Boom boom boom…
Just as he said this, the heavy sound of war drums rang out from the western Persian army.
Following the sound, we saw that the Persian army had already formed up and was obviously about to launch an attack.
Not daring to give blind orders anymore, Xia Zhe waved his hand to signal the two of them to handle everything on their own.
Then, he asked Lillian to bring a lounge chair and a large amount of delicious food. He found a place with a good view on the city wall and sat down to eat while watching the show.
Xia Zhe hadn't done this kind of thing of watching a real war from a distance for a long time since leaving Stobi City.
Antigonus and Hector were filled with excitement at the king's trust in them.
The two men did not dare to delay and immediately began to cooperate sincerely, methodically countering the Persian army's moves.
This round of attack was a test launched by Seleucus.
The Persian army had already been deployed and the necessary repairs had been completed. Seleucus could not explain to Xerxes if he did not attack.
He knew in his heart that time was not on Persia's side.
The Persian army's material supply consumption is enormous! The only reason they can hold on now is because the army still has some temporary reserves.
But these temporary reserves can only last for ten days or half a month at most!
If the road to the east cannot be opened up as soon as possible, once the army runs out of food, the outcome will be disastrous!
To this end, Seleucus decided to first test the defense situation of the Greek coalition forces before considering how to break it.
Soon, the 100,000 Persian infantry sent to die by Seleucus came into the shooting range of the Cretan skirmishers.
Not daring to be careless, Antigonus immediately ordered the archers to fire.
These Cretan skirmishers were all militiamen from the Battle of Knossos and were very familiar with this kind of attack.
Nowadays, with the upgrading of equipment, bows are stronger and arrows are sharper, so fighting is naturally easier!
Of the 100,000 Persian infantrymen, 40,000 fell before they reached the trenches dug by the Greek coalition forces.
Behind the trench, there is a tall earth wall.
On the earth wall, the elite Greek heavy infantry were already lined up, waiting for close combat.
At this point, Seleucus had roughly figured out the tactics of the Greek defenders.
In order to reduce losses, he immediately ordered a withdrawal.
In the end, only less than 30,000 troops were able to retreat to the Persian camp, and the morale of the entire army dropped significantly. But Seleucus felt that it was all worth it.
He immediately ordered the entire army to rest today and not launch any more attacks. He then called a group of his men together to brainstorm solutions.
In fact, seeing that the Persian army of 7 million people had tested their own methods with only less than 100,000 people, Antigonus and Hector became a little nervous.
The two men knew in their hearts that the enemy commander was no mediocre person!
When on the continent of Crete, Agamemnon, who was self-proclaimed and arrogant, was far inferior to the Persian commander in commanding troops.
Of course, the two were not afraid.
joke!
King Stobi, the greatest military strategist of all time, was leisurely watching the battle from the sidelines. When the crucial moment came, the two men were confident that the king would have a brilliant plan to defeat the enemy.
Let the enemy commander jump around for a few more days!
By the way, you might as well practice your skills!
If Wang had taken direct action and wiped out the enemy, how would the other two have had a chance to show their abilities?
Of course, in reality, Xia Zhe didn't have any good ideas in mind.
He was able to watch the show leisurely as if he was not involved, thanks to the confidence provided by Antigonus and Hector.
Xia Zhe felt that although the enemy was strong, his two generals remained calm and chatted happily.
This definitely means that the two of them still have a lot of cards that have not been played!
Although Achilles or Alexander are not here, our side lacks a truly first-class commander.
But it was obvious that the Persian army was not commanded by Xerxes, who was far away in the north.
When everyone is fighting for second-rate characters, it is not difficult for our side to maintain the front.
As for this inexplicable confidence, was it originally passed on by Xia Zhe to the two, or was it passed on by the two to Xia Zhe? A detailed calculation is truly a worldly puzzle.
However, with the king and the two generals looking so confident, the soldiers of the Greek coalition were also encouraged!
As the situation changed, the soldiers in the Persian army became increasingly worried about whether they could win.
Although his response was clearly successful, the morale of the entire army dropped suddenly, and Seleucus was quite helpless.
He could only hope to execute a successful strategy tomorrow and gain some results to boost morale again.
After discussing with the generals, Seleucus sorted out his thoughts.
Although the Persian army had a large number of troops, the number of archers was inferior to that of the Greek coalition forces.
Moreover, the original large plain had already been lined with five deep trenches and five high walls by the Greek coalition forces.
Even if he mobilized a million barbarian heavy cavalry to charge and wanted to engage the enemy in close combat quickly, he was afraid he would not be able to do it.
Regardless of the actual situation, rashly using cavalry to charge was exactly the reason why Boeotia was defeated in Botaïtia!
Seleucus would never make this mistake again.
After much thought, Seleucus felt that he still had to focus on the range!
Although the Greek coalition had many archers, their bows were not good, and the level of training of the archers was far inferior to that of the Persians!
He has more than 200,000 Persian guard archers under his command!
This type of soldier is known as the archers with the longest range in the world because they use high-quality composite longbows and have amazing arm strength.
Since the enemy wants to play with bows and arrows, then play with them!
Although our archers are few, we have the advantage of range. If we really engage in a shooting match tomorrow within a solid line, the Persians will definitely not be the ones to suffer.
The plan was decided, and Seleucus immediately ordered his generals to prepare separately.
He slept soundly that night.
The Greek coalition forces faced each other.
Seeing that the enemy did not launch any more attacks all afternoon, Xia Zhe, who was watching the show, felt bored.
As soon as it got dark, he walked down the city wall with a dull look on his face, intending to go back and rest early.
Unexpectedly, not long after they left with Lillian and a group of guards, a man came running over in the dim moonlight. It was the crazy Archimedes.
"Your Majesty! I have a new idea, would you like to listen to it?" Archimedes said excitedly as he came closer.
"New ideas? What kind of ideas?" Xia Zhe asked in surprise.
"Of course it's a new use for weapons! I suddenly realized that the counterweight catapult is not only used for sieges! It can also be used for field battles!" said Archimedes.
Seeing that Xia Zhe was still confused, Archimedes was overjoyed and hurried to explain.
It turned out that the counterweight trebuchet was used in actual combat for the first time that day. Although it destroyed all the enemy's Greek fire, Archimedes still felt that it did not meet his expectations.
The fleet was at sea the entire time, and there was no way to find a large enough amount of stones. In the end, all the large stones were used up, so Archimedes had no choice but to order them to be replaced with a pile of smaller stones.
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