Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 46: Mountain Battle

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On the second day of the march, Daves rode on a horse, triumphant in the spring breeze, and was full of thoughts about the joy he had with Kristia last night: Kristia is not only beautiful, but she also has a real body. The appearance is so sexy, the snow-white smooth skin, and the undulating curves of the peaks make him love it. Coupled with her extremely flexible body, he indulges in it, trying his best to vent the desires accumulated by this young and strong body for 19 years, and it has been lingering. In the middle of the night, if it hadn't been for Oliver to cover up for him, he would have been broken by someone long ago, so he would have let go of the "crime" of Oliver's eavesdropping outside.

When the passion passed, Kristia lay in his arms and shyly expressed her willingness to be with him, Daves felt that the distance between herself and the world seemed to be much smaller. With this concern, Let him think about where to go in the future: Davers comes from modern society and is an adult. He knows that passion cannot last. Kristia was born in a noble family and served as a servant to Cyrus, enjoying a luxurious life. And now I am just a mercenary, an ordinary civilian in Greek society, not even a citizen, living in no fixed place, wandering around, it is fine for a short time, but it will not be possible for Christia to be disgusted for a long time... Of course , This thought was buried in his heart, now is not the time to think deeply, because the first issue at present is to return to Greece alive and safely.

The appearance of the Persian destroyed his good mood.

This time, Tisafonis changed his strategy, no longer attacking, but harassment. The Persians followed the mercenaries closely, keeping a safe distance, and from time to time a group of archers rushed up, shooting a round of arrows, and immediately fleeing away. The harm to the mercenaries is not great, but it keeps their nerves in a tight state, which affects the marching speed and morale.

In this regard, the leaders have nothing to do. The only thing they can do is to mix slingers, archers and heavy infantry, so that they can force them not to be too arrogant when facing the fast-moving Persian archers. .

At the same time, the Greek mercenaries encountered other difficulties. As the Dukeya Mountains get closer and closer, the plain gradually turns into hills and the terrain becomes rugged. The huge square formation of the Greek army cannot be kept intact, especially when crossing rivers and trekking narrow mountain roads. Fragmented. The Persian cavalry took advantage of the void and used bows and arrows to cause greater chaos to the mercenaries.

After discussion, the leaders had to extract the small mercenaries who had joined the Krethorpes from the avant-garde forces (because so far, the Persian attacks have mainly come from the rear and the flanks) to form four Five companies, each with about two hundred people, are placed on the flanks and inside the rear guard. Once there was a big gap in the formation, or when it was compressed because of the narrow terrain, they rushed out to form a new guard unit to block the charge of the Persian cavalry and provide a barrier for the archers and slingers who arrived later.

In this way, the mercenaries tried various ways to deal with the persian cavalry as they marched. This situation lasted for four or five days. When the continuous mountains appeared in the front, the whole army was relieved, because they all Knowing that the cavalry cannot go up the mountain.

They trek through the rugged mountain road panting, climbed over the first mountain, and came to the foot of the second mountain. The team stopped to rest because of exhaustion.

Most of the soldiers took off their armor, wiped off their sweat, and sat down to rest. The guards of the heavy camp had to check the damage to the pack animals and vehicles. The whole army gathered in the narrow area between the two mountains. , Ready to rest for a while, after regaining strength, continue to march.

The attack came suddenly, and countless bows and arrows and flying stones roared in, and the mercenaries were caught off guard: soldiers screamed, women screamed, and pack animals ran around, and the whole team turned into a pot of porridge.

The first thing that came out was Kerry Thorpes and his 800 Spartans, because these Spartans did not throw away their weapons and armor like other soldiers after going down the mountain, but they were often trained strictly. The physical strength is still relatively abundant. When Keli Thorpes found that the attack came from the second mountain, he immediately ordered: "Sparta, go forward!"

The Spartan warrior immediately followed him, raising his shield and rushing to the top of the mountain.

The Persian light infantry had a fast rate of fire, and waves of arrows were leaning down the mountain.

After experiencing the initial chaos, the mercenaries reacted quickly. After all, they are all warrior veterans. They quickly grabbed the round shield next to them and hid themselves under the shield. Only the staff in the main camp, except for the guards, are mostly not slaves or looted women. They have no combat experience. Driven by fear, most people do not escape, but scream and run, so they are in the dense arrow rain. Down, a lot of injuries.

At this time, Daves was very anxious. In the past few days, in order to consider the impact, he did not go to Christia. Now the situation is urgent and I don't know if she is safe.

"Asisters, inform the team officers to form a shield wall and move closer to the barracks and medical camps!" he shouted.

"Yes, boss!"

Actually, without his order, Felicius, Capus, and Antonios had led their troops to lift the bucklers above their heads, forming a shield formation and moving towards the center.

Olivers and Matonis immediately raised their shields and rushed forward to protect Daves

Davers shouted: "Marigi! Marigi, are you okay?!"

"I'm fine!" Mariji shouted behind him.

"Protect him quickly, don't let him get hurt!" Davers gave the order.

Although Matonis looked down on the Persian, Davers's orders were always executed meticulously.

At this time, he was already the acting captain of the escort. Under his order, Geogris and several people came up to protect Mariji.

Marigi stared at Davers's back without saying a word, her eyes full of gratitude.

Daves had no time to see Malige's situation. He was on his knees, trying to look towards the heavy camp from under the shield, and there was chaos there.

He rushed to the center anxiously. When he saw that the shield was erected on the medical camp, he was a little relieved. In order to avoid suspicion, he first shouted: "Helps! Helps! !"

"I'm here!" Helps' voice came from under the shield: "We are all okay!"

On hearing this, Daves relaxed completely. At this time, Shiros came over and briefly explained the situation to him: The reason why the doctors and female slaves in the medical camp are safe is also related to Christia. When the first wave of arrow rain came down, she immediately greeted them to hide under the pantry, and Shiros then commanded more than a hundred wounded soldiers who accompanied them to form a shield formation to protect the safety of most people.

Silos reacted quickly and calmly to Christia in the face of danger, and praised him greatly, which gave Daves another layer of understanding of this woman. Perhaps this is why the only concubines of Cyrus The reason she escaped from the Persian looting.

The heavy camp was much worse. Merses was not injured under the protection of the escort. Many slaves and women were hit by arrows, and several pack animals died. Facing Melses' crying face, Daves, who had become accustomed to life and death, did not send out personnel to protect these non-combatants who had been scattered about. Fortunately, the Persian attack stopped shortly after, because the troops led by Keli Thorpes were about to rush to the top of the mountain.

Of course the Persians would not fight the mercenaries, they retreated quickly.

Kerrythorpes left the Spartan warrior on the top of the mountain as a precaution.

After going down the mountain, Kelithorpes called the leaders to discuss how to deal with it. He said: "The Persians are light infantry. We can't catch up with them. Although they retreated, they are likely to be in the third seat. , The fourth mountain continues to attack us with bows and arrows. Our team is too large to avoid."

Said it was a negotiation. In fact, he had already figured out the countermeasures on the way back down the mountain: "I did a careful survey on the top of the mountain just now. These mountains are not high and occupy a small area. You can send a troop. Go around from the right side of the next mountain to the back, and then I lead my warriors to fight the vanguard in the front. If the Persians want to occupy high places and continue to attack us, we will cut off the way."

Kerry Thorpes poked the sketch drawn on the ground with a branch: "Then surround and kill them."