Volume 2 Blood and Yellow Sand Chapter 36 Battle
Although, along the way, already stunned by the number of Persian troops. However, when he arrived at Xerxes's military camp in the Marathon Plain, seeing more than 10,000 Netherworld warriors and hundreds of infantry knights in a phalanx still made Zhou Qi feel a tingling scalp while being dumbfounded. I couldn't help but feel a pang of worry about the Greek soldiers led by Themistocles.
"High Priest! What are you doing here! Zhou Qi followed the voice and looked up, and he finally saw Xerxes.
Xerxes stood like a giant on a golden chariot, his hands folded in front of his chest. The night breeze whipped the wide cloak behind him. It made him look as deep as the sky covered in night.
Beside him stood Artemisia. Under the fluttering black hair, the black tight leather dress outlines the moving curves of her body. On her pale cheeks, those blue eyes made her like the goddess of the night, shining in the light of the blazing fire.
"Great Xerxes, here you can find more oracles." Zhou Qi bowed slightly to Xerxes and returned in a low voice.
Xerxes looked at him and smiled. Seems unimpressed by his impudence. And Artemisia, who was beside him, couldn't help frowning slightly, and there was a slight suspicion in his eyes.
"So, Mustaso, you've acquired the divine power of that oracle?"
Zhou Qi turned his head and looked at Artemisia who was speaking. Her questions were not answered. A white light lit up in his hand. A reply word was released casually. Blessings on her. Immediately afterward, a flame flashed in his hand, and a fire bullet was fired at a Persian soldier who was under the chariot. Blow up that hapless guy to pieces!
"You will get all you wish for, High Priest!" Xerxes had a satisfied smile on his face.
Xerxes then turned around with a laugh, strode up to the high platform on the chariot, and stretched out his arms to the night sky. Wise eyes scanned the countless Persian warriors in front of him.
"My warriors! Tonight will be a glorious moment! It's a moment for revenge! I! Your King will lead you to victory! will lead you to send the war to Athens! We will witness this moment with the destruction of Athens! Witness this great moment for the rise of the Persian Empire! ”
"War! Revenge! Roar! All the Persian soldiers raised their weapons in the air. Towards Xerxes, who was high up in the sky and looked like a god, he shouted and cheered in unison.
Xerxes stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the city of Athens. Under the chariots, hundreds of slaves lifted their heavy poles. Immediately behind a group of well-armored warriors, they drove towards Athens!
At night, clouds of black fog stretched towards the towering walls of the city of Athens. Countless nether warriors with silver masks, under the cover of the black mist, silently approached this great city. What occasionally flashed in the black mist was the cold light of the twin knives in their hands, as well as the terrifying and hideous faces on their masks.
Not far away, on the plain, neatly lined up Persian soldiers were silently waiting, waiting for the moment when the city gates were opened. Xerxes sits on a black steed as tall as a nightmare in his hand with a huge golden battle axe. Looking at this majestic city from afar.
He didn't know how many times he imagined this moment in his mind. I watched my father, Darius, endure painful torture and die on the bed. It started by holding the arrow that had been pulled out of his father's chest, the long arrow that had been shot by Mistoclery's own hands. He had been imagining this moment coming.
At this time, countless fires suddenly lit up on the walls of Athens! Sharp arrows rained down from the city walls. The Netherworld Warrior, who could not hide in the sudden flames, suffered a heavy blow at the moment when he was about to touch the city wall!
"For honor and glory! Fight for freedom! At the same time as the fire of the city of Athens was lit, the voice of the Greeks chanting sounded in all directions, and it was so clear in the night! They received the signal to attack!
The Greeks are prepared!
Xerxes felt the anger in his heart! How dare they challenge themselves! Challenge the only true god in the world! He raised the great axe in his hand alof. A roar that resounded through the four fields came out of his mouth!
"In the name of Ixerxes! Kill them all! ”
The Greek army that poured in from all directions was like sharp knives, plunging into the hinterland of the Persian army. There was a crunch as the blades clashed. The armies of both sides are intertwined in the night!
The Persians, with their sheer numbers, quickly stabilized their formation after the initial confusion.
With the rain of arrows covering the sky, they flew up to the head of Athens. The corpses of the defending soldiers on the city walls kept falling.
Under the city gate, the Persian soldiers pushed the battering ram made of thick logs, and under the cover of the rain of arrows, they vigorously slammed into the city gate. A loud thunderclap was mixed with the overwhelming creak of the heavy gate. The boulders that fell from the city, the hot oil that burned them, and the dense barrage of arrows made them die in a terrible cry. However, more soldiers rushed up, took their place, and continued to ram the gates.
Behind the city gate, countless Greek soldiers used their bodies to resist the gate. In the constant crashing sound, a large amount of blood flowed from their ears. The bones in the arms and chest have been broken. But not a single person retreated.
If the war is considered before the start of the war is the numbers, military strength and strategy of both sides. Then when it really breaks out, it is the will of the soldiers that competes!
A rocket, dragging a long plume of smoke, landed precisely on the battering ram. In the distance, Fu Yunsheng was carrying a bazooka with one hand, and with the other hand was taking out ammunition to replace it. After Mistoclery ordered the attack, the Contractors followed the Greek soldiers and quickly advanced. Follow the plan that has been agreed upon in advance. Under the leadership of the silver fox, they quickly assembled in the direction of the city of Athens.
"Big head! This one is yours! Fu Yunsheng silently read the name of the big head in his heart. Aimed at another battering ram and pulled the trigger.
Two battering rams were destroyed, greatly relieving the pressure on the city gates!
"Ice girl, haven't you contacted Zhou Qi yet?" Fu Yunsheng put away the bazooka and held the magic spear in his hand. is like the little brother in the true character of the movie hero, walking through the chaos all the way. While constantly shooting and killing the Persian soldiers, he shouted loudly in the channel.
"Nope! Sister is very busy here, so I don't have time to pay attention to you! ”
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In the distance, Xia Ruobing kept waving his big knife with both hands, like a whirlwind, rushing into the dense camp of the Persians. She was followed closely by Xiao Xiao and Lao Chen. The staff in Xiaoxiao's hand, from time to time, swayed white light fell on her head, and the shields and monomer healing techniques that were replenished in time made Xia Ruobing have no worries at all. All the way is like chopping melons and vegetables, and the big knife is waved, bringing up a large area of bloody rain.
Lao Chen protected Xiaoxiao while harvesting the fish that slipped through the net under Xia Ruo's ice knife with the automatic rifle in his hand. The trio turned out to be at the junction of the two armies, creating a vacuum.
Seeing that he had not broken through the gate of Athens for a long time, Xerxes waved his giant axe, and the brigade of infantry knights, who had already been ready to attack, stepped on heavy steps and began to rush towards the left and right sides of the gate. Just hold on to the Greeks who are surrounded from both sides. The Chinese army took Athens in one go, and with the city as a support, the situation of being attacked by the enemy on the back would be broken.
Mistoclery's face was full of composure. He had anticipated that Xerxes would rely on powerful foot knights to suppress him. During the years of war between the two sides, the Greeks had already come up with various ways to deal with these warriors armed with spears and heavy shields.
With his order, chariots galloped out from the rear of the Greek army to the rumbling sound of horses' hooves. Unlike in the past, in the middle of each of the two chariots, a log several meters long and burning with fire was dragged by iron chains. These fearless chariots rushed towards the phalanx of the infantry knights.
At the moment when the chariot was about to rush into the enemy position, the knight on the chariot threw a large jar of fire oil in front of him. The neighing of horses, the sound of spears entering flesh, the crash of metal was followed by the explosion of oil cans, the crackling of burning fire! The wail of the warrior before he died! The cruelty and tragedy of war are fully manifested at this moment!
The firelight on both sides illuminates the entire battlefield! The phalanx of the knights of the tight infantry was crushed under the suicidal attack of hundreds of chariots. The Greek warriors who followed closely behind roared and rushed into the flames that had not yet been extinguished, using the weapons in their hands to frantically vent the anger and war intent in their hearts.
The contractors who are mixed in the team, those who are in the direction of technology enhancement throw grenades in their hands as if they don't want money, and those who are strengthened by fantasy backgrounds chant incantations one after another, and the magic of wind blades, fireballs, ice arrows, and ground thorns fly in the air. Although the number is scarce, their existence brings more harm than fear! The morale gap between the two sides is gradually increasing!
"Great Xerxes, allow me to capture the messengers of the Greek false gods!" Zhou Qi walked up to Xerxes and made a request.
"In the name of I, Xerxes, grant your request. High Priest! Xerxes took a deep look at Zhou Qi wearing a mask!
looked at Zhou Qi, who was in a hurry and was about to board the white elephant. There was a look of contempt in Artemisia's eyes. Then she flew on her horse, drew her twin swords at her waist, and led a pair of Nether warriors to rush forward. The flames flashed brightly, reflecting a grim smile on the corner of her mouth.
As she approached the white elephant, Artemisia stepped on the stirrups with both feet, twisted her waist, and rolled over the broad elephant's back.
"High Priest! Or I can call you a messenger of God! I didn't expect you to leave in such a hurry? She looked directly into Zhou Qi's eyes, with a charming smile on her face.
"Artemisia, I don't understand what you're talking about?" Under the mask, Zhou Qi's expression was stunned!
"It's time for your botched show to end, and you'll pay for deceiving Xerxes!"