"Stop arguing, you two!" Xia Zhe shouted.
When facing an enemy, such a disagreement is the most fatal. Xia Zhe had to interrupt the two people's argument immediately.
However, in terms of actual combat command level, Xia Zhe was far inferior to Antigonus and Hector.
Although he temporarily stopped the quarrel between the two, he was unable to come up with a feasible solution immediately.
Instead, everyone, including Antigonus and Hector, unconsciously locked their eyes on Xia Zhe, expecting the king to give the final judgment.
These unbearable burdens made Xia Zhe stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what to say.
Boom boom boom…
Suddenly, a huge roar was heard from several places behind the third line of defense.
Then, pieces of stone flew across the sky with a loud whistling sound and landed on the heads of the vigorous Persian guard archers.
After a loud crackling sound, a large number of Persian guards archers fell to the ground.
Blood instantly dyed the ground red. Wailing and screaming filled the air.
The arrows that were flying all over the sky suddenly disappeared.
"What's going on? What happened?"
"Where did all these stones come from? And how can they be so accurate? Is it because Zeus is protecting us?"
"Yes, yes! Half of the Persian guard archers were lost in one fell swoop! If we can get another round of this kind of rain of rocks, our archer advantage will be restored!"
…
Everyone was talking about it, not knowing what was happening before their eyes and making random guesses.
Only Xia Zhe and Lillian looked at each other and seemed to understand a little.
"Is it Archimedes?" Xia Zhe asked in a low voice.
"Looking at the direction the stone came from, it should be." Lillian replied softly.
Just as he finished speaking, another rumbling sound was heard from behind the third line of defense.
As expected, a second batch of stones fell from the sky and landed on the heads of the enemy's Persian guard archers standing in the front row.
Two rounds of stone rain, and then the Persian guards archers suffered heavy losses.
Only one in ten people can still stand there unscathed.
Their morale suddenly collapsed completely and they turned around and fled.
Seeing the strongest archers who were so arrogant just now collapse all of a sudden, the Persian heavy infantry in the back row were also dumbfounded.
Neither advancing nor retreating is possible.
Before they could recover, a third round of rain of stones rained down. This time, the angle of attack changed, heading directly towards the Persian infantry in the back row.
No matter how strong the shield and armor are, they cannot withstand the huge rocks falling from the sky!
Under this dimensionality reduction attack, the Persian infantry scattered and turned around to run away.
Until this time, Antigonus, Hector and many generals on the city wall still didn't understand what was going on?
"What are you still standing there for? That is the super weapon that my king arranged for Archimedes to deploy! Take advantage of this opportunity and quickly send troops to retake the two front lines of defense!" Lillian on the side said anxiously.
"Yes, let's take action!" Xia Zhe also spoke after being awakened by Lillian.
What?
This stone rain is a super weapon invented by Archimedes!
Wang had already made arrangements in advance!
Hearing what the two said, all the generals opened their mouths wide.
Antigonus and Hector also stared at Xia Zhe with admiring expressions.
really!
With the king backing us up, there is no problem that cannot be solved!
Once they witnessed Wang's magic with their own eyes, they were unable to express their admiration for Wang in words.
It was not until Xia Zhe reminded everyone again to act quickly that the two finally came to their senses and hurriedly began to give orders.
"Cretan skirmishers, advance 500 meters and shoot to stop the enemy!"
"Spartan heavy infantry, Achaean spearmen, Trojan Dardanelles swordsmen, advance in formation and counterattack the second line of defense!"
"Observation post, keep an eye on the enemy. Report any enemy activity immediately!"
…
As the two issued orders one after another, the Greek coalition forces began to advance in an orderly manner, intending to retake the second line of defense.
Seeing the Greek coalition forces start to counterattack, the morale of the Persian soldiers, who were stunned by the rain of stones, became even lower.
They did not make any effective resistance and began to retreat early.
Soon, the second line of defense, which had been lost, returned to the hands of the Greek coalition forces.
Immediately afterwards, Antigonus and Hector gave the order to counterattack the first line of defense.
The massive Greek coalition army, with high morale and orderly steps, continued to launch an offensive towards the first line of defense.
The battlefield situation has been completely reversed since then.
The Persian army, which originally had a huge advantage, was completely defeated. On the contrary, it was already a foregone conclusion that the Greek coalition would restore its original defense line!
The generals who had been paying attention to the battle situation on the city wall all had smiles on their faces.
Including Antigonus and Hector, everyone looked at Xia Zhe with admiration, feeling deeply moved.
King Stoby is indeed not a creature on the same level as us!
No matter how powerful the enemies are, they can never escape King Stoby's plan!
Choosing to be King Stobi’s subjects and allies is the most successful choice in your life!
Choice is more important than effort, it is really a true saying!
Seeing that the battle situation had returned to his side, Xia Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.
Confused, he immediately asked Lillian to prepare a carriage, saying that he wanted to go to the front line to take a look.
Hearing that Wang had gone to the front lines to understand the actual situation, the other generals were even more impressed. They all volunteered to go with him.
Xia Zhe rejected all of these, saying that they were still in the midst of a war and commanders at all levels should focus on their work.
Then, he left with Lillian and the guards. After getting off the city wall and boarding the carriage, he headed straight for the location Lillian had designated for Archimedes to install the catapult.
Although it looked not far away from the city wall, the third line of defense was actually several kilometers away from Antigonus and his command position.
After swaying in the carriage for a long time, Xia Zhe arrived at a clearing in the woods by the river bank, and finally saw the familiar tall catapult again.
The catapults were arranged in three rows, with more than a dozen in each row. Together, they looked quite spectacular.
Under the catapult, there was a large group of people busying around.
A middle-aged man in disheveled clothes was giving orders loudly, speaking a bunch of technical terms. It was Archimedes.
"My king has arrived!"
With the guard's loud reminder, everyone noticed Xia Zhe's arrival.
Everyone was extremely excited and gathered in front of the king's carriage. Although they didn't dare to speak carelessly, everyone had a smile on their face.
"Our troops have begun to advance and counterattack. If the range is insufficient, please stop firing indiscriminately, lest you injure your own people!"
Seeing Archimedes running over, Xia Zhe gave orders.
"Don't worry, my king. I only ordered three rounds of firing. Now, everyone is doing some finishing work. I won't disobey orders again!"
Archimedes knelt down to answer, his face showing guilt.
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