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Chapter 2424 Breaking the phalanx with the phalanx
The foreign aid envoy was really useful, and the fourth child soon brought back news that the Persian phalanx really existed in history, and it was the phalanx used by Persia. In history, Persia conquered a huge territory by relying on this phalanx.But the Persian phalanx eventually lost to the Greek phalanx.

"Greek phalanx! This phalanx is somewhat similar to the infantry phalanx I used before!" Zeng Yi felt familiar when he saw the information about the Greek phalanx.

In history, Greece faced a large and tactically mature army like Persia, and the Greek army felt like it was trying to block the traffic with its arms.At this time, all the young and middle-aged men in Athens did not exceed 10, and the available soldiers in the entire Greek peninsula never exceeded [-].

Greece ultimately won the Hippo-Persian Wars with a well-trained army and the famous Greek phalanx tactic, also known as the Greek Phalanx. The main force of the Greek army was hoplites, and their equipment included bronze helmets. , breastplate and shoulder armor, and other parts of the torso with scale armor; a shallow dish-shaped round shield with a diameter of about one meter and a layer of bronze skin on the surface; the main weapon is a spear about three meters long, and the auxiliary weapon is a A dagger with a handle sixty centimeters long.

The Greek infantry fought in a dense phalanx, usually eight rows deep, with the first four rows holding their spears forward horizontally, the rear row's spears stacked on top of the front row's spears, and the last four rows standing their spears upright.Phalanx tactics in Greece have very high requirements on the physical fitness of soldiers. A fully armed infantry needs to carry a load of [-] kilograms for long-distance running and high-intensity sprinting.

"It seems that I can't afford the equipment!" After reading the detailed information, the four of them were a little dumbfounded. Greek soldiers are equipped with this armor, but players rarely equip it. On the one hand, this thing is too expensive. Influence, players have flexible and changeable fighting styles.

After thinking for a while, Zeng Yi said, "Physical fitness, the player must have no problem, even surpassing the Greek soldiers in history, and the spear is no problem, the main problem is the armor."

"In fact, shields can barely replace armor. The Greek armor mainly protects Persian bows and arrows. Persian bows and arrows are powerful, but they don't have enough penetration. Shields can also block them!"

"Shields will really test the cooperation of the players!" There are no armors, but there are many players with shields and spears. The Central Plains court has never banned these two things, and players have always used them. The Western Regions War After the start, the players also gradually discovered that in the face of large-scale wars, their swords are too short, which is a disadvantage. On the contrary, the niche gun shields are very useful. Before the start of the war, the players prepared a lot of spears and shields.

"Then hurry up and practice, as long as you can basically complete the phalanx!" said the fourth child.

Zeng Yi nodded and said, "If there is no other way, then that's the only way!" "

Although the Greek phalanx can deal with the Persian phalanx, the information brought back by the fourth child shows that this Greek phalanx actually has a great weakness. As long as we try not to let it have a unified battlefield, and only attack its two wings or the back, If you don't attack its front, you can put it to death.In real history, for example, in 371 BC, the strategist of Thebes, Ipaminondad, used troops with a depth of 16 floors in Leuctera, and entered from the right side of the phalanx. As a result, the Greek army was broken. phalanx.

"Sure enough, there has never been a perfect strategy in the world!"

The player's rehearsal is a very troublesome thing. Fortunately, Zeng Yi and others have no expectations. How high the combat literacy of these players can be, as long as they can complete the basic actions.

After practicing for a few days, these players can basically meet the requirements of the Greek phalanx. Although the phalanx is still very chaotic, it already looks like a phalanx.

The battle between the two sides is imminent. If it is just a front row, the Persian phalanx is neat and tidy. On the other hand, the player's side has a few large phalanxes, which are crooked. They are said to be phalanxes, but in fact the whole is completely polygonal.

Zeng Yi took the lead, looked at the Persian phalanx on the opposite side, and roared, "offensive" took the lead and started to move!In order to maintain the formation, the player's attack speed was not fast, and it took a while for the phalanx to move within the range of the Persians.

The Persian army immediately attacked with arrows, "Raise the shield!" After receiving the order, the players raised their shields, ding ding bang, the Persian arrows really couldn't penetrate, and there was no way to take the players' shields.

"Go forward! Don't stop, don't mess up your pace, listen to my password, one two one, one two one!"

The Persians are attacking so densely with arrows that it is inevitable that some unlucky players will be hit. This also leads to inexperienced players who don't know how to fill in the vacant positions immediately, which makes the pace of the players somewhat confused. Brother Zeng Yi has no choice but to If you count the number of children, you can only beat these numbers yourself.

Soon the players had reached a distance of less than [-] meters from the Persian army. The Persians were already very worried about this distance and did not dare to let the players advance any further. The Persian commander immediately changed his tactics and ordered the sword and shield soldiers in front to rush immediately. go up.

Seeing the Persian army rushing straight up, Zeng Yi immediately shouted: "Don't panic! Hold the formation and shoot!"

The spear that was nearly three meters long pierced through the rushing Persian soldiers in an instant, and a row of Persian soldiers fell down. Zeng Yi threw away the spear in his hand and drew out the Tianzi knife, "Kill!"

Zeng Yi, a top-notch master, took the lead and rushed up. At this time, the player was only a few tens of meters away from the Persians. Such a distance, for a player with light skills, is only a blink of an eye, and the player has no use for other things at all. They all pulled out their most familiar weapons and charged forward.

The battle went on all day, facing the players who entered the formation, the biggest flaw of the Persians facing the players was exposed. They relied too much on the Persian phalanx, and once the phalanx was broken, it was too difficult to switch.

The mode of the final war was dragged by the players into the way the players are best at, chaotic battles, which is also commonly known as blind fights!This is the most taboo war mode for NPCs. Under such circumstances, NPCs can't compete with players at all.

In the end, after more than [-] to [-] casualties, the Persians had to order a retreat, and the players did not continue to pursue.Their mission was to defeat these Persians, not wipe them out.To annihilate these Persians, the player must at least have to pay more than [-] casualties.

Watching the Persians withdraw, cheers erupted at the player's door.For many players, being able to defeat the Persian army head-on in the open field will allow them to boast for a year.

(End of this chapter)