Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 783 Iron Blood Emperor Darius

"Pfft!"

In the forward area of ​​the Huaxia Allied Forces phalanx, at the spear formation, all the soldiers stood in the front without fear of death.

This kind of spear formation actually evolved from Qingji's imitation of the Macedonian phalanx of later generations.

The entire phalanx is roughly composed of a hundred soldiers.

From the first row to the last row of soldiers, the length of the spears used increases in turn to ensure that the spearheads can appear in front of the enemy.

The bronze spears they used were six or seven meters long. A soldier held a shield in one hand and a spear in the other!
Of course, ordinary people can't do this kind of thing.

When Qingji selected the soldiers in the first row, the shorter ones were the best, and let the soldiers in the back row put their spears on their shoulders to launch an attack.

If any soldiers in the phalanx dare to flee, they will be severely punished!

"what!"

"Chirp—"

The wailing sounded one after another, and the people and horses were broken.

Relying on their own advantages, the Persian chariots defeated the phalanxes of the Chinese coalition forces one after another, but they also suffered heavy casualties.

A large number of soldiers and war horses were pierced by spears, and they may have been pierced by spears before they approached...

All of a sudden, there were mourners everywhere, and the dark red blood soaked the wet snow.

"Yiqumo!"

"exist!"

"Leading [-] troops to break through from the front and defeat all the Persian chariots!"

"promise!"

After receiving Qingji's order, Yiqumo led 8000 Xirong cavalry non-stop, like wild horses that had run loose, and rushed towards the Persian chariot formation.

At this time, the mobility of the Persian chariots had been greatly reduced, and they were surrounded by the spear formations of the Chinese coalition forces. If another cavalry attacked, the entire army would be wiped out.

"Chariot soldiers, all out! Be sure to cut off the enemy's two wings!"

"promise!"

Following Qingji's order, the [-] soldiers of the coalition army rushed towards the two wings of the Persian army phalanx, preparing to outflank them.

Seeing this scene, Darius I became distraught, and quickly switched from offensive to defensive, and transferred his most elite troops to the central guard to prevent the coalition forces from further breaking through their own formation.

However, the Persians were doomed.

When the two armies were fighting fiercely in Wulei, according to Qingji's order, the [-] elite soldiers led by Heifu had already captured Shule City, cutting off the Persians' retreat.

When Darius I reacted and gave the order to retreat, it was too late.

On the Cheshi Ancient Road, the Persians who fled in a hurry were ambushed by the Wu army and suffered heavy losses.

After moving to Shule City, they still stopped here, and had to retreat to the front line of Jiduanshui.

Under the command of Qingji, the Huaxia Allied Forces took advantage of the victory and pursued them for more than [-] miles, beheading tens of thousands of people and taking countless prisoners.

In the battle of Wulei alone, Qingji wiped out more than [-] Persians.

In desperation, Darius I had no choice but to lead an army of less than [-] people, relying on Nanshan (Qilian Mountain) and Jiduanshui to resist the advance of the Chinese Allied Forces.

……

In the city of Shule.

At this very moment, Qingji was receiving the envoy of Darius I——

Datis!
The Persians of this era looked different from their descendants.

For example, Datis in front of Qingji has red hair, brown eyes, a helmet and armor, and a big beard, which is extremely thick...

The Persians are of Aryan origin and Caucasian race. This is a tribe that is used to conquering wars. I did not expect it to be reduced to what it is today.

What surprised Qingji even more was that the height of Westerners in this era is actually not as high as that of Easterners.

Even Wu soldiers from the south are generally between 1.7 and 1.9 meters tall.

Since ancient times, the height of Westerners has actually been inferior to that of Chinese people.

Generally speaking, the average height of Persian soldiers and Westerners Qingji met was only 1.7 meters.

Can't keep up with the nutritional conditions?
Different eating habits?

Influenced by climatic conditions?
Qingji is unknown.

"Honorable King Wu."

Datis hugged Qingji respectfully and said, "On behalf of the King of Persia, I would like to express my highest respect and greetings to you!"

"Datis, there's no need. I can't bear the respect of Darius. Darius calls himself 'king of kings, king of all kingdoms'. Isn't his status higher than that of us?"

Qingji smiled faintly.

It is worth mentioning that Muller was on the side, translating Persian for Qingji, otherwise Qingji would not have understood what Datis was saying.

"Wu Wang was joking."

Datis said embarrassingly: "The so-called king of kings, king of all countries, is just a false name. If you want King Wu, you can take it yourself..."

How could Qingji care about the mere title of "King of Kings, King of Kingdoms"?

If his two sons, Gong Zifan and Gong Zihong, had not returned safely, the Datis in front of him would have been sentenced to death and dismembered.

Where can I gossip with Qingji?

"Datis, Darius should keep the title of King of Kings and King of Nations for himself. The widow doesn't bother to take it."

Is Darius I really qualified to be called "King of Kings, King of Nations"?

Have!
Qing Ji vaguely remembered that Darius I in history had martial arts and martial arts skills that few emperors could match.

In less than a year after he succeeded to the throne, he fought [-] major battles successively with various strategies of defeating, eradicating the leaders of the eight major separatist forces, and the huge Persian Empire was unified again.

Darius was successful, full of ambition, and traveled around.

When he traveled to a small village called Beheston, he had someone engrave the famous "Beheston Inscription" on the nearby stone wall, praising himself so that his name will last forever.

He called himself "King of Kings, King of Nations", and later generations honored him as "Iron Blood Emperor"...

It is worth mentioning that Darius I was not the heir in line to the Persian throne.

He was born in an offshoot of the Achaemenid royal family of the Persians, and his father Hystaspa was the governor of Parthia.

Like the previous Persian kings, Darius I was a "war maniac", an excellent conqueror.

As early as 30 years ago, Darius I served as the general of the "Undead Army" and accompanied King Cambyses II on an expedition to Egypt.

After that, he took advantage of the domestic coup d'état and the sudden death of Cambyses II on his way back home, united some Persian nobles, killed the leader of the coup d'etat, Gaomata, and ascended the throne.

Then suppressed the uprisings in Babylon, Elam, Medes and other places, and reversed the situation that the empire was on the verge of collapse.

After consolidating his rule, Darius I continued to expand outward.

In 518 BC, troops were sent on an expedition to Shendu (India), conquered the northwestern region of Shendu, and established the No. 20 provinces of the Persian Empire.

In 513 BC, Darius I led an army westward to occupy Thrace, and crossed the Danube Estuary to the north into Scythia. He was stubbornly resisted by the Scythians and was forced to withdraw his troops...

(End of this chapter)