[Greek mythology] Born to be arrogant

It took the king of Persia nearly 20 years to fight from Troy to Thermopylae. There is actually a good reason.

First of all, although the Greeks have few soldiers and weak horses, they are not so weak that they can be broken with one blow.

Secondly, all kinds of ironware, iron armor, and combat methods have gradually been popularized in the Greek city-states.Even if the various city-states are doing their own thing, and there are even occasional small frictions, they still hone their morale.

Finally, and most importantly, King Xerxes' combat method was extremely secure.Before attacking a big city-state, he would definitely clean up the surrounding small city-states to form a small isolated island, and then... kill with one blow.

Diana has seen this combat method countless times.

About hundreds of years ago... that amazing Egyptian Pharaoh did this a few times.It's just that, later on, that pharaoh finally couldn't withstand the weather of time, and was summoned by the god of the underworld.

Xerxes is Ramses?

Diana wasn't sure.

After all, that Pharaoh was notoriously capricious. Even if he became a god, he would happily inspect his land every day, and then call his men to make a battle plan. He would chew two sedges as snacks until his old age... ...His behavior style cannot be speculated by common sense.

However, the combat styles of the two are very close.

After spotting a small city-state, they send out a small team to test it out, and then try their best to lure out the main force of the opponent's army and the general or king who is in charge of the overall situation, and then kill all these people overnight and take away all the opponent's troops. Food, war horses, winter clothes, ironware, and then go to attack the next country.The only difference is that Xerxes is more secure than Ramses.

Thinking about it this way, the possibility of Xerxes being Ramses is 90.00%.

While Diana was thinking about the behavior of the Persian king in the Temple of Thermopylae, she watched the hundreds of warriors below the temple bent over, sticking to the jagged stone wall, and marching along the most rugged path, preparing to give the Persian Wang's final blow.She remembered the leading king, his name was Leonidas, a hero who would rather die than surrender.

pat.

A small clay tablet was thrown at Leonidas' feet, attracting the attention of all the Spartans.The King of Sparta waved his hands behind him, motioning his subordinates not to speak, and then picked up the strange clay tablet.

There are thin characters engraved on the clay board, and the handwriting is beautiful, which should be from the hands of a woman.

Leonidas' countenance changed immediately.

The Spartans didn't like reading and writing very much, and ran rampant in the Greek city-states with their strong physique and heroic spirit.Coupled with the fact that Sparta is located in a mountainous area, it is really impossible to open academies like Miletus or Athens.So fewer Spartans were literate, and even fewer literate women.

He looked up at Hot Spring Pass, and there was a majestic temple standing on a high cliff, shining brightly in the moonlight.

"Thanks to Your Majesty the Moon God for the blessing!" Leonidas knelt on the ground, with her forehead pressed against the muddy path, muttering to herself.

"King!..." The guard on the side asked cautiously, "Is it the 'Great Mother'? Did she come down to Thermopylae in person?"

In Sparta, Diana, the moon god and the hunting god, was revered as the "Great Mother Goddess". [1] Although even Diana didn't know how this name came out, but since everyone called it that, she gradually got used to it.

Leonidas nodded, carefully stuffed the slate into his belt, and said in a lower voice: "Let's go. The light of the moon god will shine on us all the way, and drive the invaders out of the land of Greece." At the beginning, looking at the bright moon in the night sky, a smile finally appeared on his face after several days of suffering, "Hot Spring Pass is also the sanctuary of His Royal Highness the Moon God."

His meaning was very vague, and the warriors under him basically didn't understand it.

But the small clay tablet and the voice "Thanks to Your Majesty the Moon God for the blessing" are still clear.

An exciting news was delivered among the three hundred warriors.

The main god served by the Kingdom of Sparta, the "Great Mother Goddess" Diana, traveled a long distance from Olympus to Thermopylae to bless the Spartans.

The excitement on the faces of the three hundred warriors was unconcealable, and almost everyone was talking about the presence of His Highness the Moon God.Sitting high on the top of the Moon God Temple, Diana suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and then recalled the almost tragic fight in her previous life, her face changed slightly, she took out another small clay tablet, and started to carve letters again.

——At the Battle of Thermopylae, the three hundred warriors of Sparta were wiped out, and King Leonidas of Sparta was martyred.

She let out a long breath, watching the dark clouds gradually drifting in the night sky, she was still rapidly calculating the speed of the King of Persia's arrival in her heart.The King of Persia's expedition must be unfamiliar with this area, and the terrain of Thermopylae Pass is dangerous, the narrowest place can only allow one person to pass through, and the rugged mountain road is full of good places to ambush... She struggled to stand up and began to assemble the large trebuchet.

It took her 300 years to figure out the machine.

As early as when Ramses was killing all directions and she was Colonis, Princess of Thessaly, she was already thinking about all kinds of strange weapons of war.Although she has many blueprints in her mind, there are not many resources available to her in this era. It took Apollo a long time to let him melt several furnaces of molten iron for her.Coupled with repeated trials, failures, and trials... a total of more than 3 failures, this sample was barely made.

She wrote on the clay tablet she gave Leonida just now: Make good use of the terrain to reduce casualties.Because every warrior is the most capable warrior selected by the Kingdom of Sparta.There are too many people to use here, the only thing she can remind him is to minimize casualties.

then……

Diana looked at the King of Persia and the Persian army coming from afar, and the corner of her mouth curved into a strange arc. With a light slap, a huge stone was thrown into the King of Persia's army along with the force of the lever. More than a dozen guards smashed into meat.The King of Persia was indeed the King of Persia, and he was able to turn over and roll on the spot the moment the boulder hit him, out of the shooting range of the boulder.

...It seems that trebuchets can be used not only for siege, but also for defense...

Diana deliberately ignored the small cheers below, and squinted her eyes to search for the traces of every Spartan warrior.Very well, Leonidas understood what she meant, and dispersed his men into thirty teams, carrying bows and arrows on their backs, scurrying around on the jagged cliffs, aiming to shoot cold arrows at the Persians.Originally, the Spartans disdained to use this kind of sneak attack, but it is a pity that the person who gave the order was the "Great Mother".

It seems that being a god is still beneficial...

Diana struggled to stir a huge wheel, grabbed another big stone with iron claws, fell to the ground, and threw it into the Persian army again.In order to achieve the best deterrent effect, Diana deliberately chose the front, back, left, and right sides of the King of Persia to throw.She knew very well that this brave and warlike king was the entire spiritual pillar of the Persian army.

Diana didn't know how long the surprise attack took, but she only remembered that at dawn, there were piles of Persian corpses under the hot spring pass, and the Spartans were almost unharmed.Yes, Diana gave them another death order. Before defeating the enemy, they must first protect themselves, no matter what.

Leonidas led two teams of guards to the Moon Temple and argued with Diana.

"A Spartan warrior is never afraid of death!" Leonidas vowed, her face flushed.

"I know that you are all the most capable warriors." Diana said leisurely, "But you have to remember that the life of a Spartan is worth more than the life of the king of Persia."

"Your Highness?..."

Diana gave him a sideways glance: "Remember, you are my people, even if you want to die, you have to get my permission."

"I……"

"Leonidas, please answer me, how many Persian lives does a Spartan warrior need to exchange?"

Leonidas instantly understood: "... Countless."

"That's good." Diana lowered her head and continued to improve her new weapon, "Remember, every Spartan warrior is worth the lives of a thousand or ten thousand Persians. You are Spartan Da Wang, you should know that every warrior under your command is a well-deserved treasure."

"Yes……"

"Is there anything else to say?" Diana stopped what she was doing and glanced at Leonidas.

Leonidas hesitated: "The king of Persia... wants to see you."

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[1]by "Ancient Greek Weathering History"