Zeus does not want to be the king of gods in Greece

"Then just look at it carefully, everything in this world has a price, and your future status will be piled up by others with blood and bones."

Zeus looked at the battlefield, and the development of things did not exceed his expectations. When laxity meets discipline, recklessness meets phalanx, and when brand-new tactics appear in this world, everything in the old era will be shattered .

The soldiers in the phalanx pierced the bodies of the living dead with their spears, smashed their bones, and made them lie on the ground unable to rise again.

As the phalanx advances, the bodies of these living dead who have experienced too many wars are already exhausted. If it is a corpse that has just died, it is definitely not easy to be crushed, but there is no such thing as what if on the battlefield.

It may be a relief to the living dead that the footsteps of the warriors crushed the skulls of the living dead.

As for the living people, those who have just become the living dead after being killed, a special team in the phalanx will cut off their heads with a dagger.

The brain cannot control the body, so even if there is consciousness, it is useless except to swear a few dirty words.

On this battlefield without planes, tanks, and armor-piercing bullets, facing such a mighty infantry phalanx, light cavalry without sufficient mobility is basically wishful thinking.

A dozen phalanxes strode forward, and the Spartans were helpless against this "hedgehog" composed of shields and spears.

Apart from avoiding the sharp edge, there is no place to speak at all.

Even if the soldiers on the outermost layer can be damaged, the soldiers in the phalanx can quickly adjust their positions, and the soldiers in the rear can fill the gaps in the front, but the Spartans can't afford such consumption at all.

When these phalanxes surrounded the Spartans, they slid and knelt at the speed of light.

After all, not every Spartan has three hundred warriors, and this place is not Thermopylae.

"To kill, Dana."

Zeus looked at the future queen, and she had to make some decisions on her own.

"do not kill."

"Dana, kindness depends on the occasion."

Zeus gave a reminder from the side.

"Well, Dana is very aware of the current situation, so she can't kill them. The army needs manpower, and the infantry phalanx will cause a lot of damage when attacking the city. They can be used as the vanguard."

Dana calmly made a decision. She didn't kill the Spartans not because of kindness, but because she knew who was really supporting her.

Those homeless people on the island are her core strength. If these people lose too much during the siege, then her forces will be overwhelming in the future.

In peacetime, the mountains are really convenient for check and balance, but now it is war, a city-state only needs one voice.

"Whoever is willing to surrender will be the vanguard of the next battle to open the way for the army, and those who are unwilling to surrender will give them the dignity a soldier deserves."

What is the dignity of a soldier? Naturally, Dana will not let go of those diehards who do not want to surrender. As for the undead who do not want to surrender?

A fire was lit for them, and the ashes were directly scattered in the Aegean Sea, which was considered clean and hygienic.

"Starting to look like a queen."

"You don't like Jupiter?"

Dana seemed to have returned to her previous appearance, as if the person who said those indifferent words just now was not her.

Reasonable control of one's emotions is a compulsory course for superiors, and Dana's previous education has finally begun to gradually manifest at this time.

"It's just a novelty, then we should go to the real goal."

"Well, next stop is Coslin."

Dana was leaning on the railing of the deck, her eyes seemed to be able to see the city in the distance through the mist, and if all went well, she might be able to get as close to that city-state as possible with her weapon.

......

"It's a big fog."

On the city wall of Koslin, the soldiers were yawning boredly, the sight was blocked by such a thick fog, no matter how strong their professionalism was, they still had to catch fish.

Anyway, the city wall is so high, no matter how thick the fog is, the opponent can see a shadow when they approach, if it is a small wave enemy, one can kill one by coming up, it is not a big deal.

"Huh? Look, is there a black spot there?"

"Black spots?"

The bored soldiers looked around, and soon there seemed to be another black spot in the sky, and then it got bigger and bigger and gradually began to approach them.

This frightened them to dodge.

"boom"

A loud noise came from beside the ear, and the huge black spot fell on the city wall, and did not cause too much damage, but the problem is that this is not the end.

Those black dots moved.

"Is it the living dead? Why do the living dead fall from the sky?"

The soldiers on the city wall couldn't understand, but the living dead didn't give them a chance. They swung their swords and charged at the soldiers. Although the damage to their bodies didn't give them much advantage, it was enough to delay them.

Soon, Kothrin's soldiers knew the purpose of these undead.

In the mist, a figure came out, a Spartan who was famous for being brave and good at fighting, and behind them was a neat square formation.

And behind the phalanx, there are ladders.

The living dead were thrown on the top of the city with a catapult to contain the defenders, and at this time the siege began.

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"What, Coslin was picked up by someone else?"

The beards of the priests in the Temple of War are going to be crooked. What happened to Greece these days? They have always been the Spartans who robbed others, but now they are being blackmailed.

The gangs in other places don't talk about martial arts too much.

Is there still justice? Is there still law?

"I don't care, you take Kos back for me. This is our prey. If this news gets out, will I, Sparta, still hang around on the Greek border?"

"I...we have tried, but facing their infantry phalanx, we have nothing to do. Please forgive me, my lord priest."

The comers are obedient, if possible, don't they know how to send more people to take down Coslin?

In this era where there is not even a decent chariot, the infantry phalanx itself is a bastard.

Although the generals with combat experience in the game have insight into the weakness of insufficient mobility, the problem is that everyone is a two-legged person, and it is impossible to build the advantage of mobility.

The reason is simple, Greece is not a nomadic area, they don't have horses yet.

Can a group of people without horses be expected to build decent cavalry?

"Then don't fight for the time being. There are so many city-states in Greece, we don't necessarily need Koslin."

Find a soft persimmon, there are so many city-states in Greece today, you don’t have to be limited to one city and one place, it’s not difficult to take down the surrounding city-states and slowly besiege the opponent.

"But...the opponent has conquered several cities. In just over a month, they have already conquered three cities. If they didn't have to divide their forces to defend the cities, I even think they could conquer more cities."

"what?"

At this moment, the priests of the Temple of War are all surprised. Attacking the city is as simple as eating and drinking. When did such a monster appear in Greece?

It is necessary to understand the situation.

"They use a strange prop to throw the living dead onto the city wall or cause chaos inside the city. When the soldiers defending the city are exhausted, they use their long physique to climb up the city wall."

The priests listened to the report, and the performance of the other party was completely beyond their imagination. Siege weapons such as trebuchets and ladders are still in a crushing state for this era.

In this era, if you want to attack a city, you often need to smash the city gate with heavy objects. There is no concept of defense with ladders.

If there is a boulder, hot oil can effectively defend against it, but where can I find the boulder in a short time? And hot oil is a prodigal act, and it is not enough to eat by yourself.

"Who the hell are they?"

"do not know."

The priest's face sank when he heard this answer. Losing is actually not terrible. After all, didn't the gods they believed in have never won against Athena?

But you have to lose clearly when you lose, and understand who you lost to. Such an unclear defeat is not something they can accept.

"Strengthen the defenders near Koslin, I will report this matter to God of War."

"Yes."

The soldiers were ordered to retreat, and the priests prayed around the holy fire, but Ares still did not reply to them.

"This is the first time."

One priest said that the gods did not answer their prayers for a long time, which made them feel inexplicably uneasy.

"Maybe it's fighting Athena. After all, what happens in the battle between gods is beyond our imagination."

"But it's too long this time, Lord Ares will lose soon..."

"That's just Lord Ares' strategy to show the enemy weakness. At this time, I still can't see it. Besides being stupid, I really don't know how to describe you."

Disputes among the priests came and went quickly. Although there were disagreements, the most important thing was to report this new power.

It was still the same as before, the priests still sent a message to Ares, as for the mysterious enemy who occupied Koslin, they could only wait and see.

The priests of the Temple of War are different from the priests of other gods, they are basically promoted by the KPI of killing people.

If you kill more people, you will naturally have a certain understanding of the battle situation.

According to the information, the number of the group did not exceed [-]. Considering the need to arrange manpower defense in the three city-states and appease the local residents, there is no time to expand the territory.

That being the case, then it is enough to send more troops to guard against the deadly defense. They can't grow two legs and run faster than them.

......

"This is done."

Zeus glanced at the drawings in his hand, but unfortunately he couldn't contact Cyclops now, otherwise these things would be mass-produced soon.

"Jupiter, you have studied something queer."

Dana also finished her day's work, and when she came to Zeus, she saw the newly completed blueprint.

Before that, she had seen the catapult used by Zeus to throw stones. Originally, they planned to attack the city with huge boulders when they went ashore, but they were stopped by the Spartans.

After wasting a lot of time, they couldn't find so many stones before the fog cleared, so they finally chose to use a simpler method.

Just use the catapult and drop the living dead.

In this way, the city wall can be damaged as little as possible. After all, I will use it in the future. The more damaged it is now, the more laborious it will be to repair it in the future.

"It's not a weird thing, it just makes it easier to ride a horse."

Zeus took out a design of a set of saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes. Now only the mighty brave in Greece can fight on the bumpy horseback. It is very difficult for ordinary people to sit still, let alone train decent cavalry.

With these, not to mention how powerful cavalry can be cultivated, just some light cavalry can also achieve unimaginable mobility.

"So all Dana has to do now is buy horses?"

Dana has just finished counting the treasury of each city-state. Due to the sustainable depletion of the previous kings, the wealth of the treasury is much richer than that of Argos.

As for the horses in this era, they are just labor to pull carts and transport goods. In this era of chaotic city-states, people who can't travel far to do business raise horses, which is just a waste of fodder money, and they can be bought at a low price.

"The horses are not in a hurry, the key is the number of troops. Do the slaves know the latest policy?"

"Dana has already explained it."

Dana said before that there are slaves in the city-state, and they can obtain the opportunity to become normal citizens through places like the Colosseum.

However, those who can kill beasts with bare hands are a minority after all, and some vicious slave traders look down on slaves even more. When they are only one or two games away from being free, they will often arrange some monsters to fight them.

The so-called becoming a citizen through the Colosseum has become more and more difficult in recent years.

That being the case, fighting became the next option.

On the battlefield, although the danger is not small at all, it is good to have comrades to rely on on the battlefield, which is different from fighting alone in the Colosseum.

Of course, they have also seen the people of Zeus's army, and they have great confidence in such an army. Among the army, at least they have a better future than the Colosseum.

"Jupiter, don't you blame Dana for implementing the military merit system?"

Dana looked a little timid, and she didn't have the forced pride of outsiders at all. As for her not fully implementing the military merit system, this naturally has her considerations.

"You need the local nobles to help you manage the city-state. To fully implement the military merit system is to be against them. I know your difficulties."

As a foreign manager, Dana is not as good at managing the city-state as the local nobles. As long as Dana wants to maintain the stability of the city-state, it is impossible to move them.

The so-called nobility is often inherited longer than the royal family, and this is the reason.

As the facade of a city-state, the king must get rid of the future troubles, but the city-state still needs someone to maintain it, and this is the time for the nobles to play their role.

If Dana implements the military merit system in an all-round way, there will inevitably be a lot of dissatisfaction among nobles, and no one can win and win despite internal and external troubles.