It was not appropriate to fight a decisive battle with the Stoica and Athenian coalition forces in Salamis.
After all, this is Athens' territory.
The enemy has city defenses, but we have nothing.
In terms of familiarity with the terrain, the Spartans were far inferior to the Athenian and Scythian coalition forces.
It would be safer to retreat a little, to the vicinity of Megara, the famous city of the Peloponnesian League. With both the terrain and the people on our side, we could then try to defeat the enemy's main force in one battle.
Before that, it is very important to try to stabilize King Stoby, avoid a falling out, and delay time.
Xia Zhe didn't know what Leonidas was thinking.
After arriving in Salamis, he immediately followed the plan and asked the high priest to come forward to meet with Leonidas, the king of Sparta.
King Stobi's request for a meeting was exactly what Leonidas wanted, so he quickly agreed and quickly arranged a meeting place - the bay of Salamis.
This is a semi-circular bay. There is a large island outside the bay, which makes the waterways in and out of the bay extremely narrow.
Stobi was known for its army, but Leonidas, knowing he could not match the Athenian navy, was somewhat apprehensive of the vast expanse of the sea.
This narrow bay actually makes him feel a little safer.
The two sides agreed that the number of soldiers led by each party should not exceed 50,000.
Leonidas, of course, led 50,000 Spartan heavy infantry, and Xia Zhe was accompanied by Achilles and his 50,000 Myrmidon warriors.
After two years of continuous training, the number of Murmidong Legion members has increased and their combat experience has been greatly enriched.
In addition, Archimedes digested and absorbed the essence of equipment from various countries, and specially equipped this Stoby's absolute main force with the most advanced weapons and armor.
This army had been completely transformed, and its combat effectiveness was no less than that of the Spartan heavy infantry.
However, they had not yet fought against the Spartan army, and from Achilles to his soldiers, no one had confidence.
The day the two kings met was sunny and cloudless.
In the Bay of Salamis, the 50,000-man legions of both the North and the South were awe-inspiring.
The Spartan Guards in the south, wearing red helmets and red robes, looked like a burning flame.
The Murmidon Legion in the north, with its silver helmets, silver armor and silver spears, seemed like a thousand-year-old iceberg.
This shocking visual effect shocked both Xia Zhe and Leonidas.
"King Stobi is a young hero! In just two years, he was able to sweep across the Great North, recapture Macedonia, and defeat the Teno League three times! This king has long admired him!" Leonidas began to praise him as soon as they met.
This is half compliment, but half fact.
Leonidas himself was already a middle-aged man in his thirties. Before meeting Xia Zhe, he had always boasted of being young and promising.
But seeing that the King of Stobi, who had made the small Stobi rapidly grow into a powerful nation, was so young, Leonidas was truly surprised.
"Haha, no, no. I am the one who has heard of your name like thunder! You led only 300 Spartan warriors and were able to successfully stop the millions of Persian troops! Compared with you, I am far behind, far behind!" Xia Zhe also hurriedly complimented the other party.
“???”
Leonidas was very upset when he heard this.
Achilles, the high priest and others standing by had no idea what was going on.
What does Wang mean by this?
When did Leonidas fight the Persian army? How come no one knows about it?
Also, Sparta clearly had millions of elite soldiers and generals. Why did Leonidas only take 300 men to fight the Persian army?
Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?
This sounded very unreasonable, but Wang said it very smoothly, so it was obviously not a slip of the tongue.
What exactly is the king's implication?
Seeing everyone's strange expressions, Xia Zhe suddenly came back to his senses.
yes!
The 300 Spartans, that was a historical story from my own time and space. Here, I'm afraid it never happened at all.
Although Persia here was also very strong, its army had never broken through the Dardanelles, and its navy had long been defeated by Themistocles.
Fighting a land battle with Sparta is probably impossible.
Using this to compliment Leonidas is really like flattering the horse on the leg!
Fortunately, he didn't mention the three hundred warriors, including Leonidas, who were all killed. Otherwise, he was afraid that the muscular man across from him would have killed him in a rage.
"Your Majesty, you're such a joke. Persia is so strong, how could Sparta stand a chance against them? It was you, Your Majesty, who truly shattered the Persian arrogance during your time in Alexandria!"
Leonidas finally came to his senses and spoke with a seemingly calm smile.
However, in fact, Leonidas became even more nervous at this moment.
Leonidas felt that King Stobi's sudden mention of Persia must have a deeper purpose.
The other party was not making a slip of the tongue, but was reminding Sparta not to think highly of himself.
Stoica could defeat Persia, Boeotia, Athens, and of course Sparta!
"Haha, thank you very much! It was just luck!" Xia Zhe laughed when he heard it.
He was speaking the truth.
When he was in Alexandros, Xia Zhe had planned to run away quickly.
Who knew that a tsunami would suddenly occur, destroying millions of Persian troops, and he got a great advantage.
However, the real reason was not understood by Leonidas, nor even by the high priest who was present at the time.
Everyone thought that this was because King Stobi could communicate with the sea god and create miracles.
This legend naturally reached Leonidas' ears.
Originally, Leonidas was too wise to believe such a ridiculous legend.
But not long ago, Eurybiades sent a battle report, mentioning that King Stobius invented the compass, and in the dark and cloudy night, he moved accurately and killed the Athenian god of war Themistocles.
Today, Leonidas would never think that the battle between Stobi and Persia is an absurd legend.
He felt that King Stobi must have used some secret weapon to catch the millions of Persian troops off guard.
When King Stobi brought up this matter at this moment, the other party's intentions were obvious.
King Stobi was warning himself that the Bay of Salamis was very similar to Alexandros.
He had the ability to annihilate millions of Persian troops, and he could certainly do it again, except his target would be Sparta!
Even more terrifying was the question of what exactly King Stoby's secret weapon was, and how could it be unleashed in so many different ways? Leonidas had no idea.
Even if I wanted to defend myself, I didn't know how to do it!
When he thought of this, cold sweat broke out on Leonidas' forehead and he began to have second thoughts.
"I already know what your Majesty is trying to say. To prove Sparta's sincerity, I am willing to lead my army back 500 kilometers to the city of Megara, which belongs to our Peloponnesian League. Is this satisfactory to you, Your Majesty?"
Not daring to waste time, Leonidas immediately threw out the bottom line he had planned long ago.
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