"Not using hoplites, are you sure?"
The high priest became nervous after hearing this and quickly reminded him.
We should have known that the strongest force of Greek civilization was the indestructible heavy infantry.
The high priest couldn't understand why they didn't use heavy infantry in a decisive battle with the Romans.
"I'm sure of it. I've thought about it three times," Odysseus replied solemnly.
"Heavy infantry have too many restrictions fighting in the jungle, which I can understand. But barbarian mercenaries are not part of our country's regular organization. Many of them come from other city-states and some even fight just for money. Can we be sure of victory by leaving it to them?" The Prime Minister also reminded.
"I don't know whether I am sure or not. But I am sure that this is really what the king means!" Odysseus replied helplessly.
Odysseus himself had the same question as the Prime Minister.
But Wang just said a few short sentences, and only mentioned those few games.
After much thought, Odysseus felt that this was the only way to understand it.
"Okay! Since it's the king's idea, let's give it a try. It's not surprising that our main heavy infantry corps does not go into battle. We can deploy them around the camp as a second line of defense. Leave half of the army to me for defense. If the battle on the front is unfavorable, we will not collapse." said the Prime Minister.
"Okay!" Odysseus nodded in agreement.
At this point, everyone finally reached a consensus.
Soon, several people returned to their camps and began to make arrangements, preparing for the decisive battle with the Romans the next day!
Late at night, in the Roman tent.
Because of the new information they received, Pompey and Crassus gathered together again under the light.
"The content of this pigeon letter is unremarkable. It just points out that the Stobi coalition has three million troops. To mobilize so many troops, King Stobi is not in the army and cannot stabilize the army. We have thought of this a long time ago." Crassus said.
"You're right. I think the real message of this letter is right here in the lower right corner!"
Pointing to the small words in the lower right corner, Pompey reminded Crassus.
"Glorious autumn chrysanthemums and luxuriant spring pines! What does this mean? I don't understand it at all!" Crassus said in surprise.
"This is their code word! It's clearly summer now, but they're talking about autumn and spring. The meaning is very clear, they want to work together to delay time!" Pompey deduced.
"Delay time? What's the use of delaying time?" Crassus was puzzled.
"How can it be useless? If they can wait until our food runs out, they will win without fighting!" Pompey replied.
"What should we do then?"
Crassus was also a little nervous about Pompey's worries.
The Roman legions had come from a long distance and it was very difficult to get supplies, so they really couldn't delay for too long.
If you don't intend to occupy a territory here and govern it for a long time, it's better to fight and resolve it quickly.
"What else can we do? We must go all out in tomorrow's battle! We must win in one go! Otherwise, there will be endless troubles!" Pompey said firmly.
The next morning.
Twenty kilometers east of the city of Hebron.
Both Rome and Stoica fielded impressive armies.
Rome only left tens of thousands of troops to monitor the army in Hyperion.
On this main battlefield, a total of 800,000 troops were deployed.
In the center were 500,000 archers and javelin-throwing skirmishers, many of whom had originally been heavy infantry but had been temporarily reassigned at Pompey's request.
On the north and south wings, there were 150,000 Roman shield-armored swordsmen each.
These men were the pride of the Roman legions, charged with defeating the enemy's light cavalry on both wings and encircling the enemy's main camp.
On the other hand, the Stobi coalition forces.
In the center are 600,000 shield-armored light infantry!
Their equipment was similar to that of Roman swordsmen, with a small round shield in one hand and a short weapon in the other.
However, due to a slightly different civilization, the Stobi's shield-armored light infantrymen wielded short spears instead of short swords, with each carrying several on their backs.
This iron-tipped weapon was more powerful than the Roman gladius when thrusting, and could be thrown to kill the enemy when necessary.
Of course, the effect of swinging and cutting is slightly worse than that of the Roman dagger.
The 600,000 shield-armored light infantry were composed of young men from Stobi itself and several core vassal states. They were strictly disciplined and highly motivated.
As for the northern and southern wings, Odysseus sent 300,000 barbarian mercenaries respectively.
They were mainly the armies of various vassal states, and some fought purely for bounties.
The quality of the people is mixed, and the team is loose.
The Prime Minister and the High Priest, who were watching from afar in the base camp, were quite nervous.
However, Odysseus, who was in the center of the army, was quite happy at this moment.
He was delighted to see that the army formation arranged by the mysterious Roman commander was exactly the same as the one in Wang's game!
Even though this formation of mine doesn't look good, it will definitely be very effective when used in real combat!
"My king is truly a rare master of his generation, a military genius who can command troops like a god! No wonder even a conceited tactical master like Achilles is so impressed when talking about the king!" Odysseus sighed.
Where is Xia Zhe?
Xia Zhe was still sleeping soundly in the tent at this moment.
I ate too much yesterday and got an upset stomach.
In the middle of the night, Xia Zhe got up more than a dozen times to go to the bathroom.
Perhaps the toxins had been eliminated, or perhaps the medicine prescribed overnight by the imperial physician had taken effect.
At dawn, Xia Zhe's stomach finally settled down.
Xia Zhe, who had been tossing and turning all night, lay down on the bed again and fell asleep immediately.
The blasts of bugles and the beating of war drums could not wake him.
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