The two sides quickly started fighting.
Be ready to work hard anytime, anywhere.
This scene was also seen by Pericles.
The development of events was exactly what Pericles expected.
If the enemy had fled or withdrawn, it would have been bad news for Pericles. But if the enemy had chosen to fight directly, and had prepared for a big battle, it would have been great news for Pericles. In this case, the Spartan army would have no way to escape and would have been wiped out.
"Prepare to attack!"
The Athenian general Hippocrates raised his dagger.
at this time.
The Athenians also adopted a similar formation.
The well-trained guards responsible for defending the Temple of Athena were the most elite heavy infantry of the Athenians. Their daily job was to protect the Parthenon on the sacred mountain of Athens and guard Athena, who was enshrined in the Parthenon. The number of this unit was about 2,000. They were very well-equipped and had a very high fighting spirit. Hippocrates also placed such a unit on the right wing of the army as the strongest fist.
In the middle of the Athenian army, there were the Athenian heavy infantry phalanxes, the main body of the Athenian city-state. These soldiers were all Athenian citizens. Although they were not like the Spartans, who spent all day learning how to kill the enemy, these Athenians were philosophers, debaters, artists, merchants or other people. But when they took up their weapons and were about to go to the battlefield, it meant that they had become warriors. They were no less aware of defending their city-state and everything they had than the Spartans.
On the left wing of the Athenian army were lightly armed troops from Athens. Of course, some of these lightly armed troops were reinforcements from Crete. Athenian archers have always been well-known throughout Greece, and now with the addition of archers from Crete, the final effect is self-evident.
It can be said.
Even without the help of heroes.
This Athenian army has a good chance of winning against the Spartan army.
The reason why they did not go out to fight was because the enemy had heroes. At the same time, the most important thing was that Athens' manpower had been consumed a lot, and Attica was occupied by the enemy. With the help of the oracle, the Athenians could win this battle with relatively few casualties and recover Attica.
At this time, Rhodes stood on the left wing of the Athenian column.
Her goal was to defeat the enemy's elite right-wing forces directly with her own strength.
"Lord Oracle!"
The light infantry on the left wing raised their arms and shouted.
There is no teammate more reliable than Oracle.
Chapter 5, Chapter 10: Rhodes' Divine Power
These light infantrymen were all thinking in their hearts that now they had found a powerful opponent.
However, Rhodes, this strong man, seems to be a little unreliable.
After all, Rhodes himself was worried too.
Facing the Spartan army in front of him, Rhodes' legs were now shaking.
Although she had been trained for a long time, it was not long since Rhode had changed from a fisherman girl to an oracle. It was indeed a bit stressful for her to fight on the battlefield now. However, Rhode was also clear about her mission. During this period, Pericles had been telling her that Rhode was the hope of Athens. She had to fight for her family and her hometown!
"Poseidon will bless us to victory..."
Rhodes raised the trident in his hand.
But it made a trembling sound like a sheep.
The soldiers behind her were stunned, but soon everyone started cheering.
At this time, inside the Spartan position.
The Spartan right wing, which was the most elite heavy infantry from Sparta, was now staring at the vulnerable left wing of the Athenian army. They had already planned that when the battle started, the brave and fearless Spartan warriors would rush over at the fastest speed and defeat the opponent's left wing in the shortest time, thus winning the final victory!
"Their morale is very high."
A Spartan centurion said with some emotion:
“I like enemies like this.”
"It's just a fight between trapped beasts."
The commander said disdainfully, then drew his sword: "All troops, listen to my orders--!!!"
"Spartan warriors! Now is the time to prove your bravery, fearlessness and strength! Pick up your spears and shields! Let us use a hearty battle to tell the Athenians that the Spartans are invincible!" The commander gave a deafening war cry, then turned around and pointed his weapons at the Athenian army in front, "Everyone, attack--!!!"
"kill--!!!"
At this time, the Spartans began to act.
The Spartan army, which was outnumbered, began to take the initiative to attack.
Although the enemy was outnumbered, the fighting spirit they displayed was enough to frighten people. Many people in the Athenian army began to feel frightened when facing the Spartans who were full of fighting spirit. The originally tight phalanx began to tremble because some people began to be afraid and afraid of fighting. Pericles felt helpless when he saw this scene. There was indeed a big gap between the Athenian soldiers and the professional Spartans.
Even though half of the enemy's army were Corinthians, these Corinthians, who were famous for making pottery and doing business, now showed a high sense of fighting.
This is Sparta.
Even a small number of people can make the entire army very warlike.
"Let's attack too."
"Yes."
Pericles waved his hand gently.
After receiving the order, Hippocrates said to the Athenian temple guards behind him: "We have the blessing of Lord Poseidon! We have the support of heroes! In this battle, victory belongs to Athens! Glory belongs to Poseidon! Everyone listen up! Maintain a tight formation and move forward! Attack--!!!"
The Athenian army, under the command of Hippocrates, also began to take action.
The armies of both sides began to confront each other on the vast plain.
The Spartan heavy infantry, the fist of the Spartan army, had already launched an attack. They also ignored the tightness of the formation and charged directly from the right wing to the left wing of the Athenian army. Faced with this situation, the light infantry on the left wing of Athens began to fight back with bows and stones in their hands. However, for the Spartans holding large round shields, it was not very useful.
"Lord Rhodes!"
An officer looked at Rhodes earnestly.
"please!"
"it is good……"
Rhodes took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
Then, Rhodes slowly walked to the front of the troops. More than a hundred meters in front of her were the Spartans.
She was a little scared at first, but now she suddenly calmed down, as if there was a vast ocean in her heart. At the same time, powerful divine power burst out from her body, and even the soldiers standing behind Rhode fell to the ground due to the impact. Just as everyone was struggling to stand up, a miracle happened.
The Spartans paused.
They were first suspicious, then surprised, and finally fearful.
"This, how is this possible..."
"Why is there a tsunami on land——!"
On the land that was originally dry, a tsunami of five or six meters high suddenly appeared and rushed directly towards the Spartans. The tsunami seemed very strange. It was not large in scale, only a few dozen meters long and five or six meters high. It appeared completely out of thin air on this plain. When it appeared, the other people in the two armies could not help but stop and watch this wonder that ordinary people might not be able to see in their lifetime.
The huge waves surged and rushed towards the Spartans fiercely.
Even these Spartans were warriors capable of taking on ten enemies at once.
But facing such terrible waves.
They are the most vulnerable human beings.
The Spartans immediately turned around and fled, but their speed of escape was no match for the waves. Soon, after only a few steps, the waves had already rushed to the back of the Spartans and slammed them to the ground. The surging waves directly engulfed the Spartans and pushed them out. In just a moment, these Spartans, who were full of fighting spirit, were easily pushed away like a bunch of ants.
All of a sudden, the right wing of the Spartan army was in chaos.
"Ow! Ow!"
The Athenian army erupted in deafening cheers.
Spartan heavy infantry is the soul of this army.
It is the most powerful, but if it suffers heavy damage, the rest of the troops will fall into chaos.
The destructive power of the waves was enormous, but Rhode stopped and pushed the Spartans away a hundred or two hundred meters before the waves disappeared. The final result was that the Spartans fell to the ground and drank a lot of sea water, but few died. However, this was enough.
The Spartan troops began to fall into chaos.
Now is a good time to press on!
So Hippocrates immediately launched a charge.
"Come on—!"
When the Athenian army, which had a numerical advantage, began to take the initiative to attack, the Spartan allies could no longer hold on. The right wing had been completely defeated, which meant that the right side of the army, which was the most vulnerable, was exposed to the opponent.
The first section of the sixth tune: the ridiculous results
By this time, victory in the war was certain.
The cheers of the Athenian army echoed throughout Attica.
The Spartan army was the first to collapse. They traveled lightly, threw away their javelins or bows and arrows, and quickly fled to other places. Later, the heavy infantry and auxiliary troops from the city-states of Corinth also began to collapse. This collapse was like an infection. It was visible to the naked eye that the Spartan army had begun to collapse across the board.
Once morale collapses, nothing can be saved.
Hippocrates knew this was the best opportunity.
"Cavalry, we can't let those Spartans get away!"
"rush!"
The Athenian citizen cavalry began to attack the Spartan heavy infantry. These heavy infantry were hit to the ground by the oracle's big wave, and now they were barely reorganizing their army. As a result, they found that their troops had been annihilated. In this situation, they still had to face the attack of thousands of cavalry. The Athenian cavalry did not have stirrups, and the riders clamped their legs on the horse's belly. Therefore, the cavalry was not very stable, so they had to face the fact that if they launched a cavalry charge, they could not use spears to stab.
Therefore, most cavalry in the Greek region used spears to stab the enemy rather than charging with both man and horse.
This greatly reduced the threat of Greek cavalry.
At this time, the Spartan commander realized that if he ran away, he would only leave his back to the enemy and die a more miserable death. If he could defeat the Athenian cavalry here, the enemy's morale would be hit and the pace of the march would be slowed down. Therefore, the Spartans immediately picked up their weapons and formed a dense infantry formation to prepare for the attack of the Athenians.
"not good."
Pericles saw this and said:
"Quickly withdraw the cavalry."
"That's too late!"
At this time, the cavalry had galloped a distance of a thousand meters and had rushed to the front of the Spartans.
They originally thought that the thousand Spartans would expose their backs to them, and then they could be mercilessly hunted down. But the result was very cruel. Instead of running away, the Spartans prepared to face the Athenian cavalry head-on. Facing the iron-clad spear phalanx, the Athenian cavalry began to panic.
"stop!"
The cavalry commander immediately gave the order.
Most of the cavalry pulled the reins in time.
However, a small number of cavalry still rushed into the Spartan phalanx.
It was like a heavy punch hitting a piece of iron plate.
The dense spears and indomitable courage of the Spartans made them fearless when facing the cavalry charge. When the cavalry could not stop their speed and rushed forward, the soldiers in the front row were ready to prevent the collision. At the same time, the spearmen behind were also ready. The sharp spears directly pierced the Athenian cavalry on horseback, and the horses also crashed into the Spartan phalanx, but did not cause much casualties.
Faced with the elite Spartan army.
These cavalrymen were completely defenseless.
"Damn it."
The young cavalryman, Alcibiades, pulled the reins of his horse and looked at the tragic scene ahead.
"Foolish Hippocrates, you are sending us to our deaths."
"retreat!"
The cavalry troops began another large-scale retreat.
After the Spartans finished dealing with the lone cavalrymen, they began to retreat in an orderly manner. Their neat appearance and calm attitude made the Athenian army ashamed. Now, they really realized the gap between themselves and the Spartan army. The Spartans did not rely on a hero to achieve today's results. Their army was the most threatening army on the Greek mainland and the best-trained army.
"Ugh……"
Seeing this result, Pericles sighed.
Not very good though.
But at least the Spartans were driven away.
Faced with the defeated Spartan army, Hippocrates decided not to pursue further. The thousand Spartans might not be able to catch up even if the whole army was dispatched. So the battle ended just like that. The final result was ridiculous. There were more than a dozen casualties on the Spartan side, of which only five were Spartans, while more than eighty cavalrymen on the Athenian side were killed or wounded, almost all of whom were children of Athenian nobles. Faced with such a result, Hippocrates, who returned triumphantly, almost bowed his head.
