Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"The disaster of the Persians is coming!!" Matonis laughed happily, as if the Greeks would really do this.

"It seems that the Persians really wanted to send us away!" Hilos said with understanding.

Or maybe Tisavonis just wants you to think so.Davers thought to himself, without saying anything, he always felt that Tisavonis was anything but simple.After all, his ideas are different from the Greeks of this era. According to the in-depth contact with Greek soldiers during this period, he found that most of these Greeks grew up listening to their parents’ stories of how to attack the Persians. They grew up, admired strength, and liked to face to face. Even the use of tactics is mostly conspiracy, and in dealing with conspiracies and tricks, their minds are indeed a few less curved than the Persians.

It was because he knew that Tisavonis was a wise politician, Davis had always been uneasy in his heart: "Xenophon, do you know our marching route?"

"It's not clear, it was all decided by Tisavonis, Clearkus, and Alirus. But it is definitely not the way to come. Because you know--" Xenophon shrugged: "Your Chief Menon took the lead and collected a lot of good things along the way. The local Persians hated us... rest assured, we will go back!"

collect?I think it is looting!I am afraid that in the eyes of the Persians, we are invaders!It's a robber!Upon hearing this, Davers always felt a little irritable. He secretly exhaled to make his mood as calm as possible: "Do you know the mountains, rivers, cities, roads in Persia?"

"Daveus, this is the first time I have penetrated into Persian territory. In addition to knowing several famous cities in the book, such as Babylon, Susa, Persepolis, etc., I don’t know where they are. ..." Xenophon raised a stack of papyrus in his hand and said excitedly: "However, I briefly recorded what I saw every day. When I go back, I will write them down and let the Greeks Can understand the situation in Persia!"

Dave Si smiled: Well, I know you will write a book called "Long March" in the future, but it can not solve the urgent problems now.

Where can I find someone familiar with the geography of Persia?Davers thought angrily...

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With the passage of time, although the Greek mercenaries and the Persian troops were not close to each other, when they went to the river to pick water and collect firewood, the soldiers of the two sides would always meet, and often there was a disagreement, and the fighting occurred, which increased the feelings of both sides. .

A few days later, on the Fescus River, he met the army led by another brother of the Persian King Altaxerxes.He came to assist the king. When the result arrived, the war was over and he had to return with his soldiers.

Clearly fearing an accident, Clearkus ordered the whole army to be fully armed and to protect the central army in order to keep the combat column marching westward.This Persian army, not surprised by the Greeks present here, may have been informed by Tisavonis that they continued to march east.When the two armies were only a few tens of meters away from each other, they looked at a glance, even the other's appearance and expression could be seen clearly, and the tension was conceivable.

However, for the first time, Daveus saw the whole picture of the Persian army: at the forefront were two-seater chariots and four-seater chariots, which were pulled by two horses and four horses, respectively.One of the vehicles is the imperial hand, responsible for driving the chariot, and the remaining one or two soldiers should be responsible for combat. You can see the spears, shields and bows hanging in the carriages.There are only a dozen chariots. I don’t see the legendary long sickle chariot (that is, the wheel shaft extends a long blade), but I think about it. This long sickle is definitely detachable, otherwise it is easy to march. Hurt yourself.

Following the chariot was the cavalry.Most horses have a height of about 1.4 meters, which is obviously a little shorter than the horses seen in the Olympic Games in the past by Davos.They have bridles, but no saddles, and certainly no stirrups, only a thick blanket on the horseback.The cavalry on horses, some wearing helmets, some wearing only soft hats, not wearing leather armor and heavy shields, all wore short robes.There are many kinds of weapons in their hands: horse archers are the most, followed by javelin cavalry, then spear cavalry, and a handful of short hammers...

Hundreds of cavalry soldiers passed by, and a huge infantry team was displayed.After watching for a while, Daveus discovered that the Persian infantry marching team was mixed: a large shieldman, the shield was as high as the shoulders, the shield was wide enough to hide the person, followed by a spearman, followed by six seven Famous archer, and then repeat.

This is very similar to the battle sequence of the Persian infantry mentioned by Antonios: when the enemy is engaged, the big shield is the first row, and the shield wall is erected to protect the formation.The spearman resisted the enemies who came to fight to prevent them from dashing the shield wall.The archers in the rear used bows and arrows to kill enemies in large numbers.Whether they are big shields, spearmen, or archers, they all have a common feature, light armor or even no armor, plus the previous cavalry, combined, Davers can easily make a judgment: The Persian army is an army with excellent long-range lethality and strong maneuverability, but weak combat close combat.No wonder they always lost to the hands of the Greeks in battles, because in face-to-face fighting, their infantry was not an opponent at all under the impact of the heavy infantry of Greece.The characteristics of the Persian army are more suitable for non-close-range long-range killing and harassment, and even larger roundabout mobile operations.

The two armies passed each other, nothing happened, a false alarm.

After this episode, the troops quickly entered Medea.This land once nurtured the sturdy Midea. The Midi Kingdom they founded was once a nightmare for the people of the two rivers. However, after hundreds of years, the glory is no longer. The reason has become a bit desolate, and the terrain has begun to fluctuate.

Due to the decrease in market supply, when the two armies were camping, the fighting for resources began to increase...

"Daveus, this one you made...tied...legging really works! Today I walked another day. If I used to walk in the afternoon, my calf should be too swollen, but now I don’t have to. Worry about this!" Hilos sat in the tent, exclaiming as he untied his leggings.

"Of course, we, Davers, are'God-keepers'! Was the method he came up with Pluto help? Does it work! Now, many companions of other teams are also learning to use leggings!" Olivers is proud Said.

Davos didn't speak, and now such good words are heard a lot, he is even a little numb.He was well aware that these little means he knew in his previous life were only used to improve the soldiers’ marching conditions and enhance his influence in the Mennon Barracks, but there would be no change to the situation of mercenaries throughout Greece.

"Daveus, it has been spreading in the team these days. The Persians want to work on us and capture us to be a slave to the Persian king. Do you think... will this be true?" came from the corner Geogris' voice.

This is exactly the question that Davers has been thinking about.Although there has always been suspicion between the two armed forces before, such rumors can be spread quickly within a day or two, making everyone aware.With the experience of his previous life, it is impossible for no one to push behind.

Is it Persian?Or ourselves?Why is there such a rumor?Let Hippo's agreement break?Make the Greeks nervous to collapse?...Daveus had no clue for a moment. He smiled bitterly in the face of everyone's concerned eyes, but said calmly: "You don't have to be so nervous, we just need to be vigilant. These days, we don't spend it peacefully. Yet!"

As he was saying, a man got into the tent.

"Martonis, you went out to fight again!" Hilos said with a little blame when he saw the bruise on Matonis' face.

Matonis spit blood and excitedly said: "Don't see that the Persians can't fight, the fight is not weak. A dozen people such as Maltius and I beat them a dozen or so, and it took a lot of effort. Before they run away!"

He said, sitting on his bunk, rubbing his cheeks, and pretended to say mysteriously: "I'm not just fighting, I heard a message."

"What news?" Hilos asked.

Matonis glanced at the crowd and said aloud: "Going further is the territory of Little Cyrus and his mother. I heard that there are many villages there, and they are richer!"

"So we can eat something good!" Olivers shouted happily.

Others are also a little bit excited. Insufficient supplies over the past few days, and everyone is not full.