Chapter six hundred and seventy-two sea tactics
During the entire war, the Persians had only one real advantage, that is their terrible number.
Compared to the entire Greece, which had never drawn more than 100,000 troops in the long classical era, the Persians were able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops at will. As one of the important means of conquering everywhere, their elite cavalry was also extremely large.
Most people in this era are relatively simple, and the reason why they are simple is because of the lack of education and poor information exchange.
Most people know almost nothing about everything in the world, so they naturally become simple. Because of simplicity, many people have great courage, and they can still rush to the face without hesitation even when they really face death.
Just like these elite cavalrymen at this moment, in this dangerous environment, facing the cold, heavy, and dazzling blood-stained bronze weapons in the hands of many dog-headed monsters, the Persian cavalry shouted desperately and directly collided with their bodies and the bodies of the war horses.
Not a few people, but almost all cavalrymen do this!
If it were people who had received education in the modern world and baptized in the era of information explosion, no one would dare to do this.
Doghead monsters are fearless. They fight without caring about their opponents. Because they are not actually real lives, they naturally have no souls of life.
The brave Persian cavalry, row after row, hit the tall bodies of the dog-headed monsters with the bronze weapons in the hands of the dog-headed monsters. The war horses and people were hundreds of pounds, and there was a very high speed. This level of impact was enough to spread the dog-headed monster's body.
The Persian cavalry's combat method is to trade numerical advantages for victory on the battlefield. Basically, the cavalry that rushed up in the first row would be cut into two pieces by the dog-headed monsters and their horses. Then a row of cavalry on the heels hit the dog-headed monster who had just waved their weapons in front and knocked them into sand.
In other words, if you want to destroy a dog-headed monster, the Persians need to pay at least two elite cavalry.
You should know that no matter what era, cavalry is an extremely expensive army. Horses are very delicate and require long-term training to become war horses.
Moreover, a war horse needs enough food every day to supply the food for five ordinary soldiers. It is the food for the real soldiers who go to the battlefield, not the food for the auxiliary soldiers or even slaves.
In addition, in the classical era, those who could become cavalry were basically small nobles, and each one was hard-won. Therefore, even if there were many soldiers and horses under his command, Xerxes, who never cared about the soldiers, would tremble with anger when he watched a large number of cavalry fall in a pool of blood.
However, this is just an ideal state. In fact, the Persians have to pay more expensively in the battle.
Basically, if they want to destroy a dog-headed monster, they will have to pay at least four to five cavalrymen. The narrow terrain here greatly restricts their movement and has to pay a more expensive price to fight head-on.
Blood splattered, as if the sky was full of red. People were sad and neighed, and the strange sound of limbs being cut off and bones being broken made everyone shudder.
Various shouts, impacts, roars, and even the painful wails before dying almost suppressed the surging waves of the sea.
When the Persian cavalry who fought desperately paid a huge and bloody price, they smashed the last row of dog-headed monsters blocking the way forward and turned into black sand and dissipated. They finally saw the group of neatly arranged red shorts in the pass of the Hot Spring Pavilion not far ahead, and the mysterious face from the Eastern world standing in front!
‘Ao~’ After finally defeating all the weird monsters through his own bloody battle, the remaining Persian cavalry raised their weapons in excitement and kept waving them in the air, shouting wildly to vent their excitement and glory after the disaster.
In the eyes of these Persian cavalry who had just defeated the powerful monster, they were so motivated that they could defeat all enemies that were blocking themselves. Whether it was the red pants or the figure from the Eastern world!
Listening to the crazy cheers of Persians in his ears, Xu Nuo, who wrapped his arms around his chest, couldn't help but smile.
"I've really never seen the market." For those cavalrymen who can be called brave, Xu Nuo could only shake his head slightly.
Defeating a group of dog-headed monsters is indeed something to be proud of for these Persians. Unfortunately, they do not know how big the real gap between the two sides is.
Just like in the modern world, an indigenous tribe located on the African continent is arrogantly trying to challenge the five major gangsters.
Perhaps they used the large card in their hands whose rifles had been smoothed down to shoot down a small rotor unmanned reconnaissance aircraft for battlefield reconnaissance, but they had no idea that behind them was a mechanized force with all-round support from sea, land, air and space satellites!
Looking at the Persian cavalry in front of him who were constantly waving weapons to provoke him, Xu Nuo had no idea of anger. He just smiled and stretched out his hand, with the hand that was wearing the Grim Reaper bracelet.
As a dazzling light flashed, a large group of weird dog-headed monsters that were exactly the same as before once again covered the open space between the two sides. A rough glance at at least hundreds or thousands of people!
The Persian cavalry, who were cheering for the rest of their lives before, suddenly disappeared, and were silent like a rooster that suddenly strangled her neck.
I was fighting to the death just now, and I had to win with a hard price. But suddenly there were more monsters in front of me than before. Anyone would have fallen into a state of dullness at this moment. Then there was only endless fear and despair left in my heart.
"Go and kill them." As Xu Nuo's cold voice sounded, a large number of dog-headed monsters held weapons flashing with cold light in both hands, and rushed towards the Persian cavalry with heavy steps.
The Persian intelligence survived in the previous battle was desperate, and everything in front of them had defeated their last persistence. They no longer had the confidence and strength to deal with the larger number of dog-headed monsters than before!
It was not promise that pushed these remaining Persian cavalry into the abyss, but Xerxes.
Because the horn of allowing retreat was never sounded, the cavalry whose families were still in the country had no choice.
The consequence of retreating without authorization is to be killed on the spot as a deserter, and family members in China will be implicated on a large scale. In this era where people still value the warmth and coldness of human feelings, this is something that no one can accept.
Therefore, these cavalrymen who were already in desperate situations had no choice but to be as tragic as the last moment of the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon, who was desperate to gamble, sent his own guards to launch a final decisive assault!
The Persian cavalry shouted in despair and rushed towards the dog-headed monsters whose bodies were taller than those on the horses.
This is a desperate battle, facing the crowded group of dog-headed monsters who are almost without any gaps. The Persian cavalry has no possibility of advancing. They can only be cut off their bodies or cut off a piece of black sand from the dog-headed monsters to death!
The battlefield soon fell into silence again, because all Persian cavalry could no longer speak.
‘Dong~Dong~Dong~’ After killing all the cavalry, the dog-headed monsters did not stop to enjoy the scenery, but continued to move towards the Persian barracks. Although the number was only a few hundred, its momentum was like a thousand troops!
The Persian army camp was first in an indescribable terrible silence, and then the sound of desolate horns spread throughout the camp again.
The Assyrians, wearing bronze helmets and holding linen shields, but their weapons were wrapped in thick cloth, shouting and rushing up. They were natives from the Black Sea and the Assyrian Sea.
The Parthians carrying primitive straight bows and holding huge bronze axes in both hands rushed up. They were indigenous people from the Mesopotamia.
The Indians wearing long robes and gauze wrapped around their heads walked slowly towards the battlefield. Following them were Arabs wearing long robes and carrying bows and arrows.
There were also soldiers on the African continent. The Ethiopians who were wearing leopard or lion skin and painted all over their faces. They wore bright red cloaks and walked bravely towards the dog-headed monsters with bows and arrows made of tree poles and stones.
Of course there are also troops from Egypt, and those pharaohs' outfits have not changed for a thousand years.
Similarly, there were many European troops conquered by Persia. Thracians with javelins and giant shields, long dirty hair, Caucasians with horn hats, leather shields and short spears, etc.
There were too many troops under the Persians, and they were dazzled by various weapons and equipment.
Under Xerxes' cold command, troops from all over the world shouted and rushed up the narrow road leading to the hot spring pass, shouting and pounced on the dog-headed monsters that looked numb.
This is a real bloody battle.
The combat effectiveness of the Death Legion from the Underworld is beyond doubt. Even if they are the lowest-level dog-headed monsters, they are not something that ordinary humans can fight against. The Persians rely on their huge number of people to fight with the dog-headed monsters.
The entire narrow passage from the Persian barracks to the hot spring pass was completely soaked in blood. Countless broken limbs and broken arms and many weapons and equipment were covered on the road one after another. The scene was extremely terrifying and desolate.
The Persians' numerical advantage is terrifying, and the terrifying dog-headed monsters eventually fell on such a favorable terrain, which seemed to be endless.
Xu Nuo summoned the Death Legion to join the battle again and again, but due to the limitations of the terrain, he could only attract hundreds of dog-headed monsters at a time. If there were more, he would be squeezed out of the sea.
In fact, the Persians did not really understand these dog-headed monsters. If they could understand dog-headed monsters, they would know that since dog-headed monsters are made of sand, why can't they attack with water?
Chapter completed!