The dusk yellow sky, the yellow waves of wheat, the sparse vegetation on the desolate mountain, except for some withered yellow weeds at the foot of the mountain, there are only a few yellowed trees on the mountain, as if God was creating this world, and the dyes of other colors are seriously insufficient, so the whole earth has to be painted in a yellowish hue.

A road winds through the basin under the mountain, there is a small stream next to the road that is not very large, a tree that is not very tall stands in the middle of the road and the stream, under the tree I don't know who brought a few big stones, the travelers who often come and go this road, the most like to rest and enjoy the cool here, often sit on the big rocks, drink the cool stream water, stay for half an hour.

The eight members of the reincarnation team are now resting here, the female college student and Wei Xuan are the weakest, and they have never ridden a horse, these two hours of crazy travel have made them cry bitterly, not only are they sore all over, but the inner thighs are even blistered with blood, Wu Yun has strengthened his body after all, but he has been turned upside down more uncomfortable.

The soldier's performance was very good, although he had never ridden a horse, but he had been observing Liu Ping's posture on horseback riding on the road, and he had learned from it, and after two hours, not only did he not have any discomfort, but he also mastered the general skills of riding a horse.

Wu Yun was the first to speak, she sat on a big rock and said, "Strange, where did the eleven newcomers go, we are riding horses, why haven't we caught up with them yet." ”

Poker replied: "I've observed that the number of refugees I saw on the road was not right, at least half less than the number of people in the village before, and the new people should be with that part of the refugees." This road is the only major road, the place where the Persian army must pass, they only have two legs, but they can't outrun the four legs of the Persian cavalry, as long as they are smart, they will not choose to use this road to escape. ”

John added: "There must have been some of those refugees who were familiar with the local situation, and it is estimated that somewhere they turned into a trail, and we were in a hurry at the time, and we did not find it normal. ”

Liu Ping looked at Wei Xuan who was lying on the ground, and said: "The situation was urgent before, and everyone didn't have time to introduce themselves, the only newcomer I can name is him, his name is Wei Xuan, a doctor in a mental hospital, and the rest is unknown, now that it's safe, let's introduce ourselves." Names and specialties, let's start with this soldier. ”

"Report chief, my name is Duhe'an, I serve as the commander of the fifth company of the 712th Regiment of the 126th Infantry Division of the 42nd Group Army, with the rank of lieutenant, my specialty is armed off-road, and the 126th Infantry Division's flat armed off-road record of 20 kg and 50 kilometers is what I created."

"Duhe'an, very good, we have finally added another professional soldier to our team, but you can call me Liu Ping in the future, or call me captain, don't call me the chief anymore, it sounds really awkward. What about you, college girl, it's your turn. ”

The female college student's face was pale, her body had obviously not recovered, she sat on the ground with her back against the tree, and replied weakly: "My name is Jun Ningxiang, a sophomore at Chongqing Medical University, studying cosmetology, if you are special, does skipping rope count?" ”

"Not really. Okay, the newcomer has been introduced, it's our turn, my name is Liu Ping, you all know each other, this person who can transform into a pervert is called Wang Dahai. ”

"Hey, hey! What a pervert! Is it a werewolf! ”

Liu Ping then introduced Wu Yun, John and Poker.

"Okay, everyone already knows each other, let's discuss the next plan of action together."

Wu Yun waved his hand: "I don't understand the war, you can do whatever you say, Jun Ningxiang and I will be in charge of logistics." ”

Wang Dahai grinned: "What is there to discuss, anyway, the tasks have been set, run all the way to the hot springs, and help the 300 exhibitionists to guard for seven days, since I can help you in the team, the rest will all stay behind and be responsible for shouting and cheering, and everyone will run away quickly after seven days, and everyone will be finished together after seven days." ”

Wei Xuan's face was full of strangeness: "You plan to keep it for seven days?" ”

Wang Dahai said angrily: "If it weren't for the fact that the Lord God stipulated that it must be kept for seven days, I would definitely not want to go for a day!" Don't look at the eight of us here, we can really go on the field to fight the Persian army, and Liu Ping and I are not the only ones. ”

Poker was dissatisfied: "John and I have practiced before, how can we leave us behind and do nothing, even if we can't fight hand-to-hand, we can still draw a bow and shoot arrows." ”

John nodded, approving.

The soldier Du He'an hurriedly raised his hand: "Although I haven't practiced archery, I also have the strength to give me a bow and promise not to hold you back!" Alas, it just feels a bit of a pity, after so many years in the army, and now he is finally on the battlefield, but he has an empty stomach of modern military knowledge, but he can't use it here at all. ”

Liu Ping patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, I won't use it this time, and next time, as long as I survive." ”

Wei Xuan couldn't help but be anxious: "Hey, hey!" Let me tell you, is it necessary for you to be so pessimistic? If it weren't for the traitor's betrayal, the 300 Spartan warriors would not be able to guard for seven days, and it would not be a problem to keep it for a year! ”

Wang Dahai pointed to the sky: "If the Persian soldiers are not so powerful, I must believe you, but the main god has changed the plot, an ordinary Persian cavalry has at least twice the strength of ordinary people, how can the hot spring pass still be able to hold it." ”

Wei Xuan looked at the sky and sighed, "Oh my God! Didn't you ever think about it? Why did the Lord God leave us in that village? Isn't it too far away from the hot springs, even if you ride a horse, it's a day! If you walk, it will take at least two days! ”

You look at me, I look at you, although the distance is a little farther, but what does this distance have to do with their task? The main god seems to be looking for a random place every time he releases people, and he doesn't seem to have any purpose.

"I'm really losing to you, I can't figure out how you survived your first two movie adventures!"

Wu Yun said cautiously: "You don't mean that the Lord God deliberately let us stop the Persian army there, right?" ”

"That's what it means!!"

Wang Dahai scratched his head: "But our mission is in Hot Springs, and it's useless to defend that village!" There are neither bonus points nor side plots, and the terrain is open, so you won't be able to hold it for long. ”

"Did you even read the mission description?! Help 300 Spartan warriors defend Thermopay until the death of King Leonidas of Sparta. What is the word in this that says we have to be in the hot springs? Whatever we do, as long as it can play a role in guarding the hot spring pass, it can actually be regarded as helping them guard the hot spring pass, that is to say, for example, the arson of the village just now, as long as it can play a role in slowing down the advance of the Persian army for a day, in the main god, we are equivalent to completing the task of a day! ”

“……”

Everyone couldn't help but be speechless, but is that really the case?!

Jun Ningxiang, a female college student, said cautiously, "After all, this is the words of your Wei Xuan's family, and it doesn't represent the main god, what if the main god doesn't think so?" I still think it's safer to go to Onsenseki. ”

Everyone nodded their heads, and they couldn't go to the main god to ask at this moment, who was sure if there would be another explanation from the main god.

"I didn't say I wouldn't go to Hot Springs, I just gave you an example, we don't have to go to the battlefield to help the 300 warriors of Sparta, a lot of help can be outside the battlefield! And that help is often more important than fighting on the battlefield! ”

The soldier Duhe'an's eyes lit up: "Are you planning to build a fortification in Hot Spring Pass?" ”

Wang Dahai suddenly gave him a blank look: "That fire is no matter how bull B, and if it stands up to the sky, it can delay the army for a day, we are just such a few people, how strong can you build fortifications in one day?!" And people say it's outside the battlefield! Outside the battlefield, you know! ”

Wu Yun immediately exposed his old bottom angrily on the side: "It seems that you understand it very well, so can you give us an example, what is it called something outside the battlefield?" ”

"Ahem, that's it, well, forget it, how can I steal the limelight from the newcomer, it's up to Wei Xuan!"

“……”

Wei Xuan cleared his throat, but did not immediately say what he thought, but asked everyone if they had seen the movie "Spartan 300 Warriors", except for the female college student Jun Ningxiang shook her head, the rest of the people said that they had seen it, and then Wei Xuan asked again, then did anyone who have ever learned about the real Battle of Hot Spring Pass, and now everyone shook their heads, and no one present had specifically checked the relevant information.

"In this case, I have to popularize history for everyone first, there are still many differences between real history and movies."

Wei Xuan habitually lifted his glasses and said with a smile: "Well, since it is an introduction to the background, we have to start with Cyrus, the greatest king of Persia." ”

Cyrus was the founding monarch of Persia, beginning in 533 BC, and in three years, he destroyed Medea and Babylon.

By the time Cyrus's grandson, Darius, stepped onto the stage of history, the Persian Empire he founded had spanned three continents—the first country in history to span Europe, Asia, and Africa......

In 492 BC, Persia began to fight the Greek idea.

But what's worse is that God doesn't help him. During his first war against Greece, a hurricane destroyed 300 of his warships and more than 20,000 soldiers. As a result, the army was not supported by the navy and was raided by the Thracians at that time, and the Persian commander was seriously injured and had to suspend the operation.

The following year, in 491 B.C.E., Darius fantasized about surrendering Greece without a fight, so he sent emissaries to the Greek city-states to demand "land and water," that is, to submit them to submission. The weak city-states of central and northern Greece, fearing the power of Darius, chose to surrender.

But! How could the two largest Greek city-states, Athens and Sparta, bow their proud heads and abandon their glory?

So the Athenians threw the messenger from the cliff into the sea, and the Spartans threw the messenger into a deep well.

"To be honest, it's not unusual for the Spartans to do this, but I'm really surprised that Athens can be so decisive - Athens has always been very mild, huh? In many stories throughout history, the Athenians were known for their mild-mannered personalities. Speaking of this, Wei Xuan's tone began to be a little puzzled, and he expressed his opinion on the Athenians, and in order to prove his point, he also talked about several famous allusions to Athens.

Everyone didn't know much about the history of Greece, so naturally they didn't have any feelings, although Wei Xuan told several stories about the Athenians, but later saw that everyone was not interested in this topic, so he had to continue to talk about the topic just now.

The envoy he sent was killed like a chicken, and this was probably the biggest insult in Darius's life, so he once again marched to Greece.

This time he chose the most experienced general.

In 490 BC, the Persian army crossed the Aegean Sea and landed on the plain of Marathon, just outside Athens. Since Greece was a very scattered city-state at the time, each city-state was siloed, so the zone between the city-states became a weak link that could be exploited. Not to mention the small city-states that surrendered. So as soon as Persia landed, it approached Athens.

While the Athenians were making an emergency defense, they sent the long-distance runner Phiripidis to Sparta day and night to ask for help.

But our proud and brave Spartan warriors rejected the Athenians' pleas for help, on the grounds that it was not advisable to send troops on a full moon night.

Although the classmates of Philipides pleaded bitterly, the Spartans were indifferent. In desperation, Fei had no choice but to run back to Athens to convey the unfortunate news.

But Athenians are Athenians! Rather than being disillusioned by the Spartans' refusal to help, they immediately mobilized the whole army, even incorporated all the slaves into the ranks, and immediately rushed to the plain of Marathon, so that they could occupy the powerful terrain.

At that time, the laws of Athens were already very democratic, according to their laws at that time, 10 generals took turns to control the military between expeditions, and if major military operations were to be taken, the military consuls presided over the meeting, and the results of the vote were divided in whether to defend or attack, and they were a total of 10 people, so there was a 5VS5 situation.

Fortunately, the consul SAMA agreed with the attack of a general named Mithaad, which means that the consul has the last vote, which is very fair and scientific.

In order to thoroughly implement General Mithade's strategic ideas and give full play to his command talents, the other generals finally chose to give up their own opportunity to command the army and let General Mi take full command.

At that time, the comparison of forces was - Athens had 10,000 troops and 1,000 reinforcements, while Persia had 100,000 troops, and Athens' 10,000 troops were mobilized even slaves.

Mi used his ingenuity here, he pulled the battle line apart, and arranged the elite infantry on both flanks, and the frontal front was naturally relatively weak at this time.

In the early morning of September 12, 490 B.C., General Mithaad delivered a pre-battle mobilization speech: "The key to whether Athens will remain free forever or wear the yoke of slavery is yours!" ”

At the beginning of the war, after discovering that the middle of the Athenian defense line was relatively weak, the Persians only knew how to blindly break through to the middle, while the Athenian side fought and retreated, and finally formed a formation of two flanks. The Persian front was stretched too long, resulting in the inability to take care of the beginning and the end, but fell into a situation of being divided and surrounded by the Athenians.

"This is really a very common scene in the history of Chinese warfare, how the long snake formation was broken. The trick is - to be soft, soft in defense, pull them in, and then the two wings of the strange army stand out and cut off cleanly. Like several battles in ancient China, it is also like this, in order to defeat the strong with the weak, such as "Wei Xuan seems to be still a talker, speaking of which, not only talked about China's long snake formation, but also talked about several battles in ancient China, which made everyone angry, and strongly asked Wei Xuan not to divert the topic again."

After being divided and surrounded by the Athenians, the Persians began to flee, and the Athenians pursued them all the way to the seashore, and then began the battle for warships.

When the Spartans arrived that night with 2,000 troops, they saw only corpses strewn across the field.

The Persians left behind 6,400 corpses, 7 warships. Athens lost 192 men, including the military consul Kalius and several generals.

"I was deeply impressed by the Athenian warriors here. They had nothing to rely on, only the city of Athens behind them, the fathers and villagers in the city, and the children of their lovers. Although they have an absolute advantage in the enemy, they still have blood so far, not flinching or wavering. Mithade's tactics were even more appropriate, and he won a great victory at a very small price! At the same time, I have a deep respect for Karius and the generals, who were among them in such a small sacrifice! It's incredible, and the numbers show the bravery of their pioneers - that's what history can tell me. Wei Xuan said with reverence on his face.

Wang Dahai scratched his head and asked very strangely: "You mean, there is no such thing as 300 Spartan warriors in history?" ”

"When did I say that?" Wei Xuan replied inexplicably.

Jun Ningxiang interjected and said, "Didn't you just say that when the Spartans arrived with the army, the battle was already over?" ”

"No, no, I haven't talked about the history of the 300 Spartan warriors, these are just background stories." Wei Xuan shook his hand and quickly explained.

"Holy! You said so much and haven't talked about the history of the movie plot, aren't you lying to the reader about the word count! "Liu Ping can't stand it, this Wei Xuan is too talkative.

Wei Xuan didn't care about Liu Ping's ridicule, and continued to talk about the history of Athens and Persia.

In order to tell the good news to the citizens of Athens as soon as possible, Mi sent Fei out again.

In fact, Phiperides was already wounded, but he gritted his teeth and ran back to Athens desperately.

In the end, he only said, "Rejoice, Athenians, we have tried!" He fell headlong into the square and never got up again.

He ran a distance of 40 kilometers and 195 meters, which was the distance of a marathon in later generations. At the first Olympic Games in 1896, the long-distance run was included in the competition to commemorate the victory in the war and the dedication of the long-distance runner.

It was only 10 years after the Persian coveting of Greece was quelled, and the Thermopylae Pass at the Spartan Gate was resurrected - this is the second memorable battle of the Greco-Persian War, the Battle of Thermopylae, which is also the background of the Spartan 300 warriors.

"Finally talking about the background of the 300 warriors of Sparta, oh my God, this Wei Xuan is too good to talk about."

In 10 years, Darius I, who started the Greco-Persian Wars, was hanged, and his son Xerxes ascended to the throne. In order to fulfill his father's last wish, Xue vowed to set foot in Athens and conquer Greece. So he carefully prepared for four years and mobilized the entire Persian Empire - soldiers from 46 countries and more than 100 nationalities that were subject to Persia.

"From the above lineup, you can see how terrible the fighting power of the Persian Empire is. But I'm still skeptical...... The Thracians and the Medes can be ignored, but the Arabs and Caucasians will not be dissuaded to Greece??? ”

"Hey! Hi! You're going far again! Back to business! Liu Ping patted the stone with the Pinglong knife, and Wei Xuan quickly stopped conjecture and returned to the topic.

"Then I'll make a long story short, in short, although Persia claims to have 5 million troops this time, it should actually be about 30-500,000 people. They marched to Greece by land and sea. In order to cross the Hellesbang Strait, which is now the Dardanelles, craftsmen were also sent to repair the bridge

However, the rope bridge was not successfully built, and in the end the pontoon bridge was repaired.

It took the entire army 7 days and 7 nights to cross the strait.

This time, the internal fighting between the city-states in Greece was suspended, and the guns were unanimously formed to form an anti-Persian alliance. The commander-in-chief of the Allied forces is none other than our Spartan king, Leonidas.

But Xerxes really knows how to pick the moment – the day he chooses happens to be the day of the great event in Greece, the Olympiad!

In the hearts of the Greeks, the Olympiad was above all else, and nothing could stop and destroy the Olympics, including the Greco-Persian wars!

Therefore, at that time, at Thermopylae, the only passage south in northern Greece, there were only a few thousand guards, and the reinforcements brought by Leonidas were only 300 people. After saying so much, Wei Xuan was also thirsty, and Gollum finished drinking a bottle of drink before continuing

"The Spartans have always been very proud and simple. Once, when a king threatened the king of Sparta with the words to destroy their land and ravage their people, the king of Sparta simply replied with one word, "please". This pattern of speech later became the diplomatic rhetoric of Sparta...... Probably they think that talking too much is a symbol of cowardice! Wei Xuan, the modern version of Tang Seng, unconsciously diverted the topic when he said this.

"Stop! Why are you involved in anything else, hasn't anyone told you that you're talking too much? Liu Ping gritted his teeth and said.

"OK, I'm not going to talk anything else." Wei Xuan looked at the Pinglong Knife in Liu Ping's hand and hurriedly returned to the topic.

"Hot Springs Pass is just like in the movie, the terrain is dangerous, and the mountain road is narrow. So no cavalry and chariots can come in handy. Xerxes could only use the tactics of hoplite attacks in turns, trying to achieve victory with numbers and manpower.

But the Spartans were not covered, and the Persians rushed day after day, leaving behind large corpses, but they could not move forward. Xerxes threw even the elite 10,000 royal troops under his command into battle, but nothing to gain except a large number of deaths.

But...... At this tragic moment, the appearance of a traitor destroyed the entire Battle of Hot Springs...... It also destroyed the most glorious possible victory in human history, but forged a loud and heroic tragedy. Epiatis, a local peasant and the most dishonorable character in the Greco-Persian Wars, reported to Xerxes a path to the back of the Spartans.

Leonidas did not think of the path, he had already placed 1,000 garrisons of the city-state of Phosis there. But alas, he did not set up Spartans, nor Athenians. The soldiers of the city-state of Phosis had already let their guard down after days of silence. When they heard footsteps and picked up their shields and spears, sharp feathered arrows had pierced their throats.

After the defeat of the soldiers of the city-state of Phosis, the Persians could already attack the Spartans from behind.

Seeing that the tide was turning, Leonidas ordered the retreat of the armies of the other city-states, which had lost their fighting spirit. He and 300 Spartan warriors stayed behind to defend their positions. In the end, in addition to them, there were 700 soldiers of the city-state of Sesbian who were willing to live and die with them.

For a Spartan, abandoning his position was a shame worse than death.

Finally, the saddest moment has finally arrived. The Greek warriors fought bravely against the enemy. The spear is broken and replaced with a sword, and the sword is broken and smashed with a shield, killing the enemy even with his bare hands.

Finally, the Persians were still overwhelmed. The warriors of Sparta protected their commander and gradually retreated to a hill. Their numbers are getting smaller and smaller...... It was only a second before and after, and it was already destined to be separated forever...... No, it will not be separated forever, because in the next second, they will follow their comrades-in-arms, companions, and brothers......

The red-eyed Persians surrounded the remnants of the Spartans, and at the sound of a command, javelins rained down.

When the last Spartan fell, Thermopylae was truly captured.

In this battle, the Spartan warriors left behind 298 corpses. The reason why it wasn't 300 was because there was a man who had an eye disease and had retired from the battlefield a long time ago, and another who had been sent as a spy to find out the news......

And the Persians left behind 20,000 souls!

To this day, there is still an inscription on the hot springs - O passerby, please bring a message to the Spartans. Say that we have faithfully fulfilled our promise and are buried here. ”