king of war

Chapter 38 I Bring You Warmth and Friendship

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"Barefoot!"

"Straw sandals!"

"Barefoot!"

On the training ground outside the city of Athens, the majestic Qin Ruishi shouted slogans loudly, urging every soldier to train in formation.

As for why such a weird slogan was used, in fact, it was forced by these uneducated soldiers, and they used it as a last resort.

These slaves themselves were born in poverty and had no education at all. Some of them could not even distinguish between left and right.

Finally, Qin Rongshuai thought of a way to ask these slaves to take off the shoes on their left feet and wear straw sandals on their right feet, and just ask Qin Ruishi to call them barefoot straw sandals.

This method has immediate results, and these slave soldiers will soon be able to walk in a uniform pace.

At the same time, Qin Rongshuai also made these soldiers a group of ten, and they elected the captain themselves, and then a hundred soldiers formed a phalanx to elect a centurion.The captain was appointed by Qin Rongshuai, and Qin Ruishi was temporarily in charge.

Those who hold the positions of captain, centurion, and thousand captain have V-shaped stripes embroidered on the front and back of their clothes. The captain has one stripe, the centurion has two stripes, and so on.It can be regarded as a simplified military rank system, which is convenient for soldiers to identify grassroots officers on the battlefield.

After breakfast every day, there is formation practice, assassination physical practice in the afternoon, ideological education and study before going to bed at night, strict military discipline, and sufficient supplies. After a month, the mental outlook of the entire army has completely changed. up.

These soldiers looked numb before sweeping away, and each of them became energetic and flushed, and anyone who saw it would exclaim that this was a miracle.

Someone suggested that this army be called the Legion of God, but it was rejected by Commander Qin Rong as it was too high school.

Krosos suggested that it is better to call the Qin Army directly, because the adult's surname is Qin, and calling the Qin Army can let people intuitively understand the ownership of this army.

Qin Rongshuai was not interested in this proposal either. After thinking about it for a while, he decided to call it the Sun Legion, which meant to bring light and warmth to people like the sun.

He wanted to be called the Liberator before, but it was a pity that Krosos rebuked him, because once the banner of the Liberator was played, he would immediately become the target of public criticism, and even Athens and Sparta would turn their backs.Before gaining a firm foothold, this banner must never be played out.

That's why he chose the name of the Sun Legion. In this era, people were still quite superstitious and believed in various gods. In Greece, many people worshiped the sun god Apollo.Everyone believes that calling this name will bring good luck and be protected by Apollo.

After two months of waiting, at the beginning of July, Qin Rongshuai finally got the news that Leonidas led 300 Spartan royal guards and began to go northward to Thermopylae, and the main Spartan army would wait until the Carnia Festival passed. set off.

Leonidas was accompanied by thousands of soldiers from other city-states besides the royal guards and a thousand black laborers, but these people could only fight the Taiping Fist. goods.

Historically, a total of 1000 Forsyth city-state soldiers were deployed to guard the secret path at Hot Spring Pass. As a result, they retreated after a wave of confrontation and gave up the path, resulting in the back road of the defenders being copied.

Therefore, Qin Rongshuai did not expect these people to play any role at all. They just wanted to build up their momentum and carry the wounded and corpses.

Leonidas was very shocked when he saw the Army of the Sun, and wondered where Qin Rongshuai found these soldiers. Qin Rongshuai laughed, but told Leonidas that it was guided by God, and he trained [-] soldiers. soldiers.

Leonidas was refreshed when he heard this, and his confidence in the victory of this war was a little bit higher, while the morale of the other soldiers was even more boosted, thinking that it would be no problem for so many people to guard Thermopylae Pass, and they might even follow suit. Ten years ago, in the Battle of Marathon, Xerxes' army was repelled in one fell swoop.

Nearly 2 people joined together, and the so-called [-]-strong army began to march toward Thermopylae in a mighty manner. Flags were fluttering for dozens of miles. All the Greeks who saw this scene were very happy and ran to tell each other. The Greek city-states all gained confidence in resisting the Persians.

On the third day of the army's march, the rear guard had not yet left Athens, but the forward had already reached the city of Thebes.

The citizens in the city-state of Thebes were terrified when they saw such an army, especially the great nobles and owners of large manors in the city-state. These people were staunch pro-Persians, so they naturally felt afraid of the anti-Persian alliance army.

The officials of Thebes directly ordered the city gates to be closed and hid in the city, pretending not to see the army.

Qin Rongshuai looked at the closed gate and the Thebes who were hiding on the city wall and watching secretly, and sneered in his heart, you guys are really guilty.

Do you think you'll be safe and sound like this? You're so naive.

After discussing with Leonidas, Qin Rongshuai went to visit the city-state of Thebes in the name of the king of Sparta. The people of Thebes were in a dilemma after hearing this request.

If you agree, what should you do if Leonidas enters the city and proposes unacceptable conditions, such as letting the army enter the city, or letting Thebes send people to fight the Persians with them.

If he disagreed, Leonidas was the king of Sparta after all, humiliating a king was like declaring war, and there was no need to attack the city. The army camped outside the city, and Bis himself collapsed in less than two months.If they don't leave the city, the crops outside the city will be cheaper than the anti-Persian alliance.This is absolutely unacceptable to the big manor owners. The city-state can be destroyed, and their own crops cannot be lost at all.

After a heated discussion, the Thebes agreed to allow Leonidas to enter the city, but he could not lead more than fifty guards.

After hearing this condition, Leonidas just smiled, ordered ten soldiers of the royal guard at random, and went to Thebes City, Qin Rongshuai followed with all thirty of his men.

After the gate of Thebes city-state was opened, officials at all levels and nobles with their entourages were seen standing inside the city gate from a distance, seemingly coming to welcome Leonidas.

But Qin Rongshuai noticed two details. These followers all wore swords, and they stood inside, refusing to step out of the city gate.

After Leonidas and Qin Rongshuai entered the city gate, the Thebes breathed a sigh of relief seeing that there were not many of them and there were several women.

The Consul of Thebes stepped out and asked, "Welcome, Your Majesty King Leonidas of Sparta. May I ask what is your purpose for bringing this here?"

"Purpose? No purpose." Leonidas smiled slightly. "I just walk around and hunt."

"What do you need to bring such soldiers for hunting?" the consul asked directly.

"I only brought three hundred Spartans, and the others belong to this gentleman." Leonidas patted Qin Rongshuai on the shoulder, "This is an envoy from the far east, Qin."

The Thebes were all taken aback, and looked at Qin Rongshuai in surprise, and the consul was also a little puzzled, "Your Excellency, what are you bringing these people to Thebes for?"

Qin Rongshuai smiled slightly, showing his shining white teeth, "I'm here to give you warmth and friendship!"

Before he finished speaking, Qin Rongshuai drew his sword with his backhand. In a flash of white light, a head rose into the sky. The headless Archon staggered and fell to the ground.

The Thebes who were sprayed with blood on their faces were all stunned, and their brains fell into a state of shutdown.

Qin Rongshuai yelled, "Thebes colluded with Persia, the evidence is convincing, everyone kill me!"

The Sun Legion, which had been prepared for a long time, heard the order and rushed towards the gate of Thebes like a tide.

(End of this chapter)