Chapter 23: Strategic Retreat

Shirou's wide back stopped in front of Mina, and the familiar figure made her feel a relaxed atmosphere from the bottom of her heart, and her spirit relaxed, and tears couldn't help but gush out, making her cry uncontrollably. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since childhood, I have seen the back of that explanation countless times, and now how reliable it is, Mina just wants to quickly fly into her grandfather's arms and cry to her heart's content.

Although Shirou's wrist was missed by Leonidas's spear throw, at the same time, Leonidas, who had lost the opportunity, was also poked in the lower abdomen by Lu Bu's halberd, and the halberd cut a bright cut along the abdominal muscles, and the special structure of Fang Tian's halberd tore a large piece of flesh and blood on Leonidas's waist at once!

"Enough! Leo! Fall back! ”

With a rare look of anxiety, Abner grabbed Tsukahara with one hand, hugged him like a sack when he had lost his strength, and shouted for Leonidas.

He knew very well that the golem he had made had been destroyed, and that Lohia had lost his restraint, so naturally the terrible sniper would come again......

No matter how strong Leonidas was, he couldn't get a favor from two Heroic Spirits and a warrior who could match them.

Seeing that the old man in the red suit didn't seem to mean to hurt Mina, Abner had to choose to retreat first.

Leonidas also understood this, but, want him to retreat?! To make a heroic Spartan retreat?!

"Think clearly, Leonidas! Our goal is the final victory! Victory in battle, they will give them as much as they want! Think clearly, your responsibilities !! ”

It is said that the most terrible thing is when an honest man has a temper, and Abner's high voice suddenly drank Leonidas's heart.

Oh, yes......

Myself...... Why did you come to fight?

In a trance, he seemed to have returned to that place.

A place that haunts his dreams.

Hot Springs Seki.

Yes, it was not his native Sparta that Leonidas would never forget, but the pass where he died in battle.

Although intellectually, he was well aware that Sparta later succeeded in taking revenge and repelling the Persian army, it was ...... Deep down, I was still a little unwilling.

In the hot Mediterranean air, he was wiping his shield, brushing his hair and beard, and for the men of Sparta, this grooming meant that tomorrow's battle would be fought with all his might.

On that day, about 300 warriors were determined to die.

Because of their back road, they were betrayed, and the Persians were flanked back and forth.

What choice did the wise and martial king make?

Is it an order for everyone to stick to it?

No......

Leonidas disbanded the Combine Army.

In the end, only the Spartan soldiers of less than 300 remained, and there were thousands of people who stayed behind spontaneously.

What about the Persians?

I don't know. Maybe it's thousands, maybe it's tens of thousands, maybe it's hundreds of thousands or millions.

Leonidas was not good at mathematics, he could only know that the army in front of him could not be counted.

At the same time, he commanded his most loyal companion, the hero with a wounded eye. It was a cruel order.

Leonidas commanded him: flee.

He was asked to turn his back on his comrades and return to Sparta alive.

It was humiliating, despised.

However, he did it anyway.

Because he knew very well that his combined army of more than 10,000 people would not be able to stop the Persian army. So...... The right thing to do is to let them escape, and the main force to turn into a living force, for the future victory.

(Ahhh...... I see...... For the sake of victory? )

Leonidas looked at Abner with two more expressions of admiration.

This little magician made the same choice as himself.

For the sake of victory, endure humiliation......

Thanks to Leonidas's best friend, who endured the pain and returned to his homeland, the world finally remembered the Thermopylae, where three hundred spears and shields once stood proudly on the warm earth, and three hundred cloaks, along with blood burned on the ground. In the not-too-distant future, the sacrifice of these 300 men became a rallying cry for all Greeks to rebel against the Persian army for freedom.

(It's me...... Forgot about it...... )

The battle to the death in Hot Springs Pass is too enjoyable.

Because he was bound to die, Leonidas didn't think about anything, just blindly immersed in the thrill of killing, ferociously hunting his enemies, and honing his skills to the extreme, all of which were used to his enemies. It was this battle that made Xerxes tremble.

The battle was so enjoyable that Leonidas himself forgot what he was fighting here for.

"Oh! I know! ”

Leonidas nodded heavily, ignoring Lu Bu's pursuit, strode away from the steps, and rushed to Abner's side in three steps, in a dead situation, Leonidas's full ability was so high that it was unbelievably high, it was so fast that it almost held out the afterimage, the heroic spirit picked up the two, Abner and Tsukahara Mingshi were like two sacks, he resisted on his shoulders, and then, he used one force, like a rocket to lift into the sky, and the muscle monster rose into the sky!

A faint yellow color quickly disappeared into the night sky! No one could find him.

"Tsk! Damn it!! ”

In the distance, Lohia was in a hurry, and she wanted to rush over and rescue her master...... However, she also knew very well that she would never be able to beat that lancer. What's more, his lord is still so powerful......

She complained again about why the master was so nosy, and why she was so weak and didn't protect him......

However, at this point, it is useless to rely on Archer alone......

I don't want to, but I ......

Carl Winster...... I had to ask for that man......

Only him...... If it's him......

This is the only win rate......

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"Sorry, Master, I'm late...... Without Chitu, I really wouldn't be able to make it over anytime soon. ”

On the other side, Lu Bu didn't chase deeply, it was an escape speed that couldn't even catch up with his eyes, and he couldn't catch up with his feet...... Lu Bu's voice sounded like an apology, but in fact, he did lower his head.

As for...... In the heart?

Who knows.

The brave heroic spirit is very powerful at the level of thinking about interests. His creed has only the word profit. It's not good to say, it's the appearance of Shirou that made him re-appreciate the strength of the [Tosaka camp]? Let him decide to assist the Tosaka faction to win the Holy Grail? Who knows.

However, Lu Bu's deferential posture really made Mina cry even more, what is the emotion? Or is it exciting? Or did she recall Lu Bu's previous events and make her feel the contrast?

Shirou didn't say anything, quietly opened his arms and hugged Mina's shoulders, letting her tears, let the fear in her chest, leave damp marks on his precious red suit, and blur the lines of sadness.

Feeling the fresh life of his granddaughter, Shirou's hanging heart finally let go.

If something happens to Mina, Rin Tosaka's temper tantrum doesn't know what will happen......

Luckily, she's fine. It's okay.

Shirou gently patted her on the back. He could see that the heroic spirit holding the halberd was Mina's servant. He nodded lightly and thanked Lu Bu. Formally grateful, he was ready to wait for Mina to calm down.

But......

Who's that boy?

Shirou suddenly noticed that he didn't know Tsukahara Mingshi.

The kind of dedication that disregards himself and is only for Mina, either he knows Mina and has a very close relationship with Mina - maybe it's his grandson-in-law - or ......

He's a ...... Am I like that?

Shirou suddenly thought of himself when he was young, and he had also done all kinds of unreasonable actions in order to become a partner of justice.

He was also once pointed out by his own heroic spirits and allies that he was abnormal.