Chapter 103: Darius Dies
It has been five years since Guo Jia arrived in Sparta, and he has not developed the power of the entire Sparta without any stuck. Today's Sparta is powerful to an unprecedented era, and in addition to the Spartan guards who have always been feared, the three new legions here have also become Sparta's characteristics.
Without exception, these three legions are completely composed of fugitives, thugs and black laborers from all over the world, the most humble and unruly, they continue to ferment and collide in the Spartan military camp to produce a series of chemical effects, although there have been occasional riots, but all of them have been suppressed by the original Black Soul Legion of Sparta.
The constant purging and tough methods made them gradually succumb, and even gave birth to an indelible shock. Guo Jia's strong methods made the whole of Sparta a powerful city-state with a military strength that was only weaker than that of Greece, and the originally slightly weaker territory gradually became stronger because of the attachment of other city-states, plus Guo Jia's no invasion of other city-states made Sparta the big brother of the entire continent.
Even Greece, which had been empty-eyed, had to stay out of the way for the time being. And Sparta, which was retracting its claws, did not see any strange movement here at all.
"Great King! We now have the strength to be no weaker than the Greeks, why are we still silent here? "The militants always want to invade, but Guo Jia, who has always been steady, forbade them to send troops without authorization, and even did not hesitate to take away the power in their hands to let Sparta enter a high-speed and stable development route.
"Oh my gods! Malfuriel, you stupid groundhog, do you think it's a good thing to start a war now? Distant Persia has been expanding its strength in recent years, and our Sparta is just a city-state on the mainland, if we attack and invade other city-states at will, what kind of outcome will we usher in once the war breaks out? Guo Jia stared at himself as an apprentice and was a little angry, and Malfuriel was a little arrogant after learning a lot from him.
"Tell me, what are the powers that belong to me only in Sparta now?" Guo Jia looked at this person who was constantly asking for war and spoke directly, he wanted this man to recognize his current state.
"Your Majesty Great Guo Jia, we Sparta have a full three thousand troops, if we can completely unify here with the strength of the affiliated city-states, why keep waiting." Not to be outdone, Malfuriel also wanted to find out what Guo Jia was thinking.
"Stupid, the Spartan 500 personal guards are the backbone of the war force here, and the rest of the 2,000-strong army is just soldiers who have just been trained, they have never even seen the kind of bloody battles on the battlefield, how do you let them invade other city-states?" Guo Jia explained to his apprentice word by word, "Malfuriel, you know my ambition, I also want to attack the other city-states of this continent, but you have to remember that after the outbreak of a war, it is the victor who gains the most, but we Sparta do not yet have the potential to be the winner, so now we have been waiting for the situation in Persia, once it is determined that Persia will not attack us, it will be the moment for Sparta to go to war." ”
"But your majesty, you must know that Persia has not developed for a long time, and they now only have an army of more than five thousand people, so why can't we encroach on the land of other weak and small city-states?" Malfuriel's debate was indeed wonderful, and every sentence hit the bull's eye.
"Yes, Malfuriel, but don't forget which king is in charge of Persia today." Guo Jia directly said what he was thinking, you must know that in his memory, the three hundred warriors of Sparta fought against the current king of Darius I of Persia, but a king named Xerxes. And now it has just arrived at the juncture of the Battle of Hot Spring Pass.
"It's the cowardly King Darius, but does that have anything to do with our attacks on other city-states?" Malfuriel said indignantly, but suddenly paused: "But the man who developed Persia was not this Darius king!" ”
He also discovered what Guo Jia said. But the content remains the same, why can't Persia attack other city-states when it is so far away from Sparta?
"Malfuriel, do we have allies in Sparta? Since the second envoy of Greece was killed, our relationship with Greece has undergone some subtle changes, and if Persia attacks us, we will have to choose two roads, the land must pass through Greece, and the water route will also need to face Athens. Don't you have an idea after studying for so long? Guo Jia is really angry now, and the rapid development of Sparta today has made many people a little inflated.
"If they go by water, they will face the fortified Athens, and the king of Persia cannot choose this road unless he is a fool, so it must be by land. Wait! Great King! If Persia were attacking the Greek direction on land, then he would have traveled long distances to occupy the city-states along the way, and finally face Greece. My lord, I seem to have figured it out! Malfuriel instantly understood the situation in Sparta through the simulation in her mind.
Only the Pro-Guards are the Predator Legions who have been on the battlefield, and the newly formed Legions are rookies who have only been trained and have not seen blood. And Guo Jia's idea can be clearly seen, if Persia attacks Greece, then the hot spring pass that was agreed in advance will become a battlefield that can strengthen his own soldiers.
"Alright, Malfuriel, you might as well think about the methods of warfare I taught you when you have so much time to debate with me, knowing that your dark soul is now in the middle of a legion that has experienced death." Guo Jia is talking about the black soul's purge and suppression of Sparta.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Great King! Before Guo Jia could finish talking to Malfuriel, a strong man in a white robe ran to Guo Jia's palace, his breath short, obviously returning here after a long journey.
"Don't rush, speak slowly. Malfuriel, pour the messenger a glass of liquor to quench his thirst. In the same way, Guo Jia, as a commander, of course knows the importance of intelligence, and the yin group established by the last crossing is still not waved in his mind, it can be said that many battles are won by the rapid transmission of information, and after he crossed to Sparta, he also established an information transmission department, which he called the dove of peace, which is a self-disciplined group composed of a group of men wearing white robes and olive branches.
"Your Majesty, the matter is too urgent, and there is no time for drinking. A month ago, my lord asked us to find out the details of Persia, and at that time, our dove of peace dispatched almost all the available men, and even many members of the Persian army got this news. The messenger wiped the sweat from his head and gasped.
"My lord, we have found out the mastermind behind the development of Persian forces in recent years, that is a man named Xerxes, he is the most likely person in Persia to become the next king, he is radical and arrogant, and he became the king of Persia not long ago!" The messenger spoke of what he had investigated.
"Wait a minute! What about Darius? What happened to King Darius? Guo Jia slammed himself from his throne as he heard the name of the enemy he had been paying attention to, Xerxes.
"King Darius is dead! I got a sudden illness and died! The messenger replied to Guo Jia's words.
"Suddenly killed? What's going on with you? Guo Jia asked suspiciously. Reasoning Darius shouldn't have died suddenly, could it be that someone poisoned him?
"We have probed those situations, and a lot of information has been marked on the head of Xerxes, and now Persia is beginning to organize a large army and do not know what to do, and it is likely to start a war." The messenger finally finished talking about what he knew, and the next thing was to see Guo Jia's handling.
"Tell me more about Xerxes." Guo Jia narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
"Powerful, proud, insidious!" Guo Jia heard three words, which made him a little uncomfortable, because among these three words, only "pride" could make him pinch the handle and design to defeat him, but there was still too little information now.
"Tell me about Persia before you returned!" Guo Jia spoke.
"Four years, after our investigation, Xerxes spent four years preparing the strength of the army against Greece, and now he has mobilized the entire strength of the Persian Empire, you must know that it is nearly half a million troops! Although they are ashamed to say that they have 5 million troops, they only have 500,000 after our investigation. ”
"Xerxes may have been on fire this time, and he personally led his troops to crusade against Greece. The navy and army split into two groups and began to attack Greece and Athens. And Xerxes, as their general, is obviously targeting Greece, and then it will be up to Greece to respond. "The Messenger understands the situation well.
"Greece will not resist!" Guo Jia smiled and shook his head directly. "You've forgotten their Rausch Games lately?"
"Olympiad!" Malfuriel was surprised and said, yes, this year is the year of the outbreak of the incident, in 480 BC, the Olympic movement in Greece will cause them to be unable to resist the Persian attack, no way, that is their rule, there can be no war at this time!
"So what are you going to do, Your Majesty?" Malfuriel spoke directly, now that what Guo Jia was waiting for has arrived, it is time to show himself.
"Leave them alone, we'll just stay put." And at this moment, Guo Jia thought of this teleportation of the Black Watch system, and you must know that it did not tell Guo Jia what his mission was at all. If it is to occupy this continent, it will be a bit troublesome, so it is the most appropriate behavior to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Maybe he will gain some benefits from the Greco-Persian war.