"Buzz!" The low-frequency sound of the bowstring sounded, and a white-feathered arrow pierced the air, swept through the Spartan phalanx at high speed, and flew towards the location of Astino and Starlius in the center of the battlefield.

In the midst of Fassbinder's desperate roar, arrows suddenly appeared at the throat of the Persian cavalryman; An arrow locks the throat, Wang Jun's usual trick, under normal circumstances, every shot is missed.

Astino found that his father was actually reminding him, and he also noticed that there was a strange noise behind him, so he quickly turned his head to check; At the same time, the white Persian horse ran past Astino's body, and a Persian cavalryman with an arrow in his throat, holding an axe that he could no longer chop, fell from his horse, and ran along the horse's customary surname, and the Persian cavalry happened to fall on Astino's body.

Astino was defenseless, and was directly crushed to the ground by the impact, and Starlius beside him hurriedly jumped over and lifted away the Persian cavalry that had lost his breath; And Fassbinder, who had been witnessing all this, rushed out of the phalanx like a frightened rabbit and went straight to his son.

"Let's just say you're about the same as a woman! He was actually knocked down by a dead man. Seeing that Astino was not, Starlius began to tease again.

"Father, I'm fine." Astino was indeed taken aback just now, and in a rare way, he did not return the salute to Starius, but said to Fassbinder, who was rushing towards him.

Looking at the arrow feathers on the throat of the Persian cavalry, Fassbinder and the three of them understood that the arrow was fired by the king's army, but now was obviously not a good time to say thank you, and a large group of Persian soldiers had already appeared in the mist.

"Homecoming!" As a centurion, not a father, Fassbender gave the right orders.

The three of them covered each other, took out a small group of Persian soldiers who rushed up in an attempt to "pick up the bargain", and quickly retreated into the Spartan phalanx.

It was already dusk, and the warriors were almost exhausted, and Leonidas ordered the whole army to retreat to the pass; It took the Persians a day, the lives of thousands of soldiers, and finally pushed the advance back to the edge of the pass.

The long horn of retreat sounded, and Xerxes saw that the army approaching the pass was actually unable to fight any longer, so he had to order a retreat; No matter how unwilling he was, Xerxes understood that there was no point in continuing to fight like this today.

Endless darkness gradually covered the earth, and piles of bonfires were lit in the narrow pass and the flat plain of Ancili; The two sides had been fighting each other for two whole days, and they all stayed quietly in the camp to lick their wounds.

Wang Jun was a little apprehensive in his heart, according to the original plot, a lot of things would happen that were unfavorable to Leonidas tonight.

Originally, tonight, the deformed traitors betrayed Leonidas, causing the Persians to copy the back of the Spartans overnight;

Originally, tonight, Leonidas' wife, Gou Ge, was given xx by Senate member Schillan;

……

Because the plot has changed, for example, the deformed traitor was killed early by the royal army, so maybe there will not be a situation where the Persians will copy the back road. However, Wang Jun is not sure how things will develop next; Maybe there will be an unexpected change in the plot, maybe ...... In short, everything in the future, because of Wang Jun's participation, has long become confusing.

The wounded Spartan warriors gathered around the campfire, using red-hot spearheads, tending to wounds on their bodies, and the smell of burnt flesh filled the canyon; Dilius sat silently on the stone, and used a sackcloth as a bandage to wrap his injured left eye, which had been completely retired; After two days and one night of fighting, these crazy warriors finally felt tired, and the long canyon was much quieter.

Wang Jun pulled Leonidas, and the two squatted in front of a bonfire, discussing the situation of the war that would follow.

It is not so much a discussion as brainwashing, with thousands of years of historical experience, with the experience of commanding the Roman army, the royal army is brainwashing Leonidas; When the enemy advances, I retreat, and when the enemy retreats, I advance......

Speaking of which, in fact, Wang Jun just wants to achieve a goal.

In case you are copied by the enemy, you must not fight to the death and not retreat! People die, the wife is someone else's, the children are beaten by someone else, well, it seems that these Leonidas don't care; So, if you die, and the land belongs to someone else, don't you Leonidas still care? And as long as people live, the land can be reclaimed at any time.

"What you say makes a lot of sense, but if the enemy really surrounds us, I still choose to fight to the death!"

Turning the bonfire, Leonidas calmly gave Wang Jun such a conclusion.

"What? That's how you want to die? "Wang Jun lost his patience.

In the original plot, the reason why Leonidas chose to fight to the death and not retreat was ostensibly for the tradition of Sparta, but in fact there was something else. The oracles spread by the priests contained an important message, especially to Leonidas, that if Leonidas were killed, Sparta would be safe; This is an elaborate trap, and if Leonidas had not died at Thermopylae, and the Persians had entered Sparta, then the black cauldron would have been carried by Leonidas; The oracles want to use your death to save Sparta, so why don't you die?

There is also a problem, the senator Schiron, in accordance with the law, tradition, etc., is gradually leading the parliamentarians to stand on the opposite side of Leonidas; At the same time, Siran also co-opted another Spartan king, and as for the priests, they had already worn the same pants as Siran. In this situation, Leonidas, who violated the "oracle" and went to war without authorization, even if he returned to Sparta alive, would either be killed or imprisoned; Leonidas, in Sparta, did not mix very well, although he was liked by the people.

"If I die, what the oracle says will come true, and I die willingly." Leonidas raised his head and looked at Wang Jun.

……

The main task in this world is to protect Leonidas, a bearded old man, no matter what way he uses, Wang Jun will not let him die.

"Alright! I tell you, when you die, the traitors in the Senate will open the gates of Sparta and welcome Xerxes; The greedy priests, who were waiting for Xerxes to offer the next gold coins, well, and beauties from every corner of Persia, to become their new oracle messengers; And your wife and children will be brutally mutilated by Xerxes, and the people of Sparta will be enslaved. ”

"What did you say?"

"There are traitors in the Senate!?"

"The priest was bought!?"

Leonidas was startled, stood up suddenly, and asked Wang Jun one after another.

Looking at Leonidas's anxious appearance, Wang Jun knew that he had finally pried open the door to his inner world; Without saying anything, Wang Jun got up slowly, looked into the eyes of the bearded old handsome man, and nodded heavily; Body language conveys a sure message to Leonidas, which is more effective than words.

Leonidas sensibly did not ask Wang Jun how he learned of this news, he trusted Wang Jun and did not want to destroy the friendship between the two; The two sat down again, and the voice of the conversation began to be lowered, and this conversation lasted until the second half of the night.

The endless Persian tents are brightly lit.

Xerxes, who had been depressed for two days, was now in a good mood; A man dressed as a Greek, a native of the plains of Ancili, named Aeryttis, was kneeling at his feet, and had come to Xerxes this night.

The mere reconquest of a Greek, of course, is not worthy of such joy as Xerxes; This Greek knew an ancient sheep route that could go straight up from the plains to the eastern peaks and around the rear of the Spartans.

Good news! Great news!

Xerxes stood in his tent, looking up to the sky and laughing; The gods are helping themselves, Spartans? Leonidas? Wait and see!

The habitual surname of the plot continues to exert a strong influence; Even though Wang Jun killed the short file man in the original play, but now a sullen man has run out!

The Persian camp was full of people, and groups of heavily armed undead soldiers began to assemble; These Persian soldiers who were pulled up in the middle of the night were very unhappy at first, but they knew that there was a chance to go around the rear of the Spartans to storm chrysanthemums, and they were ** in an instant!

Those who were killed by the Spartans to the ground now, finally have a chance to take revenge!

Because the ancient sheep road is a mountain trail after all, the cavalry has no fun or anything, so they can only send infantry; Xerxes now had only 5,000 undead soldiers left, and sent 3,000 out in one go; In addition, in order to ensure the smooth operation, 10,000 ordinary Persian infantry were transferred.

Led by Aerouatis, a Persian army of 13,000 entered the mountains southwest of the plain by night; At this time, Wang Jun and Leonidas were sitting next to the campfire and talking in a low voice.

In the dark mountains in the distance, on several dangerous hills and slopes that the ancient sheep road must pass, more than 3,000 Greek coalition soldiers are waiting there in several groups.

1,000 Fushi people, occupying a hill, through which the ancient sheep road passes; 400 Thebans, guarding a section of the ancient sheep road; 200 Macedonians, occupying a sharp turn on the ancient sheep road; And 1,400 Sesby, like the Furshi, occupy a hill. Theoretically, these 3,000 men should be able to resist 10 times the enemy by virtue of their geographical advantages; However, in the original plot, the Phöshins were about to be defeated at the first touch, so the king instigated Leonidas to send more forces to guard the ancient sheep road, and reminded them that the time period from the third night to the early morning of the fourth day was likely to be attacked.

Leonidas did not feel sleepy, and Wang Jun's words seemed to linger in his ears; For the sake of Sparta, he brought 299 warriors to Thermopylae to fight bloodily, and he was ready to sacrifice his life for Sparta.

However, in the city of Sparta in the rear, there were many traitors who were plotting to defect to the Persians, trying to sacrifice the interests of the entire Spartans in exchange for the glory and wealth of their small group!

"I can't just die! Even if he had to die, it would have been after defeating the Persians and killing all the traitors. "Leonidas made up his mind that for the sake of his beloved homeland, for the sake of his country, Leonidas decided that he must defend the interests of his country even if his reputation is ruined.

To be sure, Leonidas was a very good king, and if it hadn't been for the royal army, he wouldn't have known that he had died in a conspiracy.

Looking at the long line behind him, Aerouatis, who led the way, was full of joy; He is 35 years old this year, and he has been living a poor life in the Ancili Plain. For Aeryatis, it didn't matter who ruled the place, what mattered was whether he could live a good life; Obviously, now that he is about to live a good life, as long as he takes the Persian army into the canyon and blocks the back road of the Spartans, he can return to the Persian Emperor Xerxes and receive countless treasures, well, and the few foreign beauties he has his eye on.

National honors?

I'm sorry, but Aeutis didn't have this concept since he was a child.

Gael, the leader of the Thebans, was inspecting the position, and 400 Theban warriors were divided into four batches on duty; The section of the ancient sheep road near the mountains that he is responsible for is also half a dangerous place, and it is located in front of the soldiers of other city-states.

When Leonidas arranged for Gale to come, he repeatedly emphasized that he had taken a fancy to the fighting power of Thebes, and Gale was still very satisfied with this honor; In fact, the fighting power of the Thebans is indeed very strong, and it has not destroyed their combat effectiveness because of the popularity of same-name love.

However, Gail still felt a little regretful that the royal army did not come together to participate in the defense of the ancient sheep road; When he was talking about Wang Jun, in the pass canyon more than ten miles away, Wang Jun, who was drowsy, suddenly sneezed for no reason, feeling very wrong; Sometimes, it's not a good thing to be too perceptive.

"Huh?" There was a sudden commotion under the dark hillside, and Gail immediately became vigilant, and at the same time arranged for the soldiers on duty to call up all the rest of the resting people.

"How did Leonidas calculate so accurately?" Gail served, this Leonidas is really magical; He didn't know that the mastermind behind the scenes was actually Wang Jun, whom he had been talking about.

The voices below grew louder and louder, and it was evident that a large group of men and horses were hurrying in the moonlight; At this time, in this direction, who else could there be but the Persians?

"Kill them!" Seeing that the enemy had reached the bottom of the slope, Gale immediately gave the order.

"Boom ......"

After staying here for three days, Gale had already arranged for the soldiers to prepare a variety of defenses according to the terrain, and now the big rocks that were being pushed down were just appetizers; Stones the size of a head and a buttocks, each with relatively round shapes, were pushed down the hill one by one by the Theban warriors.

Under the action of gravity, hundreds of stones rolled faster and faster on the steep slopes, and the rolled up earth was clearly visible in the moonlight, and the sound was amazing.

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