Sure enough, a message came from the rear that night. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Persian elite still found this shepherd's trail by their own skills.

Where the defenders heard the wind and fled! The Persians were outflanking them from behind the Thermopylae, and would be there by to-morrow evening.

Ling Zifeng sighed, he really couldn't hide from what he should have come.

Even without the help of the hunchback man, it is not difficult for a large army to find a path.

The only slight difference is that without a hunchbacked man, their march speed will be much slower.

However, the Athenians who came to their aid did not care about these distinctions.

They still did not hesitate to leave and flee for their lives, because in their opinion, the hot spring pass that was lost in the rear was already a dead place, and staying here was tantamount to looking for death.

Ling Zifeng did not agree with the Athenians, because he had unexpectedly comprehended a trick, and now he had absolute confidence that he could kill Xerxes before the hot spring pass.

As long as Xerxes dies before the two armies, the Persian army is bound to be in chaos, and it is still unknown who will die at that time!

Mo Sandi didn't leave this time, I don't know if it was because she had absolute confidence in Ling Zifeng, or because of the lingering familiarity in her heart.

In short, she and her team of Assassins remained.

Ling Zifeng thought about the conversation between Mo Sandi and him "last time", smiled like an assassin beauty and asked, "Why don't you go with the Athenians?" Aren't you afraid of death? ”

Mo Sandi replied, "My gut tells me that I should trust you!" ”

Ling Zifeng smiled happily: "Haha! That's right, intuition is the highest! Come on, come on, just for your trust. I'll give you a gadget as a token of appreciation. ”

As he spoke, he used his magic to make an ice crystal rose and handed it to Mo Sandi.

Mo Sandi took over this crystal clear flower and couldn't put it down and liked it very much.

However, her eyes immediately showed a hint of hesitation, and she said, "Do you know what it means for a man to give a girl roses?" ”

Ling Zifeng said without hesitation: "I know! The representative likes it! I really like you, that's why I gave it to you. ”

Mo Sandi didn't expect him to express his liking unabashedly, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to hold the flowers tightly with both hands and lower his head to think about his thoughts.

"Is this a confession? But it doesn't feel like it, how should I answer him? ”

"Eh! Don't push too hard. It's made of ice that will break, so be careful not to hurt you. ”

Ling Zifeng didn't find out Mo Sandi's embarrassment, but he was afraid that she would break the flower and hurt herself.

In fact, the liking he expressed is a kind of "like" of modern people, he just thinks Mo Sandi is very beautiful and likes it.

And this beautiful beauty actually believes in herself with intuition, and he is very happy so he likes it very much.

So, on a whim, he learned the methods of pleasing girls in the TV series, and used a magic gadget to express his happiness.

Maybe it's not a confession, maybe he wants to confess like this.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became a little ambiguous, and it was Leonidas who came over to break their embarrassment.

The king coughed lightly and said, "I'm sorry to disturb you, but aren't you going to go with the Athenians?" ”

Ling Zifeng came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Why do you want to leave, we are going to win!" ”

A look of joy flashed in the king's eyes and he asked, "Is this the magician's prophecy?" ”

Ling Zifeng shook his head, nodded again and said, "It's not a prophecy, it's a fact!" ”

The king laughed, patted Ling Zifeng on the shoulder and said, "With your words, I am more confident." ”

The king looked at the Spartan warriors, who were a little gloomy because of the departure of the reinforcements, and said in a firm and powerful tone: "Warriors, children, our friends have not completely abandoned us. ”

"We also have magical magicians and friends of the League of Assassins, none of whom have left. They all trust us and believe that we can beat our opponents! ”

Roar, roar, roar.

Three majestic cheers shook the heavens and the earth, and the slightly frustrated morale returned to their side.

The king then announced that he intended to canonize the people who had not left as "the warriors of the Spartans", and Ling Zifeng and others naturally agreed to this honorable honor.

So under the king's impassioned speech, as last time, the cheers in front of the hot spring gate shook the heavens and the earth, and the previous haze was swept away.

Around the campfire, the king summoned a group of people, including Ling Zifeng and Mo Sandi, to discuss tactics.

The king was the first to speak, "Our task tomorrow is to hold back the enemy so that they cannot pass the hot springs pass. ”

The Spartan general said, "That's right! Even if the enemy surrounds us tomorrow, it doesn't matter, their large forces still won't be able to pass through the Hot Springs Pass easily. As long as we hold out until reinforcements led by the queen arrive in the rear, we will be victorious. ”

Everyone nodded, and the king continued: "Then tomorrow's tactics will be mainly defensive and delay time. Until reinforcements dare to arrive... ”

Before the king's words were finished, Ling Zifeng frowned and interrupted: "How many warriors will die on our side with this tactic?!" ”

Leonidas shook his head indifferently and said, "We dare to fight the enemy with the number of three hundred people, and we have long been determined to die. ”

"Even if I die tomorrow, as long as I can hold back the Persian army, Greece will win."

Ling Zifeng asked puzzledly, "Why fight to the death?" There are other options, such as killing Xerxes directly. ”

The king shook his head and said, "It's not so easy to kill, he's so far away from us, and he's surrounded by a heavy army. ”

But he suddenly thought of a certain scene from the battle of Hot Springs on the first day, and said in disbelief: "Unless... ”

"That's right, unless he comes close to Hot Springs Pass to persuade him to surrender." Ling Zifeng didn't wait for the king to finish speaking before he said that he had already planned everything in his heart.

The king frowned, still puzzled, "But how could he come so easily to persuade him to surrender?" Unless we suffer heavy casualties, but this ... ”

Ling Zifeng said with a smile: "Your analysis is correct, Xerxes will definitely be worried about the strength of the Spartan reinforcements in the rear." ”

"He also understood for a long time that the strength of his army's combat strength was far from that of the Spartans, so he would inevitably come to persuade him to surrender and avoid fighting a large-scale Spartan legion."

The king thought for a long time, he knew that what Ling Zifeng said was right, but there was still a key issue that had not been solved.

So he said helplessly: "However, he will definitely only come to persuade us to surrender when we are seriously injured." If so, it would be no different from what we had planned in the first place. ”

"Of course not in this way!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Ling Zifeng's mouth, and he continued to ask, "Are the Spartans a strong people who do not surrender, do not retreat, and do not submit?" ”

The king was proud and puzzled, and said, "Yes! ”

Ling Zifeng then asked, "So is Xerxes a tyrant with a suspicious, self-righteous, and arrogant personality?" ”

The king then replied, "Yes! ”

Ling Zifeng continued to ask: "Has this tyrant been taught a good lesson by the brave Spartans in the past few days, and no longer dares to despise an opponent who is inferior to his own in numbers?" ”

"Yes!"

"Then there is a way to delay time, and to get Xerxes close to persuade us to have a chance to assassinate him, and we only need to change the battle arrangement。。。。。。"

Mo Sandi was worried about whether her brother could be rescued, and when she heard Ling Zifeng say that there was a way to kill Xerxes, her expression became more and more focused.

But she didn't expect Ling Zifeng to suddenly sell Guanzi, and couldn't help but say anxiously: "Brother Ling, what is the method, you can say it quickly!" ”

Ling Zifeng smiled wonderfully and said, "Have you ever heard of the empty city plan!" ”

"Empty city? What is that? ”

Everyone in the audience looked at each other, not understanding what Ling Zifeng wanted to express.

Ling Zifeng patted his head and thought, "How did I forget the time and place of the plot, this era is still far away from the Three Kingdoms." Besides, this is Europe, where they will know what an empty city plan is. ”

He coughed awkwardly and explained, "Well, the empty city plan is a famous battle story in our hometown. ”

"It's about a commander who defended the city, but there were no soldiers around him. In order to confuse the enemy, he opened the door and went to the city gate himself. The enemy was really confused by his action, fearing that it was a trap, and finally did not dare to attack and withdrew. ”

Listening to this unbelievable story, Mo Sandi asked in astonishment, "Are you saying that we can use this method to confuse Xerxes and make him withdraw?" ”

Before Ling Zifeng could speak, the king on the side smiled and said, "Of course not, I probably understand the meaning of this story."

"We can use this method to stall for time and get Xerxes to come closer."

Ling Zifeng clapped his hands and said, "That's right! That's it! ”

He casually broke a branch and drew on the ground in front of him, saying, "The hot spring pass is like a city gate, we can let most of the warriors retreat and hide in the hot spring pass first, leaving only His Majesty the king and a dozen guards here。。。。。。 ”

The Spartan general listened to Ling Zifeng's bold plan, and he interrupted excitedly: "I don't agree! How does this work? This would put His Majesty the King in a very dangerous position. ”

King Leonidas patted his old friend on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, Xerxes doesn't dare to take my life easily, because the anger of the reinforcements behind us will make him tremble, let's listen to Mr. Ling's arrangements first." ”

Ling Zifeng nodded and continued to tell everyone how to sing this "empty city plan".

"We can also send half of our men to intercept the enemies of the Shepherd's Trail and 。。。。。。。 their clothes."

Ling Zifeng's eyebrows danced, and his spit flew sideways.

In a short time he had all the details in place, and waited quietly for the Persians to come and see the great play.

。。。。。。

Early in the morning of the third day, the "audience" from Persia arrived.

They launched their first attack of the day!

Perhaps they knew that their elite troops had outflanked the enemy's rear, and the Persians who came today were exceptionally numerous and fierce, and they were very different from the way they fled two days ago.

Unfortunately, they were greeted only by the empty valley in front of the hot springs.