In fact, the bombs that Archimedes had his men rush to make could only sustain him for three rounds.
Therefore, before the last round of attack, Archimedes asked his men to adjust the catapults to the longest range.
It's not about how many enemies you kill, it's about showing the king the ultimate attack range of the trebuchet! Show the king the best of your invention!
With the extreme throwing, one-third of the catapults suffered mechanical failures after launching.
In serious cases, the structure may even completely fall apart, and it will take at least three to five days to rebuild it.
This made Archimedes feel quite embarrassed, and he looked awkward when he looked at the city wall where the king was.
However, the Persians did not know how many bombs the Greeks still had, nor did they know that a large number of catapults had mechanical failures.
Even though they had clearly left the catapult's attack range, the Greek coalition forces were still able to extend their attack.
Everyone was terrified! They just hoped they could survive!
With roars, the Persian soldiers who had not yet completed their formation knocked the supervisory team to the ground one after another.
Then, he stepped over them and fled into the dense forest of Thrace like a headless fly!
This kind of rout, which even the supervising team could not suppress, left the battle-hardened Xerxes helpless for a moment.
If it weren't for his 100,000 personal soldiers who fought to the death to defend the high ground where Xerxes' headquarters was located and prevented the fleeing soldiers from charging up.
I'm afraid even Xerxes himself will die in the chaos.
The Persian army of tens of millions was wiped out in an instant. Not only Xerxes had no idea of this, but even the generals of the Greek coalition had no idea of it.
In the minds of Antigonus, Hector and others, the most successful outcome was to survive until Achilles led his army to arrive through great sacrifice.
Directly defeating the Persian main force of 20 to 30 million, and completely defeating the enemy without even a formal engagement, without even a single person dying, Antigonus and Hector couldn't even think about it!
Everyone could only attribute this miracle to Wang, and sighed that Wang was so amazing!
"Oh my god! What are you all daydreaming about? Hurry up and catch up and capture the Persian king!" Xia Zhe said angrily.
Xia Zhe himself had never expected that the war would proceed like this.
However, far away on the walls of Troy, he was much more detached than Antigonus and others who were there in person.
Correspondingly, the time it takes to come to your senses is much faster!
Upon hearing the king's question, messengers immediately used flags and drums to convey the king's request.
It was not until this time that Antigonus and others came to their senses.
They quickly ordered the entire army to attack and rushed towards the high ground where the Persian King Xerxes was.
Having just fought off the attack of the fleeing soldiers with great difficulty, Xerxes and his personal soldiers had no time to reorganize and evacuate in an orderly manner.
Seeing his army flee without a trace, while the Greek coalition forces had already surrounded the high ground where his headquarters was located, Xerxes could not help but let out a long sigh.
You should never, ever covet the rich territory of Greece and always think about occupying it.
Persia already had land that was more than ten times larger than Greece, so why should it focus on expanding westward?
If I could do it again, I would definitely develop the Mesopotamian region well and turn that fertile land into a place that is no worse than the heartland of Greece!
By then, the Greeks would be attracted by the prosperity of Persia without having to send troops to attack.
Volunteer to be a vassal state of Persia!
But now, after suffering a crushing defeat at Troy, he had lost even the chance to escape!
What a painful ending awaits me!
"Forget it! We can't win this battle. Contact King Stobi and tell him I'm willing to sacrifice my life so that you 100,000 people can return safely to the other side of the strait! This will be the last dignified act I, the King of Persia, will ever do!"
After sighing, Xerxes gave orders to his personal guards.
"Don't be discouraged, my king! We may not be completely annihilated!"
"Yes! We must fight with all our might to protect the king and get him out of the siege and back to Persia!"
"Persia can live without us, but not without its king!"
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After hearing what Xerxes said, the guards around him expressed their resolute opposition to giving up.
However, Xerxes knew in his heart that the situation was really over!
In this situation where millions of people surrounded a hundred thousand, let alone King Stobi, who was a master of war command, even a third-rate commander would not be able to escape!
Rather than fighting to the bitter end and still being doomed to die, it would be better to die meaningfully and leave behind some capital for the future king of Persia!
"I have made up my mind, no need to say more. Go and carry it out! If you don't express your position soon, once the Greek coalition forces officially launch the siege, this last chance will be gone!" Xerxes shook his head.
Knowing that the king's words were true, Xerxes's guards had no choice but to select a few representatives, wave a white flag, and go to the Greek coalition camp to negotiate.
Upon hearing that Xerxes was willing to surrender with these 100,000 men and was willing to die, Antigonus did not dare to act on his own and hurriedly sent someone to report the matter to Xia Zhe.
At this time, Xia Zhe had already arrived in front of the catapult commanded by Archimedes to inspect the work.
"No way! After only the third round of firing, one-third of the trebuchets are already scrapped! The stability of your new invention is too poor!"
Seeing the trebuchet leaning to one side and the other, Xia Zhe couldn't help but complain. This was completely different from his beautiful imagination before coming here!
It turns out that winning this battle was so lucky!
If the Persian army had not been stunned and collapsed prematurely, I would have been the one to escape in the end.
Of course, despite all the complaints, Xia Zhe is still very satisfied with the actual results.
After all, he only provided Archimedes with an empty theory without any practical guidance.
It was extremely difficult for Archimedes to understand this and create a real thing, and even catch the Persian army off guard.
After hearing the king's criticism, Archimedes lowered his head in shame.
"Wang is right! The most taboo in research is self-righteousness and impracticality! I was really a little carried away just now and made a big mistake. Fortunately, no serious consequences were caused!" said Archimedes.
"There's no need to blame yourself. You were the greatest hero of this battle! Victors are not to be blamed! First, dismantle these trebuchets. Don't let our soldiers notice they're unstable and disrupt their morale."
Patting Archimedes on the shoulder to show encouragement, Xia Zhe quickly set the tone.
Although Xerxes' army was defeated, such a large number of them spread into Thrace that it would be very time-consuming and laborious to wipe them out completely.
What's more, a large number of Persian reinforcements were already ready on the east coast of the strait.
Even if Xerxes was successfully killed this time, given the vast territory and war potential of the Persian Empire, the overall Persian-Greek confrontation would continue.
Xia Zhe hopes to play the role that the Trojans want him to play and try to give everyone some confidence.
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