Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"You mean..." Zantiparis asked thoughtfully: "After passing through the gorge, the formation is started directly and the Persians are fighting."

"And the road in the canyon is not wide, which will delay their retreat and make it easier for us to catch up with them. The more Persians who come to chase, the slower they will retreat from the canyon, and the more we will kill them. "Tima Song said excitedly.

"However, the Persians are not fools. How can they venture through the gorge when they see that we are ready?" Xenophon's question surprised everyone.

Kreethorpes said confidently: "So we are not attacking near Taniguchi. Whenever the Persians chase us, we will attack! We want to lure them to chase!"

"Yes! Anyway, the Persians did not dare to fight us head-on, and we have troopers and cavalry, which will definitely give the Persians a surprise! By then, the whole army will attack together and drive them to Taniguchi, which is narrow. It will also slow down their retreat and help us catch up with them!..."

Everyone, if you say something to me, the plan will be perfected soon.

At this moment, someone suddenly said, "Why don't we ambush an army on the side of the gorge, and immediately block the gorge after the enemy passes."

Everyone was stunned and turned back suddenly, it was Davos who had been sitting in the corner and listening to them seriously.

"...Are you trying to wipe them all out?!" Kreethorpes looked at Daphes, suppressing the surprise in his heart as much as possible, and said slowly.

Davis stretched out his left hand with five fingers, then squeezed his fist, and slammed hard: "Of course! Just defeat them, and they will come to attack us after they fled back to repair. Only by surrounding them and annihilating can we give the Persians the greatest deterrence. !"

The Greeks admire power and like positive assaults, and because their army is mainly composed of heavy infantry, this feature is even more important to them.This is true even for the Spartans who are best at fighting. The Marathon Battle and the Pradia Battle... Not to mention that these big battles are all Greeks winning by strength on the front, even countless small battles are rarely roundabout, Outspoken, ambush, attack, gather together... These military terms are familiar to even the most common descendants. They seem to be simple, but in this era, the military history of each Greek city-state with heavy infantry as the main combat force is almost blank. .Of course, there are occasional similar battles, but few people pay attention to it and summarize it.It was not until hundreds of years later that the commander of Carthage, Hannibal, used the annihilation wars to kill the males in the Roman city by half, and forced Rome-the Mediterranean overlord began to learn from their enemies, and finally made the classic Western military tactics have reached a large level.

Daveus, whose soul is from later generations, is certainly not limited by this era. Although his military experience is still very young, his military thought is ahead of him by two thousand years.What he thought at the moment was what the future generations often said: hurting his ten fingers is worse than breaking one finger.

Kleethorpes looked at the young man with a calm face, but he was shocked by his spirit and ideas.He admits that Davis’s proposal is tempting and has certain feasibility. He still cautiously asked: "There is a dense forest not far from the valley, but if you have too many soldiers in ambush, it is easy to be persian. The human scout cavalry discovered; if there are too few soldiers, in case the Persians come too much, how can you block their retreat? In addition, what if the Persians don’t come to catch up tomorrow? You know they don’t have today Come."

Daveus has long considered this, and he seriously replied: "No plan in the world is perfect, and any military operation has risks, so we have to consider every possibility as possible. First, I want to ask you, Kerry Thorps, how far is this forest from Taniguchi?"

"About three miles." Kerry Thorps blurted out, as if the terrain were imprinted on his mind.This made Davis admire very much: surveying the terrain, which is a necessary skill for a qualified commander, and he still has to study hard!

At the same time, Kerry Thorps’s words relieved his greatest worry about the plan, and he confidently analyzed: "According to the previous statement, the whole army set off before dawn, then when the hidden troops rushed to the woods, the enemy The reconnaissance cavalry should still be asleep, we only need to ambush three or four hundred soldiers, and the probability of being found is very small. Secondly, in case there are many Persians who chase down, the troops responsible for the ambush do not have to be For its complete destruction, it is only necessary to open a gap at the interception point to allow the Persians to escape and then intercept them. The Persians escaped with one heart, and there is no time to organize resistance, so that although we cannot wipe out the enemy, we will not get the results. Too bad!"

We should live in the same era, the grandson of the first military strategist who theoretically raised the ancient war to a strategic level.Inexplicably raised a sense of pride in Davis's heart, which made him more calm: "As far as the Persians do not come, don't worry. After noon, the enemy has not appeared, the ambush troops can take the initiative to withdraw, they have no burden. , The action will be quicker, and our large force will respond at Taniguchi, then there will be no major problems..."

Davos' careful thoughts finally conquered all the leaders present. They all agreed with Davos' suggestion: add an ambush force.

Kreethorpes, who has always been uncomfortable with Davis’s youth, couldn’t help but have the idea of ​​cherishing his talents, and the Spartans’ love of their juniors is different: “Dave, you are willing to command this Go to the ambush troops?"

Daphus was stunned. He saw trust and expectation in the eyes of Kleethorpes. He thought about it carefully, ignoring the obstruction of Philius, and greeted the complex eyes of everyone. :"I can!"

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The next day, before dawn, the Greeks got up at the urging of the bugle, packed their luggage, packed up their equipment, and set off in a sleepy night.

At the mouth of the gorge, only a glimmer of light appeared on the horizon.

Daveus led three heavy infantry squadrons, a light shield squadron and a large unit respectively.The leaders all sent their blessings.

"Zeus will be with you!" This is the words of Kleethorpes.

"May Ares give you strength!" This is Timmasong's words.

"May Athena give you luck!" This is Xenophon's words.

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In order to fight with the Persians, the whole army went together.

"The leader takes care! Come back safely!" Felix said solemnly.

"Relax, Philius, we will take care of the leader!" Antonios interjected.

"You take care too!" Daveus said, giving Felix a strong hug.Then, in the eyes of the soldiers and team officers who had begun to become a little awed, he led the troops along the foot of the mountain to the forest on the left...

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In fact, Altauzus acted earlier than the day before yesterday, because his team has become huge, with about 4,500 archers and 1,500 cavalrymen, which has doubled his confidence, eager to click on the Greek army as soon as possible, so that as soon as possible Obtained the position of deputy officer promised by Tisafnes.

The scout reported that the Greeks had already drawn the camp and passed through the canyon, twenty miles from the Persian army.

He took it for granted that the Greeks acted so quickly to avoid their own attacks. When he thought of the oath he had made at Tisavonis, he was a little anxious in his heart: he must never let them run away, and he must be defeated today. they!

So, he urged the troops to speed up the march. When passing through the canyon, he did not stop because the scout told him that the Greeks were five or six miles from the canyon exit.

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"The Persians have entered the canyon, Chief Davis!" Yasistes ran back to the woods, reporting to Daphes.

"How many people?" Antonios asked.

"Their team is very long, I am afraid there are thousands of people!" Yasisters said breathlessly.

"This is really a big fish!" Amintas whistled softly.

"Then the second plan we discussed last night will be executed immediately." Although Daveus was nervous, his facial expression was well controlled.

"Brothers, start working hard!" Capps shouted in a deep voice.