Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 40: Hell-like siege and annihilation (Part 1)

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"What do you mean..." Zantiparis asked thoughtfully: "After passing through the canyon, start the formation directly and fight the Persians who are chasing."

"Moreover, the road in the gorge is not wide, which will slow down their retreat and make it easier for us to catch up with them. The more Persians come to chase, the slower they will retreat from the gorge, and we will kill them. It will be more powerful!" Timathon said excitedly.

"However, the Persians are not fools. How can they venture through the canyon when they see that we are prepared?" Xenophon's question surprised everyone.

Krythorpes said confidently: "So we will not attack near Taniguchi. Whenever the Persians chase us, we will attack! We will lure them to chase!"

"Yes! Anyway, the Persians are afraid to fight us head-on. We have slingers and cavalry again, which will surely give the Persians an unexpected surprise! At that time, the whole army will attack together and drive them to Taniguchi. The narrowness of Taniguchi will slow down their retreat and help us to catch up with them!..."

Everyone, you will soon complete this plan.

At this moment, someone suddenly said: "Why don't we ambush an army on the side of the canyon, and when the enemy passes, we will immediately block the canyon."

Everyone was stunned and turned their heads abruptly. It was Daves who had been sitting in the corner listening to them.

"...Do you want to eliminate them all?!" Kerry Thorpes looked at Davers, tried to suppress the surprise in his heart, and said slowly.

Davers stretched out his left hand with five fingers, then squeezed into a fist, and waved vigorously: "Of course! It was just to defeat them. After they fled back to fix them, they will still attack us. Only by encircling and destroying them can they be given to the Persians. The greatest deterrence!"

The Greeks admire strength and like frontal assaults, and because their army is mainly composed of heavy infantry, this characteristic is even more important. This is true even for the Spartans who are best at fighting. Marathon battles, Pradia battles...not to mention that these big battles were won by the Greeks on the front, and even countless small battles rarely saw roundabouts. Outflanking, ambushing, attacking, gathering annihilation... these military terms that are familiar to even the most common future generations, they seem simple, but in this era, the military history of the Greek city-states with heavy infantry as the main combat force is almost blank. . Of course, there are occasional similar battles, but few people pay attention to it and summarize it. It was not until hundreds of years later that Hannibal, the commander of Carthage, used annihilation battles to kill half of the men in the city of Rome, forcing Rome-the overlord of the Mediterranean began to learn from their enemies, and finally made classical The military tactics of the West have taken a big step.

Daves, whose soul comes from later generations, is certainly not limited by this era. Although his military experience is still immature, his military thinking is two thousand years ahead. What he was thinking at the moment was a saying often said by the great ancestor of the later generations: It is better to break one of his fingers to hurt his ten fingers.

Kerry Thorpes calmly looked at this immature-faced young man, but was shocked by his boldness and vision. He admits that Davers’s proposal is very tempting, and it is also feasible. He still asks cautiously: "Not far from the valley, there are dense woods, but if you have too many soldiers in ambush, you will easily be caught The human scout cavalry found out; if there are too few soldiers and too many Persians come, how can you stop them from retreating? In addition, what if the Persians don’t come after tomorrow? Know that they won’t be there today. Come."

Daves has already considered this clearly, and he seriously replied: "There is no plan in the world that is perfect. Any military operation involves risks, so we must consider all possibilities as thoroughly as possible. First of all, I think I ask you, Kerry Thorpes, how far is this forest from Taniguchi?"

"About three miles." Kleethorpes blurted out, as if the terrain was imprinted on his mind. This makes Daves very admired: surveying the terrain, this is a necessary skill for a qualified commander, he has to learn it!

At the same time, Kerry Thorpes’ words relieved his biggest worry about this plan. He confidently analyzed: “According to what I said before, the whole army will set off before dawn, then the hidden troops will rush to the woods. At that time, the enemy's scout cavalry should still be asleep. We only need to ambush three or four hundred soldiers, and the possibility of being discovered is very small. Secondly, if there are many Persians chasing after them, there is no need for the troops responsible for the ambush. It must be completely wiped out. It is only necessary to open a gap in the interception, let the Persians escape, and then intercept from it. The Persians flee with all their heart, and there is no time to organize a resistance. In this way, although we cannot completely wipe out the enemy, we will get the result. It won’t be too bad!"

Encircle the three parties. The first military strategist who theorized the ancient war and raised it to a strategic height should live in the same era! An inexplicable sense of pride rose in Daves' heart, which made him more calm: "As for the Persians not to come, don't worry. After noon, the enemy has not appeared, the ambushing troops can take the initiative to withdraw, they did not care about it. , The action will be faster, and our large forces will respond at Taniguchi, then there will be no major problems..."

Daves' careful thinking finally conquered all the leaders present, and they all agreed with Daves's suggestion: add an ambush troop.

Gleethorpes, who has always been unfamiliar with Daves’s youth, couldn’t help but cherish his talents. The Spartans’ approach to caring for younger generations is different: "Daves, you are willing to Command the army that went to ambush?"

Davos was taken aback, what he saw in the eyes of Grithorpes was trust and expectation. He thought about it carefully, regardless of Felicius’s obstruction, facing everyone’s complicated gazes. Nodded: "I can!"

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The next day, before dawn, the Greeks got up at the urging of the bugle, packed their luggage, packed their equipment, and set off sleepily.

A ray of light appeared on the horizon after arriving at the mouth of the gorge.

Daves led three heavy infantry squadrons and a light shield squadron to separate from the large units. The leaders all sent blessings.

"Zeus will be with you!" These are the words of Grithorpes.

"May Ares grant you strength!" These are the words of Timathon.

"May Athena give you luck!" These are the words of Xenophon.

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In order to fight the Persians with all their strength, the whole army is united.

"The leader takes care! Come back safely!" Felicius said solemnly.

"Don't worry, Felicius, we will take care of the leader!" Antonius interrupted.

"Take care too!" Daves said, giving Felicius a strong hug. Then, in the eyes of the remaining soldiers and team officers who have begun to become awed, he led the troops along the foot of the mountain and hurried to the forest on the left...

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In fact, Altauzus' action was earlier than the day before yesterday, because his team has become huge, with about 4,500 archers and 1,500 archers, which makes him more confident and eager to defeat the Greek army. , In order to obtain the post of adjunct as promised by Tisafonis as soon as possible.

The scout reported: The Greeks had already pulled out of their camp and passed through the gorge, twenty miles away from the Persian army.

He took it for granted that the Greeks acted so swiftly to avoid their own attacks. Thinking of the vows he made at Tisafonis, he couldn’t help feeling a little anxious: Never let them run away today. They must be defeated!

So, he urged the troops to speed up the march. When passing through the gorge, he did not stop because the scout told him: The Greeks were five or six miles away from the exit of the gorge.

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"The Persians have entered the gorge, Chief Davos!" Assistus ran back to the woods in a hurry and reported to Daves.

"How many people are there?" Antonios asked on the side.

"Their team is very long, I am afraid there are thousands of people!" Assistus gasped, said.

"This is really a big fish on the net!" Amintas whistled lightly.

"Then immediately implement the second plan we discussed last night." Although Daves was nervous, his facial expressions were well controlled.

"Brothers, start hurrying to work!" Capps shouted in a deep voice.