Chapter 270 Fighting

In the ancient era of slavery, no matter what civilized country, the vast majority of the army was always slaves, and Persia was no exception. Among the nearly 500,000 troops, at least 200,000 were slave soldiers. Although they were only equipped with the most basic leather armor, this mixed slave legion carefully mobilized by the Persian emperor Xerxes himself can be completely different from the ordinary cannon fodder corps.

At the forefront of the entire army were Assyrians wearing copper helmets, holding linen shields and wooden sticks, along with Thraces wearing bright red cloaks, holding javelins and shields, behind them were Parthians and thorn molded men with bows and arrows and axes as main weapons, Caucasian soldiers with cow ears, leather shields and short spears, as attack troops were arranged on both sides, wearing leopard or lion skin, with bows made of palm trees and arrows made of flint, and Arabs wearing tight waist cloaks with long bows on the right shoulder were arranged in the center of the entire army, and Indians wearing robes were used as suicide squads.

After reorganizing and reorganizing this multi-ethnic group, this mixed slave corps can also be said to be a complete corps that combines front line defense, long-range strikes, flanking charges and dead soldiers. Once they can make military achievements in this war, they will be able to abolish their slave status after the war and become a member of the Persian regular army. After completely capturing the Greek islands, they will even be arranged to garrison on the spot. Although the superiors must obey the instructions of Persian officers, they can surpass the Greek locals and enjoy many privileges, which can be regarded as becoming the so-called nobles.

Although the Persian Empire was still in a pyramid structure, these progressive ruling methods were much more advanced than those of Greece. In each conquest, the Persian slave soldiers were even more dedicated than the regular army. If it weren't for the Olympian gods, then the 200,000 mixed slave corps alone would be enough to sweep Greece.

Although the Greek coalition was also composed of the army of many city-states, the military system and weapon equipment were mostly the same. The main force was wearing helmets, breastplate on the upper body, shining armor wrapped in calves, holding round shields in the left hand, and spears in the right hand. The 10,000-strong infantry phalanx was divided into ten regiments under the cover of slave soldiers, and assaulted and strangled from the center of all directions.

In the previous battle of Hot Spring Pass, the Greek coalition had suffered a great loss, and the slave soldiers were extremely severely damaged. Now there are only about 30,000 left. Moreover, these slave soldiers cannot compare with the Persian mixed slave legion in terms of physical ability, weapons and equipment. They are pure cannon fodder troops. If these soldiers rely solely on the frontal battle with Persia, then a long-range strike consisting of axe throwing and a longbow would be enough to halve the number of Greek coalitions again.

What's more, the equipment technology at this time is far from comparable to later generations. Today's heavy-armored infantry are much worse than those in Tiefutu. The main defense method is the shield formation formed by round shields in hand. Even if it can withstand the repeated attacks of the Persian army in a while, it will be just a matter of time before the entire army is wiped out.

However, with the help of the almost infinite magical skills of the Greek priests, although the soldiers were not as incompetent as Achilles, they temporarily possessed power and agility that ordinary people could not reach. They usually needed to hold heavy weapons with both hands. Now they were as easy as using daggers when they were swung, and the colorful lights on their bodies had excellent defensive capabilities. Even if they were cut from the front of the sword and gun, a small blood mark would appear, which would not hurt their bones. Now, under the leadership of the Divine Warrior, this infantry regiment of less than 10,000 people was deeply inserted into the Persian slave mixed corps like a sharp sword.

Originally, it was not a problem to defeat the slave corps with the demigod power of the Godly Warriors, but now they must try their best to protect their own army. They are afraid of their heads and eager to save the field, which makes it difficult to exert their power. The battle situation has been in a stalemate.

Soon after, the main forces of the Persian army gradually caught up. These infantry were regular troops of the entire Persian Empire. They were formed by the Persians and members of the slave legion who had established meritorious deeds. The whole face was wrapped in yellow cloth to reveal their eyes, and the leather armor on their bodies was also shrouded in Persian outer robes. These weapons represent Persian casting technology far surpassed Greece in terms of sharpness and texture.

The Persian gods are no better than the ancient Greek gods. Although they are not as extreme as heaven, there is not much difference. Every Persian regular army is basically a believer of Persian gods. They can attach weak holy power to their weapons and have a full blow to them with a great chance of breaking the protection of the divine art.

What's more, with the regular army, there were also Persian priests. Although they were far from comparable to Greek priests with the help of the Olympus gods, this was a huge enhancement for the Persian army. Although the gods and warriors had tried their best to maintain, the Greek coalition was still losing personnel sharply.

As time continues, the Persian Holy Guard, who was directly ordered to join the war with the Persian emperors of all generations, and the Ghost Face, and the two swordsmans of the Ghost Face, gradually joined the battle. In order to annihilate all the armed forces of Greece, Xerxes actually sent out these most elite ace troops.

The Persian Holy Guards were wearing light armor, holding light guns, and carrying three throwing javelins. Each light armor was carefully made of scales of subspecies monster scales. After it was released, it had to be blessed by the priests. Not only were ordinary swords and guns unable to pierce, but they did not affect their actions at all. The light guns in their hands were extremely sharp. After pouring huge holy power into it, this large war gun could even pierce the shield and heavy armor. Each member was the most devout believer of the God of Light Ahura Mazda. If we only talk about holy power, they were not inferior to ordinary sacrifices in the temple.

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