The seabirds flew away in fright and the beasts ran away.
The earth trembled and the elephants roared like thunder.
The smell of wild beasts and the dust in the air blended together, and even the Spartans in the distance could smell the smell of leather, bronze and the stench of giant beasts brought by the wind.
At this moment, the heavily armored red-cloaked warriors were on full alert, and their front was silent.
The shields in their hands were shaking, which caused several Spartans to frown in confusion. At first, they thought that their bodies were reacting with fear.
However, they later discovered that the changes were caused by the ground beneath their feet shaking.
On the other side, a torrent of tens of thousands of Persian soldiers rushed towards the narrow entrance.
"For the King of Kings!"
"For the Empire!"
The Persian archers went ahead and unleashed a dense hail of arrows.
Next came the Persian light infantry, armed with shields and daggers, and behind them came the heavy cavalry, covered in bronze armor.
Finally, there were troops from all over the empire, and even their equipment was completely different.
But Leonidas and his three hundred warriors still held their ground.
They built a wall with the bodies of the Persians who had died in the previous battle, and even piled them on both sides of the entrance.
That meant that if the Persians wanted to enter here, they would have to face the Spartans through a narrower area.
Of course, for the Spartans, this greatly enhanced their formation advantage.
"Spartans! Shields raised!"
Leonidas looked at the surging sea of people in the distance and began to roar like a lion, commanding the Spartan soldiers around him.
"The Persians want to set foot on our land and enslave our people!"
"But I have a better idea!"
"That is to offer their blood to the Greek gods!"
"What do you think?! Spartan warriors!?"
Around Leonidas, shouts of "Hua" rang out like thunder, and then flooded the Spartan king like a tsunami.
Then Leonidas raised his shield and pointed his spear at the sea of Persian troops.
"For our son!"
“Huh!”
"For our daughter!"
“Huh!”
"For Sparta!"
“Huh!”
As soon as the voice fell, the Persians shouted and rushed towards the Spartans.
The sound of footsteps and shouting immediately shocked the eardrums of all Spartans.
Then, the first round of arrows whizzed in, and the Spartans immediately raised their shields and crossed them over their heads to form a protective shield.
Most of the arrows bounced off or fell to the ground, and only a few lucky arrows managed to penetrate, causing minor injuries to several people.
"Raise your shield!"
Leonidas commanded everyone, and then three hundred large round shields were closely connected to form a solid iron wall.
Then, the spear stretched out from the gap in the shield and pointed at the invading enemy.
The Spartans dug their feet into the ground, their legs steady as rock.
The Persian light infantry rushed forward, trying to break through the defense line with their numerical advantage.
They swarmed in like waves of black waves crashing on the rocks.
However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not shake the solidity of the Spartan shield wall.
"push!"
Leonidas gave an order.
Three hundred Spartans exerted force at the same time, and the entire shield wall immediately advanced several meters forward with great force, directly knocking the Persian soldiers in the front row and causing them to spit blood.
Then, spears were thrown out, and after a scream, dozens of enemies fell.
That’s right, the same fighting style again.
But at this moment, all the Persian warriors had expressions of fear and madness on their faces.
Even the Persian officers led the charge.
"Dedicate our bodies to the victory of the King of Kings!"
"Today! We will use our bodies to knock open the door to Greece!"
He shouted as he slammed into the Spartan's shield.
He swung a few times with his scimitar, but it only made a clang-clang sound on the heavy shields.
A spear stabbed him and he immediately fell to the ground, becoming one of the many corpses.
The Persian general in the rear continued to shout orders.
"Charge! Put fear in those foolish Spartans!"
"Today marks the first step for our Persian Empire towards Greece, and it will be a step that will go down in history!"
"From here, we will enter Greece!"
"Dedicate victory and everything to the God King!"
More Persian soldiers poured into the battlefield, trampling on the corpses under their feet and continuing their attack.
However, the Spartans were well prepared. They adjusted their formation flexibly and always maintained the shield wall formation.
Even in such a fierce battle situation, they still maintained strict discipline.
None of them left the team without permission, and none of them showed any fear.
“Haaaaa!”
“Squeak!”
"Dongdong! Dingding!"
......
In the evening, the fighting continued.
Thousands of Persian soldiers' bodies were lying on the ground, but the Spartans still held their ground.
Of course, the elite Spartan warriors were not gods. They were beginning to feel weak, and the shield wall formation began to become unstable. Several Spartan warriors were stabbed in the chest or had their arms chopped off by the enemy.
Some people suffered broken arms because they held the shield and took the impact for too long.
They also began to suffer casualties, but the defense line they were guarding did not retreat at all.
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