斯可算搬石头砸了自己的脚,在交战时的撤退,哪怕只是一小部分,也是非常危险的,一不小心就会导致整体的溃败。 Luckily Taranto soldier for a long time at complete defense attitude, when front enemy has disappeared, most people have not responded completely. Looks that the enemy retreats before them, reveals a big gap, exceptionally exhausted Taranto soldier some have not been able to believe that oneself eye, is actually wild with joy. 幸亏塔兰图姆士兵长时间处在完全防御状态,当面前的敌人已经消失时,大部分人还未完全反应过来。看着敌人在他们面前溃退,露出一个大缺口,已经异常疲惫的塔兰图姆士兵有些不敢相信自己的眼睛,却又欣喜若狂。 „Enemy was repelled by us!!!” “敌人被我们打退了！！！” „Enemy escaped! We...... we won!!!” “敌人逃跑了！我们……我们胜利了！！！” Places in the middle of the battlefield, how the died shadow will cover one hour of soldiers to consider so many, like the drowning person who will soon drown, even if saw floated a straw , to closely catch, they are cheering, as if substituted joyfully exhaustedly. Their reckless running out gaps, also drove the neighboring soldier cannot help but to follow to go out. 身处战场当中,被死亡的阴影笼罩了一个多小时的士兵们又怎会考虑那么多,就像即将溺亡的落水者哪怕只是看到飘来一根稻草、也要紧紧拽住一样,他们欢呼着,喜悦似乎替代了疲惫。他们不顾一切的冲出缺口,同样也带动了相邻的士兵不由自主的跟着向外跑。 When Archytas discovers the situation exceptionally, the entire army like the flood that raises definitely, not only the soldier wells up toward the gap, the high fighting spirit of stores up also carried off rapidly. 当阿契塔发现情况异常时,整个军队就像决提的洪水一样,不光士兵朝着缺口涌去,所蓄积的高昂斗志也被迅速带走了。 „Halts to me! Do not be chaotic! Maintains the formation, again to! Wish that......” Archytas goes all out makes the chaotic soldiers restore calmly, but is only the futile effort. On the contrary Peucetians intensified the attack effort, forces the Taranto person to accelerate toward the gap to escape, the Archytas also crowded stream of people coerced was pushing to the gap. “都给我站住！不要乱！保持好阵型,再冲出去！……”阿契塔拼命的想要让混乱的士兵们恢复冷静,但只是徒劳。相反普切蒂人加大了进攻力度,更加迫使塔兰图姆人加速往缺口逃去,阿契塔也被拥挤的人流裹挟着推向了缺口。 „General, useless, we escape quickly!” The adjutant said in the side anxious admonishment. “将军,没用的,我们还是快逃吧！”副官在旁急切的规劝道。 The soldiers who the fighting spirit vacillates are incapable of resisting the full power attack of Peucetians completely, the casualties start to increase. Continuous scream spreads to the ear of Archytas, making his mood more anxious, looks that the surrounding guard also becomes startled of face, he has to cheer up, the hissing anger shouted: „Kills with me! Follows I to kill!!......” 斗志动摇的士兵们完全无力抵挡普切蒂人的全力进攻,伤亡开始加大。持续不断的惨叫声传入阿契塔的耳朵,让他心情更加焦躁,看着周围的护卫也都变得一脸的惊慌,他不得不振作精神,嘶声怒喊:“跟我杀出去！跟着我杀出去！！……” Archytas attempts the command soldiers to focus on, rushes ahead to the west, pushes to expand the gap, even routs the Alytia person, with the aim of letting more people to escape from the encirclement ring. However, side is the enemy who attacks the victory, side not fights the soldier of heart, most people consider only to escape, disregard his order. 阿契塔企图指挥士兵们集中力量,向西冲杀,争取扩大缺口,甚至击溃伊格拉提亚人,以便让更多的人能逃出包围圈。然而,一边是进攻胜利的敌人,一边是毫无战心的士兵,大部分人只顾逃跑,无视他的命令。 The Taranto citizen soldier lacks the training and experience! In his heart low-spirited deep sigh, at this time is still thinking in the mind unexpectedly: How if Davos leads the Theonia army to do faced with this situation? 塔兰图姆的公民兵还是缺乏训练和经验啊！他心中黯然长叹,此时在脑海里居然还在想:如果是戴弗斯率领戴奥尼亚军队面临这种情况会怎么做？ In he is distracted, the guards have been crowding around him, ran out of the gap under pushing of soldiers. 就在他走神之际,护卫们已经簇拥着他,在士兵们的推挤下冲出了缺口。 „General, we escape quickly!” The adjutant urgently urged. “将军,我们快逃吧！”副官急切的催促道。 Escapes, where can escape to goes? In his field of vision: Distant place teams of enemies ride are galloping on the smooth wilderness, is harvesting with the javelin and lance life that Taranto soldier who considers only the escape ; But the vicinity, several teams of enemies ride in a threatening manner to/clashes to him, the mouth is yelling loudly anything...... 逃,能逃到哪里去？在阿契他的视野里:远处一队队敌骑正驰骋在平坦的原野上,用标枪和长矛收割着只顾逃命的塔兰图姆士兵的生命;而近处,好几队敌骑正气势汹汹的向他冲来,嘴里大声叫喊着什么…… „Pitifully, I have not studied the lifting heavy objects instrument that completes......” Archytas to sigh again, he has regrettable on the learning, politically he has esteemed Greek city-state of south intent to join up the resistance foreign enemy, but this ideal, Theonia seems to be completing...... “可惜,我还未研究完成的起重器械……”阿契塔再次叹了口气,在学术上他有遗憾,在政治上他一直推崇南意的希腊城邦应该联合起来对抗外敌,而这个理想,戴奥尼亚似乎正在完成…… At this moment, after he all attachments and regrets throw into the brain, pulls out the saber, pushes to the front, faces the enemy to flush away...... 此刻,他将所有的眷恋和遗憾抛到脑后,抽出军刀,一马当先,朝向敌人冲去…… ................................. …………………………… West the setting sun falls, the tired bird turns over to the nest, the battlefield dust and fog to clear, the war cries go far away, is only left over the field littered with corpses, the blood stream floating pole. 夕阳西坠,倦鸟归巢,战场的尘雾散尽,杀声远去,只剩下尸横遍野,血流漂杆。 Arranges in order Mani in raising Glass and under the accompaniment of Peuceti general especially, before arriving at the Archytas corpse . 特列摩尼在提摩格拉斯及普切蒂将领的陪同下,来到阿契塔的尸体前。 This Greek mathematical genius and Taranto people place in the great expectations young military general body three javelins, pours in several horse corpses. What is strange on his grayish white face does not have the pain and anger, instead very tranquil...... 这位希腊数学天才、塔兰图姆民众寄予厚望的年轻军事将领身中三支标枪,倒在几匹马尸之中。奇怪的是他灰白的脸上没有痛苦和愤怒,反而十分的宁静…… „I also think that is any extraordinary character, but is beard no young people!” Bunch that Peuceti general disdains. “我还以为是什么了不起的人物,不过是个胡须都没有的年轻人！”一个普切蒂将领不屑的嘟噜着。 Arranges in order Mani to stare him especially, until he shuts up. 特列摩尼瞪着他,直到他闭上嘴。 He is staring at the Archytas corpse, a moment later said: „Cuts his head, has a look to Brindisi Greeks, buried his body.” 他凝视着阿契塔的尸体,片刻之后说道:“割下他的头,给布林迪西的希腊人看看,把他的身体埋了。” .............................. ………………………… Until the night, a small number of soldiers spend completely untold hardships, returns to Taranto, the people knew the news that 6000 soldiers are almost annihilated, the entire City People fall into the huge sorrow. 直到深夜,少数士兵费尽千辛万苦,逃回塔兰图姆,民众才得知6000名士兵几乎全军覆没的消息,全城民众都陷入巨大的悲痛之中。 But compared in the missing of sacrifice and Archytas of failure and lots of citizen of fight, council was more shocking in the union of Peuceti and Messapi, this made the pressure that Taranto faced multiply. 而相较于战斗的失败、大量公民的牺牲、阿契塔的下落不明,元老院更震惊于普切蒂与梅萨皮的联合,这使得塔兰图姆面临的压力倍增。 Council of Taranto late at night holds the emergency meeting, finally discovered that the failure of this fight made the council population be also short unexpectedly about 1/20, because at least six accompanying the armed forces the senior statesmen including Archytas still has no news. 塔兰图姆元老院深夜召开紧急会议,结果发现这一场战斗的失败竟使得元老院的人数也少了近20分之一,因为包括阿契塔在内至少有六名随军的元老至今没有任何消息。 The people with discussed sorrowfully how to cope with the following difficult situation. After this fight ended, Brindisi will certainly encounter Messapi- Besieging of Peuceti allied armies, but the Peucetians main force is also surrounding Manduria. The casualties about 6000 young citizens, in addition most recent several months of fights continually, the loss of Taranto citizen soldier has reached as high as ten thousand people, it can be said that has a fracture, has not to mention is stranded about 6000 citizen soldiers in two city, therefore the Taranto also surplus strengths maintain the accomplishments of one's ancestors have, the attack is insufficient. 众人怀着悲痛讨论如何应对接下来的困难局面。这场战斗结束之后,布林迪西必将遭到梅萨皮—普切蒂联军的围攻,而普切蒂人的主力还包围着曼杜里亚。将近6000名青壮公民的伤亡,再加上前几个月连番的战斗,塔兰图姆公民兵的损失已高达万人,可说是伤筋动骨,更别提还有被困在两座城内的近6000名公民兵,因此塔兰图姆还剩余的力量守成有余,进攻不足。 However discards the citizens like this with the territory that the blood and life change, not only the council senior statesmen are unable to accept, the people will not agree, therefore only means only then request reinforcements. 但是就这样舍弃公民们用鲜血和生命换来的领地,不光元老院的元老们无法接受,民众也绝不会同意,于是唯一的办法就只有请求援兵。 But requests reinforcements the key point that to whom became everyone to argue. Now looks like, as Heraclea and Metapontum of attached allied country strength, can send out 3,000-4,000 people are their limit, Taranto is going to face the Messapi-Peuceti alliance possible 20,000-30,000 people of attacks, this military is far from enough. Having city-state of powerful strength requests reinforcements, is the only choice of Taranto, the goal that therefore Taranto may choose are not many. 但向谁求援就成了大家争论的重点。现在看来,作为附属盟邦的赫拉克利亚、梅塔蓬图姆的实力,能派出3,000-4,000人已是他们的极限,塔兰图姆将要面对梅普联军可能20,000-30,000人的进攻,这点兵力远远不够。向拥有强大实力的城邦求援,才是塔兰图姆的唯一选择,因此塔兰图姆可选的目标并不多。 East Sparta takes Taranto mother-state, relations between both have been good, in Peloponnesian War Taranto stood this side Sparta, friendship between two city-state increased the weights, this was some conservative faction senior statesmen the choices of headed by archon Diaomilas ; West Theonia, as the Taranto allied country, within two years rapidly becomes the fight that alliances that have six cities and two attached city-state, participates almost does not have the failure, set out 20,000 people of armies one time, its great strength can be inferred, can cope with large group of Messapi-Peuceti alliance, this is the opinions of another archon Umakas and some senior statesmen ; Some senior statesmen mentioned that south Syracuse, as a result of the relations of Sparta, between Taranto and Syracuse also calculates somewhat communicates, but as Magna Graecia city-state, Taranto similarly vigilant Syracuse gets involved in south intent business, let alone this time Syracuse, but also is battling with Carthage, how possibly to have the ample force to aid Taranto, therefore not in consideration range. 东面的斯巴达作为塔兰图姆的母邦,两者之间的关系一直不错,伯罗奔尼撒战争中塔兰图姆站在了斯巴达这一边,更为两个城邦间的友谊增添了砝码,这是以执政官戴奥米拉斯为首的部分保守派元老的选择;西面的戴奥尼亚,作为塔兰图姆的盟邦,两年之内迅速成为一个拥有六座城市、两个附属城邦的联盟,所参与的战斗几乎没有失败,其中一次还出动了两万人的军队,它的强大可见一斑,能够对付人数众多的梅普联军,这是另一个执政官攸马卡斯及部分元老的意见;还有个别元老提到南面的锡拉库扎,由于斯巴达的关系,塔兰图姆和锡拉库扎之间还算有些来往,但作为大希腊的城邦,塔兰图姆同样警惕锡拉库扎介入南意事务,何况此时的锡拉库扎,还在与迦太基作战,怎么可能有余力援助塔兰图姆,因此不在考虑范围。 Discussed in the end, most people favored request reinforcements to Theonia. Said like Umakas: „When Theonia archon Davos or the mercenaries leader, our Taranto once the help they, Archytas led our citizen soldiers to assist them to defeat Lucanians selflessly ; When they seize Amendolara secretly, is we braves to offend other Magna Graecia city-state risks, the help they, acknowledged selflessly they seize the Amendolara validity, provides food for them, blesses them to avoid the attack of Thurii ; Thurii was burnt down again, when Theonia was attacked by Crotone, we extended friendly affection both hands to them...... because of our Taranto time and time again selfless help, will have today's Theonia city-state alliance( naturally, Umakas disregarded Taranto not to act according to treaty of alliance directly, sent out the fact of reinforcements)! Our Taranto person is not because gives others the kindness, will request to return. However we should also give to enjoy us to help, but in the heart anxious Theonian has returned our opportunity one time!......” 商议到最后,大多数人都倾向于向戴奥尼亚求援。就像攸马卡斯所说:“在戴奥尼亚执政官戴弗斯还是雇佣军首领的时候,我们塔兰图姆就曾无私的帮助他们,阿契塔带领我们的公民兵协助他们击败了卢卡尼亚人;在他们偷偷占领阿门多拉腊的时候,又是我们冒着得罪其他大希腊城邦的风险,无私的帮助他们、承认他们占领阿门多拉腊的合法性,为他们提供食物,庇佑他们免遭图里伊的攻击;再图里伊遭到焚毁的时候,在戴奥尼亚遭到克罗托内进攻的时候,还是我们向他们伸出了友爱的双手……正是因为我们塔兰图姆一次又一次无私的帮助,才会有今天的戴奥尼亚城邦联盟(当然,攸马卡斯直接无视了塔兰图姆没有根据盟约,派出援军的事实)！我们塔兰图姆人不是因为给予他人恩惠,就会要求回报。但是我们也应该给予享受我们帮助,而心中一直不安的戴奥尼亚人一次回报我们的机会！……” Right that „said that Sir archon ! We should give Theonia to return our opportunity generously one time!......” Actually, no matter among the distance and present the strength condition from city-state, Theonia is the optimizations of requesting reinforcements, between two nations had the treaty of alliance, but Sparta also has the Persia war in the body. In the past Taranto for ashamed, as well as takes acting with constraint of Magna Graecia time-honored strong nation to dispatch troops to aid several times to Theonia, will appear hesitant like this. Umakas persuasive words very good satisfied the vanity of senior statesmen, finally makes the requesting reinforcements opinion reach an agreement. “说的对,执政官大人！我们应该慷慨的给予戴奥尼亚一次回报我们的机会！……”其实,不管是从城邦之间的距离和现在的实力状况,戴奥尼亚都是求援的最佳选择,两邦之间本来就有盟约,而斯巴达还有波斯战事在身。只是以往塔兰图姆对戴奥尼亚几次为派兵援助的羞愧、以及作为大希腊历史悠久的强邦的矜持,才会出现这样的犹豫。攸马卡斯婉转的话语很好的满足了元老们的虚荣心,终于使得求援意见达成一致。 ................................. …………………………… „Did Archytas die?!!” Unbelievable of Davos face. “阿契塔死了？！！”戴弗斯一脸的难以置信。 „Yes, Sir archon . This morning, several soldiers who return to Taranto said, they saw in the battlefield Messapians carried off the body of General Archytas......” Taranto envoy Polidorus tone painful saying. “是的,执政官大人。今天早上,有几个逃回塔兰图姆的士兵说,他们在战场上看到了梅萨皮人抬走了阿契塔将军的尸体……”塔兰图姆使者波利多鲁斯语气沉痛的说道。 „Does the soldier who one crowd is busy escaping how possibly see clearly?!” Davos is still not willing to believe this fact: „Perhaps was he injured to be captured?” “一群忙着逃命的士兵怎么可能看得清楚？！”戴弗斯仍然不愿相信这一事实:“也许他受伤被俘了？” „We also hope that General Archytas is also living, even if he is also living, falls in the hand of Messapians, he......” Polidorus was still saying to be saying, could not be justified. “我们也希望阿契塔将军还活着,但即使他还活着,落在梅萨皮人的手中,他也……”波利多鲁斯说着说着,说不下去了。 Davos understands his meaning: Archytas as the Taranto army mainly leads general, Messapians and he to the war, has almost not won, particularly these attacks Manduria and Brindisi time, perhaps creates the big attack to Messapians, Messapians wishes one could to drink his blood, to eat his meat! If this time really falls in their hands, the Archytas destiny can be imagined! 戴弗斯明白他的意思:阿契塔作为塔兰图姆军队的主要领军将领,梅萨皮人和他对战,就几乎没有胜利过,尤其是这一次进攻曼杜里亚和布林迪西,给梅萨皮人造成多大的打击,梅萨皮人恐怕恨不能喝他血、吃他肉吧！这一次如果真的落在他们手中,阿契塔的命运可想而知！
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