Chapter Seventy-Four: The Prodigy
After some eloquent talk, the superhuman wisdom of the little prince has been revealed, and even Mo Sandi can't judge whether the countermeasures he said are reasonable, so he asked King Leonidas, who has the most voice around him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Leonidas nodded and said appreciatively: "He analyzed it very well!" The essence of combat is to use your own advantages to attack the enemy's flaws, like thisγγγγγγ β
As he spoke, he pulled out the long sword at his waist and thrust it down.
There was a soft sound of "poof", like cutting tofu, and the long sword sank deep into the gap between the wooden planks of the king's sword.
Leonidas continued: "The blade of the long sword is its strength, and the gap in the plank is the flaw of the king, so the long sword can easily sink into the plank. β
Ling Zifeng looked at this magical scene, and couldn't help but think in his heart: "I rely on~ You Spartans, you can find flaws with a casual wave, but I can learn this sharp skill right away~ Haha~ Not bad~ Quite good~"
Leonidas didn't know what he was thinking, and continued: "Of course, if you're on the underdog's side, then find a way to turn the situation around, just like we did in Thermopylae these days. β
What the king said was that it was they who took advantage of the narrow terrain of the pass to allow the numerical superiority of the Persian army to be dissipated. Then use the advantage of the Spartan army to counter the flaws of the Persians.
Just listen to him continue: "Moreover, the Babylonian subjects have always held a grudge against the Persian Empire. Therefore, your advantage is the mass base that Ling Zifeng said. As long as you have a firm grip, you will be invincible. β
Hearing this, Mo Sandi's last worries were also swept away.
She said excitedly to the little prince: "I didn't expect your countermeasures to be so far-sighted, brother, you are really a natural leader!" β
Mo Sandi stood up and said to all the leaders of the Babylonian Liberation Army around him: "I have decided that from this moment on, all the troops of Babylon will be at the disposal of the prince of Ganesha. β
The crowd responded in unison: "Yes!" β
The little prince said in a panic: "No, no, no! I'm still too young, sister, you quickly take back the order. β
Mo Sandi smiled and said softly, "No, Ganesha, you are much better than me!" You have this insight and strategy, and my sister is very pleased. β
The little prince said in a panic: "But~ sister, I'm only a teenager... β
Mo Sandi shook her head and interrupted: "I'm not good at military politics, and you are more suitable than me to be the commander of the army." And, sooner or later, you will inherit the throne of Babylon, and Babylon will surely be revived again under your leadership! β
With that, she took out a golden token from her waist and handed it to the little prince.
The little prince couldn't shirk it anymore, so he had to take the sign and say to Mo Sandi: "I will definitely live up to my sister's expectations." β
He looked around and said a little timidly, "So... Can I give an order now? β
Mo Sandi smiled, touched his head and said, "Of course you can!" You are now our commander-in-chief. β
After that, she bowed slightly to the little prince and said solemnly: "Please order!" β
When the surrounding Babylonian generals saw the princess behaving like this, they also knelt down one by one and said, "Please give the prince an order!" β
The little prince was stunned, and seemed to be not quite used to this atmosphere.
But he immediately summoned up the courage to order: "I need two hundred young and promising generals, and I will appoint them at once as commanders of the Babylonian Liberation Army scattered to all the rural towns." β
"Yes!" The generals took the order and left.
Ling Zifeng suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said, "Hey~ I have a good suggestion!" β
Mo Sandi smiled and said, "Brother Ling, please speak!" β
"You can also select another 200 people who can speak well and follow the scattered team to do propaganda, and you can call the propaganda committee."
Mo Sandi asked puzzledly: "Propaganda... What to promote? β
The little prince's eyes lit up slightly and said, "Do you want us to publicize the news that the Babylonian Liberation Army has come to save the subjects?" β
Ling Zifeng slapped his palms and said, "That's right! If you don't engage in mass propaganda, who knows if you are good for them? Isn't this a departure from the massesγγγγγγ β
Mo Sandi nodded with the little prince and thought that this was indeed the case, and then ordered his subordinates to do this by the way.
Seeing that the little prince commanded Ruoding's quick thinking, King Leonidas couldn't help but say with interest on the side: "The little prince's military talent is indeed outstanding, I don't know if you have any interest in discussing the gains and losses of the battle with me in the past few days?" β
When Leonidas said this, he actually had a deeper intention, and he wanted to verify the true level of the future allied commander again through discussion.
The little prince scratched his head and said with great interest: "Okay! But that's not right, don't laugh at me. β
Everyone burst into laughter, all thinking, "A child is really still a child"
Leonidas smiled, "Naturally not, you've always stayed by Xerxes's side, right?" β
"Hmmm... That's right~" The little prince nodded
Leonidas then asked, "Do you know what he ordered on the battlefield the other day?" β
"It's roughly clear~"
"Well, I'd like to ask you. If you were the commander of the Persian army, how would you command this battle? Let's talk about it from day one. β
"On the first day....I certainly won't be like Xerxes, who indiscriminately sent troops to death to lower their morale...
"So what would you do?"
The little prince listened to Leonidas's question, and he thought about it carefully.
Turning around, he asked Mo Sandi for a dagger, carved two circles on the floor of Wang Xuan, and said, "Well... Suppose this side is Thermopylae, and this side is the Persian military camp. β
He drew two more slender lines between the two circles and continued: "This is the passage before the hot spring pass, and it is very narrow. β
"This kind of passage will inevitably not allow too many people to pass at one time, so I will not order the army to charge in a swarm."
"Because that would make the troops crowded in tight spots, which would not be conducive to charging and might cause each other to stampede."
Leonidas nodded appreciatively and motioned for him to continue.
The little prince thought for a moment, and again drew several triangles with his dagger in front of the circle representing the Persian side.
He spoke: "These armies representing Persia, some of the Persian vassals, some of them from the Persian Empire. β
He drew a few smaller squares in front of the triangle and said, "I will have these armies send the strongest warriors of their troops to form a phalanx, and then it will be like thisγγγγγγ β
He took the dagger and drew several arrows in front of the small square, pointing to the side of the hot springs, and marked the order.
"Let the phalanx follow this order and take turns to attack the hot spring pass. In order to ensure the morale of the whole army, I will definitely not give a death order to make the troops hard. β
Leonidas pondered for a moment and said, "This method avoids crowding and stampede, and may also preserve a certain amount of morale. β
"But the average Persian army will not be our opponent, and how can you guarantee that you can conquer Thermopylae with these phalanxes?"
The little prince shook his head and said, "Of course it won't be just these phalanxes!" These troops were mainly used to drain the physical strength of the Spartan warriors. β
"No matter how strong a person is, there will be a time when his physical strength will be exhausted, and when the Spartan warriors are attacked in turn until they are exhausted, the critical opportunity will come."
The king asked curiously, "What is the key opportunity?" β
The little prince said confidently: "At that time, you can send a mixed force of the undead army and the magic legion to storm the hot spring pass in one go." β
"I'll let the elites of the undead army throw magic bombs, because they have more strength and will definitely throw farther."