Chapter 80: Battle Formations Collide
The location was revealed after the death of ordinary Persian soldiers and the death of elephants, and although there were still many corpses on the ground, the Persian soldiers were no ordinary soldiers.
If it were humans and horses of normal attributes, it would not be possible to rush over with so many corpses piling up, but the attributes of these Persian soldiers and the attributes of the horses they rode were very strong.
The agility stat of up to three is enough for them to ignore this terrain, although the impact is a little smaller than on the flat, but the impact is also very strong when attacking the Spartan warrior in this situation.
The general's plan was to wait for the Spartans to be scattered or even wiped out by the elephants before they continued to attack, after all, this elephant team had been successful in previous campaigns, and many of the seemingly powerful armies could confront their soldiers at first.
But after their elephant forces appeared and began to attack, the so-called powerful forces were quickly wiped out, and eventually they arrived at the battlefield with corpses all over the ground.
But what they didn't expect was that he thought that the invincible elephant army was actually in trouble like this, and looking at the corpses in that place, the general's heart was already desperate, you must know Xerxes, these elephants were brought over from across the ocean, and they didn't want to be killed here without doing anything.
The combat power of these elephants that can be brought across the sea at such a great cost by Xerxes is naturally very strong, and it may not be an exaggeration to say that it is Xerxes's hole card, but these troops were actually lost here by him, and the general has already thought of the situation he will encounter after he returns.
But this matter is not without a turnaround, he can kill these Spartan warriors here and then go back to ask Xerxes for credit, you must know that these Spartan warriors are known as the most powerful army team in Greece, they may not have paid much attention to these people before, but at this time he has regarded these people as his fierce enemies.
Maybe the elimination of these Spartans can calm the anger of Xerxes the Great, he didn't expect that there would be so many powerful tasks in the Spartan camp at first, you must know that the strength of these people can serve as a general's task even in the army under Xerxes, and even the strength of a few people he can't compare.
However, these things were forgotten by the general after a while, even if the powerful person faced the crowd tactics were useless, and the so powerful Monda was not besieged and killed by Li Xiang and them before you saw it, even if those Spartan reinforcements with strong single combat effectiveness joined the battle together.
In the face of the onslaught of his 3,000-strong cavalry, it was still not enough.
In fact, before launching the attack, the general was a little weak in his heart, because his troops were not as many as on the Spartan side, and under the enthusiastic sponsorship of Li Xiang and their contractors, there were more than five or six thousand people stationed on the Spartan side, although because of the special terrain of Hot Springs, only one or two thousand people fought here, but those reserves in the canyon were still a strong force
Strength.
And this small team of 3,000 cavalry is really not enough to see here.
"Charge."
The general roared in a low voice, and raised his scimitar in his hand to the Spartans who had just cleaned up the elephants in front of him and were still dealing with those ordinary Persian soldiers, each of these Persian soldiers led by the general was wearing heavy armor, and almost most of the body was covered by armor, leaving only a little space for the eyes.
The muscles of the horses under their crotch are strong, and they know that the strength of these horses is not small, and the horses are also covered with this heavy armor, which can protect them from being killed by the enemy too easily when fighting.
And looking at the slightly sunken ground under their feet, it is clear that the weight on their bodies is not very light, this is a team of heavy cavalry, with great weight and impact to kill the enemy's team, in the hands of these cavalry hold huge spears, these spears are thicker than ordinary spears and longer than ordinary spears, this is a weapon carefully built for this cavalry team.
After the general's order, the team began to charge the Spartans in unison, although they were not very far from the Spartans' position, but the horses under their feet were very powerful, and they burst out with great speed at a short distance.
This is a characteristic of these horses, the endurance of these horses is not very strong, but their explosive power is definitely very strong, in a short distance they can burst out of the speed of a fast speed to achieve the cavalry charge mouth good charge effect.
At the same time as these cavalry appeared, the Spartans also discovered these guys, or they were already exposed before they attacked, but their cavalry was not suitable for this kind of charge at the beginning, and the Spartans were busy cleaning up the elephants and the Persian soldiers who rushed over, so they didn't care about the Persian cavalry behind like overseers for a while.
However, this does not mean that the Spartans don't care about these Persian cavalry at all, you must know that although the Persians are the most famous for their undead legion, there are some very powerful legions in addition to the undead legion, and this cavalry can barely be regarded as an elite level of troops, plus their excellent equipment is enough to attract the attention of the Spartans.
At the same time as discovering the movement of the cavalry, the Spartan soldiers quickly formed a battle formation, almost at the same time as the cavalry charged, the Spartan soldiers formed a battle formation, and when the cavalry rushed halfway, the Spartans at the front had already formed a roughly shaped battle formation.
As for the ordinary Persian soldiers who are still there, no one cares about it at all, because they will soon fall into the collision of two top combat power, maybe this team is not at the same level as Sparta, but at the moment of their charge, they are the most powerful, and Sparta's battle formation is actually not sure to resist.
Naturally, the Persian soldiers found out about their situation, and the remaining Persian soldiers at this time were only a few hundred, and the others were either killed by the Spartans or jumped off the cliff, although many were captured before
They were scared to be killed, but they preferred to take a gamble on themselves rather than being caught and killed later.
At this time, seeing those cavalry teams rushing towards him, one by one the Persian soldiers scolded angrily, judging from their expressions, it should not be a nice word, but the cavalry did not stop their behavior because of their words, and the speed of the cavalry increased by a small amount.
Seeing this, these Persian soldiers dared to stay here longer, and began to run towards the cliff, but they were not very close to the cliff at this time, and the cavalry was also approaching them as they ran.
After these cavalry formed a formation, their speed began to increase rapidly, and they also formed a thick momentum, which made everyone present feel a little uneasy.
In a moment, those cavalry rushed over, and at this time, there were still many Persian soldiers who had not had time to leave the cliff, and they also became the first wave of people to witness the strength of this cavalry for Li Xiang and them, only to see their bodies quickly rushed by the cavalry, and then quickly crushed,
After that, the corpse fragments were constantly trampled by the cavalry behind, and the corpses of those soldiers had even turned into flesh foam, and there were few exceptions for the soldiers who fell before, and their corpses were trampled by these cavalry, and they were completely integrated with the land.
Perhaps Leonidas also sensed the danger here, and gathered his shield in front of his chest to face the fierce cavalry.
"Raise your shield."
Leonidas shouted loudly, although everyone's shields had been raised, but after Leonidas shouted this, the breath on the body of those Spartans began to be implicated, this is the meaning of the Spartan formation, they will be connected with their respective breaths under the presiding of a strong enough force.
Even in this case, they could share their own damage, a decision made after Leonidas sensed the threat from the cavalry.
In fact, this is not the time to open, but maybe it was because he was scared of those elephants before, and Leonidas opened the formation that had been hidden before after thinking about it for a while.
A faint layer of black mist appeared around the advancing Persian cavalry, and if you don't look closely, you can't detect this layer of faint black fog, and these black fogs seem to be connected to something, and after these black fogs appear, the speed of the cavalry increases again, and the spears in their hands also become very sharp.
At the same time as the black fog appeared, a faint golden light also appeared on the body of the Spartan warrior, although this golden light was very weak, but the nearest contractor still saw it, with the appearance of these golden lights, the breath between these Spartan warriors seemed to be connected together, if the Spartan warriors were only very well coordinated before, then the Spartan warriors at this time can be said to be a person.
As time progresses, the clash between the dark misty Persian cavalry and the steady-formed Spartan warriors is about to begin, witnessed by the contractors.