Chapter 62: Sparta III
Perhaps realizing that bows and arrows had no effect on the Greek defenders, the second wave of attacking Persian troops did not shoot a rain of arrows again, but directly made people rush up!
Li Liguo squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the servant soldiers in leather armor who rushed up first, no different from the first wave, and did not let the crossbowmen attack, and the defense line that was thinner than the Spartan Royal Praetorian Guard phalanx stood there firmly!
These people are all elites under Li Liguo's command, and even the more than 100 Greek heavy infantry are veterans carefully selected by Li Liguo to follow him to fight in a trading town!
The dozen or so canned swordsmen in the front row naturally couldn't block all the entrances, these iron cans were just interspersed between the Greek heavy infantry in the first row, slightly protruding, they would be the main force to attack and chop, and the other Greek heavy infantry would cover these elite iron cans!
The second wave of the Persian army's attack was actually carried out in two parts, thousands of servant soldiers had already rushed to the front, and the so-called undead army behind was still standing motionless!
The reason why this is so is related to the scene of hand-to-hand combat with cold weapons, in face-to-face hand-to-hand combat, any emotions of soldiers spread very quickly, once the elite and cannon fodder are mixed together, not only can it not play the role of veterans with new recruits, but the panic and other negative emotions of the recruits will also be transmitted to the veterans during the battle, so that the combat power of the veterans will be greatly reduced!
As long as he is a commander who can fight, he usually separates elite and ordinary soldiers, and sometimes even soldiers in different regions are separated from the command!
The tactics of veterans leading new recruits, which are very effective in hot weapon warfare, do not work at all in the era of hand-to-hand combat with cold weapons!
Of course, it is still necessary for a small number of brave men to act as officers of ordinary soldiers, at least to play a leading role, otherwise it would be too fragile to let a group of sheep charge, and it would be too fragile to join a few lions to lead the charge, and the effect is still good!
"Ready! Kill! ”
The small leaders in Li Liguo's army shouted at the same time, because of their small number and many general guards, coupled with the iron chain armor on their bodies, they fought more boldly than the Spartan soldiers!
Although there are also phalanxes, the phalanx is more focused on killing the enemy than defending!
The protruding dozen or so big swordsmen wearing full-body plate armor circled their two-handed swords as soon as they touched them, and swept down with a majestic blow, and a small blank space was instantly emptied in front of them!
Although the lethality of this move is average, only dozens of casualties, but the visual impact is quite powerful, and many of the Persian servant soldiers behind were so frightened that they forcibly stopped, and then were pushed up by the people behind......
While~
The soldiers of the Persian servant army looked at the scimitar they were holding in horror, and only a spark popped out of the armor of the faceless enemy in front of them, and their hands trembled in fright, and they almost threw the knife away!
The canned swordsman seemed to be used to it, and when he turned around, he grabbed the neck of the Persian soldier who had gone around his side at some point, and pinched his wrist hard, and the Persian soldier spat out a stream of blood in his mouth and fell to the ground!
For a canned swordsman covered in iron, any part can be used as a weapon!
After all, it is enough to choke anyone who is hit by an iron fist and iron foot......
Not only were the Persian soldiers unable to hurt these canned swordsmen, but the Persian soldiers who did not have heavy weapons also had a hard time dealing with other soldiers wearing iron chain mail!
Whether it's a sword or a short spear, when you hit the torso of the largest and best body, it will be easily bounced away, and then stabbed to the ground by the enemy who notices!
These Persian soldiers wanted to hurt their iron-clad enemies by chopping a few exposed parts, such as their necks and limb joints!
Naturally, these places must not be covered with iron sheets, otherwise the soldiers will not be able to move if they wear them......
However, if you want to cut so accurately in hand-to-hand combat, how good eyesight and reflexes do you need?
Anyway, for these Persian servant soldiers, this is almost an impossible event!
Then, as a matter of course, the soldiers of the Persian servant army had a nervous breakdown!
But this time, these soldiers did not flee back to the camp unharmed, because behind them a whole 10,000 elite Persian Empire undead legions met them!
These ruthless professional soldiers of the Persian Empire will not pity the lives of these defeated servant soldiers, and all the routed soldiers who dare to flee in front of their eyes will be disciplined on the battlefield!
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Of course, although these servant soldiers are very rubbish, their purpose of consuming the physical strength of the soldiers under Li Liguo's command has been achieved!
"The Divine Arm Crossbowmen step forward, ready to fire a salvo!"
In the face of the undead army, Li Liguo's psychological confidence is not too strong, he stays here mainly to follow Leonidas, and whether his own army can block the impact of dealing with a large number of elites......
Whoosh ......
The Divine Arm Crossbowmen fired three volleys down, knocking down a large number of people with arrows into the flesh, but the soldiers of the undead legion were not affected in the slightest, and continued to howl and rush up!
Li Liguo sighed, the purpose of using long-range troops to weaken the enemy's morale is out of play......
The precious Divine Arm Crossbowmen were withdrawn by Li Liguo to his side, and the next thing was the really hard battle!
Bang bang bang......
A series of crashing sounds sounded, and the fighting will of these soldiers of the undead legion was obviously more firm, and they bumped into them without caring about their own safety, the people in front died, and the people behind stepped on the corpses of their own people without hesitation!
The most important thing is that the soldiers of these undead legions are all equipped with exquisite bronze armor and iron scimitars, and it takes much more physical strength to kill a soldier in armor than a soldier in leather armor!
The entrance to Hot Spring Pass was in chaos, and under the impact of his life, the phalanx of soldiers under Li Liguo's command was shaken!
Li Liguo had to admit that compared to not being afraid of death, the Greek heavy infantry under his command and the general guards were far inferior to the Spartan Royal Janissaries beside him!
Of course, it was the Spartan royal guards who wrote a suicide note!
In addition to a dozen canned swordsmen, those Greek heavy infantry and general guards wearing chain armor gradually couldn't bear the pressure, and this time it was the most elite soldiers of the Persian Empire who rushed up, all of them are proficient in battlefield fighting, and they can't break the iron armor on your body?
It doesn't matter, you can't put iron pieces around your neck and face!
Just say hello there!
Of course, against those iron cans with full plate armor, these soldiers of the undead legion are still as helpless as ever, and can only use their lives to stop the footsteps of the iron cans!