Chapter 512: Persia IV
When a thousand Spartan warriors wearing elite armor and holding heavy shields were also successfully suppressed by the elite soldiers of the Great Qin, Artes knew that the general situation was irreversible, but he did not have much hatred for the Great Qin army in front of him, but was full of respect for this Chinese army from the east, just like the leader of the Spartans, Semonti.
The Greeks were inherently proud, because they had the most advanced civilization in the world, because they had a sun-shining 'public ~ civil rights' as early as the Athenian people~ruler zhì period, even if this kind of people~lord was built on the basis of dirty slavery and discrimination against women, but it also maintained enough advancement. At least until they encountered another advanced civilization from the East, the Greeks looked at Persia like a lion who had survived dozens of winters to a summer worm that could not survive the winter, and there was a pride that ran through the heavens from the heart of the feet, and this pride flowed in the blood of every Greek, even if they were once the lowest Greek slaves in the province of Lydia.
In the eyes of Artes and Semonti, the Persian nobles of Lydia were a joke, and if given the right opportunity, Lydia would fall into the arms of Greece, or at least become a special province divided by the Greeks.
Sunako's army is a herd of pigs, the Cambyses family may have had a glorious moment, but it must not be now, and his stupidity makes Artes and Semonti, who have been waiting for a century since their ancestors, finally see their chance; But this opportunity changed in an instant, when they thought that they were about to completely defeat the rule of the Cambyses family, and that Lydia would become another city-state bathed in Greek civilization, only to find that a Mo sister had fallen from the sky, and this Mogina lady also had countless money, loyal subordinates, and the support of powerful Huaxia. After coming to Lydia, he became the patriarch of the Cambyses family in just a month!
A woman as a patriarch? In normal times, Artes would have scoffed. In the eyes of the wise Greeks, there were the Olympic gods, the heroes of Homer's epic poems, and the wise men like Plato. But there will be no such beautiful and industrious Greek women. However, it would be a little different if this woman of half Greek blood actually became the patriarch of the Cambyses family.
The thought that this Greek woman named Mogina had actually become the patriarch of a first-class noble family in Persia, Artes felt an inexplicable pleasure. When I think of Mogina's legendary beauty and personable self, I am more and more full of fantasy; However, this illusion was quickly shattered after encountering Syelde's army, and was replaced by visceral shock and admiration; What shocked him was the elite Cheng dΓΉ of Syrd's warriors, and what made him admire was Mogina, a woman who could control Syald's kind must be amazing, right? In Greek legend, it seems that only a goddess of beauty, wisdom and courage like Athena would make such a good man follow him.
The proud Spartan warriors would never admit defeat lightly, even if the death of their king in the Battle of Thermopylae was considered to be the greatest victory for them. Because that's an unfair fight at all. The funny thing is that from Greece to Rome, and from Rome to Persia, as long as they encounter Spartan warriors, the enemy will always send five, ten, or even a hundred times the number of people to deal with them, including even the elite soldiers of the level of the Immortal Legion, for which the Spartans are both proud and depressed, and they really want to meet a strong enough opponent and a fair, hearty battle.
It was the Chinese who satisfied them, and the thousand elite soldiers personally selected by Sylde faced a thousand Spartan warriors, and the sharp swords and arrows of the old Qin people were thus met with the strong shields and armor of the Spartans; The Qin phalanx, which evolved from the Wei Wushu phalanx, faced the tortoiseshell array that the Spartans were proud of, which was a direct collision of the highest combat power of the East and the West, and it was also a contest of the top equipment of the East and the West. If it was a battle, it was more of a battle between samurai.
"The Greeks were not Persians, and Lydia was the best springboard to Greece. So what you have to do is not to destroy them in battle, but to gain their respect in battle! β
"Hehe, that's a nice thing to say, just because they're Greeks, because you have Greek blood in your body?"
Syrd looked at Mogina with a smile, in fact, he also had the blood of the Greek nobles in his body. Although he had no affection for his Greek grandfather, he did not forget his promise to his mother: 'When the sun shines on the Aegean Sea, he will return to his homeland like the heroic Odysseus.' Although there was a ruthless grandfather and a perfidious guard chief who was there to his mother, after all, he had his mother's childhood and girlhood, and he always wanted to go back and see it, but only to see it, to fulfill his promise to his mother. Syord, who was born in the Qin State since he was a child, does not have a 100% sense of belonging to the Qin State, and the same is true for Greece.
"Don't you have Greek blood in your body? Also, those words just now were said by your teacher Bai Zi, this is one of his plans, and it is also a test for you. β
Mogina looked at Syald with a smile, her eyes were far more ambiguous than words~ "Actually, what is murder and bloodshed?" The one who dares to kill is the most amazing man, and a woman will appreciate a strong man like you. However, Bai Zi doesn't seem to like you very much, in his opinion, successful generals don't rely on killing, let alone murder."
"Don't say it, since the teacher said it, it must be right, and I will do it."
Mogina blinked, not saying anything more, but a hint of disappointment passed between her lips
The springboard is something that Sylde has seen in the Bai family, it can be used as a tool for children's games, and it can also be used to train soldiers, and if you use it well, you can climb over the wall and cross the house, and everyone can become the best assassin. Thinking of Lydia's unique geographical location, Sylde felt that this metaphor was too appropriate, and he instantly understood Bai Dong's intentions.
Although he has all kinds of dissatisfaction with Bai Dong, Syald is a smart boy after all, and naturally understands that he is not full enough at this time, and understanding Bai Dong's intentions and working hard to achieve them is his only choice now.
The Greek army, which has always been based on Spartan warriors as the core, once it encounters the serious Silde, it will be difficult to create a brilliant victory, and the Spartan warriors face any advantage in the face of the Great Qin elite soldiers without any equipment, but these Qin troops are all Syald selected from the army of more than 10,000 soldiers, and some are even born ranger brawl masters, as a result of a scuffle, the two sides fought a draw under the conditions of a fair contest, but at this time Syald's army has tightly surrounded the Greek army, and the Qin army is neatly arrayed. Everyone is smiling and polite.
When Semonti shook his head helplessly and ordered to stop the battle, he was surprised to find that none of the Spartan warriors died in this battle, at most they were only seriously injured, the Qin army did not bully each other with many people, did not hurt people with hidden arrows, and attacked with great measure, but actually had a hearty exchange with his soldiers, which was really touching, he couldn't understand why the Chinese from the East would uphold the fighting spirit of Sparta, this is a respectable opponent!
"In fact, we all know very well that when Kodoman was killed by the white son of Qin, when Miss Mogina became the true master of Lydia, the Greeks of Lydia and even the whole of Greece would look to the distant and mysterious East to try to find new opportunities, isn't that so? Venerable Mr. Artes? β
After the battle stopped, Sylde and Artes met in the middle of the battlefield, and asked with a grin as he held up the wine he had prepared long ago.
"It's a strange name, but I know that it was his army that wiped out Kodoman's Immortal Legion. And you are quite right, Greece has never had a bad feeling towards Lydia, because most of the civilians in Lydia are Greeks, and if Miss Morgina rules the region, Greece will be willing to be her loyal ally. β
Every Greek is smart and does not lack political wisdom, and so is Arteus, otherwise today's battle would not be so fair, harmonious~harmonious, fraternal, and full of Olympic sportsmanship. (To be continued......)
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