"Will Persia too?" Asistes asked curiously. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"What about Greece?" Mariji immediately glared back and asked not to be outdone.

Davos glanced at them and said, half-jokingly, half-seriously, "If you live long enough, you may be able to see fifty years from now." ”

"Is this an oracle?" Assistes asked excitedly.

Mariji was clearly unconvinced.

Davers smiled and didn't reply. If his butterfly's wings were too weak to change the course of history, a few decades later (he can't remember exactly when), Alexander of Macedon conquered Greece and then Persia. Because the Greeks did not consider the Macedonians of the north to be their own people, in a sense, he conquered the two most powerful powers in the Mediterranean at the time.

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For the next two days, the Greek mercenaries continued to march briskly.

It was not until the third day that Tisafnis's army appeared.

Now, the 50-man light cavalry squad of the Greek mercenaries was basically scattered by Davers and used as scout cavalry. After all, the Persian cavalry had strong individual abilities and fought one-on-one, and the Greek cavalry was not an opponent. Therefore, they did not dare to go too far from the large army, but only moved within a radius of two or three miles, and when they saw the Persian troops from a distance, they immediately reported back.

"The Persians are coming, ready to defend!"

"Orders from Herald Rysops, prepare for defense!"

Heralds roamed quickly around the perimeter of the massive phalanx, delivering orders.

The large hollow phalanx used by the Greek mercenaries was used to protect the baggage battalion in the center, so it was impossible to change the formation before the enemy was engaged, they just let the baggage battalion gather in the center, and the soldiers were armed with shields and spears, so as to increase vigilance, slow down the march, and keep the formation intact.

Soon, the Persians appeared directly behind the ranks. From the military flag fluttering high, the soldiers knew that Tisa Finnis was coming. The Greek mercenaries had easily routed him at the Battle of Kunasak, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

Then, on the left flank of Tisaponis, another contingent appeared, and as the array advanced, the hearts of the Greeks tightened, this was another army of no less than 10,000 men! The insignia on the military flag is familiar to everyone, and the Armenian governor Ojuntasi has arrived, which was also estimated by the chiefs.

Then, on the right flank of Tisafnis, there was another large army, also no less than 10,000 men, and the military flag held high made everyone somewhat familiar.

"Oh, I remember! That was the army we encountered on our way, supposedly led by the brother of the king of Persia! Assistes cried.

"This army, which was supposed to march in the opposite direction of us, is here! I'm afraid it's been quietly following us! Tisa Finnis has long harbored ill will towards us! Felicius said with a solemn expression.

Davos nodded stiffly, his hands gripping the reins.

Tisaponis' army also included the remnants of Cyrus the Younger, led by Arirous, and the four armies gathered together in a mighty manner, spreading out in the shape of geese, slowly approaching the Greek army......

It was the most ever-dense crowd ever seen by Greek mercenaries since the Battle of Kurasak, the last time with Cyrus the Younger, who was only in charge of the right flank, and now that they were facing the entire Persian army, everyone was inevitably a little nervous.

Despite the tension, the Greeks knew that only a bloody battle would survive. The distance that the enemy had been watching, and seeing that it was about to enter the range of the slingers, he immediately gave the order: "Slingers prepare!" ”

The slingers in the entire rearguard immediately began to shake the slings, and at a distance of more than three hundred meters, the accuracy and strength of the flying stones would be poor, but the Persians were so numerous and so dense that almost every stone that fell caused a shout, and the Persian army formation in the center was in confusion, and the pace of advance almost stopped.

"Lord Governor, the enemy's attack is too fierce! Shall we temporarily retreat and let the armies on both flanks push forward first? One of the adjutants next to him proposed to Tisa Finnis.

Tisafnis's face was equally unsightly, but he refused without hesitation. Although he was appointed by the king as the general head of this plan to expel the Greeks, Olon Tas only assisted, and the king's brother Setillus only helped in friendship. But a governor of his rank, and a son-in-law of the king; The other was the king's own brother. If he didn't die himself, how could he hope that they would help with all their might, not to mention that they had a close relationship with the king, and went back to tell Artaxerxes about his performance in private, and the good impression that he had managed to establish in the heart of the king of Persia was ruined.

Tisa Finnis glared at the adjutant fiercely and immediately ordered: "Speed up and keep approaching!" This time, he concentrated a total of nearly 50,000 troops at his disposal. Man, he has it! Since the Greeks want to compete with him for long-range firepower, let's compete and see who shoots accurately! Let's see who can stand it! Anyway, he was not ready to fight in close combat with the Greeks, and after the Battle of Kulasack, the scene where the Greek heavy infantry charged and easily routed the left flank of the Polish army happened right next to him, and the impact on him was too great.

The Persians screamed and galloped all the way, and Tisaponis even sent his own army to supervise the battle, cutting down the deserters one by one to warn the whole army. Under such circumstances, the two flanks of the Polish army also quickly surrounded the mercenaries. Due to the excessive number of Persians and the fact that the mercenaries were in a square circle, the Persian army stretched the front and surrounded almost the entire mercenary army.

Davers had already dismounted, and his horse was led to the baggage camp in the center of the phalanx. In the face of the approaching enemy, he was not as nervous as he was at the beginning: "Build a shield wall!" ”

Assistes and his two heralds conveyed Davers' orders throughout the left flank.

Four columns of heavy infantry squadrons began to move closer together, close together, round shields on round shields, and soon a long copper wall was erected. The round shield of the Greek heavy infantry is a must among the infantry of the Mediterranean countries, the round shield is one meter in diameter, the wooden core, wrapped in copper, and it is not held by hand, it is the whole forearm through the two grips on the back of the round shield, so it is labor-saving and not easy to slip off, because it is large enough, hard enough, difficult to be penetrated by the bow and arrow.

Due to the previous total annihilation of the 6,000 men of Artauzus, the Cretan archers in the mercenary army not only replaced the Persians' recurve bows, but even selected soldiers who were good at bows and arrows in the heavy infantry and light shield soldiers, and also joined the ranks of archers, bringing the number of mercenary archers to 500, who were scattered in the rear guard and the left and right flanks.

When the Persian army approached within a hundred meters, both sides fired arrows almost simultaneously.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ......" a series of bowstrings sounded, and countless arrows flew into the air, like a large dark cloud, obscuring the blue sky and the scorching sun. The density of the arrows even caused many arrows to collide in the air, and when most of the "dark clouds" fell on the mercenary army, a "bell!" sounded. Clang! Clang! ......" with one or two screams; When a small part of the "dark cloud" fell on the side of the Persian army, there were screams......

Arrows come and go.

The Persians even pushed the line fifty meters away and did not advance for half a minute. Because the Persians knew very well that any further on, the Greek light shield soldiers should go into battle.

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Bow battles lasted for some time.

In addition to the fact that the land under this long boxy shield wall was relatively clean, the mercenaries were densely packed with arrows, and the Greek archers who had empty quivers did not have to worry at all, they pulled out a "arrow grass" on the ground and fought back.

Davers was accustomed to the sound of arrows striking round shields, and he was more worried that every now and then a muffled grunt in his ears meant that someone had been hit by another arrow. His left arm was also a little sore, but he remained motionless in the same position, not daring to withdraw the round shield. Now the two sides are fighting perseverance to see who can hold on to the end.