However, in the eyes of the mercenaries, the so-called "great generals" were nothing more than the status arranged by the main god to legally intervene in the Battle of Thermopocano in Persia and Greece. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After relieving Leonidas, the Spartan king summoned Dassos and, together with Hagrid and Yunqi, began a military discussion about the docking of Persian ships in the Euboea.

Originally, there were no mercenaries to participate in this military meeting, but at the request of King Leonidas, the mercenary commander Hagrid was qualified to participate with the two giants.

This made Dassos, who was the commander of the Greek coalition not very happy, but he respected the decision of the king of Sparta, not to mention that the combat effectiveness shown by the mercenaries in the battle of more and less yesterday had made the commander of the coalition army daunting.

As Hagrid's personal staff, Yun Qi participated in this casual but sacred meeting, and at the beginning of the meeting, he eliminated Dassos's prejudice against him.

Because Yun Qi informed the king of Sparta and Dassos in detail about the enemy's intelligence.

"The Persian navy dispatched about four hundred warships, of which the largest warship in Persia, the trireme, amounted to as many as a hundred."

Yun Qi told the information detected by the rock's drone one by one, and when it came to the total number of Persian vanguard troops mobilized to 8,000, Leonidas and Dasus were silent.

At present, the total number of troops stationed at Hot Springs' Pass is only 8,000, and the enemy's vanguard troops alone have gathered the same number as themselves, so that the two commanders have to consider whether to send them.

Dassos insisted on a conservative approach, and it was more important than wasting his troops to attack the Persian navy that had just landed, as it was to hold on to the hot springs in the wilderness.

Hagrid, who didn't know how to strategize, was silent and handed over the right to speak to Yunqi.

And King Leonidas, who did not express his opinion, also looked at him, wanting to hear the thoughts of the real man behind the mercenary.

"General Dassos has the safest view, but in this eventful time, it is not the best decision. Xerxes led an army of 300,000 men in total, and in one more day, he landed here completely. Now, we are only facing a small part of the 300,000 troops, and we are cowardly holding out, which will only undermine the morale of our army, which is already not high. ”

At the mention of "morale", Dassos was silent.

Persia was known as an army of millions, and the news spread like a plague throughout the Greek Commonwealth as the Persian emissaries traveled.

Now the entire Greek Federation is immersed in incomparable sadness and anger.

Many of the lords of the small city-states were ready to accept Xerxes' offer.

If it weren't for the fact that Athens and Sparta, the most powerful of the Greek Commonwealth, were the ones who defied public opinion and condemned the main battle, I am afraid that the entire federation would give in without a fight.

Now, Thermopylae Pass will be the first army battle between the two great kingdoms of Greece and Persia, once the dangerous Thermopay Pass is missed, the plains behind will be unsafe, waiting for the whole of Greece, is to perish.

Now, the 7,000 troops raised by the Federation are mixed races, and on the surface they share the same hatred, but everyone knows in their hearts that this battle will end in a fiasco.

In this kind of pathetic mood, morale will be so high.

These horses did not break and flee very well, and once they really faced the powerful and terrible Persian army, Dassos himself was not sure whether his men would be in chaos.

Dassos pondered for a long time before he said, "Even if what you say is right, what can we do against the Persian army?" There are as many of them as we are. Even if our whole army is dispatched, even if it is a one-to-three battle loss, it will seriously damage our already small morale, and your bad ideas will only lead us to the point of no return. What's more, the other side has 400 warships, and they really can't beat us, and they can completely walk away. What about us without even one sampan? I could only watch them leave with the main force. ”

Yun Qi did not answer directly, but persuaded the commander of the coalition forces from another side:

"If it's just a matter of dead air, it's a very compromise solution to stick to it, but unfortunately, the battleships sent by the enemy this time are mixed with other ships."

"Other ships? What do you mean? Dassault knew that this was the other party's trick, but as a commander, he had to get to the bottom of it, and now every decision affects the fate of more than 8,000 people.

"Baggage...... Heavy...... Warship. Yun Qi spit out word by word.

After hearing these three words, both Dassos and the king of Sparta stood up in surprise and said in unison: "Are you sure!" ”

Yun Qi was of course sure that the rock's drone was the best means of reconnaissance, and not long after the Persian navy docked, the 3D hologram was transmitted there.

Judging from the size of the ships, one-third of the more than 400 ships are battleships, and the remaining two-thirds are large and ineffective baggage ships.

At this time, Dassos no longer insisted on his own point of view, and muttered in his mouth: "Baggage ship, then you can't let it land safely, you must find a way to destroy it!" ”

However, when Dassault looked at his subordinates who were devouring their meals, the determination in his eyes was once again weakened.

It is easier said than done to destroy the enemy's baggage.

As long as the soldier knows a little about the art of war, he knows that the weight of baggage is the most crucial factor in combat. Without heavy logistical support, no matter how powerful the troops are, they will be like duckweed, becoming rootless trees and having no security at all.

The Persians are full of talents, how can they not even understand such superficial truths?

They must send elite troops to escort them and guard against their sneak attacks.

In this way, even if they recklessly destroyed the baggage and logistics of the Persian army, most of the men and horses sent would not return.

Dasos said helplessly: "If there are enough personnel, I will definitely send a death squad composed of elite troops to destroy the baggage at any cost, but now...... With only 8,000 men and horses, we can't afford any losses. ”

Speaking of this, Dasus looked at King Leonidas and said reproachfully: "The original plan was that your Spartans would send the main force, at least equal to the number of our coalition forces, so that we could not take care of the two main roads of Thermopylae, the middle gate and the small road. Now our main forces are concentrated at the Gate of Hot Springs, and once the Persians discover the trail and surround it from there, there will be only one fate for our 8,000 men - total annihilation! ”

The king of Sparta patted Dassos on the steely shoulder and comforted: "Old friend, don't worry about this, the trail is very secret, the Persians are not familiar with the terrain here, if you want to discover the secret of the trail, send a large number of people to search, it will take ten days and a half months to discover." At that time, the sacred sacrificial festival of Sparta was also successfully completed, and the Athenians had enough time to prepare for the war. ”

"But ......"

"I see, old friend, your concerns are not unreasonable, I will send my 1000 slave troops to guard the trail." Leonidas said.

"In that case, wouldn't we have even less raiders!" Dassault protested.

"No, it doesn't take too many men to attack the Persian baggage troops, and even to defeat the Persian fleet will not hesitate to have as many people." Yun Qi's voice made the two main generals look sideways. (To be continued.) )